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FREE computer recycling event! Find a new life for your old computer.
Dell Computer Corp. is supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's
"Plug-In To Recycling" campaign by organizing a FREE computer recycling
event with Ohio State University and Keep Columbus Beautiful. Bring your
unwanted computer equipment to the drop-off location at Ohio State
University on Saturday, April 5, and we'll donate it to a local charity or
recycle it free of charge.
Accepted items include any brand of computer-related equipment - computers, computer monitors, keyboards, mice, printers and other peripherals. We will NOT be accepting televisions, copiers, cell phones or other household electronics unrelated to your computer, so please leave them at home. Please remove all data from your computer's hard drive and any removable media such as floppy disks or PC cards.
Saturday, April 5, 2003
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ohio State University Campus
Buckeye Lot North (Fred Taylor Rd, State Route 3105, Ackerman Road Exit)
Accepted items include any brand of computer-related equipment - computers, computer monitors, keyboards, mice, printers and other peripherals. We will NOT be accepting televisions, copiers, cell phones or other household electronics unrelated to your computer, so please leave them at home. Please remove all data from your computer's hard drive and any removable media such as floppy disks or PC cards.
Saturday, April 5, 2003
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ohio State University Campus
Buckeye Lot North (Fred Taylor Rd, State Route 3105, Ackerman Road Exit)
A transgendered female participating in an anti-war protest was singled out, arrested and abused early Friday morning in Portland, Oregon. Local transgenders are upset, and demanding explanations in response to the treatment by the Portland Police and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Dept.
In addition, the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) has expressed deep concern at the initial reports of this incident. NTAC's chair, Vanessa Edwards Foster, called the news "especially troubling" and worthy of deeper investigation.
In addition, the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) has expressed deep concern at the initial reports of this incident. NTAC's chair, Vanessa Edwards Foster, called the news "especially troubling" and worthy of deeper investigation.
The Arena Grand theater is a masterpiece, and it's currently showing a masterpiece, CHICAGO, just rightly voted Oscar's best picture. My advice: see them both, asap!!!
By way of introduction: this "dual review" marks my first for the new freepress.org web site. By way of disclosure, the operators of the Arena Grand Theater---along with the legendary Drexel East and Grandview Theaters---are Jeff and Kathy Frank. They are old friends of mine, and Jeff has kindly agreed to provide passes to those films I review. He understands that I will be panning those films I don't like.
I will, however, be lavishing praise on all three of these gems of theaters. Here we are on solid mutual ground. I've always loved the Drexel and Grandview. They are oases of class and taste in an industry now dominated by crass and fake. They combine the old style grace of the golden age of cinema with brilliant and often daring choices of product and programming. More on them as the opportunity arises.
By way of introduction: this "dual review" marks my first for the new freepress.org web site. By way of disclosure, the operators of the Arena Grand Theater---along with the legendary Drexel East and Grandview Theaters---are Jeff and Kathy Frank. They are old friends of mine, and Jeff has kindly agreed to provide passes to those films I review. He understands that I will be panning those films I don't like.
I will, however, be lavishing praise on all three of these gems of theaters. Here we are on solid mutual ground. I've always loved the Drexel and Grandview. They are oases of class and taste in an industry now dominated by crass and fake. They combine the old style grace of the golden age of cinema with brilliant and often daring choices of product and programming. More on them as the opportunity arises.
The sky-high electricity and natural gas prices in California between 2000 and 2001 that bankrupted the state’s largest utility and caused several days of rolling blackouts was the result of widespread manipulation by several Texas-based energy companies with close ties to President Bush, federal energy regulators ruled Wednesday.
The energy companies, Dynegy Inc., Reliant Resources, Enron Corporation, all of which contributed heavily to Bush’s presidential campaign, must now refund California billions of dollars in profits it reaped between January 2000 and June 2001. Other energy companies, including Duke Energy, Mirant and Williams Companies, were also identified for taking of advantage of loopholes in California’s newly deregulated energy market to boost their profits and ordered to pay refunds.
In addition, FERC harshly criticized Reliant Resources for manipulating natural gas prices at the Southern California trading hub known as Topock. In FERC’s staff report to Congress, Reliant is accused of dominating the Southern California gas market, raising prices there and selling at the top of that market.
The energy companies, Dynegy Inc., Reliant Resources, Enron Corporation, all of which contributed heavily to Bush’s presidential campaign, must now refund California billions of dollars in profits it reaped between January 2000 and June 2001. Other energy companies, including Duke Energy, Mirant and Williams Companies, were also identified for taking of advantage of loopholes in California’s newly deregulated energy market to boost their profits and ordered to pay refunds.
In addition, FERC harshly criticized Reliant Resources for manipulating natural gas prices at the Southern California trading hub known as Topock. In FERC’s staff report to Congress, Reliant is accused of dominating the Southern California gas market, raising prices there and selling at the top of that market.
International women's organizations, including MADRE, Women of Color
Resource Center, Center for Women's Global Leadership, and the International
Women's Human Rights Law Clinic, today joined other women's organizations
worldwide as they called on the member states of the United Nations General
Assembly to enact an emergency application of UN Resolution 377 ("Uniting
for Peace") to stop the US-led bombing of Iraq and protect Iraqi civilians.
Uniting for Peace provides that in the event of a "threat to the peace or act of aggression," which the Security Council does not counter, the General Assembly "shall consider the matter immediately." The Assembly can recommend collective measures, including the use of armed forces, to member states to "maintain or restore international peace and security."
Uniting for Peace provides that in the event of a "threat to the peace or act of aggression," which the Security Council does not counter, the General Assembly "shall consider the matter immediately." The Assembly can recommend collective measures, including the use of armed forces, to member states to "maintain or restore international peace and security."
Tonight 3/25/03 Harvey Wasserman spoke to a small gathering at Café Romano across from UNLV in Las Vegas. It was a good sometime humorous and completely informative talk.
BUT and here is the big BUT. Fox news which showed up to report on it completely distorted the meeting. Making it out to be a gathering of organizers to make plans on protest marches and a seminar on civil disobedience. The filmed a lot but showed very little.
Fox opened the story with the female reporter who was their walking down Maryland Parkway saying that Saturday protesters planed to shut down that street. They then went to the Café and showed a 3 to 5 second shot of Mr. Wasserman speaking saying he was in essence Greenpeace protest organizer followed by a 30 second shot of the people there. Almost making it sound like the people there were fromout of town to disrupt Las Vegas. The Fox crew though they filmed it did not mention or show the Indian prayer for peace. They left less than 5 minutes into Mr. Wasserman's talk.
Here is the my letter to the editor sent to the Canton Repository and
several others today in response to several letters recently printed
accusing those involved in the Peace effort as being "comrades of Saddam",
and "America haters".
3/27/03
I am responding to recent writers who accuse many of those involved in the Peace effort of being comrades of Saddam, and America-haters and refer to this information as the "truth". Did you ever notice that the "truth" changes depending on who you talk to?
The truth is that those who work for Peace are from all walks of life. We are of many ages, many religions, many political parties and belief systems, many colors, many economic backgrounds, and many cultures. The truth is, we are many.
People who work for revolutionary goals like Peace on earth have always been shunned and criticized. Jesus is a good example. He said we should love our God, and love our neighbor as ourselves. We all remember what happened to him.
I am responding to recent writers who accuse many of those involved in the Peace effort of being comrades of Saddam, and America-haters and refer to this information as the "truth". Did you ever notice that the "truth" changes depending on who you talk to?
The truth is that those who work for Peace are from all walks of life. We are of many ages, many religions, many political parties and belief systems, many colors, many economic backgrounds, and many cultures. The truth is, we are many.
People who work for revolutionary goals like Peace on earth have always been shunned and criticized. Jesus is a good example. He said we should love our God, and love our neighbor as ourselves. We all remember what happened to him.
Leaders of the Central Ohio Muslim community,
representing area Islamic and Arab-American organizations, met Monday with top officials of the FBI. The goal of the meeting, facilitated by the Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) was to have an open and informal discussion about topics of concern to the Muslim community.
Issues addressed at the meeting included ways to prevent hate crimes and backlash attacks that may result from the war on Iraq and how the local Muslim community can do its part in the defense against terrorism.
"Like all Americans, the Muslim community in Ohio is concerned about America's national security," said CAIR-Ohio Executive Director Jad Humeidan. "The leadership of our community is ready, willing and able to work with law enforcement authorities for the safety and security of this country," said Humeidan.
He added that CAIR-Ohio has received several complaints of harassment by FBI agents, and that agency supervisors need to ensure that agents in the field are not over-stepping their legal authority.
Issues addressed at the meeting included ways to prevent hate crimes and backlash attacks that may result from the war on Iraq and how the local Muslim community can do its part in the defense against terrorism.
"Like all Americans, the Muslim community in Ohio is concerned about America's national security," said CAIR-Ohio Executive Director Jad Humeidan. "The leadership of our community is ready, willing and able to work with law enforcement authorities for the safety and security of this country," said Humeidan.
He added that CAIR-Ohio has received several complaints of harassment by FBI agents, and that agency supervisors need to ensure that agents in the field are not over-stepping their legal authority.
AUSTIN, Texas -- See if this doesn't make you wince. The
Washington Post reported last Saturday on how the Bush administration's
attempts to bully Turkey had backfired. Courtesy of John Marshall's website,
TalkingPointsMemo.com, I found this paragraph: "But one senior U.S. official
acknowledged that U.S. pressure in recent months has backfired, saying that
at one point Pentagon officials insinuated to Turkish politicians that they
could get the Turkish military to back the request for U.S. troop
deployments in Turkey. 'It was stupid stuff. These are proud people,' he
said. 'Speaking loudly and carrying a big stick wins you tactical victories
from time to time, but not a strategic victory.'"
Marshall explains, "The backdrop here is that the military pushed out an Islamist government only a few years back. Going over the civilians' heads to the Turkish General Staff would inevitably raise the specter of a repeat of those events."
Think about it. We're supposedly fighting a war to bring democracy to Iraq, and we threaten one of our strongest democratic allies with a potential military coup? Is this nuts, or what?
Marshall explains, "The backdrop here is that the military pushed out an Islamist government only a few years back. Going over the civilians' heads to the Turkish General Staff would inevitably raise the specter of a repeat of those events."
Think about it. We're supposedly fighting a war to bring democracy to Iraq, and we threaten one of our strongest democratic allies with a potential military coup? Is this nuts, or what?
Two months ago, when I wandered through a large market near the
center of Baghdad, the day seemed like any other and no other. A vibrant
pulse of humanity throbbed in the shops and on the streets. Meanwhile, a
fuse was burning; lit in Washington, it would explode here.
Now, with American troops near Baghdad, the media fixations are largely tactical. "A week of airstrikes, including the most concentrated precision hits in U.S. military history, has left tons of rubble and deep craters at hundreds of government buildings and military facilities around Iraq but has yielded little sign of a weakening in the regime's will to resist," the Washington Post reported on March 26.
Shrewd tactics and superlative technology were supposed to do the grisly trick. But military difficulties have set off warning bells inside the U.S. media echo chamber. In contrast, humanitarian calamities are often rendered as PR problems, whether the subject is the cutoff of water in Basra or the missiles that kill noncombatants in Baghdad: The main concern is apt to be that extensive suffering and death among civilians would make the "coalition of the willing" look bad.
Now, with American troops near Baghdad, the media fixations are largely tactical. "A week of airstrikes, including the most concentrated precision hits in U.S. military history, has left tons of rubble and deep craters at hundreds of government buildings and military facilities around Iraq but has yielded little sign of a weakening in the regime's will to resist," the Washington Post reported on March 26.
Shrewd tactics and superlative technology were supposed to do the grisly trick. But military difficulties have set off warning bells inside the U.S. media echo chamber. In contrast, humanitarian calamities are often rendered as PR problems, whether the subject is the cutoff of water in Basra or the missiles that kill noncombatants in Baghdad: The main concern is apt to be that extensive suffering and death among civilians would make the "coalition of the willing" look bad.