AS SEEN ON TV: HALLOWEEN - THE AFTERMATH

Here are a few of the morning talk show personalities, in the costumes they wore on Friday to celebrate Halloween:

CBS' THE EARLY SHOW MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ
"ADAM LAMBERT"
RUSS MITCHELL
"HUGH JACKMAN as WOLVERINE"

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY

REGIS PHILBIN
"CAROLINE MANZO"
"SUSAN BOYLE"

KELLY RIPA
"DANIELLE STAUB"
"LADY GAGA"

REEGE & KELLY
"JON & KATE GOSSELIN"

BCnU!

Going Postal

This came in from my dear friend and tireless vigilante, Ruth:

The Postal Services created a stamp with a picture of President Obama on it. The Postal Service noticed that the stamp was not sticking to envelopes. This enraged the President, who demanded a full investigation. After a month of testing and $1.73 million in congressional spending, a special Presidential commission presented the following findings:

1. The stamp is in perfect order.
2. There is nothing wrong with the glue.
3.. People are spitting on the wrong side

She send me countless bulletins every day, many funny, thought provoking, or just plain good enough to get one's blood to boil. All out there who think Ruth should start blogging raise your hands. Let's see, one..two..three..four..

..yep, seems like a majority.

MNN: Consensual Decision Making Process

CONSENSUAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS

Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com

MNN. Oct. 31, 2009. The meetings in Kahnawake to set up a justice system are supposedly based on the decision making process of the Rotino’shonni:onwe. [Wampums 5 to 11, Kaianereh’ko:wa]. Our ancestors brought rational thinking to a principle. To keep our identity, we have to be free in body, mind and energy. We have to make up our own mind based on all the facts. There are many similarities in the nature based philosophies of all Ongwehonwe on Onowaregeh [Great Turtle Island] and beyond. These are the basic principles of our decision making process.

GOAL. The decision must be in the best interests of all the people. Consensus does not mean that all agree but that all understand the decision.

NOTE. Whatever ideas are put into the process, the needs and attitudes of each is considered and complements the decision. The individual has a duty to be directly involved, and to bring their ideas into the discussion within their clan. The final decision will be fully satisfactory to some, satisfactory to others and relatively satisfactory to the remainder, and will reflect elements from each group. This is a slow careful process requiring the reaching of a full understanding by each individual and not a decision made by a leader.

WAR CHIEF. Presides over the meeting to make sure that collective rational thought and behavior are followed.

CLANS. The people are divided into three clans: Bear, Wolf and Turtle. Each have 3 chiefs for a total of 9.

ASSISTANT WAR CHIEF. Each clan selects a temporary spokesperson called an Assistant War Chief.

WELL-KEEPER announces the subject for discussion and passes the issue over the Council Fire.

The three clans deliberate.

Then the Assistant War Chief either reports or asks questions or reports a final decision. If the Clans disagree or there is an error or the proceedings are irregular, the Assistant War Chief calls attention to it on behalf of his clan. They once again deliberate.

The issue is then passed by all three clans.

THREE CRITERIA.

When an issue is discussed, the clans consider the short term and long term pros and cons of the issue. Three criteria must be met:

1.PEACE. Does it preserve the peace that is already established?

2.RIGHTEOUSNESS. Is it morally correct? And

3.POWER. Does it preserve the integrity of the nation? What does it do for the present and how does it affect the future seven generations from now?

DURING DELIBERATIONS.
Each must follow the criteria of peace, righteousness and power at all times. Persons are asked throughout the process if they fully understand. If not, the process stops until this is accomplished. One cannot simply be stubborn and refuse to understand as they will be questioned.

Every Person has a responsibility to expand and exercise their minds. The forces of life have given the human being the potential to use the mind to create a better life through peace, power and righteousness.

In the decision-making process:

-all opinions have to be considered;

-all must be completely reasonable;

-all should come with an open mind;

-all must fully understand the other’s viewpoint;

-each participant cannot repeat a position once it has been fully explained and understood;

-if a person does not agree with the views that have been stated, they must fully explain their dissenting views;

-no one can impose their will nor make decisions for another;

-all must understand the viewpoint and agree of their own free will; and

-if there is no consensus, the consensus is to retain the status quo.

The Chiefs and the War Chief who preside over the meeting make sure that the Kaianereh’ko:wa and collective rational thought and behavior are followed.

All human beings are capable of rational thought, which leads to solving even the most difficult problem. The underlying philosophy is that human beings are loving, caring and wish to interact in a positive way. People cannot think clearly when they are in psychological plain, or have feelings of rage or lose hope. The process must bring us from despair to hope. We have to resist being manipulated or having decisions made for us or pacifying us. We all have a responsibility to develop our minds. To think is to create a sane world for the present and future generations, a world safe from the emotional, irrational behavior controlled by fear, hatred, greed, jealousy, suspicion and conflict. The main obstacle to our survival is fear.

We are a distinct nation with our own law, government, people and territory. We have to always assert this.

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More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border

October 30, 2009
Contact: Kat Rodriguez: 520.770.1373

Total of Recovered Remains on the Arizona-Sonora Border Reaches 206 despite continued claims of Border Enforcement Success

By Kat Rodrigquez, Derechos Humanos

Photo by Brenda Norrell (Walkers arrive at San Xavier on Tohono O'odham land Oct. 31, 2009, with crosses in memory of the migrants who died in the Sonoran Desert.)

Arizona -- The final number of bodies recovered on the Arizona-Sonora border for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2008 and ended September 30, 2009 is 206, reports Coalición de Derechos Humanos. The data, which are compiled from medical examiner reports from Pima, Yuma, and Cochise counties, are an attempt to give a more accurate reflection of the human cost of failed U.S. border and immigration policies. The final count includes 141 males, 33 females, 5 minors, and approximately 99, or 48% of unknown identity. Countries represented in the final count include México, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
This figure is higher than last year's total of 183 remains recovered, but the true total number of deaths on the border is impossible to calculate, particularly as the number of remains recovered in neighboring states is not available.
"In looking at the data from this year, an alarming piece that jumps out immediately is the staggering increase in the number of remains of unknown gender. Two years ago, that number was 5, then 19 last year, and this year we are at 31, an incredible 15% of the total recovered." says Kat Rodriguez, Coordinator of Coalición de Derechos Humanos.
Unknown gender indicates that not enough of the remains were recovered to determine gender, and without DNA, it is impossible to know even this basic information about the individual, making identification and return to their families even more difficult. The dramatic increase in these unknown gender cases are a troubling indicator or what might be to come, as people are pushed out into more and more isolated areas, making rescue and detection less likely, and the likelihood of death more certain.
There is information to suggest that the migration flow patterns are shifting due to the Funnel Effect, which has been documented by the Binational Migration Institute*. The high number of skeletal remains recovered this year, 36 (17.5% of total) support this likely shift in migration flow, and it is possible that the long periods of time before being recovered indicates that people are crossing in more isolated and desolate areas, with less chance of rescue or discovery. It is unknown how many remains are currently near the border but have not yet been discovered, and it is possible that some of these remains will never be recovered.
"Every year we total up the human cost of militarization and wonder when our government will acknowledge that these deaths are the direct effects of border militarization and immigration policies." continued Rodriguez. "As we watch politicians and many of the large immigrant rights groups negotiate on what they deem viable politically in discussions around immigration reform, we call on all people of conscience to denounce policies of militarization and enforcement.
"We must not waver in our opposition to any reform that will continue to militarize our communities. Doing so is not only being untrue to our commitment to human rights and dignity, but an affront to the thousands of men, women and children who have died on our borders, and the families who suffer the agony of their deaths or the bitter anguish of never knowing what has become of their loved ones."
The complete list of recovered bodies is available on the Coalición de Derechos Humanos website: http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/ This information is available to anyone who requests it from us and is used by our organization to further raise awareness of the human rights crisis we are facing on our borders.

* The complete BMI study, The "Funnel Effect" & Recovered Bodies of Unauthorized Migrants Processed by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, 1990-2005, is available on the Derechos Humanos website: http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/images/pdfs/bmi%20report.pdf
Coalición de Derechos Humanos
P.O. Box 1286 Tucson, AZ 85702
Tel: 520.770.1373 520.770.1373
Fax: 520.770.7455
http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/

LAINEY BUGS 1ST BIRTHDAY!

Lainey celebrated her 1st birthday today! Her parents and the entire family have nicknamed her Lainey Bug hence this adorable theme! Can't wait to get photo's of her in her adorable lady bug dress.....um Lisa! =)And here she is .........Cute little Lainey in her Lady Bug costume!

Scuzzy-Fava takes the pipe in NY23..

Breaking news.
The slimebag-ette didn't even endorse Hoffman when she skated. (See below.) Also, the comment thread on the cited Politico article is instructive. There's a lot of sour-grapes Democrats vaccinating themselves against the potential loss of the Dem against Hoffman:

Let this be a lesson to all of you. Moderates are only welcome under the big tent of the Democratic Party. The GOP is only for birthers and fanatics, and is only effective when idealogically pure and in the minority opposition. (Any republican who says this episode is good for their cause is positively delusional. Dem operatives are smiling today...)

Posted By: Big Tent | October 31, 2009 at 11:08 AM

..freaking typical!

You can just bet that the whiners will be out in force if the GOP (read: conservatives) win a trifecta smackdown next Tuesday!

I gotta get with the grandkids in a few minutes, so my time is understandably limited. For a really good on-the-spot-breakdown of this event head over to Left Coast Rebel; he's got some great commentary and links.

Update: Here are a couple of news flashes courtesy of Hot Air:

Update: I had neglected to review the poll in much detail, but I suspect that Scozzafava’s withdrawal (or suspension, more accurately, since her name will stay on the ballot) hurts Bob Owens tremendously. According to the poll, Hoffman had attracted 50% of the Republican vote, while Owens had 2/3rds of the Democrats. Hoffman leads Owens among independents, 40%-35%, and the remaining 15% supporting Scozzafava will almost certainly break more towards Hoffman than Owens. Owens will likely get more of Scozzafava’s Democratic supporters, but she only had 11%, while 14% have already gone to Hoffman. Hoffman and Owens had a near-even split of the opposition in Scozzafava’s regional stronghold of Jefferson/Lewis/St. Lawrence counties, but I’d be surprised if Hoffman didn’t pick up more in those areas of disaffected Scozzafava voters, too.

Hoffman now has the default Republican endorsement with Scozzafava’s retreat, as well as all of the late momentum.

Update II: Dave Weigel reports via Twitter that “Hoffman activists are heading to Scozzafava’s HQ to convince her to make an endorsement.”

Update Update: This courtesy of Left Coast Rebel  via The Other McCain:

UPDATE I: Stacy McCain actually broke this story unbeknownst to me, ( I should have checked his site right when I woke up this morning). Stacy proves again what the 2 'ines can do for a bloggo-reporter,(nicotine and caffeine). Stacy has news that Scozzafava will actually throw her support to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. 

Update Update Update: That courageous hunk of conservative bravery, Mike Huckabee, took some time out from pounding the bass with the Little Rockers to direct that someone over on his PAC blog issue this passionate statement of his support for Hoffman:

October 31, 2009 - 02:50 PM
Statement on Doug Hoffman
by Huck PAC
 We commend Dede Scozzafava for stepping aside and in light of her very unselfish announcement, we join the RNC and other Republicans in urging support for Doug Hoffman.

.."Statement on Doug Hoffman"? Puh-leez! Someone remind me to do a bag-job post on Huckabee. I think I have a working title: Why backing Huckabee is like eating a can of Crisco" 

Flagstaff 'Outta Your Backpack' grand opening concert

Taala Hooghan Infoshop/Outta Your Backpack Media
Grand Opening of New Location! Sunday, Nov. 1st
Photo: Fence on Black Mesa
The event is also a benefit for Black Mesa Indigenous Support (http://www.blackmesais.org/)
Free open house and veggie BBQ at 3PM
Show starts at 6PM, $3-6 sliding scale donation, all ages
At 11 S. Mikes Pike in Downtown Flagstaff (In the white warehouse near the south side bus transfer station)
With performances by:
Broadcast Live (Hip Hop indie rock from New York)
Radmilla Cody (Traditional Dine' vocalist)
Evan Greer (Folk/punk from Massachusetts)
Discotays (Awesomeness from New Mexico)
Shining Soul (Hip Hop from Phoenix)
Capoeira workshop/demo
Outta Your Backpack Media short films
Speakers and various issues and more!
We also have a new website! Check it out and visit often as its a work in progress!
http://www.taalahooghan.org/
We still need volunteers & donations! Volunteer meetings every Friday at 6:30PM at Mikes Pike location. Heres some goods were looking for right now: Kitchen towels; folding chairs; folding tables; large garbage & recycling cans/ cleaning supplies (rags,etc;) electric stove and exhaust fan; large storage shelves
From Flaglive: Grassroots Groundswell
The Táala Hooghan Infoshop has created a vibrant arts and music-oriented community in the two years of its existence. With regular free markets to live concerts and encouraging independent media and film projects among youth, the Infoshop has its hands full. So they’ve moved into a bigger space downtown south of the tracks and are having a party to celebrate, which will double as a benefit for Black Mesa Indigenous Support. There will be live music by Broadcast Live, Evan Greer, Radmilla Cody, Discotays and Shining Soul. Also show up for a capoeira demo and workshop as well as speakers and food. 11 S. Mikes Pike. Open house at 3 p.m. Show at 6 p.m.www.myspace.com/taalahooghan. infoshop@gmail.com
Taala Hooghan - Infoshop & Youth Media Arts Center
www.myspace.com/taalahooghan

Leonard Peltier's artwork at Berkeley

La Peña Cultural Center and Polu Manu Productions proudly presents:
The artwork of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier

The highly-praised artwork of Native American activist, political prisoner and six time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Leonard Peltier - curated by Bird Levy Strain of Polu Manu Productions, SF - will be exhibited in Berkeley's La Peña theater from October 19 until November 30, 2009.

The exhibit can be viewed either during show times (with admission ticket only) or by appointment; call 510-849-2568 510-849-2568. Opening Reception Date: Friday, Nov. 13. 6:30 - 8pm

Navajo activist Chelsea Chee wins young activist award

For details, contact:
Lynne Hollander Savio707-823-7293
Mobile: 707-703-9829savio@sonic.net
http://www.savio.org (Photo Chelsea Chee)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS WIN MARIO SAVIO YOUNG ACTIVIST AWARDS

Two young leaders who have been tackling the problems of climate change and environmental justice in different but complementary ways have been awarded this year's Mario Savio Young Activist Award. Each will receive $6,000, half for their projects and half to use as they wish.
Chelsea Chee, a 25-year old Navajo woman, Youth Organizer for the Black Mesa Water Coalition in Arizona, has been working to engage Indigenous youth of the Southwest in implementing climate change solutions. Through Chelsea’s leadership young Indigenous peoples are actively reorienting their tribal governments, schools, and communities towards a "greener' future. This means opposing fossil fuel extraction, encouraging sustainable living, and promoting a green job opportunities. Her efforts have resulted in the creation of numerous Indigenous youth groups throughout the rural Southwest and the passage of the Navajo Nation Green Economy legislation.
Timothy DenHerder-Thomas, 22, a senior at Macalester College in Minnesota, has devised practical new programs that focus on organizing for ecological innovation and sustainable community development. After establishing a revolving fund that helps students implement campus sustainability practices and recaptures the savings created (now over $100,000), Timothy has gone on to organize Summer of Solutions, a program that trains youth leaders to partner with local groups in developing community projects around energy efficiency, sustainable food production and urban design, and green industry.
"Chelsea and Timothy strike us as representing two key aspects of the climate debate--the need for those communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, though least responsible for it, to have a strong voice in the debate and the need to build bridges across class divides and challenge the system from within," stated Lynne Hollander Savio, Chairperson of the awards program. "Chelsea has had to struggle against great odds -- a vast territory, little money, and tribal history and cultural values, while Timothy has been exceptionally creative and ingenious in developing new, self-sustaining projects."
The awards for leadership ability, creativity, and integrity, were presented last night at the 13th annual Mario Savio Memorial Lecture, delivered this year by journalist Naomi Klein at the University of California Berkeley campus. Both the Lecture and the Young Activist Award, which is given to a young person with a deep commitment to human rights and social justice and a proven ability to transform this commitment into effective action, honor the late Mario Savio, who came to public notice in 1964 when students at Berkeley rebelled against restrictions on political activity at the University. Their protest drew nationwide attention and stirred activism by college students across the country. Savio's words to his fellow students sparked a non-violent sit-in and the arrest of over 800 protestors, the largest mass arrest in U.S. history up till that time. They have also been quoted frequently in movies and recordings.
` "There comes a time," he said, "when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part, you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, the people who own it, that unless you're free the machine will be prevented from working at all."
Although condemned by University administrators and public opinion at the time,
the Free Speech Movement has been recognized for some years as having made a positive contribution to university life. On Savio's death, a plaque was installed naming the steps of Sproul Hall where he made his speeches as the Mario Savio Steps. The Free Speech Movement café, commemorating the protest, was opened in the undergraduate library in 1998 and has become a popular campus gathering place. The yearly lecture series which bears his name is co-sponsored by several departments at the university, and has presented such well-known speakers as journalist Molly Ivins, teacher and author Cornel West, and historian Howard Zinn.
For more information, contact Lynne Hollander Savio, savio@sonic.net, 707-823-7293 or 707-703-9829.

Horrible Happenings in History

I was doing some research on the BBC's website last night (more assignments for English II!) and stumbled upon a segment called "Terrible Tudors and Vile Victorians." Several of the blurbs caught my eye because AP Literature has studied the Tudors and will soon be studying the Victorians. Anyway, to make a long story short (too late, I know)...

According to the mini-article by Simon Cooper & Terry Deary:

• In the reign of Henry VIII, the Bishop of Rochester upset his cook one day. So the cook got his revenge by putting a special herb in the bishop's feast that night. The herb was supposed to give the guests diarrhea. Unfortunately, two of the guests got diarrhea till they died. The cook was sent to be hanged for murder. But King Henry VIII said, 'No! hanging is too kind for that villain! I want him boiled alive in his own pot!' And that's what they did. For five years, the punishment for poisoners was to be boiled alive. What a Horribly Hot Happening!

Scroll down to read more stories by your fellow St. A students. Feel free to leave comments. Have a fun (and safe) Halloween! More Terrible Tudors weirdness at the link above.

"Haunted Walk"

Do you ever get the feeling that your being followed?

Well, being that tonight is the night before Halloween and the night T-Town celebrates "trick-or-treat," I decided to have a little fun. I picked up Lena around 9:30 and we couldn't find a thing to do. Knowing we had friends in T-Town probably hanging out, we drove onto the Main road. We stopped when we saw two of our friends' cars parked alongside the road next to the church. We were curious what they were up to. And then!! we saw a group of junior high kids walking across the lawn next to the church. The great idea of scaring them popped into my head. I talked it over with Lena, and after much deliberation, we agreed to attempt to scare them. After parking, we followed the sound of laughter to a monastery and a screen down. I started making ghost noises. Without any reaction from the kids who apparently did not hear me, I decided I needed to be closer. I stepped closer to the door and "woooooh'ed" again. All of a sudden, the door swung open and I hit the ground running. I didn't stop until I hit the next road. Lena and I were out of breath and laughing by the time we stopped. We had so much fun, we decided to do it again.




This time we took a different approach to the door. On our way there, we saw the same group of kids walking towards us. We hurriedly "hid" in the slide in the park by the monastery. The group walked by and did not see us. I heard one of them say "They were probably just trick-or-treaters." Lena and I got a kick out of this. Then all of a sudden, I hear Lena whisper, "Allie, some old lady is walking right towards us." I slowly moved my head to where I could see what she was talking about. She was right: an older lady looked like she was headed right toward our hiding spot, and before I knew it, poked her head over the edge of the slide. She said to me, "So you're the girl I saw in the purple coat." I smiled and looked at her. She shined a flashlight in my eyes so long I thought I would go blind. She finally turned it off and my vision was restored. We ended up talking for a good ten minutes about what she and the high school students do for the the junior high students at T-Town. I was actually quite impressed. I wish our high school was able to sponsor and chaperon events for the junior high. They would probably really enjoy that. I am graduating this year, but to all those who will still be here next year, here is some food for thought for you!


by: Allie K

A HALLOWEEN MESSAGE FROM THE CAST OF "BEING HUMAN"

AS SEEN ON TV: THE 1959 VINCENT PRICE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Vincent Price:
"All Hallow's Eve. When the minions of Samhain come back..."

VINCENT PRICE

AS SEEN ON:
'Saturday Night Live'

AS PLAYED BY:
Bill Hader

Vincent Price:
"Thank you, and welcome to my Halloween special! Tonight, prepare yourself for a night of spooks and scares, as we have invited over some of our most famous friends for some tricks...and also some treats!" VINCENT'S GUESTS:
Gloria Swanson
James Mason
Liberace

AS PLAYED BY:
Kristen Wiig
Jon Hamm
Fred Armisen

Arooooooo! Real scary, kids!

Paranormal Activity

Well, it's that time of year again. The time for ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night to step out of the dark corners of your mind and into the forefront. What better time than to watch scary movies! To help me get into the spirit of Halloween, I saw the movie Paranormal Activity. Was it the scariest movie ever? Not by a long shot. Scariest movie of the year? Definitely, at least until the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie hits theaters.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

I'll try to make this review as fair as possible, but since I don't feel fear, that might be a bit of a challenge. For those of you who've been living under a rock for the last month, this is one of those low-budget horror movies that takes place from the view of a home video camera. It features realistic characters and attempts to present itself as a true story. You may not notice this while watching the movie, but since the point of view is a camera, there's no music. The movie begins by introducing a woman who has been haunted by a spirit for her entire life. Her boyfriend, in an attempt to solve this problem, buys a video camera and decides to film almost everything they do (Keep in mind this is almost everything. Don't get your hopes up; it's not a porno). The movie does a great job of slowly building up the suspense, and then easing off with some light humor. While some scenes certainly got my heart racing, the movie doesn't really shine until the last fifteen minutes. I won't ruin the ending for you, just the fact that I was laughing my head off while the rest of the moviegoers were screaming. Actually... (highlight to read)

Spoiler: Haha, what are you doing looking here? Go watch the movie, ya cheapskate... /Spoiler

Note: The times from the movie's trailer mean nothing. Don't assume that because something scary happens at a certain time on the camera from the trailer, the same scary thing will happen at that time during the movie.

Pros: great acting, good suspense buildup, somewhat scary, surprise ending

Cons: starts slowly, may stick with you for a few days /weeks /months /forevers

Overall: 8.4/10

Happy Halloween!!!

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MNN: Polish death probed -- attempt on Mohawk ignored

POLISH DEATH PROBED – ATTEMPT ON MOHAWK IGNORED
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com/

MNN. Oct. 29, 2009. On October 14th 2007, Polish immigrant, Robert Dziekanski, was killed by the RCMP at the customs venue in Vancouver Airport. He was tasered, knocked down and hit again. He screamed in pain on the floor. They fired again, again and again until he died.

Dziekanski had come from Poland to visit his mother, who had been waiting for him at the arrivals level for 7 hours.

A bystander video taped his death with his cell phone. The RCMP were all buffed up with body armor, hand guns, pepper spray and collapsible batons. They said they feared for their safety when he picked up the stapler and waved it at them.

The state is spending millions on an highly publicized investigation into his death.

What’s the difference between this and the attack on Kahentinetha Horn at the Akwesasne border on June 14, 2009? The CBSA Canadian Border Services Agency video taped this vicious assault which they hide for reasons of National Security. Many witnesses have signed affidavits.

Horn was pulled over by the border guards to wait for hours. CBSA and a squad of heavily equipped commandos appeared. They surrounded her car, grabbed her and used stress tactics that brought on a heart attack. The border guards tried to push her to bend forward so the blood would rush into her heart and kill her. She survived.

This attack has been kept out of mainstream news. Every request to the RCMP, OPP and Attorney General of Canada to investigate this crime has been stopped.
Canada does not want a review of their agents torturing and trying to kill a 69 year old woman who was peacefully crossing the border at Akwesasne.

Horn went to the Federal Court of Canada to file an action to investigate this crime. FCC issued an order that she must pay for all of the Crown’s costs starting with a $20,000 deposit. They declared she lives in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake and therefore is not a resident of Canada. This is an admission that we are sovereign.

Many have been brutalized at this border. The colonial Akwesasne Mohawk Council is hiring a high profile lawyer, paid by Canada, to mount a class action suit against Canada, mainly to avoid the sovereignty, international border and land issues. Indigenous victims will be urged to take a settlement. The deal will probably try to absolve Canada of guilt and responsibility in the eyes of their law.

Canada knows this is an international nation-to-nation issue. The lawyer will say the ruling is a great victory for the Indigenous, blah, blah, blah. Canada will keep pretending they are in control of their Indians.

The foreigners need guns to assert their illegitimate authority.

In Akwesasne we are in our homes, doing nothing wrong. When some antagonistic armed border goon confronts us, our guard goes up. An issue is created and we could be killed. Armed camps are being created around us to force us to defend ourselves against their brutality and weapons. Since they have guns, shouldn’t we have guns to defend ourselves from them?

Any law abiding peaceful and compliant individual, black, white, yellow or brown, who shows up at the border is confronted with tasers and guns. They can become a victim, attacked and killed. Because it’s at the border the goons think they can walk away scot free with no fear of retaliation.

Is Canada at war with us? Why are they pointing us at us? The corporations, Wall Street, bankers, military and lawyers now control governments. Anyone asserting self-determination and sovereignty or questioning their lack of jurisdiction in a resource rich territory is considered an enemy. We have been declared terrorists or enemy combatants and denied civil, sovereign and human rights.

Dziekanski was a visitor with more rights to an investigation than us. He was killed to desensitize the public to what state agents will do to enforce their will. The RCMP took 7 hours to plan his killing and to work up the nerve to do it. In the Horn case, they spent over an hour and botched it.

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NOTE: Charges could not be brought against the CBSA border guards unless the victims paid the crown’s court costs. Federal Court of Canada Prothonotary Mireille Tabib made an order on October 23, 2008 that Mohawks residing in Akwesasne and Kahnawake are not residents of Canada. Two supporting FCC orders were made by Judge Francois Lemieux on January 29, 2009; and Claude Morissette on March 16, 2009. FCA T-1309-08 and T-288-09.

The World Series

As many of you know, the World Series is in full swing. Just like Chase Utley's bat on Wednesday night. Utley powered the Phillies to a 6-1 win over the New York Yankees. Utley's two solo home-runs were all the runs that Cliff Lee needed to win. Lee pitched a complete game, a 6 hit bid and took a shutout into the 9th inning. The only hiccup that Lee had all night was in the 9th inning when Jimmy Rollins made a throwing error to allow the only run for the Yankees to score.

My uncle is a sports agent, and he is currently representing Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett. Burnett takes the mound tonight to face Pedro Martinez. Both of these players are pitchers. Lee is a south paw, while Burnett brings it from the right side of the mound. My uncle is currently in New York watching the World Series between the Yankees and the Phillies. So I'm not real sure which team I'm rooting for. Just be sure to tune in and see whats going with the World Series.

Reed

Frisbee Golf

Frisbee golf, or frolf, is a mixture of golf and the classic Frisbee. Frolfing started somewhere between the 1970's or the 1980's. It didn't become very popular until the 1990's, before then is was mostly an unknown sport. The Frisbees that are used are heavier and are specially designed for certain purposes. Like normal golf, there are distance drivers, fairway drivers, mid-range discs, multi-purpose discs, approach discs, and putters. Also, the disc are made from different types of plastic just like how golf clubs are made out of different materials. Some of the discs are very hard and slick but others are soft so that you can get a good grip.


Unlike golf there are different ways to throw the discs, some people prefer sidearm but others prefer to throw it backhand. Sidearm is when you throw it with the inside of your arm facing outward. Backhand is the more traditional way of throwing the Frisbee, but everyone has their own style of throwing. The tees are anywhere from 100 to 300 feet but some of the holes go to 500 feet. Some of the professionals can throw over 500 feet but for most people the farthest throw is about 300 feet. The holes consist of a of a basket on a pole with chains coming down from the top into the basket so that the disc can slow down so they can fall into the basket.
-Ryan Hoelscher

Scientific Breakthrough: New Element Discovered!

HEAVIEST ELEMENT DISCOVERED
Metallurgical and metal casting research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neuron, 25 assistant neurons, 88 deputy neurons, and 198 assistant deputy neurons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second to take from four days to four years to complete.

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2-6 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neurons and deputy neurons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neurons, forming isodopes.

This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as a critical morass. When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

- courtesy, Bill Preston, USAF Auxiliary

SKED ALERT! THE "CSI" TRILOGY CROSSOVER!

Mark your calendars, crossover fans! November 9th, it begins!

Ecce Promo!

AS SEEN ON TV: JOHN JAMESON

JOHN JAMESON

AS SEEN IN:
"Legend" - Jameson Whiskey commercial

AS PLAYED BY:
Lenny Hayden

From Wikipedia:
Jameson is a single-distillery Irish whiskey. The company was established in 1780 when [Scottish businessman] John Jameson established the Bow Street Distillery in Dublin. Originally one of the six main Dublin Whiskeys, Jameson is now distilled in Cork, although vatting still takes place in Dublin. With annual sales of over 31 million bottles, Jameson is by far the best selling Irish whiskey in the world, as it has been internationally since the early 1800s when John Jameson along with his son (also named John) was producing over a million gallons annually.




For a look behind the scenes in creating this Toobworld only version of Jameson's life, click here.

BCnU!

Fartlek: Bringin' It..."Swedish Style"

As I have referenced many times, Mongo is extremely lucky to live in a neighborhood, and be surrounded by neighborhoods, that provide excellent hills for both skateboarding(downhill) and cycling(uphill). Unfortunately, most of the time I take the easy way out and only use the skateboarding option...with some moderately paced uphill walking thrown in for good measure.

Today, Mongo started what I hope will turn into a habit over the Winter and beyond. I did thirty minutes of high intensity climbing, in both the standing and seated positions, while using a variety of gear ratios. No matter what my cadence was, my output stayed the same. My Max-HR was 175, and my Avg-HR was 142...Exactly where I want to be after any intense ride, long or short.

I really think shorter, multi-cadence, high intensity rides are going to do more for me during the cold months than my usual training fodder. We shall see...

Langston Park

"You're my friend

I will defend

And if we change

Well I love you anyway"

(Alice In Chains)

Cross Country Regionals

Both the boy's and girl's Cross Country teams are going to Sectionals this coming Saturday, October 31, which is Halloween. This means that both teams earned a top 5 finish at regionals.

The boys finished 4th, behind Robinson, Sullivan, and Shelbyville. All that matters though is that we made it and we also beat T-town. The girls managed to sneak in with a 5th place finish. Liz didn't win like usual, but she still made us all proud with a 2nd place finish. Ryan Hoelscher ran a good race for the boys. Ryan came in with a 16th place finish, I believe. The regional was at Robinson, and the conditions of the course were terrible. I saw at least 4 kids trip and fall while running because it was so muddy; there was also some pushing and shoving that helped them fall. Sectionals are at Decatur and I don't believe that anyone on the team has ever ran or been there.

The regionals were stacked with good runners, so there is going to be even greater competition at sectionals. Competition will be tough, but you never know, that's why you run the race. Now Liz, on the other hand, has a pretty good shot at making it to state as an individual. It should be a fun race and you never know about Andrew Grunloh and Drew Willenborg. This is most likely their last race so we'll see what they've got. If you have nothing better to do with your Saturday, come on up to Decatur and cheer on the cross country team.

Reed

SAHS Digital Photography Class

Many students seem to now know about the new Digital Photography class taught by Mr. Zacarri here at Saint Anthony High School. The class typically takes a "field trip" each Friday to take weekly pictures, and then spends the next week working and editing their photos. Mr. Zaccari teaches Photoshop tips and techniques as well as an in-depth tutorial on taking digital photographs.

This previous week, the class took their weekly "field trip" to the pond near the Yellowbook building. Here are a few of my pictures from the trip.

I'll be updating the blog with more pictures as they come in.

David Orr

Ten Kilos: The Cold Weather Stash

Well, now that Mongo's road season is over, it's time to think about how I'm going to fend off my annual Winter visitor. He comes every year around November, and though I can usually get rid of him by May, sometimes he stays as late as July.

I wish that I was referring to the twenty pounds I gain every off-season...But in this case, I am using the "visitor" metaphor to describe my Nicaraguan half-brother, Santos...who illegally immigrates to the southeastern United States every Fall to harvest marijuana and smuggle pirated Sony Playstations back to the "old country".

As you can imagine, the raucous, all night, bilingual, Madden tournaments, along with the constant threat of Federal involvement, mitigated, of course, by the quality of the weed, can really test "family".

Pelosi's Ponderous Piece of Pork is here..

It can be found here:

http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf.


Get this thing downloaded and start studying this ASAP. Make this piece of trash go viral and have folks raise such a big stink, it won't see the light of day.

Family Portraits on Lanikai Beach, Oahu