tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.comments2023-06-03T11:39:15.433-04:00Nota BibliothecaePaul Venardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867346618248230176noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-79535062510277274192012-10-11T23:29:27.550-04:002012-10-11T23:29:27.550-04:00Thanks for your grateful informations, this blogs ...Thanks for your grateful informations, this blogs will be really help for <a href="http://results.studentsarea.com" rel="nofollow">school admissions.</a>Srkhttp://www.studentsarea.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-73802592204548937402012-05-31T12:30:32.355-04:002012-05-31T12:30:32.355-04:00Where I'm from graphic images like the one the...Where I'm from graphic images like the one the US government wants to add have been introduced for years, without impressive results. Most of my smoker friends are just disgusted by the images, and instead of quitting they've devised all kinds of ways of removing or covering the images so hey don't bother them every time they light up.Former Smokerhttp://vaporreviews.multiply.com/journal/item/3/Benefits_of_2-Piece_Electronic_Cigarettes_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-66127000360789381192011-12-12T23:18:01.620-05:002011-12-12T23:18:01.620-05:00Hi all,
Nice blog! DRM seeks to control what a co...Hi all,<br /><br />Nice blog! DRM seeks to control what a consumer can do with their purchased copy of music or software. DRM protected files are meant for use on a single platform. This can have unintended consequences on the consumer who cannot download a song and burn it onto a cd compilation that they have created. Thanks...Adobe Digital Rightshttp://www.locklizard.com/adobe-content-server.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-52256696664266817802011-11-17T09:34:10.665-05:002011-11-17T09:34:10.665-05:00There definitely is a plethora more information, a...There definitely is a plethora more information, as more facts keep being released, and much more than the Grand Jury report and the Huffington Post were refrenced in writing this blog; these two items were merely linked as they provided the most concise fact pattern of the allged incidents. Whether Mr. Sandusky performed these alleged acts is a matter of law; no judgment was intended to be made against Mr. Sandusky in this blog.<br /><br />Instead, this blog was more on the opinion of the students who appeared more upset about the loss of a football coach than about the alleged events. This opinion was and is not unique to this blog. Obviously it is not the only opinion. If you have further insight into this situation that you would like to share, we'd be more than happy to hear from you.Paul Venardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867346618248230176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-86730286524286083192011-11-10T17:12:24.713-05:002011-11-10T17:12:24.713-05:00As a Penn State almnus and current University of D...As a Penn State almnus and current University of Dayton Law student. I will not comment on this blog. I think there is in exorbitant of information that you need to read other than the Federal Grand Jury report, and the Huffington Post. I attended Penn State when these events occur. I feel passionately about this topic. And I think this blog and its opinions are irresponsibly written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-48207964681683137472010-03-24T15:26:15.961-04:002010-03-24T15:26:15.961-04:00I thought the constitution is the supreme law of t...I thought the constitution is the supreme law of the land<br /><br />The 10th amendment to the constitition declares the states sovereign over the federal government.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014893878404181948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-76954243059063588192009-04-25T10:45:00.000-04:002009-04-25T10:45:00.000-04:00Privacy rights should not be overshadowed by anoth...Privacy rights should not be overshadowed by another's right to free speech.<br /> <br />I was initially concerned about the two juxtaposed issues of free speech and domestic violence in the Garrido / Krasnansky case. Should, in fact, the judge issue an order that Mr. K take down the portions of his blog having to do with his wife and marriage? <br /><br />I blogged the case on January 11, 2008. I was concerned because I saw the judge's ex parte order as a prior restraint - a No No to lawyers favoring protection of First Amendment rights. But I also saw the issue as one involving domestic abuse.<br /> <br />And then things changed when Mr. K chose to telephone me. Here's what happened next and more commentary on how the Internet can be used inappropriately as a form of harassment. You may be interested in how a Michigan court recently handled a similar case involving privacy rights and free speech. http://tinyurl.com/c46jgq Jeanne M Hannah http://jeannehannah.comJeanne M Hannahhttp://jeannehannah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-42754743931211966982009-02-19T15:04:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:04:00.000-05:00I think there are valid arguments on both side abo...I think there are valid arguments on both side about this government plan. Will it raise the budget deficit? Probably. Will it help? That’s a good question. I think economies go through cycles and this might be one of them. I read a good article on recessions and their history on <BR/><BR/>http://www.recessioninfocenter.comOct3https://www.blogger.com/profile/05713724226417690542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-35191006116477936732009-02-14T19:09:00.000-05:002009-02-14T19:09:00.000-05:00When I was in public school I was taught that ligh...When I was in public school I was taught that light always travels in a straight line. It was not called the "theory of light travel," it was taught as a law of physics. Now we know that is wrong. I'm not talking about the dark ages, or the world-is-flat era; I'm talking about teaching in the last half of the 20th century. Today we have people of science saying man-made global warming is a scientific fact. And there are scientist who disagree. And in the 1970's scientists said is was fact that there was man-made global cooling.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the theory of evolution is bullet proof. We talk about looking for the missing link between ape and man. But there should also be links between all other species, shouldn't there? If we all evolved from simple organisms, wouldn't that be true? There are hints of this in various fossil records, but it is mostly circumstantial.<BR/><BR/>But my real disagreement with some of the discussions against teaching intelligent design is that they rely on "separation of church and state." That is a metaphor President Jefferson used in a letter, but it was never intended to explain the First Amendment totally. And, in fact, that is not how Jefferson typically characterized the Constitution. The University of Virginia has Jefferson's writing collected on their website. Many are organized by category. On the page of statements he made about <A HREF="http://churchvstate.blogspot.com/2008/11/thomas-jefferson-meaning-of-bill-of.html" REL="nofollow">the need for the Bill of Rights</A>, you will find six references to "freedom of religion" but not even one to "separation of church and state."<BR/><BR/>Our Founders who wrote the First Amendment did see the kind of separation in the words they drafted. <A HREF="http://churchvstate.blogspot.com/2008/12/build-schools-to-teach-religion.html" REL="nofollow">John Adams</A>, for example, said, "That [God] would smile on our colleges, academies, schools, and seminaries of learning, and make them nurseries of sound science, morals, and religion;"<BR/><BR/>Now consider the actions of Jefferson. He was the first president (small "p") of the Washington, D.C. public schools. He required that the main sources for reading practice and discussion would be the Holy Bible and the Watts Hymnal.<BR/><BR/>So make the arguments about proper curriculum, not about a Constitution prohibition. The Constitution was not intended to control the states in such matters.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478467706369127788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-91314961436900062212009-02-06T11:36:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:36:00.000-05:00Yeah, I want a Kindle.Yeah, I want a Kindle.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269479757096617951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-15549692178077842642009-01-18T16:19:00.000-05:002009-01-18T16:19:00.000-05:00*laughs* Yeah, I know. I know that's been one of ...*laughs* Yeah, I know. I know that's been one of the standard (and half-joking) points raised against digital readers, but it's valid. On the whole, books still have more versatility.Chris Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994857576689685845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-18711624762863043742009-01-12T09:15:00.000-05:002009-01-12T09:15:00.000-05:00But can you bring it into the bathtub???But can you bring it into the bathtub???Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465384822564027635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-44091015195339900712008-11-20T10:21:00.000-05:002008-11-20T10:21:00.000-05:00Issue 5 has passed, allowing the government to ste...Issue 5 has passed, allowing the government to step in where they should not be needed.<BR/><BR/>In response to YesOn, I agree that bad loans have helped to ruin our economy, but the majority of those loans were mortgage loans, not loans made by these pay day lending instituions. It is the government that had deregulated mortgage loans from banks that had caused many of these bad loans to be made and eventually led to the large number of foreclosures. I stand by the fact that the pay day lending industry can be effectively used and could have served as a valuable tool to many had they remained without unnecessary government control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-83626122135991621662008-11-04T18:19:00.000-05:002008-11-04T18:19:00.000-05:00I hope we defeat Issue 5 today. We need to regula...I hope we defeat Issue 5 today. We need to regulate the pay day industry. It was bad loans that got us into this financial mess - let's uphold the smart decision our legislature made and clean the industry up up.<BR/><BR/>Yes on Issue 5!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864537706107370896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-54070335584615542182008-11-04T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-04T13:39:00.000-05:00But, what about improper government intervention i...But, what about improper government intervention into what people do with their own private lives? The real issue with payday lending locations is the misuse of the services by some; when they are used properly, they can work as an emergency source of funds when there is not time to go through a bank process. It is not up to the government to regulate a system when it is being abused by a portion of people who have the freedom to do what they wish with their funds, especially when eleiminating the service can be so detrimental to those who are using it properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-47337772747324498182008-09-26T04:16:00.000-04:002008-09-26T04:16:00.000-04:00Ritualistic killings are horrifying. Funny how in...Ritualistic killings <I>are</I> horrifying. Funny how in Paradise Lost 2 - Mark Byers does a little ritualistic (and plain sadistic) ceremony at the crime site. And he isn't at least connected how?Jannell Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830338836925618981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-63344090670729992852008-08-10T00:40:00.000-04:002008-08-10T00:40:00.000-04:00I dont think anyone will read this, but I think ti...I dont think anyone will read this, but I think tina brought up a ton of good points. Specifically, casinos. Changed my mind on the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-65242825779206601322008-07-28T11:54:00.000-04:002008-07-28T11:54:00.000-04:00I am a frequent customer at no less than three pay...I am a frequent customer at no less than three payday advance centers. I work a full-time job with great benefits, rent a townhome, and have a car. Still, I have been stuck in the cycle of addiction to these places for over five years and I need to get out. At one point in time, I owed almost $1300 to payday advance places, which at the time was equivalent to my entire monthly income. Only by borrowing the money from family was I able to stop the cycle...for the time being. But (you guessed it)...I eventually went back.<BR/><BR/>Not only are payday advance centers set up to ALLOW people to borrow from other payroll advance centers, they almost FORCE you to take out more than one loan at a time, especially if you are using a large loan such as $400 or $500, because of the exorbitant fees. The owners of these franchises are making HUGE money, while they pay their employees next to nothing and screw the consumer in the bargain. I've currently got my payday advance loans down to $300, which I plan on paying off for good in the next four weeks. I know this is going to hurt when it is no longer an option for me financially, but at one time I survived without payroll advance and I will again. When I think of all the thousands of dollars in payroll fees I've pissed away in the last five years, I want to cry. Good riddance to these blood-sucking companies and the crappy values they teach about fiscal responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-86226392490234561182008-05-26T14:54:00.000-04:002008-05-26T14:54:00.000-04:00I am a manager at a payday advance in ohio and i d...I am a manager at a payday advance in ohio and i don't think that it is fair that the government is telling people how to spend their hard earned money. Everyone pays taxes that is employed the decision to spend their paycheck the way they need to is theirs not anyone elses, this is really going to hurt alot of people i know the customers i have when they dont get to loan again are going to lose alot their house , car they are going to be hurting is the government going to put them up , no the bankruptcy courts are going to be busy as ever. this is not fair i beleive that we are becoming a communist country when the freedom of how we spend our paychecks, income is taken away from us. the USA used to be a freedom country with the prices of gas and the raise in food and now the politicians taking away the lending instututions , how are people going to survive, they wont be able to this is going to cause a depression in state of ohio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-26739302787058056882008-05-16T23:43:00.000-04:002008-05-16T23:43:00.000-04:00I am an employee of a payday lending company in Ca...I am an employee of a payday lending company in Cambridge Ohio. Thank you for looking at this situation fair. The percentage rate of 391% is an annual rate. I think we need to also look at what banks charge if you have a bounced check fee, vs the fee we charge. If payday lending is used as it was designed, it is a great avenue for consumers needing a small loan. Just like Welfare - the design of it in the beginning was fantastic, however now we have people and literally generations who abuse this - and the government allows it. When is it the governments position to tell the people how to manage thier finances? An estimated 6,000 Ohioans could lose thier job because of this bill that was passed - who wins? If I see my customers falling into a cycle I personally counsel them and try to get them to go $50 lower each advance - and they are grateful, not all take my advice and nor do they need to... maybe all payday lenders do not do this, but I can put my head on my pillow and rest each night knowing I have helped someone out that day, just 12 short years ago when Payday Lending was introduced to Ohio the same legislators who are closing the payday advance centers today, almost unanimously voted in favor of them... now they say we prey on the elderly and the poor.... 3.5% of Ohio's Payday customers are age 65 and older. But lets make sure we really add to the lottery and get casino's in because Lord knows that doesnt attract the poor and elderly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-21088113608615917242008-02-19T23:51:00.000-05:002008-02-19T23:51:00.000-05:00Dear Chris,First of all, I would like to thank you...Dear Chris,<BR/>First of all, I would like to thank you for your neatly presented summary of the digital songwriter royalty debate. It is a topic which interests me greatly, although one whose relevance and importance I had not previously considered. You expressed your position that “making a living from creating music is difficult enough for most people, even without having the music industry and retailers undercut what little there usually is to financially gain.” Certainly cutting royalty rates would hurt songwriters, but I believe that it is also possible that this reduction would damage the industry as a whole by negatively affecting the quality of popular music today. Those artists who rely on external songwriters would have to begin writing their own songs, which might lead to decreased song quality, fewer hits and sales, and therefore hurt the industry overall. To take this one step further, in light of the recent writers’ strike, what if songwriters were to begin their own strike in response to the RIAA’s demands for mechanical rate cuts? While this may be a radical idea, I wonder if the RIAA and DiMA have considered this at all or if they are solely focused on the possibility of “keeping the extra cash,” as you believe is a likely outcome. In any case, I anxiously await for the two sides to reconcile their differences, for, as Wired’s Eliot Van Buskirk recently wrote, if the "quality of music depends on keeping songwriters happy, music fans should hope the Copyright Royalty Board settles on a rate that keeps them solvent.” For the sake of American music culture, then, I hope this debate results in victory for the songwriters this coming October.ALNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15425937656099952391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-89475531645271248392008-02-18T23:09:00.000-05:002008-02-18T23:09:00.000-05:00The difficulty with protection attempts that invol...The difficulty with protection attempts that involve geographical restrictions is that they presume that sex crimes are a function of geography and context. This is a dubious premise, and can be readily addressed by eliminating isolated areas, and observing the "two-deep" rule that many organizations have implemented: if an adult needs time with a child, another adult should be present.<BR/>But the greater problem in these protection efforts is that they fail to take into account that almost 90% of sex crimes against kids are perpetrated by known and familiar adults - family members, friends and trusted adults. These individuals may eventually be listed on sex offender registries, after they have committed their crimes, but by then, much of the damage has been done. Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller, for example, allegedly molested 36,000 children before his most recent arrest, and he no doubt did so by deception and seduction, and geographical limitations would have had little effect on his predations. <BR/>Instead of creating 'off limits' areas for sex offenders, legislators would do better to strengthen the mandated reporting system, which requires licensed professionals like nurses, dentists, social workers and others to report indications of a child at risk, which then results in action by law enforcement. If this system were bolstered by updated training, enforcement of reporting laws and public education, predators might be stopped early in their careers.LaurenAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173553168253148275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-64095516110751456942008-01-28T18:52:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:52:00.000-05:00The FairTax is most certainly not regressive; on t...The FairTax is most certainly not regressive; on the contrary, the rebate system essentially untaxes those living at or below the poverty line. It also rewards thrift and investment, while allowing the rest of us to keep our entire paychecks to spend, save, and do whatever we want with our hard-earned money, while still remaining revenue neutral. See www.fairtax.org for more information.The Svedberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117163724578235529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-63371237774167243752008-01-28T10:36:00.000-05:002008-01-28T10:36:00.000-05:00Chris Martin falls in with legions of other writer...Chris Martin falls in with legions of other writers who, before getting the facts, reflexively state that the Fair Tax is regressive. If Martin would substitute the authority of Dumas with Boston University's Economics Department Chair Laurence J. Kotlikoff, he would see how facile Dumas' commentary is.<BR/><BR/>Before the Fair Tax extracts a penny of sales tax it removes the two most regressive taxes that exist today: the payroll tax and the tax costs that are reflected in the prices all of us pay for goods and services. These two taxes fall most heavily on the poor.<BR/><BR/>Then the Fair Tax intorduces a Family Consumption Allowance, which assures that no American household pays a dime of tax for purchases of essentials up to the poverty level. This feature makes the Fair Tax, measured using real-world economic models, far more progressive than today's payroll and income taxes that it replaces.<BR/><BR/>Martin should look to authorities who are qualified to give an opinion about the Fair Tax instead of to Dumas.<BR/><BR/>~Jim Bennett<BR/>Summit, NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916917997360111165.post-80561574246714506142008-01-24T23:14:00.000-05:002008-01-24T23:14:00.000-05:00By the way, a two-sentence story (which I original...By the way, a two-sentence story <BR/>(which I originally read in <I>Rolling Stone</I>, I think) concerning "By the Time I Get to Arizona": <BR/><BR/>Around the time that MTV banned the video, there was a viewing of it in an Arizona classroom with Chuck D in attendance. After the video ended, Chuck exclaimed something along the lines of, "No, that was not directed by Oliver Stone!"Chris Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994857576689685845noreply@blogger.com