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otis_2 Jul 26, 2004 1:33 PM EDT |
Listen, I am very "pro Linux", however I can't say that I am pro censorship. I believe in freedom of speech, even when I do not agree with it. I also like to make up my own mind when it comes time to determine what is garbage and what it not. I do NOT think that having a bunch of "pro Linux" readers filtering out all negative Linux news is a good thing. You may want to rethink this idea. I signed up for your page because it is supposed to be a Linux related news site. I want to read ALL of the news, not just the news that is "edited" for me. |
dave Jul 26, 2004 1:39 PM EDT |
I get the impression that you haven't been watching the voting pattern of the users of this site. If you did, you'd know that the people here are excellent judges of the quality of an article. Pro-Linux does not automatically get a positive vote, nor does Anti-Linux automatically get moderated down with a negative vote. The votes are specifically to alert the system to 2 possibilities: 1) This article is trash, worthless, and did not need to be posted. or 2) This was an excellent article, on-topic with factual and interesting information. I'd like more of the same of these. I hope that clears things up! If, however, you ever see the quality of the news here degrade, I hope you will alert me so that changes can be made. thanks, dave |
otis_2 Jul 26, 2004 2:29 PM EDT |
On the contrary. I HAVE been watching the patterns. It seems to me that the vast majority of negative Linux material gets negative votes. I agree that "trash" needs to be edited out. However, if something legitimate and negative is written about Linux, I would like to read about it. I believe a small group of unbiased individuals would be better able to weed out the "trash" than the average voter. Democracy is best system humans have devised to avert chaos and anarchy. However, it is NOT perfect by any stretch! |
Void_Main Jul 26, 2004 2:39 PM EDT |
I have seen a lot of negative Linux articles get voted negatively not because they were negative on Linux, but because they were negative on Linux for false reasons. If I want to read that sort of stuff I can just go to the "Get the Facts" site on microsoft.com. If you think someone marks an article negative unfairly then post a message and it can be debated, then maybe someone will agree with you and put a positive mark on it. Who's to decide who is "unbiased"? Is an unbiased individual someone who thinks there should be just as much negative Linux information as positive, even if the negative information is false, or based on uninformed opinions or misinformation? Sorry, but I could do with out that sort of unbiased opinion. Censorship has *nothing* to do with a Linux news site posting Linux information. I personally don't mind a negative Linux article here or there as long as it is accurate. What I absolutely can't stand is articles posted that have absolutely nothing to do with Linux at all. But hey, that's just me. I can't think of a better example of a "democracy" than to have the users vote on what they want to see and what they don't. For the minority that want to see something else they can go to newsforge. :) This message was edited Jul 26, 2004 6:25 PM |
dave Jul 26, 2004 4:16 PM EDT |
Thanks for writing back, Otis_2. Of course the system will always be overseen by me and I get the final editorial decision, and I've been known to let some pretty big anti-Linux propaganda get through, and plan to continue to do so. We'll just have to see how it goes. The end goal is a news site that does a good job. Changes will come and go as we figure out what works. dave |
Void_Main Jul 27, 2004 8:34 AM EDT |
This may be a stupid idea but I think it would be cool if you were required to attach a reason for why you vote one way or the other. If nothing else, when the box pops up when you have vote include a text box encouraging a supporting comment. This would eliminate ballot stuffing and it might clear up the inevitable question "what were they thinking?" Of course this could discourage people from voting who might otherwise vote, on the other hand it might generate more votes based on what other people thought of the article. I realize that would also eliminate the anonymity of the vote unless the comment were optional, but encouraged. Just a thought.. |
dave Jul 27, 2004 10:40 AM EDT |
That's a pretty good idea. If it was optional (which it would have to be) then it doesn't add any more work to the voter unless they specifically choose to answer the followup request for details as to why they voted. Well, I've give it more thought. It would have to be worth doing since it would add a lot of work on the voters' part. dave |
Void_Main Jul 27, 2004 11:00 AM EDT |
I just know that I like to explain why I voted like I did, although I don't always have time to do so. Thanks! |
warsaw Jul 28, 2004 1:41 AM EDT |
I think that Void_Main's suggestion would be a great addon for an already superb feature. I voted for the "Informed Rant" article when it was still unposted, but I wanted to say "It's got it all wrong, but worth a read". Props on the site, btw:) Cheers, Tim |
bstadil Jul 28, 2004 8:48 PM EDT |
I agree I think posting a one liner for why one voted up or down would be a useful addition. Example: Good factual somewhat minimal article about GPL to show your PHB. If I saw a comment like that I would probably agree that is was OK to vote positive and it would save me looking at it. |
dave Jul 30, 2004 6:09 AM EDT |
I have added the feature of explaining yourself after a vote. Once you cast a vote, it gives you an opportunity to give a brief explanation. It's optional. Also, the score itself on the homepage (and other places) is not a hyperlink to the score history, complete with explanations. Yes, your username is revealed. This isn't a secret ballet. :) dave |
bstadil Jul 30, 2004 6:48 AM EDT |
Dave, The implementation of Void_Main's idea is excellent. Just did a few. Look at the last 4 articles pending. Looks like a glitch of some sort. I have no idea why those articles were selected |
dave Jul 30, 2004 7:03 AM EDT |
Hi bstadil, Thank you for the votes and the explanations. That's quite cool. Anyway, as to why those articles are in the queue, it's not really a bug. I am not very selective about what goes into the pending queue. Originally, I was the only one who saw it and I wanted everything there so I could see all things. I didn't want to miss anything. The pending queue is almost always filled with completely non-relevant stuff that, of course, gets deleted. If you see stuff in the pending queue that is obviously wrong, there's not really a need to give an explanation with the vote. Just mark it negative and go on. Those get cleared out very quickly by me (thankfully I have a tabbed browser! Middle click on Delete all the way down the list!) Anyway, now to explain how those non-Linux press releases got there. I have a screen scraper that I wrote for Business Wire and PR Newswire. The robot actually performs a search for Linux on those sites, and sorts by date desc. Then it grabs the results and, without spending much time looking at the contents, stuffs it into the pending queue for a human (me) to say yes or no. Often stories that are completely unrelated to Linux (like 9/11 commission stories, Shanghai Cooperation Organization/SCO, etc) do show up. I hope that explanation helps. best, dave |
bstadil Jul 30, 2004 7:25 AM EDT |
Thanks, Will just mark if obvious wrong.
By the way I got back to your list of deleted stories when I relooked at the ones I had marked. I scanned the list and saw this one http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7465907417.html Just FYI it's fairly important as Carrefour is the Walmart of Europe. It is a HUGE retailer and having them offering Linux models preinstalled is quite something. I got quite a few stories relating to Shanghai Cooperation Organization from Google at one point. Strangely enough I started taking an interest in what they were up to. ;-) |
dave Jul 30, 2004 7:38 AM EDT |
Thanks for the info on the Carrefour retailer. I didn't know that was such a big deal. I pulled it out of the deleted area and posted it. :) Well, this is working pretty well. We're turning into a well-oiled machine! :) best, dave |
Void_Main Jul 30, 2004 8:51 AM EDT |
Outstanding work on the vote comment! I did notice that now all votes are no longer anonymous (even if they don't have an attached comment). Personally, I like it this way because it prevents the ballot stuffing but I can also see where it might scare someone off from voting. Excellent work! |
Void_Main Jul 30, 2004 11:16 AM EDT |
I just had another possible brain dead idea. There have been a few times when I wanted to vote on an article but I needed more of a black and white choice (actually red or green in this case). I would like it to be just slightly more granular than it is now. For instance instead of having three choices (worth a read, not worth a read, or not vote at all) I would like to have 5 choices (really not worth a read, not worth a read, hmmmm, worth a read, two thumbs up, or not vote at all). I realize that would cause you to have to change your averaging formula (unless you were clever and wrote it properly from the beginning :)) but there are times I have spent the time to read an article and wanted to vote "so so" but really had no other choice but to not vote. Just thinking out loud again.. Sorry about that. |
dave Jul 30, 2004 12:14 PM EDT |
Well, doing that would be simple enough in terms of programming, but I just have to think about whether I want to give various levels or not. A simple "yes or no" has always worked pretty well and moving away from that would introduce a layer of complexity (folks have to think more) that it might result in even less people voting. I'll give it more thought. dave |
Void_Main Jul 30, 2004 12:34 PM EDT |
How about just 3 then, green, red and maybe a gray one right in the middle for those of us that take the time to read something and want to vote on it (get the big cookie, pledge pin, etc) but we just think it was "so so". At least people know that the article was at least read but those who voted were indifferent. Again, not a big deal, just might make people feel better if they can bang on a vote button after reading a story. I think that's currently why you have some articles with forum threads under them but no votes. I know I started one or two topics under an article I didn't vote on because I couldn't figure out whether it was worth reading. I know that doesn't make much sense though. Sorry. :) This message was edited Jul 30, 2004 3:36 PM |
bstadil Jul 30, 2004 1:19 PM EDT |
I think Void_Main idea is good for a slightly different reason. The site sometimes looks kind of dead since no one seems to have voted for a while. The current sequence of stories might just all have fallen in the So-so category, so no vote is displayed. Having a Grey area vote will tell people visiting that someone actually looked at the article. This message was edited Jul 30, 2004 4:22 PM |
Void_Main Jul 30, 2004 2:10 PM EDT |
Another way to deal with that would be to have a "this article viewed xxx number of times". Although I'm greedy and would like to see both of those. :) |
Void_Main Aug 04, 2004 9:25 AM EDT |
I just noticed the mouseovers. Was this just added? I'm referring to the pop-up comment when you hover over the vote totals. I likes. |
dave Aug 04, 2004 9:29 AM EDT |
I added that at the same time as I added the other stuff pertaining to this feature. :) dave |
Void_Main Aug 04, 2004 9:39 AM EDT |
I have never claimed to be highly observant. :) I guess I just never leave my mouse in one place long enough. Never got used to the stupid thing anyhow (mouse that is). EDIT: I know why I never noticed it. I usually browse with JavaScript turned off. I just happen to have it on this time. :) This message was edited Aug 4, 2004 12:40 PM |
dave Aug 04, 2004 9:52 AM EDT |
bstadil Aug 04, 2004 10:38 AM EDT |
Yup, The MouseOver is nifty. I just made a comment to Void_Main concerning the length of the Voting Comments suggesting they could become part of the general comments if somewhat long. |
Void_Main Aug 04, 2004 11:48 AM EDT |
Duh, I'm an idiot. :) It does work without JavaScript on. I see now it's just an ALT tag on the image. |
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Posts: 101 Location: Portugal |
I also liked the Kushina backstory, it was more emotional and meaningful than the brief encounter with Minato, and further develops the characters pretty well (I actually don't like Naruto very much as the main character, but this was one of the moments that made me more sympathise with him and root for the character).
Regarding the bad moments, the fights were too brief and far too many ended offscreen - as you said, Dan has yet to encounter Tsunade and we barely saw him fight; I was also looking forward to Kakuzu and Kimimaro... I also really grew tired of the brofists and ridiculous age difference between Raikage and Bee in the flashbacks As far as Sasuke is concerned, I'd say he's past the point of no return. Even if there is still the possibility of internal or emotional redemption for the character, he has directly attacked all the kages of the five nations and contributed to the war - that cannot go unpunished and erased with a simple twist. I would like to see a more raw and realistic ending for him, like dying at the hands of Naruto and making him acknowledge that he can't save everyone, but this is still a flagship shonen jump title so I wouldn't really expect it... |
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I agree totally..I got so excited about "Kakashi's rampage" but it was ignored, biggest "F-YOU" in the manga. The Kinkaku and Ginkaku story was terrible on too many levels to mention and a waste of time. I want Sasuke to be killed. I just feel like he is beyond being helped and I understand but can't relate to wanting to help a friend thats so deep into the darkness. Maybe this Itachi meeting will humanize him and give us a reason to care about saving him. |
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Posts: 225 Location: Aaaaargentina |
Since this manga doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon (as in a two to three months time), I guess we've plenty to discuss =D About Chapter 591: spoiler[I should have seen that coming. A completely new power coming out of nowhere that allows Madara to stay for a while longer. I knew they wouldn't let him go just like that, without an extended fight against the Kages. I predict the Kages will end up winning (after losing one or two guys), but that's 4 or 5 chapters away now. What annoys me at this point is, that all I want to see it's Naruto Vs Tobi (and of course, Tobi's identity revealed). Itachi and Sasuke vs Kabuto was necessary, or the Edo Tensei would last forever. While I didn't enjoy that battle very much, what happened was very important, it even left Sasuke as one of the good guys again. But I don't need more of Madara. =/ ] What about you, guys? |
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spoiler[The real Madara VS the Kages is the fight I have been enjoying the most in this whole arc so I'm happy to see that it wouldn't end so fast - I actually thought it would end there to serve as a tease to show off the possibilities of the "other" Madara's power, which must be around the same level; however, the plot twist is late and came out of nowhere, if someone so proud as Madara had that incredible ability from the start why would he allow to be controlled by someone else even for a moment?
If someone from the kages dies I would place my bet on old man tsuchikage, they are all exhausted, and although he is one of the most powerful characters, his death would be symbolic to entrust the future to the new generation of shinobi, something that is recurrent in Naruto. With Itachi's final words, I believe that Sasuke may even show up to help the kages, but I wouldn't be too sure... They desperately need someone else's help though, and seeing how the edo tensei has ended and everyone on the battlefield is rushing to fight both "Madaras" the kages right hands are bound to appear soon.] |
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Posts: 640 Location: Ohio, United States of America |
Some further exposure of Dan was nice considering he really was practically a nobody as far as every character in the series was concerned. He got his due as a character that had been only just introduced, however clichéd that exposure ended up being.
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everything is going out proportion in that manga but yet i keep on reading
spoiler[so Sasuke says he's going to meet Orochimaru who's been killed like 2 times at least, correct? is Sasuke able to summon Orochimaru through Anko's Curse Seal? the same way Orochi came out of Sasuke's seal during the fight with Itachi?] |
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spoiler[Although this chapter was a complete mindf***, I'm guessing Orochimaru is still alive but trapped in the alternate dimension contained within the sword of Itachi's Susanoo; he came out of Sasuke's seal during the fight with Itachi because at that time he had been absorbed by Sasuke while trying to switch bodies, he wasn't just there because of the seal itself. Also, I wonder if the scroll is referring to a new character ("the one who knows everything", or is that Orochimaru either way?). If he is indeed brough back anyway, I believe Anko will play a role, but I'm still not sure exactly how, the panel does seem to point out the curse mark... Resurrecting the 10 tail bijuu while Tobi only has a fragment of the eight and nine tails is also way too convenient ] |
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Posts: 640 Location: Ohio, United States of America |
To believe that Orochimaru is dead, in every possible way, shape, idea, or form, is naïve. He's been the most consistent antagonist of the series, one that Kishimoto probably would never kill off completely if he were smart. Kishimoto has made him one of those characters that you just never see the door shut on.
EDIT 07/10: And I amend by utilizing the now-released chapter 593 Orochimaru certainly is a complex character... |
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HA. I is winner. I'm predicting your every move Kishimoto! (Look back on my previous comment in this thread to see why)
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Am I the only one that thinks Naruto fighting style is kinda lame? One Rasengan variety after another. Ohh "spiral rasengan", "Giant rasengan", "Black rasengan"...blah. He uses little ninjustu, zero genjutsu, and his tiajutsu is average. The whole clone thing isn't that cool to me...especially when anyone can use it. The sage thing is cool but its confusing. This new 9 tails mode or whatever is the modern day super saiyan 3. Its like..he must be stronger becuz he looks diffirent. lol
Versus..someone like Kakashi or Sasuke that has diffirent jutsu and has a tactical mind. Hell, even Shikamuru (spelling might be off) make for a more epic fight.s Im just wondering if im the only one that feels this way? |
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To be completely honest, Kiba probably has the most interesting fighting style for me because of the whole beastman and fight along side his dog aspect. It has a sort of barbarian dynamic that I always thought was interesting. Temari's fan techniques are somewhat very loosely based on a few real fan arts, so I always thought that was pretty cool. There is, however, definitely something lacking in the particular style that Naruto uses.
Even Jiraiya's toads are a lot more interesting than when Naruto summons them. By the way, just so you know, I believe "Nara Shikamaru" is the preferred romanization of his name, or "Shikamaru Nara" in Given-Family name order. |
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its all but solidified..spoiler[tobi is obito!!! Kakashi found that the secret to his tech is that he moves any body part attacked to another dimension and back. This is the same dimension used in kakashis kamui (special sharingan tech where he sends stuff to another demension). Why do their eyes use the same dimension?...because they have the same eyes. So of course...it has to be obito. They also so a clip of kakashi looking at obito's grave..but when he asked where he got that eye Obito said he got it from the same war that obito died in. So either someone stole the eye from obito's body or it is in fact obito himself.]
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I wouldn't put it past Kishi to do that in the end. However, even though I do agree with you they will probably have Sasuke on that path until the end of the series, I just don't know if the message he's trying to send would require Sasuke to be lost to it forever. Of course, unless he want's to show how that much dedication to it can lead to your ultimate demise. Either way, I think it's all about "what needs to be done" and "how" it's going to happen rather than being about "what's" going to happen, so I don't really care if it's too predictable or not.
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Posts: 640 Location: Ohio, United States of America |
Tobi is Obito Uchiha, at this point he just has to be... Unless Kishimoto were to insert a randomly new character as the enemy, where now'd be the only other time to. Kishimoto left himself some time to play with fans as to who, or what, Tobi is. The dialogue is not further clarified in the chapter about where Tobi obtained his Sharingan:
Kakashi: "WHERE DID YOU GET THAT EYE!?" Tobi: "...Where, you ask...? Hm, if I dare say, it was during the previous Great War. ...The Battle of Kannabi Bridge... You participated in that War, hailed as 'The Sharingan Hero.'" Kakashi: "...YOU'RE..." Although here, in the second panel, in conjunction with the third... A bit of a particular thing for him to say about his ideals. |
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But if Tobi was Obito, then who attacked the village with Nine Tails and helped Itachi with the Uchiha massacre? If he was even alive, Obito would be around the same age as Kakashi - at that time, he wouldn't be much older than a child...
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-- Kennedy Stewart, MP
- Historically, only paper petitions were accepted by the House of Commons. Online petitions receiving thousands of signatures from Canadians could not be submitted and often go unanswered. This practice needed to be brought into the 21st century through electronic petitioning – as was already done successfully in several provinces and numerous other countries
- Tabled on February 13, 2013, Motion 428 called for a system to be established that allows Canadians to sign online petitions to Parliament. It also proposed that short debates be triggered in the House of Commons in cases where a petition receives a significant number of signatures from the public and is sponsored by at least five MPs.
- Motion 428 was endorsed by civil society leaders from across the political spectrum: Ed Broadbent, Preston Manning, Samara, the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, Leadnow, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, OpenMedia, and Egale Canada.
- On June 12, 2013, the House of Commons held its 1st hour of debate on Motion 428. Following the prorogation of Parliament over the summer of 2013, Motion 428 was granted another 1st hour of debate on October 28. The final hour of debate took place on January 27, 2014.
- Being opposed by Prime Minister Harper and Cabinet, Motion 428 narrowly passed the House by just two votes (142-140) on January 29, 2014. It was supported by eight Conservative MPs – including Michael Chong, the sponsor of the Reform Act. It is very rare for bills or motions put forward by opposition MPs to pass under a Conservative majority government.
- Following the passage of Motion 428, the Procedure & House Affairs Committee was given one year to undertake a study on e-petitions and report back with recommendations.
- On November 6, 2015, MP Stewart appeared before the Committee and testified on how best to implement e-petitions for the House of Commons. His full report and detailed recommendations – entitled Modernizing petitions in Canada: Proposal for an electronic petitioning system – can be downloaded here.
- Tabled on March 3, 2015, the Procedure & House Affair Committee's final report on e-petitions can be accessed here. It concluded that "the ancient right of petitioning be expanded, given the evolution in the means of communications, through the establishment an e-petition process."
- On March 11, 2015, the House of Commons decided unanimously to adopt these recommendations and implement electronic petitions. This is only the sixth time that the Standing Orders – the rules governing the House of Commons – have been amended since the 2011 election.
- Following the 2015 federal election, the new e-petitions portal was launched on December 4, 2015. Canadians can now initiate and sign online petitions to Parliament at: https://petitions.parl.gc.ca.
"Bringing electronic petitioning to the House of Commons is a 21st Century idea and one I fully endorse. Empowering Canadians to come together and help set the Parliamentary agenda will breathe fresh air into our democracy."
-- Ed Broadbent, former NDP Leader
"To be able to petition one's elected representatives, and to have such petitions addressed, is one of the oldest and most basic of democratic rights. Affirming and re-establishing this right in the 21st century through electronic petitioning is an idea well worth pursuing."
-- Preston Manning, former Reform Party Leader
"Samara happily joins Preston Manning, Ed Broadbent and others working across party lines to support a more modern and responsive petitioning process in Canada's Parliament. As a non-partisan organization working to increase political participation, we are happy to see Dr. Stewart take action to make Canada's Parliament more accessible to everyday Canadians, and hope it's supported by all members in the House."
-- Alison Loat, Executive Director, Samara
"In the 21st century citizens expect to be in the driver's seat for public policy. E-petitions are a key mechanism for citizens to engage in public policy in a digital era and I support any effort that encourages parliament to put great weight on this avenue of citizen participation. Canadians want a citizen-first rather than the typical lobbyist-first approach to governance and giving E-petitions a stronger role in parliament is a step in the right direction."
-- Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca
"To draw from the ancient Chinese proverb, this is a small but important step on the journey to enhance the quality of our democracy. Congratulations to Kennedy Stewart for championing this e-petitions idea."
-- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
"The Canadian Taxpayers Federation applauds this worthy initiative from MP Kennedy Stewart - to kick-start Parliament on accepting electronic signatures on petitions. When taxpayers get the opportunity to go online and sign an official petition to Parliament, they'll be able to get the attention of Ottawa politicians in a hurry. We support Kennedy Stewart's suggestion that 50,000 Canadians signing a petition and 5 MPs should be able to force a debate in Parliament. This would help restore some grassroots democracy and accountability on Parliament Hill."
-- Canadian Taxpayers Federation
"Egale Canada strongly supports Mr. Stewart's initiative to further bridge the communication between citizens and their democratically elected leaders. Working with and on behalf of marginalized populations, Egale Canada believes every effort should be taken to make our voices heard in the simplest ways possible."
-- Egale Canada
"Leadnow helps hundreds of thousands of Canadians take action on the issues they care about online, through social media, and in their communities. We fully support bringing e-petitions to parliament as it will help strengthen the voices of Canadians and enable them to reach decision makers more effectively."
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On Wednesday afternoon, the House unanimously agreed to move Parliament — or, at least, petitions — into the digital age by setting up an official e-petitioning system. The unanimous endorsement of his Commons colleagues marks the finish line for a backbench campaign launched by New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart nearly three years ago, when he put forward a private members' motion asking the House procedure committee to look into modernizing the petition system. (CBC News, March 11, 2015)
Parliament to okay electronic petitions after 2015 election
MPs adopted by unanimous consent an idea advocated by one of B.C.'s more creative MPs to bring an ancient parliamentary tradition into the 21st century... The decision culminates a three-year lobbying effort by first-term New Democratic Party MP Kennedy Stewart, a former Simon Fraser University political scientist who has spent much of his academic career studying democracy. (Vancouver Sun, March 11, 2015)
Burnaby MP's e-petition plan implemented
Kennedy Stewart's idea to bring e-petitions to Canada is officially reality, after the House of Commons implemented the plan today. As soon as the house sits after the next federal election, Canadians will be able to file petitions online, and a minimum of 500 signatures will trigger a response from the relevant minister. "It's a done deal," said Stewart, MP for Burnaby-Douglas. (Burnaby Now, March 11, 2015)
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NDP scores surprise win on e-petitions thanks to 8 Tory MP s
In these days of majority Parliament, it's rare to find oneself impatiently waiting for the Speaker to read out the results of a vote. But that's exactly what happened on Wednesday night, when the fate of New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart's bid to bring electronic petitions to the House of Commons was ultimately decided by the eight Conservative backbenchers who broke ranks with their caucus colleagues... Still, for a motion officially opposed by the majority government to make it even this far is a victory for Stewart — and, indeed, for anyone who dreams of a democratic chamber where votes so often seem to go down along unwavering party lines. (CBC News, January 30, 2014)
MP Stewart wins e-petitions vote in House
Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP Kennedy Stewart managed a rare accomplishment Wednesday when his electronic-petitions motion was passed in the House of Commons by two votes... It's rare for private member's motions to pass, particularly for opposition members. (Burnaby Newsleader, January 30, 2014)
Preston Manning and Ed Broadbent find common ground
A political odd couple is backing an opposition motion allowing Canadians to sign online petitions, and even trigger a House of Commons debate, on issues that concern them. Reform party founder Preston Manning, one of the most respected voices in the Canadian conservative movement, is endorsing B.C. New Democratic Party MP Kennedy Stewart's motion to be voted on before the summer break. He joins former NDP leader Ed Broadbent as well as 20 MPs, including two Conservatives, who have formally endorsed the motion. (Vancouver Sun, February 25, 2013)
How you could set Ottawa's agenda
Ever get the feeling that federal politicians don't talk about the things you care about? Well, Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP Kennedy Stewart has a motion you might be interested in. Tabled in parliament earlier this month, it asks the government to consider online petitions, so you can get your item on the agenda. (CBC Radio, February 26, 2013)
NDP tries to boost citizen engagement with e-petitions
The NDP says it wants to make Parliament more accessible by trying to change the rules for signing the petitions that MPs present to the House of Commons. British Columbia MP Kennedy Stewart, who wrote a motion up for debate in the House of Commons Friday, said the NDP's idea would bring petitioning into the twenty-first century. (CBC News, February 17, 2012)
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The Scottish Government insists it has been "vindicated" two years to the day since the controversial decision to release the Lockerbie bomber from jail on compassionate grounds.
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was said to be three months from death when he was freed from Greenock jail on August 20 2009.
The decision by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill sparked international condemnation from some relatives of victims and politicians, including US President Barack Obama - but also attracted high-profile support from figures such as Nelson Mandela.
Now, two years on, with Megrahi still alive in his home country, a spokesman for Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond defended the release.
Senior figures in the American, British and Scottish jurisdictions have all agreed that the decision was taken in good faith, the spokesman said.
"Two years of extensive scrutiny, under three jurisdictions, vindicates the position that the Justice Secretary released al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds and compassionate grounds alone, based on the rules and regulations of Scots law and the reports of the Parole Board for Scotland, the Prison Governor and the Scottish Prison Service director of health and care Dr Andrew Fraser - all of which have been published," he added.
Dr Fraser's report, the only publicly-available document on Megrahi's health, describes the three-month prognosis as "reasonable".
It also states that no-one "would be willing to say" if Megrahi would live longer.
The spokesman continued: "Regardless of people's views, they can have complete confidence that it was taken on the basis of Scots law, and without any consideration of the economic, political and diplomatic factors that the then UK Government based its position on.
"Whether people support or oppose the decision, it was made following the due process of Scots law, we stand by it, and al-Megrahi is dying of terminal prostate cancer."
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Relatives of victims of the bombing are still looking for clarity and answers.
Pamela Dix, whose brother Peter was killed in the bombing, said: "It's extremely frustrating that we're here, still talking about this.
"The fact that it's now years later means that the decision was probably made on a spurious basis.
"I'm sure Kenny MacAskill made it in good faith, but why are we having this discussion now? It's just another thing that remains unsolved."
Of the 270 people who died when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up in December 1988, 189 were Americans. US families were among the most vocal critics of the decision, along with President Barack Obama.
Bob Monetti, from New Jersey in the US, who lost his son Rick in the attack, said: "The whole thing was a put-up job to start with. He was released because they (the Government) wanted business with the Libyans."
A spokesman for East Renfrewshire Council, the authority which checks in with Megrahi regularly, said monthly medical updates are still being received and contact was made "very recently".
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Scottish Conservative justice spokesman John Lamont said: "Mr Megrahi murdered 270 people in the skies over Scotland. He showed no compassion to his victims.
"He has admitted his guilt by dropping his appeal. Indeed, the Justice Secretary has made it clear that he believes that Mr Megrahi is guilty.
"Yet he was been allowed to return to Libya to a hero's welcome. That was so fundamentally wrong. The SNP's case for release lies in tatters."
Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray said: "It is a further insult to the victims that he (Mr Salmond) refuses still to publish all the medical evidence the release was based on.
"If the decision was made for humanitarian reasons, he should do the humane thing and apologise for the pain caused to the relatives."
Despite the political criticism, the release appeared to have no negative impact for the SNP in the Scottish Parliament elections in May.
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Why teaching Creationism and Evolution side by side will never work.
This page reminds me very much of the "textbooks" that my daughter brought home during the time that her mother was homeschooling her.
The Creationists don't want students to rely on facts in order to compare evolution and creationism side by side. They want students to STOP thinking altogether and simply choose the one that is easiest to understand and makes them feel the most comforted.
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- Anonymous3:07 AM
I got creationism in Sunday School and evolution in science classes. My way to reconcile them was to understand that God also created scientists, and so our understanding of creation was always changing. Plus, eventually, I came to see that MAN wrote the Bible, not God. And that King James changed the Bible, as did every man who copied it out through the ages. Why is homosexuality not mentioned if God hates it? Why are women, who were among Jesus' followers and who probably were are important as the men, left out in the King James version and others? Just like now, men in power intended to stay in power, and so they rewrote the book to make themselves important.
ReplyDelete - Randall6:14 AM
The other day a relatively young (I think she's in her 20's, maybe early 30's) born-again Christian girl said
- with no irony intended, mind you -
she said this to me:
"If God doesn't exist, then who wrote the Bible?, hunh? Think about THAT for a while!"
(shaking my head in amazement)
true story
(sighs)RepliesI think this is chalked up to that rule about a vacuum needing to be filled.
Too many empty heads. Unfortunately, then that vacuum meets some of these right wing evangelical fundies, the thin bubble is burst and the vacuum is filled with a combination of distortions, lies, right wing rants and just a tad of the actual bible to hold it all together.
This girl will NEVER accept anything other than her own twisted view of the world. Her head is now full of this crap. The crap will never leave allowing room for any reality or facts.
- Anonymous8:37 AM
The abiogenesis thing having already been mentioned, I'd like to add that in Australia, churches either embrace science or hide the fact they actually reject it. Only some Protestant churches embrace creationism, and by that I do not mean young earth creationism! If a politician has those beliefs, they have to hide them (one was very nearly outed on a live tv panel show while the audience roared with laughter at him before he disowned it).
Sorry, this is just disgusting! Let's fast forward to 2040 - I will be middle aged like the baby boomers of today - my generation y cohorts in charge like the boomers are now. Who will we hire for jobs if we are in America? We can't hire any of these people, people educated to be as stupid as possible. We would be forced to hire those born and educated overseas wouldn't we? It isn't just science where education is seen as a joke; it's the whole approach to knowledge and learning and information that is the issue.
I'm telling you as an Australian if I ever come across an American to possibly hire, it's highly unlikely I will choose them unless they can prove to me they're highly educated high functioning individuals. Do parents in America really not care that they are happily raising unemployable people that will struggle for a living wage at Walmart for the rest of their life? Does anyone think that maybe the U.S. standardized STEM test scores might be more attributed to *this* sort of home schooling and private schooling, disrespectful students whose parents are teaching them to ignore and disrespect their teachers (thus resulting in NO learning taking place for them and others) and, for instance, those revisionist textbooks in Texas, rather than that teachers aren't doing their jobs?
ReplyDelete- Leland11:11 AM
The answer, 8:37, is an unfortunate yes - SOME parents. It is actually quite embarrassing to many of us. Even worse, the more we try to push back against this crap the WORSE their shrill, stupid vocalization becomes with things like claims of attacks against Christianity and Christmas. And the more we are able to prove they are wrong the only thing positive which comes out of it is more of their children actually wake up.
LUCFT We need to push back against the "teach the controversy" meme. A true science controversy is when scientists disagree.
A bogus science controversy is when the scientific data says something that a corporation or religious group does not like. That might be a political or cultural controversy. But it's not a science controversy.


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Speaking in Tongues: Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken, 1961-1976
This landmark exhibition brings two seminal yet under-studied Los Angeles artists into close conversation for the very first time. Berman and Heinecken bridged modernist and emerging post-modernist trends by ushering in the use of photography as a key element of contemporary avant-garde art. Their works are explored within the unique cultural context of 1960s and 1970s Southern California, as it fueled and amplified their highly original creative approaches.
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Artforum, Annie Buckley, October 2011 - Art, Sex, and Rock 'N' Roll
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Salon, Michal Dooley, January 2012 - Pacific Standard Time: Exhibitions to keep an eye on
Los Angeles Times, Christopher Knight, December 2011 - SPEAKING IN TONGUES: WALLACE BERMAN AND ROBERT HEINECKEN @ THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Juxtapoz, November 2011 - A tale of two enigmatic artists
Glendale News-Press, Kirk Silsbee, December 2011 - Speaking in Tongues: Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken, 1961-1976
Artweek.LA, October 2011 - I love you robert heinecken.
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...the debate about the best pitcher in baseball these past eight years is over. It's Roy Halladay, friends. And hardly anybody else is even close. When Halladay has started a game since 2002, the Blue Jays have gone 149-89. That's a .654 winning percentage. In other words, when he's had the ball, they've played like a 106-win team. And just so you can put that in perspective, we've seen exactly eight teams with a winning percentage that high in the past 50 years. Eight.
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Posted by Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) at 12/21/2009
Tags: chicago white sox, greatest blue jay of all time, it's so hard to say goodbye, jayson stark, Roy Halladay, thank you, Toronto Blue Jays, trading doc, you'll appreciate Doc when you get older
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- bkblades said...
Joe Posnanski also summed up Halladay perfectly:
The thing most people in the game say with pitching is: You never know. And it's true. Pitchers get hurt. They lose their confidence. They lose their stuff. You never know.
But with Halladay, you pretty much do know. - 12/21/2009 1:29 AM
- furcifer said...
That moment was posted over at the other site as by Aaron. Doubt you would do that.
I was at that game and I was at the near no-hitter too.
Even though I knew this was coming, it still hurts. - 12/21/2009 3:38 AM
- The Ack said...
Posnanski's quote there is golden.
- Ian H. said...
The look of sadness on the fan's faces in that picture says it all - and that was in July.
I love scanning through ThanksRoy.com and reading all the messages. It's heartwarming to know that he was loved by so many people. - 12/21/2009 12:05 PM
- eyebleaf said...
@ BK & The Ack: It's been fun to read all the tributes. Doc's getting his. And it sure will be fun to see him face Albert Pujols on a regular basis.
@ Furcifer: It was hard to pick one moment, but the Erstad one has always stuck out for me. I always figured he'd get a no-hitter eventually. He will, just not with Toronto. Perhaps he could no-hit the Jays in June? That would be some crazy shit.
@ Ian: My favourite message on thanksroy.com might have been the one LJ posted ...
"Oh Shit." - The National League - 12/21/2009 4:44 PM
- Moneypuck said...
Another entry for the Wells Advisory system:
"If the Jays had traded Wells for Kemp, Billingsley or whoever the Dodgers were offering and used the money saved to sign a quality free agent, the Jays may have been contenders and Roy may still be a Blue Jay."
Think about it. - 12/21/2009 9:53 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Where was that written, mate?
I was at that game, right above home plate first row in the 500 level. That was unbelievable. I think my favourite doc moment was a sinker he threw to abreu that had him falling to try and get out of the way as it took a hard right turn and faded back over the heart of the plate for a called strike three. I could watch doc throw sinkers all day
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Eyeb: By myself right then lol.


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A resolution may be coming soon in the case of a Dec. 14 allegation of animal cruelty at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, 1425 Tennessee St., Douglas County prosecutors said Friday.
Witnesses had reported to police that a turkey was abused and killed at a fraternity party there, angering animal advocates across the country.
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson's office said prosecutors have been in contact with attorneys representing suspects in the case, and Branson hopes to move forward with it in the next two weeks. It was not clear Friday what actions prosecutors might take, but the incident has been investigated by police as a suspected animal cruelty case.
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