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KDE Ships First Beta of Plasma Workspaces, Applications and Platform 4.10
Today KDE released the first beta for its renewed Workspaces, Applications, and Development Platform. With API, dependency and feature freezes in place, the KDE team's focus is now on fixing bugs and further polishing new and old functionality.
Highlights of 4.10 include the following and more:
More improvements can be found in the 4.10 Feature Plan. As with any large number of changes, we need to give 4.10 a good testing in order to maintain and improve the quality and user experience when users install the update.
Actual users are critical to maintaining high KDE quality, because developers simply cannot test every possible configuration. We're counting on you to help find bugs early so they can be squashed before the final release. Please consider testing 4.10 thoroughly and report any bugs you find to bugs.kde.org.
I don't see much news from PIM land, and it is a pity, since they are my most important applications. I see some things in the release plan, though.
Are less developers involved in KDE PIM now than before? Or perhaps they are working on other endeavors?
By Alejandro Exojo at Wed, 2012/11/21 - 7:28pm
nothing about PIM
exactly, no news about PIM, but we have new print support in KSudoku :-))
By Enrico at Wed, 2012/11/21 - 9:20pm
Obviously the skills needed
Obviously the skills needed to fix stuff in PIM land and to implement printing in sudoku are the same... oh wait, they are not
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 8:28am
the maintainer works on KSudoku
That's because the KSudoku maintainer spends their spare time on KSudoku, not on KDEPIM. We are a volunteer project, people get to work on what they like, we do not order people to work on things they are not interested in. And just because no one filled in the feature list with new PIM features doesn't mean that no one has worked on PIM. There was a post a few weeks ago about the PIM bug-fixing sprint.
By odysseus at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 1:17pm
Bug fixes daily
There are bug fixes daily, and bug fixing really should be the priority, so not much presence in 4.10 announcements, which mostly lists new features. But yes, more developers are needed to further improve KDE's PIM applications.
By christoph at Wed, 2012/11/21 - 9:35pm
That's a really good
That's a really good direction for KDE PIM I think.
By Felix at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 8:29am
New KDE-PIM feature
Kmail gains email completion support even if nepomuk is disabled.
By Cédric at Fri, 2012/11/23 - 1:03pm
PIM improvements
Bugfixes are constantly being made. The biggest news is improvements in the Akonadi-Nepomuk interaction, which should make email indexing faster and should cause less high cpu-high io usage in the system with desktop search turned on.
By Andris at Sat, 2012/11/24 - 10:22am
No Integration?
I would like for example to use Kmail, but have it not depend on Akonadi. Instead it would use a different database to manage contacts. Perhaps LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format).
Akonadi MySQL needs to run, and with few resources this can be a problem. In the end, users may end up disabling Nepomuk and Akonadi, but then we cannot use KMail, KOrganizer.
I'm not saying to remove the integration. On the contrary, I just think that there should be an alternative to Akonadi for computers with low resources.
By E.L.A.V at Wed, 2012/11/21 - 8:52pm
I rather think the problem is
I rather think the problem is KDE if it expects a user who gives a rat's behind about databases to hunt for deprecated config files. Honestly, even if I change from OpenSUSE Gnome Shell to Arch Linux Cinnamon and then to Ubuntu Unity, I never or very rarely have to purge the Zeitgeist config or some other obscure stuff hidden away in the realms of "." . I am aware that my comparison here is rather naive. KDE is much more complex than the other DEs, but for all the great software and options it has, a normal user is often very overwhelmed with the constant workload they have when migrating from KDE 4.x to KDE 4.x+1. It's a lovely desktop for sure, but there is something really wrong with it if normal users just give up and install Thunderbird. I must say though that in 4.8 and .9, KDE PIM finally worked for me. But this may be a hint for 5.x!
By Thanatos at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 10:09am
Re: Akonadi is not a database
Thanks Sebastian:
By E.L.A.V at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 1:40pm
Still not clear
There's still a misunderstanding here: saying you want KMail without Akonadi is like saying you want a car but without the car as you only care for the windshield.
It's not like KMail wouldn't work without Akonadi - there IS no KMail without Akonadi. See, for an explanation here.
By Jos Poortvliet at Sat, 2012/11/24 - 1:54pm
Re: Still not clear
No, actually I want a car that can change or add the pieces I want. ;) Let me see the link
By E.L.A.V at Tue, 2012/11/27 - 10:04pm
That's what you have
Well that's exactly what you have. Following the car analogy, Akonadi is the car. And you can change all the pieces used to access your PIM data.
By Mort at Fri, 2012/11/30 - 9:28pm
ActiveSync anyone?
Akonadi/Kontact with working ActiveSync would be the real killer email app. Every other open-source platform--Android, WebOS, etc--has had ActiveSync working for at least a couple of years now. All we have on Linux is davmail, which is not feature complete, and most important, is something we must jump through hoops with to get it working in Kontact. I cannot, for example, yet have full contacts and calendar integration with Exchange. Of course I can do Google mail/contacts/calendar but it's not much use at work. Moreover, Google integration does not work behind proxies :)
By the way, I see similar missing features (for office use) in most areas of KDE (except the desktop where it excels).
Is it time for KDE to seriously look at integration into protocols and applications that are needed on a daily basis for "the working class" i.e. 9-5 workers like me? Or is it that KDE will just be the playground for developers and casual browsers only?
I would be glad if someone posted an honest reply to the above.
By KenP at Fri, 2012/11/23 - 3:16am
+1 for ActiveSync
Agree with KenP, Akonadi/Kontact + ActiveSync would be a killer. Another way to look at this - develop an Akonadi resource for OpenExchange? The OpenExchange people look very productive, and they seem to concentrate on OpenExchange itself so an Akonadi resource would seem to need some additional developer support.
By RodS at Fri, 2012/11/30 - 5:08pm
Multiple screens
Has the new screen handling as described in http://www.progdan.cz/2012/09/display-management-in-kde/ made it in 4.10?
By Rb at Wed, 2012/11/21 - 9:40pm
Please check the bad contrast of the Plasma panel. The systray and the panel is white on light gray, which is really hard to see.
By xk at Wed, 2012/11/21 - 10:18pm
Look fine here…
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 6:07pm
Honestly? I don't think so.
Honestly? I don't think so.
By davkol at Sat, 2012/11/24 - 10:28am
Attachments within GPG-encrypted emails can't be saved
It's important to me to be able to save attachments in encrypted emails.
How do people handle encrypted emails? Is there a viable workaround?
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 12:14am
it's there
The bugreport you link to HAS a workaround by somebody. It's unfortunate this isn't fixed yet - I can only guess that it's a resource issue.
There aren't a lot of KDE PIM developers and it is hard to recruit new ones as KDE PIM is quite big and complicated. This was actually one of the reasons behind developing the new PIM Backend - it would make it easier for people to get involved and use KDE PIM functionality in their applications.
By Jos Poortvliet at Sat, 2012/11/24 - 1:58pm
I know there's the new ktp
I know there's the new ktp project which replaces Kopete but does it have GPG encryption support already for XMPP? This feature is really useful and I was wondering why it had been removed from Kopete. OTR encryption is also useful but GPG should be much safer :)
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 12:03pm
look and feel in kwin (bug #213847)
I hoped "windows that are moved to another desktop should be treated as sticky windows" would make it into this release. It would realy make a difference if you could put this into 4.10. I though this would only be a minor fix, but it's been delayed for a couple of releases now.
what do you think?
By hoodie at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 12:16pm
Help is welcome
The title of that bug is first of all incorrect. It's not about making windows as sticky, but just to have the animation when moving a window to another desktop look better.
All the places are there it just needs someone to fix the effects. Given that it is just a visual issue in a non-default feature it has rather low priority. Help is always welcome :-) For me it's a rather uninteresting thing as I don't use the feature to move windows to other desktops.
By Martin Gräßlin at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 4:14pm
That's it?
That is it? That is what is new?
By Bob at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 1:46pm
Few new stuff is good
Few new stuff is good, means we are reaching feature completion ;-)
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 3:11pm
Thanks for the great work
Hello, thanks for the great work.
Is there any chance to get fixed :
KTP taskbar notifications (invisible - stuck "new message' icon)?
In KATE - add the selection size (in letters) displayed in status bar, or some more cool stuff for sysadmins similar to VIM (not talking about VIM mode , but search replace, buffers, editing tools etc)
Overall - add more contrast and colors to Oxygen - currently it looks slick but the usability/ergonomics is painful when you use it 10h/day
Remove ALL the borders and padding (95% for sure) from default oxygen theme. Take a look at the modern GUIs. They are a pleasure and easy (for the eyes) to use (Android, win8).
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 6:46pm
Not the place
This is not the place to report bugs
By Anonymous at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 10:18pm
Dolphin font?
What is the name of that font in Dolphin?
By Anono at Thu, 2012/11/22 - 9:40pm
No idea what screenshot you mean, but KDE ships by default with `Oxygen font´!
By Kyril at Fri, 2012/11/23 - 10:00am


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While you were busy using augmented reality to find the nearest Krispy Kreme, a Chicago company by the name of Tanagram Partners was busy developing military-grade AR technology with lightweight sensors for interpreting information on hostiles during combat.
The company's CEO Joseph Juhnke showed the patent-pending technology off at the Augmented Reality Event in California last week, where the attendees saw how soldiers' helmets could be outfitted with very lightweight OLED translucent goggles (you can just imagine the price!), which display all the details picked up from the various sensors - which include UV and infrared sensors, stereoscopic cameras and a 360-degree camera.
The helmets would connect to the army's server, so all information on hostile scenarios could be processed and downloaded, with new info sent out to the squadrons. Each soldier could communicate with his peers, showing dangerous areas or people, marking them out in red.
Funded in part by DARPA, Tanagram Partners hopes that the technology will be ready and able by next year, with an iPhone version available early 2011 - presumably to show off their talent, rather than equip gangmembers with all the tools needed to rob the nearest 7-Eleven. [Tanagram via ReadWriteWeb]

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Title: Thy Kingdom Come: The Error-Proof Church
By: Lakesha Monique Ruise
A Christian Book Review
Review date: February 22, 2013
10.0 out of 10.0 stars
Thy Kingdom Come: The Error-Proof Church by Christian author and ordained minister Lakesha Monique Ruise speaks of the Spirit of Error that has beguiled many. From the beginning in the Garden of Eden, the Spirit of Error was used of Satan to deceive Eve. Adam then disobeyed God by also eating of the forbidden fruit. The author portrays this event from Genesis as the springboard for Satan's work in the world. The book is written to give understanding of the Spirit of Error that is in the church and the world. Once an understanding is known, believers will be able to understand their true identity in God. We were created for dominion over the Earth. God desires to bring His Kingdom to Earth through us. Find out what that means and the power that is available to believers that obey and believe…only then, can we see and know how to walk being led by the Holy Spirit. Thy Kingdom Come is written from much revelation received by the author from the Holy Spirit and is written to those believers that want to be fully sealed with the Holy Spirit and acquire the power that is available to those believers that seek full revival in their lives and in the world around them. This writing is an amazing and enlightening read that will fill you with a longing to see, "Thy Kingdom Come."
After an eight-year journey being led and taught of the Holy Ghost, this book was birthed out of revelation from God concerning His Church on Earth through the author. The identity of those in Jesus Christ has been long been kept in chains by the Spirit of Error, who is Satan. By first giving understanding of the fall of Adam, the author unveils, exactly what Satan stole from man. This book will take the reader through a fascinating read of the supernatural and spiritual forces that have played a part from the very beginning. Taking the reader through biblical accounts through Genesis to the baptism, testing and crucifixion of Jesus, the author has unveiled strategic tactics that spiritual forces have been assaulting the human race with since the beginning.
In the end, one will find that reading this book will ignite a desire to fulfill the destiny of God in their life. True understanding and identity will be revealed, to include specific instructions as to how to acquire the full authority and power of the Holy Spirit. This book is not for insincere or immature believers, but for those believers that desire to please God fully. This is not a quick fix, but a book that is full of the truth of the Word, and a scriptural guide on acquiring the leading of the Holy Spirit to become more Christ-like minded and Spirit led. This book is not only eye-opening, but a highly recommended read for those that desire more of the Spirit led life and desire to see the Lord's Kingdom manifest on Earth.
For more information about author Lakesha Monique Ruise and her book, visit Thy Kingdom Come: The Error-Proof Church … You may also get your copy of Thy Kingdom Come: The Error-Proof Church on Amazon in paperback, in Kindle Edition and at Barnes and Noble.
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My co-worker and occasional Haikasoru blogger Eric came up to me this morning, just having read the forthcoming Slum Online. He had a piece of paper in his hands, so I was worried that some copy error had gone undetected. But no. See?
Eric didn't know what wtfpwned meant. WTF was easy enough to explain, but pwned's origin is already obscure. "It means owned," I told Eric. "As in thoroughly dominated. But with a p, so it's 'poned.'" (And yes I know that the pronunciation of the word is also a matter of debate.)
And then Eric just looked at me.
And I said, "You're old."
He had to agree.
And then I told him that he should blog this but he didn't want to! So I did! Twenty-three skidoo!


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I am a little late on this bandwagon, but I love this video. You can find out more about the movement and read the transcript here.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
College Health Plans Respond as Transgender Students Gain Visibility
I love encouraging news.
Over the last decade, as activists started pushing colleges to accommodate transgender students, they first raised only basic issues, like recognizing a name change or deciding who could use which bathrooms. But the front lines have shifted fast, particularly at the nation's elite colleges, and a growing number are now offering students health insurance plans with coverage for gender reassignment surgery.
The idea still seems radical to plenty of people; last year, when Sandra Fluke, a law student, became famous for speaking in favor of an insurance mandate for contraceptive coverage, conservatives painted her as part of a fringe element because she also supported sex-change coverage...Other medical groups, like the American Psychiatric Association, have taken the same position. Several major insurers have taken the stance that the treatment, including surgery, can be considered medically necessary. The Internal Revenue Service considers the expenses tax-deductible.
The issue directly affects only a tiny number of students; no one knows how many. But universities recognize that their insurance plan sends a signal to the much larger number of students for whom the rights of transgender people have taken a place alongside gay rights as a cause that matters.
"Students notice whether the issues that they care about, that make them feel like it's a more comfortable and welcoming place, are being discussed and addressed," said Ira Friedman, a doctor who is associate vice provost for student affairs at Stanford and director of the student health center there. Stanford began covering sex-change surgery in 2010.
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How to Kill a Law Enforcement Career: The Case of Regina Tascaby William Norman Grigg
Sep. 26, 2012
Photo Shows Harvey Weinstein Partying Together With Jeffrey Epstein And Ghislaine Maxwell
Trump Targets The Tyranny of 1.6 Gallons
NC GOP Candidate Pete D'Abrosca Slams Conservatism Inc And Calls For Immigration Moratorium
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First Muslim Woman Elected to PA House Charged With Stealing $500k From Charity
What does it take for a police officer to get fired?
Regina Tasca, a 20-year veteran officer from Bogota, New Jersey, was terminated by the Borough Council on September 21. This decision came after a lengthy investigation into her purported misdeeds.
Prior to her termination, Officer Tasca had never generated a single citizen complaint or official reprimand. She was being considered for promotion before she got in trouble in April 2011.
What horrible deed led to Officer Tasca's dismissal?
Before answering that question, it's worth reviewing a few recent cases of severe police misconduct that either went entirely unpunished, or resulted in sanctions short of termination.
Lawrenceville, Georgia Police Chief Randy Johnson refuses to fire Detective Tim Ashley, an abusive cop with a nasty habit of imprisoning innocent people – a habit that has already cost the local taxpayers a great deal in legal expenses. Among his victims is Ann Jaipersaud, who operates a Chevron station in Lawrenceville.
When Jaipersaud found herself dealing with an aggravated customer, she made the common – and by now inexcusable – mistake of calling the police for help. As is always the case, matters immediately got much worse after the police intervened in the dispute.
The customer, an American of African ancestry, apparently thought that the store owner (a woman of East Indian descent who was born in Guyana) didn't want to sell him gas on account of his ethnic background. When told that the station had no gasoline, the customer — who verbally abused the store owner — refused to leave.
Jaipersaud's call was answered by five officers, including Detective Ashley. After the customer claimed that Jaipersaud had struck him, she pointed out that the store's security video would prove that she had done no such thing — but she didn't know how to access it. Ashley demanded that she call her son, who was at school.
"He said I need to get him here now or else," Jaipersaud recalled. "I asked him if he was threatening me…. And he said, `No, I'm arresting you.'" The officer later explained that he arrested Jaipersaud for being "disrespectful." She spent ten hours in jail for what was later determined to be a wrongful arrest. A jury awarded Jaipersaud nearly $140,000 in damages.
Lawrenceville tax victims will almost certainly forced to indemnify Ashley's crimes against 29-year-old Mississippi resident Carlos Fairley, who was abducted by police in a SWAT-style raid and then spent two months behind bars as a result of the detective's culpable disregard for evidence.
Last November, Fairley — who was earning an honest living as a cook at a casino — tried to obtain a more lucrative position in the plunder-based sector by applying for a position with the Transportation Security Administration. A background check by the agency found that Fairley had outstanding arrest warrants in Lawrenceville for two counts of armed robbery.
At this point the alert reader will probably ask two questions:
"Wait — the TSA actually does background checks on applicants? And an accusation of armed robbery would be considered a disqualification, rather than an endorsement, for someone seeking to join the TSA's corps of molesters and petty thieves?"
In any case, Fairley was told he had to clear up the warrants before being considered for employment with the TSA. When he called the Lawrenceville PD to inform them that he had not so much as visited Georgia for nine years, "Ashley `loudly and rudely' said he knew Fairley committed the crime and hung up on him," recounts the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The warrants were issued on the basis of a photo lineup that included a picture of Fairley when he was booked after being arrested as a teenager roughly a decade ago for "joyriding" in a stolen vehicle. Furthermore, the eyewitness testimony described the robber as having a face disfigured by several tattoos; Fairley's face is unmarked. This difference should have been obvious even to a specimen like Tim Ashley.
A few weeks after he contacted Ashley, Fairley was seized in a guns-drawn police raid in Mississippi and extradited to Georgia, where he was imprisoned for three months.
Defense attorney Jason Robert Cornell, who represented Carlos, recalled to Pro Libertate that the young father "was stuck in jail for 2 months while I desperately tried to prove his innocence. I wasn't entitled to any portion of the investigative file, seeing as he hadn't yet been indicted. I had to defend the case blind."
As an out-of-state defendant accused of a violent felony, Carlos wasn't going to be granted bond even if is family could afford it, Carnell observes.
"Fortunately, after showing the Assistant District Attorney Carlos' banking records, showing that he had withdrawn $40 from a Biloxi ATM 45 minutes before he was supposed to be robbing someone in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and pictures of another guy in Gwinnett County Jail who looked very similar to Carlos – and who had been arrested for armed robbery -- the ADA suggested we have the victims identify him in court."
Carnell rejected that offer, because in-court identification would have been "highly suggestive and prejudicial to Carlos." Instead, the defense "agreed to a photo line-up. I provided the photo of Carlos and the other guy and Tim Ashley provided a few others. Neither of the two victims picked Carlos….The ADA then grudgingly told me he was dismissing the warrants without apology to me or Carlos."
In addition to having two months of his life stolen from him, Carlos now bears the all but ineffaceable taint of the fraudulent arrest.
"Carlos lost his job at a Biloxi casino," Carnell explains. "He lost his Dodge Charger he had just bought and his name is permanently tarred due to the way GCIC and NCIC keep criminal records. You will always be able to find warrants, for armed robbery, with his name on them -- not to mention his mug shot."
Ashley, on the other hand, enjoys perfect job security despite numerous suspensions for misconduct – including a threatening phone call to his ex-wife's boyfriend, and refusing to respond to a homicide call while on duty.
Not surprisingly, Fairley has filed a lawsuit against Ashley and the department that employs him. That lawsuit — and the needless abuse of Orlando Fairley — could have been avoided if Ashley had invested a minimal effort in trying to identify a legitimate suspect, rather than pursuing what appears to be a mission to punish Fairley for impudently asserting his innocence.
Regina Tasca has been responsible for supervising prisoners, but there is no evidence that she ever imprisoned anyone on false pretenses, or arrested a citizen for petty or vindictive reasons.
German Bosque, a Sergeant in the police department terrorizing Opa-Locka, Florida, has been the subject of 41 internal investigations, more than a dozen of them in cases involving battery or excessive force. He was found with counterfeit currency, crack pipes, and cocaine in his police vehicle. On several occasions, Bosque has been accused of domestic violence, stalking, and stealing a car. One of his preferred tactics is to "tune up" – that is, assault – youngsters if they display what he considers "disrespect" toward the police.
Bosque has been arrested three times. He has also been fired five times -- and immediately re-instated with the help of the local criminal's lobby (more commonly known as the police officers' union). He is safely ensconced in a $60,000-a-year job as a state-licensed thug.
Officer Regina Tasca was never accused of abusing anybody. As noted above, she has never received a single citizen complaint.
The City of Scottsdale, Arizona faces a lawsuit by the daughter of John Loxas II, who was fatally shot by Officer James Peters, a former SWAT operative previously involved in six fatal officer-involved shootings. Peters killed John Loxas II on February 14. At the time, the 50-year-old grandfather was holding a seven-month-old baby.
Although police "could see that the suspect had the baby in his arms" just before Peters fired the fatal shot, Loxas was unarmed, according to a Scripps wire service account. "After several calls for Loxas to exit the home, he opened the door with the baby in his left hand, and stood just inside the doorway…. Officers then saw Loxas reach down to his right, lowering the baby and exposing his head and upper body. Peters then responded to the movement with a single shot to Loxas' head."
Two years ago, Loxas was arrested following a report that Loxas had been seen "yelling and walking around with a handgun." Although officers described him as "drunk" and "threatening his neighbors with a pistol," he was not charged with aggravated assault — as Arizona statutes would dictate if that description were accurate — but for the trivial offense of "disorderly conduct."
The Valentine's Day incident began in similar fashion. The police were summoned by a report that Loxas had kicked a neighbor's garbage can into the street while he was on a walk with his nine-month-old grandson. When police arrived they found him outside his home. Ordered to "step away" from the house, Loxas retreated inside. Without any evidence that Loxas intended to harm the child, the officers created a "crisis entry team" — that is, they escalated the conflict by imposing a military protocol that led to the summary execution of a man who wasn't suspected of a violent crime.
Although Loxas was treated as if he were a heavily armed barricaded kidnapper, a search of his home turned up a total of two firearms — neither of which was within easy reach when he was killed by Officer Peters — and an object described as a "functional improvised explosive device" that was disposed of by a bomb squad and not inspected by any independent party.
The Scottsdale PD has claimed that the paramilitary tactics used in the confrontation were dictated by concerns for the infant's safety. It's not clear how shooting the grandfather while he was holding the infant was to the child's benefit. Another possibility is that Loxas, by virtue of his impassioned political opinions, fit the profile of the dreaded "Sovereign Citizens" movement, which has been designated by the FBI as the most prominent domestic "terrorist" threat — and the most acute threat to "officer safety."
While Loxas's behavior and statements were considered troubling by some, it was Peters who clearly posed a danger to himself and others. During his 12-year career, Peters was involved in seven shootings, six of them fatal. His personnel record is replete with complaints about excessive force, including "dozens" of episodes involving Tasers. In 2005, he was disciplined for pointing a gun at his own head.
Peters left the force following the Loxas shooting – but he wasn't fired. Instead, he received an "accidental disability retirement," which permits him to collect a full pension. He will probably be able to find employment as a police officer in another jurisdiction. Regina Tasca, who fought the decision to terminate her for more than a year, most likely will lose at least some of her benefits – and, as we will see shortly, she will almost certainly be persona non grata throughout the "law enforcement community."
In Houston, four police officers were recently suspended for engaging in a scheme to embezzle overtime pay by falsifying traffic tickets. Over the past four years, the officers had fraudulently collected almost one million dollars in overtime. One of them, Senior Officer Matthew Davis, soaked up $347,000 in 2008 alone. Davis had previously been suspended for improperly dismissing tickets at the request of a City Council member.
Davis received a 30-day unpaid suspension, as did fellow Officer Steven Running. Senior Officer Kenneth Bigger was handed a 20-day suspension. The sternest punishment – if the term could be applied here – was imposed on Sergeant Paul Terry, who was suspended for 45 days.
By any rational standard, embezzling a million dollars is a serious crime. Yet none of the officers involved in that felonious conspiracy faced criminal charges. None of them has been required to make restitution. None of them was fired.
Accordingly, it would be reasonable to expect that Regina Tasca's firing offense would be more serious than defrauding Houston's tax victims out of a million dollars. As it happens, her offense had nothing to do with corruption of any kind.
On September 22, a Houston Police Officer named Matthew Jacob Martin shot and killed 45-year-old Brian Claunch, a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair who was "armed" with a pen. The victim was an emotionally disturbed man living in a group home for the mentally ill. The caretaker made the reliably fatal mistake of calling the police.
According to Houston PD Spokeswoman Jodi Silva, the shooting was justified because Officer Martin, who was supposedly "trapped" by Claunch, feared "for his partner's safety and his own safety" despite the fact that they were both young, able-bodied, armed individuals confronting an invalid in a wheelchair who was armed with a writing utensil.
The killing of Brian Claunch, which was not Officer Martin's first shooting, precipitated a huge public outcry, and the Police Chief has called for a Justice Department investigation. On previous performance it is all but certain that Martin will not be prosecuted, nor is it likely that he will suffer injury to his career.
It so happens that the incident that led to Regina Tasca's firing offense also involved an emotionally disturbed and unarmed individual who was perceived as a threat to officer safety. Did she shoot and kill the subject, or use disproportionate force in subduing him?
No. As the officer in charge of the situation, Tasca followed the Bogota Police Department's use-of-force policy to the letter by intervening to protect the victim from a criminal assault committed by an officer from another department.
As Officer Tasca summarized the matter in an interview with Pro Libertate last spring: "I didn't fail to aid another officer; I acted to stop a beatdown." Tasca interposed herself to stop Sgt. Joe Rella's assault on 22-year-old Kyle Sharp, an emotionally troubled young man who had done nothing to justify police violence of any kind.
About two days after the episode, Tasca was labeled a "danger" to her fellow officers and suspended by the department. Following a year of disciplinary reviews, psychological evaluations, and a spurious legal process worthy of the Soviet Union, Tasca was fired.
Tasca was on patrol on April 29, 2011 when she got a call for medical assistance. Former Bogota Council Member Tara Sharp, concerned about the erratic behavior of her son Kyle, called the police to take him to the hospital for a psychological evaluation. As noted earlier, requesting police intervention, particularly in cases of this kind, is never a good idea. Sharp was exceptionally fortunate that Officer Tasca was the first to respond: She has years of experience as an EMT and had just completed specialized training on situations involving psychologically disturbed people.
Once on the scene, Tasca acted quickly to calm down the distraught young man, whose mood changed abruptly when he saw the other officers arrive.
The official report on the matter, which was written by retired Judge Richard Donohue, claims that Kyle "was aggressive [and] started to walk away…." Only someone incurably inhospitable to both logic and honesty would describe walking away as "aggressive" behavior. Kyle also instructed the police not to step on his property, which was a lawful order the police were required to obey. Instead, Sgt. Chris Thibault tackled Kyle, wrapped him in a bear hug, and attempted to handcuff him. Within an instant, Sgt. Joe Rella piled on and began to slug Kyle in the head while his horrified mother screamed at the officers to stop.
According to Thibault, it was necessary to assault Kyle because he believed "danger is near for us if we let this kid go."
No, really. That's what Thibault said, under oath, during Tasca's disciplinary hearing.
Tasca instinctively did what any legitimate peace officer would do: She intervened to protect the victim, pulling Rella off the helpless and battered young man. Tasca's act was one of instinctive decency, genuine principle, and no small amount of courage. It was also the action dictated by her department's use-of-force policy, the first page of which specifies that it is "the responsibility of law enforcement to take steps possible to prevent or stop the illegal or inappropriate use of force by other officers."
In his report on the case, Judge Donohue acknowledged that Tasca acted in compliance with the use-of-force policy – but he dismissed that fact on the preposterous grounds that "no evidence was presented to establish that Officer Tasca even knew about the document."
Only an uncommonly inventive sophist would pretend that the important question is whether Tasca was aware of the document stating the policy, rather than whether her actions were in accord with that policy.
Earlier in the same month, Tasca had prompted criticism for failing to rush to the aid of her partner, Officer Jay Fowler, during a brief confrontation with a tiny, drunken woman at a hospital. The woman, who was not a criminal suspect, was taken to the hospital for medical attention. She decided to leave, and when Fowler – who had already surrendered custody to the hospital – tried to stop her, the young woman "flailed" her arms, inflicting a small scratch on one of Fowler's hands that tore open an old scab.
As a result of this "altercation" with a woman whom he outweighed by about 100 pounds, Fowler spent a week on paid medical leave, according to Donohue's report.
"Nobody had said anything to me about the earlier case until after the incident with the Ridgefield officers," Tasca pointed out to me. Her refusal to gang-tackle a tiny, confused woman in a hospital, coupled with her active intervention to stop a criminal assault on an unarmed, mentally unbalanced man who was not a criminal suspect, supposedly established a "pattern" of behavior that made Tasca a danger to her fellow officers.
After being put on suspension, Tasca was subjected to a psychological evaluation by Dr. Matthew Geller, a psychiatrist who does contact work for New Jersey law enforcement agencies. Geller's assessment reads like something compiled by a State-employed psychiatrist in the Brezhnev-era Soviet psihuska. Geller claims that Tasca suffers from something called a "mixed personality disorder," displaying "a personality type characterized by a long-standing pattern of grandiose self-importance and exaggerated sense of talent and achievement."
This purported dysfunction, once again, wasn't noticed until after Tasca displayed the character and integrity to take the morally appropriate action – one dictated by the official guidelines of her department – in defiance of pressure from her peers and superiors to conform.
Tasca, an openly gay female police officer, believes that at least some of the problems she's experienced are the product of a cultural clash with what she describes as "the Old Boys Club." Judge Donohue's report mentions two instances in which she was criticized by for not extending what is euphemistically called "professional courtesy" by writing traffic citations against another officer.
Despite such frictions, Tasca's job appeared secure – until the moment she behaved like a peace officer, rather than a law enforcer, and crossed the "Blue Line" by coming to the defense of Kyle Sharp.
Fidelity to the tribal interests of the punitive priesthood will cover a multitude of crimes, but taking the side of a Mundane being attacked by a member of the Brotherhood is an unpardonable offense.
William Norman Grigg [send him mail] publishes the Pro Libertate blog and hosts the Pro Libertate radio program.
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- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: 5:30 am to midnight
Paris Bercy Train Station was originally designed for the departure and arrival of sleeper trains on overnight routes. Today, it still provides service for overnight trains, but also focuses on transporting vehicles to other stations. Paris Bercy station is located near the heart of Paris and is just a short walk from the Paris Lyon Train Station.
- Address: 48 bis boulevard de Bercy 75012 Paris
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: Open from 6:00am to 11 pm
Paris Charles de Gaulle Train Station is connected to the main airport in Paris; the Charles de Gaulle Airport. This airport has the second highest traveler traffic in Europe, the first being London's Heathrow airport. This Paris train station provides both international train service and local RER trains into central Paris.
- Address: BP 35042 Tremblay 95716 Roissy CDG
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: 4:50 am to 1:00 am
Paris Saint-Lazare is a station on the Paris Métro serving lines 3, 12, 13 and 14 located on the border of the 8th and 9th arrondissements. It is the second busiest station of the metro system after Gare du Nord with 39 million passengers annually and is the western terminus of line 14.
The station offers connections to the following other stations:
Gare Saint-Lazare (SNCF)
Haussmann – Saint-Lazare on RER line E
Saint-Augustin on line 9
The station is named after the mainline railway station, which is situated in the Rue Saint-Lazare. It is in the commercial centre of Paris, near the major department stores.
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SNCF Assistance
If you encounter service disruptions or major delays, SNCF Assistance canimprove your travel experience during peak periods. Our volunteer staff are attentive and service-oriented, with an added guarantee of assistance should you need it.
- In stations: staff members greet you and keep you informed during delays. If problems continue, they provide simple boxed meals.
- On board trains: the conductor arranges for onboard staff to assist you.
If your train arrives in Paris after metro and RER lines have shut down for the night, you'll be transported safely to your home under a special agreement between the city and Paris taxi companies.
Accès Plus, Accès TER and Accès Plus Transilien services provide special assistance to travellers with disabilities or limited mobility. Available in nearly 360 stations throughout the French rail network, in five regions and in 51 stations in the Paris region, these services cost absolutely nothing. To take advantage of them, contact your Accès Plus adviser.
And then? Relax!
- On your day of departure, go to the station 30 minutes before your train is scheduled to leave. An SaachenNCF staff member will accompany you to the train, carry your luggage (up to 15 kilos) and get you settled on board.
- When you reach your destination, an SNCF staff member will meet you and take you to your meeting point in the station. If you're changing trains, he'll help you board your new train.
- For travel between Lille, Lyon and Rennes, our Accès Synchro pilot program can assist you from your home to your destination
To Reserve:
Call +33 (0) 890 640 650 and press 1 (€0.11/minute incl. tax from a landline, plus any surcharge) or call 36 35 and say "Accès Plus" (€0.34 incl. tax the first minute and €0.11 for each additional minute from a landline, plus any surcharge). From outside France, call +33 892 35 35 35
Eurostar Assistance
Eurostar Assistance: call on 08432 186 186, or +44 1233 617 575 if you're currently outside the UK.
Available 7 days a week from 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm Saturday, Sunday and UK Bank Holidays.
If you've already taken your journey and found something didn't go to plan, please email email@example.com. Include details of what happened and your six-letter booking reference, and our Customer Care team will get on the case.
When you travel in a wheelchair with Eurostar, we'll reserve one of our dedicated wheelchair passenger spaces for you, which are in our Standard Premier and Business Premier carriages. You'll also be able to take a companion with you at a discounted rate.
We'll set up a ramp for you and one of our team will help you board the train and get you settled comfortably. It's a good idea to arrive at the station at least 45 minutes before departure to give you plenty of time, and let a member of our team know you'd like a helping hand.
If you have restricted mobility and need a little help walking but you're not confined to a wheelchair, we'll be happy to arrange assistance for you to get to the platform, on the train and off again at your destination. You don't have to arrange this in advance. Just ask at Eurostar ticket desk when you arrive at the station – we'll take care of everything for you.
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Ticketless - etickets:
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Railway Company: CityNightLine
Includes reservation.
No refundable
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Railway Company: CityNightLine
Includes reservation.
75% refundable 10 days before trip date,
50% refundable up 60 days after trip date.
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Railway Company: CityNightLine
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General Conditions
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All fares are per person in US Dollars, subject to to change before the booking processing
E-tickets: The way for retrieve or use instructions will be sent with the booking confirmation by email. The tickets should be retrieved and printed at train station or printed at home as instructed in booking confirmation.
Physical Tickets: The tickets are sent by FedEx, with the selected shipping option to the informed shipping address.
Tickets Protection: An good option for you travel in peace in mind. Reimbursement and General rules as described at General Terms and Conditions.
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Detectives in Butte and Glenn counties are continuing to investigate the separate deaths of two men who were found burned in orchards less than a month apart.
Investigators are not releasing many details on the cases in order to avoid jeopardizing the investigations, the agencies stated.
In the most recent incident, a man"s remains were found inside a scorched vehicle early Wednesday morning at an orchard in an unincorporated area south of Chico.
Cal Fire-Butte County firefighters discovered the body while responding to a vehicle fire at inside an orchard near the intersection of Marian Avenue and Dayton Road, which was reported to the California Highway Patrol at about 1:30 a.m.
An autopsy is scheduled for next week, so the cause of death is not yet known.
The Butte County Sheriff"s Office believes is has positively identified the victim, but a next of kin has not been notified, according to the agency.
The vehicle the man was found inside is registered to an address in Chico, but additional details could not be disclosed
In Glenn County, detectives have been attempting to piece together a similar case.
On May 24, the scorched remains of a man"s body were found in a walnut orchard south of Hamilton City. Marat Magdeev, who was born in Kaliningrad, Russia, was identified as the victim in that case.
Magdeev, 21, of Chico, is thought to have been dumped on the Billiou Ranch. Detectives are treating the case as a homicide and believe flammable liquid was poured over the body and ignited in an effort to destroy evidence.
There has been little information known about Magdeev or what brought him to Northern California from New York, where his family resides.
Investigators believe Magdeev was living in Chico for just over two years, but that was still being verified, according to the Sheriff"s Office.
Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones said Magdeev was not employed locally and that there was no history of him being enrolled in a school in the area.
Tehama County Supreme Court records show Magdeev received a speeding ticket in April, but there are no other known criminal records.
Magdeev"s parents live in New York and his mother is said to have met with Glenn County detectives.
She was taken to the location where her son was found and she spent some time there, Jones said.
Magdeev has a family member in California, but there was no further information, the sheriff said.
Detectives have been working tirelessly and have been going out of county to get information to solve the case, according to the Glenn County Sheriff"s Office.
As of now, Butte and Glenn investigators said the cases don"t appear to be linked, but the investigations are on-going and it"s too soon to confirm.
Anyone who may have information about the Chico case is asked to contact Sheriff"s Office detective Jay Freeman at 538-7671.
Anyone with information regarding the Glenn County case is asked to contact detective Greg Felton at 934-6720 or 934-6431.


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STEMester of Service YSA Grants (Deadline Extended: August 15)
YSA is seeking middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth in the 19 states with highest dropout rates (AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, DC, GA, HI, IL, LA, MI, MT, NV, NM, NY, NC, RI, WA, WY). Grantees will engage students in a STEMester of Service addressing critical environmental and disaster preparedness needs and connecting them to STEM curricula. The $5,000 grant supports sustainable service projects that launch on MLK Day of Service (January 16, 2012) and culminate on GYSD (April 20-22, 2012). Please visit www.YSA.org/grants/stemester for more information.
Funding Available for Forest and Water Climate Adaptation Plans (Deadline: September 19, 2011)
The Model Forest Policy Program (MFPP) is now accepting applications for 2012 Climate Solutions University: Forest and Water Strategies (CSU). This program offers rural U.S. [only] communities the opportunity to be part of climate adaptation solutions urgently needed across the country. This educational opportunity is being conducted in collaboration with the Cumberland River Compact. Local communities are on the front line making key land use decisions in regards to climate change. Through a peer learning network that links underserved rural communities across the U.S., Climate Solutions University (CSU) provides training, expertise, and support to communities engaged in climate adaptation planning.
Climate Solutions University (CSU) helps rural communities design and implement climate adaptation plans that protect local forest and water resources and support viable rural economies. CSU strengthens local leadership and public engagement and promotes the following outcomes: protection of forests, streams, human and ecological health; preservation of natural resource based economies; and builds broad public support. Each community develops and implements a Forest and Water Climate Adaptation Plan and Case Study by participating in a four-step multi-year process.
Scholarships Available: Six communities will be provided $10,000 scholarships.
Application Deadline: 5:00 PM PST, Monday, September 19, 2011
Apply Now: www.mfpp.org
The following grant opportunities are listed on the Baton Rouge Area Foundation's website.
Eligible applicants are 501(c)3s from East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Ascension, Livingston, Iberville, Pointe Coupee parishes.
Community Coffee Fund {DOWNLOAD PDF}
A corporate Donor Advised Field of Interest Fund of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, the Community Coffee Fund seeks to support innovative programs that will measurably improve the results of pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade education.
Grant Range: $5,000 to $25,000
Application Deadlines: March 15, Sept. 15
Notification Dates: June 1, Dec 1
Powell Group Fund {DOWNLOAD PDF}
This fund makes grants in the areas of arts and humanities, community development, education, environment, health care and human services.
Application Deadlines: Feb. 1, Aug. 1
Notification Dates: April 15, Oct. 15
Turner Industries Fund {DOWNLOAD PDF}
The fund makes grants for arts and humanities, community development, education, environment, health care and human services. Grants range from $500 to $5,000.
Application Deadlines: Feb. 1, July 1
Notification Date: March 15, Aug. 15
GOMF-NOAA Community-based Restoration Program Funding Opportunity (Deadline: September 15)
The Gulf of Mexico Community-based Restoration Partnership (GCRP) with NOAA's Restoration Center has released the 2011 RFP to fund on-the-ground projects to restore marine, estuarine, and riparian habitats to benefit living marine resources and to provide educational and social benefits by significantly involving the community. Due date for the proposal is September 15, 2011. Project funding levels typically fall within the range of $50,000-$100,000. Please see the attached RFP. For questions or project ideas, please contact: Meg Goecker, NOAA Restoration Center at 251-243-2200 (cell), 251-861-2141 ext7509 (office) or via email, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coastal Restoration and Protection Forum (August 12)
You're invited to the coastal restoration and protection forum taking place on Friday, August 12, from 10am-4pm at the Rev. Percy M. Griffin Community Center, 15511 Hwy 15, Davant, LA 70040 (east bank of Plaquemines Parish). Registration & Breakfast 9 AM. This event, "Getting the Water Right, Getting the Jobs Right" will address coastal restoration in terms of local, state, and federal policy, job creation, and the project planning and implementation process. The goal is to share information, updates, and an array of perspectives on these issues in order to help local stakeholders effectively engage in coastal restoration and protection. For more information, call (504) 279-5720.
Save the Date for T.R.E.E.'s 25th Anniversary Fundraiser Banquet (August 25)
T.R.E.E. is celebrating 25 years of serving students, schools and the community. We want to give you the opportunity to help us plant for the next 25 years. Please join us as we celebrate on this very special night. Thursday, August 25th from 7:00pm–11:00pm at The New Orleans Board of Trade – 316 Board of Trade Place, New Orleans, LA 70130 (faces Magazine St.). Cost: $35 per person. Please RSVP by August 12, 2011 by calling the T.R.E.E. office at 504-525-9020 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Leave your name, the number of guests attending and a daytime phone number. We will call you back to confirm and with payment instructions.
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is now scheduling K-12 field trips for the 2011-2012 school year!
LUMCON's primary facilities are located at the DeFelice Marine Center in Cocodrie, approximately 85 miles southwest of New Orleans. This location, situated within the estuarine wetland complex of the Mississippi River delta plain between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers, provides ready access to the most productive estuaries in the United States, to a variety of coastal environments, and to the open Gulf of Mexico. This unique location provides excellent opportunities for students to learn through first-hand meaningful experiences about Louisiana's coastal environments.
LUMCON's K-12 program staff members specialize in working groups from the pre-K through 12th grade level. All activities and experiences can be modified to match the needs and interests of any group. Popular activities include: brackish water pond sampling, Bayouside Classroom water quality sampling, salt marsh canoeing (must be 12 years or older; limit 20), plankton laboratory, fish or invertebrate anatomy laboratory, educational cruises of bay and salt marsh environments (must be 12 years or older; limit 25), guided tours of the marine center
To request field trip dates or to obtain more detailed information about group activities contact Murt Conover, Marine Education Associate; (985) 851-2860 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Hurry, available dates fill up fast! Dates are limited.
4-H Youth Energy Program (YEP)
The 4-H Youth Energy Program (YEP) is a statewide school enrichment program designed to educate youth on the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy. The program focuses on ninth grade students but includes all of high school and middle school youth in experiential learning activities and projects that will work to encourage and challenge youth. As part of the program, energy-related curriculum guides and hands-on activity kits have been developed and will be housed in each parish 4-H extension office throughout the state.
Each kit includes equipment for conducting class experiments that cover many topics, including: General energy lessons, Solar energy, Wind energy, Hydropower, Fossil fuels, and Biomass.
Educators are required to attend a training that takes them through the basics of the kit and introduces program lessons that are tied to Louisiana GLE's and can be easily utilized in their classrooms. All educators that participate in the program will have access to the activity kits and will receive a $300 stipend for participating in the training. The following training dates are currently scheduled: August 27, 2011 - Baton Rouge, September 24, 2011 - New Orleans, September 24, 2011 - Lafayette, and October 29, 2011 - Monroe. To register visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/directory?q=Youth+Energy+&loc=Louisiana&page=1. Additional training dates will be scheduled in Alexandria and Lake Charles this fall and can be found online at www.lsuagcenter.com/yep. Interested teachers can contact Caleb Persick at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 225-578-2196 for additional information.
Wasting Water is Weird
WaterSense partners Kohler and Lowes have launched a new public service campaign called Wasting Water is Weird. The campaign features tips from the WaterSense program and links to the website for additional water-saving information. It's a positive, humorous message delivered by Rip the Drip, who shows up just when using water becomes wasting water and that's when things get weird. You can like Rip the Drip on Facebook, follow him on Twitter @RipTheDrip or visit www.wastingwaterisweird.com.
EPA Launches Revamped Sustainable Water Infrastructure Web Pages
With the release of the Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the next step in our efforts to work with the water sector as it moves towards more sustainable practices. This week, the Agency has launched an enhanced set of web pages to provide information and resources for meeting the water infrastructure challenges faced in communities across the country. The pages provide information, resources, and materials designed to meet the needs of local officials committed to leaving a legacy of sustainable water infrastructure. It provides information that every local official should know about their community's water infrastructure and offers concrete, achievable steps that local officials can take to put their community on a more sustainable path or enhance existing efforts to address their water infrastructure needs.
To review EPA's revamped sustainable infrastructure web pages, please visit: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/index.cfm
To view the local officials' section, please visit: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/localofficials.cfm
Volunteers Needed: Elmer's Island Summer Beach Sweep – August 18th 8am -1pm
Elmer's Island Refuge is a barrier island located in Jefferson Parish southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana bordered by LA 1 and the Gulf of Mexico. The area includes a tidal zone, natural and restored dunes, and an expanse of open area leading to the Back Bay. There are no buildings or facilities on the island, and any visitors are required to carry out everything they bring onto the property. It will be extremely hot and there will be limited shade. Elmer's Island is remote; the Back Bay area is very wet and muddy. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, and a smile! Lunch, water, and gloves will be provided. For more information please contact Julia Lightner, at email@example.com or 504-913-7849.


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Several people have emailed asking how Humphrey Bogart's name became associated with a term meaning selfishness. Ah, how soon we forget the intricacies of '60s drug culture. The selfish connotation comes from hogging a marijuana cigarette. Someone who kept the joint in their mouth, hanging from their lip like Bogey, would be bogarting the joint. Instead of bogarting, one should pass it on to another. The term can be used for hoarding items other than pot.
The term is first attested to in the song Don't Bogart Me, by Elliot Ingber and Larry Wagner, which appears on Fraternity Of Man's eponymous album, released 24 June 1968 by ABC Records:
Don't bogart that joint, my friend Pass it over to me.
The song was featured the next year in the movie Easy Rider and is on that movie's soundtrack. (The song was later covered by the band Little Feat under the title Don't Bogart That Joint.)
In some circles, there is a slightly different definition of bogarting. It is to get saliva all over the joint before passing it on—again from the imagery of the cigarette hanging from Bogey's lip. But this sense seems to be used by a minority.
There is an older, unrelated meaning of the term—to be aggressive or bullying. It comes from the fact that Bogart played toughs in the movies.
(Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition)
Copyright 1997-2019, by David Wilton


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November 13, 2012
Thanking our vets
President Harrison addresses the crowd at the Nov. 9 Veterans Rally held on campus prior to the downtown Columbus Veterans Day Parade. After the rally, Veterans Services supervisor Jay Favuzzi led a group of Columbus State student and employee veterans downtown to march in the parade. Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. is the Veterans Career Fair in the Nestor Hall Student Lounges.
Reminder: Concert Band concert tonight
The Columbus State Concert Band will perform its fall concert on TONIGHT, at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center Ballroom, WD fourth floor. The concert is free and open to the public.
Blackboard Assignments
This seminar will cover the core features of Blackboard 9.1's Assignment feature that enables you to easily manage and track homework assignments online. The Assignment feature allows you to handout, gather, and grade homework assignments all in your Blackboard 9 course shell.
Date: Wednesday, November 14
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Innovation Center, CT 106 Register
Prerequisites for this session: BB9 101 Introduction to Blackboard and BB9 160 Beginning Grade Center.
Fair Use in the Classroom
Copyright-What is it? Fair Use-What does it Mean? Join nationally recognized librarian and author, Bruce Massis, for a workshop on the proper (and legal) uses of copyrighted materials in the classroom
Date: Thursday, November 15
Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Location: Innovation Center, CT 107 Register
Cougar Webconferencing - Meeting Center Basics
Cougar Webconferencing is a virtual online meeting room which allows Columbus State employees to hold meetings online. Cougar Webconferencing requires participants to have internet access and a computer with a microphone and audio capabilities.
Date: Thursday, November 15
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Innovation Center, CT 106 Register
Introduction to Using Turnitin.com for Faculty (A Plagiarism Detection Tool)
During this session Dr. Jeff Bates will help attendees learn the foundational skills required to make best use of the world's most powerful plagiarism detection tool.
Date: Friday, November 16
Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Location: Innovation Center, CT 107 Register
The Horizon Report 2012 - Six Emerging Technologies For Teaching and Learning
Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. Join Paul J. Owens as he presents and leads discussions on the potential relevance to teaching, learning, and creative expression as a result of the Horizon Report.
Date: Friday, November 16
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Innovation Center, CT 107 Register
Dental Hygiene, Respiratory Care students offer smoking cessation event
Students in two health technology programs, Dental Hygiene and Respiratory Care, will hold a special event on Thursday, November 15, from 9:00 a.m. – noon, to help people stop smoking.
The activity will be held in the GA building Room 15. The students will offer lung capacity screenings, oral cancer screenings, tobacco cessation support, and hold raffles for electric toothbrushes and White Strips! The event is sponsored by the Columbus State Wellness Initiative.
Read more about how the Ohio Board of Regents is recommending all college campuses become smoke-free.
International Education Week offers films!
International Education Week is an opportunity for us to celebrate the benefits of international education and cultural exchange around the world. Columbus State celebrates international education this year with a film festival to examine major social issues from around the world. Watch a film, followed by engaging dialogue immediately after the film screening. The Film Festival is open to all students and employees.
November 14 – "Nefarious – Merchant of Souls" 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Library Studio
November 15 – "Meeting Mandela – A Staying Alive Special" with Beyoncé – 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. in the Library Studio.