The year is 2009 AD. Development is entirely occupied by the Text File Environment. Well, not entirely … One small village of indomitable Coders still holders out against the invaders.
I work with Binary files. That's right. And I'm okay with that.
However, as with that small village of indomitable Gauls, it's a big world of text-editing coders out there.
If you fire up SVN or CVS or VSS (three letters seems to be the norm), they are built around having many developers working on text files and who want to merge and branch and slice and dice. Fancy stuff.
Source Control with Binary Files just doesn't work the same, inherently.
Actually, I had head knowledge of this truth for a long time, but until the last week when it was tested, I truly did not _know_.
We have a small development team, but it's larger than one. There are three of us who work with a development tool that creates binary files. Sure, there are source files that are text, but we don't work IN them, usually.
Circumstances changed over the past couple of months, so that we had to implement a serious (not just copy and paste backups, which I do with great gusto, having retentive folder structures and the whole kit) source control solution.
Having used Tortoise SVN for a couple of years for myself, I put my hand up to implement that.
It worked, until the "multi" part of multi-developer kicked in.
– I didn't know Tortoise SVN well enough. All my limited experience had been single-user. We needed a solution that would work multi.
– I did not ask the right questions. Yes, SVN can handle what we need (explanation of that coming). But I didn't ask the right questions when doing some research into it to find out HOW to get SVN to work.
The big problem was that, out of the box, Tortoise SVN doesn't stop you from committing files other people are working in.
Yes, it allows you to lock a file. And yes, you can make it work this way. But this requires more knowledge and understanding than I had at the time.
So we turned to Visual Source Safe (the VSS from above).
Out of the box, after a nice MS wizard, we populated the repo and assigned our working folders. It makes all the files in the repo read-only. Which means our "app" files are read-only. Which means we'd actually have to make the decision to "UN" read-only them before we could get around the problem. And that step is one big wall in the way of accidental code loss.
If you develop with binary files, in a multi-developer environment, make sure your Source Control implementation stops you working on a file unless you've checked it out.
Installing Windows 7, Even A Monkey ..
Over the past couple of days I've put myself through installing the Windows 7 RC.
Apart from one grossly stupid moment of my own doing, it's been a fantastic experience.
I've gotten a few tips together in this experience.
Get an External Hard Drive (and BE PATIENT).
I picked up a Terabyte one from JBs. While the copying of files can be stupidly slow (especially if you're using Vista), it's worth it. I've got a lot of potential and actual money on my Development Laptop (DevTop, just because).
DO NOT DELETE FILES UNTIL 10 DAYS LATER!
I lost my 8G music collection because I was too quick to delete folders without waiting to see what I'd forgotten _about_ said folder.
Makes me cry on the inside AND outside.
Also, I'm not sure about plugging my iPhone in. It'll Synch, which is bad. It's currently got my latest music on it. The music that doesn't exist anywhere else.
Especially if you're running Vista, and you're a Developer, MAKE THE LEAP.
The Windows 7 installer makes some really intelligent decisions, the best by far being to back up NOT ONLY your Vista (or other) Windows folder, but all of the "windows" folders throughout the system. Users, Documents, etc etc. Very handy.
While Installing, make a list of essential programs you remember.
I found it a good experience to go from memory. Why?
Because it removes the clutter. Only install what you remember using a lot. The other stuff will come.
Windows 7 .. Tip of the hat and kudos to the team!


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| 1st Gen alumni to share experiences at conference
Anastasiia Posnova
1st Gen alumni to share experiences at conference
Anastasiia Posnova	11:16 pm, Feb 05, 2018
Yale will host a conference this April to explore the lives of alumni from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds.
The conference, titled "Blazing the Trail: Being the First," is organized by 1stGenYale, a shared interest group at the Association of Yale Alumni. 1stGenYale was founded in the spring of 2016 to connect students and alumni who come from underresourced families and were among the first in their families to attend college or graduate school, as well as people interested in supporting current students on campus who come from similar backgrounds.
Unlike 1stGenYale's previous events, which centered on connecting students with alumni, this April's conference will focus on the experiences of alumni from underserved backgrounds, according to Lise Pfeiffer Chapman SOM '81, co-chair and co-founder of 1stGenYale.
"This is our chance to meet each other and share our own stories, get together from all the different classes and schools at one time on campus … for the alumni to come together for the first time and focus on alumni issues and alumni stories." Chapman said.
At the conference, Yale professors and alumni will talk about overcoming challenges, their career success stories and their other life experiences. The event will also feature a panel of current Yale undergraduates and graduate and professional school students who will talk about their lives on campus today.
Although the conference will focus more on alumni, there will also be a networking reception for alumni and all interested and registered Yale students, as well as multiple recruiting events led by nonprofit and corporate sponsors for both students and alumni in attendance.
"The AYA facilitates connection and communication among our alumni, and that is certainly the case with 1stGenYale," said J. Weili Cheng '77, executive director of AYA. "Being that so many Yalies are indeed first-generation college graduates or represent underserved populations, this conference provides a wonderful opportunity to foster — and deepen — the sense of kinship that goes along with being a lifelong member of the Yale community."
The discussions at the conference will focus on imposter syndrome, the challenges inherent in navigating two worlds at home and at Yale and succeeding in careers in the arts, public service and nonprofit fields.
This April's keynote speakers will include Marta Moret SPH '84, the president of Urban Policy Strategies, a New Haven-based consulting firm that conducts research and assessment in public health, Peggy Kuo '85, magistrate judge in the Eastern District of New York, and David A. Thomas '78 GRD '86, president of Morehouse College.
"I am Puerto Rican — a New YorRican, really. I grew up in the South Bronx only a few streets away from Colin Powell and Sonya Sotomayor," Moret said. "I am the first in my family to attend college. While it was not always easy, it made all the difference in my life. … I never pass up the opportunity to talk about being first gen because being a role model for those students who are also first gen can offer them hope that they, too, can achieve their dreams."
Chapman said that allowing alumni to meet one another and share their experiences is "the most exciting thing" about the conference.
She added that the conference will also allow alumni to "reconnect with Yale" — especially those who have not engaged with the University much since graduation. Chapman also said that since 1stGenYale is a relatively young "mission-driven startup," it needs alumni help to figure out what else the organization can do for both alumni and Yale students.
"Being the first in anything can be exhilarating but also isolating," Kuo said. "Coming together at events like this conference is an opportunity to find support and inspiration from one another."
The conference will take place on April 13–15.
Anastasiia Posnova | anastasiia.posnova@yale.edu
Excuse me, can someone point me to the table of first gen Yalies who do not have fathers-in-law with advanced degrees from Harvard?

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2014 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available April 10
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2014 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin starting April 10 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Orders will be accepted at the bureau's online catalog, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, and at 1–800–USA–MINT (872–6468). Hearing– and speech–impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1–888–321–MINT (6468). A $4.95 shipping and handling charge will be added to all domestic orders.
The current price of the coin is $43.95. As with all products sold by the United States Mint containing precious metals, however, pricing is subject to change. There is no household order limit for this product.
The coin's obverse (heads side) features Adolph A. Weinman's iconic design of an ever–hopeful Liberty striding confidently toward the sunrise, draped in the strength of the Stars and Stripes, and carrying branches of laurel and oak in her arms to symbolize both civil and military glory. The coin's reverse (tails side), designed by former United States Mint Sculptor–Engraver John Mercanti, depicts a heraldic eagle with shield, an olive branch in the right talon, and arrows in the left.
The 2014 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin is struck on specially burnished blanks. The .999 fine silver coin has a finish similar to its bullion counterpart but carries the "W" mint mark indicating production at the United States Mint at West Point. Each coin is encapsulated in protective plastic and placed in a blue presentation case. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.
The United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792 and became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. It is the Nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage and is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. The United States Mint's numismatic programs are self–sustaining and operate at no cost to the taxpayer.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, orders placed prior to the official on–sale date and time of April 10, 2014, noon EDT shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored. For more information, please review the United States Mint's Frequently Asked Questions, Answer ID #175.


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Building a carbon fiber cooling duct for Czech Mate, the Unlimited class pylon racer.
Elliot Seguin
Jake Jacot smiles during the first trial fitting of his parts in the fuselage of Czech Mate.
Last June, Wasabi Air Racing crew chief Jenn Whaley and I were approached by Bryan Kreimandahl to help with an oil-cooling duct for Czech Mate. This racer started life as a Yak-11, a two-seat trainer powered by a 700-hp Shvetsov ASh-21 engine with a gross weight of 5,300 pounds. Back in the '80s, race pilot Bob Yancey converted the aircraft to a single seat and added a P&W R-2800 making roughly 2,200 hp with a gross weight over 7,000 pounds. It has since been operated/modified by several shops and is easily the most modified racer in the Unlimited class; it therefore has lots of awesome associated comprises throughout. A stock Yak-11 has a never exceed speed of 290 mph, while Sherman Smoot qualified Czech Mate at 452 mph in 2014.
Czech Mate's fuselage in the jig. Jake's duct plug is seen in white Polyprime.
Bryan flew me down to Shafter, California, in his beautiful Scout to check out the project. We landed in Shafter and were met by arguably the best Unlimited crew on the planet, David "LD" Hughes and Lyle Strader, the heart of the crew for the world's fastest Mustang, Strega. Dave and Lyle also maintain Czech Mate. They showed us around Czech Mate, which had been completely disassembled to repair the landing gear and wing.
The duct plug in the fuselage for fitting. The seat is visible in the bottom of the photo.
The oil cooler on Czech Mate is mounted in the tail of the airplane pointed forward. The submerged inlet for the oil cooler is on the right side of the fuselage, just aft of the cockpit, and measures approximately two inches by four inches. This inlet feeds a duct that opens up to a 24-inch wide oil cooler—that's something like 50 to 1 expansion. This large expansion happens over a short distance in order to keep the oil cooler forward in the fuselage for balance considerations. As a result it is very likely that the flow in the duct is separated by the time it gets to the cooler, resulting in an unevenly fed cooler. As a quick fix, LD had installed spray water nozzles for the far side of the cooler, but in general it is just a hard problem. They wanted us to replace the leaky, loose fitting, welded aluminum duct with a sealed, swoopy carbon fiber one, and they wanted to be flying in a month.
The parts and plug on the floor of the Wasabi Air Racing hangar.
Bryan Kreimandahl is an ex-Skunk engineer with a significant background in structures. Bryan was brought on the project two years ago by world famous thermodynamicist Pete Law, when the wing needed to be redesigned after wingskins were caught buckling on the course in a photo by Don "Bucky" Dawson. Since then Pete and Bryan had been making regular trips to Shafter to work on the little polished racer. So, as a result, this was not just an offer to work on Czech Mate, but a chance to work with some of the best. To make a long story short, we couldn't say no, but with only a few months until Reno, Jennifer and I were already busy with our own racer Wasabi and helping Andy Chiavetta prepare Lynn Farnsworth's Race 44. We knew we needed help.
The parts assembled for the first time in the fuselage. Note the manufacturing breaks that provide places for Jake to up the tolerances of the manufacturing process.
Enter Jake Jacot. Jake works with us at Scaled Composites, where he is an engineer on the rocket motor program. He has only been at Scaled a couple years, but in that time has distinguished himself as a hands-on, practical, engineer that is engaged in his work and willing to go the extra mile. When Jake told us he was excited about the project and would love to help, I was relieved, as it meant we had a chance of getting this all done before the races in September.
Sherman Smoot prepares for the first flight of the duct in Czech Mate. Tiger Destefani chased in Strega.
Jake inspects his work during the rollout for the re-flight of the new duct.
Jake took the aluminum duct back to Mojave where we started fabricating a male foam tool. Using MDF he built a skeleton of the duct with a round end for the oil cooler and a square end for the inlet. We then piled home-insulation-type blue foam on this skeleton and roughed it into shape. On top of this we laid a few plies of glass to protect the blue foam from the next layers of Bondo, and finally Polyprime. After a couple trips to Shafter to trial fit the duct, Jake pulled parts off the male tool. Jake built the duct with joints that could be used to take up tolerances in tight spots on the airframe in Shafter, which meant the parts could be fabricated at my shop in Mojave, be transported to the airplane via Cessna 150, and have a chance of fitting in the racer when they got to Shafter.
The parts fit in the airplane and survived the dive testing at Shafter, which meant they got to race at Reno. The airplane qualified at the same speed as the previous year with lower oil temperatures using less water to cool the oil cooler, and Jake got to work on an Unlimited racer! A big thank you to Bryan Kreimandahl and LD Hughes for the opportunity, and to Jake Jacot for bringing it all together.
Reno Unlimited Gold Class is a nasty environment for a relatively young engineer like Jake Jacot to be designing. A forward-facing inlet could see full dynamic pressure on the order of 5 psi, which is 7 times more pressure than a 200-mph plane sees. Add all the unknowns of a highly modified racer and a crowd of thousands to watch your part break, and the result is significant pressure (pun intended). The benefit to already having a part that has survived the flight environment is that the part itself becomes witness to the installed loads. So for a first hack, Jake knew the part had to be about as strong as its predecessor. Even better, with very similar stress allowables between wet-laid carbon/boat epoxy and mild aluminum, if you match thickness, you know you are close. For added conservatism, and because we knew the relative structural efficiency of the carbon was going to be lighter than the welded aluminum structure, we doubled the thickness in carbon.
Jake decided to build the duct parts out of 282 bidirectional 5.8-ounce carbon fiber and boat resin, specifically Pro-Set 125. This is the resin Scaled Composites built White Knight out of, so there is plenty of good knowledge around on the stuff. We released the tools using six coats of green wax and a rubbed-on coat of Partall PVA. We bagged the layups using 10 inches Hg of regulated vacuum pressure and bleeder. With this combination of materials and processes, we were confident that the carbon would perform comparably to the aluminum we were replacing. After trimming, we used the plug to hold the parts in a jig while the Cleco holes were drilled. Once the parts were confirmed to fit in the airplane, we glued the parts together using Cabosil and flox-thickened Pro-Set 125. The external seams were taped for aesthetics and anti-peel.
Elliot Seguin is a homebuilder, engineer, and test pilot based at the Mojave Civilian Flight Test Center in California. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and each year he competes in Wasabi, the IF1 racer he designed, at the Reno National Championship Air Races. He is also a Test Pilot for Aerochia Performance Aircraft and is a project engineer and flight test engineer at Scaled Composites, founded by Burt Rutan.
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By: GIJN Staff | March 30, 2016
Actor and Editor: Spotlight's Michael Keaton and Walter "Robby" Robinson. Photo: SPOTLIGHT FILM, LLC
The keynote speaker for Uncovering Asia — the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference — will be journalist Walter "Robby" Robinson, who led the Boston Globe Spotlight team's Pulitzer Prize winning investigation into the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. In the Academy Award-winning movie "Spotlight," Robinson's character was portrayed by actor Michael Keaton.
Robinson has worked at the Globe as reporter and editor since 1972. He is currently the paper's editor at large.
"There is nothing in life more fun, more rewarding, than digging for the truth and finding stories that the people in power don't want us to know," Robinson recently told journalism students. "Doing good journalism is a life worth living."
Veteran editor and reporter Robinson tweets at @waltervrobinson.
As a reporter, Robinson covered four presidential campaigns and two presidents, and was the paper's Middle East bureau chief during the first Persian Gulf War. He also served as city editor, metro editor, assistant managing editor for investigations, and editor of the Spotlight Team for seven years. From 2007 to 2014, he was distinguished professor of journalism at Northeastern University.
Robinson's keynote address will be one of 50 sessions at Uncovering Asia, including panels on digging out hidden facts online, the environment, disaster reporting, business, and how to fund your project; seminars on security and tracking dirty money; data journalism workshops by the best in the business; and much more. Registration is available here. You can follow the conference at #IJAsia16.
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How To Find Data for Asia
As Mar Cabra of the Panama Papers team stated at the plenary session of the Second Asian Investigative Journalism Conference, massive electronic leaks are the new norm. Indeed, the smart use of data by journalists generally has been vital in uncovering big business scandals, exposing corruption, and revealing malpractices in both government and private sectors.
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Denture Creams such as Super Poligrip, Fixodent and Others, May Be Associated With Paralysis, Numbness, Tingling, Muscle Weakness And Other Neurological Issues.
Or You May Be Diagnosed With Zinc Poisoning, Reduced Copper Levels, Neuropathy, Anemia Or Bone Marrow Failure.
6/27/10-WFAA.com WFAA-TV|Dallas/Fort Worth - Health News - Zinc danger remains in denture paste
"A lot of my clients were complaining of symptoms and go to their doctors, and the doctors will simply ignore them; they are unaware of the zinc poisoning issues. They are unaware that these products even contain zinc," said Andy , part of a team of attorneys representing more than 100 plaintiffs in a mass tort. He credits News 8 reports for getting the word out.
3/10/10-Philadelphia Daily News - Zinc in dental adhesives can cause "horrific injuries," lawyer says.
Philadelphia Daily News - News coverage of Poligrip dental adhesive.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) warns about a potential health risk associated with long-term, excessive use of GSK?s zinc-containing denture adhesives Super Poligrip ?Original?, ?Ultra Fresh? and ?Extra Care?.
Press Release - 2/18/2010 - Parker Waichman LLP Commends GlaxoSmithKline for its Decision to Voluntarily Stop the Manufacture, Distribution and Advertising of all Super PoliGrip Denture Cream Products Made with Zinc.
Consumer Web Advisory - 2/18/2010 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) warns about a potential health risk associated with long-term, excessive use of GSK's zinc-containing denture adhesives Super Poligrip 'Original', 'Ultra Fresh' and 'Extra Care'.
ABC News - Study Finds a Possible Link Between Denture Cream and Imbalance
For More Information About The Poligrip Lawsuit - Click Here
GlaxoSmithKline Stops Making 3 Super PoliGrip Products Because of Zinc Risks
The risk of zinc poisoning prompted GlaxoSmithKline to announce it would voluntarily stop manufacturing, marketing and advertising three zinc-containing Super PoliGrip denture cream products on February 18, 2010. The products affected by this announcement are: Super PoliGrip 'Original', 'Ultra Fresh' and 'Extra Care'.
Glaxo said it is currently in the process of reformulating Super PoliGrip 'Original', Super PoliGrip 'Ultra Fresh' and Super PoliGrip 'Extra Care' to non-zinc formulations. The new versions should be in stores by Mid April 2010.
A small amount of zinc is necessary for a balanced diet. However, recent research suggests that long-term excessive use of zinc-containing denture creams like the Super PoliGrip products may lead to the development of neurological symptoms. These may include numbness, tingling or weakness in the arms and legs, difficulties with walking and balance and blood problems such as anemia.
Glaxo maintains that Super PoliGrip 'Original', 'Ultra Fresh? and 'Extra Care' are safe to use as directed, but noted that some consumers may apply more adhesive than directed, or use it more than once per day. In a statement posted on its Web site, Glaxo said it stopped the manufacture, distribution and advertising of the three zinc-containing Super PoliGrip products as a precautionary measure to minimize any potential risks to consumers. The company also said it had discussed the matter with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and no further action is necessary.
According to Glaxo's statement, consumers who have been using zinc-containing Super PoliGrip 'Original', 'Ultra Fresh' or 'Extra Care' for several years in greater amounts than directed on the package or more than once per day, or have concerns about their health, must:
Stop using the product.
Talk to their doctor.
Use a zinc-free alternative.
This action does not affect any zinc-free Super PoliGrip products, including Super PoliGrip 'Free,' Super PoliGrip 'Comfort Seal Strips', or Super PoliGrip 'Powder'. These products remain available to consumers.
Consumers with questions about this action can call Glaxo toll free at 1-866-640-1017.
Denture Cream Neuropathy
Have you been diagnosed with copper deficiency, zinc poisoning, neuropathy or other neurological problems? Are you a denture wearer who has used denture cream, such as Poligrip and Fixodent, on a regular basis? You should know that your medical problems might be connected to the denture adhesive you use. Our law firm is actively investigating a tie between denture cream and nerve disorders, including neuropathy. We have determined that the makers of these potentially toxic products may have acted negligently by failing to warn of their dangers.
Excessive use of toxic dental cream can lead to permanent disability and even death. Yet this danger is not mentioned anywhere on the labels of popular denture creams, including Fixodent and Poligrip. With an estimated 35 million Americans using denture adhesives on a regular basis, denture cream neuropathy has the potential to become an enormous public health problem.
Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning
Most denture creams are made with zinc. Using too much of these adhesives over time can result in zinc poisoning, a condition that can lead to a host of other health woes. Unfortunately, many people with poor-fitting dentures use excessive amounts of denture cream every day. Because the makers of denture creams have failed to include appropriate cautions on their products, most of these people have no idea that the adhesive they are using might be poisoning them.
The neurological problems caused by excess exposure to the zinc contained in dental creams can be devastating. In some cases, patients suffering from zinc poisoning have been confined to wheelchairs. While stopping the use of denture cream with zinc results in improvement of zinc levels in the blood of most patients, victims may only experience a mild improvement of their symptoms.
Zinc poisoning injuries are preventable, but the manufacturers of dental creams have neglected to included stronger warnings about zinc poisoning on the products' labels. The failure to do so has left many denture cream users disabled and unable to work, at a time when they may be facing significant medical bills. For that reason, our denture cream neuropathy lawyers will work hard to make sure our clients receive the compensation they deserve.
Are You a Victim of Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning?
If you are a denture wearer and have been experiencing numbness, tingling, weakness or pain in your extremities, or you have been diagnosed with neuropathy, you might be suffering from denture cream neuropathy. If you suspect you are a victim of toxic dental cream, ask your doctor to test your blood for excess zinc. It is critical that you seek medical treatment for the symptoms of zinc overdose and that you contact an attorney to discover if you have any legal rights to pursue compensation for your current and future medical condition.
If you use denture cream, you need to be careful not to use too much. Unfortunately, the directions on the labels of most denture cream do not include a safe amount. But if you find yourself needing large amounts of adhesive to hold your dentures in place, you probably need to see your dentist. It is much safer to have your ill-fitting dentures adjusted than to risk exposing yourself to excessive amounts of zinc-containing denture cream.
Possible Misdiagnoses of Denture Cream Neuropathy
Denture cream neuropathy is often at first mistaken for other neurological disorders. That's because zinc copper deficiency can mimic the symptoms of many demyelinating diseases. A demyelinating disease is any illness that is caused by deterioration of the myelin sheath that surrounds nerve cells. The myelin sheath acts as a type of insulation for nerve cells, and without it the nervous system cannot function properly.
Some of the demyelinating diseases most often misdiagnosed in patients with denture cream neuropathy include:
Demyelinating Syndrome: A group of symptoms associated with the destruction of myelin of the neurons. Typical symptoms include odd sensation in legs, arms, chest, or face, such as tingling or numbness, or weakness; blurriness or double vision; loss of dexterity; and coordination problems. This syndrome can be associated with other diseases, such as lupus.
Multiple Sclerosis: An autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, causing demyelination. Multiple Sclerosis affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and it is 2-to-3 times more common in women than men. Multiple sclerosis can be difficult to diagnose early in the course of the disease, because symptoms often come and go — sometimes disappearing for months. Because of this difficulty, doctors may at first think that a patient has Multiple Sclerosis, when in fact they are suffering from zinc copper deficiency.
Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The first symptoms of this disorder include varying degrees of weakness or tingling sensations in the legs. In many instances the weakness and abnormal sensations spread to the arms and upper body. These symptoms can increase in intensity until certain muscles cannot be used at all. When severe, a patient may suffer life-threatening paralysis.
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A rare neurological disorder in which there is swelling of nerve roots and destruction of the myelin sheath over the nerves. This disorder causes weakness, paralysis and/or impairment in motor function, especially of the arms and legs. Sensory loss may also be present causing numbness, tingling, or prickling sensations. The motor and sensory impairments usually affect both sides of the body, and the degree of severity may vary.
All of these demyelinating disease can cause symptoms similar to those caused by denture cream neuropathy. These symptoms include numbness or tingling in the extremities; muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance; problems in speech or swallowing, visual problems, fatigue, acute or chronic pain, and bladder and bowel difficulties.
If you or someone you know has suffered from symptoms of a demyelinating disease and use denture cream, you should ask you doctor to test the zinc and copper levels in your blood. That way, your doctor can rule out zinc poisoning and copper deficiency before you begin treatment.
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Legal Help for Victims of Denture Cream Neuropathy
The denture cream neuropathy lawyers at our firm are currently offering free case evaluations to anyone suffering the symptoms of denture cream poisoning. If your neuropathy or neurological problems are the result of poisonous denture creams, you might be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Please fill out our online form, or call 1-800 LAW INFO (1-800-529-4636) to discuss your case with one of our experienced denture cream neuropathy lawyers.
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CHL CHAMPS HIRE NEW TRAINER AND EQUIPMENT MANAGER
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Allen, Texas – The two-time Presidents' Cup Champion Allen Americans announced today that they have made two additions to their Hockey Operations staff for the 2014-2015 season, with the hiring of Head Athletic Trainer, Jaime Garcia and Head Equipment Manager, Rusty Aldridge.
Garcia is originally from Houston, Texas, where he attended the University of Houston and Stephen F. Austin State University. He begins his 6th year in the athletic training field, and his 2nd in a professional hockey setting. He previously worked with the Fort Worth Brahmas of the CHL in 2012-2013. When asked about his thoughts about the upcoming season, he said, "I am anxious to get the season started. Allen has a great coach and staff to work with. I look forward to meeting the new faces on the team and becoming a part of their winning tradition."
Aldridge was born and raised in Cleburne, Texas, but has been residing in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has been involved in hockey since he was a stick boy in the early 70's. He has experience in the ECHL, CHL, WCHL and the NCAA, where he was the Equipment Manager for the Men's Hockey team at University of Alaska Fairbanks. He previously was involved with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL in California before accepting the position here in Texas. This will be Aldridge's first year with the Americans and he says It's good to be with a great team that he's watched for so many years.
When the two were asked about why they chose these careers in hockey, they both agreed that, "It's not your traditional setting. We get to see new things every day, and that keeps things interesting. We love what we do, it doesn't feel like a job."
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In the seminal Just and Unjust Wars, Michael Walzer famously considered the ethics of modern warfare, examining the moral issues that arise before, during, and after conflict. However, Walzer and subsequent scholars have often limited their analyses of the ethics of combat to soldiers on the ground and failed to recognize the moral responsibilities of senior political and military leaders.
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Summer Fundraiser 2016, Day Seven
Today is the final day of our quarterly fundraising week. We've had a wide variety of donors this time, including some from Belgium and France, which is very unusual. I don't know whether the press of recent jihad events in those countries is part of the explanation, but it seems likely.
As always, Australia and Canada, especially Ontario, are way over-represented among our donors relative to their respective populations, and especially considering the paucity of our coverage of those locales.
Speaking of which: There were police raids in Victoria today against several "right-wing" extremists, including Phillip Galea of Reclaim Australia. Those arrested are being held under — what else? — terrorism provisions, which means it's the Countering Violent Extremism meme in action. There were a couple of articles in the news feed about these events, including this one from The Daily Mail.
But back to fundraising — If you were busy all week watching the run-up to the Olympics or listening to Hillary Clinton's campaign speeches, now is the time to take a Sunday break and hit that tip cup on our sidebar. And if you're one of the many folks who have already donated, Dymphna and I offer our heartfelt thanks.
The theme of this week's fundraiser, as you all know by now, is "Dog Days", in honor of this late-summer season. We've pretty well exhausted the serious dog-related material, so this morning's essay is a light-hearted one. It begins with the comic strip shown at the top of this post (click to enlarge), a daily Pogo strip from about 1953.
Walt Kelly could pack humor more densely than any other comic strip artist. Those four panels are crammed with hilarity, but when I reread them prior to posting, I realized that most people, even most Americans if they're under the age of sixty, won't get the jokes without some context.
The three characters are Albert the Alligator, Houn' Dog (full name: Beauregard Chaulmoogra Frontenac de Montmingle Bugleboy), and Mouse (not sure if he has any other name). The scenes just preceding this one featured Molester Mole of the Boy Bird Watchers and his attempts to identify every swamp creature as some sort of bird. Houn' Dog is reacting gloomily to his dismissal by Mole.
I won't try to explain every joke that's in those speech balloons. But I will note that every breed of dog mentioned is an alternative name for the Dalmatian, prompting the "spot" references and Mouse's question.
The Volstead Act of 1919 was a law passed by Congress to implement the 18th Amendment, which had been ratified the year before. It ushered in thirteen years of what is commonly known as Prohibition, during which period alcoholic beverages were illegal. In 1933 the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, annulling the Volstead Act so that the nation could take a legal drink again.
Thus the conceit is that Beauregard's daddy resorted to spot remover, possibly acetone, in lieu of the prohibited ethanol. Tipplers who imbibed such beverages tended to suffer from brain damage, the symptoms of which commonly included a ringing in the ears.
I'll leave you to figure out the rest of the jokes on your own. I hope I didn't ruin them by my explanations.
One of our regular readers and commenters, acuara, suggested we wrap up our doggy week with some doggerel. That seems like a good idea, but I'm going to make the additional requirement that the doggerel be about dogs.
I was going to kick it all off with a stanza from the bawdy English rugby song "The Good Ship Venus" that begins with the line "The ship's dog's name was Rover…" However, Dymphna pointed out that the level of ribaldry in that ditty is such that it would violate our blog's PG-13 rules. Therefore, alas, I can't tell you what the whole crew of the good ship did to that faithful hound.
Instead I'll have to make do with a limerick of my own composition, which is also ribald, but maintains sufficient decorum:
There once was a man from Cohasset
Who had an affair with a basset.
His friends never knew
And his wife had no clue,
For he kept the relationship tacit.
Readers are welcome to add their own doggerel in the comments. But remember: the doggone doggerel has to be at least marginally about dogs!
That's really all I have to say for this final post of the fundraiser. Thank you all for an exciting week!
Saturday's dogged donations came in from:
Stateside: California, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas
Near Abroad: Canada
Far Abroad: Australia, Belgium, France, India, Israel, and the UK
I'll be back tomorrow for the wrap-up, and then that's it for the summer. The next fundraiser will start up while the leaves are falling. It will probably still be raining here then, but at least the rain will be cold.
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16 thoughts on "Doggone"
Rick on August 7, 2016 at 3:37 am said:
I just sort of caught the tail end of it. It isn't much, but then neither is my pension. I really like it here, even when Lady D scolds me.
Seneca III on August 7, 2016 at 8:04 am said:
The only limerick I know that involves a dog is an Australian one and certainly wouldn't pass muster here. Sorry.
Dymphna on August 7, 2016 at 9:37 am said:
Would *any* Australian limerick pass muster here? "Too ribald" is a must for limericks in Oz. The future Baron had this book of Australian humor once…oh my.
Windy Wilson on August 7, 2016 at 6:30 pm said:
I have a small booklet of "Australian Humor" given to me by an Australian. Its pages resembled a freshly purchased Moleskine book. I suspect it was originally a book of Scottish humor relabled for the colonial trade.
As my father would say, the way to make a Scotsman laugh in his old age was to tell him a joke in his youth. He also used to say that the Scottish preventative for throwing up during a sea voyage was to keep a sixpence tightly clamped between the teeth.
He also would say, Where there's a Wilson, there's a way", so it wasn't all self-referential humor.
acuara on August 7, 2016 at 11:41 am said:
There once was a fecund hound,
from whom puppies would continually abound.
Their numbers and litter
made the house bitter,
Until they were no longer wanted around.
jlh on August 7, 2016 at 11:48 am said:
Here's a classic. In today's political climate, interpret the metaphor–guess who is the man, who is the dog and who are the "wondering neighbors"?
AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG
by: Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)
GOOD people all, of every sort,
Give ear unto my song;
And if you find it wondrous short,–
It cannot hold you long.
In Islington there was a man,
Of whom the world might say
That still a godly race he ran,–
Whene'er he went to pray.
A kind and gentle heart he had,
To comfort friends and foes;
The naked every day he clad,–
When he put on his clothes.
And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound,
And curs of low degree.
The dog and man at first were friends;
But when a pique began,
The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.
Around from all the neighboring streets,
The wondering neighbors ran,
And swore the dog had lost his wits
To bite so good a man.
The wound it seemed both sore and sad
To every Christian eye;
And while they swore the dog was mad
They swore the man would die.
But soon a wonder came to light,
That showed the rogues they lied;
The man recovered of the bite,
The dog it was that died.
Don Jewell on August 7, 2016 at 6:47 pm said:
Baron you might be working with Vlad the Impaler.If so,watch your six and ask Bracken to keep an eye on him.Or his last name may be Putin but at least you to can be more flexible after the election.Is he a Russian moslem?
Baron Bodissey on August 7, 2016 at 7:01 pm said:
I don't know what you mean — the only Vlad I work with is Vlad the Blogger, who is also an impaler, but in name only.
Don't be cryptic, so to speak. Explain yourself.
Reference to hot mike moment by obama.No offense intended.
Horace Jeffery Hodges on August 7, 2016 at 8:24 pm said:
Dog Gone
There once was a dog from Nantucket
That kicked the proverbial bucket
Too soon, for from then,
In the dark of the den,
Ruled no dog, just a string-controlled puppet.
Planned parenthood is going to register voters who will all vote democratic.To combat this Drudge,Brietbart,Nra and Gov should register voters.
Dymphna on August 7, 2016 at 9:31 pm said:
I'm sure the NRA is doing something or other but we're not likely to hear about it. Drudge NEVER plays politics. He's considered on "our" side because he gives the news headlines from both sides…the Left hates him and call the page partisan ever since he broke the Monica Lewinsky story…but he can prove he shows headlines from both sides.
We'd be preaching to the choir. Anyone who is going to vote from among our readers has already made up his/her mind.
The best rightwing grassroots org for that is the Tea Party. They were directly responsible for the defeat of the second most powerful man in the House of Representatives. Eric Cantor's constituents were dissatisfied with his neglect of the district (Virginia 7th) and especially with his support of wide open borders despite their complaints. He thought they played by the old rules – i.e., since he was powerful he could bring money projects into the district and they'd keep re-electing him no matter what else he did. Even though Washington is a little over an hour from his legal address in VA, he seldom visited there. His campaign budget was huge.
The Tea Party helped now-Representative David Brat, an economics professor, defeat Cantor. The latter was a very poor, ungracious loser. How could this nobody, who had less in his campaign coffers than Cantor had in his volunteers' lunch budget, beat Mr. Powerful?
They were also responsible for Gov Walker of Wisconsin keeping his office during a nasty recall vote put up by the Left. They helped the GOP legislature in the same state keep their seats when the Left, funded heavily by the unions, also got up petitions to recall them, too. The people they helped were in such bad straits they thought they had no chance. After two years of increasingly dirty tricks they were a shell-shocked bunch who had to be carried over the finish line to victory.
We follow Gov Walker on Twitter. He's a member of The American Conservative Union. On their board is Grover Norquist, who sells himself as a conservative tax-cutter. He has a lot of power in D.C. and few will bell that cat. He is married to a Muslim and is known to covertly support the Muslim Brotherhood. AFAIK, only Frank Gaffney, the CEO of Center for Security Policy has been courageous enough to out him. I'm certain his move cost CSP some of their funding because the rich love Norquist.
Gov Walker would've been my second choice for the nomination but I knew he didn't have the money to get very far. Christie owes too much to the Muslims in New Jersey to play it straight…NO ONE BUT TRUMP is willing to say the very un-p.c. things Trump calls for.
One of the best places to read news about what's really going on in this election is Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/evidence-trump-landslide/
If Trump is smart he'll ask the Tea Party groups – there are a number of them – for help. Some of them are owned by the libertarians, though, and want to go with a losing 3rd party candidate…
…The best thing to do is stop reading the MSM polls. In this election they're useless and mis-leading and some are designed to demoralize those planning to vote for Trump. Since many of those voters aren't talking or are simply lying, we will have what Scott Adams calls "the Shy Trump Voter" effect. IOW, it could be a landslide.
Don Jewell on August 7, 2016 at 10:04 pm said:
Thanks for the info Dymphna
Raymondson on August 7, 2016 at 10:54 pm said:
The reason there might be so much interest from Canada might be :
Americans living and working in Canada. or –
Canadians with some ancestral connection to the United States and who take an interest in the history and politics of America (like me) or –
A majority of citizens across Canada live 100 miles near the border so they can't help not taking an interest in what is happening south of the border.
Baron Bodissey on August 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm said:
Could be. But it may also be Canadians' connections with Europe, since we specialize in European events.
Mariadee on August 8, 2016 at 10:13 pm said:
I'm voting for Trump! Make America great again or just make America America again, either would do for me. I am tired of these traitors in office and maybe they are not legally traitors, but it is obvious they don't [care] about our country.
If they did, it would show in their "work" such as it is — minuscule as far as I can see. I am so tired of them all, but… we must keep up the good fight, right?


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About MAN Truck & Bus AG Based in Munich, Germany, MAN Truck & Bus AG is the largest company in the MAN Group and one of the leading international providers of efficient commercial vehicles and innovative transport solutions. Beside the drives for MAN trucks and MAN and NEOPLAN buses, MAN Truck & Bus develops and produces further engines for various purposes from industrial engines for the generation of electricity through to the drive units for rail, water and special vehicles.
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Continental and MAN Present Tire Design for Electric Trucks at IAA 2018
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MAN Develops Driverless Safety Vehicle for Motorway Roadworks
MAN and seven partners have initiated a project involving the design of a prototype safety vehicle capable of following rolling roadworks, with no driver required, to protect on-site personnel and other work vehicles.
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MAN Truck & Bus Demonstrates First Practical Use of Networked Truck Convoys in Germany
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Soros-funded super PAC supports Torrez in BernCo DA race with $107K
By By Sandra Fish and Jeff Proctor | June 3, 2016
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Billionaire George Soros is taking a stake in the Bernalillo County district attorney's race, backing Raul Torrez with a $107,000 contribution to an independent expenditure committee.
Soros made the donation May 26 to the newly created New Mexico Safety and Justice political action committee.
That group reported spending $92,527 on media production and ad buys supporting Torrez and about $11,500 for polling ahead of Tuesday's primary between Democrats Torrez and Edmund Perea.
The super PAC has raised and spent more than Perea's campaign.
Most of the PAC money appears to have been spent on local radio spots, which feature Torrez speaking at rallies about his plans to reform the high-profile, sometimes controversial DA's office in New Mexico's most populous county.
Torrez is a former federal and county prosecutor. Perea is a retired Albuquerque Police Department sergeant and an attorney in private practice who has worked as a special prosecutor.
They are competing to face Republican Simon Kubiak in the November election. The winner of that race will replace four-term DA Kari Brandenburg, who announced earlier this year that she would not seek a fifth, four-year term.
Torrez's vision for the office — dedicating the office's most seasoned prosecutors to violent crimes while diverting lower-level offenders away from the criminal justice system and into treatment — squares with Soros' efforts at criminal justice reform around the country.
Reached by telephone Friday, Alan Packman, a spokesman for the Torrez campaign, said he had heard at least one of the ads, but had no comment on it.
Packman said the Torrez campaign is not affiliated with New Mexico Safety and Justice.
"That is an independent organization, and our campaign does not coordinate with it in any way whatsoever," he said. "We appreciate the support of organizations that support Raul's vision for the district attorney's office."
Perea said in a telephone interview that his campaign is financed by "local, grassroots people who know my commitment to this community over three decades."
"As a citizen, as a candidate and as a public servant, I find outside, big money like that very, very concerning," Perea told New Mexico In Depth. "What is the interest of someone who has no connection to our community in selecting the next district attorney for our county?"
He said the presence of outside PAC money in a local race such as the one he's running has a tendency to cloud the issues for voters.
"We've seen external influence in local elections before, and how did that work out for us?" Perea said, adding that there has been no large-scale, independent spending on his campaign. "Big money like this skews the information that goes out to voters."
Torrez already has a hefty lead in fundraising the race over his opponent, having collected more than $352,000 compared with nearly $91,600 for Perea. Perea loaned his campaign $40,100 and Torrez loaned his campaign $10,000.
And Torrez spent $311,974 to Perea's $61,469 through May 31, according to reports filed through Thursday.
Here's a look at fundraising and spending in the race:
About 38 percent of Torrez's spending – $119,000 – has been on TV ads; Perea had spent about $11,000 on TV through Thursday, according to New Mexico In Depth reviews of Federal Communications Commission filings and documents from Comcast Spotlight.
And Torrez has Full Arsenal Strategies, run by Packman, former ProgressNow New Mexico chief, on board to the tune of nearly $88,000.
Perea's campaign consultant and biggest expense at about $15,000 is for Morris Strategies New Mexico, run by former city of Albuquerque spokesman Brian Morris. That firm often does work for Democratic judicial candidates.
Soros is a frequent contributor to Democratic and liberal causes at the national level. This is at least his second direct foray into New Mexico politics. In 2014, Soros donated $5,200 to Maggie Toulouse Oliver's Secretary of State campaign.
But Soros isn't new to getting involved in prosecutor elections. Last year, he spent $265,000 via a super PAC in a Louisiana district attorney's race. He also helped fund a PAC that supported the successful defeat of the current Chicago prosecutor in a primary earlier this year.
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3 thoughts on "Soros-funded super PAC supports Torrez in BernCo DA race with $107K"
Michael D Montoya on 06/04/2016 at 10:57 am said:
This is incredibly disturbing an out of state billionaire dropping such a significant amount of money into a local DA's race at the 11th hour. Worse it's through a shady PAC. Now this billionaire could have a local District Attorney in his back pocket. Billionaires expect a return on their investment. Nothing is free. Raul Torrez should be ashamed of himself. This not reform. It's more of the same. I don't buy the "we don't have anything to do with this" line. Raul knows. A observation? I find it curious that Torrez needs to out spend Perea by 6-1 and he still cannot put him away? Grass roots always beats money.
Janet blair on 06/04/2016 at 7:57 am said:
Some corrections on Paris background. He is currently the only prosecutor in this race and his history includes being a sergeant and a lieutenant in apt. Thanks for the corrections.
Michelle Meaders on 06/04/2016 at 12:06 am said:
I was surprised to read this. Is there anything illegal about it? Don't many candidates get help from SuperPACS, including Hillary Clinton?


This obnoxious Ron Paul supporter (or as we more accurately call 'em, PaulNuts) is sooooo typical. Gets stopped by Gallatin County, Montana sheriff's deputies and lectures 'em about the Constitution and the First Amendment. Oh, and he makes sure we know who he's supporting for Prez . . . several times. I give a lot of credit to photogenic Deputy Sheriff Doug Lieurance, who has a good sense of humor through it all. Nice catch and great narration by YouTuber, "Rividude." Gotta watch. . .
Ron Paul is such a babbling idiot. It should come as no surprise that many of his supporters are babbling idiots.
Most people who cry "Constitution" when they get arrested are really talking about the Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments to the Constitution. I think it's fine to take the U.S. Constitution seriously. However, many, many of Ron Paul's supporters are NOT interested in the U.S. Constitution.
Many of Ron Paul's supporters are interested in throwing America back to the early 19th century when white males held exclusive legal and political power. I can't say that about all of Paul's supporters, but it's pretty evident in many, if not most cases.
I have a rather interesting piece of 2008 Ron Paul campaign literature that was left on my door knob. It shows a younger Ron Paul smiling in a picture on Air Force One with President Reagan. I don't know why Ron Paul evokes Reagan's name so often. Ron Paul is an isolationist. Ronald Reagan was a lot of things, but he certainly was NOT an isolationist. To me, this is evidence that Ron Paul himself is rather self-delusional. Like I said, he's a babbling idiot.
I can't stand drunks. I only see the mangled car with the dead family inside that this guy could have caused.
No politician is responsible for his drunken jerk supporters.
You don't have a right to drive on the public roads. You have a privilege. It amazes me how people think it entitles them to endanger others.
Why are you and some of your fans opposed to Ron Paul?
I don't think I agree with everything he says, but of all the current candidates for President of the United States, Ron Paul appears to be the only one who's in favor of a strict enforcement of our divinely inspired Constitution of the United States of America.
The other candidates just ignore that document, or are proposing legislation and/or policies which would further subvert it.
In response to the comment by "THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS", what's so wrong with being "isolationist", and why shouldn't white males constitute the powers that be and the status quo?
I'm a racially prejudiced white male, and I'm a sexist white male, and I make no apology for either view.
Just compare the stark contrasts between the America I grew up in and America the way it is now.
Quite frankly, I do believe in and support the restoration of our lost republic, our divinely inspired Constitution of the United States of America, our unalienable rights as individual citizens, sovereignty of the several states (including the right to secede), a capitalist free enterprise economy, security for our national borders, and traditional white Christian family moral values.
of election by voting citizens no longer works, and the Marxist inspired policies of mandatory "political correctness" within most of our major news and entertainment media suppresses and distorts freedom of expression.
Guys like you make me realize how good we have it in America today, flash mobs and other maladies notwithstanding. You are a schmuck.
I can't wait for Ron Paul to be prez….with the FDA gone, I can repackage Chicklets and sell it as anti-cancer or blood-pressure medication. Seriously, Paul has a few good points here and there. But he's out to lunch on America's role in the world and totally deaf regarding enemies of the West. You want to snuff out future 9/11s BEFORE they happen on this side of the ocean.And that means you occasionally have to stick your nose into the brown stuff. Also, I think Michelle Bachmann will defend the U.S. Constitution just as strongly.
LOL. That moron was just driving so fast because he was trying to get to the Planet Zog…Ron Paul's cRaZy planet!!!
To John Robert Mallernee, you have to realize and acknowledge this about Ron Paul, this is the same Ron Paul who's friends with a "white-nationalist" name "Don Black" who's the founder and creater of "Stormfront"! Bro, I hope you're not supporting a guy who's friends with a white-supremacist and also an anti-semite (that's Don Black)? And I also believe over a month ago on the Norway thread, the overt anti-semitic trolls who commented on that thread where more likely from Stormfront, VNN Forum or any "white-power, white-nationalist" website to spew out their ultra anti-semitic hatred against Debbie Schlussel, jewish people and Israel?
The guy is drunk. Nothing sensible comes out of drunk's mouth. The are other, more appropriate ways to debate Ron Paul's suitability for office. Namely, his passionate dislike for Israel and America's support of the State of Israel.
That's a valid bone of contention to slap him around with, not some drunk with a Ron Paul bumper sticker.
BTW – doesn't it raise anyone's hackles that the NatGeo toadies for The Man chose to go to Montana and video an entire cable series devoted to exploring how dangerous Montanans are? How violent? Drunk? Like crazed "militia"? This doesn't bother any of you?
No one in Montana is murdering people like NYC and Chicago. Hell, Beirut is safer than Chicago, but since it's BHO's home town, exploring that little issue is not on NatGeo's radar. Nor is the very real very grave very present threat to our National Security posed by hundreds of inner city gangs, meth gangs, Mexican Cartel gangs, jihadist gangs masquerading as something else.
So many opportunities for really good TV, but NatGeo went to Montana "to find us some crazy white gun nuts".
And a drunk Ron Paul supporter is what bothers you.
Ron Paul is an idiot. Last night he said that our southern border does not need to be guarded with barbed wire and machine guns. That is EXACTLY what we need, along with land mines and other more forceful deterents. Our southern border is a war zone and should be treated as such.
DS, I enjoyed the video, and it does demonstrate the incredible ignorance of Ron Paul supporters. However, unlike the poster of this video, I do indeed have many problems with Ron Paul. And I also consider him to be very dangerous, given his influence.
In addition to Paul's many crackpot views on the USA, he is at heart a rabid anti-Semite and he has gone out of his way to attack Israel. He is closely linked with a former CIA agent named Michael Scheuer, who is also a rabid anti-Semite. They both uses lingo and buzzwords to disguise their blind hatred for Jews and Israel AND their fervent support for Arab nations, but the message should be clear to those with reasonable intelligence.
For example, Paul and Scheuer will frequently present themselves as "America first" citizens and not fighting "Israel's wars." This is precisely the same lingo that Charles Lindburgh and Father Coughlin used, and if those two had had their way, the USA would have joined with the Nazis, rather than going to war against them. That current-day Nazi David Duke strongly supports Ron Paul, and the Nazi website Stormfront provides a link to give money to Ron Paul, should tell all thinking people all they need to know about Ron Paul.
The mainstream media, unfortunately, has not provided much coverage of Ron Paul's anti-Semitism. I think the last time he was called on it, was when actor/economist Ben Stein told Paul exactly what he was to his face. But Paul merely smiled in response and waved his hand as thought to dismiss Stein's statement of truth, which was a dead giveaway that Stein was 100% correct. And Ron Paul's son, Rand Paul, is just a carbon copy of his father, and equally dangerous given his influence. That these two individuals have many political supporters, apart from the Muslims, Nazis and neo-Nazis, demonstrates how uninformed most of their supporters are. They are as mentally impaired as the drunk driver Paul supporter was in this video.
These comments are not by me, the Ralph Adamo who lives in New Orleans.
Great post by Ralph, people tend to laugh off the Paul's and not take them for what they are: Evil and treasonous.
Like the demented Michal Scheuer, Ron Paul hates Jews more than he loves his country. His disgraceful obfuscation and denial of the global Islamic jihad against all non Muslims is simply disgraceful, and his supporters reflect Paul's amoral existence.
Ron Paul says members of military have given him far more money than other GOP candidates and Barack Obama…IT'S TRUE!
BP, although you may be correct as to the percentage of money from people in the military going to Ron Paul, the dollar amount is peanuts and is no measure of overall military support for Paul's policies. So it's very misleading to draw any conclusions from those very small potatoes given by a relatively small number of military staff.
And one factor helping Paul is that he has actually served in the military and he was the only candidate with such a background until Perry became a candidate. Another factor helping him with a few people in the military is his support for homosexuals in the military. Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center of Military Readiness, says however that Paul supported Obama and homosexual activists with his vote during last year's lame-duck session of the 111th Congress to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" — the law excluding homosexuals from serving openly in the U.S. military. And finally, Paul talks a good game of saying the military stop fighting in the wars they've been engaged in.
So maybe the correct conclusion to draw from all the evidence is that a couple dozen people in the military favoring homosexuality and not having to actually go to war against America's enemies is the way they think the USA to go. And Paul is their guy to do those things. I don't happen to believe that moving in those directions is good for America or Americans, and any military staff holding those positions should be ashamed of themselves.
Any member of the military who supports Ron Paul is also supporting the Islamic imperialist enemy. You can not stand for liberty and also Islam, the worlds greatest oppressor.
And the RuPaul fanatics who gave him money represent a very very small percentage of the military, the vast majority don't give a dollar to any candidate.
I like Ron Paul. He's the only one putting America first. When you're running low on cash, you hole yourself up, close the curtains, cut out all unnecessary expenses, and save whatever you can. It's not rocket science. It's just common sense.
He's right about Israel, too. Fact is, the US simply cannot afford Israel any more. Cut the cord, let it fly solo and choose its own destiny. Israel has plenty of money and one of the best armies in the world. It'll manage.


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Q: Ruby on Rails + Postgres Migration removing enable_extension "pgcrypto" from schema.rb on every db:migrate This line is being removed from my schema.rb file every time I migrate;
enable_extension "pgcrypto"
... but I have no idea why!  No where am I dropping the extension and there is a migration that adds it very early in the stack of migrations (months ago).
This just started, and I have changed/updated nothing.
Thoughts?

A: See Sachin Singh's comment.  This helped me to figure it out.

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