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No wind, slop and bobble. Yech. |
Well I don't mind comin' and I don't mind goin',
But I'm some damn tired of rowin'!
From Old Fat Boat by Gordon Bok
Hootin', hollering days in our waters are more than matched by flat calms. These might be forecast winds that are noshow, or the limp end of a morning's suckapuff. Or the world might just go near breathless for a week at a time.
Drifting is an option. Drift with the tides and anchor up between. If things are right, we can cover a good deal of ground. But we still need to get in and out of the current. And in many times and places, the current never runs fair... surface flow might vary from a half knot to three knots against, depending on whether or not the tide is nominally fair.
If we're in very shallow, poling or, in moderately deep water, warping (rowing out and hauling a pair of anchors, one after the other, using them like long arms to pull us along). Nowadays, we have a pedal unit, but it's mechanical and beyond our ability to make or repair.
The main tool in our repertoire is the yuloh (Chinese sculling oar).
Leading edge of blade down about 45deg. |
Yuloh in action... lanyard stays taut. |
There are any number of ways to rig a yuloh. We use system with four elements.
- Yuloh - Loom and blade.
- Deck lanyard (deck to end of handle) - this prevents the inboard end from popping up as the blade dives.
- HMD plastic oarlock (HighMolecularDensity, aka cutting board plastic).
- Oarlock Lanyard - attaches to a point on the outboard loom and keeps it from sliding outboard.
Our curved loom makes the blade want to spill to the correct angle. So we let it. The diving blade wants to make the handle ride at the top of the deck lanyard. So we let it. The loom wants to slide down and outboard, fetching against the outboard lanyard. So we let it.
The blade pretty much naturally wants to follow a falling leaf pattern... shallow figure-infinities (an 8 on its side), with the leading edge angled down. Breath. Feel it. Let go. Resist the urge to turn and watch it (you'll cramp up, quick!). Won't be long before you will be at one with your yuloh.
Chinese sailors were Taoist... it's all about easing along in sync with the world.
To turn, underway, just sidle a bit to put the tiller over as usual. Keep yulohing at the same distance off your body, and it will naturally help the turn. If you want to pick up the pace, slice the blade horizontal on the return stroke (for no power) and only stroke to favor the turn. If you really want to turn sharp (or without forward thrust), turn the blade perpendicular and shovel your stern around (like you were rowing off the stern).
Deck Lanyard snapped to Deck Ring |
Canoe paddle handle with adustable lanyard (2 rolling hitches) |
Oarlock and Lanyard (Gotta whip that end!) |
Length and amount of curve are determined by your freeboard... the idea is to have the blade enter the water at about 45 degrees when holding the inboard end at sternum height. Curve can be anywhere from none to about 15 degrees. More curvature allows a shorter yuloh. Consider how much room you'll have in the cockpit... you'll want to be able to move around the forward end. Sketching it all out on graph paper saves a lot of trial and error.
Ours is (of course) quick and dirty. We look for a snow bent conifer, with the bend about a third-plus of the way from the base. This becomes the inboard, handle end at about 3 inches diameter, tapering to about 2 inches at the tip.
We like a large blade - about 3 feet long and 8 inches wide, mounted perpendicular to the plane of the curve. We flatten both sides of the loom, and screw one side on (from loom set into blade 'feather'). Drill opposing holes in both feathers and lash the other on.
We shape the blade flat on the upper face (toward the convex side of the loom curve) and rounded on the downward face. Don't know if this helps, but makes me feel good.
We mount the yuloh, deck lanyard and oarlock to starboard (we're both right handed). We stand mid-ships, facing forward, and position the yuloh on a Line about 4 inches to starboard of our hanging arm (seems about right).
'Position the yuloh' means that the oarlock midline and deck ring (or equivalent) are positioned on the Line. Set the oarlock lanyard to hold the yuloh about centered on the oarlock. Affix the deck ring directly below the end of the yuloh, it's length set so the handle is about nipple height.
You can fudge the position of the oarlock... more loom inboard means more leverage for the person working the yuloh, and visa versa. Don't sweat it... you can always adjust with the oarlock lanyard.
None of this is rocket science, unless you're a Japanese ryo master (their highly tuned version). Top speed is maybe two knots in a sprint, so brilliant design won't do much for you. We look for comfort of use (good height, handle, leverage, spring and stowage).
I hear a lot of numbers quoted as yuloh science, but suspect that has to do with different installations that don't translate well. Consider a prototype to get the proportions before putting to much work into a beautiful work of art.
The yuloh is really a magical device. To slip out of harbor to catch dawn's first breath, or into a cove at days end, with little more than a liquid swirl to disturb evening's hush... it's... it's...
Well, you just have to try it.
Since this article was originally written, I've run across Some Thoughts on the Yuloh by Slieve McGalliard, R&D Director of the JRA (Junk Rig Association). Very good thoughts, indeed, including a general recipe induced from drawings and photos of Chinese Junks and Sampans.
I've written an update post here on our results with his recipe.


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New Year Message & Last Weekly News Wrap-Up 2017
By Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com (WNW 315 12.29.17)
Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com gives his take on the past weeks stories and the year that was 2017 in the Weekly News Wrap-Up.
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After the Wrap-Up:
Former Federal Reserve insider Danielle DiMartino Booth will be the very first guest of 2018. Her predictions for the new year are not rosy. Don't miss it.
As Trump begins to drain the swamp here … other nations (like Israel) are beginning to follow his lead … once all Nations clear out the crooks, etc. from their governments … the world can more easily move toward sane foreign and domestic policies … and finally bring "peaceful resolutions" to most of the world's problems!
WOW Paul you're fast
Frederick … I should be fast asleep (but I'm a night owl) … looks like Trump is going to kill two birds with one stone (by passing the latest Executive Order "to seize the assets of criminals") … now he can not only bring down the Clinton Crime Family … but Bitcoin as well … Bitcoiners have been deluding themselves into thinking that Governments (that hold very dear the power to print money and have their Bankster mafia buddies counterfeit money for them out of thin air) were simply going to roll over and allow Bitcoin crypto currencies to steal and seize "their thing" and put them out of business!! … Bitcoiners recent joy will soon turn to tears … as the banksters in many Nations are now beginning to refuse to process international cash and money transfers to virtual currency exchanges … if the exchange is associated with or connected to a fraud or "an attempted fraud" … so now we can finally see how the Banksters and Governments are going to protect "their money making racket" … they are going to "freeze the bank accounts of Bitcoin users … National Australian Bank, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac Bank are now freezing customer accounts and transactions on four(4) different Bitcoin exchanges (CoinJar, CoinSpot, CoinBase and BTC Markets) … eventually they may simply "seize the money assets" of these Bitcoiners (under Trumps new "asset seizure law") … Governments want to keep complete control over the "power of the purse" … and Bitcoiners are simply being naive to think that Governments are going to easily roll over and give up a money making racket they have been profiting from for hundreds of years!! … https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-30/australian-banks-reportedly-freeze-accounts-bitcoin-users
That ZeroHedge article states that bank accounts are being frozen because of Bitcoin transactions. Actually from the letter shown in the article it says that account holders are being given notice that their bank accounts are going to be closed, not really frozen.
Interesting … in Hebrew the name Donald means "blessed" … let us all hope Trump's actions will be "a blessing to the entire planet" (not just here in America) … we all live on this "one planet" we call Earth and world leaders should get behind Trump and begin to clean the worldwide swamp … and if we need to shield the Earth to preserve all life forms … why can't scientists use "non-toxic" elements in their chem-trails?? … (like gold and silver for instance) to protect the Earth from the harmful effects of the ultra-violet radiation coming from the Sun!!
Hi Greg and happy new year,
You mentioned General Kelly and the lying to the FBI charge and you mentioned the "dossier". When is the judiciary committee going to bring those FISA court judges in front of the committee and ask them if they would have given the warrant had they known the true nature of the so called intelligence information. Let Mueller continue to deny that the dossier was the reason for requesting the warrant. The abuse of national security to hide politically embarrassing conduct or outright crimes must stop. -
Greg. I really respect your opinion but I won't be holding my breath to see any of these felons go to jail.
"Draining the Swamp" – means: you have to stop the water; as well as making an outlet.
Trump has just signed an Executive Order "to stop the water" Charles … watch how quickly the power of the Clinton Crime Family fades as their assets are seized and they don't have the money to pay expensive lawyers to keep them out of jail!!
Greg: I believe America is in need of a 3rd revolution and is on the verge of having one. The question is: what form will it take? If it is to be peaceful I suggest it will be due to a group of honest, well informed, and courageous people with integrity creating a National Leadership Team (NLT) and arming themselves with a plan designed to unify people around issues and actions of common interest while assuring they retain their freedom to pursue their special interests. A proposed plan is summarized at
http://thecnc.org/Documents/RestoringGovernment.htm.I also believe you and Robert David Steele could significantly contribute to the NLT's formation and would like to discuss the matter with you and Mr. Steele. If interested of if you have Mr. Steele's contact information please contact me at [email protected] or 785-766-3045.
Greg, I have been terrified to talk about a friend of mine a long time ago who was in the NSA. She told me about many things going on within the government. She did many amazing things involving my own life. WOW! It is all making sense now, but it still scares me half to death now. Thank you Greg for all you do.
Sorry Greg. I am too afraid to say anymore because I know that my friend was eventually killed. I just can't say anymore. My husband is upset with me for saying what I said.
Two quakes shake San Jose area hours apart
CBS News 2 days ago -
An IQ within the 156 range hardly qualifies Mr. Trump as a "buffoon." No, a buffoon would be someone who voted for either Hillary or a Buffoonish Barack Obama the previous eight years.
In fairness, one should search for more sources, but 5 or six points either way doesn't alter the conclusion. The article would seem to indict of Harvard's questionable admission standards
Fake news! How do you assess someone's intelligence from distance? The article conveniently forgets to estimate George Bush Junior's IQ (I would hazard a guess it is single digit). I have read these crappy studies claiming to know president's IQs without testing them. Some even estimated the IQs of historical presidents predating the 20 century. At least I can see the standard of evidence Bob uses when forming his opinions.
By the way being a crap president is more about corruption than IQ.
I think it is just the opposite TSI … when we consider that the IQ of Jesus must have been "very high" (as he was artificially inseminated into Mary by God the Father) … having a high IQ "is necessary" to reject corruption, greed and evil!!
Sorry Paul but you do not need a high IQ to reject corruption, greed and evil. Many average people have rejected evil.
It's because they are smart … the IQ test has to be modified (and ask questions on the IQ test like "would you kill for money") … if they answer "No" … they should be given a minimum IQ of 200!!
Thank you so much Mr Hunter, I watch every show.
Thank you for all of your hard work and interviews throughout this past year. It goes without saying that you are a beacon of real truth in an otherwise dark world of news reporting.It is becoming increasingly more difficult to determine what is real news and what is fake news. Prime Example:
I read the article in the Wall Street Journal that was mentioned in this piece about the creation of the Petro Yuan. All of it was pure speculation. But yet it was presented as truth. Americans seem to have short memories. It was not that long ago that Hank Paulsen (who was the head of the U.S. Treasury Department at the time) went to the Chinese with hat in hand, and begged for a 2.5 trillion dollar loan to keep our banks solvent. Does anyone want to take a guess how much of that money has been repaid?
My guess is none of it when you consider that the Fed continues to print money without impunity. But yet we're supposed to believe that China is the one blowing smoke about the creation of the Petro Yuan. Go figure? I guess spinning the story, is better than telling the truth when you have nothing else to offer.Thanks again Greg for a great year!
The bottom line.
We'll know more about where the economy "really is" when the 4th quarter numbers come out. Isn't it interesting that money velocity is cratering about the same time that the debt bubble has reached maximum expansion? -
No you will not know. These reports still aren't an accurate reflection of "where the economy really is." Fourth quarter. Third. Whatever. Even during the Trump administration (like all the administrations before it for more than 100 yrs – since advent of the Federal Reserve and the 19th Amendment), numbers reported are not reliable indicators of the economy.
The US economy is completely bankrupt. Any actual labor is almost exclusively slavery. That's the economy. Don't use the stock market as an indicator of how good the economy has been under Trump. It's just as imaginary as it was under Obama. Trump promotes most if not all the same mechanisms for stealing the proceeds of labor from men and redistributing them.
He just redistributes them to different undeserving demographics than Obama did. But the origin of those proceeds are the same. Slaves and their labor. All men. And every year that goes by, those men can produce less labor, there are fewer proceeds to redistribute, and the economy sinks more and more.
One day, the system, under Trump or someone, will take one dollar too many from one man, and the entire system will collapse and its consequences will amplify throughout the world. But no… 4th quarter numbers will NOT tell you where the economy really is. Those numbers are all bogus.
jerry, from KWN
What The Elite Did Not Want The Public To Hear
Deleted warning from Michael Belkin's KWN audio interview: "The Fed kept the Fed funds rate at zero percent for eight years (2009-2017) for no reason. Now they are raising the Fed funds rate at a snail's pace — 25 basis points — 3 or 4 times a year. Starting from zero, they will never get the fed funds rate high enough to start cutting it before the next recession. In the last two recessions, the Fed had to cut the fed funds rate by 5% (500 basis points) to get the economy to turn around, from 6.5% to 1% (Dec 2000 to Jul 2003) and from 5.25% to zero (Sep 2007 to Dec 2008). With the current fed funds rate at 1.25%, the Fed has little room to cut rates when the economy hits the wall. The Fed wants to get rates up to 2%-3% before the next rate cut cycle starts. Got that? The Fed is raising rates to cut them and reducing its balance sheet to expand it. Let that sink in. -
jerry; cont'd
The Fed's Worst Nightmare
They waited way too long to cut rates and a (business cycle) contraction will force their hand into a policy reversal. The Fed's worst nightmare is causing a depression via a too-tight monetary policy. The Fed probably wants to cut rates by 5% in the next recession, which is inevitably coming. The current US expansion is now 103 months long, more than twice the length of the average expansion. The economy is held up by a speculative stock market bubble that the Fed created with ultra-low interest rates. When stocks begin to trade down, consumer confidence will fall, spending will drop, retail sales will decline, companies will cut back production, unemployment will rise, etc. The Fed will be forced to ease monetary policy and cut rates again.
Bernanke repeatedly said Fed policy is 98% talk, 2% action. All they care about is creating false consensus expectations so they can manipulate markets. The Fed's words are bullshit, designed to deceive. Behind closed doors they know exactly what I'm saying is true, that a recession is approaching and they will have to reverse monetary policy, but they don't want you to know it. Why raise rates now? What's the big urgency? They totally blew it, interest rates should have risen 5 years ago but they did QE3 instead. Now they are raising rates to cut them.
Fed To Lower Interest Rates To Negative 2% – 3.5%!!
Look at the numbers. The Fed funds rate stands at 1.5%. 1.5% minus 5% = negative 3.5%. Get the picture? With central bankers accustomed and entitled to any and every insane monetary policy, what's to stop the Fed's Powell (Trump's low interest rate person) from cutting US interest rates to minus 3.75% and doing QE4 in the next recession? The lunatics are running the asylum….To continue listening to Belkin discuss what other market shocks and surprises to expect in 2018 as well as why gold and silver are set for a massive surge in the coming year. -
Allen ols – We have a good picture of what is in store for the US … the old Soviet empire. All was well until one day they were broke (socially, economically and structurally). The writing is on the wall what will happen to the US … I just wish I could find the writing on the wall as to when it will happen?
free breez
start 14 min listen to 22 min."Handwriting is on the wall" lutzer
A-O – good listen … just furthers that big change is coming … A interesting site to follow (note – he is somewhat obnoxious, but very knowledgeable PhD per climate … taught paleoclimatology @ Temple University … study the past climate to predict the future). And it is not good. the sun is going quite. This means rapid areas of cooling, which equates to massive crop failures, famine and disease. Unfortunately this cycle is overlaying with the the Bible – religious people prosper via hard work and devotion to God, later generations become corrupt/evil and the societies crumble … They follow false prophets – Ummmm … maybe Al Gore! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhHsx32bZuQ
KWN is making it sound as if the government some how deleted a portion of Belkin's interview which is nonsense. The government does not care what Belkin says. KWN has had this same thing happen in the past. It is called technical difficulties. Nothing more.
Petro Yuan launch date is set for January 17th.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-01/how-china-will-shake-up-the-oil-futures-market-quicktake-q-aMany so called experts are downplaying the significance of this launch, but I wouldn't be so sure based on the recent rise in the markets by the Yuan. Clearly a transformation is in progress. The bigger question is what will the Petro Yuan do to the already collapsing bond market?
You are the best !!!!! Thanks
Erwin lutzer pastor of moody church for 36 yrs has this to say about J P MORGAN at the end of his sermon: RESCUED FROM SELF OBSESSION, SERMON # 11.
J P MORGAN IN HIS 10,000 WORD WILL on his death bed wrote about committing his life to Christ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeRIFPhHb-Y -
Greg, PFI, SIG
pastor ERWIN LUTZER preaches that AMERICA HAS PASSED THE TIPPING POINT, FOR THE ECONOMEYS IN CHICAGO TO THE REST OF AMERICA.
He speaks of the 3 great awakenings from middle of the 1700's to middle of 1800's, and he says America has gone too far down and now only the JUDGEMENT OF GOD awaits the church of America.
Lets keep in mind, E Lutzer is no lightweight, and speaks daily on radio, RUNNING TO WIN. -
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the church in Babylon when god judges a nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG9IoKdOBY4 -
he is not talking about one persons repentance, he is referring to a nation that has run after idols, greed, sex idols, power idols, ets. the god of Israel gave juda/Israel ample time to repent, but finally just sent Assyria to haul off the 10 northern tribes, and babylon to get Judah. -
nine lessons America can learn from jeremiah.
Our present challenges are not unique others have been down this road before.
Standing for truth and righteousness will be an increasingly lonely venture.
The faithfulness of a few is no guarantee that a nation will turn back to God.
A nation can reach a point of no return.
God values human hearts and not buildings and institutions.
When a nation is judged the righteous suffer with the wicked.
God uses evil nations to judge his people.
God gives his people promises to survive within a pagan culture.
We must not be passive but are called to live out our faith.
The church in Babylon #5 When God Judges a Nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG9IoKdOBY4 -
Three phases of God's Dealings… ?
Blessing, or prospering
Hand of Protection removed
JudgmentI think we are definitely on the second; closing on the Third.
The Moody Church in Chicago? -
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Charles H Yes The Moody Church.
Great message Greg. Happy New Year! Thanks for all you do on USA Watchdog dot com… Chip and Tammy
God Bless you Greg for being the news person that has morals and knows the truth. Remember the Truth shall set you free. Personally I think the Trumpers know what junk the Fake News whether on TV or in print puts out. I go to you and Drudge, Infowars, Beirtbart, etc. for the real news. Main stream media is dead and they just are in denial.
Remember Peter Jennings, Walter Cronkite, etc. who did their job well. Now picture Good Morning America. They are just a comedy show for idiots. Quit watching that junk about 13 years ago.
Thanks for your true reporting all year. Greg we love you in Donelson Tn.
Greg Hunter calls it like it is!
Thanks for incredible year Greg! -
Thanks Greg, Happy New Year.
Your news wrap-ups these past few years have been great for putting things in perspective and allowing me to view events more rationally. If that is your goal, it worked.
This coming year will hopefully be more of the same swamp draining and setting wrong things right. IMO President Trump is gaining momentum. The investigation is going nowhere, but that will not deter the Deep State from its mission to destroy Trump. They do not care one bit for the collateral damage that goes with destroying this Presidency – the ends justify…
Something I learned long ago though is that once a lie is exposed, people who have fallen for the lie will turn and it gets ugly. Just as the stock market cannot allow for even a small correction for fear of losing control to the downside, the MSM cannot allow the real truth to be told regarding their ongoing lies and deception, lest their readers/viewers turn their backs. IMO that is already happening. The lies are being exposed; good work.
Sometimes the comics are on point…
Happy New Year! -
I was intent on asking you about all these Internet rumors of Deep State arrests from some of the very sources you named, amazing! You are at the top of my list of trustworthy journalist Greg and I am so grateful for your unabridged profession of faith in Jesus Christ The Lord. Looking forward to many more of your informative news publications in 2018.
Happy New Year -
Hopefully President Trump will use this order to go after all the horrific pedofiles infesting our country I've got a nice long list in mind as do most of us most probably Let the cleansing begin in the new year Happy and healthy 2018 to Greg and all fellow Watchdoggers
A Happy and Healthy New Year to you and yours also.
Jim Rickards says head of CIA Mike Pompeo told him that the USA will attack North Korea by March 2018. This is not good news.https://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/us-attack-north-korea-march/2017/12/19/
If this is true … the US (so as not to look like a warmongering aggressor) will need to create another "9-11 like false flag attack on American citizens" … what will it be this time? … I see in the CIA controlled news media stories of N. Korean bio-weapons … are they perhaps implanting in the minds of Americans that the N. Koreans may use biological weapons on us?? … also stories about some N. Korean defectors having diseases … they used an anthrax scare some years ago … so it could be … a virus attack on American soil will be blamed on the N. Koreans … so we can "justifiably" Nuke them!
But war (although terrible) should not our only concern … we must work to stop the low IQ insane evil people in government who think that by "controlling the world" their unlimited greed for money and power will come to fruition … and they want every dime and every human slave as their own … even if it takes killing everyone on the planet to achieve it!! … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnEDxlKgo3w
I've heard a lot in the altMedia that there are perhaps 1000s of indictments ready to be filed re sex trafficking, pedophilia by well known elites or general corruption at the highest levels of Government. Yeah, I know, we'll believe it when we see it. But the revelations keep coming primarily from FOIA requests, Judicial Watch, and excellent reporters such as Sara Carter. We have been made aware by Fox News ONLY; no other MSM source will cover them. But, if no one in the Clinton community or FBI or DOJ gets indicted, then the establishment has a problem justifying that the Rule of Law still exists for EVERYONE. It will become a sore to the American public that will keep getting worse, until we see some resolution with elites actually in prison or executed for treason.
My worry is that the crimes are so bad that the public won't believe it. They will think Trump is setting up his enemies. I guess Trump is approaching this in the right way, gradually releasing information.
I guess I should have been from Missouri, 1000(s) of indictments coming from the elite's never ending criminal activity, if only wishes could come true! Would love to see the swamp drained, but I am afraid we are in for just another year of moral degrade. Thanks Greg for another year of truth, its very much appreciated, have a good one. a b
WOW 2017 was truly the Year of Fake News.
Thanks for bringing us the real news, and making sure it's sourced and accurate. I was especially happy to hear about the Executive Order regarding asset seizure for trafficking and corruption. President Trump is proving himself to be one of the smartest presidents we've ever had. That his approval rating equals Obama's, with the blatant negativity, supports his appeal and true popularity.
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On my way north from Marmaris yesterday I passed through Ephesus Greg
Dan … Gold is cheap right now as it begins its breakout … but at auction buying a single pennies worth of gold as a "store of value" is not so cheap at all … a gold penny right now is going for $500,000 dollars (for a little bitty coin penny made of gold "not electrons") which was minted 800 years ago by King Henry III … imagine someone buying a few dollars worth of these gold pennies 800 years ago and leaving a "single dollar" (one hundred pennies) as an inheritance to each of his great great great Grand-children … the kids today would have a cool $50 million dollars each from their "very great" great great great Grand-dad! … and if he kept a thousand dollars worth of these pennies in his own family trust … it would now be worth $50 billion dollars!!
Journalism is dead. Like the Dollar is the currency; the Main Stream Media IS THE model of reportage. Blogs and Internet Sites are the Mom-n-Pop stores against Wallyworld – it is the 'democractic', majority takes all; 'my daddy is bigger than your daddy' mentality. It all comes from following a LIE. A lie will get me what I want: so I'll lie. But it is like a drug-addict: there is no help, or deterring the spiraling self-destruction. You can't explain it, or make them see it: just watch them fall.
The NFL, and their self-destruction, is the tip of the iceberg. It has always been the few who heed truth – "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on and are punished." Thanks for a good and truthful year! -
You are very kind, Greg. It has, and it will always be a privilege to comment here. By your vision and efforts – you have become one of the most important vanguards. Though there is a small group of those who share among themselves across the blog-o-sphere: your interviews have consistently held good or important information – well worthy that others would re-broadcast. You are ten times the man you were at CNN.
History may not disclose how much or how important your contribution has been to the real world; because so much is fought against and eliminated. But I can say that among those today who DO know what is right and true: touch base here from ALL OVER the world.
My wishes are for a prosperous and safe New Year for 2018, to you and yours. We are history in the making: and your page is one of THE Best! CH -
Mr.Hunter: Thanks again for what you do. And yes, in addition to the majority of your interviews with prestigious guests who rely on more conventional modes of analysis, I also enjoy your interviews with Cliff High and other guests who employ unconventional modes of analysis and sometimes discuss "edgy" and, sometimes, uncomfortable topics.
At 1 % per day it's most likely costing them 40 mill each day that bitcoin does not rise in price.
That's based on one percent of 4 billion each day which is the payout for those that have loaned out their coins.
I am assuming that everyone is loaning out their coins which is a bit over 9 million coins at approx $443 each.
Bitcoin has been on a roller coaster since Dec 18th.
If bitcoin does not rise in next ten days I suspect Bitconnect will be in serious trouble.
They will then have to depend on new users purchasing their coins to pay old users.
Can they cover 40 mill per day on new users buying their coins?From what I can see this business model depends on the rising value of bitcoin.
I don't think this can last too long if bitcoin or another coin can rise fast enough to cover the 1% payout.If I'm wrong let the CEO of Bitconnect come here and explain just how they can afford to pay each person that has agreed to loan out their coins in return for 1 % per day.
The clock is ticking as far as I am concerned, since that executive order last week, Trump has only a few weeks to address the public and kick off a sweeping and massive campaign to lawfully and transparently dispose of all the criminal detritus populating the top levels of our society or go down as the guy who ushered in open tyranny and a new dark age.
Let's all pray for Godspeed in that regard Brian
Happy New Year Everyone! It will be interesting interview with Ms. Booth as Cliff High says it will be a good year. One thing is for sure, 2018 is going to be very interesting. We may all have to buckle up.
You and I have the very same religious backgroundf, raised Catholic, graduated from a Catholic high school, and the very same political outlook. Your thoughts and words are mine. I appreciate you and your common sense tremendously.
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Thank you Greg,
You are a true soldier for Christ and America
Happy New Year
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1kzblUElY — Going out with class.
Dimitri Hvorostovsky, world renown baritone born in Siberia, passed away around Thanksgiving time. Like McCain, he battled a brain tumor, having knowledge of his cancer since 2015. Unlike McCain, his only quest was to give joy and comfort to all people the way he knew best. He used his talents to inspire for as long as he could stand upright. He left a hole in many hearts of those who knew him. I watched Charlie Rose do an interview with him — what a contrast between these two men.
"Quiet jockeying for McCain seat angers Republicans."
Our Governor Ducey finally revealed himself to be the RINO dupe I suspected him to be. He came out swinging at anybody who had designs as McCain's replacement. You can bet Ducey will replace McCain with a real RINO humdinger. The 3 people he criticized in particular were all of the conservative stripe.
Sky Harbor airport just recently named terminal three after McCain. I imagine there will be many monuments to this man who spent his career tearing the fiber of this country apart along with his fellow travelers.
Happy New Years Greg and USA Watchdoggers!
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2017 has been one helluva ride. Good or bad, 2018 looks to be even more exciting. Be safe out there over the holiday all, and have a Happy New Year!
If they they have the proof, then they owe it to the people to do a complete recount! TRUTH IS ALL THAT MATTERS! Just what are they afraid of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coNxZi9f3rA
Black:(VOTER FRAUD)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTXtInI3MUIConspiritorial take on top link, at 2:50 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGxZDr8D9UETrump Shock's investigation's Into Hillary Clinton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Ljfz0PXpwTrump-Hater Meghan Markle Spotted Screaming At Harry After Queen Puts 'Brakes' On Wedding
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Lest we forget;
Report: Evidence of Detroit Voter Fraud, Too Many
Think of all the" in for Hill" Dem strongholds through-out the country and thanks to Jill Stien at least one was recounted and thats well enough to taint the rest and ALL urban Alabama, get on my knee fer a whooping!
Alabama is the laughing stock up yonder, reflected down unda, in this little ditty;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R9cP1LcR3w
Rod Taylor rest in peace, your the best mate;
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David Icke – This Will Shock You – Dec 29, 2017
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Hello Greg.
Thank you for another interesting and informative year.
While I get a lot out of your interviews it is your Weekly News Wrap-Ups, that tie all the events of the week together in an almost personalized style, that I enjoy the most – and it is this ability you have to make your listeners feel that you are talking to them one-to-one that distinguishes USAWATCHDOG from all other sites.
I also enjoy reading comments posted on your site from all the regulars.Greg, I hope you and your family have a Happy New Year and a successful 2018.
Thanks Greg happy new year keep up the truth God bless.
Some good news from the Middle East, Greg. War is probably not likely with Iran because Green Revolution 2.o is in progress.
The bad news from Iran friends and sources is that nine employees
of white, Anglo-Saxon origin (CIA and State) are being held in Tehran.
An additional 55 members linked to the MEK terrorist group have been captured.I'm never told the disposition of Iran's domestic political espionage cases, but I assume their relatives may never see them again–assuming the men told their wives about their side job.
Ultimately, we may see hundreds of billions of dollars cross from US to Iran's bank(s) of choice.
I could sit here and play wise man, but the CIA has regime change as a national imperative.
Yep Tad … already "the regime change" CIA operatives are bombing Iranian oil pipelines and protesting in Iranian streets … looking to create an Iranian response against US or Israeli assets … that will then "justify" Nuking them!
Forecast 2018…
The two stories of the year will be:
1) Interest Rates
2) BankruptciesThis is simple math. If the economy were doing so great as everyone claims, the Fed would have raise rates by larger increments, and done so faster since Dec 2015.
We have obscene levels of record debt, which are allowing a multitude of households BARELY get by. This ranges from financing cars, to college education, to furniture, and being over-extended on home loans. Interest rate increases, while not immediately affecting too many, are the proverbial frog boiling in a pot of hot water, but not jumping out because he 'adjusts' to the rising temperature that ultimately kills him.
I think 2018 is a major inflection point to where the hot "water" hits very near 212F, and households and businesses really start going belly up in a major way. The harbinger of this has been retail in 2017, which despite some record sales at the end of the holiday season, saw the largest number of store closings in history, except for 2008, and it may have even beat that. Sears will finally declare formal bankruptcy in 2018, as the wounds are so deep, and no supplier will want to give them any more goods to sell without payment upfront. Retail cannot function that way at all. Sears is dead.
The problem with the Fed though is by going so slow, and raising so little, the entire financial system continues to take on more and more debt, to the point of where businesses and households just hit a wall.
But in 2018, now that the dollar is in the early phases of a waterfall decline, the FED will be FORCED to raise rates faster, and by larger increments, and so a story has been built by them and Trump (GOP), that the economy is doing so well, that it can handle these increases.
In reality however, we all know the economy, and households and businesses, CAN'T handle the interest increases, so we will see bankruptcies skyrocket in 2018. It'll be a capitulation of sorts, in that we will FINALLY see the 'real' goings on in the economy unlike we have ever seen. Its not going to be the occasional 'truth bombs' that Bill holter likes to talk about, but rather an ever flowing and destructive 'truth tsunami', that crushes everything in its paths, and nothing will be spared. Ironically, the stock market will likely go higher for most of the year, attempting to mask the destruction that is underneath, which will be due in part to tax cuts and the falling dollar.Personally, I think the tax cuts were baked in all along, and represent the last 'hail Mary' thrown at our economy to keep it afloat. QE is dead. The Fed knows it, Trump knows it, Wall Street knows it. The dollar cratering next year will be the canary that lets all of main street know it. Look for the first signs in January to be a cacophony of retail bankruptcy announcements, followed by a significant explosion of car repossessions.
The fed is saying '3 rate' increases in 2018. I say they either have to be larger increases, or more than that. But they are so far behind the curve, ultimately it won't matter, because toward the end of the year, we will see bonds finally blow up en masse world wide. -
I am afraid things do not bode well at all well for 2018 economically or militarily.PCRs outlook is particularly bleak….I quote from the below link;
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/12/30/much-death-destrution-awaits-us-2018/"Hopes have evaporated that President Trump would restore the normalized relations between the nuclear powers that Reagan and Gorbachev made possible. The question for the New Year is when does Washington's aggression against Russia ignite a hot war."
The Saker is equally grim on his 2018 forecast….
http://www.unz.com/tsaker/2018-war-or-no-war/"Americans with intelligence, honor, courage, and integrity have disappeared from the US national security establishment. In their place are arrogant morons high on hubris who believe: (1) We can buy anybody, (2) Those we cannot buy, we bully, (3) Those we cannot bully, we kill, (4) Nothing can happen to us, we live in total impunity no matter what we do."
"If the first months of 2017 were a time of great hopes following the historical defeat of Hillary Clinton, the year is ending in a sombre, almost menacing manner. Not only has the swamp easily, quickly and totally drowned Trump, but the AngloZionist Empire is reeling from its humiliating defeat in Syria and the Neocons are now treating our entire planet to a never ending barrage of threats. Furthermore, the Trump Administration now has released a National Security Strategy which clearly show that the Empire is in "full paranoid" mode. It is plainly obvious that the Neocons are now back in total control of the White House, Congress and the US corporate media. Okay, maybe things are still not quite as bad as if Hillary had been elected, but they are bad enough to ask whether a major war is now inevitable next year."So to, with this article from Eric Zuesse….I quote from the below link;
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/12/29/eric-zuesse-explains-americas-worst-enemy/"Gallup headlined on December 18th, "Americans View Government as Nation's Top Problem in 2017". Their report made clear that though this finding was unprecedented, it's part of a longer-term trend, toward Americans naming America's own "government as the most important problem facing the nation".
I would like to wish all WDers a happy new year in spite of the above horrendously bleak outlook.
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Many points you make here are true; some are off the mark. There is more play in the game than supposed.
Happy New Year to you and yours also. It's not the times that change – it is the people.
Charles H
I actually didn't really make any points myself except perhaps that it is my personal view that 2017 ends with some very scary developments….I merely quoted three different commentators who IMHO made very profound and what I believe to be extremely realistic and truthful observations regarding how the US will transition into the new year.
Best regards to you too Charles
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Sharon … God the Father sent his Son to warn us "to be good" (so we would not exterminate our specie) and thus "be saved" … but the low IQ neocons at the time could not accept such an "alien notion" (to be good) … and so they nailed Christ to a cross "for preaching peace among all men" (and just for good measure they be-headed the Apostle Paul) … these evil neocons continue today to be-head Christians … so they could carry on their criminal enterprises and continue to have their constant wars (which were very profitable) … all these neocons have succeeded in doing is to destroy the Earth's ozone shield (which is a "death sentence" for the human specie) … all because "they would not believe in Jesus" humanity will now not be saved as we die off just like the dinosaurs in the next 10 to 15 years) … so these frantic moronic imbeciles are now going around spraying dangerous aluminum/barium and nano-particle polymers into the atmosphere (to stop the Suns ultraviolet rays from killing us and the rest of the species on Earth) and in the process of building this "chemical shield" around the Earth these neocons are poisoning our brains (estimates are these evil morons will kill about a billion people by spraying their poisons into the atmosphere) … all this chem-trail spraying is very expensive so the warmongering neocons have probably calculated they need to start a few more wars (i.e. N.Korea, Iran, etc.) to generate the extra cash they need … guess all the heroin they sell to our heroin addict children is not generating enough money for them to carry on their chem-trail spraying activities … notice how these dumb murderers always try to "avoid blame" for killing our children by calling the taking of heroin "a disease" … but they call the smoking of tobacco "an addiction"!!
I pray God blesses you and your loved ones greatly in 2018. You are such a blessing to so many of us in many ways. I look forward to all of your interviews to come.
The sexual allegations against Roy Moore were just a cover story as to why he lost the (rigged) election. Intending on rigging the elections, they had to have a reason "why" Roy Moore "lost," and paid for these false allegations. No matter that Roy Moore can sue these women and win; dirty deed done.
Charles Goodell, father of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, was a bonesman (Skull and Bones)–a Yale attendee globalist. Little surprise the globalist agenda is being pushed here.
The NFL turned into a political organization when it started making players where pink in support of feminism (no it had nothing to do with breast cancer awareness). The NFL turned into a political organization when it started acquiescing to feminist propaganda that incidence of domestic violence increases significantly on day of the Super Bowl (it doesn't – incidence of real domestic violence throughout any year is so low that the metrics for comparing or contrasting difference between incidence on day of the Super Bowl and any other day is impossible).
Greg, all the best in 2018. Many thanks for interviewing cliff high during the week. Keep up the good work and god bless you and your family in the next 12 months.
I wonder if other readers are familiar with this story? The way Obama ran the country, I wouldn't be surprised. The next hint is $400,000 per speech.
Tom Horn from SkyWatchTV and Doug Hagmann from HagmannReport would be a good guests in 2018. Thank you for all of your work.
Bundy Ranch….What really happened
love the purple tie……
What a year 2017 was. A few, knowledgeable Americans will thank Mr. Vladimir Putin for efforts during the first week of October 2017 that averted a DPRK's preemptive nuclear missile strike an mainland USA. It was probably a matter of hours before Kim Jong Un was going to press the proverbial button.
I don't know that latter detail for a fact; tensions were rising; name calling; three aircraft carriers moving into the region.
How lucky as freedom loving Americans that such information never makes the mainstream or alternative media.
President Trump, Vladimir Putin hold phone call on North Korea, Syria, other security issues
David Jackson, USA TODAY Nov. 21, 2017
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/21/president-trump-vladimir-putin-hold-phone-call-talk-north-korea-syria-other-security-issues/885181001/ Guess they were congradulaing each other for dodging this bullet. -
Happy to see the president tackle infrastructure. Perhaps the repatriated funds re tax bill passage may be utilized in what may be largely private-public funded projects.
Who needs banks to lend to people with virtually no credit history; for homes they can't afford; in a country that's overbuilt from the residential perspective; in an
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Simply put: Nice work, Greg. You had a hell of a year!
Thanks Greg and Happy New Year. This is the first time I've heard about the tech sex trafficking story. I googled it and there's nothing since 6 days ago. There's the Newsweek link, a few links to some conservative sites like Breitbart and nothing, zero, zip from any mainstream media site. Nothing. Nothing on the "news", nothing. Yet we've just gone through a feeding frenzy on Roy Moore and every ass-grabbing accusation over the last 3 decades. Very telling about who controls the news. I do believe we are going to peck away at the evil empire and hopefully Americans and others around the world will get on board. Much thanks to the few purveyors of the truth like you.
Mark Twain.
Spoken speech is one thing, written speech is quite another. Print is a proper vehicle for the latter, but it isn't for the former. The moment "talk" is put into print you recognize that it is not what it was when you heard it; you perceive that an immense something has disappeared from it. That is its soul. You have nothing but a dead carcass left on your hands.Color, play of feature, the varying modulations of voice, the laugh, the smile, the informing inflections, everything that gave that body warmth, grace, friendliness, and charm, and commended it to your affection, or at least to your tolerance, is gone, and nothing is left, but a pallid, stiff and repulsive cadaver.
When one writes for print, his methods are very different. He follows forms which have but little resemblance to conversation, but they make the reader understand what the writer is trying to convey.
So painfully aware is the novelist that naked talk in print conveys no meaning, that he loads, and often overloads, almost every utterance of his characters with explanations and interpretations. It is a loud confession that print is a poor vehicle for "talk," it is a recognition that interpreted talk in print would result in confusion to the reader, not instruction.
Greg here's on more for ya. Al Gore where are you ? Turn the stat up we are freezing DUDE. What happened to G500?
Not sure and not sad
LOL I am sure Frederick. He did have some good info. I hope him the best.
Happy New Year! May all the blessings of the Christ be upon you.I am feeling good myself, and to make humor on the first day of 2018, I have to send the URL below. I laughed at the article, you may recall I have been watching this circus unfold since I first heard Harry Reid and his son, BLM chief in Nevada, were involved in the Bundy fiasco. Fiasco of misery for the Bundys and one dead man. Now some of the first truth bombs are rolling out. The powers wanted the Bundys and their friends in Oregon dead. Dont forget that included to two old ranchers from Oregon who the Federal Refuge wanted rid of for years who were jailed because a fire got away from them and burned a few sagebrush patches. What a joke! None of it made sense and still deosn't. I say we have not heard the last of this, there is a stinking pile of stuff hidden under that mess that not even the Bundy's know. I have seen these corrupt politician games before. Some lowlife crooked politicians are behind this collecting big money too hand over seemoingly wotheless government BLM land for some very valuable purpose. Cannot wait to see the rest of the story. My wild weird guess!!! There is uranium up in that desert in Oregon, somewhere! U ONE????
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-31/epic-corruption-unsealed-court-documents-show-how-prosecutors-tried-rig-bundy-trial -
I still watch every show. Good job, as always. Happy New Year to the USA Watchdog family and to you, Mr. Hunter. God bless you and your family.
Greg, first of all let me thank you for taking the time to sit down and read letters from people like me who have small voices. There may be a day when you will become like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Levin, Fox news etc., that get so many responses they probably don't have time to read, so they just do a Facebook page or Twitter. Now let me get to the subject , and that's fake news. What you and the other conservatives do is great and is needed. The only problem is your preaching to the choir. What the right and the left do mainly is talk to people who think like they do. Then there's the people in the middle. Percentage wise this is a small group This is where the battleground is. An enormous amount of energy is spent trying to persuade these people. To some degree we are like that hamster in a cage running as hard as we can to try and get somewhere to convince people to think the way we think is right. Now lets look at this from another angle. Because of the NEA and the influence of the public schools many of these people are already brainwashed. They got into their heads when they were young and their minds were flexible and open to new ideas. That's why a lot of this fake news works. What does our side do to combat this? We have to think out of the box. We have to reach these children before its too late or they will adapt to this ungodly way of thinking and put their faith and trust in the state. There is a children's program out there that is the best there is in reaching children. Its called Metro World Child. But how does one take this nationwide? You do a movie that rips the heart out of people. You make it interactive. In other words you do in your local area what they do in the movie. In the long run if these children are taught Godly principles, when they are voting age, they will put in people who honor God and restore our nation back to sanity. The only problem is I have a small voice. Your voice is bigger and you may know of someone who has a voice bigger than yours. The truth is if Godly people, who have influence, would work together, then we could change our society. There was a time that people were in total unity and they were doing powerful works. God said there was nothing impossible for them and so he confused their tongues so they couldn't complete the tower of Babel. Evil would have prevailed if God didn't intervene because they were in unity. How much more so if we are in unity and God is for us. The story of Bill Wilson is in his book called Whose Child is This. See this powerful interview TBN/Bill Wilson. This is the movie that will shake America. Contact me for more information.
please remember that the USA in NOT a democracy, it is in FACT a Constitutional REPUBLIC…
democracy is the direct rule of people. A democracy is characterized by the rule of the majority.
in a Republic the Government rules according to law.
In a republic, the government rules according to the law prescribed by men of caliber. In a democracy, Mobocracy prevails. Mobocracy can be defined as political control by a mob. These are the main difference between democracy and republic.
You have to try harder to remember this, as your retoric at times fails' you.
God Bless You and Yours


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So, this month's Handover (a blog carnival) theme is "Wearing is Caring." I've been intending to make an entry for some time now, and keep not getting around to it. This month, the discussion is about what we carry with us. This is a topic I've discussed before, especially over at www.EMTLife.com, as well as in person with friends and co-workers.
I've been an EMT for 9 years, and a Paramedic for over a year now. I cut my teeth as a volunteer with a BLS service, and still run with them very regularly I'm actually a live-in with that agency, which provides BLS-level care, with a call volume of approx. 4500 a year. I run 6 or 12 hour shifts 2-3 nights a week to meet my "rent" requirement. I explain this, because when I'm functioning with them, I'm limited to the Statewide BLS scope of practice. I also work as a paramedic with 3 separate services – 2 suburban EMS agencies, and a urban based, private transport company. Oh, and because I go to the in-town college, I'm also on their BLS Quick Response team.
When I'm around school or the squad where I live, I'm usually carrying a pager and will cover calls as needed. The BLS agency has 2-3 duty crews on station, and if needed, and I'm available, it's expected of me to help cover a call beyond what we have staffing for. So although it's uncommon, I've taken calls in dress clothing, neckties and all, and I've taken calls in a Boy Scout uniform before too... (Joys of being an adult leader). Let me rattle off my "every day carry" stuff:
2-3 ballpoint pens. One isn't enough. Ever. It'll get loaned, lost, or left somewhere. They normally ride in my right front pants pocket. I've had a few leaking pen tragedies over the years, but usually this works for me. I also usually carry a fine-point Sharpie. It comes in handy.
Knife. Currently I'm carrying a SOGZilla folder in my right (strong side) front pocket, clipped to the pocket. That's my standard "utility" knife. If I'm on duty, I'll often replace the standard knife with a Spyderco Rescue folder, with a blunt tip and SERIOUS serrations. Sometimes I keep the other blade on me, sometimes not. Depends on if I remember.
Keys. My personal keys live in my left front pants pocket, and the set consists of: Electronic fob for the squad building I live at, 3 separate keys for various firearms lock boxes, a handcuff key (dating back to when I worked Security as a full-time job), Car key, Key to the University QRS truck, Room key, key to my parent's house, Key to the elevator at the Squad building, mailbox key, 4gig flash drive, and a VERY small CPR mask. It's actually a pretty compact keyring.
Wallet. I use a All-Ett wallet (www.all-ett.com), and it lives in my back right pants pocket. I cite the brand because it's the smallest, lowest profile wallet I've ever had, and I've used them for the last 5 years or so. Carrying a whole stack of cert cards, ID cards, etc, my wallet is pretty full. This wallet makes it thinner than most EMPTY leather wallets.
Nitrite Gloves. At least 1 pair of gloves lives in my back left pants pocket, pretty much 24x7. As I said, I sometimes end up on trucks when I'm not expecting it.
Flashlight. My current flashlight of choice is a SureFire G2L (LED). It often ends up in my left front pants pocket, although when I'm carrying a CCW, it'll end up in a weak-hand belt holster when I have that on.
Phone: My iPhone 4 lives in a pocket, too, because I've never been able to find a belt clip that works for me. Along with it, I always keep a headset, usually a corded earphone/mic system. This way, I can listen to music when doing my rig check, and talk hands free when on a long conversation during downtime. My phone normally rides in a breast pocket of my shirt or jacket, but if that doesn't work, it ends up in my front pants pockets, usually on the left side.
Pager: As I said, when I'm around and available, I end up being on-call. So I almost always carry my squad pager on my belt, at about 3-O'clock. When my CCW is there, it will either go to 4:30, or 9-o'clock. When I'm around the college, I ALSO carry a separate duty pager for their PD to dispatch the QRS.
When I'm off-duty, my apparel tends to be causal, but presentable. 5.11's, khaki's, or blue jeans, usually with a polo or button-down shirt. I rarely wear shorts. For belts, I wear a custom leather belt from Crossbreed (www.crossbreedholsters.com) or The Beltman (www.thebeltman.net). For work wear, It's normally a 1.5" or 1.75" 5.11 Instructors/Riggers belt.
When I'm on duty, I carry all of the above, and some more "stuff". Normally I'm wearing EMS Pants, BDU's, or 5.11's. My left thigh pocket carries a small handful (usually 5-6 pairs) of non-latex gloves. A pair of black Hatch "duty" gloves goes in my back left trouser pocket. These are good for light protection with vehicle rescues, as well as for various other protection. And trauma shears, if I carry them, go in my right thigh pocket or in a shears pocket on the outside of the right thigh.
Duty Keys – I also carry a separate set of duty keys when I'm working. They currently live on a locking carabiner clipped to my belt or belt loop at about 9-o'clock. These keys consist of: 4 different narc lock keys for my 3 ALS jobs, 4 different electronic fobs, 1 for each of the 3 jobs, and the 4th for the volunteer squad and college doors. There's also an O2 wrench from www.wantynu.com. I've found that to be the most useful and durable O2 wrench ever. This key ring is a little big, but if I don't keep everything on one keyring, I loose pieces.
Patient paperwork, monitor strips, etc, often ends up in my shirt or jobshirt breast pockets.
And one of my stethoscopes round out the collection of "my stuff." It doesn't normally live on my person, but I'll wear it during a call, and usually leave it in the truck.
Actually – one more thing. With all but the transport agency, I have some form of rescue PPE on the truck, at minimum, a bunker coat and helmet. In some cases, it's personally issued to me, in others I just grab a coat that fits and have it handy.
Now that I've said what I carry – let me comment on a few things I DON'T carry. I don't normally carry a penlight. There are several in the ambulance, and I'll use my pocket flashlight (or even my iPhone LED flashlight app) in a pinch. I don't carry a big 'ol "EMT Holster" on my belt. Everything I need is in a pocket... or I don't feel I need it. I don't use a radio holster, either. They have belt clips, so they get clipped to my belt when I'm out of the truck on a call. I don't wear a duty belt, either. Used to, and wore one for 5 years working security. Nowadays I keep my duty belt set up for an occasional armed security gig, including a holster.
Because someone else mentioned footwear – My primary boots are Haix Special Fighter US boots... They are NFPA certed for USAR and EMS. They are also the only boot I've found to fit my Size 16 Wide feet. Otherwise, I wear New Balance sneakers.
Anyway – That's a little long, but it's not only the WHAT of what I carry... but the WHY.


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Google Admits Its Workforce Lacks Diversity
Google, by publishing data about employee race and gender, signals its willingness to move toward a more balanced workforce.
IT Salaries: 8 Cold Hard Facts
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Bowing to pressure from activists to reveal employee diversity data, Google on Wednesday surprised no one when it said that its workforce consists largely of white men.
What is surprising is that Google now admits its approach to the issue was wrong. "We've always been reluctant to publish numbers about the diversity of our workforce at Google," said Laszlo Bock, senior VP of people operations, in a blog post. "We now realize we were wrong, and that it's time to be candid about the issues. Put simply, Google is not where we want to be when it comes to diversity, and it's hard to address these kinds of challenges if you're not prepared to discuss them openly, and with the facts."
Google said its workforce is 70% male and 30% female. That's significantly more skewed than the national average. In 2012, men represented 53% of the US workforce, and women represented 47%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The figures are more unbalanced still when confined to the company's leadership (79% men, 21% women) and technical workers (83% men, 17% women).
In terms of race, its workforce is 61% white, 30% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 1% other, with 4% reporting two or more races.
Bock explained the figures by noting that technology companies "struggle to recruit and retain women and minorities." He said that women earn about 18% of the computer science degrees in the US and that Blacks and Hispanics make up less than 10% of US college graduates and claim less than 5% of computer science degrees.
Google and other high tech companies have resisted calls to disclose data about race, ethnicity, and gender because of ostensible competitive implications. Critics contend this is just a pretense to avoid revealing the lack of workforce diversity.
The company's change of heart follows a promise in early May to release minority hiring figures after Rev. Jesse Jackson and other activists raised the issue at the company's annual meeting. Jackson previously urged eBay and Hewlett-Packard to do more to promote workforce diversity.
Missing is any mention of the average age of Google's workers. Age discrimination is a widely reported problem in Silicon Valley. Many companies believe that younger workers can be paid less and are more productive than their elders, though there's evidence that older engineers are more knowledgeable. In 2011, the company settled an age discrimination lawsuit brought by Brian Reid, a computer science PhD, who was fired in 2004 at the age of 54 after two years at the company, despite positive performance reviews. A Google spokesperson declined to comment on the issue of age, noting that Bock's remarks focus on race and gender.
In a separate lawsuit related to employee pay, last month the company said it would settle a class action claim brought on behalf of 64,600 employees affected by agreements among seven tech companies to avoid recruiting workers from one another.
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Second Self
The term Second Self is a way of describing one's online or external identity. In the case of the web, one's online identity evolves in tandem with offline self. This self, instead of simply a secondary self, is becoming an extension of the self. In the same way that the primary, offline self needs to shower, dress, and maintain the self, so does the online self.
Psychologist and sociologist Sherry Turkle wrote about intense change experienced in the way we use and view computers. For instance, she wrote, "we no longer give "commands" to a machine; we enter into dialogues, navigate simulated worlds, and create virtual realities. Further, the psychological holding power of the computer is no longer limited to one-on-one person/machine interaction. Millions of people now interact with one another via computers on networks, where they have the opportunity to talk, to exchange ideas and feelings, and to assume personae of their own creation".[1] Increasingly, actions upon one's extended self by others directly affect the analog self. For instance, if one posts a piece of content online through their extended self, comments on that post will induce a physiological response in the content creator. Conversely, if no one responds to the post, the content creator may feel isolated or distressed, as if they had spoken in a room with their friends and had not been paid attention to.
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- ↑ Turkle, Sherry. Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet. Simon and Schuster, 1995.


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Fourth annual data mining workshop brings together close to 200 researchers
On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, close to 200 researchers from across the University of Michigan and from industry gathered in the Bob and Betty Beyster Building on North Campus for the fourth U-M Workshop on Data Mining.
Organized by Profs. Michael Cafarella and Dragomir Radev and sponsored by Yahoo!, Computer Science and Engineering, and the Office of Research Cyberinfrastructure, the workshop brought together researchers currently using data mining or interested in the use of data mining to make connections and share experiences and results.
The workshop included 12 presentations and concluded with a keynote by Scott Gaffney, Director, Knowledge and User Engagement Science, Yahoo! Labs, entitled "Personalization at Scale."
A range of units from across U-M participated in the workshop, including units from the College of Engineering, several domain units in the natural sciences, medical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and U-M Dearborn. External entities registered for the workshop included Yahoo!, Ford Motor Company, Wayne State University, Michigan State University, and University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Presentations from the workshop can be browsed below, and are listed in the order presented.
Emily Mower Provost – Computer Science and Engineering
Using Emotional Noise to Uncloud Audio-Visual Emotion Perceptual Evaluation
Avishay Livne – Computer Science and Engineering, School of Information
Predicting Impact in Academia
Honglak Lee – Computer Science and Engineering
Learning and Selecting Features Jointly with Pointwise Gated Boltzmann Machines
Perry Samson, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
Mining My Students' Notes to Create Study Guides
Anna Gilbert, Mathematics
Streaming and Sketching Big Data
Ashutosh Nandeshwar, Office of University Development
Three Big Problems in Fundraising and How to Solve Them With Data Science
Zhe Zhao, Computer Science and Engineering, School of Information
Questions about Questions: An Empirical Analysis of Information Needs on Twitter
Brock Palen, Office of Research Cyberinfrastructure
National Resources for Big Data Exploration
Jian Tang, School of Information
"Look, Mum, No Hands!" A Parameter-Free Topic Model
Ambuj Tewari, Statistics
Foundations of Learning to Rank
Matthew Burgess, Computer Science and Engineering
Leveraging Noisy Lists for Social Feed Ranking
Jason Owen-Smith, Sociology
Data Mining in the Sociology of Science and Organizations
Keynote: Scott Gaffney, Director, Knowledge and User Engagement Science, Yahoo! Labs
Personalization at Scale


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Claremont Graduate University Creates Collaborative Learning Space with ViewSonic® ViewBoard® Interactive Displays
Located 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Claremont Graduate University is a private all-graduate research university in Claremont, California. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges, which includes five undergraduate (Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Scripps and Pitzer) and two graduate (CGU and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences) institutions of higher education. CGU offers an intimate, high-touch academic research environment. The university's unique brand of graduate-only scholarship transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries to foster the creation of new knowledge—and new ways of seeing and improving the world.
Interactive displays have become a gold standard for technology in K-12 education by empowering students and instructors to communicate and collaborate in ways that have been shown to increase educational outcomes and prepare students for career success. Would it be possible then, wondered Claremont Graduate University's leadership team, for this technology to be applied to the unique environment of their institution?
What started off as a thought experiment quickly became reality when CGU board members, Trustee Wen Chang and university president Len Jessup met with ViewSonic leadership to discuss different possibilities. The members greenlit a project that would eventually become known as the Advanced Learning Environment (ALE), a room outfitted with several ViewSonic® ViewBoard® interactive displays and short-throw laser projectors, along with enough laptops to accommodate every student. If it worked as anticipated, it would become the prototype for future classrooms. But before the ALE could change the way CGU approached technology, it first needed to pass muster with the IT team that would be responsible for implementation. Associate Vice President of Finance and Administration/ Technology Services and Information Systems Manoj Chitre admits to being skeptical at first. "ViewBoard displays have great capabilities and deliver a terrific, immersive classroom experience that's great for K-12 education," said Chitre. "As a graduate-only institution it wasn't immediately apparent how our faculty would use the devices. I wondered, how applicable would they be to our class settings?" Michael Thomas, Director of Educational Technology and Client Services, was of a similar mindset. "These tools, the ViewBoard displays and myViewBoard™ software, were specifically designed for K-12," said Thomas. "We were assured by the ViewSonic team that the software would translate well to pedagogy for adults and that it would be regularly updated for this use." With all the relevant stakeholders onboard with the project, the IT and leadership teams went to work.
The ALE was envisioned as an interactive space where teachers could have the flexibility to expand their teaching methods and foster creativity and collaboration individually and in groups. ViewSonic worked with the CGU team to determine the best technology to bring this collaborative vision to life, ultimately selecting five interactive displays – an 86" ViewSonic® ViewBoard® IFP8650 to serve as the "teaching display" and four 75" ViewSonic ViewBoard IFP7550 displays for use by students – all featuring 4K Ultra HD resolution and immersive 20-point touchscreens. For flexibility, each display was mounted on a cart to enable teachers to move them around the room as desired. Two ViewSonic LS820 short-throw laser projectors and 40 laptops rounded out the room. "We knew that for this room to embody our vision it needed to be highly versatile," said Thomas. "My philosophy is that technology alone isn't always the solution and to achieve our goals every element of the room needed to contribute to the modularity. To achieve this, CGU leadership ultimately invested in a complete remodel of the space."
With financial backing from the University's board, the team gave the room a modern makeover to make it more accessible for students. Whereas before there was a typical 800 sq. ft. lab with rows of tables and chairs, there now stood a vibrant, cutting-edge technology center. An electrified glass wall provided a sense of openness but also doubled as a privacy filter by being opaque at the push of a button. Window blinds (which normally took minutes to close) became motorized and could be remotely raised and lowered as a group. A browser-based system provided hassle-free room scheduling and cut down on many of the conflicts that came with booking a regular meeting space. "The old room was very static. This one is modular and modern," said Thomas. "The furniture is modular and easy to reconfigure. The ViewBoard displays are on rolling carts. Everything can be easily changed up to accommodate different needs." The CGU IT team completed the installation during the summer of 2019. In September, the Advanced Learning Environment was officially open for use. With help from ViewSonic, the IT team laid the groundwork for a successful launch. "ViewSonic helped train my team members, who became trainers for the faculty," said Thomas. "We also created documentation on how to use the tools and software in the room, including recommendations on how to use these resources for different teaching modalities."
RESULTS The ALE quickly became one of the most popular spots on campus, with five months of increasing use before the university shut down in March of 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19. "Pre-pandemic the ALE was being used daily by faculty across the campus," said Thomas. "The Statistics professors were the first to use it extensively, but soon it was being used for every type of class as well as for board meetings, special events and training faculty and staff from our sister schools." It was so in-demand, says Thomas, that they regularly had to turn people away. "This room provides the faculty with capabilities they didn't have in the past, and it's changing the way they teach," he said. "Some use all the displays at once, for upgraded one-to-many teaching. For example, this approach is good for classes that use the Socratic method, and it adds visibility for vision-impaired students. Many use the displays separately for breakouts and group work, then have the students share their work onto the large screens using myViewBoard software. In Professor Brian Hilton's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) class, ViewSonic ViewBoard displays have particularly been effective at saving time for both himself and his students. Consider this "then" versus "now" snapshot of group work in Hilton's classes with and without the large screen huddle spaces. "Before I had these resources to use, groups of students would share a single laptop to create the assigned GIS maps or apps. To demonstrate their work, they had to come to the front of the room, login to their account and find the correct content – all before they could begin discussing it, all of which took time," said Hilton. "Now each group works at a large ViewSonic ViewBoard display, which has many benefits."
"First of all, it gets them up and moving, getting into groups around their display – a good outcome for evening classes where almost everyone is coming from work at the end of a long day. They then proceed as before with the exercise, but since the screen is large, they have the ability to work together rather than just watch one person manipulate the application. Then, when it's time for their demonstration, we just move between groups – it's much more efficient."
Hilton also talked about another unanticipated bonus, "The groups at each display can easily see what the others are doing, which creates some useful friendly competition." The results lived up to the high expectations that the CGU leadership had for the room. What the team couldn't have anticipated was how useful the ALE would become in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. "This room has proved valuable in so many ways we didn't imagine," said Chitre. "For one thing, it was an ideal environment for training faculty in online learning tools and techniques before going home in March." "For another," said Chitre, "ViewBoard displays have proven invaluable in facilitating remote teaching in new ways at the outset of the 2020-2021 school year, with the campus closed and the university offering online flexible learning. "Some faculty can't or don't want to teach from home," he said. "We've been able to bring them on campus and enable them to use the big screens to connect with remote students. They can talk to them easily and present though the ViewBoard displays. It's really been a blessing for them." The combination of Zoom plus the ViewSonic ViewBoard displays has been tremendous, added Thomas. "These tools together have been a huge win this fall for the faculty teaching from campus," he said. "They wanted to be in a classroom to teach but many found it awkward lecturing on Zoom to an empty room. When we set them up on the ViewBoard displays with webcams and they were able to see a large gallery of their students' faces and have bidirectional conversations -- definitely a more enjoyable teaching and learning experience."
To maximize this benefit, the ViewBoard displays were moved to individual classrooms. According to Thomas, whether it was late 2019, during the transition to remote learning, or in its current distributed locations, feedback has been "overwhelmingly fantastic." "The faculty really enjoy the modularity of the ALE and the touchscreen aspect of the displays has been one of the biggest wins," he said. "The screens are absolutely gorgeous and the touchscreen capabilities are outstanding. We've had nothing but positive feedback about the displays."
All in all (pandemic notwithstanding), the faculty's expectations were overwhelmingly met, says Thomas. "The professors really enjoy having a top tier, cutting-edge space that gives them so much teaching flexibility," he said. "We're looking forward to extending the concept and are working with ViewSonic to acquire more ViewBoard displays." The IT team has also been offering demos of the ALE for CGU's sister colleges. "Scripps just bought three and CMC is also in the process acquiring some ViewSonic ViewBoards," he said. "I'm looking forward to getting more – a lot more."


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A question that pops up with some regularity is whether libinput has a global configuration storage system, and, subsequently, why it doesn't have one. Comparisons are drawn to the X-specific tool xinput that allows to trigger all configuration options (see below though).
As maintainer of libinput, I can state that libinput will not get a configuration storage system. That job is squarely in the realm of the caller (i.e. usually the compositor and/or the desktop environment). Here are a few reasons:
First, you'd get conflicts with the caller. You need to prioritise which configuration has precendence to decide what to do when libinput and the caller disagree on a configuration item. You (the user) also have to figure why a configuration doesn't work when it's clearly enabled in one of those systems. Ok, so you can work around this by putting in a warning somewhere, provided that you make sure that the warning shows up in the right place and users know where to look. And to know when to send the warning, because again, that requires libinput to know which config has priority.
This is amplified by the lack of an autoritative support system. Speaking from X experience, the number of posts on, say, the ubuntu forums that advocate setting configuration options that haven't existed for years is quite sad. Or users advocate config snippets that set everything but the feature they claim it enables. That gets copy-pasted, etc.
Some configuration options can be incompatible with each other. If you have conflicting configuration systems it gets harder because each configuration system cannot make certain options an either/or anymore. We don't have any of these options just yet, but they may come in the future.
Over time, supported features will change. A setting may be exposed in the magic libinput config system and, a few months later, it is now also exposed by, say, GNOME. All the documentation that points to the libinput configuration is now obsolete because GNOME overrides it. Unless you're running version Foo.Bar, or maybe the patched version from $DISTRIBUTION. It gets messy quickly.
How fine-grained do you need the configuration? libinput's config API applies separately for each device. For most desktop environments it is sufficient to have configuration per device type (touchpad vs mouse vs tablet, etc.). But some exceptions may apply and a newer generic touchpad configuration may need to override device-specific older configuration. Because the newer config is designed around the new libinput version, but the older config is something you copied off a forum post from 2 years ago.
Oh, implicit in the request for a configuration system in libinput is usually also: please write and maintain that system for free, and fix any bugs in a timely manner. And I can't shake the feeling that a large number of these requests are only triggered by "my desktop doesn't expose this setting, if we get it in libinput I can force it into any desktop".
Ironically enough, the tool that is usually used as an example for how it could work is xinput. The only reason xinput works is because the xf86-input-libinput driver exposes properties and maps changes in those to the libinput API calls. i.e. everything is handled by libinput's caller, not libinput itself. Just as it should be.
Lest I be accused of only shooting down ideas here is a constructive idea: write a library or DBus-daemon that exposes some configuration storage and makes it easy to query. Then convince the various desktop environments to use that system instead their existing solutions, and bang, you have a generic configuration storage system for libinput.


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The back and forth between Dish Network and Sprint continued today, as Dish submitted an ex parte filing that blasts Sprint's suggestion that the FCC do more to protect the H-block from being interfered with by Dish's AWS-4 spectrum.
Dish has already conceded a terrestrial guard band at 2000-2005 MHz, OOBE limit of -30 dBm/MHz at 2000 MHz for AWS-4 mobiles and OOBE limit of -49 dBm/MHz at 2005 MHz for H-block base stations, which Dish said offers the only solution that achieves the Commission's twin goals of expediting an auction and increasing the value of the H-block for broadband use.
In its filing, Dish called Sprint's continued opposition to its proposal "merely another transparent attempt … to block a new entrant from competing in the marketplace."
Sprint has panned Dish's proposal, saying in a filing on Friday that it would "substantially reduce both the prospective value and wireless broadband utility of the H-block."
"Rather than offering an improved spectrum management solution that permits both AWS-4 and H-block to be deployed for broadband services, Dish's "new proposal" is remarkably consistent with its previous positions in this proceeding, in which it first argued for relegating the H-block to a guard band for Dish's prospective AWS-4 operations and then, upon gaining no support for that result, proposed limiting the H-block to "small cell use," Sprint argued.
Sprint called Dish's offer to voluntarily designate the lowest 5 MHz of its AWS-4 uplink at 2000-2005 MHz as an internal terrestrial guard band "vague and ambiguous, and of dubious value when compared to the Commission's draft proposal."
"Dish fails to explain what this "voluntary designation" would entail, how long it would last, how it would be enforced, and how and whether it would bind successor AWS-4 licensees," Sprint argued.
Sprint also included a diagram of a Washington Nationals stadium in its filing that suggested a large amount of interference from a Dish device on the H-block.
Dish called the image a "rough, unscientific illustration" which depicted "incorrectly calculated radii" and offered "no technical justification" to refute industry analyses that demonstrated the sufficiency of an OOBE limit of -30 dBm/MHz or higher for broadband devices.
"Moreover, AWS-4 devices will operate at much lower transmit power levels, and the H-block devices will operate with a significant amount of margin," Dish argued.
Dish also refuted Sprint's claims that Dish's proposed OOBE limit of -49 dBm/MHz at 2005 MHz for H-block base stations would increase network costs by hundreds of millions of dollars.
"In fact, LTE base stations currently operate at levels close to this limit, and any additional modifications, to the extent required, will impose no significant cost increase," Dish claimed, adding that it has requested that vendors perform an analysis on base station OOBE performance.
The flurry of comments from the two companies comes just ahead of a Wednesday deadline, when the FCC is set to vote on the rules governing the terrestrial use of Dish's AWS-4 spectrum, as well as the rules for the H-block auction.