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'Pushy' Abramson and the Times 'pay gap'
Did a gender pay gap contribute to the abrupt dismissal of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson?
Ken Auletta of the New Yorker writes that there were a number of contributing factors that led Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr to grow frustrated with, and eventually dismiss, the woman he chose for the newspaper's top job in 2011.
One was a conflict Ms Abramson had with her managing editor, Dean Baquet, over the creation of an editorial position overseeing the paper's digital ventures that may or may not have been subordinate to Baquet. Another was continued disagreements with Times president Mark Thompson over business involvement in the paper's editorial operations, such as the use of "native advertising" - that is, adverts crafted to look like editorial content.
But one episode in particular cited by Auletta has generated a firestorm of attention.
Auletta writes:
Several weeks ago, I'm told, Abramson discovered that her pay and her pension benefits as both executive editor and, before that, as managing editor were considerably less than the pay and pension benefits of Bill Keller, the male editor whom she replaced in both jobs.
Not only that, Auletta writes, she also learned that when she was managing editor, one of her male deputies made more than she did.
Ms Abramson confronted her superiors about the disparity. The pay gap was "closed", but Auletta quotes one close associate as saying that the confrontation "may have fed into the management's narrative that she was 'pushy', a characterisation that, for many, has an inescapably gendered aspect".
On Thursday afternoon Mr Sulzeberger sent a memo to the Times staff refuting Auletta's allegations:
It is simply not true that Jill's compensation was significantly less than her predecessors. Her pay is comparable to that of earlier executive editors... Compensation played no part whatsoever in my decision that Jill could not remain as executive editor. Nor did any discussion about compensation. The reason - the only reason - for that decision was concerns I had about some aspects of Jill's management of our newsroom, which I had previously made clear to her, both face-to-face and in my annual assessment.
If Auletta's account is true (and a second reporter has independently confirmed the story), it would have "ghoulishly retro implications", writes the New Republic's Rebecca Traister.
She calls Ms Abramson's dismissal, in which she did not attend the announcement of her departure and had her name quickly removed from the paper's online masthead, "among the most harsh and humiliating I've ever seen play out in the media's recent history".
Traister compares Abramson's sacking with the 2003 dismissal of former executive editor Howell Raines, who also was known to be a difficult boss and presided over the Jayson Blair story-fabrication scandal. Mr Raines, she notes, was feted as he left and praised by Mr Sulzberger.
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Observing the sharp contrast between this kinder, gentler transition and the cold glee with which Abramson was tossed on her ass today made me hope that eventually we will learn that she was stealing from the company cash register. Because that's pretty much the only crime I can think of that would merit as swift and brutal an exit for a woman who - good or bad at her job, or, more likely, like most bosses in the world, some combination of the two - represented an undeniably historic first in journalism and at the New York Times.
Politico's John Harris and Hadas Gold agree that Ms Abramson's firing was "uncommonly bloody".
"Abramson had drawn criticism for her sometimes harsh personality, but certainly it was no harsher than the treatment handed her by former patrons," they write.
They say that the manner of her departure, as well as her position as the first female top editor of the Times, are among the reasons the firing will "ricochet longer and more intensely than just another job shuffle atop a newspaper struggling to reinvent itself in a new era of media".
Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams writes that "it's entirely possible Abramson was just a bad boss. Women can be bad bosses too".
The language used to describe Ms Abramson, however - particularly words like "pushy" - "still matter tremendously", she writes.
"'Pushy', like 'bossy', carries with it the loaded judgement of unladylike behaviour," she argues. "'Pushy', unlike, say, 'incompetent' or even 'difficult', says 'unfeminine'. It's a word frequently applied to behaviour in women that might better be described as 'persistent' when done by a man."
Ms Abramson may have been fired for legitimate differences of opinion, Williams writes. But the way Abramson was described "strikes a depressingly familiar chord to far too many of us who've ever advocated for ourselves and been dismissively branded as loudmouthed troublemakers".
On the right, the troubles at the Times - considered a bastion of the liberal media - have been met with unrestrained schadenfreude.
"The very same people who brought us the war on women are now tearing themselves apart like the 'Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites' in the Valley of Beracah," writes RedState's Erick Erickson. "There is a rich irony in this."
With her dismissal, Ms Abramson joins a growing list of female executives forced out of top jobs - a fate they are more likely to suffer than their male counterparts, writes ThinkProgress's Bryce Covert:
Part of the problem seems to be that women tend to be brought in from the outside (Abramson spent most of her previous career at the Wall Street Journal) and they may only be brought in to clean up when things are getting messy. This phenomenon is called the glass cliff: Multiple studies have found that women are more likely to be brought into leadership roles when the outlook is bad.
Since writing his New Yorker piece, Auletta has made several public statements emphasising that the pay dispute was only a contributing factor to a larger clash between Ms Abramson and her publisher. But it shouldn't be surprising that it has become the dominant topic of conversation.
The truth, writes New York magazine's Ann Friedman, is that we may never know the real reason why Ms Abramson was fired - and that's a reality women have to deal with in "almost any workplace".
"Women never know whether they're being met with a hostile reaction because of their performance - something that they can address and change - or because of both male and female colleagues' internalised notions of how women should behave," she writes.
Although "most successful people in the world profess not to care what others think of them," she writes, that's not a choice for women in leadership positions. "Colleagues' gut-level opinions matter greatly when it comes to evaluating a woman's job performance," she says.
As Traister concludes in her New Republic article:
The departure of Jill Abramson is a bigger and far grimmer story about a uniquely powerful woman, whose rise and whose firing will now become another depressingly representative chapter in the story of women's terribly slow march toward social, professional and economic parity.

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Stevens Institute of Technology Start-Up Dynamic Spectrum LLC Awarded NSF Grant to Commercialize Cognitive Radio Technology
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Stevens Researchers Develop Cognitive Radio Based Dynamic Spectrum Access Wireless Communications
Dynamic Spectrum, LLC, a new start-up commercializing cognitive radio technology from Stevens Institute of Technology, has been awarded a $ 150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The grant gives a boost to Stevens efforts to commercialize academic research and development.
Dynamic Spectrum is building on a comprehensive Stevens solution, funded by the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Justice, for cognition-enabled dynamic spectrum access (DSA) wireless communications which allows intelligent, efficient and secure access to underutilized parts of the radio spectrum or spectrum white spaces. It has the potential to transform the multi-billion dollar global telecommunications market, leading to more efficient cellular networks, interoperable wireless public safety communications, low cost rural broadband connectivity, and infrastructure for robust mobile video applications.
The Dynamic Spectrum team consists of the inventors R. Chandramouli and K.P. Subbalakshmi, Stevens professors from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with Dr. Vijay P. Kumar as the CEO. Kumar led networking research at Bell Labs for more than 20 years and brought products such as the ATLANTA ATM chip set and PacketStar gigabit router from the research lab to the marketplace. They formed Dynamic Spectrum under the auspices of the Stevens Office of Academic Entrepreneurship (OAE), a pioneer in taking academic research to market.
These researchers have distinguished themselves as pioneers in the wireless radio communications arena, said Stevens Associate Provost Christos Christodoulatos. We are proud to support their efforts to make more efficient use of the radio spectrum.
"Our technology will enable smart, opportunistic access to spectrum from any mobile device," said Chandramouli.
"Security concerns will be addressed as an integral part of our design process," said Subbalakshmi.
The worldwide shortage in spectrum, the policies from regulatory bodies favoring shared spectrum access, and the development of relevant standards make the moment right to exploit DSA technology. We will bring a new generation of wireless communication products to commercial and military networks, said Kumar.
Chandramouli, Subbalaskshmi and Kumar are partnering with the Brookline Police Department in Massachusetts to pilot test their technology.
We are excited about this new technology and look forward to working with the Stevens researchers and Dynamic Spectrum in the development of their cognitive radio system. The Town of Brooklines WIFI mesh network, utilizing the 4.9 and 2.4 GHz spectrum is a great real world environment to test and enhance this new groundbreaking technology, said Officer Scott Wilder, director of technology and communication for the Brookline Police Department.
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Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University, lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, masters, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,400 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with more than 350 faculty. Stevens graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at http://www.stevens.edu and http://www.stevens.edu/news.
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Festive Christmas Apps for Kids
Festive Christmas Apps for Kids
As December is upon us, it's time to look towards Christmas and Flo Longhorn, a multi sensory education expert has collected together some of the best festive iPad apps around. Here we're having a close look at the some of the list.
Sleeps to Christmas -A fab and fun Christmas countdown! Every second to Christmas day is catered for and it's animated with great cartoons and music. As Flo says, it's great for maths and great fun, although overexcited children are a definite side effect.
PopOut! The Night Before Christmas – this is a hugely anticipated and interactive pop up Christmas book, viewable from the comfort of your iPad. Check out the video at the below to see how great this app truly is.
Xmas Top 100 Hits – enjoy some celebratory Christmas tunes. Great for every family member as you can enjoy and reminisce over the classic Christmas tracks.
Jingle Bells! – great fun and interactive, with Jingle Bells you tap Christmas bells in time with the tunes and have plenty of fun doing so.
Christmas Match – various interactive matching games, made more fun because of their Christmas theme. A great way to get kids excited for Christmas.
These are just some of the great apps that Flo's come across and the best thing is the majority are free. You can enjoy these apps via the Apple App Store and there's bound to be one which suits your family. Many of these apps appeal to different senses and can be enjoyed by those with different needs and abilities, just have a browse through. They're great for both using at home and in the classroom. Below is a video showing the fantastic Popout! The Night Before Christmas
We've since had a look ourselves at what's on offer for kids over Christmas. A very good place to look for apps is the Facebook page of Ian Bean, a communication and special education expert known as SENICT. We have found some more fantastic festive apps we thought we'd share. Take a look at these four exciting offerings.
There Is A Star – this app features a fun, festive animated video perfect for entertaining kids at Christmastime. The cute little characters are both entertaining and easy for children to engage with. The funny animated element of this app makes it great for toddlers and older children too. Christmas Carols for Kids – who doesn't love a god sing a long? We know must children do especially at Christmas and these fun sing a long carols can create hours of fun. Affordable, family friendly and even educational, this app ticks all the boxes. The festive themed tunes are great for getting into the festive spirit too.
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The announcement of a new deal turned out to have come from someone with way too much time on his or her hands that decided to make a fake Bennett Twitter account, but the Giants are reportedly among those who would like to see a true report of that nature. Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that the team would like to re-sign both Bennett and guard Kevin Boothe before they hit the open market on March 12.
Boothe's agent Joel Segal told Vacchiano that his client would like to remain with the Giants and that they've been "having positive conversations" about a continued working relationship. Segal did say "one day at a time" when asked if it would happen before next Tuesday.
Neither deal is thought to be imminent, but it shouldn't take too long for both sides to sort out where they stand. With the start of a three-day negotiating window on Saturday, there's a good chance that the Giants and the players will have a clear view of just what the market looks like well ahead of the point that anyone can sign a deal.


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Alex Rodriguez Files Suits Against Selig, MLB, Yankees Team Doctor
Yankee Slugger Alleges League Attempted to Destroy His Reputation
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball on Friday alleging that the league has engaged in "tortious and egregious conduct" in an attempt to destroy his reputation and career.
The suit comes amid arbitration hearings in which Rodriguez is challenging the 211-game suspension handed down by MLB in August for his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
In the suit, Rodriguez alleges that MLB and its commissioner, Bud Selig, have acted "with one, and only one, goal: to improperly marshal evidence" against him using powers outside the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players' union. The suit goes on to allege that Rodriguez is being singled out "to gloss over Commissioner Selig's past inaction and tacit approval" of PED use and "to secure his legacy as the 'savior' of America's pastime."
In a statement, MLB called the lawsuit "nothing more than a desperate attempt to circumvent the Collective Bargaining Agreement."
The league said: "While we vehemently deny the allegations in the complaint, none of those allegations is relevant to the real issue: whether Mr. Rodriguez violated the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by using and possessing numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including Testosterone and human Growth Hormone, over the course of multiple years and whether he violated the Basic Agreement by attempting to cover-up his violations of the Program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner's investigation."
The lawsuit is separate from Rodriguez's appeal, for which hearings began at MLB headquarters in New York on Monday and continued throughout the week. Once those hearings conclude, an independent arbitrator will decide whether to uphold, reduce or throw out the suspension. Rodriguez has declined to confirm or deny MLB's allegations.
The complaint, which was filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, makes a broad range of accusations related to MLB's tactics in its months-long investigation of Rodriguez, calling it "vigilante justice." It seeks "compensatory and punitive damages" from MLB.
A key witness for MLB in the arbitration hearings is Anthony Bosch, who operated Biogenesis, the now-defunct Florida anti-aging clinic that allegedly distributed banned drugs to athletes. Twelve other players linked to the clinic, including Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP, accepted suspensions of shorter lengths. Bosch has not commented publicly on the allegations.
In the complaint, Rodriguez alleges that MLB is paying Bosch $5 million "in order to buy his cooperation."
Bosch's spokeswoman, Joyce Fitzpatrick, denied that claim Friday, saying, "He has not been paid nor will he be paid by MLB for his testimony."
The lawsuit also alleges MLB investigators purchased stolen documents related to the case from one of Bosch's former associates for $150,000 in cash, "which was handed off in a bag at a Fort Lauderdale, Florida area restaurant."
According to Rodriguez's camp, they have also filed suit in State Supreme Court against Yankees team doctor Christopher Ahmad and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, alleging that Ahmad misdiagnosed Rodriguez's hip injury in the fall of 2012. At the time, Rodriguez complained of weakness in his hips. According to the Yankees he was examined by Ahmad, who first looked at Rodriguez's right hip, which had been surgically repaired in 2009, and found no problems in the repaired area. The suit alleges that at the time, Ahmad failed to inform Rodriguez about a new tear in his left hip, and the third baseman subsequently played in the 2012 playoffs.
The tear in his left hip required surgery this winter. Rodriguez missed the first half of the 2013 season.
The hospital did not respond to a request for comment Friday night.
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Matthew West Travels Into the Light
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Artist: Matthew West
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When is the last time you watched a movie that was based on a true story? Your your typical action flick is fun and all, but there's something about the true to life tales that explore the realm of human possibility and make the wonder and excitement tangible for viewers. Somehow knowing that these people actually escaped from here, or that those people really went through [insert awful circumstances here] and came out all right is comforting, even inspiring. Matthew West does just that for his listeners in part two of his storytelling spree with Into the Light, an album reminiscent of his last project Story of Your Life which developed from his call to hear the life stories of his listeners.
In the fall of 2009, West found himself swimming in narratives and says he "rented a cabin in Tennessee . . . and spent two months in that cabin reading 10,000 stories." After Story of Your Life he still felt that there were some unsung heroes that deserved to be heard and would encourage listeners to be reconciled to God, and one another. Particularly, the album's first single "Forgiveness" outlines the story of a woman who chose to forgive the drunk driver who killed her daughter in a unique way (check out the story on YouTube). The beautiful thing is that, because West recounts stories drawn from diverse fodder, each song stands out both lyrically and musically as unique.
In fact, you can go to his website (matthewwest.com) and read the stories behind each of the tracks in this project. From prodigal children (Love Stands Waiting), to domestic violence (Into the Light), to infidelity (Restored), and imprisonment (We Are the Broken), West tells these stories with passion and conviction. The award-winning crooner is high energy as usual and is a proverbial well of catchy lyrics that are laden with emotion, but can sometimes be a bit cliché. Still this project will appeal to West's fans as another concept album that values the stories of men and women who have weathered life just as we all have. These songs are not hypothetical, or simply artistic – West puts the human condition into perspective by expressing that "children are afraid of the dark, but when we grow up, it changes." As a result he weaves these stories into one larger song that in the end urges listeners to run from the darkness and "step into the light."
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Festival season is in full force. With two months of great artists, events and tunes behind us, who's to say we have to stop now? We're packing our bags to spend a weekend filled with music and good vibes at Lollapalooza in the Windy City. Originally created in 1991 by Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza has come a long way and has featured some of the biggest names in the music industry. Take a look at some of our favorite artists to hit the stage this time around.
Hot Chip: Originally from London, this electronic band spits out catchy tunes that will leave you wanting more. We recommend "Ready for the Floor" and "I Feel Better."
Band of Horses: Formed in 2004, this rock band from Seattle is insanely talented. Check out "The Funeral" and "Slow Cruel Hands of Time."
Lana Del Rey: Formally known as Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, Lana Del Rey is lyrically and vocally blessed. Check out hit songs like "Radio" and "Video Games."
The Killers: This talented quartet has been rocking out to fans all over the planet. We recommend any song from the albums Sawdust and Battle Born.
Mumford and Sons: This British quartet has been creating a folk rock sound since 2007. We recommend checking out "Roll Away Your Stone" or their newest hit, "I Will Wait."
Major Lazer: If you need a pick me up, head over to Major Lazer for an insanely fun time. Originally created by American DJ/Producer Diplo and British DJ/Producer, Switch, Major Lazer keeps the crowd jumping… literally. Check out videos from their performance at Coachella.
The Postal Service: The Postal Service has been pumping out romantically quirky songs since 2001. We recommend "Such Great Heights" and "Brand New Colony."
Matt & Kim: This indie pop pair from Brooklyn is quite the duo. Their sound is so bright and funky that no matter how hard you try to resist dancing… your body will rebel and you will find yourself wiggling up a storm. Listen to "Daylight." Another thing to note is that they make some killer playlists. Check out the one they created for us here.
Ellie Goulding: Not only is Ellie Goulding vocally talented, she's multi-talented when it comes to playing instruments. The 26-year-old Brit has a unique voice that has landed her some awesome collaboration projects. Check out Skrillex's "Summit" featuring Ellie, and "Starry Eyed."
The Lumineers: Formed in Denver, this folk rock band writes insanely good lyrics and pairs them with their gifted musical skills. Dance the night away to "Flowers In Your Hair" and "Ho Hey."
Phoenix: This alternative rock band has been around for more than a decade and they continue to put out catchy and high energy sound. Check out their newest album Bankrupt! Or, go for some of their older songs like "Run Run Run" and "Summer Days."
Alt-J: One of the more—if not most!—buzzed about new bands. The unique blend of post-rock, folk and electronic elements doesn't sound quite like anything else… and maybe that's why it's so addictive. Check out "Dissolve Me" and "Matilda."
Two Door Cinema Club: This Irish powerhouse will have you dancing all night long to their new wave rock sound. Listen to "Something Good Can Work" and "Sleep Alone."
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Raven wrote:The entire premise of September Clues came from debunking the live video of September 11, along with an examination of the media's culpability in the affair. Simple If-Then logic followed: If the video was faked, then there were no planes. If there were no planes, the towers had to have been imploded. I'm down with that.
The logic then turned to the "victims." If there were no planes, then there were no people in the planes, ergo the reported victims in the planes did not exist. Fake video, fake planes, fake victims, imploded towers. I'm down with that.
Then, for me, the logic starts to fail. If there were no planes, then not only were there no people in the towers, but the towers had been systematically and totally emptied over an eight year period. Really? This forum has debunked virtually every piece of 9/11 evidence, be it visual or literary. Was the "empty towers" evidence given the same withering attention the other concepts did? Or was it a continued logical stream based on the original premise and unquestionably accepted as the end result of the stream?
If nobody was allowed into the towers on 9/11, that kills the "fake people" idea because the thrust of theory here was that NOBODY EXISTED to go into the towers, so how could they stop imaginary people from entering the towers?
You totally trash the rubble photos as faked, but hold them up to me as evidence that elevator parts weren't there? Hello?
All your original work on the process - which as I said earlier, I'm down with - stands firm and logical in my mind. If your movement is to gather any kind of steam, you're going to have to apply the same depth of study to the empty towers as you did the original video.
Raven wrote:I m not "disproving" anything. I read the Warren piece before, and it does raise questions about the corporate/government entities claimed to be in the towers. But I am still failing to understand the logic behind vicsims = empty, dismantled-in-advanced towers. I am not saying this did not happen. I just can't understand how it did.
I do appreciate the thoughtful replies, and I'll continue to look at and research the parts of the issue I'm most interested in/confused about. As I have said, the depth and consistency of the original research does demand props, and I guess the resulting threads of logic can be looked at through different eyes without throwing it out.
Brutal Metal wrote:It would be cool if we could track down some people that have proof they worked at the Twins in let's say the summer of 2000
(paycheck stubs,W-2's,tax forms, etc..) There HAS to be AT LEAST ONE we can find right?? How about that HERO Willie,Roberto,whatever that dude's name was that pulled people out of the rubble in the stairways.. His backstory was something like "being a doorman/maintanence guy for 20 years at the TT's" haha!
1.) Were the towers empty, and if so, how did they do it?
2.) How long had the towers been empty?
3.) How is it that nobody has come forward to tell us about the empty towers?
TheThunderbird63: I watched all of this from a Brooklyn rooftop. I watched the second plane smash into the South Tower, and saw both collapses an hour later.
I know what I saw that day, and it was a plane that slammed into that building. Now please, in honor of my friends and family that were lost that day please, kindly fuck off kthx.
warriorhun wrote:Dear Raven,
I like your questions. Only clashing of opinions and argument and thinking together leads to real results.
If we would accept any theory as the gospel, without thinking it over ourselves, we might as well accept the official story, no?
What we must bear in mind, we know two things:
1. The Twin Towers are not standing today.
2. The pictures and videos, the imagery of the 9/11 attacks are faked.
This is what we know. What really happened? We can NOT tell what really happened by watching fake videos. We can only tell what NOT happened. What NOT happened is what we all saw in the Media that day. And like all the non-perp population of the Earth, Media is the only source of information for us regarding 9/11. What would make any part of the official Media story credible knowing what we know about the 9/11fakery? "Any part" includes the vicsims, too.
So what can we do? We can speculate only on what happened. We can speculate, we can try to figure out what may have happened, but we will never know for sure. We try to apply logic, simple peasant common sense, Occam's razor, our combined thinking and research.
Let me give you my opinion.
You say:1.) Were the towers empty, and if so, how did they do it?
You really do not need any elaborate play-acting of a lot of people beforehand, occupying the Towers, pretending to work, going in and out and whatnot. After the Twin Towers fell, you do not need to have physical evidence and proof of life of peoples and firms and their previous physical activities in the towers. All you need to show, and all you would have in case even if 9/11 would have been for real, are paper files and computer files of tenants, invoices, lists of names, etcetera. And you can even say a lot of files were destroyed in the attacks, so you do not even have to produce full and intact records.
And you need an automatic system turning on and off lights in the building randomly, the way people do with their homes if they leave home but want the burglars to think they are at home.
You say:2.) How long had the towers been empty?
At the latest when the perps started to prepare the building for 9/11 it was empty. When was that, which year? That we do not know and can not say.
But on 9/11 I think it was empty. Why would they kill 3000 Americans when they can achieve the same psychological effect on the TV-viewers minds and emotions by simply saying 3000 died? Why would they risk people not in the know being in the building? Those people may find the explosives, would know there were no planes, etcetera. How would the perps know that not a single one of them would survive by mistake and blow the cover-story totally? The perps would have had to kill the 3000 before the taking down of the Twin Towers to make it sure nobody leaves alive. Why bothering when an empty tower means no messy murders and no extra risks and headache?
You say:3.) How is it that nobody has come forward to tell us about the empty towers?
If the Towers were empty, that means nobody was there, so that means nobody can tell that others were not there either.
On a more general level, do not imagine the 9/11 operation as lots of perpetrators with full knowledge. It does not work that way, it was and is a clandestine operation.
This works only if there is a strict need-to-know basis, compartmentalization and breaking down of activities, with strictly limited information flow, separation of duties between people not knowing each other personally. Only a handful of people may know the whole picture, and lots of people may not even know that they are participating in the project.
9/11 as a Media psyops was done for achieving a planned and designed impact on the minds of the population, to provoke calculated mass reactions, that means each part of it was calculated. The 3000 vicsims of the official story are built in as a psychological barrier. People are afraid of that barrier, because they do not know for sure what happened-never forget, we are speculating only what really happened-and are afraid that if we are mistaken, that means we are de-secrating the memories of innocent people who died a terrible death and then we are on the moral levels of grave-robbers or something. This psychological barrier can be used as a weapon: if someone brings up TV fakery of 9/11 on forums, there always comes somebody claiming he witnessed it all, there were planes, and his friends/relatives died in the towers, so the no-planer should shut the fuck up. So, instead of arguments and facts, they bring up an emotional statement without any further proof needed, because of the psychological barrier, and this makes the no-planer look like a bad grave-robber guy. (This is typical hasbara tactics by the way...)
An example:TheThunderbird63: I watched all of this from a Brooklyn rooftop. I watched the second plane smash into the South Tower, and saw both collapses an hour later.
I know what I saw that day, and it was a plane that slammed into that building. Now please, in honor of my friends and family that were lost that day please, kindly fuck off kthx.
By claiming a hypothetical moral highground with emotion manipulation of supposed friends and family lost, he does not have to prove his claim, but in the eyes of other readers, the no-planer will appear a cruel, immoral and inconsiderate, heartless bastard. This is about third-party awareness and manipulation: these people do not want to convince you really but want to convince the third-party reader, however, they are counting on the psychological barrier, they want you to think that you are just speculatig but you are wrong and you just spat on the graves of innocents. In this case, his claim of being a witness AND being vicsim family member AND having lost friends in WTC is what seems to be a bit too much of a real possibility.
And I hope we are right: the psychological barrier works with me, too... However, finding the Daniel Lewin/David E. Retik vicsim discrepancy myself was the strongest convincing factor for me regarding the vicsim-theory.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Do you need more Strength?
I assisted at an AKC certification in Toronto nearly 2 weeks ago. On Sunday of the certification, I was asked to give a talk. I was asked the following question: "Should I do some sort of gripper or grip strength work for my snatches?" This was a great question because there are a lot of misconceptions on assistance exercises and how much strength you need for Kettlebell Sport. So, needless to say I went on a productive tangent.
Clearly in a sport like Powerlifting, maximal strength is the goal. I would imagine that maximal strength would be the primary factor in a Strongman competition. In a sport like Weightlifting (Olympic Lifting), strength is a major component. Obviously, if you cannot deadlift 300lbs or Front Squat 300lbs, you aren't going to be able to do a clean with 300lbs. However, there are other attributes in Weightlifting that are very important; Timing, Speed and Flexibility (I'm sure there are others, but I don't know shit about Weightlifting). So, if you can Front Squat over 320lbs and deadlift over 350lbs, but can't clean 300lbs WTF is your problem :) ?
For the sake of this discussion, we'll talk about Kettlebell Sport because it is really the only thing I like to discuss.
Kettlebell Sport is very new in the USA. The folks who have done well in this country tend to have a decent (and in some cases elite) strength background.
It seems intuitive to us that the stronger we get, the better we will get at the KB Sport lifts. If I strengthen my grip, I will last longer on my snatches. If I strengthen my press, my Jerks will get better. My favorite one is "I need to build more leg strength with squats". This all assumes that strength is the limiting attribute. In my observations, this usually isn't the case.
Now, is there anything inherently wrong with any of those things, Squats, Grip exercises, presses? Hell No.
The issue is misapplication of those principles. The focus on strength (Maximal Strength) may keep folks from actually bettering their technique and progressing. We know that you need strength to build strength endurance. However, if you are relatively strong, the tendency may be to rely solely on that strength instead of building the other important attributes of the lifts; Speed, Flexibility, Timing and Tension/Relaxation mastery ect.(NOTE: I'm not even talking about pacing in a set, just the actual attributes of the lifts).
I would propose that if you are really strong, that you may have a harder time developing the other attributes out of the blocks even if you are otherwise very athletic. Your strength will serve you well initially and may even give you a false sense that your technique is adequate. If you're really strong, you will look good relative to your peers with equal experience. Once you make the decision to jump out of the small pond (Local Meets) and across the ocean (International), you'll discover that strength isn't enough.
How do I know this? I know from my own experience. In 2005, I was getting better at snatches..slowly. However, I couldn't Jerk my way out of a paper bag. I couldn't do more than 40 reps with 2-16kg bells and couldn't go longer than 4 minutes. Yet, I could press a pair of 24kg bells for probably 8-10 reps, and press a single 32kg bell for reps. Why couldn't I do more Jerks? Well, I didn't have the flexibility for the rack and I didn't have the speed/timing for getting under the bells for starters(there were many other issues). I simply wasn't that athletic. After 30 reps, my shoulders were toast. My initial reaction was to build more strength. More strength would have maybe added a few reps, but it wasn't going to push my reps into a respectable range, i.e. double them.
As stated in other posts; In 2007, I abandoned all low rep strength training and focused on building my skills and other attributes with the primary KB Lifts. Where am I today? Well, last week I did 66 reps in 5 minutes with 2-16kg bells; This was not a max effort, i.e. I could have kept going albeit at a slower pace. I haven't trained double jerks in 4 or 5 months. The last time I did a 10 minute set, I believe I did close to 90 reps. I have a feeling that 100 reps in 10 min is doable now. I can also go a while with a pair of 20s. On a good day, I can still press the 32kg for a single. I don't quite have the pressing strength I had back when I did more pressing, yet I can do 2 times the amount of Jerks (and I weigh 35lbs less than I did in 2005).
During my Sunday Speech, I drew a parallel to grappling. When I started grappling (BJJ/Sambo) in 1999, I was pretty damn strong (300lb+ Backsquat/200lb Bench Press). I would rely on my strength when rolling and slowly realized that it wasn't about that. Sure, before I knew the techniques, strength would allow me to keep from getting tapped as quickly if I were rolling around with another novice. However, it didn't mean much when going against someone experienced. And as long as I relied on my strength, it kept me from developing the other attributes. When I learned to relax, became more flexible, and improved my technique (by learning to properly utilize my strength and flexibility), my performance drastically improved.
The argument will always be that more strength will not hurt you in your sport. I would propose that folks learn to properly utilize their existing strength by learning when and how to apply it in concert with all of the other attributes. What good are super strong legs for a 10 minute set if you haven't developed the speed and timing to get under the bells on a Jerk? Your legs won't be what fails you. It will be your shoulders and your arms.
What good is a great grip if you don't have the timing and quickness on the snatch for a crisp (stop on a dime) lockout? A good lockout ensures the bell lands in the right spot. If you are pacing yourself, this position is critical to utilize the skeletal system. That is the way we support the weight of the bell overhead; grip will get taxed overhead-not just on the downswing. This position is also critical for longevity since it builds shoulder stability.
Why do I say all of this? Because there are only 24 hours in a day. Most of us have jobs and limited time to train. If your goal is to improve your numbers in these lifts, then you may be spinning your wheels if you try to inject pure strength training into your regimen in hopes that it will be a silver bullet. For one thing, your CNS can only handle so much. If you are still trying to build the other attributes, that construction may be hampered by supplemental training (that may be unnecessary).
So, am I saying to not do it? No. What I'm saying is that you need to understand the role of it in the sport. You need to know if it is really what you need or if you are choosing to do it because it is what you like to do or because you are good at doing it and it makes you feel better about yourself :) Ultimately, if it keeps you from addressing your weaknesses, then I would say it shouldn't be in your regimen if your primary goal is to improve your numbers.
Now, if you've got very good technique and possess all the aforementioned attributes and you want to focus on maximal strength, knock yourself out as long as it doesn't set you back. Who knows, then it may be the thing that you need or at least a good mental break. However, most of us are not yet in that position. We are plenty strong. We are just slow or inflexible or both :)
10 comments:
- optraining said...
How true. I'm a prime example of plenty of strength for the sport, but only okay numbers. Flexibility and relaxing are my best opponents.
- July 3, 2008 at 1:25 PM
- Catherine Imes said...
I have a feeling your strength would rival and surpass in most cases any elite HW KB lifter. It still brings a smile to my face when I think about everyone in Hamburg trying to pick up that inch dumbbell!
Get those other two things in the bag (I know it ain't that easy), and you'll be right up there.
- July 3, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- Paul said...
Very insightful post Cate.
In GS I don't think you need more than 30% more absolute strength than the minimum required to excel at the task at hand. Andrey K's story about lightweight 100 rep jerk guys who can't press 2x32s once...
CNS limits definitely put the brake on the ability to be great at everything. Specificity does rule after all!
- July 5, 2008 at 4:11 AM
- Dan Cenidoza said...
Nice post Catherine. I have always appreciated your insights.
- July 7, 2008 at 12:34 PM
At 66 yrs. of age with designs on going into a competition sometime, I view your analysis as very savy and a great reminder that we mustn't delude ourselves into seeking far afield solutions when the answer is right under our nose when we take that brutally honest downward glance. You're a real trooper Cate. GOD Bless You.
- July 7, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- Catherine Imes said...
Thanks and thanks for the additonal points!
- July 7, 2008 at 8:04 PM
- Boris said...
Great stuff Catherine. Helps keep me on track!
- July 8, 2008 at 8:23 AM
- Catherine Imes said...
Hey Thanks Boris.
See you in a few weeks (in Michigan!)
- July 8, 2008 at 2:16 PM
- Phillip said...
Good post. I switched to GS Snatches for good last month and was still trying to do some heavy pressing. You are right - it is tough on the CNS.
BTW - thanks for showing me GS ropes last year.
- July 14, 2008 at 6:26 PM
- Catherine Imes said...
Thanks. And thanks for stopping by Phillip.
- July 14, 2008 at 7:23 PM


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- ediFanoB said...
I have been lucky to read an ARC of The Falling Machine.
An entertaining and impressive debut where I can't wait to read the sequel.
- April 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- Liviu said...
completely agree; I also finished the Hoffman novel this afternoon and it was another - in a high magic way though - fun read
- April 3, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- Elfy said...
The Falling Machine looks interesting, although steampunk is fast becoming the new black in SFF, at least it seems that way to me. I'll have to give the Hoffman a miss, even if I can't get past the cover, which was seriously awful, the blurb sounds like so many things I've read before with nothing really new to recommend it.
- April 3, 2011 at 9:13 PM
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I love steampunk when it's done well (imho of course) and The Falling Machine is quite entertaining.
The Sword of Fire and Sea has some familiar tropes but the way they are executed is the fun part; in a sense it is the high magic equivalent of The Falling Machine
Pyr has recently started doing some original (ie not US eds of UK) books that brands them in a very specific way the way say Baen (which is a big favorite of mine too) is branded in mil-sf/space opera; in Pyr's case it is the fast, occasionally over-the-top adventure you do not want to put down and I love them as long as they are done in a fun way, not in a "take me too seriously way"
Books like Horns of Ruin, Greyfriar, Falling Machine, Sword of Fire and Sea have very similar structure however different their tropes are and except for the first which was "too serious" I just loved them and all (including the Akers book) took over my reading whenever I got them, while something like Unremembered say which wants to be "serious fantasy" and it is just boring predictable stuff will get a pass from me
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San Jose, Costa Rica, November 25, 2013. – Mexico's Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen set a new all-time NORCECA record of victories in a season by claiming their sixth gold medal of the 2013 NORCECA Circuit in Costa Rica on Sunday.
Ontiveros and Virgen won a thrilling three-set battle against the USA-A Team of John Hyden and Tri Bourne 21-16, 19-21, 15-12.
The Mexicans broke the old record of five wins established y Virgen himself playing with Aldo Miramontes in 2010. They have won now in Boca Chica (Dominican Republic) Guatemala, Varadero (Cuba), Mazatlan (Mexico), Boqueron (Puerto Rico) and Costa Rica.
On their road to the final, Ontiveros/Virgen edged William Montgomery and James Drost of USA-B 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 while and Hyden/Bourne defeated CAN-A of Simon Fecteau-Boutin and James Battiston 21-12, 18-12, 16-14.
Virgen couldn't contain his enthusiasm: "I'm very pleased. It was more a psychological strategy than a skillful one; losing the second set made me and Lombardo to want it even more. We controlled ourselves very well to face their pressure".
For Ontiveros the victory was team effort. "We're setting a new record working together as a team; today I made some bad judgment calls in the second set but with Juan's support we came back to win. Breaking a record motivates us as players and as a team to continue forward".
CAN-A of Fecteau-Boutin/Battiston won the bronze medal to Montgomery/Drost of USA-B in a well disputed 24-22, 16-21, 15-13 victory.
In the women's field, Kacie MacTavish and Caleigh Whitaker of CAN-A won the women's gold medal.
MacTavish and Whitaker beat Heather Hughes and Lane Carico of USA-A in the final on a windy Sunday afternoon by 2-1 (21-17, 19-21, 15-11).
In the semifinals MacTavish/Whitaker defeated Traci Daley and Allison Fleming of USA-B 21-19, 21-12, while Hughes/Carico scored a 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) victory over Karen Cope and Natalia Alfaro of Costa Rica-A.
Daley and Fleming of USA-B won 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) over Costa Ricans Cope and Alfaro in the bronze medal match.


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Ice Cream at 4:30 am, Sunrise at 5:00
The interns took some time off this weekend and traveled to Haifa for some much anticipated R&R. After taking a not-so-quick detour to Tel Aviv for the absolute best burger I have ever, in my entire life tasted (true story), we turned our rental cars north and headed to Haifa, a costal Israeli town in which both Israelis and Palestinians live. (Historically a predominantly Arab town, Arabs now make up about 33% of the population.) The following day, armed with some sleep and our faithful robo-tourist guide, intern coordinator Robyn Kbera ("Big" in Arabic and she is as tall as they get, folks), we saw the beautiful sites of ancient Akko (aka Acre). Akko has at one point been ruled by the Greeks, Romans, various caliphates, Bedouins, Crusaders, Ottomans, Mameluks, Brits, and Israel. While touring around what is now called the Citadel of Akko, we walked along (maybe among) Ottoman fortifications, built on top of Hospitaller and Crusader fortifications, which were later used as a prison for Jewish Zionists by the British during the British Mandate. Needless to say, for anyone at all interested in history, visiting Akko is a bit like being a kid in a candy store! After inundating ourselves with history and old rocks, we rewarded ourselves with a seafood extravaganza, right along the shore and a nap back at the homestead. We were all pretty exhausted at that point, but also knew that the real highlight of the weekend was right around the corner- SUSHI! At around 8 p.m., we headed out and proceeded to drive all over downtown Haifa before our cabs could find the elusive sushi restaurant. Following our second seafood meal, a few of us were still not quite ready to call it a night. At around 4 a.m., a decision was made that when in Haifa…see the sunrise. So, following an early morning ice cream break, we saw the sun rise in Bat Galim over the heads of Israeli women and Arab boys out for an early morning swim. Ice cream at 4:30 a.m. and a sunrise at 5:00 a.m. was just about the perfect way to end our first day in Haifa.


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Just like heart disease, traffic congestion has proven to be a lifestyle problem. For instance, when arteries get clogged or become narrow, the result is a heart attack. Similarly, when roads get clogged, the consequence is gridlocked traffic jams. Drastic measures like surgery may be required to fix things. In order to fully grasp the extent of the problem, we need to ask one fundamental question – why do these traffic jams exist in Lagos?
The answer to this question requires a step back into the history of the city. Historically, Lagos has always been a commercial city, even under British colonial rule. As Nigeria gained independence and key infrastructure was developed (including the Tin Can Island Port and Murtala Muhammed International Airport), the city became more attractive to both internal and external migrants. Unfortunately, the original city design was not updated to accommodate such a bustling population. The delays in redesigning the city plans, coupled with limited investments in infrastructure, meant that the city simply 'bursts out of its seams'. Existing structures could not cope with the rapid urbanisation of the city and congestion became the norm.
To address the congestion issues of Lagos, one should consider short-term solutions, as well as long-term proposals. In this two-part series, we consider both approaches.
Less costly and easier to implement, several short-term alternatives may be considered.
Bus Rapid Transit system
One of these is the popular Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Invented in Latin America and found the world over, BRT systems have a particular relevance for financially constrained developing nations due to their relatively modest cost, as well as their dramatic benefits in terms of urban mobility and the reduction of air pollution. As such, a BRT system is well-suited to the large Lagos population. The BRT system was initially set up in Lagos in March 2008 with about 22km of roadway. But the population of the city has drastically increased since then, up from 15 million to 21 million in 2016. As a result, the 22km BRT system is no longer sufficient and needs to be further expanded in order to adequately support the growing population.
Using our waterways
A second solution is to take advantage of the waterways ever present and sprawling in Lagos. Similar to major cities such as London and New York, Lagos has a landscape largely consisting of 40% in waterways. However, unlike these cities, Lagos has not developed an adequate waterway transportation network. A few exist on a small scale, such as the speedboats at Lekki Epe Express Road or Phase 1 Lekki that move people to Apapa and other locations on the mainland. But due to the large population and existing congestion challenges, these small scale operations are not sufficient. There is great room for improvement and the population can easily support various water transportation solutions such as ferries, speedboats and flotillas. Regular commuting on waterways can greatly reduce congestion on motorways and bridges in Lagos. This can also prove to be a viable revenue generating medium for the local government, with the potential of transport on the lagoon to boost tourism, providing unique access to destinations around the metropolis.
Smart traffic measures
Back on land, a third solution to be considered is the implementation of basic transportation measures such as the efficient use of smart traffic lights at major intersections. The use of modern technology such as speed cameras and traffic radar to monitor and control bottlenecks can also go a long way to resolve congestion at peak hours.
Finally, carpooling is another out of the box short-term solution that should be considered, particularly for corporates in Lagos. Over time, the lack of adequate alternative road infrastructure has necessitated the need for an average Lagosian to own a vehicle. This attitude has created a situation whereby private vehicles capable of transporting multiple passengers, transport only the driver and one or two passengers. Carpooling can serve as an efficient alternative to regular commuters along similar routes. It is a system that creates room for shared responsibility whereby multiple passengers on similar routes can share a vehicle, reducing the number of vehicles on the road. If implemented properly, private organisations can support the initiative with a reward system for carpooling among its employees to further encourage its use and help reduce congestion in the city.
While these short-term solutions can alleviate pressures, a long-term view is needed for sustainable solutions.
Read part 2 for the long term views.
This blog is co-authored by Abdulhakeem Sadiq


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The following video was just a progression of my tinkering...
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I wanted to try making my own couplers rather than buying them or just using fuel line rubber hose. So I built these out of the coupler nuts from the hardware store. They worked and were pretty strong but they transmitted a fair amount of flex and wobble to the whole assembly. They were putting a little extra strain on the steppers and the whole thing in general so I took them off and went back to the gas line couplers. As a note, use the 1/4" gas line rather than the 5/8" line (I used the 5/8" the first time). Even when pinched down the 5/8" was too big and slid off the stepper motor shaft.
(4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0sTrSkoDs0&list=UU3RIdlSCWn1w0Quh6zm6M1A&index=7
And then some success! The thing actually was moving under its own power. This was really cool. I spent a lot of time just driving the gantry all over the place.
(5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGYKe11JUVo&list=UU3RIdlSCWn1w0Quh6zm6M1A&index=6
This was the first actual cut that I was able to make. I had all kinds of issues going on here; the inexpensive little rotary tool was wobbly, the plastic collet wasn't holding, my g-code input was wonky, the feed rates were set all wrong, the board wasn't held down well, etc....but seeing this thing work was very cool.
(6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uU5HLpbRKg&list=UU3RIdlSCWn1w0Quh6zm6M1A&index=4
So after messing around with the small rotary tool I decided to re-design the gantry to hold a 1/4" router. I had just enough room to get a real router in there. But it's all in there now.
(7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbo5Yy0POl0&list=UU3RIdlSCWn1w0Quh6zm6M1A&index=2
This was my first try at converting a regular digital Jpeg picture into g-code. I used a program from SimpleCNC called SimpleArt. It costs about $30 and is fun to play with. I have a lot to learn but it was neat to see it working. I've since moved on to positive cuts but haven't made any videos of that yet. There are a few programs out there that do this that aren't expensive. Another $30 program is Microcarve.
(8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lim3rbd9DrQ&list=UU3RIdlSCWn1w0Quh6zm6M1A&index=1
So this is where I am at the moment. The machine is built and functioning. I've gotten more comfortable with Mach3 and depth settings but it's taken some time. Feel free to post questions or comments on any of the videos. I always try to respond in a timely manner. Thanks for taking a look.


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Marijuana fines going fine
Since Springfield passed an ordinance to issue a fine for possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana instead of a state misdemeanor charge, 167 people have received citations. The city considers the ordinance a success.
The city ordinance came into effect Feb. 3, 2009, and gave people who were in possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana a $300 fine instead of charging them with a Class C misdemeanor and a maximum $1,500 fine. The ordinance, proposed by Ward 2 alderman Gail Simpson, was intended to not only help get the city out of debt, but also to be a deterrent to teens experimenting with marijuana.
"So many young people make mistakes in their lives and this shouldn't be one of the ones that sticks with them," Simpson said. "I hope it sends a message that there are consequences to their actions with a fine."
There were early problems getting the ordinance working. The ordinance was passed in February 2009, but it wasn't until January 2010 that anyone received a ticket for a violation of the city ordinance. The police department needed to switch forms to accommodate the change and train officers to use the city ordinance rather than the state statute.
Despite those early problems, the Springfield Police Department is happy with the route the ordinance has taken.
"It's been going really well," said Springfield Chief of Police Robert Williams. "It's [the city ordinance] a nice in-between ground between an arrest and a fine."
Williams is also pleased with the deterring effect that the law can have for teens who are caught with marijuana, since the fine will not become part of the person's criminal record.
"It's a pretty good ordinance," Williams said. "An awful lot of these people are young people and they are just experimenting with cannabis and this is a good detractor. The good thing is it [the fine] doesn't add a social stigma."
Since the first usage of the city ordinance in January, 167 people have received a citation, while only 61 people have been arrested under the state statute for possession of under 2.5 grams of marijuana. Many of these arrests occurred because of accompanying charges instead of solely because of possession of marijuana.
When a person receives a citation for possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana or any marijuana paraphernalia, he or she must appear in front of a judge, where they can plead guilty and pay the fine or try to fight the charges.
"It works just like a parking ticket," Williams said.
What's next for marijuana laws in Springfield?
"A lot depends on what the city council wants to do," Williams said. "If we have a different council, we could change it or go back to the state statute. It comes down to what the aldermen feel. Perhaps we can talk about it and raise it [the 2.5-gram cutoff] to five in the future."
"I see it hopefully acting as a deterrent for the youth and building revenue for the city," Simpson said. "It's a win-win."
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Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, wants you to know he's committed to keeping AR-15s "off the street." But he's also committed (for the time being) to selling other types of firearms.
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Earlier today, Governor Newsom signed the seven anti-gun bills listed below into law.
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Prior to the October 13 deadline, Governor Newsom signed the final anti-gun and anti-hunting bills, AB 1254 and SB 172 into law.
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ichuck necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
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Small to Medium Businesses who are looking for online marketing help.
We are looking for a highly professional, clean, and modern design that will communicate to potential clients that we are design savvy. By modern, I mean similar to a Web 2.0 company and doesn't look plain or like it is from 1997. It should also have a "pop" to it, like it could pop off the page and does not blend in with its surroundings.
Colors needed will be modern green and yellow. The shades can be bright and upbeat or darker like Woot.com - you are free to try whatever you think will look really slick. Feel free to use color gradients or blends of different shades. The ideal background is white.
Please incorporate sparks or lightning bolts into the design, although we would consider designs without this element. (Please don't use a car spark plug in the design)
Ideally the shape of the logo should be rectangular.
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, having been appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy has often been the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged 5–4 decisions. Conservatives have felt betrayed by some of his decisions, but other observers say he reaches conservative results more often than not.
Kennedy was born and raised in Sacramento, California, the son of Anthony J. Kennedy, an attorney with a reputation for influence in the California legislature, and Gladys McLeod, who participated in many local civic activities. As a boy, Kennedy came into contact with prominent politicians of the day, such as California Governor and later U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren. He served as a page in the California State Senate as a young man. He is not a member of the Kennedy political family.
Kennedy graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in 1954. He was an undergraduate student at Stanford University from 1954–58, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science, after spending his senior year at the London School of Economics. He earned an LL.B from Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude in 1961.