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Prolegomena to the Study of Early Agoran History: Part I
by Vlad
Hello, all.
While studying for my comprehensive exams recently, I happened to go through my old notebooks and rediscovered some notes I made some time ago as part of a project to lay out the history of Agora, beginning with its incarnation as Nomic World and continuing to the present. In the event, this history never materialized, partly due to real life concerns, and partly due to the Great Hard Drive crash experienced by my computer two years ago which wiped out most of my research. Nevertheless, I decided that the publication of my notes would be useful for several reasons. First, for some time now, I believe, the archives kept by Dan Blaheta have not been accessible (particularly the proposal and listserv archives). This may not be a permanent situation, but I felt it is good to get what information I have into the public domain so that it is not all lost. Second, I hope to encourage others to complete the work that I started, and possibly to jog some old memories. I hope others who experienced the events narrated will contribute their own personal experiences and impressions in order to flesh out what is a very skeletal picture. I have divided this exposition into two parts: a summary, which I expect will be the most interesting (and briefest) portion, then a list of information and sources that I have compiled. Even if the proposal logs are recovered, I hope the summary I give will prove to be of some use as a reference tool. It is a bit ironic that this presentation does not qualify for a Doctor of Nomic History degree, but I will be content if it is posted on one of the Agora websites so it is available to future Players.
Part I
Summary: Before I begin I want to clearly delineate the limits of this enquiry. My investigation, while it lasted, centered around Nomic World and the early years of Agora, because those were the periods needing the most compilation and organization (although Steve's summary of the Nomic World games is excellent). Thanks to Don Blaheta, I was able to examine the preserved proposal logs through early June 1994. The scope of this study is therefore the first year of Agora's existence (although it acquired that name only towards the end), ending with the infamous Black Repeals and their fallout.
Source material: The sources I have preserved for this period will be laid out more fully in part II, but I will summarize them here. They consist of:
Proposal Logs: These are incomplete. Although a full record of the text and voting was kept for the earliest proposals, after Proposal 530 or so we only have passing Proposals recorded, and after 783 no Proposals are recorded in the logs except 822-877, about which I have only the scantiest notes. Here is the breakdown:
I am sure most of these can shed much light on some of these early events, although an earlier canvas looking for hard documentation produced little. Naturally, my own memories, being easiest to access, color the following account more than those of others.
Summary chronology of Agora Events: This is a much abbreviated version of Part II.
June 2, 1994: Injunction in place to halt Black Repeals. Fix of
Historical Summary: Since I gathered all this information, I feel I should give at least a sketch of events, as well as my commentary on them. Many important issues can only be touched on here; I leave that work for my successors, if any.
Agora's first year was a wild and woolly one. It began with legislation that helped define the future of the game, and ended with two of biggest crises in its history, the last of which nearly brought the game to an end. As with all births, there were some teething pains, and some coordination problems, but the fires in which Agora was tested gave it the strength to face the future with confidence and hope. Through all of these events, we can see the reoccurrence of themes that have resounded throught the history of this game, and which still have relevance today.
The first month of play was relatively uneventful, as 33 out of 45 Proposals failed. The legislation that was passed, and much that was debated, focused on the basic elements of the game: Proposing, Voting, and Judging. Regarding Proposing, early legislation sought to impose limits of one kind or another: on the number of Proposals (303), the format of Proposals (319), and the content thereof (326, 334). An attempt to encourage Proposing also marked the introduction of a mini-game that was a sort of precursor to Contests (330). With regard to scoring, the simple F-A formula (302) won out over attempts to reinstitute (from Nomic World) a form of "PC" Voting, in which Players were awarded points for being on the winning side and lost points for being on the losing side of a Proposal (315, 335). In addition, an attempt to bend the "one person, one vote' concept failed (304). An early attempt at copyright legislation failed (334). The kind of statements which could be CFJ'ed were restricted (337), beginning a long sequence of CFJ reform. Also significant was the first attempt, by E. Scheirer, to exploit and then patch a 'hole' allowing Proposals to hand out points to those voting FOR (325, 326). Although this attempt failed, it provided a precedent which would culminate in the Walrus Scam (see below).
Similar concerns characterized August. There was another unsuccessful attempt to institute a Voting economy (354), and Judging rules were clarified somewhat (364, 367). New was the attempt to legislate associations of Players, in an attempt to create Party competition (356). Despite continued efforts, mandating Player associations would prove to be a failure. Immediately after the first Rule, three others (389-91) refined the concept, and attempted to create an economy, another perennial goal, through the creation of Group Coins. Unfortunately, there was no restriction on the minting of coins, and it would be a long time before problems with the creation and valuation of these currencies would be solved. August also saw Agora's first Win, as evidenced by a series of CFJs made in response (9-11). Unfortunately, the name of the winner is not preserved.
After the victory, although probably not in response to it, there was a relaxation of some of the restrictions on Proposals implemented earlier, as well as a removal of point rewards for Proposing and Voting. (377, 385, 383, 423). There were also the first significant steps in the elaboration of the judicial system: Appeals (384) and Crimes (381, 425-27), although it was a considerable time before either was really refined. The recent creation of a Scorekeeper (352) led to general legislation regarding Players with specific game responsibilities, known as Officers (386, 405). This legislation allowed the creation of three new Offices, that of Rulekeepor (399), Clerk of the Courts (406-410), and Archivist (417). As a result of these events, it was felt the powers and responsibilities of the Speaker (not an Office) also needed clarification (396, 402). There was also a backlash against earlier legislation (357) mandating the use of certain terminology when referring to the speaker (397). This was paralleled by other Proposals seeking to preserve Player rights (392, 398, and later 488).
CFJ 25, submitted in early September, attempted to clarify several Wins, so it is clear there was more than one during this period. It is possible that these led in part to the general removal of Point awards mentioned above, although it is hard to say how long that reaction lasted. September saw the creation of the Vototron, an automatic entity which cast votes depending on whether more points were transfered to its FOR or AGAINST 'basket' and another game, the 'Secret Word Sweepstakes" (446). Another entity was created, the Point Reserve, as a theoretical foundation for a Points economy. Also needed was a Rule prohibiting unregulated changes to those entities, provided by 449. Point Transfers, permitted at least since 374, were taxed by 470. Another important development was the definition of the Public Forum, which made clear what communication methods were official and what not (478), which can also be related to the interest in Player's rights. An associated Office, the Distributor, was created about the same time (510-514).
Interest in creating an economy was given new impetus by Wes. Borrowing from an idea of mine from Nomic World, he tried to create a Marks economy, overseen by the Banker, which included Rules for interest and buying of extra votes (516-20, 533). This marked the long and checkered history of the Mark, which lingered on for quite a while.
October began with a raft of 17 CFJs, which must mark some controversy, although I haven't the slightest recollection, despite having served as Judge of three of them (the actual Statements are not preserved). With regard to legislation, yet another contest, the Secret Word Contest, was instituted (561; at a later date this was scammed by a Player who posted the dictionary, an act that was not well-received). Another two offices, the Registrar and the Auditor (a duplicate Scorekeeper) were introduced (559, 568). The Vototron was also overhauled (574), if I remember correctly the number of Votes it cast was raised. The Criminal Court (598-608?), which was currently inactive since it had been judged that Crimes were unenforceable, was overhauled yet again by Wes; unfortunately, several key elements failed, thus emasculating the reform. Of a more permanent influence was Chuck's Currency legislation (610-615), which put Coins, Marks, and Points (?) under a common set of Rules, as well as reinstituting taxes. An associated move to stimulate the economy was Ronals Kunne's Stock legislation (643), which tried to implement an idea that had been bandied about for some time. Players would bid on Stocks named after each Player, and would recieve Marks based on that Player's performance. At about the same time the conceptof official Titles for Players culminated in the Patent Title, of which the first two were Hero (given to Peter Suber) and First Speaker (given to Michael Norrish). Another Office, held by the Sweepstakes Officer, relieved the Speaker of the burden of administering the many games now in operation (it must be remembered that at this time the Speaker also distributed Proposals and tallied Votes). Jim Shea successfully proposed five Proposals (662-669), the title of the first of which, "Liberalize CFJs" indicates that this was another CFJ reform which, if I remember correctly, introduced the possibility of a Judge handing down Injunctions compelling action under certain circumstances (for example, an offender could be required to post a Formal Apology).
For most of November, I don't have notes regarding the content of Proposals, meaning I did not think them of particular historical significance at the time. Jeffrey S. passed legislation allowing Abstentions (683), and Ronald Kunne devised the Office of Groupmeister (686), who oversaw the activities of Groups (of which there was little as yet). Ronald, in the uniquely numbered proposal 686.1, proposed something having to do with Peter Suber, and it is quite possible this was the actual proposal making him a Hero. For another proposal by Ronald (690) I have the note 'Allowed Judgment by majority Vote'. If that was literally true, it didn't last long, but I suspect it applied only to Appeals. Also in the populist vein was a proposal by Jim Shea (713) creating a Poverty Line based on the average Point totals, and any Player below it got free points. This worked fine until a few Players accumulated the majority of Points placing just about everybody below the Poverty Line.
Toward the middle of the month, it was obvious that Stocks were not working out as originally passed (the exact reason why I don't remember), so Ronald passed another comprehensive Stock overhaul (725-731). A new Patent Title, that of Marxist, was created for the Player who had the most Marks (736). This was given to KoJen, who held the title for most if not all of that currency's existence, which made his Stock most valuable. Proposal 747 conserved the quantity of Currencies, which contributed to the aforementioned Poverty Line problem as well as the stability of Marks (also because there was little to spend them on), ultimately defeating the system. Another Patent Title, that of Champion, was also created toward the end of the month (755).
December brought a number of important proposals, although the approaching holidays reduced vote totals. Group Voting was introduced (767). The increase in non-Player Voting entities induced Chuck to institute Sane Proposals (779), which were immune from such influence. Formal Apologies were revamped (or possibly introduced–781). New Rules designed by Chuck with help from Oerjan and others protected the Game from sudden Speaker abandonment (785-786), and rules governing electioneering and Injunctions were revised (789, 790).
There seems to be an odd periodicity to Agoran events. The end of the calendar year seems to breed relatively less turmoil and controversy than the first half. The four most catastrophic and divisive events in Agoran history, the fall of Nomic World, the Walrus Scam, the Black Repeals, and the Mousetrap Scam, all occured in late Winter or Spring. Early 1994 was to see two of these occur in succession, a crisis that nearly ended Agora's brief existence.
Unfortunately for the historian, this is also one of the most poorly documented periods. This may very well be due to the unsettled conditions then prevailing in Agora, but it makes the work of detailed reconstruction difficult even for those that experienced them. I apologize if the following account is more circumstantial and subjective than that presented to this point.
I have no records or recollections for the end of January or early February. The best that can be said it that it was the quiet before the storm. For some reason, the discussion had turned to coercive Proposals, proposals that attempt to bribe voters into passing them by offering rewards to those voting FOR. These had been prohibited since Proposal 326, but David Wagner felt the current Rule had a hole. Now by my recollection, David made a first attempt to bypass this Rule, which succeeded (?). I don't remember the details. At any rate a fix to the Rule was proposed and passed, I believe by David Wagner himself (822). David then set the goal for himself of overcoming this Rule as well. As I recall, it prohibited rewarding Players in any existing currency (if not worded like that, that was the effect). David circumvented this prohibition by making a Proposal that rewarded FOR voters with Walruses, a currency that didn't exist at the time. However, these turned into Marks 10 ^-31 seconds after their creation and distribution (or some similarly tiny interval), thus creating the rewards. Now there were a number of Players at the time who didn't approve of the whole idea, perhaps particularly as David had already made an earlier attempt. Obviously, these were mostly the minority that voted against. At the same time, Ronald Kunne and Oerjan Johansen were conducting a humorous discussion on the quantum effects of Walruses existing for such a short interval. Eventually the argument emerged that perhaps the uncertainty in their position caused by their being in existence for such a brief time meant that no Player could with certainty have been said to have possessed them before their destruction. At least that was the flavor if the discussion. Humorous enough, but it got turned into a CFJ (by Oerjan?) and was Judged by a Player hostile to the Walruses (Dave Bowen???). Although the Quantum argument was not the only one considered, the Judge did decree, on what many regarded as spurious grounds, that the Walruses never existed. This judgment, naturally, increased the ill-will between David Wagner and his opponents. The aftermath was quite complicated. David pursued the legal recourses that were open to him (at that time, I think Appeal was by proposal), but failed. At the same time, compromisers tried to placate him with a lesser reward. I have in my notes that Prop. 864, dated c. April 7, destroyed the Walrus marks. I do not remember whether this was due to a finding that they did exist, a precaution in case they did, or something else. At any rate, disgusted with delayed justice (as he perceived it), David Wagner quit the game in anger, never to return. He was later given the Patent Title of Scamster in recognition of his efforts.
No sooner had the one controversy died out than the seeds of the next were planted. Proposal 865 instituted a reward for Players who published proposals for comment before actually submitting them. Ronald Kunne, an ardent opponent of the Rule, saw an opportunity for a Scam. He made 165 Protoproposals, one for each Rule in the ruleset, each proposing that one Rule be repealed. He would later claim he chose this avenus because it was fast and easier than thinking up 165 seperate proposals. At the same time, he CFJ'ed that the limit on the number of Proposals was ineffectual, and won. This allowed him to Propose the Black Repeals, as they were soon to be known, and garner the reward for having protoproposed them, an amount that would allow him to win the game handily. A clean scam, or it would have been, had the semester not been winding down for many Players. Ronald voted for his proposals, to reduce the F-A penalty when (so he assumed), they were defeated. Others voted FOR out of mischeviousness. A few voted for some select repeals, but against the rest, but most were content with a blanket FOR or AGAINST. Many, myself included, concerned with RL duties and assuming they would fail, didn't vote at all. In the end, when the votes were tallied, all the Black Repeals had more FOR votes than AGAINST. At a stroke, it appeared that the entire ruleset, apart from those few rules requiring supermajorities to repeal, was gone.
There was chaos. Immediately every player was roused by the unprecedented event. Soon, a few distinct positions were established. Some players challenged the legality of the Black Repeals. Others accepted their validity, but were willing to try to rebuild the ruleset from the wreckage. And yet others felt that the damage was too severe, that the game would have to be restarted. Most of the latter two groups were also willing to consider the issue of legality, but were undecided. Of course, the problem was that those who sincerely believed that the BRs were legal also would dispute the results of any putative CFJ or Proposal, since in their mind those institutions had been eliminated in the destruction. Nevertheless, a CFJ was made, claiming the BRs were invalid on the grounds that they did not have titles, which proposals were legally required to have. Ronald and his defenders replied (1) that that Rule had never been enforced, and that there were several recent counterexamples. and (2) that the BRs could be considered to have implicit Titles (e.g. "Repeal Rule 201" could be considered both a Proposal's Text and its Title). Meanwhile, Chuck and I each proposed legislation that would have reinstated the old Ruleset. While we agreed that such proposals could not have any in-game validity, we might all agree in the spirit of the game to abide by the meta-game decision of the majority.
In the end, CFJ 143(?) was judged TRUE, and an Injunction against the BRs was handed down. Since the BRs were deemed not to have passed, the CFJ did have validity. No one seriously opposed the decision, since it offered a way out of the dilemma. The flawed Rule 865 was passed fixing the original hole, and Agora (now the official Name of the Game) returned to some semblance of normality.
Appendix I: Proposal record 7/1/93-9/23/93
Since nearly complete records are extant for this period, I thought it would be interesting to generate some statistics. The following includes all Proposals except the disputed Props. 440-445 and a couple for which no info is preserved. Withdrawn Proposals include those for whom the Proposer is known but the vote totals (if any) are not. Withdrawn Proposals are listed but ignored for the calculation of the statistics.
|Proposals P-F-(W)
|% Passed
|Votes F-A
|**Players with five or more Proposals:**
|Wes Contreras
|David Cogen
|Michael Norrish
|Jim Shea
|Dave Bowen
|K. Anderson
|Eric Scheirer
|Oerjan Johanson
|Ronald Kunne
|Richard Vickery
|David Nicol
|**Other Players:**
|Deb & Bob
|K. Watkins
|J. Lindsay
|Andy Latto
|Doug Chatham
An average of 10.1 Votes were cast on each Proposal


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Patch #31324
Allow to set is_private flag through a keyword in emails
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Currently it is impossible to set the
is_private flag of an issue with an email keyword. The attached patch developed for Planio changes that.
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Allows setting the private flag via mail keyword (#31324).
Patch by Jens Krämer.
#1 Updated by Go MAEDA 11 months ago
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Thank you for posting the patch. But the test fails.
Failure: MailHandlerTest#test_add_issue_with_private_keyword [test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb:507]: Expected false to be truthy. bin/rails test test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb:499
I found the following line in log/test.log.
MailHandler: missing information from John Smith: Unable to determine target project
#2 Updated by Jens Krämer 11 months ago
My bad I admit I just ran the test against 3.4 (where it passed). I'll fix that tomorrow.
#3 Updated by Jens Krämer 11 months ago
here's the fixed patch - the test email was still tailored to Planio's customized mail handler which is why it failed on vanilla Redmine.
#6 Updated by Go MAEDA 11 months ago
- Related to Feature #8424: Add private issue option to receiving emails added


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A couple of years ago*, as I was finishing up my studies at the best University ever created by God or by man, I was trying to decide what to do with my life. I narrowed my choices down to three things:
Go to law school.
Go to campaign management school, get an MA in Campaign Management and become the next James Carville (only handsomer)
Get a masters in Public Administration and become a City Manager – preferably of a fancy city like this one.
I chose poorly.
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Were I Jolted Joe Lieberman's Campaign Manager, rather than struggling, rather than trying to find the words to say to him today, rather than turning to our campaign's speech-writers seeking the perfect note to tell Joe the difficult thing that (apparently) must be told to him, what I would do is this.
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I'd do what many a man has done in many a desperate time.
I'd turn to Kenny Rogers**.
And yes, I'd play a verse from "The Gambler"
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Know when to fold 'em (that's right, fold those cards)
Know when to walk away (sure, you could walk, but...)
Know when the run***…" (yes, run; run like mad, better to run methinks)
Then I'd give him a pair of running shoes, and pat him on the shoulder one more time. I'd give him a firmer pat this time. And, as I exited, I'd shake my head. I shake it in way that communicated "man, we almost had it."
Even though I would actually mean…
Nope, we never had it.
I'd leave an address where he could forward my ample, ample compensation (including a small fee for the headphones).
Then I'd come home to Minnesota to work for her and against this evil, evil spawn of satan.
*Okay, okay, MANY years ago.
**As a product of Kansas, I know Kenny Rogers well. Back in my day, Kenny was a part of the Kansas High School Curriculum. I can sing most of the words to most of his big hits. "Lucille" – yep, I know it. "Lady" – in my sleep "Coward of the County" I can sing it, but I cry every time. But back home in Kansas people like Kenny a lot. He sangs good, and he looks like Moses.
***Here, "run" does not mean "campaign for office." Here, "run" means "run away from the poker table whilst the running is good." It's a metaphor which means - don't continue your campaign as an independent. Everyone already knows you don't stand a chance. Let it go. People who voted for you in the primary will throw their vote to your competitor in order to avoid sending a Republican to the Senate. Or worse, enough Democrats will vote for you that no Democrat will win. Don't complicate things. Hang it up.


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'Destiny' will no longer be supported on PS3 and Xbox 360
On Monday, Bungie announced that support for "Destiny" on Xbox 360 and PS3 will come to an end in August. Major game updates and downloadable content, such as the upcoming Rise of Iron expansion, will no longer be released for the aging consoles, and legacy versions of the game will not have access to live events. In addition, the weekly Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner Crucible events will be dropped.
All is not lost, however, as legacy versions will continue to support Daily Heroic Missions, Weekly Heroic Strikes and Nightfall Strikes. Additionally, all current raids and boss challenges, daily and weekly Crucible challenges and even weapon-dealer Xur will remain, though individual exotic weapons and armor pieces will no longer be sold.
The move is hardly surprising. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are more than a decade old and splintering development across four versions of the game would undoubtedly mean depriving current-generation users of key features.
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MASON — The Butler Aviators traveled to Mason on Friday to face a strong field at the Moeller Primetime Invitational. Butler placed 13th out of 26 teams competing.
Butler's Kyle Wertz (43rd) led the Aviators with a time of 17:23 followed by Long-fa Lin (51, 17:30), Gabe Warren (105, 18:21), Caleb Colon (113, 18:28), Sean Luttrell (163, 19:26), Nick Luttrell (201, 20:33) and Mitchell Heeter (214, 21:07).
"The boys ran well for the first meet of the season," said Butler cross country coach Andy White. "Kyle, Long-fa, Gabe, Sean, and Nick all ran personal best times. We are a young team, only having one senior in our top seven, so I thought we competed well. We need to close our time gaps down between our top five runners. I believe we will be able to pack it in together as the season progresses. We have a lot of potential on this team."
The Lady Aviators traveled to Milton Union to run in the Bob-Schul Invitational where they placed 14th out of 29 teams.
Leading the way for Butler was Olivia Schoenherr who placed 51st overall in 21:49, Abby Schoenherr (106, 23:34), Nicole Weiss (158, 25:12), Sydney Baker (160, 25:17), Katie Hickle (194, 26:12), Michelle Valdivia (207, 26:39), and Jessica Sacks (229, 27:25).
"It was a good start to the season for the girls team," said White. "The girls gave good efforts. Their results were an indication of summer and early season training. With continued training the girls will see big improvements with their times as the season progresses. Olivia had a solid time for the 1st meet of the season."
The Butler Cross Country teams will Travel to Lost Creek Reserve in Troy for a 2-mile race on Tuesday which ended too late for this edition. They will then travel to Greenville on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Today, we pray for our relatives
Lord Jesus, on this Christmas Eve, we surrender to You today members of our family and our extended family. We pray that strife within our homes is healed and relationships are washed in Your Precious Blood and mended. May we learn to love members of our family as our own, just as You decided they should be our own. May every negative thought and incident be surrendered at the foot of Your cross today. Bless our dear ones to come closer to You and to each other. May we always bless and be a blessing to them. Fill our homes with Your kind of love, peace and joy this Christmas season and forever. Amen


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Forty years ago, you rarely heard the name "Presidents' Day." Now, of course, we read drivel like the following over at the website eHow: "Presidents' Day is more than just a day off from work. It's a holiday that gives us a chance to think about the lesson we an learn from the lives of those who have attained the highest office in the United States" ("How to Understand the Meaning of Presidents' Day," eHow).
Excuse me while I try to settle my stomach down. It wouldn't be so bad, were it not for the fact that so many people believe this garbage. Because, as the eHow article demonstrates, the United States of America has pretty much lost ALL understanding of what the February holiday is SUPPOSED to be about.
The travesty began in 1968, when Congress passed the Monday Holidays Act. Prior to that piece of legislation, there were nine federal holidays celebrated on specific dates. Each year, they would fall on different days of the week. That was too confusing and not worker-friendly enough for congressional tastes, so they decided to "improve" the situation.
With the Monday Holidays Act, Congress shifted four holidays (George Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans' Day) to designated Mondays in their respective months. Veterans' groups cried foul (justifiably so), and got Veterans' Day moved back to November 11, recognizing its origins as a day inspired by the armistice which ended World War I.
Once Washington's Birthday was dislodged from its actual birthday, the day simply became another day off work, a capstone to a three-day weekend. Advertisers began to use the term "Presidents' Day." And, well, the rest is history.
Today, Americans should take a cue from the veterans. They should cry foul!
And Congress and the states of the U.S. should move Washington's Birthday back to where it belongs.....on his birthday!!!
That means that, each year, the United States government (and all state governments) should recognize February 22 as a holiday to honor George Washington, the father of our country.
The February 22 holiday should recognize George Washington....and ONLY George Washington.
Anyone who says that George Washington doesn't deserve his own holiday is surely deprived of something we call "common sense." Anyone with a functioning brain should recognize the enormous contributions George Washington made to the United States and the fact that, without Washington, there likely wouldn't even be a United States today. Washington deserves every bit the moniker "Father of his Country."
It's only been since the Monday Holidays Act that people have begun to question this, now alleging that other Presidents warrant similar attention. Well, first, some Presidents shouldn't get ANY attention. And second, Washington isn't just being recognized for what he did as President. The purpose of his holiday was to recognize him for all of his accomplishments.
Chances are, though, that this wrong will not be righted. Too many people are used to hearing and saying "Presidents' Day." And people frankly love having three day weekends.
And, because of those two things, George Washington's legacy will continue to diminish each and every year.
The American Revolution and Founding Era blog provides information and commentary on early American history, particularly from the American Revolution through the War of 1812.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Put Washington's Birthday Back Where it Belongs!
Posted by Brian Tubbs at 5:55 PM
Labels: george washington's birthday, origin of presidents day, Presidents' Day, Washington's birthday
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I totally agree. Either the dates mean something, or they don't. If they are worth celebrating, they are worth celebrating in the actual day.
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Aidi School Hosts Children's Day Carnival
On 26 May, Aidi School's playground was transformed into a lively carnival scene, with colorful bright lights and upbeat tunes, creating a dazzling stage for the Children's Day Carnival.
This audience was treated to flawless performances of classic songs and dances from Chinese culture by the Aidi School children, including the subtle and beautiful Ling bird Dai dance, Jiangnan's gentle folk song Jasmine and the majestic E Hulan Randan. The mesmerizing performances transported the audience to the distant beauty of Guangxi and Yunnan, then to the thrilling Dragon Boat racing on a river in Hubei, before enchanting them with the magnificent mountains of Guangxi. It was clear to see that the children have a profound understanding of the different cultures and characteristics that China has to offer.
The Beijing Opera ensemble displayed the children's incredible competence at playing musical instruments, while the high-intensity hip-hop dance act demonstrated how much the Aidi children benefit from their studies and sustained effort and practice.
The Grade 6 students' performance at the carnival was the perfect ending to their Primary School career as their graduation neared. After years of studying and living at Aidi, the love and affection between the students and teachers is moving and can be felt throughout the whole show.
Throughout these performances, it is clear to see that the students of Aidi School have developed and convey amazing self-confidence in them. They're brave and genuinely proud of themselves and their peers. This allows them to remain persistent in following their dreams of success and enterprise.
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This morning we ran the Donut Dash, a four mile race benefiting the Child Life Program at Sutter Hospital.
Meet our sweet friend William. Wow, his story is one of courage, faith and strength. We just love him and his family.
Last year while he was out of school fighting cancer like a warrior I tutored him. Noah loved his time with the Murdock boys, especially William.
So when William is in the hospital, the Child Life Program gives him a chance to play, learn and prepare for what's ahead -- in a way that's as fun as possible.
How could we not participate? And, who doesn't love a little run to the city's best donut shop on a Saturday morning?
Team William had about 50 participants and, along with all of the runners, raised $35,000! And, William even made it on the morning news.
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The Louisiana Democratic Party asked Perkins if he believes conservatives should contribute to David Vitter's re-election campaign.
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In order to speed up the revival of a coffee plantation in Kilimanjaro Region, the Manushi Sinde Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Society (Amcos) based in Moshi District aims to produce 60,000 quality seedlings annually.
Amcos Chairman, Professor Boshe John said here since been motivated to plant coffee trees, a move that has led to increased demand for coffee seedlings.
"This has proved successful even in the production of coffee for the year 2017/2018 when a total of 15,000 kilograms of coffee was collected against a mere 9,000kg collected in the 2016/2017 season.
"We are therefore expecting to collect 30,000 kilograms of coffee in the 2018/2019 season. We have begun a programme to plant new quality coffee seedlings to meet the needs of our members, which is more than 10,000 seedlings annually… there are also additional requirements of seedlings derived from the needs of those who are not members of our party," he said.
He said that the party already has begun production of seedlings for the starting they have prepared nurseries for the best coffee seedlings 40,000 seedlings have already produced in nurseries.
Already 12,000 seedlings have been distributed to farmers and we expect until July this year, all of the seedlings will have been distributed to those needed he said.
He said to improve the services relating to coffee production, the Amcos leadership expects to open a shop of agricultural inputs in the 2019/2020 as part of a plan aimed at producing and quality coffee.
The Amcos Manager, Mr. Adrian Munishi, revealed that their biggest challenge was to mould young people in best practices of coffee.
He also singled out the issue of the availability of agricultural inputs as a challenge, saying they were looking forward to setting up a store at their office so that farmers could easily access the same.
Tanzania Coffee Board Acting Director General, Mr. Primus Kimaryo said the board would continue with efforts to address challenges facing the coffee industry in order to increase productivity and well being of their farmers.


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TV shows to watch this month
I know how annoying it can be after you binge watch a TV series and are stuck trying to find a new one. To help you out... here are the TV shows I recommend you watch this holiday break.
1. The Office (U.S)
The Office is an American TV series about a paper company starring Steve Carell. Throughout the whole series, there is never a dull moment! It is the perfect show to watch when you are keen for a laugh.
Available: Stan
2. Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is a TV series I binge watched last school holidays and I loved it! It is a show about a mother and daughter and their life over 7 years. There are plenty moments of happiness and some of sadness that make you love the characters for who they are. If you are looking for a show with some drama and laughs, this is the perfect show for you.
Available: Netflix
3. Ja'mie
Ja'mie is an Australian TV series written by and starring Chris Lilley. I'm sure anyone who has watched Ja'mie would agree it is a great show. If you are keen for a laugh, this is your show. All of Chris Lilley's shows are hilarious and sure to make your day that bit better.
Available: Netflix
4. Heartland
Heartland is one of my favourite TV shows. It is about a teenage girl who works on her family farm and trains horses. It is a show packed with drama, heartbreak, romance, laughter and a little bit more heartbreak. This is a great show to watch after a busy day of school or work.
Available: Netflix
5. Full house
Full house is a TV series about a family and their journey in raising 3 girls. It is a show filled with love, cuteness and laughs. The Olsen twins star in the show and you are sure to fall in love with their character. It is a great show to watch with your whole family.
Available: Netflix
6. Designated Survivor
Designated survivor is a very different show compared to the ones I have listed above. It is about a newly appointed President who comes into power after a series of attacks on the government. It is a show filled with action and drama which has cliffhangers at the end of each episode making that 'next episode' button your new bestfriend.
Available: Netflix
P.s A blog post on movies to watch this month is coming soon...❤
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What are the best protein sources for a low cholesterol diet?
Some meats and dairy products are high in saturated fat, which can raise cholesterol levels if eaten frequently. Therefore, if you have high cholesterol, it's best to eat more plant proteins, oily fish, lean meats and low fat dairy products instead.
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18 Easy Chicken Recipes That Can Help To Lower Your Cholesterol
Chicken is one of the top cholesterol-friendly protein options because it's so lean. Skinless chicken breast is the best choice for low cholesterol diets because it's very low in saturated fat (1g per 100g). Skinless chicken thighs are higher in saturated fat (2.3g per 100g), so I eat them less frequently.
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Can You Eat Mayonnaise On A Cholesterol-Lowering Diet?
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The 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Lowering Cholesterol
I get asked lots of questions from my blog readers about lowering cholesterol, so I thought it would be helpful to put the most commonly asked questions into one blog post, along with my answers. So here goes.
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30 Simple Tips To Lower Your Cholesterol In Just 6 Weeks
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6 Simple Cholesterol-Friendly Ways To Use Up Your Leftover Christmas Turkey
If you're anything like me, you've probably spent the last few days – actually make that weeks – eating like there's no tomorrow. I've always been a massive advocate of eating what you want on holiday, and I definitely count the Christmas period as a holiday. It's hard to avoid all the food, with all the office parties, catch-ups with friends, meals with the family….oh and the pigs in blankets – who could say no to those?!!
So I've decided now's the time to start thinking about getting back into cholesterol-friendly eating. Thankfully (as we've got A LOT of it in our fridge right now) turkey is a great cholesterol-friendly food as it's low in fat, high in protein and has tons of other nutrients. So I've put together this list of simple cholesterol-friendly ways to use up the leftovers:-
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Healthy Cholesterol-Friendly Slow Cooker Recipes
It's getting pretty cold here in England now, so I've dusted off my slow cooker and have been using it at least once a week. I prepare all the ingredients the previous evening, then bung it all in the slow cooker before I go to work and turn it on low so that it's ready for when I get back. There's something really satisfying about coming back from work to a ready-made and ready-heated meal…and the house always smells amazing!
Top 20 Freezable Cholesterol-Friendly Meals
As I'm due to give birth in a couple of months, I'm planning to cook a load of cholesterol-friendly meals to stick in the freezer, so that we don't need to worry about cooking during the first few weeks.


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Boom … Boom …
The dull sound of the plasma bomb impacts was resonating through the walls, each of them making the artificial light die several seconds before it could sorrowfully light up again, waiting for the next shock. The air was wet and a scent of dried blood was dominating in the room. The corpses, the beer bottles, the ammunition cases and the broken needles were the classical scenery of a bunker from the past century. I was secure, here. Several hours ago, troops from the revolt of the industrial party had done their shit, a raid in the metal mines. They had taken all the workers out to execute them one by one with shotguns, as if they were nothing more than mutts, while the women were raped and disemboweled.
They would not come back before the next day.
As for me, I was hurt, a tourniquet pressing on my leg. A smoke between two fingers, the assault by the revolted was still passing before my eyes.
They were well-prepared. Our regiment had to get to the special construction site of the Emperor for a basic surveillance mission. The only problem was the swamp section we had to pass, ten miles away from our objective. That's where they attacked. The night was growing late already and we had to activate our ion lights to detect each others. Suddenly an electromagnetic wave travelled through our equipment and turned off both lights and communications with the imperial guard. My men were falling one by one under the fire coming from behind big trees. The most unbearable was the cracking sound if the bones under the plasma impacts and the screams of the men, muffled by their helmets. I couldn't do anything; the few desperate shots I fired only met bark. Helpless, I didn't have any other solution: I had to run, fast and far, the farthest possible from this place where death had decided to strike. Without a glance back, I took the direction opposite to the hail of bullets, following only my instinct, hearing only the fear thundering in my mind. It felt like I was running for hours, and suddenly I felt a strong heat in my leg, an unbearable pain passed through my body, time stopped for an instant and I collapsed on the floor, face in the mud. A laser shot had gotten through my leg. There were tears in my eyes but I had to move; I crawled in the dark water, laboriously looking for a sign of life.
After half an hour, here I was. The bunker was the outpost of a former expansionist colony that wanted to drain the swamp.
I would pass the night here.
The next day, there was no ray of light, only the artificial light emitted by the solar satellites on this contaminated planet. Out there, it was only the desert. The whole planet had been turned into a vast battlefield.
It was three years ago. The Intergalactic Mining Stations' Organization was beginning to set up in the region. My homeland, the Emperor's third colony, was rich with raw materials and very productive crystal mines. The Organization was wealthy and the vivid cities of the mining industry were increasing vastly. This prosperity was attractive to lots of workers, coming from the entire known universe. But this utopist vision was only a mask hiding the poverty of mines and its ruthless law. Internal revolts happened, revolted minors cutting the access to the mines and stopping the crystal extraction. The IMSO stepped in forcefully, arresting a thousand of them, cutting the off from any familial or social life; they were teleported as forced workers on colonization vessels. The Emperor reacted violently against the company, wanting the immediate cancellation of the sanction. No answer came from the IMSO. The public opinion, shocked by its behavior, asked for the removal of all the factories. Several mining centers were vandalized and a civil war broke out between the population and the army of the intergalactic industrial group. The Organization couldn't let all these plants between the population's hands and decided to react against these riots. One month later, about fifty war vessels attacked the planet to make this thriving environment an industrial territory, totally managed by the IMCO.
I decided to sign up in the Emperor's army to defend my homeland.
At the moment, I had to get out of there. There was a smell of death that just made me restless. I got through the corpses, looking for something useful. Some plasma bowls, food supplements, paper sheets. The rest was family pictures, useless trinkets. And during wartime, money wasn't really the priority. I finally set fire to the blockhouse, to avoid the infection of this already polluted place.
The weather was pleasant this morning. The fire heated up my face, but I couldn't linger here too long, with my broken radio and without knowing where I was.
The Emperor needed me to win this war.
The bunker was five miles away from the swamp and was used as an observation post by a little city just behind. Well, when there still was a city. It wasn't the case anymore. Inhabitants had given way to specters in the empty houses. Burnt skyscrapers were black, windows exploded and concrete walls cracked.
A thick cloud of vaporized metal was floating in the air, barely letting pass any ray of light. I wandered in the streets, staring into each building, looking for information, supplies, ammunitions and, I was still hoping, someone surviving.
There was no grass, no tree, no flower, only several brambles and weeds fighting to live. The more I was going forward, the more I was desperate of finding anyone in this dead place. The shooting pain in my leg was torturing. Exhausted, I sat a moment on the rest of stairs, took a moist smoke from my jacket and lit it. Took a drag on it. The idea that this pleasure was consuming me wasn't bothering. After all, this death may be more pleasant to me than a laser shot. I closed my eyes.
Everything seemed soft and voluptuous. Each wave of smoke penetrating my lungs was flying and swirling, dancing gracefully with the music faintly coming to my ears. Was I dreaming? It was this good old Wagner and his Walkyries who were transporting me now. The music was becoming urgent: the brass growled, the timbales exploded, hails of bullets echoing to screams and rolling drums, all that formed something fantastic and almost supernatural. Men were screaming and dying several feet away from me, but I was feeling good. Music was growing louder, and it was now the turn for flash grenades and other paralyzing instruments to join. I couldn't see anything, only this whirling smoke. Then, little by little, screams and shots went less intense; the music became a whisper, giving gently way to the mechanical sound of a tank's track, a chorus that was given rhythm by sounds more resonating, deeper. It was getting closer. Steps. Someone. There!
It made my blood boil, but suddenly, I had a laser rifle against the temps, and a sadistic smiling mug in front of me.
I couldn't do anything. No move, no scream. I was just there, paralyzed.
"Come over guys, there's a living thingy here!"
It went crazy in the stairs, the disorganized and harsh steps mixing with the laughs and questions of the men. They were around ten, very young for the most, but they had peak equipment; beautiful little toys in kid's arms. Kids playing war.
One of them stepped forward, seemingly the oldest, he was probably not above eighteen. He was wearing an old cap with holes in it and his eyes were hidden behind sunglasses from old times. The bottom of his face was covered by a gas mask which straps let glimpses his cheeks, dirty and badly shaved. He was wearing a long black coat and brown loose pants.
In his hand was resting a classical laser assault rifle. His belt supported plasma grenades and a leather sheath showing the shape of a dagger.
"'You sleepin'?"
I shook my head nervously.
"Well, you're gonna nicely tell us what you're doin' here."
I told them everything they wanted to know, mechanically, without forgetting a single detail. With the stress, the pain in my leg suddenly came back and I barely could hold back a scream. They laughed at me.
"Okay, cripple, that's a nice story ya're tellin' us, but I really like when there's an end …"
The teenager took out of his pocket dark gloves, a quiet smile on his face; he wore them while looking at me with an amuser gaze. Then, tenderly, he opened his coat to bring something out, seemingly precious. A gun. It was a middle-sized gun, still working with powder and a firing pin. He wanted to finish me with that? Like a mutt? Questions were ruching in my mind.
"See, pal, as you're part of the Emperor's army -which is, I admit, quite correct-, hurt, and almost our age, I'll be nice to you. I'll offer you a game. You like games, bud'?"
I couldn't even answer that he went on.
"Look. There'll be four bullets in this cartridge. Four bullets, eight places. I'll put them in, and you'll tell me if I should turn, or not, the roulette. And once your prayers are done, I'll pull the trigger. It's like the Russian roulette, simply in a faster version. Less trying, and more chances to explode you head. If you win, we'll take you with us. If you lose … You know what's next, pal."
He inserted one by one the bullets which obediently slided in their nests, and closed abruptly the cartridge. He turned the roulette with a weary hand, the clinking resonating in my head.
"Do I turn it? Or not?"
Without thinking, I shook my head. The anxiety was burning in me, I was shivering, but I looked at the man pointing the gun at me right in the eyes. Why turn your back to the specter of death when his scythe would catch up to you anyway?
My executor shrugged nonchalantly.
"Tic." Concluded the firing pin.


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