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Professionalism in Nursing
There's always a lot of talk (especially at administrative levels) about "professionalism" in nursing. A recent question here was "What can we do to promote professionalism?"
I'm not going to influence responses by expressing my opinions...I'd really like to hear your ideas.
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Specialty: 30 year(s) of experience in OR, Med/Surg, Renal, OncologyMar 31, '06The most obvious answer is to treat each other like professionals. If administration wants "professional" nurses - stop treating nurses like waitresses and glorified P.R. reps.
I don't think ANY administration TRULY wants "professional" nurses, because THAT implies that a nurse has a conscience and a set of standards --- all of which are dangerous to the current patient nurse ratios.
I think administration's goal is to strip any and all professionalism from nurses and the sooner they can do it, the better they like it.
That's why they often will hire a new grad instead of an experienced RN.Mar 31, '06I think that in order for nurses to be seen as professionals, there will have to be changes made in the way the public views nurses. There are still large numbers of people out there who are completely clueless as to what nurses actually do and therefore, they view us as the "hand-maids" of the medical profession. I think EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC about the actual roles and duties of nurses is VITAL to the transformation of the profession. Once the public is made aware of the education and training that goes into becoming a nurse, as well as seeing that nurses don't simply wipe bottoms and get you fresh linens, maybe then will we be considered professionals. Just one of my many opinions.....interesting topic....:spin:Mar 31, '06For me, taking our responsibilities to each other to another level, would be indicative of the growth, maturity, and professionalism. Respectful mentoring, support, and constructive criticism are the hallmarks of professionals. I read this past week in the New Grad Forum, of a nurse who admitted to being ashamed of neglecting to help a seizing patient. We could debate all day about what she should have done, what could have happened to that patient, why she left him...Nurses replying to that post did ask and address all of that. And she was given useful advice for that situation as well as for coming clean with it. I applaud the efforts of those who attempted to instruct, and support her. However, I had to shake my head in dismay at the need for some nurses to further shame her. We are long overdue for a change in that model of commication. It is not OK to tell another nurse that she should be deeply ashamed. Even in a supervisory role, this would not be acceptable. Experienced nurses answering a New Grad Support Forum should not be talking down to anyone. Stating your opinion that the new grad's inaction might be considered neglect is alot different from telling her that you would never trust someone like her again. While that might be true for you, communicating in such a way is disrespectful, not useful, and cruel. That we can tolerate that kind of behavior towards any nurse, but in particular to someone who already was distressed, disgraces all of us. We have to stop
and think about how we are treating each other. How many new grads will be willing to come clean if they have made a serious mistake, knowing that they
may be castigated so severely. Correct the behavior, mentor, stop shaming people because when you do it, it then becomes all about you and your needs, not the other persons.Mar 31, '06I agree with the above poster. When I started as a new grad in the ICU I had a preceptor who only focused on the things I did wrong and was constantly correcting me and pointing out my mistakes. Because of this, I was constantly watching my back b/c I was scared to death I was going to make a mistake and be chastized for it and it severely restricted my ability to learn. I took it for about a month before going to my nurse manager about it. She promptly gave me a new preceptor who taught by encouragement and example.....needless to say, I did wonderfully with that preceptor and was on my own within two months!!! I think we should encourage, not discourage!!!Mar 31, '06Whenever admin brings up professionalism, it is usually to persuade nurses to take on more responsibility for less or no compensation.Mar 31, '06I think the most important way to promote professionalism is to role model professional behaviors.Apr 4, '06Quote from SharonH, RNI think the most important way to promote professionalism is to role model professional behaviors.
Yes! Yes! Yes! I am a RN student I have yet to see my instructors demonstrate professionalism when addressing their students.Apr 4, '06Dress professionally. Stop wearing clothes with loud patterns and cartoon characters on them.Apr 4, '06Quote from mrsallenDon't tell me that...or Patch Adams, M.D. and his Gesundheit! Institute!Dress professionally. Stop wearing clothes with loud patterns and cartoon characters on them.Apr 4, '06I'll disagree with the uniform thing too. I work at a children's hospital and it goes a long way to make the kids feel better. There are plenty of Drs. who have decorated their lab coats as well, to make patients feel more at ease.Apr 4, '06Hi. Im an RN student and my teachers are the most improfessional people in the whole world. They constantly sit down at the nurses station to gossip, they publiclly humiliate us in front of other health professionals and even the patients how can nurses get any credibility with people like that. Ive never seen say a doctor trainee being treated like that its unheard us but us were like cattle its okay! its so degrading. Our teachers are doctor wannabes on a power trip. ive met very few people who are actually proud of being nurses.Apr 4, '06Quote from LilPeanutMany of my geriatric patients enjoy the cartoons and colors, also. :spin:I'll disagree with the uniform thing too. I work at a children's hospital and it goes a long way to make the kids feel better. There are plenty of Drs. who have decorated their lab coats as well, to make patients feel more at ease.
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Professor Jon Rasbash
Jon Rasbash, who was Professor of Computational Statistics and Director of the Centre for Multilevel Modelling at the University of Bristol, sadly passed away on 10 March, 2010, aged 49. He is survived by his wife, Jacky and children, Zoe and Molly.
Jon was an outstanding researcher with a truly international reputation and at the peak of his career, He was also a wonderful person, a wise and generous manager, and a friend to all those who had the good fortune to share in his work. The loss to social and medical science is immense. Jon was involved with many things, but principally he had become known for his development of multilevel methodology and its software implementation and for his interest in studying social relationships within families.
Jon was born the youngest of four children to David and Maureen Rasbash in November 1960. He spent his later childhood in Edinburgh where his father was appointed as Professor of Fire Engineering at the University. He then studied at the University of York and left university in 1982 with a degree in Biology and Computer Science. He then went to work for Professor Bill Hill in the Department of Animal Genetics in Edinburgh and published his first paper with Professor Hill on modelling long-term artificial selection in finite populations in 1986. His first introduction to medical research was his work with Professor Michael Healy at the London School of Hygiene in 1986-1987 with whom he published two papers in the growth studies in Annals of Human Biology. Following that he moved around the corner to the Institute of Education to work with Professor Harvey Goldstein on multilevel modelling, a methodology then in its infancy. The group, joined by Bob Prosser, Huiqi Pan, Min Yang, Ian Plewis and Geoff Woodhouse, began to develop not just the methodology and training materials but, crucially, under Jon's supervision, the software, later to become MLwiN, that was required to fit the statistical models. Joined later by Bill Browne and Fiona Steele the Centre for Multilevel modelling was formed and eventually found its present home in Bristol. There were numerous developments during this period, in all of which Jon played a key role, and without his support, enthusiasm and insight, many things would not have happened.
The move to Bristol saw Jon take over the direction of the Centre and in the comparatively short time of 5 years, with the support of all his colleagues in the centre team, at Bristol, he succeeded in establishing it as one of the University's elite groupings with large amounts of research income, numerous publications and considerable amounts of material to support users of multilevel models. He was very active in organising workshops for a wide range of users, all over the world. His enthusiasm and knowledge inspired many.
His most ambitious project, well under way at the time of his death, was the development of a general framework for the specification of complex statistical models that would enable users, with different levels of statistical and computing expertise, to set up complex models that would interface with a variety of software packages. This work, and much of the other activity he was involved in will be continued by the Centre team and his other collaborators, all of whom are grateful for the support and inspiration that he has given.
Jon was totally unique. Those of us who had the privilege of knowing and working with him have been vastly enriched and whatever research emerges over the coming years will have Jon's imprint all over it. Thanks for everything Jon. We will miss you.
Harvey Goldstein, Fiona Steele and William Browne.
Bristol, March 2010
Tribute Book
We are compiling a Tribute Book for Jon Rasbash, our much loved colleague who sadly passed away in March. We would like to collect together people's thoughts and memories about Jon.
Jon was a unique individual and we have had many warm messages from people who recall working with him. We want to preserve these recollections of what Jon was like as a colleague and as an academic, and any further reminiscences that those who encountered him professionally may have. He was also phenomenal in his capacity to reach people through his work, and we want to celebrate this too. We therefore also welcome submissions from those who may never have met him in person but want to share with us how they have been affected by his work.
The Tribute Book will be sent to Jon's family, and we will keep a copy at the Centre for Multilevel Modelling.. It will also be on display at Jon's Memorial.
There is no word limit to submissions; they can be as long or short as you want to make them.
If you would like to make a contribution to the Tribute Book, please email it to Rebecca Pillinger (email@example.com). If you have already sent us a message about Jon and would like that to be included in the Tribute Book, then again please email Rebecca Pillinger to say so. We will probably also be emailing those who have sent messages to ask whether they would like them included.
Research Interests
Jon Rasbash's research interests included: developing new statistical methodology for exploring Social Science research questions, designing and building computer software to implement statistical methodology, computational algorithms for statistical model estimation, user interface design for statistical software, approaches to training social scientists in statistical modelling, the application of multilevel modelling to child development and family research, multilevel population genetics models; multilevel cross-classified and multiple membership models, multilevel models with latent categorical effects.
Jon was the main architect and programmer for the MLwiN software package in Multilevel Analysis. The software is used by over 7,000 researchers around the world and is the analysis tool used in over 1500 ISI published papers.
Jon arrived at Bristol from the London Institute of Education in 2004 to set up the CLIO centre for Multilevel Modelling. The centre now has members, shared grants and research students with the School of Geographical Sciences and the School of Veterinary Sciences. Jon held numerous positions, including Visiting Fellow/Professor, University of Toronto; Visiting Fellow/Professor, University of Rochester; and Special Advisor, University of Aberdeen.
Computational interests
- use of MATHML to represent statistical models and user interfaces
- MCMC algorithms for model estimation
- visualisation of statistical models
- the application of multilevel models to child development and family data.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: MLwiN Birthday Video
- MLwiN Birthday Video Video of Jon Rasbash speaking briefly about the history of MLwiN - a non-exact transcript was mailed out to the CMM Multilevel Modelling mailing list in our March 2009 newsletter.

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Empowerment Is The Lemonade Made From Lemons
What Is Your Empowerment Recipe For Lemonade?
"If life gives you lemons, make lemonade" – Proverb
The road to empowerment is full of lemons. a cool tall glass of lemonade quenches our thirst and restores our endurance during the warm summer months. As we leave the lemons yesterday behind, we need to make the perfect recipe of lemonade to enter a new day with enthusiasm and strength. The lemonade combines the lessons we have learned and the accomplishments we have celebrated. Every lemon we received in our empowerment journey was handed to us for a reason. We need to let go of the past and open our minds and let those lessons in.
The above Proverb was made famous by Dale Carnegie, when he summed up life using it in his own quote. He meant for everyone to make the best of a bad situation. So when challenges come your way how do you turn them into positives that you can learn from and then move on? Energize yourself and reflect upon what your special recipe is for your lemonade. Follow my recipe and work toward your empowerment and build your self confidence.
Here is my empowerment recipe for lemonade:
Squeeze 4 plump juicy lemons into a pitcher. Pour in sugar water to taste and ice cubes. Stir, then add the following:
½ Cup Grace – embrace your challenges with grace.
Then ¼ Cup of Release – release the negatives of your challenges and retrain your focus on the positives that theses challenges masquerade.
Next ½ Cup of Believe – believe that this situation in your journey is meant to happen. You have no other choice but to hurdle your challenges. Believe that what you encounter is meant to be and in the end you will learn so much to help you grow.
Add 1/3 Cup Understanding – understand that it is OK to be nervous scared or timid in accepting any challenge as it is. But understand that by just embracing it as something that is happening for reason, and knowing that it makes you the person you are today, makes it easier for you to hurdle any challenge.
Stir into the mixture ½ Cup Decision – decide to make choices. You need to continue forward in your life's path. Decide to be positive, grateful, forgiving and embrace every challenge wholeheartedly.
Beat in dashes of Forgiveness – forgive yourself and others who have wronged you. Put your guilt away and remember that you have learned all you can from these wrongs so put it to rest and move your mindset to a positive note.
1 Cup of Acceptance – Accept everything in your path. Accept that you are the most perfect, authentic, lovable you that you were born to be. Accept others' baggage and opinions as theirs to take care of – not you! Accept everything you do is yours by choice.
Finally pour into glasses and sprinkle on top of each your Intention – intend to always move forward, be generous, kind, loving and respectful of yourself first and foremost and then towards others that are around you. Intend to be happy, be kind to yourself, work hard, move forward, forgive, be grateful and not wear others opinions. Intend to journal, meditate, visualize and grow each day. Intend to strengthen your Inner Being and strive o be exactly who you are born to be!!
"It never ceases to amaze me that life, without any warning can see just how much you were actually paying attention, and throw something at you that is totally out of left field, taking your breath away while threatening to overtake you!" – Elizabeth for XquisitLife
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Psychopathic Records is known for putting out horror rap music, most notably that by Insane Clown Posse. Traditionally, horror rap is a form of hip hop music with lyrical themes focusing on dark content such as murder, suicide, Satanism, gore, etc. Everyone on the horror rap scene knows that. But the horror rap Psychopathic Records puts out has many dimensions, one of which being a soft, emotional side that isnt as publicized.
Why would Psychopathic Records artists write songs that focus on other topics besides the gory ones listed above? Because any artist worth their salt knows the importance of writing diverse songs, both lyrically and musically.
Somewhat ironically, the artists who create horror rap music have names that are equally as horrifying as the majority of their song topics. Insane Clown Posse, Anybody Killa, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and Twiztid are just a few examples, all of whom have their music released by Psychopathic Records.
But what do lyrics to these softer songs sound like? Lets have a look at a lyrics to Psychopathic Records artist Twiztids "Darkness" that perfectly exemplify what softer horror rap is all about:
How come this wasted time is such a loss expressed on my side?
Id give you everything if you just let me stand beside you
Your kind is so amused and still confused by what you live with
Your darkness just wont go away
Your light, its time for you to shine on today
Nothing but darkness in me
Darkness, night time
No moon in the sky tonight
Feeling like our lives been tucked away, today
Life is darkness, forever remain, and again
As you can see, Twiztids "Darkness" is an emotional horror rap song about either a girl or a religious figure. However, Twiztids "Darkness" maintains its horror rap and Psychopathic Records cred because its still a dark song. Nowhere in Twiztids "Darkness" is there whining or crying.
Instead, Twiztids "Darkness" has its dark tinge because the lyrics poetically portray the songwriters depressed state. It would appear that as far as Psychopathic Records is concerned, a horrorcore tune can still be a horrorcore tune even if theres no blatant mention of a theme like murder or suicide; it just has to be honest and dark.
Twiztids "Darkness" is not alone in this dimension. There are plenty of other Psychopathic Records artists who release songs that arent hell bent on death and destruction. For instance, Boondoxs "We All Fall" is another sad horror rap song similar to Twiztids "Darkness." Its this kind of musical diversity that has made Psychopathic Records the horror rap establishment, and the most trusted source of new horror rap music in the hearts of Juggalos around the world.


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Passing Away of Prof. Sir Anton Jayasuriya
It is with great sadness that we give notice of the passing of Prof. Sir Anton Jayasuriya. Prof. Sir Anton Jayasuriya founded the Medicina Alternativa Institute in 1962, which he ran together with the Open University for Complementary Medicines, until his death on April the 6th. Prof. Sir Anton Jayasuriya was a person of great dedication that gave of his best to the practitioners of Alternative Medicine and its sciences and many philosophies. He gained many plaudits in his very active 75 years of life and will be sadly missed by many.
May his soul rest in peace!
The Cambridge Blue Book Man of the Year - 2005
The Council of Institute of Professional Psychologists wishes to extend its heartiest congratulations to the President of the IPP - Prof. Erantha De Mel on his recent achievement of being the Cambridge Blue Book Man of the Year.
This annual honour was awarded to him for his outstanding contribution to the field of Neuroscience & Cybernetics. As a practicing psychologist and researcher, in both psychology and parapsychology; he is engaged in extensive research in both fields. He is the founder of the psychological theories CTCT (Collaborative Techniques in Counselling and Therapy) and NOT (Neural Optimisation Technique).
He has many publications to his credit; such as
Framework for an Integrated Model of
Collaborative Techniques in Counselling and Therapy (CTCT)
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Further Reading
'Fossil Fuel Global Warming More Certain than Ever' The Paragraph, 2005-10-16
RC Wiki: "An index for debunking of various popular media occurrences of climate-related nonsense."
RealClimate: "Climate science from climate scientists."
20 'IPCC, 2007: Summary for Policymakers – Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis' – pdf file
Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values determined from ice cores spanning many thousands of years. The global increases in carbon dioxide concentration are due primarily to fossil fuel use and land use change, while those of methane and nitrous oxide are primarily due to agriculture.
The understanding of anthropogenic warming and cooling infl uences on climate has improved since the TAR, leading to very high confidence7 that the global average net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming, with a radiative forcing of +1.6 [+0.6 to +2.4] Watts per square meter.
Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.
At continental, regional and ocean basin scales, numerous long-term changes in climate have been observed. These include changes in arctic temperatures and ice, widespread changes in precipitation amounts, ocean salinity, wind patterns and aspects of extreme weather including droughts, heavy precipitation, heat waves and the intensity of tropical cyclones.
There is now higher confidence in projected patterns of warming and other regional-scale features, including changes in wind patterns, precipitation and some aspects of extremes and of ice.
21 'Put a Tiger In Your Think Tank' Mother Jones May/June 2005 Issue
ExxonMobil has pumped more than $8 million [from 2000 to 2003] into more than 40 think tanks; media outlets; and consumer, religious, and even civil rights groups that preach skepticism about the oncoming climate catastrophe.
22 'Some Like It Hot' By Chris Mooney, Mother Jones May/June 2005 Issue
23 ''How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic – Global warming is a hoax' by Coby Beck
Here is a list of organizations that accept anthropogenic global warming as real and scientifically well-supported:
- NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- National Academy of Sciences
- State of the Canadian Cryosphere
- Environmental Protection Agency
- The Royal Society of the UK
- American Geophysical Union
- American Meteorological Society
- American Institute of Physics
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- American Meteorological Society
- Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
24 'How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic – Greenland used to be green' by Coby Beck
First, Greenland is part of a single region. It can not be necessarily taken to represent a global climate shift. See the post on the Medieval Warm Period for a global perspective on this time period. Briefly, the available proxy evidence indicates that global warmth during this period was not particularly pronounced, though some regions may have experienced greater warming than others.
Instead of hunting whales in kayaks, [the Vikings] farmed cattle, goats, and sheep — despite having to keep them in a barn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for a full 5 months out of the year. It was a constant challenge to get enough fodder for the winter. Starvation of the animals was frequent, emaciation routine. Grazing requirements and growing fodder for the winter led to over-production of pastures, erosion, and the need to go further and further afield to sustain the animals. Deforestation for pastures and firewood proceeded at unsustainable rates. After a couple of centuries, it led to such desperate measures as cutting precious sod for housing construction and even burning it for cooking and heating fuel.
When finally confronted with several severe winters in a row, they, along with the little remaining livestock, simply starved before spring arrived.
25 'Swindled!' by William and Gavin, RealClimate, 9 March 2007
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On Thursday March 8th [2007], the UK TV Channel 4 aired a programme titled "The Great Global Warming Swindle". We were hoping for important revelations and final proof that we have all been hornswoggled by the climate Illuminati, but it just repeated the usual specious claims we hear all the time.
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Policy on Relationships between University Employees and Students
Section II. Item 24.
Relationships between students and their teachers, advisors, athletic coaches, deans, or any other university employees holding positions of authority over students, must be conducted in a professional manner to prevent real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest, exploitation, or bias. A University employee should not be romantically or sexually involved with a student whom he or she teaches, advises, coaches, or supervises in any way.
University employees who violate this policy will be subject to institutional sanctions ranging from simple reprimand, up to and including termination of employment, in accordance with applicable due process procedures.
Under exceptional circumstances involving student employment or academic matters, the supervising dean* of a person potentially in violation of this policy may grant an exclusion from sanctions for violating the policy if there is a clearly adequate written conflict of interest management plan to resolve and eliminate the real, potential, or perceived conflict. Such exclusions must be approved by the Provost or approved by the respective Vice President in the case of an employee outside of the division of Academic and Student Affairs in consultation with the University Ethics Officer. Human Resource Services may also be involved in coordinating/implementing such plans.
*Supervising dean means within the Academic Division the dean of the college or libraries of the staff member's primary appointment; in the case of graduate students, the Dean of the Graduate School; in the case of staff members holding appointments in academic research centers, the Vice Provost for Research; in the case of staff members holding appointments in the Division of Student Affairs, the Vice President for Student Affairs; in the case of a dean, the Provost. In in the case of staff members of intercollegiate athletics, the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. In the case of staff members in any other division, the appropriate Vice President., and in the case of a dean, the Provost.


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Until recent years, not much was possible in terms of monitoring/controlling forklift speed. Most newer electric forklifts have the built-in ability for a forklift mechanic to program both acceleration and top speed, but unfortunately electric forklifts are not the main problem when it comes to speeding. If you are trying to monitor/control speed on an electric forklift we suggest you contact the manufacturer of the equipment to see if this can be accomplished by a simple change in the settings, if so great, if not we can help. Propane, gasoline and diesel forklifts are FAST and many times are used in areas with high vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
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Robinson Ranch is a superb big game hunting property featuring diverse habitat, water, multiple drainages and picturesque scenery. Varied vegetation consisting of aspens, conifers, mountain oaks, shrubs, sage and grass is interspersed with springs, ponds and wallows. The property encompasses 2,105± deeded acres, completely surrounds a 160 acre BLM inholding and is adjacent to additional BLM on two sides. The ranch is located in the shadow of the game-rich Flat Tops Mountains of northwest Colorado with paved road access only 20 miles from either Meeker or Rifle.
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Robinson Ranch is located on the Rio Blanco and Garfield county line on the western edge of the Flat Tops Mountains in northwest Colorado. From its location midway between Meeker and Rifle, the ranch is less than 25 minutes to either town. State Highway 13, which links Meeker and Rifle, forms the western boundary of the ranch, providing convenient paved road access.
The town of Meeker lies approximately 20 miles north of the ranch. With a population of about 2,400, Meeker is the county seat and most populous town of Rio Blanco County. Located on the famous White River, Meeker is internationally known as a premier destination for big game hunting and fishing. Meeker is a thriving community and has retained its culture as a true western town still primarily influenced by agriculture and recreation. Meeker is also home to a 6,500-foot jet-capable airstrip.
Rifle is located in Garfield County approximately 20 miles south of the ranch along the Colorado River and Interstate 70 between Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. Rifle has a population of over 9,000 and is well known as an outdoorsman's town, providing access for those exploring the Flat Tops, Roan Plateau, Bookcliffs and Battlement Mesa. The Garfield County Airport in Rifle has an excellent 7,000 x 100 foot runway that saw $47 million in upgrades in 2010. Both Meeker and Rifle offer a full complement of services from restaurants and motels, to banks, medical facilities, grocery stores and outfitters.
The resort communities of Aspen, Snowmass, Beaver Creek, Vail and Steamboat Springs are all within a two-hour drive of the ranch. In addition to skiing, these year-round resorts also offer a variety of dining, shopping and recreational diversions. From the ranch, it is approximately 45 miles to Glenwood Springs and 85 miles to Grand Junction, the largest city on the western slope of Colorado. Commercial air service is within 90 minutes of the ranch on I-70, either west of Rifle at Grand Junction or east of Rifle at the Eagle County Regional Airport, which serves the Vail Valley.
The ranch is located on the Grand Hogback, a geologic formation lying between the Flat Tops Mountains and the Roan Plateau. The Grand Hogback stretches continuously for approximately 50 miles along the south and west rim of the Flat Tops from Glenwood Springs to Meeker. Just east of the ranch is the western boundary of the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest. With peaks exceeding 12,000 feet in elevation, the Flat Tops Mountains encompass a massive region, incorporating the national forest as well as the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. To the west of the ranch lies the Roan Plateau, a diverse tapestry of mountains, canyons, ridges and valleys. Both the Flat Tops and the Roan Plateau are amongst Colorado's most prolific big game areas, with huge blocks of rich wildlife habitat and large populations of elk and mule deer.
The entrance to Robinson Ranch is located along its western boundary where the property has three miles of frontage on Highway 13. After passing through a private locked gate, several internal roads provide good motorized access throughout the ranch. The western half of the property evolves gradually from relatively flat topography at 7,300 feet in elevation along the highway to steeper terrain among the several small drainages comprising the western slope of the Hogback.
This area is primarily grass and sage pasture in the lower elevations and transitions to oaks, serviceberry and aspens as the elevations climb up the Hogback to the east. A number of ponds and rock outcrops are scattered throughout this portion of the ranch.
At the top of the Hogback, a long ridge bisects the ranch and serves as an excellent viewing platform looking east into an area of multiple valleys that together form a large bowl. This area, collectively referred to as Puckett Draw, is the "honey hole" of the ranch, particularly for elk. With elevations ranging from 7,800 to 8,700 feet, Puckett is comprised of numerous finger draws with a variety of slopes and vegetation, as well as several water sources. The foliage in this bowl is primarily large aspen groves and pines on north slopes, contrasting with oaks, shrubs and sage on the south slopes. Meadows are scattered throughout, and several ponds, springs and wallows combine to make this excellent elk habitat. The Puckett Draw portion of the ranch is very secluded and can hold large numbers of elk.
An interesting attribute of the Robinson Ranch is that it completely surrounds a 160± acre BLM inholding. The BLM is not separately fenced and the owners of the ranch enjoy use of this parcel, though there is no public access to it.
The ranch also borders other large blocks of BLM land, and its other neighbors are large private ranches. The adjacent BLM land to the south, approximately 1,720± acres in size, is easily accessible directly from the ranch, but presents a long, steep climb for the general public to reach. Near the ranch entrance is an old ranch house which is in poor condition, but does appear to be served by electric power. There is also a shooting range, ideally located near the southwest corner of the ranch, where it can be used to sight-in rifles without impacting the core of the ranch.
The ranch is comprised of approximately 2,105± acres of deeded land. In addition, a 160±acre BLM inholding is completely encircled by the ranch.
Multiple adjacent properties owned by the same seller create the opportunity to acquire up to 7,600+/- acres of contiguous land.
With elevations ranging from 7,300 to 8,700 feet, Robinson Ranch exhibits the attractive characteristics of the Colorado mountain climate. Crisp mountain air and bright blue skies are common occurrences in this environment. Annual precipitation on the ranch varies from approximately 16 inches on the lower elevations to over 20 inches at higher elevations. Snowfall ranges between 100 to 200 inches annually, with higher elevations holding snow throughout the winter. Summer days will find high temperatures in the 70s and 80s, with evenings cooling rapidly. Winter temperatures will frequently be in the 20s for daytime highs with occasional sustained cold snaps.
Robinson Ranch stands out for its wildlife and hunting opportunities. It features quality habitat and is located adjacent to the Flat Tops Mountains, home to the largest Rocky Mountain elk herd in North America, numbering over 42,000, and a huge mule deer population, estimated to be over 61,000. The ranch has been thoughtfully managed for big game hunting and produces trophy-caliber bull elk and mule deer every year.
An excellent technique for watching or pursuing elk on the ranch takes advantage of the long ridge overlooking Puckett Draw. The topography of the ranch allows one to drive up the west slope of the Hogback, park just below the ridge, and then hike up 100 feet to the summit to view the animals below, completely undetected. There are numerous glassing points along this long ridge. Depending on elk location, weather conditions and hunter intensions, there are a number of different routes into Puckett Draw to use for a stalk. Whether hunting or observing, it is an amazing experience to sit on the ridge during a September evening, watching and listening to a number of mature bulls bugling, sparing, wallowing and herding their cows below.
Current ownership has been dedicated to supporting wildlife and improving habitat on the property for years. Hunting has been strictly managed and harvested animals have been carefully chosen. The ranch has not been heavily grazed in order to save forage for the wildlife. A network of internal roads and trails was created and has been maintained to provide easy access for stalking and game retrieval. These conservation-oriented owners have taken care to attract and maintain superior populations of big game.
For hunters of the Robinson Ranch, it is relatively easy to obtain elk and mule deer hunting licenses. The property is located in Game Management Units #23, which offers an unlimited either-sex elk license for two of the four rifle seasons, and unlimited archery tags for private land only during the archery season. This means that an elk hunter can purchase an over-the-counter license for either of the 9-day rifle seasons or the month-long archery season. It does not matter whether the hunter is a resident or non-resident of Colorado. No mule deer licenses are available over-the-counter in Colorado, but large landowners such as Robinson Ranch can receive priority preference to increase their chances of drawing tags through the license application process.
While hunting would likely be the focus for many prospective owners, there are numerous other recreational opportunities in the form of hiking or riding of horses, snowmobiles or ATVs, and simple enjoyment of the scenery and wildlife found throughout the property. In addition, the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest along with hundreds of thousands of BLM acres are at the doorstep of the ranch. For anglers, the ranch is located within a short drive of two of Colorado's top rivers, the White and the Colorado, making for convenient fishing day trips. From enjoying Colorado's finest ski resorts to the solitude of the several nearby Wilderness areas, there are a wide variety of year-round recreational opportunities to explore.
Property taxes on the ranch currently run approximately $487.72. Current taxes are based on agricultural status. A degree of agricultural use must be maintained to continue agricultural assessed values.
There are a number of spring and pond water rights associated with the ranch. These will transfer with the sale of the land. A summary of appurtenant water rights will be made available at the appropriate time.
Any appurtenant minerals owned by the Seller will transfer to Buyer with the sale of the property.
It has been a pleasure to spend time on the Robinson Ranch, exploring the land, enjoying the scenery and especially observing the elk rut. The location, topography and habitat of this ranch make it a top wildlife and big game hunting property for the price point. It is also a low maintenance property, ideal for an owner who wants to enjoy the ranch when they visit, but not have to think about it when they are away.
• 2,105± deeded acres
• Great elk and mule deer hunting
• Diverse terrain and wildlife habitat
• Multiple drainages and water sources
• Also features internal road network and shooting range
• Easy access to Meeker and Rifle
MANAGEMENT SERVICES – Hall and Hall's Management Division has a very clear mission–to represent the owner and to ensure that his or her experience is a positive one. Services are customized to suit the owner's needs. They often begin with the recruiting and hiring of a suitable ranch manager or caretaker and are followed by the development of a management or operating plan along with appropriate budgets. Ongoing services include bill paying, ranch oversight, and consulting services as needed. Even the most sophisticated and experienced ranch owners appreciate the value of a management firm representing them and providing advice on local area practices and costs. Wes Oja, Jerome Chvilicek, Dan Berstrom or Brant Marsh at (406) 656-7500 are available to describe and discuss these services in detail and welcome your call.
RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT SERVICES – Increasingly the value of a ranch is measured by the quality of each and every one of its resources. Coincidentally, the enhancement of a ranch's resources also increases the pleasure that one derives from the ownership of a ranch. Our management services have included the assessment of everything from wildlife habitat to bird habitat to water resources and fisheries and the subsequent oversight of the process involved with the enhancement of these resources. Wes Oja, Jerome Chvilicek, Dan Bergstrom or Brant Marsh at (406) 656-7500 are available to describe and discuss these services in detail and welcome your call.
AUCTIONS - Hall and Hall Auctions offer "Another Solution" to create liquidity for the owners of Investment-Quality Rural Real Estate. Our auction team has experience in marketing farmland, ranchland, timberland and recreational properties throughout the nation. Extreme attention to detail and complete transparency coupled with Hall and Hall's "Rolodex" of more than 40,000 targeted owners and buyers of rural real estate help assure that there are multiple bidders at each auction. In addition, the unique Hall and Hall partnership model creates a teamwork approach that helps to assure that we realize true market value on auction day. For more information on our auction services contact Scott Shuman at (800) 829-8747.
APPRAISALS - Staying abreast of ancillary market influences in ever-changing economic conditions requires a broad professional network to tap into. Finding an appraiser who not only understands the numbers but also the differences in value from one area to another is a critical part of making an informed decision. The appraisal team at Hall and Hall, formed entirely of Accredited Members of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), has that critical network of brokers and lending professionals. This professional network coupled with diverse experience across multiple regions and market segments allows our appraisal team to deliver a quality product in a reasonable timeframe. For more information contact our appraisal team at (406) 656-7500.
SPECIALIZED LENDING - Since 1946 Hall and Hall has created a legacy by efficiently providing capital to landowners. In addition to traditional farm and ranch loans, we specialize in understanding the unique aspects of placing loans on ranches where value may be influenced by recreational features, location and improvements and repayment may come from outside sources. Our extensive experience and efficient processing allows us to quickly tell you whether we can provide the required financing.
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In Colorado, Buyers should be aware that different real estate brokerage relationships are available which include seller agency, buyer agency or transaction-brokerage.
Definitions of Working Relationships:
Seller's Agent:
A seller's agent (or listing agent) works solely on behalf of the seller to promote the interests of the seller with the utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity. The agent negotiates on behalf of and acts as an advocate for the seller. The seller's agent must disclose to potential buyers all adverse material facts actually known by the seller's agent about the property. A separate written listing agreement is required which sets forth the duties and obligations of the broker and the seller.
Buyer's Agent:
A buyer's agent works solely on behalf of the buyer to promote the interests of the buyer with the utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity. The agent negotiates on behalf of and acts as an advocate for the buyer. The buyer's agent must disclose to potential sellers all adverse material facts actually known by the buyer's agent including the buyer's financial ability to perform the terms of the transaction and if a residential property, whether the buyer intends to occupy the property. A separate written buyer agency agreement is required which sets forth the duties and obligations of the broker and the buyer.
A transaction-broker assists the buyer or seller or both throughout a real estate transaction by performing terms of any written or oral agreement, fully informing the parties, presenting all offers and assisting the parties with any contracts, including the closing of the transaction without being an agent or advocate for any of the parties. A transaction-broker must use reasonable skill and care in the performance of any oral or written agreement, and must make the same disclosures as agents about all adverse material facts actually known by the transaction-broker concerning a property or a buyer's financial ability to perform the terms of a transaction and if a residential property, whether the buyer intends to occupy the property. No written agreement is required.
A customer is a party to a real estate transaction with whom the broker has no brokerage relationship because such party has not engaged or employed the broker, either as the party's agent or as the party's transaction-broker.
Please contact one of the Hall and Hall brokers for a complete discussion of potential working relationships for this property. A written relationship disclosure will be provided to a prospective buyer prior to engaging in brokerage activities as defined by the Colorado Real Estate Commission.
NOTICE: Offering is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of purchase by owner. Information regarding land classifications, acreages, carrying capacities, potential profits, etc., are intended only as general guidelines and have been provided by sources deemed reliable, but whose accuracy we cannot guarantee. Prospective buyers should verify all information to their satisfaction. Prospective buyers should also be aware that the photographs in this brochure may have been digitally enhanced.


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Here's how to in a nutshell. The most brazen lie of all was to deny that weighted averages do have variances. The stage for this lie was set at the French Geological Survey in Algeria on November 25, 1954. It came about when a novice in geology with a knack for probability theory put together his very first research paper. The author had called his paper Formule des Minerais Connexes. He had set out to prove associative dependence between lead and silver in lead ore. He worked with symbols on the first four pages. Handwritten on page 5 are arithmetic mean grades of 0.45% lead and 100 g/t silver, variances of 1.82 for lead and 1.46 for silver, and a correlation coefficient of 0.85. He had worked with symbols until page 5 and did omit his set of primary data. Neither did he refer to any of his peers. Those peculiar practices would remain this author's modus operandi for life.
The budding author was to be the renowned Professor Dr Georges Matheron, the founder of spatial statistics and the creator of geostatistics. What young Matheron had derived in his 1954 paper were arithmetic mean lead and silver grades of drill core samples. But he had not taken into account that his core samples varied in lengths. So he did derive length-weighted average lead and silver grades and appended a correction to his 1954 paper on January 13, 1955. What he had not done is derive the variances of his length-weighted average lead and silver grades. Neither did he test for, or even talk about, spatial dependence between metal grades of ordered core samples. Matheron's first paper showed that testing for spatial dependence was beyond his grasp in 1954.
Why was Formule des Minerais Connexes marked Note statistique No 1? Matheron had not derived variances to compute confidence limits for arithmetic mean lead and silver grades but applied correlation-regression analyis. Statisticians do know that the central limit theorem underpins sampling theory and practice. So why didn't young Matheron derive confidence limits? Surely, he was familiar with this theorem, wasn't he? Or was it because he thought he was some sort of genius at probability theory? That would explain why he worked mostly with symbols and rarely with real data. Had he worked with real data, he would still have cooked up odd statistics because the variances of his central values went missing. That's why he was but a self-made wizard of odd statistics. It was Matheron who called the weighted average a kriged estimate as a tribute to the first mining engineer who took to working with weighted averages. Matheron never bothered to differentiate area-, count-, density-, distance-, length-, mass- and volume-weighted averages. But thenn neither did any of his disciples.
Matheron's followers, unlike real statisticians, didn't take to counting degrees of freedom. Statisticians do know why and when degrees of freedom should be counted. Geostatisticians don't know much about degrees of freedom but they do know how to blame others when good grades go bad. They always blame mine planners, grade control engineers, or assayers whenever predicted grades fail to pan out. They claim over-smoothing causes kriging variances of kriged estimates to rise and fall. Kriging variances rise and fall because they are pseudo variances that have but squared dimensions in common with true variances. Of course, Matheron's odd new science is never to blame for bad grades or bad statistics.
It is a fact that Matheron fumbled the variance of his length-weighted average in 1954. Several years before the Bre-X fraud I derived the variance of a length- and density-weighted average metal grade. The following example is based on core samples from an ore deposit in Canada. The mine itself is no longer as Canadian as it once was. The Excel template with the set of primary data and its derived statistics are posted on a popular but wicked website.
My website was set up early in the Millennium. I loved to send emails with links to my reviews of Matheron's new science of geostatistics. The students at the Centre de Géostatistique (CDG) in Fontainebleau, France, ranked on high on my list of those who ought to pass Statistics 101. I was pleased when PDF files of Matheron's work were posted with CDG's online library. But I was surprised to find out that Matheron's first paper was no longer listed as Note statistique No 1 in the column marked Reference but as Note géostatistique No 1. Just the same, the PDF file of this paper and its appended correction are still marked Note statistique No 1. On October 27, 2008, five out of six of Matheron's 1954 papers were still marked Note statistique Nrs 2 to 6.
What was going on? Was the birth date of Matheron's new science of geostatistics under review? Who reviewed it? And why? Why not retype the whole paper? Why not add the variances of length-weighted average lead and silver grades? And how about testing for spatial dependence between metal grades of ordered core samples? Where have all of Matheron's sets of primary data gone? And what has happened to his old Underwood typewriter? I have so many questions but hear nothing but silence!
Matheron himself moved from odd statistics to geostatistics in 1959 when he went without a glitch from Note statistique no 19 to Note géostatistique no 20. Check it out before geostat revisionists strike again. I admit to having paraphrased Darrell Huff's How to lie with statistics. But I couldn't have made up that this delightful little work was published for the first time in 1954. That's precisely when young Matheron was setting the stage for his new science of geostatistics in North Africa. Matheron, the creator of geostatistics, never read Huff's work. But then, Huff didn't read Matheron's first paper either. Thank goodness Darrell Huff's How to lie with statistics is still in print!


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October 15, 2010 at 10:10:16
In July, the United States military issued its largest release of raw data ever on deaths during the Iraq war. The Pentagon's tally of the number of Iraqis killed in that country between January 2004 and August 2008 amounts to almost 77,000 people both civilians and security forces who died in the carnage.
As the Associated Press reported, the information went unnoticed for months after being "quietly posted on the Web site of the United States Central Command without explanation." It was only recently discovered by the AP "during a routine check" for civilian and military casualty numbers," which the news agency had first requested in 2005 through the Freedom of Information Act. As AP noted , "The military has repeatedly resisted sharing its numbers, which it uses to determine security trends." (One exception: U.S. military officials in Baghdad released their July 2010 Iraqi casualty tally in order to refute the Iraqi government's much higher monthly figures, a decision made just weeks before U.S. forces withdrew all but 50,000 troops from Iraq "in an attempt to wind down the war and tout the nation's improved security.")
According to the AP, "a spokesman at Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla., could not answer basic questions about the information." Iraqi Health Ministry officials were equally reticent and refused to discuss the American figures, which fall thousands of deaths short of those the Iraqis have compiled using actual death certificates...
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Submitted by tnjp on October 15, 2010 - 8:41pm.
Antiwar Activism Marks 10th Year of War - UFPJ report
Antiwar activists across the US marked the war anniversary with protests last week. Mock drone attacks dramatized the human cost of war in Madison, WI [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRuNVp8Vrvs ] and Boston [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovCbTqHC2lE ], and in Washington, DC [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLqJ3eDX6Xk ] at the Capitol, Union Station, and Dupont Circle (video). There was a die-in in Springfield, Oregon, and check out the great op-ed by Dan Goldrich in the Register Guard. On Long Island, Veterans for Peace and other peace activists demonstrated for an end to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiXIVL7L-9E ] (video). And in San Francisco, Daniel Ellsberg joined a panel on "Anti-War Perspectives from the Left and Right", which brought together antiwar voices from a range of political perspectives...
Submitted by tnjp on October 12, 2010 - 8:56pm.
For now, antiwar activists will not be forced to testify
Instead, several were among about 60 people gathered in front of the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday to protest what they consider harassment and intimidation because they oppose U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. So far, it seems, the Justice Department has acquiesced. All the subpoenas have been canceled, according to a Chicago attorney working on the case. Instead of being encouraged by the inaction, they are left wondering when the other shoe is going to fall for a growing number of people under investigation...
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Submitted by tnjp on October 12, 2010 - 8:54pm.
Despite Army Efforts, Soldier Suicides Continue
Nearly 20 months after the Army began strengthening its suicide prevention program, the suicide rate among active service members shows little sign of improvement.
FORT HOOD, Tex. - At 3:30 a.m. on a Saturday in August, Specialist Armando G. Aguilar Jr. found himself at the end of his short life. He was standing, drunk and weepy, in the parking lot of a Valero station outside Waco, Tex.
He had jumped out of his moving pickup. There was a police officer talking to him in frantic tones.
Specialist Aguilar held a pistol pointed at his head. This moment had been a long time coming, his family said. He had twice tried to commit suicide with pills since returning from a tough tour in Iraq a year earlier, where his job was to drive an armored vehicle to search for bombs.
Army doctors had put him on medications for depression, insomnia, nightmares and panic attacks. Specialist Aguilar was seeing an Army therapist every week.
But he had been getting worse in the days before his death, his parents said, seeing shadowy figures that were not there, hallucinating that he heard loud noises outside his trailer home. "He wanted help - he was out there asking for help," said his father, Armando Aguilar Sr. "He just snapped. He couldn't control what he was doing no more." Specialist Aguilar was one of 20 soldiers connected to Fort Hood who are believed to have committed suicide this year...
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Submitted by tnjp on October 12, 2010 - 1:23pm.
The Road Ahead for Progressives: Back to Basics
Twenty-one months after Barack Obama was inaugurated on a wave of hope for change in America's politics and policies, at least two important and seemingly contradictory things can be said.
First, there has been a series of significant progressive reforms: an economic stimulus bill that contained far-reaching antipoverty, infrastructure, green jobs and conservation measures, and that is widely credited with pulling the economy from the brink; comprehensive healthcare reform that has eluded presidents of both parties for a century; and financial regulatory reform.
For progressives, each of these accomplishments are flawed—the stimulus could have been bigger, there could have been a public option in healthcare and more teeth in financial regulation—but they are long strides in the right direction, and given the near-total opposition of Republicans and the conservatism of key Democrats, this is an impressive substantive record that has made and will make a big difference in people's lives.
Second, the nation's politics are more toxic than ever. The president's approval ratings have fallen steadily, even if they may have bottomed out. Independents are said to be disillusioned, many Democrats are demoralized and Republicans are in the grip of an increasingly—there is no other way to say it but—crazy "base," ousting very conservative officeholders in favor of extremist Tea Party candidates who oppose virtually every role government plays.
That's where things stand today...
Submitted by tnjp on October 11, 2010 - 11:56am.
Dissent in the age of Obama - Peace activists had high hopes of an Obama presidency only to face the harsh realities of FBI raids and intimidation.
"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience." - Albert Camus
Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) raided the homes of at least eight anti-war/social justice activists here in the US.
I happen to be a prominent anti-war activist myself, and have joked that I am a "little hurt" that I was not raided and perhaps I should try harder. Even though, we have the urge to try and be light-hearted in this time of an increasing police state, with civil liberties on the retreat, it really isn't funny considering that the activists could face some serious charges stemming from these raids.
I have felt this harassment on a smaller scale myself and I know that defending oneself against a police state that has unlimited resources, time and cruelty, can be quite expensive, time consuming and annoying.
There is nothing noble about an agency that has reduced itself to being jackbooted enforcers of a neo-fascist police state, no matter how much the FBI has been romanticized in movies, television and books...
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Submitted by tnjp on October 9, 2010 - 11:51am.
Barack Obama accused of exaggerating terror threat for political gain
• Pakistani diplomat launches scathing attack on White House
Simon Tisdall and Richard Norton-Taylor
The non-specific US warning, which despite its vagueness led Britain, France and other countries to raise their overseas terror alert levels, was an attempt to justify a recent escalation in US drone and helicopter attacks inside Pakistan that have "set the country on fire", said Wajid Shamsul Hasan, the high commissioner to Britain.
Hasan, a veteran diplomat who is close to Pakistan's president, suggested the Obama administration was playing politics with the terror threat before next month's midterm congressional elections, in which the Republicans are expected to make big gains.
He also claimed President Obama was reacting to pressure to demonstrate that his Afghan war strategy and this year's troop surge, which are unpopular with the American public, were necessary...
Submitted by tnjp on October 8, 2010 - 10:26pm.
From CodePink...
As we mark the 9th year of this bloody war in Afghanistan, please join us in calling on Secretary Clinton to stop giving our taxdollars to the mercenary firm Blackwater. We'll never end the war in Afghanistan as long as companies like Blackwater can make a killing out of killing. *Tell Hillary Clinton: Stop Doing Business with Blackwater!*
**As part of our Cut Blackwater Loose campaign, CODEPINK's *Medea Benjamin teamed up with DC's premier hiphop artist Head-Roc *to create a rap video "Blackwater Makes a Killing."Check it out.
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Submitted by tnjp on October 8, 2010 - 2:04pm.
October 6, 2010
Thank you, Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR), for reminding us how many bad-ass, dedicated, and creative groups we count as allies in our efforts to create a more just world!
Our friends at MoveON.org, the Ruckus Society, Immokalee Workers, the new SDS, Jobs with Justice, the Brandywine Peace Community, ANSWER, PETA, Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty, MOVE, The Yes Men, Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Climate Ground Zero, the Rainforest Action Network, pro-Palestinian Groups, Puerto Rican nationalists, prisoners' rights organizations, citizen conservation groups, and immigration activists opposing Arizona's crazy attempts to criminalize all non-citizens should know – Pennsylvania has been monitoring you.
Just over a month ago, ProPublica broke the story that Pennsylvania's Office of Homeland Security contracted with the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR), a private Israeli-based company, to assess terrorist threats impacting law enforcement priorities in Pennsylvania...
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Submitted by tnjp on October 8, 2010 - 1:20pm.
Latest from Robert Greenwald...
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Submitted by tnjp on October 7, 2010 - 8:20pm.
Operation Recovery launches publicly today
You can do your part to raise awareness by sending a Letter to the Editor of your local paper. Click here to send a Letter to your local Editor. We've made it easy.
Today's Action
Today's launch marks the beginning of Phase One of our campaign. Over the next several weeks, we will work to investigate the issues, decide which officials will become our campaign's targets, and work to raise awareness about the campaign.
That's where you come in.....
Afghanistan | Militarism | Obama | Politics
Submitted by tnjp on October 7, 2010 - 6:47pm.
The Long War: Year Ten
In January 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's charge to a newly-appointed commanding general was simplicity itself: "give us victories." President Barack Obama's tacit charge to his generals amounts to this: give us conditions permitting a dignified withdrawal. A pithy quote in Bob Woodward's new book captures the essence of an emerging Obama Doctrine: "hand it off and get out."
Getting into a war is generally a piece of cake. Getting out tends to be another matter altogether - especially when the commander-in-chief and his commanders in the field disagree on the advisability of doing so.
Happy Anniversary, America. Nine years ago today - on October 7, 2001 - a series of U.S. air strikes against targets across Afghanistan launched the opening campaign of what has since become the nation's longest war. Three thousand two hundred and eighty five days later the fight to determine Afghanistan's future continues. At least in part, "Operation Enduring Freedom" has lived up to its name: it has certainly proven to be enduring.
As the conflict formerly known as the Global War on Terror enters its tenth year, Americans are entitled to pose this question: When, where, and how will the war end? Bluntly, are we almost there yet?....
Afghanistan | Militarism | Peace & Justice | Politics | Veterans | Video
Submitted by tnjp on October 7, 2010 - 1:40pm.
Afghanistan Veterans Speak Out on 10th Anniversary
Submitted by tnjp on October 7, 2010 - 1:21pm.
In January 2010, five Republicans on the Supreme Court gave foreign corporations a Constitutional right to buy Congress and our next President.
If foreign corporations want to buy our elections publicly, they can simply create U.S. subsidiaries. If they want to buy our elections secretly, they can launder their money through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which aggressively raises foreign money, or through Karl Rove's secretive American Crossroads GPS, both of which are spending millions in this year's elections.
That means foreign leaders like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Hu Jintao of China, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia can use their enormous wealth to steal millions of American jobs, keep us dependent on foreign oil and even make us fight their wars.
Watch our powerful ad and tell Congress to Stop the Foreign Takeover:
The Supreme Court put America's national security in danger. They were absolutely wrong and their ruling (Citizens United v. FEC) must be overturned.
Urge your Representatives to co-sponsor the DISCLOSE Act to require full disclosure of all corporate campaign spending and ban foreign corporate spending...
Submitted by tnjp on October 7, 2010 - 12:10pm.
Media Advisory
One Nation Fails to Impress Corporate Media
Thanks to the efforts of independent media outlets like Free Speech TV (10/2/10), GritTV (10/4/10) and Democracy Now! (10/4/10), you may have been able to follow the happenings at last weekend's One Nation Coming Together rally. Organized and endorsed by hundreds of progressive citizens' groups, labor unions and grassroots activists, the gathering drew tens of thousands to Washington, D.C., to make the case for jobs, peace and social justice. But the corporate media seemed mostly less than impressed, either ignoring the rally completely or framing it in the shadow of the Tea Party.
The network evening newscasts were mostly uninterested, with NBC Nightly News the only one of the big three to file a report, according to a search of the Nexis news database. The PBS NewsHour did not cover One Nation, though a few weeks prior Tea Party organizer Dick Armey was featured in a long one-on-one interview (FAIR Blog, 9/10/10). And far-right Fox News personality Glenn Beck's August rally in Washington was covered on the NewsHour before it happened (8/27/10) and afterwards as well (8/30/10)...
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This giant bug discovered in China is the stuff of nightmares
I bet if you close your eyes and picture the biggest bug you can realistically imagine, it would be about half the size of the one they just found in China. And I should also warn you that pictures of this insect might make you never want to be outdoors.
During a recent expedition to Sichuan, China, a massive bug with the wingspan of 21 centimeters (roughly eight inches) was discovered. The terrifying creature is thought to be in the order of insects called Megaloptera and their typical wingspans are usually four times smaller than that of the giant bug in China.
If that doesn't keep you up at night, then consider the photo below that shows the bug next to an egg, just so you get an idea of its staggeringly gross size.
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