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Over the past couple of years I have come across warnings about the disappointments that come with researching one's family history. Having conducted research in undergrad and graduate school, I understand that this process will not be linear and every clue I find will not always be immediately or easily understood or verifiable. In particular, one thing I have come to understand about the task of answering a research question is that almost every discovery you make will lead to several more questions that need answering. The following is a perfect example.
Nathaniel, Clarissa, and the Kids in the U.S. Census
Last summer I made a trip to my local genealogy library to take advantage of the resources they provide free of charge to patrons. With a minimal amount of effort – just typing in one of my great-grandfathers' name and estimated year of birth on Ancestry.com – I was able to pull up U.S. Census records from 1920 and 1930 that listed Nathaniel and Clarissa Thomas and their children. It was quite cute to see my grandfather, who was born in 1924, appearing in the latter survey as one of the runts of the clan at the tender age of six.
So why were my Barbadian great-grands and their Panamanian-born children enumerated in the U.S. Census? Well, they resided in the community of Red Tank on the Panama Canal Zone, which was official U.S. territory from 1904 through 1999. All residents were counted in the U.S. census regardless of their citizenship. Somewhat surprisingly, I was able to find my relatives quickly because there was only one Nathaniel Thomas listed in the few Canal Zone records that came up in my search. The names of his wife and children verified that this was indeed my grandfather's family.
Name and Age Inconsistencies
A few discrepancies can be found in these census records. The first discrepancy, inconsistencies in the spelling of names, is an incredibly common issue for genealogists to encounter. My great-grandmother's name is recorded as Clarissa in the 1920 census and then as Clarica in 1930. This called to mind another curious finding related to her name. On my grandfather's birth certificate her name was typed out as "Clemencia" but was then crossed out and corrected to "Clarissa" by hand. According to my grandfather and father, "Clarissa" is the spelling and pronunciation that should stand.
While the name confusion appears fairly simple to sort out, there were other inconsistencies in the census reports that were not so easily reconciled. Of the six Thomases who were counted in both censuses (Nathaniel, Clarissa, and their four oldest children), the gap in ages reported from one point in time to the next is technically not, um, possible. How is it that my great-grandfather Nathaniel was 33 years old in January 1920 and then 46 years old in March of 1930? Clarissa also somehow managed to age 13 years in just one decade (hey, at least that was consistent!). Hmmm, maybe this is the real reason they say "black don't crack"…
Cute jokes aside, you can see the dilemma this presents going forward in my research. In addition to not having a birth month and date for Clarissa and Nathaniel, I don't have a reliable birth year. Moving forward the best I can do is use a range counting back from the ages given in both censuses.
Whatever the explanation may be, my next mission for my Thomas family research is clear – gather birth certificates from the descendents of my great-uncles and great–aunts and obtain their certified birth records on my next trip to Panama.
An Important Clue
While comparing the data in the two censuses frustrated my attempt to pin down the birthyears of my great-grandparents, it proved to be a potential gold mine in another respect. A question about the subject's year of immigration was asked in 1920 but not in 1930. Better once than never! Nathaniel reported his year of immigration as 1906 and Clarissa reported hers as 1909. Having learned a lesson about dating events based on these census records, I am wary of taking the years given as the actual years their individual migrations took place. But at least I have a ballpark – something no living person in my family has been able to give me. This information will be instrumental as I put it together with other clues that will bring me closer to uncovering the connection between my Thomas and Beckles lines and their regions and families of origin in Barbados.
Note: As far as I know, the Thomas-Beckles clan were my only predecessors who lived in the Canal Zone. My other grandparents grew up in Panama City proper, thus I will need to consult Panamanian censuses for information pertaining them.


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2009 Subaru Impreza Review
Pros & Cons
- Standard all-wheel drive, roomy seating front and rear, punchy turbocharged engines, highly capable handling in WRX and WRX STI trim.
- Some increasingly common high-tech features are unavailable, outdated four-speed automatic transmission, below-average fuel economy.
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Although the Impreza lost some of its quirky Subaru personality during last year's "we're going mainstream" redesign, the 2009 WRX model has happily been restored to its former high-performance glory.
Vehicle overview
Since the 1990s, the Subaru Impreza -- particularly the hopped-up WRX version -- has enjoyed a cultlike following, initially fueled by its success in both real (World Rally Championship) and make-believe ("Gran Turismo") racing. Earlier this decade, the WRX finally made it stateside, giving both Speed Channel and PlayStation junkies something a little more satisfying to manipulate with their hands besides a TV remote or video game controller. However, last year's complete redesign of the Impreza lineup left those die-hard fans angry at the Japanese performance car gods for softening the WRX virtually beyond recognition. The 2009 Subaru Impreza should assuage their concerns, as the WRX model is back to its rip-snorting self, and the base Impreza continues to be an intriguing alternative to the compact-car status quo.
Last year's WRX was indeed a head-scratcher. On top of the bland exterior styling endemic to all new Imprezas, Subaru thought it would be a good idea to soften the suspension of this edgy turbocharged model. Like the tepid styling, the latter "improvement" was ostensibly intended to imbue the Impreza with broader appeal to the masses. The car's ride quality was no doubt improved, but it gave this former street thug all the attitude of a Corolla, albeit one with a turbocharged engine.
Fortunately, the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX got its mojo back, thanks to a firmer suspension and 41 more hp. As if to emphasize its rediscovered high-performance identity, the WRX is now only available with a manual transmission. However, last year's version of the softer, gentler, less-powerful WRX with an automatic transmission actually continues on, rechristened as the Impreza 2.5 GT.
As for the regular 2009 Subaru Impreza, it's a midpacker in the highly competitive compact segment. Strong engines, standard all-wheel drive and solid crash test scores are certainly points in its favor. However, compared with rivals such as the Mazda 3, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Mitsubishi Lancer and Volkswagen Jetta, those assets are offset by subpar fuel economy, an outdated automatic transmission and the lack of a few high-tech features such as fully integrated Bluetooth (you must buy the microphone separately), keyless entry and ignition and a hard-drive-based navigation system. As a high-performance street rod, the WRX (or the even more capable WRX STI) is a top choice. As a compact sedan or hatchback, the regular Impreza holds its own, but we'd recommend taking a close look at its many appealing rivals as well.
2009 Subaru Impreza models
The 2009 Subaru Impreza is available as a compact sedan or a four-door hatchback. There are five main trim levels: 2.5 i, Outback Sport, 2.5 GT, WRX and WRX STI.
Base 2.5 i models come with 16-inch steel wheels, air-conditioning, a CD/MP3 player, cruise control, tilt steering and full power accessories. A touch of luxury is available via the premium package, which adds foglights, alloy wheels, a power sunroof, an upgraded 10-speaker audio system (with a CD changer, an auxiliary input jack and steering-wheel-mounted controls) and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. The premium package is also the only way to get the optional satellite radio and navigation system.
The Outback Sport comes in the hatchback body style only and features much of the 2.5 i premium package's equipment as standard along with a raised suspension for extra ground clearance, 17-inch alloy wheels, a chrome grille, a two-tone exterior color scheme, heated outside mirrors, heated front seats, unique cloth upholstery and a windshield wiper de-icer. The 2.5 GT is essentially last year's WRX with an automatic transmission, and it comes with a 224-hp turbocharged engine, 17-inch alloy wheels, foglights, a power sunroof, heated front seats, automatic climate control and electroluminescent gauges.
The Impreza WRX features a 265-hp turbocharged engine, an aero body kit (including front and rear spoilers and side ground effects), 17-inch alloy wheels fitted with high-performance tires, a sport-tuned suspension, sport front seats and a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel with audio controls. As with the 2.5 i, there's a premium package for the WRX that adds a power sunroof, the upgraded audio system, heated front seats and side-view mirrors and a windshield wiper de-icer.
The WRX STI ups the ante with even more power, front and rear limited-slip differentials, unique body styling, an upgraded suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels, Brembo brakes, aggressive sport seats with Alcantara upholstery and a CD changer. The STI also includes SI-Drive, a three-mode system that allows the driver to modulate throttle response. The BBS package adds BBS wheels and foglights; the BBS and navigation package includes the former items plus a navigation system (which replaces the CD changer with a single-CD player), a trip computer and Bluetooth connectivity.
2009 Highlights
Performance & mpg
Impreza 2.5 i and Outback Sport models are powered by a horizontally opposed 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 170 hp and 170 pound-feet of torque. The Impreza 2.5 GT receives a turbocharged version of that engine that produces 224 hp and 226 lb-ft of torque. The WRX has a higher-output 2.5-liter turbo rated at 265 hp and 244 lb-ft. The WRX STI is more potent still, with 305 hp and 290 lb-ft. All engines send their power to all four wheels. Transmission choices for the 2.5 i and Outback Sport are a five-speed manual with incline start assist (which holds brake pressure for about a second when the clutch is depressed to simplify uphill starts) or a four-speed automatic with manual shift control. The 2.5 GT comes only with the automatic, and the WRX is five-speed manual only. The WRX STI comes with an exclusive six-speed manual transmission.
Performance of the non-turbocharged Impreza models is adequate, accompanied by Subaru's distinctive boxer grumble, but the turbocharged 2.5 GT and WRX provide more thrilling performance. The WRX STI is quicker still; in performance testing, we hustled this top-dog Impreza to 60 mph in just 4.8 seconds and flew through the quarter-mile in 13.3 ticks.
EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2009 Subaru Impreza start at 20 mpg city/27 mpg highway and 22 mpg combined for non-turbocharged manual-shift Imprezas, and they go down from there. The automatic transmission exacts a 1-mpg penalty on the highway in base models, and the 2.5 GT model clocks in at 19/24/21 mpg. The WRX is rated at 18/25/21 mpg, and the STI predictably brings up the rear at 17/23/19 mpg. These ratings are generally below average, particularly for the base Impreza.
Standard on all Impreza models are antilock disc brakes, stability control, front-seat side airbags, side curtain airbags and active front head restraints to help mitigate crash-induced whiplash.
In government crash testing, the Impreza scored a perfect five stars across the board for driver and passenger frontal and front side impacts and four stars for rear side impacts. In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety testing, the Impreza earned the top ratings of "Good" for frontal offset and side impact tests.
The base Impreza handles satisfactorily for a compact car, and its tenacious all-wheel-drive grip is a boon in both spirited cornering and cold-weather driving. The naturally aspirated 2.5-liter boxer has more aural character than that of your typical economy car four-cylinder, and it delivers adequate punch when called on. The "new" 2.5 GT is essentially last year's WRX with the automatic transmission, which means it's decently fast in a straight line, but its performance is perceptibly blunted by the lazy four-speed auto. Moreover, the GT (like the previous WRX) is uninspiring when the road gets twisty, owing to its incongruously soft suspension. The reborn WRX, however, is back with a vengeance, featuring upgraded power (not that it was exactly slow in the first place) and considerably more athletic and confidence-inspiring moves through the corners, thanks to its firmer suspension and dedicated (summer only) performance tires. The WRX STI kicks it up a few more notches via its twin limited-slip differentials, powerful Brembo brakes, short-throw six-speed manual shifter and potent rush of acceleration whenever the throttle is tickled.
Larger door openings and rear doors that open to 75 degrees allow easy access to the 2009 Subaru Impreza's cabin. The doors have framed side windows -- a first for the Impreza and a rarity among Subarus -- that help quiet the interior. A 60/40 split-folding rear seat comes in the sedan and four-door hatch. Overall interior materials quality is solid, and the gauges and the center stack are attractively designed. As such, the Impreza's interior looks and feels a cut above that of many rivals.
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Ask SO: Why is my claim taking so long?
Q: Why is my claim taking so long?
A: It is known that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is currently experiencing a huge backlog creating extracted claims processing times. While there are many different types of claims and waiting times for each, there are a few actions you can take that may speed up the process.
The first action is to locate and utilize an accredited service officer to assist in filing, tracking and reviewing your claim. Accredited officers are trained professionals, accountable for their actions while counseling and representing veterans. These officers are of utmost importance to ensure a quality product is submitted and a rating, with proper legal basis, is completed. American Legion accredited service officers provide service free of charge; locate one in your area by visiting www.legion.org/serviceofficers.
The second action has two parts. First, the claimant must be properly counseled on what documents to submit and the accredited officer should advise the claimant on how to procure information and documentation applicable to the proposed claim. The claimant must be advised of any action which, when taken during the normal claims processing timeline, may slow the speed of adjudication.
Providing additional evidence, while the claim is in the development phase, causes the VBA to return the claim to initial development phase for consideration of the new evidence. File all documents and information in tandem with the initial claim, or within the Veterans Claims Assistance Act period, if possible. Requesting copies of documentation in the claims file will hold up a claim.
In response to the request for information, the file must be pulled from the developmental stream and moved between sections of the VA regional office or sometimes between two completely separate regional offices. A Congressional inquiry will cause undue delay because the file must be pulled from the developmental stream and reviewed by senior management personnel. And a status letter must be sent to the respective Congressional office.
The above situations are not inclusive of all actions and occurrences that slow down claims. The overriding lesson here is that all claimants should seek professional assistance from an accredited veteran service officer.
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Setting the scene.
It's quite a big decision these days for some of us as to whether we should let our cats have the freedom of roaming outside or not. It's also a decision that you need to decide for yourself, based on your individual circumstances and the purrsonality of your cat – we wrote about this in our article: "Should I let my Bengal cat go outside?"
If you're uncomfortable with confining your cat indoors all day, especially when they're looking longingly out of the window, yet you're equally uncomfortable with the dangers that your loved one could face if you gave into them and let them out, a great compromise is to somehow cat-proof your garden so you really can have the best of both worlds.
There are five possible ways we think you could consider – some will be more suited to you than others and they all have their pros and cons, so we'll look at them in turn. But before we go ahead, we are going to say from the start that we personally do NOT agree with any use of electric fencing, whether it is visible or invisible, nor do we like the hefty collars cats have to wear for radio receiver-type fencing, so we are not going to cover either of those in our article.
1. Metal Fence
OK, we know…. it sounds horrible! A metal fence? You don't want to look like you live in a factory do you?
But the reality these days is that there are some wonderful metal fences on the market, and not only do they need minimal maintenance, but they also keep kitties confined to your garden because they can't get the grip to climb over them, if they are tall enough at least. A simple yet effective solution and one which lets your cat have the entire run of your garden at their leisure!
The possible downsides of these are that you would of course need to have this around the entire perimeter of your garden, so it could be quite costly if your garden is large. Plus you need to watch out for anything else your cat could climb up (e.g. a tree or some garden furniture) which could be used as a spring board to get over the fence. Even if all that is OK, another possible drawback is that if any neighbouring cats have the ability to be able to springboard into your garden, they will be unable to get out again, which could cause major territorial issues and even some fighting. Finally, you would need to make sure that if there gates that give you access to your garden, that your cat can't run out when the gate is opened either by you, visitors, or delivery people etc.
If your garden is very large, you might want to consider using metal fencing to partition some of it off to use for a cat garden (we'll discuss cat gardens in more detail later).
2. Spiky strips
Yikes! These look very scary! These spiky strips go on the top of all your fences and, again, as long as your fences are high enough, they are said to prevent your cat from climbing over the top. They were originally developed to stop other people's cats getting in to people's gardens (non cat lovers, obviously 🙂 )
We've not tried these around the whole garden, though we do have them in a little part of our cat garden to stop the cats from jumping up onto a windowsill to use as a springboard to jump out and they seem to be effective. There's lots of positive feedback online too. They are simple and cost-effective, though again you need to keep an eye out for possible "spring-boards" and gate openings.
3. Roller bars
Here's another attachment you can put on your fence to stop your kitty from getting the grip to get over it. They look a bit less scary than the spiky strips and are said to be effective. You can also put them round sheds and trees etc to stop your cats using these as a lever to get out.
Again, if you have a large garden, these might be quite expensive and need to be fitted by someone with experience, particularly in the more complex areas such as around out-buildings etc. Although you could use them as a means to partition some of your garden which may reduce the cost.
4. Full Cat Enclosure
Full cat enclosures come in many shapes and sizes to suit all tastes and budgets. They're very safe as they have a "roof" and many have double-entry doors, reducing the risk of escape when the doors are opened or closed. You can also get ones that attach to your house so there is direct access for your cat to come in and out, making your life much easier.
Some enclosures even have cosy sleeping areas so your kitty can enjoy a good catnap or two:) Many of them are also able to be dismantled so if you ever move house, you can take the enclosure with you. Enclosures almost eliminate the risk of other cats fighting with yours as they can't actually get in, though some cats can get distressed if the neighbourhood cats are marking their territory on the perimeter of the enclosure.
Overall, cat enclosures are great but there are some possible downsides: They are quite expensive if you buy one from a cat enclosure retailer, or even if you build it yourself, the materials can all add up. For that reason, they can also be quite small though if there are plenty of activities such as logs, platforms, toys etc this will help. You can also try hiding your cat's treats / food in the enclosure to give them something to hunt and make life more interesting for them 🙂 Always make sure any plants in the enclosure are kitty-friendly and non-poisonous. Here's a list of plants to avoid.
5. Cat Garden
Those of you who follow Bengal Cat World may be very familiar with our cat garden. We built it for our Bengals' own safety and it is loved by both hoomins and cats alike! We found it too impractical to be able to cat-proof our entire garden because it's quite large, and also we have trees and other "spring boards" at the perimeter. We felt that a full cat enclosure would be too expensive for the size we would have wanted, so we developed the cat garden ourselves, a much more cost-effective solution which also gives more space than an enclosure.
Our cat garden is a very generous size and of course you can choose any size that's right for you as this design is so flexible. Using the existing fencing as two of the borders, we then partitioned off the rest using a trellis-type fencing ,so it had an "open" feel – the hoomins can see into the cat garden and the cats can see out 🙂
The trellis fence was then covered in a wire mesh as it wouldn't have kept the cats in otherwise and a gate was made using wooden poles and the lovely wire mesh too.
Of course, this design is not enough to keep most cats in, they will just jump right over the top! So this is where the wonderful wire mesh and a few supporting rods came in handy once more! A metal rod was attached to the top of each fence post, the wire mesh was then attached between all the rods and then it was all bent over at an angle.
Despite numerous attempts, none of our agile Bengals have escaped over the fence, though they will always try!
The next things to consider are any "spring boards" – you need to remove anything around the perimeter that clever kitties could use to jump right over the fence. If there's something you can't move, you will need to protect it further with wire mesh.
A good test is to put your cat(s) into the garden and watch them closely – see if they can work out any weak areas and hatch their escape plans! The only time our cats have escaped (other than through the gate being opened) is when Lula managed to dig UNDER the fence – she found a weak spot in the ground and took full advantage 😯 Needless to say, that area was quickly strengthened 🙂
Then comes the good part! Fill the garden with cat-safe plants and grasses and toys and platforms and let them play to their heart's content while you're happy because you know they're safe! It will take a while for your plants to mature, but it will only get better with time! Here's some photos taken recently of our garden, bearing in mind we built it exactly a year ago 🙂
So there you have it, we hope you've find our guide useful, maybe given you some ideas you can use or adapt 🙂 Our cats really do love playing in the garden and have adapted well (considering they had been allowed to roam free previously), but it doesn't stop them from keeping an eye on the neighbours!


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I've lived a few blocks from Wrigley Field in Chicago for just about 2 decades now. It's a lovely neighbor that gets overrun by drunken Cubs fans once-in-awhile. The drunken, rude, oft-time dangerous visitors to the area and the weird, baffling vendors prompted me to make this site.
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Write a program that will accept a monetary amount in euro as input and compute and display the number of each coin needed to make up the amount using the least number of coins possible.
2, 1, 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c, 2c and 1c can be used.
I'm not sure how to write this program so any tips would be appreciated, thanks.


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In response the the Sandy Hook shooting, our middle school sent a reminder email us to check in at the office before coming on campus and "wear a large badge". This may be useful for detouring overzealous cupcake baking mommies or scantron salespeople but it isn't going to do squat against an armed pyschopath. The reminder was frankly insulting in the wake of such unthinkable horror.
I'm not suggesting that anyone has any solutions today -- perhaps there will never be any -- but so far the responses from the schools has been pathetic. I would like to think that there will at least be a deep re-evalaution of the status quo.
How about, "We will be holding community gatherings in the near future to come up with more comprehensive approaches to these situations. All input is encouraged. Please stay tuned, and in the interim all families will be mailed a hard copy of our present relevant policies and procedures."
"I'm not suggesting that anyone has any solutions today"
Nope. None available that can be started now.
Can't work to improve mental health service availablity. Can't re-institute the assault weapons ban. Can't ban high capacity clips. Can't require a background check on all gun sales.
Nope, not a d*** thing. Roll over and go back to sleep until the next group of kids are slaughtered.
"Roll over and go back to sleep until the next group of kids are slaughtered."
This incident was horrible and sad and very very rare. The poster above seems to believe it's very likely to happen again,and soon. It's not. Scare tactics are pretty potent, so be careful how you use them.
RW says "This incident was horrible and sad and very very rare." Thankfully, RW was wise enough not to use her real name. Let's just stay with the high carnage shootings in the last few months. Since they are VERY VERY RARE.
* December: Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother dead at their home then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary school. He forced his way inside and opened fire, killing 20 children and six adults before committing suicide. Total injured and killed: at least 28
* Also in December, the mall shooting in Oregon.
* Sep. 27 Accent Signage Systems shooting: Andrew Engeldinger, 36, upon learning he was being fired, went on a shooting rampage, killing the business owner, three fellow employees, and a UPS driver. He then killed himself. Total injured and killed: 8
* Aug. 5 Sikh temple shooting: Oak Creek, Wisconsin by a neo nazi: U.S. Army veteran Wade Michael Page, 40, opened fire in a Sikh gurdwara before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot would during a shootout with police. Total injured and killed: 10
* July 20 Aurora theater shooting: Aurora, Colorado, James Holmes, 24, opened fire in a movie theater during the opening night of "The Dark Knight Rises" and was later arrested outside. Total injured and killed: 70
RW says this is all a scare tactic. Really?
Hundreds of families ruined forever.
30 gun deaths a day.
Maybe RW meant to say that 20 children sustaining multiple entry wounds from an military grade rifle is "very very rare."
Because daily gun deaths are not rare.
And mass shootings are not very rare.
"Thankfully, RW was wise enough not to use her real name. Let's just stay with the high carnage shootings in the last few months. Since they are VERY VERY RARE."
That's only a slightly threatening comment so thanks for that.
And I'll stick with statistics that tell me that school shootings are very very rare. Google tells me that 100 people have been killed in school shootings in the last 20 years.
That doesn't mean that it's not tragic for the families involved. But, it's certainly not common. I'm just as safe going to school (I work at a school) today as I was on Thursday, before the tragedy in Sandy Hook.
Let us agree that mass shootings of school kids don't happen every day. Here's what does happen every day in this country: Twenty-nine people die from gun shots. EVERY DAY! Feel free to compare these numbers with those of other countries with stricter gun laws.
There is an old saying that gun-control advocates should consider and address: Outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns. Of course, government officials could continue to carry guns as they would be exempt from the law, but how many government agents would we need to protect every school and office and home from assailants? Regulate guns, sure. Outlaw them all, no way. Indeed, the Second Amendment - in the beginning - concerned the importance of persons being armed against abusive government officials. The truth is that not all government officials are "good guys" to borrow a phrase from Sandy Hook.
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"...Adam Gadahn, an American-born spokesman for al Qaeda, released a video informing followers that, "America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms" and urging them to exploit what is commonly known as the gun show loophole.
"You can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and, most likely, without having to show an identification card," Gadahn added. "So what are you waiting for?"
"A terror suspect can't take a regular sized tube of Crest into the airport, much less board a plane, but they can buy an AK-47 with no questions asked," said Mark Glaze, Director of the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns. "I'm pretty sure if the NRA membership knew its leadership was fighting to protect that special privilege for terrorists, they'd object."
(note: you can't get a full auto, but you can get semi-auto's and conversion kits at the gun shows without a background check)
Diane brings out the biggest straw man of all: outlawing ALL guns!
Time to ban all assault weapons, all high capacity clips/magazines; all gun purchases require a background check. Register all guns.
The 2nd amendment, written in a time of muskets and slave ownership: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
a couple factual errors:
"note: you can't get a full auto, but you can get semi-auto's and conversion kits at the gun shows without a background check"
Possession of the conversion kit, at least in this state, is the same as possessing a fully auto firearm. They don't sell them at gun shows here for that reason. Possesion of either carries a hefty jail sentence.
"The 2nd amendment, written in a time of muskets and slave ownership: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.""
The Supreme Court has already ruled that the second amendment doesn't mean gun ownership is restricted to members of a militia. We all have a right to own firearms. The fonuding fathers included this particular amendment because they feared government power. So they felt the citizens should be as well armed as the military. The military then carried muskets. The military now carries fully automatic assault rifles. We are allowed to own something that's close to what the military carries.
Menlo Voter said: "So they felt the citizens should be as well armed as the military. The military then carried muskets. The military now carries fully automatic assault rifles. We are allowed to own something that's close to what the military carries."
While I may disagree with the last part of that, the current Supreme Court *definitely* disagrees with that statement ("We are allowed to own something that's close...") No, sir. Not true. I can't have something close, whether a tank, RPG or a nuke. And I shouldn't have assault weaponry.
SCOTUS (Scalia's majority opinion, Heller): "We also recognize another important limitation on the right to keep and carry arms. Miller said, as we have explained, that the sorts of weapons protected were those "in common use at the time." We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of "dangerous and unusual weapons.""
So there ya go, if we'll ignore SCOTUS and go with Menlo Voter's interpretation, that means if I'm to have a militia with equal access to weapons, I'll start with sufficient defensive weaponry to repel bombers and tanks: TOW missiles, surface-to-air missiles and machine guns, to start. Then go shopping at Littlefield's for some old hardware...
Yippee. What could possibly go wrong with sufficient self defense armaments? As Country Joe said: "Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why... Whoopee! we're all gonna die." Web Link
Or we can once again constitutionally outlaw assault weaponry.
Not a difficult choice. Outlaw high cap mags/clips, assault rifles. Mandate waiting periods and background checks for all purchases.
- Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female
- Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male
- Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female
- Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female
- Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female
- Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, male
- Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female
- Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female
- Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male
- Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male
- James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male
- Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female
- Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female
- Jack Pinto, 5/06/06, male
- Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male
- Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female
- Jessica Rekos, 5/10/06, female
- Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female
- Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male
- Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female
Doesn't 2005 seem like just yesterday? For the above victims, that was the entirety of their full life. For their families, the pain will last through their lifetime.
- Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female
- Lauren Rousseau, 6/1982, female
- Mary Sherlach, 2/11/56, female
- Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female
- Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female
- Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female
There were two others that died that day, of course.
Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, 80 more Americans have died by gunshot.
And counting....
"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, 80 more Americans have died by gunshot."
And how many more have died by car crash?
Menlo Voter asks: And how many more have died by car crash?
Don't know. Nor do I know how many died of old age or cancer. Why is that relevant, other than to show that you have no valid response? Going to bring up the knife attack in China, too?
Here's a question for Menlo Voter: how many cops have died by gunshot since Sandy Hook?
I count four, though obviously that number may be higher, as i may have missed some:
Officer David Gogian
Officer Jeff Atherly
Officer Martoiya Lang
Officer Sean Callahan
Four officers killed by gun since Sandy Hook.
So far....
it's obviously a valid response since you choose to ignore it. Far more people are killed in car crashes every year, yet I don't hear you singing the clarion call for banning automobiles.
Automobile deaths are a fact of life. They're terrible, but we seem to accept them as a given. Murders are an unfortunate fact of life as well. Just as terrible and they occur with less frequency than auto deaths yet we get all twisted up about something that happens with less frequency than automobile caused deaths. Both are preventable.
Banning guns is not the answer. That horse long ago left the barn. Unless you're suggesting seizing weapons from private citizens that are legal owners of weapons, you're never going to eliminate them. You can create all the laws you want against firearms. Do you think criminals or crazy people give a damn?
In the Sandyhook case the mother was totally culpable for not properly securing her firearms. We as a society are culpable for not putting the mentally insane in institutions as we once did. No, we let them out into society with a bottle of pills which they won't take and then they become psychotic. Many become violent. Big surprise.
You want to solve this problem? Here's what you need to do. ONe, let your local DA know that there is ZERO tolerance in our area for bargaining away gun charges. Don't believe it? Do a little research. You'll find your local DA kissing off gun enhancements and gun charges to get the easy conviction and help their conviction stats.
Two, demand that we start institutionalizing psychotic people. They are not "curable." Curing psychotic people involves giving them drugs. They won't take those drugs unless they are required to do so. They are dangers to society and need to be removed from society. There is no permanent fix for their problem and thus no permenent prevention for the danger they represent to society.
Three, make it a felony for an owner of a gun to not properly secure it. Make it have a penalty so severe that people will pay attention. Ten year minimum sentence ought to get everyone's attention.
Those are the things that might actually prevent future Sandyhooks. Simply banning guns of any kind aren't going to get it done.
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The danger of premature graduation to seat belts for young children." Pediatrics. 2000;105(6):1179-83."
Delta V as a predictor of significant injury for children involved in frontal motor vehicle crashes." Ann. Surg.. 2006;243(1):121-5."
Determinants of Injury Severity With Child Exposure to Passenger Air Bag Deployment. Barcelona, Spain: Professional Engineering Publications Ltd.; 1999.
Determinants of Injury Severity with Child Exposure to Passenger Air Bag Deployment.. Professional Engineering Publishing Limited; 1999.
Development and validation of the injury severity assessment survey/parent report: a new injury severity assessment survey." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153(4):404-8."
Development of a novel web-based parent support program to improve the quantity, quality and diversity of teens' home-based pre-licensure practice driving. Transportation Research Board; 2012.
Development of a US Child-Focused Motor Vehicle Crash Surveillance System: A Pilot Study." Ann Adv Automot Med. 2011;55:33-40."
Differential risk of injury in child occupants by passenger car classification." Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2003;47:329-41."
Differential risk of injury to child occupants by SUV size." Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2004;48:87-100."
Discovery of predictive models in an injury surveillance database: an application of data mining in clinical research." Proc AMIA Symp. 2000:359-63."
Driving errors of learner teens: Frequency, nature and their association with practice." Accid Anal Prev. 2014;72C:433-439."


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What do I need to share my broadband Internet connection around my house with WiFi (wirelessly)?
05 Aug 2020
What do I need to share my broadband Internet connection around my house with WiFi (wirelessly)?
You'll need -
1 - a broadband connection with Ethernet
2 - a WiFi access point/router
3 - a wireless network adapter for each PC, laptop or device on the network
Firstly, you need to
check what kind of modem you have.
You'll need an
Ethernet modem
, not a USB modem. Some ADSL ISPs provide an Ethernet modem, but most don't.
A Cable modem or set-top box (NTL, Telewest, Blueyonder) always has an Ethernet port, so it can accept a WiFi router.
this guide to check which kind of modem you have.
If you have an ADSL USB modem - you'll need to get an Ethernet modem, like
this one
Once your modem is sorted out, you need a wireless router/access point to broadcast the connection wirelessly. You can purchase a combined Wifi Access Point and Router such as
this one
A wireless router always has a few ports that you can plug wired computers and devices into also. It's generally a good idea to set it up and configure it with an Ethernet cable first.
The scenario above shows a DSL modem, but the same principal works for ADSL and cable - the Ethernet connection from the modem or set-top box connects into the Internet (or WAN) port on the router.
When your wireless router is working properly with your modem and computer, then you'll need to get a wireless network adaptor for each PC, laptop or device. See
this guide
for advice on getting the right network adaptor.
If you're an ADSL user with a USB modem - you can alternatively get a WiFi router with an ADSL modem built-in. This is the most convenient solution for those with USB ADSL modems, as it can replace your ISP-supplied USB modem and give your home network WiFi functionality all in one box.
Digidave recommends for ADSL users the 2WIRE Home Portal 2700HG Wireless ADSL Modem/Router -
2WIRE Home Portal 2700HG
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Young people in our country need to know that economic education is not an option. Economic literacy is a vital skill, just as vital as reading literacy.
—Robert F. Duvall
President and CEO
National Council on Economic Education
Dennis Flanagan, former long-time editor of Scientific American, tells of once meeting the famous movie critic for The New Yorker, Pauline Kael. After introducing themselves, Kael admitted to Flanagan that she knew "absolutely nothing" about science, and Flanagan responded: "What ever became of the idea that an educated person is supposed to know a little something about everything?"
Kael was not amused.
And really, who can blame her? Nobody likes to be called to task about a deficiency in knowledge in a particular area, especially by someone who has a deeper understanding than she possesses. Not that Flanagan shares this trait, but there is often a certain smugness surrounding the "expert" in a particular field who believes that everyone else should know and care about what he knows and cares about. One can imagine Flanagan later meeting an economist and having to confess his ignorance of the dismal science, and the economist then meeting a geologist, who encounters an artist, and so on. Each is accomplished in his own right and may even consider himself something of a Renaissance Man, yet each is likely perceived by the other as somehow deficient.
So I have empathy for the reader who opens this special issue of The Region and who may feel a bit like Pauline Kael. As you probably have noticed by now, we have departed from the normal format of this magazine to devote its pages to one subject: economic literacy. And this means that you are about to be told by a number of experts that you (or at least the American people, generally speaking) don't know enough about economics and that you should know more. Are weas economists, policymakers and educatorsjust being smug? I hope not.
Here at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis we believe that knowledge of economics is important. To that end, this bank (along with other Federal Reserve banks) conducts workshops, provides printed material, develops curricula, sponsors essay contests, hosts meetings, constructs Web sites and so on, all with limited budgets and all with the intention of improving economic literacy. In addition, this bank will hostin partnership with Minnesota Public Radioa national symposium on economic literacy in spring 1999, the results of which will be published in this magazine. In other words, you haven't heard the last about economic literacy.
Why all the fuss? Two reasons: First, from a parochial point of view, few understand the role of the Federal Reserve in monetary policy, bank regulation or in the services provided to financial institutions; even worse, some have rather bizarre notions of their central bank.
Second, and perhaps more importantly, economic literacy is crucial because it is a measure of whether people understand the forces that significantly affect the quality of their lives. Now, I'm not going to overstate that claim. The argument can be made that despite this country's apparent ignorance about economics, the economy is still doing quite well and will likely continue to do so. Michael Watts of Purdue writes in these pages that much of economic literacy is "learned the hard way, by trial and error," and he calls such experience a "hard teacher." I think I would amend that statement to suggest that experience is a good teacher. We learn a lot from merely participating in the economy. Adam Smith knew that because of the efficacy of markets, the invisible hand works regardless of whether people know about it. There may be some irony in that regard for economic educators, but even sotheir task is no less important. As Watts and others note, knowledge of how an economy works helps people function more effectively as consumers, savers, investors, workers and voters; the same could arguably not be said about the study of biology or ballet, although I recognize that such study brings value of its own.
Every science, every academic disciplinefrom art to zoologythinks itself crucial. Economics is no exception. But we should recognize the significance of economic study. You cannot fully understand history without understanding economics. You cannot understand politics and other social sciencesin other words, how the world workswithout understanding economics. And you cannot make an informed choice when you walk into the voting booth. This is not to set one field of study against another, but to acknowledge that economics should be given its due in the classroom.
I invite you to peruse this issue of The Region and consider the issues raised about the meaning of, and the need for, economic literacy. You will find an article titled "Why Johnny Can't Choose," which describes the economic fundamentals that U.S. citizens need to understandas defined by this bank. Following that article, you will find the results of our national survey on economic literacy, which tested respondents' knowledge of those economic fundamentals. The average score for the survey was 45 percent, which in my estimation is not too bad, but whether you see the results as a glass half empty or half full, there is still clearly room for improvement. Additionally in this magazine, there are seven papers from experts in the field of economic education and a discussion of economics textbooks and pedagogy, and other articles and information pertinent to economic literacy.
In the end, you may not agree with everything you readdisagreement is no stranger to the economics academybut I hope you come away with either a new or renewed sense of the importance of economic literacy. At the very least, I hope you come to understand what Bob Duvall means when he says that economic literacy is not an afterthought; rather, economic literacy is a skill necessary to function effectively in society. Whether economic literacy is as important as reading literacy, as Bob suggests, is a question that would likely garner debate; and so would questions regarding how economics should be taught, what other subjects should be cut to make room for economics, and a host of other queries. That's the purpose of this magazine and the subsequent symposium, to raise questions and issue challenges. We'll keep you posted.


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Marks and Spencer has whipped out what it claims is the world's first carbon-neutral bra.
The Autograph Leaves Collection Multiway Bra is produced in an eco-friendly Sri Lankan factory powered by hydroelectric and solar energy.
M&S stumped up $400,000 towards the cost of the solar panels and design for the $7m MAS Holdings plant, situated in Thulhiriya, close to Colombo. The building also boasts a turf roof and "evaporative cooling" system, which is much less leccy-hungry than air conditioning. All of this, coupled to low-energy lighting, means the factory uses 40 per cent less electricity than a conventional equivalent.
The Carbon Trust Footprinting Certification Company did the sums to reduce the eco-brassiere to fully carbon-neutral status, and that will require M&S to plant 6,000 trees annually for the benefit of the local community.
The company has also hooked up with the Conservation Carbon Company to help farmers regenerate the island's southern rainforest.
M&S's Head of Sustainable Business, Mike Barry, reckons the retailer is looking to expand its range of carbon-neutral clothes. He said: "We don't want green, eco-friendly products to be in a ghetto in the corner, we should be making all products more environmentally friendly." ®
The Autograph Leaves Collection Multiway Bra is made from 67 per cent polyamide, 20 per cent polyester and 13 per cent elastane. If you find this mix less than planet-hugging, then get youself down to EarthPositive.
EarthPositive doesn't as yet make bras, but its t-shirts are "produced under the Global Organic Textile Standards from 100% organic cotton using only renewable energy from wind & solar power and approved by the Carbon Trust (UK) for reductions in CO2 emissions".
Furthermore, "the Fair Wear Foundation has audited the entire production chain for correct ethical labour practices". When it's not protecting kiddies from slave labour, the company is involved in the "Replanting a Rainforest" initiative in Brazil.
If that's not enough, then note that for every t-shirt sold, EarthPositive promises to "hug a tree and adopt a really lovely puppy from a Bangalore animal shelter".
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Ally Wallet Wise Honored with Community Service Award by Financial Literacy Group
DETROIT, Nov. 12, 2012 /3BL Media/PRNewswire/ -- In honor of its commitment to supporting the financial literacy needs of underserved communities, Ally Financial and its Wallet Wise program has been named the 2012 recipient of the inaugural Community Relations Award by the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development (SFEPD). The company's efforts were recognized at the fifth annual Financial Literacy Leadership Conference.
"This year we presented our first Community Service Award to Ally Financial, whom our partnership with enables us to reach out to underserved communities in key cities across the country," said Theodore Daniels, president and CEO, SFEPD. "We're especially thankful for the opportunity to share the Ally Wallet Wise financial literacy program, which helps us to educate audiences in a way that's both relevant and impactful."
Ally Wallet Wise is a free financial education program that teaches consumers the basics of personal finance, including budgeting, credit, banking and investing, and vehicle finance. Offering community-based, in-person sessions, as well as online courses—at www.AllyWalletWise.com—Ally Wallet Wise is available at no cost to consumers across the U.S.
Since the re-launch of the program in July 2011, more than 550 classes have been presented by nonprofit partner affiliates, reaching more than 20,000 attendees.
"Ally Financial strives to support and strengthen the communities where we live and work," said Beth Coggins, director of community relations at Ally Financial. "We are honored to accept this award and appreciate the dedication of SFEPD as a Wallet Wise affiliate."
As a financial services company, Ally is committed to providing consumers with the tools and information they need to make educated decisions about personal finance. In affiliation with SFEPD, Ally Wallet Wise is presented to communities in and near: Arlington, Va., Dallas, Detroit and Washington, D.C. For a full list of Ally Wallet Wise affiliates and event locations, visit http://www.allywalletwise.com/events/.
About Ally Financial Inc.
Ally Financial Inc. is a leading automotive financial services company powered by a top direct banking franchise. Ally's automotive services business offers a full suite of financing products and services, including new and used vehicle inventory and consumer financing, leasing, inventory insurance, commercial loans and vehicle remarketing services. Ally Bank, the company's direct banking subsidiary, offers an array of deposit products, including certificates of deposit, savings accounts, money market accounts, IRA deposit products and online checking. Ally's Commercial Finance unit provides financing to middle-market companies across a broad range of industries.
With approximately $182 billion in assets as of Sept. 30, 2012, Ally operates as a bank holding company. For more information, visit the Ally media site at http://media.ally.com or follow Ally on Twitter: @ally.
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As a child growing up in Michigan in the 1950s, our telephone was connected to elaborate circuitry known as switchboards. The "operator" connected circuits as calls were made, and the technology to automate all that was just coming into being. These operators were often featured in television shows and films of the period, and they were just an accepted part of life.
A telephone call back then was a closed circuit from one point to another, and trust me, when the phone rang in my house, it was a very big deal. Depending on what you could afford, your circuit was often shared with others in what were known as "party lines." You'd pick up the phone to make a call only to discover that some other member of your "party" was using the line. Yikes!
So in telephony fifty years ago, the circuit and that which was being transmitted on the circuit were connected. The form was connected to its content, and this was the way of all communications. You could only watch Hollywood films at the theater. Ed Sullivan was on TV Sunday nights. Music was available on vinyl records. And so forth.
In 1960, scientists began experimenting with what's known as "packet switching" on telephone lines, where the data being transmitted was separated from the circuit and repackaged at the other end. Wikipedia describes it this way:
Packet switching is a network communications method that groups all transmitted data, irrespective of content, type, or structure into suitably-sized blocks, called packets. The network over which packets are transmitted is a shared network that routes each packet independently from all others and allocates transmission resources as needed. Principal goals of packet switching are to optimize utilization of available link capacity and to increase robustness of communication.
Packet switching is the foundation upon which the Internet is built. The breakthrough came when the Department of Defense used it to build ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), the precursor to the Internet.
This ability to separate form from content is at the heart of all of the disruptive technologies and innovations that we have in communications today. Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell referred to it during a formal chat with students at Stanford University in 2004.
"...if you're the music industry, you're scared. And if you're the television studio, movie industry, you're scared. And if you're an incumbent infrastructure carrier, you'd better be scared. Because this application separation is the most important paradigm shift in the history of communications, and will change things forever... I have no problem if a big and venerable company no longer exists tomorrow, as long as that value is transferred somewhere else in the economy."
While there are certainly questions as to whether value is transferring or disappearing, there's no doubt that venerable institutions are in trouble today as the result of application separation. The issue, however, is not how to protect oneself from this disruption, but rather how to move forward within it. And the problem for everybody in the world of communications is that once you separate "content" from the form in which it is presented, you give up the ability to monetize any subsequent forms of presentation. "Content" has no value in and of itself. The value is always with the presentation, and this is the real problem in an unbundled world.
It's the single most significant issue confronting the copyright industry and copyright law in contemporary culture, for the ability to separate form from content didn't exist when original laws were written or the concept of copyright was even conceived. If you wrote a play, you made money through a stage. If you created the news, you needed a printing press to monetize it. If you wrote and performed a song, you needed a record. If you created a movie, you needed a theater.
Since all of that has changed, the ability to make money from content of all forms must be connected to the original content itself and not the form in which its presented, and this will require a major shift in the paradigms governing copyright. Formulas for determining value that are based on forms of presentation are simply unworkable, for the Web routes around such roadblocks, viewing them as impediments to the mission of putting packets together with consumers of packets. What difference would it make, for example, if a film was pirated, if the value of that film was connected directly to it, rather than associated with the form in which it was presented? This is a significant business challenge, but not one that is insurmountable. It simply takes a new pair of glasses.
This is at the heart of contemporary debate, and it is evidenced in the decision by the NBCU/News Corp streaming video platform Hulu.com to pull its videos from the online streaming browser Boxee. It wasn't Hulu's decision, for Hulu is merely a form of presentation; Hulu's "content partners" asked for it. But Boxee is also a form of presentation, and while Boxee actually enhances Hulu's content by optimizing it for viewing on a television set, Hulu's content partners view it as another way to squeeze profit from copyright.
Hulu has also removed its content from the CBS-owned video aggregator, TV.com, and the logic here is the same. Hulu thinks it can create sufficient scarcity to force people to its own property, where it can then make money. If their videos go elsewhere, they want compensation, but this is contrary to the nature of the Web.
There are currently three ways to make money via copyrighted "content." One, the consumer of that content pays directly (movies, books, subscriptions, etc.); two, a third-party pays to present the content to consumers (syndication); or three, a third-party pays in order to access the eyeballs of those who are consuming the content (advertising). These three methods all stem from the laws of mass marketing, but the Web is not a mass-marketing medium, no matter how much traditional media moguls say it is or try to enact laws that make it so. The one-to-many model simply doesn't work online, because connectivity is horizontal.
There is no stage in the online world, and value propositions based on such are unworkable. Content has been freed from the limitations of the stage, and the sooner we all accept that, the sooner we can get on with the task of creating ways to pay for the costs of creating content.
We must find a way to attach a value to original content in such a way that, no matter how it is consumed, the copyright owners are compensated. That value must be fair and, in the meritocracy that is the Web, be able to produce profit, if the users (a.k.a. "the people formerly known as the audience") deem it of sufficient quality. Most people think this should come in the form of micropayments, but that concept assumes a virtual box office, a bottle neck that the Web would view as inefficient and route around. It would also require an elaborate rights management system to protect the copyright owner, and this has already been deemed unworkable by the music industry.
In "The Remarkable Opportunities of Unbundled Media" in 2005, I wrote of six ways to make money in a truly unbundled, application separation world, and these still make sense today.
Of these, I believe number four and number six hold the greatest revenue possibilities for media companies. Already, consumer industries are creating their own media for distribution, and this will be a growing business, perhaps even harkening back to the day when advertisers paid for their own programs that were distributed via the fledgling broadcast networks. Number six is so potentially lucrative that it alone could support the artistic endeavors that drive media companies in a mass marketing world.
There is also considerable potential in number five, and this is what Hulu, TV.com and Boxee both help consumers do. Getting into this business is smart for media companies who want in on the new distribution models, but (so far), they're blinded by the old mass media scarcity concept, which is what produces the kinds of problems we're seeing with Hulu's "content partners." If you seriously want a share of helping users rebundle, then you must be prepared to put your own material out there for rebundling by others, too.
In Media 2.0, the stage is separate from the play itself, and enterprises that support this will prosper.
This is the only thing that makes sense to the Web, and what's stopping it is the fear of the copyright industry, a fear based in the misguided belief that it will destroy the money tree known as charging for every form of presentation. The only group that would be impacted by such a system are the lawyers paid to ferret out "offenders" who are simply trying to find a better way to serve the wants and needs of the people.
Like compound interest, residual payments for copyright are the Eighth Wonder of the World. They are built on assumptions that must be challenged in today's world, for they are formulas that support greed and nothing else. It's one thing to prevent other big institutional players from making money off the work of others — which is the intent of copyright — but it's entirely different when copyright law is used to prevent what essentially amounts to sharing. The latest silliness from the RIAA is that they "own" the music you buy, and that you are merely purchasing the right to listen to it. This is the ludicrous end of trying to control the forms in which products are consumed (I own the socks; you're purchasing the right to wear them). The people formerly known as the audience have figured out that the music's the thing, not the packages in which it comes.
The worst thing about such assumptions is that clinging to them prevents us from moving forward with the new.
Copyright owners should be able to set the price for consumption of their goods and services, but once that price is set, it shouldn't matter which channels or forms I choose to consume those goods and services. It's called commerce. You sell; I buy. It's mine. Application separation indeed changes everything, but it does not necessarily follow that it has to mean a loss for the people who create that which has been separated. This is doable for the artists of society, but artists are generally terrible business people, so the business of creativity has had very little to do with creativity or the artists themselves. It has become the purview of smart business people who view creative endeavors as their property.
NBC President and CEO Jeff Zucker is in the business of art, and his views are shared by those within his community. Hulu.com is one of his babies, and he is well-aware of this whole application separation business as it relates to his ability to make money for NBCU. In a 2007 speech, he made a statement that has been parroted by the mass media crowd ever since. Zucker said that the industry had to "effectively monetize" digital media "so that we do not end up trading analog dollars for digital pennies."
There is a huge difference between analog dollars and digital pennies, but it has nothing to do with value, for analog dollars come in opaque boxes while digital pennies are transparent. This is a greater fear for the mass marketing world than the actual dollars versus pennies argument, for atomized and transparent content does not play well with blue smoke and mirrors — the kind of stuff that these businesses use to create wealth for themselves.
So Zucker's statement is more precisely that he doesn't want to trade opaque dollars for transparent pennies, and this is the problem for all mass media that is supported by advertising. Whether it's print or broadcast, the opaque nature of the sale is what allows the media companies to grow their businesses, and the more opaque, the better. The old saw about not knowing which 50 percent of the audience sees your ad is what has built media empires, despite the metrics of circulation or program ratings. There are uncertainties built into such measurements that can be exploited to hide realities that the publisher or programmer would rather keep hidden.
But application separation allows extreme precision, and this is both the great strength and the great weakness of the Web. The ability to serve and track ads separate from the pages on which they are served has changed the balance of power in the publisher-advertiser relationship, and those opaque dollars are flying out the window with remarkable speed.
With transparency comes the ability to determine costs, and this terrifies those whose business models are built on opaque sales. After all, if one can determine cost, one can determine profit, and that's a public relations nightmare that high margin companies can't afford.
Another problem for the "analog dollars and digital pennies" argument is that at the heart of the personal media revolution is a satisfaction with those pennies. It's a growth market for those with low barriers to entry, including costs. Mass media does not want to truthfully examine costs, for those costs support the infrastructure that allows for the making of money in the first place. A printing press used to be a license to print money. Same with a broadcast tower (and license). All that has changed, and to the new participants in the media game, those pennies look like a lot of money.
The stage has long been a necessary part of our culture, and in some ways, it'll always be with us. However, it's importance as the gathering place for crowds has been replaced by entirely new methods that cater to the wants and needs of the people formerly known as its audience
We don't need no stage anymore.
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Even RVers that stay overnight in the wallyworld parking lot near me dont seem to get in the way. They are parked way out at the end of the parking lot. And for those of you defending wallyworld, you may be right, but then again you may not be. There have been wallyworld stores that harass truckers also.
Let's see... RVers and truckers.. hmm... those 2 tend to stay over for a few hours to sleep, no? If there is an issue with staying more than 'X' amount of hours, I'd expect to be advised about it right away instead of them waiting for me to possibly fall asleep before rapping on my door. Someone pulling in towing a boat? Hmm... not likely to be sleeping over for a few hours.Has nothing to do with discrimination, nor is it likely anything to do with a local Wal-Mart's policy because it's well known that Wal-Mart corporate has no problem with it. Again... conduct a little research and you're likely to find that the city has a problem with the stopovers.
It has nothing to do with the "store manager on a power trip". Many Walmart don't allow trucks because the parking lot is too small to handle them.
There are many reasons that the Wal-Mart may be not allowing RV's to park for extended amounts of time - who knows. Does it matter? There seems to be a feeling of "entitlement" here, like we have a right to park anywhere we want to. Personally I appreciate those WM's that let us park and don't worry about all the possible reasons for those that don't. I certainly do no feel I have a RIGHT to park on someones property.Frank
There seems to be a feeling of "entitlement" here
Perhaps we should all recongnise that it is the right of any property owner to manage the owned property the way necessary.
This thread is evidence that the large majority of us DO realize that. It only takes a few entitled folks to make a stink and ruin it though. The OP posted this rant to other online RV groups recently as well (with those threads I've reviewed looking quite similar to this one), and unfortunately has not returned here to give any feedback or response to our various comments.
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Promissory Note, Wm. Clark and E. Updegraff
Author: Clark, William ; Updegraff, E.
Date: December 18, 1856
Under the terms of the promissory note, William Clark and E. Updegraff agreed to pay a $10.50 fine to Shawnee County imposed on them for card playing.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thomas Nesbit Stinson Collection, #511, Box 1, Folder 46
Item Number: 100252 Number of images: 1
Keywords: Cards, playing; Clark, William; Courts; Crime; Entertainment; Ethics; Legal documents; Shawnee County, Kansas Territory; Updegraff, E.
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Unofficial Opinion 94-5
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O.C.G.A. § 50-3-3 requires that the state flag be displayed in the schools on appropriate occasions, as determined by local school boards, within their scope of discretion relating to educational responsibilities.
You have requested my opinion concerning interpretation of O.C.G.A. § 50-3-3, which reads as follows:
The state flag shall be displayed on appropriate occasions in the public and private schools of this state and in all patriotic meetings, and the citizens of the state are requested to take the pledge of allegiance set out in Code Section 50-3-2.
You have asked whether the time between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on days when school attendance is required constitutes an "appropriate occasion" under this statute.
The cardinal rule for the construction of statutes is to ascertain the intent of the legislature. O.C.G.A. § 1-3-1(a); Wilson v. Board of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia, 246
Ga. 649 (1980). Given the legislative history and looking to the ordinary meaning of the words of the statute, as required by O.C.G.A. § 1-3-1(b), it is apparent that the General Assembly intended that the state flag should be displayed in the schools, qualified by the words "on appropriate occasions." See also O.C.G.A. § 50-3-4 (Secretary of State is authorized to furnish state flags for display in public schools); O.C.G.A. § 50-3-4.1 (local school superintendents are authorized to place durable posters of the state flag in each public school library and classroom). See generally Ryan v. Commissioners of Chatham County, 203 Ga. 730 (1948) (interpretation of statutes "in pari materia").
Your question concerns the determination of what is an "appropriate occasion." Neither O.C.G.A. § 50-3-3 nor other related Code Sections provide specific guidance on this issue. Compare O.C.G.A. § 20-2-310(c), which provides that local school boards are to afford each public school student the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag "during each school day." In the context of education law, the discretion to make the determination of "appropriate occasion" with respect to display of the state flag would lie with the school board and local school superintendents, who are charged with the general governance of the local systems. Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. V, Para. II; O.C.G.A. § 20-2-59; see 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. U88-9. Discretionary decisions by public school officials must relate to education. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. U88-9 (requiring a "nexus" between school rules and the educational environment). In general, discretion in public officials may not be challenged unless they abuse it or arbitrarily refuse to exercise it within the parameters of their particular responsibility and duty. See Fourth Street Baptist Church of Columbus v. Board of Registrars, 253 Ga. 368, 369 (1984). Thus, so long as they do not act arbitrarily and they base their policies and rules on reasons related to education, local school officials may make their own determinations governing appropriate occasions for display of the state flag in the public schools, including a determination that displaying the state flag during the time between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on days when school attendance is required is an "appropriate occasion." On the other hand, a local school board cannot arbitrarily and capriciously refuse to carry out the duty to display the state flag on appropriate occasions, as provided by O.C.G.A. § 50-3-3.
Therefore, based on the foregoing, it is my unofficial opinion that O.C.G.A. § 50-3-3 requires that the state flag be displayed in the schools on appropriate occasions, as determined by local school boards, within their scope of discretion relating to educational responsibilities.
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The predecessor of the present Code Section was a Resolution approved March 28, 1935, which resolved that the state flag "be displayed at appropriate occasions in the public schools of this State and in all patriotic meetings." 1935 Ga. Laws 1253. The preamble of the resolution expressed the intent that the flag of Georgia along with the national flag "should be displayed on all public holidays and in all public schools and civic gatherings."


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NCBA Statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on the Renewable Fuels Standard
WASHINGTON — National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Policy Vice Chairman Craig Uden, a cattle feeder from Elwood, Neb., issued the following statement with regard to today's hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Reform Act:
"NCBA appreciates the efforts of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in discussing the RFS, and we look forward to working with the committee on making significant changes to this policy. The inflexible RFS mandate continues to be a burden on cattle producers across the country. Livestock producers continue to face record high feed costs due to one of the worst droughts in the U.S. in half a century. The artificial support for corn ethanol provided for by the RFS is only making the situation worse. It is clear that the RFS must be overhauled and the RFS Reform Act (H.R. 1462) proposes to do just that.
"In a letter addressed to the House, NCBA urged congressional members to support the RFS Reform Act, legislation that would provide relief to those affected by this unworkable federal policy. This legislation will help ease concerns created by the ethanol mandate and allow cattle producers to be able to compete on a level playing field for a bushel of corn, by prohibiting corn-based ethanol from being used to meet the RFS, and reducing the total size of the RFS over the next few years.
"NCBA fully supports this commonsense approach by Congress on its recent bipartisan reviews of the RFS along with issuing a series of white papers examining the numerous issues with the current ethanol mandate system and its impact on all users of corn."
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Annual spatial ecology of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) in eastern North America
Mallory, Mark
Gilchrist, Grant
Acadia University
Master of Science
Ecological studies on birds tend to be biased towards the breeding season, yet understanding the full annual cycle of an organism is critical for understanding how effects carry over between the seasons. The aim of this thesis is to gain a more complete picture of Herring Gull movements outside the breeding season. By examining the migration and wintering patterns of Herring Gulls from five different sites across their breeding range in eastern North America, I evaluate the variability in the behaviour of this highly flexible species, both among individuals and populations. My research reveals for the first time that Herring Gulls breeding in the Arctic migrate long distances to spend the winter in the Gulf of Mexico. I confirm that Herring Gulls from the Great Lakes disperse and do not truly migrate. Regardless of the distance they travelled, Herring Gulls tended to migrate at a seemingly relaxed pace, with many stopovers and indirect routes. Each population of Herring Gulls had strong migratory connectivity between their breeding and wintering are as, meaning that environmental stressors in one area can potentially have strong population-specific effects. This finding gives a particular significance to the differences I observed in winter habitat use among populations. I found that Herring Gulls from the Arctic spent the majority of the winter in marine habitats, while those from the Great Lakes and Atlantic Canada used a wider variety of habitats. However, only in the Atlantic populations did a large proportion of individuals spend most of their time in urban habitats. Previous studies have found that Herring Gulls in Atlantic Canada have lower survival rates than those in the Great Lakes and the Arctic, which suggests that there may be a link between urban habitat use during the winter and poor adult survival.
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My wife and I are big fans of artisan stoneware and pottery, and our collection of pieces has grown over the past 30 years. We have everything from basic bowls and mugs to unusual and unique items such as cutting pots. If you're not familiar with cutting pots, this signature handcraft created by potter Lorraine Dilmore is worthy of a little explanation …
A cutting pot is a useful as well as decorative vessel that can be filled with water to hold fresh-cut flowers and herbs. It's essentially a vase with a flat back and a loop, allowing you to hang it on a wall, post, or just about any vertical surface. For those of us who enjoy the beauty and fragrance of outdoor gardens, cutting pots provide an ideal way to bring a little bit of nature inside.
I'm sure that there are many potters who make cutting pots or similar pieces, but I'm partial to Lorraine's work. I first saw her stoneware at a craftsmen's fair and immediately was drawn to the elegant shapes and handsome glazes on all of her "pots," as she refers to them. It was evident that she was a master of her craft and had many years of experience.
Lorraine invited my wife and me to visit her studio after the fair to select pieces that we would like to offer in our store. Little did we know what a delightful afternoon it would turn out to be.
Lorraine's home is located in Hampton Falls, a bucolic apple orchard town on the seacoast of New Hampshire. Her studio is in an old barn that was moved to the 40-acre site about 100 years ago. According to historical records, two brothers argued over the ownership of the original barn. To settle their differences, they cut the barn in half. The portion of the structure that now houses Lorraine's studio was moved to its present location with a team of oxen.
In 1974, even before her house was built, she began making pottery in the barn. Since then, her studio has grown from a corner room in the barn to what is now the entire first-floor studio and gallery.
Lorraine's work has been featured in galleries throughout Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts for many years. One of her hand-thrown bells adorned the first Clinton White House Christmas tree.
Although she enjoys creating all types of "pots," Lorraine says that she is especially fond of making functional stoneware that is primarily used in the kitchen because she loves to cook. (Her pottery has been featured on the PBS series Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito.)
We have several of Lorraine's items in our home—covered casserole dishes, a soup tureen, and pasta bowls, to name just a few. But it's no surprise that the ones that get the most compliments from our guests are her cutting pots!


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Philadelphia police force occupy protesters out, arrest dozens
Occupy Philadelphia has been cleared out of Dilworth Plaza next to City Hall. The eviction came more than two days after a city-imposed deadline for getting protesters to leave.Civil Affairs Captain William Fisher read out the warnings shortly after 1 a.m., telling protesters they would be arrested if they refused to leave. The protesters split into two groups, one staying near City Hall, the other taking police on a two hour march through much of Center City. Eventually about 50 protesters were arrested.
Gwen Snyder of Occupy says even though they have been evicted their fight isn't over. "We'll continue to fight for economic justice in this country and this world and we will continue to do it whatever happens, that's what we've said and that's what we will continue to say," said Snyder.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey was pleased with his officers and how they handled the protesters. "We work with people the best we can but sometimes people cross the line and wind up getting arrested," said Ramsey.
Sanitation and fire department workers joined together to clean up the plaza and power wash it with fire hoses to prepare for the $50 million renovation of Dilworth Plaza.
UPDATE 8 a.m.:
The Associated Press reports that near 50 protesters have now been arrested.
More than 40 Occupy Philadelphia protesters were arrested overnight outside City Hall as police moved in to enforce the eviction notice given last week.
After reading warnings starting at 1 a.m., officers moved in to arrest people who would not leave Dilworth Plaza. Four men and two women were taken into custody about 3 a.m. The city wants the protesters out so a long-planned $50 million dollar renovation can move forward.
As officers moved in to make arrests, many Occupy protesters left and starting marching through the streets. About 5 a.m. police arrested about 40 more people near 15th and Hamilton Streets. Police still did not have exact arrest numbers.
A splinter group of Occupy Philadelphia has taken out a permit for daytime protests at Paine Plaza, across the street from the original location. But many members did not want to move to the new location since the permit bars them from camping overnight. They say without a 24 hour presence the "occupy" part of the movement would be lost.


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