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A KING 5 Investigation finds the City of Seattle is falling short on its pledge to crack down on chronic parking violators on downtown area streets.
The city launched programs in the summer of 2011 to get tough on the worst offenders, when it raised street parking rates to among the highest in the nation.
But KING 5's review of Seattle Municipal Court records shows hundreds of car owners continue to rack up dozens of unpaid parking tickets with few consequences.
Some of the drivers have hundreds of unpaid tickets to their name.
In response to a public records request, the municipal court provided KING 5 with parking citation records since August of 2011 showing:
- More than 10,000 people or businesses have three or more unpaid parking tickets;
- 502 car owners have ten or more unpaid tickets;
- The 502 top offenders have a combined total of 9,077 unpaid parking tickets;
Seattle's "queen" of unpaid parking tickets is a former Capitol Hill business owner cited 146 times since August 2011 for parking illegally. To date, none of those tickets have been paid, according to one Seattle parking official.
"She would park in front of the building whenever she wanted," said Capitol Hill web designer Scott Howe.
He watched the top violator repeatedly park in a load zone right out his office window on 10th Ave.
"She'd stay there all day long, come and go actually, and leave the ticket on the windscreen and park back where she was," said Howe. "Kinda pisses you off sometimes, to be frank."
The woman he's talking about is Sophia Phillips, whose parking habits attracted a lot of attention in the neighborhood around her vintage clothing store called "Kaleidoscope Vision." One man said he watched her crumble up tickets on her windshield.
"It's weird and embarrassing," Phillips told KING 5 by phone of the nearly 150 unpaid tickets on file. She says her store didn't have any parking so she was forced to find spots on the street.
"I sold my car so I wouldn't have to deal with this anymore," said Phillips. She also said she's been working with the Municipal Court to try to get the tickets paid off.
Kaleidoscope Vision shut down its Capitol Hill store this summer, and Phillips' businesses partners have moved the operation to Los Angeles.
"I thought she thought it was a joke," said Howe of his former neighbor. "(After that many) tickets you would imagine the city would take care of that in some way, shape or form."
However, the court records reveal that city policies are failing to stop some of the worst violators.
A program launched in July 2011 was supposed to halt chronic parking violators dead in their tracks. The Seattle Police Department initiated a "boot" program in which SPD was to place a wheel clamp on the vehicles of automobile owners with four or more unpaid tickets. The clamp doesn't come off, and the vehicle can't move, until the owner makes arrangements to pay off the tickets.
Police say 8,121 vehicles have been booted under that program. But SPD agrees that the records obtained by KING 5 reveal that some of the worst offenders are getting away with it.
"I think there are still some loopholes we're working on trying to close because it's obvious we're not getting some of the biggest violators out there today," said SPD Parking Director William E. Edwards.
He said the department has lobbied, unsuccessfully, to close the holes in city and state law.
For instance, the department can't boot vehicles with out-of-state license plates, regardless of how many tickets the driver has received. Edwards said many of the vehicles on the top offenders list have plates from California and Oregon.
Also, he said crafty violators have learned they can re-register their cars in a different name. A car owner could show up at a licensing office with a friend and register that car in the friend's name. Even though the license plate stays the same, the new registration wipes the slate clean for the new "owner" and the car is no longer on the "boot" list.
When the car owner racks up more tickets, they simply re-register again.
"We believe there are some people who have been very good at maneuvering through the system and adept at playing the game," said Edwards. "Now they've racked up hundreds of tickets and are still able to drive and park on city streets without any real consequences."


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I don't have any great pictures of my office before (I know, bad blogger). But here are a couple that might give you an idea of what I was working with.
On this wall we have a ton of books. A TON. Three bookcases crammed full of books. We might have a book hoarding problem. I'm slowly but surely going through all of them and getting rid of quite a few, which is really hard for us to do, by the way. Does anyone else have a book problem? Am I the only one?
Over here, we have a way too big L-shaped desk, a ton of clutter and a big, but comfy, white chair and ottoman. Downsizing to a smaller but still functional desk and moving the chair so that everything fit in the space better is one of my priorities.
So, one of the things I want to accomplish in this room is maximizing the space I have and introducing more storage solutions for all my office and crafting, sewing, DIY-ing crap that has heretofore been stuffed in the guest room closet. I decided that since there was no closet in this room, I needed a small cabinet or buffet with plenty of storage space. As usual, I started scouring Craigslist and local thrift and antique stores for the perfect cabinet.
And wouldn't you know it, I found a buffet. At the Salvation Army. For $85. And it was already painted white (although not perfectly done, so I'll have to re-paint it at some point).
It was the perfect size for the space and offered three small drawers, one long drawer and two cabinet spaces. Perfect!
This is the buffet in its new home where the wall of books used to be. I also moved the white chair into the corner beside the buffet and took out the too-big ottoman. I found a great table lamp on sale at TJ Maxx, along with fun little horse head sculpture. I got the vintage type fan at Target (the room gets really hot in the summer). It's a nice little piece, yes? I'm pleased with it. But the wall above it needed a little something.
Several months ago I scored a fabulous book of Audubon bird prints from an estate sale. Twenty-five prints for $10! I have been wanting to frame some of them for a while now so I figured this was a great opportunity to pick out my favorites.
I narrowed down the prints to my absolute faves and grabbed four 11X14 black frames I snagged at Ross and within 5 minutes, I had free art!
Then, since I was feeling all crafty, I whipped together some new pillow covers for the white "reading" chair and this is what this corner of the room looks like now:
Not too shabby, eh? I think it's a good start. Now I've just got to tackle my mountain of books and downsize my desk and stencil the walls...
It never ends, does it?
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Office Makeover: Storage and Free Art
May 2009 Joy at Thursday, August 18, 2011
3 comments:
- Suz said...
very cute! can you come help me with my house??
you should do paperbackswap.com! ever since i started using that i don't hold on to books nearly as much because i would rather send them off to others to get credits for the books on my wish list! it has totally brought my book problem under control. i only keep the REALLY good ones or ones i might need for reference.
- August 18, 2011 at 1:40 PM
- T.Hart said...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the buffet and I've also been wanting to frame some pics from a book for a long time! Thanks for inspiring me!
- August 18, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- T.Hart said...
I LOVE the buffet! And I've been wanting to frame some pages of books for a while...so thank you for inspiring me!
- August 18, 2011 at 5:18 PM
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Selena Gomez Gave Kendall Jenner Love Advice About Harry Styles
Is Selena trying to help her new friend Kendall win Harry back? The model and 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star reached out to the 'Come & Get It' singer for some much-needed love advice on her British ex, an insider tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
Selena Gomez and Kendall Jenner looked extra chummy when they were spotted having lunch together in Los Angeles on March 21, and now HollywoodLife.com can EXCLUSIVELY reveal what the two brunette beauties were talking about — Harry Styles! We can't even imagine how Taylor Swift must feel about this — not to mention Selena and Kendall's budding friendship.
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Harry Styles Writing Songs With John Legend — Is He Going Solo?
Is One Direction's hunkiest member heading in a solo direction? That seems like a real possibility now that he and R&B man John Legend have officially teamed up to make music together.
Harry Styles may be part of One Direction, but he isn't limiting himself to the boy band, and news that he has teamed up with John Legend has Directioners worried that this side project could become something more. Especially because, according to John, he and Harry have been working on way more than just one ditty.
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Harry Styles Posts Controversial Native American Pic on Twitter
Harry Styles is suffering backlash from his zillions of fans this morning, after posting a picture of himself wearing a Native American headdress on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Harry Styles is at the center of a social media frenzy every day, but this time, it's not good! The 1D singer brought on bad buzz by posting a photo of himself wearing a headdress on Twitter. He since took it down, but we've got the pic!
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Kendall Jenner Has Cute Date While Harry Styles Eats Alone Next Door
Is LA that small that exes are literally forced to eat next door to each other? Apparently for Kendall and Harry it is!
Kendall Jenner and new mystery boy were seen out on a date on March 12 at a very romantic spot — Pinkberry in West Hollywood, Calif. While you usually wouldn't talk about exes on a date, Kendall may have heard that her ex Harry Styles was dining right around the corner at Craig's — the first place that he and Kendall ever went out!
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Taylor Swift & Harry Styles' Awkward Run-In At Pre-Oscars Party
The former lovers probably weren't expecting to see each other on Oscar weekend, but fate brought them together at The Weinstein Company pre-Oscar bash on Mar. 1.
Well isn't it fancy seeing you here!? That must've been what Harry Styles and Taylor Swift thought to themselves when they bumped into each other at a pre-Oscars party on Mar. 1. So did any sparks or fists fly between the former couple?
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Kendall Jenner After Harry Styles Split: 'Don't Let Boys Be Mean To U'
After getting crushed by her breakup from the One Direction singer, Kendall seems to be adopting a new philosophy to save herself from any more heartache.
Just judging from Instagram, it's clear that one party in the Kendall Jenner-Harry Styles breakup is taking it harder than the other. Wanna try to guess who it is?
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Harry Styles Dissing Kendall Jenner: Not Returning Calls Or Texts
Harry Styles is letting the phone ring when it comes to his ex-girlfriend Kendall Jenner. Reportedly, the One Direction singer has not been returning Kendall's calls or text messages, and Kendall just doesn't know what to do.
Harry Styles, 20, and Kendall Jenner's relationship has come and gone but the worst part about the break up is that Harry is not returning 18-year-old Kendall's calls or text messages.
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Harry Styles Announces One Direction's New Fragrance In Video
Harry couldn't be cuter and we couldn't be more excited about One Direction's newest fragrance, That Moment, a special edition scent that was announced on Feb. 26. Watch Harry's sexy video below!
The One Direction guys had our hearts pounding on Feb. 26 when they posted the new bottle for the second fragrance on Facebook, writing: "Here's the NEW 1D Special Edition perfume … 'That Moment'. Looks good right? It SMELLS even better!" Watch Harry Styles' message to fans right here!
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Harry Styles: Why He Decided To Break Up With Kendall Jenner
Harry and Kendall have reportedly broken up after just three months of dating, but a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that the 1D singer wasn't ever in it for the long haul.
After they went on a dinner date in late Nov. 2013, it seemed that Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner really hit it off, and they quickly went from a once-off hookup to romantic, globetrotting rendezvous and PDA-filled dates. But as a source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively, Harry knew that their love affair was going to be short-lived.
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Harry Styles & Kendall Jenner Split Because Of 'Work Commitments?'
Is it over after just three months? That's what a new report says, claiming that the two sexy stars have broken up because of their busy schedules.
Say goodbye to Hendall! Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner have had a hot, romantic tryst for the past three months, but it may have fizzled out, as a new report claims that the young couple has chosen business over pleasure and broken up because of their busy work schedules.
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Kristen Wiig Impersonates Harry Styles On 'Tonight Show' — Watch
This may be the worst Harry Styles impression ever . . . and the most hilarious. Jimmy Fallon sat down with Kristen Wiig who decided to give up her interview time to play the British pop star (except she didn't know he was British).
Well, Kristen Wiig is definitely not a Directioner. She headed onto The Tonight Show to do a stellar interview with Jimmy Fallon… except she took on the role of Harry Styles. Watch the hysterical clip here.
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Harry Styles Attends Cara Delevingne Fashion Show, Skips Kendall Jenner's
Harry's past and present lady loves both walked in shows during London Fashion Week on Feb. 17. But while Harry was front and center at ex Cara's Burberry Prorsum show, he was mysteriously missing from Kendall's Giles Deacon show. Did he really diss Kendall on her big day?
It seems like Harry Styles might be falling back under the spell of Brit "It" girl Cara Delevigne. The One Direction hottie was spotted in the front row at his former flame's Burberry Prorsum show, where he appeared to be totally checking her out! And what's worse is that Harry was apparently a no-show to the Giles Deacon show, which featured his current love interest Kendall Jenner.
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Are generic drugs the next boom in shipping?
With the pharmaceutical logistics market forecast to grow 7.6% per year, UPS will be well positioned to accommodate the expansion.
The transportation firm already provides freight services for German drug maker Merck (MRK), and in the past year has invested in five new pharmaceutical processing facilities, with further deals expected. That leaves UPS well positioned for traffic for the pharmaceutical logistics market, which is forecast to grow by 7.6% per year in the near-term.
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Pharmaceuticals growth easily outpaces electronics
The hugely popular cholesterol drug Lipitor, produced by Pfizer, is widely credited as being the world's top-selling pharmaceutical brand, having notched up 2008 sales of $12.4 billion. Following the expiry of its patent protection last month, however, generic versions produced in Asia are fast making their way to U.S. drugstores, which in turn fuels demand for new and highly specialized logistics channels.
A recent study by research firm Transport Intelligence predicted that pharmaceutical air freight will grow by 12% over the coming five years, compared to just 4% for electronics cargo. With emerging markets in India and China driving much of this growth, UPS has reacted by opening five dedicated pharmaceutical processing facilities around the globe in 2011. According to Bloomberg, the firm is on the cusp of announcing further Asian logistics deals within a month.
The chart below shows how we expect total shipments of UPS freight to continue their up-trend throughout the Trefis forecast period, rising from 10.9 million Less than Truckload (LTL) shipments this year to 13.7 million by 2018. Less than Truckload shipments weigh between 100 and 15,000 pounds. Given UPS' expanding logistics network, we believe that pharmaceutical air freight could be a significant contributor to this rapid growth.
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- Lauren Bayer
- Woodmere, NY
- United States
Student, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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Will mind-reading eventually become a reality and what are the implications for humanity?
This week in my bioelectricity class, we learned about using electrical stimulation to mimic the electrical signals of the body. The nervous system uses electrical signals as it performs its tasks of communicating, processing information, storing memories, etc. As we learn more about the language of the nervous system, we can use advanced technology to "speak" to the body and get it to perform tasks that the body's nervous system might not be able to do. Neural prosthetics, for instance, provide electrical stimulation to the nerves that are connected to muscles, allowing those muscles which were paralyzed to move again.
As we learn more information about the "language" of the nervous system, science has begun to correlate certain actions or stimuli with specific frequencies and behavioral patterns of electrical activity in the brain. For example, many scientists studying the visual system look at firing rate patterns in the visual cortex of the brain and use the data to predict the images that are being seen.
Ultimately this reverse correlation process might be able to be applied to all parts of the brain, including memory.
This led me to wonder, do you think that there will ever be a time where we will literally be able to read people's brains? If we can one day understand how the brain processes every bit of information – then theoretically we should be able to measure the electrical activity from the deep layers of the brain and be able to predict what the person is thinking. And also in the reverse direction – what would happen if we could ever be able to use electrical stimulation to "insert" memories into people's brains?
Do you think this technology could be useful for treating patients with dementia who have lost their memories – in which patients could create a "back-up" file of their own memories in case they ever start to lose it? What implications would such technology have on humanity? And do you see ways in which it could be detrimental/beneficial?
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Apr 19 2013: Fascinating question and topic Lauren!
As you say..."As we learn more about the "language" of the nervous system", and all the other interconnected body/mind systems, it is interesting to speculate what science may discover.
Are you familier with the TED talk by Christopher DeCharms? He speaks about a real time MRI with which a person can observe the brain function and with their thoughts, actively participate in changing some of the neural patterns.
It seems like this technology, and some of the other technology you have mentioned would be very valuable to the evolution of humans. Like anything, however, it could possibly be misused.
In addition to advanced science and technology, I believe when we use all our senses and functions, including logic, reason, intuition, instinct, etc., we can sometimes "feel" some things about other people. So we may not be able to feel exactly everything a person is thinking or feeling. However, with practice, open mind and heart, we certainly can intuit some things about people.
Lauren BayerApr 19 2013: HI Colleen,
thanks for your contribution to the conversation!
I agree with you that if people are aware of their surroundings - they can gain intuition about other people. i don't think that that's necessarily mind reading, as I was trying to explain to carolyn below, but rather think that that's us using our previous experiences to come to conclusions and judge the situation that we're in right now. The way we act is so dependent on our previous experiences, so I believe that having intuition about other people is really our brains comparing the present situation to others that we've seen in the past in order to come to some conclusion as to what that person could be doing.
Apr 19 2013: You are welcome Lauren.
I don't think I said that intuition is mind reading. Intuition, as defined, is ..."immediate apprehension or cognition; knowledge or conviction gained by intuition; the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference".
If we use our "previous experiences to come to conclusions and judge the situation", I suspect that we would be applying cognition WITH evident rational thought and inference, so it would not be considered intuition.
The way we act is NOT always "dependent on our previous experiences.....unless.......that is how we choose to act.
Based on the definition, I do not perceive intuition to be based on "our previous experiences to come to conclusions and judge the situation".
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I just got back from running an errand, I was picking up a few things at the local convenience store. When I got to the counter to pay for my purchases, I greeted the manager of the store (a woman, and an acquaintance) with; "Happy International Women's Day". She responded, "Is that what it is?"
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Human Rights cannot be addressed without the inclusion of all humans, irrespective of gender.
2012 International Women's Day
Okay, yeah, I'm a guy …I'm also a feminist. Let's get this straight; to me, Feminism and Women's Rights are inextricable facets of Human Rights as well as basic human dignity and egalitarianism.
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Yes, I'm aware of the many groups excluded by the (absolutely untenable) label "special interest". A label universally applied by those who feel an entitlement to special privilege. These anti-human rights groups are entrenched in our media, political apparatus, religions, corporate power brokers, etc, etc, etc (sorry for the redundancy there, but …it's that ubiquitous a social maladaptation it bears repeating).
2012 International Women's Day
As activist atheists, skeptics, humanists, …any label/identity that can be tied to "rational human", we have a duty to support and promote any and all aspects of all-inclusive, egalitarian human rights. That simple. We (atheists of both genders) are all guilty of sometimes forgetting this duty to some degree, even the most benign seeming faux pax will to somebody - somewhere, will be an issue of exclusion or marginalization.
2012 International Women's Day
At the other end of the spectrum there are examples of courage and sacrifice in the cause of women's rights every day. Most go unnoticed, ignored by a mainstream media that lost its way a long time ago.
2012 International Women's Day
Sometimes, an act of courage is noticed by those who recognize its importance in spite of being ignored initially by the mainstream. Last year Egyptian atheist, student and blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy posted a nude photograph of herself, announced it on twitter (#NudePhotoRevolutionary) and an atheist/feminism meme was born.
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Courage, this isn't an act of exhibitionism or objectification. Courage, this isn't an obscene act, offensive, or at the other end of the spectrum; a mere voyeurism opportunity for those who can't rightfully call themselves rational thinkers. This is an act of courage, it is also the seed of revolution.
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Solidarity for this act of courage was almost immediate and knew no borders, be they ethnic, geographic, gender, etc.
"Young members of the Worker-communist Party of Iran who live in Iranhave joined the scream! Since they would be executed for this act, their faces are covered with slogans saying 'Long Live Women's Freedom', 'No to Hejab', 'No to Islamic Reaction', and 'No to Gender Discrimination'. They have printed the calendar and pasted it behind them. This photo has made my day." ~ Maryam Namazie
2012 International Women's Day
Support for Ms. Elmahdy came not only from western countries and all parts of the planet, but even from an example of political polarity -> Israel and Iran.
2012 International Women's Day
Atheist blogger Maryam Namazie came up with the idea to create a Calendar with nude photos of prominent atheist activist women in support of this revolutionary act. It was released today as part of 2012 International Women's Day.
Show your support for human rights, 2012 International Women's Day, atheist women, free expression and the fight against oppression by purchasing a calendar here.
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#nudephotorevolutionary (twitter hashtag)
CNN interview with Ms. Elmahdy
Nude photo of Egyptian blogger is a scream against Islamism
Aliaa is not obscene; you are!
Israelis strip in support of Egypt blogger
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Iranian Actress Breaks Taboos, Sparks Scandal By Posing Topless
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WooHoo! People often remark that posting something won't change people's minds. I always tell them, …if it influences only one person, it's more than worth the effort.
"If anyone had a problem seeing my tits, it was just that - their problem."
I really don't understand this one, I think some people (even some who've "lost" religion) have been so indoctrinated into thinking the human body is somehow "dirty", they can't see the art and beauty in the human form. It's not our bodies that are corrupt, just some people's minds.
"I've never understood how the religious can have such hatred for those who gave birth to them, whose breasts fed them, and whose daily care enabled them to survive."
Anything that empowers women threatens any patriarchal illusion (religious or not) of male "superiority". It's crazy how long this has persisted...
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This just makes me happy. Once when I was mowing my lawn on a hot summer day, I took off my tee shirt and bra and continued on. My husband thought it was great, but asked me why I did it. I replied that if men could run around shirtless in public, there was no good reason why I couldn't (I have to qualify this by explaining that we live out in the country where no one could really see me, so I wasn't risking arrest - unlike the brave Muslim women). If anyone had a problem seeing my tits, it was just that - their problem. I also vociferously support the right of women to breast feed whenever and wherever they need to, without having to cover up with a blanket or hide in a restroom somewhere or apologize for using their breasts for their natural function.
Beautiful! I've never understood how the religious can have such hatred for those who gave birth to them, whose breasts fed them, and whose daily care enabled them to survive. I've never understood why they can't understand that if they are humans, with full human rights, then they were born of humans, who also have full human rights - including the right to use our bodies however we see fit, to enjoy sex free of worry, to choose whether to reproduce or not, and to fulfill our potential in every way.
"Some of these theist groups of the Christian Right are just deplorable in their statements and actions towards women."
Absolutely, I agree, and my blog post should in no way reflect that American women (whom have representation in this calendar as well) have it easy. Especially considering recent right-wing polemics.
But, imagine the courage it takes to stand up (nude) for the rights of women in places like Egypt, or Iran. The latter especially.
Speaking of Iran, this just in from
Iranians in Iran join Nude Photo Revolutionary Calendar
"Young members of the Worker-communist Party of Iran who live in Iran have joined the scream! Since they would be executed for this act, their faces are covered with slogans saying 'Long Live Women's Freedom', 'No to Hejab', 'No to Islamic Reaction', and 'No to Gender Discrimination'. They have printed the calendar and pasted it behind them. This photo has made my day." ~ Maryam Namazie
Now that's courage….
Great post! I think it is important to keep calling attention to women's rights. I think it is equally when males do it like you have and I have done on my blog as well. One last thing to note, I think it is important to state that women's rights are not just at stake in places like the Middle East or Africa, but even here in the U.S. Some of these theist groups of the Christian Right are just deplorable in their statements and actions towards women.
"But why the sigma in your signature?"
A few reasons, not the least of which is a geek-based love of math, chemistry, physics; and that it's the closest letter (visually) in the Greek alphabet, to the upper-case Roman "E".
Thank you, Richard. Happy Int'l Women's Day to you, too.
But why the sigma in your signature?
"Sounds like there's a pro-veil revolution just waiting to happen."
Sounds like an interesting topic for discussion, perhaps you should start a forum thread/write a blog post on the subject.
"Similarly, I hope women in societies that condemn burqas are wearing the fuck out of those today."
There's a few more relevant facets to this issue.
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Officials said William Velis, 22, broke into an apartment in a 4-plex on the 4200 block of Abbey Road around 5:15 a.m. and was caught by the resident. There was an altercation, police said Velis displayed a handgun then fled to his apartment which was in the same 4-plex.
Authorities said Velis barricaded himself inside his apartment and refused to communicate with law enforcement. SWAT was then called in to assist police. Officials later found Velis' 2-year-old child was in the apartment with him and his wife had fled from the unit.
Around 7 a.m. Velis finally complied with SWAT demands and handed over his child. Authorities say the child was unharmed.
Velis was taken into custody for residential burglary and a weapons offense. He was then transported to jail.
Authorities did shut down Atlas Road at Abbey Road for a short time and it has since been reopened. Neighbors were also evacuated from their homes.