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"When he stabbed me, I grabbed him, and I wrestled him to the ground," Gould said. "Every time he kept trying to get back up, I had to knock him back down."
I like this guy.
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Strange!? There was no mention of the muggers immigration status or party affiliation! HHMMMMM!
Oh, wait, I'm just channeling my inner racist. Sorry!!
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People in wheelchairs, if they have no disability other than having lost the use of their legs, are generally strong as hell. If they get their hands on you, you're toast.
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I thought that you yanks had a very sensible three strikes and yer out policy.
That's only in California, BP. It was a ballot proposition a few years ago which means that all of the state legislators, the governor, the judges and the lawyers were almost all opposed to it. Such a law would have never been enacted if it had been left up to the politicians. Sometimes I think we should abolish the state legislature because they are all so crooked that you can never count on them to do the right thing. We get so many ballot propositions anyway that it seems like we might as well.
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First of all, let me express a little morsel of sympathy for the bad Messican, the course of whose entire life was set in stone when his parents named him "Melvin". "Melvin", fer godssake.
Second of all, in that the veteran probably has upper body strength comparable to a chimpanzee, i.e., is able to twist a basketball in half, Melvin will probably make several medical textbooks based on the unique nature of his injuries.
That being said, I also imagine that the veteran will be also suffering considerable discomfort, both from wearing a pronounced grin on his face for an extended period of time, and multiple hangovers from drinking free beer.
The Rev. Al Sharpton may have felt something like the stoners in the film of that title when he emerged from a meeting in Queens yesterday with Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) - and found his 2007 Jaguar missing. Turns out it had been tagged for some $900 in tickets - and towed.
It isn't clear who owns the car.
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So ya wanna kill cops, huh, "Reverend"?
Well your fat ass is gonna have to walk to do it.
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I nominate this for "Idiot Of The Day"
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See? It's just another example of racial discrimination! If the car had been white, it wouldn't have been towed!
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It isn't clear who owns the car.
I'm willing to bet it isn't Rev. Al. Any assets he personally owns could be taken away since he probably owes a majority of a $65000 judgment won by Steven Pagones, the assistant DA he libeled in the Tawana Brawley hoax. Rev. Al is "poor" - other people own things that he is allowed to use.
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A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women.
Three islanders from Lesboshome of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between womenhave taken a gay rights group to court for using the word "lesbian" in its name. One of the plaintiffs said Wednesday that the name of the association, Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, "insults the identity" of the people of Lesbos, who are also known as Lesbians.
"My sister can't say she is a Lesbian," said Dimitris Lambrou. "Our geographical designation has been usurped by certain ladies who have no connection whatsoever with Lesbos," he said. The three plaintiffs are seeking to have the group barred from using "lesbian" in its name and filed a lawsuit on April 10. The other two plaintiffs are women.
Also called Mytilene, after its capital, Lesbos is famed as the birthplace of Sappho. . . .
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Steve, I know it gets glossed over in the history books, but 700 Thespians, from Thespiae, stood and died with the Spartans at Thermopylae. Yeah, they don't get any cred for it. Not enough PR. Then again who'd fear the dreaded Thespians? Who'd pen the words 'Go Tell the Thespians'?
However, they do learn. Today's 'thespians' have agents to tell their tales whether we want to hear them or not :)
Yes, really: Priya Venkatesan, who taught writing this year at Dartmouth College, sent around several emails to former students threatening to sue them under Title VII, the 'anti-discrimination' portion of the 1964 Civil Rights act. 'Dartlog,' the weblog of the invaluable Dartmouth Review, published the text of her email, which is a classic in the annals of politically correct fatuousness.
Dear former class members of Science, Technology and Society: I tried to send an email through my server but got undelivered messages. I regret to inform you that I am pursuing a lawsuit in which I am accusing some of you (whom shall go unmentioned in this email) of violating Title VII of anti-federal [SIC] discrimination laws. The feeling that I am getting from the outside world is that Dartmouth is considered a bigoted place, so this may not be news and I may be successful in this lawsuit. I am also writing a book detailing my experiences as your instructor, which will 'name names' so to speak. I have all of your evaluations and these will be reproduced in the book.
Have a nice day.
Priya
It is not clear exactly what sort of 'harassment' poor Priya Venkatesan Ph.D. (as she generally signed herself) was subject to. I don't imagine that student evaluations such as this did much to help matters:
Aside from the fact that I learnt nothing of value in this class besides the repeated use of the word 'postmodernism' in all contexts (whether appropriate or not) and the fact that Professor Venkatesan is the most confusing/nonsensical lecturer ever, the main problem with this class is the personal attacks launched in class. Almost every member of the class was personally attacked in some form in the class by either intimidation or ignoring your questions/comments/concerns. If you decide to take this class, prepare to NOT be allowed to express your own opinions in class because you have 'yet to obtain your Ph.D/masters/bachelors degree'. We were forced to write an in-class essay on 'respect' (and how we lacked it) because we expressed our views on controversial topics and some did not agree with the views of 'established scholars' who have their degrees.
If you wonder what Dr. Venkatesan's 'scholarly' work is like, Dartlog conveniently links to a sample. Here's an excerpt:
In many ways, social constructivism has been reframed as postmodernism, since both movements question the scientific realm's theory of truth -- that is, that scientific facts mirror an external reality which does indeed exist. However, this reframing is unnecessary, since clear distinctions exist between social constructivism and postmodernism. Uuuuhh! My brain . . . hurting . . . all this . . . deconstruction . . .
Through my experience in the laboratory, I have found that postmodernism offers a constructive critique of science in ways that social constructivism cannot, due to postmodernism's emphasis on openly addressing the presupposed moral aims of science. Losing . . . consciousness . . . must! . . . struggle! . . . to stay! . . . awake . . . to finish! . . . paragraph!
In other words, I find that while an individual ethic of motivation exists, and indeed guides the conduct of laboratory routine, I have also observed that a moral framework -- one in which the social implications of science and technology are addressed -- is clearly absent in scientific settings. Yet I believe such a framework is necessary. Postmodernism maintains that it is within the rhetorical apparatus of science -- how scientists talk about their work "What happened?"
"You passed out."
I used to think higher education could be reformed -- you know, a few tweaks here and there, hire some good teachers, insist on a back-to-basics program and, presto, American higher education would once again be an ally instead of an enemy of civilization. The story of Priya Venkatesan reminds me of how utopian that belief was. . . .
The lawsuit should get blown out on what we call a Civil Rule 12(b)(6) motion (dismissal for failure to state a legitimate claim) and the defendants should be able to recover attorney fees under Civil Rule 11. Doesn't mean they will, but they should.
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She is suing because they disrupted the indoctrination class and had independent thought. Therefore, the students must be bigoted and sued to bring their thoughts in line with the correct type of thought.
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In many ways, social constructivism has been reframed as postmodernism, since both movements question the scientific realm's theory of truth -- that is, that scientific facts mirror an external reality which does indeed exist.
Oh yeah - I want to pay $160 thousand so my kid can learn about this.
Albert Hofmann, father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery grew into a notorious "problem child," died Tuesday. He was 102. Hofmann died of a heart attack at his home in Basel, Switzerland, according to Rick Doblin, president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, in a statement posted on the association's Web site.
Hofmann's hallucinogen inspired -- and arguably corrupted -- millions in the 1960's hippie generation. For decades after LSD was banned in the late 1960s, Hofmann defended his invention. "I produced the substance as a medicine. ... It's not my fault if people abused it," he said.
The Swiss chemist discovered lysergic acid diethylamide-25 in 1938 while studying the medicinal uses of a fungus found on wheat and other grains at the Sandoz pharmaceuticals firm in Basel.
He became the first human guinea pig of the drug when a tiny amount of the substance seeped onto his finger during a repeat of the laboratory experiment April 16, 1943. "I had to leave work for home because I was suddenly hit by a sudden feeling of unease and mild dizziness," he wrote in a memo to company bosses. "Everything I saw was distorted as in a warped mirror," he said, describing his bicycle ride home. "I had the impression I was rooted to the spot. But my assistant told me we were actually going very fast."
Three days later, Hofmann experimented with a larger dose. The result was a horror trip. "The substance which I wanted to experiment with took over me. I was filled with an overwhelming fear that I would go crazy. I was transported to a different world, a different time," Hofmann wrote.
There was no answer at Hofmann's home Tuesday, and a person who answered the phone at Novartis, a former employer, said the company had no knowledge of his death.
Hofmann and his scientific colleagues hoped that LSD would make an important contribution to psychiatric research. The drug exaggerated inner problems and conflicts, and thus it was hoped that it might be used to recognize and treat mental illness like schizophrenia. For a time, Sandoz sold LSD 25 under the name Delysid, encouraging doctors to try it themselves. It was one of the strongest drugs in medicine, with just one gram enough to drug an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 people for 12 hours.
Hofmann discovered that the drug had a similar chemical structure to psychedelic mushrooms and herbs used in religious ceremonies by Mexican Indians.
LSD was elevated to international fame in the late 1950s and 1960s, thanks to Harvard professor Timothy Leary, who embraced the drug under the slogan "turn on, tune in, drop out." Actor Cary Grant and numerous rock musicians extolled its virtues in achieving true self discovery and enlightenment.
But away from the psychedelic trips and flower children, horror stories emerged about people going on murder sprees or jumping out of windows while hallucinating. Heavy users suffered permanent psychological damage. The U.S. government banned LSD in 1966, and other countries followed suit.
Hofmann maintained that this was unfair, arguing that the drug was not addictive. He repeatedly said the ban should be lifted to allow LSD to be used in medical research. He himself took the drug -- purportedly on an occasional basis and out of scientific interest -- for several decades. "LSD can help open your eyes," he once said. "But there are other ways: meditation, dance, music, fasting."
Even so, the self-described "father" of LSD readily agreed that the drug was dangerous if in the wrong hands. This was reflected by the title of his 1979 book: "LSD: My Problem Child."
Hofmann retired from Sandoz in 1971. He devoted his time to travel, writing and lectures, which often reflected his growing interest with philosophy and religious questions. He lived in a small village in the Swiss Jura mountains and remained active until his early 90's.
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I figure LSD flashbacks are responsible for much of the strange 'liberal' behavior we see - like the Berkeley mob at the military recruiting center.
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While there are persistent rumors that LSD is often contaminated with strychnine, this is not true. However, the truth is a bit more complex:
"Strychnine is not the cause of tracers, cramps, nausea, or amphetamine-like LSD-effects. Its possible that poorly synthesized LSD might have other ergot derivatives in it, which might contribute to the harsh body load that some get on taking LSD.
"Also, the very close chemical relatives 1-Methyl-LSD and 1-Acetyl-LSD (which break down into LSD in aqueous solution) might be present in some street samples and might contribute to the harsh body load.
"(Petter Stafford has claimed in his _Psychedelics Encyclopedia_ that 1-Acetyl-LSD is supposedly "smoother" than d-LSD -- thus "strychnine laced acid" may acutally be pure d-LSD, while "pure lsd" may be 1-Acetyl-LSD or some substitute).
"And the chemicals iso-LSD and lumi-LSD which are breakdown products of LSD might contribute to the body loading on some trips, particularly via a hypothetical synergistic effect.
"Given this plethora of possible chemicals in street "LSD", its not needed to look to a chemical which has hardly ever been found in analyzed samples to explain variations in the strength and "cleanliness" of street acid."
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What a pity the poor man never found the thing that would have led to the Nobel Prize in medicine or chemistry that he really wanted. But after that small discovery was taken over by the idiots, there really wasn't any chance the rest of his work would be taken seriously. Rest in peace, Dr. Hofmann. May you be free of unpeaceful dreams.
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"I wonder if they've lowered the flags to half mast up at UMass-Amherst yet?"
I dunno, you can put me in the bin with those who think having that experience at least once is probably a good thing. I would say it is a more positive thing than negative though like anything else it can be abused or used irresponsibly.
Read the book "Insanely Great" sometime about the development of the Mac. Having experienced LSD was implied to be pretty much a pre-requisite to being on the original Macintosh team.
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I'm going to exert my white male privilege here and note that probably the only thing I would have liked about that book was pictures of a big-boobed, pretty blonde girl. The text part would have to seriously increase in intellectual value to equal cheap toilet paper. What's more, I'm going to comment that I think that Seal Press and the commentariat that speaks to their issues are a bunch of crazed loons. If these nutballs ever come close to bringing their insane beliefs into law, the attempted imposition of same will be met with bullets, fire and sword.
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Read the comments beneath the apology. There would be no satisfying some of those angry ladies.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Albert Hofmann, father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery grew into a notorious "problem child," died Tuesday. He was 102. Hofmann died of a heart attack at his home in Basel, Switzerland, according to Rick Doblin, president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, in a statement posted on the association's Web site.
