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Pope Pius XII had initially relaxed some of the regulations concerning fasting in 1956. In 1966, Pope Paul VI in his apostolic constitution Paenitemini, changed the strictly regulated Roman Catholic fasting requirements. He recommended that fasting be appropriate to the local economic situation, and that all Catholics voluntarily fast and abstain. In the United States, there are only two obligatory days of fast – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence: eating meat is not allowed. Pastoral teachings since 1966 have urged voluntary fasting during Lent and voluntary abstinence on the other Fridays of the year. The regulations concerning such activities do not apply when the ability to work or the health of a person would be negatively affected.
But here's something important to note about what we know from science about fasting: Though a lot of the popular interest is in weight loss, many of the key researchers who study fasting aren't focusing on that at all. In fact, many of the studies on fasting come from institutes of aging, like this one, and the researchers behind the studies actually focus on longevity and disease prevention.
The Church of the East strictly observes the Nineveh Fast (Som Baoutha). This annual observance occurs exactly three weeks before the start of Lent. This tradition has been practised by all Christians of Syriac traditions since the 6th century. At that time, a plague afflicted the region of Nineveh, modern-day northern Iraq. The plague devastated the city and the villages surrounding it, and out of desperation the people ran to their bishop to find a solution. The bishop sought help through the Scriptures and came upon the story of Jonah in the Old Testament. Upon reading the story, the bishop ordered a three-day fast to ask God for forgiveness. At the end of the three days, the plague had miraculously stopped, so on the fourth day the people rejoiced.
I have found that the 4:3 style fasts have worked well for my friends and me based on our work/life schedule and our personal health goals. I like that full day fasts feel like an on/off switch — I don't think about eating on fast days and on eat days if I happen to overeat, I don't feel guilty about it (since I'm eating at a deficit during the week). I find it more manageable to cut calories over a week (using the 4:3 style of IF) instead of every day (trying to eating less daily).
It requires less time (and potentially less money). Rather than having to prepare or purchase three to six meals a day, you only need to prepare two meals. Instead of stopping what you're doing six times a day to eat, you simply only have to stop to eat twice. Rather than having to do the dishes six times, you only have to do them twice. Rather than having to purchase six meals a day, you only need to purchase two.
Pros: According to the founders, while everyone is technically fasting every day — during the hours when we're not eating — most of us do so haphazardly, which makes it harder to reap the rewards. Fat Loss Forever offers a seven-day schedule for fasting so that the body can get used to this structured timetable and reap the most benefit from the fasting periods. (Plus, you get a full cheat day. And who doesn't love that?)
3) A deeper praise. Because the body does not have to do the work of digestion, it has more energy to focus on other things. In the same vein, since we are not consumed by what we are going to eat next and when, we have more energy to devote to God. While we're experiencing a new desire for Him through fasting, we should also emit a deeper praise as we think about everything God is to us and all He has done. Once we get caught up in our desire for God and our praise for His mighty acts, we won't have time to be hungry or count down the hours until our fast is over. We'll be celebrating the whole time!
On the other five days of the week, there's no calorie cap, and no food is off-limits. This freedom isn't permission to binge and make up for your two fast days, but it does mean you shouldn't feel guilty about eating a slice of cake. U.S. News experts evaluate the Fast Diet poorly in all rankings, mostly due to its tough-to-follow nature and health risks in some populations.
According to Scripture, personal experience and observation, fasting and prayer can also effect change on a much grander scale. I am convinced that when God's people fast with a proper biblical motive – seeking God's face not His hand – with a broken, repentant and contrite spirit, God will hear from heaven. He will heal our lives, our churches, our communities, our nation and world. Fasting and prayer can bring about a change in the direction of our nation, the nations of earth and the fulfillment of the Great Commission - this is powerful motivation in today's unsettled world..
In the Bahá'í Faith, fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset during the Bahá'í month of 'Ala' ( 1 or 2 March – 19 or 20 March).[22] Bahá'u'lláh established the guidelines in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. It is the complete abstaining from both food and drink during daylight hours (including abstaining from smoking). Consumption of prescribed medications is not restricted. Observing the fast is an individual obligation and is binding on Bahá'ís between 15 years (considered the age of maturity) and 70 years old.[22] Exceptions to fasting include individuals younger than 15 or older than 70; those suffering illness; women who are pregnant, nursing, or menstruating; travellers who meet specific criteria; individuals whose profession involves heavy labor and those who are very sick, where fasting would be considered dangerous. For those involved in heavy labor, they are advised to eat in private and generally to have simpler or smaller meals than are normal.


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Archive for April 3rd, 2011
On missing the Duæl
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Not sure if it was something we ate or contracted, but Fee and I both went to bed feeling queasy.
Fee's subsided. Mine progressed until some time around 10:30, when everything in demanded out. It wasn't so bad. I felt immediately better and returned to bed.
"Don't race tomorrow." Fee said.
"I'll be fine. I feel much better."
"One more spew and you're not racing."
But I did feel better. Until the stomach cramps started. Then I just felt in pain. So, like a good little prey animal I curled up, suppressed all outward signs of injury and willed myself back to sleep. Sleep did not return. Instead came the steady advancement of what begins as a kind of off-putting taste at about the depth of your sternum. Certain, but not insistant until the mouth breathing and salivation above the toilet bowl when your will turns: C'mon. Let it be done with.
Then it was forceful. Olfactory passages included. And again. And again. And … no, it's passed. BOOM! Again and again.
Deep breaths. Rough-shaped solids in spaces unaccustomed to such things and an odd desire to snort tapwater up the nose, if only that'd work.
I took a big drink of water, climbed back into bed and texted a quick sit.rep to Neil. I agreed to confirm in the morning. I could still wake up feeling good, right? Right.
I did feel better but spend the day under the usual cloud that follows digestive evac; uncomfortable muscles caused by the electrolytic whiplash and a sour mash of general malaise.
It wasn't all bad news. I lost a race I'd been looking forward to for some time, but gained a wide open day with Fee and Claire — probably the best cure there is for sour malaise. We baked a good winter dinner, went to the park, visited Thomas and just kicked and tumbled along as fancy took us before hitting the mattresses early. And to be honest, it's probably done me a world of good.
Note to future self: Everything is easy when you're rested. Even time-poverty.

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With what is being billed as the most anticipated game of the year a mere few hours away I am unable ton contain myself. Every TV in my house is already tuned to CBS in giddy anticipation. I already have my free AFC Championship betting pick made up.
Tom Brady an underdog? No problem. He loves that role. Check it out: pic.twitter.com/pH10zVAMbi
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That tweet says it all.
In November, the Patriots came from a 24 point deficit at halftime, and beat the Broncos 34-31 in overtime after a muffed punt recovery inside the 20 yard line that set the scene winning field goal.
That should strike fear in every bone in every Broncos player today. Along with Peyton's questionable history in the playoffs and in the cold my AFC Championship free betting pick sides with Bill Belichick and his merry band of Patriots.
For those of you that meed some facts behind my betting pick: 8 of the 14 Brady Vs. Manning Bowls have been decided by 7 or fewer points, including 6 of the last 7, so the odds are in the favor of the Patriots covering the AFC Championship game spread of 5 points.
The stat that really backs up my AFC Championship betting pick is that Peyton Manning is 4-10 SU against New England in his career and 5-7-2 ATS, including 0-2 ATS in his two games as a Broncos quarterback.
Where Denver has the Edge:
The Patriots won't have LB Brandon Spikes, who's arguably the team's best run stuffer. Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno ran for 224 yards with Spikes on the field in the aforementioned week 12 meeting. Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase will lean on Moreno early and often which will open up the Pats defense for Peyton Manning to use the play action to hit his bevy of wide receivers.
Pats cornerback Aqib Talib will have the difficult job of stopping WR Demaryius Thomas, while the rest defense will have their hands full with Julius Thomas, Eric Decker and former Patriot Wes Welker.
The Broncos were without breakout TE Julius Thomas in their week 12 loss at the hands of the Patriots.
Where the Patriots have the Edge:
This is a new Patriots team. The only household names are Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Gone are the blue chip players Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.
So why am I so bullish on the Patriots? One name. LeGarrette Blount.
Blount has found his game after floundering in his NFL career. The Patriots have a knack of finding players with talent that can't cut it at the pro level. Need examples? Randy Moss, Corey Dillon, Wes Welker, Aqib Talib and even Tom Brady whose NFL draft scouting report listed him as pasty, un-athletic and skinny. This is why every team passed on Brady repeatedly, why he fell to No. 199, why the Pats owner called him Kyle upon initially meeting him.
But lets move on from my Brady bromance. If the New England running back platoon is able to move the chains and protect the ball on Sunday, Manning will have less time to pick apart the New England secondary. But, if they fail, Manning will have many more offensive opportunities to rack up points, and Brady will have to rely more on trying air out the ball to his lackluster receiving corps.
Bill Belichick does not want this game to turn into a shootout.
In his past three games, Blount has used his bulldozer-like running power and solid burst to lead the league in rushing yards (145 rushing yards per game) and rushing touchdowns (eight). Simply put, Blount is capable of gashing the Denver defense and helping New England control the line of scrimmage and keep the ball away from the Broncos offense.
Now you have an idea why my AFC Championship free betting pick is siding with the every impressive New England Patriots to cover the 5 points.


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Engaging a Diverse Workforce
Fujifilm is a decentralized and diverse company.
It employs 5,000 employees across more than 60 locations. Its employees represent a socio-economic cross-section of America, from remote sales people to hourly manufacturing employees.
Fujifilm uses Airbo to drive year-round engagement in Benefits and Wellness Programs. With 86% of employees participating, Airbo helped Fujifilm decrease health care trend to 0% and increase Health Risk Assessment participation rates by 217%.
"We were doing everything we should have been doing," Carolyn said. Fujifilm had a wellness program as well as lots of well-designed communications and incentives in place. Even so, employees were ignoring the newsletters and posters that were the entryway into the programs that Fujifilm invested in."
Carolyn Gordon, Director of Benefits at Fujifilm, was looking for new ways to engage.
With a geographically dispersed, multigenerational workforce she was struggling to communicate the company's benefits and wellness programs.
She found herself facing some big challenges, including low participation in Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) and the Incentive Rewards Program.
In search of increased engagement and more helpful data, Carolyn discovered Airbo.
She decided to try a pilot at one location, a plant outside of Boston with an enthusiastic local HR manager. Carolyn believed that "if Julie can't get people to do something, it can't be done."
As soon as Carolyn and her team rolled out the Airbo pilot, she noticed a dramatic difference. Nearly 70% of the employees at the plant joined. "We've never had that type of success before,' Carolyn said. 'We're usually happy with 30%"
"We've never had that type of success before."
Within the first year, Health Assessment completion rates increased from 17% to 54%.
After rolling out to the entire employee population, incentive reward program participation jumped, and health care trend decreased from 12% in 2011 to 0% in 2012. By 2017, 86% of eligible Fujifilm employees had joined Airbo. "We interacted with people in an entirely different way, and they appreciated it," Carolyn said.
Employee response continues to be overwhelmingly positive.
A Fujifilm survey found that 96% of employees said that Airbo gave them a greater appreciation for their retirement and financial planning benefits, and 93% said they like to learn about their benefits through Airbo. "It's a great incentive to motivate employees," one employee commented. "I feel like Fujifilm really cares about us."
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Double Boiler Espresso Machine: No Longer a Mystery
Normally, the more functions a machine offers, the more complex the price of the machine will be. This machine was designed to create perfect and delicious cream coffee. Purchasing this machine will guarantee that you grow to be the very best home barista in your neighborhood. It might be small but you will be surprised with what it can do. There are a number of coffee machines offered on the market today.
The machine also includes a minimal pitch conical burr grinder that is very durable. Many business coffee machines are created for smaller offices and workplaces. Quality business coffee machines are available for a nice price.
An organization can't afford to get a new coffeemaker every couple of months. Home espresso service isn't our forte. It is easy to wash, and with frequent cleaning it continues to pump multiple espresso drinks every day.
The machine has just one boiler. If you wish to buy a prosumer espresso machine for your propert, there are facets of the machine you ought to consider. The second kind of prosumer espresso machine employs a heat exchanger. The most frequent sort of espresso machine employs a pump for brewing. If you're thinking of buying an espresso machine, the very first thing you should figure out is what sort of espresso machine best suits you. Semi-automatic espresso machines are likely to be ideal for the espresso connoisseur. There are a number of high quality espresso machines out there.
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While on a mission to find a cup of coffee in Shoreditch on the 1st of January ( not such an easy task considering the volume of coffee shops in the neighborhood) back at the start of 2019, we ran into Essex based street artist Dan Kitchener aka DANK.
While most of London and the UK were still tucked up in bed or nursing a post-New Years Eve hangover, Kitchener was kickstarting his new year with a bang taking advantage of the quiet roads and streets and traveled into East London to make a start on his first Brick Lane Street Art Mural of the year.
We, of course, had our camera with us and managed to capture some images of Kitchener working on the large mural piece just off Brick Lane, on the ever-changing feature wall of the Kinkao Korean restaurant that runs along the path leading to the Allen Gardens.
We, of course, had our camera with us and managed to capture some images of Kitchener working on the large mural piece just off Brick Lane, on the ever-changing feature wall of the Kinkao Korean restaurant that runs along the path leading to the Allen Gardens.
Artist Dan Kitchener at work on his mural titled "Ghost Cities" at the start of 2019.
Dan Kitchener Brick Lane Mural
It would appear Kitchener has once again started the new year with another large street art mural, returning to East London on New Years Day to paint something new on the same wall as his 'Ghost Cities mural' painted back at the start of 2019.
Speaking about the new mural Kitchener has said; "I really wanted to spend the day painting, and it's so quiet in London I thought it a great way to start the year!" No real plan with this, freestyle freehand, playing around with some of the textural ideas I have been playing with lately".
The mural has proved popular with the tourists visiting Brick Lane with visitors stopping to pose in front of Dan Kitchener's new mural.
Unfortunately, we didn't manage to catch up with the artist on this occasion at work on this piece as he had finished working on the wall when we stopped by to take some images of the vibrant new mural. If you want to check out the mural in person it can be found on Pedley Street, off Brick Lane in East London.
Kitchener also found some time to film the new mural going up and had put together this short film of him working on his first new London mural of 2020. Check out the film below.
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Major League Soccer
Sacramento Republic FC will have a new home in Sacramento's Railyard District, expected for completion by 2022.
The Sacramento Bee
The Major League Soccer Team FC Cincinnati is planning on building a stadium, along with attached mixed-use development, in the West End neighborhood of its hometown.
Despite the disappointment of losing a stadium deal to the financial concerns of St. Louis voters, Major League Soccer is willing to give the city another look.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Austin City Council approved plans for a new, privately financed soccer stadium to become the future home of the team currently known as the Columbus Crew.
A proposal for a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium in Cincinnati's West End is raising displacement concerns among residents.
Cincinnati Business Courier
The renaissance of Downtown Detroit will not include a new soccer stadium, but don't call it a setback.
Detroit Free Press
The Columbus Crew could become Austin FC if a new stadium doesn't materialize in Ohio's capital city.
USA Today
A group led by David Beckham is working to build a stadium in Miami that would house a Major League Soccer team. There are two twists (besides Becks): the stadium would require zero public financing and the stadium would build zero parking.
Miami Herald
Critics say the HUD program is meant to fund more direct anti-poverty measures, like affordable housing—not office, retail, and attractions.
The owner of the MLS's Orlando City soccer team has found an innovative way to finance his team's new $156 million stadium, funded by foreign buyers of American green cards.
New York Times
Shaped by two World's Fairs, the long-neglected, but intensely used, park is targeted for redevelopment. City officials plan for a new mall, a soccer stadium, and more parking, upsetting some in the local community.
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Life is all about surprise meetings. Just as we sit on a moving vehicle, watching the world go by while travelling in bus or train, a stream of thoughts flood our minds. It could be a song, or a task at work, an old memory, images of people you know, anxious thoughts about future, the misplaced bills that needs to be submitted at work, or a plan for the weekend shopping.
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, the statistics by NRF makes it evident that America is all set to paint every corner in red.
As we are nearing the completion of the second decade of the 21st century, where most of us use smartphones to research products, compare prices before making purchases, searching for the best deals in a single click, technology has indeed become an invaluable partner. There is an app for everything, from counting calories to monitoring sleep pattern to planning one's entire day setting reminders for special occasions and also giving you suggestions on how one could celebrate them.
Why not download an app to plan your expenses, manage all your bills and ease the traffic in the numerous thoughts that clutter in your mind on your way to work. You could always be sure that your personal receipts and bills are secure and retrievable from a cloud server, anytime in a single click. That's where "NumReceipt" can help you – to manage your expenses and your bills.
"What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork." - Pearl Bailey
Irrespective of an amazing proposal or a life changing break up, life still goes on. One has to Let go…of all the could've and should've in emotional as well as practical sense.
We as humans tend to shower our loved ones with gifts. When it comes to that special person in our life, we really do not have a second thought and expenses seem nothing. We are ready to inscribe "all for him/her" in every penny. When the realization dawns that this person is not the right one, we contemplate our own actions and wonder how much money/time we have spent – "all for him/her". But it is certainly worth taking the risk of falling in love all over again to eventually find the right one and then enjoy the relationship nurturing its beauty.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If you look at its record, the Herbert Hoover High School boys basketball team does not seem like anything more than an underdog.
Finishing its season 13-13, the Huskies will play in the school's first high school boys basketball state tournament following its double-overtime win Wednesday over Robert C. Byrd High School 55-51.
But beyond the numbers, the team seems to be carrying the entire weight of its school on its shoulders.
The Herbert Hoover High School building in Clendenin was destroyed in the June 2016 flood. Classes were moved to Elkview Middle School during the afternoon, as Elkview Middle students use classrooms in the morning.
The team has been holding morning practices at the Charleston YMCA, and played its home games at the middle school gym. If that was not enough, players not only lost the gym, but also their equipment.
And yet, the team has found itself with an opportunity to become one of the top high school teams in West Virginia.
Hoover coach Josh Daniel said his team never used the flood as an excuse for poor performance.
"I never talked about it with our kids," he said. "Our kids never talked about it. You just got to do what you got to do."
The Class AA Region 2 co-final was moved to George Washington High School in Charleston because of Secondary School Activities Commission rules regarding seating; a gym used in the regional finals must seat 900 people.
Inside that gym, there was not any room to sit, as Hoover students, parents, friends and alumni packed most the bleachers, donning the school colors, red and blue.
Sophomore Zach Spencer said the team seems to perform better when more students are involved.
"If there's not a lot of people in the student section, we don't do as well as we do," Spencer said.
The Huskies ended the first half leading 24-15, but the Eagles (13-12) made a comeback, with Brice Roseborough scoring a 30-foot 3-point shot at the end of regulation to tie the game 44-44.
"The kid made a heck of a shot," Daniel said. "But the game wasn't over."
The first overtime ended 48-48. Foul shots during the second overtime helped push Hoover into the lead, securing the win.
Second overtime (Hoover-Byrd) #wvboysbb https://t.co/bbfOIHJZBq
— Alex Thomas (@AlexHouseThomas) March 9, 2017
As fans rushed the court, players hugged each other, fans and coaches with tears streaming down their faces. In spite of everything over past eight months, the team earned a spot in the state tournament.
Daniel called the win "destiny," adding his goal for the season was to just make it to the tournament.
"Now, I guess we got to set some new goals," he said. "Let's go win it."
Daniel said this team is the hardest playing he has coached during his four years at Hoover.
"They might not be the strongest, they might not be the biggest," he said. "I can count on them playing hard every single night."
Spencer said there was only way to describe how he felt about his peers.
"Proud of them," Spencer said. "Proud to call them our basketball team."
No. 8 seed Hoover's first game in the tournament is March 16 against No. 1 seed Fairmont Senior High School (22-3). The tournament will be at the Charleston Civic Center.


text: Someone You're Thinking Of (EP) by Sir. O Artist: Sir. O Title: Someone You're Thinking Of (EP) Catalogue Number: No catalogue number Review Format: EP Release Year: 2013 I can't say that I had heard of Sir. O before but, since he has been reviewed in "The Jewish Telegraph", I figured that he had to be a person of good character and therefore worthy of some words. There are but three songs here and it is fair to say that they all highlight Sir O's ability to write commercial songs. The title track could easily be the work of a much better known soft rock songwriter, for instance. The next song "Stay" is a slower – and, dare I say it, more sensitive – song that would surely impress the housewives of this fair country and, as for "Three Words", it could easily be an Oasis offcut. When it comes down to it however, the songs outshine the performance by a notable amount. A few more miles on the Sir. O clock will probably sort that though. sir-o.com Reviewer: Bluesbunny Review Date: July 28 2013


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Roads to Moscow
Friday, 19 February 2016 11:11:00 pm Australia/Melbourne
We all have that seminal piece of music that strikes us at a certain age and stays with us forever as part of the epiphany of adulthood.
Sure I went through playing Black Sabbath at max volume when I was 14 … but that music never really stuck, it was a glandular experience rather than an education.
For me that piece of music had to wait until 19 years of age in my second year at university … along with a number of other significant life experiences …
Al Stewart's album Past Present and Future was an accidental purchase that introduced my friends and myself to Nostrodamus and his multifarious predictions.
However the track that completely struck me was the musical story of a soldier in Stalin's army as the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. It is actually derived from the experiences of Alexander Solzhenitsyn and is relatively epic eight minutes long piece of intricate acoustic guitar work interspersed with dynamic crescendos of great weight and presence.
I loved it … not only for it's music, but also it's visual narrative and the insight into the Great Patriotic War that it provided. This was an aspect of WWII that was not taught in English schools in the seventies, we all knew Winston Churchill beat Hitler in the skies over Kent and on the beaches of Normandy … however Russians have a quite different understanding of who won the war in Europe.
That piece of vinyl was played to death for three years, and not on classy equipment. It was transported irreverently with its playback device tied to the back of a BSA motorcycle even more primitive than the HMV semi portable Stereogram. Post Uni the record was committed to cassette tape and put in storage in an attic when I left the UK. It finally followed me to Australia in a metal trunk when my father passed away and the attic was cleared out.
In my own small personal universe rediscovering this particular piece of vinyl is akin to getting hold of the gold record on Pioneer 10 which left Earth at about the same time.
This ancient piece of plastic … sounds fantastic.
Decades later I'm playing it on a Rega Planar 9 with an Ortofon 2M Black. I know it was abused by the chisel-like sapphire styli on the BSR ceramic cartridge and oft treated like a piece of kitchen ware by my friends and housemates. However there is none of the anticipated surface noise or worn groove distortion. The music simply fills the room with a sense of intimacy with this most considered of Al Stewart's performances. There are few things that actually get better with age but this property of a 21st century record player to recover the raw performance of the music from so far away in time is unmatched by the world of digital in my experience.
I would have found it inconceivable in the seventies that such a wealth of musical information would be retained within the microscopic grooves of this record to be replayed so cleanly and dynamically in 2013.
Meanwhile in Moscow … they love hi-fi in the post Soviet economy, this one town is actually the largest market for several of our best known brands of European audio and is vying with Berlin to be the consumer electronics capital of the continent. The generation that had viewed the world through the hatch of a T34 has passed on and the new Russians are just getting into gear. My bet is that in the next ten years we will purveying good hi-fi with Cyrillic writing on it …
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What does the Chico News & Review Know About Jim Nielsen That Local Tea Party Members Don't?
The Chico News and Review is a liberal rag – we all know this. However, they have some very valid points about Jim Nielsen.
Some of you un-initiated to local politics should be aware that the primary accuser of the Placer GOP Central Committee is the executive director of a "non-profit" (a 501c4) that accepted $27,500 from the campaign account of Doug LaMalfa – a fact not disclosed while they went on a rampage of accusing Rick Keene and his supporters of corruption.
Those recruited for this Jihad were members of the local Tea Parties. The Tea Party is supposed to be about ethics in Government (which is why this LaMalfa supporter used "corruption" as a recruiting tool) but also lower taxes and smaller government. Tea Parties are also supposed to stand for truth in government – yet some attended Placer events and apparently reported on them omitting facts and making others up to suit a paradigm…
But – I have been told that there are many in the Tea Party that are constructive and helpful to electing good people.
Aside from the group I met that were helping Carly Fiorina and the group in Rocklin that helped my Mother's campaign – I have seen far more that are bent on disruption… maybe that has as much to do with many being recruited in to the jihad than it does anything else.
The leader of this jihad and accuser of the Placer GOP Central Committee has a financial interest – and if you are the executive director of a "charity" then a donor to your "charity" constitutes a financial interest – in Jim Nielsen and is now trying to sell the same elements of the local Tea Parties on Jim Nielsen. Nielsen has already appointed some of her lieutennants to the State CRP – she and these lieutennants voted for Pro-Choice, Republicans should not be so rigid Arnie Zeiderman for CRP Vice Chair North.
Are you confused yet? With LaMalfa – I could see how there could be a distinction as LaMalfa's voting record was slightly to the right of Rick Keene… but Arnie Zeiderman and Jim Nielsen?
Enter the Chico News and Review
"former CN&R Editor George Thurlow documented in an exhaustive investigative piece in October 1990, Nielsen's ethical lapses went well beyond lying about his residence. Among other things, during his tenure as a state senator (1978-90), he took a salary from a major pesticide distributor while working to kill pesticide reform bills; funneled campaign funds to his wife as income; and lobbied for and then voted for a $500,000 state grant, the bulk of which ended up going to a cogeneration plant in Williams in which he and his wife had a business interest"
Nielsen also voted against then Governor Deukmejian's proposed tax rebate, choosing instead to spend the money with the Democrats. Nielsen also voted to give illegal aliens healthcare.
Nielsen, as an assemblyman was lobbying people to go up on Prop 1-a – the largest tax increase in state history that is set to expire at the end of June. It doesn't stop there – the deal to get Abel Maldonado to vote for Prop 1-a included putting Prop 14 on the ballot. Jim Nielsen supported that and has an overall CRA score some 20+ points lower than Doug LaMalfa.
And now you should really be asking about motives.
Jim Nielsen will be running for State Senate against Dan Logue. Logue authored Prop 23 – the effort to suspend California's insane global warming law (which is being expanded by Jerry Brown). The dominos are set up like this… North State Congressman Wally Herger is retiring. Doug LaMalfa will jump from State Senate to Congress – this opens up Doug LaMalfa's State Senate seat for a Logue vs Nielsen race.
This is why there have been so many cheap shots fired at Dan Logue by the accuser and her allies.
Dan Logue is a realitor, not a lawyer. Jim Nielsen is a liberal, not a farmer. This is a completely different set up – and maybe those recruits in the Local Tea Party will see Nielsen for who he really is and they will call BS.
I have shown more evidence in this blog that Nielsen is a Liberal than anyone has that the Placer Cent Com is Corrupt!
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RSIS Commentary is a platform to provide timely and, where appropriate, policy-relevant commentary and analysis of topical issues and contemporary developments. The views of the authors are their own and do not represent the official position of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU. These commentaries may be reproduced electronically or in print with prior permission from RSIS and due recognition to the author(s) and RSIS. Please email: firstname.lastname@example.com for feedback to the Editor RSIS Commentary, Yang Razali Kassim.
No. 157/2015 dated 24 July 2015
Luring Southeast Asian Fighters to IS:
The Case of Former GAM Fighters
The Case of Former GAM Fighters
By Jasminder Singh
Former independence fighters in Aceh, Indonesia, have begun to express their intentions to join Islamic State (IS) and willingness to support jihadists in Iraq and Syria. This increases the security threat posed by IS to Southeast Asia.
IN THE ongoing military conflict in Iraq and Syria, a Malay-based militant outfit has been established to support the transnational militant organisation, Islamic State (IS). The Katibah Nusantara, established in September 2014, largely dominated by fighters from Indonesia and Malaysia, supports IS militarily. Since its proclamation in June 2014, IS, which occupies a large swathe of Iraq and Syria, has become a powerful recruiting magnet for would-be jihadist fighters from Southeast Asia.
It now appears that former fighters of GAM, the Aceh Independence Movement, have begun to respond to the appeal of IS. Although GAM was disbanded following the peace agreement between the separatist movement and the Indonesian government in 2005, ending a 30-year struggle, many former fighters who were not integrated into society felt they did not benefit from the peace.
Former GAM fighters to join IS
While GAM had previously rejected Al Qaeda's overtures, the rise of IS is beginning to have an impact on many former GAM fighters. This may be appreciated in the context of Indonesian jihadists' leadership of the Katibah Nusantara and the ability of Indonesian jihadists to reach out to their compatriots in Indonesia.
In July 2015, a leader of a GAM faction that did not benefit from the peace deal, Fakhruddin Bin Kasem @ Din Robot, had expressed his intention to take the pledge of allegiance to Islamic State even though he has yet to do so. He expressed his intention to join along with more than 100 fighters. He stated that the peace deal had not benefited everyone, and many former GAM fighters were worse off and could not provide basic needs of their families.
He cited economic reasons as the main motivation for supporting IS. However, while pledging to die for the Islamic cause, he also desisted from launching a military struggle in Aceh as this would harm local Muslims.
Implications of GAM statement
While Indonesia ended the conflict with GAM in 2005, the post-conflict situation seems to be creating a new breeding ground for extremists and terrorists. GAM was never declared a foreign terrorist organisation. In part this was because GAM did not support Al Qaeda. This situation is about to change with some former GAM members expressing support for IS, with which many governments around the world are at war.
What the GAM statement has indicated is also in line with the general jihadi discourse in Indonesia at present. Indonesian radical ideologues supporting IS have expressed their unwillingness to launch an armed struggle in Indonesia as it is likely to harm Muslim Indonesians more. Hence, their willingness to support a jihad against the 'far enemy' as is being undertaken in Iraq and Syria.
The statement by Fakruddin seems to be in line with this general position, signalling that the Acehnese are probably joining IS for economic, political and ideological reasons. These are probably the same drivers that have seen other Indonesian fighters supporting the IS cause.
The establishment of the Katibah Nusantara, its military victory over the Iraqi Kurds in April 2015 and the uploading of a new video showing Indonesian Katibah Nusantara's fighters en route to a battle in July 2015, would confirm the existence of a successful Indonesian jihadi unit. This shows the effectiveness of IS propaganda in winning new recruits.
The IS magnate and policy implications
While local conditions seem to have driven these Acehnese to support IS, the ideological magnet itself cannot be discounted. With IS looking for Wilayats (provinces) in Southeast Asia other than Poso (in Sulawesi), there is now the possibility of Aceh as another base. If the GAM-Islamic State nexus fails to materialise physically (even as ideologically it supports the Islamic State), there is the possibility of former GAM fighters joining the IS affiliate, Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) led by Santoso.
Additionally, just as IS seems to have provided a powerful pull factor for the Acehnese, there is nothing to stop similar jihadists associated with radical groups such as the MILF, MNLF and Abu Sayaf in the Philippines, or PULO in Thailand or even RSO and ARNO in Myanmar becoming the next wave of recruits for IS.
Of greater concern, internally displaced communities or refugees such as the Rohingya could also be motivated to join the recruitment wave, including Rohingya who have been resettled in northern Sumatra. A new wave of foreign fighters from Southeast Asia joining IS cannot be ruled out.
Policy implications
From a policy perspective, the GAM statement has signposted that the challenge posed by Islamic State is bigger than is often assumed. This calls for strong, comprehensive and robust measures to prevent Southeast Asians from making their way to Iraq and Syria. While the Katibah Nusantara may be fighting in Iraq and Syria today, the threat it poses for ASEAN is real.
Not only is there the danger of Katibah Nusantara's returnees, after having been ideologically fortified and having experienced combat, thus militarily endangering the region, they may also act as motivators for self-radicalised individuals in the region, without their having to make the journey to Iraq and Syria.
Already this seems to be taking place. There is also the danger of disgruntled elements from various peace deals, such as the one between Manila and the MILF, taking the GAM route and hence, posing new security threats to the region.
Jasminder Singh is a Senior Analyst with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR), a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Council expects a very full house for today's voting meeting on the 2nd Amendment Sanctuary status of the City of Prescott. So, it is important to be aware of a few things before coming to the meeting in person.
1. Firearms are prohibited in City buildings. There are lockboxes by each door.
2. Public comment will be limited to 30 minutes in total, 2 minutes for each person. If you wish to speak, you must fill out a comment card.
3. Signs, banners and backpcks inside the City Hall will not be allowed for safety purposes.
There are other options to coming in person for the meeting.
You can watch LIVE on Channel 64, or through LIVE STREAMING at http://prescottmediacenter.org/
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A. Update on the 2020 Census from Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Kimberley Robinson
They really, really want to make sure you are counted!!!
Count everyone that lives with you. You have room for 99 people on the Census form!
Count everyone that is alive as of April 1, 2020.
Every question on the form has a reason.
There are jobs available in Yavapai County!
$675B will be distributed by the Federal government. It is worth $2K per person per year. Roads, schools, Title I programs, where to build businesses, WIC, SNAP, Congressional seating, Block Funding.
According to Billie Orr, Yavapai County could lose about $3000 per person if we don't get them counted.
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Councilmember Rusing
A. Roll Call
A. 100th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters - February 14th
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A. Approval of Minutes for the 9:30 a.m. January 28, 2020 Special Meeting/Executive Session, the 1:00 p.m. January 28, 2020 Special Meeting/Executive Session, the January 28, 2020 Study Session and the January 28, 2020 Voting Meeting.
a. January 28, 2020 AM Special Meeting/Executive Session
b. January 28, 2020 PM Special Meeting/Executive Session
c. January 28, 2020 Study Session
d. January 28, 2020 Voting Meeting
B. Approval to Perform Night Work Between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, for the Installation of New Water, Sewer, Storm Drain and Other Associated Improvements on the Summit Avenue, McCormick Street, Beach Avenue and Goodwin Street Improvement Project.
C. Approval of City Contract No. 2020-156 for the Purchase of Michelin Tires in the Annual Estimated Amount of $50,000 Utilizing the City of Mesa's Contract No. 2019209. Funding is Available in the Fleet Maintenance Budget.
a. City of Mesa Contract No. 2019209
D. Award of City Contract No. 2020-151 to James Holt LLC, for Specialized Technical Support on Comprehensive Agreement No. 1 (CA#1) Regarding Big Chino Water Ranch, in an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000.00 Annually. Funding is Available in the Water Fund.
a. Scope of Work for James Holt LLC Consultation Services
Item A, B, C passes unanimously.
Item D is pulled by Councilwoman Rusing. She is asking about a lack of competitive bidding for this item.
Item D passes unanimously.
A. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-1709 Amending Title IV, Chapter 4-4 Related to Peddler and Solicitors
a. Ordinance No. 2020-1709 - Amending Title IV Chapter 4-4 (Peddlers and Solicitors)
B. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-1707 Authorizing the Sale of Real Property and Granting of a Temporary Construction Easement, to the State of Arizona Department of Transportation, for the Road 1 North and SR 89 Roadway Project.
a. City Ordinance No. 2020-1707
d. ADOT Temporary Construction Easement
e. Vicinity Map
C. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-1708 Authorizing Abandonment of the Easement as Recorded in Book 503 Pages 274-276 in the Office of the Yavapai County Recorder, Yavapai County, Arizona.
b. Vicinity Map
Consent agenda items A-C pass unanimously.
1. Public Hearing and Consideration for a New Series 14 Club Liquor License Application from Edward Lee Kellerman, Applicant, for Phippen Museum; Location: 4701 Highway 89 North.
a. LIQUOR LICENSE SERIES NUMBER DEFINITIONS
b. R19-1-702
This is to support various events at the Phippen.
Motion passes unanimously.
A. Adoption of Resolution No. 2020-1734 Supporting the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Declaring the City of Prescott a "Second Amendment Sanctuary City"
a. Resolution No. 2020-1734 - Second Amendment
The Mayor notes that there are 37 comment cards turned in. He will try to get all the comments in, but that will be difficult if he keeps to his 1/2 hour time limit that was announced in advance of the meeting.
You can see the actual resolution here:
Phil Goode goes over oppostion comments:
This resolution is not a matter of law.
This resolution isn't needed. HB 2321, SB 1526
Since Yavapai County already approved it, it is redundant. This will apply to the Prescott Police officers.
Mohave, LaPaz, Apache County and Yavapai County, plus Bullhead City have also passed a similar measure.
This may not be legal. Judges can review it.
Public policy should not be held hostage to unspecified possibilities. And "My consititutional rights are not for sale."
Legal Guidance: Matt Podracky
What is the practical, real world effect on local law enforcement?
Is there a potential possibility of the loss of federal and/or state funding?
He is concerned about SB1487.
HB2093 is being considered right now by the Legislature.
It sounds kind of like a statewide Sanctuary measure, but it does not have a judicial review policy.
Matt Podracky said that the Resolution that Phil Goode has written includes judicial review.
If the resolution is investigated by the Attorney General, the state-shared revenue is frozen immediately.
Councilman Goode asks if the resolution could be rescinded if SB1487 passes.
Podracky suggests they might want to wait until SB1487 passes.
Mayor Mengarelli states that he will cut this off around 4:30.
Names below might be misspelled - please understand!
Warren Darrow: Asks that the Council refrain from adopting this Resolution. Thinks it is hyper-partisan.
John Starr: Moved to Prescott because it was safe. Thinks this resolution is redundant and may need to be rescinded. Wants the right to life preserved, too.
Tamera Ferns: Retired police officer. Points out that this country exists because of the 2nd Amendment, and shouldn't even need discussion.
Barbara Jacobson: Thinks the City Attorney points are important. Not necessary. Partisan rhetoric. State and federal governments will handle whatever needs to be handled.
Greg Fien: 64 years old, a combat vet. Proud gunowner. Claims more people die from cellphones than gun violence. Notes that council members can be voted out.
Donna Veneer: Moved to Prescott and Arizona to preserve right to carry firearms. Wants the Council to support the resolution.
Jan Bearing: Political refugee from CA. Moved here because of the Constitiution and the Open Carry laws. She feels safe. Doesn't think this is redundant. Let Phoenix know "We are going to stand strong for the Constititution."
? Steve Strong: Thinks issue is very important. Red flag laws have the right to come take guns unconstitutionally. Not redundant. City needs to make a statement. Points to Virginia as example. "We're counting on you."
Ross: Asks what should/shouldn't be on the agenda. "You're going down a slippery slope." He has a great accent - maybe from Australia? Doesn't think this is council business, just like David Stringer censure wasn't appropriate council business.
Pastor Patty Willis: Believes that this is not a good idea, not the right time. It would escalate the differences between us. Says it will make us less like everyone's hometown.
Myrna Lieberman: She wants the City to declare it a Sanctuary City, support the county and take pre-emptive strikes. 2nd Amendment great equalizer. God made woman, God made man, Colt made them equal.
Tim, representing Congressman Gosar: Gosar is supporting this measure strongly. Points out the presence of legal guns have saved lives. Notes that red flag laws can be vaguely interpreted, and a power grab. Security of rights cannot be overstated.
Bob Schimzee: His father was Japanese. A Concealed Carry owner. In favor of the measure.
Phil: Not a resident of the City of Prescott, but does live in Yavapai County. Lists concerns. Redundancy: Concrete foundation - more than one piece of rebar. Strengthening the foundation to do the job. Response to comment - talk way through this. As a retired police officer and military he knows that singing kum-by-yah will not make it go away.
Glenn Martin: Concerned about due process rights.
Randy Hays: Asks, "Do you see what this is doing?"
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He points out that there is liability and costliness.
Russ Pilcher: A gun owner - lists them off. A vet. Not anti-gun but intolerant of people having easy access to weapons. Thinks that if they pass the resolution he will assume they will remove the weapons prohibition in City buildings. Points to the word "militia".
Maria Lynam: 20 year resident of Prescott, Gold Mother. Opposed to the resolution. Already discussing potential rescinding it. Wants them to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns. "Be proactive, not reactive... It breaks my heart to see us divided like this."
Regina Peccararo: Works with the VFW in Prescott and veterans. Trying to control violence??? Points out the danger police officers are in if the Red Flag laws are enacted. ATF 4473.
John Stankowickz: Owner of training center. Trained military, law enforcement from all across the US and the world. They left a message, remember world history. It starts with the 2nd Amendment and goes on from here.
Fritz: Wants them to pass it and later pass something with the force of law.
John Sugar? Retired mental health councillor - son committed suicide. Advocates for suicide awareness across AZ. Concedes firearms do not cause suicide but are often used in suicides - about 68%. His son's name is Noel. Says resolution is unnecessary and only a statement. Wants to bring awareness of the relationship between firearms and suicide.
Ralph Hess: The language merely restates their oath of office. Asks what a Sanctuary City is? 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Christmas City? What will look different? Suggests they challenge the State for passing laws that go against self-governing.
Larry Jacobs: Served on the Phoenix PD for 40+ years. Notes safety teams in churches, etc. And supports local officers, that cannot be everywhere. Response time could be 3-8 minutes, easily.
Mark Smith: Resident of Yavapai County - near Chino Valley. Thanks them for efforts regarding 2nd Amendment Sanctuary City but has no enforcement of law. Thinks this is not an acceptable resolution - a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is not meaningful. Ends by thanking them for their time and consideration of the measure.
Steve? : Constitution made to guard against people with dangerous intentions. Moving to AZ was because he wanted to live in freedom with his rights. Wants the Council to stand firm and protect constitutional rights.
Craig Kiggens: Not a resident of Prescott, but "I am an American." Gives history review. "Shall not be infringed." When seconds count, police are minutes away. Without defense in public buildings. Affirming rights and taking a stand.
Richard?: Escaped from CA - and moved to America. Hopes for a yes vote.
The wife: Feels that the 2nd Amendment is under attack.
Councilwoman Billie Orr: When she took her oath to protect the Constitution, and amendments. She just feels they can reaffirm their rights without becoming a "sanctuary" city. Asks for a way to reaffirm commitment to Constitution without declaring Sanctuary. Thinks this is a fight that needs to go to the Legislature. Points out there are no red flag laws in AZ at this time. Concerned about shared revenues. Wouldn't want to rescind after voting for this.
Councilwoman Cathey Rusing: Reads 27th Amendment, and the 2nd Amendment again. Opposes red flag laws. Feels the City has had very little notice, doesn't want to vote on it the same day. Wants to put it on the ballot for the citizens of Prescott in August to see what they want to do.
Councilwoman Alexa: Makes a statement that we, as a city, will pick and choose which laws they will enforce. This resolution doesn't change anything and merely is a political statement. Does not feel it is necessary and in the best interest of the City.
Councilman Phil Goode: Notes that the Council has an option to cure a problem if something should occur. Doesn't think that a ballot initiative is a good idea. He moves that they approve the resolution as it is written.
Councilman Steve Sischka: Supports the 2nd Amendment completely. Concerned about the word, "sanctuary". Thinks it muddies the waters. The word, "sanctuary" takes away from the good intent they are trying to do today.
Councilwoman Orr: Suggests they table it and find other ways to support the 2nd Amendment without the word "sanctuary".
Motion to table passes 6-1. Goode in opposition.
1500 bills introduced in the state legislature. Will get more info later.
No red flag laws have made it to any agenda.
Billie Orr wants to know what the Council can do to oppose red flag laws. She wants to oppose red flag laws as a Council in the legislature, and utilize the lobbyist.
SB 1164 - still not on the agenda.
C. Approval of Water Service Agreement Application No. WSA20-001 by Alexander Lazar Representing Ocean Blue Willow Creek LLC, for Commercial Water Supplies on APNs 106-20-497 and 106-20-498.
a. Ocean Blue Water Report and Demand Analysis - January 7, 2020
b. Location Map
Another car wash at Willow Creek and Willow Lake Road. 17 A/F. Asked if they recycle water. They try to recycle 90% of all the water they use.
This is to approve the application, not a contract.
Rusing asks about the recycling aspect and filtering. Did anyone look at the original car wash on Iron Springs to see what usage is. Asks that the City inspects the car wash to ensure the recycling is taking place.
Blair points out that 90% of everything they use goes back into the treatment plan and thinks it is very positive.
Orr is pleased at the efficiency and is state of the art.
Councilman Goode thinks it is valuable, hopes that people from out of town will also use it for the sales tax.
Motion passes 7-0
D. Approval of PLN19-020 a Proposed Rezoning of 600 and 621 E. Rosser Street (APN 105-03-007B) from its current Single Family 35 (SF-35) Designation to Multi-Family Medium Density (MF-M). Property Owner: Pine Creek Leasing LLC. Applicant/Agent: Keith Hughes
1.91 acres. Wants to put 3 homes on the property. The property across the street is in a flood plain and is undevelopable. The homes would be 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1200 SF.
One adjacent property owner is in opposition.
Blair: Multi-family is not a bad idea. One common driveway. Likes seeing something different that doesn't fit the typical mold.
Rusing asks about water meters? Each home must have its own, but an application could be made to have only one meter.
Goode: Asks why P&Z split on vote. Approved 4-1. Rupe doesn't think the proposed homes don't match the other homes. He also asks if changing the zoning will make it more valuable and thinks it creates a precedent.
Attorney Podracky thinks that there needs to be a contingency for substantial compliance to site plan presented.
Blair thinks the homes should be individually metered and wants to include that in the approval.
Applicant: Keith Hughes: Wants to build 3 individual homes, and metered individually is fine. Notes that this is a very difficult build. "These are three bedroom, two bath, nice homes."
Sischka: Approves of the concept.
Deborah Alshouse: Is opposed to this, lives in Cloudstone, first person to live in development. Wants to see homeownership, not rentals. Thinks it will devalue the properties nearby.
Brian Alshouse?: Concerned about it being rental property. Traffic flow, safety issues, noise, decrease in property value. Wants to see community stay the way it is, wants to see neighborhood maintain consistency.
Elaine Temple: Bought her home because it is in a single family home. I didn't want to rent, I wanted to buy a home and I want homeowners around me.
Ken Mbarak: Right in-right out. "I perceive this as really a single family project... I don't look at this as multi-family." This wasn't done willy-nilly, a lot of consideration went into this. It's not as big an impact as the wording would indicate.
Rusing: I do not support this project, it sounds like we are trying to put a round peg in a square hole.
Orr thinks that having affordable housing is important. She moves to approve.
Councilwoman Scholl thinks that having housing for teachers, firefighters etc. Is important.
Motion passes 5-2, Goode and Rusing in opposition.
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Councilwoman Scholl wants to know how to pronounce the name Burmister or BurmIster? They are saying BurmIster (long I sound.)


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Preventing domestic violence: There is only one way
Wife and partner bashing is an abhorrent crime and one reads almost daily of stories about it. You find stories in the mainstream media with some frequency but where you really read such reports is in Quora.com, which solicits all sorts of stories direct from individuals.
Given the large concern about such incidents, governments have been exerting themselves to do something about it. But their efforts are ridiculous. They just make statements about it and say what a naughty thing it is to do. There is no evidence that such preaching does any good -- probably for the excellent reason that it does in fact do no good.
The nice middle class people who hear and read such messages are the ones to need such advice least.
There is of course no perfect solution but there is one that would PREVENT, not just punish, most such behaviour. And that flows from the fact that most such assaults are by people already well-known to the police for aggressive behaviour. Most have prior convictions for violence or at least have in their past come to the attention of police for such behaviour
So if any offender has a record of any serious violence towards people or animals they should simply have their liberty permanently taken away. In most instances they should be jailed. They won't be able to act out in jail. And such a policy would protect the community generally, not only women, which is a big bonus. If they show no respect for others, they cannot expect others to respect them
The cost would be a larger jail population but how do you count the cost of saving the lives and well-being of many abused women? A one-percent cut in the bureaucracy would probably yield enough to cover he cost. And jailing could be a lot less costly than it now is. Instead of the motel-like conditions that are now often provided in jails, a bare minimum for life support could be provided.
This is of course a "tough" solution but it is the only one with any prospect of effectiveness. Anything else is pissing into the wind
I have argued previously that releasing serious criminals after a short period of imprisonment is asking for trouble. See also here -- JR
Man Who Stopped Gun Thief Fired For Good Deed
A manager at Academy Sports was fired from his job after he prevented a would-be robber from stealing a firearm from the Florida sporting goods store.
Dean Crouch, 32, was working at Academy Sports in Tallahassee when Jason White walked up to the firearms counter and asked to look at a .40-caliber handgun, reported The Tallahassee Democrat. White allegedly raced for the front door when handed the firearm, and Couch quickly tackled him to the ground. (RELATED: Armed Walmart Shopped Kills Alleged Carjacker)
While waiting for police to arrive, White was taken to the store office where it was discovered that he had allegedly stolen a backpack, two matching magazines and five boxes of matching ammunition.
"He repeatedly said 'I stole and I admit to it' and 'I will steal again when I get out of jail,'" a Tallahassee officer wrote in a police report.
Crouch was put on suspension following the incident and after a month-long investigation, Academy Sports notified him on Tuesday that he was fired for violating a company policy prohibiting employees from touching customers, according to Fox News.
The spokeswoman for Academy Sports defended the company's actions telling the Democrat "While the incident ended without injury, actions inconsistent with corporate policies were taken."
Crouch, who is married and the father to two young children, is now facing financial distress. Without the income from his job, he is forced to put the family's home up for sale.
"I was really dumbfounded honestly, that Academy would do something like this. I worked so hard for Academy, put some blood, sweat, and tears into this place," Crouch told WTXL. "I had great staff and for them to come through and fire me over trying to protect the community, it really hurts me personally."
Crouch has been an employee of Academy Sports for more than two years and is considering a lawsuit for wrongful termination.
'Extreme Poverty' Is Extremely Rare in the U.S., Says New Research
Overestimates appear to be the product of unreliable survey data.
A recent dust-up between the U.N. and the Trump administration reinvigorated the debate over "extreme poverty" in the U.S. The U.N. claimed an astounding 18.5 million Americans were mired in this condition; the latter said the true number was a mere 250,000 — fewer than one in 1,000 Americans.
As I've noted previously, the U.N.'s number was absurd, relying on a definition of extreme poverty that no one else uses. But there is a legitimate debate over the true extent of extreme poverty — typically defined as a household income under $2 per person per day, which is something like one-tenth of the poverty line — with estimates ranging from a few hundred thousand to a few million. And in new research presented at the American Enterprise Institute Tuesday, the economist Bruce D. Meyer and two co-authors make a forceful argument that the lower numbers are the correct ones.
Their own estimate is that "at most one-quarter of one percent of households are living on less than $2/person/day" — about 326,000 individuals in total — and that these are overwhelmingly single adults, sometimes students. Indeed, the authors were unable to identify a single family with children that was extremely poor in their data.
Claims of rampant extreme poverty first rose to prominence with the 2015 publication of the book $2 a Day, the central claim of which was that 4 percent of American families with children fell below that cutoff — largely because the 1996 welfare reform made it harder to get cash assistance. The book itself made clear some serious limitations of this number, though. For one thing, it was limited to cash income, and the estimate fell by half when food stamps were included. And for another, it was based on survey data, meaning that individuals reported their own income. It's well known that people tend to underreport their welfare benefits and off-the-books cash in surveys, and responses are particularly suspect when individuals claim to subsist on essentially no money.
In response, some critical researchers tried to correct the survey data to account for underreporting, or looked at households' spending rather than their income, and reached radically lower estimates. But neither approach is entirely satisfactory. That's where the new work of Meyer et al. comes in.
Meyer's team has assembled an impressive data set that starts with the government survey used in $2 a Day (the Survey of Income and Program Participation, or SIPP), but also includes administrative data from various government agencies. As a result, instead of trying to statistically estimate whether a survey respondent is underreporting his income and benefits, Meyer et al. can simply look at federal and state records to see how much that individual received. This allows the authors to make more comprehensive and accurate adjustments to the survey data than anyone else has been able to. The biggest tradeoff is that they currently have administrative food-stamp data from just eleven states, so their fully adjusted national estimates need to be scaled up from those — but fortunately, these states are demographically similar to the country as a whole.
Their raw estimate, based only on cash income reported in the survey, is that 3 percent of all households (and nearly 10 percent of single-parent households) live in extreme poverty. Add in self-reported non-cash benefits and it's down to 2.1 percent. Account for the fact that a small share of respondents claim to have little or no income despite working many hours at a paying job — clearly a mistake — and we're at 1.3 percent. Reclassify low-income households that actually have substantial assets (such as $5,000 in cash or $25,000 in real-estate equity), and it's 0.9 percent. And when you consult the administrative data to account for the underreporting of income and benefits, it falls more than two-thirds, reaching the final estimate of 0.24 percent. Incredibly, many of the individuals who move out of "extreme poverty" when these adjustments are made appear not to even be poor, much less extremely poor.
Meyer et al. demonstrate beyond a doubt that claims of extreme poverty are tremendously overblown.
The results are similar when they switch gears, repeating the analysis with the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), another government survey they can match to their administrative data: Just 0.12 percent of households are in extreme poverty once the proper corrections are made. This is an estimate of full-year extreme poverty, whereas the SIPP estimates pertain to a four-month period, which likely explains why it's so much lower.
This is not quite the final verdict on the extreme-poverty question. As the authors note, none of this accounts for off-the-books income that people might not report to survey-takers, and the authors' administrative data are far from comprehensive; they aren't able to correct for underreporting of unemployment insurance, veterans' benefits, workers' compensation, cash welfare, or the child tax credit. On the other hand, however, just as surveys undercount government benefits, they also neglect the homeless, which number in the hundreds of thousands on any given night. The authors suggest a "next step" to their research will be to mine additional sources of data to address both of these limitations.
At the event debuting the results, Laura Wheaton of the Urban Institute also raised some technical issues with the analysis, including the way the authors estimated earnings for people who reported working for pay but not earning much money (they multiplied the hours by the minimum wage, which may overestimate earnings for some self-employed and tipped workers).
Meyer et al. demonstrate beyond a doubt, though, that claims of "extreme poverty" are tremendously overblown. One can be concerned about the poor without claiming that such incredibly severe deprivation is common in this country — so perhaps it's time to shift our focus accordingly.
Australia: Protesters accuse NSW library of 'spreading propaganda' with drag queen event
ANGRY protesters have slammed an upcoming storytelling event for children and adults which will be hosted by a drag queen.
As a gesture of support for the Wollongong Queer Arts Festival, the city's central library is hosting the July 21 event, in which Roxee Horror — the alter-ego of Adam Larkham — will read stories, sing and make crafts.
However, the seemingly harmless event has raised the ire of hundreds on social media who have launched homophobic slurs at the event and its host.
Many accused the library of using taxpayer's money to "spread propaganda" and "sexualising children" by choosing a drag queen to host an event that will be attended by people of all ages.
Some irate locals even wrote to the library to express their dismay and called for the event to scrapped.
However, staff hit back at some of the abusive messages posted on the library's Facebook page.
"Thank you for your feedback," wrote a spokesman for Wollongong City Libraries. "The libraries' support of the Wollongong Queer Arts Festival is an opportunity to highlight that it doesn't matter who you are, where you are from or what motivates you to come into the library, this is a safe and inclusive space for everyone."
Messages of support for the event have also begun to appear on the library's Facebook page — with one reading, "If you don't like it, don't come."
Another commenter wrote: "I think this is marvellous. Teaching kids and the community that people come in all shapes and sizes through the art of storytelling, and demonstrating the importance of respect, love, kindness and education."
Another said: "Don't let the haters get you down. This is a wonderful opportunity for children who may be LGBTQ+ or children of parents within the LGBTQ+ community to see positive role models out and about in the wider community."
Ms Horror, who hosts drag bingo nights and other events in the area, appeared to be excited for the event when she announced it on her public Facebook page.
"Cannot wait to read some books and do some craft!" she wrote.
The library's manager Jenny Thompson told the Illawarra Mercury she doesn't care about the criticism of the event.
"The central library is a pretty big place, and our community and our world is a big place and there is space for everybody," she said.
"We offer a range of different events for all different parts of the community and this is, I guess, part of our community we haven't done that overtly for before. "So it's important to us that we're getting with the program."
Political correctness is most pervasive in universities and colleges but I rarely report the incidents concerned here as I have a separate blog for educational matters.
American "liberals" often deny being Leftists and say that they are very different from the Communist rulers of other countries. The only real difference, however, is how much power they have. In America, their power is limited by democracy. To see what they WOULD be like with more power, look at where they ARE already very powerful: in America's educational system -- particularly in the universities and colleges. They show there the same respect for free-speech and political diversity that Stalin did: None. So look to the colleges to see what the whole country would be like if "liberals" had their way. It would be a dictatorship.
For more postings from me, see TONGUE-TIED, GREENIE WATCH, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRALIAN POLITICS and DISSECTING LEFTISM. My Home Pages are here or here or here. Email me (John Ray) here. Email me (John Ray) here.
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Why Preventative Medicine Will Never Fully Replace Curative Medicine
Cambridge physicist David Deutsch's talk on Ted.com, though on the universe and global warming, illuminates an interesting problem in medicine.
Preventative medicine is only enabled when we what we want to prevent is known. Often, we do not know of problems until they are looming.
Curative medicine then is essential to solving those problems that we do not recognize before they become problems. To use David Deutsch's example, 30 years ago, scientists thought we were headed for an ice age, not a planet of melted ice caps. Prevention of global warming is a great notion but its already too late. Its time to search for remediation.
Often times, particularly in medicine, there is simply not enough foresight to practice prevention and cure are the only way to go.
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