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Good news for our friends up north on Rogers as their Lumia 920's should be receiving the coveted 1308 firmware update, starting in the last few hours.
The 1308 firmware brings with it numerous under the hood fixes and improvements to sensors, screen brightness, the camera and allows the addition of the Storage Check option, giving users more oversight on their app space.
We've covered the 1308 update extensively before and you can read more about its changes here and here. If you haven't yet received the over-the-air notification, you can just head to Settings > Phone Update > Check for Updates and you should then see the alert. You'll need to be over Wi-Fi to download it and the whole process could take around 20 minutes (it often depends on how much "stuff" you have on our device).
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As one of the volunteers for Med Ride, I am writing on behalf of all of us to thank the members of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce for selecting our group to receive the Community Impact Award at the annual banquet.
What a wonderful surprise. We are very pleased.
Hopefully others that may not have known about the opportunity to be a Med Ride volunteer will now decide to join our group as we are in need of many more people.
Just call the Senior Center building at 732-7026 and ask for Joyce Long, the coordinator.
Though almost nine months retired as director of the public library, I continue to be a citizen advocate for libraries throughout the state. I recently received a copy of an article that appeared in "Planning Commission Journal", Summer 2009. The cover story for this issue was entitled "Libraries, At the Heart of Our Communities" and the editor of this publication goes on for seven pages to extol the importance of libraries to vibrant, healthy communities.
In his column on Aug. 19, Jeff Moore, publisher of the Trimble Banner and the Carrollton News-Democrat, expressed disappointment in the idea of replacing the existing US 421 bridge between Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind., by building a new bridge in the same location, using the existing piers. We refer to this as "superstructure replacement."
Last week, Bedford city officials warned everyone; this week they're publishing an old curfew ordinance. Next week, they'll begin enforcing that ordinance in earnest.
In a perfect world, curfew ordinances wouldn't be necessary. Under-age children would be at home with their parents or guardians doing something productive and not out vandalizing other's property.
But this isn't a perfect world.
The Trimble County Raider varsity football team will be hosting the annual "Midnight Madness" event at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The community is invited to meet and greet our 2009 varsity football team, coaches and staff.
This event begins at 6 p.m. following the second annual "Raider Pride Parade," which begins at 5 p.m.
I would like to publicly ask our sheriff: Where's the Beef?
He promised us night patrols as part of his re-election campaign last time, but we still aren't having any meat with our voting salad. We did get a U.S. Marshal, though – that really put the fear in our local delinquents and criminals!
This letter is addressed to members of the Class of 2010 and their parents.
This is the first of our many updates throughout the year. I want to take this time and welcome you to the Senior Life.
School will be starting back soon, and life will get back to the routine. Enjoy summer while its still here.
As we are gathering back, here are a few things you, as a senior, should take into consideration.
I was disappointed to learn that the Kentucky and Indiana transportation officials would be moving forward with a plan to replace the Milton-Madison, Ind. bridge on its existing piers.
The two states are pursuing a plan to seek grant funding for the project from federal stimulus money, meaning work could be under way next summer, if the grant is approved. Yes, this would be a much faster approach than building a new bridge — with the project set for completion by 2012.
The Carroll County Public Library would like to thank Ohio Valley United Charities Inc. for its continued support that allows us to have such wonderful programs.
Belated thanks to all the volunteers who helped at the July 17-18 "Roadblock to save your history" for the benefit of the Port William Historical Society at Fifth Street and Highland Avenue in Carrollton. We raised $1,005 and were encouraged by the support and interest of the drivers in helping to preserve local history.
I just wanted to thank Dave Taylor for his story about our Gus Grissom and his role in the space program. Before coming to Carrollton on a part-time basis, I lived all my life in Mitchell and was a young boy during the 60's. In 1956, when I was in the first grade, Gus visited our class while he was stationed at what is now Grissom A.F.B. His oldest son, Scott, was in our class. I can still remember that fighter pilot helmet with Grissom on the front.
Separation anxiety abounded Thursday morning as many parents let go of their children for the first time and as the school year began anew. The first time you take your child to kindergarten can be gut-wrenching and exciting all at the same time.
Carrollton was in near gridlock as parents shuttled children to the five different schools in the county and buses dropped off, picked up and dropped off again students at their final destination.
I can remember my first day of school in Mason, Ohio, and how excited I was to finally go to school.
The U12 Lady Panthers just concluded their softball season. The girls had a great time and a winning record.
None of the success we enjoyed would have been possible without the support of our community.
A small town sure is a great place to live and coach; therefore, I'd like to thank my assistant coaches, Scott Schirmer and Jimmy McEndre for all of their time, sweat and dedication.
Haven of Hope Pregnancy Services, in Carrollton, has been experiencing a virtual rainstorm of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
The 2009 annual Baby Bottle Fund Raising event has had church families from Carroll, Trimble, Henry and Gallatin counties filling baby bottles with their pocket change. Together, they blessed Haven of Hope with over $7,100. This money will be used to meet center operating needs, and to purchase teaching materials for our clients.
On behalf of the Carroll County Tobacco Festival Committee, I would like to say it's that time of year again. The festival is fast approaching and we would like to invite everyone to come and join the fun.
We are having the festival pageants again this year. They will be held downtown in the courthouse square under the tent in the front yard.
Miss teen and pre-teen will be held on Wednesday evening, Sept. 23, starting at 6 p.m.
Sweet pea/babies will be held on Thursday evening, Sept. 24 starting at 6 p.m.
The recession has taken its toll on many people, even all the way down to me a delivery driver. Prices go up, tips go down.
Since January, lots of folks have asked me how I'm enjoying retirement. Well it's great, but after almost 27 years of recommending books, watching story hour children become parents of story hour children, and watching our programs and services grow year by year, I do miss the job.
One of the things I really enjoyed about my work was the opportunity to write a column for the newspaper every few weeks. With the editor's permission, I thought I might try my hand at doing it still, but from the viewpoint of a casual observer in the community.
Finally, the long-awaited first weekend closure of the Milton-Madison Bridge for structural repairs has come and gone. And think it may have been educational for many of us here in Trimble County.
First, knowing that the bridge would be closed, my Better Half and I traveled to Indianapolis on Saturday to visit family and wineries. (Not necessarily in that order.)
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for a successful Golf Scramble benefit for Renee Luckett.
First off, we are in complete awe of the wonderful people here in our community and surrounding counties and the people of Madison, IN. The outpouring of donations and hole sponorships to help Renee were beyond what we could have hoped for or ask for. There were too many of you to list here. You know who you are and we are forever grateful for your generosity and kindness. It will not be forgotten.
I'm writing to attempt to make contact with as many people as possible for an important event being planned this fall. 1929 marked the first year of the English School functioning as an education facility for grades one through eight. Several years later, it expanded to include some high school grades, but only for a few years. The school was an important part of numerous lives and was the center of activity for the English community for many years. The last graduating class walked across the stage in May of 1963.
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As a wide receiver for the Giants, Plaxico Burress put up great numbers. But he's up against some very different numbers in the first mugshot released since he's been behind bars.
Burress is seen sporting a bald head and chin after being shaved clean at the Ulster Correctional Facility upstate, where he arrived Wednesday.
He looks grim and sad without his usual jewelry and expensive clothes -- dressed only in a drab green prison top and a white tee shirt -- as he glares directly at the camera.
The 32-year-old also seems to come in just above 78" or 6-foot-6, which is taller than his official NFL height of 6-foot-5.
Burress was sentenced to two years in jail on Tuesday after reaching a plea bargain deal with prosecutors following the November incident where he shot himself in the leg while fumbling a gun in a Manhattan nightclub.


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Both work just fine, but you'll want to pick one style and stick with it for your homebrewery.
I'll have to check, but I think I've got some Firestone ball locks.
Quote from: denny on February 02, 2013, 12:23:41 AMI'll have to check, but I think I've got some Firestone ball locks.I definitely have some Firestone ball locks...they were some of the first kegs I acquired 20 some odd years ago.
I also have some firestone ball-locks. Always wondered if some of them were originally pin-locks that have been converted?
What's the difference between a firestone and cornelius keg? They look the same, but the posts are different.
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City Council members merit a real salary
One of the arguments against full-time salaries for San Antonio City Council members is that the city has a strong-manager form of government.
This is another way of saying that San Antonio has a city manager responsible for day-to-day administration. Other cities have a system in which the mayor serves as the executive, doing more than just setting policy.
And none of that has any bearing whatsoever on whether San Antonio's mayor and council members should be paid for the city work they do.
Mayors and council members even in city manager forms of government in large cities work full-time-plus, planning and setting policy and resolving constituent concerns. And in San Antonio, they are paid just $20 per meeting, not to exceed $1,040 a year for council members, $3,000 for the mayor.
Members of the council typically work more than 40 hours per week, including a lot of evening work, but let's suppose that's the average is 40 hours. Maxed out at current allowable pay, council members then earn 50 cents an hour, the mayor $1.44.
In a big city, with big city problems to solve, this is ludicrous. Citizen leadership is a noble sentiment, but council members paid a living wage will be citizens no less. And if they are paid for the work they do, will more resemble the city's residents as a whole.
Councils in cities with city managers are not involved in day-to-day operations in any case, anywhere. They mostly legislate, among other duties.
Council members, of course, have staff members who do a lot of this work as well. And they're paid full time.
But their supervisors aren't? This makes no sense, both as a matter of fairness and as a matter of access to elected office by those other than the independently wealthy or those who otherwise have secure income and the ability to take off from their jobs or pursuits for large chunks of time; retirees or business owners, for instance.
These people can serve the city well. But there is simply no reason to effectively limit the ability to serve to just people in a comfortable enough financial position to do so. Also, full-time pay could mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest that arise when council members take jobs, out of necessity, outside of the council.
An Express-News article by Josh Baugh recently reported that Mayor Julián Castro is open to the idea of a charter amendment to provide for full-time pay for the mayor and council.
He or other council members should move from just being open to the idea to actively pushing for it. It's time.
Consider: according to a Pew Charitable Trust study in 2011, Houston pays council members $55,700 yearly; Dallas, $37,500; and Austin, $63,000. Mayors typically earn more.
San Antonio is the second largest city in Texas, behind Houston, and the seventh largest in the nation. On this matter of pay, it should stop pretending that it is some small burg out of a Norman Rockwell painting.
This will require a voter-approved city charter amendment and, to be palatable, the mayor and council might have to exempt those serving current terms. We note that the San Antonio median household wage is $43,152 but recognize also that the pay might have to be less than that for voters to approve.
But if only on the basis of fairness, council members should be paid a reasonable salary. It is the right thing to do.


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Fuck That Sexist ShitSubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 10/22/2014 - 11:50am.
Emily Walton Discloses the Idaho Freedom FallacySubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 11:46am.
Wayne Hoffman of the so called Idaho Freedom Foundation fired off a missive to Boise City officials asking them to shelf their bond proposal. The proposal asks the people of Boise to approve funding for a variety of things including the securing of open space in the foothills and improving public parks. Noting that democracy and freedom are not mutually exclusive, Emily Walton, of the Idaho Civic Engagement Project, fired back:
Why would someone who runs an organization dedicated to freedom and open government argue against people voting in decisions for their city?
Hoffman's claim that Boiseans shouldn't get to vote on parks and open spaces because they're just for "fun" demonstrates a lack of understanding when it comes Boise and the history of this city that we love.
Boiseans have invested in their city for 150 years. From the beautiful parks, foothills and a downtown we enjoy to the good schools and safe neighborhoods we cherish, we all know that a city of Boise's caliber doesn't just spring up without investment and devotion. Since when did a guy from Nampa have so many opinions on how Boiseans should run their city?
Thereafter, IFF stooge and noted hack, Dusting Hurst threatened: "Emily Walton just picked a fight with Wayne Hoffman? This will not end well for Emily. Not at all." Wayne Hoffman subsequently issued an ap-hollow-gy. Idaho is too great for bullies. read more »
The Rumors of My Demise...Submitted by Sisyphus on Tue, 09/03/2013 - 2:00pm.
Alas, my belligerent ways got the better of me. Facebook deigned to note my existence and takes umbrage at my name, insisting no one would actually name their child "Sisyphus". I'm hurt. Since I doubt very much that the Facebook behemoth has a minion devoted to discovering and deciding worthiness of participants, one must assume that I angered some ideologically rigid, arrested development wingnut with the truth, who then gathered up their negative emotions, ran off to their Facebook mommy, demanded and obtained censorship, thus achieving no victory, but satisfaction in fulfilling their ad hominem, with no one left to point out the fallacy.
At this point I can engage them and launch into yet another defense of pseudonymity and how it filled a vital role in accomplishing change in rigid and dogmatic environments throughout history in enabling the speaking of truth to power without recrimination. Indeed, our country's birth owes much to pseudonymous writers, the right to which was incorporated into the first amendment. Or I could point out that pseudonymous internet users actually improve a site's comment section. But we all know how that will turn out.
Being a Democrat in Idaho, I'm no stranger to quixotic endeavors, but there has to be an end game worthy of achievement. Given the multitude of assumed names which grace Facebook, commercial or otherwise, their stand is little short of hypocritical and certainly randomly erratic. But I'm fond of my subversive persona and loathe the idea of acquiescing to such arbitrary power and control. So I bide my time while mulling whether to die ignobly and permanently or rise like a Phoenix in another guise. I loved my community of friends and hope my existence enabled you to engage each other on a more personal level. Adieu. read more »
New Idaho Blue Book Published and AvailableSubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 12:44pm.
For all the Idaho Political junkies, The Idaho Blue Book, published by the Idaho Secretary of State, is the starting place for any research on state government, with biographical information of all state and county office holders, stats and historical information for all state institutions, and pictures suitable for meme-ing. Of interest in this latest edition is the dedication to three stalwarts in advocacy for Human Rights in Idaho, Bill Wassmuth, Tony Stewart, and Norman Gissel, who organized and confronted the Aryan Nations in North Idaho. Take some time to read this great dedication and kudos to Ben for honoring these great Idahoans while working with a Governor who attempted to dismantle the Idaho Human Rights Commission. read more »
Chris Hayes parodies Bill O'ReillySubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 11:09am.
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Sorry State of Local Idaho Journalism on Display in GBAD ElectionSubmitted by Sisyphus on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 1:13pm.
This weekend, Idaho news outlets were busy congratulating themselves about their self serving awards ceremony, in which everyone seemed to get a prize, while potential corruption brewed under their very noses without so much as a question. After I posted a detailed report on Friday regarding what appeared to be deceptive electioneering practices in the GBAD election, only two local media outlets chose to raise questions regarding the election financial disclosures, and both dropped the ball after getting what they apparently thought was a plausible explanation. Sven Berg's report in the Idaho Statesman buried the lede when it stated:
Tway, Berch and Walker recently questioned reports showing incumbents Peter Oliver, Rob Perez and Stephanie Astorquia had received no contributions and spent no money on their campaigns. That seemed impossible, since the candidates published a joint brochure in early May promoting their candidacies.
But the reports in question, which were due May 14, covered contributions and expenditures between Jan. 1 and May 5. Contributions hadn't started coming in by then, and the candidates hadn't received the bill for the brochure, said Jason Lehosit, who helped the incumbents' campaigns.
"How are you supposed to report something when you don't know what the cost is because you haven't got a bill from the printer yet?" Lehosit said.
Perhaps Mr. Berg is unfamiliar with Mr. Lehosit's checkered past in running Republican campaigns.
In Idaho's inner Republican Party, the name Jason Lehosit is as familiar as any in the past 10 years. A consultant, fundraiser and campaign manager for several high profile Idaho politicians including Gov. Butch Otter in his 2005 campaign and now, Lt. Gov. Brad Little, is in jail after allegations of violating his DUI probation. Court records show that 33-year-old Jason Lehosit's possible probation violation was for his fourth DUI. Attorney David Leroy says, if Lehosit did in fact violate his probation, a judge won't take his sentence lightly.
Lehosit doesn't work for free, so how he can order up a several thousand dollar print job unless he's on the clock. Lehosit's cost to the campaign surely should have shown up in a sunshine disclosure if he's working for them in early May. More importantly, how would Lehosit persuade a printing business to extend him credit for a job costing several thousand dollars, particularly when he had zero in the way of contributions. The fact that Jason Lehosit is involved in this campaign at all is worthy of investigation and reporting. read more »
Something Smells Bad at GBADSubmitted by Sisyphus on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:57pm.
Recently the Idaho Statesman profiled the May 21st election for the Greater Boise Auditorium District membership on the Board of Directors and what's at stake in this election.
Candidates Steve Berch, Jim Walker (both running for six-year terms) and George Tway (seeking a two-year term) have the same campaign manager and are endorsed by GBAD board chairman and Idaho House member Hy Kloc, who was endorsed by Boise Mayor Dave Bieter, who endorses a new baseball stadium. Berch-Walker-Tway were the only candidates among the eight to advocate for a multiuse sports facility (not to the exclusion of convention enhancements) during a candidate forum May 9. They did not spell out baseball specifically, but emphasized "multiuse." They claim they are not a "slate," but they espouse a common anti-incumbent message.
Stephanie Astorquia, Rob Perez (running for six-year terms) and Peter Oliver (running for a two-year term) are incumbents, though Perez and Oliver are relatively new appointees (one year ago and four months ago, respectively). These three share a campaign flier and none advocated specifically for a multiuse sports facility at the candidate forum. They see their strength and their future as operating, and perhaps expanding, the district's convention business. Expansion plans could include a 50,000-square-foot exhibition area that consultants recommend.
The remaining two candidates, John May and Noah Bard, both have industry experience. May's is in the hotel business and serving in community development capacities. His parents have both served on the GBAD board - May's late father, Larry, and his mother, Gail, who left the board in January. Oliver was appointed to the seat Gail May left at midterm.
This is a non-partisan race with strong partisan overtones. With cursory mention, the editorial references bad blood in previous GBAD deliberations with prominent local Republican, Judy Peavey Derr, a GBAD Board Director not up for re-election, occupying center stage in the fracas. Local Democrats will remember Judy Peavey Derr's recent effort to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator Eliot Werk making some vicious personal allegations in the campaign. Werk handily defeated her. read more »
The Idaho Senate's New Right WingSubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 8:53pm.
The Idaho State Senate changed control last election. The change did not manifest itself overtly or immediately. The change evolved with the session, with a couple self serving factions coming together for mutual gain in tapping majority power. The change happened recently by way of a a
When the secretary took the roll, Senators Hagedorn, Bayer, Goedde, and Nuxoll were in attendance plus Rep. Anderson from Priest Lake. Each of these senators voted nay on the education budget forcing the extended session. The connection between Goedde and Anderson is well known, but Goedde and Hagedorn don't often hang, yet shared a private conversation at the arrival of Goedde and Anderson. Like Anderson, Goedde is reviewed typically as a moderate but no stranger to ideological extremism, especially when education is concerned. Of major interest was Taliban Barbie who dominated the center of the group. Yet the ring leader appeared to be Phil Hardy, who once famously said that "regressive is the new progressive". Mr. Hardy was recently let go after an unfortunate tweet on his boss's twitter account (Congressman Raul Labrador) which stated "Me likey Broke Girls" during the Super Bowl which was airing a risque ad. read more »
Vandersloot Sues Mother Jones in State CourtSubmitted by Sisyphus on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 4:13pm.
As was widely anticipated, news broke that Frank and Belinda Vandersloot, together with Melaleuca, Inc. filed suit for defamation regarding a February, 2012 article which Plaintiffs allege depicted them as "gay bashing". Apparently Plaintiffs are confining their claims to Mother Jones and the individual writers and editors. But for context you need to read the Salon piece (first link above) by Glenn Greenwald. Idaho Agenda has some background links and my pieces on the subject are here, here, here,and here. So far I've not heard of any Defendants outside of Mother Jones.
The action is filed in Bonneville County, in the seventh judicial district for the State of Idaho and caps the damage claim at $74,999, despite Vandersloot's assertion in the press that Plaintiffs lost millions. Vandersloot asserts that: "It's not about (money). It's about clearing my reputation." Questionable, but clearly Vandersloot likes his chances in state court in Idaho Falls rather than risking have it removed to federal court and a less friendly venue. $75,000 just happens to be the required amount in controversy which must be pleaded in order to remove a case to federal court for diversity jurisdiction. The pleaded amount was no accident. Vandersloot doesn't want the case anywhere but Idaho Falls.
The jury pool in Idaho Falls is a stacked deck for Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs reside there, employ thousands in call centers, are name throwing philanthropists, routinely buy full page ads in the region's largest newspaper,and finance multiple causes sympathetic to the right wing politics of the area. When pitted in a court room against the liberal Mother Jones, Defendants will have an uphill battle, or as the legal profession puts it, they'll be home towned. Just as significant is a sympathetic judiciary. Vandersloot's history is set forth in this well sourced Wiki entry:
VanderSloot has generally been a major donor to Idaho Republicans,according to Popkey, who described him as the state's "most boisterous conservative financier" and by America Online's Eamon Murphy, who called him "perhaps the single most influential campaign donor" in the state of Idaho. read more »
Obama Tearfully Thanks Volunteers.Submitted by Sisyphus on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 8:42am.
And I couldn't say it better.
Idaho Democrats Play Key Roles in Obama VictorySubmitted by Sisyphus on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 4:39pm.
Nobody in Idaho suffered any delusion to whom the state's four electoral votes were going, but few are aware that two of Idaho's prodigal sons were influential in achieving victory for Obama.
Jim Messina, who grew up in Boise and graduated from Boise High School led Obama's reelection campaign that observers said used a mix of behavioral science and technology to identify and get out to vote a new crop of voters to the coalition. He has now kept his election victory record intact since he ran a campaign for former Missoula Mayor Dan Kemmis in 1993. The sky seems to be the limit for his future.
Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff Bruce Reed grew up in Coeur D' Alene, the son of environmental attorney Scott Reed and former Democratic Senator Mary Lou Reed. He was credited by former President Bill Clinton as co-author of his powerful convention speech that energized Democratic activists.
Jim Messina's star couldn't be higher right now given this quote from last week: "We have the math. They have the myth." And to underscore the ludicrous nature of Obama's liberal/socialist tag of which the right wing media is so fond, Messina was formerly the chief of staff to blue dog Senator Baucus of Montana. Even with these conservative credentials, Messina's fact based pragmatism who helped shepherd Obamacare through his senate committee and eventually the full congress before Obama brought him on board in the White House. I cannot think of anyone who has been a more influential force in this administration and thus the country in the last four years.
Bruce Reed formerly headed what's left of the DLC, a centrist Democratic organization, before being asked to be Vice President Biden's Chief of Staff. His efforts at assembling persuasive facts for Clinton's convention speech earned Clinton the internet title of "Secretary of Explaining Shit", a sanitized version of which later became his preferred title by the Obama campaign in later speeches. If Republicans can't find common ground with these two Idahoans, then it's the Republican party playing politics. Or they have become so ideologically extreme in their epistemic bubble, they can't be reasoned with. read more »
And Indeed He WasSubmitted by Sisyphus on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 2:54pm.
This guy opted for some last minute electioneering in front of the Idaho Statehouse on election day. A facebook capture shows him walking away from Mitt Romney's Idaho co-chairs, Governor Butch Otter and Senator Jim Risch (I can't confirm if that's the angry little gnome but it looks like his bald spot). I chatted with the man as I asked for his picture. He stated he wanted to exercise his civil rights before they disappeared. He was still shaking from a confrontation with the Idaho State Police just twenty minutes before who threatened him with a felony. They strongly encouraged him to leave the area, the most visible and politically, if not socially, appropriate one in the state. I shared with him my concerns regarding the backfiring of his methods of political persuasion but have no doubt that the first amendment protected him where he was. Despite the police confrontation, he laughed getting flipped off by nearly every grey haired white guy who drove by.
Vote No on Hunting/Fishing Amendment to Save Hunting and FishingSubmitted by Sisyphus on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 12:42pm.
Growing up in Idaho, parents engendered a love for the outdoors often through sharing productive past times of hunting and fishing. If parents didn't, exposure came through friends, other relatives or simple proximity to the outdoors. Many received hunter safety classes in seventh grade and a hunting trip with dad might be an excuse to miss a day of school. Pickup trucks with gun racks were for the rifle and/or a fishing rod, in case you crossed a stream around sundown with a cloud of caddis descending on the water's surface dimpled with fish rising. The walls of many an Idaho household are adorned with photos of a mess of fish or a prized buck, if not the animals themselves.
So I view with no small amount of amused perplexity anyone who would politically posture constitutional protection for activities under zero threat of majority vote restricting them. As usual when the skeptical hackles rise, the devil is in the details. The text of the amendment will likely be dismissed by the ordinary Idaho voter in favor of its statement of purpose, to protect hunting, fishing and trapping. However, the proposed amendment may actually harm the ability for successful hunts, would protect some inhumane methods of take, and actually takes aim at killing fish, not protecting them. read more »
It's the Deception, StupidSubmitted by Sisyphus on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 4:58pm.
We are the recipients of an email which attaches an Americans for Prosperity flyer, Serephin posted below, soliciting students of Madison and Rigby High Schools to man a Melaleuca call center in order to campaign against Obama in swing states prior to election day. The email is from concerned parents of a Madison High School student who confirmed the flyer is being distributed to school students as well as being discussed in school. The parents expressed concern that the flyer is deceptive in advancing Americans for Prosperity as a "non-partisan" group. Indeed their student indicates that "kids have been instructed to say it doesn't matter what your politics are--come join the non-partisan fun of making phone calls." The flyer promotes a contest between two high schools in closest proximity to the Melaleuca Call Center where the electioneering is to be conducted.
Superficially the flyer encourages students into political activity which many would agree is laudable. A cause for skepticism regarding the parent's complaints is that we are deep in the election silly season where passions run high and often trump better judgement and rational thought. As a result many tend to view campaigning complaints more cynically than at other times of the year. So what is it about this right wing solicitation effort to Idaho high school students which causes concerned parents to react as if a laws were broken? The answer lies in Americans for Prosperity utilizing deception and money to entice children to do their bidding. Worse, ASP asks those children to also participate in further deception. read more »
Luna Cronin City Club Debate Video Discloses BatterySubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 5:34pm.
Update 10/5: Thanks to swingitjack, we have an edited version disclosing the actual physical altercation at the debate. I've placed it up top and bumped the whole debate below the jump and encourage everyone to watch when they get time.
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first half of [edited segment disclosing the physical altercation between the advocates at] the Luna Cronin City Club debate regarding the controversial Luna school reform legislation. Please observe the 28:20 0:44 mark and the Luna Cronin exchange that the media was anxious to question them about afterwards. At 28:29 0:48 Luna's second grab was clearly done with animosity. Popkey chronicles the event as follows. read more »
Otter Extolls Freedom in Constitution/ Plans Police Action on Occupy BoiseSubmitted by Sisyphus on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 5:27pm.
Our governor was a speechifying this week, going all high and mighty on the constitution and it's guarantee of freedom.
...and then use that in the spirit of living that freedom under our constitution because its ONLY if we obey that constitution, if we know the constitution, if we're so familiar with it, as we can challenge any political theater, that would violate that constitution, and their contract to hold that office, then and there is our duty, and our responsibility, and it is exactly what our founders expected of us...
Granted these words are the flowery, fact free, tea bagger version of the constitution and designed to give Otter the very political cover, he cravenly rails against, for his ill fated decision to challenge Obamacare. But Otter must have forgotten a mirror, because his hypocrisy was not as tightly coiffed as his hair on a windy day. This week, plans were disclosed regarding Idaho State Police's "Operation De-Occupy Boise" which was a coordinated law enforcement enterprise to take the very constitutional rights Otter claims to protect. read more »
Idaho Republicans: Reverse Robin Hoods Bad for Idaho's EconomySubmitted by Sisyphus on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 4:34pm.
Listen to the TED talk by Nick Hanauer, Seattle venture capitalist and member of the 1%, skewer the conventional wisdom that the rich are job creators.
Hanauer underscores and illustrates the painfully apparent fact that in our consumer driven society, it's demand that creates jobs. Tax cuts for the rich just means that savings is hoarded in tax sheltered off shore accounts until demand arises. Demand is created by the middle class with disposable income. Nick's editorial and the transcript are both available. This talk was briefly censored by TED which created a bit of a tempest. TED's rationale for refusing to publish a talk that received a standing ovation doesn't hold water as the comments indicate.
Idaho Republicans certainly utilized the economic recession, with its resulting decline in tax revenue, as an excuse to cut Idaho programs long on their ideological chopping block such as Medicaid. Yet, in doing so, Republicans eschewed the 2:1 matching federal funds and left Idaho's sick and infirm as a burden of other state funded programs, like the CAT fund, the judiciary and the the Correction Department. Republicans actually cost the state money demonstrating unequivocally that fiscal conservatism is NOT fiscally responsible. read more »
Vandersloot Plays the Victim CardSubmitted by Sisyphus on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:05pm.
And he does it to make Romney more money. Vader argues:'the scary Chicago black man has me on a hit list.' Drudge sirens. Fox News going apeshit about ACORN representatives hiring actual Canadian gay wolves to make the dead vote for the scary black man, basically compelling the tea baggers into their most convincing nightmare that you wanna steal their guns and tri cornered hats to engage in some scientific orgy of secular bestiality that might lessen our dependence on fossil fuels.
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The Idaho Statesman published two items on Vandersloot in the wake of Vandersloot's multi media launch of his victim status on the right wing noise machine. Both items view the matter superficially, do not investigate the underlying facts supporting the truth, and merely report on "the controversy". This stab in reporting by the traditional media completely glosses over Maddow's expose on his self serving artifice in making pleas for additional cash with a fabricated controversy. By merely approaching this as a 'he said, she said,' both sides do it, false dichotomy, they feign objectivity to become participants in Vandersloot's plea for financial assistance. read more »
Legislative District 19 Endorsements: Yes to Erpelding, No to GudgellSubmitted by Sisyphus on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 3:42pm.
Idaho's District 19 is comprised of Boise's north and east ends, the old neighborhoods of the capitol city with quaint tree lined boulevards, small cottage like houses mixed in with relatively new foothills and riverside development. The biggest issues here are education, quality of life, and whether deer and fox are considered pests or amenities. It's a mixture of Idaho's young urban tech crowd and relatively affluent middle class families. And judging from home sale prices, a highly desirable place to live. Its also what I refer to as Idaho's Democratic ghetto, in that its the rare place in the state where Democrats are so highly concentrated. A Democratic candidate from 19 can get 60% of the vote in the general election merely by turning left at its myriad stop signs. As a result it's the district in Idaho where an Idaho legislator can most proudly and loudly demonstrate how progressive policies can be popular politics without fear of political/ideological retribution at the polls.
This year all three seats are open and as expected District 19 has a wealth of of riches in qualified candidates, with one exception. Representative Cheri Buckner Webb chose to advance (unopposed) to the senate seat being vacated by Nicole LeFavour who surprised many by leaving her safe seat to attempt to dislodge Congressman Mike Simpson. In State Representative, Position A, Mat Erpelding, Tony Rohn, and Dallas Gudgell have filed, and are actively running campaigns. In State Representative, Position B, Brad Goodsell, Holli High Woodings, and Andy C. Edstram have filed, but Mr. Edstram is making no pretense at a campaign and I have seen nothing to speak for his candidacy.
With the exception of Andy and Dallas I have personally spoken to each of these candidates. I have also listened to each of their interviews, including Dallas', with the Idaho Statesman editorial board. The board recently made endorsements to which I don't necessarily disagree. But their recommendations come with a dearth of analysis and a Republican perspective. The Board consists of editor Kevin Richert, former Republican representative Hal Bunderson, Republican operative Lindy High, and former IACI head Steve Ahrens. As a result the Statesman endorsements didn't come with the best interests of Idaho Democrats in mind. The purpose of this post is not to replace their analysis, neither is it an ideology purity test, but to broaden the perspective and allow the Democratic voters in 19 to make an informed choice on Tuesday.
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Rachel Maddow Calls Out Frank VanderslootSubmitted by Sisyphus on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 9:52am.
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The unflappable Rachel Maddow doubles down on her exposure of Frank Vandersloot, his conservative politics, his hostility to homosexual causes, and his litigious confrontational methods utilized in Idaho. She addresses concerns those methods may have for the nation due to Vandersloot's close ties to the Mitt Romney campaign. She also observes the close relationship between Frank Vandersloot and Senator James Risch. She further interviews Peter Zuckerman, the award winning Post Register reporter about the personal and professional consequences he suffered as a result of Vandersloot outing him. Vandersloot declined Maddow's open invitation to speak about this on the record.*
This comes on the heels of this report from Mother Jones on Romney's fundraising ties to multi-level marketing (MLM) organizations like Vandersloot owned Melaleuca largely based in Utah and Idaho. For those who aren't familiar with MLM: read more »


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Oazduke's Vengeful Head.
The head haunts all headsman and executioners.
A floating, bloody head, long separated from its body, is a particular legend among a very particular group of people, executioners, specifically those that chop heads from a block for a living. It was that infamous highway robber, Oazduke the Vengeful, who when finally captured and put to the axe, screamed his foul hex, seconds before his head flew off.
"You will know it is me when I'm through
A curse on your ilk and on you!
May my severed head haunt you eternal
Frightening you headsmen infernal!"
Years later, not one but two(!) weary, puffy-eyed, spooked, headsmen, haunted day and night by Oazduke's insufferable severed head, approach the party cleric in order to hire him to exorcise the ghost head once and for all.


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For Gary Bower, technical director at Macau's acclaimed "The House of Dancing Water" show, it's the spectacle that takes place below decks that's the real knockout performance.
Gary Bower, technical director of "The House of Dancing Water.""Sometimes I feel that the best show is under the water," says Bower, of the Franco Dragone Entertainment Group. "You can hear the music and the instructions. The pagoda sinks and the Princess and Jean — the protagonists of the show — sink with it and the divers come out and give them respirators."
Not only the most expensive show in Macau, "The House of Dancing Water" is the biggest and most spectacular water-based show in the world.
Produced under the direction of veteran Las Vegas wondrous show-maker Franco Dragone (he directed Cirque du Soleil's most prestigious shows in the 1990s), it combines water stunts, acrobatics, aerial arts and theater.
Thirty professional divers are the unsung stars of the show and, like much of the water wizardry that keeps the show afloat, the audience never gets a glimpse of them.
The behind-the-scenes team is double in size of the cast, with 160 technicians, production staff and divers working to make the daring leaps and magic moments possible.
It's Bower's job to make sure the twice nightly stunt-packed show at the City of Dreams entertainment complex runs smoothly and safely.
More than 2 million spectators have watched "The House of Dancing Water" since it opened three years ago.
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The world's biggest water-based show also has world's largest commercial pool — 160 feet in diameter, 26-feet deep.
From sea to dry land in a minute
The 85-minute spectacle opens with a tranquil scene — a fisherman paddling his little wooden boat.
Within minutes the sea is churned up, he's pulled underwater and a huge pirate ship rises from the deep.
Scores of pirates throw themselves off the 10-meter-tall mast and plunge into the water.
There's a serious amount of water sloshing about, but within a minute of the 26-ton pirate ship submerging the stage is transformed into a flat, dry surface.
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It took five years to build the 2,000-seat theater, at a cost of $250 million.
Although it's a 15-level space, it feels intimate. The first few rows are so close to the action that the audience gets drenched several times (towels are provided).
The 10 floors above the stage are for lighting, rigging and a high-tech control room. The five floors below it house hydraulic pumps, stage lifts, special effects and a massive water filtration system and holding tank.
There's enough water — about 3.7 million gallons — to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
The beating heart of the stage magic is the 11 automated stage lifts that fit neatly together and can be raised a meter above the stage or dropped seven meters below it, creating a pool deep enough for a diver to leap from a 24-meter-high platform.
"Our lifts can hold 26 tons — nobody else comes close to that, they're the biggest in the world," says Bower.
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Divers beneath the surface are the unsung heroes of the show.
One of the show's knockout moments is the "dancing water" scene when water blasts out of the ground in time to the music. This is accomplished with 258 water jets embedded in the lift lids and illuminated with LED lights.
It's no mean feat — water and electricity aren't the best of friends and it takes a huge amount of power to blast water 15 meters into the air.
"We worked with a couple of companies to develop a submersible pump, which is high voltage and insulated to be super safe," says Bower. "Each pump is 400 volts and offers us the power to push that amount of water through the fountains."
The audience sees a pool only 21 meters in diameter, but it's actually 51 meters wide — the rest of the pool is located beneath the seating, where the artists enter (the aqua coulisse), and used for storing underwater props.
The biggest danger for artists is getting disorientated underwater. Due to this, the pool is carefully thought out — there are hookah (scuba breathing apparatus) for air and a network of handrails and color-coded rope lights to mark the four exits.
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The 30 divers in the pool, there to help orientate the artists and hand them underwater respirators, are all PADI-certified dive masters, instructors or commercial divers. They wear full face masks that allow them to speak to the artists underwater.
The water is clean for the sake of the artists' health, but that also means that the audience can see seven meters down to the bottom of the pool.
Fully masked, PADI dive masters help to orientate, provide respirators and communicate with the performers underwater.
To keep the mystery, masking bubbles are created by pushing compressed air through air effect pods in the floor of the pool. When the power is ramped up, the bubbles come up so fast it creates the effect of boiling water.
"The masking bubbles mean you never see the cast come out of the water or the boat leave, the audience is surprised because that's something they won't see on the mainland," says Bower.
"Most shows in China have a stock stage, but the spectacle you have here, with people flying in and fountains going off, you won't see that anywhere else."
Bower says Dragone, the brainchild behind the ambitious show, had a bet with casino king Steve Wynn when the team was in the middle of creating the "dancing water" scene.
Wynn allegedly bet Dragone that he wouldn't be able to beat him with an indoor fountain show.
"[Dragone] watched that scene and said, 'Wow, you know what, I think I won my bet'," says Bower.
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It has been at least a while, and possibly in the whole recorded history of the medium, that a blockbuster science series has aired on conventional broadcast television. But there is no time like the present, whether or not such a thing as the present actually exists.
Sunday, which as I write these words is still in what we think of as "the future," will see the welcome premiere of Fox's "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," Neil deGrasse Tyson's pumped up remake of and homage to Carl Sagan's beloved "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," which aired over PBS in 1980 — an eternity in terms of special effects.
Crafted to satisfy those generations of viewers for whom even "The Empire Strikes Back" looks quaint and old-fashioned, it is no less thought-provoking for being made to be fun. The different subtitles for the new "Cosmos" and the old reflect the tonal shift — Sagan's original felt intimate for all its enormousness, where Tyson's, set to Alan Silvestri's big orchestral score, brings on one show-stopping, high-res digital effect after another. But each approach brings its distinct pleasures.
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The subject — everything that is and how it got that way — is obviously a big one, encompassing not only planets and stars and amoebas and people, but the lenses through which we've viewed it all. Most important, it celebrates scientific inquiry itself, which Tyson defines as "generations of searchers strictly adhering to a simple set of rules: test ideas by experiment and observation; build on those ideas that pass the test; reject the ones that fail; follow the evidence wherever it leads; and question everything."
There is a kind of missionary urgency palpable here: not merely to get people excited about science, or to honor Sagan, or revive a great television brand, all worthy enough — but to stand up for the scientific method itself, in a world ever more polarized by unscientific orthodoxies. A gauntlet thrown in the face of immovable incuriosity, it aims to get people less scared about what they don't know — to actively get interested in what they don't know — and to kill the idea that knowledge is any way the enemy of wonder or delight or even a sense of the divine.
"The reality of nature," says Tyson, "is far more wondrous than anything we can imagine."
Tyson has spoken often of how religious fundamentalism kills good science. And there is something oddly radical, at this moment, in hearing phrases like "separation of church and state" and "the chance nature of existence" pronounced in a mainstream prime-time television show.
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As a cautionary tale, the opening episode includes a long animated sequence about Giordano Bruno, a late 16th century Franciscan friar who came to see the universe as infinite and the sun as a star, and the stars as suns, orbited by other planets, for which he was excommunicated, and after a while, burned at the stake. In between were years of wandering, imprisonment and torture — "Cosmos" shows you the tools of the Inquisition, chillingly, and offers the words "thought police."
That we have a successful troublemaker like Seth MacFarlane, of "The Family Guy" and other things like "The Family Guy," to thank for the series is not surprising. It was MacFarlane who put Tyson and Sagan's widow, Ann Druyan, together with Fox, which will premiere the series across 10 of its networks, including Fox Sports and the movie channel FXM. Subsequent episodes will premiere on Fox and replay on the National Geographic Channel.
Currently attached to New York's Hayden Planetarium and American Museum of Natural History, Tyson is temperamentally a dog to Sagan's cat. Where the latter was lithe and lean, cool and poetical in his trademark turtlenecks, Tyson is big, enthusiastic and breathless. His nature fits, and perhaps drove, the new series' more muscular presentation. (He wrestled in college.)
If not as weighty or widely known a cultural figure as was Sagan, whom he calls "the most successful science communicator of the 20th century," he is as good an ambassador as it has these days. He was the host of the PBS series "Nova ScienceNow" for several seasons, is a regular guest on late-night talk shows, and has rated "as himself" cameos on "The Big Bang Theory" and "Stargate: Atlantis." His "StarTalk" podcasts, often alongside comics like Kristen Schaal, Sarah Silverman, John Hodgman and Eugene Mirman, underscore his jollity.
He begins his journey on the same cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean that Sagan did — and ends the first episode there as well, with a tribute to his predecessor and role model who took an interest in him as a teenage astronomy prodigy. As in the original, he sets off in an imaginary spaceship to get a better view of things, locating the Earth within the vastness of space and time, overflying extraterrestrial vistas, passing by Voyager and establishing a cosmic address that should work for any mail headed your way from outside the solar system, galaxy, Virgo Supercluster or even the observable universe.
It is a small world, after all, we are shown; our own presence on it would make Methuselah a mayfly. (Or, as Sagan had it back in 1980, "We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.") We are shown the incomprehensibility of time as a calendar year, of which all recorded human history occupies only the last 14 seconds.
But cheer up: "We're small," Tyson says. "But we don't think small."
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This and That from the Fabric Shack
Over the weekend we traveled to Cincinnati to celebrate my daughter's 4th birthday with her cousins. FOUR! I can't believe it, where does the time go? She is growing into such a sweet little girl, I'm very proud of her. And I know this isn't a personal blog, but I plan on working in some birthday weekend photos into this post. :)
This was the second trip back home that I was able to squeeze in a visit to the Fabric Shack. I just love that place. This time I brought my husband because I knew the kids wouldn't last for even half the amount of time I planned looking around. My son actually never even went in to look and my daughter lasted about 50% of the time before getting sent out to daddy. :)
Every time we visit I just can't get over how nice everyone is that works there and how well run the store must be to have THAT much fabric, have THAT many customers inside, AND run a very successful web front as well.
When we arrived I met Amanda who I had emailed earlier in the week about if they would be getting AMH's new line, Innocent Crush. (no luck :() But she came back and gave my daughter the sweetest little 1" charm pack of Moda's Hoot line. How sweet is that?! Really, I think that's the nicest thing to ever happen to me in a fabric store!
My mom bought me the fabrics and Fig Tree pattern in the photo up top for my upcoming birthday. The bottom pattern and fabric are for a dress for my daughter. You can't tell, but the coral solid has a really nice pintuck to it. The bottom print is from Erin McMorris's Weekends collection.
The top fabric is Michael Miller's Hedgehog Heaven and the blue/gray fabric is a basic that I just love and had been running low on in my stash at home.
Even though the little town seemed quite empty, the store was packed. Lots of people buying fabric, a family looking for something special for a graduation quilt. Afterwards we went to lunch at the Hammel House (along with everyone else from the store I think!) Overall a great trip. Can't wait to go back - in the meantime, I'll keep ordering online!


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For a filmmaker who has repeatedly taken as his subject the jumbled, chaotic world of artists, Woody Allen has amazingly little of any freshness or depth to say about the creative life. I started to get nervous back in 1978, when he unveiled Interiors, his drama about a New York family of people obsessed with achieving creative perfection and always feeling that they fall short of it. The dialogue seemed so stilted and self-conscious that at times I thought Allen was offering up a parody of Bergmanesque angst. Since then, with the exception of 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters, which revealed some rather funny and touching truths about another New York family of artists, he's been spinning his wheels. The dramatic situations he sets up have a peculiarly artificial scent about them, like one of those model apartments where you can smell the newness of the carpeting and furniture. He deals in types and clichéd situations, and no matter how cleverly certain scenes are brought off, everything feels too worked out and predictable. (This was true to an extent even in Hannah and Her Sisters; the only scene that genuinely surprised me was the one in which Maureen O'Sullivan poured out her drunken resentment of her husband, played by Lloyd Nolan.)
I was going to skip Allen's new film, To Rome with Love. I didn't, for the simple reason that I was drawn by the opera elements in the plot. Allen plays Jerry, an avant-garde stage director who has been reviled for tampering with the classics. (One of his famous productions is a Rigoletto with everyone dressed as white mice — a detail that, like practically everything else in the film, isn't nearly as funny as it's meant to be). Jerry and his wife, Phyllis (Judy Davis), travel to Rome to meet the Italian man their daughter plans to marry. The boy's father is an undertaker named Giancarlo (played by tenor Fabio Armiliato). When Giancarlo steps into the shower and begins singing, Jerry, standing outside in the hallway, hears evidence of a remarkable voice, and Jerry hectors him to turn pro. The trouble is that Giancarlo can't sing well except when he's in the shower: when Jerry organizes an audition for him in front of a group of top-flight opera managers, Giancarlo blows it completely. Jerry comes up with a solution: recitals and stage productions will be engineered so that he can sing while showering. The gag is mildly amusing the first time but less so in its many repetitions. And really, the whole conceit of the talented amateur being terrified to perform in the professional arena is old-hat. (Remember Marilyn Horne guesting on TV's The Odd Couple, as the opera singer who couldn't open her mouth unless her pal Oscar, played by Jack Klugman, was in the room?) Allen skips lightly over the opera material as if pleased just to show us another facet of his cultural fluency; he never really gets into it at all — never does anything truly inventive with it.
The main raisons d'être for To Rome with Love are Darius Khondji's lovely, terra-cotta-tinged scenes of Rome, the funny individual moments contributed by Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni and Judy Davis and the film's biggest surprise — the relaxed, appealing screen presence of Fabio Armiliato.


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Why Is Ron Weiser Such a Sissy?
Note: I apologize for the lengthy outage yesterday. It appears to have been nothing more than a traffic issue, coming from Reddit readers who, like me, agree that HSBC should be subject for the law.
Top MI Republican Ron Weiser addressed the state's Tea Party in August and explained why he was confident the state's Republicans could deliver the State for Mitt. He rather predictably made a bunch of racist comments. He showed no awareness that his candidate had little appeal (especially in the state he tried to consign to bankruptcy) and–in retrospect though it was apparent at the time–little of the organizational ability it took to win a Presidential election.
But as someone who woke up before dawn on Election Day in 2008 to go make sure voters in a very poor precinct in Detroit weren't harassed by Weiser's thugs (I did voter protection in Grand Rapids this year, where GOP challengers didn't show up until it was light), I'm wondering what kind of coward says this.
Obama has hired a lot of people to go help him get that vote out. But if you're not from Detroit, the places where those pool halls and barbershops are, you're not going to be going at 6:30 in November. Not without a side arm.
Of course Obama's team didn't send volunteers like me to pool halls and barbershops because those are simply Weiser's suburban inventions about what people from Detroit do in the day. But I did (at the time a sheltered Ann Arbor resident, just like Weiser still is) drive right into a fairly dangerous neighborhood in Detroit, park my car, and spend half the day there, starting before 6:30.
Safely. Without a side arm.
The biggest threat of violence came when a white Walt Kowalski type came in in mid-morning and started screaming racist threats at everyone. What I saw from everyone else was quiet resolution and, for many, real excitment about casting their vote, either because they were voting for an African American, or because they were among the sixth of voters at the precinct voting for the first time.
I felt safe at Detroit at 6:30 AM in November 2008.
Maybe Weiser just didn't think about how much less risky Detroit is for people who don't bear its residence ill will?


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Oh boy I have a long post today but I do hope you'll still read and look....lol
It's Saturday which means it's time for Lauren's My Time To Create Challenge!
Here is a sneak peek of the girl's work....Lauren put together a little collage...love it! I can't wait to see the full cards now!
This weekend is Lauren's birthday and to celebrate we thought it would be fun to make our sketch cards birthday cards too! I decided to pull out a very fun set from Unity called Giggle Grove. My colour inspiration actually came from a jar of primas that I've NEVER used...shame on me eh? LOL! You'd think maybe I would have used one or two on this card but nope...couldn't figure out where to put :(
Now stop by and see what all the other fabulous Saturday My Time To Create Challenge girls have come up with!
I combined a couple of challenges for this card. This one was for the Limited Supply Challenge of creating a border with stamps and also the WSC79 that is being hosted by Jenn Balcer. I've used a new set from H & M Stamps called Seeds of Kindness. As I type this up...the new sets still aren't on the site and I'm not sure when they will be but keep looking :)
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Should The Bachelorette Have Filmed the Reaction to Eric's Death? Show Stands by Decision
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Warren Sapp continues to go in on Ndamukong Suh.
The NFL Network analyst has been one of Suh's most vocal critics, and that continued Tuesday. Sapp said both the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams ran at the Detroit Lions defensive tackle this season -- and that's unacceptable.
"I am dumbfounded. You lead that defense and they are running the ball right at you?" Sapp said, via the Detroit News. "I want to see that game where they ran at Mean Joe Greene, where they ran at me or at any hog on that front line. You run away from us.
"They run at him because he's a blind dog in a meat house."
I still haven't figured out the Sapp-Suh beef. Former players are hired as analysts to give a perspective only gained from playing the game at a high level. That's his job. But there always seems to be a Suh-doesn't-do-what-I-did element.
"Players today, when somebody don't agree with how they play or with what they're doing, it's hate and it has to be personal," Sapp said. "The last time I checked, I played the three-technique, defensive tackle position pretty well. And now I'm an analyst.
"I don't think I ever said anything about his (auto) accident. I didn't say anything about him stepping on a man two Thanksgivings in a row. I am just looking at his technique and seeing the same things. Until he evolves, I'm going to keep saying the same things."
Sapp knows the position, and he has a point. Suh hasn't dominated like he did as a rookie in the two seasons since. He had 10 sacks in 2010 and a combined 12 in 2011 to 2012. Suh posted 66 tackles as a rookie and recorded 71 over the next two years.
The issue with Sapp is that his analysis gets lost in the all the noise surrounding it.
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Goshen, Ind.-based Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) completed several key acquisitions and new product introductions during 2011 and early 2012 that positioned the company to expand into new markets. In turn, the company also began manufacturing aluminum extrusions at a 300,000 square-foot facility in Elkhart, which is currently running three presses and has the capacity to expand further.
"One of the key developments for Lippert in 2011 was the addition of Lippert Extrusions," said LCI President Scott Mereness in a press release. "We launched this operation to meet both our internal needs for extruded aluminum, and to service the larger Midwestern market."
Recent growth by LCI included greater market penetration into the cargo, truck cap, horse, livestock and other specialty trailer industries. Its new aluminum extrusion facility will produce parts for all its products sold to those industries. Mereness explained that Lippert Extrusions would help to open new markets and be part of the growth engine for Lippert Components and its sister company, Kinro Inc., over the next five years.
"Adding the extrusions plant was not only good vertical integration, but also enables us to sell a significant portion of the plant's output to new outside markets," Mereness said. "As we add capacity, we will be able to sell quality aluminum extrusions to manufacturers and assemblers we have never reached before. Any manufacturer in need of high quality aluminum extrusions is now our potential customer."
Lippert noted that all scrap from the extrusion process is recycled into aluminum raw material for reuse. In addition, the powder coat process used by Lippert Extrusions is environmentally friendly and more durable and scratch resistant than liquid paint.
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15 Fresh Furniture Trends to Watch For in 2014
Furniture is one of those things in the house which gains a lot of attention from guests. They are talking points, topics of communication, and as good communication is probably one of the most important skills in life, it's good form to nurture it through the little things, like furniture talking points. Communication aside, the furniture which you choose will represent your personality, taste and even values. Check out our other 2014 trend articles:
Let's take a look at the top furniture trends in 2014:
1. Outdoor Furniture Indoors
Lug those deck chairs in from your garden and plonk them in your living room. I wouldn't go this far but it's pretty much the heart and essence of the trend. Try to remain classy and do everything with a dash of sophistication so it looks like the chairs or tables are there purposefully, rather than the possibility that you've lost your mind or are using them as a temporary replacement. Aged metals, glass, wicker and natural wood are popular options.
We are seeing more and more of outdoor type furniture for indoors in designs and exhibitions to warrant a prediction that this'll be a growth trend for 2014. The photo below shows a fantastic example of wicker furniture from Kenneth Cobonpue, which looks fresh.
2. Glamour
We all appreciate a bit of over the top showiness every now and then, and it's likely we'll be seeing it more and more over the next few years as 'glamour' is in, big time. Opt for opulent furniture that oozes with excess lavishness. Try to create that 'wow' feeling in a guests mind and let you're extravagant side free. Glamour has been around for a long time, but it's made the 2014 list as it's one of the stronger growth trends in the furniture market. Glamour is also in for interior design in 2014.
3. Custom Made Furniture
Individuality is a big thing, and it seems to be something which the wealthy feed on through expensive personal customizations and products that only they have. Customized made furniture can be extortionately expensive, but it can also be accessible and affordable enough to the average Joe. Custom doesn't have to mean expensive as all it takes is a person who creates these pieces as a passion, who isn't as interested in huge profits, but rather takes pleasure in the joy of creating the piece.
Custom is usually noticeably different and different sparks conversation. People are now expressing their personality through their furniture more and more. In 2014 we have already seen and will continue to see a grow in custom furniture and personal touches within the home.
4. Cultured Furniture
This trend is all about bringing foreign culture into your home. I think the design below is a perfect example of using African inspired furniture in a tasteful and uncluttered manner. This laps over and complements hair on hide which is a trend also gaining traction in 2014 (as seen at the bottom of this photo). Look for patterned upholstery and quality wooden carpentry.
5. Metallic Leather
Let your furniture bring a sparkle to your rooms in 2014 with metallic styled materials. While many furniture pieces can blend into the background of a room, by using striking silver and gold finishes your furniture will simply be calling out for attention to all who enter the room and will not be happy to be left unnoticed!
If the room is decorated in an under-stated manner then it is such confident chairs and sofas that will bring life and vibrancy to the room and sure to leave a lasting impression on your guests.
6. Statement Dining Tables
Enjoying a meal with friends and family is fine dining but why not make a statement to your family and friends at the same time with a unique dining room table. Embellishing your dining room with a standout furniture piece is a trend we have seen in recent exhibitions.
This striking wooden dining table feels like it could be straight from a knight's banqueting hall yet the light wood tones and contrasting white chairs make this a modern day statement of style and class that also shows your guests the importance of environmental natural furnishings.
7. Environmentally friendly furniture
John F Kennedy is quoted saying "The supreme reality of our time is…the vulnerability of our planet." The type of furniture you choose will often reflect your closeness to the planet and your beliefs about how to create a sustainable environmental future. Wooden furniture is timeless and a trend that will continue in 2014 as we aim to create a footprint that is at one with the world around us.
Try to choose products that have been crafted using recycled timber or from a sustainable source so that you truly know your furniture is environmentally friendly.
8. Small Furniture
Uncluttered rooms and open space are the theme for 2014. I've mentioned in point 15 that as apartments and houses are generally becoming smaller in size due to housing shortages and population explosions, the furniture within the house also has to adapt with the size of the house. This trend, in that sense is a double edged sword, where uncluttered and open meets smaller apartments and houses. Look for tight, compact furniture, something that'll simply do the job, but with class of course!
9. Technological Furniture
Smartphones have quickly become an indispensable device for many people and whether this is a good trend is left for another debate, but one thing is for sure – furniture is following suit. As the use of smartphones and tablet computers increase in popularity this year so will the furniture options that facilitate and enable your furniture to become one with your technology.
Look out for hidden wireless charging docks that are concealed in a bedside table, USB charging ports in a dining room cabinet or audio and video connectors linked to your TV or Hi-Fi system. This trend is also seen in a home spa with devices such as saunas that often offer an audio auxiliary input from your smartphone.
10. Vintage Furniture
What better way to go green in 2014 than to add a few vintage furniture items to your collection. Vintage furniture is a trend that continues to be popular and a great way to ensure that old furniture doesn't end up in a landfill site too early in its life. Plus, it is often the old furniture that is also the most well made and durable when compared to modern flat-pack items.
A vintage table or book shelf will also ensure that your home furnishings are unique and one of a kind that have certainly not required the felling of more trees.
11. Pleats
This is one that we've seen a lot more of at the end of 2013 and the start of 2014 in the trade fairs than in previous years. For those who don't know what pleats are, they're material which has been doubled back on itself and secured in place. The pleats demonstrated on both the sofas and the curtains below have been done right, and I think you'd agree that when done right they look elegant and classy.
12. Multi-Functional Furniture
We are seeing the use of multifunctional furniture making more of a statement in 2014. Is it a coffee table, storage shelf or a chair? – well it is actually all three and while its design may not be to everybody's tastes this type of furniture is very practical in a modern minimalistic home design.
Other types of multifunctional furniture include beds that transform into work desks or chairs that conceal hidden drawers. For a smaller home this type of furniture is certainly something that you should consider.
13. Light Toned Woods
If you've read some of our other trend articles, you'll have seen that light toned woods are popular all around the house in 2014, therefore it's no surprise that they're making a triumphant statement in the furniture market. We're seeing high quality and durable light woods such as oak making a strong statement in the market. The great thing about this trend is that it's difficult to go wrong, as natural is beautiful and light toned woods can be used to craft any type of furniture.
14. Hair on Hide
Hair on hide, as in animal skin which still has hair on it, as unappealing as I've just made it seem, is a growing trend in 2014. For the activists amongst us, you'll be happy to hear that it doesn't have to be natural as synthetic options are also available, in fashion solutions. Hair on hide has been popularised from skinned rugs on the floor, but no longer are these content with being walked over; they're jumping up onto our chairs and tables.
When done right it can look classy; but be warned, when done wrong it can look like you're trying too hard, and if overly zealous, one could look a little blood thirsty! Regardless of how controversial the subject is, we're seeing more of hair on hide in the shows, noticeably enough to see an increase in this trend for 2014.
15. Inventive Small Home Solutions
In many countries around the world there is a shortage of housing, especially in the United Kingdom. House prices in the U.K. are set to increase 5% over a short period of time because of shortages, and as a result of this shortage, combined with a shortage of land which can be built upon, new builds are becoming smaller and compact. I'm sure you've seen it when driving down the road, two large houses which are next to each other, bought by a developer, knocked down and rebuilt into 5 or more small houses: These have to be compact. This goes hand in hand with our 2014 architectural trends article where we highlight the move towards inventive storage solutions.
Compact houses need compact solutions, which is why I've included this as the 15th point. We're seeing inventive and hidden storage as the next big thing, using once unused spaces such as the stairs as pull out draws, as well as fold back floors, utilizing unused space under the floorboards. An unfolding and growing trend which'll continue to grow and grow.


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I�m as concerned about what sequestration is doing to the younger work force as anyone is, but asking the retirees to take a cut makes me think someone spiked the morning coffee.
I�m as concerned about what sequestration is doing to the younger work force as anyone is, but asking the retirees to take a cut makes me think someone spiked the morning coffee. We have spent our working life putting funds into Social Security and Medicare programs. There should have been enough funds there for everyone if the Democrats namely Lyndon Johnson had left it alone and not made it part of the General Fund so they could use it for their other programs. They were supposed to pay it back. Yeah, right.
The government bureaucracy can�t even or won�t follow its own rules or laws. An example is the IRS. For years, there has been a loophole in the number of dependents that illegals can claim on their tax forms. They have for years been claiming nieces and nephews who don�t even live in the U.S. and receiving huge refund checks. The IRS has known about this for a long time and has not corrected the situation.
The government has increased about 15 percent over the private sector in the last 10 years. The Department of Defense and Transportation (naming just two) have increased the number of employees and their pay plus benefits. We need some big cuts in government employment. Think about this: If there are 22 million government employees and half are married, that is 33 million votes for big government. We don�t have much of a chance to change anything.
Here�s another way to help cut the deficit. Everyone is cutting back, even the president. Has there been a cutback in the welfare benefits? I haven�t heard of any. Let�s say someone is receiving $2,000 a month, what if we cut 15 percent from that sum so they only get $1,700 a month. I think the only people that would be upset by that are the cigarette, alcohol manufacturers and the lottery people. They�ll just have to manage their money better.
Now that government gun control looks to be in trouble, why don�t we spend the money to correct the real problem. Almost all of the mass murderers had a mental health situation. In recent years, we�ve cut funding for mental health hospitals, clinics, and programs. Innocent men, women, and children have paid a big, big price for the lack of funding for those issues. Criminals don�t buy guns � they steal them. So why do we have our shorts in a knot over gun control. Why hasn�t our bigger government figured out where the real problem is? Let�s all get in touch with our Congressional people and ask our friends in other states to do the same.
Someone�s asking the retirees to cut back to help with the deficit. Let�s look for real ways to cut the deficit. Stop sending funds to countries that do not even like us. Find ways to curtail mass murders possibly through better mental health programs and find a new brand of coffee.
R. Pakkala, Arapahoe


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|Flour and sugar are addictive and metabolically toxic.
I'll keep it short. There are posts all over the place about giving the diminuitive Girl Scout sales reps money, but declining the cookies. Or sending the cookies overseas to our troops. Or giving them to friends. But really, if we're going to change anything about the starch-, sugar-, and high-fructose-corn-syrup-driven products the food industry is exploiting us for, we have to STOP BUYING THEM!
You can and do donate to whatever causes you feel strongly about. But as for feeding the beast ... supporting the marketing and production of damaging foods and products ... ONLY YOU can change what is offered. The Girl Scouts, and their leaders, are a bunch of smart girls and women. If you stop buying their cookies, they WILL come up with something less damaging to sell.
When approached, I smile at the Scouts and say, "Thank you, but I don't eat flour or sugar." If they offer the option to donate but not take the product, that can prompt a mini-discussion about the sale of products that are useful, not unhealthful.
You realize I come by this thinking hereditarily. My mom called the local middle school when they sent kids around selling chocolate-chip cookie dough laden with so many amazingly toxic ingredients that she felt compelled to comment.
The future of food is in our hands, dear readers!


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I've been thinking about weight loss a lot lately.
I mean, I've been thinking about lots of other fun things too (namely: how bad ass figure skating jumps are, whether Tory Burch's makeup is worth buying for the packaging alone, and every once in a while I just randomly think about Adam Levine because, why not?) But the truth is, weight loss has occupied a lot of that thought space as well.
My main thought: I'm ready to recommit to dropping some lbs again.
A Brief History
I don't know how long you have been around this website, but in case you are new here (or have forgotten) I'll give you the play by play:
*In July of 2010 I was noticing some declining health trends, so I saw a naturopath who turned me on to Paleo eating. I really need to move all of these posts that I wrote for Bodies in Motivation over here (since that website is now defunct) but if you want to know my backstory to finding Paleo, that is where you'll find it.
*In October of 2010, I finally just got over my fear and joined a CrossFit gym. Most people find CrossFit and then explore Paleo, I was sort of the other way around. My progress was instant, measurable, enjoyable, and empowering. Definitely one of the best decisions of my adult life.
*Over the next two years I lost 110 lbs like a bad habit. After I had dropped about 70lbs I wrote a series on my experience with weight loss. The Paleo/Primal framework was just about the most natural path to improved health for me, and to learn so much about my body and get my food relationship into a healthy place felt great! (My food relationship? That sounds lame. But you know what I'm saying right? That place where eating well isn't hard, and things just feel sort of intuitive and natural. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.) Of course I did this all in the shadows of people calling Paleo a dumb, unhealthy fad diet (which was HELLA frustrating) but I learned to get over that, thank god.
I mean our faces JUST LOOK healthier.
*In April of 2012, I decided to hide my scale. The most important contributor to successful weight loss in my opinion, is the ability to be consistent. It's not about eating right and exercising. It's about eating right and exercising OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. It's the consistency that will make or break you.
*I was at the lowest weight of my adult life in April of 2012 — I was 33 years old and buying clothes two sizes smaller than the dress I wore to my 8th grade graduation. EIGHTH GRADE, you guys. The smallest I had been in TWENTY YEARS. I mean wrap your brain around that. YEESH. I was a little scared to be chucking this scale — a tool that I relied on — but I felt like I maybe had a handle on things and wanted to get away from this obsession with measuring arbitrary progress.
*But I still wanted to make REALISTIC progress. I was not where I wanted to be, but I was tired of being a slave to the scale. The BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF (seriously? Yes, seriously) was to have my body composition tested. I wrote about how cathartic that was (Part One // Part Two) and holy shit, if you have ever signed up for Weight Watchers, or compared your stats to the BMI recommendations, or had a "goal weight" in number form in your head – PLEASE GO READ THAT RIGHT NOW. It was an awakening for me to understand what realistic progress was, and to reconfigure what this body composition journey would look like when it was completed successfully.
*And then somewhere in July of 2012 I hit a bit of a motivation wall. While I was the thinnest/lightest (I don't know which word has a better connotation. LOL) and I was in a really good place with food and fitness (in fact, probably the best I had ever been) I was also really enjoying a summer filled with celebratory cocktails and some random food truck festivals. I just sort of let my guard down about this whole weight loss thing. I had ditched the scale, I was enjoying my workouts, I tried a Whole 30 for the first time in August — I just wanted to put this whole "weight loss assignment" on pause. Does that make sense? I'm telling you, THE HARDEST and yet THE MOST EFFECTIVE part of weight loss is the consistency. And my desire to be relentless was just experiencing a little lull.
*This was about the time I headed out to Colorado at the end of Sept/beginning of October 2012 and spoke at a super awesome Paleo Conference with my pals Michelle and Melissa. It was so refreshing to talk about Paleo In The Real World, and I left feeling so inspired. I also left completely out of breath because OHMYGOD DOING BURPEES AT ELEVATION. YIKES.
*And then one month later I began interviewing for the job that I would ultimately begin in early 2013. As you know, I've called 2013 The Lost Year because my fitness and weight loss progress absolutely stopped. And somewhere in the middle of the year it actually ended up regressing.
A few weeks ago I was ready to really survey the damage. If you can believe it, I have managed to mostly stay off the scale. While I knew I was backsliding last year, I also knew I wasn't in a place to be able to do much about it so I didn't want to beat myself up. I was working to MANAGE all my new stress and I didn't think scale obsession would be particularly helpful.
So are you ready for the damage? Since the end of 2012, I have put on about 35lbs. GRUMBLEGRUMBLEGRUMBLE. It's not like I didn't know it — your clothes don't let 35lbs slide. Your grip strength and the ability to do box jumps, pull ups, and to run with ease won't let 35lbs slide. But THIRTY FIVE POUNDS. Whew, it was a tough pill to swallow.
What's Next
But here's the thing, I did just that. I just swallowed that piece of news and made no judgments about it. 35 lbs. BIG WHOOP. I've lost 110 before. That is a drop in the bucket, I thought. And I just continued to marinate on it to get some clarity about what I would do next.
So, am I happy about it. HELL NO I'm not happy about it, obviously. But this is one of the moments where I'm inclined to just consider that awfully vague phrase: It is what it is. It is what is is — so NOW WHAT?
What's next is that I think I'm ready to focus on losing weight again. Eep! I'm a little bit scared even saying that, or committing to that out loud, but I think it's time. My job is in a more manageable place now and my personal life is in a great place! So I think it's time to recommit to this long term goal again. In all honestly, it's a big one — I'd like to lose about 60 lbs. I don't have a time goal, I'm happy to just give my body it's own time, but I'm also ready to recommit to that consistency and relentlessness that a project like this requires.
It's scary. But it's also exciting, kind of? And since I'll probably be writing about it a little more I thought I'd let y'all know. So here's to new years, new goals, new challenges, and new body compositions, eh?
Let's do this.


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Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Agricultural Extension Service County Leaders Reports
Archives 97
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Title
- Agricultural Extension Service County Leaders Reports
- Archives 97
- Date [inclusive]
- 1916-1922
- General Physical Description note
- approximate 5 items .75 linear feet 2 containers
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Bound volumes of both annual and monthly reports for all counties. Also contains research reports.
Scope and Contents note
These bound volumes contain both annual and monthly reports of the County Agent leader for the Agricultural Extension Service for all counties in Washington State, arranged by year from 1916-1922. These volumes hold summaries of notable field studies and demonstrations, notes on county visits by the Director of the Extension program, and weekly updates on the activities of county leaders across Washington State. Contained herein are a variety of studies, including soil studies, livestock investigations, plowing campaigns, dairy and poultry projects, orchard and garden projects, and general projects to improve farm organization and land management around Washington State. When taken with the comprehensive Agricultural Extension Service holdings in the Washington State University Archives these records illustrate the process whereby experts revolutionized Washington State Agriculture following the First World War and created the factors that led to the "dust bowl" conditions of the 1930s.
Arrangement note
Bound volumes of both annual and monthly reports for all counties, arranged by year.
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Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Librarieshttps://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
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The Collection is open for research use.
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Corporate Name(s)
- State College of Washington. Agriculture Extension Service.
- Washington State University. Agriculture Extension Service--Archives
- Washington State University. Agriculture Extension Service--Records and correspondence
- Washington State University. Cooperative Extension Service.
- Agricultural extension work--Washington (State)--Administration--Archives
- Agriculture
- Agriculture--Research--Washington (State)--Archives
- Colleges and Universities
- Washington (State)
Collection Inventory
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1918-1919 1.0 item
1920 1.0 item
1921 1.0 item
1922 1.0 item


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The anti-secrecy group Wikileaks began publishing more than five million internal emails from the U.S. based private intelligence company, Stratfor on Sunday. It includes a memo allegedly written by George Friedman, the CEO of the company that reads like something out of a spy novel.
The document is allegedly Friedman's own wry rundown of intelligence lingo that his employees use in their work for corporate and government clients.
The document dump explains that an "All-Source Fusion Cell" is: "A trans-compartmentalized group of analysts who get to see everything and have to make sense of it. Don't wish it on your worst enemy."
A "Barium Meal" is defined this way: "When there is a leak, feed bits of radioactive (traceable, false) information to suspects. See which bit leaks. You will know who leaked it. The leaker will know you know. Livens up a dull day like nothing else we've ever seen. Bring the kids." And a "Code Crypt," in turn, is described as "the code name and control of a source in encrypted form. If this confuses you, it's working."
The spy lingo glossary is just one document amid an enormous cache from Stratfor, an Austin, Texas-based private intelligence company that counts government agencies and some of the world's biggest companies among its clients.
In a press release late Sunday, Wikileaks said the emails "reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency."
"The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment-laundering techniques and psychological methods," the Wikileaks press release said. The organization claimed that the emails expose "how Stratfor has recruited a global network of informants who are paid via Swiss banks accounts and pre-paid credit cards. Stratfor has a mix of covert and overt informants, which includes government employees, embassy staff and journalists around the world."
Stratfor released a statement about the Wikileaks posting, saying in part: "some of the emails may be forged or altered to include inaccuracies; some may be authentic. We will not validate either. Nor will we explain the thinking that went into them. Having had our property stolen, we will not be victimized twice by submitting to questioning about them."
In January, CEO George Friedman posted a statement on Stratfor's website in January explaining that the firm had been the target of hackers who had obtained sensitive internal data. He emphasized at the time that Stratfor had never been deceptive about itself: "We are what we said we were — an organization that generates its revenues through geopolitical analysis," Friedman wrote. "At the core of our business, we objectively acquire, organize, analyze and distribute information."
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told the Reuters news agency, "Here we have a private intelligence firm, relying on informants from the U.S. government, foreign intelligence agencies with questionable reputations, and journalists. What is of grave concern is that the targets of this scrutiny are, among others, activist organizations fighting for a just cause."
Documents released by Wikileaks on Sunday also include a purported memo from Friedman to his staff detailing how Stratfor was partnering with a Goldman Sachs veteran, Shea Morenz, to create its own hedge fund.
The new venture, Friedman wrote in the memo, "… would allow us to utilize the intelligence we were gathering about the world in a new but related venue - an investment fund. Where we had previously advised other hedge funds, we would now have our own, itself fully funded by Shea. Shea invested over $2 million in Stratfor."
Wikileaks said that it had partnered with more than 25 media organizations around the world, many of whom would begin publishing stories based on the documents.
All of that coverage is likely to refer to the spy-novel milieu in which Stratfor operates. But in its own internal terminology memo, Stratfor had a word of caution for those who love spy novels a little too much.
The memo defined the term "Clancy" this way: "Somebody who has read a lot of Tom Clancy novels and thinks he knows the Craft. Total moron. Really dangerous if he is the Customer."