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Top cop calls for divine intervention
LIKE those before him having similar interests and responsibilities for the country's security, Commissioner of Police George Quallo yesterday called for the divine help of the church in the fight against crime, as murders gallop past the 1,400 mark.
Quallo, who was speaking at the Jamaica Constabulary Forces' (JCF) 150th Commemorative and Memorial Church Service at Church of the Open Bible, Washington Boulevard in St Andrew, said that as the nation grapples with crime and violence, it is critical that substantive partnerships are secured and sustained to rebuild and maintain safer communities.
"As an invaluable partner, against crime and violence, we call on the church and its members to help us to help people to examine the choices they are making. Congregation members, as the commissioner of police, I am your humble servant who directs an 11,000-strong police force, but neither I nor my members can do it alone. Yours is also a pivotal role in crime prevention and we crave your partnership if we are to be successful in combating and ultimately rid Jamaica, land we love, of this scourge that plagues us.
"Help us to help our people refocus their thoughts, words and deeds. Help us to reach out and transform lives, breaking the destructive stronghold that violence has on our society. Indeed, it is important that we recognise that our fundamental duty is to serve each other and we appreciate the church for partnership with us in fulfilling this," Quallo told those in attendance.
His remarks followed similar ones by former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting, who controversially said: "The best efforts of the security forces, by itself, will not solve the crime problem in Jamaica; it is going to take divine intervention, touching the hearts of a wide cross-section of the society."
As at November 17, 1,404 lives have been snuffed out. This is in comparison to the 1,137 people murdered last year over the same period. This represents an increase of 267 or 23.5 per cent.
Faced, too, with the unfortunate problem of having 500 officers leave the JCF annually, Quallo reminded cops that their journey was about empowering unattached, unmotivated youths to make something of themselves, and that it was about facilitating citizens' activism towards their community safety.
"It's about helping to position Jamaica as a standard-bearer on international issues such as human rights, child protection and national security. We must realise how great our role is and step up to ensure our country becomes the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do business.
"Colleagues, we're still a work in progress, but the Lord's mercy and grace will help us to make it through. As law officers, we serve regardless of race, colour, creed or sexual orientation. We must do our jobs without favour or affection, malice or ill will. We must practise tolerance and serve with respect to the rights of all.
"We must remain vigilant as we pursue our goals as an organisation, and protection of the nation. Remember, we are the JCF, proud and strong for 150 years, committed to our fundamental duty to serve mankind, to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression and moving forward. It is my belief that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us," the police commissioner said.
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At the Rink: Canucks at Ducksby Abbey Mastracco
ANAHEIM -- A year ago, it was Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Kesler who was getting used to some west coast surroundings slightly different than the ones he was used while playing for the Vancouver Canucks.
Now, it's Kesler's teammate, former Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa, who is attempting to make the same transition.
Bieksa, who played 10 seasons with the Canucks, will face his former team for the first time since being traded to the Ducks on June 30.
While he expects to have some emotions, Bieksa said he's setting them aside to help Anaheim secure a win in its home opener.
"I think seeing some of the guys before and saying the 'hellos' and everything, I think that's good, but once you get on the ice, it's all business," Bieksa, 34, said. "It will be business for them, business for us. We're looking for a win, second game of the season, home opener … there's so many different things going on right now."
Maybe best-known in Vancouver for a double-overtime goal that sent the Canucks to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, Bieksa is bringing his physical game to Anaheim. Paired with Hampus Lindholm, Bieksa played 24:26 against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday and is confident he can maintain that pace.
"I feel like I'm in great shape this year. I came in a little bit lighter than usual," he said. "Whether it's 24 minutes or whether it's 18, I'm at the point in my career where all I care about is winning, getting back to the playoffs and getting on a run."
Bieksa's teammates can attest to his playing shape.
"His name is 'Juice' for a reason, he's got a Greek god of a body," Kesler said. "He's in great shape and he's still young at heart."
It's a new era for Bieksa and the Canucks, but there will be some old memories that undoubtedly come back.
"It will be a little bit different to see him on the other team," said Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler. "But he's one of those guys that's going to play really hard against us. It will be a tough game for sure."
Here are the projected lineups:
Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Brandon Sutter
Sven Baertschi - Bo Horvat - Radim Vrbata
Alexandre Burrows - Jared McCann - Jannik Hansen
Brandon Prust - Adam Cracknell - Derek Dorsett
Alexander Edler - Christopher Tanev
Injured: Chris Higgins (lower body), Jacob Markstrom (lower body)
Scratched: Yannick Webber, Jake Virtanen
Jiri Sekac - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Carl Hagelin - Ryan Kesler - Jakob Silfverberg
Andrew Cogliano - Rickard Rakell - Mike Santorelli
Patrick Maroon - Shawn Horcoff - Chris Stewart
Hampus Lindholm - Kevin Bieksa
Injured: Nate Thompson (upper body)
Scratched: Tim Jackman, Josh Manson, Chris Wagner
Status Report: Vancouver held an optional morning skate. Edler and Virtanen were among those who participated. … Edler is expected to be back in the lineup after missing the season opener because of flu-like symptoms. … During the season-opening loss at San Jose, Getzlaf and Perry were put on two different lines. Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau indicated that the two would be back together on the top line against Vancouver.
Who's Hot: Anaheim is 4-1-0 its past five home openers. … Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks with three points this season and 42 against Anaheim in 55 games played.

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As a crunchy mama, I hope you make the decision to cloth diaper. It's such a great practice for baby and planet! Trust me, I wasn't that excited about spraying poop of off a diaper but it actually isn't that bad (and the benefits are worth it!) I do realize that it doesn't work for every parent (some daycares won't allow it) and for every baby (some have sensitive skin that just won't tolerate cloth), so we have a full gamut of diapering tools in this section…
I always keep a little jar of coconut oil in our diaper drawer. For mild irritation, coconut oil usually does the trick. For more serious diaper rash, Lansinoh's Diaper Cream is a good option.
This cute, mini trash is for your used wipes.
We love this liner! It comes in fun baby colors and beats plastic bags. We bought two and wash one each time we do diapers.
You'll need a place to stash all your used cloth diapers. This is a great, slim can that holds in odors.
Keep it clean, mama.
Don't let an accident ruin your changing table pad.
Depending on your home décor, find one that is made of non-toxic materials, straps your baby in, and will grow with your child.
Using cloth wipes is a great eco-friendly choice. These are generous in size, wash well, are super soft and made of completely non-toxic ingredients.
If the cloth wipes are not your thing, these wipes are the cleanest ones out there. Beware as many wipes labeled as "natural" have some nasty and/or hidden ingredients.
Love these organic and airy changing table pad covers and lots of cute styles to chose from!
Thankfully, we're done with the poop talk. But mama's (and papa's) work is never finished! Babies can be pretty messy, so you'll want to load up your registery with some important cleaning products to help take care of all that mess.
This is the big question. Do you register for your baby at Target? Walmart? Local boutiques?
I'm kind of an Amazon junkie. (Once you experience traditional store visits with a toddler, you'll see why :) ) And Amazon has a great baby registry service. They even let you add products from other websites. You can check out Amazon's baby registry right here.
The best reason to register with Amazon is that most people already have an account, which makes it easy on your friends and family.
And no matter where you register, I wish you a fantastic pregnancy, a really fun baby shower, and a smooth, natural, healthy delivery!


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The ADAI utilizes the SHSU Bearkat mascot theme to engage student participation in alcohol and drug education and promote their willingness to assist their peers when they are engaging in risky behaviors associated with alcohol use. The slogan for the ADAI is "Be SAFER". This serves a dual purpose of being a direct message that promotes safety and an acronym includes that actions necessary to accomplish that goal. Multiple teaching strategies combined with unique activities conducted by peers and professionals are used in an effort to improve the student knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors associated with alcohol consumption. The primary focus areas of the campaign include drinking and driving, binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, and risky behaviors. The ADAI also offers alcohol & drug education in a contextual manner by also addressing alcohol and dating, and time management. This provides students with the tools needed to manage alcohol use in the event that they choose to drink.
For more information about the specific alcohol and drug education programs offered, visit Programs.
How to Get Help On-Campus
If you, or a friend, are in need of help for alcohol or drug abuse, there are resources on campus to help you.
For ALCOHOL OVERDOSE, contact EMS IMMEDIATELY! On campus, call 4-1000. Off-campus, dial 911.
- Call 911 immediately (4-1000 from campus phones)Do not leave the person alone
- Monitor the person's breathing and heart rate periodically
- If breathing or heart rate ceases, begin CPR
- If vomiting occurs, clear the airway by sweeping vomited material out of the person's mouth
To contact the University Crisis Team, call the University Police Department at (936) 294-1794 or in an emergency situation; dial 4-1000 on campus.
For help regarding substance abuse and addiction issues, contact the SHSU Counseling Center for set up an appointment by calling (936) 294-1720.
For help regarding violations of the student guidelines or risk management procedures, contact the Dean of Students Office at (936) 294-1785 or visit https://www.shsu.edu/dept/dean-of-students/index.html and Ask the Raven.
For non-emergency medical help, contact the Student Health Center at (936) 294-1805.
For all other questions or concerns, contact the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Initiative at (936) 294-2228.
Kats 4 Recovery is a peer-based system that allows SHSU students in recovery from substance abuse to stay motivated along with their fellow Bearkats.
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Learn the different styles that you can create for your master bedroom.
Traditional Bedroom
This is an example of a very Traditional master bedroom. Which has very, very decorative curtains, it has decorative valance, decorative side panels, Austrian shades, sort of silky fabric for the bedding, and the carpet also has swirls in it. Now for your bedroom, you can elements of the Traditional bedroom and bring it into your bedroom and make it eclectic or make it somewhere in between. You do not have to go the full blown Traditional way.
If you like to have more of an upholstered chair in your bedroom, you can do that, and then have a more straighter headboard for your bed. So, this is an example of just a completely Traditional bedroom, but you can take those elements and see what works for you.
Modern Bedroom
This is an example of a more Modern bedroom, but it also borders on Transitional. Because it has straighter lines, yet there is some style to it, it is not just linear and minimal. And in this bedroom, one of a really great idea is to put up personal family photos over a dresser or on a wall, it could even be over the bed if you like that kind of thing. It just creates a very personal feeling for your bedroom. Also with bedrooms, you can do rich colors on the walls, in either, whichever way you are going, whichever style you are going, however I would keep the colors neutral and muted so that they are calm and happy, and it is a place where you want to sleep and you want to rest.
And while the bed is the primary function of the bedroom, you still want to create have other elements around. You need a dresser, you need a chair, if you have room. And those are just functional but the color can be very soft, and when you are making the bed it is always nice to have a throw at the end, it is nice to have some pillows.


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A card for Debs May/June card challenge.
A card for one of our tyre reps that just had a baby.
MAD Cybercrop challenge using a colour combo from the song 'I can see a rainbow' I chose red and yellow (obviously!!)
MAD cybercrop challenge by Sarah to complete a page that included a rainbow. Could have been in the title or papers or even in the journalling, but I have had this photo printed out for years of this wicked double rainbow, taken in Harrietville on a memorial run in 2008. It amazed me how it changed the colour of the sky under it, it just glowed! I just needed a little push to scrap it, thats why I love doing challenges, cos it pushes you to try things that you wouldn't normally do.
MAD cybercrop challenge by Mel B was to make a bright outdoor theme card to go along with the cybercrop theme - 'Over the rainbow'


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Permit is a highly sought-after fish in Florida. Learn about the current and historical status of this fishery.
Permit (Trachinotus falcatus) have long been sought after by commercial and recreational fishers on Florida's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Though this species is a prized catch, little is known about the status of the permit fishery. Commercial landings are relatively low; however, recreational landings data are scarce and there is still much to learn about the permit's basic biology. That's why Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) biologists, in collaboration with Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and Costa Del Mar, are conducting a multi-year study on permit biology, life history and movement patterns.
The study relies on anglers tagging and fin-clipping, which is collecting a tissue sample, permit they catch and release. Biologists can then track movement patterns (e.g., reefs to shore, reef to reef, inshore to offshore, south to north) when anglers recapture and report catches of tagged permit. In addition, FWRI scientists are conducting genetic analysis of fin clips to assess permit population structure and determine whether permit throughout Florida's coastal and inshore waters share a single genetic stock. This valuable data can help Florida's fishery managers determine the best management methods for permit. To learn more about how anglers can contribute to this research, read the article Tag a Permit for Research Gains.
This permit is fitted with a tag that will allow researchers to track when and where the fish is caught again if it is recaptured in the future.
History of the Fishery
Commercial landings accounted for the majority of the statewide permit landings before the net limitation amendment (Amendment Three to the Florida Constitution) went into effect July 1, 1995, making use of entangling nets (e.g., gill nets, trammel nets) illegal. Since then, the majority of permit has been taken by the recreational sector, which accounted for 82 percent of permit landings from 2001 to 2007 on average.
This chart shows the commercial and recreational permit landings in pounds from 1986 to 2007.
Commercial landings have been declining since 1998, which can be partially attributed to changes in commercial regulations. Fishers target permit in the 1.5- to 3-pound range, which is characteristic of permit of legal harvest size. Most commercial fishers along the Gulf Coast (where most of the landings come from) land less than 500 pounds of permit annually. This equates to approximately 250 fish or less, which is a relatively small number of fish compared to other commercial fisheries. In fact, the monthly average weight of permit landed per trip from 2006 to 2010 was less than 55 pounds for all months but August, when it was 75 pounds.
In 2011, the FWC eliminated all directed commercial harvest of permit in state and federal waters off Florida. Since then, only 100 permit may be kept as bycatch by commercial fishers who hold a saltwater products license and a restricted species license and who are legally fishing for other species with gill or entangling nets in federal waters outside a Special Permit Zone, so landings remain low. The Special Permit Zone, an area in south Florida that includes all state and federal waters south of Cape Florida and south of Cape Sable, was created by the FWC in 2011 to provide additional protection to the species. There is no direct or indirect commercial harvest of permit inside the Special Permit Zone.
The recreational fishing sector accounts for the majority of statewide permit landings and most are taken along the Gulf Coast. However, recreational permit landings have increased along the Atlantic coast since 1997. The most productive months for recreational permit fishing appear to be March through June with a peak in April, based on estimates using Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey data (1982-2009). This coincides with the start of permit spawning season. There is a secondary peak in catches from November through January when permit aggregate at warm-water areas such as around power plants, allowing recreational anglers to more easily find them.
This chart shows permit recreational landings in pounds for Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Permit are targeted by some anglers for catch-and-release sport fishing, but they are also commonly harvested and eaten. Data from 2004 to 2007 show anglers harvested an average of 59 percent of the recreationally caught permit. Since permit form large schools that will gather by reefs and wrecks for days at a time, they can be easily targeted by spear-fishers and hook-and-line anglers once the schools are located, especially during spawning season. In 2011, the FWC implemented regulations to protect adult permit aggregations found along Florida's wrecks and reefs from too much fishing pressure. Managers also changed size and bag limits and established a closed harvest from May through July inside the Special Permit Zone. The closed season equates to catch-and-release fishing only during spawning. Both of these changes help to protect both juvenile and adult permit.
For a map of the Special Permit Zone, visit the Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano regulations page. For up-to-date permit fishing regulations, always check the FWC Saltwater Fishing Regulations.
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We also offer the option to pay for items and pick up locally (you must live in or near Raleigh, NC for this option to work).
Some of our items are located at our flea market location and we have limited access only Friday thru Sunday. Items ordered before 12 pm EST will try and get out the door same day or at latest, next business day. Items ordered on the weekend or after 12 pm during the week will go out next business day.
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Now hold Ctrl and click on the layer with the transparent image. A dotted line should outline the image you've selected. Right-click on the image and then select Save Selection. Name it whatever you like but since I'm using a car for this tutorial I'm naming it Car.
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Clicking on the Channel will activate it so that only it is being edited.
Next, hold Ctrl and press I to invert the Channel. We'll be adding a Gradient to this now so select the Gradient Tool from the sidebar and press D to change the foreground colour to white. Now, open the Options Bar and select the Foreground to Transparent option (the second from the top left).
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While this panel is open, click on the drop down beside the hand and choose blues and drag the Saturation slider to the left. This will desaturate the colour along the gradient you've applied so that it gets fainter the further away it is.
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Whether you are new to neighborhood or a long-time resident, you will find useful information about our neighborhood in this section of our website. Harsimus Cove, with its brownstone-lined streets and historic churches, is bound by the Powerhouse Arts District to the east, the Hamilton Park District to the north, Van Vorst Park Historical District to the south and the Italian Village to the west.
The neighborhood is a mixture of families, singles, empty nesters, long-term residents and newly arrived residents. All combine to make for a vibrant and diverse neighborhood with a small-town community feel in one of New Jersey's largest cities. The area boasts a variety of businesses: whether you are looking for a bike shop, a slice of pizza, organic desserts, delicious homemade ice cream, vintage clothing or a great cup of coffee, it can be found in the historic neighborhood of Harsimus Cove.
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An investigation into alternative domestic water, sewer and electricity supply systems in the eThekwini municipal area.
Millions of Black South Africans still lack access to adequate housing, mainly as a result of apartheid era development policies. The delivery of low income, state subsidised, housing includes the provision of water, sewer ...
South African commemorative architecture : a critical assessment of selected contemporary struggle sites within a transforming post-apartheid socio-spatial landscape
The founding statement of this dissertation is that appropriate architectural commemoration in South Africa is an engagement of living memory, which is an amalgamation of memorial and community initiatives that enhances ...
Historic hospitals in Natal.
The object of this research is to investigate in detail the origin and growth of Natal Hospitals - their design and function. The 19th Century saw the birth of the Republic of Natalia, and with it the establishment of towns ...
A school of the digital arts for Durban.
The purpose of this research document was to determine a relevant response and appropriate architecture for the design of a School of the Digital Arts for Durban, South Africa. The nature of this architecture was generated ...
The indigenous architecture of KwaZulu-Natal in the late 20th century.
Studies on a variety of facets of the subject of indigenous African architecture have increasingly received the interest of many post-colonial researchers, in search for indigenous African identity in the international ...
Towards an architecture that facilitates research and education in a World Heritage Site : an environmental research facility for the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
The purpose of this research document was to determine a relevant, responsible and appropriate architecture for the design of an Environmental Research Facility for the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site in ...
The study of sensory stimulation as an architectural design tool : a proposed children's centre and community facility in Umlazi.
Architecture is intended to house, shelter and define the framework within which human activity occurs. It is far more than purely functional and its vast impact on the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of ...
Housing oversupply and in-migration patterns into a declining town, Mooi River.
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AIDS and architecture : the study of an interaction : architectural responses to the development of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in KwaZulu-Natal.
AIDS has established itself over more than three decades as a major international pandemic3. While initial cases of the disease were documented in 1981 in the USA and Europe, cases in Africa became known at around the ...
The influence of insurgency on socially responsive urban development : a proposed informal recycling facility for the informal cardboard recyclers of the Durban CBD, South Africa.
Lining the streets and the interstitial spaces of the developing cities of the modern world is an emerging citizenship that exists and thrives in the in-between. These are the new urbanites, the Insurgent Citizens; a ...


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VA Palo Alto, VA Ann Arbor, VA Eastern Colorado and Gulf Coast Vets Health Care Systems are some of the good VA hospitals. These hospitals provide general medical and surgical services.
VA Palo Alto HCS provides the world's finest medical care and cutting-edge technology. The hospital offers a full range of patient care services and consists of various inpatient and outpatient clinics.
VA Eastern Colorado HCS is a general medical and surgical treatment facility. It comprises a major referral medical centre in Denver as well as several outpatient clinics and community living centres.
Veteran Affairs Medical Centre, or VAMC, is a highly rated general medical and surgical hospital with clinics in Minneapolis, Mountain Home and North Carolina.


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Derbyshire County Council recently hosted an energy collaboration seminar at County Hall, in Matlock, which other local authorities attended to look at the potential of transforming former industrial land for energy projects.
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Obama on Super Tuesday: 'Our Time Has Come'
Wednesday, February 6, 2008; 12:39 AM
OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much.
Well, first of all, let me just say I could not have a better senior senator than our great senator from the State of Illinois, Dick Durbin.
I have too many friends to mention each one of them individually, but it is good to be back home. It is good to be home.
It is good to be home. It is good to have Michelle home.
The girls are with us tonight, but we asked them did you want to come on stage, and Malia, our nine-year-old said, "Daddy, you know that's not my thing."
So they're upstairs, doing what they do.
Before I begin, I just want to send my condolences to the victims of the storms that hit Tennessee and Arkansas today. They are in our thoughts and in our prayers, and we hope that our federal government will respond quickly and rapidly to make sure that they get all the help that they need.
The polls are just closing in California.
And the votes are still being counted in cities and towns across America. But there is one thing.
OBAMA: You know I love you back.
But there is one thing on this February night that we do not need the final results to know. Our time has come.
Our time has come. Our movement is real, and change is coming to America.
Only a few hundred miles from here, almost one year ago to the day, as Dick said, we stood on the steps of the old state capitol to reaffirm a truth that was spoken there so many generations ago, that a house divided cannot stand...
That we are more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and always will be the United States of America.
What began as a whisper in Springfield soon carried across the cornfields of Iowa, where farmers and factory workers, students and seniors stood up in numbers we have never seen before.
They stood up to say that maybe this year we don't have to settle for politics where scoring points is more important than solving problems.
Maybe this year we can finally start doing something about health care we can't afford.
Maybe this year we can start doing a thing about mortgages we can't pay. Maybe this year, this time can be different.
Their voices echoed from the hills of New Hampshire to the deserts of Nevada, where teachers and cooks and kitchen workers stood up to say that maybe Washington doesn't have to be run by lobbyists anymore.
Maybe the voices of the American people can finally be heard again.
They reached the coast of South Carolina, when people said that maybe we don't have to be divided by race and regions and gender...
... that the crumbling schools are stealing the future of black children and white children...
... that we can come together and build an America that gives every child everywhere the opportunity to live out their dreams. This time can be different.
And today, on this Tuesday in February, in states north and south, east and west, what began as a whisper in Springfield has swelled to a chorus of millions calling for change.
It's a course that cannot be ignored, a course that cannot be deterred. This time can be different, because this campaign for the presidency of the United States of America is different.
It's different not because of me. It's different because of you...
... because you are tired of being disappointed...
... and you're tired of being let down.
You're tired of hearing promises made and plans proposed in the heat of a campaign, only to have nothing change when everyone goes back to Washington.
OBAMA: Nothing changes because lobbyists just write another check or politicians start worrying about how to win the next election instead of why they should or because they focus on who's up and who's down instead of who matters.
And while Washington is consumed with the same drama and divisions and distractions, another family puts up a "for sale" sign in their front yard, another factory shuts its doors, another soldiers waves goodbye as he leaves on another tour of duty in a war that should have never been authorized and should have never been waged...
... and goes on and on and on.
But in this election, at this moment, you are standing up all across this country to say "not this time, not this year." The stakes are too high and the challenges too great to play the same Washington game with the same Washington players and somehow expect a different result.
This time must be different. This time we have to turn the page. This time we have to write a new chapter in American history. This time we have to seize the moment.
This isn't about me and it's not about Senator Clinton. As I've said before, she was a friend before this campaign, she'll be a friend after it's over.
I respect her. I respect her as a colleague. I congratulate her on her victories tonight. She's been running an outstanding race.
But this fall -- this fall, we owe the American people a real choice.
We have to choose between change and more of the same. We have to choose between looking backwards and looking forwards. We have to choose between our future and our past.
It's a choice between going into this election with Republicans and independents already united against us or going against their nominee with a campaign that has united Americans of all parties, from all backgrounds, from all races, from all religions, around a common purpose.
It's a choice between having a debate with the other party about who has the most experience in Washington or having one about who is most likely to change Washington, because that's a debate that we can win.
It's a choice between a candidate who's taken more money from Washington lobbyists from either Republican in this race and a campaign that has not taken a dime of their money, because we have been funded by you. You have funded this campaign.
And if I am your nominee, my opponent will not be able to say that I voted for the war in Iraq, because I didn't, or that I gave George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran, because I haven't, or that I support the Bush-Cheney doctrine of not talking to leaders we don't like, because I profoundly disagree with that approach.
And he will not be able to say that I wavered on something as fundamental as whether or not it's OK for America to use torture, because it's never OK.
That is the choice in this election.
The Republicans running for president have already tied themselves to the past. The speak of 100-year war in Iraq. They talk about billions more in tax breaks for the wealthiest few, who don't need them and didn't even ask them, tax breaks that mortgage our children's future on a mountain of debt, at a time when there are families who can't pay their medical bills and students who can't pay their tuition.
Those Republicans are running on the politics of yesterday and that is why our party must be the party of tomorrow, and that is the party that I intend to lead as president of the United States of America.
I'll be the president who ends the tax breaks to companies that ship our jobs overseas and start putting them in the pockets of hardworking Americans who deserve them and struggling homeowners who deserve them and seniors who should retire with dignity and respect and deserve them.
I'll be the president who finally brings Democrats and Republicans together to make health care affordable and available for every single American.
We will put a college education within the reach of anyone who wants to go. And instead of just talking about how great our teachers are, we will reward them for their greatness with more pay and better support.
And we will harness the ingenuity of farmers and scientists and entrepreneurs to free this nation from the tyranny of oil once and for all and we will invest in solar and wind and biodiesel, clean energy, green energy that can fuel economic development for generations to come.
That's what we're going to do when I'm president of the United States.
When I'm president, we will put an end to the politics of fear, a politics that uses 9/11 as a way to scare up votes. We're going to start seeing 9/11 as a challenge that should unite America and the world against the common threats of the 21st century, terrorism and nuclear weapons, climate change and poverty, genocide and disease.
We can do this. We can do this. But it will not be easy. It will require a struggle and it will require sacrifice. There will be setbacks and we will make mistakes.
And that is why we need all the help we can get. So tonight, I want to speak directly to all those Americans who have yet to join this movement, but still hunger for change.
They know it in their gut. They know we can do better than we're doing. They know that we can take our politics to a higher level.
But they're afraid. They've been taught to be cynical. They're doubtful that it can be done. But I'm here to say tonight to all of you who still harbor those doubts, we need you.
We need you to stand with us. We need you to work with us. We need you to help us prove that together ordinary people can still do extraordinary things in the United States of America.
I am blessed to be standing in the city where my own extraordinary journey of service began. You know, just a few miles from here, down in the Southside, in the shadow of a shuttered steel plant, it was there that I learned what it takes to make change happen.
I was a young organizer then. In fact, there are some folks here who I organized with. A young organizer intent on fighting joblessness and poverty on the Southside, and I still remember one of the very first meetings I put together.
We had worked on it for days. We had made phone calls, we had knocked on doors, we had put out flyers. But on that night, nobody showed up. Our volunteers, who had worked so hard, felt so defeated, they wanted to quit. And to be honest, so did I.
But at that moment, I happened to look outside and I saw some young boys tossing stones at a boarded-up apartment building across the street.
They were like the boys in so many cities across the country. Little boys, but without prospects, without guidance, without hope for the future.
And I turned to the volunteers and I asked them, "Before you quit, before you give up, I want you to answer one question. What will happen to those boys if we don't stand up for them?"
And those volunteers, they looked out that window and they saw those boys and they decided that night to keep going, to keep organizing, keep fighting for better schools, fighting for better jobs, fighting for better health care, and I did, too.
And slowly, but surely, in the weeks and months to come, the community began to change.
You see, the challenges we face will not be solved with one meeting in one night. It will not be resolved on even a super-duper Tuesday.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for.
We are the change that we seek. We are the hope of those boys who have so little, who've been told that they cannot have what they dreamed, that they cannot be what they imagine.
Yes, they can. We are the hope of the father who goes to work before dawn and lies awake with doubt that tells him he cannot give his children the same opportunities that someone gave him.
Yes, he can.
We are the hope of the woman who hears that her city will not be rebuilt, that she cannot somehow claim the life that was swept away in a terrible storm.
Yes, she can.
We are the hope of the future, the answer to the cynics who tell us our house must stand divided, that we cannot come together, that we cannot remake this world as it should be.
We know that we have seen something happen over the last several weeks, over the past several months. We know that what began as a whisper has now swelled to a chorus that cannot be ignored, that will not be deterred, that will ring out across this land as a hymn that will heal this nation, repair this world, make this time different than all the rest.
Yes, we can. Let's go to work. Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can.
Thank you, Chicago. Let's go get to work. I love you.
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Disappointment with too few showstoppers has been a common complaint at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend (mostly by privileged film critics and Oscar bloggers wanting more sizzle). Each year, Telluride sneaks a few surprise films not listed on the official line-up and generally of marquee value (last year, "Butter" was one of the big contenders). This year, the only not-so-secret surprise was Ben Affleck's entertaining thriller "Argo." While a terrific suspense film, only one surprise left many pundits wanting more.
Well, it turns out there was one small extra surprise, albeit just a small tease, but one that whet our appetite for what is one of our most anticipated films of 2013: James Gray's next feature length film, once known as "Lowlife." During Sunday's tribute to Marion Cotillard (Telluride screened the superb "Rust And Bone"), organizers announced the surprise appearance of James Gray and the director revealed a snippet of the film now titled "Nightingale" starring Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner.
"It used to be called 'Lowlife,'" Gray said, "But the author of the novel threatened to sue me. So now we're calling it 'Nightingale.'" Gray joked that a few others were vying for the title, but added, "We'll win in the end...coming sometime in 2017," he joked.
Set in the 1920s, the film stars Cotillard as Sonya, one of two immigrant sisters who travel to New York, only to see the other sister become deathly ill. In order to help her, Cotillard heads down a dark path where she sells herself for money and medicine, eventually falling for a charming magician (Renner), the cousin of the sleaze who keeps her turning tricks (Phoenix).
While clearly not completely color timed yet, the five minute teaser of "Nightingale," featured the incredible textured and shadow-heavy work of DP Darius Khondji. Showing off a sequence in a church in New York's Lower East Side, "Nightingale" is Gray's most overt period-piece ("We Own The Night" was set in the 1980s), but looks as moody, atmospheric and sombre as his previous pictures, this time strengthened by some incredible art direction and, at least in this scene, the solemn religious iconography.
In the scene, Marion Cotillard's prostitute character Sonya is in church praying, and then takes a confessional. "I'm ashamed," she said through weepy tears and a tattered black shawl, before launching into all her crimes and misdemeanors: lying, theft of food, her rape, and ultimately the revelation that she's been whoring herself out to help pay and take care of her sick sister.
Having just come off the boat from Poland a few months previously coming to the American promised land, it appears that Sonya's dream of a better life is actually worse than she can imagine. "We were caged like animals," Cotilard said about the voyage on a ship to North America. Her rape was public knowledge on the boat and she says she's damaged goods, hence having to prostitute herself.
Seemingly waiting to exploit her when she got off the boat is her pimp, Joaquin Phoenix, who in this scene, surreptitiously follows her into the church and eavesdrops on her confession. Renner's character didn't feature in what felt like it was probably a scene from early on in the movie.
While brief, it was a tantalizing teaser of what's to come, and given that Gray's previous films, which include "The Yards," "We Own The Night" and "Two Lovers" (all of which starred Phoenix), only seem to grow in power, and critical stature, over time, it's clearly one of the pictures we're mostly looking forward to in 2013. "Nightingale," will arrive in theaters sometime in 2013 via the Weinstein Company. Our guess would be sometime during the Oscar season, with a stop over in Cannes in May more than likely. Stay tuned for more from the Cotillard tribute, and from Telluride, very soon.
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Wichita's Building Blocks: A Guide to Building Stones and Geological Features
Lawrence SkeltonEducational Series 11
28 pages, 39 color and B&W photos, and a map
|A full online version of this publication is not available. Copies of this publication are available from the publications office of the Kansas Geological Survey (785-864-3965) or from the Well Sample Library (316-943-2343) at 4150 Monroe in Wichita. The cost is $7.50, plus sales tax, shipping, and handling.
Look carefully around you and think about what you may see. Many great as well as many ordinary discoveries have been made by looking at or considering commonplace objects in some new way. Such objects almost always contain some astounding feature just waiting to be seen. Although seeing things in a new way some times requires specialized equipment, often all that is needed is an open-minded visual inspection of ordinary objects, such as the geology-related features described in this book. There are more around you if you look for them.
The map on the last page will help you locate the features described here . One word of caution, however: the buildings and features described in this book are private property. Do not take specimens or otherwise damage them in any way.


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1. Chicago
Mornings in suburban Chicago were depressing. As I sat in my car, in stalled traffic, I looked around me. In front of me was a hung-over professional, about my age, in an Italian suit driving a decrepit car decorated with University rear-window stickers. To my right was a thirty-something-year-old woman putting on make-up, while the commuter behind her became impatient. To my left was a handsome man in sunglasses in a Porsche talking away on his cell phone. In my rear-view mirror was a young suburb girl in an econo-mobile, sporting big hairspray hair, probably worried she would be fired from her office-temp position for being late again. In the middle of it all was me, a confused twenty-something who not only was also going to be late, but who didn't give a shit.
2. Fort de Nogent
In Paris, I got off the train and set off on the fateful walk that many a legionnaire before me had taken. Psychologists are right when they talk about the phases of man. I had gone through being a student, a professional, and a bohemian to become a soldier. So far, so good! My heart was beating faster with every step. At one point, I asked an elderly man for directions. He shook my hand and croaked, Honneur et Fidelité! before pointing me on my way. The Fort was cold and grey, its heavy stone walls suggestive of a medieval keep. It looked like a place that kept people in as well as out. With a sense of impending doom reminiscent of Dante's Abandon all hope ye who enter here, I passed through the gates and knocked on a large oak door. A hatch was drawn aside.
I want to join the Légion Étrangère.
Passeport! the guard barked.
I slid it through the grille. I expected that to be the last time I ever saw that precious document, property of the United States government with its small-print warning that joining a foreign army was grounds for loss ofcitizenship.
Américain? said the guard in astonishment. Ready to give everything up and sign away five years of your life?
The massive door swung open and slammed behind me.
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3. Aubagne
Walking nervously into my first interrogation, I came face to face with an American Vietnam veteran adjudant (warrant officer, master sergeant). Glancing at my university diploma, certificates and updated résumé, he verified dates and stuffed them back into a manila binder.
Begin with the day you were born, he said, sliding blank sheets of paper over to me, and write down everything you've done until the moment you're sitting before me now.
While describing graduating with a prestigious degree and embarking on a promising engineering career in the Windy City, I was interrupted and drilled for what seemed hours on every minuscule detail of my life.
Siblings? Names and dates of birth? Do they have children? Does anybody know that you've joined the Foreign Legion? If so, what is their name and address? . . . Wait, but you said you were in Stockholm on 27 November 1996, did you not? . . . This Nadine you speak of, is she pregnant? Now tell me, why do you want to join.
I got tired of sitting in Chicago traffic every day, and because the Peace Corps is for wimps
Look, he said warmly. I've known men like you . . . What I'm trying to say off the record is that the Legion won't be what you expect. I'm here to help, maybe to keep you from making a mistake. You'll be holding a French passport after five years, but légionnaires take an oath to die for France.
The last place I'd want to die is behind a desk . . . or of an age-fifty heart attack while I'm sitting on the toilet.
4. The Farm
That first evening Caporal Qandil came back from town piss-drunk and lined us up for appel (rollcall). He began with what he called les tests abdominaux, by giving each man a violent punch in the solar plexus. Then, with the other sous-officiers looking on, he inspected us. Inaccurate shaving, improperly polished insteps, and any other infractions were punished with lead-weight fists to bellies and heads. When he was satisfied, he called for a US trenching shovel (salvaged from American GIs after WWII), and went down the line gonging our foreheads. The worst part was waiting for it.
He ended by having the feeble Kapelski who was slow to learn French lie on the floor to demonstrate one-stroke decapitation. Was he drunk enough to do it or not?
5. Castelnaudary
Though everyone enjoyed the mornings on the range, we dreaded what was to follow. An already drunk Sergent Gagné warned that if our rifles were not spotlessly clean, the consequences would be grave. When he found carbon in places where a genius would never think to look, he didn't simply use his fist. Often he brought down the forearm-length steel legs of the FAMAS rifle on a legionnaire's head. The sound of steel crashing on bone was unnerving, especially for the man waiting after his FAMAS was found under par. Several legionnaires had the entire stripped FAMAS body come down on them. Luckily, after our first morning on the range I was hit only once, and therefore only had one lump on my forehead. Some unfortunate devils were hit on the same lump twice. Unlike in the cartoons of my youth, it didn't make the previous lump disappear.
Halfway through our hellish final seven-day march, Michaud came under a viral attack. He too was staggering about and in danger of dropping out. When we stopped for a ten-minute break, he began weeping like a child. Many of the sergents had collected bits of US matériel during marches with American forces. Knowing that they could pay for new equipment, exhausted Americans often jettisoned their heavier items, which the legionnaires eagerly picked up for themselves. Calderon was also suffering, and, in a fit of cafard (desert madness), he'd begun the second day's march in his shower-sandals. Once we'd bivouacked for the night, the only thing we, the lost and damned, had to look forward to was another day of torment. When Kapelski pried off his rangers, his feet looked like ground beef.
6. St. Christol
The Legion's relationship with the citizens of Apt had been uneasy from the start but had seriously worsened after a sergent was brought back to base half dead after being knifed by two Arabs. Most of the régiment was about to be deployed to Kosovo but a covert call went outthe raditional rallying cry of A moi la Légion! Dressed in tenue de sortie uniforms to show everyone who they were, the 2e REG set off to wreck the town centre. The Arab community must have heard of the intended reprisal raid for they were waiting for them and a desert outpost fight on French soil broke out between légionnaires in képis and their historic enemy. Woodman and his personal merry men slipped into town in civilian clothing carrying lead pipes and bats and committed some of the most vicious hooligan thuggerythe envy of the roughest Manchester United fans. The gendarmerie was called in to quell the gang violence, and several légionnaires were arrested. One sergent beat an Arab teenager with a nail-studded two-by-four, and was sentenced to a civilian prison termhe was a Turk. Later a Russian psychotic on leave lost his mind outside Marseille. He car-jacked an Arab family and murdered them. The leftist press had a field-day that once more brought the Foreign Legion's very existence into question.
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7. Montpellier
While we were sitting in The Fitzpatrick's Irish pub, Ellison, the mad Irish boxer stormed in shouting, still in tenue de sortie and képi.
Now this is a man's fookin' sport, he said, watching one of the playoffs in the Five Nations Rugby Cup.
Who's got the next round? Get that bollocks barman over here before I start breaking shit.
The Fitz is the meeting point for the mafia anglaise of different régiments, so we were soon joined by another Irishman and a Kiwi.
Looks like tonight we're going to have some Legion birds, said Sijfert, as the pub filled with students.
Where? I asked.
Over at the bar, he hiccupped into his glass.
Those skinny French ones?
No, the two slappers behind them. I don't give a damn if they're heavy. Grab me another Guinness and they'll suit us. But you're used to shagging those Ally McBeal types. Doesn't work that way in the Legion, mate.
Getting louder by the minute, Ellison managed to invite a weighty English girl to our table.
Hey, Ellison, show us how you used to slap your old fella' on the table! the Kiwi shouted.
Ellison stood up and unfastened his trousers.
What? he howled at the giggling English girl.
You think I'm joking? Are you taking the piss outta me? I said are you taking the fookin' piss outta me! Get away from our table, you worthless whore. Action!
He noticed Woodman chatting with a male exchange student from the US wearing a Berkeley t-shirt at an adjacent table.
Get that wanker over here, he shouted.
The student sat down, looking apprehensive.
Now we're going to show you how the Legion drinks . . .
What's the Legion?
You never heard of the Legion? Steady on, you little runt, are you taking the piss outta me too?
It's kind of like the Hell's Angels on camels, I put in.
Surprisingly, nobody touched the American. He got drunk with us and we taught him all about Legion traditions and customshow to get on the piss-train and how to screw portly women.
8. London
Though it was strictly forbidden for legionnaires to leave France, I was determined to spend my millennium leave in London. From Calais gare, I caught the Sea France ferry bus to the dockside. There foot passengers got out and queued into the ticket terminal, which also served as a customs and passport checkpoint. While the others stood waiting, I made my way outside, around the terminal itself to the feeder road where automobiles were waiting to drive into the ferry hold. With, rucksack and all, I simply walked up to the driver's window of automobiles loaded with vacationing families, businessmen, and construction workers and asked whether they would kindly take me across the channel. Two labourers in a van filled with cases of Kronenbourg, Marlboros, and ruby-red made a place for me. There remained one obstacle capable of quickly bringing my London fantasy to an endBritish passport control in Dover. The crates of wine helped me overcome this, for as we approached the controls, I simply hid behind them!
Est-ce que vous êtes française? I shouted over the music.
Sorry, I said. I live in the South of France, and noticed your Latin silhouette.
Partially right, she answered. I'm a Londoner but mother is French-Italian.
I made the bold move of running my finger lightly down her forehead and nose. She smiled and blushed.
Why not join us for a chat later, she said, timidly looking over shoulder at her friends.
What do you mean later? I'm on my way right now."
I found out that her name was Gwyneth, and that she lived in trendy Islington. Later she took me to a West End café that both she and her friends frequented. We sat there drinking the English excuse for coffee with our legs entwined as we exchanged open-mouthed kisses. The video jukebox was playing Robbie Williams' classic Millennium.
9. Valloire
By this time, we were all suffering from exposure, dehydration, and exhaustion. I was scooping handfuls of snow into my mouth because the water in my canteen had frozen solid. All we could think of was being somewhere else, anywhere but atop a mountain surrounded by nothing but linding white, tens of kilometres from the nearest civilization. I stared back defiantly at the menacing peaks, realizing that winter combat in the mountains is much worse than desert, jungle, or urban warfare. Up here the deadliest enemy was not the human foe but the relentless cold and the terrain. Nowhere else is a fighting man so dependent on specialized matériel. Losing a ski or nowshoe can mean death. Without them the distance normally covered in an hour would take an entire day. Losing a couteau à neige, a ski pole, or even a glove can be just as life-threatening. Blood flowing from minor wounds, especially to the hand or foot, freezes often leading to frostbite. A broken leg on a mountain such as we were on would generally be fatal.
10. Paris
I woke up in a cold sweat at precisely 06.00. My camarades would be getting out of bed and realizing that I wasn't there. In a few minutes, the chef would be opening my armoire with steel cutters to confiscate my belongings. I fell asleep again and had a nightmare about the shame I was bringing on my family. For over a week, I did little more than sleep all day and get up to wait for Marianne in the eveningsa bit of an anti-climax after the Foreign Legion's rush.
11. Quartier Vienot
Come here, Sanchez, Lewinsky said, gesturing me back into his cell.
I'm speaking to you as a camarade and as a vieux légionnaire. Don't break out tonight. As you know, the jail warden has been good to us. He gives us free time and occasionally a bottle of pinard. If you, a jeune légionnaire break out while he's on duty, you'll land him in la merde. If we allow you to break out, we, too, will be landing him in la merde. The capitaine will strip him of his rank and our remaining days here will be liquid hell. If you do try to break out tonight, sure as hell, you better hope that they don't catch you and throw you back in here with us.
I was summoned to the poste de sécurité that afternoon and ordered to face the wall without moving or muttering a single syllable. For five hours, every single move I made was carefully monitored. Considering that in the past prisoners were commonly pistol-whipped, this was a light form of psychological punishment.
Legion too tough for you? the PMs taunted me. You came to the Legion naked, with one hand covering your balls and the other your ass. We clothed you, fed you, taught you French, and made you into a fine-tuned killing machine. Is this how you pay us back?
Hours later, the capitaine came in with five PMs.
But where am I going? You're not taking me back to the REG, are you? I protested. "You can't!"
We're going home, Johnny.
12. Earl's Court
My first task in the morning was to find somewhere to stash my belongings. I placed several thousand francs, one hundred British pounds, my temporary passport, American Express platinum card, and priceless Legion-issued SNCF carte de voyage in a Zip-Lock bag and walked through the city streets out into the open countryside. After tramping along a main road for an hour, I reached a secluded spot where no one could watch what I was doing. To the chirping of cicadas, I scraped a hole in the rocky soil for my bag. When I had filled it in again, I placed atop large rocks as markers and had a good shit over it all as a deterrent to man and beast. On the back of a TGV pamphlet I sketched myself a rough map and began the long, sweaty march to Aubagne . . .
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GSA scandal: Party's over for culture of lavish government gone wild at taxpayers' expense
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," April 9, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, the hits keep coming. Shocking new video shows the GSA mocking you, the taxpayer!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I walk around to make sure everybody else is working so I don't have to do anything. I think my role is make it as challenging an environment for the others as I possibly can. It only makes them a better employee.
VAN SUSTEREN: So did you like the clown? I hope so because you paid for it! That's right, new videos out today showing GSA workers clowning around on the company dime. That's your dime. But if you don't like clowns, don't worry, there's something for everyone. How about a dancing Gumby?
OK, well, guess what? They are laughing at you. These new videos are the latest "caught on camera" moments highlighting the GSA's colossal waste of taxpayer money, more than $800,000 of your money spent on a lavish Vegas convention -- a party!
We spoke with House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa earlier tonight.
VAN SUSTEREN: Congressman, nice to see you, sir.
REP. DARRELL ISSA, R-CALIF., HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIR: Well, nice to hear your voice, Greta. Hopefully, you're enjoying your time with less of us in town.
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, it is quiet, or at least sort of quiet but not totally quiet. And I see that already, you've got plans for Monday, April 16th, that you're announcing a hearing on GSA. And I'm curious whether any of your list of witnesses -- and I've got the list here -- will turn -- will show up.
ISSA: Well, we think all the witnesses will show up. Our invitation is not about the one episode which has been highly covered but about the problems at GSA that go back to the previous administration. As you know, Louetta -- sorry -- Lurita Doan, in fact, was working very hard, trying to change the culture at GSA and would probably be the first to say that it's hard to change a culture of an organization that hasn't been held responsible.
VAN SUSTEREN: Are you going to look at yourselves, at Congress? Because, you know, the fact is, I look at these and I realize that these -- these run-up prices for these lavish parties fall under two administrations, fall under two different parties running Congress with power of oversight.
You know, and it's a bit troubling, you know, that we see over and over again, whether it's the lawyers downloading the porn at the SEC or the conflict of interest over at the Department of Interior or this or something else, is that, you know, Congress's job is to do the oversight. And we only -- you know, Congress sort of steps in and has hearings after the fact, rather than to prevent it.
ISSA: Well, you're exactly right that there needs to be a beefing up in Congress of the kind of proactive oversight that needs to happen. You know, I don't want to say that we're undermanned, but to give you an example, there are 80 people on my staff, the largest majority staff in the Congress, and that's a budget of a couple million dollars.
The IGs alone represent 2,000 -- or sorry, 12,000 people and $2 billion. So it's obviously a big job. We're never going to equal what the inspector generals do for the government, but we need to be able to look at their information much quicker, digest it, and make changes.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Brian D. Miller is the inspector general of the GSA, who is on your list, the United States General Services Administration. What are you going to ask him?
ISSA: Well, among other things, we're going to ask him, quite, frankly, what he thought he should have been able to do when 11 months ago, he informed the administration -- not just the GSA administrator but also the president's liaison in that room, you know, of what was going on. And as the months went by, as he continued to work on a final report, was he surprised that the administration was essentially ignoring this kind of a scandal?
VAN SUSTEREN: I guess, you know, my thought is that -- and you know, I'm -- I'm pretty revved up about this because I think it's appalling, when I think of what $820,000, $840,000 could do for so many important projects in the government or so many needs, whether it's veterans learning to work with amputated arms or whatever it is, and I see this, you know, so I'm pretty revved up about it.
But I don't -- 11 months? You see $800,000-some being spent on a lavish party, and it takes you 11 months to figure out that there's a problem? I'd see that and I'd think, you know -- you know -- you know, this -- what is someone drinking? How can this happen? It wouldn't take me 11 months. I hope it wouldn't even take me 11 minutes!
ISSA: Well, that's exactly right. You would have thought that the administrator would have been doing everything to correct this, so by the time that final report came out 11 months later, she would be able to say, Yes, we understand, but we fixed it.
You know, this is one of the areas, Greta, that's so irritating is this administration wants to say they took quick action, but in fact, they've known about it for 11 months and took no action until the press was about to get wind of it.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, well, before that, though, in 2008, with a Democratic Congress who should have been providing oversight and a Republican White House, it was $655,000 on a lavish party. Two years earlier, it was $323,000.
I realize that it's much less money as the years go back, but what in the world were we spending even a dime on lavish parties for government, for civil servants, people who work for the government, when we've got high unemployment, people don't have jobs, don't have job security? What in the world are we spending even a dime on this stuff!
ISSA: Well, Greta, you're exactly right on one of the most important things. It was a trend. There was a direction. There was a cultural shift that was making this more and more, if you will, easy to do.
So by the time it came to the $800,000 party, the fact is, the damage had been going on for a period of time unchecked. And you make the most important point, which is Congress has to be proactive. We have to see these trends coming. We have to have more direct relations with the IGs and with all the other parts of government. In other words, we need the transparency so we can be part of the solution whether an administration is willing to take action or not.
VAN SUSTEREN: How do we get that, though? How -- how do the American people get that? You know, the -- you know, we watch Congress fight, you know, over the budget. And one side wants taxes raised. Another side doesn't want taxes raised. And we look at all the waste and fraud and we think to ourselves as taxpayers, Maybe you ought to start doing your oversight and stop wasting stuff. Maybe we don't need as much money as you need.
You know, it's -- the American people are just sitting there, watching you guys, you -- and I appreciate you coming here, but you know, a lot of it, you know, it's really -- you know, the problem is, you know, you members of Congress and the White House are part of the problem, a big part of it!
ISSA: Well, you know, failure to do your job is certainly something that Congress should be held accountable for because we have failed to do our job of keeping after this ever-growing bureaucracy, which is our responsibility. We shouldn't fund and then forget.
But Senator Coburn and myself have both been working on modernization, what we call in the House the Data Act, getting the kind of reporting that would not only allow to us look better into government but allow the public to see it.
These kinds of expenses should be transparent to the public. Everyone in America should be able to know what happened in Las Vegas, how many people were there and how much money was spent. You have a right to know. We have a need to know. Can we get both of those in a way in which, essentially, like a Google search, you'd be able to find out?
That's what the Data Act tries to do. That's what Senator Coburn over in the Senate has been working on for years. We think the time has come to order that, to make the administration more transparent not because of this president but because of every president.
VAN SUSTEREN: I shudder to think how many other organizations -- how many other parts of the government are having these parties. But the other thing, I can't -- you know, I can't possibly escape the irony. I have quoted Senator Tom Coburn many times about the fact that he commissioned a study about waste and fraud in the government, and it's a study about a foot tall on my desk and it's been there for months.
And who did he commission to do the waste and fraud? The ones that are out partying in Vegas. I mean, it's just, you know -- you can't make this stuff up. I mean, it's just so appalling. And I know -- question that every American has is, how many other agencies of the government are having parties? Do you have any other idea about this?
ISSA: Well, I'll give you a good example. Back in -- when we were last in the majority back in 2005 and '06, as a subcommittee chairman, I was working on Mineral Management Service, the famous MMS, and the parties they were having paid for by the oil and -- companies that did business with the government in violation of all the laws. And they, in fact, told us they that thought it was necessary, they needed to have this close working relationship with those they oversaw.
Fast forward four years, the gulf is filled with oil, and once again, you have too close a relationship between the regulators and the regulated. So this isn't the only time there's been lavish parties. It isn't the only time that government has sort of thought it was their right and entitlement.
The question is, when will Congress start putting its assets into making sure that we have transparency? And that's going to be, if you will, my signature of my chairmanship is, can I get this and the next administration to change their ways and really become transparent, not just give it lip service but provide the real on-line capability not just for my committee but for CREW, groups on the left and right who want to know about waste in government.
The only way they're going to get that access is if we change how you access government records, including things like this kind of spending.
VAN SUSTEREN: Congressman, thank you, sir. And I look forward to watching your hearing on the 16th. Thank you, sir.
ISSA: Thanks, Greta.


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EAU CLAIRE -- The pair of Jacob lambs lay asleep. They weren't used to being inside an air-conditioned building, much less a library. It's usually hot inside the barn or out in the field. So when a group of children filled the community room in the Eau Claire District Library, the lambs woke up. And started bleating rather loudly inside their pen. "They weren't making any noise until you all came in here," said Ron Nelson, of Creekside Farm in Eau Claire. He presented a program about Jacob sheep along with his wife, Fran Nelson, as part of the summer reading program Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales. The name, Jacob sheep, has a connection to the story of Jacob in the Bible in which he bred these sheep, Nelson said. "These sheep have multiple horns and are mainly raised for their wool," he said. Seven-year-old Kaela Downey liked the soft feel of fur as she petted one of the lambs through the pen. "His fur feels good," she said, smiling. "This is the first time I've ever petted sheep." Kaela learned some facts about lambs --
- At birth, they weigh from 6 to 8 pounds.
- They are on their feet within 10 minutes after being born.
- It takes 144 days or almost five months for lambs to be born.
- The mothers have their wool sheared, then are inoculated and wormed so the babies have a little protection against diseases. It's pretty noisy in the spring when the babies are born, Mrs. Nelson said. "The mothers will bellow for their babies, and they all know their own mother's sound and will bellow back," she said. Her husband held up a ball of clean wool called robing, between 2 to 3 inches wide. He enjoys making wool hats with a felt needle. It takes about four hours to "grab" small pieces of fiber on a sponge form with the needle. Grabbing is when the wool is tangled together. Isabel Becerra, 8, held up her hand. "Do you get bored doing that?" Isabel asked, about making hats. "No, I'm usually doing something else at the same time," Mr. Nelson said. His wife spins a thinner robing, called pencil robing, into wool yarn so people can weave, knit and crochet hats, rugs, scarves and mittens. She enjoys knitting. "But I've been so busy spinning yarn for other people, I don't have time to do it," Mrs. Nelson said. The children watched her feet move in opposite directions while she spun wool on a double treadle spinning wheel. "You have to get the feet coordinated. It keeps even pressure on both treadles," she said. Some of the group laughed when Mrs. Nelson told them what ingredient works best for dyeing raw wool -- unsweetened Kool Aid. "If you put the Kool Aid in a glass with water and let it set for two days, the wool will draw out all the dye," she said. "The wool absorbs the color and the liquid left in the glass will be clear." After the couple finished their presentation, 10-year-old Kimberlyn Staggs gently petted one of the lambs and remarked how the outside "is kind of soft." She giggled when the lamb licked one of her hands. "I think they think my hands are good enough to eat," Kimberlyn said. Then she was off to wash her hands and found some books on sheep to take home for reading. For information on other programs at the library, call (269) 461-6241. Staff writer Sherry Van Arsdall: email@example.com (269) 687-7004


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FOR TWO DAYS and two nights in December, the Israelis and their American friends in Washington, D.C., convened among the carolers and Christmas trees at a luxury hotel near the White House. It was supposed to be Haim Saban's political bar mitzvah, the ultimate celebration of his president-making powers. In 2016, the billionaire emerged as the most influential Israel donor to Hillary Clinton, and most of the Israeli-American policy world turned out for his 13th annual Saban Forum: think tank policy wonks, ribbon-decked retired generals and diplomats who had sweated over the intractable peace process. Knesset members on the right and left flew in from Tel Aviv, along with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, a hard-liner sometimes described as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, who beamed in by satellite.
But instead of toasting Saban's candidate or getting their pictures taken with the president-elect, the participants could only guess at what Donald Trump—who wasn't invited—might do in the Holy Land.
The Queens, New York-born real estate mogul will be inaugurated at what is now a pivotal moment in Israel, when the American-backed idea of a two-state solution—that is, dividing land between the Israelis and Palestinians—is closer to being cast into Gehenna, the biblical word for hell, than ever before. As Lieberman put it: "There is no peace! into his presidency, when Obama gave what was billed as a historic speech to the Arab world in Cairo, becoming one of the few U.S. presidents to publicly tell Israel to stop building settlements on what America—and most of the world—views as Palestinian land. Netanyahu responded with a massive lump of coal: He green-lit new settlements. To emphasize the point, Israel's Ministry of the Interior timed the announcement of 1,600 new housing units on occupied land to coincide with a visit by Vice President Joe Biden. There is no process!"
No one in the room pretended to know what lies ahead, but one concern vexed them all: Will Trump be bad for Israel? Or, as some Israelis hope, will he be the country's Santa Claus?
A Massive Lump of Coal
THE FIRST THING to understand about what Trump's getting into is that Israel already had a Santa Claus: President Barack Obama. But he didn't get a lot of milk and cookies in Jerusalem. Despite forking over considerable amounts of American defense money, he and Netanyahu have had a famously frosty relationship.


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Discussion in 'Current Events' started by insein, Oct 17, 2004.
Wow, wish I could get my hands on one of those babies. I would fix those inconsiderate swine who constantly take calls in movie theaters.
I would carry one of those with me everywhere I went! How cool!
Reminds me of the cell phone that rang in church during a sermon.
The preacher walked down from the pulpit to the section of pews where the
interruption occurred and announced...."If God is calling you, he isn't going to use a cell phone".
I already do lol.
Not a bad idea. Would work nicely in theaters.
I wonder what's the rational for making them illegal in the U.S. ?? ..
Follow the money
Simple, you do not have the right to block MY communication in a public arena. I do not know the specific laws but I have a strong suspicion that personal essentially means that you cannot walk down the street with one of these (or place one on the outside of your hose for instance) BUT if you owned a business you could buy one for that purpose. Such a law only would make sense as it should be illegal for you to block out my communication device at any time that I am NOT on your property.
I fail to see why the business owner of a restaurant or a church shouldn't be allowed to install one on the premises?
Just put up a 'Cell Phone Jammer in Use' sign making patrons aware of it being used next to the 'No smoking' sign'. ..
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President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan for a surprise visit Sunday and made clear that the U.S. will likely maintain a limited role here even after its combat mission ends this year and America's longest war comes to a close.
"America's commitment to the people of Afghanistan will endure," he pledged.
Speaking to troops gathered in an airplane hangar on this sprawling military base, Obama said the war had reached a pivotal point, with Afghan forces assuming primary responsibility for their country's security. But while many of the 32,800 U.S. forces now in Afghanistan will leave in the coming months, Obama said a continued military presence could help protect gains made during nearly 13 years of fighting.
"After all the sacrifices we've made, we want to preserve the gains that you have helped to win and we're going to make sure that Afghanistan can never again, ever, be used again to launch an attack against our country," Obama declared.
At least 2,181 members of the U.S. military have died during the nearly 13-year Afghan war and thousands more have been wounded.