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|Racism, Ideology, and Affirmative Action Revisited: The Antecedents and Consequences of "Principled Objections" to Affirmative Action
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|Federico, Christopher M., and James Sidanius. 2002. Racism, ideology, and affirmative action revisited: The antecedents and consequences of "principled objections" to affirmative action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 82, no. 4: 488–502
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Thanks to an eleventh-hour settlement the US has supposedly escaped fiscal doomsday, but historian Bernard Weisberger writes that it feels more like a stay of execution than the end of a crisis.
"These are the times that try men's souls." So begins Tom Paine's pamphlet, The American Crisis, written in possibly the darkest moment of the Revolutionary War, the winter of 1776-77, with George Washington's little army in flight from the British and steadily being whittled away by desertion, discouragement and disease.
We Americans of today have just gotten through a soul-trying experience of our own -- 16 days of shuttered, helpless government, and worse, around-the-clock TV drama, with graphics of clocks ticking away the dwindling hours as we hurtled towards the unbelievable moment when the mighty United States of America would be unable to pay its bills, an outcome that would have had disastrous results for our own and the whole world's economies.
But supposedly we have escaped fiscal doomsday thanks to the an eleventh-hour settlement and the president's resolve in refusing to negotiate with Republicans until the government was up and running once more, and the debt ceiling extended. Not so, in my view. What we got last week was simply a stay of execution of some 120 days at most. By mid-December, Congressional Republicans and Democrats are supposed to come up with a "compromise" budget that must be accepted by early January to keep the restarted machinery of government operating. The debt ceiling extension expires just one month later. Nothing guarantees there won't be a replay of the sordid scenario just enacted.
Remember the past year's cliffhanger. The center did not hold. We were warned that the failure to reach a budget agreement by Thanksgiving would trigger the sequester, a result supposedly so scary that Congress would simply have to come to a budget agreement.
It did not. The sequester took effect in March of this year and ever since has been gouging away at the viscera of responsible government of, by and for the people. That result delights the billionaires who may not have created the tea party but whose money gives it the resources to pursue and destroy any Republicans not wedded to the dream of an eventual dictatorship of the plutocracy.
On September 30, when House Republicans, cowering under tea party threats, actually did shut down the government, the core principle of democratic rule became endangered. Their "defeat" provides no assurance that they may not come back with increased strength in the 2014 midterm election and continue their depredations until and unless some basic reforms reduce their opportunity for further hostage-taking. Their goals remain to effectively reverse last year's presidential election and neutralize the Democratic majority in the Senate. The president should have fought harder.
Have we endured moments like this before? I can think of one, certainly more devastating in its outcome, but no less heavy with evil omens for our immediate future. That was in the first weeks of Lincoln's presidency. When he was sworn in on March 4, 1861, seven of the 15 slave-holding states had already seceded and four more would join them after the Civil War began on April 12. The reason? No one put it more succinctly than Lincoln in his first inaugural address -- their leaders refused to accept the results of an election they had lost and were prepared to break away and create a nation of their own:
Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does of necessity fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible. The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left.
In the face of governmental breakdown, Lincoln chose to take the risk of bold executive action. Congress was in a long recess and he delayed calling a special session until July 4. Meanwhile, on his own he waged presidential war -- enlarging the Army and Navy, beginning military action on land and sea, spending Treasury money without appropriations and suspending the writ of habeas corpus in order to jail secessionists in the four border slave states that he desperately needed to keep in the Union. For all this there was no shadow of explicit permission in the Constitution.
Today, some kind of comparable bold presidential action is needed to decisively break the paralyzing power of the minority within a minority, the proper definition of the tea party radicals. Obama has a weapon available which he chose not to use. It's right there in the fourth clause of the Fourteenth Amendment -- the validity of the public debt of the United States shall not be called into question. Why shouldn't Obama (as historian Sean Wilentz recently suggested) have reminded the nation that he had a sworn duty to preserve the Constitution, as did Congress, and the failure of Congress to do so would create a national emergency that would justify him in ignoring the debt ceiling and directing the secretary of the treasury to take any and all measures, borrowing included, to pay the lawful debts of the United States?
Both Obama and Treasury Secretary Lew rejected this course on two grounds. The first is that the clause does not give the president specific authority to do any such thing, a view supported by many eminent constitutional experts. But I am skeptical about presidential selectivity in what provisions of the Constitution he (or someday she) may choose to obey. There is no specific constitutional authority for the president to conduct drone wars, order the extra-judicial assassinations of secretly identified "terrorists" or indiscriminately invade our privacy without meaningful judicial and legislative oversight. Perhaps Obama is channeling Richard Nixon whose view was that in matters of national security, whatever the president does is not illegal.
The other rationale offered by the White House was that economic chaos would be sure to follow a questionable use of the Fourteenth Amendment. There would be immediate legal challenges, lengthy litigation and holders of any United States certificates of debt created after the proclamation might later be declared invalid. Who would buy them under those circumstances? The result would be a situation equal to that springing from a default.
But bringing the issue before the courts may be exactly what we need. The financial markets are not going to be reassured by recurring lurches from crisis to crisis that will not only damage our standing abroad, but distract us from the urgent business of reversing the steady growth of poverty and inequality.
For better or worse, a challenge to such a presidential action could put the conflict on a fast track to the Supreme Court, which might be the tactic needed to jolt our dysfunctional government back into successful continuous operation. Some liberals may fear that the present high court would return an opinion favorable to the Republicans. But that is not a certainty, particularly when the question is so profound in its impact on the future.
There is no question of Congress's right to spend or refuse to spend the national income in any way it chooses -- if it has the votes. But does Congress have the right to imperil the entire national economy on which 315 million of us depend by refusing to pay debts that they have already put on the books? It's not certain where the Justices would arrange themselves on an issue framed in that form.
But that was not the path chosen by the president. While enjoying the credit for his victory this time around, he has once more reverted to his natural style, which is to look for conciliation and compromise even at some expense to consistent principle. He now asks both sides to play nicely, put their duty to the nation first and reach "bipartisan consensus." The trouble is that such consensus can be reached only when both parties have some basic agreement on fundamentals, which has been the case in the past. Not now. When one side is interested in conducting the government in the interests of the public at large, and the other simply wishes to destroy all government except for those services from which a tiny minority profits, no compromise is possible.
We need a leader who will recognize the depth of the crisis and respond democratically but with strength and willingness to try unknown paths when needed. If the budget and debt ceiling wars break out again, perhaps President Obama might be persuaded that overcoming the dragon of minority rule by blackmail -- once and for all -- would be a shining addition to that legacy he so clearly craves. There is no law against hoping.
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No Cookies! But Maybe The Balance Of Power: Why Kelvin Davis And The Labour Right Are So Scared Of Internet-Mana.
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Can we have another Poll on whether we want MMP after a couple of years of such a Government? Particularly after a Labour, or Green, Minister says no to extraditing KDC and grants him citizenship.
- 8 August 2014 at 14:31
(Chris - I hope you dont delete these comments because you may not like them - like you or someone did when I commented on an article of yours on the daily blog website - so sense of looking at the facts over there.)
I have often wondered where the idea comes from that only parties of the left will ever help maori as you suggest in Para 2. I would venture to say that the reality is more along the lines that parties of the left have done very little for Maoris in the last 100 years. There have been the endless parade of maori seat MPs who – other than Ngata – have achieved what seems to be absolutely nothing for maori. Yet in the last 10 years more progress has been made with initiatives within maoridom than was achieved in the previous 100 years.
This is just one of the more visible problems that Labour has. They want the maori vote but what evidence can they offer to support the request? Labour is so diverted by such silly things like the man ban (ie: identity politics) that they have problems remembering what they stand for.
- 8 August 2014 at 14:33
- Wayne Mapp said...
This part "of the rest of country" views with some dismay the way you and seemingly much of the Left is in thrall of KDC. You seem to see him as some magic elixer that will restore the socialist nirvana that was the original promise of New Labour.
Actually the Right has no expectation that the next govt lies in the hands of Kelvin Davis. We know perfectly well that if Labour, Greens and IM get 50%, they form the govt. And driving in The North tells me that Hone is going to win. He has has at least 100x more hoardings than Kelvin!
So the Nats are operating on the obvious formula of the Nats and the likely supporters of the Centre-Right getting 50% or more of the vote. That means in a spectrum, ACT, National, UF, NZF and Conservative (maybe the last two could have their order reversed), getting the necessary numbers.
No trickery, just going out and doing the work to win the votes.
- 8 August 2014 at 20:28
Mana started out as a raw nationalist firebrand party wedded to a Maori racial agenda.
Since this was never going to have wide appeal it had to soften that agenda by trying to look softer and cuddlier to the wider poor and unemployed, which included Hone's 'white m'fers'
Since its primary inception vision is racial/exclusivist/separatist Maori, the later cynical graft-on should fool no one, but it appears to.
Into this mix strides a German squillionaire with a penchant for collectable cars, $30 million dollar homes and a self-indulgent livestyle that the nation's growing poor and unemployed couldn't begin to dream of.
How could this unholy mix of ethnic national triumphalism and crass materialism have any unifying vision? How does it make any sense?
Worse, how could anyone possibly see this 'Mad Hatters' lot as a 'party of the Left'??
Aha, but of course. There was indeed another party of triumphalist racial nationalism that claimed to be Left-wing....the National Socialists of Germany, the Nazis.
- 8 August 2014 at 20:50
- Debbie Sullivan said...
Barry, Im curious to know what examples of gain for the Maori constituency from the past 6 years you can provide? As far as Im aware the health, income, educational and imprisonment statistics havnt improved of late?
- 8 August 2014 at 21:09
The Daily Blog seems not to believe in freedom of speech.
Any comment that does not agree with them does seem to get deleted, I have noticed that too.
Dotcom is a joke and he makes a dark stain upon our political scene. He is trying to buy freedom, and via our Parliament.So wrong.
- 8 August 2014 at 22:06
Aha, but of course. There was indeed another party of triumphalist racial nationalism that claimed to be Left-wing....the National Socialists of Germany, the Nazis.
Godwin's Law applies, of course.
Internet-Mana is simply a bizarre marriage of convenience, but it is convenient for all involved, so it works. Good on them.
- 9 August 2014 at 02:56
- Guerilla Surgeon said...
Actually Wayne, most of the left think of him as an arse who should never have been allowed into the country in the first place. But you sow the wind..... :-). I will admit though that most of us are enjoying the jolly up he's giving you people – out of sheer revenge :-). And if he has become a hero, it's largely because of you lot and the FBI :-). Oh schadenfreude :-). Haven't had so many laughs in years. Debbie, don't hold your breath waiting for statistics. :-)
- 9 August 2014 at 08:42
Hee hee - some of these commentators on the right are using very big words - I think they could take lessons from the Christchurch students - no obfuscation there!
- 9 August 2014 at 09:01
Point of order Your Honour! Isn't Labour Right more like Labour Left of Centre!?
- 9 August 2014 at 13:27
Perhaps this is your 2005 moment Chris? I can understand all on the left hate Key & want him gone, & MMP is like a game of political tetras, which we'll have to see on election night how the blocks stack up.
However in 2005 all of us on the right wanted Clark gone, but considering what a complete wally Don Brash was it's safe to say the entire country dodged a bullet in 2005.
So lets say Cunliffe gets the numbers in terms of the left block, how would the next three years pan out Chris?
A PM who may likely have lost a large portion of his Labour list allies on election night due to the victories of Labour constituency MPs & hence further surrounded at cabinet by his enemies all plotting to roll him as PM.
A coalition which if NZ First gets back in (which guarantees Winston would be needed) may well after the honeymoon find that all their egos won't fit into the cabinet room.
That's before the elephant in the room is even addressed, who is the real David Cunliffe?
So far he's proven only that he'll always say to an audience exactly what they want to hear, telling socialists bread n roses, yet sending the message to the business community that Labour won't rock the boat. I can understand you're hopeful Cunliffe will provide the former but there's nothing to guarantee a govt under him would pan out that way.
End of the day if it happens you may well end up regretting Cunliffe becoming PM, even if he only is PM for 12 to 16 months.
- 9 August 2014 at 15:54
- Guerilla Surgeon said...
How often does someone who's just won an election get rolled by his caucus? Don't be bloody silly, if they think he can win elections they'll crawl over broken glass to kiss his arse :-).
- 10 August 2014 at 18:05
To Guerilla Surgeon: Yes they'll kiss his arse at first, but they'll still be waiting for some stuff up down the track as they still hate him (hence my saying 12-16 months). If there's a few govt embarrassments & his popularity with the public stays low enough then they'll roll him mid way through the first term.
- 11 August 2014 at 11:15
- Guerilla Surgeon said...
Perhaps, but you know what happens as soon as people become Prime Minister, their popularity soars. Just look at Helen Clark's figures before and after. I can't think of a time when a successful Prime Minister has been dumped. Mind you I can't really be arsed checking :-).
- 12 August 2014 at 15:13


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In my last post I said that the traditional ad network model was dying — what I didn't talk about is how I think the network model will evolve over the coming years.
The fundamental flaw with the traditional network model is that the network is incentivized to optimize it's own revenue — not maximize value for the advertiser. As long as you keep the advertiser happy that he's getting a great ROI, and the publisher gets his paycheck — the network can keep the rest. The less demanding the advertiser, the less intelligent the advertiser — the better for the network!
Let's take a simple example — A classic agency IO line item has a size, cpm, budget and some basic targeting parameters and goals. For example, one agency may buy $10,000 worth of US based inventory at a $0.50 CPM for 728x90s with a target CTR of 0.5%. Another way to think about this is that $10,000 @ $0.50 is 20M impressions, and at a 0.5% CTR means the agency is expecting to receive 100,000 clicks.
Now the smart network will go out and see how cheap he can go and acquire 100k clicks on news inventory. Why? Well, assuming he can deliver the volume his revenue has already been fixed — it's $10,000 no matter what he does. The only thing on the line is whether or not this IO will be renewed or expanded next quarter. Since cost is the only variable the network can manipulate to increase profit he will go out and find the cheapest possible inventory that at least a 0.5% click through rate. The chart below demonstrates this with fictitious data. Buying cheaper inventory results in a lower CTR, but also significantly higher profits. All the network has to do is figure out how happy he wants to make the advertiser — just happy enough to renew (and maybe increase) next quarter's IO, but not quite enough to cut into his healthy profit margin.
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Now you might think that this only works if advertisers are buying on a CPM, but sadly that is not the case. Whether it's on a CPC, or even a CPA — it's all about finding the cheapest way to fill the requirements. You see, there is actually a strong difference in lead-value depending on the source of the inventory. A click from Yahoo's homepage is actually worth significantly more than a click from a social networking site such as Myspace or Facebook. Similarly, a lead or conversion from the New York Times (one of the most affluent properties on the web) is worth more than a conversion from helpforhomeowners.org. The majority of buyers out there today do not have the necessary lead tracking tools to accurately identify who is sending them good or bad leads.
I think that it's this fact alone that justifies the need for central exchanges — which charge transparent fees to connect buyers and sellers. The problem with exchanges is that most agencies lack the deep buying knowledge that the ad-networks have. Just because there direct access to billions of impressions per day doesn't mean that anybody *can* just buy them effectively. It takes serious skill and agencies still need help finding the inventory that will work best for their campaigns.
It is here that we are starting to see a new breed of 'network' — 100% advertiser focused buying networks that put their interest squarely with the actual agency. By charging transparent fees (say 10-20%) and being open about the inventory they buy — the agency can trust that efforts are spent optimizing and acquiring the best possible inventory for each campaign — not the cheapest that will fulfill the actual requirements.
Yet there is also a longevity question. Although agencies lack the skills to buy effectively today, this is something that they are all working on — at what point does the agency become a competitor of the "buy side" network — and visa versa? Logically these business don't need to be separate, but practically I wouldn't be surprised if they remain that way. Agencies are naturally filled with "right brain" people — they are creative, imaginative. Networks are naturally "left brain" focused — analytical.
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A two-week course in tattooing? Good thing tattoos aren't permanent or anything.
TLC's upcoming Tattoo School, which airs Thursday, chronicles a two-week program that trains tattoo artists — which is several years less training than any reputable artist has. So far, Tattoo School is just a one-off and not a whole series, though it's common on TLC for these specials to work as backdoor pilots. Given the widespread consternation about the show within the tattoo community, it seems like a weird fit for an otherwise pro-ink network. TLC is home to Miami Ink, LA Ink, and now New York Ink; the tattoos people get on those shows aren't always particularly interesting (must everything be a "tribute" tattoo?), but they're all impeccably executed, which is pretty much impossible for someone with two weeks of training. TLC focusing a show on ham-handed newbies and amateurs — uncharitably known as "scratchers" — is like Bravo suddenly launching a series about poor people who get along really well.
TLC says School just shows another side of the tattoo industry. "TLC has had a history of showing a number of different aspects of the tattoo community," a spokesperson told us. "While this method is considered controversial by some tattoo artists, including some on our air, it does exist and we chose to document it. People can come to their own conclusions." Lisa Fasulo, who runs the tattoo school profiled on the show, writes on her blog: "We don't proclaim that students will be masters upon completion [of the course] ... We are just laying a safe groundwork."
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Best Moments of The Walking Dead's Remember Episode
Andrew Lincoln's baby blues were on full display in Sunday night's Remember episode. Yes, Rick got a hold of scissors and a razor to reveal a clean shaven face again. Remember was full of physical transformations, and well what, Carol in a sweater!?
Let's go down the rabbit hole and discuss.
Rick's Facial Hair and Carol's Sweater
We had to say goodbye to a 'hairy' situation on Sunday night, yup Rick's facial hair is now in Norman Reedus' refrigerator [Talking Dead].
Wow, did Rick's eyes pop. Not only did he catch our attention again, but maybe the eye of a new character named Jessie. She may be in great need of rescuing from her creepy late-night-smoking husband, but we'll get to that a bit later.
Who knew haircuts, showers and fresh running water would create a division among the Grimes Group? Rick sheds a tear during his haircut, Daryl refuses to clean up or acclimate, and Carol looks like she just popped out of a Stepford Wives sweater catalog ready for the next Junior League meeting!
Anyone else find themselves smiling back at Carol with all her intricacies of fumbling the big o' gun, to saying she missed Ed? The question is would this lethal group give the biggest gun to a shy, 'den mother' as she called herself, woman? I'm not sure Carol's acting will fool Deanna. She did say she was a poker player, that could read people from a mile away.
With that said, I hope Deanna falls for Carol's acting scheme.
Alexandria the Science Project
The group has arrived to a slightly deserted and weirdly occupied Alexandria. No one is really outside their homes, the streets are incredibly empty and from what I could see, grandparents and creepy husbands are the only people who hang out on porches. Morbidly, Alexandria reminds me a bit of The Truman Show, if this was some kind of experiment I would think it would look a lot like this.
Deanna's 'therapy' interviews ask that Rick and his people help Alexandria's community survive. I don't believe Deanna when she said the community has never taken in a group until now. When Aaron approached the group he said, "Every time I have done this (taking people back to Alexandria) I've been the one driving back." Meaning, their's been others.
Then their's the two loose cannons inside the walls of Alexandria, though the immediate threat is Aiden the douchebag who's Deanna's son. For some reason I don't see this guy going down quietly. I hope his stupidity does not end up killing one of our beloved characters. But, as for Jessie's husband he reminds me of Ed, Carol's abusive dead husband. Which is kind of ironic that Carol brings him up in this episode as well. Do you agree with me?
What did you think of Alexandria?
Though I distrust Deanna, what would be her end game? She has a bunch of weak people surviving inside the walls of Alexandria definitely not understanding how the new world is functioning, cough cough Aiden. I find it strange that she would so willingly give power to someone she hardly knows, even with Rick's warnings.
On the other hand, she wouldn't know any better? She may hear the stories of the Termites, Claimers or the Governor, but could you really know until you actually witnessed it?
It doesn't matter because the best lines spoken out of Rick's mouth finish the episode, "If they can't make it. Then we'll just take this place." Is Rick and the gang now the bad people? Discuss below!
Best Quotes From Remember, Episode 512
"Its a good thing we're here." – Rick
"I'm a real people person" – Carol
"You look ridiculous." – Daryl
"We were almost out there too long" – Glenn
"They are weak. I don't want us to get weak too." – Carl
Other Tidbits:
- Deanna hasn't found jobs for Sasha or Daryl, our two most broken characters. Again, my mind goes to Alexandria is some kind of science project.
- Will Daryl continue to push the group away? Will he leave them?
- Who took Rick's gun? Someone obviously planted that walker under the blankets and debris. My guess is one of the men Deanna banished from Alexandria.
- Rick in uniform again. Mic drop, it's over!
I leave you with a few clips: Inside The Remember Episode, Talking Dead Bonus Scene, and a sneak peak of next week's The Walking Dead.
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Re: Hi
Hi McJeff, thanks for introducing yourself. I'll happily open a dialogue and respond to your points. I absolutely don't mean to come across as rude, but as you can imagine I do have strong feelings on some of these subjects.
I didn't say all the staff and all the rules at GTA Wikia (I'll call it that for the sake of clarity) were awful, but those I've had experience with have been inexperienced, unsympathetic, and somewhat arrogant. I particularly refer to WikisEditor, but also those staff that supported him even though he had been blatantly copying content despite being told by Wikia to stop, and even supporting him after he had been demoted. I cannot believe that any decent wiki administrator would say that he should still be treated as staff even though he had his rights forced off him by Wikia because of his gross misconduct. I'm sure you can see that this smacks of staff thinking they're better than everyone else.
The policy "Competence is Required" is purely draconian. How dare your staff suggest that inexperienced users have any less right to edit than some mediawiki whizz-kid. Although it's on Wikipedia, it is NOT policy there - simply an essay by someone suggesting one way they think things could be done.
I'm a little confused that you say we don't have users over here "hu rite lyk dis", because I did run the GTA Wikia for years and we had all manner of people. However our policy was to help them grow, show them how to do it right, manage expectations and correct anything that was done. If people add useful content, it can always be fixed up by other users. If people add irrelevant and useless content, it will be removed anyway. If a user repeatedly adds useless content, then they'll be dealt with for that reason, not because of their bad spelling.
What goes on over at the GTA Wikia is none of my business, but it really breaks my heart to see the site I created, and spent five years building up from nothing, being twisted into an elitist society run by staff who think they are better than the users they're supposed to be helping out.
As for Gregallz5 - I'm not supporting or defending him or anything like that. Like I said, what goes on at GTA Wikia is nothing to do with me. He clearly doesn't like you guys (for whatever reason) and he's blocked over there (for whatever reason). You can block/ban who you like for whatever reason you want, whether it's bad spelling or nazi propaganda. But he's not banned from this site, so he's fine to edit here, that is all that my opinion on the matter was. However, he has since used his account here to argue and swear at The Tom, which is something that I'm not prepared to allow on this wiki, so he has been blocked for 1 day because of that. I'm also keeping an eye on the multiple accounts. I'll deal with him for any problems he causes here, but what you do to him has no bearing on what happens here. I hope you don't think that I'm trying to get him unblocked from your site or anything.
The main reason that people here don't like the staff at the GTA Wikia is because you are going against the community. The entire community agreed by consensus to move here. Any site can move host, it happens all the time. Wikia were entitled to run a copy (before the licencing breaches), but because we had been using the gta.wikia.com domain, most of the traffic still goes to that copy instead of the real site which moved. Your site only exists because Wikia kept the site running after we left, banned half the staff, demoted the rest.
The site moved, that is a fact. The community moved, that is a fact. The people who BUILT the wiki are all over here. The traffic only goes to the old location because Wikia won't redirect it. Why do you support that copy of the site? The excuse that you're stopping it from being damaged is lame - it's more likely that at least some of the staff just wanted the authority and power of a position, or that they wanted to take over the more active site rather than support the community that built it.
I don't know if you can understand what it's like seeing something you spent years building and years making popular ripped apart and taken over by other people? The 4 bureaucrats at GTA Wikia have 5469 edits in TOTAL between them. Here, A-Dust has 28,000 just himself; ZS has 27,000; and I have 25,000 between me and my bot. Of course, most of these edits were made over at Wikia, so the site you are running is built on our hard work.
Our issue is that you still support that site, against the consensus of the community, against all the people who built it. I'm sure most of your staff members would make good staff members here, and your editors would ALL be welcome here (even the screw-ups). Why can't we finish the job, leave Wikia, and all contribute together again? That's all I want. gboyers talk 21:54, 2 September 2011 (BST)
- I can't help but comment on the recent happenings at the GTA Wikia. Dealing with questionable offences by staff members the way you did undermines confidence in the whole system and completely precludes their ability to lead other users. Bunny showed a very reasonable attitude, but you went straight to a very public vote, without even warning or discussing it. You should know that no rule is perfect, and there are always ifs and buts and exceptions; and you always have to think about the wider implications of your actions, not just blocking people indiscriminately - even staff - for minor disagreements. I am really, truly horrified at the way the GTA Wikia is being run.
- I also refer you to this comment where you state that you demoted Spaceeinstein as per a community vote. It's clear that you find the community votes on the community noticeboard binding. Then you must believe that the vote to leave Wikia was also binding. The whole community got a chance to vote, and there was a HUGE majority in favour of leaving, so the wiki moved here. Since this community vote is binding, then you must understand that the community has moved here, and should not still be maintained at Wikia? gboyers talk 00:31, 3 September 2011 (BST)
- Hi, sorry to interrupt, but I've been watching the situation with Greg since he first came here earlier this week. I would just like to add that while I myself have been known to heavily promote this wiki as the legitimate wiki (which I believe it is), I don't actually have a problem with GTA Wikia as a website. I strongly disagree with Wikia staff and their actions over the past year (and a bit more?), but I don't have any problem with the other site, and the community that decided to stay behind.
- However, what I do have a problem with is that no one gets to decide anymore - All evidence of the move and of Grand Theft Wiki's history has been erased, and so most of the community doesn't know about this wiki. I believe that the community discussion should have been retained, and that leaving users should be allowed to mention it on their userpage. One huge reason for this is because it's not uncommon for users to take long wiki breaks. When they come back (perhaps a new GTA game would give them more interest in the wiki again?), they will return to gta.wikia.com, not knowing that the community that they were a part of has moved on. They then may look for the staff and other users who they are familiar with, only to find that our userpages have been deleted, and that we seemingly don't exist. I don't think that this is fair to those users, and it is the interest of the community that I care about, rather than just trying to make the version that I'm a part of sound "cooler". JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 07:30, 3 September 2011 (BST)
- I can restore the discussion about why the community moved off of Wikia, that was deleted by WikisEditor with no reason given. I'm also not opposed to posting a page like your Grand Theft Wiki:Move from Wikia (it would probably be located at a page like GTA Wiki:Community Split). Users should feel free to contribute to either or both of the wikis. However, I don't know what sort of content it would have - even when the community at large decided to leave wikia there were dissenting opinions, and some people simply don't agree that the ads are really something to be offended about, or that the Oasis skin is horrible, and some feel that the site left behind ought to be maintained. And I don't see any benefit in addressing let alone trying to debate the claim that GTAWikia is literally illegal - I'm not trained in law, my arguments would be rather uninformed. If the legal case I've seen GBoyers mention he's working on does actually happen and the Wikia-hosted site is found to be illegal in a court of law, that bridge can be crossed when we come to it, as they say - either I'll switch over to this site or ensure that the Wikia site follows the law and the findings of the case to the letter, or both. While I disagree with this community in regards to some of the individual points made about the move, I do agree that users should be allowed to decide for themselves whether to edit this wiki, the Wikia version, or both. (I will, however, continue to revision-delete spam like what MrLanceVanceDance did last night while I was asleep). McJeff 18:21, 3 September 2011 (BST)
It would be good to restore that discussion and maintain transparency as to what happened, even if we disagree on what should have happened. I'm happy to help with that (but I can only edit on this wiki, of course). I agree entirely that users should be able to decide which wiki to contribute to (if not both). The problem at the moemnt is that, because we used gta.wikia.com first, all our traffic still goes there, ends up on your copy, and people are not being told that the people who built that wiki have moved over here.
You're right that the decision wasn't unanimous, but notice that almost everyone said that they would move with us if we went ahead. Most of the people who said "no" thought that the site would close down completely, rather than move.
There were many reasons for moving, not just the skin. The adverts were becoming more and more intrusive, even coming into the content area. You might not have noticed that not-logged-in users on their first visit get a FULL-PAGE advert. Also Wikia consulted with the community over the new skin (including me), and completely ignored all our feedback. The new system limits the control admins/founders have even more than normal, and now you're not even allowed to modify the design apart from a couple of colours and a background image.
The legal dispute is for another reason, not really related to the split - anyone can take a copy of the CC-BY-SA content and run it as a site (I can run this copy, Wikia can run their copy). The problem was with how Wikia came to get GTW in the first place (by making promises they didn't keep) and how WikisEditor's repeated copying of content broke the licence agreements. You can ignore those issues for now, though.
I saw MrLVD's edits, but they did not break any rules or policy; did not fall within the Vandalism policy (not offensive, false, random); he did not link to other sites, and he did not make mass bot edits. He was simply discussing the community split with a number of users who he believed would benefit from being told about it. Several of these users had already been blocked, so he was helping out by redirecting them here instead of back to your site. Although he should perhaps have chosen better wording than "illegal and fake", I don't think that was the equivalent of "hate speech" which is what your blocking policy states would earn longer blocks than the usual 3-day first block for insertion of nonsense. It is also not as duplicate account, as he joined this wiki long after the split and never existed on Wikia.
I think he should be unblocked, and should be allowed to discuss the split with other users should he wish. Going around blocking people because you disagree with what they say is completely wrong and completely against the morals of that wiki which (if you remember) I founded. I hope you remember that you don't "own" the community or the site, and you're just a user nominated to have some extra tools to keep things running smoothly. At the moment, it doesn't feel like that's what's happening. gboyers talk 19:31, 3 September 2011 (BST)
GTA Wiki:Community split
Thanks for making the GTA Wiki:Community split page on Wikia. I think a lot of the anger (and the spamming that sometimes happens) is confusion at what actually happened and what the current situation is. Like I've clarified the situation on our Grand Theft Wiki: About page, this should help clarify it at your end. Could you link to that on your about page or
Just a couple of edits I'd like to suggest for it:
- We didn't "found" a new site, as in build one from scratch. Grand Theft Wiki moved, whilst wikia retained their copy of GTW but changed the name to GTA Wiki.
- After Wikia refused to delete the site once we moved, we attempted to allow both sites to co-exist peacefully, specifically by using the Wikia one as a dedicated modding site and leaving GTW for canon content. However, Wikia vetoed this and banned everyone who tried to help with this.
- Sysops is not a word we use here, could you use staff instead?
- "and posting as many links to grandtheftwiki.com as they could" sounds a bit biased, could you change that to "and attemped to publicise the move"?
- "Most of the users who remain on Wikia disagree with the grandtheftwiki.com's staff that this wiki is an illegitimate copy" that's made-up. You could say "the new administrators" disagree or "some of the community that remain"
- I think you could make it a little clearer that the sites are separate, nothing to do with each other any more, and that any discussion about either site should be held on that site
- The spamming section is a little bit vague - does this mean nobody is ever allowed to mention GTW at all? Or just not post links? or just not post links en-masse?
Specifically, I would hope it's okay for us to:
- Maintain our user pages, and have links to whatever site we choose (just like everyone else can)
- Discuss the move with users, but not mass automated edits to every user page or anything
Hope that all makes sense! Thanks for your help - gboyers talk 00:19, 4 September 2011 (BST)
- It makes sense.
- I've made most of the changes. I rewrote the lede about your decision to leave to match what you just wrote here, mentioned the decision to make GTAWikia a modding wiki and Wikia Staff's veto of that, completely rephrased the sentence about users who remained on Wikia to remove quantifiers, used the term "staff" instead of sysops (which is a good idea regardless since "sysop" is only familiar to people who're fluent in wikipedia-lingo), and tried to make it clearer that the sites aren't affiliated with each other.
- As far as "how much you're allowed to promote" Grand Theft Wiki on GTAWikia, that's not a decision I can unilaterally make. I think it's fair for you to be able to invite users who've already chosen to leave GTA Wikia (for example, Bunnyjoke), to Grand Theft Wiki, but aside from that I'd have to think about where I'd draw the line between legitimate promotion and spamming. And again it can't be just my decision. I'll talk to the GTA Wikia staff about it, probably with the community as well. I'll link the Community Split page from the front page of GTA Wikia so that it's easier for new users to see.
- I'm not willing to undo the blocks the Wikia Staff installed, although I'm not going to renew them once they expire. In regards to editing your userpages on GTA Wikia, here's what I can do. There's a way to edit your user page on Wikia Community Central and then have it reflected on other wikia wikis. I personally don't know the code for that, but I know JFletcher/Biggest gta fan ever does because he did it. Then once you've written your page on Community Central, I can link it into your userpage with the code. Alternately, anyone can directly request I copypaste text into their userpage. Of course I'm not going to allow personal attacks on anyone on userpages. Saying that Wikia was disrespectful and only cares about money (among other things) is fair game, so is insulting Oasis (because frankly it deserves it, the second Wikia makes it truly mandatory is the day I jump ship), but I don't want anything negative about any individual person, even indirectly. And I will block spammers, especially the ones who've made hating Wikia and "trying to destroy GTA Wikia" their persona/gimmick. McJeff 05:05, 4 September 2011 (BST)
I agree entirely with the above, thanks. gboyers talk 06:53, 4 September 2011 (BST)
- Hi, sorry for the delayed reply, my Internet decided not to work yesterday. I just want to thank you for your cooperation, you may be one of the GTA Wiki staff that is actually competent for the position (and not just wanting to run a wiki, ignorant of community opinion). And I apologise for what was probably a very annoying discussion back in July, it just took me by surprise to find my userpage deleted. JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 10:33, 5 September 2011 (BST)
Re: Mizu101
Can you let me know how you know that this Mizu101 is not the same as the one on Wikia? Feel free to email me (webmaster at grandtheftwiki) if you prefer. We have a fairly straightfoward process for Wikia users (who edited before the split) to retain or reclaim their usernames here. If the Mizu101 from Wikia leaves a message on my talk page on wikia, saying that he's NOT the same user as this wiki, then I'll be able to rename the user from here. He should also register an account here, so that I can rename him to Mizu101, assign all his pre-move edits to him, and prevent the fake user from re-registering that account. If he doesn't tell tell me and prove it's his username and his edits, then I can't take any action. However, I am also monitoring the use of duplicate accounts (I had CheckUser on Wikia and here). gboyers talk 07:04, 4 September 2011 (BST)
- You are without a doubt a pathetic person, do you have anything better to do than to stalk me? seriously, I am not impersonating him, I just like is username, it's people like you who have nothing to do but to stalk other people, I am not a troll, you're just being a ingorant brat. And by the way there is no user by the name of "The Quiet Man" you're a complete moron, and I'm starting to question on how smart you are. --Mizu (talk) 08:23, 4 September 2011 (BST)
Re: 4th hale
- In reply to McJeff
You are right that 4th hale does not appear to be editing constructively, and seems to be more concerned about Wikia users. That is why I have issued a clear, direct instruction to stop mentioning you and other topics surrounding Wikia. If he breaches that instruction, then I will take action. In the meantime, he's not really done enough to be blocked or anything. But when making decisions, I do consider everything, even users' conduct on other sites. So whilst I probably won't block someone just cos they were a jerk somewhere else, but if they start doing the same thing here, I'll know it's not likely to end nicely, and be more willing to act quicker. You are right that hatred campaigns are specifically mentioned as an example of unacceptable behaviour, but at the moment he's not entered those realms yet. I'm generally happy for him to express his opinion, so long as it is not hateful or disruptive. He's made his point, and he shouldn't go on about it any more. A hatred campaign would be much more severe than expressing an opinion - it would be a series of personal attacks or public ridicule. I will not let this situation escalate to that level. If it does reach a level you think is harassment on/through/about this site, let me know. gboyers talk 16:04, 22 September 2011 (BST)
Wiki activity
Hey Jeff, I heard about the news that you have stepped down as a bureaucrat of Wikia's GTA Wiki. Just out of curiosity, will you be active on any other wikis?--MrLanceVanceDance (talk) 13:18, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
RE: Dan Sug
Thanks for the heads-up Jeff. I'll monitor his behaviour and take action against him at the moment he starts causing trouble. I'll give him chances to redeem himself, if he does become 4th Hale-like, however, if he continuously defys my orders and/or requests, I WILL come down on him hard.--MrLanceVanceDance (talk) 06:04, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Also, out of curiosity, are you active on any other wikis?--MrLanceVanceDance (talk) 06:04, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
- I run Bully Wiki with Dan the Man 1983 and I'm active but not staff on EQ2i. I'm technically staff on Bully Fanon Wiki but I never edit there anymore because I'm not a fanfic writer and the people there only want to write fanfic not build a wiki. Jeff (talk this way) / (stalk this way) 15:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Re: Spammer
- In reply to spammer
I'm not aware of any of my staff or members having done this, and I certainly have not asked or authorised anyone to do this. I shall remind my staff of the rules of engagement, and let me know the results of the CheckUser when you get them. gboyers talk 07:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- A slight problem with our permissions meant that you were affected by one of our strictest spam filters, which is only supposed to apply to new users. The rights have been fixed, so this spam filter should no longer apply to you. Thanks - gboyers talk 16:22, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
Yes they really do have no new editors and most of the editors here are good and excellent. Sometimes it may think I'll just move here instead, but I have a family in Wikia so it's not clear if I could move here. And about the vehicles yes it is frantically much more respected than our article its getting messier I guess. ExtremoMania Talk To Me This Way 01:14, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Copyright (again)
Hi McJeff. I'm pleased to see what you've put on your user page - I take it as a great compliment that you see the same things that we value in Grand Theft Wiki.
Unfortunately, another staff member from GTA Wikia doesn't appear to value it as much. User:ExtremoMania has been copying content from GTW to GTA Wikia, much in the same manner as has happened before. As this is yet another breach by a GTA Wikia staff member, I am not going to offer yet another opportunity to re-attribute and link back to Grand Theft Wiki.
I hope you understand that we have to fight our corner. Wikia has the URL we used for years, the wikia.com domain claiming collective popularity on search engines, many staff and millions of pounds to spend. All we have is our users and our content, and I'm very proud of both, which is why I will firmly defend them.
Could you pass this message back to the staff on the GTA Wikia? Thanks - gboyers talk 01:55, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Re: Plagiarism heads-up
Thanks for letting me know. I've already been following the situation and I'm keeping my eyes out for any plagiarism. It seems you guys have made all the necessary requests from Wikia, and that wiki is in such a mess that I don't think anyone would genuinely be confused and believe that it was GTW, so I'm not overly concerned. In contrast, gta.wikia uses our old URL and all our pre-2010 content, so there's a very high chance of people believing that that site is GTW (and they'd be half-right), which is why I've been more concerned with that than this attempt. I'll follow our NSfV policy and let you handle it, without me wading in and creating a huge fuss, if that's okay? Thanks - gboyers talk 00:06, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Good To See You Here Too
Hey, what's goin' on Jeff? Good to see you here, too. Tony 4-2-8-1-9-9-8 (talk|edits) 04:18, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


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Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin served as the moderator of a panel on "Cybersecurity in a World of Evolving Technology" before the Women in Finance and Technology Symposium in Washington, D.C., last week. With the ever-present concern regarding and rampant media coverage of hackers, money laundering, identity fraud, and the general safety and soundness of banking institutions, the focus on cybersecurity has been a consistent drumbeat from regulators in recent years.
Ms. Raskin emphasized that cybersecurity is an area in which multiple regulators may be involved. Therefore, it is incumbent on regulators to ensure that they are imposing standards and guidelines that are consistent. Doing so allows financial institutions to implement policies and procedures that will be the most effective and, because such they are less likely to change as frequently after having been properly vetted and coordinated, institutions can implement the policies and procedures with a greater measure of certainty with regard to the total cost. This coordination must take place between both state and federal regulators for a single institution and should also occur:
- Between regulators of different institutions (e.g., banks vs. credit unions vs. insurance companies);
- Across state borders so that state agencies across the country can identify risk areas and harmonize best practices for the specific types of institutions for which the regulator is responsible; and
- Between the prudential regulators and, where appropriate, law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Other members of the panel representing industry participants strongly agreed with this strategy, suggesting that to do otherwise risked a "proliferation of standards."
In addition to the coordination of regulators, other topics for increasing cybersecurity included an enterprise-wide focus that was implemented from the top-down and a review of third-party service providers, as well as the contractors for such third-party providers.


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As you may remember from a previous post, Splash and I joined the Ontario Mounted Special Services Unit (OMSSU). From July 14-16 , we participated in the first clinic of its kind in Ontario: the Civilian Service Horse Sensory Program. While this clinic was open to anyone, it was mandatory training for members of the OMSSU and we had equitation and obstacle/sensory testing that we needed to pass in order to become full members of the unit.
Many topics were covered throughout the weekend. Friday evening, Wendy Swackhammer of Wellington County Livestock Emergency Response gave us a crash course into what goes into livestock rescue, from seeing all of the various tools used, to learning different techniques to putting strapping on a horse to help it move, to how to contain a loose horse safely.
Saturday and Sunday were both mounted portions. First thing Saturday morning, we had formation riding instruction with Toronto Mounted Police officers Constable Houston and Constable McCarthy. Luckily Splash remembered her drill riding training however, I did initially find it difficult to learn the new commands as police drill training had different names for things than we did on the Canadian Cowgirls but once I understood what was being asked and I could translate back into what I knew, we were good to go! An excellent way to start the day!
Next was an equitation session with retired RCMP Jerry Mayo, which we had both days. While I had initially expected these sessions to be basically a demonstration of what he wanted us to do, then to us go practice it and to have him assist if we were having difficulty, they ran more like a question and answer period. While there was not as much riding and practicing in these sessions as I had hoped for, it was interesting to watch people work through specific issues they were having and to watch their progression as they utilized the instruction Jerry was giving them.
After this, Captain Lisa Rakes of the Kentucky Horse Park Mounted Police walked us through self defense on horseback, particularly useful to me as I often ride alone. We learned what to do to keep us as safe as possible and what to do if someone tries to attack. One thing I found interesting about this was if someone grabs your leg to push you off your horse, stay flexible and don't stiffen up. The more you stiffen and try to brace yourself, the less balance you have and are able to be pushed off easier.
After lunch we had an obstacle course ride/test. While the pattern was relatively simple, the end goal was to test how calm and maneuverable your horse is. Last session of the day was fire prevention. One of the exercises on Friday as part of the large animal rescue session was to walk around the barn at the REACH Centre and pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly (an excellent practice to do in your own barn!) While the REACH Centre is fairly new, it was shocking to all of us that although they have a state of the art sprinkler system installed, there wasn't a fire extinguisher to be seen! In the light of recent barn fires in the area, there were many good takeaways from this session and the one on Sunday, including having a fire extinguisher within arm's reach of every exit and to have a plan established and practised should there ever be an emergency.
A dinner reception was held Saturday evening to swear all of the new OMSSU members in. The dinner was delicious and catered by a member of our own team (thanks Dee!). A professional chef on the team is a great asset as we know we will never starve!
Sunday was one of my favourite days as we participated in a search and rescue training session and an advanced obstacle/sensory class. Search and rescue was one of my main reasons for wanting to join the OMSSU and we will be partaking in Canadian and National certification in the spring. For this particular session, we were given an in-class debriefing on the different type of search techniques that can be implemented and what sort of things to consider when participating in a search, then we set out to do a mock run. It was amazing how much ground we could cover in such a short period of time and we did find our missing target! Horses can be such an asset to searches as they can cover ground faster and can go many places that people, vehicles, or atvs can go!
The last sensory session of the day proved to be interesting as Splash decided that she didn't want to have any part of anything, even though she had done almost all of the obstacles previously. While it can be quite frustrating, we just took it as another training opportunity. Horses can have off days too and it is good to know what tools and tactics you have and are useful if this ever happens again. Once she decided that life wasn't so bad, she happily tried her best at the various obstacles in the ring. She really surprised me when she quickly understood what was being asked of her when she was presented with the riot cart (designed to simulate having to push through a crowd), considering her initial mood and that she had never seen one of these before. With only a little bit of coaxing, she quickly figured out that all she had to do was push it with her chest and the cart moved.
This weekend was not only fantastic for training but to get to work more together with the team as a whole (as we are spread out all over the province) and to see what we need to work on before Kentucky.
Thank you to all of the incredible instructors and to Cindy Fuerth for having this vision. I'm super excited to see where this takes us and lots of things are already in the works.
If you are interested in participating in this one of a kind workshop next year, the dates have already been set for June 22-24, 2018 at the REACH Centre in Clinton, Ontario.


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"After a successful career as a CEO in various countries of the world I owned a consulting business in Brisbane and got into TEC almost by accident. Unbeknown to me one of my consultants saw an ad for a TEC Chair and sent in all of our resumes. I consider that I was privileged, as mine was chosen to have an interview with the then CEO, and 24 years later I am still on my journey of discovery. And from that day, on this journey of discovery, I have been blessed to be a TEC Chair ……….Why?? Because of my relationship with the many talented men and women CEOs and Business Owners who have become more successful and balanced because of their involvement with TEC. I've agonised with them over difficult times and celebrated with them over their many successes. And I get such a buzz to see them succeed and also change their balance of life because it has made such a difference to them and their families as we continue on our journey of enlightenment together."
A highly skilled facilitator, he is able to engender positive outcomes in both CEOs, their management teams and their businesses.
Barry has over forty years national and international operations, sales, marketing, corporate rescue and general management experience, twenty of which was at the level of Chief Executive of multi national companies.
Prior to his various CEO roles, his major activity was in the area of sales and marketing. He was Marketing Manager of Kimberly-Clark Australia for a number of years, transferred to the parent company in the USA, promoted to the position of International Marketing Director responsible for providing business advice and mentoring to subsidiaries in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
He was then promoted to Chief Executive and President of the Central American operation of Kimberly-Clark, which was a rescue assignment, as the company was in a severe loss position. The loss was turned around in nine months. This was followed by a transfer to South Africa where, following a takeover by Kimberly-Clark, he was appointed Managing Director and CEO to merge two like sized competitive operations into one. This assignment was successfully completed and resulted in a doubling of profits during this period.
Barry returned to Australia and was appointed Chief Executive of the Australian operation until 1984 when he was approached to head up a Queensland public company which was subsequently taken over by a multi-national, and at this time he started his own consultancy as a business advisor.
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Jeff Tedford Press Conference
Nov. 6, 2007
BERKELEY - Coming off a key Pac-10 victory over Washington State on Saturday, the University of California football team will close its 2007 home schedule this Saturday, hosting USC in another crucial match-up at Memorial Stadium. The team will honors its seniors prior to the game and at halftime, the 2007 California Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized. Cal hosted its 11th weekly press conference Tuesday at the Hall of Fame Room at historic Memorial Stadium.
Head coach Jeff Tedford and numerous players attended to speak with the press. Here are Tedford's comments:
On the win over Washington State:
There is no question that if felt good to get a victory. It took a little bit of the pain away. With that being said, that was last week and this is this week. We're playing a great USC team that doesn't have many holes, it any. It's nice that the guys were able to enjoy a victory but it's right back to work versus probably the best team that we've played for sure.
On if USC is better with John David Booty at quarterback:
I haven't studied their offense enough to know the difference. Coach Gregory would probably be better suited to answer that question. He [Booty] has experience. That's the one thing that the guys who have been in battle can bring to the table is the experience and the knowledge of things. I haven't seen both of them enough to compare them.
On Nate Longshore's health after Saturday's game:
Nate was okay. Nate wasn't any worse on Sunday than he was going into the game. He came out of it okay. I think it's something that probably going to stick with him from here. It's very difficult to let something completely heal like that. Maybe in a couple of weeks from now when we get a bye, maybe he'll be able to recover a little bit. I don't see him recovering much in the next couple of weeks. I would say that if he continues to look like he does in pre-game, he will continue to start. Unless something happens through the week that he has a setback or that something gets worse with him then that would change. If he stays the way he was this past week then he would be the starter [against USC] obviously.
On Longshore running a couple of option plays:
Well I asked him before the game, 'Can you run that?' He said yes. I was basing the decision off of that because we had a couple of times when we felt like we needed to that. So yes, he did fine with it. Unfortunately, we didn't block it down on the goal line so we had no chance. He moved the pocket, he did some boots, he did some things. He's well enough to do what he would normally do. He's not fleet of foot anyway.
On how the Cal-USC game affects potential recruiting:
I think a lot of recruits look at it, there's no question about it. There's a lot of eyes on it. As far as getting recruits or not getting recruits as far as USC is concerned...USC wins most of the recruiting battles. That's just the way it goes. We've had a couple. I'm sure that there will be eyes on that game. Any time that you can win a big game, for us, it always opens recruits' eyes.
On the Cal-USC rivalry:
We've been competitive. There have been competitive games for the most part. I don't know about 'rivalry.' I know that they're a great football team. They're one of the top teams in the nation. You always have to play your best to be successful. I don't really know what 'rivalry' means because you need to prepare to play the same for every game in my opinion.
On the Pac-10 Conference:
Every week is a battle. Nothing is easy. To go undefeated in this conference would be very difficult just because there is so much parity in the conference. You factor in injuries throughout the year. We've probably had more injuries this year than we've had in the past and other teams seem like they've been banged up as well. All those things kind of go into it. The difference between nine wins and six wins is very minimal in this conference. Every week, the turnovers, the breaks, it's just really, really competitive every single week here.
On the Cal-USC game losing national attention since four or five weeks ago:
At the time, I remember saying, when everybody was getting carried with all that, that there was a lot of football to be played, and rankings meant nothing and so on and so forth. It was very, very early in the season. Are we disappointed that we're not undefeated? Of course. Reality says that we haven't played well enough and haven't put ourselves in the position to make this that national game that everyone was talking about weeks ago. I'm still proud of this team. Our team plays hard. We play our hearts out every week so I'm still proud of this team even though we've stumbled a few times. This is still a big conference game for us, maybe it doesn't have the national attention or the weight. If we would have played it four weeks ago, it probably would have had a lot more weight of course but that's the national thing. It still carries a lot of weight to us and it still, I'm sure, carries a lot of weight to USC.
On a team's success affecting recruits:
I think that any team that has success, that always helps them a little bit each year in recruiting. Does it help to be consistently good? Yes, I think it does. But I think even if one year a team plays really, really well and does some special things, I think they're going to reap the benefits of that a little bit. How much I don't know. SC is always going to get their share of their guys, that's the way it is.
On the long drives against Washington State:
Well we're trying to stay out of long-yard situations. I said before the game that we were going to need to be patient with the run game because they do such a good job of bringing everybody through the gaps and that type of thing. We ended up being in a lot of third and fours. We were pretty efficient on third downs, I thought, especially in the first quarter and really throughout the game, I think we were 12 and 19. We probably dropped three or four balls on third down, too, that could have kept that going as well. Those were long drives, I think one drive was a 17-play drive and one was a 20-play drive. We were backed up, they kept rugby-punting down inside there so we were backed up. It was nice to see us not only put some drives together and have some consistency there, but it always helps to keep the defense off the field, no question about it.
On doing anything to fire the team up for USC:
You don't really need to, in my experience with these guys, you don't really need to go overboard with any rah-rah stuff because they understand who we're playing. This is traditionally the best team in our conference and very well could be again this year. They're an awesome, awesome defense. I know they've had their struggles with some turnovers but they're the best defense in the conference, the best defense I've seen. I think our team will be ready, they don't need a lot of pep talk to know who we're playing.
Junior LB Zack Follett
[On getting back to form] Yeah, it finally felt good [to have a full game vs. Washington State]. Coach [Jeff Tedford] let the leash go and called eight blitzes [for me]. I've been working lot of pass rush moves and a lot of film study which has really been paying off. Coach has also been on me to win the one-on-one battles, because that's what it comes down to. If I don't make the big play, then they [opposition] can get a big play and score.
[On USC] They have a great offensive line, probably the best we are going to be facing all season, and their tackle sure is good, so I know I'm going to have to give it my all. Their running backs also know how to block as well.
Junior LB Worrell Williams
[On USC] This is a great test for us. We came off a win and now we have to prepare for a team that is well coached and that has a lot of great players. We're trying to get a good game plan for them. This is still a big game for us. I haven't beaten them before, so I'm going to do what I can to help my team win.
Senior RB Justin Forsett
[On his final home game] It took a while for me to get back to100 percent. This is a big game for us this week, so I want to be more productive. It's going to be an emotional moment for me to come out of the tunnel one last time. Itwould mean a lot to beat USC. I'm going to give it my all on Saturday. They [USC] play fast, they have a lot of heart and they play very physical and very aggressive. It's going to be a good challenge.
Junior OL Noris Malele
[On USC] This is another big game for us and another big week. We had a chance to get back on track last week with a win. Their front four, and the rest of their defense for that matter, are very active. They have a lot of returning starters. Again, they are very active and have great speed. Having a lot of veteran guys they know the system and schemes very well.
Freshman CB Chris Conte
[On getting his first start against Washington State] I was really excited to get a chance to start as freshman. I never really anticipated it; I certainly hoped for it; it was a great opportunity. [Looking at film of myself] I see a lot of things to work on. There is always something to fix and always something to improve on.
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Let me tell you about Jody's Roofing in San Angelo Texas. I needed a new roof, and Jody was highly recommended. Jody comes out and red flag number one was - Jody says don't worry about your deductible I'll take care of that for you. In my opinion this is what's wrong with the Insurance Business. I thought you were supposed to pick which deductible you wanted and which monthly premium you wanted and go with that? Then comes along companies like Jody's Roofing. They artificially inflate the price to try to cover the deductible. What I don't think they realize is that at the time it may help the home owner, but in the long run it actually hurts the home owner, because the home owners rates will have to increase. Insurance companies are not dumb, they take the claims that were turned in, average them out, and that's how they come up with the monthly premiums (which then get increased). When we got that straightened out, Jody assures me that he will do whatever it takes to make sure there are no nails left behind. I think this guy has a professional roofing company, he runs three roofing crews. This can't be a new problem, and I'm sure he's got this under control. I was very very wrong!! Jody assures me that he's going to run two powerful magnets across everything to pick up every nail twice. He even shows them to me bragging on them. I tell Jody if one of my girls (Mattie or Larkin) gets a nail in her foot you're getting the vet bill. He says they won't. Jody's crew moves in and gets the job done. They take off and I take a simple walk around my house and notice nails everywhere. I think that they simply haven't done their nail check yet, so I call Jody. He assures me that he's going to come by later that day. He never shows up. I call him the next day. He tells me that the magnets are on another job. As I'm walking around my house picking up nails I notice that when he backed up the trailer to my garage to offload the new shingles, he backed into my garage door and dented it? You guessed it. I call Jody, yes he's coming right over to look at it and bring the magnets. He still hasn't shown up. Now when I called Jody he picks up the phone and hangs up on me! I still can't get him and it's been a week and a half! Let's recap.
Jody's Roofing - Jody Wagley 6600 Stokes Road San Angelo, Texas 76904 325-650-4500
- Wants to scam insurance companies
- Left nails all over the place
- Backs a trailer into my garage door


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text: Family-friendly Ilfracombe has all you need for a great holiday – including a state-of-the-art theatre with summer shows for everyone. There was a time when Ilfracombe suffered from a reputation for being down at heel but not any longer. The Pier has been refurbished with new landing stages and the High Street has been given a facelift, making it more pedestrian friendly. Famous artist Damien Hirst has developed a classy restaurant on the quay and there is even talk of a breakwater to create a marina and ferry service to Wales and maybe even Ireland. Now the resort is promoting itself as a destination for conferences. John Fowler Holidays has built a 1,200-seater conference centre as part of a 20 million redevelopment of its holiday park in the resort. It will be available for local and national bookings after the summer season and has already played host to the Celebrate Conference for Christians, run by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Group. Elsewhere in the resort, developers are falling over themselves to build high-class apartments and local businessmen are talking about Ilfracombe rivalling the success of Rock and Padstow in Cornwall, made famous by TV chef Rick Stein. Although Ilfracombe has a new-found confidence in its future, it is also immensely proud of its past. Many Victorian buildings have survived the years to give the resort a uniqueness which it marks each year with an annual Victorian celebration, in June, which draws visitors from around the world. The whole town turns back the clock! People in beautifully made costumes promenade on the sea front and shopkeepers sport striped aprons. There are bands, suffragettes, bathing belles and a host of fun events. Ilfracombe is very much a family holiday resort the biggest on the North Devon coast. It has pleasure boats, the big ships Waverley and Balmoral call regularly, fishing trips can be booked from the pier and there are amusement arcades, a bandstand, shops, restaurants and cafes. A major feature of its appeal is the grandeur of the scenery and the inner harbour, which fills up with bobbing boats during the summer. Lantern Hill overlooks the pier and harbour and is topped by a chapel, ancient even in Victorian days. Built in 1320, it is dedicated to St Nicholas patron saint of sailors and doubles as a lighthouse. And then there is Capstone Hill. A path zig-zags 200 feet to the top for a panoramic view thats well worth the effort. Bicclescombe Park has good outdoor sports facilities plus a water mill in working order with waterfalls, lakes, tea rooms and gardens. Ilfracombe High Street is a joy to shop in and its proud of its many individual family businesses which have long traditions of personal, friendly service. Ilfracombe Museum houses some 20,000 exhibits which offer a fascinating look at the towns past. It is also a brass rubbing centre fun for the kids if its a wet afternoon! Bucket and spade holidaymakers head for the Tunnels Beaches (once segregated for men and women). The passage through the cliff was hewn by Welsh miners. In fact, a network of hand-carved tunnels lead to unique sheltered beaches and a tidal Victorian bathing pool. Whether on a historical evening stroll or a family day out, the Tunnels are a must-see attraction, whatever the weather. On Ilfracombes outskirts is lovely Hele Bay with its small beach and rockpools and a paddling pool that fills with seawater at high tide. The beach is so lovingly cared for by local residents and business people that it is entitled to fly a flag for cleanliness. A few minutes drive from Hele is Watermouth Bay, a natural anchorage for boats. The cliffs around the bay give lovely views and places to picnic. Hele Valley Holiday Park offers a bit of peace and tranquillity. The family-run haven is a peaceful place with no clubs or bars to spoil your restful stay. Its also within walking distance of Ilfracombes harbour and beaches. Also, Ilfracombe Aquarium is definitely worth a look. Its an award-winning, all weather, family attraction and provides a fascinating insight into the aquatic world around North Devon. The aquarium houses a growing collection of local aquatic life (currently over 100 species) in beautifully recreated natural habitats. The exhibits follow a unique zoned journey from the source of an Exmoor stream, down river to an estuary, local rock pool, the harbour, coast, to Lundy and its marine reserve. There is a small caf, convenient parking, toilets, sheltered outside seating and disabled access but no dogs are allowed. Visit the website www.ilfracombeaquarium.co.uk for more information, opening times and admission charges. Spectacular marine wildlife coastal cruises are available aboard the Ilfracombe Princess, a new passenger catamaran licensed for 100. Sailing through a Marine Conservation Zone, there are frequent sightings of seals, porpoises and dolphins. There is a commentary, toilets and three viewing areas. Telephone bookings are taken on (01271) 879727. With all this to offer its not surprising that Ilfracombe is called the jewel in North Devons crown. As a Victorian postcard puts it: I am quite taken with this place.