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Ohio voters reject Republican-backed union limits

Ohio voters reject Republican-backed union limits

November 8th, 2011 in News

Voters cast their ballots Tuesday at the Wakeman Township fire station near Wakeman, Ohio.

Photo by The Associated Press /News Tribune.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state's new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment.

In a political blow to GOP Gov. John Kasich, voters handily rejected the law, which would have limited the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers. With more than a quarter of the votes counted late Tuesday, 63 percent of votes were to reject the law.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said victory for unions was achieved among Democrats and Republicans in urban and rural counties.

"Ohio sent a message to every politician out there: Go in and make war on your employees rather than make jobs with your employees, and you do so at your own peril," he said.

Kasich said, "It's clear that the people have spoken." He said he would take a deep breath and contemplate the loss - and how best to move forward.

"In a campaign like this, you give it your best, and if you don't win and the people speak in a loud voice, you pay attention to what they have to say, and you think about it," Kasich said Tuesday night.

Kasich said he has made creating jobs his priority and he's beginning to see his policies work.

But Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern, at a celebration at a downtown Columbus hotel, said Republicans and Kasich overreached on the collective bargaining law.

"He literally thought he knew more than everyone else," Redfern said.

Asked whether the collective bargaining law, called Issue 2, was a referendum on Kasich, Redfern said, "Absolutely. He was the face of the campaign. John Kasich chose to put his face on this campaign for the last eight weeks. The people of the state pushed back."

Labor and business interests poured more than $30 million into the nationally watched campaign, and turnout was high for an off-year election.

The law hadn't taken effect yet. Tuesday's result means the state's current union rules will stand, at least until the GOP-controlled Legislature determines its next move. Republican House Speaker William Batchelder predicted last week that the more palatable elements of the collective bargaining bill - such as higher minimum contributions on worker health insurance and pensions - are likely to be revisited after the dust settles.

Earlier this year, thousands of people swarmed the Statehouse in protest when the bill was being heard. The bill still allowed bargaining on wages, working conditions and some equipment but banned strikes, scrapped binding arbitration and dropped promotions based solely on seniority, among other provisions.

Kasich and fellow supporters promoted the law as a means for local governments to save money and keep workers. Their effort was supported by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business-Ohio, farmers and others.

We Are Ohio, the largely union-funded opponent coalition, painted the issue as a threat to public safety and middle-class workers, spending millions of dollars on TV ads filled with images of firefighters, police officers, teachers and nurses.

Celebrities came out on both sides of the campaign, with former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and singer Pat Boone urging voters to retain the law and former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and the Rev. Jesse Jackson urging them to scrap it.

Labor and business interests poured more than $30 million into the nationally watched campaign, with the law's opponents far outspending and outnumbering its defenders.

Opponents reported raising $24 million as of mid-October, compared to about $8 million raised by the committee supporting the law, Building a Better Ohio.

Tuesday's result in the closely divided swing state was expected to resonate from statehouses to the White House ahead of the 2012 presidential election.

Ohio's bill went further than a similar one in Wisconsin by including police officers and firefighters, and it was considered by many observers to be a barometer of the national mood on the political conundrum of the day: What's the appropriate size and role of government, and who should pay for it?

Kasich has vowed not to give up his fight for streamlining government despite the loss.

For opponents of the law, its defeat is anticipated to energize the labor movement, which largely supports Democrats, ahead of President Barack Obama's re-election effort.


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Saturday's National League Capsules

Saturday's National League Capsules

April 15th, 2012 in News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jonathon Niese and two relievers combined on a six-hitter, David Wright homered despite a broken finger and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Saturday.

Niese (2-0) allowed five hits and struck out five in 6 2-3 innings. Bobby Parnell got four outs and Jon Rauch pitched the ninth.

Wright was 3 for 5, including a long homer on the first pitch he saw after missing three games with a broken right pinkie. Lucas Duda also connected for the Mets, who are off to a surprising 6-2 start.

The five-time defending NL East champion Phillies are 3-5 and struggling offensively without All-Stars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in the middle of their lineup.

Phillies starter Vance Worley (0-1) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Edwin Jackson threw a two-hitter for his fifth career complete game and Adam LaRoche added to his unusually strong start with a tiebreaking two-run double, helping the Nationals win their fifth game in a row.

Other than a rocky second inning, Jackson (1-0) was as efficient and effective as can be, striking out nine. He retired 16 consecutive batters in one stretch, until walking Chris Heisey leading off the eighth.

As if all of that weren't enough, Jackson even singled off Reds starter Homer Bailey (0-2).

Jesus Flores went 3 for 3 with an RBI while shrugging off a collision at the plate as a runner and Jayson Werth had two hits.

DENVER (AP) - Todd Helton hit a two-run homer off closer J.J. Putz in the bottom of the ninth inning and Colorado rallied to beat Arizona in the rain.

With two outs, Helton belted his first homer of the season down the right-field line and the towering shot stayed just fair. Tyler Chatwood (1-0) pitched two innings and gave up a run to earn the win in relief.

The Diamondbacks were trailing 5-1 when the game was halted by a relentless downpour after four innings. But the 71-minute break energized their bats and they came out of the clubhouse swinging.

Miguel Montero hit a three-run homer and pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt broke a tie with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The lead wouldn't last as Putz (0-1) blew his first save of the season.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Emmanuel Burriss scored on a throwing error by shortstop Clint Barmes in the ninth inning to give San Francisco a win over struggling Pittsburgh.

With the bases loaded and nobody out, Melky Cabrera hit a sharp grounder to shortstop. Barmes, playing in at the edge of the infield grass, made a low throw home that bounced in front of catcher Rod Barajas. He tried to make a backhand stop, but the ball skipped away.

The Pirates have dropped five straight.

The win was a nice morale boost for the Giants on a night they learned All-Star closer Brian Wilson is likely headed for surgery and could miss the season because of an elbow injury.

Javier Lopez (1-0) struck out Alex Presley with the potential go-ahead run on second.

Burriss hit a leadoff single in the ninth off Chris Resop (0-1), and pinch-hitter Ryan Theriot followed with a sharp single that moved Burriss to third.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ted Lilly pitched seven innings of two-hit ball in his season debut after coming off the disabled list, Matt Kemp hit a pair of two-run homers and Andre Ethier also went deep to lead Los Angeles over San Diego.

The Dodgers are off to a major league-leading 8-1 start - their best since beginning their 1981 World Series championship season 9-1.

Lilly (1-0), whose season was delayed because of neck stiffness, threw 79 pitches, struck out four and was charged with an unearned run.

The Dodgers scored four runs in the first and two more in the second against Joe Wieland (0-1) in his major league debut. Kemp hit his first home run after a leadoff walk to Dee Gordon. Ethier followed with a drive into the right-field pavilion.

One inning later, Kemp hit his fifth homer after a single by Tony Gwynn Jr.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lance Lynn pitched effectively into the sixth inning and Yadier Molina had two hits and two RBIs, leading the Cardinals to a win over the Cubs.

Lynn (2-0) gave up four hits and one run in 5 1-3 innings. He struck out five, walked two and lowered his ERA to 1.50.

Jon Jay hit his second home run of the season in the seventh off Shawn Camp.

The Cardinals broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the fourth off Chris Volstad (0-1). Molina brought in Matt Holliday and Matt Carpenter with a single up the middle. Daniel Descalso had an RBI triple and Tyler Greene then hit a RBI single.

MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Lee drove in the tying run with a two-out single in the ninth inning, and an error by left fielder Logan Morrison allowed the go-ahead run to score as Houston rallied to beat closer Heath Bell and Miami.

Bell, one of the Marlins' All-Star acquisitions this offseason, took the mound with a 4-1 lead to start the ninth but had a shaky performance for the third time in as many outings this season.

The Astros had four hits in the inning and scored four times, taking advantage of three Miami errors.

The last miscue was by Morrison, who misjudged a slicing fly hit by Brian Bogusevic. Morrison staggered and fell as he tried to catch it, and the ball glanced off the heel of his glove, allowing a runner to score from third.

Rhiner Cruz (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings. Brett Myers worked a perfect ninth for his second save.

Bell (0-2), booed when he departed after retiring only two of the seven batters he faced, blew a save for the second time in as many chances. The late rally cost Carlos Zambrano his first win for the Marlins.

ATLANTA (AP) - Mike Minor pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning to give Atlanta's rotation a lift and the Braves survived a ninth-inning scare to beat Shaun Marcum and Milwaukee for their fourth straight victory.

Craig Kimbrel pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, striking out pinch-hitter George Kottaras and Mat Gamel for his fourth save.

Minor (1-1) recorded 18 consecutive outs after hitting Corey Hart with a pitch to open the second inning. The left-hander did not allow an earned run in 7 1-3 innings, becoming the first Braves starter this season to get an out after the fifth. He struck out four and walked one in the longest start of his career.

The Braves have won four straight after losing their first four games. Milwaukee has lost three in a row.

Juan Francisco had a run-scoring double in a two-run second. Marcum (1-1) gave up three hits over seven innings and was hurt by Ryan Braun's throwing error in left field.

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May 25, 2018

New China bullet trains get their speed clipped

Faster than a speeding bullet, but there are concerns that it could be more like an unguided missile at top speed.

The Railway Ministry in China has lowered the top operating speed for its new flagship Beijing-to-Shanghai bullet train, which is scheduled to begin service this month.

The new line was advertised to run at a top speed of 380kph and was touted in China as a sign of its emergece as a global superpower.

The trains will now run at speeds of between 250-300kph which brings it inot line with eight other trunk lines on the network, which is still under construction.

The reduced speeds have come from sweeping changes the ministry following the sacking of rails minister, Liu Zhijun, in February for corruption and mismanagement.

Mismanagement – now that is a crime that Western Countries should put on their statute books. There are plenty of corporate moron’s in the West who are prime candiates to be charged with mismanagement but only seem to get punished with bigger bonuses.

Anyway, back to the China trains – some critics had accused Mr Liu of building a high-speed railway empire that was too costly for average passengers. This is hardly groundbreaking news. The peasants were never going to take their produce to market on a 300kph luxury bullet train.

A ticket costs around a months wages for an average rural citizen. We are hardly going to get all the ‘comrades’ on the same egalitarian train with that equation.

The main reason behind the speed reductions is shoddy, rapid construction of the rail network infrastructure.

But the rail ministry’s new leaders sent safety inspectors to examine the Beijing-to-Shanghai line, and have pronounced it safe for use.

Apparently passengers need not be alarmed about some of the foreign companies that sold the high-speed train technology to China saying that the trains were never designed to operate at such high speeds.

That is ok though says the rail ministry because Chinese engineers have improved on the technology and the trains were safe at higher speeds. Very comforting that.

Newswarped loves train travel but won’t be buying a ticket on the Beijing-Shanghai express just yet until it proves that it can stay on the track built for it and not go for unplanned excursions into the surrounding countryside.


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OC student, Scholar American, talks rodeo, academics

OC bull rider juggles rodeo and classes. (Source: KWES) OC bull rider juggles rodeo and classes. (Source: KWES)

3 members of the Odessa College Rodeo team were selected as NIRA Scholar Americans. I caught up with Coach C.J. Aragon and one of those student athletes to find out it all fits together.

“Layne Ward, Jessie Morriss and Cody Falconer were recognized as National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Scholar All-Americans,” said Aragon.

Those are impressive honors, to be sure. But it's not as easy as it sounds. Honors like those require a 3.5 GPA or higher, in addition to their performance in the rodeo arena.

“There's a lot of contestants that are really good on the rodeo side of it and there's a lot that are really good at the academic side of it. But, they took the time to be good at both, of them,” Aragon explained.

Of the three, Layne Ward is the only one still attending Odessa College. Jessie and Cody have already graduated.  Layne is a sophomore bull rider who wants to major in engineering. Odessa, Texas is a long way from Alma, Idaho.

Layne says he was surprised to learn he had gotten the award. But, as he found out more about it, he was, definitely, honored. But, how does he juggle school work and rodeo at the same time?

“Sometimes, you have to sacrifice a little bit of practice time for school and your school work, when it's piling up and when you've got important stuff. But, still getting in the time that you need to, in practice pen, to do good at the rode,” commented Ward.

Layne says there's not much free time. And even so, he still manages to find time to bull ride, professionally, too.

“I enter a lot of professional PRCA rodeos around here and back home,” he said.

Layne says he doesn't, really, get scared when he rides, “I think I've done it enough, now, to where, you know, it's kind of a calculated risk, at this point. I know what can happen. But, I've done it enough that I know I can be successful at it.”

Successful he has been. He won the southwest region in bull riding and finished in the top 20, in the nation, last year. All as a freshman.

Layne has a lot of goals set for himself. He wants to make a living out of riding bulls, make the National Finals Rodeo and win the World Championships. But, he will always ride for the love and thrill of the game.

“Just the fact of you, riding a bull, it's the self-accomplishment, stepping off and that rush, that feeling of doing it, you can't, really, compare it to anything,” Layne concluded.

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>, News, Security, Technology, Uncategorized>Microsoft Denies Claims of PRISM Involvement

Microsoft Denies Claims of PRISM Involvement

130409160521-microsoft-blue-620xaMicrosoft has denied any participation in the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance after the Guardian accuses the software company of doing so.

Citing “top-secret documents” as evidence, the Guardian published a story earlier this week stating that Microsoft has “collaborated closely with U.S. intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted.”

Taking offense to the claims, Microsoft released a public statement saying, “We have clear principles which guide the response across our entire company to government demands for customer information for both law enforcement and national security issues.”

The UK-based paper said Edward Snowden provided the documents, which claimed Microsoft provided the U.S. government with access to SkyDrive, Skype, Outlook.com and other Microsoft products.

“Microsoft helped the NSA to circumvent its encryption to address concerns that the agency would be unable to intercept web chats on the new Outlook.com portal,” wrote the Guardian.

In a response, Microsoft said it only provides the government with access to customer data “only in response to legal processes.”

Nevertheless, the Guardian accused Microsoft of receiving blanket orders from the secret surveillance court allowing communications through Skype, Outlook.com, etc. to be collected “without an individual warrant.” The paper also said the “if the NSA operative has a 51 percent belief that the target is not a U.S. citizen and is not on U.S. soil at the time,” they are allowed to collect individual data.

“…We only ever comply with orders about specific accounts or identifiers, and we would not respond to the kind of blanket orders discussed in the press over the past few weeks, as the volumes documented in our most recent disclosure clearly illustrates,” said Microsoft.

The company concluded their arguments stating, “When we upgrade or update products, legal obligations may in some circumstances require that we maintain the ability to provide information in response to a law enforcement or national security request.”

The company has since argued for additional transparency in order to allow everyone to understand the issue at place.

Since the accusations, a former Microsoft engineer has stuck up for the software company in an interview with the Business Insider. The former employee said it would be very “improbable” for PRISM to do all of what the NSA documents said it could.

The former Microsoft engineer noted four reasons why it would be “improbable”:

1. “Any data access is logged, monitored, audited.”

2. “Any such tool would need the involvement of a lot of people which grows over time. It would be hard to do this in secrecy.”

3. Culturally, Microsoft places a lot of focus on safely handling data and only handling data to outsiders through strict process.”

4. “I’ve worked in some of the systems that would have been touched and so have some friends. None of them have heard of this.”

While the source told the Business Insider that he believes PRISM to be “improbable,” he also said it’s not entirely “impossible” either.

“Maybe the NSA files fake court orders. Maybe they have malware that has access to the Microsoft network. Maybe they have secret Microsoft employees that carry out access for them and are smart enough to cover their tricks,” they said.

In the most latest news regarding the issue, Microsoft has asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help its efforts “to secure permission to release information about how it handles and has responded in the past to requests for customer data from government agencies,” as reported by All Things D.

No word of Holder’s response has yet to be released.

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Friday, October 10, 2008

Just Two

Well, our boy is in the negotiation phase. I'm actually fine with it, because he's actually pretty logical and responds well to reason. Often before bed, he'll tell us that he's not done with his cup (usually lemonade) and can't go to bed just yet. My usual response is "OK, take two more drinks and then hand it over." Generally, he'll counter with, "I'll take three drinks." I usually agree.

One of our favorite games is blowing raspberries (on the stomach). It's one of those "no means yes" situations. "Don't do it, Papa; I'm not a respberry." Of course, he likes giving them as much as getting them. The other day, I told him I was going to blow raspberries on him. His response was, "You can blow two raspberries!" He then lifted his own shirt and waited for his raspberries. After two, he lowered his shirt and said, "OK, that's it."

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  1. I like how kids negotiate but you have to be cautious that they don't take it too far. Allowing them to choose and dictate what goes on around is very empowering but as most parents would agree to, don't give em so much rope that they hang themselves with it!


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I will be 66 in October and have been a loyal citizen of this country from when I could discern what loyalty meant. But I never knew that in the state of my residence, Selangor that there are words that cannot be uttered by non-Muslims either orally or in writing, including "Allah", "firman Allah" (God’s decree), "solat" (daily prayers), "Rasul", "mubaligh" (missionary), "mufti" (cleric), "iman" (faith), "Kaabah", "Qiblat" (the direction in which Muslims pray), and "Haji".
Non-Muslims found guilty of using the words may be fined up to RM3,000 or jailed for up to two years, or both.

Okay so the verdict's still out on the use of Allah by Christians etc. but leaving that word aside what's wrong with the other words? So if I want to refer to a Muslim cleric what word do I use? I am getting really confused la. And I am not being disrespectful to Islam or Muslims okay? But can someone answer my question? Please?

You know I also interrogate my kids. All the time. If they do their homework. If they have been naughty. Stuff like that. So no problem my mata-mata talk to your kids in school.

  How do you know that the Inspector-General of Police doesn't know what we mean and doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about? It's all explained here in this Malay Mail report

Don't worry. I am going to boost all of you. Boost, boost, boost. Apetu boost?
Errrr......nanti dulu. Sabar la...
When I read this headline in The Malay Mail I felt really angry. Not for the racist reasons some of you might think.

PM to announce steps to help Malays, says report

The prime minister will soon announce measures to boost the economic role of Malays.

Hiyoh!!! The Barisan Nasional governments have been saying the same thing since 1969 la.
If our Malay brethren are still in the shit-house maybe it is time for some new ideas. From a new government? I mean if you've been having measures to "boost" the economic role of the Malays for 44 years why have they not worked?
Aiyoh! Mr. Najib tell us some other story la. Can ah?
One Malay doesn't think much of all these BOOSTS. (Article copied from The Malay Mail online)
Helping the Malays? Not again! — Zaid Ibrahim
SEPT 12 — I believe the Government is in the midst of launching new, specific plans to “help the Malays”.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar has been tasked with coming out with fresh initiatives to make the presence of the Malays in commercial and private sectors more prominent. This is to address concerns such as the lack of Malay executives in senior positions.
There have already been many Government initiatives to help the Malays, ranging from giving them the opportunity to acquire 30 per cent equity in Chinese listed firms to letting them enjoying a 5 per cent discount on property purchases.
Business licences need to be registered with the Ministry of Finance and must have majority Bumiputera ownership. In higher education, policies are in place for easier admission by way of matriculation examinations and reserved places. In fact, I think the Government has tried almost everything in the last 40 years under the Malay preference policy. Malays have never had it so good.
I can understand the PM’s position in light of the upcoming Umno General Assembly. An Umno leader is a Malay hero and he must therefore show what he can do for the Malays. I wish the PM success, although helping the Malays must be tough, for several reasons.

For the party, this means helping Umno Malays first so they can then help other Malays in what is known as the trickledown effect. The problem with this theory is that it assumes Umno businessmen will pass down opportunities to other Malays, which is largely not the case. Those who do pass these opportunities along help other Umno members rather than ordinary Malays.
The second problem with this “helping the Malays” programme is timing.  Everyone in politics wants to show the people instant results of their actions or initiatives. The Malays themselves have been fed this idea of instant results and are not willing to accept long-term solutions to their problems.
Unfortunately, long-term change is exactly what’s needed to help the Malays as it involves developing new educational and cultural values. Becoming critical thinkers, honing their English language skills, learning to cope with the demands of the modern workplace—none of this can be done overnight.
The third problem is that the Malays prefer easy handouts like BR1M payments, commissions, diesel subsidies or contracts they can convert quickly to cash.  That’s why they love Approved Permits because they can then ask the Chinese to operate the showrooms and sell the cars.
Who can blame them? They have cashed out their entitlements this way all these years, all while being fully endorsed and supported by the Malay leadership. You cannot hope to change this culture unless you are prepared to be an unpopular Malay/ Umno leader.
Whatever new initiatives the PM’s office will come out with, I doubt they will be helpful to the majority of the Malays or even to the country. I have said this before and I will say it again: the real help the Malays need is for the Government to tell them that there will be no more special treatment for them. They are not entitled to any just because they are Malays. This is the only medicine that can cure the malaise of the Malays and we need it now.
Maybe, after the General Assembly, we can hope that the PM will come out with real programmes that will help the Malays. They need to be forced to do things: forced to learn English, to compete for places in universities, to compete in the private sector.
They need to stop being crybabies who run to Umno for help every time life treats them harshly.
These initiatives will be frowned upon. Utusan Malaysia will abandon the PM and Umno members from top to bottom will kick and yell, but as the leader the PM must administer the right medicine to his people.
* Zaid Ibrahim is a prominent Malaysian lawyer turned politician and is a former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs and judicial reform.
** This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malay Mail Online.

Some food for thought...

Anonymous said...

Careful Patrick, by writing the first snippet you have already broken Selangor law.

Anonymous said...

To help answer your question on how to address a muslim cleric, my advice to you is to avoid the muslim cleric and everything associated with Islam. Don't even look into the eyes of a Muslim for he/she may claim that you have given him/her a seditious look and insulted his/her religion. Just look away and stay away. Better still, leave this country.

And I've even got better suggestions for Najib's "boost" or extra boost to help the Malays. Najib should make it compulsory for all non Malays to give 50% of their net earnings after tax to Malays to boost the Malays economically. If that is not sufficient, Najib should make it compulsory for only Malays are allowed to operate all businesses businesses in Malaysia. This would be simple to implement because the Authorities will simply reject all business applications from non Malays. So no business license, cannot do business lah!!

If that still does not work, amend the Constitution that only Malays are allowed to work and non Malays cannot work. Then for sure, 100% of the private sector employees will be all Malays. If non Malays don't like it, they can always go back to China or India.

Anonymous said...

Patrick, we should be creative because a conversation in itself is a creative art. Next time you speak with someone, including a Muslim and you need to used those banned words, just use the English equivalent that you have just provided. After all, in Malaysia, we love rojak and rojak sentences.

Speaking of the word describing the direction in which Muslims pray, the religious authorities should start raiding all the hotels in Selangor. The rooms would have an sign that points to the said direction as well as the banned word.

Ganesh said...

Indians should watch 'Baik Punya Cilok' to understand how Hindraf has been deceived by Najib although they signed the so-called MOU.

Anonymous said...

Barang semua naik, cuma BR1M tak boleh naik?

ps: BR1M 50 tahun satu kali saje lah! Tunggu lama lama baru naik!

Anonymous said...

Malay ulamas are dumb.

JTidol said...

If words like Allah, solat,Rasul, mubaligh, mufti, iman, Kaabah, Qiblat and Haji, etc cannot be uttered by non Muslims either orally or in writing, how are the non Muslim students expected to handle this in their lessons or exams?

Stupidest ruling ever! These are just words. They are not going to kill anyone just because a non muslim use them. Seriously, our Islamic rulers need take some lessons from other Islamic countries on what the true meaning of Islam is. Stop butchering the religion.

Anonymous said...

Malaysia is going to become 'Malaysial'
The Islamic dept of Selangor is sial!The IGP is sial!The govt(under UMNO) is sial!

Major (Rtd) D.Swami said...

How about 'Raghead"?

clearwater said...

Zaid Ibrahim, a successful lawyer and businessman, will be ignored. Few Malays on the gravy train want it stopped. They are addicted. Who among the Malays can dole out the painful treatment for a cure?

Anonymous said...

God should come forward now or send another prophet to Malaysia to resolve the Allah issue.

Mukaris said...

The alleged involvement of TDM in Project M can be compared to the alleged involvement of Najib in the Altantuya murder. There are too many coincidences of the involvement of their close confidants and aides and testimonies by independent witnesses of their involvements. These witnesses are ordinary people and it must take a lot of courage and strength of conviction to dare to accuse these powerful people (PMs, no less) of serious wrongdoings. Why would any ordinary people in his right mind would want to accuse someone as powerful as TDM as being involved? On a scale of probability I would rather believe the little guy who has nothing to gain but everything to lose than the powerful guy who has everything to lose and nothing to gain to tell the truth.

And when the scandal of the Project M first broke wide open just before GE13, TDM made the scandalous public remark that his actions in awarding the ICs to the illegals can be favourably compared to Tunku’s award of citizenships to the non Malays when Malaysia gained independence. In making this remark, he did not deny he was involved in the Project IC. Instead, his remarks indicated he was defending his actions. In other words, in defending his actions, he is in effect admitting he did commit those acts but he saw no wrongdoing in them.

Ayapan said...

Sue the Producer, Director and owner of the Tanda Putera Film for RM50m and make them pay for slandering and defaming Lim Kit Siang's character and public image and by connection, insult to the Chinese for linking them as the cause of May 13. Truly irresponsible and very provocative with motive to cause trouble especially with all intents and purposes to show the film to FELDA settlers and private screenings to Malay centric audiences before the public screening.

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The former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, who is facing money laundering charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday said he Supreme Court struck out his appeal on technical grounds.

Metuh, who spoke through his counsel, Barrister Ben Chuks Nwosu, in a statement on Monday, said the Apex Court did not determine his appeal, challenging the dismissal of his no-case submission by Justice Okon Abang, on the merit.

“While we welcome the verdict of the Supreme Court on the No Case Submission filed by our client, Chief Olisa Metuh, in his on-going case at the Federal High Court, Abuja, we wish to state for the records that:

“Whereas our client retains the legal right to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision by seeking leave to appeal so that the matter can be heard on its merit, we are more eager to continue with the defence of the substantive suit; as this is the fastest way to prove his innocence.

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“We restate our complete faith in the laws of our land, confident that truth, justice and equity will prevail in the end,” the statement said.

The Supreme Court last week held that Metuh faces his trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja , in the N400 million money laundering charge preferred against him by the Federal Government.

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Number of cops killed by gunfire in 2013 dips to 33, lowest since 1887
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Law Enforcement Deaths Decrease By 8 Percent; Death By Firearms At Lowest Rate In 50 Years
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Law officer deaths in 2013 fall to lowest in 54 years
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US law enforcement deaths fall to 50-year low, report finds
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Law Enforcement Fatalities Dip to Lowest Level in Six Decades
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A Local Movement for Change

by William P. Muhammad

Rockford, Ill. – Dozens of concerned community members, grassroots activists and brothers from the Nation of Islam’s local study group, marched four miles through violence plagued neighborhoods on the city’s West side, enduring 90 degrees heat on the last day of Ramadan, as a rash of shootings, robberies and home invasions frustrate neighborhood residents, law enforcement and local government officials.

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           Desiring to demonstrate that enough is enough, and motivated to inspire others to speak out against what has proven to be yet another year of senseless violence, march co-organizer, Sara Seay, 25, said she used social media as a major vehicle for launching what she hopes will become a continuous movement for change.

“Not only (is there) the rise in crime and violence in our community, but I have a one-year-old daughter and I don’t feel safe taking her to the park. I don’t feel safe going for walks with her, without looking over my shoulder, thinking someone is going to attempt to attack us or someone is going to do a drive-by shooting,” Ms. Seay said. “I originally posted a post on Facebook asking if there were any marches or rallies against violence and, if not, how would I go about starting one,” she said.

            “I have children, I have foster children and I have also lost five loved ones so far this year due to violence, so this is something very near and dear to my heart,” said Tamica Fricks, 41, a local activist and friend of Ms. Seay, who plans to continue working on the West side to keep anti-violence demonstrations an ongoing activity in the city.  “I want more awareness, I want more information out there for people to know…to make people aware of the violence that is going on, (and) to put them out there to get help,” she said.

            Student FOI Coordinator, Bro. Henry 3X, one of the persons contacted through social media to help spread word of the rally, said it was the duty of the men of Muhammad’s Study Group of Rockford, not only to participate in the march, but also to become more deeply involved in addressing the internal and external pathologies that ill-affect both Rockford in general and its Black population in particular.

“The beauty of being a student of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, and studying how to love yourself, studying how to have self-value and self-worth, is that the more we love ourselves, and the more we look to the God in ourselves, we automatically command respect,” Bro. Henry said. “It’s very simple, treat others the way you want to be treated. That’s the golden rule. The moment we begin to care about ourselves and do-for-self, and others begin to see that we respect ourselves, they will respect us and that same effort,” he said.

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            Agreeing there is a need to change self-perceptions in order to effect positive change in   Rockford, and to counter the negative behaviors destroying the West side, Prophet Yusef, 72, a retired U.S. Navy sailor, Vietnam combat veteran, and longtime community activist, said marching four miles in 90 degrees heat made an important statement because it showed that the people were serious, speaking with one voice and no longer willing to tolerate destructive behaviors that harm the innocent.

“I wish this could be done every day.” Mr. Yusef said. “Anytime you march, it’s been proven that crime goes down because they see that the people are united. What the children and the young people need is to be taught the knowledge of self. If they know the knowledge of self, they wouldn’t commit a crime,” he said.

            “I think today was very successful, we were able to get Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and all walks of life, to wake up at nine in the morning and march throughout the inner city of Rockford and demonstrate our desire, in 90 degree weather, to call for justice, to call for a stop to the violence and to call for ownership and peace in our community,” Student Minister Yahcolyah Muhammad, the Rockford representative of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan said. “The momentum for 10-10-15 is exciting and we’re trying to keep up pace and catch up with the pace of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, who is leading by example. He is tirelessly working, he’s tirelessly going throughout the country; the least we can do is tirelessly work in our cities to spread the message and the momentum for Justice or Else on 10-10-15.”
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'100 Bloody Acres' movie review: Horror-comedy offers bloody good, but twisted, fun

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Angus Sampson prepares to harvest some of the secret ingredient to his organic fertilizer in the horror-comedy '100 Bloody Acres.' (Music Box Films)

Reg seems like a friendly enough bloke. In addition to boasting an aw-shucks Aussie charm, he's a sweet little backwoods simpleton who runs an organic fertilizer company with big brother Lindsay. Their nonsensical but nonetheless friendly corporate motto: "We'll fertilize ya!"

Reg is so friendly, in fact, that -- against his better judgment -- he'll even stop to pick up a trio of city-slicker hitchhikers stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. What's more, he brings them juice boxes while they wait.

While they wait for what, you ask? Why, while they wait for Reg and Lindsay to grind them up and use them as their dirty-little-secret ingredient in their next batch of potassium-rich blood-and-bone fertilizer (which is apparently a real thing).

That's the meat of "100 Bloody Acres," an oddly amiable horror-farce from sibling filmmakers Cameron and Colin Cairns that plays like a cross between 1990's "Misery" and last year's "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil." It opens Friday (June 28) for a weeklong run at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center.

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Like Reg, it's a bit of a pokey little film, taking its time to get up to speed. But, also like Reg, it does it in such a likeable way that it's hard to hold it against it. By the time things start getting truly bloody -- thanks in part, but by no means limited, to the brothers' in-barn bone grinder (and some swell special effects) -- the pace has picked up and the farcical flourishes have built up to such an extent that it's easy to stay engaged in the sick ridiculousness of it all.

That's a credit to the Cairns brothers. Their goofy little gorefest easily could have been the sort of cliche-ridden, hate-fueled horror film that lives -- and dies -- in the murky, dusty corner of ramshackle barns and other shadowy, cobwebbed locales. But the Cairnses chose not to go that all-too-familiar route. Rather, this is the rare horror film that plays out entirely in daylight hours -- and glaring Aussie daylight, too.

That's not to say it's absent atmosphere, however. It just boasts a bright, shiny atmosphere -- and one that is all the more disarming for that reason.

They've also assembled a nice cast, highlighted by Damon Harriman as the rube Reg, who is as likeable, but as conflicted, as brother Lindsay (Angus Sampson) is menacing -- and imbalanced. For that reason, Harriman's Reg doesn't want the freshly arrived city slickers dead -- annoying though they are -- any more than we do. At the same time, he can't have the authorities find out what's really been going into the brothers' grinder. After all, the results have been bonzer good for business.

But unfortunately for said city slickers -- a sweet-faced former country girl, headed to a music festival with her boyfriend and their obnoxious English mate -- they have stumbled upon the boys' secret, and now Reg and Lindsay have to do something about it. It's a decidedly complicated situation, for poor old Reg as well as for audiences. We don't want the poor kids to be killed, but he's so nice that we don't want him to be caught, either.

Angus Sampson, left, and Damon Herriman star in the horror-comedy '100 Bloody Acres.'

But thanks to Reg's habit of making Stooge-like mistakes, the evil Lindsay will have to take matters into his own, blood-stained hands if there's any hope of staying in business -- and out of jail. He'll likely get carried away with himself, too.

As the missteps and shocking surprises pile up, though, it becomes harder and harder to see a way out of it all. That's part of the film's fun, in fact: trying to figure out how the Cairnses are going to resolve this crazy situation. But resolve it, they do -- even if audiences will have to sit through the credits to learn the resolution to one last loose thread.

What the Cairns brothers have created is something rare for a horror film: Not only does it get the job done without making you want to shower after it's all over, but they've created multi-dimensional characters who inhabit a believable and expansive environment.

In so doing, they've also created a bloody good bit of twisted fun.

3 stars, out of 5

Snapshot: An Australian horror-comedy about a pair of backwoods brothers running an organic fertilizer operation -- and the three city slickers who stumble upon their dark secret.

What works: With a colorful cast of characters and its share of effective shocks, it's a good bit of twisted fun.

What doesn't: It's a bit of a slow-starter.

Cast: Damon Herriman, Angus Sampson, Anna McGahan, Oliver Ackland, Jamie Kristian. Directors: Cameron and Colin Cairns. Rating: Unrated, warrants R for bloody violence, strong language, drug use and a sexual situation. Running time: 1 hour 31 minutes. Where: Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center.


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New Orleans' push for share of Harrah's Casino tax money clears Senate

Harrah's Casino at the foot of Canal Street (Eliot Kamenitz / The Times-Picayune)

With the determination of a slot-machine enthusiast, the state Senate once again passed a measure that would dedicate $1.8 million a year in state gambling tax revenue to New Orleans' police, fire and sanitation services.

It is the fifth time that Mayor Mitch Landrieu has asked the New Orleans delegation to make a play for a stable revenue stream to cover the burden on city services that Harrah's Casino represents at the foot of Canal Street. It has passed the Legislature each time.

"This bill is a bill that we in this body have passed on numerous occasions and has met its fate at the end of a gubernatorial veto," said Sen. J. P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, who carried House Bill 389 in the Senate. "This bill seeks to rectify a problem in the law when the casino in New Orleans was originally conceived and placed in New Orleans."

The bill, which passed the Senate 36-1 and heads to Gov. Bobby Jindals' desk.* The legislation would dedicate the first $1.8 million in gambling tax revenue to pay for police, fire and sanitation services associated with Harrah's. The next $60 million would go to a state education fund. New Orleans could stand to receive an additional $1.8 million if the state collects extra revenue beyond those previous dedications in any given year.

While Jindal has vetoed the bill's earlier iterations, the governor has earmarked $3.6 million in previous years to cover city expenses associated with Harrah's. Nevertheless, the state has failed to consistently cover those costs before he took office, leading local officials to favor a more permanent revenue stream backed in state law.

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The Woodland Trust - Rhododendron.  Wood Wise - Woodland Conservation News Spring 2013, p 14-17

Jackson, P. (2008) Rhododendron in Snowdonia and a strategy for its control. Snowdonia National Park Authority

Maguire, C.M., Kelly, J. and Cosgrove, P.J. (2008). Best Practice Management Guidelines Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum and Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus. Prepared for NIEA and NPWS as part of Invasive Species Ireland.

Rhododendron ponticum (rhododendron) Management and Control (September 2010) - IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

Native Woodland Scheme Information Note No. 3: The Control of Rhododendron in Native Woodlands. Woodlands of Ireland.

Higgins, G.T. (2008) Rhododendron ponticum: A guide to management on nature conservation sites. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 33. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland

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Tyler, C., Pullin, A.S. & Stewart, G.B.(2006) Effectiveness of management interventions to control invasion by Rhododendron ponticum. Environ Manage., 37(4):513-22

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In this PhD research project I aim to investigate the rhetorical framing of communication design trends, by employing the theory of American rhetorician, Kenneth Burke. Although Burke is relatively unknown in design research circles, this study argues that he may provide valuable new perspectives on the rhetorical nature of design products, processes and discourses. Visual rhetoric is considered an important yet underdeveloped area of design inquiry, and an application of Burke’s rhetorical theories may prove valuable in addressing this need. Furthermore, I intend to show how Burke’s dialectical approach, as seen in his interrogations of historical transitions, may prove particularly useful for investigating fluctuating design movements and trends. In other words, Burke’s holistic rhetorical-dialectical framework can serve as a means to gain insight about design motives, their underlying philosophical values and how these shift over time. I describe the methodological approach of this study as meta- rhetorical insofar as the visual rhetorical strategies embodied in design products will be analysed alongside the surrounding discourse (the justification and promotion of those strategies).

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Runners brave the cold at cancer benefit

January 10, 2018
By CHUCK BALLARO ( , North Fort Myers Neighbor

Weather may have put a chill on the third annual Tara Woods Facial Hair for Cancer Causes event but, thanks to hot coffee and commitment, the event stepped off as scheduled Saturday despite temperatures in the 40s as the sun rose.

The annual 5K and 10K races were joined this year by a two-mile walk for the first time, with more than 70 athletes joining in to help raise money for a good cause.

Marie Springsteen, founder and president of 4 Words Foundation, one of the beneficiaries of the event, said the idea of the fundraiser is to support all kinds of cancer, but especially cancers incurred primarily by men.

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Runners for the 10K run get started at the Facial Hair for Cancer Causes event on Saturday at Tara Woods.

"We pay more attention to men's cancer because the conversation got lost. Nobody talks about their cancers, but they have the same needs," said Springsteen, a cancer survivor. "By starting to talk about it, they start to take more awareness of their health."

Ann Francis, operations manager at 21st Century CARE, was raffling off numerous items donated by local businesses, which seemed to be a busy place.

"We do a lot of publication and get the word out at all events. We have bases we send the news to," Francis said. "We're hoping that the cold gets people out to run and warm up."

The chill didn't keep the Pink Heals fire truck from coming out nor did it keep WINK-TV personality Corey Lazar at home.

Lazar, who has emceed the event for the third straight year since it means so much to him, is also a cancer survivor.

"When Marie approached me about doing this event, I said yes right away because it takes these smaller local events and organizations to make an impact in people's lives," Lazar said. "You can touch a lot of different people."

While there were many runners who did the race to test themselves, others took it more seriously as it was being timed.

Brendan Paladino, a cross-country runner from Estero High School, won the 5K race with a time of 17:29, beating teammate Edgar Laureano.

"I saw a good cause and thought I would support that. It's something that needs to be taken care of and we need to support it," Paladino said. "It was more windy than cold because you get warm running."

Justin Sanchez of Cape Coral was the 10K winner with a time of 41:15. He said he tries to run races for a cause.

"I know several people who had cancer, my brother-in-law has brain cancer and they're not sure if he'll make it; anything I can do to help the cause," Sanchez said. "I like running for charitable causes whenever I can."

4 Words Foundation provides cancer awareness, education and patient financial assistance to those without insurance, or to those with insurance who cannot afford the costs required by their health insurance to ensure they receive cancer screenings, additional imaging, or diagnostic procedures needed.

21st Century CARE provides financial assistance for incidental expenses related to transportation, follow-up visits related to cancer-care, childcare, temporary housing due to geographical distance from the treatment center, medical supplies and more.

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After getting a pass in 2015, Del. Margaret Ransone, R-Westmoreland, will face a Democrat in the coming November general election. The only question at this point is who it will be. Two Democrats are contending for the party’s nomination.

Francis Edwards of Lancaster County and Vivian Messner of Westmoreland County have both filed to run for the Democratic nomination in the party’s June 13 primary election. It is the first time either have run for public office.

Edwards, who was born in England and is a naturalized citizen, earned degrees in engineering and business administration at Cambridge University. He is a retired Chief Executive Officer of QVC, Germany, where he built the cable television sales company’s German operation. QVC telecasts reach 350 million households.

Edwards and his Gloucester born wife, moved to Lancaster in 2001. There , he has engaged in consulting. At 60, he took up running and has participated in marathons. He and his wife are involved with the Animal Welfare League and the Free Health Clinic.

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Just some random happenings in our life this week.
First off: The Tree.
We have never aimed for one of those "pretty" themed trees at our house where there are only pretty balls in the same two hues. How could we ever attain that with 3 kids I'd like to know? But because we never have, we almost do. Everything on it is a unique fun ornament. Mostly in primary colors and I love our tin angel and bead garland. No boring white lights here. We go rainbow colors! To me, it looks like a toy land tree. One tradition we've done now since we were married is everyone gets one new ornament for the tree every year. Tone gets an airplane every single year. I've had to really hunt some years to find one. This year Hunter picked Yoda and Ainsley picked Beauty and the Beast. I write their name and year with a sharpie on the back. I still snicker at Hunter's Dora in the pink sparkle outfit that he HAD TO HAVE when he was two years old. Priceless.
This is the kid's side table with the stuff they can play with. I found this set for $5 at the discount store and picked it up a few years ago. They adore it. Wouldn't you know it, within five minutes of pulling it out of the box this year, they had the pieces scattered everywhere. It's been 3 days and we still can't find the little asparagus shepherd. There is always one piece found after I've packed up the Christmas boxes for the year and it goes in the junk drawer until the next year when I pull it out and reunite it with the set.

And drumroll please...this is hands down the kid's favorite. It's pretty cliche. Bet your grandma has one. The ceramic village!!!
Yeeeup. They can't wait to dig out and carefully arrange it every year. They think out every little piece placement and ooo and aw when it gets turned on. It's almost better than the tree.
Ok, ok. I love it too. I like peeking in all the little windows and the scenes inside.
Moving on past the decorating:
I somehow walked out of the grocery store with a box of chocolate instant pudding and an oreo crumb crust. The kids wanted pudding cups and oreos. Nay, demanded it when I took them with me (this is why I don't like to take them with me). This pie solution was a lot cheaper. It looks like a pile of poo on her plate, but it was a big hit with the two of them.
Tessa found her feet. She is too chubby to get them in her mouth much to her disappointment. But she still quite enjoys them.This little music box plays songs, lights up, and blows snow. It kept Tess entertained for a very long time. She liked licking it and trying to eat it. Since it's pretty unbreakable, we let her have at it while I made dinner.Last but not least, Hunter lost his first tooth. The tooth fairy came with four quarters so he could buy himself a Hotwheels car.
He totally knows the tooth fairy is me. When asked, he told me all 6 year olds know that of course. Sheesh, mom.
Santa though, Santa is totally real. Everyone knows that. Sheesh, mom.

  1. Sheesh, Mom! Lol, so cute :-)
    Seeing your family posts makes me want to be a mom so badly! I love that everything in your home is family centered, and you pull off beautiful things while making your kids feel valued and part of it. It looks like a very happy home!
    ♥ Bethany

  2. I want you to know that our tree with its white lights is so not boring. That said, I do like your tree.


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Since pushing through a fiscally conservative budget that slashed health care and education spending, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has experienced a surge of popularity among Republicans, a new YNN-NY1/Marist poll shows.

While Cuomo’s approval rating among fellow Democrats and independents has remained essentially flat, his standing with GOP voters spiked a whopping 19 percentage points – jumping from 43 percent in January to 62 percent.

By contrast, 56 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of unaffiliated voters give Cuomo a thumbs-up while 55 percent and 42 percent, respectively, did the same when he first took office earlier this year.

Overall, 54 percent of registered voters statewide reported Cuomo is doing either an excellent or good job in office. This includes 10 percent who believe he is doing an excellent job and 44 percent who think he is doing a good one. He received a fair rating from 31 percent of voters while just 6 percent said he is performing poorly. Nine percent were unsure how to rate him.

There has been an increase among both Republicans and Democrats who believe Cuomo is making good on his campaign promises. (Recall those include closing the $10 billion budget deficit without raising taxes).

Sixty-seven percent of Democrats and 72 percent of Republicans have this view while 57 percent and 52 percent, respectively, thought this way in January. Independents opinion on Cuomo’s fulfillment of his campaign rhetoric has remained static at 55 percent.

While a majority of New Yorkers still perceive Cuomo to be a moderate, fewer view him to be a liberal, and slightly more voters think he is a conservative. In January, 55 percent described the governor as a moderate, 26 percent said he was a liberal, and 12 percent said Cuomo was a conservative. Eight percent, at the time, were unsure.

The numbers are now: 52 (moderate), 19 (liberal), 17 (conservative), and 12 (unsure).

These findings help explain why Cuomo’s post-policy agenda includes the legalization of same-sex marriage, which theoretically helps shore up his support among the liberal wing of his party.


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Norwich Pride

A text arrived yesterday asking us if we would like to attend Norwich Pride. Yes we thought. Might be nice to see, and to offer (hopefully not in a patronising way) our support to the LGBT community of Norwich. So we agreed to meet our friends, a gay couple, in Chapplefield Gardens. When we arrived there was a throng of interesting sights and assorted people:

I’m no lover of dogs but I did think this one was terminally cute:

When the allotted time for the procession to start we realised that we were expected to join in. Not a problem for me and my lady but I think we were just a little surprised as we assumed that to take part one had to be lesbian, gay, bi or transsexual. Clearly not. It would seem that whilst as a community they are discriminated against and abused in varying degrees they are welcoming and inclusive. The world could learn a lot from them.
As we passed through the Haymarket there were a small band of bigoted religious funny-mentalists who for some bizarre and inexplicable reason seem to object to the LGBT community. The old geezer brandishing a cross, and with hate and fear in his eyes, was a very sad sight to behold. I feel sorry for people like that, and I’m not sure of the wisdom of some in the procession who goaded this small dishevelled bunch of socially inadequate proselytisers, but then I’ve not suffered too much prejudice in my life so perhaps I’m not qualified to comment.

As we neared the end of the march, the finishing point being the Forum it occurred to me that there are so many minority groups in this country that suffer inequality and injustice to one extent or another that surely they/we could make up some kind of progressive majority. It’s thirsty work marching so on arriving at the Forum we headed straight for Cafe Marzano for a well deserved libation or three. Not very dedicated as we were unable to see or hear the speakers but very sociable. Peter Tatchell was there mingling, and for all we knew he had spoken to the gathering. All in all it was a good afternoon out. It'll be bigger and better next year I suspect.

At the Forum I purchased a copy of a local anarchist magazine Now & Never, which I was disappointed to discover had an editor. Not sure that’s very anarchist! It wasn’t a particularly good read in my opinion, and absolutely no mention of the Anarchist Rule Book.

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Ohio Beer Garden is hosting Karaoke Night every Thursday from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Bring your friends and sing your favorite hits - group acts are encouraged! We'll be running $4 bottle & can deals all night, and you can join in on games to make karaoke a little more interesting... Bet a song against your friends in one of our board games or shuffleboard, and winner gets to pick the loser's next song to perform!

It's all fun and games at Ohio Beer Garden, so kick off your weekend right with some local Thursday night fun!

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The Laughing West
Humorous Western Fiction, Past and Present

By Charles L. Sonnichsen

Without humor, the American West would be a vast territory of arid clichés — stolid cowboys and fearless lawmen, or, in more modern visions, dastardly land developers and fanatical environmentalists — all of them as lifeless as an alkalai flat. In The Laughing West, Professor C. L. Sonnichsen presents a generous selection of humorous western writing and shows how the humorous perspective comes closer to the truth about the west than either the romance of the “old West” or the sometimes bitter anti-romanticism of the new west. As Leslie Fiedler has observed, “to understand the West as somehow a joke comes a little closer to getter it straight.”

The Laughing West consists of twenty-one pieces of humorous western writing, along with a general introduction, section introductions and an afterword. Throughout the book, the humor is based on character, and on how our perception of the familiar character types has evolved over the years. The reader is treated to a gallery of western originals: from the practical joker Slewfoot Samuels in Bill Gulick’s “The Marriage of Moon Wind,” to Eddie Bud Boyd, the fast-talking cattle broker in Glendon Swarthout’s The Cadillac Cowboys; from the Texas A&M-educated Sheriff “Freight Train” Flowers in Peeper by William Brinkley, to the brilliantly devious Governor Cullie Blanton in The One-Eyed Man by Larry L. King.

In addition to the traditional cowboys, Indians, and Mexicans, The Laughing West shows some contemporary western faces: the new breed of lawman, the rootless pilgrim, and the new urban westerner, typified by “Slick,” in Dan Jenkins’ Baja Oklahoma complaining about the “Chateau-le-44.50” in the poshest restaurant in a Dallas shopping mall.

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Barn Kitchen

Not many homeowners want a new kitchen that looks like it belongs in a barn. But in this case, the sought-after look was the perfect fit.

The home is a converted barn with the original sliding doors and cow pen still in place. Although the rest of the home is decorated with charming antiques and trompe l'oeil artwork, the '70s - style kitchen was overwhelmed with an oversized refrigerator and microwave oven. It also lacked storage space.

The recessed-panel cabinetry was carefully selected to match the color of the cow pen and barn doors, focal points of the adjoining family and dining rooms. White painted bead board, found elsewhere in the home, is used on the backsplash and as wainscot.

Individual furniture pieces were designed so that two large windows and the hot water baseboard heater could remain undisturbed. The sideboard countertop is made of salvaged pine, stained and distressed to resemble the color and character of the kitchen's exposed ceiling beams. The drawer heads of two plate rack cabinets are also finished in this warm color.

The starting point of the renovation was the floor: earthy ceramic tile over concrete that the homeowners didn't want to replace. Thus, relocating electrical, plumbing and heating fixtures was kept to a minimum. The dishwasher was moved out of a tight corner, where it was difficult to unload, to the end of the "L".

This kitchen was a first-place award winner in the National Kitchen and Bath Association's 1998 Design Competition.

Designer: Beth Veillette
Company: Hanford Cabinet & Woodworking Co.,Inc.Old Saybrook, CT

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Line/Style Pennline Face Frame/
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Finish Custom Batch - Barn Red
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Microwave Sharp
Cooktop Thermador - electric
Oven Thermador - electric
Dishwasher Maytag
Refrigerator Sub-Zero 700 series - freezer bottom
Ventil. Unit

Material/Manufacturer Wood -Antique distressed Pine Granite
Pattern/Color Butternut / Rosa Berta
Backsplash Combo of granite &
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Material/Manufacturer Tile - existing

Sink #1 Brand Kohler "Dickson" 33
Material cast iron
Type Single bowl
Faucet #1 Brand Franke

Facia/Soffit Material Rough saw pine, existing
Moldings Crown
Wall Covering Material Paint, by owners

General Type/Brand Incandescent - task lighting existing
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Accent Type Halogen,(puck lights)
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