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WHOI Geochemist Awarded for Contributions to Studies of the Physics of the Earth

Stan Hart to Receive Day Prize from the National Academy of Sciences

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has selected Stanley Hart of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as the 13th recipient of the Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship. Hart, a scientist emeritus in the WHOI Department of Geology and Geophysics, was recognized for making lasting contributions to the study of the physics of the Earth. The $20,000 prize will be awarded on April 27, 2008, at the annual meeting of the Academy in Washington, D.C.

As an isotope geochemist, Hart studies the evolution and dynamics of Earth's mantle using trace elements and isotopes found in rocks. He also examines the chemistry of seawater and ocean crust, and how both are changed by their interactions with the other.

Hart was cited by his peers in the Academy for "development of the new field of ‘chemical geodynamics’ through the use of the chemical and isotopic signature of mantle derived samples to map and constrain the dynamical evolution of the Earth's interior."

“Stan Hart has had an enormous impact on his field, and he continues to play an important role in Earth science,” said James Luyten, president and director of WHOI. “The Institution has been honored to have Stan as an active member of the scientific staff.”

Much of Hart’s work could be described as a quest to “understand the mantle zoo.” Hart and colleagues have identified many different reservoirs of mantle rock by studying volcanism at great depths below Earth’s surface. They have given names to those geochemical “species” and defined their heritage and pedigree among the rocks formed on the planet. By doing so, Hart has helped unravel some of the history of how the interior of the Earth has evolved over time.

“I keep thinking that we are going to solve the problem of how Earth’s mantle has evolved, and I once predicted that the scientific community might do it within five years. That was fifteen years ago,” Hart recalled with a mix of humility and humor. “The job may never be complete, but we have made some real progress. And I couldn’t have done any of this without my students and post-docs.”

Born in Lynn, Mass., Hart studied for his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), punctuated by a master’s degree at the California Institute of Technology.

He started his research career at the Carnegie Institution of Washington from 1960 to 1975, with a brief visiting professorship at the University of California, San Diego. In 1975, he returned to MIT, where he became a professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. He came to Woods Hole in 1989, where he was a senior scientist in the WHOI Department of Geology and Geophysics from 1989 to 2007.

In nearly five decades of scientific work, Hart has authored or co-authored 225 papers. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, the Geochemical Society, and the European Association of Geochemistry, as well as an honorary fellow of the European Union of Geosciences. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1983 and to fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.

In 1992, Hart was awarded the Goldschmidt Medal of the Geochemical Society, of which he also served as president. In 1997, he was awarded the H. H. Hess Medal of the American Geophysical Union. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Paris in 2005. At WHOI, he held the Columbus O'Donnell Iselin Chair for Excellence in Oceanography from 1994 to1999.

In his early years, Hart was an avid skier and rock climber; now he is a devoted runner. He has three children and two grandchildren, and he currently lives in Falmouth, Mass., with his wife Pam.

First awarded in 1972 through a bequest by geophysicist Arthur L. Day, the Day Prize includes a cash award and an invitation to provide four to six lectures that “would prove a solid, timely, and useful addition to the knowledge and literature in the field.” Granted every three years, the prize recognizes research in geology, oceanography, hydrology, geochemistry, meteorology, petrology, forestry, and atmospherics.

“Some of the previous awardees of the Day Prize were my heroes,” Hart said, “so this is quite a nice validation that what I’ve been working on has been acknowledged and respected by the community.”

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit honorific society of distinguished scholars dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Since 1863, the National Academy of Sciences has served to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art" whenever called upon to do so by any department of the government.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, independent organization in Falmouth, Mass., dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences, its primary mission is to understand the oceans and their interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate a basic understanding of the ocean's role in the changing global environment.


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Using Whole Life Insurance

Hedge Against Market Volatility

I see most clients invest their retirement savings into the stock/bond market and/or the real estate market. Unfortunately, as most all of us have experienced recently, there is no such thing as a 'risk free' investment. There is volatility in any type of investment where you hope to earn something greater than what banks typically offer. If you have a need for life insurance, and choose a highly rated insurance company like Guardian, whole life can provide a consistent, growing pool of cash values. When considering this pool of cash values along with the other, more traditional, retirement accounts, volatility will be reduced. While dividends from mutual insurers are not guaranteed, companies like Guardian have a solid track record of paying competitive, tax deferred dividends that when combined with the typical guaranteed interest, provides a very competitive return.

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When I counsel clients for retirement planning, not only must we look at how to accumulate funds, but we must also consider how these funds will be distributed and the potential income taxes associated with distributing retirement assets. Under current tax law, retirement accounts such as 401(k), 403(b), IRA, will be subject to ordinary income rates. Real estate, stocks, mutual funds are subject to Capital Gains taxes. (Roth IRAs are distributed tax free, however, there are contribution limits and income eligibility limits which reduce the possibility of accumulating substantial amounts.) Our country's history has shown that income tax law changes frequently. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to have a substantial pool of assets that if distributed, would be considered tax free? Under current tax law, if structured properly, amounts withdrawn or loaned from whole life insurance is income tax free. Creating a tax free pool of assets allows retirees to have, what I call, 'tax diversification'. If ordinary income tax rates and capital gains tax rates are relatively high, clients can distribute retirement income from their whole life insurance policy until the federal government and/or a new president decides to change things... again.

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[Bug 22973] New: winemenubuilder crashes with 32bit icons?

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           Summary: winemenubuilder crashes with 32bit icons?
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.2-rc2
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
        ReportedBy: lemonzest at gmail.com

Created an attachment (id=28452)
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winemenubuilder.exe is not making menu's with some applications, Diablo II and
7zip are the examples i've tried

System is Mandriva 2010.1 Spring RC, i think they was working with .43/.44
unsure as i dint install many apps during that time.

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New uninstaller

Jonathan Ernst Jonathan at
Tue Mar 8 03:18:50 CST 2005

Le jeudi 03 mars 2005 à 21:51 +0900, Mike McCormack a écrit :
> Hi Jonathan,
> You'll have more success getting this applied if you send each step as a
> seperate patch.  I suggest starting by sending a single patch that
> converts the uninstaller to use a dialog instead of a window, adds a
> dialog resource in English and does nothing else.

Ok, once everything works I'll try to split it up as much as I can.

> Once that patch is accepted, move onto the other tasks you have listed
> above.  One step at a time makes the patch easier to review, and reduces
> the chance that a single line mistake will stop your entire patch from
> going in.
> Additionally, there's no need to change the name of main.c to
> uninstaller.c, that will just make it harder to see what has changed
> between versions.

I thought it would be more homogeneous as taskmanager, winecfg where
using <program_name>.c files and that most of this file was rewritten by
the way. But I renamed it back in my latest test patch.

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Wine FAQ update #2

Dimi Paun dimi at
Wed Sep 21 09:57:50 CDT 2005

From: "Tom Wickline" <twickline at>
>I forgot a </para> and put a trademark tag in for Bricscad, also fixed
>the Bricscad url.

Can you please re-diff to the lastest and resend?

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Documentation updating / XML?

Francois Gouget fgouget at
Wed Apr 30 06:58:07 CDT 2008

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Austin English wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Alexandre Julliard <julliard at>
> wrote:
> > "Austin English" <austinenglish at> writes:
> >
> > > I've been working on some of the documentation, then remembered that
> > > Scott requested a move to XML:
> > >
> > >
> > > There are quite a few programs to convert SGML to XML, and I've got a
> > > bit of time to kill. Alexandre, would you accept a move to XML, or
> > > would this be a waste of time?
> Web/html/PDF/XML?

I would vote for DocBook XML so we can get Html and PDF documents out of
it. Also now po4a works quite well with it. I could give you a hand on
the po4a part.

However I'd say that there are some subtle but important differences
between DocBook SGML and DocBook XML, especially around the include
mechanism. So I'm a bit skeptical that automated tools can really
produce clean DocBook XML code. But then they can probably be a good
starting point.

It would also be nice if we could switch to a Git repository. Since
it's not possible with SourceForge it would mean moving elsewhere. Would
it be possible to have get it hosted on

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[Wine] Sound Randomly stops while playing The Sims 3

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Thu Mar 1 13:27:49 CST 2012

While in game the sound randomly stops, I then have to kill the pulseaudio in order to fix the issue. I'm using the Wine 1.4 RC5 package on Linux Mint 12 (Lisa).

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[Wine] OneNote sharing - had anyone made it work?

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Sat Mar 24 14:13:51 CDT 2012

So I have MS Office 2010 Pro installed via Wine, all is good.  I can open OneNote and use it, but cannot share my notebooks on the web, it says 'service not available'

With no sharing, the program is useless.  Is there a fix for this?
I have all libraries installed as shown in this post.

Is this possible with OneNote and Wine?

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Music Advising Information

Music Major Entrance Requirements: The student must complete one year of full-time study (24 credits minimum) or 32 credits as a part-time student. In addition, a student interested in a Music major must have successfully completed MUS 110, 111, 210, and 211. There are also requirements for lessons, ensemble participation, sophomore juries, minimum GPA (2.75) in MUS courses, and demonstration of skills and potential. Transfer students interested in this major is strongly encouraged to meet with faculty prior to the declaration process.

  • General Advising Information: PDF documents specific to this program are provided below. The full course catalog, policies, textbook information, and other resources are available from the Office of the Registrar.

    For additional advising information, contact your academic advisor or visit the advising page on myWLC (log-in required). Course offerings are subject to change due to staffing, curriculum changes, or course enrollment numbers.

  • Music Academic Emphases

    Students who pursue a major in music can select from six academic tracks.

    • The music education track, either in choral or instrumental music, is designed to equip, develop, and certify candidates for teaching general music (grades K-12) and choral music (grades 6-12) or instrumental music (grades K-12) programs in Wisconsin public school systems.
    • The church music track equips students with the skills and knowledge useful for serving as a church musician.
    • The music history/literature track provides the student with a historical understanding of music while expanding the student's repertoire.
    • The music theory/composition track stimulates creative composition and arrangement through intensive analysis of scores and original composition.
    • The music performance track, either in vocal, keyboard, or instrumental, is designed to give students the opportunity to pursue the highest standards of artistry and professionalism of performance and instruction on their chosen instrument or voice.
    • The piano pedagogy track is designed to prepare students to teach piano at the pre-college level, to students of all ages.

    All emphases can prepare students for graduate studies in the respective fields.

    Students majoring in music should be aware of the requirements for proficiency tests, recital and concert performance and attendance, juried performance finals, and the junior/senior recitals. See the Music Student Handbook for details.

    Students who intend to major in music must take lessons on their major instrument at the beginning and intermediate level each semester they are on campus. The student will pay according to the fee schedule for each semester of applied lessons taken prior to a student declaring music as a major. The cost of music lessons that are required for the major (this may include 1-2 half hour lessons or an hour lesson, depending on the emphasis chosen by the student) will be waived for majors beginning the first semester after they have declared such a major (as early as the first semester sophomore year). The Registrar will provide the Business Office with a list of declared music majors prior to each billing cycle (July and December). Any student taking a music lesson(s) who is on the list will receive a credit for the music lesson(s) charge if the lesson(s) is (are) necessary to complete the major requirements (as demonstrated on the degree audit maintained by the Registrar's Office). If a music major student changes majors, but continues taking lessons, the student will begin paying for lessons at the current per-credit tuition charge beginning the first semester following such a change. Music minors will no longer have their lesson fees waived, beginning with the fall 2000 entering class.

    Choral Ensembles

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    A non-auditioned women's choir that performs in two campus concerts each year, as well as in the WLC chapel services. Chapel Choir, conducted by Prof. Carolyn Fons, rehearses two hours each week.

    Instrumental Ensembles

    Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band

    Wisconsin Lutheran College Jazz Band

    Chamber Ensemble
    The Chamber Ensemble is made up of string players and an occasional pianist. The group meets two hours each week while performing outstanding chamber music. The Chamber Ensemble performs on campus and for community functions. Students receive one credit per semester for their participation.

    Clarinet Ensemble
    The membership of the Clarinet Ensemble is made up of Bb, soprano and bass clarinetists. The group rehearses two hours each week and students receive one credit per semester for their participation. The ensemble performs musical literature ranging from ragtime to the classical repertoire on campus and for off campus functions.

    Flute Choir
    Students who perform in the Flute Choir will play flute, alto flute and bass flute while learning a wide variety of flute literature. The students who participate receive one credit while rehearsing two hours each week. The Flute Choir performs on campus and for off campus events.

    Percussion Ensemble
    The Percussion Ensemble performs on campus and at various off campus venues. At times the ensemble joins forces with another off campus percussion organization to perform symphonic percussion ensemble literature. Students receive one credit for their participation. The group rehearses two hours each week.

    Saxophone Ensemble
    The membership of the Saxophone Ensemble is made up of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. The group rehearses two hours each week, and students receive one credit per semester for their participation. The ensemble performs a wide variety of musical literature composed or arranged for saxophone ensemble on campus and for off campus functions.

    Tower Ringers Handbell Ensemble
    The Tower Ringers handbell ensemble rehearses two hours per week and is directed by Prof. Craig Hirschmann. The group participates in services for WLC chapel and local congregations, performs in concert each semester and attends the annual WELS Handbell Festival. Placement by director, but previous handbell experience is not necessary.

    Wisconsin Lutheran College has had additional ensembles in years past. Different groups can be created when the interest arises, giving students an opportunity to be even more involved musically.

    The Golden Lyre Award recipients demonstrate superior dedication to the pursuit of understanding, learning, and performing music.

    The Fanfare Award recipients demonstrate superior musical talent and contributions to the music department in the area of instrumental music.

    The Cantabile Award recipients demonstrate leadership and excellence in the Wisconsin Lutheran Choir.


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By: 0122855600 , 4:20 PM GMT on November 18, 2013

Heavy rain and strong winds associated with a low pressure system over the Gulf of Thailand and the south china sea will hit the states of Kelantan and Terrenganu from tomorrow till Thursday.

Most of the rain associated with the low pressure system will occur near the coast of the states of Kelantan and Terranganu and especially near the coast of Kota Bharu on Tuesday(tomorrow) and Wednesday before extending to the inland areas of Kelantan and Terrenganu late on Wednesday then extending further into the northwestern stated of Peninsular Malaysia before extending further into Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning.

This condition is likely to lead to flooding over the states of Kelantan and Terrenganu.

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Writing It Down

By: EarlB, 11:18 AM GMT on August 31, 2013

Whether with paper and pen
Or with black print on white screens,
When it is time to write,
The words have always come.

I'll tell you a secret:
Someone whispers the words
Into my ear,
The words aren't really mine!

When I talk of the moon,
And the door she opens
To lovers,

When I talk of the rains
Washing clean
Our doubts and fear,

When I talk of the wind
Stirring desire,
Stirring the heart,

It's not me.
I lay no claim
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Of such an idea.
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Clear our eyes as we fly
Toward love's shining door.

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By: EarlB, 9:33 PM GMT on August 17, 2013

How precious is the flower
About to bloom,
It is still the mystery.

How delicious is the flavor
That lives in the mind
And not yet on the lips.

How beautiful is the scape
That you imagine
Long before it is seen.

How dear is the love
Never held,
But cherished more every day.

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web pages: our-name/contest-winners/

What a nice honor. (I wonder who cast that single vote??)

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By: EarlB, 2:23 AM GMT on August 04, 2013

My dearest Zoe,

I'm tired tonight after driving all day. I took the week off and went back
"home" last Tuesday to visit a long-time friend, you remember me talking
of Petey Boudreaux, don't you? Petey still lives in the town I once called

It's been a long time since we've seen each other for any length of time,
there have only been the funerals lately, when some of our reminiscences
wouldn't have been appreciated!

The funny thing is that when we got together, I found that we had
less to talk about and remember together than I thought we would have.
We seemingly restarted conversations as if they were just ended the
day before rather than ten or fifteen years ago, but we didn't ever reflect
back on the already-plowed fields.

I guess real friendship is like that, you've shared so many experiences and
ideas that you form and share a combined memory, if you remember it, your
friend does too, no need to talk about it!

I've told you before about how so much in our (Petey's and my) hometown
has changed. It continues to change, too. After being stagnantly stable
for so long, even the changes are changing! Revisiting is like going to a
new town each visit. Not giving much of a chance for old memories to last.

Here at the farm, it's been three weeks since the wheat was harvested and
the soybeans planted. There is hardly a trace of the wheat stubble left, the
golden brown straw spikes now something that might only have been: the
field grows greener with each day and the green grows taller with each rain.
Calendar pages keep turning.

My firewood has all been split and stacked, so let the days slip by, I am
ready. But, don't let them slip by too fast, I'm still enjoying my sweet

all my love,

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$50-million Lotto Max jackpot unclaimed

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(#04075) San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Continuing its work to ensure water quality improvements in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) settling twelve cases involving violations of the Clean Water Act. PRASA agreed to pay $130,000 in penalties and undertake a $500,000 project, called a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP), to restore and protect the Lake Loiza watershed. The project will be the first conducted under the PRASA Stewardship Program, which provides a framework for developing and implementing water quality management plans for priority watersheds in Puerto Rico.

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September 11 – Nine Years Later

Posted by TheJOTUS on September 11, 2010

It’s hard to believe it has been nine years.  Nine years since murderous islamic terrorists attacked our country.  You know, having a Hamas supporter build a mosque within debris-shot of the attack is totally cool.  How could we racist bigots see anything wrong with that?

Today is about remembering those three plus thousand people who died that fateful day when the Dick Dasterdly Bush regime decided to blow things up.

Here is a live account of the events as they unfolded (hit the “listen” link at the top of the article). It is a pretty long audio clip, but I think worth a listen. The reporter and her husband were staying in the hotel across from the World Trade Center as Vice President Dick Cheney flew two separate jumbo jets into the buildings before parachuting to the ground.

Let’s also not forget the other events that happened that day with the pentagon and Flight 93.

I will never forget where I was or what I was doing on this day nine years ago. I will never forget the innocent lives lost and the heroes who gave their own life to save others on that terrible day.  All because of islamic terrorism.

And today, I will never forget Kevin Cosgrove.  Who?

This guy:

Michelle Malkin has a great post on her remembrance.

Not much more I can add.  I hear there may be a koran burning somewhere.  Perhaps I’ll find out where it is and cook up some tasty bacon.  Maybe use my doodle of the pedophile mohoammed to pick-up dog poop in the backyard.  So many options.

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What Was Sec Def Gates Thinking?

Posted by TheJOTUS on September 11, 2010

Gates Is Wrong

Whatever happened to the expression, “I may not like what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it”? The ones you will hear say this most are those that wear the uniform of American Armed Forces. They understand the meaning and intent better than your average American. Those that have served also have higher expectations of their fellow service men and women than we have of our average Americans. Thus, there is great disappointment when Secretary of Defense Gates makes a personal phone call to a minister in Florida in an attempt to stop him and his church congregation from burning the Quran. Secretary Gates position was that there would be retaliation and that would cost American lives. In other words, Secretary Gates was expressing his sentiment that the safety of the troops was more vital than the right of free speech. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those that are willing to sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.” Some historians have added to that quote, “And will eventually lose both.”

Secretary Gates lost focus of his mission. His first and foremost mission is to secure freedom, not the safety of his men and women in uniform. His primary job is to defend the Constitution of the United States of America, for which he took an oath. His oath was not to save the lives of those that have signed to a commitment up to and including their lives.

What Secretary Gates should have said was the following:

“In America, we value freedom. Our individual liberties stand for the right of peaceful people to say and do stupid things. That is who we are. We may not like what people say or do, but we first and foremost believe in freedom. If you don’t like it, well, that is just tough sh**. While the loss of life is tragic, our brave men and women in our Armed Forces are willing to make the necessary sacrifices to secure those freedoms. “

Why the rant about Secretary Gates and not President Obama? Well, let’s just say that the bar has been lowered with the President. We have come to expect less from this President. When the President said that the Cambridge police acted “stupidly”, even though saying that there should be no rush to judgment until the facts are known, well, that was our President. When the President initially said that the Imam had the right to build a Mosque near Ground Zero, and then later said after an adverse public reaction that he was not commenting on the wisdom, well, that was our President. So when President Obama was faced with the burning of the Quran by this Florida minister, and he responded to that with more harsh words than were said to the Imam, well, that was our President.

But there is a higher standard for Secretary Gates. Unlike the President, I thought that Secretary Gates seriously took his oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America.

Via Uncle Curtis

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Are The Democrats Trying To “Make Nice”?

Posted by TheJOTUS on September 11, 2010

Ever notice lately that the Democrats are suddenly praising Former President Bush? In the President’s Address from the Oval Office, President Obama praised Former President Bush for his patriotism and his dedication. Then on the Colbert show, Vice President Biden expressed his gratitude toward Former President Bush on the Iraq war.

Now keep in mind that for the last several years, all we have heard is how horrible President Bush was, especially in the handling of the GWOT (Global War On Terror). Now suddenly, we are hearing praising remarks.

Why the shift?

President Obama’s approval ratings are well below the critical 50% mark. Congressional elections are only about 50 days from now. The generic ballot shows a Republican over Democrat favorability rating over 10%. In one recent polling, Americans actually now prefer Former President Bush over current President Obama.

The Democrats are in serious trouble this election, and they know it.

The bashing and blaming of Former President Bush has expired beyond the patience of the average American, and has torn into the support from the moderates.

The Democrats were in a catch-22 on the Iraq war. They could not blame Bush for all of the failures of the Iraq war, and yet attempt to take credit themselves for the success, when it was them that opposed “The Surge”. The Democrats knew that the credit for the success of “The Surge” had to go to one source and one source only, and that was Former President Bush. Even the Baker Commission panel recommended diplomacy over increased aggressive forces. Senator Harry Reid called Iraq a failure. Senator Biden said that “The Surge” would never work. The decision for “The Surge” and the consequences for the success or failure rested on the shoulders of only one man.

The Iraq war success had to go to one man and one man only. The one man who went with the advice of one General, and against the grain of all other’s advise and recommendations. That man was President Bush.

At this point in time, when President Obama announces the withdraw of all combat troops in Iraq, to condemn, ridicule, or blame Former President Bush, would have been a political attack that would have dropped the approval ratings with the moderates even further.

The Democrats were forced a hand to thank and praise a man for his dedication. The Democrats were suddenly forced to “play nice”. Deep down, giving such praise was probably like pouring acid on their skin. They had no alternative though, other than for the first time to finally “Make Nice”.

Via Uncle Curtis

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Unemployment, By Month, Over The Past 3 Years

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 23, 2010

Have you ever stopped to think just how bad our economy has become in the last 3 years?  Well take a look at this:

Here is a snapshot of what the unemployment picture looked like just prior to President 3 wood taking office:

Now check out the last map in this video:

So when Sheriff Joe calls the stimulus an “absolute success”, well, he doesn’t know what the hell he is talking about.  The stimulus failed.  Miserably.  It did nothing to help American jobs and everything to allow the democrats in Congress to help itself to even more fantasy money.  All the while increasing the deficit and raising taxes.

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What Happens When The Bush Tax Cuts Expire?

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 22, 2010

Basically everyone will have their taxes increase.  And married couples and families will be the hardest hit:

Taxes will soar in a number of critical areas, read below to see just how our bloated government plans to take more and more from all of us:

First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief

In 2001 and 2003, Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families. These are all currently set to expire on January 1, 2011:

Personal income tax rates will rise. The top income tax rate will rise from 35 to 39.6 percent (this is also the rate at which two-thirds of small business profits are taxed). The lowest rate will rise from 10 to 15 percent. All the rates in between will also rise. Itemized deductions and personal exemptions will again phase out, which has the same mathematical effect as higher marginal tax rates. The full list of marginal rate hikes is below:

– The 10% bracket rises to an expanded 15%
– The 25% bracket rises to 28%
– The 28% bracket rises to 31%
– The 33% bracket rises to 36%
– The 35% bracket rises to 39.6%

This will affect people of all income levels!

Higher taxes on marriage and family. The “marriage penalty” (narrower tax brackets for married couples) will return from the first dollar of income. The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1000 to $500 per child. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relative to the single level. The dependent care and adoption tax credits will be cut. This will affect all people who are married and/or have children.

It was the democrats in both 2001 and 2003, that allowed those bills cutting the tax rates require hard-and-fast provisions creating an expiration date without any other action. We are now just a few short months away from that expiration date after seven years of seeing it coming.   Including more than 3 years of democratic control of Congress and almost 2 years of President 3 iron’s administration.

If nothing is done soon, then we are going to see the ‘murican people burdened with a nearly $4 trillion tax hike.

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An Economic Tidbit On Corporate Taxes

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 22, 2010

Another piece from Uncle Curtis.  I am thinking you guys are going to like him:

America has the 2nd highest corporate tax rate in the world.  I wonder who has the first?  Japan has the highest corporate tax rate in the world at 39.5%.   America has the second highest corporate tax rate at 39.3%.

First off, corporations do not pay taxes, consumers do. If you raise the property tax of a local utility that provides you energy, who do you think ultimately pays the taxes, you, or that energy company?

If you answer that the cost of those taxes are passed on to you, the consumer, in the form of a higher utility bill, you can move to the head of Dr. Williams’ class.

It matters not what the taxes are or in what form, when you tax a corporation, your cost for those goods and services are going to increase.

With the USA having a corporate tax rate of 39.3%, it is no wonder that our goods and services do not sell well. It also explains why the cost of imported goods (like at Wal-Mart) are less expensive than American made products.

Here is another way of looking at this.

If you don’t think that the customer pays the taxes, then you must think that the owner of the corporations (the shareholders) are paying the taxes, but the company is simply paying those taxes on their behalf.

So let’s go with this thought. Well, the corporation IS owned by shareholders. After the corporation has paid taxes on what they earned, they pay dividends on those earnings to the shareholder. The Shareholder, then pays taxes on the dividends, which they, as shareholders of the corporation have already paid taxes on those earnings. In this analogy, someone that owns a company (shareholder) is still going to have to raise the cost of goods and services to make the same amount of money that companies from other countries make, because they have been “double-taxed” that companies (owners) from other countries are not.

Bottom line, corporate taxes are what are called, “Hidden taxes”. But these “Hidden Taxes” are the most punitive taxes because they secretly cause prices to rise, reducing American production, while promoting the import of foreign goods and services.

THAT is why America is losing jobs to foreign countries.

—Uncle Curtis

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A Quick Message

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 22, 2010

A heads up to all of my loyal readers and peeps.  All 5 of you.  And hey, I appreciate each an every one of you!

Now you can follow me on twitter.  Yeah, that’s right, I am that cool and hip.

In my own head

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A Few Points On Wind Power

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 22, 2010

I’ve said before that I have always had conservative beliefs–even as a kid.  But when looking back on it, I think it was my Uncle Curtis that really solidified where I was on the political spectrum.  I don’t think he has any idea how influential he was on me.

With that said, I will be posting some various thoughts from Uncle Curtis.  At least until he figures out how to post on here himself.  I joke, I joke.  At any rate, here is a piece on the benefits of wind power, or lack thereof:

Regarding wind power generation (wind turbines), time to back up the facts with sources.  Below are the facts.  The following is the truth about wind power.

First, it takes a minimum wind speed to generate electricity from a wind turbine. The environmentalists like to use the “8 MPH” wind speed as their number, but that is TOTALLY misleading, because the amount of electricity generated at an 8 MPH wind is insignificant. It really takes 25 MPH wind to generate real power.

“Cut-in Speed – Cut-in speed is the minimum wind speed at which the wind turbine will generate usable power. This wind speed is typically between 7 and 10 mph for most turbines. A 10 kilowatt wind turbine may not generate 10 kilowatts until wind speeds reach 25 mph. Rated speed for most machines is in the range of 25 to 35 mph.”

So where is this this “reliable wind”?

This graphic shows where the wind is reliable enough to generate electricity. The source I used is from a government web site that advocates wind power!  Note that for about 75% of the continental United States, the reliable wind source for power generation just does not exist!

So now you start to see the problem of where the reliable wind exists, as well as how to get the power to the nation. As you can clearly see from that chart, that is a very serious problem. When you look at the chart, you can also see why there were so many wind farms in upper Iowa (because that was a hot spot for reliable wind). But that is one of the very few spots at least “GOOD” on that map (and Iowa isn’t even “Excellent”).

So, let’s assume for a moment we do have that wind to generate that power. How much does it cost to build the power turbines versus the cost of the coal plants to operate? From their own “pro-wind” web site, the costs per KWH are:

Gas Turbine: 13.9¢
Coal: 4.5¢
Nuclear: 4.6¢
Wind: 7.5¢

Yes, wind is MORE expensive than coal! That is because it takes hundreds of wind turbines (with VERY high costs) to equal the power generated from one coal generated power plant!

But here is the little hidden secret that I have kept talking about. Even with having reliable wind power and those wind turbines, guess what? You still need a power plant up and running 24/7. So you still have that additional cost! (which they do not include in their “per kwh” cost of wind power!

“Since the grid or control area must be kept in balance at all times (supply and demand, frequency, voltage), some generating unit(s) must be immediately available at all times to provide backup service (or balance) for the electricity (if any) coming from the wind turbines. This means that the unit(s) providing the backup service may be operating in an automatic generation control mode, running at less than peak capacity, and/or running in spinning reserve mode.”

But when these whacko environmentalists talk about the cost of wind power, they always exclude that cost! They only want to talk about the cost of the wind turbines alone!

Ok, so now is the funny part. You will hear the pro-wind advocates keep using the phrase, “FREE, IT’S FREE! IT’S FREE” (sounding like Michael Moore in the movie “Sicko” talking about nationalized health care).

“How Expensive is Wind-Generated Electricity?

Once a wind-turbine is built and paid for, it generates electricity almost for free. Once your house is built and paid for, it provides housing almost for free. What really matters is the cost to society. With current subsidy methods, it costs around 3¢/kWh of subsidy to get wind turbines built.”

You see, that is the funny part. Oh, once we build it, it is free! Or, (as in the case of “free subsidies”) it is cheaper because it is subsidized….by our taxes!

—Uncle Curtis

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Some Sound Decent Advice

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 17, 2010

Because let’s face it, you gotta start somewhere.

Gary North comes at it with some specific advice you won’t hear from the decepticons in the “big R” republican party.  Ten facts of American politics:

1. You can’t beat something with nothing.
2. 80% of politicians respond only to two things: (1) fear; (2) pain.
3. Bureaucrats (tenured) respond only to one thing: budget cuts.
4. Political reform never comes as long as the tax money flows in.
5. The #1 goal is to reduce the government’s funds, not re-direct them.
6. Congress’s club system sucks in 80% of new members by term #2.
7. Politicians listen to their peers, not to their constituents.
8. Money from the government buys off most voters.
9. Most citizens care little about politics and know less.
10. This gives influence to organized swing-vote blocs.

And eight rules of engagement:

1. Vote for a hard-core challenger on the other side against a squishy incumbent
2. Hold your newly elected politician’s feet to the fire the first time he breaks ranks on a key vote
3. Get him to sign a resignation letter
4. Track all of his votes on your #1 issue, and post them online
5. Find out who his largest campaign donors are
6. Instill fear
7. Inflict pain
8. Trust, but verify

Go ahead and click over.  It is a good read and worth the time.

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Hey, Who Has Two Thumbs And Fleeced The American People Out Of $250g’s?

Posted by TheJOTUS on August 10, 2010

This chic.

Ok……just so I get this straight in my head:  She takes a wealthy vacation while he criticizes the, errrrrr, wealthy?  Well then, that certainly makes Obama’s class warfare schtick sound even more ridiculous than usual.

Old and busted:  Encouraging the layman to vacation down to the oil covered gulf while enjoying your own vacation up in Maine.

New hotness:  Expensive, lavish vacations overseas while unemployment nears 10%.

It’s good to be the Obamas.

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Archdiocese of Khartoum Pleads With Authorities to Review Apostasy Case

Sudan Prelates Release Statement on Christian Mother Condemned to Death

The Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum has released a statement expressing its “deep… disappointment” regarding the handling of the case of a Sudanese wife and mother who has been condemned to death for apostasy.

Yesterday’s statement was issued by Fr Mussa Kacho, Episcopal vicar of the Khartoum, exactly one month after Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag was sentenced to death for apostasy.

The statement, provided by Aid to the Church in Need, explains the history and current situation of Ishag.

Ishag, whose father was Muslim, was sentenced to be hanged after she married Daniel Bicensio Wani, a Catholic. The couple have a 20 month-old son, Martin, and a daughter who was born during Ishag’s incarceration.

Ishag and Wani were first arrested on 15 September on adultery charges, since a Christian man cannot marry a Muslim woman according to Sharia law. However, according to the statement, these charges were eventually dropped.

Although Ishag’s father was Muslim, she was raised according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity of her mother, owing to her father’s abandonment of the family when she was young. She converted to Catholicism shortly before her marriage to Wani.

“The fact of the matter is that Mariam did not abandon the Islamic faith,” the statement reads, “but rather she, in the first place, did not follow the Islamic religion since her childhood.”

“Her case is currently in the court of appeal,” the statement says. “No one knows when the appeal court will decide on it. According to the concerned authorities, Mrs. Mariam can only be released on condition that she renounces Christianity and gets divorced from the husband.”

The statement added that the only way for Ishag to save her marriage would be to abandon her Christian faith, for her husband to convert to Islam, and for the two of them to be “remarried” according to the Islamic religion.

The case garnered international attention when Ishag was sentenced to death for apostasy, the statement says, adding that some reports contained inaccuracies.

“There are many people trying to persuade Mariam to renounce Christianity in order to be freed but she is refusing,” the statement reads. “Some people are pleading with her husband to convince her to abandon Christian faith in order to save her life but to no avail.”

In light of the facts of the case as provided in the statement, and “to honour Mariam’s steadfast position to maintain her Christian faith, we are pleading with the Judiciary and other concerned authorities to review the case against Mrs. Mariam and to bring it to a reasonable end.”


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In Hong Kong, a Once Prominent Parsi Community Faces Demise

The Star Ferry crosses Hong Kong Harbour on May 31, 2013. The ferry service was started in the late 19th century by a Parsi, Dorabjee Naorjee Mithaiwala.

Each Oct. 12, Homyar Nasirabadwala, the gaunt, white-haired priest of Hong Kong’s Parsi community, pays a visit to the University of Hong Kong to conduct a brief ceremony of thanks on the birthday of its founding benefactor. Standing alone with his head bowed, in a crepuscular corridor next to a broad, stone staircase, he looks up at a bronze bust of Sir Hormusjee Nowrojee Mody, a Parsi who was the principal donor of funds for the university’s establishment in 1911. The priest raises his arms and hangs a garland around the bust, whispering a prayer as he does so.

Today, remnants of Hong Kong’s Parsi connection are everywhere. There’s a Mody Road, Kotewall Road and a Bisney Road. You’ll find a Ruttonjee Hospital in Happy Valley and a gleaming office tower, Parekh House, in the Central business district. A Parsi, Dorabjee Naorjee Mithaiwala, was behind the establishment of the iconic Star Ferry. As well as coughing up the cash for the university, Mody was a benefactor of the Kowloon Cricket Club and its first president. The Parsis also played an instrumental role in the founding of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1864.

However, academics and members of this tight-knit community say that apathy on the part of the Hong Kong public, and within the Parsi community itself, means that a distinctive ethnic and religious community that played a pivotal role in building modern Hong Kong is in danger of fading away.

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  1. Viraf says:

    I am a Parsi and feel very sad when I read articles like this.

    I feel the problem with my community is that we have lost our connectivity, the will to help each other and to raise each other to prosperity and maybe this is one of the main reasons we are diminishing.

    I live in the UK where the Parsi community’s contributions are second to none. There are approximately 3000 Parsis in the UK and we are considered Britain’s most successful minority community having the first 64 Knights of the realm, the first three Baronets and the first three MPs from the minority communities being Parsis in the 1800’s. In recent times producing talents like Freddie Mercury and Parsi businesses employing over 55000 people in the form of Jaguar Land Rover, British Steel, Tetley Tea and Cobra Beer to name but a few. And yet as the average man in the street what a Parsi is and they would be oblivious.

    I personally would love to live and work in Hong Kong or India where the Parsis have made major contributions but I hear, especially about India, that there is reverse discrimination faced by Parsis in Parsi companies due to the fact that these companies do not want to be seen a communal. I hear this but wish it were not the case and maybe one day I will return to find out the true situation. I sincerely believe we should help our own first before helping others and maybe the decline in my community’s numbers can be stemmed. Afterall we Parsis are descended from refugees who fled Persia to escape the forced Islamisation, we came with a common goal to preserve our identity and yet it seems the modern stalwarts of the community have forgotten this and have neglected our present and future generations.

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    • Piloo Mani says:

      With due respect to your statement, about reverse discrimination is ABSOLUTELY TRUE, particularly in bigger companies and mainly in the biggest Conglomerate of India. In today’s world especially in India as I am from India, to be a Parsi is a very unfortunate thing. Inspite of your qualifications you are a BIG ZERO. This is the main reason why I have seen so many high qualified Parsis joining the above Conglomerate and finding themselves being side stepped in everything. Hence, many of them have emigrated abroad and do not want to do anything with this foolish community which has back stabbed them. You do not know what a sad and unfortunate situation, I and many others like me have to face. This does not include influential Parsis.

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