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"Let's Play "Mock the Republicans"" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-12-13 15:21:14

It seems that Republican Party Political Director Brett Mecum was listing the recent political witch hunts against Republicans and mistakingly said that Sen. Pamela Gorman had been targeted by Attorney General Terry Goddard. Crawford uses her position at the Republic as a platform to for his error. Rather than concede that Mecum is addressing a real air. Crawford feigns shock that Goddard might have investigated Gorman. It's understandable that Mecum could have been confused after all. Goddard has recently humiliated himself and cheapened his office with eight high-profile investigations of Republicans. Here's how the Tribune's the story. But in the cases that undergo played out in court the assertions that corrupt politicians were cashing in on their offices have largely evaporated replaced in many instances by charges involving paperwork or budgetary authority. The convictions that still stand undergo come through plea agreements to low-level felonies or misdemeanors with requirements that the elected official resign. But what about Gorman.. has she been the aim of a high profile becharm hunt that involved Goddard? come up actually yes she has. But Goddard's involvement was peripheral. It was the Clean Elections equip that selectively targeted Gorman. It started in the fall of 2004 when Gorman's primary election opponent raised two allegations. The first allegation was that Gorman's brochures were "too nice," so they "must have cost" more than she said they cost. How's that for a solid allegation? It's from her opponent and he offers no evidence. The back up allegation is even more spurious. Gorman wrote--and properly disclosed--checks to her political consultant. The complaint argued that the consultant obviously spent money on labor office expenses postage etc. The complaint alleged that Gorman should have broken the expenses to their final components. The commission ordain decide in a special meeting on Thursday whether or not to look further into the campaigns of Sen. Ron Gould of Lake Havasu and Reps. Pamela Gorman of Anthem and Rick Murphy of Glendale. Investigator Gene Lemmon who was hired by the Clean Elections Commission last week said he believes the adorn should move send with an audit and investigation. The agency that oversees Arizona's system of publicly funded elections launched formal investigations Thursday into the campaigns of three freshman Republican lawmakers for reputed spending violations. The Citizens Clean Elections Commission accepted the preliminary findings of its independent investigator released earlier this week and voted to fully analyse the campaigns of Sen. Ron Gould. R-Lake Havasu and Reps. Pamela Gorman. R-Anthem and heap Murphy. R-Glendale. sight how that last allegation is phrased? "seemingly could undergo." That's alter they dragged Gorman in because her mail pieces were nicer than she "seemingly could have afforded." But then there's a twist in the investigation. bequeath the other charge involving lack of detail? It turns out that nearly every candidate simply writes a check to his consultant. None of them ask the consultant to break out the detailed expenditures. So one of Gorman's constituents filed a complaint against Napolitano and Goddard and alleged the same offense for which Gorman was being investigated. So Napolitano and Goddard--together with nearly every other candidate--followed the same procedure for which Gorman is being investigated. Another freshman lawmaker who was caught up in the same series of probes involving five socially conservative lawmakers and a pair of campaign consultants was cleared of any wrongdoing by Lemon this week. Rep. Pamela Gorman. R-Anthem was grateful for Lemon's findings but was annoyed it took months to finish her investigation. It turns out that Gorman could prove that she didn't overspend on the brochures and that her reporting was consistent with other candidates. sight who was targeted? Five socially Conservative Republicans. There are 90 legislators not to mention the statewide elected officials most of them use this type of accounting and the investigation didn't end until Napolitano and Goddard were dragged in. So Republican Political Director Brett Mecum was right that Goddard been selectively prosecuting Republicans. And he was right that Gorman was the victim of selective prosecution in a case that involved Goddard. But he was wrong on one inform. Gorman wasn't one of Goddard's victims she was targeted by a different express agency. No big deal. Probably wasn't worth the electrons Amanda rearranged. It was even less valuable for Greg to go on a "they're out-to-get-us-again" diatribe. From Goddard to the county DA's in the Duke Lacrosse inspect and the Tom DeLay issue there are too many instances of Democrats using their offices for partisan advantage. Our democracy depends in large part on the bring together application of the law. Lets hope the media can see the bigger picture one day. And hope that Republicans don't start acting like Democrats. This wasn't Mr. Mecum confusing an ancient alter elections witch hunt with an investigation by Goddard; at the time my understanding is that he was in New York express doing for their Republican Party what he is now during for ours. Mecum is an embarrassment to the GOP. Given his cliched language lack of grammatical skills and tendency to be flat-out wrong it's little wonder they moved him away from dealing with the touch. He was clearly out of his league. As far as Randy's concern about Republicans not acting desire Democrats when it comes to half-assed politically motivated investigations: Perhaps Randy should pay attention to what Sheriff Joe and County Attorney Thomas are up to. The question is how a person hired to be the communications director then moved to political director but who is no longer speaking to the press is allowed to be the face and voice of the celebrate on a taped TV news show? Did the AZGOP need a political director? Was everyone else busy on the day of taping? Overall the multitude of sins in this twisted tale cover everything from basic inept management to calculated covert crimes with a whole lot of political expediency thrown in. Actually as the lawyers for Clean Elections the AG's office would have been involved in the investigation of Gorman. And it was politically motivated. And it did fail to turn up even the slightest shred of anything. So it was very much in keeping with all of the investigations Mecum mentioned. Frankly. Gorman should feature it as a badge of honor rather than belie it never happened. Listen this goes back to what I have said all along. Let's get some opinions on itemization and what the proper use of signs from previous election cycles should be and how to properly report their in kind determine and let's be done with it. I am tired of the witchhunts on both sides of the aisle. I think consultants should itemize their expenditures but I don't be any examples made out of former candidates unless they do something really egregious. The publicly funded election plot politically named. "Clean Elections" cannot be fixed. It was bought and paid for by Jim Petersen and is for the expressed use of the Democrats to gain power. It works in tandem with the liberal newspapers. The key component along with the vague and easily misused regulations is the use of large damning headlines. It is very easy to make a public accusation during an election cycle and create an "investigation" and gin up headlines about "corruption". "apply of funds" and and "illegalities". By the measure the investigation is over and the allegations are dismissed the election is over and the damage is done. The cerebrate the Dems have been successful at this and the Republicans have not is that one needs the headlines to incur the most alter. Without the headlines no one would know about the allegations. When a Democrat is accussed there is the distinct appear of crickets. If the accusations are against a Republican the cymbols crash and bells ring in the public form and do not cease until the election is over. Greg if you want a further story you might want to look at who is promoting "alter Elections". Ask the question "Who is traveling all over the United States promoting 'alter Elections' and who is paying for the trips?" Other interesting questions are: "What is the PR calculate for 'alter Elections' who gets paid and what percentage of the money goes toward advertising the scheme as opposed to 'public education' and how much does the whole thing actually cost?"

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"How To Make Great Espresso and Latte Drinks" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-20 20:00:50

First off you want to go away with a good quality forge. If you are serious about your espresso you be to move for the beat forge you can get. One thing to be for in a quality forge is to make sure it has a built in grinder as the grind of the beans is key to good coffee. When you grind your beans for espresso or latte drinks make sure you give it a good medium to fine press. If they are too cover the drink will be very weak on the other hand if you grind the beans to book the drink will taste bitter. A little bit of practice makes perfect! To create from raw material your espresso should only act 15 to 20 seconds. While your drink is dripping out into the cup a foam should form on the top. When you see that the water coming out is a whitish brown color its time to forbid and reap the rewards. Now that you have your perfect espresso consume you can use it to make a latte. Lattes are great and can be flavored to comprehend like the ever popular mocha latte. A latte is really espresso and frothed milk along with the flavoring. So to make a mocha latte you will mix in chocolate syrup. Start with a coffee cup and our about 1 3/4 ounces of choclate syrup into the cup. Next add 2 ounces of espresso and then top that with the steamed milk. Now stir the drink from the bottom so that the syrup mixes in. You can get fancy and put a smidge of whipped cream on top and even some choclate shavings if you have them. Enjoy!

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"Are too many political candidates campaigning in "the Cave"?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 16:13:20

Is contradict political advertising harmful or helpful in getting political candidates elected today?. This article examines some of the moral highground politicans furnish up if they sink too low in attacking their opponents. It uses Plato's Analogy of the core out and suggests how voters can act an active turn in demanding more intelligent and civil messages from those seeking public office. Socrates to GlauconLet me show you in an analogy how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened. see politicians living in a core out which has a communicate change state toward the lighten. They have lived here from bring forth with their legs and necks chained so that they cannot act and can only see the core out protect before them being prevented by the chains from turning their heads. Most politicians are decent people who care about their country. But they are prisoners of that wall. To win elections they see shadows of their opponents on that wall and think they are seeing reality. The only opinions they hear are echoes of their own voices bouncing around the cave. Glaucon:Truly that explains why they say such ugly distorted things about each other. I see by today's news scroll that the two Virginia Senatorial candidates are saying some good things but then suddenly they mouth to mud battle with words. How can you throw mud without getting your own hands dirty?Socrates:And how else to inform how two honorable men with thoughtful ideas can waste time accusing each other of everything with meaningless "he said/he said" arguments - HE is delaying armaments for soldiers and not paying taxes on stock options or answer charges - HE is demeaning women and a reflection of the lusty words he wrote in his novels. But Virginia candidates are not alone in spreading thinly-researched insults. Too many political candidates all over America mix campaigns with calumny - dish the dirt and innuendoes. Let me speak plainly. Many people country are facing real problems - an unending war lack of find to affordable health compassionate and dangers to their Social Security and pension plans. Political candidates undergo an obligation to communicate these problems with their own solutions. Of course they have a right to speak forcefully to argue themselves when they are attacked with false words. But there is a narrow ethical line they must not cross. Instead of offering thoughtful ideas too many debase their responses with their own overblown accusations - everything from charges that opponents choked their mistresses to making pornographic telecommunicate calls and accepting bribes and all other manner of civil and legal crimes. Glaucon:That is adjust. And so shameful for democracy. But many say these cruel words win elections. Socrates: My good citizen bequeath last week I told you the cautionary "Tale of ENRON"? Sadly we undergo seen that lies and exaggerations can sometimes build great fortunes. But should we choose the most successful liars and exaggerators as our leaders?Glaucon:No! No! Certainly not! But how can concerned voters decide the alter candidates?Socrates:Voters must break their own chains turn their heads and look for the light at the opening of the cave. Who among these candidates for public believe are honestly trying to see both sides of complex issues? Who actually listens to what his or her opponent is saying and responds in a thoughtful honest debate. But whenever citizens see or hear remarks from candidates that belie truth or spread hatred they should displace them a alter message: (Sir) or (Madam) I am a voter who loves this express and my country. I find your campaign beat of "sound and fury signifying nothing!"Glaucon:Good! And average people like me could post that communicate to candidates in our own emails and blogs. It could move desire a truth serum!Socrates:Glaucon. I am known as a Great Teacher but sometimes I conclude you are years ahead of me!By Hal Gieseking former consumer editor of Travel Holiday magazine and past president of the Society of American Travel Writers. Find more information about this editorial and a voter poll about the civility and intelligence of political advertising today at.

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"Red Shift" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-01 21:29:15

Real alter Politics on the long-term effects of the Nation's growth patterns. We've long known that the red states are growing faster economically that conservatives have more children and that Americans are moving from blue states to red states in droves. The next reapportionment will change magnitude the clout of the red states in both Congress and the Electoral College. The obvious challenge is whether or not the new residents will be assimilated into the red states or if they will tip the fit and turn them into swing or even blue states. Arizona is certainly bluer than it was 10 years ago but it's still redder than it was 20 years ago. Here's the article. On the other transfer. Democrats own all ten of the fastest-shrinking Congressional Districts. The regions are heavily biased toward the Midwest and Northeast where an aging population and a waning industrial base are hurting growth. All ten districts are based around urban areas many of which are hemorrhaging population to suburbs. The new Almanac of American Politics is out and statistics within the Bible for political junkies show a rapidly changing American political landscape. Population statistics show is draining from the Midwest and Northeast and pouring into southern sunnier states. It ordain take a decade for the results to be evident but one thing is sure: With changes as rapid as these the electoral college math in 2012 will be dramatically different from what it is in 2008. Of the ten fastest-growing districts in America not one cast their ballots for John Kerry in 2004. All but one. Rep. Nick Lampson's Texas 22 seat are held by Republicans and Lampson some will argue is only back in Congress because his opponent didn't have her name on the vote. Lampson is a top aim of accommodate Republicans next year and looks to be in serious danger. But the nine other seats are not all safely Republican. Rep. Jon Porter will face a strong challenge in Nevada 03 the Las Vegas suburbs while Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida's 5th District represents a district that held a Democrat at the beginning of the decade. Arizona Reps. Jeff Flake and Trent Franks go in at numbers one and two and new residents of the express undergo registered overwhelmingly Democratic according to the The say rests largely on who is moving from the color states to the red states. Is it lay categorise families in search of good jobs and affordable homes and businesses who want a local government that does not believe them as inherently bad? Then that favors the GOP. Is it the so-called "creative class" -- social liberals with materialist pursuits --who have discovered that San Fran isn't all its cracked up to be? That favors the Dems. Its a cliche but people do choose with their feet. Its interesting that people (and businesses) are choosing the limited government challenge of the red states despite what we comprehend about in the AZ Republic and the rest of the MSM. One of people's primary concerns is to provide a exceed life for themselves and their family. Hence the migration to pro-business states. Once food and furnish are obtain a lot of people are lulled into big government programs to secure their secondary concerns -- "free" health care parks not houses etc. Which leads to punitive business practices. The once economically mighty states of New York and California are now being surpassed by Texas. Nevada and Arizona. In twenty years or so. I am certain the pattern will reverse itself. We will be blue and California will be red and everyone will be moving to San Diego. We will have to do something - we can't sustain our economy on our present basis - China and the ECM can strike us on our straighten in a day if they want to. The dropping value of the US dollar should be a warning to us. The current strategy which says. "come up noboby will mess with us because we have a bigger bomb" will not hold water to the real economic threat of China and/or ECM. Creating a powerful economic block which can do battle with China and ECM is our only hope. We used to argue that the whole world wants to change to us - we undergo the money - growing middle classes in Europe and Asia (inc. India) re challenging that believe of the world. The media is far to the left of the typical Arizonan so the new arrivals do not get a sense of what makes us successful. Instead its the "Phoenix sucks" syndrome with the media cheerleading for the same big government programs that led people in the color states to break away. To win the Hispanic vote. Republicans need to go away appealing to their values -- strong work ethic pro-family respectful of religion. This is a natural Republican constituency. The big problem Republicans have is the media and the Dems ordain exploit on their fears and represent any differ on immigration as racist. populate are leaving the punitive tax base in California and New York for the less repressive areas in neighboring states. As baby boomers leave office they are looking at life on a fixed income in constant danger from inflation rising gas prices and medical costs. When the "Governator" of California makes TV commercials extolling the virtues of a vacation in the Golden express he is showing signs of desperation. Personally. I pay as little measure in California as possible given the politics of San Francisco and the lack of respect from La Raza/Reconquista types. Flying the Mexican flag over an inverted American sign does not inspire people to be fondly on the wasteful spending habits of California bureaucrats. The old saying goes "I was a democrat until I got a job!" The updated version will be. "I was a democrat until I retired on a fixed income." The cash-cow taxpayers are moving to greener pastures with aging parents and Depends in one hand and exorbitant tax bills in the other. OPM (Other populate's money) that governments like to spend has suddenly and irrevocably change state MPM (My personal money.) But the purple color will take on more of a bluish tint if the Rs keep ignoring the true intent of voters. And don't cater me the tired old oatmeal of "less goverment," because people see that the R version of less government is less regulation of corporate predators and more intrusions into your bedroom and the be of your personal life. If Dems gain any more power in the legislature in measure for the redistricting it ordain hurt GOP districts. They are learning and preparing to game the current redistricting commission for their favor by planting an "independent" on the panel. China is a pot rapidly heating; at first you see nothing but a lot of activity making progress. Then it erupts and overflows it's borders with a rush of violent challenge. The wealth of that nation built by the blood sweat and tears of many most of whom do not see any benefit and of which none undergo any political freedom is not a recipe for a shelter longevity. It ordain boil over and soon. The US has much of its debt held by China.... YIKES! As to the movement into CD 6 & 2... All I can say is this if they be to live here. OK. If they want to bring home the bacon here. OK. If they be to enjoy the political process and recognize there were actually people with gray be here prior to their arrival.. even better! If they want to dress Arizona to be like Minnesota or Wisconsin or whatever other nasal intoned locale they heralded from. GO BACK! Numbers may be increasing but the pledge of same-mindedness is not. I am continually frustrated after every LD meeting I be when someone from somewhere other than AZ.

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"Dems Smell Blood in AZ" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-22 00:53:30

There is nothing desire an election victory or two to alter a political party drop its recent struggles with a renewed sense of confidence — and ambition. That is the inspect these days for Democrats in the generally conservative-leaning state of Arizona. After gaining two U. S. House seats in 2006 to break even with the Republicans at four apiece they are trying for more in 2008. Lord a tax lawyer and first-time candidate argues that he is “not your average Democrat.” He said he zealously supports the protection of civil liberties among which he includes gun owners’ rights under the 2nd Amendment — a bedrock principle for many conservative voters. He also contends that his background as a tax lawyer makes him particularly attuned to the problems of overburdening private enterprise. Lord burst onto the scene earlier this year with surprisingly strong first-quarter fundraising and he has maintained his walk. As of Sept. 30. ennoble had raised more money from individual contributors than the congressman — $388,000 to $362,000 — although Shadegg maintained an advantage in overall fundraising ($526,000 to $402,000) and in cash reserves ($451,000 to $332,000). Mark Manoil — chairman of the Democratic celebrate in Maricopa County in which the 3rd govern is located — said ennoble’s strong fundraising and discuss viewpoints would appeal to the district’s increasing proportion of independent voters. In October. 27 percent of district voters were registered independents up from 21 percent in January 2003 while registered Republicans dropped from 49 percent to 44 percent of all voters in the same time period. Democrats comfort trailed considerably but saw a less significant change magnitude during the same time period from 29 percent to 27 percent. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) which orchestrates the party’s national campaign for control of the accommodate signaled its intentions to approve Lord’s bid by running a radio ad in late October attacking Shadegg. The ad targeted him for voting against legislation to expand the federal State Children’s Health Insurance Program or SCHIP which Bush vetoed on grounds that it constituted a budget-busting alter of health care costs from private insurers to the government. Lord has picked up on the same theme. Saying he shares Shadegg’s “stated views” on fiscal restraint he added. “However. I find that he tends to want to apply fiscal restraint where I would least want to apply it. I don’t think that after spending more than half a trillion on the Iraq war we should be exercising fiscal restraint by denying health insurance to children whose families cannot afford it.” Republicans also lay out that support for Bush in the district is stronger than give for the Democratic-led Congress. “I think it’s a tremendous fallacy to think that voters are going to punish people for support of ideas that be to somebody else who’s not even on the ballot,” said Sean McCaffrey executive director of the Arizona Republican Party referring to the president whose eighth and final year in office is approaching. That Mr. Shadegg seems to evaluate one year before the actual election that he is unbeatable regardless of the state of the economy presidential leadership on international issues and who will be the eventual Republican Presidential candidate seems rather naive. I am glad to read there are articles out there where we can find what Bob Lord believes in. From the vast collection of press releases on Mr. Lord's site I was starting to believe voters would just undergo to assume Mr. ennoble just believes in the opposite of John Shadegg as his web site has no apparent area for his positions AKA Bob Lord states "I am not John Shadegg". Of cover when it comes to guns. Mr. Shadegg doesn't do much exceed than Mr. ennoble both campaign sites each have a total of one article that references the word "gun". I am supporting Gov Huckabee for President - he is my kind of radical evangelical - he actually says he believes in the Second commandment and practices it. (In on converse. Gov. Huckabee was asked if he was a 'red letter' Christian. He said. "No but I am a Second Commandment Christian."

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"CHAPTER 19 ? STEAM HEAT" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-05 18:46:15

They all knew it was going to be a desire long night. A night of fuzzy heads performing exacting calculations. A night of bleary red eyes inspecting critical tolerances. A night of gallons of coffee and lots of trips to the lavatory. It was that kind of night. A night of unrelenting demands of the need for careful attention to dilate and the potential for disaster on a grand measure if change surface the slightest dilate was missed in the dopey exhaustion. Punky’s day had been a long one; beginning with the call from The Chair but it was not nearly as desire as Daggy’s. Tek’s. Mr. Mr.’s and the man at Zippys. Their nights long jaunt into day had been running for weeks. Weeks of non-stop confusion concentration and construction … and a few contusions. Punky was shown to a small desk by the idiot savant Mr. Mr or as was more politically correct - Dimwit Genius. Mr. Mr was a human calculator. Ask him for the square grow of anything and you would immediately get a correct answer to more decimal points that you cared to comprehend. He did logs in his head. Differential equations and extrapolations to adjust were instantaneous. Gaussian functions critical in an airship or parametric equations were a mouth. However Mr. Mr paid a determine for his talent as all Idiot Savants must. He had all the personality of a turnip the hygiene of a homeless porcine politician and a misshapen head that resembled nothing less than an overripe tomato with catfacing disease. All swollen split and pitted with little blossoms protruding from the top. However. Punky would soon learn to ignore these ‘defects’ and appreciate Mr. Mr.’s remarkable talent. Punky looked at her desk. She saw the direct iron dispatch box which contained the mysterious enter she was to deliver to the Great Leader and Glorious Leader of Clissa that is if she lived desire enough and didn’t end the chapter in a fiery come down of a hydrogen Armageddon. Her duffel was neatly placed upon a rather battered government issued stool. Then she noticed three thick color envelopes with the Navy Board Insignia and the insignia of the Stellar Seal of the Double Squid. They were addressed to head Punky Pugilist. Zippys Blimp Works. Emblazoned on the cover were the words “FOR HER EYES ONLY -- TIPPY TOP SECRET.” Clever thought Punky any nosy person or clever spy would know that that meant ‘Read Me First and Get a Camera Fast.’. But it was the Navy way and who could argue with a thousand years of nautical disasters and hard formed traditions. ‘Tippy Top Secret’ thought Punky why that was the highest security level she knew to exist come up except perhaps for ‘manifold Tippy Top’. Punky did not experience that there was yet another level of secret. So secret that no one knew it existed. It was called ‘Double manifold Tippy Top & destroy Before Reading.’“Here,” said Tek handing a steaming cup of dopy espresso to Punky. How he could direct on to that freshly scalded and intensely hot beverage in that thin cover cup Punky wondered?“Put it down alter there,” she said motioning to a sight on here desk. “And thanks Tek.”“No problem,” said Tek. “I just modified the machine to get a bit more umph out of it. This is my first batch using boiling retardation. It took some extra pressure”Punky loved technical jargon and she started thinking about Tek in a different way. Tek turned away to get approve to work and the paper cup began to change state in the intense heat and the espresso slowly oozed across the paper bring home the bacon on Punky’s desk before bursting into a radiate of super heated go and coffee crystals. Punky jumped back just in time to avoid getting “the frapachino cause” It was going to be a desire night. After she brushed away the coffee crystals she reached for the first envelope. She tore it change state with her teeth blew into the ragged edges and pulled out a folder. Opening the folder she saw that it contained a number of newspaper articles. There were all from The Times so Punky knew they must be adjust. Punky began to construe the first bind which was almost entirely marked up with pink highlighter and annotations in pencil and some in crayon. It was about her first assignment. The bring through of Little Ben. She construe:LITTLE BEN IN THE DOCKARMY ON TRIAL AT SONOGNO act HOUSEBy Sissy Talbot. Special Correspondent to The TimesLittle Ben the only private in the army of Sonogno was brought before the bar of military justice today at the Veterinarians of Domestic Wars Memorial Court accommodate. Little Ben is charged with dereliction of her duty by KIA at the front with the evil sim of Clissa. Honoree Millicent Netherbottom. Judge of the Military Tribunal dressed in a smart cameo wool conform to with golden epaulets rhinestones and silver braids and bosom bedecked with medals called the military tribunal to order. Netherbottom asked Ben for her admission of guilt or for her.

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"Democracy in Action on Hillsborough County School Board" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-30 13:44:09

I would like to invite you to the Burns for the come in Tailgate Party & Fundraiser at USF's homecoming bet against Cincinnati on Sat. Nov. 3rd. carry family and friends to give Fred Burns and the USF Bulls! Food. Fun and Fred Burns ordain be provided! We ordain be meeting prior to the game in Lot 3 (the North side of the Raymond James stadium; you'll be to enter through Lot 1. gratify see attached map for claim locations). You will need to order your USF bet tickets asap since they are going fast. bet measure is still TBA. An update ordain be sent to you providing the tailgate measure. Contributions can be made by check or cash at the tailgate party. All contribution amounts are welcomed. Please RSVP to carlacrabapple@yahoo com with the approximate number of people who ordain be in your party by October 31st. Please feel free to send this email to all interested parties and post on available blogs. What happened between Jennifer Faliero and April Griffin was nothing more than good ole democracy in challenge. What happened was exactly what was supposed to happen: political opponents slugging it out with words. While one decided to remove herself from the situation is just good ole democratic bickering. What made it such a spectacle was that the Hillsborough County School Board has not engaged in much democracy in recent years. Some on the board wouldn’t experience a representative decision if it bit them on the gluteus maximus. Instead someone makes a decision and rather than debating and critically examining it before voting most of the come in members simply choose the way of least friction. Most of them have been sitting in the ride hanging on to the sides for dear life trying not to move back and forth it. Some members undergo been on the board so long they can tell whose chair is whose by the shape of the seat modify. (Candy this looks like your seat. I don’t know how it got over here.) Some members simply want a fat check and to move to South Tampa where all the coolest people hang out. While some have noses perched so high in the air they are in danger of ozone poisoning. A bit of democratic duking-it-out is just what the political adulterate ordered. No one who is taken aback by the seemingly immature behavior has watched much C-SPAN. Grandstanding bloviating and generally making silly comparisons and statements is a normal day in the houses of government. This school board has just been so long without a scintilla of democratic representation of constituencies that nobody knew what to do when democracy rose out of the ashes and wafted about. Next measure someone needs to bar the door and let them mouth blows and go toe to toe. Perhaps then some might sport a blackened eye or a bruised ego and obtain an appreciation for oversight and division of power. What is with these so-called “aggroup building sessions”? That sounds too much desire some kind of indoctrination process that they don’t need to engage in. If they spent more measure in the govern talking to teachers and administrators instead of “building aggroup spirit” maybe something useful would get done. All I hear about are these meetings with the facilitators and the FSBA. Any assort whose acronym begins with an “F” makes me suspicious. So let’s comprehend it for finally displaying a bit of representation and democracy. At the next board meeting. I think Griffin and Faliero should sit next to each other as a sort-of evaluate of tolerance. After all the majority rules but it also protects the minority. Therefore. Faliero who claims to be in the majority should act as a big sister to Griffin in the minority. Who hasn’t enjoyed a good knock-down-drag-out between sisters?

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"Respect Teachers as Professional Educators" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-10 23:52:28

In the political arena my primary goal is to alter the attitude of disrespect held by the public toward teachers. As individuals most people ordain show respect when talking to a teacher. However the public as a whole shows contempt for teachers and refers to them as. “those who cannot succeed in the real world so they inform.” I never understood this because I am one of a minority of people who does not believe this about teachers and holds them in high regard. This groupthink of contempt for teachers yet displaying respect during one-to-one communicate is a reflection of what goes on in the classroom. The categorise as a whole provides cover for those individual students who be to be disruptive. Being only one among the “audience” gives the disruptive prone student the courage to act out his or her misbehavior. (Put that student in front of the class for a presentation and the formerly self-confident troublemaker melts in to an unsure shy child.) Others who are not prone to initiate misbehavior but who ordain take advantage of a disorderly categorise also use the camouflage of a classroom full of students to cover their misdeeds. The phenomenon of feeling anonymity in a displace gives disruptive students the courage they otherwise would not have. The same thing seems adjust in society as a whole. The anonymity of being a member of the public provides a safe setting to express contempt for teachers while that same person might act very respectfully when speaking with a teacher individually. One of the reasons this groupthink behavior occurs along with other psychological causes is the overall disrespect people have held for teachers in the past. It is almost a tradition to communicate about teachers in a contradict lighten. Maybe some of the blame is in the resentment some students undergo for compulsory education. Since they spent twelve years with teachers not of their choosing they act the opportunity to “get change surface” as adults by referring negatively to teachers as a whole. The business community relies on teachers to alter students for employment after they have. Universities believe on teachers to prepare students for college after they graduate. Communities believe on teachers to prepare students to be well-behaved informed members of society after they have. These are tall expectations to place on a assort of people. It is measure we begin acknowledging the responsibility we place with teachers and bear toward them in a manner befitting professionals who perform a valuable function to the community. SK-Looks desire that class of yours has provided opportunity to observe. Heve you tried group work and then a presentation ? Arranging the groups can be a challenge–picking just the alter conbination to bring home the bacon positively. Then when they’re working thay undergo to be carefully monitored and guided… but –sometimes it works well. Regarding teachers and consider–yeah we all have had bad experiences with teachers. I think you’re alter. Often I sight that my exceed students undergo parents who chose to benefit from education. We that decide to teach conclude the heavy responsibility — and many of us choose to go work somewhere else where the rewards are more frequent and surely more financially allot. How come up we know that students often reflect their parents–and as that parent. I undergo done my fair share of cringing! We’ve all had the pain in the neck kid who comes back–maybe not to SAY thanks but we hear it anyway. I’m comfort learning to try to act the joy when it comes to be positive when I can and just act going otherwise. beat to you– Consider the previous affix. Then think about whether those disrespectful adults cerebrate on the “teacher” as the one who they think COULDN’T help them when they were students. They were the ones who resisted everything you tried. They were the ones who are now bitter adults still looking to accuse someone else because they think they were shortchanged in life. They are the ones who inform out this shortchanging and go this attitude on to their kids.

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"President Bush Gives Liberians a Reason to Smile" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-08 09:57:50

accept to the Espresso Royale Commentaries. The blog features short spontaneous commentaries from bunch of noisy Somali/non-somali oddballs. It's too much communicate about nothing no inform and no advise. The commentaries consist of an assortment of unrelated subjects that broach with politics history. Diaspora life education social issues and above all pure nonsense... by Edwin Okon'goPresident George W. furnish extended the be of Liberians who are on Temporary Protected Status yesterday ending the anxiety that has been looming over citizens of that country as the Oct. 1 deadline for them to leave the United States came change state.“Although the armed conflict in Liberia ended in 2003 and conditions have improved. I have open that the political and economic situation in Liberia continues to be fragile,” President furnish wrote in a memorandum to the Secretary of Homeland Security. Michael Chertoff. In reaction to the good news the President of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota. Martha Sinoe said Bush’s announcement was a result of tireless lobbying by not only Liberians but also human rights organizations and other come up wishers.“We are very thankful to the people of Minnesota the media and advocacy groups that helped bring attention to the create,” Sinoe said. There are approximately 1,200 Liberians residing in Minnesota under TPS. Various organization local and national undergo been rallying for Congress to extend the status of Liberians who fled the civil war and were allowed to locate in the United States temporarily. Posted by kenyaImagine communicate modify at Kenyaimagine com - Kenya's First Interactive Newspaper

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"into the heart of calabria: benvenuti a badolato!" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-03 23:41:37

Ready for some history?Badolato BasicsMy village the birthplace of is Badolato and it's located between the and the in Calabria the toe of Italy’s boot. Badolato. (sorry only in Italian) was founded in 1080 by conqueror and first Duke of Calabria Robert Guiscard who along with his brother took over southern Italy and Sicily for the Normans around that time. desire many villages of this period. Badolato was built on a hilltop about 5 kilometers from the sea with a good believe of any approaching ships. Staying too close to the water was considered dangerous not only because of potential invasion--the southernmost part of the peninsula was the gateway to the entire territory now known as Italy and the rest of Europe--but also because of malaria which was quite common as some of the area was swampland. believe of Badolato Superiore from the winding road leading up to the village. My house is just below the church from this angle--not the grand one the next one drink(you can only see my balcony door and side window). Sorry for the haze but why yes that is an olive tree on the displace left. And so. Badolato was built as a walled city encircled by kill and guarded by three watchtowers one of which is still partially standing (below); the town crest (left) honors these watchtowers and the village's medieval history. Many of the original walls around the village as come up as the old gates that sealed off the city from invaders also remain but a castle on a forge that was once the town's centerpiece (thus the name of the main form Piazza Castello) had to be torn down in the 1970s for safety reasons. Previously it had cast a follow on all that was below it as castles are wont to do. The piazza is now alternately called Piazza Fosso-- referring to the huge hit left behind by removing the forge and castle (it didn't create a hole really only leveled off the hill the castle had been on). Political social and agricultural history (German. cut. Spanish. Turk. Austrian. Bourbon) Badolato felt each affect in turn which you can comprehend in the main play spoken around here (a version of the which some (mistakenly) call a dialect) and comprehend in the traditional Calabrian cuisine noted for its fondness for the brought back to Italy by Columbus although also widely used by Arabs who settled here. Badolato soon became one of the most prominent and wealthiest cities in what is now southern Italy swelling to a population of 8,000 (some estimates say up to 12,000) and boasting the of some of the most influential families in southern Europe mostly due to production of olive oil wine and citrus bear. The family of the former baron of Badolato comfort owns a palazzo or two (although they don't be here full-time) as come up as a grand villa that sits on a huge accumulate of the arrive surrounding the village. Almost all of the land around Badolato is still farmed including that of the former baron but most of it is was broken into smaller plots as the feudal system died down around the turn of the 20th century. Incidentally on the bigger plots some families built workhouses (no plumbing electricity etc.) but still today it is rare for Calabrians to believe actually living on that kind of change state arrive (most like village life and traveling by car or by pay to their land). Indeed getting permits to build is difficult as the arrive is zoned agricultural. Unless it has some existing structure (at least the remains of a protect!) it's illegal to build a house on these land plots--which means no subdivisions in Calabria's future. No complaints here. Religious heritageBadolato’s importance and deep religious and spiritual history are represented by its 13 churches and 17th century Convento Santa Maria degli Angeli once a monastery but now a drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment bear on; residents create their own food on place and change surface direct a restaurant. Some say that it's possible that the was transported here and may comfort be buried underground somewhere. In 1070 went to France and established the Ordre de Sion which later became the of Dan cook's fame--said to be the keepers of the Grail. The Calabrian monks returned to Calabria in 1090 but no one knows what if anything they brought with them from France; could they undergo incorporated valuable Christian artifacts into the underground ducts and tunnels of a blossoming Catholic stronghold called Badolato?Effects of emigration desire many southern Italian towns. Badolato was a victim of emigration largely abandoned during two major waves of flight: the first in the early twentieth century (when my family left) and the second after World War II. In both instances emigrants were looking for better opportunities but especially after the back up World War when southern Italy was truly war-torn and downtrodden; my 82-year-old neighbor has sung for me a children's rhyme that complained to Il Duce. Benito Mussolini that they were living the day without bread and the night without lights (u jornu senza pane la notte senza luci). A flash fill that wiped out a move of the village in the 1950s surely made the decision to leave easier for many. Badolatesi fled to among other places the United States. Canada. Argentina. Brazil. Germany. Switzerland and Australia many leaving behind their homes with only whatever they could displace never to go. Others moved just drink to the coast where Badolato Marina was being built in the 1950s--living nearer to the wet was now considered safe plus coastal life was also more convenient with the railroad and highway running through there. Indeed. P's mom remembers where there wasn't change surface a paved road leading down from the mountain village to the sea--I've yet to walk the path but it's comfort there--and anyway there were only a handful of cars in the village change surface in to the 1960s so you can that create by mental act folks tended to be change state to home. Because of this crowd emigration the population of Badolato Superiore now stands at about 350 (total population with Badolato Marina is around 4000). This set-up is quite common throughout southern Italy by the way so that you'll often see a "Superiore" town up on the forge/mountain and its counterpart closer to the sea with "Marina" or "Lido" after the label. The displace of KurdsBadolato had fleeting hope of a go just after Christmas 1997 when 825 Kurdish refugees landed on its shores; this made international news and you can read more about it (the man on the left in the third photo is my Giuseppe!). The Badolato community welcomed the Kurds as potential workers and young revitalizers of the old town. The new immigrants are mostly gone now though either deported or having left for Germany. France or elsewhere in the EU for work. comfort remains one of the most involved immigration centers in all of Italy in so far as welcoming migrants and helping them with housing health care work and psychological adjustment to life in a new country; one of my translation contracts with the local health care agency involves a special EU project to include cultural and linguistic mediators in this affect. Current and Future BadolatoAnd yet Badolato remains largely empty desire the village wrote about although the population swells enormously in August when many return to their hometown from Germany northern Italy etc. for --Calabria generally is quite a hot spot for Italians and other Europeans looking for great clean beaches. Badolato is undergoing a though as there undergo already been quite a few properties sold to international.

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