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[Editor: See also Kari Birdseye responds to negative ads, and her Facebook ad: Kari Birdseye cannot be bullied or bought.  – R.S.]

Benicia council directs staff to file complaint over “push poll”

By JOHN GLIDDEN, October 17, 2018 at 6:08 pm

BENICIA — City Attorney Heather Mc Laughlin has been directed by a unanimous vote of the council to send a formal complaint to the state about a recent polling survey in the city.

The vote took place during the City Council’s closed session on Tuesday.

Mc Laughlin will send the complaint to the California Fair Political Practices Commission after the polling firms, hired by Valero Benicia Refinery, refused to provide a copy of the questions.

City officials believe the survey may have violated the city’s municipal code when the callers failed to state that the survey was a political call. Research America and EMC Research, which were contacted to conduct the survey, said, through their attorney, that the calls were not political and thus didn’t require a disclaimer or “paid for” notice.

Vice Mayor Steve Young spoke during the open session portion of Tuesday night’s meeting and said the issue could be resolved if Valero simply provided a copy of the questions asked to about 250 residents.

“It’s easy to put to rest,” Young said about Valero providing the questions.

The council earlier this month directed Mc Laughlin to obtain the questions and other items related to the survey after Young and other residents reported receiving one of the survey calls in late September.

Young called the survey a “push poll,” which is a survey used to influence the respondent instead of collecting factual information.

The polling companies, through their lawyer, further said 256 randomly selected likely voters from within Benicia were contacted from Sept. 6 to Sept. 20 to participate.

During her investigation, Valero admitted to paying for the survey.

The Times-Herald has asked Valero repeatedly for a copy of the questions but the company has ignored those requests.

“It’s their property,” Young further said Tuesday night about the survey questions.

He said Valero’s failure to provide information about the survey forces the City Council to act.

“We’re put into the position of having to take the next step to protect our own ordinance,” he added.


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Resolution to Impeach Bush-Cheney Passes 7-3

by Ken Werner, Trinity Plaza Tenants Association (TPTA) on March 3, 2006

On Tuesday, February 28, 2006, the City and County of San Francisco became the first large municipality to call for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney, by a 7-3 vote. Supervisors Sean Elsbernd, Michela Alioto-Pier, and Sophie Maxwell cast the dissenting votes (Sup. Jake McGoldrick was absent for the vote). Sup. Chris Daly commenced his introduction of Agenda Item 27 with “I initially thought this … would be a noncontroversial piece of legislation. Perhaps it still is, maybe not-a-unanimous-vote piece of legislation. But if you remember when we took our oath of office we swore to uphold the Constitution.”

Sup. Daly again called attention to the strongest argument for impeachment, Bush lying to the American people about the reason for preemptively attacking Iraq based on forged documents regarding Saddam Hussein’s “alleged” intent to purchase yellowcake from Niger: “Bush knowingly included false and misleading evidence in his January 2003 State of the Union Address stating Iraq was seeking to purchase uranium from Niger to build nuclear weapons.” Sup. Daly also pointed to the Bush administration’s failure to respond to the imminent disaster posed by Hurricane Katrina and asked the other supervisors to imagine if something like that happened in San Francisco where “primarily African-American people, some of whom were sick, elderly, disabled [were] left there basically for five days to die.”

As he stated last week, Sup. Daly also returned to the argument regarding the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo: “If you look at the scandals of the sanctioned torture at the Abu Ghraib prison facility and at Guantanamo Bay, [it is a] clear violation of the Geneva Convention in terms of treatment of prisoners.”

In his presentation on February 21, Daly outlined the financial and human cost to The City and did so again this past Tuesday, but he also detailed what the current financial cost to the country has been:

“What could we have done with $240-billion in the last few years? The United States of America could have fully funded global anti-hunger efforts for nine years and ended global hunger! We could have made sure every child is given immunizations for almost 80 years, hired over 4-million school teachers for a year, provided over 11-million students with four-year scholarships to public universities, fully funded world aid programs for the next 23 years!”

And Daly also pointed to the ongoing cost of the Iraq invasion by noting that Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University economist and 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, has stated that the eventual cost of the illegal war could top $2-trillion.

Again referring to Bush’s 2003 State of the Union Address, Daly pointed out that “This is a war that this country entered into under false pretenses, a case made by the President of the United States of America. He lied to the American people.”

Regarding the motivation for passing the resolution, Daly pointed to other local efforts and noted that in the 2006 full Board meetings to date he and his colleagues have passed 7 resolutions that were focused on state or national issues such as “justice or equity for Filipino World War II veterans,” supporting or opposing infrastructure bonds, and “weighing in on a Congressional bill on immigration.” Daly discussed the geographic distance of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Barbara Boxer, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein and aptly noted that when the Board of Supervisors passes such resolutions, “These types of resolutions are helpful [to state and federal officials] to take the temperature of the constituency.” He also recalled 2004’s Prop N that passed with 63% regarding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.

Sup. Daly then pleaded with his colleagues to pass the resolution so that we could move forward with the impeachment of George Bush and Dick “Scattershot” Cheney.

Sup. Elsbernd then spoke and requested that the paragraph regarding the Democratic Party taking back the House of Representatives be stricken, and Sup. Daly cooperated, but Elsbernd was acting in bad faith and voted NO anyway.

Board President Aaron Peskin then recognized Sup. Michela Alioto-Pier who droned “I don’t think that we need to be calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.”

Sup. Sophie Maxwell did not offer any comment with her NO vote during the meeting but she returned my phone call Thursday morning and offered the following. Speaking from anger and frustration regarding social injustices in our “liberal” City, she felt it was too easy to call for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney while African-Americans in San Francisco are being shot with illegal assault weapons and while children are achieving low grade-point averages in schools as a direct result of being forced to live in combat zones.

Several times Sup. Maxwell described the living conditions as third-world in nature in not only Bayview/Hunters Point but in the SROs where families are subjected to inhumane conditions. Speaking as an indictment of not only her colleagues but of herself, as well, and probably Newsom because of his lack of action, Sup. Maxwell declared “WE need to be impeached.” The supervisor’s NO vote was apparently meant as a protest given out of anger and frustration she was feeling during the meeting.

When asked if she would change her vote should Newsom veto Sup. Daly’s resolution, Sup. Maxwell didn’t think that situation would occur but when pressed she stated that “the situation would be different” and she would deliberate accordingly.

Let’s start with the San Francisco Chronicle’s rendition of this story. Was the Chronicle’s placement, considering the historic nature of this resolution, at the top of the front page? No. It made the front page, but Edward Epstein’s and Charlie Goodyear’s “S.F. supervisors ask lawmakers to impeach Bush” was relegated to the bottom right with a headline of about 18 point. It might as well have been buried in the business section.

While the reporters queried Mayor Gavin Newsom, the mayor treated the historic resolution like a right-wing talk radio host and the Chronicle quoted him as saying Sup. Daly’s resolution didn’t make it on the list of important things to sign.

Newsom didn’t indicate whether or not he would exercise yet another devastating veto.

What’s truly disturbing here is that Sups. Elsbernd and Alioto-Pier treat this resolution — and the heart-felt intent behind it — in a Republican-style careless, reckless, and wanton disregard for HUMAN RIGHTS. Is it a conspiracy to act as obstructionists to disrupt and, indeed, subvert the progressive principles of the honorable Chris Daly? Or is it that Elsbernd and Alioto-Pier just don’t care about human rights violations against predominantly people of color? Whatever their motives is almost irrelevant. But what IS relevant is that by their actions Elsbernd and Alioto-Pier have not just shunned progressive principles; by their actions or lack thereof they have essentially condoned the torture of fellow humans; they have condoned the Bush administration’s illegal and preemptive attack on Iraq which has caused the deaths of more than 35,000 men, women, and children; and they have exhibited a perversion of morality that says profits over people.

My telephone conversation with Sup. Maxwell yesterday not only energized me, but I wish she had spoken during the hearing about her anger and frustration regarding local social injustices. Her colleagues, particularly the conservatives sitting in the chamber, should take her passion as a warning sign that Sup. Maxwell has retapped her revolutionary spirit. Her no vote should be taken as an act of protest.

Speaking of the nightmarish possibility of a mayoral veto, the 7-3 vote is not veto-proof, and Newsom has up to 10 days to make his decision. If Newsom vetoes the resolution, it will be his most pronounced swing to the right. If he decides NOT to act, it also exhibits Newsom’s swing to the right but he can argue (unconvincingly to me) that the resolution didn’t need his signature and his failure to sign means he intended the resolution to pass.

But the resolution passes with Newsom’s signature, and in this case my feelings and thoughts about Newsom are irrelevant. What’s important is the passage of Chris Daly’s resolution, and the first stage of this ongoing national story will come to rest. The next stage of the story will commence to bring justice and peace to Casey Sheehan and the tens of thousands of American and Iraqi men, women, and children who are the victims of who I consider to be the biggest mass murderers of the 21st Century. And our City becomes the first major metropolis to call for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney for their crimes against humanity.

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That was just fun to look at…and the GPS Track from Ride with GPS

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Peter created this route and with the COVID-19 virus “Stay Home” in place the roads were clear enough to be save on a few places that are usually EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, today I just sprinted the heck out of them while lights were holding cars back so it was safe enough for an Urban Commuter experienced with traffic. Fun route to just ramble through Portland and lots of neighborhoods I haven’t been in some time. A couple of gravel roads, but nothing the Atlantis can’t run on.

Ramble to The Arrow Coffeehouse

Today’s Ride was a Ramble to The Arrow Coffeehouse where I was able to purchase a coffee and baked good off their site and have them set on the front porch while all of us stayed 10 feet away from the porch and each other. So nice they are trying to make it. Give them some love and drop by.

Rails to Trails MTB track along Klickitat river. @petebikes suggested that the Salsa Woodsmoke could be overbike; however, I wanted to test frame bag and a few extras. The quad lock slips, but is manageable…the second feedbag is finally useful although I really have to think “Not-for-Nalgene”…the Revelate Tank bag requires constant watching as comes open a lot and stuff always flying off…the custom frame bag from Rogue Panda is absolutely excellent. Important to keep it closed on car in the heavy rain.

In the end, it wasn’t overbike as a number of rocky sections existed…I pounded home with real joy and abandon on the way back to the trail head and ended up 8th on a hour long Strava segment. I should have eaten again part way down as my legs just gave out.

It seems there is a subtle push about what to use your bike for, more speed, faster trips, more technical, tracks and just like running…farther, faster, higher, longer…FOMO is a huge motivator. But really, there exists a solid argument for just getting out there and establishing the pattern of keeping rolling.

Woodsmoke @ $12.63/mile and Soma @ $4.23/mile so, still not up to whatever a car goes for but it is early days and I haven’t even complete one year with them.

Pleased I started, super happy to make the final turn to my porch steps.

I noticed that Western Bike Works has a Sunday ride called Rock Creek Roll Call and thought last Sunday that it would be a decent ride to get me back in the saddle. I knew that after a month off the bike due to illness I really didn’t have the legs or stamina to pull this off in a group. The weather made it work, I started the day putting my fenders on the bike so was too late to catch the group start and off I went. Ran out of steam when I finished the penultimate climb and so when I finally hit town at a crawl, the torrential rain capped the day. Was pleased to get my leg back over the bike and onto the ground without falling over. 🙂 I have to be in better shape by finishing!

Relive ‘Rock Creek Roll Call on my own’

Ride Celebration – Falls Creek Hike/Bike

I rode in the area of the Falls Creek Trail (and Ice Caves)

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It was a couple of weeks ago, but I was stiff the day after it.

The thing I noticed most was that I totally ran out of water and food. Still learning about Mountain Biking and the calorie count.

This affected me most on the downhill as my legs turned to rubber and I was forced to really dial back my speed as I started to make numerous mistakes. Oh well it was so fun to be out with @petebikes and I learned a lot.

Gear Note: I immediately went out and purchased a Katadyn BeFree Collapsible Water Filter Bottle from REI

Under the giggles category was I had the bike pressure set to 26 and 30 and that is simply too high and I was bouncing off stuff. Thinking 22/24 for next time.

Until then, and later 🙂

Ride Celebration – Newberry Caldera / Crater Rim Trail

I tried Ride Reports, but it is too stuffy.

I rode the Crater Rim Trail: Trailforks, Bend Trails

Relive ‘Newberry Caldera Loop’

I am a bit stiff tonight, a day after the ride.

When you link sections together, and anticipate hills, the trail becomes so much more than the section you are on, it is hard to explain to me what others already get, that “flow” is so much smoother, a greater experience, more fun and worth working at. And it requires work.

I found in the attack position I always lead with the same foot and so I am beginning to practice with the other foot. Should be a hoot while this takes place.

I think rides that are “FIRSTS” should be celebrated but this part I simply don’t know how to do. So I will sit on my back porch and recount trail sections to myself. Would make a great trip report, but then, I probably have spent too long on this in any event. The silly trail mistake, followed by the monstrous ego shortcut, and the steep drop to start just makes it a ride. The gravel scree, downhills, uphills, the flow, switchbacks and endless obstacles and “features” manmade, bike made, nature made, or simply boom were pretty cool. The bike turns on a dime and climbs anything, goes down easily and it and I do struggle in really loose dusty soil with slippage, could be air pressure but I am too new to know.

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MMTed Q&A – Episode 8

Here is Episode 8 in our weekly MMTed Q&A series. In this episode, my special guest was Warren Mosler. We talked about the difference between issuing bonds and overt monetary financing, and issues related to those concepts and practices. And when your done with that you can enjoy some great Latin Jazz from the Monterey Peninsular – from 1959 (a good vintage).

MMTed Q&A – Episode 8

This is Episode 8 in the MMTed Q&A series.

This week, my special guest was Warren Mosler, one of the founders of MMT.

We talked about the difference between issuing bonds and overt monetary financing, and issues related to those concepts and practices.

The video goes for 6.55 minutes.

Note the discussion is mostly via Zoom, which means at time the audio and video quality is less than first-class. But we are learning to live with that constraint.

Call for MMTed Support

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But we still need significant sponsors for this venture to ensure that we can run the educational program with negligible fees and to ensure it is sustainable over time.

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Today … Cal Tjader and Mongo Santamaria and others

Last week, I offered a track from US vibes player Cal Tjader. As I flicked through the albums, I found another Cal Tjader release from 1959, his so-called – Concert by the Sea – which documented a concert he gave with 5 other players at Carmel-by-the-Sea on April 20, 1959.

It is one of the best albums I have ever owned although I have not listened to it for a while. Better fix that I thought.

But as it was a laid-back feel last week, I took a track from his 1969 album – Cal Tjader Sounds Out Burt Bacharach – on Skye Records. That suited my mood last week.

This week, we go back to 1959 and as musicians were gathering for the second Monterey Jazz Festival, Cal Tjader and some of the great players offered a preview concert, which was recorded and released by Fantasy Records.

The album title channelled the first – Concert by the Sea – release from 1955 by Errol Garner (another of my favourites although the audio is poor), which was a prelude to what became known as the Monterey Jazz Festival.

The 1955 concert was rather impromptu as I understand and was not meant to be recorded. The audio was an early bootleg affair with a reel-to-reel tape recorder planted backstage by a Jazz afficionado. The mix is shocking but the feel is there.

By 1959, things had become a bit more organised and the sound from Cal Tjader’s concert is excellent.

Featured on the album are some of the best players of the era:

The standout player in my view is – Mongo Santamaria – who was born in Cuba and headed up some of the great Latin bands as a conga drummer.

His music drove the boogoloo dance era in the 1960s.

I played in a band in the 1970s where the percussion player was obsessed with Mongo Santamaria. I listened to a lot of his playing around then as he was moving into Latin jazz.

This is track two from the 1959 Volume 1 – Afro Blue – written by Mongo Santamaria. It was the first recorded performance of this instrumental, which was later recorded by John Coltrane in 1963 (the better known but rhythmically-altered version).

I prefer Mongo’s version which features that traditional African 3:2 drumming pattern and the distinctive, repeating bass pattern (six beats per bar).

That is enough for today!

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    1. I always love listening to Warren.
      I understand the importance of cutting the length of the video, but when every pause is removed, my brain isn’t fast enough to process the information.

    2. You’re got to love Warren’s way of cutting through neoliberal crap with the knife of commonsense MMT thinking. I’d like to talk to him about a thought I’ve had for quite a while, concerning two practical and seemingly attractive political policies that seem implicit in the MMT perspective. Why doesn’t a candidate, conversant with MMT, run on something like the following platform? First, cut ALL federal taxes to the bare minimum necessary to validate the official currency. Second, stop issuing federal bonds as unnecessary and unjust welfare for the rich. If we don’t need the money of the rich to improve things for the average citizen and the environment and also to take care of the poor, then why not translate that truth into a clear political position with such potentially broad appeal? I understand that the rich should be substantially taxed for reasons other than the federal government needing their money–reduction of their political influence, more equal wealth distribution, etc.–but that seems to be a secondary battle best fought once the kind of politician I’m envisioning gets into office on the suggested two-principle platform. Why include the bond issue with the tax issue? To counter the anticipated oppositional argument that reduced taxes will necessitate increased borrowing, thus opening the door to talk in a BIT more depth about MMT. In other words, why not make MMT not only intellectually compelling to thoughtful people (the academic battle) but also immediately beneficial to the pocketbook of all taxpaying voters (the political battle)?

    3. Poor hearing and other distortions

      Today’s MMT lesson defeated me from the off – but I have no criticism of your efforts Bill, it is my ears that failed the test.

      Saddened by this setback I turned to your blog entitled “Overt Monetary Financing would flush out the ideological disdain for fiscal policy, Thursday, July 28, 2016.” I hope this was a correct choice.

      Chiefly I picked out the following as particularly relevant:

      “Mainstream economists would say that by draining the reserves, the central bank has reduced the ability of banks to lend which then, via the money multiplier, expands the money supply and causes inflation.

      However, the reality is that:

      Building bank reserves does not increase the ability of the banks to lend.
      The money multiplier process so loved by the mainstream does not describe the way in which banks make loans.
      Inflation is caused by aggregate demand growing faster than real output capacity. The reserve position of the banks is not functionally related with that process.
      The banks are able to create as much credit as they can find credit-worthy customers to hold irrespective of the operations that accompany government net spending.”

      The reluctance of mainstream economists to embrace MMT’s approach to overt financing I’m inclined to suppose stems in part from a fear that “creating” spending power will lead inevitably to unsustainable disorder – for example, where governments increase spending beyond reasonable levels to support an economy that reacts perversely to various policy attempts to achieve stability.

      In those circumstances there would surely be a clamour for “budget discipline”, with all its employment consequences and the need to re-position various economic sectors so that new employment opportunities arose from the debris – and what then about prospective GDP levels.

      Your exposition of MMT is renowned for being precise and founded on robust credentials; indeed, you often describe it as a lens through which its theory can be clearly identified. I therefore hesitate to point out that some mis-interpretation may nevertheless arise because of how we visualise this precise lens – it is possible for instance that, as individuals, we see the lens through a distorting prism, one that resides our minds.

      This prism comprises and is influenced by genetic origin, shaped by philosophy and experience, embraced in a large way by ideology too.

      This would be insignificant were it not for the effect ideology provides to driven people, able to inspire populations and nations: a pivotal influence on their attitudes. Historically, there does not appear to be any ideology and system of resource allocation that overcomes an inherent power-driven lust to exploit those precious elements inequitably.

      MMT may emphatically prove the correctness of its theory but there is still an unproven practical application that must confront an apparent human disinclination to embrace a permanent or substantial concept of humanitarianism.

    4. “Why doesn’t a candidate, conversant with MMT, run on something like the following platform?”

      Ah, Newton – I’m sure you of all people know the answer to that one!

      What inevitably happens to someone who dares rock the boat? This isn’t just an argument over economics or monetary policy – it’s about an ideology that some characterise, naively, as neoliberalism, but behind the veneer, Zionism is the ascendant force. There is a different order to all of this – unfortunately. Even if the economic argument is won – and why shouldn’t it be – there is another reckoning beyond.

      I thoroughly recommend Rutgar Bregman’s “Humankind”. It provides another guiding light – not dissimilar to Bill’s – but on a different level.

      Take care, my friend.

    5. I get your point, Mark, and this is a theoretical exercise, but still…has any candidate or party dared to run on the principle of GREATLY REDUCED FEDERAL TAXATION ACROSS THE BOARD, ONLY MINIMAL OR NOMINAL TAXES–a platform which MMT theory would seem to allow? I know many American voters, from both sides of the aisle, who would LEAP to embrace a politician or political party bold enough to push that tax-busting agenda AND BACK IT UP with solid economic facts. If pocketbook issues trump all others at the voting booth, then is not MMT’s take on taxes pure political dynamite, yet to be ignited by the right or left?

    6. This is the first time I listen to music put on by Bill. It is very pleasant to the mood and mind. I will listen to it again.

      We (my wife is the mainstream here) normally listen to, for examples, classical music, old Jazz, ethnic music (many Indian traditional and dance music), French chansons, musicals and American songs and all music that produce pleasant and soothing moods.

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26 November 2019

Directory Opus 12.18.1 (Beta)

Directory Opus 12.18.1 (beta) is now available for all Opus 12 users.

This is a preliminary, beta release. Translations may not be fully up-to-date and some English text may appear in non-English versions.

Changes since 12.18:

  • The PowerShell Here command now works correctly when the path contains square brackets and other wildcard characters.
  • Shortcuts to folders are no longer forced to use the shell's folder thumbnail style if you have configured Opus to use its own.
  • Added workaround for Windows bug which meant Listers did not resize properly if you used Shift+Win+Left/Right to move a maximized Lister from a monitor with no taskbar (or docked toolbars/appbars) to a monitor with the taskbar.
  • Fixed Metadata Pane column headings not being wide enough if some or all of the categories were collapsed when the pane opened.
  • Fix for rare crash when opening a Lister or the folder tree.
  • The Select Files simple dialog now allows the wildcard syntax for matching a file type group. e.g. grp:Images.
  • Fixed @hideifpathr:^C:\\ not working correctly.
  • The Creation Date columns are now available for MTP devices (whether they work or not is up to the device, but you can now turn them on).
  • Viewer toolbar now includes a Full Screen button at the top level. (To update your existing toolbar, right-click an empty space on it and choose "Factory Reset this Toolbar".)
  • The Mixed DPI Mitigations setting, added in 12.18 but off by default, now has an "automatic" mode, which is the new default. In this mode, the mitigations are turned on when a mixed DPI system is detected, and turned off otherwise. The setting is also now hidden on older versions of Windows which don't support mixed DPI.
  • The advanced slow_dblclk_rename option now affects Power Mode.
  • Reset focus entry when sorting file list now applies to Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons etc. as well as Details and Power modes.
  • @ifset:METAPANE=off now works.
  • Added support for Ctrl-C on collection items and then Ctrl-V into the Path Field or Create Folder dialog. (This already worked for normal files/folders.)
  • You can now select all files in Flat View and move them to the source folder to flatten everything without having to worry about de-selecting the files which are already directly below the source folder.


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All your Hilton stays in 2020 will rollover to 2021 to help you qualify for future elite status

Hilton Honors was one of the early movers in this pandemic in terms of providing elite status extension and the pausing of points expiration (March 25, 2020: Hilton Honors to offer elite status extensions for both 2019 and 2020 status members and pauses points expiry even further) and now they are taking another leading step in helping members keep or obtain status down the road.

Hilton reached out to us to let us know the following:

To help make every night count, all Hilton Honors members who stay at any Hilton-branded hotel between January 1 – December 31, 2020 will have all nights automatically rollover to next year to count towards their 2021-2023 Hilton Honors tier status, when they book through or the Hilton Honors App.For example, a Diamond Member with 15 nights at the end of 2020 will rollover all 15 nights into 2021.

What this means is that every night you have stayed or will stay with Hilton in 2020 will not only count towards your 2021 status qualification but will rollover to count with any stays you have in 2021 for qualifying or re-qualifying for 2022. Many programs have rollover nights, including Hilton themselves, but it was only the nights over and above whatever was needed to qualify that would rollover. For example, Gold Elite status requires 40 nights for qualification and if you had completed 42 nights during the year those 2 extra nights would rollover to the next year’s qualifying period. Now with this modification to the rollover program for 2020 Hilton will rollover all nights, which means if you have 42 nights this year, all 42 will rollover to 2021 meaning you’d automatically have Gold status until March 2023 and only need 18 nights in 2021 to achieve Diamond status.

Hilton is the first hotel chain to move in this direction and it wouldn’t surprise me if we see some other hotel chains follow suit. To recap as well, here is what Hilton has already provided for its members:

  • 2019 Status Extension: All members whose 2019 status was scheduled to be downgraded on March 31, 2020—whether it’s Diamond, Gold or Silver—will automatically receive an extension through March 31, 2021.
  • 2020 Status Extension: We are extending your 2020 member status through March 31, 2022. This means you will continue to enjoy all the Diamond, Gold or Silver benefits you have access to today for 24 months.
  • Points Extension: We will pause the expiration of all Points scheduled to expire between now and December 31, 2020.

If you are planning on Hilton stays don’t forget that you can earn 2,000 Bonus Honors points per stay at Hilton Hotels worldwide plus 10,000 bonus points for every 10 nights stayed until September 7.

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Graywolf Press Archive

A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley

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In A Lucky Man, Jamel Brinkley’s stunning debut collection, the stories are not formally linked, and yet they are, implicitly, by their beautiful prose, by their intimate gaze at character, by their focus on black men, by their setting in New York City.

Quiet Behind the Waterfall

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In Percival Everett's story “A High Lake,” magic bubbles to the surface in thrilling ways.

Imagining the Anthropocene: Danez Smith’s “summer, somewhere”

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Danez Smith’s second book of poems, Don’t Call Us Dead, takes up the project of rehumanizing black lives, reshaping lament into forward-looking prophecy. The collection’s opening epic poem, “summer, somewhere,” acts as a book of re-creation, turning premature mortality into a revived, embodied love drawn from the earth itself.

The Internet in Literature: Sven Birkerts, Jennifer Egan, Chuck Klosterman, Jarett Kobek, & Patrick Madden

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Kurt Vonnegut, in A Man Without a Country (as quoted by Chuck Klosterman), writes, “I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex.” Yet books set before the ubiquity of the internet often grace bestseller lists and win

On Intimacy: Elena Ferrante & Stacey D’Erasmo

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It seems as though people do not want to believe that fiction can be intimate—that is: detailed, personal, private, sacred, something with which readers feel closely acquainted or familiar. It is especially surprising if it is also broad, and that one book can accomplish both apparently astounds reviewers.

On the Art of Perspective: Christopher Castellani & Maggie Nelson

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“I want to tell you what happened on the way to dinner.” Christopher Castellani‘s The Art of Perspective: Who Tells the Story begins with that simple phrase, the driving force of storytelling: the author has something they want to convey. Which quickly leads us to the issue of how

“Ghosts Usually Accompany Me through My Poems”: An Interview with Diane Seuss

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Words just seem to have more possibilities in the poems of Diane Seuss. They become more flexible, more magnetic, attracting and accumulating meaning and music in a speedy rush to surprise, a hard-won clarity about what it’s like to be here, be human. Diane is the author of three

Review: THE WAKE by Paul Kingsnorth

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The Wake Paul Kingsnorth Graywolf, Sept 2015 365pp, $16 Buy: paperback Much has been made of Paul Kingsnorth’s The Wake, crowdfunded to publication in England last spring and longlisted for the Man Booker Award. Set during and after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, The Wake follows a

Inclusivity & Authorship: Second-Person Pronouns

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Used poorly, second-person reads like a trope; used well, second-person as a narrative device adds inclusivity to literature, raises questions of authorship, and helps an author communicate politically-charged topics like globalization, race, and gender. Mohsin Hamid utilizes second-person in his novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia,

Well-Traveled Verse: The Book of Poems You’ll Find Everywhere in India

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Indian bookstores come in wide varieties: street-sellers pitch copies of everything from tabloids to Freud, more upscale boutiques feature plastic-wrapped paperbacks in scholarly fields, and stuffed-to-the-brim cubicles at train depots deliver Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels beside worn editions of the Gita. But, without a doubt, I always came across copies


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The Best Essay I Read This Month: “Death, the Prosperity Gospel and Me” by Kate Bowler

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There is a cherished belief among much of the religious portion of this country that God has a purpose for all things, that there’s logic to circumstances that would otherwise just seem to sort of happen to us. “Death, the Prosperity Gospel and Me” by Kate Bowler, which appeared in The New York Times Sunday Review earlier this month, is a particularly beautiful distillation of contradictions within this idea. Bowler is the author of a book on the prosperity gospel—the belief that God rewards with “health and wealth” those of sufficient faith—titled “Blessed.” She was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer at the age of 35.

This is America, where there are no setbacks, just setups. Tragedies are simply tests of character.
It is the reason a neighbor knocked on our door to tell my husband that everything happens for a reason.
“I’d love to hear it,” my husband said.
“Pardon?” she said, startled.
“I’d love to hear the reason my wife is dying,” he said, in that sweet and sour way he has.
My neighbor wasn’t trying to sell him a spiritual guarantee. But there was a reason she wanted to fill that silence around why some people die young and others grow old and fussy about their lawns. She wanted some kind of order behind this chaos. Because the opposite of #blessed is leaving a husband and a toddler behind, and people can’t quite let themselves say it: “Wow. That’s awful.” There has to be a reason, because without one we are left as helpless and possibly as unlucky as everyone else.

Bowler isn’t herself an adherent to the American prosperity gospel, but she is fascinated for a decade by its evolution into an enterprise of megachurches and gaudiness and unflappable faith in the power of positive thinking in the face of all evidence to the contrary. Part of the magic of this essay can be attributed to the fact that Bowler doesn’t pull us through too many explicated contrasts between her current circumstance and the beliefs of these people she has studied and loved. She mostly lets those contrasts speak for themselves. She acknowledges the inherent absurdity of the prosperity gospel without being at all unkind, and, in doing so, gives the essay and its content permission to be funny. It’s a mark here of good writing that Bowler presents heavy material not as being funny in spite of being tragic, but as something wherein the root of the humor and the tragedy is often the same.

The most I can say about why I have cancer, medically speaking, is that bodies are delicate and prone to error. As a Christian, I can say that the Kingdom of God is not yet fully here, and so we get sick and die. And as a scholar, I can say that our society is steeped in a culture of facile reasoning. What goes around comes around. Karma is a bitch. And God is always, for some reason, going around closing doors and opening windows. God is super into that.

Bowler writes that cancer has opened her to new ways of seeing the world, new forms of beauty. This is a common human response to misfortune among those who take the time to write about it, and because of that I think we tend to underestimate just how extraordinary it is. Faced with similar circumstances, how many among us would actually be able to respond this way? It’s hard for me to imagine that I could. And it’s certainly not something that prosperity churchgoers, painted into the corner of their faith, are ever offered much of a chance to believe.

The prosperity gospel holds to this illusion of control until the very end. If a believer gets sick and dies, shame compounds the grief. Those who are loved and lost are just that—those who have lost the test of faith. In my work, I have heard countless stories of refusing to acknowledge that the end had finally come. An emaciated man was pushed about a megachurch in a wheelchair as churchgoers declared that he was already healed. A woman danced around her sister’s deathbed shouting to horrified family members that the body can yet live. There is no graceful death, no ars moriendi, in the prosperity gospel. There are only jarring disappointments after fevered attempts to deny its inevitability.

Bowler’s acknowledgment of how many in the prosperity gospel community will likely respond to her illness—that they will believe she is weak of faith and deserves to be sick—is both touching and sad. She gently criticizes the doctrine’s reductive, binary approach to good fortune and calls out the irony of a religion that replaces faith with bald certainty. She tells us she’s not immune to a few jokes at the prosperity gospel’s expense, but she also makes it clear she’s not immune to its charms. The prosperity gospel boasts a certainty that is self-sustaining, and requires not a drop of validation to survive. Bowler refrains from saying outright whether that kind of faith has become any more or less appealing to her since her diagnosis, and the reader is better off for it. She allows us to simply observe the world with her.

But mostly I find the daily lives of its believers remarkable and, often, inspirational. They face the impossible and demand that God make a way. They refuse to accept crippling debt as insurmountable. They stubbornly get out of their hospital beds and declare themselves healed, and every now and then, it works.

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Flashpoint’s “Business Risk Intelligence Decision Report”

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In Dark Reading, a look at Flashpoint’s first “Business Risk Intelligence Decision Report.” In 2017, IoT is a major concern for most organizations. Read on Dark Reading.

A new report aims to inform risk management decisions for 2017 by identifying potential security threats and their anticipated effect on businesses.

A new year means new and evolving security threats are shaping businesses’ risk management strategies. In 2017, corporate security concerns will come from insider threats, hostile nation-states, and the growth of new technologies connected to the Internet of Things.

These ideas stem from Flashpoint’s first “Business Risk Intelligence — Decision Report,” which identifies threats and vulnerabilities shaping risk management in 2017. Experts highlight concerns that could influence security decisions and put problems in the context of the geopolitical and cyber threat climate.

The report lists trends and indicators that shaped management strategies in 2016 and expands on potential risks to watch for this year. Threats from last year poised to increase include foreign actors, disruptive hackers, cybercriminals, hacktivists, and jihadi cyber actors.

Hostile nation-states are an increasing threat to Western countries, explains Jon Condra, Flashpoint’s director of east Asian research. We’ll see their greater willingness to use cyber means to reach their goals.

“They don’t discriminate with regards to the type of organizations they target,” he says. “They perceive them as targets of opportunity. Russia, for example, has sophisticated capabilities. There’s not a lot [targets] can do to stop that type of activity.”

The threat of financially motivated cybercriminals will also escalate. Businesses should be especially wary.

“There was a shift towards targeting organizations, especially within the cybercrime community” says Condra of 2016 threats. “Attackers are targeting large organizations instead of their customers in order to monetize stolen data.”

This trend is poised to escalate in 2017. As more people understand how data can be monetized for a variety of reasons, security pros should be on alert for insider threats.

“We’ve seen a number of people look for insiders at certain institutions,” he explains, emphasizing how it’s tough for businesses to identify, and react to, malicious insiders. “It’s the biggest threat to almost any organization.”

There are several reasons why employees go rogue, Condra continues. They may be disaffected with their work or desire supplementary income. As insider cases become more publicized, and potential gains increase, workers will be tempted to become sources for threat actors.

Not all insider threats are intentional, says Rocco Grillo, global leader of the cyber resilience practice at Stroz Friedberg. Some employees are unaware they’re doing anything wrong.

“You’ll have employees who may not be aware, doing things by accident,” he explains. “Time and time again, we continue to see employee awareness be the downfall.”

Employee education should be part of businesses’ risk management practices, especially as attacks like spearphishing grow craftier and more targeted.

“Make sure [they] know the sender, make sure they know the types of information they’re accessing, especially on the corporate network,” he says. Further, employee controls should be in place, and action needs to be taken for workers who aren’t compliant with them.

Awareness is important, but businesses can do more. Grillo recommends continuous testing and monitoring, and cites a growing trend of mature companies building their own penetration testing capabilities. Some have also begun conducting “executive security assessments” to ensure safety of authority figures whose credentials are in high demand among cybercriminals.

As for external threats, he thinks data integrity attacks will rise in 2017. As more companies rely on social media and IoT for rapid information, there is a greater risk of false reports influencing key decisions. For example, fake data on a company’s financial stability could harm stocks or M&A potential.

Both Condra and Grillo list IoT growth as influential for businesses’ risk management practices. The demand for convenience is increasing the speed-to-market for IoT products, which were developed to drive efficiency for organizations but lack embedded security measures.

“With IoT, your average home will have dozens of devices hooked up to the network that you don’t know much about,” says Condra. “From a privacy and cyberattack perspective, it’s a major concern for most organizations. Now you’re increasing the attack space, or number of devices, that can be involved in a given attack.”

As companies embrace new technologies, they need to also consider the “what if” factor, Grillo explains. This means putting recovery measures in place to respond in the event of an attack.

The team at Securolytics with our new FREE Exploitable IoT Scanning tool is built to protect businesses large and small from IoT breach threats. Don’t be reactive… be proactive with Securolytics.
Contact Securolytics now to learn more. Our global team is ready to assist you. We are motivated by one overriding purpose – to keep organizations and businesses out of harm’s way from cyber criminals and sophisticated hackers.

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Stay-at-home date ideas: summer 2020

For many of us summer 2020 was supposed to be different. We had vacation plans that got cancelled, our travel possibilities are more limited than ever before, so many of us decided to stay home instead of going away. But don’t you worry! We’ve prepared some stay-at-home date ideas, so that your summer (and your relationship) wouldn’t be boring!

Do things locally

The Corona pandemic put many businesses in big financial worry. Now it’s more important than ever to support your local businesses and incorporate them into your date night! Visit all your favorite restaurants, cafes and bars. You don’t want them to go out of business, do you?.Also, now is a great time to be a tourist in your own city. Visit local establishments – museums, art galleries, tourist attractions and so on. With fewer visitors, they need your help! Besides, without the usual crowds, they’re more pleasant to visit.

Enjoy the outdoors

Although many restrictions are lifted, it’s still better to remain careful. Thus, outdoor activities are a great way to spend your leisure time. Also, you have a chance to enjoy the amazing summer weather! You can take a bike ride across a beautiful local scenery, go for a picnic in the local park, take a bottle of wine and go watch the sunset or have a barbecue in your garden. All those activities give you a way to spend some quality time together, privately and romantically.

Learn new skills together

Staying inside can also be a great way to spend a date night. Of course, you can have the classic dinner & wine, but how about taking things to another level? Check out recipes for your favorites drinks & cocktails and learn to prepare them together! If the recipe is unclear, there are always youtube videos coming to the rescue 😉

If you’re planning to travel, check out our last week’s blog post!

Spice up your home

It can get quite boring if you’re constantly staying in the same space doing the same things. So you need to spice it up! If you’re staying in to watch a movie, get all the necessary snacks and a bunch of blankets and pillows. Make it feel like your own cozy cinema! If you’re cooking dinner together, get out of your sweatpants and put on something nice! Get some new napkins and table decorations and make it feel like your own restaurant! Planning to make a new dish? Let’s make it a double date! Invite another couple, and the evening will get even more entertaining!

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If judged merely by the attention it receives from the upper reaches of government, the District of Columbia's Opportunity Scholarship Program is probably the most closely scrutinized private school voucher enterprise in the country.

This year, the merits of the eight-year-old voucher program are being debated once again, after President Obama proposed providing no money for the program—currently funded at $20 million—in his fiscal 2013 budget.

The administration argues that the program has enough funding to continue and serve new students, as current enrollees leave the program. (See page 1317 of the linked budget document for the Obama team's explanation.)

But the proposed cut has drawn the objections of Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, who said it would effectively cap participation in the program. In a March 22 letter, co-signed by Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman, the GOP leader said the president's proposal violated the spirit of a deal reached last year on the D.C. voucher program by policymakers at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.

The lawmakers said they "take issue with your budget justification, which suggests that current unobligated funds are sufficient to fund current students and new students who may receive scholarships as spaces open up through attrition."

As part of a federal budget agreement reached in 2011, Congress and the administration agreed to support the voucher program, which allows children from economically disadvantaged families to attend private schools with public funds. The agreement called for the program to receive $60 million, to be divided among the voucher sector, D.C.'s public school system, and the city's charter schools.

The District's voucher program is small—it serves only about 1,600 students. But it has been a source of political volatility since its inception. Supporters say it provides valuable options for disadvantaged families in one of the nation's lowest-performing school districts, while opponents describe it as a government program foisted on the District by conservatives in Congress.

In 2009, when Democrats were in control of Congress and the White House, they allowed the program to expire. But when Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections, backers of the program saw the possibility of a revival, hopes that were realized in last year's budget deal.

A 2010 evaluation of the program by the federal Institute of Education Sciences found no evidence that the program had an effect on the academic achievement of students who were offered or used vouchers. But the study concluded that program significantly boosted graduation rates among students offered scholarships.

The researchers also found that parents' school satisfaction and sense of school safety increased with participation in the program—though it did not among students themselves.

Look for the fortunes of D.C.'s vouchers to rise or fall once again in the next round of budget and policy battles between the executive and legislative branches.

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NEO ~Suspension Play~

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Suspension Play
~objective - Stimulation... Vertical, Horizontal and Inverted

Bondage is a common practice in the Fetish Lifestyle.

As with many lifestyle practices, there are some that like to take things to a whole new level. Through suspension we not only bind the passive member of play, but leave them weightless and wanting...

Come join us and our special community guest presenters at NEO as we explore the dramatic and beautiful art of Suspension Play.

Equipment, load bearing points and expertise will be available on the night for your enjoyment as we explore elements of the ultimate forms of bondage.

We encourage you to bring your own personal accessories for play…

NEO . . . where alternative-identifying individuals come together as a new generation of Avant-Garde subculturalists. Where you’re encouraged to be yourself... whatever that "self" may be.

Well into its 9th year... NEO continues to provide a safe, vibrant, and hedonistic space geared predominantly towards (but not limited to) the U35’s community, and to their partners and friends of all ages…(we’re all about inclusion here!).

Whether you’re new to this alternative world and looking for a comfortable and enticing first taste amongst a group of like-minded peers, or perhaps you’ve begun your journey and seek new experiences!

NEO is an ever-evolving space full of an ever-expanding mix of individuals, every NEO is full of possibility.  A space incorporating multi elements of alternative lifestyles, a true fusion of Underground Cultures.  Discrete by design and respectful by nature... a space where you can socialise, explore, indulge, play and dance.

The night is open to whatever direction you wish to take yourself. Whether it’s moving your body to the beats of our DJ’s on the dance floor, indulging responsibly at the fully-stocked bar, mingling with fellow guests in the lounge, various nooks or outdoor courtyard, or indulging your hedonistic fantasies in the versatile and equipped play area…we open our doors and invite you to step through and into the rabbit hole.

NEO has a collection of Hosts in attendance throughout the evening. Dedicated kinksters themselves, so feel free to make yourself known to them as you enter for an introduction of the space and all it has to offer. Also, feel free to pose any questions or concerns you may have throughout the night.

NEO! It’s Fetish for a new generation.

Our themes are simply to add that little twist to your night out. It's not compulsory to dress to the specific theme, but even better if you make the effort or simply wear your favourite alternative/fetish wear :-)

From 10pm – late
(to enjoy your evening in full, we strongly suggest you arrive before 11pm)

Sound Artists

Lady J  ::  Xtian  ::  Syme Tollens  ::  plus guest

You can mix it up with all things Alternative - Fetish - Fantasy - Elegantly twisted & Kink wear... or simply wear good ol' Dressy Black (black shoes - black pants/dress - black shirt/blouse), it's your choice. . . however respectfully dress for the overall style and feel of this event… no blue, grey or faded jeans (unless under chaps) - no sports shoes - no casual or street wear.

Lighting & Spatial arrangement

Tracy G

Please note that door is a cash only entry point. We suggest you bring sufficient funds/cash for your night out.

$25: with early entry discount code-word
Contact your host or send your request to... [] receive your code-word for early entry discount.
(code-word is subject to door and dress-code policies and is only valid for use before 11pm - regular entry $ applies after 11pm)

$25: Community associated members
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Lemmings: A Cop Story, page 2

Lemmings: A Cops Story, Page 2

This is page 2 of A Cop Story, a full-length Lemmings story.

And unfortunately it is the last page I did of this story.

And even more unfortunately, this is the last Lemmings comic I have on hand.

What do you think? Should I continue the strip?

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: A Cop Story, page 1

Lemmings: A Cops Story, Page 1

This is page 1 of A Cop Story, intended to be a full-length Lemmings story.

It isn’t dated, so I had to go on the first-run lemmings logo (I tried out quite a few logos before landing on the one in the Collegian). I believe I did these pages just before the run in the Kenyon Collegian, since the art is close to the style I used in the Collegian.

If there is sufficient clamor, (as in, if anybody cares, anywhere) I will finish it.

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: Rockslide!

This one was given as a gift to my Dad for one of his birthdays, and hung on the wall in my parents’ house a long time. When my Dad heard I was sharing these comics, he let me borrow it for scanning. Isn’t he great?

I’m placing this at the end of Series 1, since it’s using the older logo.

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: Dr Steinenstein

After ending the strike, I took a temporary hiatus from Lemmings which turned into a permanent hiatus. There’s really no such thing as a permanent hiatus because a hiatus is an implied break after which you’re supposed to go back to doing what you were doing.

At that point, I started working on a single-panel strip called Daily Angst, very inspired by B. Kliban (an artist I greatly admire, and as to those who think he only did that best-selling Cat book, he was far more ambitious than that).

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: bob ferrante here

It was clear the idiot strike was going to have to come to an end. However, po mo little me had to have an artist cameo in the strip.

Now of course we have Pearls before Swine, where Stephen Pastis does this regularly. I would do it irregularly.

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: Boycott!

Where’s the “equal time” in this? The slanted nature of this reporter’s story is more timely that I realized at the time. Geraldo Rivera was still a local reporter in the NY market; Fox News but a glimmer in Roger Ailes’ eye.

I was only beginning to realize how much Lemmings had turned from a sort of comedy-philosophy approach to a decidedly political strip. I wasn’t sure if it needed a reboot.

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: Ace Rohmer

A dated reference (Charlton Heston) but the strip still mostly holds up. And it introduces Da Mayor, who will definitely figure in any future rendition of the strip.

Finally, it firmly resurrects Ace Rohmer, via standard comix resurrection technology. And suddenly we have humanoid characters in the strip. Which put Lemmings in the class of heterogeneous human/comix hybrid worlds, like Bone (apologies to the brilliant Jeff Smith).

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: Man in the Street!

This strip introduces Ace Rohmer, a running character. It appears from the events in this strip that I killed him off immediately. But he’s a comix character, so I could always:

A) Clone him. (It worked for Gwen Stacy!)

B) Use a Green Lantern Ring of Power to visit another world in the DC Multiverse and teleport him back to Earth-One.

C) Use the Time Stone to grab a younger version of him — or even better, visit him the morning of his accident to warn him. Of course I’d have to steal it from Thanos, and that would take some doing.

The possibilities are virtually endless. I love comix.

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: It is Time

As I read this one, I think of some visual changes it needs, and I am helpless. I can’t resist it. I have to fix it, so…

Did you notice the differences? Let me know if you think it looks better.

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante

Lemmings: Demands

The idiot strike continues.

After this comic came out, it turned out few (or possibly no) people got the final joke (cf. the Dostoyevsky novel The Idiot). I should have taken pause after explaining to many indignant readers. Which led to long talks about the (brilliant) work of Dostoyevsky. Some time later I actually read The Idiot. It’s really really good.

You know what they say about jokes. If you have to explain them…

Copyright © 2019, Bob Jude Ferrante


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Saturday, January 28, 2006

From James at Wigderson Library & Pub:

The report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute, both liberal-leaning think tanks, found the incomes of the poorest 20 percent of families nationally grew by an average of $2,660, or 19 percent, over the past 20 years.

The truth is, "rich get richer, poor get richer, too."

The problem with James’ post is he’s cherry-picking facts from the article. At least he provided a link to the article. If one clicked on the link, one would find that while it is true that the poorest fifth saw their income go up 19 percent, one would also find that:

The middle fifth’s income rose 28%
The richest fifth’s income rose 59%

One would think in a fairer society that income would go up at the same rate for all…but the last twenty years of Republican majority have resulted in a growing disparity between the richest and poorest Americans…which is what the article focused on, not on the meager growth deceptively highlighted by James.

2 Swings of the bat:

James Wigderson said...

Now you're taking me out of context, intentionally. The subject of my post was the headline, "Study: America's Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer". The study showed no such thing. Yes, the rich got richer, and more richer than than the poor, but the poor got richer, too. And it was this last part that refutes the headline, and therefore became the subject of my post. If this is too hard for you to follow, I...could... type... slower....

But let's take your premise. If the poor are better off in real terms (and according to the study they are) that would be a good thing, wouldn't it? If the income gap grows between rich and the poor, do I suffer in real terms? The answer is, of course not. As long as my standard of living improves the greater improvement in my neighbor's economic position doesn't hurt me.

Let's take it a step further. Because of the improvement in income in the rich, there will be a longer term benefit to the real improvement at the bottom end as well. Regardless of the taxes they pay (still too much) the more they have to invest and to spend will have a better impact on raising the standard of living.

Relative income growth was a fashionable statistic among some economists because it allowed them to come up with all sorts of social engineering "solutions" to a problem that wasn't really a problem. But it doesn't address the issue of poverty in real terms, and indeed diverts resources from solving real poverty to benefits for the middle class because the income inequality gap describes them as well.

Other Side said...

One other thing though...your post relies on an outdated theory..."trickle down." If it were indeed true that improvement in income for the rich resulted in more investment that resulted in more impact on raising the standard of living (for the poorer, I assume), then why hasn't it worked? If anything, the poor seem much worse off than previously. And, over twenty years, a raise in average income of a little over $2,000 is not very much. I wonder if that even covers the rise in the cost of living? I don't have the answer to that, however...nor the time or energy to research it.

I agree with you, though, that taxes are high.


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We fixed the transmission!

It truly is amazing how fast children grow... For the past 6-8 weeks, Sylvia has been trying so hard to crawl, but has always been stuck in reverse. She would crawl all over the place, just backwards. You can tell in the following video that she is getting a little frustrated.

A little over a week ago, so fixed the transmission and found Drive. She has been getting better and better every day!

While I was in Weatherford, OK last week, Sylvia even started pulling herself up on things. It is definitely time to do some baby-proofing. While I haven't caught this on camera yet, her arsenal of tricks are growing at an astounding rate.

Spring Time Fun

We took advantage of the nice weather last Friday to snap some shots of Sylvia outside.

She was sitting on the lawn out front and didn't really know what to thing about the grass. The leaves however, made for a tasty treat! (OK, she didn't eat any of them, but she sure wanted to)

"Give me the camera Mommy!"

After our playtime outside, it was time to clean up in the bath. The baths lately have taken on a whole new level. A couple months ago, she would lay there like a perfect little baby. Now, we have more water outside the tub then inside the tub. I think it is time to move upstairs to the big girl tub.

The tongue in action...

The Crazy-Haired Lady

9 Month Wellness Check

Tired Baby

Sylvia had her 9 month wellness checkup last Monday. Everything was good health wise and she is still growing at a reasonable pace.

If you remember back to a much earlier post (when she was 9 days old) we had extrapolated her weight based on her birth weight and her 9 day old weight. Based on that, she would weigh 468 pounds on her 18th B-Day.

With a few more data points, I recalculated her projected height and weight. Now, based on new data, Sylvia will weigh 210 pounds and be just over 14 feet tall on her 18th birthday! That is one tall kid!

Weight: 15 lb, 12 oz (5th %)
Length: 27.25 in (50th %)
Head: 17 in (25th %)

She has been a very active kid lately. She figured out the forward crawling thing about 10 days ago, now she is pulling herself up on things. Because of these new developments, the baby-proofing is now #1 on the list of things to do. Also, Sylvia is no longer a vegetarian. The Dr. gave the go-ahead to start feeding Sylvia table foods. Her first meal - Rotisserie Chicken. She absolutely loves the moist chicken breast. She picks it up, rips the small pieces into smaller pieces and then eats them. It is pretty cool to watch.

Action videos are on the way...

Johnny Jump Up

Sylvia loves her new toy. Not sure what Lucy thinks about it however...

Happy Easter!

Here are some pictures of Sylvia getting ready for tomorrow. There is going to be big competition during the Easter egg hunt and we are trying to get her ready. She loves the candy wrappers.

We are not sure if she likes the egg or the peanut butter cup better?

It almost looks like she is crawling, but she hasn't quite figured out how to go forward yet. She can go backwords and in cirlces. We were hoping that the eggs would be enough motivation, but today wasn't the day.

Ben and Bonnie made her a great Easter basket. I think everyone in the house except Lucy has enjoyed it.

I think the sugar kicked in ;-)

Have a great Easter everyone.
Jamie, Adam, and Sylvia (and Lucy too)


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Location: Denver, CO (Mountain)

League: Legends - West

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          [since November 07th 2014 | last seen August 04th 2020]

Manager: Zachary Trimble

Ballpark: Denver Field

Rank: #14 - Rating: 235.17

Fan Mood: 96.94

Prestige: 60

Color: Rust

Team Notes:

• Jul 19 2046: Emilio Avalos was released.
• Jun 25 2046: Rafael Morales was signed as a free agent.
• Jun 25 2046: Zachary Hendrickson was released.
• Jun 10 2046: Si Do was signed as a free agent.
• Jun 10 2046: Taye Doby was released.
• Jun 10 2046: Emilio Avalos was signed as a free agent.
• Jun 10 2046: Zachary Hendrickson was signed as a free agent.
• Jun 10 2046: Geoffrey Larson was released.
• Jun 10 2046: Salomón Gonzáles was released.
• May 21 2046: Julián Moran was released.

League Record:

Wins: 50 Losses: 60 Pct: .455 Last10: 6-4 Streak: L1

Ave: 4.2 - 4.7 RS: 462 RA: 513 DIFF: -51

Group 67 [2 | Eliminated]

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Jan 15 2046: Denver Broncos 25-Year Anniversary Team - by Ced on June 16th, 2020

Denver Broncos 25-Year Anniversary Team

We looked over the last 25 seasons and found all of Denvy's consistent contributors as well as the impactful one-hit wonders. Without further ado, here is the 25-Year Anniversary Team that was compiled with the help of players, staff, the media and of course our FANS.

C Rafael Lopez
Five tool player, power hitter, 4 Gold Gloves. All of this from a Round 7 draft pick.

1B Luis Jimenez
Pure offense, and proven contributor in Legends. 5 years straight of 100 RBI in Legends. Stands at first base and catches balls thrown in his general direction adequately. Not gonna be diving in the stands for fouls.

2B Mark Grant
2041 Legends MVP. Not known for fielding. Switch hitter with power.

3B Tank Clement
Military veteran. Went to Army. Our starting third baseman for 13 years. 7 Gold Gloves, a "web gem" player at that hot corner. Point Blank Period. 2 full seasons without any errors. 2,000+ career hits.

SS Vince Casey
Just here for his glove. 3 Gold Gloves. 2042 he played out of his mind offensively. Probably juicing admittedly. We know nothing about that.

LF Lance Davies
Low SI rental hero. All Star, All League and Gold Glove at age 35. Signed from the leftovers and scraps of a Legends team.

CF Marco Guzman
Best clutch hitter we've had. Denver All-Time career leader in Runs, Home Runs, Runs Batted In. All Star 9 years straight.

RF Curtis Napolitano
Only with us briefly. Career .391 OBP. 7 seasons of 90+ walks. Moneyball guy. Five tool guy, just not shown on his player card.

DH Ron Bush
Always seemed to be a lock for 100 runs per season.

Oct 22 2042: Two Rookie of the Years Tangle - by Ced on October 21st, 2019

Bryan "Problem" Paris and "Lightning" Daiki Saito had a showdown in Denver, in a rarity of a game that saw two former Rookie of the Year pitchers face off. Both are products of the great Laredo farm system.

It was a match-up of finesse versus power. Paris, a pinpoint accurate pitcher who won the Cy Young and led the Legends League in WHIP in 2039 versus Saito, whose Big In Japan stuff that shows promise but has occasionally struggled, as he has posted a 10.38 ERA and 2.23 WHIP in his last three appearances.

"We'll always have Paris!" was sarcastically chanted around Denver Field as Saito made his way to the showers during the 6th inning after allowing a two-run homer to Grabowski, which made the final score 5-0.

Paris pitched a gem; a complete game shutout.

With the win, Paris, whose free agent contract and controversial move between these two Legends teams made him Denver's highest paid player on the roster, equaled his win total of last year at 13, giving up just 5 hits and one walk.

Aug 19 2042: Lindsey Dominant in Denver Debut; Duped by Atlantic City - by Ced on October 4th, 2019

Warren Lindsey completed his move to Denver two days ago and delivered a gem to his new club, then went on a rant about his old club Atlantic City afterwards. He allowed just one hit (a two-run HR in the first) and three walks in the victory over Roanoke.

"I felt comfortable during the outing, and am glad to have worked well with Quintero, my new catcher," said Lindsey.

The right-handed pitcher and last year All-Star then disparaged the Atlantic City owner, manager and large portions of the entire Garden State, the latter of which was deemed too nasty to be considered for print.

"My free agency dragged on this long because of my one-day affiliation with Atlantic City, and their unsavory Bo-Peep's Gentleman's Club owner Milo Metalbat. First of all, I was paid my signing bonus in cash with soggy twenty dollar bills stuffed into a duffel bag that may have been used in a kidnapping for all I know. I was later told by my agent that Milo believed I was in fact the female dancer named Lindsey Warren who goes by the stage name of Rudy Fuxxxtable. I know I'm paid to pitch, but they had a real strange definition for the Long Reliever role. The rest of the baseball world wouldn't touch me, which is of course the exact same rule at all of Milo's adult entertainment venues, with the exception of the Champagne Room, where a middle school type of grope is sometimes allowed."

May 25 2041: Broncos take No. 1 spot; living up to the hype - by Ced on June 27th, 2019

With a quarter of the season already in the books, the Denver Broncos are now the sole owners of first place, and now sit atop the Legends League West in their first year ever in the highest league in all of baseball. This success took president Ced 21 Broken Bat seasons and 4 1/2 real world years.

"I really miss the fans being able to call us underrated," said Ced. "It may not be a unique story, I'll leave that to the historians, but it is uniquely our story."

The oddity here is that Ced began as Denvy president when the ballclub was in League VI. Broncos fans had previously seen 13 straight terrible losing seasons, but won the League VI West as well as the playoffs in Ced's first year. That's pretty tough to do to take a no-one and make them a someone.

Well, look at these guys now. Is there enough talent in Denver to pick them to win the division with confidence? Is it that they are facing mediocre teams or bad teams? They did just complete a series sweep of second place Santa Monica. There's no wrong answers here, but Denver is an exciting team to watch on a daily basis.

Mar 27 2039: Cy Young Winner Scales Tells TMZ: I Can't Stand Boulder Move - by Ced on January 8th, 2019

Denver pitcher Armstrong Scales insinuated in an interview with TMZ today that league territorial rights may have been violated when the Missoula Polar Bears relocated to Boulder, Colorado.

"I've developed a brand new line on my forehead because of it," said the 34 year old 20 game winner about the dramatic altering of the landscape. "I don't know how this move is even considered, voted on or allowed by the folks at the league office. A joke. A mess. Somebody got paid, son. Back-to-back one-hundred win seasons tells you all that you need to know about Broncos baseball. I'm pretty sure that Denver will remain the favored franchise around here, you know what I'm saying? That other ballclub must want to leave behind years and years of losing, my man. They seem to piece together a lineup every season, I guess, so I do like how they compete. There are a lot of things happening, but I just can't figure this one out. Can you?"