Anne Sorock:
"This Mothers Day we are all given the opportunity to step back and thank our mothers for the often thankless job of bringing us up. This year in particular, I’d like to give a shout-out to the type of mother who just makes the liberals squirm — mine.
My stay-at-home mom, who left her MBA career to raise three children and ended up as enemy number one of the local teachers union, couldn’t have been a better example of what a selfless mother can provide to her children. Her stay-at-home-mom career is one to which I aspire, which I would view as the apex of all my years of education and life experience. (In the meantime, I’ve got Legal Insurrection.)
Like many children who adore their mothers, I think mine was unusually apt in her role. From hand-sewn Halloween costumes to Civil War battlefield spring break trips, she was the main architect of an appropriately strict but loving upbringing. We had the freedom to get ourselves into numerous scrapes, but the foundation from which to understand the right way to get out of them.
We were sent away from the age of 9 to 18 to summer camp in Colorado at her insistence, despite the remonstrances of soccer coaches and the allure of grade-point-average-padding summer school tutors. She wanted us to face fear, appreciate the outdoors, a healthy level of danger, and develop that knowledge that (I think) mountains uniquely carve into those who test themselves against them....."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
May 13, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: The Hill/Hillicon Valley "FTC steps in as Obama’s chief enforcer on Internet privacy"
Controlling whether or not your social media data is sold or given to third parties by the social site you're using is done by simply controlling your personal settings on your account or profile.
When will our federal agencies and lawmakers look at the internet in relation to the day-to-day reality of the folks?
The problems are law enforcement problems not regulatory problems.
All the money we spend on things like this new FTC department should be spent educating cops on all the ways there are and the tools used by people with ill-intent to harm individual lives.
The folks who have been victimized on every level from privacy to social to financial would be the first to step up and vote down the waste of resources things like this new FTC approach are and the over-reach of bills like SOPA.
For sure, the more stories like this make headlines, the more educated the folks become on what they do and do not need when it comes to internet privacy and crime.
Why is it so hard for authorities to do same? For that matter, why are there no mechanisms within law enforcement to meet the growing needs of the folks when it comes to internet crime?
Brendan Sosso:
"As people share more information about their lives with companies like Google and Facebook, many privacy advocates, government officials and consumers are worried about how those companies handle that data and how much access advertisers have to it.
Under Chairman Jon Leibowitz, the FTC has stepped into the void as the main government agency focused on online privacy protection.
In a speech earlier this year, Leibowitz referred to the FTC as the "nation’s privacy protection agency....."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
When will our federal agencies and lawmakers look at the internet in relation to the day-to-day reality of the folks?
The problems are law enforcement problems not regulatory problems.
All the money we spend on things like this new FTC department should be spent educating cops on all the ways there are and the tools used by people with ill-intent to harm individual lives.
The folks who have been victimized on every level from privacy to social to financial would be the first to step up and vote down the waste of resources things like this new FTC approach are and the over-reach of bills like SOPA.
For sure, the more stories like this make headlines, the more educated the folks become on what they do and do not need when it comes to internet privacy and crime.
Why is it so hard for authorities to do same? For that matter, why are there no mechanisms within law enforcement to meet the growing needs of the folks when it comes to internet crime?
Brendan Sosso:
"As people share more information about their lives with companies like Google and Facebook, many privacy advocates, government officials and consumers are worried about how those companies handle that data and how much access advertisers have to it.
Under Chairman Jon Leibowitz, the FTC has stepped into the void as the main government agency focused on online privacy protection.
In a speech earlier this year, Leibowitz referred to the FTC as the "nation’s privacy protection agency....."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Customs and Border Protection "CBP U.S. Border Patrol Canine Teams Prove Successful in Intercepting Drugs"
"Tucson, Ariz. – Multiple CBP U.S. Border Patrol canine teams made significant discoveries in the past 48 hours, according to agents reporting simultaneous cocaine and marijuana seizures.
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Nogales Station agents working at the I-19 checkpoint Tuesday arrested an individual attempting to smuggle cocaine after a canine detection team alerted to the vehicle as it entered the primary inspection lanes. The driver and vehicle were moved to a secondary inspection where agents discovered multiple bricks of cocaine worth approximately $625,000.
Wilcox Station agents working at the State Highway 191 checkpoint made a similar find when a canine team located approximately 100 pounds of marijuana hidden throughout a vehicle. Following the driver’s arrest, the narcotics, valued at about $50,000, and vehicle were seized for evidence.
Both smugglers face possible federal prosecution.
Specially trained Border Patrol canines prove highly valuable in searches for hidden people and narcotics.
Every canine working in the field first undergoes a rigorous selection and instruction process, followed by weeks of specialized training with their assigned handler. Specialty teams provide the Border Patrol a way to customize their rapid response tactics to ensure safer border communities.
Customs and Border Protection welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol and remain anonymous by calling (877) 872-7435 toll free.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws."
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "ICE grants Basalt woman one-year deportation delay"
Norma Galindo "Morales" "Gonzales", has been given a one-year stay from deportation by ICE.
Not by the efforts of immigration lawyer Ted Hess.
Nor by the bullying tactics of AYUA and CIRC.
Not by the biased coverages by a few newspapers. And not by the concentrated internet spin, including viral baiting, by the techie wiz's who do such 'creative' marketing.
Norma Galindo has been given the reprieve by ICE.
Now that ICE also has another year in the case of Norma Galindo Morales Gonzales, it will be very interesting to see what Norma Galindo Morales Gonzales does to meet all of her obligations from the past, the present and likely the next year.
Equally interesting to watch how the folks and the media continue to cover the saga of Norma Galindo Morales Gonzales.
Thank you goes out to ICE for exerting their authority and their leniency for whatever reasons they may have had to do so.
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Not by the efforts of immigration lawyer Ted Hess.
Nor by the bullying tactics of AYUA and CIRC.
Not by the biased coverages by a few newspapers. And not by the concentrated internet spin, including viral baiting, by the techie wiz's who do such 'creative' marketing.
Norma Galindo has been given the reprieve by ICE.
Now that ICE also has another year in the case of Norma Galindo Morales Gonzales, it will be very interesting to see what Norma Galindo Morales Gonzales does to meet all of her obligations from the past, the present and likely the next year.
Equally interesting to watch how the folks and the media continue to cover the saga of Norma Galindo Morales Gonzales.
Thank you goes out to ICE for exerting their authority and their leniency for whatever reasons they may have had to do so.
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Transportation, recreation, agitation"
Good report from Chad Abraham. Up on the Aspen Daily News.
Just think.
All this just so we can have still more busses, running out of tricked-out transit sites, with state-of-the-art 'clean' energy.........yet still carry less than a 25% capacity load of bodies all day, every day up and down the valley. Subsidized by millions upon millions of dollars from local, state and federal taxpayers.
Great cash cow, if you're powerful enough to take it. Talk about a boondoggle!
"There's always more money for RFTA."
Chad Abraham:
"...Progress is never easy — projects involving a new recreation center and the realignment of roads in El Jebel are being scrutinized by five jurisdictions — and BRT is no different. The transportation authority has tried to soften the impact, dubbing the nation’s first rural bus rapid transit system VelicoRFTA, but those dealing with the agency says it has little problem playing hardball to get what it wants....."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Just think.
All this just so we can have still more busses, running out of tricked-out transit sites, with state-of-the-art 'clean' energy.........yet still carry less than a 25% capacity load of bodies all day, every day up and down the valley. Subsidized by millions upon millions of dollars from local, state and federal taxpayers.
Great cash cow, if you're powerful enough to take it. Talk about a boondoggle!
"There's always more money for RFTA."
Chad Abraham:
"...Progress is never easy — projects involving a new recreation center and the realignment of roads in El Jebel are being scrutinized by five jurisdictions — and BRT is no different. The transportation authority has tried to soften the impact, dubbing the nation’s first rural bus rapid transit system VelicoRFTA, but those dealing with the agency says it has little problem playing hardball to get what it wants....."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Summit County Citizens Voice "Travel: Explore Colorado canyon country'
All photo credit: Stan Wagon
"SUMMIT COUNTY — Utah may get all the press when it comes to natural sandstone arches, but Colorado has an impressive collection of its own. In fact, the sandstone plateaus and canyons southwest of Grand Junction, near Colorado National Monument, have one of the greatest collections of natural stone arches, centered around Rattlesnake and Mee canyons.
Part-time Summit County resident, explorer and snow sculptor extraordinaire Stan Wagon treks to the canyons each spring, avoiding the more trodden ground around Moab to explore some of Colorado’s wildest backcountry. As a Summit Voice contributor, Wagon has frequently shared his adventures with readers here. You can read about last year’s arches excursion, and get more information on the area in this Summit Voice story. More specific information on access and locations are at this page on Wagon’s website.
This year’s photo essay features some amazing wildlife photography in addition to the stunning photos of the arches, so please read on and visit Wagon’s Utah web page for much more....."
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"SUMMIT COUNTY — Utah may get all the press when it comes to natural sandstone arches, but Colorado has an impressive collection of its own. In fact, the sandstone plateaus and canyons southwest of Grand Junction, near Colorado National Monument, have one of the greatest collections of natural stone arches, centered around Rattlesnake and Mee canyons.
Part-time Summit County resident, explorer and snow sculptor extraordinaire Stan Wagon treks to the canyons each spring, avoiding the more trodden ground around Moab to explore some of Colorado’s wildest backcountry. As a Summit Voice contributor, Wagon has frequently shared his adventures with readers here. You can read about last year’s arches excursion, and get more information on the area in this Summit Voice story. More specific information on access and locations are at this page on Wagon’s website.
This year’s photo essay features some amazing wildlife photography in addition to the stunning photos of the arches, so please read on and visit Wagon’s Utah web page for much more....."
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