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Ex-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland surfaces from an aborted underwater salvage mission to find Earth burning. Solar flares have triggered a series of gargantuan natural disasters. Earth-quakes and hellfire rock the globe. Air Force One has vanished from the skies with America's president on board. Now, with the United States on the narrow brink of a nuclear apocalypse, Kirkland must pilot his oceangoing exploration ship, Deep Fathom, on a desperate mission miles below the ocean's surface. There, devastating secrets await him--and a power an ancient civilization could not contain that has been cast out into modern day, where it will forever alter a world that's already racing toward its own destruction.


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Birthers have now decided that what makes a person a true, blue, red-blooded American is not the color of your complexion but how much foreskin you have.
Commenters (and circumcised Americans) over at Free Republic struck on a revelation yesterday: if Barack Obama has not been circumcised, then he must not have been born in the United States. Why? Because all of their boys were circumcised. The exchange is amusing:
The only other thing that hit me was that [Larry] Sinclair said BO was not circumcised. When my son was born in a hospital that was done as a matter of routine without even consulting us. Would the same be for Hawaii? OTOH People born at home or in some other cultures are not circumcised.
A relative of mine was born (in a hospital) a couple of years after BO's alleged birth date. He was circumcised also (as a matter of routine, not according to any family request).
My son was born in June of 1961 in a hospital in CA, and the nurses released us because of miscommunication in a day and a half before the circumcision was done. We had to go back to the doctor's office to have it done a week later, and the doctor was NOT HAPPY. My second son was born in the same hospital 4 years later. I don't remember them asking me about it. Routine procedure for little boys.
Wish we had someone to make a phone call to the hospitols in HI and ask if they routinely do circumcism [sic] and when that practice started.
You might want to make that call to a Canadian hospital ...
No...it would have been in Kenya....not Canada.
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I am having a vision of a court room scene. The judge turns to O sitting in the witness chair to his left and says "I am sorry, Mr. President, but I am going to have to ask you to stand and drop trou ....."
What is perhaps most disturbing about the birthers discussing Obama's penis is a deeper obsession with black male sexuality. In Nancy Tuana's book, Revealing Male Bodies, she talks about the historic origins of white male obsession with black male genitalia.
The Black male penis became so important in the racist hysteria at the end of the [19th] century because penises are instruments of power. ... [W.E.B.] Du Bois was right about the intimate connection between White male control over women and racism. As Black men and women were threatening the established social, political, and economic arrangements and thus deprive the traditional White leadership of their power, that threat was translated into genital terms because men—then and now—see the penis first of all as an instrument of power. It gives them power over women, and in their comparisons of sexual performance and penile size, it gives them power over other men. That Black men were—for a while—more than they were during slavery is beyond question.
Obama is the ultimate threat to traditional white male power, a black man who has risen to the highest position in government. He has gone through a number of racial stereotypes, from the "magic Negro" to Felix the Cat. It seems like it was only a matter of time before the racial stereotypes surrounding black male sexuality would emerge. The root of this movement is increasingly showing itself to be rooted in white insecurities.
The Freepers may have also been inspired by actual news. U.S. officials are currently considering making circumcision routine as a potential means of preventing HIV/AIDS (Medicaid doesn't currently cover circumcision). They have been examining studies in Africa that show circumcised heterosexual men have lower HIV infection rates, but these studies don't cross over to men who have sex with men. Gay men tend to be more than half of new HIV infections in the United States, so making circumcision mandatory may not actually result in lower infection rates.
Barack Obama Show US Your Penis [Jesus' General]
Officials Weigh Circumcision to Fight H.I.V. Risk [NYT]
Related: Should the CDC Recommend Circumcision? [American Prospect]
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A U.S. federal court has affirmed contempt charges against Lavabit, rejecting an attempt by company attorneys to argue new issues on appeal.
The ruling, released Wednesday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, upheld contempt of court charges brought against the now-defunct secure email provider last August for refusing to hand over records of a user in a timely manner. The ruling leaves for a future court the question of whether, and under what circumstances, the government can legally spy on encrypted emails.
Although Lavabit founder and operator Ladar Levison and his lawyers had hoped to challenge the legality of using pen trap devices on encrypted communications, the appeals court decided not to consider the lawyer's arguments, citing improper procedural handling of the case on the part of Lavabit and its legal team.
"In view of Lavabit's waiver of its appellate arguments by failing to raise them in the district court, and its failure to raise the issue of fundamental or plain error review, there is no cognizable basis upon which to challenge the pen trap order," the judges wrote in their decision. "The district court did not err, then, in finding Lavabit and Levison in contempt once they admittedly violated that order."
"The court focused its decision on procedural aspects of the case unrelated to the merits of Lavabit's claims," wrote American Civil Liberties Union attorney Brian Hauss, in an email statement.
Last June, Lavabit was issued a court order to set up a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation pen trap to collect all routing data for one of its customers, thought to be former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who had just come to international attention for leaking classified documents from the National Security Agency. He had used the service to alert the media of a press conference he was about to hold, according to reports at the time.
A pen trap, is law enforcement shorthand for "pen registers" and "trap-and-trace devices," which can record all routing, addressing and signaling information between electronic communications, in this case email.
Initially, Levison agreed to set up the pen trap; the company had complied to at least one other similar court order in the past. The FBI, however, had required the information in real time, and that it be unencrypted. Levison balked at these requirements.
Nearly two weeks after the court order was issued, he responded by offering to set up an internal process that would unencrypt the user's communications, then send the results to the FBI at the end of 60 days. The only other alternative, he argued, would be to send the law enforcement agency the encrypted data, which would be useless.
The FBI did not agree to this approach and in mid-July, issued a search warrant for the Lavabit SSL keys that would unencrypt the dispatches of interest. Lavabit responded by contesting the warrant. The company did set up a pen register on behalf of the FBI, but did not provide the key to unencrypt the messages.
On Aug. 1, the district court denied Lavabit's motion, ordering the company to hand over the key. Levison had responded by submitting the private key as an 11-page printout in barely legible 4-point type.
Lavabit was subsequently charged with contempt of court, which came with a $5,000-a-day fine for not complying to the warrant. Soon after, Levison provided the key, six weeks after the original order. Levison then shuttered the service, stating that handing the key to the government compromised the security of the Lavabit service.
Levison subsequently filed an appeal to clear the contempt of court charge, along with any financial penalties incurred, and possibly restore operations. The judges heard the case in January.
Privacy advocates hoped the case would address fundamental questions about how easily a government agency can obtain private keys to a user's communications without that person's knowledge. The three judges on the case—Roger Gregory, Paul Niemeyer and Steven Agee—focused on how Lavabit responded to the orders and search warrants.
Their decision pointed to a number of procedural errors Lavabit and its legal team made. Lavabit first challenged the constitutional issues around the pen tap order in its appeal.
"In the district court, Lavabit failed to challenge the statutory authority for the pen trap order, or the order itself, in any way," the decision noted.
"When a party in a civil case fails to raise an argument in the lower court and instead raises it for the first time before us, we may reverse only if the newly raised argument establishes 'fundamental error' or a denial of fundamental justice," the judges wrote. They concluded Lavabit did not adequately argue that the FBI made such a fundamental error.
The ACLU, which filed an amicus brief in the appeal, believes that the case left fundamental privacy issues unresolved.
"On the merits, we believe it's clear that there are limits on the government's power to coerce innocent service providers into its surveillance activities. The government exceeded those limits when it asked Lavabit to blow up its business—and undermine the encryption technology that ensures our collective cybersecurity—to get information that Lavabit itself offered to provide," Hauss wrote.


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This weekend shaped up to be a big one for ESA/NASA interplanetary cooperation. Early on Saturday morning, 6 October, central European time, ESA's Mars Express will look down as it orbits above the Red Planet, lining up its Lander Communication System (MELACOM) antenna to point at NASA's Mars Curiosity on the surface.
For 15 minutes, the NASA rover will transmit scientific data up to MEX, which will store it on board for a time. Then, two hours later, MEX will line up again, this time pointing its High Gain antenna toward Earth to downlink the precious information to the European Space Operations Centre (similar in role and function to NASA/JPL), Darmstadt, Germany.
The signal will be received via ESA's 35m deep space station at New Norcia, Australia, and the data will be immediately made available to NASA/JPL for routine processing.
The inter-Agency communication relay service will send, for the first time, actual scientific data from Curiosity via Mars Express; the previous relay services provided to Curiosity have transmitted either so-called 'open-loop' signals (no data decoded but did include useful radio Doppler information) during Entry, Descent, and Landing, or only housekeeping data and other basic telemetry during early surface operations.
"The command stack to order MEX to slew and point its UHF antennas towards Mars Curiosity during the overflight, to switch the MELACOM radio ON/OFF and to later perform the data download are already programmed on board Mars Express. Our spacecraft is ready to go for this weekend," Mars Express Operations Engineer Olivier Reboud told me this earlier today.
Now here's the really interesting bit: of all the data that Curiosity might be sending up for relay via MEX (Mars Curiosity carries 10 science instruments plus a drill), it looks as though we'll be handling at least some images!
According to a note sent by NASA's Jennifer Maxwell, at JPL, yesterday, the Mars Express team are expecting to relay:
- Two images from the Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) of the 'RockNest_3' rock acquired on Sol 57 (57 martian days since Curiosity landed, i.e. 3 October)
- Three images acquired by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) system of the rock named 'Bathurst Inlet'
The RMI provides black-and-white images at 1024X1024 resolution in a very narrow 1.1-degree field of view. This provides images equivalent to a 1500mm lens on a 35mm camera. Wow!
MAHLI comprises a camera mounted on a robotic arm on the Curiosity rover, which is used to acquire microscopic images of rock and soil (a typical MAHLI image resolution is a stunning 21 microns per pixel).
The weekend relay will provide further operational confirmation that Mars Express can serve as a back-up relay platform for NASA's new rover; it has already done so for NASA's other surface missions (Phoenix and the Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity) in the past couple of years.
This cross-support underscores the strong cooperation between the two Agencies, who have worked diligently for a number of years to set technical and engineering standards to enable sharing data, information and telecommand links between spacecraft, networks, ground systems and ground stations, which helps reduce risk and boost back-up capabilities in both directions.
In ESA's MEX team, everyone's really looking forward to the first 'science contact' with Curiosity – which, as mentioned in a previous post by Thomas Ormston, should provide more "proof that the amazing new rover from the United States can talk with our veteran European Mars orbiter!"
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Q. A.J, obviously you've been booed every time you've come out, so how sweet was it to hit the home run against the boos?
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: I didn't care about that. It was another run for us and gave us a little bit more of a cushion. We kept trying to score after they scored, and if people boo me, they're going to boo me no matter what. And to hit a home run was great, just another run we put on the board and more runs for Freddy.
Q. Since you've caught all three complete games in a row now, what is the common thread between all three of them that you've seen that you've been happiest the most about the pitchers?
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: Strike 1. They're getting strike 1, they're getting ahead, and all of them have been able to use all their pitches, in any situation they've been able to throw curve, slider, change-up, fastball, they've all been able to do it, but the key is they get ahead and once we get ahead they've been pretty good at putting guys away.
Q. A.J., the (Steve) Finley situation, did you feel that that hit your glove, and do you think that that was an extra break for you guys, the fact that he turned around and looked at the umpire cost himself some time going down the line?
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: Yeah, I felt it, but I couldn't really hear it. I mean, the only two people that knew it hit me was me and Steve. You know, we got a break. I mean, he hit it right at the guy and they turned a double play. It was a lucky break, what can you say?
Q. Freddy, Ozzie came out there in the ninth. What did he say to you and was there any doubt you were going to stay in?
FREDDY GARCIA: He asked me how I feel. I said I was fine. You know, when I made my pitch, I got that guy out, throw a good change and he hit a ground ball to second base.
Q. Freddy, you had a tough act to follow after the way you guys have been pitching, but you felt having a little bit of extra rest would help and it seemed to do just fine for you?
FREDDY GARCIA: You know, I was on vacation, got like eight days no pitching.
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: You had a kid, too, didn't you?
FREDDY GARCIA: Yeah, I go out there and I was strong, throw a lot of strikes, make good pitches. That's all.
Q. Can you talk about the home run? You've hit some big home runs and some long home runs, but did you know from the instant that you hit that that it was gone?
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: Yeah, I've been swinging the bat real well, trying to be a little more patient, and he just made a mistake with a fastball down, and I thought I got it when I hit it, but in this place the ball doesn't carry very well when the sun goes down. I was surprised myself with how far it went. I didn't think I could hit it that good.
Q. Relievers have only gotten two outs in four games. How are you keeping them loose, and what types of things are you saying to them? Are you telling them to enjoy their vacation, too?
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: No, I'm telling them to be ready for every time. You never know when we're going to need them. One thing I give Ozzie credit for and Coop and K (Kusnyer) they keep those guys out, they keep them throwing. I saw them all throw tonight and they threw the last couple games. They're all out there and they're loose and getting a feel for the atmosphere. It's not the same as being in the game, but they get to feel the crowd and the game and stay sharp.
Q. Obviously it's up to the pitcher to make quality pitches more than anybody, but what role is your ability to call a play played in the success the last three games?
A.J. PIERZYNSKI: For me it's, I put down the best suggestion I have and they throw it. They still have to execute the pitches. I kept yelling at Freddy "stay aggressive. Stay after them," and that's it for me. That's all I can do. They have to throw their pitch. It's their game all the time, so I'm lucky, I get to catch these guys.
Q. Freddy, do you feel that you guys have built upon each other here, that you had the great start by (Jose) Contreras early and then (Jon) Garland? Were you expecting more out of yourself tonight and do you expect the same out of Contreras tomorrow?
FREDDY GARCIA: Yeah, I was trying to do my job. I tried to follow those guys. Those three guys, they pitched really good. Contreras pitched like eight against them. They asked me, "What do you want to do tomorrow?" I told them "I'll try the best I can." I'm glad, and thank God I did it. You know, I feel lucky.
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I was reading Worrywart, Yep That's Me by Musings From Me and I can connect with her about how I worry about my own son.
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Imagine if Bush had insulted his Latino guests like this.
Latinos with forks, that seems to be Obama's newest fear. At least, that's the case judging from his actions at this years National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) luncheon since Obama had the Secret Service confiscate all the dinner forks from the participants at the June 22 event held in Orlando, Florida.
I guess Obama doesn't worry about millions of illegal immigrants taking our jobs, getting free schooling and social services, but he'll be darned if they'll be allowed to eat dinner with forks like a civilized person, at least not with him around, anyway.
Several participants Tweeted that butter knives were banned outright and forks were confiscated as soon as the diners finished eating and before the President entered the room to speak.
Now, these attendees are supposed to be elected officials and their staffs, not just the average Jose off the street. And still Obama feared them enough to take away their forks like they were inmates at a prison or something. I am sure many of these elected officials are wondering what the heck is up with that little bit of distrust?
Dan Amira of New York Magazine has a bit of fun showing photos of all the times that Obama has been in the room with "fork wielding strangers" in the past, but it seems to me that this removal of forks by Obama would have been treated as prima facie evidence of racism if Obama were a Republican President.
I mean, imagine if a Republican was so afraid of all those scary brown people that he had the Secret Service confiscate their forks before he deigned to speak to them?
If Bush had done it, this would be leading the news from sea to shining sea and he'd be scolded as a racist that fears Latinos. It would be further said that his re-election prospects would have been dimmed by his racist actions.
There'd be protests, attacks by late night comedians, political cartoons in newspapers, web pages started all in an effort to excoriate a president so afraid of Hispanics.
I am sure, though, that this obvious mistrust that Obama has for these elected Latino officials will go practically unnoticed by the Old Media as it chugs along aboard the Obama express.


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Through my engagement in industry associations such as TIA, NASSTRAC and the NIT League, I have the opportunity to periodically talk with our political leaders and government officials in order to learn about and understand the issues affecting shippers, brokers, and third parties.
I recently conducted an interview with Administrator Anne Ferro, who has responsibility for leading the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (or FMCSA), and she shared some valuable insights about the issues FMCSA is addressing.
Candidly, Administrator Ferro has one of the toughest jobs in government. On one hand, shippers and carriers have criticized the FMCSA for "attacking" the trucking industry. Whether it's the Hours of Service (HOS) ruling, the CSA program, or other potential rules such as the proposed Electronic Logging Devices (ELD's), some critics believe that the FMCSA's decisions adversely affect productivity in the trucking industry without really improving safety. On the other hand, government agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board or the Inspector General's Office have criticized the Agency for not doing enough to keep unsafe truckers off the road or highlighted flaws in the data underpinning the CSA program.
Related: Recent Study Indicates New Trucker Rest Rules Could Mean Higher Consumer Costs
Lost in all this criticism is the fact that when it comes to understanding the role of regulating commercial vehicles in this country, Administrator Ferro is right! As she said in the interview, shippers, carriers, and brokers need to understand and accept that they will be held accountable for their actions. If a (company) carrier fails to address issues that affect the safety of their operations, they need to be held accountable. If a shipper or broker uses an unsafe carrier, they also need to be held accountable.
There are some shippers and brokers who believe the government should tell them who they can and cannot use, but Administrator Ferro and the FMCSA don't see it that way. Instead, they are committed to providing shippers and brokers with useful tools to make their own informed decisions.
If you are a shipper or a broker, you need to determine the criteria for what is or is not important in selecting your carriers. Then, you need to do the research and validate that your criteria has been met by the selected carrier.
Right now, too many U.S. shippers and brokers are not taking these important precautions, based on some sobering statistics from a survey that ActiveScout Technologies conducted in conjunction with a recent industry meeting. How sobering? 36% of the respondents stated they do not check CSA Scores. 25% stated they don't check to verify that a carrier has a valid DOT operating authority. And 23% of the respondents said they don't check the DOT Safety ratings.
Feel free to engage in the debate regarding CSA Scores, but how can companies use carriers without even verifying that they have a valid DOT Operating Authority?
If you are selecting a carrier, why wouldn't you want to know whether the carrier has a valid DOT operating authority? Why wouldn't you at least want to be aware of any safety scores/ratings that would raise a red flag? Can you imagine having to stand before a judge and say, "We just didn't think it was important enough to spend the time to make sure we were dealing with a reputable and safe carrier?"
And that brings me back to Administrator's Ferro's interview. It is not the Agency's job to do your job!
The tools the FMCSA uses may not be perfect, but they can still help the Agency determine which carriers should be selected for additional scrutiny. Instead of complaining about these tools, why not use them as an aid in making more informed decisions about the carriers you are using?
These are important questions, and more importantly, you can count on Administrator Ferro and the FMCSA to take the necessary steps to hold shippers and brokers accountable for the carriers they select.


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The Suio Ryu is one of the few extant koryu, or ancient systems of martial arts, practiced today. It was founded around 1600 by Mima Yoichizaemon Kagenobu, and has followed the traditional method of oral transmission. Today, the head of the Suio Ryu is Katsuse Yoshimitsu Kagehiro, who lives and teaches in Shizuoka City (formerly Shimizu city) in Shizuoka prefecture in Japan.
It encompasses a broad variety of techniques from pure iai-jutsu drawing techniques, to semi-armored grappling techniques called kogusoku. Amongst the waza, or techniques, of the Suio Ryu are jojutsu, paired sword forms called kumi-iai, naginata-jutsu, pure kenpo sword forms, and wakizashi techniques. The emphasis of the Suio Ryu is practical application; although kata practice is the norm, every technique is intended to be delivered with full strength and intent, as if one were actually cutting against a live opponent. In many ways, this is part of what makes the Suio Ryu unique, for most of the techniques that comprise a kata are meant to be paired against techniques from other waza so that their applications can be both understood and tested.
The Suio Ryu was brought to America thanks to the efforts of Kiyoshi Yamazaki, who met with Katsuse-sensei and arranged for several of his students to begin training in the Suio Ryu. Since then, those students have trained as direct students of Katsuse-sensei, and were allowed to join the Suio Ryu family as a full branch organization. Today, there are several dojo in America that are officially permitted to teach Suio-ryu, including Anaheim and Irvine in Southern California, San Francisco, Rhode Island, Ohio, Omaha, and Washington.
For more information about the history of the Suio Ryu, please refer to the history section of this website.
Katsuse Yoshimitsu Kagehiro is the 15th Soke, or headmaster of the Suio Ryu and teaches out the Hekiunkan Dojo in Japan. He is also the 12th generation Soke of the Masaki-ryu Fukuhara-ha Kusarigama-jutsu. In addition to his responsibilities as Soke, he is the technical chairman of the Shizuoka Prefectural Kendo Federation, and takes an active role in both training and judging Iaido and Kendo competitions throughout Japan. He has performed demonstrations all over the world, including both Great Britain and America.
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WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man charged with killing a father and son at their La Crosse photography store will return to Wisconsin to face homicide and robbery charges.
Jeffrey Lepsch of Dakota agreed to waive extradition from Minnesota during a brief hearing Thursday in Winona County District Court.
The Winona Daily News reports the 38-year-old remains in the Winona County Jail on a $10 million cash bond as authorities arrange his transport to La Crosse County.
Investigators believe Lepsch walked into the downtown La Crosse shop Sept. 15 and killed 56-year-old Paul Petras and his 19-year-old son, A.J. Petras.
Authorities say they recovered 14 items stolen from the shop at Lepsch's house during a search Oct. 10. Lepsch, a hobby photographer, was arrested that day and denies involvement in the deaths.
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With great success comes great re-negotiation. In the wake of the announcement that "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is now the highest-grossing film ever in Sony Pictures' history, reports surfaced that Marvel Studios may be stepping away from the cross-studio partnership.
The Hollywood trade Deadline reported Tuesday that there was a disagreement over the profit-sharing structure.
According to a person close to the deal who was unauthorized to speak publicly, negotiations are not yet final. But the suggestion that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige may not produce future live-action "Spider-Man" movies and that the character itself might not appear in any more Marvel Cinematic Universe films quickly turned into a trending topic.
Sony has held the rights to the Marvel character since 1985, but in 2015, announced a partnership with Disney and Marvel that would allow Spider-Man to be used in MCU films like "Avengers: Endgame." It also allowed for Feige to serve as a producer on stand-alone "Spider-Man" movies like "Far From Home."
The crossovers have been well-received by audiences and critics. And the teenage web-slinger has been made into a central component in the MCU with a close relationship to Tony Stark that drove the story lines in both "Endgame" and "Far From Home." But as Marvel enters its "Phase 4," Spider-Man also has no official MCU appearances planned.
Two standalone "Spider-Man" movies are, however, reportedly in the works from Sony which would bring back director Jon Watts and star Tom Holland. Sony has also created its own web of Spider-Man spinoffs, including the Oscar-winning animated feature "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," and "Venom."
Representatives from the two studios did not respond to requests for comment.


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Yes, you read it right! AuroraWings is adding a new challenge team beginning March 7th. Would you like to join the AuroraWings family? Starting in March, we will soon have TWO challenges per month with the current "Aurora" Team hosting the third Monday of the month challenge, as always, and the new "Stella" Team hosting on the first Monday. This new team is designed to give more crafters the opportunity to design for AuroraWings, so the term is for 6 months only. There will be a regular Open DT call for the "Stella" Team every 6 months. You may reapply in the future, but not consecutively. All levels of crafters are encouraged to apply.
Here is a list of duties for the AW Stella challenge team.
- Design a card or other paper product sample for challenges beginning the first Monday of every month.
- Schedule your own blog post to coordinate with the new challenge
- Help spread the word about the new challenge and special events at the AW Facebook group and on any social media you use
- Comment on challenge entrants for the number you are assigned
Our ideal candidate will have the following qualities.
- A fan of AuroraWings digital stamps and love playing with them
- Not involved in too many DT obligations so you have time to create for AuroraWings
- Love entering challenges and blogging about your craft projects using AW digis
- Be familiar with the basic blog functionalities
- Does not have to be an advanced crafter/colorist, but creates with passion and joy
- Good at written communications in English (via e-mail, Facebook PM, etc.) and enjoy sharing details of your work in your blog posts
- Experience with designing for blogs (showcase or challenge) helpful, but not required
- Be able to stay with us for a period of 6 months. You may reapply at a later date, but not consecutively.
- Good time management/organization skills and ability to meet deadlines
Here's what a Stella Challenge designers, if chosen for the position, will get.
- Your blog badge as a designer for AW Challenge Blog
- Access to AW digis for use on your DT projects
- Access to a small, designers-only FB secret group, where most communications will take place
- Having your sample work featured on AW's Etsy listings with your blog links
- Designers-only perks like special discount code and access to some new release digis
If this is something you'd be interested in, please send your e-mail to email@example.com with the subject line "Stella Designer Position Application". Please include the following questions and your answers in your e-mail (copy and paste the following questions and fill out with your answers). In addition, please link you Blog using the Linky below. Thank you so much!! We look forward to hearing from you.
*** Questions for the AW Stella Challenge Designer Candidates ***
1. Your name, please.
2. Your blog URL, please.
2. Your blog URL, please.
3. Are you a member of AuroraWings Facebook Group? If so, how long?
4. Approximately, how long have you been coloring/crafting with AuroraWings digis?
5. Please list your current DT obligations (Please include links/URLs of the blogs.), if any.
6. Please list your past DT obligations, if applicable.
7. Approximately how many craft projects, on average, do you make in a month?
8. Any additional information you might want to add about yourself, please feel free to mention here. If you wish to add sample images of your work to your application, please be sure to resize the images so they are no larger than 1,000 pixels on the long side and in JPG file format.
PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS BLOG POST WITH YOUR APPLICATIONS, LINK TO YOUR BLOG, ETC. Please do NOT apply via Facebook wall posts/private messages, Etsy convos, or at my other e-mail addresses regarding your blog designer applications or questions. Thank you.
Deadline for application: Friday, January 29, 2016 at 11:59 pm EDT US.
Please expect the final decision to be made shortly after the application deadline. The designers chosen for the position will be contacted via e-mail as soon as the decision is made.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Even as his seizures have grown in frequency over the last two years, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has always maintained that his epilepsy would never slow him down.
When he wasn't able to make it to a game for the first time in his coaching career last weekend against Michigan, Kill decided it was time to take a step back, put his health before football for once and try to get a handle on an issue that has taken him from the sideline twice in the last month.
Kill and the university announced Thursday that the coach is taking an open-ended leave of absence from the team to focus on treatment and management of his epilepsy, and it is uncertain when he will be able to return to the Golden Gophers.
"This was a difficult decision to make, but the right decision," Kill said in a statement distributed by the university. "Our staff has been together a long time and I have full confidence in coach Claeys and them during my time away. Every decision that will be made will be in the best interest of the players and the program. I look forward to returning to the Minnesota sideline on a full-time basis soon."
As he has each time Kill has been absent from the sideline, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys will fill in as acting head coach. Kill and the bulk of his assistants have been together longer than any staff in the country, and they'll lean on that continuity and familiarity now more than ever.
"As a staff we are all happy he's made this decision to do this," Claeys said. "We support him 100 percent. We will represent him well ... for however long it is."
Kill has had five seizures on game day in his two-plus seasons at Minnesota. President Eric Kaler and athletic director Norwood Teague have steadfastly stood behind him through those absences, insisting that the issue could be managed and that the progress the program showed under Kill validated their faith in him.
But Kill is on record saying he couldn't continue to miss parts of games, as he did for the second half of last season's game against Michigan State. The seizures appeared to worsen this season. He missed the second half of a win over Western Illinois on Sept. 14 and then couldn't even make the trip with the team to Ann Arbor, Mich., last weekend.
That absence appears to have hit home particularly hard for Kill, who has overcome kidney cancer and dealt with seizures for years.
"When he didn't make it to game day, for the first time," Claeys said, "I know he does not want that to happen."
The Golden Gophers (4-2, 0-2 Big Ten) are off this week, which contributed to Kill deciding that now was the right time to seek more help with his condition. Teague declined to discuss specifics about what Kill was doing and would not put a timetable on any possible return. Claeys said he wouldn't rule out the possibility of Teague returning for the Gophers' next game, on Oct. 19 at Northwestern.
"There is no time frame here," Teague said. "Jerry will return when he feels it is best to do so."
Players were unavailable for comment because the team is on the bye. Claeys and Teague met with the team to inform them of Kill's decision on Thursday afternoon, about an hour before a scheduled practice.
"Obviously, they're concerned about him and all that," Claeys said. "The one thing about the players is we make sure they always know things first. A lot of them have been texting him and (his wife) Rebecca. I let them know that they very much appreciate that. They'll stay in touch with him that way."
Teague said he wasn't concerned about Kill's absence affecting recruiting, and Claeys said the entire staff, outside of himself and offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover, were on the road speaking to high school kids this week. Claeys and Limegrover remained in Minneapolis to run practice, which is what they always do during off weeks.
Claeys, who has worked with Kill for going on two decades, said the hard-driving head coach has tried to step away a few times over the years to seek more medical treatment for his epilepsy. But each time he's returned in short order after starting to feel better.
"I think it's a huge step for him and his family that have decided this is the time to look at it more carefully rather than go and say we're going to put it off until later on," Claeys said. "He's very positive about it. Feels very good about the decision."
Earlier this week, Kaler reiterated his support for Kill and his ability to handle the job. Kaler said he and Teague haven't discussed a "Plan B" and that he believes changing coaches on a continual basis is a recipe for failure in football. Teague was asked several times on Thursday if the leave of absence changed his outlook on Kill's long-term future with the program.
"I'm taking it day by day. Trying not to get ahead of things," Teague said. "Right now, I am personally extremely happy with the program under these guys. They are terrific people, terrific leaders of the program. They are turning a major project around. It's going to take time and they're doing all the right things. It's been fun to be around them."
Claeys won't count Kill out for the Northwestern game until the Gophers take the field and he's not there.
"I know I would be more than happy if he showed up at 10 a.m. there," Claeys said. "I'd gladly say, 'Here you go, here's your headset, coach. Get after it.'"


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This outfit features the TFO PRO II Fly Rod, Lamson Liquid Fly Reel, Scientific Anglers Frequency Magnum Fly Line, Dacron backing, tapered leader, and TFO triangle rod tube storage case. Each complete outfit is shipped professionally loaded and ready to fish...just tie on a fly!
TFO PRO II Fly Rods are the perfect affordable, all-purpose fly rods and TFOs best selling fly rod series. These medium-fast and progressive action rods are smooth casting and powerful, yet very forgiving. Lefty says they are the perfect rods for all anglers and skill levels. This TFO PRO II 9wt 9'0" is a perfect choice for chasing bonefish on saltwater flats, redfish in the backcountry, launching bulky bass bugs to largemouth bass, battling king salmon, and as a general saltwater rod for snook, jacks, bluefish or whatever cruises by. This versatile 9wt is the perfect choice for covering big water, whether saltwater or freshwater, and strikes a perfect balance of power and forgiveness, helping any angler throw tight loops and long distances. If you are looking for a on-rod-does-it-all solution to cover a wide range of larger species, the PRO II 9wt 9'0" is the rod for you!
TFO PRO II rods feature attractive cosmetics including a matte black finished blank and subtle gold logo, alignment dots color coded by line weight, premium grade cork with burled accents, and oversized stripper guides. New anodized reel seats with a braided carbon fiber insert make these rods an unmatched value. Each rod comes with an attractive TFO logo rod sock.
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TALKING HEADS | MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD [1978] | The duo's first encounter came when Eno produced Talking Heads' second album. While largely an extension of the jittery geek-chic anthems from the band's debut, it also features a simmering, funky cover of Al Green's "Take Me To the River," hinting at things to come.
TALKING HEADS | FEAR OF MUSIC [1979] | Here's where it all changes. Though much of the album features muscular takes on songs that could have fit on the previous recordings ("Cities," "Memories Can't Wait"), it also introduces elements that give the band new direction. The African polyrhythms of the album-opening "I Zimbra" provide the underpinning of a new sound, and the mantra of "Life During Wartime" — "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around" — became the band's first great chant-along chorus.
TALKING HEADS | REMAIN IN LIGHT [1980] | A masterpiece in a catalog of great albums, Remain in Light takes elements introduced on Fear of Music and forges them into a brooding, bracing, hypnotic tour de force, full of dense rhythms and impressionistic, paranoid lyrics. "Once In a Lifetime" became one of the band's signature songs, and the video, featuring Byrne at his absolute twitchiest, established Talking Heads as leaders of the new visual age.
BRIAN ENO AND DAVID BYRNE | MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS [1981] | Deconstructing ideas explored on Remain in Light, and reassembling them in disorienting and disquieting ways, Bush of Ghosts manages to coalesce into a funky, fascinating collage of samples, stray sounds, and disembodied voices that served as a template for later works by artists like Beck, the Beastie Boys, and Moby.
DAVID BYRNE AND BRIAN ENO | EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN TODAY [2008] | The duo's most recent collaboration stands as a sharp departure from previous work. While some knotty layers of rhythm remain, the album is marked by lush melodies and Byrne's plaintive croon. Still, there are wry nods to the past, as in "Strange Overtones," where Byrne sings "this groove is out of fashion/these beats are 20 years old.
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Coverage of yesterday's FEMA hearing
On Tuesday, we offered a round-up of articles on housing recovery in the Gulf Coast in advance of Wednesday morning's Congressional hearing on FEMA housing. Last night, the Associated Press posted coverage of the hearing, which began with the words: "The government could end up repeating mistakes seen after Hurricane Katrina without a better plan for housing people after a catastrophe . . . ."
One of the main problems that FEMA officials pointed out included that the housing they provide is meant to be temporary– and without federal or state governments stepping in to facilitate peoples' return to permanent housing, FEMA is having to provide a service it simply isn't equipped to provide.
"Our business is sheltering … we do not have the solution for how we re-establish housing stock," said Craig Fugate, Director of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).
FEMA is also restricted from spending a significant amount to repair permanent housing. According to Richard Skinner, FEMA's Inspector General, FEMA is "hamstrung by federal laws limiting its role in the broader rebuilding effort."
FEMA surely has its share of responsibility in the problems that have followed Katrina and Rita, but their testimony at yesterday's hearing makes it clear that rebuilding and long-term recovery is a greater task than they were ever equipped to handle.
For more details, read Watchdog: FEMA still lacks housing plan.


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Mendocino Redwood Company, the largest timberland holder in Mendocino County, has applied for permits that would run for eighty years. History stands in opposition to this corporate pipe dream.
Mendocino Redwood Company has submitted thousands of pages of documents, charts, and maps in an effort to obtain a Habitat Conservation Plan from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service under provisions of the federal Endangered Species Act, a Natural Community Conservation Plan from the California Department of Fish and Game, as well as tendering their Programmatic Timber Environmental Impact Report to the California Department of Forestry.
If all those plans sound like gobbledegook, welcome to the bureaucratic world of forestry and conservation. Generally, the bureaucracy (national and state agencies like those listed above) have little realistic grasp of what happens day-to-day on the ground along the rivers, streams and forests they ostensibly manage. Such agencies have even less practical knowledge about what happens on private timberlands like the more than two hundred thousand acres Mendocino Redwood owns in this county. How do I know, one might ask? I live on and manage a family timberland ranch; other than MRC the Macdonald ranch is one of the very few sizable, privately owned timberland holdings between the town of Albion and the Comptche Road at Tom Bell Flats along the main branch of the Albion River.
My ancestors have seen Mendocino Redwood Company's predecessors come and go. None of them retaining ownership for even half the length of the proposed eighty year permits Mendocino Redwood Company is requesting. MRC was preceded by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation which owned more or less the same acreage from the mid 1980s through 1997. A holding company called Timber Realization owned the property for about three years in the early 1980s. That bridged the gap from the ownership of Masonite Corporation, which ran roughshod over the same quarter million acres from the late 1940s to the 1980s. Southern Pacific Land Corporation managed the acreage while mills shut down throughout much of the 1930s and 1940s. From the summer of 1907 until the late 1920s the direct predecessor-in-interest to MRC was Southern Pacific, which used much of its old growth redwood logging to make ties for a railroad across Mexico. Southern Pacific bought into the timber business from Miles Standish and Henry Hickey, who ran the Albion Lumber Company from 1891 to 1907. Unlike the Fisher family or any of the other corporate owners who followed them, Mr. Standish and Mr. Hickey spent significant amounts of their personal time here in Mendocino County. Incidentally, Miles Standish was the eighth Miles Standish, dating back to his Pilgrim forefather; the odd man out in the triangle that included Priscilla and John Alden.
Miles Standish managed the Albion mill for Henry Wetherbee while the latter owned the timber business from 1880 to 1891. Previously, Wetherbee had been a partner with Alexander Macpherson from the mid 1860s through the end of the 1870s. Mr. Macpherson in turn started the first mills along the Albion and Noyo rivers in the 1850s and was the original predecessor-in-interest of Mendocino Redwood Company.
Any grade school child could do the math and tell us that none of these ownership cycles lasted anywhere near eighty years. That reason alone should be cause for circumspection amongst the bureaucrats in charge of handing out lengthy permits at our national and state agencies. Readers might be interested to know that this longtime, geographically close neighbor of Mendocino Redwood Company and its immediate predecessors has never been approached by any of the aforementioned agencies.


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LAST NIGHT at dinner, my friend Tantek Çelik (and if you don't know who he is, learn the history of your craft) lamented that there was no longer any innovation in blogging—and hadn't been for years. I replied by asking if anyone was still blogging.
Me, I regret the day I started calling what I do here "blogging." When I launched this website in 1995, I thought of what I was doing as "writing and publishing," which is the case. But in the early 2000s, after Rebecca Blood's book came out, I succumbed to peer pressure. Not from Rebecca: Rebecca is awesome, and still going strong. The peer pressure came from the zeitgeist.
Nobody in the mainstream had noticed a decade of independent content producers, but they woke up when someone started calling it "blogging." By the way, what an appalling word that is. Blogging. Yecch. I held my nose at the time. But I also held my tongue. If calling your activity blogging was the price of recognition and attention, so be it, my younger self said to itself.
Did Twitter and Facebook kill blogging? Was it withdrawal of the mainstream spotlight? Did people stop independently writing and publishing on the web because it was too much work for too little attention and gain? Or did they discover that, after all, they mostly had nothing to say?
Blogging may have been a fad, a semi-comic emblem of a time, like CB Radio and disco dancing, but independent writing and publishing is not. Sharing ideas and passions on the only free medium the world has known is not a fad or joke.
We were struggling, whether we knew it or not, to found a more fluid society. A place where everyone, not just appointed apologists for the status quo, could be heard. That dream need not die. It matters more now than ever.
Yes, recycling other people's recycling of other people's recycling of cat gifs is fun and easy on Tumblr. Yes, rubbing out a good bon mot on Twitter can satisfy one's ego and rekindle a wistful remembrance of meaning. Yes, these things are still fine to do. But they are not all we can do on this web. This is our web. Let us not surrender it so easily to new corporate masters.
Keep blogging in the free world.


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I hope everyone is well.
I'm having some trouble viewing the ustream videos on the blog. I used to be able to see them ok, but lately they haven't worked, there's just a big empty white space, even the player itself doesn't load, the operator11 videos still work fine though. I've tried in both firefox and safari and have the latest version of flash. Has anyone had anything similar?


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Open House Pick of the Week: Koko Isle Circle
Island living…on your own little island.
Everyone wants to live in East Honolulu. Well, many of you do, anyway. But, if you're not familiar with this part of the island, let me give you a quick intro to this week's open house.
Hawaii Kai spans several hundred acres on the East side of Oahu. There are mountains, flatlands, golf courses and, in this case, the marina, a popular draw for both living and playing. In the marina area, there are about 20 different neighborhoods, each with its own distinct characteristics.
Koko Isle is one of the few actual islands in the area; it's not a piece of land jutting out from the main body. There's just one little bridge that gets you on and off the island, so it's private, and the management keeps an eye out for the residents' safety.
On this island, you will find smallish, two-story town homes that look a little plain and dated from the outside … but get over it, as many are renovated beautifully, like this one.
The ground floor unit has three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms with 1,703 square feet of living area.
As you can see from the photos, the open floor plan is great for enhancing an indoor/outdoor lifestyle, and there are views across the wide marina to the bird sanctuary, green valleys and the Koolaus from most every area of the home.
Outside, you have more than 1,100 square feet of private outdoor space, including a large marina-front deck with direct access to the water.
This listing just went on the market two days ago and will be open this Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information, click here.
Happy house hunting!
Money talk: $1,025,000 fee simple
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Iroquois County Animal Rescue (ICARe), the group now managing the Newton County, Indiana animal shelter, is looking for volunteers to help staff the shelter. Part-time positions are also available.
ICARe is a not for profit no-kill animal rescue organization based in the Village of Iroquois, (Illinois). The organization has assumed responsibility for caring for the unwanted and abandoned animals housed at the Newton County shelter located at Enos, Indiana. ICARe works to find homes for every animal they rescue.
Persons interested in volunteering for ICARe or who may be interested in a part time position can call 812-429-4028 or can stop by the Enos shelter on Saturdays between 12 noon and 4pm.


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"A 30 piece puzzle with Colorforms play pieces that stick like magic! Includes Colorforms for the Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk and their arch foes: Doctor Octopus, Rhino, Abomination, Lizard, Green Goblin, and the Leader. Put the battle scen together and create your own adventures. Ages 3 and Up."I love how they got the colour scheme of some of the characters sooo wrong, like the red Rhino or the blue Abomination!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
1983 - Marvel Super Heroes Puzzleforms
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Heh. I remember Colorforms being VERY sloppy as far as coloring of the heroes. I remember the Spider-Man set from the 1970's, and didn't they color Spider-Man and Vulture one color apiece? :)ReplyDelete
I don't think too many kids minded, though. It was a thrill just to make our heroes do what WE wanted 'em to do! :)
Hey Gernot, thanks for the comment. And great points!ReplyDelete
I had a very similar set as a kid!ReplyDelete
(same figures but with the traditional slick background. Not the puzzle.)
But mine was from mid-to-late 1970's.
Even I wouldn't have got that in 1983 (as I would have been 16 years old).
Until very recently, I did still have a few of the figures stuck to my drafting table lamp (That Doctor Octopus and a Spider-Man). They're in a box of assorted office stuff right now.
I loved those darned things.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Man, I almost forgot about Marvel colorforms. I'm sure I had these before I could even read, and they probably had some to do with my interest in superheroes.ReplyDelete
Once again, thanks for the flashback----and I'm gonna check out ebay for colorforms!
Thanks for the comments guys.ReplyDelete


text: Main Content 328-1931-XXXVII friendly link printer friendly mcl index link Search within this Statute for THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)Act 328 of 1931 Chapter XXXVII FIREARMS DocumentTypeDescription Section 750.222SectionDefinitions. Section 750.222aSection"Double-edged, nonfolding stabbing instrument" defined. Section 750.223SectionSelling firearms and ammunition; violations; penalties; "licensed dealer" defined. Section 750.223.amendedSectionSelling firearms and ammunition; violations; penalties. Section 750.224SectionWeapons; manufacture, sale, or possession as felony; violation as felony; penalty; exceptions; "muffler" or "silencer" defined. Section 750.224aSectionPortable device or weapon directing electrical current, impulse, wave, or beam; sale or possession prohibited; exceptions; use of electro-muscular disruption technology; violation; penalty; verification of identity and possession of license; prohibited use; definitions. Section 750.224bSectionShort-barreled shotgun or rifle; making, manufacturing, transferring, or possessing as felony; penalty; exceptions; short-barreled shotgun or rifle 26 inches or less; short-barreled shotgun or rifle greater than 26 inches; violation of subsection (5) as civil infraction; seizure and forfeiture; applicability of MCL 776.20 to subsection (3). Section 750.224cSectionArmor piercing ammunition; manufacture, distribution, sale, or use prohibited; exceptions; violation as felony; penalty; definitions; exemption of projectile or projectile core; rule. Section 750.224dSectionSelf-defense spray or foam device. Section 750.224eSectionConversion of semiautomatic firearm to fully automatic firearm; prohibited acts; penalty; applicability; "fully automatic firearm", "licensed collector", and "semiautomatic firearm" defined. Section 750.224fSectionPossession of firearm or distribution of ammunition by person convicted of felony; circumstances; penalty; applicability of section to expunged or set aside conviction; definitions. Section 750.225SectionRepealed. 1993, Act 254, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1993. Section 750.226SectionFirearm or dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument; carrying with unlawful intent; violation as felony; penalty. Section 750.226aSectionRepealed. 2017, Act 96, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017. Section 750.227SectionConcealed weapons; carrying; penalty. Section 750.227aSectionPistols; unlawful possession by licensee. Section 750.227bSectionCarrying or possessing firearm when committing or attempting to commit felony; carrying or possessing pneumatic gun; exception; "law enforcement officer" defined. Section 750.227cSectionTransporting or possessing loaded firearm in or upon vehicle propelled by mechanical means; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Section 750.227dSectionTransporting or possessing firearm in or upon motor vehicle or self-propelled vehicle designed for land travel; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Section 750.227fSectionCommitting or attempting to commit crime involving violent act or threat of violent act against another person while wearing body armor as felony; penalty; consecutive term of imprisonment; exception; definitions. Section 750.227gSectionBody armor; purchase, ownership, possession, or use by convicted felon; prohibition; issuance of written permission; violation as felony; definitions. Section 750.228SectionOwnership of pistol greater than 26 inches in length; conditions; election to have firearm not considered as pistol. Section 750.229SectionPistols accepted in pawn, by second-hand dealer or junk dealer. Section 750.230SectionFirearms; altering, removing, or obliterating marks of identity; presumption. Section 750.231SectionMCL 750.224, 750.224a, 750.224b, 750.224d, 750.227, 750.227c, and 750.227d inapplicable to certain persons and organizations. Section 750.231aSectionExceptions to MCL 750.227(2); "antique firearm" defined. Section 750.231bSectionSale and safety inspection; persons exempt. Section 750.231cSection"Aircraft," "approved signaling device," and "vessel" defined; sections inapplicable to approved signaling device; sale, purchase, possession, or use of approved signaling device; violation as misdemeanor; penalties. Section 750.232SectionRepealed. 2017, Act 95, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017. Section 750.232aSectionObtaining pistol in violation of MCL 28.422; intentionally making material false statement on application for license to purchase pistol; using or attempting to use false identification or identification of another person to purchase firearm; penalties. Section 750.232a.amendedSectionObtaining firearm in violation of MCL 28.422; intentionally making material false statement on application for license to purchase firearm; using or attempting to use false identification or identification of another person to purchase firearm; penalties. Section 750.233SectionPointing or aiming firearm at another person; misdemeanor; penalty; exception; "peace officer defined." Section 750.234SectionFirearm; discharge; intentionally aimed without malice; misdemeanor; penalty; exception; "peace officer" defined. Section 750.234aSectionIntentionally discharging firearm from motor vehicle, snowmobile, or off-road vehicle as crime; penalty; exceptions; other violation; consecutive terms; self-defense; "peace officer" defined. Section 750.234bSectionIntentionally discharging firearm at dwelling or potentially occupied structure as felony; penalty; exceptions; other violation; consecutive terms; definitions. Section 750.234cSectionIntentionally discharging firearm at emergency or law enforcement vehicle as felony; penalty; "emergency or law enforcement vehicle" defined. Section 750.234dSectionPossession of firearm on certain premises prohibited; applicability; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Section 750.234eSectionBrandishing firearm in public; applicability; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Section 750.234fSectionPossession of firearm by person less than 18 years of age; exceptions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Section 750.235SectionMaiming or injuring person by discharging firearm; intentionally aimed without malice; exception; "peace officer" defined. Section 750.235aSectionParent of minor guilty of misdemeanor; conditions; penalty; defense; definitions. Section 750.235bSectionThreatening to commit violence with firearm, explosive, or other dangerous weapon against students or employees on school property; specific intent or overt act; violation arising out of same transaction; definitions. Section 750.236SectionSpring gun, trap or device; setting. Section 750.236aSectionComputer-assisted shooting; prohibited acts; definitions. Section 750.236bSectionComputer-assisted shooting; prohibited conduct; definitions. Section 750.236cSectionViolation of MCL 750.236a or 750.236b; penalty; forfeiture. Section 750.237SectionLiquor or controlled substance; possession or use of firearm by person under influence; violation; penalty; chemical analysis. Section 750.237aSectionIndividual engaging in proscribed conduct in weapon free school zone; violation; penalties; definitions. Section 750.238SectionSearch warrant. Section 750.239SectionForfeiture of weapons; disposal; immunity from civil liability. Section 750.239aSectionDisposition of seized weapon; immunity from civil liability; "law enforcement agency" defined.


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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Word of the Gay: "Tuna"
Posted by Queers United at 12:00 AM
Labels: hey sailor, sailors, tuna, word of the gay
3 comments:
- Mewi said...
Nah they all would be ejected from the military sailor!
- June 13, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- WhiteDwarfStar said...
In the navy, Come on protect the motherland,
In the navy, Come on and join your fellow man...
- June 13, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- Dazy said...
A new word collection into my vocabulary. Ya, they are supposed to be "*ay"
- July 8, 2009 at 1:14 AM
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- Apr 02, 2008
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Assault Charges Dismissed on Grounds of Involuntary Intoxication with Psychiatric Drugs
A twenty-five year old Virginia man, charged with assault against the police, was acquitted today on the grounds of involuntary intoxication with psychiatric drugs. Dr. Peter Breggin testified that the patient's seven prescribed psychiatric medications produced an intoxication that would have impaired anyone's mental capacities and judgement. This was the first successfully tried case of involuntary intoxication in the State of Virginia. The defense attorney was William Hassan of Fairfax, Virginia.


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Do you ever wonder where these titles come from? The second part comes from descriptions in the 2004 book The Great Adventure: Toward a Fully Human Theory of Evolution that I will end this post with. First it described eliminating the "bricks and mortar" of the tradition-oriented logical mind. Later, the same book, having laid out its plans on using K‑12 education to get a more "flexible," intuitive, mind, then proceeded to describe how to lock those changes firmly and invisibly in place. Long term readers can probably guess that those changes will be hidden in the real definitions of Student 'Growth' and 'achievement' and whether the student is showing progress to being Workplace or College and Career Ready. The techniques used to dissolve that logical mind and practice new behaviors come in using strategies created in the classroom via activities billed to parents as 'rigorous' and involving 'Higher Order Thinking Skills."
It all links together. Let's go back to the 1960s first to a professor, Philip H. Coombs, who also served in the Kennedy administration before bolting for Paris to help UNESCO (the UN entity created in 1948 for the express purpose of using education globally to gradual shift culture away from the West's historic focus on the individual as my book explains) set up its International Institute for Educational Planning. In 1967 President Johnson, a former elementary teacher with a life-long reverence for John Dewey (the reason that matters is also in the book), initiated an International Conference on the World Crisis in Education in Williamsburg, Virginia. The resulting book The World Educational Crisis pointed out that K‑12 needed to "expand and democratize itself and that keeping "the old logistics, curriculum, and hallowed monolithic standards" would be:
"as if a specialized gift shop for the well-to-do was summoned to convert itself into a massive department store for consumers of every description, including a thrift basement for those in straitened circumstances."
Now, of course, all students are being asked to accept to offerings of the thrift basement. Elaborate name changes and unknown initiatives as we saw in the last post simply obscure the dramatic shift. Interestingly, it all still fits with what LBJ, Coombs, and UNESCO all wanted back in 1968 (italics in original text; bolding from me):
"Educational systems must undergo a shift of emphasis. The new stress must be not so much on producing an educated person as on producing an educable person who can learn and adapt himself efficiently all through his life to an environment that is ceaselessly changing."
That's the new goal of K‑12 education in the West, which is why the academic results have been deteriorating ever since. Those insiders who know the real reason cannot remain empowered to bring about the change desired via the schools if they admit to what is going on. People like me now, who know and can prove the reality, always run up against parents who cannot bear to know. The problem is these sought changes are psychological and the Common Core in the US and 21st century skills everywhere mask that reality.
Continued ignorance means that techniques that really are grounded in acknowledged brainwashing techniques are being imposed on teachers and students in our classrooms. Let's continue our journey to examine how crucial this ability to have an adaptable mind and personality is to those who really want wholesale political, social, and economic change. Always seeking ambitious administrators willing to impose this on classrooms.
Around 1986, just after the 1985 agreement on education among the US, USSR, and the Carnegie Corporation (the same one Richard Riley is now a Vice Chair of that is now pushing Competency-Based Next Generation Learning to guide the real global shift) was signed (www.americandeception.com ( http://americandeception.com ) is a good source for the actual document), a study began under the banner of the US Department of Labor. It produced in 1990 a series of Workplace Basics, Training for a Changing Workforce, manuals that provide the actual Blueprint still being followed in today's K‑12 education reforms. The longest and most graphic of the books on The Essential Skills Employers Want lays out the need for students and employees to "transcend logical and sequential thinking and make the leap to innovation."
Where have we heard that hostility to the Axemaker Mind before? Paul Ehrlich's 1989 pitch for Newmindedness. What a timely coincidence. Now tell me if this quote from the 1990 manual does not sound like today's sales pitch for a Growth Mindset, instead of a Fixed Mindset? "Each adult brings a different personal data base of experience and learning to the workplace. This base cannot remain static because our lives are a caldron of experiments responding to the need to adapt to changing circumstances." Students in school are to be targeted for change for the same reason. Analytical, rule-based thinking like traditional algebra, geometry proofs, or grammar all impede this desired adaptability. It is fascinating to me that the professor, Lauren Resnick, who created the terms 'rigor' and Higher Order Thinking Skills back in the 80s is quoted by name in the book making this point:
"School should focus its efforts on preparing people to be good adaptive learners, so they can perform effectively [aka be competent or proficient] when situations are unpredictable and task demands change."
The now-ubiquitous goal that Students should Learn How to Learn is also in the 1990 manual of new Workplace Basics. It goes back to citing notorious Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers and his 1969 book Freedom to Learn to illustrate the concept of Learning to Learn: "The only man who is educated is the man who has learned how to learn…how to adapt and change."
I had a reader recently who also teaches ask me how the omnipresent concept of 'problem-solving' under the Common Core differed from the classic (if painful) classic math word problems. Let's use the still relevant definition from the 1990 manual: "Problem solving is the process of bridging a perceived gap between what is and what ought to be." A very useful skill indeed along with adaptability if fundamental transformations are the real goal and education and people have become mere conduits or tools to effect the sought changes. Here's another useful tool: the POWER Model of Problem Solving.
Project a vision of how the situation should be different
Observe the discrepancy between what exists and what should be
Work out, after considering choices, an action plan and implement it
Evaluate/monitor progress and achievement
Revise plans as indicated by evaluation findings
As someone who has read many of the blueprints involved over the decades with these sought transformations, that POWER model is precisely what Big Data and supercomputers and governments at all levels think is the new way to plan societies and economies. Education at all levels simply needs to produce the people with mindsets and worldviews to either tolerate the wholesale shifts or to embrace them. Both involve dissolving the logical mind of the Enlightenment and believe me, the advocates just keep saying that.
Interestingly too, here is the new definition of leadership. Notice how useful this will be to bringing about wholesale change, especially when it becomes the entire basis for graduate degrees, as in education or public policy doctorates.
"The most successful leader of all is one who sees another picture not yet actualized. He sees the things which belong in his present picture but which are not yet there."
Now imagine if a willingness to 'problem solve' using the POWER Model or be a leader as described above gets you lucrative jobs or grants from massively rich charitable foundations or public sector jobs where promotions are tied to how aggressively you push this transformational vision to make students 'adaptable' and 'trainable.' You would get precisely what is going on now as this Next Generation Learning graphic across all sectors and institutions from Ford makes clear.
On July 17 and 19, 2000 there was a meeting of so many of the long time advocates for transformation social and political change using education in Toronto, Canada. They laid out their plans to use a "teacher-student-driven, globally active alliance between evolutionary systems science and humanistic, transpersonal, and positive psychology to kick-start what is needed."
What was needed, of course, is that very same adaptability and malleable mind and personality we just keep encountering as the new goal of education. To be educable, not educated. Learning how to Learn and Growth sound so much better than the real goals of a "radical expansion of brain, mind, and consciousness" that will allow step-by-step achievement of "personal, cultural, social, political, economic, educational, and technological evolution." The term revolution probably better describes what is sought, but since these fundamental changes are all supposed to be bloodless, evolution sounds better. Plus it fits the invisible shifts involved over time until the dramatic changes over time can be locked into place.
How? Through a moral and spiritual transformation in what enough people to be the majority electorate value and believe about how the world works, what they are owed by others, and what the world should be.
David Loye in that The Great Adventure book laid out "how to actually build it." Next time we will trace that blueprint against the real implementation. It started last week where I live.
Unless you want the next generation to remain psychological adaptation guinea pigs, this is something all parents and taxpayers need to know. This is no time for rose-colored glasses.


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