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  10. new panorama of new york city

    in The Raccoon's Den

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    Central Park is Located Right about in the middle of the island of Manhattan, the building that the pictures were taken from is at the southern end. If you look north, you will see the Park just past the cluster of taller buildings that includes the Empire State Building. It's there, just a lot in the way.

  14. Kansas is out of it's mind

    in News & Views

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    The president of the kansas senate has spoken out against the bill in it's present form:

    For starters, a provision that would allow government employees to refuse service to same-sex couples on religious grounds is completely out. Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, was emphatically clear on that point. “Absolutely. I believe that when you hire police officers or a fireman that they have no choice in who they serve. They serve anyone who’s vulnerable, any age, any race, any sexual orientation,” Wagle said. When asked if this was also true for a government employee who issues dog licenses, Wagle responded simply. “Public service needs to remain public service for the entire public.” Wagle, who was joined by Senate Vice President Jeff King, R-Independence, and Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, R-Hutchinson, also cited concerns from the business community as part of their hesitation to move forward with House Bill 2453 in its current form. She said the bill, as written, would hurt large and small businesses alike.

    http://www.kansas.com/2014/02/14/3289387/senate-leaders-same-sex-marriage.html

    The bill will have to be changed to pass the senate, and may not pass the house in a less radical form.

  15. Portion of KY ban on marriage equality ruled unconstitutional

    in News & Views

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    As in other cases that have rejected the amicus’s arguments, no one in this case has offered factual or rational reasons why Kentucky’s laws are rationally related to any of these purposes. Kentucky does not require proof of procreative ability to have an out-of-state marriage recognized. The exclusion of same-sex couples on procreation grounds makes just as little sense as excluding post-menopausal couples or infertile couples on procreation grounds. After all, Kentucky allows gay and lesbian individuals to adopt children. And no one has offered evidence that same-sex couples would be any less capable of raising children or any less faithful in their marriage vows. Compare this with Plaintiffs, who have not argued against the many merits of “traditional marriage.” They argue only that they should be allowed to enjoy them also.

    Other than those discussed above, the Court cannot conceive of any reasons for enacting the laws challenged here. Even if one were to conclude that Kentucky’s laws do not show animus, they cannot withstand traditional rational basis review.

    Many Kentuckians believe in “traditional marriage.” Many believe what their ministers and scriptures tell them: that a marriage is a sacrament instituted between God and a man and a woman for society’s benefit. They may be confused—even angry—when a decision such as this one seems to call into question that view. These concerns are understandable and deserve an answer.

    Our religious beliefs and societal traditions are vital to the fabric of society. Though each faith, minister, and individual can define marriage for themselves, at issue here are laws that act outside that protected sphere. Once the government defines marriage and attaches benefits to that definition, it must do so constitutionally. It cannot impose a traditional or faith-based limitation upon a public right without a sufficient justification for it.

    The beauty of our Constitution is that it accommodates our individual faith’s definition of marriage while preventing the government from unlawfully treating us differently. This is hardly surprising since it was written by people who came to America to find both freedom of religion and freedom from it.

    Judge John G. Heyburn II ruled today that Kentucky’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages from other states violates the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection clause.

    U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed in 1992 by George H.W. Bush.

    http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2014/02/12/62378#comments

    full decision here:

    http://www.scribd.com/doc/206725994/3-13-cv-00750-47

    sorry about the double post....the power went out while I was editing. I guess stranger things have happened.

  18. Atlanta crushed by 2" of snow

    in News & Views

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    Sorry Cole, but Georgia has snow plows, and salt spreaders. The State and several counties (not so much the city of Atlanta proper) really dropped the ball in their response to the storm, though the decisions were probably made by politicians. The political people are always afraid they will close offices or schools in anticipation of a storm and then the storm wont happen, making them look like idiots (instead of incompetent).

    This is probably the 5th or 6th time this has happened since I moved here about 20 years ago. They always promise to do better "next time", but then react the same way during the next storm.

  20. Atlanta crushed by 2" of snow

    in News & Views

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    People are still stuck on the roads 20 hours later.....roads are solid ice. The governor of Georgia claims the storm was a surprise. ...he must not have been watching tv, they where warning about the storm 2 days ago.

    Nobody put salt down on the roads....maybe they are saving it for the bigger storms.

    I ended up walking 5 miles so I could stay with some friends. If I had tried to drive I would still be in my car.

  21. A Wake-up Call--GMail's downtime

    in News & Views

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    I have a Gmail account only because I had to get one for my phone. I mostly use Hotmail, but use filters that get rid of (almost) all of the junk. Both accounts are linked to a separate email account on my phone, so if one or both go down I can at least get to older email even if I can't send anything.

  25. Utah allowing same-sex marriage!

    in News & Views

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    The stay has been denied:

    The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state of Utah’s request to stop same-sex couples’ marriages during the appeal of the judge’s ruling that started those marriages on Friday.

    “Having considered the district court’s decision and the parties’ arguments concerning the stay factors, we conclude that a stay is not warranted,” Judges Jerome Holmes and Robert Bacharach wrote in an order signed by court clerk Elisabeth Shumaker for the court.

    The denial means that a Friday decision by Judge Robert Shelby striking down the state’s ban on same-sex couples marrying will remain in place during the appeal of the case, absent a contrary ruling from the Supreme Court — to which Utah officials say they will appeal.

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/appeals-court-refuses-to-halt-utah-marriages-for-same-sex-co

    The state is appealling to the supreme court

    Interim requests of the type that would be filed in this situation would go to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees such requests from the 10th Circuit. She could either decide the matter on her own or refer the matter to the whole court for consideration.

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