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22 May 2016
Visiting Edinburgh
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Dear Gunilla,ReplyDelete
I think this was a wonderful visit, your pictures are so beautiful. I like it to see more!
Have a nice Sunday,
Vakre bilder! Skottland har mye fint å se på :)ReplyDelete
God søndag!
Gunilla, this looks like a wonderful trip, thanks for taking me along.ReplyDelete
Hello, gorgeous tour of Edinburgh. I love the coastline shots too. Lovely post, thanks for sharing your visit. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and week ahead!ReplyDelete
This is a city that I'd love to visit - you got some excellent shots of it, and it looks like you were lucky with the weather.ReplyDelete
Beautiful series that you made.ReplyDelete
Greetings Tinie
How did you manage to get blue sky over Edinburgh???!!! I've never had any lolReplyDelete
Wonderful photos! I'd love to visit Edinburgh. It looks like a beautiful city.ReplyDelete
Itt is a wonerful city and these shots brings back memories of the 13 months I spent there whil I trained to be a Midwife.ReplyDelete
Flotte bilder !ReplyDelete
Det er eit historisk sus over den fine byen.
Never been in Edinburgh, so thank you so much for your intresting photos!ReplyDelete
Glad you enjoyed your visit Gunilla.....and you even had time to include Tantallon!ReplyDelete
Have a good week,
Mahdottoman kauniita rakennuksia siellä on. Oliko kiva matka?ReplyDelete
This is a beautiful town !! Thanks for sharing your fantastic photos !! Greetings !ReplyDelete
Moi. Mahtavia rakennuksia ja muutenkin ihan mieletön paikka. Kiitos kuvista.ReplyDelete
Moikka, upeita kuvia upeasta paikasta. Terkkuja.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful place and magnificent ocean shots ~ sounds like a delightful few days ~ReplyDelete
Happy Week to you ~ ^_^
Glad gou enjoyed it! It's our favourite city. And Tantallon is amazing too!ReplyDelete
Wonderful place to visit - I'll be in Scotland by this time next week!ReplyDelete
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Hi Gunilla,ReplyDelete
Beautiful series!
Love it a lot...
I have moved to:
Warm greetings, Anna
Olipa upea ja todella kuvauksellinen paikka!ReplyDelete
I was there almost 40 years ago - loved it! Thank you for a lovely trip down memory lane.ReplyDelete
Welch abwechslungsreiche und schöne Gegend,ReplyDelete
mit tollen Bauten und viel Interessantem....
ein schöner Rundgang...
Liebe Grüße, Karin
Wow, beautiful place!ReplyDelete
Great views and very beautiful city!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous24 May 2016 at 04:09
Great captures of your trip to Edinburgh, Gunilla! I love the castle as well as the ruins of the abbey! Hoep you had fun and rest!ReplyDelete
A gentle reminder to include one of your beautiful photos to SEASONS - still time to link till Wednesday 7pm, US Pacific time. Hope to see you there this week:)
A wonderful travel to famous places - thanks for sharing :-)ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I will return your visit (if I haven't visited you already), but please be patient. I might not be able to do so until the weekend. Take care!


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So,..lets update.
Got the car back from Nocturnal Motorworks. Omars and Dan are bauce,……obviously. Been putting plenty of workseshs in since.
This is what alot of my nights actually looked like tho. Little to no light, headphones,. and alot of just, putting things back together.
Had Omar make me a place to put all my thaangs!
Pretty simplistic is what I was going for,. and as far as random accessories go,. this is all I need. Kill switch, Boost Controller, Defi-Link Control Unit. Will end up being textured and painted black to go with the interior better
Got everything thing together-enough to start pulling it out of the garage, and start working in some day light
Oh yeah, did I mention,..shit runs!! Perfectly Awesome. Still need to get some holes plasma'd in the enginebay, couple random brackets made, and come up with a way to run my dump for the wastegate….aand maybe a couple other things.
Interiors' getting there. Havent tapped into the tach wire yet to have the Defi work, so I put my old cluster back in just to be sure and watch RPM's temp and gas levels while I iron things out.
Started putting the front end back together. Was a tight fit with the midmount and new intercooler piping. Pretty crazy to see it coming back together again tho!
Tested to verify that Beastmode still works…..fuck yeah!
…and thats pretty much how she sits at the moment.
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At today's Turner Field event ^^
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long time no update!
Had a blast this season on a stock ass SR20. It meant more driving than last year at least,. so thats cool with me. Planning on even more this next season!
Spun the bearing in this SR20 about a year and half ago. Head was good, found a good block, so made the swap!
Fresh Apexi headgasket
…so lets throw the rest on!
SOO excited just to see it in this form again!….lol
Plan is to get rig it up to run on a pallet for the helluvit just to make sure all is bueno!
Keep ya posted!
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Mr. Ellington was nice enough to take some pictures of the pink car. Thanks Mike!
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Thanks to Mr. David Lee for gettin' me a deal on the XD9s!
New paint coming soon!
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Up front are Jarrod's 18×9 Stitch wheels.. I REALLY like how the car rides with 18s in front!
Lol @ sticker on the rear tire.
I know, I need to get some real pictures of the car up! What's up, Mike?
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If you don't enter like a man, I will judge you!
Goofing off at Formula D Atlanta 2011 ^^ Thanks to Chris Rhoad for the pic, and Lieze for photobombing =p


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Role Models by John Waters. The filmmaker lists people he admires. I randomly was flipping through and he has an eesay about his favorite gay porn producer. One friend of Waters's is Leslie van Houten who participated in the LaBianca murders. Waters has a deep desire to be Johnny Mathis. Waters is a freaking genius. GENIUS!
Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories and Wisconsin Korean War Stories by Sarah A. Larsen and Jennifer M. Miller. Companion books to the Wisconsin Public Television programs. Stories from Wisconsin veterans of both wars.
Watch the full episode. See more Wisconsin War Stories.
Cross Roads by Fern Michaels. Romance.
The Spy by Clive Cussler. German submarine.
Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver attend Murder and Mayhem in Muskego last fall and it was nice to listen to him.
Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton. Bi-sexual vampire group sex.
The Rule of Nine by Steve Martini. Lawyers.


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Mekong by scoooter 3-4 days
SAI GON–VINH LONG–SA DEC–LONG XUYEN–RACH GIA–PHU QUOC/CHAU DOC - PHNOMPENH 3-4 days
Day 1: Sai Gon – Vinh Long
- 8:00am, guide and car driver pick up at your hotel in Sai Gon, drive to Vinh Long.
- 11:00 arrive Vinh Long, start scooter tour.
- It is the best way to explore the countryside and stay away from tourist places
- You will seat behind your rider. He will ride on small road through villages, fruit garden, vegetable farm in Long Phuoc village
- On the way you will visit a local house where local people make herbal medicine, ancient house, blacksmith…
- Lunch at small local restaurant in Long Ho district.
- Ride to Thanh Duc village, visit potery making village, rice mill, rice field…
- Take ferry to An Binh island.
- On the way to homestay, you will stop at a coconut candy workshop, you will see how to make it and enjoy with tea.
- Check in homestay.
- Free time to rest on hammock or row kayak along canal.
- Diner and overnight at homestay.
Inclusive services: Private transport, scooter, tour guide, meals, homestay ( L, D)
Day 2: Vinh Long – Sa Dec – Long Xuyen
- Breakfast at homestay, take ferry to main land, ride to Sa dec, Visit Tan Quy Dong flower farming village, Cao Dai temple, Huynh Thuy Le ancient house…
- Lunch at small restaurant.
- Ride along countryside road to Dinh Yen sleeping craft village where you will see local people making sleeping mats.
- Then ride along canal, through rice field to Long Xuyen.
- Check in 3* hotel.
- At night your guide will take you around city to taste different kind of street food
Inclusive services: scooter, tour guide, meals, 3* hotel (B, L, D)
Day 3:
Option 1: Long Xuyen – Rach Gia – Phu Quoc
- 6:00am take boat trip to visit Long Xuyen floating market. Where local people sell fruit, vegetable…it is the best floating market to visit in Mekong delta, there are still many small boats at the market, it is the biggest floating market in Mekong.
- Back hotel for breakfast.
- Ride along countryside road about 3 hours to Rach Gia.
- After lunch, 13:00 take speed boat to PHU QUOC. 15:30 arrive Phu Quoc. End of services.
Inclusive services: scooter, Boat, tour guide, meals, speed boat ticket ( B, L)
Option 2: Long Xuyen – Chau Doc
- Breakfast at hotel, take boat trip to visit Long Xuyen floating market. Where local people sell fruit, vegetable…
- Ride along countryside road about 3 hours to Chau Doc.
- Lunch at restaurant, visit Sam moutain, cave padoda, lady temple.
- Check in 3* hotel.
Inclusive services: scooter, Boat, tour guide, meals, 3* hotel (B, L)
Day 4: Chau Doc – Phnompenh
- Breakfast at hotel.
- 6:30 transfer to speed boat.
- 7:30am depart for Cambodia.
- 11:30am arrive Phnompenh. End of services.
Inclusive services: speed boat, (B)


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And as soon as Eurosonic had started, it was over. On Saturday all eyes turn to De Oosterpoort where in the evening only Dutch bands will perform at Noorderslag. New promising acts, bigger names with showcases and of course the traditional Popprijs-beershower. I'm again only doing Platosonic today but that too has a line-up of only Dutch bands today.
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I made it onto a local newspaper called the EMC (Nepean/Barrhaven) and it has just been published this morning! Here is a link to the story:
Offers have come in for the VIP Beau's tour package, and the most recent offer is a 3000$ digital advertising package from Steve at Think Out Loud! in Ottawa. I'm assuming he's a huge fan of Beau's Brewery as he Twitted "Will Out bid if have to! I want this tour!" – I love his enthusiasm and the great offer!
If you can't make an offer, the best way to help me out is to spread the word on Twitter and Facebook about my quest. Even if someone could hook me up with very well connected people that would be awesome! The help is very much appreciated!
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Can anyone guess what this orange cable is and why it is routed to my garage? Well, since I'm currently renovating the basement in my house; I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to run a 30amp cable to my garage to allow quicker charging of an electric car!
Curious what the difference in charge is? With a standard 3 prong household plug, the Tesla Roadster would take 48 hours to charge – but with this cable installed (and hooked up to the proper breaker) will allow me to charge the supercar in 10 hours from empty to full!
The job isn't complete yet – but I will post more pictures when it is! 🙂


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Within the vein of Saint Leonardo, Jankara is located in a particular Cru called "Giannaghe" or in local dialect "Jannaca" which sits in front of another historic cru called "Karana" hence how the name "Jankara" (JANnaca-KARAna) came to be.
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All business organization should have a control on its cost in order to improve the overall productivity. In fact, money saving tips for small businesses is even more important as they cannot afford to overlook excess costs due to a limited amount of funds. Therefore, it is important to save cost in office, operations, marketing and many business areas. Today, more and more businesses are looking at cost cutting ideas so that it helps to sustain, develop and gain a competitive advantage in the industry that they operate. Let's take a look at some money saving tips for small businesses.
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1. Reduce Wastages
Now, there are multiple ways how you can reduce wastages. Start by making sure that errors are reduced in the operation process. For this purpose, you should ensure that the machinery and technology that you are using is in proper working condition. Replace the machinery if it has passed its working age. At the same time, see to it that your employee is skilled and well-equipped. A trained employee is always going to perform better than an untrained or semi-trained employee. Therefore, provide training to your employee to reduce wastages.
2. Advertise Wisely
Advertising expenditure forms a big part of your business cost. Hence, it is necessary to advertise wisely. Do not advertise just because your competitors are doing it. Consider the following questions before you chose a particular medium for advertising your product:
Would you reach out to your target audience using the particular medium?
Is advertising going to bring more business than what I am spending?
How long can I carry on with the advertisement campaign?
Do I have sufficient funds to make the campaign work?
Should I consider advertising in more than one medium?
These are some of the questions which are critical in helping you decide on your advertising budget. According to Suzan Burtic, the President of Legends Limousine, advertising is important, but you need to stay true to the kind that generates business. Avoid spending on things that tempt you since all want to be on TV or in a magazine. As things become difficult, it is better to stick to the advertising that generates business and not glamour.
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3. Save Cost in Office
There are many office and administrative expenses that can be reduced. Instead of spending on paper, opt for digital technology. It helps to reduce printing and storage costs. Moreover, with the help of digital technology, the overall efficiency improves considerably. The important documents can be scanned and sent rather than incurring the cost of personally sending the document to the person. Instead of buying forms from your vendor, you can make it yourself. There are several free forms available online that you can download and customize it as per your preference. Furthermore, if you want to cut costs drastically, it is better that you do not spend on buying new equipment. The use of second hand equipment such as furniture for your office brings down your cost to a large extent.
According to Ashif Mawji, president, and co-CEO, Trust Science, inefficient meetings within the organization can cost significant amounts. Assume you have an internal meeting which constitutes of 10 or more people. Now, while the meeting is in progress, not all members would be required to attend the meeting. It would have been better if these members could concentrate on their work rather than wasting their time in the meeting. Therefore, unless the meeting is very important, all members need not attend it. The same time could've been spent on a productive activity and earned some money for the business instead.
4. Avoid Spending for Extra Tools
Mark Remple, the principal at Point of View Media, stated that the equipment or tools that he uses for his business are expensive. The use of the latest camera or rigging gears is not going to benefit his business. Therefore, he buys what he can afford and when he can afford. He avoids purchasing them on credit. As a result, during difficult periods, there is no big payment that needs to be made. He further states that because of this perception, he has been able to succeed for more than 16 years.
Unless and until there are sufficient funds, it is better that you focus on using the necessary tools and equipment with which you are able to do your work. Similarly, you can do away with the free version or demo software as long as your work gets done. If the required software is going to benefit you in improving your efficiency and overall profits, then purchasing the software makes sense. If not, then you are increasing your overall cost instead of reducing it.
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Using technology can be highly valuable for startups. It helps to bring down the overall fixed cost in terms of labor and also prevents wastages. Moreover, with technology, you are able to do the same work at a much faster speed than the laborers. There is a high degree of standardization when it comes to using technology. This prevents any errors and there is an optimal utilization of the resources. Investment in technology has long-term benefits. Although it might seem to be slightly on the higher side initially, in due course it helps cut cost which is critical when it comes to a difficult phrase in the business.
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6. Ask for Discounts
Ask for discounts when it comes to dealing with your suppliers. If the relationship with your suppliers is long-term and a good one, then getting discounts for the purchase shouldn't be a problem. Also, if you are going to order a large volume of raw materials or goods from the supplier, then you should bargain for a low price. Sometimes, the suppliers can be resolute on the terms of their pricing system and would not wish to offer any discounts. In such situations, ask if they are willing to increase the credit period for the purchases. More often than not, they should agree to this term. If not, then it is better to go to another supplier who is willing to offer you the same product at a better rate. Discounting is essential because it helps to bring the total cost of goods. However, this does not mean that you keep on asking for discounts or other offers every time you enter into a contract with suppliers.
7. Reduce Employee Spending
In order to get the most from the people, it is important that you offer some perks and other benefits to the employee. However, care should be taken that you do not spend too much on them unnecessarily. Organizing office parties and other celebration or events quite frequently are only going to reduce your business income. Also, at time, there is a misuse of credit cards issued by companies that take place by people at all levels. Therefore, set the required guidelines and limit the amount of spending on these cards. Ignorance in this aspect can cost your business some money.
Observing these money saving tips for small businesses will help you save cost in office. These cost cutting ideas can be implemented by all organizations irrespective of their industry or size. There are much more ways that you can cut on cost by leasing your equipment, renting your office space as per your size, ensuring employees don't work overtime and many other methods. Want more cost cutting ideas for your businesses? Then, get in touch with a resource center in Edmonton.


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Westmoreland FA Major League final marred by violence
Western Bureau:
The Captain's Bakery and Grill/Charley's JB Rum-sponsored Westmoreland FA Major League final between Three Miles River FC and Roaring River FC played at the Llandilo Sports Complex on Thursday had it all.
There were goals, three red cards, two yellow cards shown, and fights between players, as well as spectators that resulted in the cancellation of the trophy presentation.
As a consequence, the normally reluctant Westmoreland FA boss, Everton Tomlinson, has resorted to a desperate plea to the Westmoreland business community to join forces with him in helping by way of contributions in getting the facility at Llandilo fenced and the playing area secured.
"Today (Thursday) began with such a lovely feel for a beautiful final between these two teams, who were clearly passionate about the chance to represent the parish in the Western Confederation Super League," Tomlinson said.
"In the end, indiscipline and the cane piece mentality of some fans turned what was to be a celebration of our football into a nightmare for other spectators and sponsors. This is atrocious," added Tomlinson.
interesting final
Up the point where the fracas broke out, first between players, it was an interesting final, with Roaring River looking the team most likely to score, although Three Miles River FC did have their moments in the first half.
By the second half, however, the tide had turned and Three Miles River held sway and took the lead in the 49th minute, when Chevan Morris scored.
Then Davane Gardner doubled the lead for Three Miles River in the 89th minute then the problems started. Players were issued red cards and the action spilt over into the crowd, as bottles and stones rained on players and fans alike.
"This is one of the darkest days of football in this parish. We pride ourselves on being disciplined in this league but some will have no part of it. Therefore, we will meet as an association to decide what action will be taken against the clubs and their supporters for this debacle," Tomlinson said.
Meanwhile, the 2-0 result lifted Three Miles River FC into the Western Confederation Super League, joining two other Westmoreland Clubs Sandals Whitehouse FC and Beaches Negril FC.


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Possibly it is the dvd burner or burning software that is the problem rather than DVDs them selfs. I had a problem with nero with crc errors, switched to NTI and haven't had any problems using a good grade of DVDs. By the way I am using a NEC burner (before Sony bought them out).
If you are having your Verbatim disks die within 90 days, I have a strong inclination to say the failure is inside your computer chassis. And it probably is not the burning software.
The critical software responsible for burning is the driver, and almost all XP users are using the standard Microsoft driver independant of brand. Burning data disks is far more simpleminded that burning video disks. The liklihood of a software error is just too small.
Needless to say a crappy or failing drive could cause your problems. Too slow a system for the speed of your burn could also, as could running too many other programs while burning. The problem could even be using a 40 wire rather than 80 wire or a weak power supply.
Since we know nothing of your system other than the burner its hard to hazard a guess.
I doubt the VERBATIM DVD-R media is your problem for failure. BENQ 1655 drives prefer DVD+R media which is a known fact. I'd suggest you check your 1655 drive by doing a transfer rate test using CD/DVD SPEED. The transfer rate would be show whether or not you are achieving the correct speed. Also known is 1655 drives like being on a separate power connector and drive should be set to MASTER. What firmware are you using? Firmware is important since BENQ had many frequent firmware updates until they were sold to LITEON. And use a 80 wire ide as already mentioned. If for some reason you need DVD-R because you have a older dvd player that can't playback DVD+R media, the 1655 can booktype to dvdrom for DVD+R media which would then work on your older dvd player.
If you're not going to print thermally on silver-top media, I advise against them. They are not meant for end-users. Buy something with a branded top. It's one less direction for light to enter the platter (light is a leading reason for data loss, second only to moisture).
Storage, drives used to read/play/burn, and other factors are more likely than all discs dying in mere months.Want my help? Ask here! (not via PM!)
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Yes Verbatim is a good storage devices and still they don't have lose its market value. I am also using some data tapes of Verbatim
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Steinberg undecided on challenging Garten for Dems' nomination; Wirfel out
As the July deadline draws close for political parties to nominate their candidate slates for the November election, one potential contender, state Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-136, said this week he is undecided about whether to continue his quest to become first selectman.
Another would-be candidate for the Democrats' nomination, former Board of Finance member Ken Wirfel, has made up his mind: Wirfel decided this week to drop out of the contest.
Longtime Board of Finance member Helen Garten was recommended in May by a search committee of the Democratic Town Committee to be the party's first selectman candidate in the fall, instead of Steinberg and Wirfel.
The Democrats' eventual standard-bearer is expected to face Republican Jim Marpe, who was recommended for the GOP's first selectman spot by a Republican Town Committee search committee.
Steinberg, however, thinks he is the Democrats' best candidate to defeat Marpe and said that he is conferring with supporters and constituents to decide if he will challenge Garten for the official Democratic endorsement to lead the ticket in November.
"I'm kind of betwixt and between right now. I have a lot of respect for Helen and I've never necessarily been one to create a ruckus," Steinberg told the Westport News. "I still think I'd be the stronger candidate. I think I could beat Jim Marpe in the fall, though he has a ton of momentum at this point."
Steinberg's name could be placed in nomination at the party's July endorsement meeting, and he also could challenge the town committee's nominee in a September primary.
"That's not something I take trivially," Steinberg said of a possible primary, noting the cost it would mean for the town.
Feedback on his pending decision has been split, said Steinberg, who previously was a Representative Town Meeting member for seven years.
"If people had been all on one side or the other, it might have helped me make a decision. There are many people who think I'm the best candidate and would make a great first selectman. And there are others who think it'd create a controversy with the Democratic Town Committee and make it difficult for any candidate to win" against Marpe.
Garten, who had been the chairwoman of the finance panel until Republicans won control of the board two years ago, has been a law professor at Rutgers University. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, she was editor of the Harvard Law Review. She has served on the Representative Town Meeting from District 3 and was first elected to the Board of Finance in 2005.
Steinberg said he's not sure when he'll make his decision. He said the possibility of engaging Garten in a primary and losing is another factor to consider.
"Obviously when you engage in a race and lose, either in a primary or the general level, it will take shine off one's luster as a candidate. Other politicians have lost races and survived, but you have to take that into consideration. If (continuing his candidacy for first selectman) should not happen, my intention is to run for state rep again next year, so all these things factor in."
The race for the town's top elected post became an open contest earlier this year when Democratic First Selectman Gordon Joseloff announced that he would not seek election to a third term.
Marpe, a former Board of Education member, and his prospective running mate, Avi Kaner, the current chairman of the Board of Finance, were backed for the top of the GOP ticket in April by a nomination search group of the Republican Town Committee. The RTC will make its formal endorsements in July, but so far no other contenders have emerged for the GOP nod.
Meanwhile, Wirfel officially withdrew from consideration for the Democratic nomination for first selectmen Thursday.
In a press release sent to the DTC, Wirfel said, "I've come to realize these past few months that I am not prepared to campaign incessantly over the next five months, first to secure your endorsement, and then, perhaps, in a primary and general election fight to win this position. I've tried to run a campaign that is positive and forward looking but I'm afraid as time goes on and the battle becomes fiercer, we may sew seeds of division rather than unity among the members of the Democratic Party. Such an outcome would only hearten our opponents.
"Enough said. I wish Helen and Jonathan well in their continuing efforts to lead our party forward in November," Wirfel added.


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Why did the Great U.S. Collapse of 2019 occur so rapidly, and what set it in motion? Looking back in a recent article, the Swedish scholar Inga Stenmark acknowledged various long-term causes but stressed a chain of short-term events. According to her research, the first domino fell on November 9, 2016, the day after Donald Trump's surprising presidential election victory. "This was no Kristallnacht," Stenmark noted, referring to the violent pogroms that had occurred in Germany on that same date in 1938. Instead, her research had taken her back to a tiny incident, "seemingly no more significant than the flutter of a butterfly's wing." It occurred, she explained, in Iowa City, Iowa, when a boy bumped into a fellow student in the cafeteria at West High School.
Hardly headline news. But the person being pushed, a fifteen-year-old American girl named Lujayn Hamad, was wearing a hijab. Her pusher allegedly swore at her and told her to "Go back home." Ms. Hamad's story should have ended in the principal's office, but instead, on November 20, it appeared on the front page of the Sunday New York Times. According to the researcher, the tale from the Heartland touched jittery nerves. Stenmark's investigation showed that Times readers reacted with predictable dismay. But at the same time, she found, cyber-trolls seized the topic and set up a poll on a White nationalist website. Above pictures of the outgoing president and the Iowa teenager, a headline said, "Click here if you think THEY are not US."
Within months, as debates over election tampering played out in the divided country, the definition of "us" became the subject of intense public conversation. Not long after the gaudy inauguration festivities, America First supporters pressed the new administration to address head-on the question of "Who is a real American?" At an April conference hosted by the revamped National Endowment for the Humanities, four evangelical ministers, dismissing charges of McCarthyism, proclaimed that LGBT citizens were sinners and a threat to the nation. Homeland Security drew up preliminary plans for the deportation of Muslims.
Bureaucracies move slowly at first, but by May 2017, "Go Back Home" had replaced "Lock Her Up" as a frequent chant at weekly rallies. Swayed by such outbursts, the three newly-aligned branches of the federal government started to act. They expanded the Bush-era National Security Entry-Exit Registration System of 2002, so that Muslim Americans, long under surveillance, could be swiftly arrested, interned, and deported. Corrections Corporation of America, the nation's largest private-prison company, doubled its operations to speed the process. C.C.A.'s stock had jumped nearly fifty percent after Trump's election, and its value continued to soar.
Republicans ran op-eds to reassure voters that a Democratic administration had interned persons of Japanese, German, and Italian ancestry during World War II. In August, a Twitter-war erupted over reports from Breitbart News that the government had repatriated Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan to Pakistan, as recommended by Richard Spencer's influential National Policy Institute. Debate raged over whether this story, complete with blurry photographs, represented "fake news." Meanwhile, C.C.A. facilities were filling to capacity, so the government turned its prison at Guantánamo, Cuba, into a deportation staging ground.
Even before the Mosque Closure Program was completed in November, the Cabinet turned its attention to a much larger and more difficult question, signaling that 2018 would be the year for deporting Mexican Americans. Leaders in agribusiness and the meatpacking industry objected at first. But leaders in Congress, warmed by continuing public approval, reminded them that the U.S. government had forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of "Hispanics" without due process during Great Depression. Forgotten New England statutes resurfaced to provide precedent for punishing sexual "deviance" with exile.
"Amazing mobilization!" the president tweeted after his State of the Union address. "Forget World War II. We're the greatest generation." But as deportations rose, the editor of Foreign Affairs warned that well-intended government programs had been known to overreach. "They take on a life of their own when sustained by massive funding, interdepartmental cooperation, and Supreme Court support." Despite such cautions, in March Congress approved the "National Security and Unemployment Relief Act" (NSURA), creating a Deportation Authority (DA) in the Homeland Security Administration. As members of the Congressional Freedom Caucus explained, the new law would help to protect jobs for "Real Americans."
When signed into law with massive funding, NSURA made feasible the completion of Hispanic and Latino deportation, moving far beyond undocumented workers to include any family that spoke Spanish as a first or second language. Hard-won success in removing more than sixteen percent of the U.S. population raised administration hopes about tackling the daunting "Black Problem." African Americans represented a smaller portion of the overall population, estimated at around thirteen percent. Still, the Attorney General made clear that deporting African Americans would not be easy, given their long presence and constant race-mixing.
Then a senior policy advisor from Georgia, with a PhD in U.S. history, published several influential op-eds reminding Americans that the "Back to Africa" movement had deep historical roots and had often been supported by Black Americans. Next the Secretary of State, on a visit to Moscow, won a pledge from Russia to provide logistical support. Most importantly, new methods of DNA testing revived and refined the so-called "one-drop rule." In a bipartisan gesture intended to dampen lingering opposition, Congress amended NSURA (Section 17.2, clause 138A) to exempt all Native Americans, plus former presidents and their immediate families, from deportation.
In 2018, Halloween fell on a Wednesday and came at the height of a fevered mid-term election campaign. In New Jersey, pro-deportation forces, anticipating another victory at the polls, staged a raucous torch-light parade, marching across the George Washington Bridge for a rally in New York City. Some wore Klan hoods and chanted "Make American White Again." In New York Harbor, the last of hundreds of huge container ships, rented by the DA from Korean logistics companies, pushed past the Statue of Liberty into the Atlantic, carrying thousands of not-quite-Americans to ports in West Africa, Latin America, and Siberia.
The next evening, hundreds of Jewish Americans raised a makeshift poster of Lady Liberty outside Trump Tower and staged a silent vigil. Some lit candles; others held up copies of Philip Roth's novel The Plot Against America while opponents across Fifth Avenue chanted "Go Back Home!" While covering the clash, one reporter observed police officers arguing among themselves; his story hinted that ethnic tensions in the NYPD offered a sign of things to come. Weeks later, federal agents staged a Thanksgiving Day sweep at nearby Ellis Island, confiscating aging files and electronic databases from the island's cavernous Visitor Center.
For years, tour guides at Ellis Island had informed visitors that "close to 40 percent of all current U.S. citizens" could trace at least one ancestor to that spot. But now the immigrant arrival records, once publically searchable at www.libertyellisfoundation.org/, had been confiscated. "This seems an ominous sign," wrote the cautious Washington Post, which had given scant coverage to the racial deportations that steadily hollowed out the American work force. Similar document sweeps began on the West Coast, aimed at Asian Americans. In a plaintive letter to the Los Angeles Times, a UCLA professor asked, "Haven't we been here before?"
By this point, according to Stenmark's reconstruction of events, few could deny the feasibility and effectiveness of the mass removals. Property confiscations by the DA offered a robust new stream of government revenue, so deportations had to continue. Covertly, the DA also increased its budget by selling expensive indulgences to individuals and families. Before long, only the wealthiest families could afford deportation exemptions, given the collapsing economy. But by then the DA had become an unmanageable force with overwhelming momentum. It had swallowed money and resources dedicated to Homeland Security, and it had nearly absorbed the Defense Department, taking over much of the Pentagon.
The government kept monthly deportation records secret, so estimates of overall removals varied widely. However, an underground newspaper in Atlanta speculated that the country had already lost well over half its people. Unity among White Christian Americans, so impressive just two years earlier, had started to fracture in new and significant ways. Deportations of patriotic families, even those with papers from the DAR and the VFW, had already begun. High-level debates over who should be next grew increasingly heated. Notre Dame, no longer able to recruit Black athletes, cancelled all athletics and committed its dwindling resources to defending the country's remaining Catholics as exemplary citizens.
Far too late, on January 7, 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported on a massive, "perhaps irreversible" decline in U.S. production. Days later, a Chicago Tribune headline was more forthright: "Country's Economy Entering Unforeseen Death Spiral." Silicon Valley experts apologized for brashly predicting that automation could compensate for the loss of over one hundred million workers. Spin doctors tried, but failed, to blame food shortages and chain retail closures on continuing turmoil in the Middle East. As libraries and book shops shut down, remnants of New York's once-powerful publishing industry recycled previous hits in a final bid to stave off devastation.
Most notably, in February, Viking Press reissued anthropologist Jared Diamond's 2005 bestseller, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, putting an image of Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort on the cover. Diamond was born in Boston in 1937 and had trained at Harvard as a physiologist. He then worked as an ornithologist in New Guinea, later becoming a leading environmental historian and renowned author. But his parents both came from East European Jewish families, so in 2018 he had elected to leave the U.S. for Stockholm. That was where Stenmark found him several years later. She interviewed the octogenarian for her essay, and she included a photograph of him, his Ahab-like beard white with age.
According to her account, Professor Diamond, lively and thoughtful as ever, was intrigued by her own research. He chuckled when he heard that, early in 2019, a number of the remaining American computer users had obsessed over his 2008 TED Talk. He recalled that in the lecture, he had asked pointedly: "What can we learn from the past that would help us avoid declining or collapsing in the way that so many past societies have?" But his reminders about sudden cultural collapse in Easter Island and Iron Age Greenland were revived too late. By June 2019, internet access in the U.S. had stopped entirely, and Viking no longer had paper to print books.
Seated in Diamond's Stockholm apartment, Stenmark discussed the outline of her forthcoming article. She explained how the U.S. Cabinet had divided bitterly early in 2019, less over economic strategy than over ethnic priorities. The President tried to restore unity with a reminder that he had once lobbied hard, if unsuccessfully, to have a huge statue of Christopher Columbus erected in New York, but it was too late. Within weeks, competing agencies had drawn up differing priority lists, often falling back on charts of preferred European nationalities compiled for the Johnson-Reed immigration restriction law of 1924.
In Washington, DC, a street vender sold his last copy of Clinton Stoddard Burr's 1922 bestseller, America's Race Heritage: An Account of the Diffusion of Ancestral Stocks in the United States During Three Centuries of National Expansion and a Discussion of its Significance. In the once-placid suburbs, deportations mushroomed and disunity escalated. Prayer breakfasts and online petitions proved of no avail. In early July, on what had once been Independence Day, the remaining reporter at the St. Louis Post Dispatch scribbled out the paper's last editorial. "This whole region," he wrote for a non-existent readership, "and others elsewhere so far as I can tell, is now pretty much empty."
"Frankly," Diamond told his visitor, "I had thought the American collapse would come more slowly, more like Rome. But what you are describing does not surprise me; social science can rarely predict all the variables." He was particularly interested to hear of the research trip Stenmark and her husband had made to the United States late in 2020. By then, the country's population had crashed to below four million. Amazingly, Native Americans, less than one percent of the U.S. population a decade earlier, had assumed majority status. Diamond chuckled again— "So I suppose the Dakota Pipeline controversy belongs in the past…."
"I'm getting to that," Stenmark replied in her excellent English, readjusting her miniature Scandinavian tape recorder. But first, she described her visit to Iowa City's West High School, used as a polling place four years earlier; grass was growing in sidewalk cracks and weeds covered the football field. Then she showed Diamond her pictures of vacant buildings and crumbling streets across the Midwest. The cellphone images resembled portraits of urban decay that had stirred partisan emotions during the 1916 presidential campaign—only worse.
As the days grew cold, Stenmark said, she and her husband had made their way north to Standing Rock, near what had recently been Bismarck, North Dakota. Flipping through more photos, she showed the aging scholar how they had camped out in fresh snow near the still-flowing Missouri River. "It's easy if you grew up in Sweden," she explained. Then she scrolled to striking images of what they had come to see. Thousands of Native Americans from across North America had gathered there, seated around a series of communal campfires, to discuss what needed to be done next. "Yes," Professor Diamond said, leaning forward and tapping the screen. "Tell me more about that."


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The Minnesota Vikings stadium currently under construction is a gleaming structure of light and glass. Its 200,000 square feet of glass will allow those outside the stadium to see inside and will let in natural light. But this shiny cathedral for football is also expected to be a death trap for migratory birds. The Minneapolis stadium is on the Mississippi Flyway, the major migratory route for songbirds and waterfowl in the US.
The total cost of the stadium is currently $1.024 billion, half of which is public money. Arguments about bird safety began in 2012, when the design was first revealed to the public. The reaction of Sharon Stiteler, the author of 1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know (and long-time Vikings fan) was representative of the reaction of a lot of birders I've talked to: "Holy crap, that's gonna kill a lot of birds." Dr. Daniel Klem, bird safety researcher, said "You're building a bird killer."
Despite public petitions, requests from multiple prominent bird conservation organizations, and a unanimous resolution from the Minneapolis City Council, on August 22 2014 the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority (MSFA) announced their decision to not to make any changes to the glass walls of the stadium to protect birds.
The new stadium (and future Super Bowl Venue of 2018) is built on a spot that, by some estimates, 50% of North America's migratory birds pass over during spring and fall migration. What would it cost to make the stadium safer for birds? Using 'fritted" glass, or glass treated with a small pattern to increase visibility, would add $1.1 million to the cost of the stadium. So, for less than 0.1% of the total budget of the stadium, MSFA could avoid a huge PR fumble. (And, you know, not kill birds. )
Why would MSFA not choose to make changes to save birds? And what happens now?
Roughing the Passers
Forty percent of all North American waterfowl, and up to 50% of all migratory bird species use the Mississippi River as a navigational aid. The exact numbers are estimates, since most birds fly at night, but it's probably safe to say at least 1 billion birds pass by yearly.
Enough birds follow the Mississippi Flyway that they are picked up by radar on calm evenings. It's not just ducks and geese; there are little songbirds like the Cerulean warbler, which breeds in Minnesota, migrates to Peru for the winter, and then returns in the spring. This trans-continental journey is fueled entirely by insects; a big Cerulean Warbler weighs just 10 grams (0.35 ounces).
Migrating birds are unprepared to deal with human structures; their vision evolved to deal with trees, not wires, cell phone towers, and skyscrapers. "Birds can't tell the difference between an actual tree and a reflection of a tree," said Dr. Christine Sheppard, Director of the American Bird Conservancy Bird Collisions Program.
They can't learn context as we do, that certain shapes and structures signal glass and hard surfaces. (But don't feel that smug; an awful lot of people have trouble seeing glass doors too.)
Light at night seems to profoundly confuse birds; it's common for migrants to become stuck in bright searchlights. For example, the 9/11 memorial is periodically turned off to release migrant birds trapped in the twin beams of light.
The combination of lights and reflective glass is deadly for birds. Estimates of the total number of birds killed yearly by building strikes fall around the 998 million bird mark. Many cities have programs to collect and record the dead, including Minneapolis. In the Twin Cities, 131 different bird species have been collected at the base of buildings; 97% of those birds are native species. It's not pigeons and starlings that are being killed, it's Canada Warblers and Golden-Winged Warblers, both identified as "rare or declining" Birds of Conservation Concern.
Penalty Fowl
MSFA has agreed, in partnership with the Minnesota Audubon Society, to adopt guidelines consistent with Project Lights Out, a program that several large buildings in the Twin Cities participate in to reduce nighttime light during migration.
The MSFA rejected Audubon's calls to use fritted glass, or glass that is treated very subtly with patterns to reduce bird collisions. Fritted glass was initially developed for energy conservation, because it reduces glare and heat entering and exiting buildings. Since MSFA is seeking LEED sustainability certification, it was hoped they would see fritted glass as a win-win in terms of bird safety and energy. "One of the reasons we keep coming back to the fritted glass is it's a product being made by the company that is already on contract to provide the glass for the stadium, and that is a local Minnesota company," said Matt Anderson, director of Minnesota Audubon.
A 2012 Minnesota law requires all publicly-funded buildings to meet sustainability guidelines, including LEED bird-safety criteria. Technically, the stadium is grandfathered in as an exception, since the project began just before the regulations were passed. "Technically, [MSFA] aren't required to comply with Minnesota's Bird Safety Sustainability law," said Sheppard, "but they aren't that far away from it. I can't and I would not ask people to replace glass windows with solid walls, but there are effective patterns that cover less than 8% of the glass surface."
On July 24 2014, the MSFA issued a statement:
"The design was completed prior to changes in state guidelines related to bird-safe glass. We were able to adopt operational guidelines used by other downtown office and residential buildings, we were unable to change the design and do not have the budget to include the $1.1 million needed for bird safe glass."
That statement is now viewed with skepticism, though, since on August 22 2014 , an additional $46.1 million was added to the stadium budget to cover cost over-runs and to preserve fancy amenities like escalators, and plush boxes, and a mysterious "internal system that will deliver beer kegs." On the same day, Jeff Anderson, Executive Director of Communications for the Vikings, tweeted "bird-safe glass wasn't a cost issue. Significantly affects the design and the view through the glass."
The full price of the stadium is approximately $1.024 billion. The public contribution toward the project remains at $498 million. On August 23rd, Chair Michelle Kelm-Hagen said "It's not a cost issue, it's a design issue," adding that fritted glass would turn the light in the stadium "murky."
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium was built using fritted glass for both bird safety and energy conservation reasons. Hundreds of buildings around North America use fritted glass, including museums; no issues with "murky light" have been reported.
A Different Kind of Super Collider
A steady rain of bird bodies falls silently every night around large glass buildings. Ovenbirds collide with buildings and die in fairly large numbers. There doesn't seem to be any impact on their population, though; this species is common enough that thousands of deaths don't seem to matter. Some species (dubbed "super-avoiders") like swallows are nimble enough in the air they rarely hit buildings.
But little warblers and hummingbirds—our smallest birds that travel some of the greatest distances—are super colliders. They are over-represented in building kill counts. These are also the birds with the smallest populations, the most restricted feeding and habitat requirements, and the species most likely to be listed as threatened and endangered. They are already at risk, even without big human buildings in the equation.
In research papers on bird kills, the "crippling bias" that researchers discuss isn't mathematical; it's questioning when a bird should be counted as dead. Some birds collected at the base of buildings are still alive, little stunned and panting feathery lumps. They are collected, recorded, and turned over to wildlife rehabbers. Because they don't all die right away, these not-quite-dead-yet birds are a crippling bias muddling our estimates of just how many birds die from building collisions each year.
What's Next?
The untreated glass for the stadium has already been ordered; when I spoke to Kelm-Hagen she was firm that they wanted the original transparent glass, and that the glass would begin to be installed in December 2014: " from our perspective, that clear glass design is important."
Anderson said: "This is an unacceptable loss because it's the result of our choices for our buildings. We have an impact on our environment through our buildings. We get to make choices about the extent of the impact we have. …at some point, it just boils down to what our values are, and what we are choosing to say is what's acceptable, and what's not acceptable."
Audubon is now focusing on trying to get the Minnesota Governor to intervene and ask the MSFA board, half of which was appointed by the Governor, to change course. Stiteler is still optimistic: "They underestimate how much people care about birds. I'm still hopeful that we can solve this problem."
What can you do to increase bird safety?
- The American Bird Conservancy has great resources to make your home windows safe for birds
- Sign the Audubon Petition to MN Governor
- More details on the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP)


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First Happy New Year and may 2016 bring you everything you have worked so hard for in life. Remember you only truly lose when you give up so as long as you are willing to keep up the good fight, you will eventually succeed.
And Now lets talk about New Year Resolutions and if they actually work.
So what do you think, Do New Year Resolutions Work?
When you search around the almighty Internet, you will quickly find out that most professionals will say that New Year Resolutions don't work. In fact I did a quick search while writing this blog post and noticed that most will even give you reasons why they don't work and really make you think you need to stay away from a New Years Resolutions.
Well I'm here to tell you New Years Resolutions DO WORK!
The reason they work is simple, it allows you to start over and Take Action. Lets just think about that for a minute, as the year goes by, we find things that we have been wanting to do, find a new job, lose some weight, make money online, whatever it is, a New Years Resolution is the perfect for giving you a date and time you need to do it.
Now most professionals will say that 80% of people will quit their New Year Resolutions within the first six weeks or roughly Feb 14; Valentines Day. To that I say SO WHAT…just think about it, it was because of the new year that you decided to make a change for the better.
I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Nothing Lasts Forever" so even if you used the first six weeks of the new year to make a positive change in your life, then it worth having a New Years Resolution.
New Years Resolution = Just Do It!
List of My New Year Resolution:
Lost Weight: oh 2015 was a stressful year and I definitely added a few extra pounds. I want to start exercising, going to the gym, and losing some weight. My goal will be to lose 25 pounds.
Finish Offline Marketing Academy: Top Internet Marketer Jimmy James and I had this super cool idea to launch a membership that will teach everything you need to know about how to make money online with offline clients. We are going to reveal how we have closed six figures with offline clients.
Start Ride Share PDX: We are always looking for ways to improve our business. So when I learned about lyft and Uber, I knew I could turn this into a great marketing idea. So I actually have been a rideshare driver part time for the past six months and I want to take it to the next level with creating a website about my experience as a driver and then sell advertisement on the website as well as to the passengers.
Start We Still Care: "What we do in life, echoes an eternity" I want to show the world, "We" The people still care!
Happy New Year 2016 🙂


text: Lynchings Re-enacted to Probe Cases FBI uses ketchup and choreography to solve civil rights cold cases By Heather McPherson, Newser User Posted Jul 27, 2007 2:55 PM CDT Copied Actors recreate lynching of two black couples in Monroe, Ga., Wednesday, July 25, 2007. The lynchings of Roger and Dorothy Malcom, and George and Mae Murray Dorsey on July 25, 1946, have long been a source... (Associated Press) View 3 more images (Newser) – Graphic re-enactments of lynchings, including ketchup-covered doll 'fetuses' ripped from 'pregnant victims,' were staged in a Georgia campaign to warm up some cold civil rights cases, CNN reports. Some groups have also offered private rewards, as local and national efforts converge in a desire to bring '60s-era murderers to justice. Congress is considering a bill that would fund an FBI cold-case initiative, bringing new funds to 100 unsolved crimes. "It's one of the unfinished chapters of the civil rights movement," SPLC president Richard Cohen said of the cold cases. "To simply let them lie because it's been a long time is the worst kind of self-fulfilling prophecy." (Read more lynching stories.) View 3 more images


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Friday, August 24, 2012
The ironies of Anders Breivik
As has long been clear, Anders Breivik is not insane. The prosecution got that wrong. The mass murder Breivik perpetrated was very much a political act. As the judge in her summing-up outlines, the arguments Breivik used in his 'manifesto' in respect of his political analysis were from the writings of others and not his own original thoughts. His analysis of 'political correctness' is fully in line with the historical documentation and scholarship on the topic, as I have previously pointed out.
The problem with Breivik – other than the obvious one that he has without justification murdered a large number of individuals -- is that the rationale for his political action itself comes from the political-Left analysis he himself attacks. Revolutionary acts (notably terroristic outrages) do not stem from a conservative mindset. This is self-evident, and pointed out and discussed most interestingly by the British philosopher John Gray (see his book, Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia).
Furthermore, with the point of his actions to point up the bogus, extreme ideological nature of the contemporary outlook, hopelessly compromised as it is by PC; then surely no answer comes from pitting other ideology against it. Yet Breivik points up a pro-religious, extreme-nationalist supposed solution, and actually gave a recognised political-Right clenched-fist salute in the courtroom.
There is great irony too in the general response to Breivik, in that the way to stop further Anders Breiviks is not to shove under the carpet discussion of the origins and nature of 'political correctness' but instead to openly discuss it. What instead has happened is the usual 'guilt by association' ruse of the political-Left, whereby anything associated with something obviously bad is thereby itself deemed bad, when in fact the two have no logical connection with each other. Just because Breivik's actions were appalling does not make 'beyond the pale' historical documentation and scholarly analysis of the origins and nature of PC. That much should be obvious upon even the slightest reflection.
Completely wrong as the crime was -- however you look at it -- Breivik highlights a major faultline that surely heralds future conflict. His defence that he was acting in pre-emptive self-defence is clearly unjustifiable, but his vision of civil conflict over the elitist-separatist contempt for and indeed hatred of the mass of ordinary people by the political-media-education uber-class seems all too prescient.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Galloway is right about rape: the law is crazy
George Galloway – and I'm no fan – is right on the issue of crazy rape law. It's idiotic to extend the notion of the determination of consent to the point of absurdity. There has to be some limit before getting to the point that no component of sexual activity can escape the requirement of a signed consent form, thus making sexual activity impracticable.
If consent is not in doubt when two people go to bed and have sex, then any further sex whilst still in that bed and in the same time-frame hardly can be deemed to be lacking consent. On the contrary, some explicit clear signal of non-consent should be required from one of the parties to negate this presumption.
So it is not material that Assange's sexual partner was asleep on the occasion of the additional sex. Of course, in the absence of the context of clear prior consent, then no woman can possibly give consent when she's asleep, and that indeed would be an instance of rape. That is an entirely different scenario to that in the Assange case.
The case that should have exercised everyone is that of the footballer who was witnessed to take back to a hotel room a girl so inebriated she couldn't even stand up. The footballer was not convicted of rape because the jury decided that consent had been obtained beforehand – there is no other basis on which they could have delivered a 'not guilty verdict. How they managed this given what must have been in the judge's directions is a mystery, and it was to say the least a big assumption. The suspicion is that it was made for PC reasons -- the footballer was of an ethnic minority. [The footballer invited another footballer to join 'the party', and famously he WAS convicted on the basis of having sex with a woman deemed to have been in no position to be able to give consent -- because she was earlier too inebriated to even stand up -- but then he was NOT of an ethnic minority.] Journalists avoided commenting on the let-off likewise for PC-fascist reasons.
The problem with the ridiculous sex laws in the UK (as other places in the PC-fascist West) is the junking of due legal process to presume the male is somehow guilty unless this can be disproved. The law is supposed to work the other way round.
In rape cases, the male has to show that he took steps to ascertain consent, and because of this inversion of the law any man in effect is assumed likely to be breaking the law when he has sex, and can be made subject to a show trial where the onus is on HIM to prove otherwise; not on the Crown to determine guilt -- never mind 'beyond reasonable doubt'.
It is not the likes of Galloway who are the gross sexists, but commentators who have denounced his criticism of the rape laws.
As for the US politician making the claim that women possess mechanisms to prevent pregnancy after rape: evidence shows the very opposite. By great contrast, his silly, indeed scientifically illiterate claims are rightly attacked, being pure imagination in the service of an ideological anti-abortion stance; which in any case does not hold water given the decisive evidence against the existence of the supposed 'post-abortion' syndrome.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Maternity Pay is a big problem for employers
Just been on BBC Telly talking about Statutory Maternity Pay (Sunday Morning Live, BBC1) to make points supporting a woman Apprentice winner (Katie Hopkins) that employers get a bad deal from the current system re women employees and maternity. After all, she rammed home: a baby is what the woman employee wants and is nothing at all to do with an employer like her. Indeed. Neither is it anything much to do with the wider community, being a purely personal decision (if not a pretty selfish one); a woman's partnership with a man she selects being pointedly the exclusion of others.
A fairly narrow topic for yours truly, admittedly, but they approached me and so I obliged.
As usual, the standard lame position is the scientifically illiterate failure to understand the deep sex differences -- that are actual dichotomies -- and a pretence that humans are a unisex. This flies in the face of by far the most comprehensive research on women and work, at the LSE (Hakim: several major recent books, papers) showing that 85%-90% of women view work as just one part of life – and very much a subsidiary part -- so that they do not have an attitude to work akin typically to that of men, who usually do (and want to) work full-time and continuously. The upshot is that at the end of the 52 weeks SMP, many women just say they have changed their mind and now don't want to return to work at all, or to do so only part-time.
This is bad enough for the employer, but there is also a huge perverse incentive through SMP not being means-tested. Most women have a working partner at home, and in consequence any benefits to which they may be entitled in principle are means-tested away. SMP, by contrast, is £135 a week for a whole year on top of everything the other half brings in through work.
The Government recognises a 'moral jeopardy' here in setting qualifying time periods to ensure that no woman can claim if she was already pregnant upon starting work; but to get round this all a woman has to do is to wait to stop using contraception until about the time she starts work. It's not as if getting pregnant is not fairly easy to control. In this way, a woman (a couple) who has decided to start a family can take a job not in good faith but so as to exploit the system. She works just six months and then gets a whole year of substantial support from the taxpayer to top-up income for her household even if it is already well above the equivalent of any combined benefits levels.
Employers are aware of all this – eventually through experience if not from the off -- and are bound to look askance at women prospective employees; so the generous taxpayers' money given by the Government to women actually serves to undermine the position of women generally in the workplace.
The trouble is that this sort of perverse incentive is often evident at the male/female interface, where the Government appears to act as if women are all 'sugar and spice' and would never take advantage of such low-hanging fruit. Not that any such thing would be offered to a man: the assumption would be that the 'slugs and snails' would race to the trough. This of course is entirely lost on the incredulous BBC.
To make these obvious and clear-cut points is – need I trouble to say -- to attract the usual lame kneejerk of 'sexism' -- cf; 'racism' and the other spurious -isms. Sure enough, so responds the self-appointed faux-spokesboy for the 'working class' (and actually a PC zealot) now predictably working for The Independent, Owen Jones. And the Apprentice media wallpaper cowardly sucked up to the PC imperative by citing "views like that", as if major LSE research and an all-too-apparent perverse incentive could be mere opinion. No opportunity for comeback was provided by the BBC, of course.


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Q: We have a family member with money problems and he is struggling to make ends meet after his spouse abruptly left. While we aren't floating in spare cash, we would be able to help with some money or in other ways. Our family member, however, has repeatedly declined our financial help. Is there anything you can suggest? ~Jerry
A: Family relations can be among the most challenging, and wanting to help someone who doesn't want your help can make a hard situation that much harder. This is true of financial help, as well as of the countless other ways we can give help and show our love and support. Regardless of what has happened to someone we love – be it a separation, job loss, death or illness, ultimately the best way to help them is to follow their wishes.
It can be extremely difficult to sit by the sidelines, waiting and hoping that all will turn out well, especially if your offers of help have been declined. However, keep in mind that your family member isn't rejecting you; just your offer of help.
Why Someone Might Reject Your Offer of Help
There are a number of reasons why someone might reject an offer of help. These include:
- – They don't think that they need help (yet)
- – They already have help from another person or source that you're not aware of
- – They feel overwhelmed or feel like they're losing control if others step in and "take over"
- – They'd prefer a different kind of help from you than what you're offering but don't know how to ask
- – They're afraid of the strings that might be attached to an offer of help
- – They just don't feel right about accepting help
When extending an offer of help, ask a few open-ended questions, e.g. What can I/we do to help you with your situation? Set your own thoughts aside and try to really hear their answers. Assure them that you are there for them when they need you if they choose not to accept all or part of your offer of help right now. Ask if they'd mind if you touch base with them in a week or two. Make a note in your calendar to follow up with them in that timeframe.
Related:Sending Money Home to Help Family Overseas
When Offering Financial Help
Relationships can be ruined over finances so only offer as much financial help as you can afford to do without hurting yourself. Your family member may not know when they'll be able to repay you, or might be leery to accept your gift. Don't jeopardize your own financial well-being or it will be hard to keep helping your family member or friend.
Co-signing a loan has long term implications for you. Seek reputable advice for both of you before choosing to help this way.
Related:What to Know Before You Co-Sign for a Friend or Family Member
If someone accepts your offer of financial help, be prepared to follow through with what you've offered. Evaluate your budget and overall financial situation before making your offer. Once you give the money, you'll need to step back. This will be hard to do if you don't agree with their choices about what to do with the money you've given them.
If you want to start a crowdfunding campaign to help them, ask for their permission before you do that. Setting up a successful campaign means sharing someone's story of hardship very publically. Not everyone is comfortable making their personal story public. If they allow you to crowdfund for them, investigate the terms and conditions of each platform carefully so that you know how much money your family member will receive from what has been donated. An alternative might be to set up an account at a bank or credit union so that friends and family can donate directly to your loved one.
Other Ways to Help a Family Member or Friend
Whenever a family member is going through a difficult time, there are countless other ways to help them. Here are some ideas you might want to consider:
- – Cooking meals that can be frozen and pulled out when needed, or giving gift certificates to local restaurants
- – Offering to be someone's spokesperson or to set up and manage a communication channel, e.g. a Facebook page or email distribution list. When someone is going through a difficult time, it can be hard to respond to everyone's good wishes and offers of help. A central person slightly removed from the situation can be a good spokesperson, provide updates to other loved ones, and coordinate meals, visits, and offers of help.
- – Sending notes of encouragement by text, mail, or through social media
- – Helping with daycare, child care, driving kids to various activities, or spending time with kids when their parent(s) aren't as available as they usually are
- – Walking the dog or looking after other pets
- – Grocery shopping for your friend or family member with their list in hand – this is one way you can offer limited financial help without directly giving them cash.
- – Attending appointments with them, e.g. taking notes at a lawyer's appointment, so that they have an accurate and complete record of the information that was shared
- – Cleaning and doing laundry – essential chores that nearly everyone appreciates help with
As with offers of financial help, before helping in another way, ask your friend or family member if they would mind what you'd like to do for them. Getting their permission first will ensure that your help is received in the light that you've intended.
The Bottom Line on Helping Someone Get Through a Difficult Time
It's often been said that when we help others, we are the ones who end up feeling helped. If someone really doesn't want any tangible help from you, and you still have the desire to give, register as an organ donor, donate to a non-profit organization in their name, give blood, or volunteer for a cause near and dear to them. Giving really does feel good and giving in another way will help you feel like you've done "something" while still preserving your friendship and family harmony.
Related reading:
Can I Handle My Debts on My Own or Do I Need Professional Help?
How to Gracefully Back Out of a Financial Commitment with Family
Financial Help or Handout – When has Helping Gone Too Far?
Scott Hannah is president of the Credit Counselling Society, a non-profit organization. For more information about managing your money or debt, contact Scott by email, check www.nomoredebts.org or call 1-888-527-8999.


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The brutal murder of Canadian mining executive John Ridsdel in the Philippines this week is yet another sobering reminder that Southeast Asia's most literate country (over 95% literacy), with a population of over a hundred million has many challenges ahead. As a major election approaches, this tragedy will likely strengthen the case of hard-line politicians who want to crack down further on militants. One of the leading candidates is Rodrigo Duterte, the mayor of Davao, a city across the bay from the resort island where Mr. Ridsdel and his associates were kidnapped in September 2015. The mayor has gained prominence for his tough tactics on criminals and also notoriety for his crass jokes about violence in the country. Yet he remains the leading candidate as Filipinos consider his candor as a welcome departure from the entrenched business aristocracy that has wielded power in the country for much of its democratic history.
In November 2014, I visited Davao City, which is also the capital of the vast, ethnically diverse and restive island of Mindanao that has been the locus of much of the Islamist violence in the country. The island is also rich in minerals and has one of Asia's largest untapped copper-gold deposits called Tampakan, which has been in abeyance for over two decades due to community conflicts. The purpose of my visit was to facilitate a workshop between various stakeholders who have opposed mining in the country and government officials as well as industrial development interests. The opposition to mining surprisingly comprises a collective of Catholic, Muslim and Communist groups, who find common cause in their disdain for economic inequality. There is a perception that the benefits of industrial mining are accruing for the elite while ecological costs mount for the peasant populations.
With the help of local partners at Mindanao State University's Iligan Institute of Technology and The University of Southeastern Philippines, we convened a diverse group of activists from ethnic and religious denominations to consider the role of minerals in fueling the conflict in the region. We also considered how well-managed mining projects could be part of the solution to the country's socioeconomic woes and hence mitigate regional conflicts. Apart from large scale mining, there is a deeply pervasive informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector in Mindanao as well. While providing livelihoods for many impoverished forest-dwellers, such mining is also a cause of serious environmental and human rights concerns. The US Department of Labor has recently launched a program on reducing child labor in this sector.
Our workshop in Davao considered how the peace process in Mindanao, that had led to a historic agreement between many of the Islamic rebels and the government in 2012, could be sustained through diversified economic development, including mining. Indeed, the creation of the Bangsamoro independent region and the signing of the Framework Agreement for its creation in October 2012 was considered a major breakthrough and exemplar that negotiated peace may be possible with Islamists. Yet, the process moving forward since then has been fraught with challenges, despite being an important learning case for conflict management in complex ethno-religious contexts. Regardless of numerous setbacks, a comprehensive economic development plan for Mindanao and Bangsamoro is the only way forward for peaceful progress in this region.
A major challenge to realizing peace in Mindanao is the complex ecology of the Philippines archipelago which allows for recalcitrant militant factions to retain control of some territories. Mr. Ridsel's kidnappers kept him hostage on the distant island of Jolo that remains a somewhat lawless hinterland. Until there is a clear economic development path and better governance outreach in all parts of the Philippines, a lasting peace will remain elusive. Mindanao is caught in a vicious cycle whereby lack of investment breads economic exclusion and provides fertile ground for absolutist movements. At the same time such violence further deters foreign investment and leads to even greater isolation. While a military response may be in order to grapple with the hard-line elements of Abu Sayaf Islamist rebels, the Bangsamoro peace agreement must move forward with full authorization from all the other parties to the accord. Delays in its implementation will only perpetuate extremism as there will be a "fatigue factor" of waiting for such an accord to be realized. Interestingly enough, a Conservative Muslim political party has given support to Mr. Duterte's candidacy to be president. This shows that there is willingness from the Muslim population to also be tough with criminals who are hampering peace. Victims of terrorism, such as Mr. Ridsdel, deserve to be remembered for their brave willingness to take risks and invest in conflict zones. Their tragic passing should not be used as an excuse to undermine peace efforts.
Acknowledgements: Special thanks on research support to Dr. Carmelita Martinez, Prof. Emmanuel Manlapig, Prof. Nimfa Bracamonte, Dr. Teresa Igancio, Prof. David Brereton and Dr. Glen Corder. The workshop and research noted in this article was supported by the Australian Government's International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC). The detailed report of our engagement in developing a shared agenda for mining in the Philippines was synthesized by Prof. Nimfa Bracamonte, and is downloadable from this link.


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Online Courses in Probability
Below are some commonly offered online probability courses.
- Probability for Non-Mathematics Majors: This course provides introduces the principles of discrete probability and elementary statistics. Knowledge of calculus is not required.
- Elementary Probability and Statistics: Students majoring in mathematics are introduced to basic probability theorems and applications in this course. The methodology for examining the distribution of random variables, event interdependence, regression tests, sampling and determining statistical inference is presented. This course requires a working knowledge of calculus.
- Theory of Probability: Advanced probability theories are presented in this course. Students learn about local limit theorems, infinitely divisible distributions, triangular arrays and stable laws. Ergodic theory, Markov chains, Bayes Theorem, linear regressions, combinatorics and stochastic processes are also examined.
- Probability, Decision-Making and Six Sigma: In this course, students learn to apply probability theorems to develop models for decision-making. Students define uncertainty concepts, examine multivariate relationships and establish plot points and lines. Also covered are processes to estimate theories, compute standard errors and interpret confidence levels. The students relate the mathematical concepts to Six Sigma manufacturing analysis and techniques.
- Probability and Random Variables: This course will teach students about fundamental concepts of random variables in probability. Students learn about different types of distribution functions, as well as conditional probability, Bayes theorem and the law of large numbers.
- Bayesian Methods: This class focuses specifically on the Bayesian paradigm of data analysis. Foundational principals will be reviewed, followed by an emphasis on Bayesian methods of modeling and computations.
- Multivariate Analysis: Those enrolled will gain an understanding of chi-squares and t-tests, as well as discrimination and classification procedures. This knowledge will then be applied to diagnostic issues in medical, social and biological analysis.
Program Information
Classes in probability fulfill requirements for degrees such as a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting or a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. Possible advanced degrees include a Master of Science in Statistics or a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics. In addition to the usual computer and system requirements, many online probability classes require the use of scientific calculators with special functions beyond the capabilities of most computer-based calculators. These required functions are usually listed in the course descriptions.
Online courses in probability are generally offered as part of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a larger field of study, such as mathematics or accounting. Topics that will be touched on include random variables, theory of probability and Six Sigma analysis.


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The springs of love are in God, not in us.
Oswald Chambers
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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