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August 28th, 2010 - by admin
Coalition Against War Spending – 2010-08-28 22:31:07
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97 Congressional Candidates Oppose War Spending
Coalition Against War Spending
(August 28, 2010) — Ninety-seven congressional candidates and 34 national organizations are opposing any more funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The 97 candidates are from 29 states and Washington, D.C., and include 32 Greens, 24 Libertarians, 22 Democrats, 7 Independent Greens, 5 Independents, 4 Peace and Freedom, 1 Republican, 1 Socialist, and 1 West Virginia Green. Eighty-four are candidates for the US House of Representatives, and 13 for the Senate.
Members of the Coalition Against War Spending do not all agree with each other on many topics, including their reasons for opposing war spending. But they all back this short statement:
"The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost Americans over $1 trillion in direct costs, and over $3 trillion altogether. At a time when our national debt exceeds $13 trillion, we can no longer afford these wars. It's time for Congress to reject any funding except to bring all our troops safely home."
WATCH VIDEOS FROM SIGNERS.
Candidates for US House of Representatives
+Ken Adler, AR-01, Batesville, Green | Statement
+Nick Coons, AZ-05, Tempe/Scottsdale, Libertarian | Statement
+Rebecca Schneider, AZ-06, Phoenix, Democrat
+Richard Grayson, AZ-06, Apache Junction, Green | Statement
+Carol Wolman, CA-01, northwest corner, Green
+Clint Curtis CA-04, northeast corner, Democrat | Statement
+Ben Emery CA-04, Nevada City, Green
+Eugene E Ruyle, CA-06, Marin/Sonoma, Peace and Freedom | Statement
+Larry Allen, CA-09, Oakland, Peace and Freedom Party | Statement
+Dave Heller, CA 09, Berkeley, Green | Statement
+Jeremy Cloward, CA-10, Pleasant Hill, Green | Statement
+Mark Williams, CA-12, San Carlos, Libertarian
+Mary V. Larkin, CA-17, Monterey, Libertarian | Statement
+Les Marsden, CA-19, Yosemite/Mariposa, Democrat | Statement
+Randall Weissbuch, CA-26, Arcadia, Libertarian
+Richard R. Castaldo, CA-30, Peace and Freedom Party
+Marcy Winograd, CA-36, Los Angeles, Democrat | Video
+William Hedrick, CA-44, Riverside/San Clemente, Democrat | Video
+Ken Arnold, CA-46, Orange and L.A., Democrat | Statement
+Mike Paster, CA-49, Fallbrook, Libertarian
+Tracy Emblem, CA-50, San Diego, Democrat | Statement
+Michael Benoit, CA-52, San Diego, Libertarian
+Lisa Ann Green, CA-53, Venice, Green
+Gary Swing, CO-01, Denver, Green | Statement
+Jerell Klaver, CO-05, Manitou Springs, Libertarian | Statement
+G. Scott Deshefy, CT-02, New London, Green
+Doug Tudor, FL-12, Riverview et al, Democrat
+Marleine Bastien, FL-17, North Miami, Democrat
+Regina Thomas, GA-12, Savannah, Democrat
+Laurel Lambert Schmidt, IL-03, Riverside, Green
+Rob Burns, IL-04, Green
+Matt Reichel, IL-05, Chicago, Green
+Bill Scheurer, IL-08, Lindenhurst, Green / Independent
+Simon Ribeiro, IL-09, Evanston, Green | Statement
+Rodger Jennings, IL-12, Alton, Green
+Doug Marks, IL-14, Carpentersville, Libertarian | Statement
+David Gill, IL-15, Democrat
+Sheldon Schafer, IL-18, Peoria, Green
+John Duncan, IN-04, Libertarian | Statement
+John Wayne Cunningham, IN-08, Terre Haute, Libertarian | Statement
+James E. "Jim" Holbert, KY-05, London, Democrat | Statement
+Philip Dunkelbarger, MA-09, Westwood, Independent | Statement
+Peter White, MA-10, Cape Cod, Independent
+Charlie Shick, MI-03, Wyoming, Green
+Anna Janek, MI-09, West Bloomfield, Republican
+Diana Longrie, MN-04, Democrat | Statement
+Michael Cavlan, MN-05, Minneapolis, Independent Progressive | Statement
+Kevin Craig, MO-07, Springfield, Libertarian
+William OBrien, MO-09, Mexico, Libertarian | Statement
+Thomas Hill, NC-08, Fayetteville, Libertarian
+Lon Cecil, NC-12, High Point, Libertarian
+Steven Welzer, NJ-04, East Windsor, Green | Statement
+Anthony Gronowicz, NY-07, New York City, Green
+Jonathan Tasini, NY-15, New York City, Democrat | Statement | Video
+Emin Eddie Egriu, NY-28, Buffalo, Democrat
+Marc Johnston, OH-02, Blue Ash, Libertarian | Statement
+Chris Henry, OR-01, Portland, Green
+Michael Meo, OR-03, Portland, Green | Statement
+Chris Lugo, OR-05, Oregon City, Green | Statement
+Ebert G. Beeman, PA-03, Lake Erie, Libertarian | Statement
+Vernon Etzel, PA-05, Oil City, Libertarian
+Ed Bortz, PA-14, Pittsburgh, Green | Statement
+Jake Towne, PA-15, Nazareth, Independent | Statement
+David Segal, RI-01, Providence, Democrat
+Robert A. Dobbs, SC-01, Myrtle Beach, Green | Statement
+Eric Schechter, TN-05, Nashville, Democrat
+Christopher J. Claytor, TX-03, Plano, Libertarian | Statement
+James Arthur Strohm, TX-21, Austin/San Antonio/Kerrville, Libertarian | Statement
+Steve Susman, TX-22, Houston, Libertarian | Statement
+Martin Nitschke, TX-23, El Paso to San Antonio, Libertarian | Statement
+John Jay Myers, TX-32, Dallas, Libertarian | Statement
+Claudia Wright, UT-02, Salt Lake City, Democrat
+Gail Parker, VA-01, Independent Green
+John Kelly, VA-03, Independent Green
+Janet Murphy, VA-04, Independent Green
+Jeff Clark, VA-05, Independent Green
+Floyd Bayne, VA-07, Independent Green | Statement
+Ron Fisher, VA-08, Arlington, Independent Green
+Jeremiah Heaton, VA-09, Independent
+David Gillis, VA-11, Independent Green
+Larry Kalb, WA-02, northwest corner, Democrat
+Diana McGinness, WA-02, Bellingham, Democrat | Statement
+Roy Olson, WA-09, Olympia, Green | Statement
+Natale Straccuzzi, Washington D.C., Green
Candidates for US Senate
+Duane Roberts, CA, Green | Statement
+Gail K Lightfoot, CA, Libertarian | Statement
+Marsha Feinland, CA, Peace and Freedom Party | Statement
+John Finger, CO, Libertarian | Statement
+Bob Kinsey, CO, Green | Statement
+Richard A. Weir, NC, Green | Statement
+Cecile Lawrence, NY, Green
+Dan La Botz, OH, Socialist | Statement
+Rick Staggenborg, OR, Green
+Mel Packer, PA, Green | Statement
+Bob Burr, WA, Democrat | Statement
+Ben Masel, WI, Democrat (2012)
+Jesse Johnson, WV, WV Green Party aka Mountain Party
American Homeless Society | Statement
Backbone Campaign
BuzzFlash
Campaign Corner: A Home for Progressive Populist Candidates | Statement
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
CODE PINK: Women for Peace
Consumers for Peace
The Democratic Activist
Democrats.com
End US Wars
Environmentalists Against War | Statement
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Green Change | Statement
Independent Green Party of Virginia | Statement
Jobs for Afghans | Statement
Justice Through Music
Maine Bring Our War $$ Home Campaign
Military Families Speak Out
National Education Association Peace and Justice Caucus
Peace Majority Report
Progressive Push
Proposition One Campaign
Rethink Afghanistan
Voters For Peace
War Criminals Watch
READ ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS FROM SIGNERS.
Tracy Emblem: "I support our troops. It's time to bring our troops home. The Iraq and Afghanistan 'wars' with thousands of civilian casualties have created more terrorists. Our brave troops have been killed and maimed and they are suffering from post traumatic stress. The military chemicals used are creating havoc on the environment and making our troops sick. Our priorities must change. We can no longer afford to blindly accept that these 'wars' are 'just' or 'necessary' when so many people are suffering the effects of prolonged wars. My neighbor, a Vietnam veteran, who loves and fought for our country has tied a yellow ribbon on his fence to bring our troops home. And I'm joining him. We must start a movement to bring our troops home now."
Clint Curtis: "I would use the $33 billion to create new jobs. This could be done by beginning to rebuild the roads and bridges that have fallen into disrepair after almost a decade of neglect. Education is in serious need of funding, as are many municipal services. Specifically to this district I would develop broad band throughout the district. Because the district is so vast (larger than Maryland) and mountainous, over 30% of the citizens can not access broadband. This has not only informational issues but also business development and medical issues."
Les Marsden: "Iraq should have never happened and totally blew our chances of actually capturing the perpetrators of 9-11 as they fled to Pakistan and Afghanistan. And now: that region has swallowed them up into a safety net. We've lost far too much treasure in our American service personnel and must withdraw from both Iraq and Afghanistan now. To remain there now is folly and a waste of lives and American taxpayers' money."
Ed Bortz: "Not only are these wars unaffordable, they are morally indefensible."
Nick Coons: "The funds being wasted overseas to 'promote democracy' should be given back to the taxpayers from which it was taken so they can use it as they see fit."
Doug Marks: "For far too long we have been bent on the Wilsonian path of 'making the world safe democracy'. This whole mentality is unconstitutional, financially devastating to our country, and destroys thousands of families annually. It is way past time to end these wars and bring our troops home. With this, we need to repeal the War Powers Act and force Congress to do the job they were elected to do: either formally declare war or bring all the troops home. After trillions of tax payer dollars and thousands of lives, who is any safer and how does this protect America?
"Let our troops defend the borders of this country; and to accomplish this we need to close our 700+ bases around the world and bring all those troops home. Who are we defending with our troops stationed in Greece, Germany, England, et al? Some have argued that we need to keep those troops there as a deterrent but I ask what are they deterring? These troops have been in place stationed outside of our country for over a half a century and still we have had terrorist attacks on our soil. There is no justification, aside from empire building, that explains having troops deployed outside of this country, so bring them home and let them handle an invasion that is happening on our continent in our country. There is a current upheaval in this country about border issues and the Central American drug cartels invading our land. Why aren't our troops protecting our sovereign nation?
"Sword rattling and threatening stances only challenges groups to try and knock you down. When is that lesson going to be learned?"
Mary Larkin: "We need to end the wars, stop spending, and restore freedom. Politicians need to spend more time in their districts and less time in Washington, D.C."
John Jay Myers: "There is nothing conservative about war."
Martin Nitschke: "It is also time for Congress to repeal the PATRIOT Act and abolish the IRS!"
Gary Swing: "The United States has been engaged in an undeclared state of war for most of its history. The real objective of American foreign policy is to maintain world domination. The United States has the most powerful empire in history with American soldiers stationed in 156 countries. Since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has launched illegal military attacks against the people of more than 70 countries, killing millions of people. These undeclared wars of aggression are always sold to the public on a foundation of lies and doublespeak. In the name of freedom, the United States sponsors dictatorships and death squads throughout the world. We must end all foreign wars, abolish the CIA, remove all American soldiers from foreign countries, and limit the military to non-offensive defense of US territory. I call for the abolition of all weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, chemical, and conventional weapons of mass destruction. I support a National Truth Commission to publicly expose the crimes of the U.S. government, prosecution of American war criminals, and a real criminal investigation into the US government's role in the 9/11 attacks. It's time to end the fake war on terror, the fraudulent war on drugs, and the perpetual war on truth. The American foreign policy of imperialism and genocide must be replaced by a nonviolent foreign policy based on respect for human rights."
Roy Olson: "I see our flag lowered to half-staff all too frequently. An economy based on perpetual war is hazardous to our health. I am the anti-war candidate and look forward to seeing our flag flying at the top of the flagpole."
Duane Roberts: "Withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan to pay for tuition-free public university education for every academically qualified student."
Ebert Beeman: "The United Sates produces less and less everyday. Yet our consumption does not decrease. This cannot continue indefinitely. This is analogous to a family trying to live on credit cards indefinitely and never do anything productive to pay the credit card bills. Chinese and other Asians receive paper dollars from us that are worth less and less each day. In the past the value of every fiat currency has ultimately been zero. The day will soon be here when our dollar is worthess too. The day will soon be here when foreign nations will not accept our worthless paper for their real assets. The solution is to abolish the federal reserve (which is neither "federal" nor "reserve") and return to sound money backed by gold and silver."
Jobs for Afghans: "We recommend spending the $35 billion on this:
$5 billion for Afghan Peace and Reconstruction Jobs Fund, In Friendship from the American to the Afghan People;
$20 billion for American green jobs and infrastructure renewal program, with wage subsidies for companies that hire (2 million jobs at $30,000 per year for one year);
$10 billion for education, Pell Grant increased to $15,000 per year;
$5 billion R&D for Peak Oil and technologies and desertification water technologies, become world leader again (the next wars will be over water, not oil);
$5 billion deficit reduction."
Mel Packer: "Our demand must be to bring them home NOW, not just an open-ended statement to… 'bring all our troops home safely.' These wars are an outrageous assault on our moral standing in the world and do nothing but diminish our national standing in the eyes of most of the world's citizens. Besides murdering our own soldiers, they have murdered tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Pakistan while enriching private contractors who profit from continuation of wars and care nothing about the cost in human life. It is not just the cost we must regret, but the damage to our own morals, culture, and communities as we now see about 50% of our gross domestic product wasted on "defense" and wars while our own population suffers ever increasing permanent unemployment, hunger, record home repossessions, poor or absent health care, and massive cuts to our public education systems and social service safety net. This must stop. There is a class war going on in our society and it is being waged and won, not by us, but by the banksters and corporations that always put profit over people. We must stop this process. Ending the wars will begin to reverse this tragedy that victimizes us all."
John Wayne Cunningham: "The United States Congress should cut all funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The United States Government should refrain from nation building and return to a pro-defensive non-intervention policy."
John Finger: "Both of these wars are a waste of valuable life and resources. As a veteran, I'd be the first to stand up for a war which is worth fighting. But these wars are going nowhere: there's no mission, there's no measure of success, and we're sending our overburdened troops to die or be injured in wars which do not affect our own national security. It's time to bring our troops home now."
Jonathan Tasini: "Everywhere I walk in the 15th Congressional District, I can see places where the people need, and deserve, an investment of money. Roads with gaping holes, schools where teachers will be laid off, homeless people who need housing, and people in virtually every neighborhood who need good paying jobs. And, yet, we have wasted close to 3 trillion dollars on two immoral wars. Let me repeat that number: three trillion dollars. I have been a consistent opponent of both wars and have worked, with thousands of activists around the country, to prevent those wars from starting and to end our tragic involvement in those wars. If elected to Congress, I have pledged not to vote for a single dime for any additional funding for the war in Afghanistan except to bring our troops home as rapidly as possible and for any reconstruction or diplomatic efforts to heal the wounds of the war."
Ken Arnold: "It's also time for Congress to reject any further funding for offensive military operations in Pakistan. We owe both Iraq and Afghanistan, and it is our national interest to see stable representative governments and functioning economies in both countries. Our military presence will not bring this about. Iraq has the resources to rebuild itself. Afghanistan is presently dependent upon foreign aid and opium for virtually all of its economy and has highly despised and undemocratic elements within its government. We should offer advice and assistance to transition them to a legitimate self supporting economy and representative government."
Michael Cavlan: "In 2004 when I ran for the US Senate, I was the second candidate in the country to call for the Impeachment of George W Bush. John Conyers was the first. So I can now safely say that I was the first to say it and actually mean it."
Bob Kinsey: "Preemptive war and unilateral action are not smart security. Instead, they paint a bull's-eye on our nation. The Bush Administration promoted the Iraq war with lies and flawed analysis. But protection of human rights through international cooperation is what will bring about a safer world."
Diana McGinness: "We have neither the troops to continue to send nor the money to pay for it. We have serious issues in our own country that must be addressed. The fight against terrorism requires police/intelligence work and diplomacy with other nations around the world to be successful. As a fraud investigator where I did investigations to identify members (who often did not use their own names) of fraud rings, I used many of the same tools law enforcement uses in their efforts to identify those who would harm us. Little attention was paid to identity theft in the 9/11 Commission report. Identity theft and terrorism (including insurance fraud and other white collar crimes) go hand in hand. (See Identifying the Links Between White Collar Crimes and Terrorism.) These are areas where we should spend our money to protect our national security. General James Jones stated in October 2009 there were less than 100 Al Qaeda remaining in Afghanistan and they no longer had the wherewithal to attack us or anyone else. Al-Qaeda's organization is, however, positioned globally throughout the world. If our goal is to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" them, we will not find them just in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq. It can only be done through international cooperation utilizing intelligence, police enforcement and targeted limited military involvement, when necessary, as we are currently doing in Yemen. It's time to bring the troops home. They have valiantly performed their duty for our country. They have sacrificed enough. Now we need to care for them."
Richard Grayson: "I will vote no on any war spending bills."
Gail Lightfoot: "James Madison said, 'If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.'"
Campaign Corner: "Campaign Corner provides a directory and a place for virtual interaction for all progressive populist candidates for offices through the U.S. A commitment to world and domestic peace is a common denominator of the progressivness of these candidates and the Corner is happy to join this coalition of groups devoted to stopping war spending."
Michael Meo: "Not only I but the whole Green Party oppose the permanent state of war into which the two major parties, the Republicans and Democrats, have led us. The use of brutality and violence to accomplish our ends, so essential to the maintenance of the worldwide American Empire, poisons not only our relations with other nations and peoples, but also our domestic politics. Every decade of continued, permanent war has witnessed a continued erosion of the civil liberties that are theoretically guaranteed to us by the Constitution. The first right to go was the guarantee, that only Congress had the power to declare war. Then the state militia, the national guard, was placed under the command of the President. Next we were subjected to illegal wiretapping, which a compliant Congress made legal after the courts asserted the flagrant violation of law had occurred. Now, we tolerate continued torture, assassination, and acts of war against foreign nationals and American citizens alike, with no hearing in a court of law of any kind, and no protest against it by the US Congress. We live in the very definition of a tyranny, where the Executive can kill any of us with impunity."
Dan La Botz: "The United States should at once withdraw its military forces from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The George W. Bush administration launched the war on Iraq in 2003 based on lies that it told to the people of the United States and to the nations of the world. Iraq had nothing to do with the 9-11 terrorist attack nor did it have the weapons of mass destruction that Bush claimed. The U.S. wars on Iraq violated international law, launching a war against another country without provocation and without justification. The U.S. war against Afghanistan, which began in 2001, was based on the argument that the Taliban government sheltered the Al Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States. The United States and the United Nations then imposed on Afghanistan the puppet presidency of Hamid Karzai, head of an unpopular government rife with corruption. Since the Taliban then largely relocated to Pakistan, the United States began launching drone attacks on and carrying out clandestine operations in Pakistan. The U.S. war in Iraq has led to thousands of deaths of American servicemen and women, and to hundreds of thousands of deaths of men, women and children in that country. Hundreds of thousands more have fled for safety to other nations in the region, disrupting their lives and threatening their families' plans for the future. The Afghanistan war too has cost thousands of lives and led to mass relocations of the population. The U.S. drones' killing of civilians in Pakistan and Afghanistan has become an international disgrace. The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, together with the U.S. sanctions against Iran, represent part of a corporate and governmental grand strategy to gain what the military calls 'full spectrum dominance' of the globe. While presented as wars to 'defend the United States and its interests abroad,' these are actually wars for U.S. oil companies and other U.S. corporations that want access to cheap oil."
Richard A. Weir: "War is a waste of time and money. We could do so much better than this. We are spending billions of dollars to fight useless wars around the world. Meanwhile our on country suffers. Money could be spent on education, health care, and the environment as well as many other places. I say we end the fighting, bring our troops home, and take care of our own country."
Jim Holbert: "It is long past time to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home. Peace and progress for America will only come through smarter trade, energy, and economic policies, not endless foreign wars. We cannot continue to bankrupt the United States by unnecessary military build-ups and maintaining numerous bases with large numbers of troops around the globe. Instead of continuing to spend on wasteful, counterproductive and over-reaching military activities, let's redirect our funds and our activity toward rebuilding our Country."
Christopher J. Claytor: "As a West Point graduate, and veteran of Operation Southern Watch (late 1992, Kuwait), I understand, through first-hand experience the extreme fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer dollars by the federal government. This must stop! The Constitution states that the armed forces are for the defense of the United States, not to be global peace makers. Support our Troops! — Bring them home!"
Green Change: "Green Change is a national organization committed to growing the Green movement for peace, justice, democracy and the planet. We wholeheartedly support the Coalition Against War Spending's call for Congress to reject all war funding except that needed to bring American personnel safely home."
Jake Towne: "Iraq – Without a declaration of war, the Iraq War is an unconstitutional and illegal war as it conflicts with the Constitution, the supreme law of the land. In dereliction of their duty and oaths of office, the House voted down by unanimous vote a motion in committee to follow the Constitution and declare war in H.R.J. 114, the bill that authorized President Bush to invade in March 2003. Afghanistan – I will not approve spending to extend this unconstitutional war of aggression against Afghanistan and Pakistan. As Congressman, I will drive for a rapid immediate and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan and redeployment to protect America's sieve-like borders. I support increasing the reward for the capture of Osama Bin Laden forty times from $27 million to over $1 billion. I favor the use of constitutional Letters of Marque and Reprisal to address the threat of rogue enemies by granting special warrants and bounties for marked terrorists to be brought to justice. Terrorism – Addressing the threat of suicide terrorism by the use of occupational, conventional armies has only worsened the situation at the extreme cost of hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of lives. To defeat suicide terrorists one must capture the current generation and prevent the next generation from being created from collateral damage and blowback. Our armies in Iraq and Afghanistan are creating more future terrorists and aggression against our country. Letters of Marque and Reprisal would be extremely cost-effective – or we can choose to let the 'War on Terror' grind on for another 9 years as our economy crashes. The annual $1+ trillion military spending is not economically sustainable."
Steve Susman: "Two illegal wars going on for a decade, while our is in an economic shambles. We cannot and should not continue fighting a 'concept'. This has turned into a racket for defense contractors and their supporters in Congress. This is a worldwide tragedy in the human aspect, and a worldwide disgrace period."
Philip Dunkelbarger: "Brockton, the second largest city in my District, recently announced it would need to layoff 420 of its 1200 teachers because of a $9.7 million shortfall in the School Dept. budget. The National Priorities Project estimates that the City of Brockton contributes $9.88 million towards the Afgan War alone. We have a strong movement in our District advocating for the transfer of 25% of the Pentagon's budget to spending in support of our communities. We believe that a majority of 9th District constituents no longer support our endless wars for…for what? Yet the incumbent, always a cheerleader for both wars since 2001, just voted again in favor of the $33 million supplemental for Afghanistan. It is one very important reason, of many reasons, why we oppose him on the ballot. If he can't vote to send our troops home, we will give 9th District voters the opportunity to send him home."
Jerell Klaver: "As a veteran I believe that the defense our great nation must never cease as there are many evils in the world who want to harm us. At the same time we have a responsibility to our Citizens to ensue that when we place our armed forces in harms way, it is done according to our Constitution with objectives clearly defined and identified. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have resulted in the deaths of over 5,000 brave service men and women, while costing Americans over $1 trillion. We can no longer afford these wars in both lives and debt or blindly accept that these wars are 'necessary and just'. We have the duty and responsibility to end these wars, and bring our troops safely home now."
William OBrien: "Defund these wars and bring our troops home!"
Jeremy Cloward: "It has been argued that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are but two fronts in the global 'war on terror.' The reality is something different. The United States, under the direction of the Bush administration and supported by both houses of Congress invaded Iraq and Afghanistan for the sole purpose of gaining access to each country's energy reserves. Afghanistan was invaded under the pretext of retribution toward the Taliban government for "harboring" Osama bin Laden for his role in the attacks on the United States in September of 2001. What had not been said was that as recently as 1999 every member of the Taliban government had been on the payroll of the United States government. Having recently discovered large natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea, the US supported the Taliban government in hopes of building a pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea for transportation of those reserves to international markets. After the Taliban government proved incapable of stabilizing the country and the United States was attacked on September 11, the Bush administration had the justification it needed to remove the Taliban from power and install a former Unocal executive as president, Hamid Karzai. The result, the pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Arabian Sea was completed.
"Iraq was invaded two years later with the intention of controlling that country's oil reserves which rank second in volume to only those controlled by the Saudi Arabian government. In the case of Iraq, the United States under the urging of the Bush administration invaded a sovereign country that had not been responsible for the death of one US citizen prior to the start of the war in 2003. Yet, the war itself has been quite costly to the American people and the Iraqi people, alike. Indeed, more than 5,000 US soldiers have lost their lives during the war in Iraq. Of those soldiers that have returned to the United States, some one third have returned home with a loss of their sense of emotional and psychological well-being. The Iraqi people, on the other hand, have seen the destruction of many of their homes, businesses, and places of worship as a result of the war in their country. More troubling, according to the ORB Polling Survey, the war has led to the deaths of more than 1 million Iraqi citizens.
"Nevertheless, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue with no clear end in sight with a price tag now estimated at some $3 trillion dollars; a number that is equal to our entire federal budget for fiscal year 2008. One of the United States House of Representatives most important powers is the 'power of the purse.' In Vietnam, Congress ended the war by eliminating funding for the war. We propose to eliminate funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which will end the wars in each country."
Robert A. Dobbs: "I have stated that upon my entry into office, I would sponsor and push for the immediately withdrawal of all forces from Afghanistan and Iraq. Futhermore, I would end all military aid and all military contracts for Afghanistan and Iraq."
Diana Longrie: "I am honored to sign the Petition along with other congressional candidates and activist organizations who have the courage to stand up to those who profit from the war machine and the status quo. I'm challenging 10 year Incumbent Democrat Betty McCollum in a Primary election on August 10, 2010. She supports further funding of the war in Afghanistan* and has turned her back on a single payer health care model which provides affordable, accessible health care for all**. McCollum is out of touch with the values of the citizens of our MN CD4 and has become too comfortable with living a life inside the D.C. beltway amidst the parties, the lobbyists, the wheeling-n-dealing and the big-money special interests. A Vote for Diana Longrie (D) on Tuesday, August 10 is a vote for peace, a vote to elect a Citizens' Representative and a vote to send a message to the status quo."
*To fund the war in Afghanistan, incumbent McCollum is co-sponsor of HR 4130, entitled "Share the Sacrifice Act of 2010" which calls for an additional Federal income surtax on the middle class in 2011. i.e. those with an income of at least $30,000 per year .
**As evidenced by her recent vote to pass the health insurance legislation that puts tax payer money in the pockets of health insurance companies rather than providing necessary health care reform.
Ken Adler: "This country has been trapped in a cycle of war since its birth. It's time to get off that wheel. Time to end our thinly disguised imperialism. If we have to bomb people, let's bomb them with food, medicine, clothing, and kindess. It's difficult to hate someone who does nothing but good."
Marc Johnston: "Wasteful spending threatens the future health of this Republic more than fighting terrorists overseas."
John Duncan: "I oppose spending on the undeclared wars too. It isn't good economic sense to have an oversized military budget and we can save billions by bringing our troops home not only from Iraq and Afghanistan but some of the other 130 countries we currently have a Defense presence in."
Bob Burr: "The wars are bleeding us both literally and figuratively. Future funding should be only for the rapid return of our troops to American soil. These are wars with no discernable or defensible reason."
James Arthur Strohm: "The hundreds of billions of dollars we waste on unlawful, undeclared wars could be better spent on healthcare for the needy — or on the space program to explore Mars — or to research and develop cleaner energy — or even to pay down the massive Federal debt that threatens to demolish our economy."
Eugene E Ruyle: "In 2008, Americans rejected the failed policies of the Bush administration and gave our first Black President a clear mandate for change, with Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress. The change we hoped for has not happened. In almost every arena, the Obama administration and Democrats have followed the policies of Bush, from the war in the Middle East to the issues of health care, global warming, and state torture. The 2010 midterm elections offer Americans one chance to hold the Democrats accountable. It is important that there be a left alternative, so people don't have to turn to the Republicans and the self-styled 'Tea Party Patriots' to express their concerns. I see my campaign as educational, designed to raise issues of peace, justice, and sustainability within the electoral process, issues which are unlikely to be raised otherwise. I am running on the Platform of the Peace and Freedom Party, but I also support the Ten Key Values of the Green Movement. I see myself as socialist, feminist, environmentalist, anti-racist, and anti-imperialist. I participated in the WTO protests in Seattle and want to bring the spirit of Seattle and the global peace and justice movement into the 2010 elections. I am not asking for any financial support, but I do urge people to contribute to the Peace & Freedom Party, which you can do though our web site, http://www.peaceandfreedom.org "
American Homeless Society: "OUT NOW! We got out of Vietnam, and they are now much better off without us, as are we. Getting out of the Middle East would produce the same result for them and us all."
Larry Allen: "Wars of occupation go on and on until for one reason or another the occupier decides to leave. The war in Afghanistan is already the longest standing war in U.S History. On December 1, 2009 I was disappointed to hear Barack Obama reiterate the Bush era justifications for our being in Afghanistan: That we did not ask for this fight, that we were compelled to fight a war in Afghanistan, that the Taliban refused to turn over Osama bin Laden and that American people were viciously attacked from Afghanistan. All of these Bush administration lies have been debunked. The one thing he said that resonated with me was that the status quo is not sustainable. Today, the for profit insurance industry which broke health care is embedded into the system by law, the large banks that destroyed the economy have been bailed out, the giant oil company that destroyed the Gulf is running the show, while presidential powers are being extended to include more secrecy, shutting down the internet and the direct assassination of terrorists by remote control. We voted for change and only got a change in the party and style of corporatism. We need a new direction, a policy to end these wars, fossil fuel use, and Wall Street derivatives markets. We need actual health care, not insurance options and mandates. I reject any further war spending. Put the money instead on public school teachers."
Marsha Feinland: The U.S. Occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are a colossal waste of lives and resources, both at home and abroad. If we want to end those operations we need to cut off appropriations for them. But that is not enough. We need to stop subsidizing the companies that develop the weapons and the contractors that create the war infrastructure. Altogether, the military, weapons production and contracting consume almost fifty percent of our Federal budget. We have far better uses for our tax money.
Dave Heller: "Our government has been completely co opted by transnational corporations. The war contractors, oil companies and Wall Street banker juntas won't be satisfied until they've squeezed the last drop of blood, oil, and cash out of us. The Democratic Party has been failing us for far too long. It's time to take a stand and cast a vote for an alternative."
Floyd Bayne: [From the Culpepper Star Exponent] "Bayne said he did not support the war in Iraq nine years ago and does not support a continued U.S. presence in the Middle Eastern country. As for the recent shift to fighting Afghanistan, he said he does not understand how an American presence there is helping anything either. 'We were going to find the Taliban and get them out of there — well, that hasn't been successful. They are starting to make resurgence. Who knows if Afghanistan is a reliable ally,' Bayne said. 'They are happy with us as long as we keep sending financial aid.' An advocate for 'a non-interventionist foreign policy,' he said America needs to stop occupying other countries. 'We have troops stationed in over 100 countries around the world. How much do you suppose we could save in taxes if we didn't spend all that money supporting our troops in all these nations?'"
Independent Green Party of Virginia: "The Indy Greens are 'fiscally conservative'. It is fiscally conservative, socially responsible to save $300 billion tax dollars by:
Bringing 100,000 troops home from Iraq, 100,000 troops home from Afghanistan would save taxpayers $200 billion a year.
Bring 100,000 troops home from Germany, Japan, and Korea.
Of the $3.7 Trillion dollar federal budget $1.2 goes to Defense where there is no auditable accounting system. America needs to count the money at the Pentagon. Use taxpayer savings to balance the budget, pay off the federal debt, build rail infrastructure nationwide to grow jobs, and economy.
The fiscally conservative Independent Greens of Virginia are led by retired military flag officers and Veterans.
Indy Green leadership includes
Retired U.S. Air Force Officer Gail "for Rail" Parker – State Vice Chair – 1st District congressional candidate
U.S. Air Force veteran, Carey Campbell – State Chairman
Dr. D.C. Amarisinghe 2nd District Chairman
U.S. Air Force veteran, John Kelly, 3rd Congrsssional District Chairman
Janet Murphy, 4th Congressional District Chair – candidate
U.S. Army veteran Jeff Clark, 5th District Chairman – candidate
U.S. Army veteran Floyd Bayne, 7th District Chairman – candidate
Retired Navy Captain Ron "Rail" Fisher – 8th District Chairman – candidate
U.S. Army veteran Jeremiah Heaton – 9th District Independent candidate/Indy Green endorsee
David Gillis 11th Congressional District candidate
Julio Romano Iraq vetreran, Indy Green 2011 House of Delegates candidate."
Chris Lugo: "It is time to end the failed wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that have cost the US taxpayers more than a trillion dollars and disgraced the United States in the eyes of the international community. Democrats have proven that they will not end war so it is up to a progressive third party to do what the Democrats have failed to do. A vote for the Green Party is a vote to bring the troops home now."
Simon Ribeiro: "We must end these US-led Wars and we must settle the Arab-Israeli Conflict to establish a lasting peace."
Environmentalists Against War: "War and militarism destroy lives, fortunes and natural resources, poisoning the air, land and water. We need to redirect the funding and talent used to create weapons into efforts that protect and preserve the Earth's ecological security — the 'natural infrastructure' that provides all life with the means to survive."
Steven Welzer: "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost Americans over $1 trillion in direct costs, and over $3 trillion altogether. At a time when our national debt exceeds $13 trillion, we can no longer afford these wars. It's time for Congress to reject any funding except to bring all our troops safely home."
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Das Günther-Dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) ist eine Art aus der Familie der Hornträger. Der Name ehrt den deutschen Zoologen Albert Günther.

Beschreibung

Aussehen und Maße
Das Günther-Dikdik ist ausgesprochen schlank gebaut. Der schlanke Eindruck wird durch die langen und dünnen Beine mit den schwarzen Hufen verstärkt. Markant ist auch der lange Hals und der verhältnismäßig kleine Kopf. Die Körperlänge liegt zwischen 50 und 68 Zentimetern, die Hinterbeine sind 16,5 bis 20,5 Zentimeter lang. Es erreicht eine Schulterhöhe von 32 bis 36 Zentimetern. Das Gewicht beträgt 3,5 bis 4,6 Kilogramm. Der Schwanz ist mit 20 bis 50 Millimetern relativ kurz. Die Männchen sind kleiner und leichter als die Weibchen. Das Fell ist gelblichbraun bis graubraun gefärbt. Die Flanken sind überwiegend sandfarben mit einem leicht rostroten Schimmer. Die Bauchseite und die Innenseiten der Beine sind weißlich bis leicht gräulich gefärbt. Das Männchen verfügt über bis zu 10 Zentimetern lange, schwarz gefärbte, gerade oder leicht gekrümmte Hörner. Die Hörner der Jungtiere liegen meist unter den Haarbüscheln auf dem Oberkopf verborgen. Das Günther-Dikdik verfügt über relativ große, schwarze Augen die seitlich am Kopf liegen. Das sicherste Unterscheidungsmerkmal von anderen Dikdik-Arten ist die deutlich längere Schnauze. Der verlängerte Nasenrücken dient wahrscheinlich zur Thermoregulation, da unmittelbar unter der Haut ein feines Netz an Blutäderchen liegt. Das Blut wird in diesem Bereich durch Verdampfung heruntergekühlt.

Lebensweise
Günther-Dikdiks sind ausgesprochen sozial und leben in kleinen Familiengruppen, die aus einem Pärchen und deren Nachwuchs bestehen. Der Nachwuchs bleibt bis zur nächsten Trächtigkeit der Mutter in der Familiengruppe. Selten treten auch Einzelgänger auf. Günther-Dikdiks sind territorial und markieren ihr Revier mit Kot und Urin sowie mit einem Sekret aus Drüsen am Kopf. Beide Geschlechter beteiligen sich an der Reviermarkierung. Bei Gefahr geben die Tiere pfeifende Geräusche von sich, die auch als Drohgebärde angesehen werden können. Nur das Männchen stellt einem Eindringling nach. Die kleinen Hörner können auch als Waffen eingesetzt werden. Die Kämpfe unter rivalisierenden Männchen haben meist nur symbolischen Charakter und es kommt selten zu Verletzungen. Günther-Dikdiks sind normalerweise verschwiegen und verbergen sich in dichter Vegetation.

Verbreitung
Das Verbreitungsgebiet erstreckt sich in Ostafrika über das südliche und südöstliche Äthiopien, Somalia, den südlichen Sudan, dem nördlichen Uganda und dem nördlichen Kenia. In diesem Verbreitungsgebiet leben vier Unterarten. Als Lebensraum werden halboffene Habitate wie Buschland, trockene Flusstäler, Savannen und Waldränder bevorzugt.
Dichte Wälder und völlig offene Flächen meidet es. Es ist in der Ebene, im Hügelland sowie streckenweise an Küstenbereichen anzutreffen.

Fressfeinde
Zu den zahlreichen natürlichen Feinden gehören: Leoparden, Geparde, Hyänen, Schakale, Karakals, Paviane, Adler sowie Schlangen. Als einzige Verteidigung dient ihnen ihre versteckte Lebensweise. Bei Gefahr ducken sich die Tiere im hohen Gras und flüchten erst im letzten Moment.

Ernährung
Das Günther-Dikdik ist ein reiner Pflanzenfresser. Es ernährt sich hauptsächlich von Früchten, Blütenpflanzen, Blättern, Rinde, Sämereien, Sprossen sowie von Pflanzenstängeln. Es frisst aber auch Gräser und Kräuter. In der Nähe des Menschen fressen sie auch das auf den Feldern stehende Getreide und die herab gefallenen Früchte von Obstgärten. Der Trinkwasserbedarf wird zum Großteil über die Nahrung gedeckt. Die Nahrungssuche findet überwiegend in der Dämmerung statt.

Fortpflanzung
Das Weibchen erreicht die Geschlechtsreife mit 8 bis 10 Monaten, das Männchen erst mit etwa 12 Monaten. Das Günther-Dikdik führt eine monogame Einehe, nicht selten hält die Ehe ein Leben lang. Die Paarungszeit erstreckt sich über das ganze Jahr. Die meisten Geburten fallen jedoch in die beginnende Regenzeit. Nach einer Tragzeit von 170 bis 180 Tagen bringt das Weibchen ein, selten auch zwei Jungtiere zur Welt. Das Geburtsgewicht schwankt zwischen 600 und 800 Gramm. Die Nachgeburt wird von der Mutter gefressen, um verräterische Gerüche zu beseitigen. In den ersten drei Lebenswochen bleibt das Jungtier im hohen Gras verborgen und die Mutter kommt nur zum Säugen vorbei, bleibt aber immer in der Nähe. Danach folgt der Nachwuchs den Eltern. Die Säugezeit erstreckt sich über vier bis fünf Monate. Bereits ab der zweiten Lebenswoche nehmen die Jungtiere zusätzliche Nahrung auf. Nach sieben bis acht Monaten ist das Jungtier so groß wie die Eltern. Nach sieben bis acht Monaten verlassen die Jungtiere ihre Eltern und werden selbstständig.

Unterarten
 M. g. guentheri (Thomas, 1894): östliches Äthiopien, nördliches und zentrales Somalia, südlicher Sudan, nördliches Uganda, nördliches Kenia
 M. g. hodsoni (Pocock, 1926): südliches Äthiopien, südliches Somalia
 M. g. smithii (Thomas, 1901): Grenzgebiet zwischen Äthiopien und Kenia
 M. g. wronghtoni (Drake-Brockman, 1909): Äthiopien

Gefährdung
Die Art wird in der Roten Liste der IUCN als "nicht gefährdet" (Least Concern) geführt.

Quellen
 David Macdonald: Die große Enzyklopädie der Säugetiere. Ullmann/Tandem.
 Hans Petzsch: Urania Tierreich, 7 Bde., Säugetiere. Urania, Stuttgart 1992.

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I'm quite fortunate as a local bus stop has at least 4 buses I can take to go into uptown. So I rarely have to wait more than a couple of minutes. And what with the miracle of bus apps you can see when the next one will be.
Anyhoo, I was walking down the road when I saw a bus go by, but I didn't feel any sense of rush or panic because I knew there would be a load coming shortly.
And that's how we should treat manifestations. There should be an implicit trust that if this opportunity doesn't work in the way we want, then there'll be another and another!
When you feel that ease and flow, not only is it more likely to actually happen, you're having a much more fun ride along the way.
Have that wonderful sense of peace along the ride that is life!
So La La Land is the biggest sliced bread musical for ages. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's chemistry and talent has seen them become the belles of the awards and box office balls!
Anyhoo, it's important to not get hung up on the what might've beens. Because it could've had a completely different outcome had it been different actors as the lead- the chemistry might've been wrong and so on.
You just have to let everyone and their journey go and let them concern themselves with their journey. You focus on yours and make the most of it!
OMG!!! I've missed it so much!!! What a wonderful evening to be surrounded in a room full of positively focused people all setting their intentions and sharing the best of who they are! It doesn't get much better than this!
- Love your loved ones but know that you know best for you. Family- who'd have em ha! Your internal guidance is the best for you though. If others around you try to drag you down with negativity then mentally let them go. Trust that they are doing the best they can with what they know how but that you have your own path to live.
- The power of the Mastermind! One reason I just love these groups is being with other people who are focused in the positive! One on their own is powerful, but many all joined together in positive harmony- now that is great stuff!
- The power of daily practise. If we've said it once, we've said it a million times- there's something amazing about having some sort of daily habit in place. Make lists of appreciation, meditate, visualise, dance, whatever it is that you need to make yourself feel that little bit better!
- The power of allowing good health and all sorts! If you can get out of the way, you can allow some wonderful things in. The body in constantly regenerating, so if you can get out of the way and start flowing goodness, then it can be that easy to allow wellness in! Just get out of the way!
Ed Thorp (a modern day mathematical genius) didn't speak a word until he was over 2.5 years old. His parents were worried but after being tested by a doctor, who reassured them all was well, they relaxed somewhat.
It was when he turned 3 years old that he spoke and went straight onto full (if somewhat inappropriate) sentences (much to the chagrin of his parents!).
I can imagine how scary it must've been for his parents not having him speak until such a young but old age, but he developed wonderfully and is one of the most respected gaming-numerical figures of modern day!
You just have to trust in the perfect timing of everything and everyone's development. It may be really premature or really late but everyone has their own journey and ours not to judge!
I was just reflecting that when you think about it, it's all the foibles, contrast, horrible experiences that you've been through makes you a wonderful, sensitive being!
Without that, how on earth would you know what it feels to be treated badly, so you could in turn (hopefully), treat other people with greater love?!
I've tried a lot of things and while some things I've picked up quickly, there's been others where I've been the mega dumbo and on the receiving end of horrible teachers. So I will try to offer only support, patience and love when I'm teaching (for the most part!).
I definitely am not the most common sensicle- logical person, and I like to have things broken down step by step for me. And this in turn lends itself to helping teach others.
Thank the buggers and the contrast, it's made you look for more than that which you see here.
It's definitely a good start if you spend some conscious time speaking and thinking of the goodness in your life but you want to incorporate this as much as you can into your daily routine.
I've got my affirmations on my phone, bed wall, printed out on paper and even then I catch myself thinking crap lol!
Make an intention for general good feelings and general good thoughts and have as many reminders as you can!
The bigger the contrast, the bigger the positive bounce on the other side!
It is quite the crazy political time we are experiencing across the world, but out of all of it, I have never seen the desire nor involvement in (what people believe) to be the betterment of society.
It's like an equation of desire. The more you ask, the bigger the fulfilment of desire is waiting on the other side for you.
When you live step 1- that of asking, Source answers (step 2) and you just need to get in the mode of allowing Step 3.
The more contrast you've lived, the more good that is waiting on the other side for you. It's just a matter of lining up with it.
I was speaking to a friend and we were discussing intelligence and such which and on reflection I thought that it didn't matter too much how extremely intelligent or not that someone is. But moreso, the willingness to put in the time and effort to work towards whatever it is.
History is littered with the greats- most of whom didn't get a University or classed as 'dumb' by the people and institutions around them.
Knowing what I know, I really do believe that it's more about the time and effort you put in.
I've done so many groups over the years and I know for myself, it stands to reason, if someone is open and willing to do the processes, spend the time to think and feel better, read the books, listen to the audios and YouTube then something has to shift! How can it not? Just keep at it!
Louise Hay's 'Heal Your Life' book is one of the biggest selling books of all time having shifted tens of millions across the decades!
But when you hear how she got it to that level, she said it wasn't about the money nor about being well known. All she did was answer the phone when it rang, sent out the mail, did the interviews on offer etc.
Which may sound quite contrary to getting out there and sell sell selling! But vibrationally speaking it fits! When you hear her speak, it doesn't sound as if there was resistance to any of it, she just took the next step and next step. She wasn't filled with huge waves of doubt which resulted in her turning down an opportunity which led to the next thing.
No resistance, plus inspired action equals great stuff!
So, try to release any doubt when deciding what to do. Allow it in then see what happens!
Louise Hay and Esther Hicks really hit their world changing stride when they were much older!
Louise had a horrific, abused childhood and didn't feel worth anything, especially after her divorce. But one day she heard that if you change your thinking you can change your life. She proceeded to dig deep and learn and read and many years later she had her historically best selling book and her amazing Hay House company!
Esther lived a simple life! Jerry would often quiz her 'What are you thinking?!' To which she would reply 'Well there's a cow, there's some grass' etc. This simplicity set her up perfectly to receive messages from her higher self (when combined with Jerry's quest for answers!).
It just goes to show that you can hit your stride at any point in life! Just be open! Make the best of where you are and who you are. Thank and bless with love all the good and bad experiences as they have made you who you are!
I was enjoying a rare day of quiet in the living room when my attention turned to the main clock. When I focused on it, I found it really loud! Then I read the newspaper and couldn't hear the clock, then tuned into the clock and it was loud again!
It really struck me how noticeable it was when I focused on it but how inaudible it was when I was doing something else- same clock, same ears but completely diverted focus!
You have tons of stuff vying for your attention, both positive and negative and you get to choose where you look, but you must be conscious! That's what we teach. Awareness and deliberate thoughts and feelings.
And when you can do this, now you're talking!
A bit late on the band wagon but I am really enjoying queen Shonda's Greys Anatomy series 2! One of the puppy dog eyed interns is madly in love with the lead lady who clearly has not many feelings for him!
He gets rather clingy and whiny when one of his cooler classmates shouts at him to stop accepting crappy things if he wants to stop getting crappy things!
What a wake up call! And so true. Too many of us accept second best, when it comes to the thoughts we think, the emotions we feel and what is generally around us. We make do with what we have even though it may not be fulfilling.
Raise your expectations and start knowing you are worthy. That's all it is- a belief that for some reason that we are not worthy of our good.
Start affirming in your brilliance and wellness. What a wonderful being you are and how your consciousness now allows in more and more goodness!
And it's so true! We can carry around so much stuff from decades ago, and yet we still 'choose' to use this nonsense to create our present and even scarier- our future!
Our present point of power is now. You get to choose the thoughts you think and feelings you feel at this point in time. So make sure they're good uns! Set in place as many reminders as possible. Keeping conscious is the work!!!
It was ages ago that I went away with one of my family members and as spoilt as I am, it didn't make a huge impact on my life (nor did I think it for them). However, the other day, they sent me a photo reminiscing about it!
I had no idea they even kept any mementos from it as it was so many years ago.
It just showed me that you never know how something can make its mark on someone's life.
I believe it was St Theresa or some such like, who did small good deeds because she felt it was the right thing to do. Standing beside the nun who no one wanted to be next to because she did her washing in a messy way and so on.
We're not telling you to be a martyr, especially if it's not something you'd enjoy! But, by being your joyful self, making sure you are happy first and foremost then the good you do can totally positively affect others in an uplifting way- and you may not even know it!
Although it hasn't been the best received, I loved the movie Passengers starring J Law and Chris Pratt!
In essence they are in hibernation on a 120 year odd journey to a new planet. Chris' character wakes up accidentally much earlier than planned and is basically condemned to a lonely death on the travelling starship.
Such true words- especially in his case where he really couldn't do anything but wait out the future!
Same with us, we spend so much time concerning ourselves about the future and worrying about the past that we fail to enjoy the present!
Look around you and see what there is to appreciate. There is lots!


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Kathleen Conley
I cheated. I didn't write a post in December. It just didn't seem to deserve one. Work seemed to suck up most of my mental stamina that month--we were super busy with a bunch of municipal reports in addition to all the other financial statements that made their way back to the proofreaders' corner of the office. And, as usual, my emotions were all out of whack due to the holidays. There's too much pressure to look back at how the year went and try to come up with definitive answers to questions like "Where is my life headed?" and "At this point next year will I have finally moved out of my parents' house?" and "Why do I keep buying things I don't really need on Amazon to qualify for free shipping?" and "How do I stop losing my college friends just like I lost my high school ones?"
January was a relief compared to all the supposed heartwarming good cheer of December, and despite the fact the weather has made driving a nightmare. Plus, I'm surprisingly good at keeping new year's resolutions. Last year, my resolution was to stop using Tumblr, and I am proud to say that I have been reblog-free for the past 13 months. This year, I think my resolution was a bit more unconscious: to simply stop worrying so much. As you can see in Exhibit A (the preceding paragraph) worrying is one of my natural gifts. It is for most people, I guess. Sometimes a bit of worry can be helpful; it tells me to be cautious and not to take unwise risks, and when to make a decision to change what's making me afraid or dissatisfied. But sometimes it just makes me sad.
My strategy for eliminating--or, let's be realistic, reducing--my worry problem was to become reinvested in things outside myself that I forgot I loved, and to continue finding new things to fall in love with. (Oh no...I'm going to pretend that my use of "reinvested" doesn't have anything to do with my nonstop proofreading of financial reports.)
Here are six things I became (re)invested in during January:
1. Grey Gardens and The Beales of Grey Gardens
"This is the best thing to wear for today, you understand. Because I don't like women in skirts and the best thing is to wear pantyhose or some pants under a short skirt, I think. Then you have the pants under the skirt and then you can pull the stockings up over the pants underneath the skirt. And you can always take off the skirt and use it as a cape. So I think this is the best costume for today."
"'The Libra husband is reasonable. He is a born judge, and no other zodiacal type can order his life with so much wisdom.' God! That's all I need: order! That's all I need: an ordered life. You know, a manager. But he's *got* to be a Libran."
"...It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present... Do you know what I mean...?"
2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
I loved this movie. I wasn't all that impressed by the first one, but this one was awesome. It definitely felt more mature.
Plus, Jena Malone was great.
It's rare when I enjoy the movie more than the book. I need to remember to really cherish rare moments.
3. To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
"Always, Mrs. Ramsay felt, one helped oneself out of solitude reluctantly by laying hold of some little odd and end, some sound, some sight. She listened, but it was all very still; cricket was over; the children were in their baths; there was only the sound of the sea. She stopped knitting; she held the long reddish-brown stocking dangling in her hands a moment. She saw the light again. With some irony in her interrogation, for when one woke at all, one's relations changed, she looked at the steady light, the pitiless, the remorseless, which was so much her, yet so little her, which had her at its beck and call...but for all that she thought, watching it with fascination, hypnotized, as if it were stroking with its silver fingers some sealed vessel in her brain whose bursting would flood her with delight, she had known happiness, exquisite happiness, intense happiness, and it silvered the rough waves a little more brightly, as daylight faded, and the blue went out of the sea and it rolled in waves of pure lemon which curved and swelled and broke upon the beach and the ecstasy burst in her eyes and waves of pure delight raced over the floor of her mind and she felt, It is enough! It is enough!"
4. Frances Ha
Hilarious.
Perfect soundtrack.
I cried at the end.
I watched it again the next day and cried again.
5. Adaptation.
"Okay. But, I'm saying, it's like, I don't want to cram in sex or guns or car chases, you know... or characters, you know, learning profound life lessons or growing or coming to like each other or overcoming obstacles to succeed in the end, you know. I mean... The book isn't like that, and life isn't like that. You know, it just isn't. And... I feel very strongly about this."
"You are what you love, not what loves you."
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
The first thing I ever fell in love with.
Reading this over, I realized this was very similar to my November post...my resolution for next month will be to stop being a one-note writer.
When the Criterion Collection has a 50% off flash sale, I have to buy something. Meaning, I drop whatever I'm doing, pull out my wallet, and browse for the perfect film to purchase before that title sells out. Because almost all customers are in a similar frenzy, Criterion features a countdown on its website displaying how much time is left (to make the whole experience more stressful) as well as a page that updates in real-time to show which films are selling fast and which titles are running low. If there's something you have your eye on, you can't just add it to your shopping cart and wait around, unless you don't mind waiting weeks to receive your movie if it's on backorder.
My first experience shopping the flash sale was undoubtedly the best. It was on Valentine's Day, and being romantically unattached, I was left with the welcome responsibility of treating myself. I bought two Ingmar Bergman box sets, effectively getting 8 films for $11 each. This is a bargain for Criterion movies, which aren't exactly crazy expensive, but they're way too fancy to ever be found, say, in the $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart (I've gotten some pretty good deals there as well, though). I felt even better about my purchase because I bought both sets before they sold out, and before the site crashed due to the high volume of film snobs in search of retail therapy. In all honesty, I felt almost victorious, as if online shopping was a talent rather than a submission to one's weaknesses and desires.
Although during a flash sale a year later I splurged again and bought two films in order to qualify for free shipping, I now limit myself to just one. I justify the purchase with the only-once-in-a-great-while savings and the knowledge that a film is a gift that keeps on giving, but I also realize this means I'll have to cut back on the oh-hell-I'm-going-to-treat-myself spending for a while. I keep a wish list of films I love that I think have a high rewatch value, and I pick one from the list rather than make an impulse buy. During yesterday's sale, though, I didn't even have to consult the list. I knew immediately that I was buying Robert Altman's 3 Women (1977).
I first saw it a few months ago, and a few days later I watched it again. In most cases, I don't fall in love with a movie immediately. Usually I have to see it at least twice, and I have to spend a lot of time really meditating on it. I don't mean that I mentally weigh likes and dislikes on a scale, or that I evaluate things like acting or the script or whatever. I mean that I mentally explore the film's ideas and imagery, the way I was affected by them, and the connections I see between the film and others. If I can go a week without these trains of thought losing steam, and without losing any excitement and enjoyment from that process, I fall head over heels in love. There are some movies I've fallen in love with instantaneously, like Little Miss Sunshine and Hannah and Her Sisters, but the ones that I find myself eager to devote a lot of extra work to are my absolute favorites.
Earlier this year I realized that there was a set of strange trends among my favorite movies: they're about two women, and they feel like nightmares. I know this can be at least partially attributed to the first time I saw Persona, which was one of the most powerfully transformative experiences I have ever had, and not just film-wise. I know this is why I find myself attracted to films that offer a similar experience, like an addict attempting to replicate her first high. But while films like 3 Women, Persona, Vertigo, Mulholland Drive, and Melancholia have qualities in common, they are fundamentally distinct from each other, so I do not believe that I love them simply by virtue of their similarities. Yet the prevalence of the two-women motif can't be just a coincidence, either.
What is it about it that I find so affecting? I've developed a few theories, one being that my introversion has led me to believe that I am not one woman but two, a soul and a personality, and the second being that my love-and-sometimes-hate bond with my sister, probably the most important relationship of my life, has predetermined my aesthetic preferences. In each of these five films, the characters have pretty obvious identity issues. They hate being forced to choose roles, or they hate pretending for the sake of others. They despair that the person they dream of being might not be able to supplant reality, or they worry that identity is something so tenuous and transient that it can be stolen. And this situation is, literally or not, a nightmare. Who knows if this says anything about my psyche. Because I believe too much self-analysis is unhealthy, that's as far as I've ever gotten. I don't really like comparing art to my life, but I do believe that the questions our favorite artworks prompt us to ask say something incredibly vital and revealing, if not to others then to ourselves.
Like taking refuge in television, I become more invested in life by, on the surface, detaching myself from it. To become fully invested in this particular endeavor requires the limited resources of time and money, and while I can't always afford it, sometimes it's worth the splurge.
Last Refuge
All That Heaven Allows (1955) is both a masterpiece and, admittedly, an extremely corny film. It's a weepy Technicolor melodrama in which Cary (Jane Wyman) falls in love with her gardener, the younger Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson), and faces the scorn of her children and the upper-crust suburban community that has trapped her. But in other ways, it's more terrifying than most horror films. And one scene in particular is pretty damn haunting.
It's an ordinary enough scene: Cary's children buy her a television for Christmas. But for Cary, a widow whose children have grown up and are about to desert her, television represents "the last refuge of lonely women." Although it isn't the film's most prominent symbol, it's still a powerful punch to gut, and one that I believe hasn't softened over time. Cary is at the end of her rope after cutting off her relationship with Ron to gain acceptance from her snobby socialite friends. So when the salesman wheels in the TV, it's all I can do to remain seated and not smash my own TV to pieces, to make up for the fact that I can't enter the film and smash Cary's for her.
All you have to do is turn that dial, and you have all the company you want, right there on the screen. Drama, comedy, life's parade at your fingertips.
It's when I reflect on this scene that my disgust and frustration turns to fear. Because I am guilty of having television be my "refuge." I think of all the shows I've watched, and how much I've enjoyed them, and start to feel nauseous:
The X-Files, Twin Peaks, The Office, Battlestar Galactica, Daria, Foyle's War, Downton Abbey, North and South, Longmire, Hell on Wheels, Mad Men, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Dark Shadows, Peep Show, American Horror Story, Star Trek, Misfits, Primeval, Flipping Out, Doctor Who, Sherlock, House of Cards, Seinfeld, I Love Lucy, Community, Lost, Spaced, Veronica Mars, Party Animals, Freaks and Geeks, 24, Coronation Street, Extras, Being Human, The Fall, Flight of the Conchords, Parks and Recreation, Supernatural, etc. etc, etc.
Oh. Why would I ever want to smash my TV? What the hell was I thinking?
I would not say that I am "addicted" to television. I would, however, fully agree that I am addicted to stories. This is why I'm also a huge reader and movie watcher. "Story" is my real refuge, and I think it is for just about everyone. I'd like to say that I love stories solely for their ideas, for the way they allow one person to communicate with another in a way that is powerful or beautiful precisely because it is indirect, but this is only a half truth. I also love them because the characters are, frankly, doing something that's more interesting than what I'm doing, and because sometimes, of course, life all on its own is unsatisfying.
Even though that's a pretty grim thought, I'm not going to be ending my relationship with images on a screen anytime soon. If I can get such a high level of self-awareness out of All That Heaven Allows, or out of films like Melancholia and Daisies or television shows like Community and Mad Men, then those viewing experiences are, truly, experiences, and not merely surrogates or replacements for something else--because there is simply nothing else that compares. An addiction to narrative is a vice, but it's one we all share. It gives each of us the opportunity to live, simultaneously, more than just one life.
Thoughts on Book Reviewing
Recently I received a memoir manuscript to review as part of my internship with Dzanc Books this summer. To be honest, I am a very critical person (self-critical, more than anything else). But, like many people, I don't always feel comfortable airing those opinions, especially when they have to do with someone's creative writing. Reading is an experience, and a reader's remarks about a book are judgments about that subjective experience. Pretty obvious, right? But trying to describe that experience to others is incredibly challenging, especially when the reader must remove themselves from the equation and talk solely about the book itself. The experience is rendered objective and quantifiable, and taste becomes a standard.
It's most difficult to write about someone else's writing, then, when I don't feel that my personal taste should be a standard. Sometimes a piece just doesn't speak to you, and you don't feel qualified to make a statement about its merit. So why does admitting the truth--simply saying "This piece just doesn't speak to me"--seem glib? I suppose explaining why I don't have a connection to something is better, but some part of me feels like this is just creating excuses for my inability to take a firm stance.
My self-critical nature might lead me into a spiral of thought in which I berate myself for my weak character, but instead I think I'll bypass that route and recall Deborah Tannen's book The Argument Culture, which I read In one of my rhetoric courses at MSU. Tannen explains how "America's War of Words" has polarized almost all parts of our culture, and usually for the worse. It definitely explains my tendency to view taking the middle ground when discussing others' writing--in refusing to classify unequivocally as good or bad--as weak. But it's also encouragement to throw out this way of thinking. Susan Sontag wrote in one of her journals that "morality informs experience, not experience informs morality," and I think this can be adapted to apply to one's reading: our personal preferences will affect our experience of a book, but our experience of a book will never truly give us the authority or ability to classify its value. This is not to say that there is anything inherently wrong with book reviews, but only that literature has no gold standard. My time spent working with literary journals has shown me that admitting one's confusion or inability to understand or connect with a piece is often incredibly beneficial and revealing, and often leads to interesting discussions rather than two-sided arguments. And it definitely made my note-taking on the memoir manuscript easier.
Roger Ebert discussed something similar in regard to his film reviews, specifically how describing one's perception or experience of a film is more productive than trying to explain away its meaning:
"2001" began with some apes at "The Dawn of Man," and after one of them hurls a bone into the air it dissolves into an orbiting space station. It was, and is likely to remain, the most audacious flash-forward in the history of the cinema. Then the film's final episode, it involved an old man in a bedroom, somewhere in space. What did that mean? I could give you my perfectly logical explanation, but I was there at the world's first public screening, and I can tell you no one seemed in revolt. Kubrick's command of film language created a poetry where you felt the meaning.
Now. As for David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive." That was a film I took to the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where we spent five days going through it a shot at a time, trying to explain such matters as the little old people crawling under the door, the wolf-man behind the diner, the Cowboy, and the purpose of the Blue Box. Man, did we dig deep.
I'm currently preparing to include "Mulholland Drive" in my Great Movies Collection. Of course I went back and re-read my original review from 2001. To my surprise, I was perfectly pleased with that review. I "got" the movie. I may not have explained it, but that's another matter.
One of the earliest reviews I wrote for The Sun-Times was of Bergman's "Persona." I felt in over my head. Could I come up with something deep and profound, worthy of the film's maker? I decided instead to simply try describing what I had seen. One of the common mistakes of beginning movie critics is to reach for unwise profundity, when observation may be completely adequate. A wise man once wrote: "A poem should not mean, but be."
To me, it's important that Persona and Mulholland Drive are two of my favorite films, yet I would not claim to fully understand all of their complexity. As a viewer, they speak to me. But, for example, Jean-Luc Godard's films don't speak to me. For someone who professes to love cinema as much as I do, this is probably blasphemy to admit. In this case, I feel no qualms about taking the neutral path and courteously abstaining from criticism.
I'm an editor and writer who sometimes over-romaticizes her love of reading. I also like Twin Peaks, Ingmar Bergman, Susan Sontag, libraries, film studies, watching movies by myself, writing by hand, ebooks, and making lists.
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Q: Get coherent subsets from pandas series I'm rather new to pandas and recently run into a problem. I have a pandas DataFrame that I need to process. I need to extract parts of the DataFrame where specific conditions are met. However, i want these parts to be coherent blocks, not one big set.
Example:
Consider the following pandas DataFrame
   col1  col2
0      3     11
1      7     15
2      9     1
3     11     2
4     13     2
5     16     16
6     19     17
7     23     13
8     27     4
9     32     3

I want to extract the subframes where the values of col2 >= 10, resulting maybe in a list of DataFrames in the form of (in this case):
   col1  col2
0      3     11
1      7     15

   col1  col2
5     16     16
6     19     17
7     23     13

Ultimately, I need to do further analysis on the values in col1 within the resulting parts. However, the start and end of each of these blocks is important to me, so simply creating a subset using pandas.DataFrame.loc isn't going to work for me, i think.
What I have tried:
Right now I have a workaround that gets the subset using pandas.DataFrame.loc and then extracts the start and end index of each coherent block afterwards, by iterating through the subset and check, whether there is a jump in the indices. However, it feels rather clumsy and I feel that I'm missing a basic pandas function here, that would make my code more efficient and clean.
This is code representing my current workaround as adapted to the above example
# here the blocks will be collected for further computations
blocks = []

# get all the items where col2 >10 using 'loc[]'
subset = df.loc[df['col2']>10]

block_start = 0
block_end = None

#loop through all items in subset
for i in range(1, len(subset)):
    # if the difference between the current index and the last is greater than 1 ...
    if subset.index[i]-subset.index[i-1] > 1:
        # ... this is the current blocks end
        next_block_start = i
        # extract the according block and add it to the list of all blocks
        block = subset[block_start:next_block_start]
        blocks.append(block)
        #the next_block_start index is now the new block's starting index
        block_start = next_block_start
#close and add last block
blocks.append(subset[block_start:])

Edit: I was by mistake previously referring to 'pandas.DataFrame.where' instead of 'pandas.DataFrame.loc'. I seem to be a bit confused by my recent research.

A: You can split you problem into parts. At first you check the condition:
df['mask'] = (df['col2']>10)

We use this to see where a new subset starts:
df['new'] = df['mask'].gt(df['mask'].shift(fill_value=False))

Now you can combine these informations into a group number. The cumsum will generate a step function which we set to zero (via the mask column) if this is not a group we are interested in.
df['grp'] = (df.new + 0).cumsum() * df['mask']

EDIT
You don't have to do the group calculation in your df:
s = (df['col2']>10)
s = (s.gt(s.shift(fill_value=False)) + 0).cumsum() * s

After that you can split this into a dict of separate DataFrames
grp = {}
for i in np.unique(s)[1:]:
    grp[i] = df.loc[s == i, ['col1', 'col2']]

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Commentary: Celebrate women's history all year long
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A mural in the Utah House of Representatives by artist David Koch, shows Seraph Young casting a ballot in 1870.
By Neylan McBaine | Special to The Tribune
· Published: April 7
Last week marked the end of Women's History Month, the time each year when social media feeds are full of moving stories of women who beat the odds, marked "firsts" in their industries or inspire us today in their work today. At Better Days 2020, we didn't let flipping the calendar distract us from a continued focus on excavating and amplifying the stories of women. For us, the time to delve into women's history is all year long.
Better Days 2020's mission is to popularize Utah women's history. We believe studying women's contributions in the past improves how we lead and grow in the future. Our team has created the most comprehensive resource for studying and teaching Utah women's history, at utahwomenshistory.org. It is our goal that all Utahns become familiar with not only the women of our past, but the way women and men worked together to accomplish great things.
As we've excavated the stories and examined their lessons for today, three particular principles provide fodder for rich reflection.
First, every day women can make history, too. Happily, many historical women are household names: Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman. But as the discipline of women's history matures, it's important not only to recognize the "firsts" and the "onlys", but also the everyday heroes. At Better Days 2020, we've worked hard to highlight women previously unamplified.
For example, Fanny Brooks was the first Jewish woman to settle in Utah, a vibrant businesswoman in the frontier community. Ah-Yuen was one of the Chinese people who came to Utah in search of work. As Christopher Merritt of the Utah Division of State History explains in his biography of Ah-Yuen, "So small in number and forgotten in nearly all parts of history, Chinese women were perhaps the most hidden, exploited, and ignored parts of Utah's 19th century history. Her life represents many of the other Chinese women who came to the United States in search of new lives and opportunities."
Seraph Young is a woman whose simple action of casting a ballot on Feb. 14, 1870, changed the lives of Americans. As the first woman in the nation to cast a ballot under an equal suffrage law, Seraph holds a remarkable place in history, but she was unremarkable beyond her "first." As a young schoolteacher, Seraph voted on her way to work. Little is known about her beyond that action. Her name is even misspelled on her headstone.
The second principle is that women's contributions to our communities are often hiding in plain sight. Have you ever driven past the large grain storage towers west of downtown's stretch of I-15 that mark the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Welfare Square? In 1876, Brigham Young asked one of Utah's "leading ladies," Emmeline B. Wells, to organize a program of storing wheat among the women of the church. The grain towers we see today, and by extension much of the church's welfare efforts, are a direct result of Wells' work. Similarly, if you've ever visited Richmond Park on 600 South, you've helped pay tribute to Mignon Barker Richmond, the first African-American to graduate from a college in Utah and the founder of the school lunch program here.
Finally, women's history, like all history, is complex and messy. Women sometimes worked at cross purposes, had differing motivations and ideologies, and often blundered their way through their collaborations. But for the contemporary student looking to glean lessons from this history, this truth can be comforting.
When women today find themselves at odds with each other, we can remember that Emmeline Wells too complained of "diamond cutting diamond." In fact, 19th century Utah suffragist Jennie Froiseth felt so strongly that Mormon polygamous women should not vote while polygamy existed that she was willing to forego her own right to vote. A thorn in the side of the LDS suffragists, Froiseth eventually became a great teammate working to include suffrage into the Utah state constitution once polygamy was disbanded in 1890 and past grudges were put aside.
There is no shortage of Utah women from which to draw inspiration. In fact, we think there are enough to celebrate all year long.
Holly Richardson: Remembering women's role in history isn't just for one month
Holly Richardson: From marching to running: Getting more women elected
Michelle Quist: A feminist's hope for LDS General Conference
Michelle Quist: Our systems are designed to ignore women's issues and their concerns
Commentary: It's time to send Martha Hughes Cannon to Washington
Neylan McBaine
Neylan McBaine is the CEO of Better Days 2020, a non-profit that popularizes Utah women's history in commemoration of Utah being the first place where a woman voted in the U.S.
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