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It was a fitting way to end a disappointing game.
Four 3-pointers consecutively missed, intermitted with offensive rebounds and collective sighs among the Staples Center crowd, leading to the Clippers' fourth loss in a row.
After a discouraging road trip in which the Clippers went 1-3 – and easily could've gone 3-1 if things in Oklahoma City and Brooklyn had swung their way – it was presumed L.A. would come out with a sense of urgency. That assumption couldn't have been further from reality.
The game was particularly disheartening for me because it was my first Clipper game since last season's playoffs. Though I had come expecting order to be restored in the Clippers' season, it seemed like little had changed from the problems that plagued L.A. last year.
Chris Paul was asked to do too much on offense. An unsustainable shooting performance from a Clipper wing remained their second option offensively. Defensive rotations, if they can be called that, were missed and 3-pointers rained down. Seldom-used role players became key contributors for the opposition. DeAndre Jordan, the Clippers' second best big man these past two seasons by a country mile, didn't log a single fourth quarter minute.
But worst of all was their poor attitude and lack of composure when things didn't go their way. For the most part, it hasn't been an issue this season. Ryan Hollins and Matt Barnes are known instigators and are old school defenders that commit hard fouls, but neither had really crossed the line this season. Except last night, both were whistled for flagrant fouls on cheap shot plays.
At their lowest points last season, the Clippers were too concerned with the referees and flashes of that arrogance were shown Monday night.
Greivis Vasquez and Austin Rivers carved up the Clippers' defense, as has been the case for perimeter players lately. It's one thing to let Russell Westbrook get where he wants on the floor; it's another thing to make Vasquez look like an All-Star. The tandem of Vasquez and Rivers combined for a staggering 39 points, 16 assists and eight 3-pointers.
Now compound this with the talents of the Hornets' big men and you have a legitimate problem defensively. Shooting big men have traditionally given the Clippers fits the past couple of seasons and tonight's game further confirmed this notion.
Jason Smith plopped in the short corner and killed the Clippers with his soft midrange touch. Ryan Anderson nailed five 3s, and the Clippers had no answer for his floor spacing; from the start they put Butler on him, relegating Blake Griffin to Al-Farouq Aminu, who also had a lot of success with his freakish length and athleticism on the wing (basically showing everything the Clippers thought he could become).
The Hornets were without their two best players, former Clipper Eric Gordon and 2012 first overall pick Anthony Davis, but even if those two had played, the Clippers should still have easily dispatched this team. Currently, the Hornets are tied for last place in the West and show few signs of cohesion. At least three of their rotation players would have difficulty making practically every other roster.
It's no secret that Paul is the engine to the Clippers' offense and almost all the responsibility on that end falls on his shoulders. But that doesn't mean the rest of the team should just stand around and wait for him to create; the Clippers are at their best when players are moving off the ball, screening and cutting for each other, and creating space and opportunities for Paul to flourish. That didn't really happen in this game.
To make matters worse, Griffin was rendered nonexistent against the Hornets. His 1-for-9 shooting performance was the worst of his career and so was his career-low 4 points. He struggled all night, couldn't find any rhythm against Anderson or Smith and ultimately fouled out.
There isn't much to take from his outing other than that the Clippers need to do a better job of finding Griffin in spots where he can score effectively. He only had two attempts from beyond 16 feet, which shouldn't be the case anymore with the way he's knocking those down.
Last season, fluke shooting performances by Mo Williams, Randy Foye and Nick Young kept the Clippers in some games in which Griffin or Paul underperformed; last night it was Butler, with his Clipper record nine 3-pointers. Butler will likely never come remotely close to this total again, but it showed that at least with the starting unit, the Clippers can take advantage of teams overloading their stars and set up a good shooter for a lot of wide open 3s.
Speaking of the starting unit: For whatever reason, Jordan seems to be permanently in Head Coach Vinny Del Negro's doghouse. Del Negro favors Hollins and Odom in most situations over Jordan, which is a bit perplexing when you simply watch the difference between the Clippers big men.
Hollins has exceeded expectations thus far, but he's not someone you want playing more than 10 minutes per game. He tends to over help, which works in his favor sometimes, but also leaves the Clippers' backline of defense helpless.
There's not much to say about Odom; he's still out of shape and doesn't contribute in any facet of the game. His three steals were nice, but they were more about lucking into being at the right place at the right time. Defensively he's much improved, and actually traps well, but most of the time he struggles to get back into a play once he's above the 3-point arc.
Jordan, for all his flaws, is the Clippers second-best big man – by far. There's no question about it. He should play at least 27 to 30 minutes every game, barring foul trouble or poor matchups. Teams pull "Hack-a-DeAndre" so Del Negro will take him out because he's so valuable on both sides of the floor; it's a tactic that's worked in the opposition's favor.
It's disconcerting to see Jordan not play, especially when his "bad" games are still better than the rest of the Clipper big men's "good" games.
This cupcake of a matchup was supposed to lift the Clippers spirits and make them forget about their three-game losing streak. Instead, it just brought about more questions and seemingly more doubt. Four losses in a row are undoubtedly bad, but compounding this into a longer stretch is even worse.
It's important not to get too high or too low in the season, but the recent trends have shown the Clippers have some serious concerns both offensively and defensively; concerns that could ultimately undermine their season. Chances are they'll improve with a forgiving schedule over the next month, but they need to address their ongoing issues of floor spacing and defensive rotations.
Not all is lost in ClipperLand. This is still the team that started 8-2. They're only to get better as the season progresses and Chauncey Billups and Grant Hill return from injury. If anything, this recent losing streak shows they're not perfect. They're susceptible to lulls. They're not going to blow out every team they face.
They must be human, I guess.


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Skiff Reader was elaborated at CES with pageant and gained a lot of appreciation. People like this e-reader for its innovative features and smart look. It is good to feel it in hands as it is light weighted, solid but flexible. Users will find it useful for reading newspaper and magazines for its bigger size display area. It holds sharp and crisp resolution. Let's have a look on its technical specifications.
The new Skiff Reader carries the size of 9 x 11 x 0.268 inches with weight of 498 grams. Touch sensitive screen is 11.5 inches wide which can show up to 1200 x 1600 pixels (174 pixels per inch) of resolution. It is made of rugged metal-foil e-paper and silicon TFT with a flexible stainless steel material. So it is crack-proof and can not be shattered if you turn it. It is using Marvell CPU with 4GB internal memory and external memory supports SDHC 2.0 standard compliant SD card slot. Built-in speakers let you hear sound for which it holds 3.5 mm standard audio jack. It works under 3G network and supports the wireless connectivity of USB 2.0 via standard USB port and Wi-Fi. Battery holds the charging life of one week which enables you to turn thousands of pages to turn. It takes 2-3 hours to recharge.
Skiff Reader is the first thinnest e-reader with bigger screen which is easy-to-use. Some innovative features include the following:
- Skiff Reader offers highest resolution of display screen that make the images view and text reading easier and immersive.
- It holds extra battery recharge life of one week. You can enjoy reading books and pages with extra ordinary battery time.
- Skiff Reader comes with largest display which allows you view the big reading area.
- This is big in size but remarkably thin, light weight and portable. You can hold it easily and carry it with you anywhere you want.
- You can also turn it as it is flexible. It will not be broken, cracked or shattered if you put pressure on it. Its material holds stainless steel which makes it durable.
- Skiff Reader supports fully touch responsive technology. You can quickly select the contents, zoom in, navigate or turn the pages on a single swipe of finger.
Skiff Company has not yet defined the releasing date or price of this smart e-reader. But it earned good hold and response before the launching. The technology fans will surely make it favorite for e-reading.

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Click link "Create a New Account" on the right hand side of the screen. You will be given access to the site right away.
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Loughcrew, also known as Sliabh na Caillighe or Hill of the Witch, is located south east of Oldcastle, Co Meath. This megalithic complex is approximately 5000 years old and includes up to 30 mounds and cairns which can be found on the hills of Patrickstown, Carnbane East and Carnbane West.
The largest of the cairns, Cairn T on Carnbane East (in this video), is approximately 120 ft in diameter and has a cruciform layout consisting of a large central chamber and three side recesses. It is astronomically aligned with the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes when the sun shines in along the entrance passage to illuminate the back stone. The ancient petroglyphs found here are among the finest in the country displaying an array of images such as lozenges, leaf shapes, circles, cup marks and wheels and other images that have been interpreted as being depictions of the solar and lunar cycles.
It is an incredible site to visit and well worth the effort of the steep climb. It was a great privilege to connect with the Ancestors there and to leave a gift of sound from the crystal bowls. The experience of playing them on the Hag's chair was particularly interesting. The vibrations through the stone were very strong and the sound really expanded outwards, far more so than in the central chamber within the tomb/temple. It was quite a powerful experience indeed


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By Steve Neavling
Just before two Arizona men opened fire outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas in 2015, an undercover FBI drove past the shooters while investigating terrorism, according to new court records.
The records were obtained by the Associated Press in the criminal case against Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for providing support to ISIS.
Kareem is accused of providing guns used in the attack and helping Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi figure out how to use the weapons, while also watching violent jihadist videos with the men.
According to the court records, the unidentified agent also conversed with one of the shooters on social media just days before the attack, which left the shooters dead and a security guard wounded.
"We are convinced that there is much more to this story than the FBI has admitted ," said Trenton Roberts, an attorney for security guard Bruce Joiner.
Posted: February 10th, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: FBI, Islam, Texas, undercover agent
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By Steve Neavling
A Georgia man under investigation after he was exposed to the deadly poison ricin has ties to a white supremacist group Creativity Movement, the Southern Poverty Law Center reports.
The FBI is trying to determine how William Christopher Gibbs, 27, was exposed to ricin.
Gibbs was arrested on charges of reckless conduct and a probation violation after arriving at the local hospital late last week.
About 100 police and hazardous materials experts searched Gibbs' car and home for traces of ricin in Fannin County.
"I think it was all contained inside his vehicle, just a small amount of something I think he had been experimenting with," Fannin County Sheriff Dane Kirby told an Atlanta television station.
According to sheriff's deputies, Gibbs' mother said he has a mental illness.
The FBI has declined to comment, other than to confirm agents are investigating Gibbs' background and how he acquired ricin.
The Creativity Movement is a white supremacy sect that says "race is our religion" and that the "white race is nature's finest."
Posted: February 10th, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: FBI, Georgia, racism, ricin, southern poverty law center, white supremacy
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By Steve Neavling
Donald Trump and his inner circle have repeatedly denied that his team had contact with Russian officials immediately after the presidential election.
Turns out, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn communicated with a Russian ambassador to the U.S. in the month before Trump was sworn in as president.
The FBI is investigating whether Flynn, a retired general, played a role in U.S. foreign policy by communicating with the ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the Washington Examiner reports.
Flynn may have violated law if he undermined President Obama's actions by promising a different outcome for the Russians.
Democrats were incensed.
"If this new report is true, we need to ask not only whether General Flynn should be leading our national security efforts, but whether he should even hold a security clearance," Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said.
Posted: February 10th, 2017 under News Story.
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By Steve Neavling
The cost of President Trump's proposed wall along the Mexican border has soared to an estimated $21.6 billion, according to an internal report by Homeland Security.
The wall also would take 3.5 years to complete, Reuters reports.
Trump has estimated that the wall would cost $12 billion.
More than 1,200 miles of walls would need to be erected to secure the border.
A White House spokesman declined to comment on the report, saying it would be "premature" because it has not been officials given to the president.
What remains unclear is how Trump will pay for the wall. He wants Congress to approve the expenditure, which he maintains will be reimbursed by Mexico. Mexican officials said they won't pay for the wall.
Posted: February 10th, 2017 under News Story.
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By Steve Neavling
President Trump signed executive actions Wednesday intended to intensify the Justice Department's fight against drug-related crime and violence against police officers.
The trio of executive orders come after the swearing in of former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, Bloomberg reports.
Trump wants the Justice Department to create task force aimed at imposing stiffer mandatory minimum sentences for attacks on police. He also ordered the Justice Department and Homeland Security to "break the back of criminal cartels."
"We face the menace of rising crime and the threat of deadly terror," Trump said. "A new era of justice begins and it begins right now."
Posted: February 10th, 2017 under News Story.
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The Ystad Down GORE-TEX is a nautical inspired jacket modernised through design and fabrication. This garment is constructed using a GORE-TEX membrane bonded to a lightweight outer fabric and finished with a DWR coating. On the inside the membrane is protected by a thin carbon layer making it windproof, durably waterproof and breathable. Constructed with fully waterproof seam finishing throughout, to ensure complete protection from the elements, a packable hood and multi-functional pockets to hold all your essentials.
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Najee is a master storyteller. Whether the debonair multi-instrumentalist is engaged in a verbal or musical conversation, his alluring charisma has a way of seducing you into his world. A quadruple threat who is equally adept on soprano, tenor and alto saxophones and flute, Najee's technical agility, grace, compositional prowess, unbridled passion, fearless genre bending and superior musicianship have made him one of the most sought after musicians of his generation. In a business where trends and artists come and go, Najee's name is synonymous with innovation, consistency and the best in contemporary jazz.
With two Platinum and four Gold albums under his belt, he is an icon whose musical vision spawned an entire new genre by fusing the music close to his heart (R&B and jazz). Three decades later he is showing that he is not done yet!
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The LEDFL11 flood light is the light of choice for most general purpose domestic and commercial applications.
Made from a powder coated Aluminium housing, with a frosted toughened glass lens and 316 Stainless Steel fasteners, the LEDFL11 is a robust LED flood light made to withstand tough environmental conditions. DC options offer flexibility for different applications. Alternative mounting options such as cable tray make for a fast effective installation.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Happy Halloween
I know that I have not been posting lately but hopefully, my life will be back in order next month.
This Halloween greeting is early because I will be taking a cruise with my daughter and son-in-law at the end of the month. They are renewing their vows on the Disney Cruise ship.
Are you on Ravelry? If you love fiber, you must sign up. Lots of great ideas, ways to catalog your yarn, UFO's, finished items, needles, books and meet great people.
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The most stylish personal protection device you've ever seen.
We are launching a jewelry line that helps you call for help by pressing the stone. No need to fumble with your phone – Nero is discreet and lets you send out a signal quickly and easily.
We have a goal of hitting $50, 000 with a crowdfunding campaign to launch our women's line. We'll be launching this summer – subscribe to find out when pre-orders become available!
- Tap the necklace stone three times. A call will come from your phone – deactivate it with a pin code if you called by accident. If not, let it ring uninterrupted.
- A text is sent to your emergency contacts with a message calling for help and a link to your location, updated in live-time.
- A call is also placed to the police authority closest to your location.
- Attackers trying to deactivate your phone with the wrong pin will be photographed by the app.
Let your loved ones know when you need help - share your location with them via GPS to let them find you.
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four of the show's top producers and writers form a sort of Cornhusker mafia.
"They keep trying to slip in Nebraska clues that nobody else knows anything about," Trebek said, "like: 'Where did Henry Fonda and Marlon Brando's mother go to school?' "
Alex, what is Omaha Central High School?
That's the school executive producer Harry Friedman and senior producer Gary Johnson attended in the 1960s. Johnson also is the head writer -- and mostly to blame for all the Nebraska clues.
Also from the state: associate segment producer Stewart Hoke and longtime writer Steve Tamerius.
Nebraska has been named in at least 68 clues in recent years, and many others have had obvious ties to the state even though it was not named.
"We know Nebraska, so we tend to write about it more than other states," Johnson said.
...Tamerius makes sure to get a Nebraska category on the show at least once a year. He also tries to mention his hometown of Fairbury in a clue, usually something about the historic Pony Express station near the Southeast Nebraska town.


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Your mission was to be the first man after a long time, to land on the Moon and establish a research facility. You were supposed to stay there for one whole year and do experiments on yourself and on growing plants. However, everything changed as soon as you landed. The Moon was not that barrow land as we'd seen it before. There was someone else there beside you, you knew it. You saw suspicious things, but never the creature itself. The HQ gave you the permission to leave the Moon as soon as possible and come back. Let's go before it comes for you!


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Palouse Prairie School implemented a Wednesday afternoon program that invited community members to come for 6 weeks and work with 8-12 students on some learning activity.
I choose making bread. It was an interesting experiment, we need better tools to help students and facilitators talk about achieving learning outcomes.
Here is the lesson plan and associated notes as a Google doc. See also this photo essay including the building of the mud oven (not by students).


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The value usually sought when having real estate appraised is the property's market value. Appraisals are needed because compared to, say, corporate stock, real estate transactions occur very infrequently. Not only that, but every property is different from the next, a factor that doesn't affect assets like corporate stock. Furthermore, all properties differ from each other in their location – which is an important factor in their value.
This is why it is so important to have a specialist qualified appraiser available to take care of all of those variables. Here at Trifecta we have been in business for a long time and have done many appraisals ranging from many extremes. We want nothing more than to make sure you get the most accurate appraisal you can for your property or potential property.


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Fee credits are used ONLY for discounts on our trading fees in THB market. These amounts cannot be used for trading, withdrawing, and transferring.
If your account has fee credits balance more than 0, they will be automatically applied whenever you buy or sell your cryptocurrency.
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I have just started writing for a new site; Jersey Beat Magazine. It's an American site, based in New Jersey, as you already might have guessed, brilliant citizens that you all are.
Anyway, it's a pretty cool website and it definitely deserves to be checked out. There is some good reading to be done and great bands to discover there. My first review published there is of the new Toxic Holocaust album "An overdose of death" which was rip-roaringly brilliant. I love thrash metal and it was a real pleasure to review this, after the slightly painful experience of having to listen to power metal last week (see previous post).
A few more pieces of writing are to come quite soon, possibly before the end of the week.
Here is the Toxic Holocaust review in all its lifechanging glory. Check it out on Jersey Beat as well and have a browse around the site.
Toxic Holocaust – An Overdose of Death (Relapse)
by Mirza Gazic
There are a few modern thrash metal bands that need to be mentioned when the recent revival of that classic scene is discussed. These bands have undeniably spearheaded the new wave and are at the forefront of it these days. Municipal Waste is on of them. Brazil's Violator is another group of young musicians taking it to the next level.
Boston's one man show Toxic Holocaust also belongs in the upper echelon. Young Joel Grind has already earned plenty of underground credibility through his previous two recordings, which were raw and visceral creations. He now has the backing of Relapse records, Jack Endino has produced, and Donny Paycheck from legendary loonies Zeke is playing the drums on An Overdose of Death.
It's an exhilarating listen from start to finish. "Wild dogs" instantly gets the blood rushing with its fast tempo and solid drive. The barbed wire vocals also add more menace to an album that is already steeped in evil vibes. This is not complicated music but relies on pure energy and riffs that are, for lack of a better word, catchy. This is not meant in a soft, poppy way but simply means that they are instantly memorable and made to be experienced live.
The reason that Toxic Holocaust is so good can be traced to one simple premise; that all good metal has a solid punk backbone. This is unmistakeably thrash metal but the energy and the pace here belongs in old hardcore punk and rock'n roll. "Future shock" and "The lord of the wasteland" are two tunes that even sound more like Motorhead than they themselves have done for the past decade.
An Overdose of Death is a brilliant metal album and shows that thrash is in safe hands for some time to come.


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Move over Millennials. Generation Z is getting a lot of attention these days. Marketers are trying to figure out how to harness their future buying power.
Today's teens are the first true digital natives. Looking at how they integrate technology into their lives can tell us a lot about the future. The ways they live and think will shape it.
Who is Generation Z?
Generation Z (loosely defined as anyone under 20) is the post-millennial generation who grew up in a world with online videos, smart phones and social media as an accepted part of life. They probably learned how to swipe on a screen before many other childhood milestones and laptops were seamlessly integrated into their classrooms in elementary school.
They were raised in a post-9/11 world and during a severe economic recession. Their childhoods were shaped by technology, the war on terror and changing social norms in regards to gender and diversity.
They are extreme multi-taskers, often using up to 5 screens, and they're constantly connected to their peers through social media and texting.
Generation Z has developed a relationship with technology that other generations haven't experienced. As blogger Ryan Jenkins notes, "Generation Zers were collaborating via Google Docs when Millennials were learning cursive."
According to the Pew Research Center, Generation Z logs a lot of screen time:
- Almost half spend more than 10 hours a day online
- Before age 20 they will spend 30,000 hours gaming
- 50 percent send 50+ text messages/day
- 78 percent of teens now have a cell phone, and 47 percent of those own smartphones
- 54 percent of Generation Zers visit YouTube multiple times a day
How technology is shaping them
One big impact we've already seen is just how different Gen Zers are in the classroom. They grew up with constant access to information, which makes research and learning easier and more accessible. But, according to the organization Getting Smart, today's teens are wired for the fast delivery of content, and educators are struggling to keep them engaged, especially in light of a recent study from Microsoft Corporation which found that the average attention span is only 8 seconds. Many teachers are starting to utilize gaming type formats in their curriculum. Grades, feedback, goals and rewards are constantly updated online as a seamless part of the classroom.
Students work on group projects using Google Docs and other online platforms. They create YouTube videos and computers are part of the homework process. This type of learning is fostering more collaboration and interaction, as well as an emphasis on self-guided learning through educational games and apps.
Social Connection
Texting and social media are two mediums shaping how Gen Zers interact. With a constant stream of updates and information from their friends, they know what's going on in their friends' lives in real time. Texting and social sharing apps like Snapchat have replaced face-to-face interaction and phone conversations.
For many teens, texting is the most common way they communicate. The Pew Research Center found that 88 percent of teens text their friends at least occasionally, and 55 percent do so daily.
Bonnie Ellis, Ph.D., director of academic affairs for the University of Phoenix Detroit told the online publication, Global Post, that instead of talking to each other, teens are texting back and forth, even while sitting next to each other.
You've heard of cyber bullying, and that's real, but having access to technology has also given teens a way to explore their identity in a positive way. Gen Zers have access to thousands of other teens who are interested in the things they are through online forums, Instagram and blogs.
They also curate their own social media outlets like a personal brand. Obsessing over selfies with friends, they make sure their social media photos and information paint a carefully crafted picture of themselves. Although for some, curating an online persona different from who they are in real life can have negative impacts.
Marketing to Gen Z
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What to say to The New Zealand Press Council response – "is there no obligation to accurately report the facts?"
Ever feel as though the media doesn't like one commenting on their well constructed and carefully tuned news pieces? The answer appears to be yes.
This essay continues the narrative around the New Zealand Press Council (NZPC) response to the Stuff (Fairfax) moderation of two comments I placed on their online articles 21 February and 5 March 2017.
The first part of the story is in this blog post:
The NZPC considered the matter at their Thursday 27 April meeting where they rejected my complaint after finding they had no jurisdiction to consider it. The second part of the series is here:
After I was forwarded the decision of the Council mid May I wrote the following post script to the Press Council and Executive Mary Major. Following the emailed comments, I bring my thoughts together under this heading;
'Catch 22 – structural brick walls that hide corruption.'
Here's dropbox link to pdf of original email:
Here's the text;
Hi Mary,
Thanks for the advice. I take it the decision will be uploaded to the Press Council website from Monday 22 May?
I accept the decision is final. I am disappointed with the specific decisions contained in paragraphs #10 and #18 of the Press Council decision.
[10] At the outset, we make it clear that the Stuff Terms and Conditions relating to online comment are a matter between Stuff and its readership. The Press Council has no jurisdiction over such terms and conditions. However, we do see those Terms and Conditions, particularly those relating to links to unchecked sites, to be a reasonable position for a publisher to take.
[18] We reiterate that the Terms and Conditions for online comment are a matter between the online publisher and its readership. It is not a matter for the Council, nor do we have any jurisdiction to interfere in it.
Thus we the public are bound to continue being provided with only an abstract or a misrepresentation of the full story from official news channels with which to inform the democracy.
I will consider your decision further carefully, as I strongly view the status quo represents a systemic break down or loophole in the process of checks and balances to ensure the press reports accurately - this is borne out in previous reporting about security crises leading to decisions to go to war.
If the press feel they can get away with misrepresenting the facts or only partially reporting matters without a credible check, they may feel justified in their continued 'poor practice', especially on the critical issues of whether the state elects for war or peace.
I draw your attention to the hammering the press have provided POTUS Trump and his decisions as President. However in the case of the Syria crisis, where the US identified that the Syrian Government had gassed it's people with Sarin gas in early April 2017 and then proceeded to bomb the Syrian Airfield in retaliation or as a method of discipline, the facts of who had released what, were less clear than the White House suggested.
Without any fact checking the Western International Press immediately closed ranks and praised the decision to bomb the evil Assad regime! So Trump is an automatic nut on all other decisions except when it comes to starting wars!
The following article explains my thinking and reasoning so I'll merely reproduce it here:
And here is MIT rocket scientist Theodore Postol's Counter to the White House 4 pager from April 2017:
Stuff reports were similar in tone. There's no hint that the Sarin gas attack might be the work of agents from one of the insurgent groups in Syria:
This pulled from Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/91351778/Donald-Trump-puts-the-world-on-edge-with-Syria-missile-attack
This one a repost of the Washington Post: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/donald-trumps-america/91379116/donald-trump-lauds-us-military-defends-attack-on-syria
Which carried one out of context photo with no reference in the story. Was this the balance to the war party scream for blood?
As the world becomes more stressed from the growing perfect storm of constraints, environmental, social and population, economic, resources, food and toxic pollution the role of those who inform the population will become increasingly important.
We cannot allow ourselves to be sucked into more genocidal wars for empire!
I'm not concerned about the publication of 'my comments' so much as the principle of being able to counter the MSM's tendency to replicate fake news and provide it to the public as Gospel when it is the work of the 'devil of war.'
My whole argument and the references I provided were in relation to the willingness of the press to prostitute itself for 'the war party' - well done.
I believe the Press Council has lost its moral/ethical bearings with the decision on my complaint #2574, notwithstanding any jurisdictional technicality. Surely you are at liberty to make a statement on principles.
The effect of your decision is that you wash your hands - electing not to uphold the central philosophy which underpins press freedom, "the obligation to accurately report the facts."
This from the US - how to get truth into the media so that the public is informed where the media elect to not report or block where it suits their interest? This on FOX and it's story on Monsanto and its bovine growth hormones in the United States...
We are part of the US Western empire and the influence is pervasive. Look to how the FOX News chief shut down the story. Only in the US?
I suggest the NZ Press Council think deeply on the implications.
With respect greg
Greg Rzesniowiecki
Attached your decision #2574
(Note for reader: There were a couple of attachments)
Catch 22 – structural brick walls that hide corruption
I face a similar problem attempting to extract information from the GCSB and NZSIS relating to the Iraq war. The GCSB (intelligence services) had told the Clarke Labour government in the lead to the 2003 Iraq War that there was no justification to go to war. I was given this information by the then Hon. Phil Goff in a Select Committee hearing in 2014, so on the parliament public record, thanks Phil. I asked the NZSIS and GCSB for the information in correspondence 25 December 2015. (NB. I'll write up the OIA saga in another blog piece to follow this. I write to record the act after I've allowed the process to run its course.)
They are still dodging the bullet as the implication is that the Western Coalition of the Willing waged war of Aggression, the worst crime. The matter is with the Chief Ombudsman Judge Peter Boshier, who has indicated in his provisional opinion (PO) in relation to one matter, that he will not support my complaint as the New Zealand government acts within the Official Information Act provision in that 6 (a) and (b) of the OIA. These effectively give cover where information might prejudice national or security interests or where the information is received from a protected source; 'an intelligence confidant likely the US National Security Agency (NSA) or CIA.' - Catch 22 again!
Here we appear constrained by some international treaty which presumes a lawful obligation – what of the larger prohibition in international law to stop war?
The fact of an agreement (UK-USA Intelligence Sharing treaty known as Echelon or Five Eyes) that we won't divulge privileged information that is 'evidence of the crime of Aggression,' is of more import than highlighting the crime and prosecuting those who committed the acts.
Here we approach law as a nonsense!
The only sense is to provide the means to repeatedly go to war – do the New Zealand Government agree knowingly and importantly willingly?
Which makes the NZ Government and those components of the State who are aware of the institutional implication complicit in the Crime of Aggression.
It is evident to me that the OIA is similar to the structure of the Press Council principles and rules for dealing with complaints.
It is framed as a method to structurally avoid exposing government processes to transparency particularly those central to the relationship with nation states including the US. The 5 Eyes intelligence sharing agreement is one such impediment as it requires that all transmissions are privileged information.
Catch 22 – key to unlock – "public interest for a secure and peaceful world of states"
Public interest for security ought be the definition of national security.
Public interest is not advanced where states wage aggressive war for profit; whether to gain territory, or for the commercial advantage of its corporations, including for resources or the rights to control resources and infrastructure. Where they do wage war, the universal public interest is destroyed particularly for those genocided or collaterally damaged in the business opportunities created in the waging of war – see US General Smedley Butler for the key to why we (humans and their institutions) still wage war, his speech; "War is a Racket."
Wikipedia on Smedley Butler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
Audio essay on Smedley Butler by The Corbett Report is edited, webmastered, written, produced and hosted by James Corbett who has been living and working in Japan since 2004. He started The Corbett Report website in 2007 as an outlet for independent critical analysis of politics, society, history, and economics:
The war for profit (war is a racket thesis) is as strong today as it has ever been. The corruption is what gave us thee 9/11 event and the subsequent for profit wars.
The whole of my purpose herein, is to bring to light the corruption and institutional collaboration which checks or foils the public ability to identify the depravity of the state and its actions.
What happens where the information I seek is provided?
Where the state might object and state that it acts to protect the people from a terrible truth, "that independence from the US would be a dangerous choice" – it highlights the coercion that is factored and leveraged into the relations between states in this case between the US and NZ. What democracy? What noble global order?
To my mind it is preferable that the intelligence that the state collects on the depravity of other states is exploded into public light so we the people are able to digest the nature of the world.
This will then inform the democracy – and the result - new policy responses will be required to build an independent, sustainable and resilient state.
This will then inform the democracy – and the result - new policy responses will be required to build an independent, sustainable and resilient state.
Values, science, common sense and policy outcomes
International affairs and geopolitics will remain the plaything of the powerful with ongoing tragic outcomes for people in developing nations of the Near East, North Africa and possibly in Central and South America. These are ill-equipped to counter the plots and insurgencies that run through their states.
The US is repeatedly striking in Yemen - both through the agency of proxies as well as supporting the Saudi Arabians, most recently with a contract for US$110billion worth of military contracts. The connection to monetary transactions in the 'for profit' munitions industry is evident for any with eyes to see.
The US is repeatedly striking in Yemen - both through the agency of proxies as well as supporting the Saudi Arabians, most recently with a contract for US$110billion worth of military contracts. The connection to monetary transactions in the 'for profit' munitions industry is evident for any with eyes to see.
The war front advances – it will consume the whole planet left unchecked.
Who will help us, help ourselves?


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Gordon, whose Royals made the World Series and where the Cinderella story of 2014, won his 4th consecutive Gold Glove. He also won the American League's Platinum Glove Award as the best defensive player in the league.
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Katerina Gkionis is the associate managing editor of Weight Watchers Magazine.
How did you end up at Weight Watchers?
I decided in high school that I wanted to do some kind of journalism, so I did a number of internships. In the summer of my junior year in college, I saw there was a Weight Watchers Magazine internship. I had been interning at CosmoGirl and Seventeen, but I thought, "Hey, this is a smaller magazine. I'll get more experience there." So I applied and I got it. I did research. I wrote. I was able to do so much because it's a smaller staff. When there was an opening as an editorial assistant there, I got that job, which I did for two years. Then I was assistant editor and associate editor and now associate managing editor.
What do you do as an associate managing editor?
My role here is very different from a traditional managing editor at a magazine. We had some restructuring last year, so I took over part of the production side of the magazine. I manage the workflow and deadlines to ensure that we ship the magazine to the press on time and also handle success stories content and fitness content for the magazine. For fitness, I pitch ideas, then work with writers who produce the piece. Then, I edit and send to my editors. For success stories, I find the Weight Watchers members, present them to our editors and write their stories myself. It's an exciting job with many different tasks, but I actually prefer it that way.
What's your strategy for keeping your content fresh?
That is always a challenge, especially with weight loss. We used to redesign the magazine every year because the topics were basically the same, and the issues that people tended to have were the same. So we had to find a different spin, right? It's really about interviewing people, finding experts, looking in the news and always reading the latest studies that come out. Of course it's hard because one day the research will say "Start eating butter again," and the next day something else will say, "Oh, my god, butter kills you." At Weight Watchers Magazine, we always read this website called Science Daily so that we can check out what's new and fact check everything before putting content out. Every day, I get bombarded with press releases about a new expert or a new study or new guidelines, and that's how we go about doing something fresh.
Does writing about health and fitness content spill over into your everyday life at all?
Yes, absolutely. I am constantly trying out new fitness classes, gadgets and apparel. It's so fun to be on the cutting edge of fitness, and it adds variety to my workout routines, too. I am also inspired by members who are making healthy changes in their own lives.
Is it a requirement as a Weight Watchers Magazine employee to pilot the Weight Watchers program?
It's not a requirement for magazine employees to be on the program. The company does, however, encourage employees to visit a Weight Watchers meeting so that they can understand the Weight Watchers consumer. Personally, the reason I was drawn to the company was from my own experience with Weight Watchers over the years. Most recently, I rejoined the program in January 2013, and I have lost 50 pounds since. It's a program that I believe in and that I am proud of.
Be sure to check out Gkionis' self-described "best work yet," the magazines bare-all body image issue, which was featured on Good Morning America. For information on Weight Watchers Magazine's summer internship program, visit JobVite.
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Rev. William Burhans began his ministry at First Congregational in September of 2015. He received his M.Div. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA in 2000 and spent 15 years as pastor of the Charlotte Congregational Church, UCC in Vermont. He is a singer songwriter with two CD's of contemporary spiritual folk music and brings his love of music to bear on his worship leadership. Committed to Centering Prayer, Rev. Burhans believes that the daily discipline of contemplation through silence is essential for nurturing the spiritual life and maintaining openness to God's Spirit in all endeavors. He is married to Tracy Vartenigian Burhans, a relationship initially nurtured in the soil of a Benedictine monastery in Bethlehem, Connecticut. They have raised their three daughters; Haliana, Naomi and Augusta Claire, within both the Catholic and Protestant traditions and are committed to ecumenical and interfaith work.
Judy has been serving the people of the First Congregational Church since September, 2003. She currently works with the Adult Faith Exploration Ministry and the Outreach Ministry. She's found that these two ministries offer many opportunities to respond to Jesus' plea to "feed my sheep." She experiences joy and fulfillment in helping to plan and lead worship. Judy feels blessed to be part of this community and to work with a wonderful ministry team.
Judy was brought up in a New York suburb very much like Winchester, and attended the First Congregational Church there. Church life was important to Judy then and has continued to be, especially in times of transition and trouble. Ministry, however, came later in life when her desire to delve deeper into her faith led her to seminary at Andover Newton Theological School. Judy graduated in 1996 with a Masters in Divinity. After serving as the Pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Londonderry, Vermont, she returned to Massachusetts and gratefully began ministering among us.
After serving 3 years as the church school director, Ben Pulaski started in 2015 as our full time Minister of Christian Faith Formation. He serves all the children and youth of our church from birth through 12th grade. Ben is an integral part of our ministry team as he is an advocate for the younger generation of our church. He works closely with the families as well as their children.
Ben grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania where he was a vital part of his church to help grow their third campus' children program. He had been actively involved with the youth program since he joined the church in 1998. Before starting at FCC Winchester, he was a training store manager of a major shoe company where he learned how to equip others to be successful. Ben is an avid lover of coffee and you can usually find him hanging out at Roast Coffee Company or Starbucks around Winchester. He worked in the coffee business for many years after leaving his job at the shoe company. He believes that working alongside many people with different skills has helped him fine tune his ability to work collaboratively among every one.
Ben has completed the Effective Education for Youth Ministry course and is about to finish is certification for Christian Educators in the Massachusetts United Church of Christ Conference.
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Jane Ring Frank has been our talented Minister of Music and Worship Arts since 2003. From 1998-2003, Ms. Frank was Director of Chapel Music at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, where she worked extensively with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to that post, from 1991-1998, Ms. Frank was Director of Music at Boston's Arlington Street Church, where she conducted a 65-voice volunteer chancel choir.
With degrees in conducting, as well as collaborative piano, Ms. Frank is a Resident Senior Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center of Brandeis University, Artistic Director of the 60-voice Concord Women's Chorus and Artistic Director of Cantemus, a 40-voice chamber chorus located on Boston's North Shore. From 1997-2009, Frank was the Artistic Director and Founder of Boston Secession, one of the city's premiere professional choral ensembles. Critically acclaimed by the Boston Globe ("extraordinary chorus, notable for its beautiful balance, and musical surety…"), Ms. Frank conducted and produced two CDs which were outstandingly reviewed by the New York Times, Gramophone, and American Record Guide, along with other journals, magazines and blogs. For a number of years, she served as Conductor for E. C. Schirmer's professional recording choral ensemble, Philovox, as well as a 10-year faculty member at Emerson College.
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Jeffrey Mead has been delighting our ears at First Congregational Church since 2005. In his musical career, Jeffrey has been an organist, harpsichordist and pianist in churches, solo recitals, chamber music ensembles and orchestras. He has collaborated with ensembles in New England and abroad, most notably while serving as accompanist for the acclaimed Boston Cecilia chorus, as well as the New Hampshire Symphony and the Bad Reichenhall Philharmonic Orchestra (Germany). He currently serves as the keyboardist to the Cantemus Chamber Chorus, based in Hamilton, Massachusetts, and as the Treasurer of the Old West Organ Society. Jeffrey also holds the position of Assistant Vice President and Trust Officer with the Investment Management Group of Rockland Trust Company.
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Kathleen Zagata, MSN CS, joined the team as Health Minister in January 2001. Christian faith has been central to Kathleen's personal life journey and professional work. As a nurse, she has witnessed how faith is essential to well being, and mastery of life's milestones as well as how it makes a difference in times of crisis, illness, and addiction.
Our Christian tradition makes clear that Jesus was not just about fixing a diseased person, his intent was to heal in God's name and to restore each person to fullness and community. Thus health ministry is based on a whole person model- mind, body, emotion and spirit- encouraging us to become the person God is calling us to be at each developmental stage. Kathleen's education in Community Health and personal development studies in BodySoul Rhythms, Interplay, and Mind/Body training in Positive Psychology and Healing Touch are the foundation of her leadership.
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Kathleen believes that a faith community is an unparalleled source of health prevention. She encourages all to enhance their faith by living the connection between wellness and spirituality, both personally and in ministry to others.
Sarah has been with us since 2008. She started with a one page job description and it has gone up to three. She handles parts of the communications, administration, and bookkeeping.
Before joining us, Sarah has worked in coffee shops, restaurants, an animal hospital, and for the Green Party. She moved behind the scenes at Dick's Sporting Goods where she barely knew what Excel was. She is self taught and has held administrative positions with the Green Party and a state government office right before she came to us.
Sarah lives with her husband, and giant cats Jasper (Maine Coon) and Winston (Manx) in a nearby community. She is active in her town and currently serves on the Massachusetts Cultural Council. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, interior design, gardening, fishing, singing show-tunes, and Jeopardy! Unfortunately for her husband Ryan, she has been known to sing and fish at the same time! In 2011, she was a crowds person in a community theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar with her twin sister. Sarah recently finished up a three month term as a Grand Juror for the Commonwealth. She has a vast knowledge of the criminal justice system including the frustrations that both sides of the law feel. She is an advocate for peace, refugees, and progressive causes.
Ed joined the staff in July 2018, having previous experience as the Church Administrator and Building Supervisor at both The Congregational Church of West Medford and First Church Somerville UCC, along with over twenty years of operating a Mechanical Engineering consulting business.
Ed grew up in Somerville and currently lives in Woburn with his wife Pia, who works with special needs children at the Cotting School in Lexington and adult children, son Alex, daughter Amanda, Shadow the dog and FJ the cat. In his spare time, Ed likes to garden, enjoys watching sports and enjoys the challenge of Sudoku and crossword puzzles.
Over the past ten years, Ed has been involved with a number of volunteer organizations. He is a past 9-year member of the Parental Advisory Board at Arlington Catholic High School, where he currently coaches varsity boys soccer; is a member and past Secretary of Mount Horeb Masonic Lodge in Woburn; past member and Chair of Trustees for the Woburn United Methodist Church where is a member and past 10-year Treasurer for the Dwelling Place Soup Kitchen which serves three nights a week from the United Methodist Church.
Bill joined the staff in March 2018, having previous experience as Assistant Property Manager for R&D Management for 17 years. Bill grew up in Everett and is currently a Stoneham resident, he lives with his wife Barbara who works at Tufts University as an Administrative Coordinator, along with his two dogs Bailey and Dice and cat Mable. In his spare-time he likes going to the gym with his grandson Billy. Bill has five grandchildren and one great grandchild. In the past he has coached Everett and Medford little league.
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Orth was ordained in 1976 when he was serving as the Minister of Youth here at FCC Winchester. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Andover Newton Theological School, he has served in parishes in the Boston area, while specializing in pastoral psychotherapy and spiritual direction. He is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and has been an affiliate on the staff of the First Congregational Church in Winchester since 2000. He offers spiritual direction and pastoral counseling to the community at large and leads groups, retreats, and workshops on spiritual growth and transformation. His direct number at the church is (781)-376-0022.


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In this week's episode of She Got Me Pregnant,
They also beg the producers of Exes &
Finally, they review The Daring Book for Girls, wondering why daring has to be gendered and why the authors weren't daring enough to include some lesbian role models.
Plus: Made-up words! Cue cards! And why softball means never having to say you're sorry!


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If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen that my feet were terribly swollen yesterday. Swelling seems to be the one pregnancy symptom I was unable to escape. Although luckily it didn't really show up too bad until this last trimester.
I recently purchased some compression socks at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are anything but cute. They are black and thick and knee high. So I have been wearing them when I come home from work and sleeping in them. Unfortunately, I washed them and they were line drying so I couldn't wear them Tuesday night. I think this had something to do with the state of my feet on Wednesday. Not to mention the heat (it's already 80 degrees here in Los Angeles) and sitting at a desk all day doesn't help.
But long story short, they feel much better today after resting them last night and wearing my compression socks. Also, as a little secret, I'm still wearing them today. My dress is floor length and black so you cant see them! I think I might try to source out a pair that are more like pantyhose that I can still wear without compromising fashion or having heat stroke. Wish me luck!
Before becoming pregnant I wasn't really one for maxi dresses/skirts. I'm not really sure what my aversion was. I only owned one, it's plain black. I think maybe for the most part they just didn't seem my style. No good answer. But let me just tell you that they are a pregnant ladies best friend & my collection of affordable maxi's has grown.
Especially in these last few weeks (only 6 weeks left!) when things begin to get uncomfortable and your options for what still fits start to get smaller and smaller, they really are a blessing. They are loose and comfy and still cute. So get into it because you will likely see more of them in my future.
Yeah buddy! Check out these sexy socks! Hahaha
Pregnancy Status: 33 Weeks 6 Days
Maxi Dress: TJ Maxx ($19)
Sweater: J.Crew (The Jackie $60)
Shoes: Converse
Dead Sexy Compression Socks: Bed Bath & Beyond (in the "As seen on T.V." section, in case you thought they couldn't get anymore classy!)
Feather Earrings: Claire's (yes the children's jewelry boutique. don't judge me)
by Gaelyn on May 30, 2013
Categories: 3rd Trimester, Fashion, Maternity Wear, outfit of the day, Pregnancy Leave a comment 0


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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 pound finely shredded aged Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- Kosher salt (optional)
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- In a large bowl or food processes with a dough hook, cream butter until soft. Gradually blend in cheese and pecans.
- Gradually add seasoned flour, working gin well after each addition.
- Divide dough in half. Form into logs about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill until firm. If baking later, freeze shaped dough and defrost slightly before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Slice dough 1/4 inch think and place slightly apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan at once and cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with kosher salt if desired. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to a week, or freeze up to a month.
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text: Noel Butler wrote: > On Tue, 2010-10-12 at 22:49 -0700, Scott Howard wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:19 PM, ComKal Networks >> <admin at comkal.com.au <mailto:admin at comkal.com.au>> wrote: >> >> No, there is NO requirement to pay the/a "donation/fine" to a >> particular charity anymore, and this information if not already >> updated probably will be soon. The 'required' donation had >> a few depends attached to it, is was not, and never had been >> always required. >> >> >> From http://www.sorbs.net/overview.shtml : >> /"The affected IPs (the ones used to send the spam) will only be >> de-listed when US$50 is donated to a SORBS nominated charity or good >> cause. The charities and good causes SORBS approves will not have any >> connection with any member of the SORBS administrators, either past >> or present."/ >> >> "only" is a fairly strong word, which imples 'required' if you ask me. >> >> It sounds like you're claiming that this is outdated, but the simple >> fact is that it's what the websites states is fact, so how are we >> expected to believe otherwise? >> > > It has stated this since the dawn of time, well, ok, SORBS time, but > it has never been mandatory, the last time I had dealings with SORBS > was, well, first in 2002 (happy to delist us once we are sure the > dirty user was cleaned up, done and delisted within hours, and back in > 2005/06, over a few weeks my employer at the time was blocked because > of some windows dweebs who got a nasty infection, delisted, - relisted > a few days later, had a call from Michelle, got SORBS login, dealt > with moronic users, delisted.. nothing since and at no time, despite > the web page, have any of my above mentioned employers-at-the-time, > paid SORBS a cent, there was no "demand", I suspect the web site is a > scare tactic, and it certainly worked with all the FUD going around > over the years. It was there to give us an option to refuse someone if we thought they were not playing the game (either they are a spammer, or don't care as long as they got delisted). We never advertised the fact because everyone would be demanding 'free delisting'. Michelle


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Senate Committee should investigate Hagel's mind-boggling financial success
(The Senate confirmation committee should also take a long hard look at how Hagel made his fortune. Almost immediately he was made head of a new cellphone company, an industry in which he had no experience but in short order walked off with a fortune. The whole episode along with his subsequent financial career shrieks of the likelihood that Hagel was paid off for his political influence in obtaining favorable decisions, legislation, whatever, that suddenly made the cellphone company a very hot commodity. Hagel thus profited far beyond a reasonable return for legitimate expertise, action or work. How did all that happen? Should it not be completely investigated before this inept, inexperienced political hack of Obama is appointed and endangers our nation?) jsk
Redacted from an article by Gregory Korte, USA TODAY
January 14, 2013
Chuck Hagel's background arguably makes him as qualified to be Treasury secretary as it does to be Defense secretary.
WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel's "worldview" — under scrutiny by the Senate as he's considered for the next secretary of Defense — has been shaped as much by his career in business as by his time in uniform or in politics.
Hagel founded a successful cellphone company when few had heard of the technology, has run investment banks and now advises Wall Street hedge funds and serves on the board of oil giant Chevron.
"He'll hate me for saying this, but he uses the word 'interconnected' more than anybody I know — and in a more informed way, probably," said Michael McCarthy, who tapped Hagel to run his Omaha investment company and later became his campaign treasurer. "He sees the world as very interconnected and he sees humanity as dependent on one another in the most essential ways."
Hagel's résumé arguably makes him just as qualified to be Treasury secretary. In addition to Foreign Relations and Intelligence, he served on the Senate Banking committee — and was the ranking Republican on the Financial Institutions subcommittee.
After serving in Vietnam, Hagel worked on Capitol Hill, then became a lobbyist for the Firestone Tire Co. He served in the Veterans Administration under Ronald Reagan but left in disgust over plans to cut veterans services.
"He had a real interest in public life, but he also needed to make a living,"(you bet!) said University of Nebraska journalism professor Charlyne Berens, author of Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward.
He found some partners, sold his used Buick, cashed in a couple of insurance policies to raise $5,000 and created a cellular company in the infancy of that technology. Berens relates a story told by Hagel's wife: While at parties, Hagel struggled to explain this new technology before finally taking off his shoe and holding it to his ear like 1960s television spy Maxwell Smart. Before it was bought out by AT&T in 1999, Vanguard Cellular was the largest independent, all-cellular company in the nation.
With an eye toward running for office, Hagel moved back to Nebraska, and joined the McCarthy Group. There, he repeated his cellular success, building up a phone company in Hungary that later got bought by a German telecommunications giant.
"The guy has a unique combination. He has the mind of an actuary. He can be very crisp when he evaluates risk, and he has the heart of an Irishman," McCarthy said. "After trying, you do the analytics, and you know what the parameters are, you still use your instincts."
Hagel left business for 12 years in the Senate. In his last year, 2008, Hagel disclosed a net worth of somewhere between $2.3 million to $10.9 million. The Senate Ethics Committee sometimes raised questions about Hagel's disclosures — specifically what kinds of investments he held in the McCarthy Group — but he was never accused of wrongdoing. A month after leaving the Senate in 2009, Hagel joined the board of Corsair Capital, a boutique Wall Street investment firm that holds ownership in financial institutions across the globe — including Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Germany, Korea, Poland and Sweden.
Nicholas Paumgarten, a former J.P. Morgan Partner who founded Corsair and named it after Pierpont Morgan's yacht, declined to discuss Hagel's work for his firm. But in 2009, he boasted of being the first company to snag the recently retired senator for his board, and touted the "connections" Hagel would bring to the company. At the time, Hagel said he chose the company because it shared "a similar worldview to mine."
He also joined the board of Wolfensohn & Company, a firm founded by James Wolfensohn. The two met when Wolfensohn was president of the World Bank and Hagel served on the Senate Banking Committee. Wolfensohn said Hagel's involvement was a "good marriage," but the board has since quietly dissolved.
Since 2010, Hagel has served on the board of Chevron Corp., which had $554 million in contracts with the federal government in 2011 — mostly with the Pentagon. His annual compensation is $301,199, and he owns 4,894 shares of Chevron stock, according to a disclosure last year. At Friday's stock price, those holdings are worth more than $540,000.
Chevron did not return several calls and e-mails.
Hagel also serves on the American advisory board of the German banking giant Deutsche Bank — one of many business relationships that Hagel will now have to disentangle himself from should he be confirmed.
(Is influence peddling the primary skill required as Secretary of Defense of the United States of America?)
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September 15, 1998 TWO DECADES SINCE HEYDAY, GUITARIST PETER GREEN IS BACK
Ben Wener, Knight Ridder News Service
Anyone even remotely acquainted with the strange saga of Peter Green could guess that talking to the man might be an arduous task. In conversation, he's sweet, polite, more than willing to comment on his long, extremely troubled life . . . but, well, he's just not all there.
Two decades of psychiatric clinics, electroshock therapy and heavy experimentation with LSD will do that to you.
Ask a question, any question, and he'll tell you "that's a very good question" - but he doesn't usually have a very good answer. He's a blues man, or at least "I'm labeled one," but he can't quite remember if he ever made it down to Mississippi to metaphysically connect with the Delta. "I went through at night once," he recalled. "I don't think I made it to the bayou . . . if I even know what a bayou is. Some sort of swampland, isn't it?"
This is what fans have come to expect from Green's legend. After all, this is the man who begat Fleetwood Mac - and forged it into a mighty blues outfit via classics such as "Oh Well," "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman" (later a smash for Santana) -then walked away from it, disgusted with fame and money, heavily medicated and with a severe messiah complex.
This is the man who spent the bulk of the '70s doing odd jobs (reportedly including grave-digger and hospital orderly) and a whole mess of acid. This is the man who made a brief comeback in the early '80s but by 1984 had grown so disillusioned that he swore he'd never pick up his guitar again.
And this is the man who, prompted by his guitarist friend Nigel Watson, finally came out of seclusion two years ago to record with a new band, the Splinter Group. First-hand knowledge of the Ol' Miss or not, Green's latest is called "The Robert Johnson Songbook," a laid-back collection of the blues legend's most revered tunes.
Sure, he has fans - loads of them, in fact, especially in critics' circles. In 1996, the noted rock journal Mojo conducted a critical survey of the greatest guitarists of all time. Green ranked third, behind Jimi Hendrix and Steve Cropper.
He beat out Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.
But can he really make a successful comeback bid and keep what remains of his sanity?
Green, 51, tends to slip back and forth from tentatively lucid to little-boy lost until he's certain he has something to say. At that point, you needn't even ask him a question, but you start: Is he nervous about this mini-tour of the States?
"A little bit nervous, yeah," he responds. "But as soon as we start playing, it's OK."
You start in on another question, but Green is still coming up with more thoughts on the previous one, almost as if he's defending himself.
"Sometimes you just don't feel the confidence you used to, or the comfort you feel seems to betray you. I don't feel that as much anymore. I've got work to do, and if I don't do it . . . (pause) . . . I'm kind of worried here and there . . . not that I try to do anything too well . . . too polished.
"No, not polished. It's that you whip around and you stop and you see how comfortable you are. When you're at the pinnacle of fame, that's all you're required to do - come out and be famous. It's different now."
Indeed. Your heart goes out to the guy, because you can tell there are more thoughts - wise thoughts - rumbling through his brain than are able to come out of his mouth at a time. "I just seem to relate to everything more these days," he said later. "I realize how grateful I am, if you like."
That's his attitude toward the "Johnson Songbook" as well - it just sort of fell into his lap. Same with the Splinter Group, at first just a sketchy outfit that played a dozen European dates here and there, now a solidified act.
Green says his immediate plans are to do an album of J.B. Lenoir songs - and, in the process, he hopes to revitalize what he sees as "an embarrassing British blues scene right now. It's been very easy to not bother with blues in this country, to just let things be history. But I'm beginning to rethink my feelings on that."
Still, can this last? Does Green feel that he's primed to reclaim his guitar-god throne?
"I don't know what to tell you there," he says. "I'm an LSD person, so I don't know what to tell you. If I find myself screwing up, well . . . "He trailed off.
He says he has kept up with MTV and VH1 and such from the start and knows how times have changed. So what does he think of the blues greats of the past decade or so? How does he rate Stevie Ray Vaughan? Kenny Wayne Shepard?
"Never heard of those."
Um . . .
"I have this new Luther Allison record. He's great. I had never heard much of him before. I'm hoping to meet him soon."
Of course, Allison died last year. It's just a glimpse into the unique world in which Peter Green lives. His talent is immense, and all of his emotional battering hasn't tainted it. But his psyche?
"I'm really not sure what music I can do right now. I'm in a delicate stage. I'm not all too fluent anymore, and my playing isn't all too slick. I can only do the best things I can in this futuristic condition.
"I'm confident, but from the medicine I've had to take, it's a blackened confidence."
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I posted a couple of photos yesterday and found this beautiful fenced garden while enjoying the photos of others. Isn't this the best kitchen garden ever? It's the perfect size in the perfect setting.Google Images
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Prettiest Kitchen Garden Ever
Posted by Content in a Cottage | 9:10 AM Labels: friends, gardening, Inspiration, Instagram, landscape design
4 comments:
- tammy j said...
oh my.
I don't think I've ever seen any prettier!
it would be a pleasure taking care of that!
and it looks to be the perfect size.
most seem to make them too big. I love the fence!
- April 10, 2016 at 11:34 AM
- Mama Pea said...
Just perfect. And then a little bit more!
- April 10, 2016 at 1:28 PM
- Unknown said...
just right . . . manageable
Been thinking about you lots . . . hope this finds you well . . . I know that you are adjusting . . . I wish I could be of some help.
- April 10, 2016 at 8:06 PM
- The Queen Vee said...
I think I could actually manage a garden that size. It may look small but you could grow a whole lot of stuff in that space. It is perfect.
I agree with Linda above, I've been thinking of you a great deal and hope you are doing okay without your beloved Webster.
- April 14, 2016 at 10:26 PM
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