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Hey, are you in Stamford, Connecticut – or anywhere near? Are you a fan of light and lighting? Do you love going around to trade shows seeing what's new and hip in the world of light? Then hop the albatross and get to PLASA Focus Stamford!!! It's today and tomorrow, November 11-12, 2012. I'll be […]
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it's another Sunday, everyone! I'm in Stamford, Connecticut this week for PLASA Focus Stamford, one of the smaller PLASA shows that are gaining a lot of popularity. I have to admit that these PLASA Focus shows are pretty awesome — smaller booths, smaller rooms, and the knowledge of the people attending that a manufacturer or […]Connecticut, JOL Sunday Flickr, PLASA, PLASA Focus, Stamford
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Tupac Martir's Satore Studio is About to Rock Your Face
There are a very small group of people who live in our society who see things in the way that we all see things in our heads, but have the ability to take those brilliant, beautiful twilight thoughts and make them real for all to experience. These people have the ability inside them to transform […]artist, lighting designer, Satore Studio, Tupac Martir, visionary
What the #$%& is Amber Drift? [Infographic]
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55,000 LEDs Make A Cathedral
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FROM JAM CRUISE 10: Waful and Kuroda Trip the Light Fantastic
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A Quick New Years' Eve Lighting Story
Happy New Year, everybody – as always, sh*t is kicking here at the Light Associated Media, LLC headquarters in Oklahoma City – soon to be relocating to Toronto, Ontario! I can't tell you why just yet, but it's coming. And it's awesome. But that's not what this is about, this post is about an awesome […]2012, concerts, Jefferson Waful, JimOnLight.com, NYE, Ocean Billy, Umphrey's McGee, Video


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October 29, 2009
Law & Order Takes On TV's "Most Persistent Taboo"
Surprisingly sensitive portrayals of pro-life views . . . on network TV?
You may be surprised at what many prominent women's groups are protesting as "anti-choice propaganda." It's not a new book, or a graphic display; it's a recent episode of NBC's Friday night staple, Law & Order.
The show, which often rips its story straight from the headlines, recently aired an episode clearly based on the murder of late-term abortion provider George Tiller. The episode, titled "Dignity," offered sensitive portrayals of pro-life views that result in two characters who originally take the pro-choice side to reconsider their views.
For one character, a police detective, it is the revelation that his partner was born two months prematurely after his mother tried to end the pregnancy that forces him to think differently about the subject. For another, ADA Connie Rubarosa, it is the testimony of a nurse who witnessed and assisted in late-term abortions and ultimately left the practice. After hearing the nurse's graphic description of a botched abortion that resulted in a post-delivery murder of the newborn child, she says, "I grew up thinking Roe v. Wade was gospel and that a woman's privacy was inviolate. But after hearing that woman on the stand, talking about her baby dying in her arms, I don't know. I don't know where my privacy ends and another being's dignity begins. On one side they're talking about abortion never, and on the other side it's abortion whenever, meanwhile the rest of us are just stuck in the middle trying to figure it out."
After her partner asks her to "do her job" and "put the bad guys in jail," Rubarosa's response is quite stunning, considering her point-of-view just hours before:
"I'm glad that it's so clear cut for you, Hank," she says. "Unfortunately, I can't leave my soul in the umbrella stand when I come into work every morning."
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Popular pro-life blogger Jill Stanek gathered the overwhelmingly positive responses from those who were thrilled to see a positive portrayal of their cause on network television. "'Dignity' was the most powerful episode you have done," says one commenter on the NBC site. "I am used to seeing pro-lifers marginalized and dismissed as narrow minded religious zealots. This was one of the most fair-minded and even-handed presentations of this critical and persistent legal and moral issue."
Of course, not everyone's happy with the treatment. Kate Harding, at Salon's Broadsheet blog, writes, "None of it is anywhere near as simple as this episode makes it out to be." Because not every situation turns out as well as those portrayed here, she calls the portrayals of these viewpoints "the most egregious anti-choice propaganda," while calling out the show for ignoring the "reality" of those on the other side. And the National Organization of Women (NOW) complained that "several of the supposedly pro-choice characters on the show were guilted into questioning their values."
In 2004, The New York Times called abortion "television's most persistent taboo." Usually when shows tackle the issue, it's through a character who is deciding whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. The Tiller-like story provides a new angle that allows characters to approach the issue head-on, on both a personal and moral level.
What did you think? Did you see the episode? How accurately did it portray the pro-life view? How will this affect future TV portrayals of abortion?
Wow, that's interesting they showed pro-life in a positive light. I watch Law & Order: SVU and they always portray pro-lifers as silly religious fanatics.
And about the article on Salon, I'm getting a little tired of how some pro-choicers manipulate words to make pro-life sound a certain way. Example:
"The anti-choicers, who believe fetuses' rights trump women's."
Just the new term anti-choice highlights how they are trying to make pro-lifers look a certain [negative] way.
I saw the episode, and I was pleasantly shocked. The early writers of Law & Order seemed to make a legitimate attempt to fairly portray both sides of controversial issues. But, the last few years, a fairly consistent liberal bias has crept in. When there is a religious character, particularly one who is supposed to be an evangelical Christian, I always wonder whether the writers even personally know any evangelical Christians. Because I sure don't find anything familiar about the characterization. Conservatives are routinely caricatured in a similar way.
But when I watched this episode, my jaw hit the floor. I kept telling my wife, "I can't believe this is Law & Order!" They included some pro-choice viewpoints, and the new-found concern for the unborn didn't necessarily equate a support of anti-abortion legislation. But, IMO, the show did emphasize a pro-life view more than a pro-choice one. However, I thought that focus fit the story line very well, and they've certainly had the other side very well represented in the past.
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I too was amazed at the attempt of even handedness and presentations of the moral dilemmas faced by the mothers. For once, even though it still leaned to the pro-abortion proponents, the Pro-life advocates were sensitively and thoughtfully portrayed.
I seldom watch Law and Order any longer due to their obvious anti-Christian bias.
That is a surprise. When I watched the original L&O back in the day, and a little L&O: Criminal Intent out out curiosity, they tended towards, uh, not quite falling into the category of critical thinking, with lots of heavy-handed straw-man (and surprisingly frequently bigoted) arguments. I remember one episode of Cold Case (a horrendous Canadian combination of L&O and Bones) whose premise (embodied by the series main character's dialogue) was that everyone who doesn't think abortion is the cat's pyjamas is a violent, uneducated, unhinged psychotic with the approximate I.Q. of a hammer.
And I still can't get over the ridiculousness of the juvenile, inflammatory phrase "anti-choice." As Curt Paton pointed out above, being pro-life and believing in criminalization are not, though they often go hand-in-hand, the same thing.
Funny how the N.O.W. isn't troubled when characters on other shows are guilted into questioning values the N.O.W. promotes, and how Salon hasn't been terribly concerned about the high number of over-simplified episodes that focus on one side of an argument that happens to be in line with Salon's values. It looks like Salon and the N.O.W. support freedom of expression, in this case on TV...as long as you're freely expressing what Salon.com and the N.O.W. supports! ;)
My wife and I are big fans of 'Law & Order' and 'L&O: SVU' (more the latter for me). This episode was done very well. I did not care for the officer's response to the nurse (he acted insensitive and ignorant instead of compassionate as his later disclosure would suggest). But the intellectual and heart issues that the lawyers wrestled with appeared much more realistic and interesting (regardless of where they ended up on the issue).
Why do people think that television characters (pretend individuals that are NOT based upon you) should think and act as you do? This goes to Christians and non-Christians. Using phrases like 'liberal bias' and 'anti-choice propaganda' suggest we are so uncertain of our position that we need our entertainment to reinforce our ideals. Sure, I don't like when shows make Christians seem like loonies. But, honestly, some of us are! Of course, balance is best. Salon and NOW demonstrate they are just as closed-minded as many of the 'anti-choice' people they oppose. In fact, one might say that 'pro-choice' groups are trying to prevent the viewing public's choice on television.


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This is our 5th year here. We couldn't be more pleased! Our children come home excited about what they've learned. They're challenged, they're encouraged to be their very best, & they're expected to show respect toward others. This is a very 'caring' school, & I find it hard to understand previous comments about low morale & low parent participation. Our principal, Dr. Geranis, is ALWAYS there for her kids...parents too. I see children running to greet her & share their latest news. Time after time I've had substitute teachers tell me how wonderful it is to see such high parent involvement at Collier, compared to other schools they've taught at. And because of its volunteers/supporters, Collier can offer so much more--art classes, music, P.E., track team, computer lab, chess club, spanish classes, family movie nights, even a Dad's group that helps with painting, landscaping, & other beautification projects. We love Collier!
I've had two children at Collier, one still attending, and I am extremely satisfied with the level of teamwork, professionalism and education at the school. I am especially impressed with the Kindergarten team at Collier. Mrs. Cuprak and Mrs. Shipley are the experienced, nurturing 'glue' that holds the team together. They have embraced and assisted at least five new kinder teachers (Mr. K, Miss Sarah, Miss Bruns, Ms. O'Brien and Mrs. Ewen). Each time they have supported and worked with the new teachers, providing a fun and challenging educational experience for all kindergartners.
We are very happy at Collier Elementary. We started here when the principal and two new Kindergarten teachers were hired. Fortunately for us we were assigned to these two teachers (our son had one of these teachers the first year and our daughter had the other one a few years later). These teachers were hired because of their reputation in the district (they both have been teaching for 25 years). They have passion, drive and it is obvious they love what they do. They have embraced new teachers and always taught as a team, join together for all 'kindergarten' celebrations, functions and programs. They gave our kids a wonderful start and this has continued throughout the past five years. Dr. Geranis is an excellent administrator. She goes above and beyond for her staff and families at this school. Thanks to the staff at Collier our kids love school!
Over the last 7 years, both my children have attended Collier. When my daughter went, it was definitely a great school, morale was high, and the overall teacher quality was excellent. But with the change in principal 4 years ago, things have definitely changed for the worst. Morale is low, and parent participation has declined significantly. There are still a handful of great teachers at Collier, but if your child happens to get one of the bad teachers, it ruins your child's whole year, and it is difficult to switch your child to another teacher. My recommendation is to research other schools, and the teacher your child is going to have before going to Collier.
Collier at one time was a great school, things have definitly changed over the last 3 years. Parent Involvement is down, moral is low and great teachers have been lost. It no longer has the unique warm family atmosphere it once had, now it is just another school. With prior leadership the children would be excited to see the Principal come into their classrooms, not anymore. Test scores might be good, but if you have other choices I would explore them first.
My children were at a montessori charter school prior to attending Collier. They have spread their wings at Collier. The teachers are fantastic and really care about their students. They have taught my children to be organized with homework and exceed expectations. The principal provides leadership and is very approachable to not only parents but students too. The campus is lovely with enough room for the kids to excercise. The school offers tremendous help to those with special needs. Crystal McGuire
I think Collier is a great school. Kids are offered many afterschool activites such as art, Spanish, and chess clubs. They are also given art lessons, music lessons, P.E. and Spanish as part of the curriculum. Not all public schools offer this. The class sizes are farily low (average of 20 students per classroom).
The teachers and staff work hard to make learning a positive experience for every child. There is a very active PTA and father's group. I have been so lucky that this is our neighborhood school.
I think it is a shame to see such a decline in parent participation. They used to have parent volunteers bring art lessons to the classrooms, not sure if that still occurs. Placing well on AIMS is important but at what cost?!
Parent involvement very high, which is great! However, the principals leadership leaves much to be desired. Some years there were great teachers, then move to the next grade and you get one who is either not interested or busy playing kiss up to a particular parent. Overall, we have spent 4 years there and my child can still barely read. I would not recommend this school.
We found this school to be just average. Moved to a charter school...much happier with the quality of education.
In general, education level is not up to par.
Special Ed. could use some improvement.
We switched our sons in the middle of the year to Collier from a private school. I was a little nervous that it was not stimulating enough for them. They did fantastic. The teachers are caring and very interactive with the kids. The school is very well maintained, and the children at Collier are taught a lot about not being a bully. We are very pleased with the academics and the parent participation in the school. We are so happy we made the move to Collier.
Great PTA and parent involvement. However, my sons class was 27 kids to one teacher. Way too many kids, so we moved to a charter school and are much happier. My son is getting much more direction, and has advanced a great deal in his studies since we moved to the new school. It is too bad that TUSD seems to think that a good teacher can be effective with that many kids. Also, very disappointed with the PE and Art at Collier-- It is next to non-existant.
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Hostess CEO cuts everyone's pay but his
Gregory Rayburn argues that because he isn't on the Hostess payroll, he should still get his full $125,000 a month.
Gregory Rayburn will still get his $125,000 a month, or $1.5 million a year, the company told The Huffington Post. His logic is that because he isn't on the Hostess payroll, he doesn't have to take part in the company-wide pay cut.
Rayburn looks at himself as temporary, telling The New York Post he's more like outside help and therefore entitled to his full salary. He said he will leave Hostess when he's no longer needed, the Post reports.
Rayburn joined Hostess in February as chief restructuring officer, and one month later was named president and CEO. He's also on the board of directors.
To be fair, Rayburn is taking some measures to rein in his pay. He was eligible to get a bonus of between $375,000 and $1.125 million, but decided to give up the money, The Huffington Post reports. And Rayburn and three other top executives are taking $1 for the rest of the year in pay, but their full salaries will be reinstated in January.
That's small comfort to the rank-and-file employees who watched a number of Hostess executives get sweet pay raises and bonuses as the company barreled into bankruptcy. The company wants 19 top managers to stay with Hostess as it moves into the liquidation phase, and got approval from a bankruptcy judge to award up to $1.75 million in retainment bonuses.
The execs only get those bonuses if they perform specific tasks related to easing the operational wind-down, a company spokesman told The Los Angeles Times. Rayburn won't be getting a bonus.
At least 15,000 Hostess employees are losing their jobs in bankruptcy, but Hostess wants to keep about 3,200 to help wind down operations.
Hostess cracked under nearly $1 billion in debt, and blame for its demise can be spread far and wide. Private-equity firms funding the company couldn't get it off the ground. When consumers lost interest in carbs and sugar, the biggest innovation Hostess could come up with was banana-filling Twinkies. Although union members agreed to steep concessions over the years, it still failed to adjust to new realities. The old CEO, Brian Driscoll, suddenly bailed in March without explanation, Fortune reports.
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Ursala Burns CEO Xerox - $4.1 M salary
Debra Lee CEO BET - $5.5 M net worth
E. Stanley ONiel CEO Merrill Lynch - $700K salary, $31 M bonus last yr.
Kenneth I. Chenault, CEO of American Express - $18.5 M in salary and bonus last yr
John W. Thompson, CEO of Symantec- $14.8 M in salary and bonus last yr
Richard D. Parsons, CEO of Time Warner- $15 M in salary and bonus last yr.
Wow..CEO's are all white and Republican...WRONG ....
The usual capitalist stooges/union bashers in this board are the ones who have destroyed this country. They want to bring back Slavery by the sweet names of "capitalism", "opportunity", "hard work", "mininum wage", etc. Socialism is only way to punish these greedy, selfish, freeloading, lazy, capitalists. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, would have been a free man today if he had only said, "I am a capitalist. How dare you attack my success?"
I agree this guy is getting way too much for a company going down the tube...BUT, it is the gov'ts fault for not protecting our manufacturers from foreign competition via increased tariffs. You would not beleive the amount of food and drink that is imported from foreign countries and isn't required to bear a "product of china" label because it's packaged or "further processed" in the states before it's sold. Imported food tonnage has trippled since 2000 and there is only 2/3rds the USDA inspectors there used to be. Rumor is less than 1% gets checked.
The way it works is when you, your kid, or your pet dies someone will raise an eyebrow and trace it back to whoflungdung who put the melamine in the food and flag their shipments into the US.
Enjoy your next meal.
The executives pretty much own the company and can do with the company what they want. No jealousy here. If you want that type of pay to keep for yourself or give to others, then work to achieve it. Why complain...the US is supposed to be a society that rewards hard work when you have a service or product that consumers want.
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Reuters reported that Sen. John McCain would pledge "to take the lead in combating global climate change if elected president in a speech that set him apart from the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush." However, in reporting on McCain's environmental positions that his campaign believes will "win support from independents and centrist Democrats," Reuters did not mention his voting record and did not include any criticism of McCain's positions. By contrast, The Washington Post noted that "McCain's lifetime League of Conservation Voters score is 24 percent, compared with 86 for Obama and 86 for Clinton."
On his radio program, Glenn Beck stated that Al Gore is using "the same tactic" in his efforts to fight global warming that Adolf Hitler used to vilify Jews in Nazi Germany, but Beck said that Gore's "goal is different. The goal is globalization. The goal is global carbon tax. The goal is the United Nations running the world. That is the goal."
In an article about President Bush's renewable energy tour, The Washington Post overlooked the White House's retreat from Bush's pledge to "replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025." The article also reported on Bush's planned visit to the National Renewal Energy Laboratory without mentioning that just before his visit, the federal government had reallocated $5 million to restore the jobs of 32 employees who had been laid off as a result of administration budget cuts.


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The Johns Hopkins Cheerleading squad is a small group of dedicated women who aim to promote campus-wide school spirit through the support of the university's athletic teams. Cheerleading is considered a club sport. The squad can be seen cheering at home football, basketball, and lacrosse games.
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Over the years, we have seen a number of art cars introduced, and while some were aesthetically better than others, all these artist-rendered vehicles all have one thing in common: they are always magnets for attention.
One artist that seems to be having a growing fascination with turning supercars into his own personal canvas is Laurence Gartel. As one of the pioneers of digital media, having plied his craft since the 70's, Gartel has probably seen and did just about everything you can with digital media, including teach Andy Warhol the nuances of the art.
What he hasn't done is take a Ferrari F430 Scuderia and turned it into a 510-horsepower psychedelic vinyl supercar. And he did all of the designing on a computer. Who said this guy can't keep up with today's technology.
According to the artist's representatives, this particular F430 Scuderia's value has jumped all the way to a cool $1 million because of Gartel's work.
Cool digs, but for a million dollars? Yikes.
Press Release after the jump.
Gallery Ferrari F430 Scuderia
ARTIST GARTEL TRANSLATES A FERRARI SCUDERIA into a CANVAS.
Prior to the personal computer Laurence GARTEL broke all established methodologies when he explored electronic imaging known today as (Digital Media) in the early 70s while working on analog system computers. GARTEL set out to create new visual language through the adoption of technology in the art making process. GARTEL taught Andy Warhol how to use the Amiga Computer when he received the commission to produce the album cover for Debbie Harry (Blondie) in the 80s.
GARTEL's new psychedelic Scuderia (valued at close to a million dollars) becomes the latest of unique projects GARTEL's interest in SUPER CARS started several years ago and his exhibition "AUTO MOTION" based on the inspiration of the FERRARI automobile was first showcased at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Edison State College in Ft. Myers, Florida. But the question asked is: "WHY paint a FERRARI? The answer is: "WHY NOT?" - Digitally of course.
Ever since the first cave paintings were discovered in France (40,000 BC) man has had an intellectual surge of artistic expression. Stained glass as a medium created in the Middle Ages gave birth to a new formula of artistic process. The idea of "unique surface" is something artists have sought after over time.
Some purists would say, "A Ferrari needs to be left well enough alone." That may be true, but when a collector has more than 10 of them, you can begin to see the options," states GARTEL. "Artistic and cultural minds change our thought process," declares GARTEL. Imagine if there was no Frank Gehry? Architecture would be dull in our contemporary environment. "So I tip my hat to Enzo Ferrari for having real vision in the automotive world. – It is about to evolve into a prophetic significance."
"A master artist is one that does not accept society's rules." "We have seen break out artists such as Dali in surrealism and Warhol in pop culture. GARTEL brought us the Digital Art Movement almost single-handedly," states the CEO of ArtFellas LLC , the initiator and main sponsor of the "Ferrari 430 Scuderia into a Canvas" project. "The internet, comes first," it is the Media and the Medium. You will be able to watch this event online on http://artfellas.tv in live streaming which is the new dedicated section of Artfellas.com - The Art Social Network. If Marshall McLuhan's statement "The medium is the message" were ever true, GARTEL's art speaks volumes. "That is why his art is going live on our page. We will witness GARTEL's creation of the Scuderia literally unfolding on our pages. In the meantime, people should look out for GARTEL's ART SCUDERIA surprising onlookers on the streets of Miami. - Tune in Below! - )
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WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) - An eastern Missouri deputy is being credited for saving a woman after she drove into the Mississippi River.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/XlxWXa ) reports that St. Charles County deputy Mike Hoefle was off duty Friday night when saw a car race past him toward a closed recreation area. He saw the car drive through a parking lot and into the icy water.
Hoefle yelled for the woman but got no response, then saw her struggling to get out.
He shined his flashlight toward the river in case he got disoriented, then waded into the water and used a tool to break out a rear window and pulled her to safety.
The woman told Hoefle she was suicidal, but she was thankful he saved her. She was hospitalized for hypothermia.
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The sexual slope gets more slippery
Topics: Arts & Media, Crime & Justice, Sexual Ethics, Youth Issues
I see. Well then I must accept that I got my facts wrong. That sounds a lot different.
That's a fair question, Jason. Here's a summary of state laws that explains it better than I can. Note particularly this passage:
"A common misperception about statutory rape is that state codes define a single age at which an individual can legally consent to sex. Only 12 states have a single age of consent, below which an individual cannot consent to sexual intercourse under any circumstances, and above which it is legal to engage in sexual intercourse with another person above the age of consent. For example, in Massachusetts, the age of consent is 16.
"In the remaining 39 states, other factors come into play: age differentials, minimum age of the victim, and minimum age of the defendant."
If in fact teenagers are incapable of consenting to sex, why did anyone advocate abstinence education? If they are incapable of consenting to sex then that would be like having chicken pox avoidence education.
The problem is that we are talking about two different things; one is the specific case(which was a dirty old man molesting a fourteen year old with few if any extenuating circumstances) and the general concept(which is easily subject to faulty interpretation).
What the victim did -- and yes, she was the victim of a crime -- is not at issue here. The teacher is a grown man. A. Grown. Man. And as such, he was legally and morally responsible for his own actions. And that means that a teenager could run around naked in front of him and he's STILL not supposed to have sex with her. An adult is supposed to be able to control himself in the face of temptation. That's part of what makes him an adult.
Make no mistake about where Betsy Karasik is going with this. Every time I've seen this kind of argument made, it's been made by someone who ultimately wants to do away with restrictions an adult-child sex altogether. That's where the Karasiks of the world want to lead us.
So if you think the issue makes you riled, you ought to see how riled it makes me.
On Jason Taylor's "several points to be made", I agree wholeheartedly.
Of course teachers shouldn't be having sex with students, regardless of how old they are.
But teenagers are no angels either. They consent to sex with each other all the time and it's not considered rape.
Have you SEEN teenagers today? Miley Cyrus is apparently 20, but she's been acting trashy since her teen years, as has Justin Beiber and Britney Spears and the rest of them.
I understand and agree that there should be some legal age limits put on things. But making teenagers always to be the sweet innocent victims is ridiculous. Can a teenager seduce a teacher who's older and should know better? Of course they can! And yeah, they know what they're doing, even if an artificial age limitation says they do not. Should the real adult put a stop to it? Of course. But again, when it comes to teenagers, especially older ones, my view is "it takes two". Assigning blame to only the actual adult is ridiculous. The teens are to blame too. But in today's insane culture we can't blame the victim for anything, ever. And that's the problem.
In some situations, blame often goes both ways.
Again, I couldn't agree more with JT's comments. He worded things a lot more eloquently than I've done here. This issue gets me riled up.
Because "rape" is the term we use for non-consensual sex, and by law children cannot consent to sexual intercourse. And in the eyes of the law, for this purpose, teenagers ARE children. As Shaw notes elsewhere in his piece, this isn't one of those tricky "the guy was just a day over the proper age and the girl just a day under" kinds of cases, anyway. What happened here was clearly wrong and deserved to be penalized.
Several points to be made.
One is teenagers are not children. That does not make them adults. That does however make them not children.
Another is that the term "statuatory rape" is one of the flawed parts of the law. On the one hand it will ruin the good name of someone who is in fact clearly guilty of no more then fornication(such as the case of a nineteen year old and a seventeen year old). On the other hand it will take the sting out of the term "rape" by applying it to other actions then forcible copulation. Remember the thing about "I don't think it was 'rape, rape'"; she probably had something like that in mind, and as long as the term is used such confusions will be there. Why not call it "sexual offense"? That makes it clearer. And that way we will know who to blackball and why.
I think Jazz Shaw at Hot Air says it best on the subject of consent (I almost quoted his piece in the post as well):
"What should be obvious is that there are two separate but related concepts being placed on trial in Karasik's column. First, statutory rape laws – flawed as they often are – exist for a reason. It is an accepted part of legal doctrine that children can not give meaningful consent to sex, particularly when it comes to a 'relationship' with an adult predator. We can have a debate over what that age of consent should be – and in fact it varies from state to state – but there should be no question that a 49 year old acting out his desires on a 14 year old is miles over wherever that line may be.
"But the second issue which the author ignores is one which actually exists outside questions of age. People who are placed in positions of authority and control over others must, for what should be obvious reasons, be restrained from using those positions of influence and control to engage in sexual relations. Doctors are not supposed to bed their patients, religious leaders should most certainly not be entering into carnal relationships with the flock and teachers shouldn't be doing it with students, even if both are over the age of consent. How this escapes Ms. Karasik is a mystery."
In the first place the statement that teenagers can have both the rationality and the physical capability to consent to sex is perfectly true. In the second place the phrase "victim blaming" is overused; sometimes victims do bear part of the blame. For instance bar brawls are assault and battery, as are duels but in both cases the victim bears some of the blame which is why public judgement if not the law makes a distinction.
In this particular case a teacher has to much authority for consent to be acknowledged and the victim was fourteen, which is barely a teenager. But that does not mean her general point is irrelevant.


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I think headliners will be Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and/or Van Halen. Just a funny feeling. I think the newer headliners will be something like Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Lady Antebellum, or maybe Taylor Swift. I promise I will be going if the McCartney or Van Halen play. It'd be worth it for me, even for shit bands on the other stages.
Got 2 tickets today. Got in the waiting room about 9:55 AM and got tickets at around 10:40 AM. Sold out around that time. I got the $50 last year..oh how I miss those time.
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Apparently, one month from today, I'm moving to New York City.
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Are rules made to be broken
Why should rules made. To some it is a challenge to find the back door of a program and demonstrate their expertise. To others it is just a dare. We talked in class and passed notes ... if caught we got detention. Yet we still did it.
When I say rules ... I do not mean laws.
Have you ever broken a rule .... why .... would you do it again?
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Sep 2 2013: OBAMA - READ TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES,
...under what authority YOU seek the removal of Assad and
...why YOU believe YOU HAVE THE RIGHT to KILL and MAIM
...any Syrian people, whether by mistake or design. to achieve
that aim.
To Kill and Maim the Syrian people.
As if they themselves were guilty of Killing the Syrian people.
Collateral Damages, resulting from those
200 Tomahawk Missiles waiting off-shore.
Collateral Damages resulting from his
$Billion Dollar Bombers pinpoint bombing.
OBAMA WILL KILL and MAIM the Syrian people.
A pox on him and those like him, who have no care for all those civilians
the US has killed on its mission to install even more obsequious dictators in that region.
Those deaths matter to me and I do not consent to their killing.
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Sep 3 2013: Edward, thank you sir,
Syria, breaking the rules of civil society, in flagrant fashion?
I'd like to see Obama's damning evidence.
...Perhaps, the United States Congress will believe Obama.
...His claim that Assad's troops had gas masks?
The US Troops had gas masks when we invaded Iraq.
...Does that mean the US used chemical weapons?
...Maybe then we did.
...That would make us the Devil himself.
The US Congress went along with both the Bush's and Clinton's
Shock and Awe when they were using Cruise Missiles and doing
B52 Carpet Bombings in Iraq. A hundred miles of Bloody Highway
attested to their deeds.
...Cruise Missiles and Carpet Bombings are WMD's,
outlawed by most nations except the United States.
The US Congress's and both the Bush's and Clinton
refused to sign the treaty, and the US Congress sidestepped
the issue of ratifying the world-wide accord.
The United States manufactures and still uses both
Cruise Missiles and Carpet Bombing in their Wars.
The United States are breaking the rules of civil society,
in flagrant fashion.
Syria's survivors will be is bad shape if the US and France unleash
their Cruise Missiles, Carpet Bombing,, and 200 Tomahawk Missiles,
Carpet Bombing and Missiles delivered by $Billion Dollar bombers,
and the Aircraft Carrier Fleet, all sitting off shore.
The poor Syrian's need to look for another nation to live in.
Sep 2 2013: Frank, This all very political interesting. First sent two Republicans to solve the issue ... not your state department or diplomats. Second have your chief Diplomat call their President a "Thug and Murderer", then for the first time in his presidency go to Congress for a approval of something instead of using Executive Orders.
Makes me think there is a election in the near future and the President is setting up a blame factor ... Must be Bush's fault as usual. Or if voted down the Republicans stop him from doing the right thing.
Yep politics as usual.
I am still figuring out why shooting missiles and bombing is ok ... but remember no boots on the ground. Guess if we send in troops it is like war where as killing them with our missiles and bombs is not war.
Glad we tried diplomatic approach first .... calling him a thug and murderer was smoooooooth. It would certainly make me want to come to the table for talks with a person who is willing to listen.
Thanks for the reply. Bob.
Sep 3 2013: Robert,
I was thinking about rules and this popped into my head
Could it be that Obama knows that Assad has a weapon delivery
system for chemical weapons that could be used to attack the
White House?
That itself, would make him want to kill and maim any Syrian,
innocent, guilty, man, woman, or wee child. Pretty scary, enough
to unhinge anyone, especially a targeted President.
Not too Far-Fetched? A Weapon of Singular Destruction --
It would Not have to contain anything that could be spotted
at an airport. Perhaps an article of clothing that could be later
ground and processed into a deadly mixture. I am a sinister
No propellant necessary. Just a large Bow and Arrow device.
Gosh, what the evil mind can conceive, evil man can achieve.
I fear for Obama, now, before he kills again, and afterwards when
the sons and daughters of his Syrian victims come for revenge.
...However --
History shows that people like Bush Sr., Clinton, and Bush Jr.,
never get taken out by revengeful "terrorists", aka: the sons and
daughters of their victims.
...Obama may too sit in the protection of history.
...Assad may not be so lucky.
Jimmy Carter is exempt. He has been redeemed by his God.
Sep 4 2013: Yeah, Carter is exempt ... he didn't do the Clinton in the Oval Office or kill masses .... he did however ... lust in his heart ... guess Monica was not on staff yet. If Hilary gets in Bill can be Secretary of Lust.
I too have thought about this and based on the Muslim Brotherhood stating if the US conducts strikes they will retaliate ... I think there are assets in place. The Refusal of the government or Home Land Security to enforce the immigration laws have by their own admission also allowed terrorists entry into the USA. The NSA, FDA, and Homeland Security all are snooping on us (Big Brother is no longer a novel) and will intercept some calls. Sleeper cells are dedicated and have plans in effect ... They are not all as dumb as TV and movies make them out to be.
The sad truth is that idiots like Obama get other people killed.
Everyone calls this a strike ... No boots on the ground ... If I fire missiles and send bombers to your home I have declared war on you .... Is anyone so dumb as to think that killing their people by missiles and bombs is NOT a act of war?
All of the investigators are out of country now and there has not been a announcement of Chemical Weapons. Two days after they arrived back England voted no to intervention. Obama says they shall not go unpunished ... It is a civil war. Our intervention will solve nothing ... unless they retaliate. Diplomacy is totally gone ... Karry called their Pres a "Thug and Murderer" ..... Smooooth. Wonder what that means in diplo speak ... Maybe ... nice suit have your people call my people and we will do lunch and talk about this.
Bottom line this is about politics not Syria.
I see Hilary weighed in today ... It took that long for the Democratic Party to evaluate the pros and cons. He has the Repubs in a tight corner ... yep politics as usual.
I had fun talking this over .... Bob.
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What is NSP1?
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 (NSP1) was authorized under Division B, Title III of Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). The purpose of the program, as stated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is to stabilize communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. The goal of the program is to purchase and redevelop abandoned homes and foreclosed homes.
The Unified Government received a grant of NSP1 funds from the State of Kansas. The funds were used to purchase a limited number of foreclosed houses. The houses are in the process of being rehabilitated with the use of NSP1 funds. Some of the houses have been completed and are now for sale. Please see the categories listed below for additional information.
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA)