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Rhoderick E. Brown Sr., 87
Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 4:30 a.m.
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Rhoderick E. Brown Sr., 87, of Hendersonville died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Carolina Village. Born in Manchester, Conn., on Feb. 2, 1923, he was a son of the late Theodore G. and Irene H. Phinney Brown. Mr. Brown was a World War II veteran, having served the in U.S. Air Force in the 15th Weather Squadron in the South Pacific. He was stationed at Port Moresby and Bouganville in the Solomon Islands and Clarks Field in the Phillipine Islands.
After the war, he returned to Cornell University to complete his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and graduated in 1948. He began a career with Belding Hemingway as a mechanical engineer in 1949 in Putman, Conn. He married Jane Patterson Servais in 1950. He and his wife moved to Hendersonville in 1951 for him to take a position with Belding-Corticelli Textiles in Laurel Park, where he retired as plant manager with 40 years of service. Mr. Brown was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, the Hendersonville Country Club and the Amateur Radio Relay League with the call sign W4ZWK. After his retirement, he volunteered with Meals on Wheels and Four Seasons Elizabeth House. Mr. Brown was also a member of the Sierra Club and enjoyed hiking, restoring furniture and traveling with his wife to Elder Hostels in Europe .
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jane Servais Brown; two sons, Rhoderick E. Brown Jr. and wife, Laura, of Austin, Minn., Stephen G. Brown and wife, Rita, of Grapevine, Texas; two daughters, Sister Laura Brown, FSP, of Honolulu, Suzanne DiIulio and husband, Paul, of Manchester, N.H.; a sister, Janet Loihle of Lakeland, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church with Brother John Salvas, OFM CAP, officiating. The family will receive friends after the mass.
Memorials may be made to Daughters of Saint Paul, 50 St. Paul Ave , Boston , MA 02130, or The Sierra Club, 85 Second St., Second Floor, San Francisco , CA 94105-3441 , online at www.sierraclub.org. An online register book is available for family and friends to sign at www.thosshepherd.com
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
Robert F. Klagge, 97
Robert F. Klagge, 97, of Hendersonville died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at Sunny Brook Assisted Living.
A native of Mt. Clemens, Mich., he had been a resident of Henderson County since 1979, and was the son of the late Robert T. Klagge and Harriet Holzhauer Klagge. He was the last male in the family line of succession. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 70 years, Pauline Taylor Klagge, and was of the Lutheran faith.
Survivors include his daughter, Paula Klagge of Mexico City, Mexico.
Private inurnment will be held at Shepherd Memorial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to F. Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, J5-200, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109. A register book is available online for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of the arrangements.
Rose M. Morse, 81
Rose Marie Morse, 81, of Hendersonville died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Pardee Hospital.
She was born in Castle Rock, Wis., to the late Frank and Mary Stefanek Pettera, and was the wife of the late Ralph Morse who died in 1986. She was a member of Skyland Baptist Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by three daughters, Gracie McKinney, Gladys Hlavacek and Gloria Stoll; two sons, Gordon and Glen Morse; six sisters, Frances Turnmire, Marquerite Luttig , Lucy Spears, Darlene Cunitz, Elsie Roberts and Gertrude Jensen; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Forest Lawn Mortuary. The Revs. Shawn McKinney and David Honeycutt will officiate.
No formal visitation is planned. Burial will take place in Brimson, Minn., under the direction of Cavallin Funeral Home, 426 -2nd Avenue, Two-Harbors, Minn. 55616. A guest book or sympathy card is available at www.forestlawn hendersonville.com.
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Phyllis Ann Worsham, 52, of Mountain Home passed away Monday, June 21, 2010, at her residence.
A resident of Henderson County for most of her life, she is a daughter of Earl Jones of Fletcher and the late Eloise Jones.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her loving husband of 24 years, David Worsham; son, Michale Worsham and wife Lynn; two daughters, Felicia Jackson and fiance, Daniel Teeter, Cristie Sharpe and husband, David; five grandchildren, Ray, Christian, Morgan, Kohl and Jackson; a sister, Debbie Jones; a brother, Robert Kohl.
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This was the 1st year we tried this CSA and we loved it. The produce was just the outstanding and the people who run it the Kings are very helpful. We will definately go back next year for some more of those wonderful veggies.
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Vadim Gritsenko wrote: > Adam R. B. Jack wrote: > >> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Unico Hommes wrote: >> >>> Well at least my applications don't freeze up and I can do other >>> things in the meantime. But to give an impression to others of how >>> serious this is on Windows platform, the first mail I sent was just >>> after I started 'synchronize' in subclipse: it is still running .. I >>> know this is probably in vain but I'd almost suggest infrastructure >>> install 1.1 RC2 now which was released yesterday. This is impairing >>> developement to the point that subversion in its current state is >>> close to unusable for windows users. >> >> >> >> Can you pinpoint what the problem is? Network IO, CPU, other? I use >> SVN over a modem on W2K, and although I don't checkout Cocoon, I do >> checkout some largish things. I've had all sorts of pain with >> Subclipse (especialyl when refactoring in Eclipse) but even that has >> reached a point I can tolerate it. Basically, I don't see the >> problems you are seeing. Something oddly non-SVN has to be happening, >> this isn't SVN as normal. >> >> Do you use HTTPS to get the data? > > > Yes, I suppose all Cocoon committers use HTTPS. > > >> Have you run SVN from the commandline and (manually) accepted the >> fact that the ASF cert isn't quite right (I forget the message)? > > > Yes. > > I have couple of suggestions to Carsten and Unico: > http://blog.reverycodes.com/archives/000028.html Thanks. The disk operations you mention got me thinking it might be my On-Access virus scanner :-) I'll try it out. -- Unico
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I purchased this SR5 4x2 new in 1996. 19 years later with 181,000 miles it still runs like the day I took delivery of it at the dealer. It has minor rust around the windshield, otherwise the body and the interior are in phenominal condition- never been in an accident. As others have said, it runs and runs and runs. An incredibly well built, dependable truck. Although it is 19 years old, I wouldn't think twice about driving it across the country. The Totota dealer has told me used 4Runners aren't often seen on their lots because owners infrequently trade them in due to their reliability. After driving one for so long, I know what they mean.
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I purchased this vehicle several years ago with 90K on it - I currently have 275K on the vehicle. The 4 Runner is a 5 speed, I replaced the clutch at 189K and the only reason I had to replace it was that I taught my first two kids how to drive a stick - had I been the only drive I most likely would still be on the same clutch!!! The vehicle is built like a tank - and extremely reliable - highly recommended.
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by Family Man from Colorado Springs, CO | January 1, 2012
Our 4Runner was bought in 2000. My wife, then my girlfriend was looking for a replacement for her increasingly expensive GMC Jimmy. I had an '86 Toyota pickup so I suggested that she perhaps look into a 4Runner since she wanted a SUV not a truck. She found one that she like the look of and the price was right. So, she learned to drive stick and the rest is history. We drove away from our wedding reception in it. We have driven it across country to see my grandfather for the last time. We drove it down to and through the Grand Canyon for our 5th anniversary. We drove our first daughter home from the hospital home in the back of it. I have taken it in the mountains to go shooting with friends and my dad. As you can tell our 4Runner, Maggie as she's known to us has become part of our family. Normally I steer clear of vehicles that are the first year body styles since there generally have some kinks and quirks to work out. This was an unfounded concern with the '96 4runner. My only gripe with this vehicle is the ridiculous placement of the cup holder. The only place that would have been worse would have been on the steering wheel itself. This vehicle has never left her stranded with our children in the cold Colorado weather. The 4Runner does ride like a truck, but that is because it IS a truck. It will take you where you want to go and more importantly back. Our 4Runner has taken us on adventures to Jackson Hole WY several times, Sedona AZ, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, and countless trips in the mountains and through many snow storms.
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The New York Daily News is reporting on a would-be robber who gets the shock of his life, when he tries to rob a store wielding a baseball bat. The store owner whips out a shotgun, disarms the man, then takes pity on him and offers him $40 and food. Only in New York. According to the newspaper, the robber begged for mercy and claimed the economy had pushed him over the edge.
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I will not steal a victory. The end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue.
Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC)
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Leo the Kitty Crashes Into Video Camera (Hilarious Video!)Cecily Kellogg
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Leo here is clearly a doted on and beloved cat. You gotta love this video of Leo repeatedly chasing a toy (spider? I can't tell, too busy looking into Leo's adorable little face and his big eyes) through a tube, eventually getting so enthusiastic about it he accidentally crashes into his owner's camera.
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Currently having a strange problem where wp-signups.php blog creation doesn't always complete and times out, so a blog is not always created. I'm running Nginx + PHP-FPM + Varnish on Ubuntu over 2 servers. This is becoming frustrating as the rest of my Multisite installation is running extremely quickly.
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Montpelier Police Log: Dead dog is found in streetJanuary 22,2013
The following is a sampling of incidents as initially reported to Montpelier police.
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A burglary, reported around 6:15 a.m., occurred at Subway.
A dead dog was found on River Street.
Money was found on the ground near 132 Main St.
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A young man in a blue jacket was considered suspicious.
A person in a group stole wine from Golden Meadows food market.
A loud gathering, considered a house party, was reported around 11:20 p.m. in Noble Hall at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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A door at the high school was propped open around 12:50 a.m. with no one around.
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A man was lurking around after he entered a yoga studio.
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Paul Émile Berthon (1872–1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs.[1] Berthon's work is in the style of Art Nouveau, much like his contemporary Alphonse Mucha. Berthon studied as a painter in Villefranche-sur-Saône before moving to Paris. He later enrolled at the Ecole Normale d'Enseignement de Dessin and received lessons from Luc-Olivier Merson. His study of the decorative arts influenced his print making, influencing the strong lines and natural details that guided his art. The vast majority of Berthon's lithographed posters did not include advertisements and were meant to stand on their own.
- ^ Haslam, Malcolm Marks & monograms: the decorative arts, 1880-1960 1995 p. 169, 345
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I am trying to implement a sequence in an Oracle database to act as a surrogate key creator for a table. For performance reasons, I want this sequence to be cached. I have read that there are potential pitfalls when using cached sequences since rollbacks and instance failures will result in missed values.
This got me to thinking. Let's say I create a sequence with a cache size of 100. Then I make a 50 record insert to my table, with the sequence value as the primary surrogate key. After the commit, the current value of the sequence would not yet have been written to disk. Suppose I were to have an instance failure at this point. When the database comes back up, it is my understanding that the current sequence value will be reset to the last value written to disk.
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Call him the middle man between the citys growing Islamic community and the NYPD. Last week, Erhan Yildirim, the citys top community coordinator between cops and the Muslim community, came to the 70th Precinct Community Council meeting to explain his role as a liaison. There are between 300,000 and 350,000 people living in Brooklyn who are Muslim, he said. They come from all over the world, with the largest population from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Yildirim estimated. Yildirim, a Bensonhurst resident by way of Turkey, was appointed about eight months ago and works at police headquarters directly under Commissioner Ray Kelly. They [Islamic community] dont have the knowledge of how the police department is working here, said Yildirim. When you are in Turkey, for example, and are friends with the cops, they [public] dont look at you as a good guy. But here the police department is almost like the civil service. They are here for you and there is a lot of explaining to be done towards the community. Of course on the other hand, we have to explain our faith and tradition to the cops, he added. Yildirim said part of his job is explaining the Islamic faith and religion to police. For example, when a Muslim woman doesnt shake their hands, it is because of our faith. Those little things, like when you enter the mosque why you have to take off your shoes if it is not an emergency, he said. On the flip side, Yildirim said it is up to his office to visit various mosques to let congregants know that if theres an emergency and police have to respond to a mosque, they might not have time to take their shoes off. Those little things make a difference, he said. Among the projects that Yildirims office is in the midst of completing is a movie about Islam that will become part of the core curriculum at the Police Academy as well as being shown throughout neighborhoods in the city. The movie was already shown to all the citys community affairs officers and then to leaders in the Muslim community for more input before it is completed, he said. In regard to immigration issues, Yildirim said workers from his office go out to the Islamic community and explain that the NYPD is not an immigration office and there is a city ordinance against cops asking any immigration status questions. Islamic clergy liaisons, who carry police IDs, also explain how to report and deal with such issues as domestic violence, illegal drug trafficking, encroachment of gangs, and how to observe possible terrorist planning, he said. Yildirim said these liaisons also explain citizen rights against excessive police force and issues such as racial profiling. We explain they have the right to complain through the CCRB [Civilian Complaint Review Board] because if they know this, they feel more comfortable. In our countries we dont have that, so we have to explain their rights and what freedoms they have here, Yildirim said. Yildirim also dispelled they myth that terrorism is only connected to the Islamic community, and noted that the great majority of Muslims in this country came here like all immigrants to seek better opportunities. We live in harmony. There is no sense of doing anything bad. Every Muslim person here is trying to survive, make money and make a better future for their kids. I dont agree that Islam is equal to terrorism, said Yildirim. Terrorism has no religion, no faith. We are good, law-abiding citizens, because that is what Islam says. When you live in that country, obey all the rules and laws that is that country. You have to pay all your taxes and obey rules and regulations, he added.
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When the Phoenix Suns decided to give Michael Beasley a second shot at being an NBA starter, they hoped they were getting the dominating playmaker that made him the second overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
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- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: Sep 3, 2013
- Also On: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Summary: Rayman Legends is the follow-up to last year's Rayman Origins and aims to bring innovative multiplayer interactions for you to use.
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Sep 3, 2013Rayman Legends is one of the finest platform games on any system. It's bright, colourful, clever, well-designed, and the vast majority of it is a sheer joy to experience.
Oct 25, 2013A charming and inventive platformer that understands what makes the genre special, and never rests on its laurels.
Sep 5, 2013Rayman Legends falls just short of being an absolutely timeless classic, but that's just about the worst thing anyone can say about it. It's every bit as good as its predecessor — stronger on some fronts and a little weaker on others — and continues to strengthen Rayman's position as an enduring gaming mascot.
Sep 11, 2013While in many ways superior to Origins I'm giving it the same score because it's a little bit too similar in places, nevertheless Rayman Legends is one of the best platformers of all time and you should definitely buy it if you want to have a smile on your face.
Sep 2, 2013The soundtrack is 100 percent tuned into the environment, which is terrific!
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Sep 3, 2013Ubisoft has brought this supposed-to-be WiiU exclusive game to pc,ps3 and xbox 360 and i have to say that they have done a fine job.StunningUbisoft has brought this supposed-to-be WiiU exclusive game to pc,ps3 and xbox 360 and i have to say that they have done a fine job.Stunning visuals,great level design(you'll never get bored as you will witness something new and creative in every level),tons of levels(main game is roughly about 12 hours) and special mention to the background score.The game has a nice mixture of easy and tough levels.For gamers who want challenging levels, its gonna be extremely fun.Four player co-op is an absolute treat, and will be a lot more easier to play than single-player.It will be among the best platformers ever. Go for it!… Expand
Jun 1, 2016Great game. This is a truly amazing platformer with a good visuals and sound. There's also some humor and the levels are as creative as theyGreat game. This is a truly amazing platformer with a good visuals and sound. There's also some humor and the levels are as creative as they come. The musical levels are truly the highlight in my opinion.… Expand
Nov 26, 2014What is Rayman Origins but even better. Don't ask me how this is possible i though Origins was the perfect but Ubisoft here, unlike its majorWhat is Rayman Origins but even better. Don't ask me how this is possible i though Origins was the perfect but Ubisoft here, unlike its major titles, managed to evolve the genre with Rayman Legends. Who imagined back in 1995 that Rayman would be such a big hit.
Gameplay is awesome, graphics look amazing, but the epitome in the game is the music levels. It is a new sub-genre to the platform gaming.
I enjoyed Rayman Origins, i want more of Rayman Legends, and i am completely sure, it will be a legendary platform.… Expand
Dec 20, 2013Very rarely i have the pleasure of witnessing such a level of creativity and quality in a game. I am really glad they haven't made it consoleVery rarely i have the pleasure of witnessing such a level of creativity and quality in a game. I am really glad they haven't made it console exclusive because i would've lost the change of experiencing such and incredible game.… Expand
Sep 30, 2013So, I didn't play Origins and I decided to pick this up because I wanted to check out Rayman's modern offering, and Rayman Legends didn'tSo, I didn't play Origins and I decided to pick this up because I wanted to check out Rayman's modern offering, and Rayman Legends didn't disappoint. The game controls fluidly, especially with a controller, although if you rebind the keys to something sane, the keyboard controls work fine. The main thing that makes the game good, though, is the great design of everything, from the daily challenges, to the individual and varied sequences of levels, even to the hub world from which you select levels everything feels polished and perfectly designed. The game varies heavily, one world focuses heavily on wind currents, having a Zero-Wing style shooting mini game at one point, while a later world is focused on James Bond 2D 'stealth' (more timing-based, but it still feels like stealth). In the end, Rayman Legends is just a fantastic game, and it's so good that if I owned a PS Vita and Wii U I'd buy it again for those systems. It has endless, polished, well designed content.… Expand
Mar 15, 2015As of late, the 2D platforming genre has seen a bit of a resurgence, especially in indie games like Super Meat Boy, I Wanna Be The Guy and toAs of late, the 2D platforming genre has seen a bit of a resurgence, especially in indie games like Super Meat Boy, I Wanna Be The Guy and to a lesser extent in more high-profile titles New Super Mario Bros. and the like. Rayman Legends, the sequel to 2011's reboot of the Rayman series, Rayman Origins, is one such platformer, and quite possibly one of the best in its genre.
Rayman Legends, like its predecessor, is very simple in terms of its gameplay: Run, jump and punch your way through each of the levels, rescuing the small, fairy-like Teensies (who replace Origins' Electoons) as you go. It's actually quite a good thing the gameplay is this simple, because this game's difficulty is certainly not to be sniffed at. On some of the Challenge levels in particular it might take someone many different tries to get past a particular area of the game, and whilst at first this may seem aggravating there's no feeling quite like finally completing that ONE level. Another interesting addition is the Murfy mechanic - whilst playing, the player can use Murfy to guide their character through the level, by for instance moving platforms or distracting enemies, adding a little variety to the gameplay whilst still retaining the simplicity that makes it so enjoyable. There are also additional characters, but the differences are mostly cosmetic and don't change the gameplay, though in all honesty this is more to the game's benefit, since the gameplay is OK as it is, and doesn't really need any different character abilities to make it any better.
Also like Origins, Legends' story is barebones, quite possibly to the overall game's benefit. Not focusing much on the story means that the player can divert their attention to actually enjoying the gameplay and uniquer art style, which are the game's main points.
I have but two overarching criticisms of this version, however: First of all, the implementaion of the uPlay DRM system, even on the Steam version, which is unnecessary and cumbersome. Second: This game was clearly meant for the Wii U, a fact that shows as you play the game. I thought that maybe the Wii U's features would transfer more easily to the PC, but unfortunately Ubisoft didn't really take advantage of the keyboard ands mouse in the same way they took advantage of the Wii U's gamepad. Actions formerly performed by the player themselves as Murfy on the Touch Pad are now performed with a single touch of a button on the controller, which if you ask me is a bit of a missed opportunity.
To summarise, despite clearly being designed for the Wii U, Rayman Legends is the best anyone could ask from a platforming game. It's challenging, it has funny characters, enjoyable levels, it doesn't focus too much on the plot, and most importantly - It will keep you entertained for a VERY long time. Yes, it can get very, VERY difficult, but as you play it, you realise that that's the whole point: Trial and error, improving with every failed attempt, slowly but surely perfecting your strategy. And it's exactly that that makes Rayman Legends special.… Expand
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Bombshell: Chamber of Commerce lobbyists solicited firm to investigate opponents families, children
More head-exploding stuff, via a TP cross-post. Be sure to read the final email in full on how they planned to use social media to exploit the account of their targets.
Thursday, ThinkProgress published an exclusive report that the law firm representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a right-wing trade association representing big business, is working with set of "private security" companies and lobbying firms to undermine their political opponents, including ThinkProgress. According to e-mails obtained by ThinkProgress, the Chamber hired the lobbying firm Hunton and Williams. Attorneys for the firm solicited a set of private security firms "" HB Gary Federal, Palantir, and Berico Technologies (collectively called Team Themis) "" to develop a sabotage campaign against progressive groups and labor unions, including ThinkProgress, the labor coalition Change to Win, SEIU, US Chamber Watch, and StopTheChamber.com.
New emails reveal that the private spy company investigated the families and children of the Chamber's political opponents. The apparent spearhead of this project was Aaron Barr, an executive at HB Gary. Barr circulated numerous emails and documents detailing information about political opponents' children, spouses, and personal lives.
One of the targets was Mike Gehrke, a former staffer with Change to Win. Among the information circulated about Gehrke was the specific "Jewish church" he attended and a link to pictures of his wife and two children (sensitive information was redacted by ThinkProgress):
Another target was Brad Friedman, co-founder of The Brad Blog. Barr's profile of Freidman included information about his life partner and his home address (sensitive information redacted by ThinkProgress):
This tactic of targeting opponents' personal lives and family was not simply a random event. Rather, it was a concerted and deliberate effort to use anything possible to smear the Chamber's political opponents. To dramatize his firm's intimidation tactics, Barr sent an email to Hunton & Williams attorney John Woods that contained personal details about fellow Hunton attorney Richard Wyatt, who was representing the Chamber. The email was intended to show Woods and Wyatt how "vulnerable" they are:
— A TP cross-post
27 Responses to Bombshell: Chamber of Commerce lobbyists solicited firm to investigate opponents families, children
Amercian business. Not a lot of money for jobs. Not a lot of demand for their products.
But plenty to spend on their friendly corporate fascists: the US chamber of commerce.
Criminal. CC is really just a front end for big fossil companies.
I can't believe its membership has not taken action.
Here is one email that should be used frequently to voice your opinion of the immoral, likely illegal use of Arron Barr's time:
I just sent him a note suggesting he get a grip on reality. I'll be forwarding him lots of scientific findings as well as Dr. Hansen's papers.
John McCormick
This has the look of a protection racket done on behalf of the Chamber. This matter deserves the full attention of the Department of Justice.
These are strange times, when a lose group of anonymous hackers with an unsavory past become the defenders of freedom while the Chamber of Commerce is the sponsor of mob-type behavior.
Editorial note: the TP cross-post link is the same as the link to Thursday's report, rather than a link to the original TP version of this report.
MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election
In 2006, Koch Industries owner Charles Koch revealed to the Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore that he coordinates the funding of the conservative infrastructure of front groups, political campaigns, think tanks, media outlets and other anti-government efforts through a twice annual meeting of wealthy right-wing donors. He also confided to Moore, who is funded through several of Koch's ventures, that his true goal is to strengthen the "culture of prosperity" by eliminating "90%" of all laws and government regulations. Although it is difficult to quantify the exact amount Koch alone has funneled to right-wing fronts, some studies have pointed toward $50 million he has given alone to anti-environmental groups. Recently, fronts funded by Charles and his brother David have received scrutiny because they have played a pivotal role in the organizing of the anti-Obama Tea Parties and the promotion of virulent far right lawmakers like Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC). (David Koch praised DeMint and gave him a "Washington Award" shortly after the senator promised to "break" Obama by making health reform his "Waterloo.") http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/20/beck-koch-chamber-meeting/
What is required to LOCK UP CHARLES & DAVID KOCH?
if I can exploit her account through one of her social connections I can exploit the home network/system.
When a computer security company like HBGary talks about "exploiting" a system, it very likely means they want to hack into it.
If they can hack into a home system to the point of running arbitrary programs on it, then the possibilities are endless — they can steal information, destroy data, plant incriminating 'evidence', possibly make bank transactions, etc.
This looks really serious. Lee Fang needs to make sure the next PDF file they receive isn't in fact a piece of malware.
— frank
Another email that did not deserve redaction:
John W. Woods
Mr. Woods' practice focuses on conducting internal investigations, advising on information security legal issues and representing corporations in government investigations and business crimes. He has a particular focus in advising corporations in the legal response to network security intrusions and data breaches. He regularly counsels clients on the related topics of electronic discovery and electronic surveillance.
Write him a note and remind him he has or will lose his moral compass and maybe his livelihood.
John McCormick
Interesting how the window screen cap says "Rough data collected today" …seems like they have quite a mining operation going on, tapping into both legal and illegal sources.
It reminds me of whoever was tapping into Sarah Palin's email account…just 'getting whatever was there' and figuring out later what could be done with it. [except…this seems to be the work of a hired hand (hired by a law firm that represents the Chamber)]
I wonder how many steps away from the target (the Chamber) the evidence has to be before they get directly in trouble for it. If someone hires someone who hires someone who hires someone who hires someone else to do some illegal things, can the original group not be liable for that, or does the implied foreknowledge automatically stick?
Note to media: this is more evidence (ie more than zero) of less-than-acceptable practices than anyone has ever presented against climate scientists, the EPA, or the IPCC.
Paulm (#2) says: "I can't believe its membership has not taken action."
I can. What is the CoC membership, overwhelmingly? Corporations. Why should we expect them to do ANYTHING about any situation until they perceive that it is in their own best interest to do so? Answer: Never.
That's where we come into the picture: Making it clear ot those member corporations, through purely legal means, that it is in their best interest to stop this kind of reprehensible behavior. Write letters to editors, tell friends and neighbors, write to corporations and complain, and above all else, organize boycotts. Make it clear to them when they see a hit to their bottom line exactly why it's happening. This is critical! They have to see an unmistakable connection between their actions and the loss of revenues. Anything less than that won't change a thing. (If a company is particularly image sensitive, embarrassing them will work almost as well as a boycott because of the threat of lost sales it carries. A company that sells household cleaning products to tens of millions of consumers is much more image aware than one that sells industrial machinery to a few dozen other corporations.)
If you want to change what corporations do, you have to think like a corporation, which means valuing money above everything else, to the point that nothing else even registers on their scale.
This is FUEL for a major write in, call in, LTE and protest campaign against the top funders of the Chamber. These big companies don't like their names dragged thru the mud (as they deserve). Some resources:
See this story re HBGary (one of those presumably to be hired by the Chamber) getting attacked by Anonymous http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/how-one-security-firm-tracked-anonymousand-paid-a-heavy-price.ars … looks like they stirred a hornets nest. Wouldn't it be great if Anonymous got into the accounts of those who've been putting out so much disinformation re climate. Then we see some really interesting conspiracies.
Kinda just business as usual isn't it? The wolves run the show while the sheep hold signs and chant kumbayah…
Paulm noted: "I can't believe its membership has not taken action."
I'd imagine many smaller chambers are afraid of the US CofC's power, have bought into their BS that they "help small business," or simply bite their tongues. But I know the one in my area actually voted to secede from them because of their blatantly GOP lies and big-corporate shilling:
Area Chamber opts to go it alone
Cancels U.S. Chamber membership over political ads
STURBRIDGE — The Central Mass South Chamber of Commerce cancelled its membership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
The decision came in response to numerous complaints from the local chamber's board of directors about negative campaign ads supported by the U.S. Chamber last fall. Cancellation took effect immediately.
"One of our members who had been traveling brought up something that he saw while on the road at our October meeting," said Alexandra McNitt, executive director of the Central Mass South Chamber of Commerce. "The member, who is a Republican, was offended and appalled by something he saw in a Republican campaign out in Colorado. He asked if anyone had seen the ad … no one had. We had a full agenda for that month and had to put it on the November agenda."
According to McNitt, the group objected to the negative advertising and tone of the ad, which "reeked of exaggeration and desperation." The group noticed several similar campaigns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire by the national chamber. This lead to a larger conversation by the group that begged the question, "Is this an appropriate way to be represented?" as she put it.
"By going that deep into the negative, they lost the opportunity to try to get constructive," she said. "We then looked at the consequences of leaving the Chamber and they weren't that many. Frankly, the U.S. Chamber doesn't really do a whole lot for its independent parts. The main reason that we were part of the U.S. Chamber was that we thought it was the right thing to do from a citizen's standpoint."
When contacting the Worcester and Boston chambers, they realized that they were not alone in their recent decision. They discovered that Boston had never joined the USCC, stating, "Joining would not be a good investment."
Worcester stopped paying their dues to the USCC in the past few months and has stopped being an active member. The director of the Worcester branch told McNitt that he would be talking to his members soon to decide if they will officially leave the USCC.
One of the largest problems that the Central Mass South Chamber of Commerce had with national branch was its apathy toward independent groups' views that didn't match their own, such as climate change and health care. The main reason that the USCC would contact the local chamber was to alert them of their views, but according to McNitt, the USCC never asked to listen to their views or ask for updates on their projects.
The main objectives of the Central Mass South Chamber of Commerce are economic development issues, sign bylaws for small businesses to promote their stores and promoting tourism in the towns they represent, which are Southbridge, Sturbridge, Charlton, Brimfield, North Brookfield, East Brookfield, West Brookfield, Brookfield, Holland, Spencer, Wales and a small number of businesses in Northern Connecticut.
"Our primary goal is to be a voice for the business community," she said. "The Boston Chamber, which is far bigger than we are, focuses on businesses in the metro area, but also works with legislation at the state capital to help businesses. We're small and we are advocates for the businesses in the towns we represent. We argue for things that are more helpful for businesses. At one point, Sturbridge had a split tax rate where the people had a lower tax rate than the businesses and we helped change that. That was unfair and it was a deterrent for businesses looking to come to the town."
The Central Mass South Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1945 when a surge of local Chambers of Commerce were formed after World War II and decided to work together.
"It's a good way for businesses to work together to a common objective," she said. "Rather than have a single business go out on a limb to advocate for something that may be in their best interest, they work with other businesses to see where there might be mutual benefits that can be achieved together."
The Central Mass South Chamber of Commerce is funded largely by an annual $275 due that businesses pay and several events that raise money for the chamber, such as seminars and luncheons with legislators, golf events and clambakes in the summer.
The USCC was not available for comment.
Adam T. Silva may be reached at (508) 909-4050, or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Ahh…Democratic capitalism…If you don't want to fairly compete with industries, lobby Congress for advantages. If there's too much resistance, hire firms to sabotage them and lead an intimidation racket.
Well, so far you haven't suffered the fate of Karen Silkwood. You know they will stop at nothing.
Thomas J. Donahue
President and CEO
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20062-2000
Quite a nice Chamber of Commerce you've got there, Tom. Be a shame if something happened to it.
Oh, wait; something already did happen to it.
You happened to it, Tom. You've been denying both well-supported science and sound policy in the service of a few large but regressive corporations whose leaders choose to send as many jobs as possible out of the U.S. and shuck as much as possible of the costs of their operations onto the U.S. taxpayer while keeping their own huge bonuses.
Now we learn that you have unleashed a coterie of Mayberry Mafiosi — Aaron Barr and the rest — to target the families of those who publicly disagree with these actions. Of course, you aren't the first to pursue such an ill-considered course. Back in 1981, the Chamber gave the Reagan administration a list of 18 federal employees whose firing it urged.
Not quite the same thing, you argue? Close enough, I say. Both are instances of exerting undue influence. In 1981, private interests attempting to change government policy by removing the officials enforcing that policy. In 2011, private interests attempting to suppress dissent by intimidating the families of the dissenters.
What the Chamber is doing rewards those who cling to short-sighted energy and environmental policies. This is not going to help the vast majority of Americans. Indeed, it could well doom them to poverty — or worse, in the long term. In the recent past, many public-spirited corporations and local chambers of commerce have withdrawn their memberships. Did this tell you nothing? Evidently not, or you would not have launched this latest folly.
Your mission statement reads: "To advance human progress through an economic, political and social system based on individual freedom, incentive, initiative, opportunity, and responsibility."
Let us know when you're going to start.
The brave Egyptians and Tunisians have show the power of ordinary people that are sick to their back teeth of abuse of power and associated corruption.
Business is supposed to compete for the affections of their customers by providing superior products and services and the kind of actions shown in this post would be more likely to be found in the monopolistic behaviour of a drug baron defending his patch. Shame on the US CoC but, given that climate change is going to bring untold misery for our children is anybody up for prosecuting them under the 8th amendment for these actions?
Lou Grinzo,
I can. What is the CoC membership, overwhelmingly? Corporations. Why should we expect them to do ANYTHING about any situation until they perceive that it is in their own best interest to do so? Answer: Never.
Apple left the CoC, because they did not agree with their views on climate change. They feared it would affect their corporate identity in a negative way. They were more than right.
There has to be a movie script or book in here somewhere. The Godfather has already been done. So has james bond and dr no. Maybe something along the lines of the new fascist guide on how to take over a govt.
This is the way capitalists always work. Up front propaganda, never-ending brainwashing in their wholly owned MSM. Then political advertising, the buying of politicians, suborning elected officials including judges, operating a 'revolving-door' between the Big Business corporations and the bureaucracy, to ensure that law and enforcement benefit the masters.'Capitalist democracy' is the most perfectly self-contradicting expression ever confected by the wit of liars.
But things can get a lot worse. In the old days in the US, unions were simply broken up by hired thugs with billy clubs. Workers' camps were terrorised and burned to the ground. Scabs abounded. And today, in much of the poor world where businessmen are less inhibited than they are (for now) in the West, every year hundreds if not thousands of union organisers, environmentalists, workers with indigenous groups ie opponents of capitalist depredation, are simply murdered, tortured or 'disappeared'. As the end-stage of market capitalism approaches, as ecological crises gather, as resource depletion intensifies and as the Ponzi scheme of ever-expanding debt begins to collapse. the Masters will resort to tactics like these, and worse, because they have no moral inhibitions against do whatever is necessary to protect their wealth and power, which is all they value.
This is fascist intimidation.
This is the sort of thing that fascist or criminal organizations do.
At their core, segments of our financial elites believe in the effectiveness of fascist style propaganda and intimidation.
This tells us something about them, I think, and their fitness to rule us.
By all rights, there should be another wave of member departures from the Chamber of Commerce which now is wholly owned by the carbon industry.
This seems to be a reflex among climate deniers.
When I made my first video criticizing Anthony Watts, he spent a week of creepy midnight googling investigating me and, disgustingly, my family.
Right. I got the message Mr Watts – but I can't say I was surprised.
My parents went through this when they dared to oppose a large nuclear project sited
within the city limits of our town – the threats, the intimidation, the whole nine yards.
The events of the last few weeks in Egypt should suggest once again that this type of thing doesn't
work – but authoritarians are slow learners.
In the end, that's why we will win.
LOL, I am not the least bit surpriused.
Here's a new story from the Guardian which is relevant.
Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists
Leaked documents show how three large British companies have been paying private security firm to monitor activists