Read the article in National Journal by Stuart Taylor, a moderately left-of-center legal analyst.
In Mr. Brewton's view, Stuart Taylor may be "moderately left-of-center," but in the article posted, he appears to be as far out in right field as Al Kaline was when he patrolled it for the Detroit Tigers.
The article was a defense of the court's decision to allow the Navy to train with ultra-heavy sonar at the expense of the whales. Score one for the Navy.
'Protecting' whales over sailors? That's right-wing? Personally, I'm surprised there are any whales left after the last war. How could they survive that if sonar is killing them now? If common sense is now right-wing and psuedo-science is now a justiciable cause on the left then a case can be made that contemporary 'liberalism' is a form of insanity. I've got the 'science' to prove it. That kind of 'science' is bunk, of course, but it's no worse than this sonar stuff or man-made global warming. left-wing activists don't seem to realize that the basis for their activism as an approach to modifying fundamental law can be used against them if the nuts on the other side ever get power. Not to worry my fevered friends, the 'originalists', if there are any left, will save you from yourselves.
The reason I said Taylor's piece had a rightward tilt, was due to his comments on the positions of the existing supreme court justices, -- not because of the sonar decision per se.
The reason there is concern about the whales is that the sonar being tested if far more powerful than that used during the last war.
I hope you are not saying that all science is bunk. Or perhaps it is only the science whose implications you disagree with which is bunk?
Much of what is called science is nothing of the kind. Unfalsiable theories. Experiments which cannot be replicated. The misuse of statistics among the 'social sciences', etc., etc., have been given the mantle of science by certain groups some of whom have an interest in maintaining lies for power and self-interest. Passing legislation or searching for the imprimatur of the courts based on such nonsense is a problem. A huge problem. The scientific method provides the framework for understanding what is knowable and what is not. The country is about to embark on the huge boondoggle of taxing and spending in the name of fighting 'climate change' based on nothing but fear as well as epistemological and scientific ignorance. One cannot disagree with truth and be sane. Understanding that which approaches the truth or is in fact true is the trick. How do we know what we think we know if not through an understanding of the scientific method? A consensus based on ignorance? Fear? That is not science but a metaphysical belief system which, like a church, has no place utilizing the coercive power of the state.
I agree with most of what you eloquently say.
Perhaps where we diverge is the relationship between "science" and "truth."
In my view, science leads to an understanding of how the world functions by devising models that explain the physical behavior of the cosmos. But science rarely leads to a free-standing statement of "truth," mainly, because all scientific models are subject to refinement. At one point, scientists "knew" the earth was flat. Later, scientists came to be "certain" that it was spherical. More recent measurements indicate that it is rather more "pear-shaped"! So, in science, we never really arrive at anything like "Truth."
In your example, global warming has been studied extensively and it is an incredibly complicated subject not easily reduced to simple terms. The fact of "global warming" appears no longer to be in dispute (except by a few talk show hosts of limited education.) The "cause" is obviously a combination of thousands of inputs. Determining whether man's activities contribute 0%, 10%, 50% or 90% to the effect will take much more study.
The problem we face is that if we wait until the consensus broadens on what fraction is man's responsibility before taking any action, it may be too late to do anything to reduce the effects.
1) Man's activities are contributing substantially to the warming effect.
2) Unless we are willing to reduce world population, no amount of engineering tricks or taxes will reduce man's effects, and virtually nobody (not even the hated liberals) is willing even to discuss population stabilization, let alone reduction over the long term.
My reading of the data leads to the opposite conclusions. Human beings have intelligence. All problems have solutions if that intelligence is utilized. The more the merrier. Nightmare scenarios are a waste of time excepting campfire stories and childrens books. The universe moves at it's own pace. We are part of nature, not it's enemy. We are not gods. Silly theories based on bad data hiding behind an agenda no less, should be ignored if not fought. Such are worthy of ridicule at best.
If our leaders dealt with the many pressing problems facing America as well as Kaline dealt with the 90% of the field he could cover, we could look forward positively to a prosperous future. Kaline knew the difference. We don't seem to get it. The current concentration on diversity, gay rights, ozone holes, spotted owls, and the future of whales, while popular and emotion-grabbing topics, only serve to avoid the real issues facing America.
Priority should be given the tough and immediate problems like the deficit, corrupt campaign financing, soaring entitlements, a failed public school system, and the approaching bankruptcy of social security and health care coverage. If these are not satisfactorily resolved, our grandchildren will not be overly concerned with the well-being of whales, or any suspected but gradual climate changes--they will be too busy struggling to find food and a moment of freedom from whatever tyranny rules over them.
Your Kaline references are appreciated but I must disagree with you on judging the relative dangers posed by our current economic mess, versus the dangers posed by ignoring the larger issues of planetary health.
Tom C. blissfully believes that population can grow infinitely with no effect on the planet ("The more the merrier.") I am sure, if he gave this a little thought, he would realize that, say, 100 billion people could not exist on the planet with anything approaching comfort.
Whereas I believe that we are rapidly approaching the point where more mouths to feed will degrade the quality of life for all, a condition that will occur much before we approach 100 billion.
All the items you mention (deficit, economy, health care, etc.) are of course vitally important in the short run. But in the long run, they are all trivial if there is nothing but desert, drought, famine, disease, war, pestilence, piracy, etc running amok the world over.
We must be smart enough to worry about both the penny ante immediate issues of the economy and guarding our liberty, but also take the long view and be sure that we do not destroy the planet because we are too short sighted to see the forest for the trees.
J. J. -- Are you actually a card-carrying Malthusian, advocating an ideology that has been proven wrong ever since 1798 when Malthus published his theory? He in fact claimed that our standard of living could never be raised above subsistence level because a nation's population always grows more rapidly than food supplies. Since that time, inspite of rapid population growth, most nations' people are eating more and living better than ever before.
America's farmers helped lead the way--while in 1798 it took about 70% of the workforce to feed the nation, today it requires less than 5%. Productivity gains and the genius of farm producers reduced the problem of food supply to a minimal issue. Go into your local supermarket and see for yourself the incredible array of foodstuffs available to all. And this technology is spreading all over the world wherever indiviuals are free to use it.
Refer to Julian Simon's books where he effectively refutes the "doomsters" predictions. He illustrates how throughout history sufficient natural resources have been made available by hard-working populations regardless of natural endowment.
The only truly essential natural resource is human imagination and human enterprise. That is what has always found a way to overcome shortages. But such success has occurred primarily in only those societies where the people are free and empowered to innovate. Our biggest danger is that the naysayers will gain control of our governments by using Malthusian scare tactics and impose such oppressive central planning agendas that such innovation will cease. Then we will really go hungry!
The reason Al Kaline could cover 90% of any right field ever built was that there were no governmental regulations over his footwear and glove, no regulation or impediment to his employment of his skills, and no coaches telling him over and over that he just couldn't do it.
Now, you do have a point that to be "comfortable," traditionalists like myself like a lot of space. However, recent generations seem to enjoy wedging themselves into crowded condo units and malls. That approaches the Japanese model, a population density that I believe would allow ten times the existing world population to fit into Alaska! And it works for many people.
But the key point is, assuming it was a worthy goal, how would you go about reducing or stabilizing the world population ? I don't believe anyone has a good answer for that. Such social engineering would have to be on such a massive, intrusive, and global scale that no one would remain free.
And if there is no reasonable answer on how to reduce population, then an aphorism attributed to Golda Meier is relevant: "if you can't solve it, it is no longer a problem to be solved, but a fact to be lived with."
Thanks for responding thoughtfully, Bill. I do not believe the population problem is unsolvable, but to come up with solutions that that are moral and equitable, we have to as a minimum begin by agreeing that at some level of population (you pick the number) quality of life begins to degrade. We have not even gotten to that point.
Malthus's predictions were inaccurate in time scale, but his basic point remains valid that the population cannot grow infinitely without exceeding the available resources.
We are seeing many effects of excess population already (desertification in Africa, competition for water in our south, exhaustion of easily obtained petroleum - on which much agriculture depends for fertilizer). The green revolution which, as you point out, allows fewer farmers to grow more crops is largely petroleum dependent. When oil gets more scarce (and it, like all things that are consumed), will run out in the near term.
The Japanese density is unpalatable for most westerners, and survival at that density is, of course, predicated on imports of food from other less dense areas -- so that density cannot be used as a general model -- you cannot expect to use farm land for cities and still grow food.
Reduction in population does not need to a sudden or catastrophic thing if we can rationally begin to do it soon. With public awareness, a few percentage points difference in fertility can make the difference.
Jay, you ducked the question: In your paragraph one you say you need a figure--So, pick one, any one, and tell me how you would somehow get the world's population to remain below that figure. It is intellectually irresponsible to promote a vague concept or goal without detailing specific and reasonable ways of achieving same.
Your second para says Malthus's claims may not have come true in the past 210 years but will someday. I can say, with equally insufficient evidence, that so will the Second Coming, and that Jesus will take care of everything! The Yankees might even win a World Series, although there is absolutely no reason after 2008 to believe that. And, besides, you give no logical explanation why, if every threatened shortage has been overcome for 210 years, why won't that success continue ?
Your third and fourth paras fall back on the old saw that we will run out of oil. In the 1970's the experts gave us 10 years, now they are suggesting a 30 year supply, tops! But we are already producing from shale and coal of which there is an almost unlimited North American suppy. When oil gets truly scarce, and the price gets to $4-5 per gallon, the solutions and substitutes will be everywhere. And its price increase over my lifetime will still be below the inflation of almost everything else we buy. Hooray for Big Oil, and the other future suppliers of alternative energy.
Your 4th para suggests that the millions of New York City residents are just as crazy as the Japanese for living like they do. On that we both agree, but apparently it IS desirable to many. They LOVE NEW YORK ! And besides, city people will not need a lot of farm land anyway--hydroponics (sp?) allows vast food production from jugs of water and chemicals--visit Epcot and see the future.
Our scientists and technical people will solve all those problems with new methods, discoveries we cannot imagine, and innovations that will surpass all prior advances. That is, they will if we keep regulators, central planners and government subsidies off their back. Government "direction" or subsidies on energy will produce only more Ethanol and Fannie Mae disasters-- leading true innovators along false paths, rewarding failure, and diverting attention from sound alternative solutions.
In your last para you again avoid producing a real answer by suggesting that some very gradual process may reduce population. (Very vague--a D on a school paper)That is what I call wishful thinking. Anyway, it has already occurred in some places. This was a big issue thirty to forty years ago and in China and India they limited family size by decree, resulting in a lot of female infanticide, and a lower birth rate. But still no negative rate.
The "enlighteed" Europeans voluntarily reduced births below replacement levels and they are being inundated by Middle Eastern and Asian immigrants. Muslims could well take over most of Europe in another couple generations. Similarly, Americans need vast numbers of Immigrants, legal or not, to do the work Americans are not willing to do! Your goal does not face up to these problems of disparate rates of population growth and the impact on national identities.
Because I sympathize with the "crowdedness" issue, which is, I assert, one of simple aethetics, not survival, I would like others to have less children--but not me! I don't know your personal preferences, but I cannot in good conscience promote a policy for others (one child or less per couple) that I would not want to adhere to myself.
I foresee a tragic future in places like Italy, where your goal of a declining birth rate has been best attained: in another generation or two, no one there will have a brother or sister, a single cousin, or an aunt or uncle. They will have less than one grand-child each.
Your scenario means that every new babe will come into the world with no family but his parents. When the parents die, their child will not have a single relative. I don't want that for my descendants. It would, however, be fine for yours and others because that would make more room for mine. But, I sense that any solution you may come up with would be enforced by some bureaucracy on all law abiding citizens so that your future world would belong to the descendants of the most prolific and lawless.
I suspect you are so entrenched into your positions that it would do little good for me to spend hours trying to get you to see the light. But if I restate your views, is there a chance you might see that in some respects they lack rigor?
1) Population growth will never be a problem because there are infinite resources available.
3) We can fill the entire world with people to New York City and Tokyo densities because we can use hydroponics to grow tomatoes on roof tops.
4) We do not need to be concerned about resource issues because "scientists" can solve any problem that arises with technology -- as long as big government gets out of the way.
5) We do not need to shift from a petroleum-based economy because we can easily extract oil from the tar sands of Canada.
6) Solving problems by changing fertility rates "gradually" is invalid because doing anything gradually is "wishful thinking."
7) Lower birth rates in Europe are not "good" because this caused foreigners from overcrowded and undeveloped areas of the world to immigrate into Europe.
8) Declining birth rates are unacceptable because children are miserable unless they have siblings. And without siblings, when your parents die, you are bound to be lonely and miserable.
9) Any solution to the alleged problem of excess population is necessarily going to be brutally enforced by a cabal of evil forces, (probably by men with pencil-thin mustaches and sinister laughs).
Am I misstating your positions? Am I being unfair?
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14-year-old stabbed in Aylesbury
Published by Charlotte Fisher at 1:58pm 17th June 2019.
A 14-year-old has been stabbed by another teenager in Aylesbury.
On Friday afternoon (14th June), at around 4:45pm, there was an altercation between two teenagers.
It happened outside the parade of shops in Hampden Gardens in Southcourt.
A teenage boy sustained a stab wound and required hospital treatment, he has since been discharged.
The offender is described as a white teenage boy
Tanned skin
Medium build
Around 5ft 10ins tall
Short black hair
He was wearing an Adidas tracksuit.
Officers are not linking this to any other incidents.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Jemma Tamplin of Aylesbury Force CID, said:
"This was a distressing incident for the victim and it is fortunate the injuries were not more severe and the boy has been discharged from hospital.
"We do believe this to be an isolated incident.
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"If you recognise the description of the teenager involved, or you have details about this incident please get in touch.
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If you do not wish to speak directly with police, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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MBRSC Allows Emirati Undergraduates to Join Emirates Mars Mission Research Team
Published November 27th, 2018 - 01:07 GMT
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Emirati undergraduate students can now start sending in their applications to participate in groundbreaking space and planetary science research, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has just announced the return of its popular Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programme, designed to offer students of science and engineering the opportunity to gain practical and research-based experience at distinguished space science facilities. This first-of-its-kind initiative, now in its fourth cycle, will commence in summer next year, and will not only allow students to participate in ongoing research at the MBRSC, but will also extend to space centres abroad, in the United States and for the first time ever in France. Students wishing to apply for the programme can contact reu@mbrsc.ae
His Excellency Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of the MBRSC, commented, "The REU programme falls under the umbrella of the MBRSC's educational initiatives, which are aligned with the vision the UAE's leadership has to educate the nation's next generation in space science. This supports the UAE's ambitious aspirations to reach a national economy based on knowledge and innovation, and to enhance the competitiveness and leadership of the UAE as a global hub for space science. The programme also supports the objectives of the UAE Centennial 2071, which focuses on development in innovation, space, engineering, and medicine, in addition to the UAE National Innovation to develop the space sector as one of the new sectors in the national economy. We believe that youth are the leaders of tomorrow who will continue the UAE's process of development in scientific research, and implement the ambitious strategic plans of the UAE in space exploration".
"The launch of the fourth cycle of the REU programme came after the huge success of the last three cycles, as we witnessed students' passion to participate in space research and their desire to take part in the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) – Hope Probe, and future space projects," added Al Shaibani.
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"The REU's fourth cycle is being organised for the fourth year running, with global partnerships, as part of strategic agreements that the MBRSC has formed with global academic and research institutes, in France and the United States. Over the past three years, the program has proven its success in preparing highly qualified Emirati youth to participate in MBRSC's EMM – Hope Probe and other space projects," said Omran Sharaf, Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission – Hope Probe.
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David Bale
Published: 3:35 PM November 29, 2018 Updated: 7:14 AM October 7, 2020
Denis Bishop will be celebrating 50 years of the Swaffham Rotary Club. Picture: Ian Burt - Credit: Ian Burt
A Norfolk rotary club is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a number of events involving the community.
All the annual events at the Rotary Club of Swaffham will also have a 50th anniversary theme, and Rotary's national president will visit the club for an anniversary dinner.
The club's Denis Bishop said: '50th anniversary events include a recipe book, which has already been published and is selling well, and supports the local Samaritans.
'The photographic competition, Capture Swaffham, with the winners of each month displayed in Swaffham Museum plus the overall winner after 12 months. 'There's also planting trees and hedges as part of the Swaffham Community Garden.
'And the one day charities' exhibition and conference. All the local, national and international charities the club has supported over the years have been invited to display information with an open invitation to the public, schools, other rotary clubs, service organisations, and community support groups.'
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Hello, this is @bethfrombristol here saying goodbye and I hope you have enjoyed my takeover this weekend with my top five things I love about Bristol.
I finish with a photograph of balloons and a bridge both synonymous with Bristol. Seeing this sight now still makes me feel emotional now as it did when I saw the balloons take off.
I have really liked sharing my favourite things about my home city this weekend. It was difficult narrowing it down to just five things and remembering all the places, people and events that make this city the unique, eclectic, creative place it is.
I shall be back to focusing on my own Instagram account @bethfrombristol next week 'Celebrating diversity in Bristol and beyond' through food, art and community.


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Posted on November 20, 2013, in Super-Blog Team-Up and tagged Captain America, Falcon, Frank Robbins, Golden Archer, Nomad, Richard Nixon, Sal Buscema, Secret Empire, Steve Englehart. Bookmark the permalink.	25 Comments.
The Gamecock! Talk about a z-list villain. I've never heard of the guy. Anyway, I have some of Englehart's Cap run, but none of these issues. I'll have to pick them up in a trade one of these days. This seems like one of those seminal Bronze Age stories.
Yeah, the Gamecock — not a great moment for our hero.
These stories have been collected, by the way (and I've added the link to the article).
I started reading Cap in the 70's much the same as you so I remember this run really well. I hated that Cap wasn't Cap anymore but I did like Nomad, including the gag with the cape. (Wonder if Brad Bird saw this?).
By the way, love the superblog team up idea and the concept, walking away sure is a popular Super Hero trope. I do feel sorry for the person who drew Hank Pym though, that would take 10 blogs to cover completely.
The first comic I ever bought was Captain America #177. I only had something like forty cents in my pocket and I must have spent an hour in front of the rack, paging through comic after comic, deciding which one to buy. Early in my browsing I picked up that issue of Cap — because I liked the character for whatever reason, probably a cartoon — and then quickly put it back down, because it has "too much secret identity stuff in it." When I finally got disgusted with myself for overanalyzing everything, that's the book I settled on after all … only to get it home, read it, and find out that Cap basically isn't in the book at all, aside from a dream sequence at the beginning.
Despite that … I still became a fan. But I guess that's obvious.
I jumped in a bit earlier. The first storyline I remember fully was the run from issues 153-156. That was the story where the Cap and Bucky from the 50's showed up in modern days (1972, yikes I'm old!) as Red baiting racists. If memory serves I started in at the middle and had to scout out previous issues to get the whole story, something not easy to do in the days before specialty shops and a ready supply back issues. Finding earlier comics meant scouring the stands for a lazy dealer who had yet to send back unsold copies. Fortunately we had a few, although I don't think I got to read issue 153 until much later.
Nostalgia was big in the 70's, as it is now, but back then we were nostalgic for the 30's and 40's and 50's. Cap was the ultimate nostalgia trip, straddling the Golden Age and modern times, and this story threw in the 1950's as a bonus. Good times.
DC more readily embraced their history — with the Flash of Two Worlds, and all that wonderful JSA/Earth-2 stuff, before Crisis poo poohed it for everyone — but Marvel had a more scattershot approach to their past. They had all those Golden Age characters laying around, and brought them in as they saw fit, seemingly without rhyme or reason. Cap, of course, was a high visibility character, and they jumped through some hoops (frozen in a block of ice!) to justify his reappearance, but other characters just popped up out of nowhere, with little indication they'd had a past (Patsy Walker!) or had shared little more than a name with some forgotten Golden Age hero (The Vision!).
The interesting thing about Cap is that guys like Englehart and Roy Thomas (an inveterate retro-historian) felt compelled to bring Cap's history into the book itself, usually with memorable results. So we get that great/weird Cap of the 1950s story, and all sorts of World War 2 craziness leaking into this book right up until the present day — one of the things that highlighted Brubaker's Cap run was his continual rehabilitation of characters from Cap's past, even comparatively recent characters like Arnim Zola. That strong connection to his past (paradoxically) makes Cap a timeless character … Marvel doesn't feel a need to run from his history, the way they do, say, with the Fantastic Four, where Ben was originally a WW2 pilot, and Reed fought in France with a Sgt. Fury who looked nothing like Samuel L. Jackson!
Hey Super-Blog Team Upper! Just for the official record excellent work as usual Paul. The Nomad stuff is too good to pass up..hilarious and funny! What a costume. Although looks like Falcon didnt exactly have anything to laugh at . The male plunging neckline was in back then! Cant see it passing in today's Marvel Movie world!
Thanks for taking the time out and entertaining my little thought balloon..but the result is a very good historical piece for lots of folks to jump in and enjoy!
Its a great time to visit the Graveyard!
Thanks, Hero … maybe I should do a Panel Gallery of daring 1970s male necklines. Cap, Falcon, Sub-Mariner (pimp suit variation), Iron Fist, Killraven.
He may have given up the role of Cap due to disillusionment, but nothing could stop Steve Rogers from waxing his chest.
It worked out well. We'll have to get another one going.
Good post. Just saw it: It's Frank Robbins, not Springer btw. I like his work on the Shadow etc, but the Robbins and Englehart team didn't gel the wayEnglehart and Buscema did. Wish Staton had inked instead of Colletta alas.
How silly of me to make that mistake re: Robbins/Springer … thanks for the catch, and I'll correct the article right away!
Inkers were so very critical to these Bronze Age books. With Marvel's pencillers usually banging out a dozen or more pages a week to keep up with demand, inkers had to do a lot more than run a brush over the pencil lines. Alas, being downstream from the rest of the team meant inkers also had to make up time for chronically-later writers and artists, so they often lacked hours to do more than a cursory job, even if they wanted to do more. Truly they are the unsung heroes.
I just saw this great post! I always thought that there might have been editorial interference to make Nomad go back to being Cap because of the way the panels were all redrawn with an artist other than Frank Robbins – like originally the story was going to end with Nomad going after him and the powers that be decided that (maybe based on hate mail or just keeping the brand strong?) decided to change it. I would like to ask Steve Englehart about it if it's not already covered somewhere else.
It certainly must have been inevitable that Cap would return — that series was notable in that Cap kept his Nomad identity for quite some time (by the standards of the age) but I don't think it was more than a half-dozen issues. If Robbins was re-drawn, likely as not it was because his Cap just didn't look the part, out-of-step as he was with Bronze Age art sensibilities (I am reminded of Kirby's Superman getting his face re-drawn over on Jimmy Olsen about the same time).
But if you hear otherwise from Sterling Steve, let me know!


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Intel's Otellini Calls For More U.S. Investment in Technology
By mmiller on October 6, 2010 at 11:35 am
At the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday afternoon, Intel CEO Paul Otellini called for the United States to create a "culture of investment"—to promote domestic manufacturing through reduced regulation and additional tax breaks for companies. He also called for both government and industry to take a long-term view, specifically calling for improvements in both education and infrastructure. And he talked about how Intel looks at investing in future technology, and about how we are just beginning to see massive changes in technology that could eventually lead to big economic benefits.
Otellini said that while there was a lot of negative prevailing news about the economy, including high unemployment and low growth, "we do not face insurmountable issues." He said he was approaching the future with optimism, in large part because of the "tidal wave of creativity and innovation." As examples, he talked about how the move towards smart phones was driven not by a traditional handset maker but by a computer company (Apple); how the fastest growing mobile OS was designed by a search engine company (Google); how phone companies were now selling netbooks, notebooks, and tablet computers; how, because of Internet connectivity, the TV is poised to change more now than at any time in the past 50 years; and how Intel has become the fifth largest software maker in terms of employees.
All this, he said, was a sign that the lines are blurring because we are in the middle of a burst of cutting-edge innovation. He said that this was part of the "creative destruction" that would lead to more choices and better products for consumers and to more profits for the companies that make such products; and that this would lead to job and economic growth.
He also said America is in the best position to create these innovations, but needs to create the conditions where innovation can be unleashed. He called for the country to take a long-term view and create a culture of investment. While recognizing that the primary responsibility for making such investments was the role of private enterprise, he talked about how the government could help make such investments easier for the private sector.
For instance, he said it cost about $1 billion more to build, equip, and operate a modern semiconductor factory in the U.S. than it does in other countries, with 90 percent of the difference coming from tax and incentive policies. He said such a plant costs about $4 billion, and said Intel is the last U.S. semiconductor company currently building factories in the U.S. (Actually, GlobalFoundries is building a big plant in upstate New York, and Samsung has announced one in Texas.)
He said our government, like that of other countries, should offer incentives for building factories, either tax credits or a 5-10 year tax holiday for companies that want to build or expand factories in the U.S. He said this will bring more manufacturing back to the U.S. at no cost to us, because otherwise the factories would be built elsewhere.
Otellini also called for the government to reduce uncertainty for business leaders," saying Congress made a good first step by making the R&D tax credit semi-permanent. He also called for a reduction in the corporate tax rate, which he said was the second-highest in the world; and for a reduction of regulations, including fast-track permitting for new factories; and for increased investment in infrastructure, such as power and water distribution, highways, railways, and bridges. (Interestingly, he said if it were up to him, the government would not spend the second half of the stimulus money; but if it had to spend it, he would hope it went to infrastructure projects.)


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Central Oregon Farming
Don't Go Breakin' My Heart
Central Oregon Women in Education
High Desert Artistry
Rick Steber
Volunteering, With Muscle
Warm Fires & Dry Tents
Bend Winter Nights
Crater Lake, By Bike
A Winter's Day by the Lake
The Rise of Whiskey
Fly Fishing Oregon
The Musical Journey of Huckle
Deschutes Children's Forest
Awbrey Butte, After Dark
Originally appeared on Jambands.com
"I came to the conclusion that if I was going to make a living playing music and be happy with that life experience, I needed to focus all my energy into one band that played the music I wanted to play. That is why I quit Poor Man's Whiskey, along with my other side projects, and formed Huckle."
And so began the next chapter of Simon Kurth's musical journey. Already a success in the eyes of many struggling musicians looking to make records, tour, and headline festivals, Simon (aka Huckle) searched for something more. As lead guitarist for Poor Man's Whiskey, Simon, under the guise of Eli Jebidiah, had already accomplished many of the goals set up by back porch pickers and bedroom shredders searching for band mates on Craigslist.
But, playing in local bars and your buddy's Halloween party isn't the path to salvation for many who want to make a living playing music. This becomes especially true when the musician is trying to spread a musical idea based on social consciousness.
"I knew getting reestablished was going to involve tons of hard work, major time and financial commitments, putting together a great band, standing behind my artistic vision, and lots of luck. What made it all worth doing is my belief in myself, my music, and my community."
Community-based Funding
In the beginning of 2012, worried about not having enough money to complete the album he was interested in making, Huckle turned to the community via Kickstarter.com. As a creative project funding platform, Kickstarter has helped fund over 30,000 ideas ranging from music to video to art. As a way to raise capital through the rallying of friends and supporters, Kickstarter was the perfect choice for Huckle.
"I am not one to ever ask for hand outs, so I was very uncomfortable with the idea at first. Since my music is community oriented, and I write songs about the things we all go through, I decided to see if they wanted to be a part of helping me realize my dream of sharing this music."
And they did. In just over a month, Huckle surpassed his goal of raising $7500. Eighty backers pledged just over $7800 to the making of the first Huckle record, Wooden Melodies. But, perhaps more importantly, the successful completion of the Kickstarter campaign showed Simon his community was behind him.
"I was overwhelmed by the support I received. It was a very inspiring experience to see all those people help me get my footing under me with this Huckle record."
Wooden Melodies
"I had a very clear idea of the sound I wanted on this album, which was a product identifying the tones I wanted, and coupling that with the message I wanted to put out into the world. As far as the diversity within the material goes, some of that is due to some really good advice John Butler gave me. He encouraged me to embrace the musical diversity I felt within, and not to over think the process of what songs to put on or leave off the record. He said they all represent who I am, and people would appreciate that range of expression."
Armed with instruments of sound and a desire to not have them stolen, Simon spent most of the spring living in his van and floating between his San Francisco friends' driveways. As the recording and mixing sessions stretched well into the night, the hourlong, late night drive to his Sebastopol home became less and less appealing. Luckily, the Southern California-raised surfer was no stranger to minimal sleep in the back of vehicle.
"I got really lucky in that the people I wanted to play and work with on the record all did, which I am so grateful for. The record was tracked on Jerry Garcia's A-80 2" tape machine, then mixed in Pro Tools. David Simon Baker was a great engineer, and my rhythm section of Dave Brogan (ALO) and Murph really sounded great on the record. I was very lucky to have Tim Bluhm (Mother Hips) sing the harmonies for the record, and was stoked to have Nicki Bluhm sing on a track as well. Zach Gill (ALO) and Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz (ALO), also laid down some keys and pedal steel respectively that really made the songs come to life. The music on the record is about community, and I was really excited that the players on my record are from from my musical community. I think that vibe really comes through on the album."
The basic tracking for Wooden Melodies was done in San Francisco at Lightrail Studios with the vocals tracked at Mission Bells Studio. Huckle mixed the album at Laughing Tiger Studios in San Rafael with David Simon Baker, while Mike Wells mastered it.
"I was conscious of the arc I wanted the album to have, and focused on developing the songs that needed to be on the record to make the overall listening experience complete. My favorite part of making the record was being deep within the process of assembling a song and then hearing it all together for the first time. For me, it is a divine confluence of action and intention."
"It was clear to me that the only way forward in terms of growing as a musician, and as a human being was to move on and start over with a new band that shared my goals and intentions. Huckle is defined by my vision, but that vision is supported and in tune with why my bandmates play music. Their input and involvement are key elements to any success Huckle will have."
It is this vision for making music with others that lead Huckle to assemble his traveling trio. On the road and in the studio, Simon is usually armed with a hard-case quiver filled with a 10 string acoustic guitar, a homemade Weissenborn lap steel guitar, as well as a banjo and other assorted instruments.
Contributing to half of Huckle's powerful rhythm section is Murph on bass. Born and raised in Chicago, Murph started out playing piano and cello. An early move to bass allowed him to experience life on the road as a touring musician in The Freddy Jones Band and, after a move to San Francisco, Izabella.
"Murph has an enormous knowledge base of music. He is an incredible guitar player, and also tears it up on the keys. He has spent a lot of time on the road, and knows its rhythm well. I wanted a bass player who would play mostly upright, and develop a style of soloing with the bow. Murph was up for the challenge, and has really developed his own style within what we do. He also brings a lot to the table with his electric playing. It is great to hear him take bass solos in our song, House of Cards. I think playing upright for most of the night makes playing the electric feel fresh for him, and it is really fun to hear the stuff he comes up with in those moments."
Sitting behind the drums for Huckle is Ezra Lipp. Ezra has been a freelance drummer, session player, and teacher since relocating to the Bay Area after completing a Music Performance/Jazz Studies BA from the University of Vermont.
"Ezra is a passionate person. When I met him, I noticed that right away. I liked the way he balances confidence with curiosity. He plays with a lot of intention, and that really translates in his playing. He has a great work ethic and truly invests himself into the music. I felt he would be a good fit in the band because I new he would be someone that could cultivate and develop the sound of the drums in a way that was in tune with what my vision for the band was."
After the band was assembled, it was time to hit the road and spread the word through music. A a band, Huckle's chemistry is immediately recognizable on stage. Molding their individual styles into a common vision, Huckle is able to combine the want of sharing music with their obvious enjoyment of performing for fans.
"We spend so much time together. We all share similar similar values and lifestyles, so we get a long great. I also think we each have our own way of pushing each others comfort zones in a constructive way, but know when to draw the line because we respect each other. We have a good thing going now. I told myself that whoever was going to be in the band needed not only to be the right musical fit, but they also had to be someone the rest of the band would get a long with. Good music comes from good connection on a spiritual level. Good friends make good music. It all starts there."
Perhaps the most important thing to Huckle is making a connection with the audience in an honest way. It was this same desire that caused Eli Jebidiah become Huckle.
"I want to create an environment where people want to come together as a community and manifest positive intentions into positive actions and have fun doing it. It is my hope that my songs connect emotionally with people, and that my message in the music stimulates dialog and action in their lives. Life is something to be engaged, and I believe music is a powerful tool to connect with people. I like that music stirs up strong feelings in people, and it is my hope that the music I share with the world will have a positive impact on those it touches.
Connection means the world to me, and success or a 'good show' for me is defined by feeling like the music connected with the audience. When that happens, I feel like the band and the audience are one and the same, sharing an amazing moment."
Music For Food
As part of the connection Huckle strives to make with the fans, Huckle started encouraging people to bring non-perishable food donations to their shows. In turn, Huckle would present the donated items to local food banks. Thus allowing them to complete the cycle of musician to fan to community.
"I did a ten day Vipassana retreat in Joshua Tree before I started touring with Huckle. It is a silent mediation, so I had a lot of time to reflect on what impact I wanted Huckle to have in the world. One thing that really frustrated me with touring in my previous bands was the interaction of playing and then leaving the town made me feel disconnected with people and the places were were traveling through.
Music for Food was a way I could contribute to the community of each town I visited by creating a system where the band and those that attended the concert could work together to help those less fortunate in their community. My idea was that if I gave away a free cd of Huckle music to encourage people to donate food, we could really engage local communities to raise awareness for those social issues of that community in a way that was fun and accessible for them. The idea is that bands all over the country will participate in the Music for Food program, so on any given night there could be 100 bands all hosting food drives across the nation, and connecting with local grass roots organizations to raise awareness for social issues.
"What has been really exciting is that I have recently partnered with the outdoor gear manufacturing Marmot. I was so inspired to see a global company like that take interest in this program, and want to get involved with it. We like to camp on the road when we can, because much of our tour routing is set up around the things we like to do during the day in the great outdoors (surf, ski, climb, etc). Marmot also reaches out to their community to help spread the word about the Music for Food program, and it has really helped raise the visibility of it. It all translates to more people donating more food, which is rad!"
Next for Huckle
"We are going back into the studio in December to record our next album, which should be released in March. I am excited about the process. We are doing the entire record on tape. No computers will be involved. I am also looking to release a live record in the middle of 2013. It is my intention to release as much new music as I can."
Look for Huckle touring the West Coast supporting Wooden Melodies or camping along the way at some ridiculously beautiful locale. For more information on Huckle or the Music for Food program, please visit www.hucklemusic.com.
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Chelsia on January 15, 2013 at 3:13 am said:
Keep it coming, wirtres, this is good stuff.
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There are many factors that contribute to the safety or danger of a toy. Many of those factors, however, are completely dependent upon your dog's size, activity level and personal preference. Another factor to be considered is the environment in which your dog spends his time. Although we can't guarantee your dog's enthusiasm or his safety with any specific toy, we can offer the following guidelines.
The things that are usually the most attractive to dogs are often the very things that are the most dangerous. Dog-proof your home by checking for the following items: string, ribbon, rubber bands, children's toys, pantyhose and anything else that could be ingested.
Toys should be appropriate for your dog's current size. Balls and other toys that are too small can easily be swallowed or become lodged in your dog's mouth or throat.
Avoid or alter any toys that aren't "dog proof" by removing ribbons, strings, eyes or other parts that could be chewed and/or ingested. Avoid any toy that starts to break into pieces or have pieces torn off. You should also avoid "tugofwar" toys, unless they'll be used between dogs, not between people and dogs.
Ask your veterinarian about which rawhide toys are safe and which aren't. Unless your veterinarian says otherwise, chewables like hooves, pig's ears and rawhides, should be supervision-only goodies. Very hard rubber toys are safer and last longer.
Take note of any toy that contains a "squeaker" buried in its center. Your dog may feel that he must find and destroy the squeak-source and could ingest it, in which case squeaking objects should be "supervision only" toys.
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"Rope" toys that are usually available in a "bone" shape with knotted ends.
Tennis balls make great dog toys, but keep an eye out for any that could be chewed through and discard them.
Kong-type toys, especially when filled with broken-up treats, or even better, a mixture of broken-up treats and peanut butter. The right size Kong can keep a puppy or dog busy for hours. Only by chewing diligently can your dog access the treats, and then only in small bits – very rewarding! Double-check with your veterinarian about whether or not you should give peanut butter to your dog.
"Tug-a-Jug" and "Buster cube" toys are large rubber cubes with hiding places for treats. Only by moving the cube around with his nose, mouth and paws can your dog access the goodies.
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Dirty laundry, like an old t-shirt, pillowcase, towel or blanket, can be very comforting to a dog, especially if it smells like you! Be forewarned that the item could be destroyed by industrious fluffing, carrying and nosing.
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The "box trick" can be a way to redirect the behavior of a dog who likes to seek out shoes or other "wrong toys" to chew. Fill a cardboard box with several toys and bones and tuck away under a coffee table or other out-of-the-way spot. Your dog can have the fun of "stealing" but without chewing inappropriate items.
Many of your dog's toys should be interactive. Interactive play is very important for your dog because he needs active "people time." By focusing on a specific task, like repeatedly returning a ball, Kong or Frisbee, or playing "hide and seek" with treats or toys, your dog can expel pent-up mental and physical energy in a limited amount of time and space. This greatly reduces stress due to confinement, isolation and/or boredom. For young, high-energy and untrained dogs, interactive play also offers an opportunity for socialization and helps them learn about appropriate and inappropriate behavior with people and with other animals, like jumping up or being mouthy.


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Some athletics spaces could get cut from new high school design to save costs
By Randi B. Hagi, Assistant Editor
Posted in Harrisonburg Issues
A football stadium, a running track, a softball field, a baseball field, tennis courts, practice fields? The Harrisonburg School Board is now faced with deciding which athletics facilities the district can afford to build at the new high school.
All those options were included in a presentation Paul Klee, who's from Grimm + Parker Architects, and Jim Delucas of Nielsen Builders, Inc. gave to the school board in a work session Tuesday evening.
Nielsen and Grimm + Parker have been collaborating on the new high school's design under the framework of the design/build model laid out in the Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002. Because the board accepted Nielsen's bid to lead the project in May, the builders and architects have collected feedback from various stakeholders through programming meetings, public and student input events and a design committee.
As the architect and builder finalize the design, that also will determine the new school's pricetag, which was initially estimated at $85 million.
Craig Mackail, assistant superintendent of operations and school safety, listed other possible "big ticket deletions" from the blueprints that also could be removed in order to lower the final cost, including:
Making one academic wing shorter, thereby cutting out 18 classrooms.
Building the full shell for that academic wing, but not finishing all the classrooms until a later date.
Building the full shell for the third floor, but not immediately finishing the interior. The third floor is planned to hold two computer labs and classrooms.
Using a traditional heating and cooling system, rather than geothermal.
However, the school board's discussion on Tuesday focused on what athletic facilities could be cut, rather than academic ones.
The design committee did "not want any of these deletions" — either to the academic spaces or the athletic fields, Superintendent Michael Richards told the board.
Richards told the board that he hoped "the board would approve what the design committee has come up with," amended by any potential "deletions," at the board's next meeting Oct. 1.
School Board Chair Deb Fitzgerald told The Citizen after the meeting that those "hard decisions" are up to the school board to make the project financially feasible.
"If we have to cut some, to get within our budget, what will those things be?" Fitzgerald said.
The question of whether or not to have a football stadium has been on the table for months, as well as how both high schools could share some of the existing athletic fields.
"We were all kind of hoping for more information … about how feasible it would be to share [athletic] facilities," Fitzgerald said. "The schools are super close together; it would be harder to imagine doing it if the schools were on opposite ends of the town."
The new high school will be off of South Main Street — about three miles away from the existing Harrisonburg High School on Garbers Church Road.
Vice-chair Andy Kohen said these decisions will be influenced by two factors – "the philosophy" behind building an educational space and "what we think is likely to be acceptable to the people who hold the pursestrings."
Once the school board decides what it's willing to cut from this design, Nielsen and Grimm + Parker can complete at least 60 percent total design drawings, the threshold that allows them to determine a guaranteed maximum price. The school board and city council will then need to approve that cost before the contractors break ground.
Blended learning and safety features
Other features discussed in Tuesday's meeting seem more assured to make it into the final design.
For instance, one priority from the programming meetings was to have "innovative learning spaces," Richards said. Classrooms will be designed with extra space – 825 square feet, whereas most of the classrooms at the existing school are between 727 and 788 square feet, said Klee, from the architecture firm.
Richards said classrooms will be set up as "blended learning spaces" so students can fluidly move between conducting group work, interacting with media, doing individual work and listening to lectures.
Each classroom is also designed to have a "distance learning feature" to communicate with the existing high school, Klee said.
The school board also discussed the planned safety features in the event of a crisis.
Klee said multiple alarm buttons will be located throughout the school and could potentially be activated by an app on a teacher's phone. That alarm activates "concentric rings of security," in which the different wings of the school lock down separately, while still allowing students to exit to the outside.
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from You Know It's Christmastime by The Winter Wonderband
Well, this is the track that started it all. The first Winter Wonderband recording way back in 2005. It was also the very first thing I ever recorded on my new (at the time) Pro Tools rig. I only knew enough to be dangerous. We used to do this basic arrangement of the song in The Rockefellers. We've come a long way in terms of quality since then, but we'll always be fond of this tune and are proud to include it here.
from You Know It's Christmastime, released December 21, 2014
Eric Crugnale: Guitars, Drums, Vibes, Bells, Vocals
Peter Crugnale: Bass
Andrew Fortier: Vocals
John Takakjian: Piano
Crugnale, Fortier, Takakjian kids: Vocals
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You Know It's Christmastime
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Timothy L. Watts vs. Manheim Township School District
August 28, 2015 by Receptionist
We wish to congratulate Tim Watts in his victory in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania! Thank you for putting your TRUST in the attorneys at Reese, Samley, Wagenseller, Mecum & Longer, P.C.
For those who are unfamiliar with this particular matter, Tim shares equal legal and physical custody, on an alternating weekly basis, of his son, C.W.
Both parents live in the Manheim Township school district, with Mr. Watts 4 ½ miles from the school and C.W.'s mother 5 ½ miles from the school.
Before 2010, C.W. was transported by bus to and from school from the homes of both parents. In the 2010-2011 school year the School District implemented changes in their transportation policy, which meant C.W. would be transported to and from only one location (his mother's home), even though there was an available seat for him on both buses! The parents' bus-stops for C.W. are 1.9 miles apart. 1.9 miles may not seem terribly far. But consider your son or daughter, about 7th grade (or younger), having to walk 1.9 miles to a bus stop before 7 in the morning in the dark in bad weather – does it sound far now?
This new policy was not strictly enforced until the summer of 2012 when Mr. Watts received a phone call at work notifying him they would no longer be providing transportation for his young son to and from his residence. C.W.'s only bus stop was to be at his mother's residence, 1.9 miles away. Due to Mr. Watts' employment obligations, this required Mr. Watts to hire a neighbor just to drive C.W. to school!
Given that there was already a bus stop a few hundred feet from his home, requiring no new stop and there were already seats on the bus, Tim thought surely that common sense would prevail. Tim first sought relief from the Transportation Supervisor, then the Middle School principal, then the superintendent, then the Manheim Township School Board, and finally the Manheim Township School District solicitor, all to no avail. This litigation then ensued. Mr. Watts was opposed not only by the school district but by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association as well.
In the matter of Timothy L. Watts vs. Manheim Township School District, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided, by a majority, that the Manheim Township School District must provide C.W. transportation to and from both of his residences within the school district. The result now obligates every school district in the Commonwealth, not just Manheim Township. The Court held as follows:
".. we conclude that the School District must provide transportation from and to both Mother's and Father's residences because: when the School District elected to provide transportation to students' residences under Section 1361(1), it was required to do so to C.W.'s residence; C.W. has two residences by virtue of his parents' equally shared physical custody; there is no provision requiring parents to choose a residence for transportation purposes (in contrast to enrollment); and students cannot be required to travel more than 1 ½ miles from their residences to the bus stop. Accordingly, we hold that the trial court properly granted Father's permanent injunction because the School District here is mandated to provide C.W. with transportation to and from school to both of his residences."
Mr. Reese of our office handled the matter for Mr. Watts.
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General Councillor for the Pacific Asia Region (PARC), Br Ricky Laguda will visit Australia from Wednesday 28 October 2015 until Tuesday 10 November 2015.
He will be visiting numerous schools and Brothers communities in WA, Queensland, Victoria and NSW, as well as Boystown and the Lasallian Foundation.
We are looking forward to welcoming Br Ricky and showing him the great Lasallian education and welfare programs in place across Australia.