http://jiwhite.posterous.com Most recent posts at Arizona and Beyond posterous.com Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:23:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/ziaZ2X_khDs/sandra-day-oconnor http://jiwhite.posterous.com/sandra-day-oconnor <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpfarm5static_ggwtr" height="240" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/xeIgjfHoolIDEwrutxwEzxhzlsaxcJCulmvAuymtoFtwzAfljkdErtzFaqBt/media_httpfarm5static_ggwtr.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="180" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/janine-white/5190264664/">flickr.com</a></div> <p>I was honored to hear Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speak today. She discussed her history growing up on the Arizona-New Mexico border, the difficulty she had establishing herself as a lawyer, her time serving in the Arizona State Legislature and the day-to-day workings of the Supreme Court. She was eloquent and humorous, emphasizing the need for respect and compromise in Leadership.</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/sandra-day-oconnor">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/sandra-day-oconnor#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/ziaZ2X_khDs" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/sandra-day-oconnor Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:39:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/oOJanS5tLxg/randall-amster-pot-luck-arizona-approves-medi http://jiwhite.posterous.com/randall-amster-pot-luck-arizona-approves-medi <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote> <div> <p>The beleaguered state of Arizona has just concluded one of the most lopsided elections in state history, in which Republicans captured every statewide office, seven of ten congressional seats, and three-quarter supermajorities in both legislative bodies. Conservatives took most of the local and municipal seats as well, and voters further passed ballot initiatives prohibiting affirmative action, allowing secret ballots in workplace elections (to hamper union organizing), and challenging coverage-mandate aspects of the recently-passed federal healthcare bill.</p> <p>Despite this resoundingly ideological state sweep, a number of surprising results were to be found at the same time. Voters soundly rejected an NRA-backed proposition to make hunting a constitutional right - the only state to do so in this election cycle, where a similar measure passed in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Also rejected was a provision that would have allowed state trust land to be sold in the service of "protecting" military bases, as well as one that would have transferred over $100 million from a land-conservation fund to the state's general fund. And overwhelmingly rejected (by 70 percent of the voters) was a measure that would have ended an early childhood services program and transferred its $300 million in revenues to the general fund.</p> <p>Most surprisingly, Arizona became the 15th state to adopt a medical marijuana law with the narrow passage of Proposition 203. The measure was trailing in the tally following election day, began picking up ground as provisional and mail-in ballots were counted, and finally surged ahead ten days after the election to ultimately prevail by about 4000 votes out of almost 1.7 million ballots cast. Prop 203 was unique in that it was the only citizen-referred initiative on the 2010 ballot, with all of the others mentioned above being referred directly by the Republican-dominated state legislature. The initiative garnered more than 250,000 petition signatures to get on the ballot, which exceeded the required number by more than 100,000. It passed despite being opposed by law enforcement, the state's top-ranked officials, and both U.S. Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl.</p> <p>Opponents of Prop 203 advanced arguments about morality and legality reminiscent of the "reefer madness" propaganda of the 1930s, arguing that the measure would essentially be a "gateway" provision toward the full-on legalization of marijuana (and potentially even all drugs) in the future. "Marijuana for medical treatment is the foot in the door for legalization," Kyl said at a news conference in October. Despite, or perhaps in anticipation of, such predictions, the proposition was narrowly drafted to require a doctor's recommendation for patients with serious or debilitating conditions, and requires user registration with the state department of health as well as fingerprinting and licensure for dispensaries (which are to be capped statewide at 124). Further, employers will not be allowed to discriminate against or terminate registered users, but workers will be prohibited from being on the medicine during performance of their jobs.</p> <p>Arizona's history with medical marijuana actually dates back to 1996, when voters approved it by 65 percent, only to have it eviscerated by the state legislature. This led to a 1998 ballot initiative that prohibited the legislature from overturning voter-approved propositions, and also in that same year voters rejected a legislative-sponsored provision that would have required Congress or the federal government to approve medical marijuana before a doctor could prescribe it; despite this, the medical marijuana initiatives were not implemented due to issues with certain wording that conflicted with federal laws and enforcement policies. In 2002, a more sweeping decriminalization measure failed, which would have required the state to dispense medical marijuana to patients for free and - perhaps most problematically in terms of the propaganda debate - would have required state law enforcement officers to deliver it to users.</p> <p>Another key aspect of the politics of marijuana concerns the larger border issues that Arizona has become synonymous with in recent years. In addition to human border crossers, the transportation of marijuana from Mexico is responsible for many political and economic tensions in the region. For the drug cartels that have become an increasing source of violence (predominantly on the Mexican side of the border), marijuana trafficking is a primary enterprise. As a DEA agent recently told the <em>New York Times</em>, "marijuana is the king crop. It consistently sustains its marketability and profitability." A 2008 Congressional report further observed that "there is evidence that Mexican cartels are also increasing their relationships with prison and street gangs in the United States in order to facilitate drug trafficking." Some of the allegations raised by demagogues in Arizona and elsewhere in support of border militarization policies and draconian anti-immigrant legislation in fact draw upon allusions to these sorts of impacts.</p> <p>Supporters of measures such as Arizona's Prop 203 argue primarily for the humane and therapeutic benefits to ailing people that medical marijuana could bring. We can extend the point further to consider the humane benefits to society as a whole that could come with relaxing the criminalization of marijuana and the aggressive enforcement of prohibition laws. Exploding prison populations and expanding cartel violence are both enabled by current policies. Prohibition supports the profit motive that drives drug trafficking and its related practices of human smuggling, and further fuels the displacement and dislocation of people from Mexican villages that contributes to so-called "illegal immigration." The utilization of marijuana for medical purposes may well be, as opponents contend, a step on the road to legalization - and if so, this actually could become part of a process of healing beyond merely personal ailments.</p> <p>In this sense, liberalization of marijuana laws could address a number of deep historical rifts, ones that are especially prominent in the southwest and that continue to influence our border politics today. Cannabis historian Ernest L. Abel has reflected on this history of ostensible 'Reefer Racism':</p> <blockquote> <p>"When the 1930s devastated the American economy, the Mexicans bore the brunt of the scapegoat mentality in the southwest. Everything about them was abhorrent to many Americans, and there was a general hew and cry to kick them out of the country. Harassment was commonplace. The Mexicans were censured for almost everything they did or failed to do, including smoking marijuana. Marijuana, in fact, became the pretext for vexing the Mexicans just as opium had been the pretext for vexing the Chinese years before.... As the numbers of Mexican immigrants began to increase, especially in the border towns of the southwest, they were the object of close scrutiny by the townsfolk. Suspicious and often resentful of these newcomers, the townspeople humiliated, harassed, and abused them to make them feel as unwelcome as possible. When the Mexicans lashed back at their tormentors, their actions were often attributed to the influence of marijuana, which to many Americans symbolized the Mexican presence in America.... As the most conspicuous users of marijuana, Mexicans were oftentimes accused of being incited to violence by the drug.... The Mexicans were accused of spreading the marijuana vice throughout the nation.... When they began to resist efforts to jail and deport them, their resistance was attributed to the influence of marijuana and these charges lent further weight to the accusation that marijuana incited violence."</p> </blockquote> <p>This intertwining history of marijuana prohibition and the demonization of Mexican immigrants in the southwest includes recent incantations deployed for sensationalistic political purposes - prominently reflected, for example, in Governor Jan Brewer's imprudent campaign rhetoric:</p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <p>"Well, we all know that the majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now become drug mules. They're coming across our borders in huge numbers. The drug cartels have taken control of the immigration.... So they are criminals. They're breaking the law when they are trespassing and they're criminals when they pack the marijuana and the drugs on their backs.... I believe today and in the circumstances that we are facing, that the majority of the illegal trespassers that are coming in the state of Arizona are under the direction and control of organized drug cartels, and they are bringing drugs in."</p> </blockquote> <p>Intriguingly, Arizona voters have approved a compassionate and progressive marijuana law at precisely the same time that openly-hostile anti-immigrant forces in the state have consolidated their political power in an unprecedented manner. We might surmise that the state's libertarian bent contributed to the passage of Prop 203, yet perhaps there is also a deeper motivation at work here. Incendiary sentiments such as Gov. Brewer's provide a potential subtext for Arizona's incongruous liberalization of marijuana laws: Perhaps in approving the medicinal application of marijuana to debilitating physical conditions, the Arizona electorate is expressing a desire to ameliorate the destructive societal ills in our midst as well. One can only wonder whether medical marijuana can further buffer the chronic pain of the political challenges that lie ahead.</p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randall-amster/pot-luck-arizona-approves_b_783572.html">huffingtonpost.com</a></div> <p>A summary of the recent Arizona election results, including the passage of a medical marijuana law, by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FRandall-Amster%2FB001JP23SM%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1&amp;tag=scaartslistservc&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957" title="Randall Amster Books" target="_blank">Randall Amster</a></p> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/randall-amster-pot-luck-arizona-approves-medi">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/randall-amster-pot-luck-arizona-approves-medi#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/oOJanS5tLxg" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/randall-amster-pot-luck-arizona-approves-medi Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:11:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/hV8bALLp360/the-nemesis-of-unemployment-man-is-outsourcer http://jiwhite.posterous.com/the-nemesis-of-unemployment-man-is-outsourcer <p> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/the-nemesis-of-unemployment-man-is-outsourcer">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/the-nemesis-of-unemployment-man-is-outsourcer#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/hV8bALLp360" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/the-nemesis-of-unemployment-man-is-outsourcer Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:31:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/iDK93UfRXiU/tumblr http://jiwhite.posterous.com/tumblr <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_http27mediatumb_aibcq" height="261" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/DozJnhgqqqdDrsfeJkdvpaAJljvyhqaAoqgmHEHagCCDIxxqefoIgkpjhrGd/media_http27mediatumb_AIbcq.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://archive.mistakereports.com/post/1562499093/mistake-66190-pronouncing-places-ive-only-read">Mistake Reports</a></div> <p>Lots of people mispronounce Tucson at first.</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/tumblr">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/tumblr#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/iDK93UfRXiU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/tumblr Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:56:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/SKfl2LOjElg/arizona-job-training-program-funds-available http://jiwhite.posterous.com/arizona-job-training-program-funds-available <p> <p>The <a href="http://www.azcommerce.com/Workforce/JobTraining/" title="Arizona Job Training Program" target="_blank">Arizona Job Training Program</a> has been funded and is accepting applications from eligible employers. &nbsp;Employers must pay into the Arizona Job Training Fund, or be exempt, and meet or exceed the average annual <a href="http://www.azcommerce.com/doclib/wrkforce/job%20training/qualifying%20wage%20rates.pdf" title="qualify wage rate" target="_blank">qualifying wage rate</a>. &nbsp;Employers may request a Net New Grant, which reimburses up to 75% of eligible training for new jobs, or an Incumbent Grant, which reimburses up to 50% of eligible training expenses for current employees. Detailed information on the program is available in <a href="http://www.azcommerce.com/doclib/WRKFORCE/JT_Fact_Sheet.pdf" title="AJTP PDF" target="_blank">this document</a>.&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/arizona-job-training-program-funds-available">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/arizona-job-training-program-funds-available#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/SKfl2LOjElg" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/arizona-job-training-program-funds-available Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:01:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/3dSedMAktho/day-of-the-dead-procession-tucson http://jiwhite.posterous.com/day-of-the-dead-procession-tucson <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/sGrasuIgGDmHctrdpGynGpAFFccxqgrujHJkGDmIFBwuhDojbuIGundilEJv/media_httppcpstudiosc_ICdly.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httppcpstudiosc_icdly" height="333" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/sGrasuIgGDmHctrdpGynGpAFFccxqgrujHJkGDmIFBwuhDojbuIGundilEJv/media_httppcpstudiosc_ICdly.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.pcpstudios.com/photography/home/events/21-events/107-day-of-the-dead-procession--tucson">pcpstudios.com</a></div> <p>Day of the Dead Procession 11/8/2009 - Paul Cervantes</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/day-of-the-dead-procession-tucson">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/day-of-the-dead-procession-tucson#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/3dSedMAktho" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/day-of-the-dead-procession-tucson Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:48:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/KRuuj226dGo/fart-frustrated-arizonans-rejecting-tea http://jiwhite.posterous.com/fart-frustrated-arizonans-rejecting-tea <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpfarm2static_cjdfs" height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/fgpnqvlljbmjDpJGuhyepdEoJpanDtgAAAkceldGifBnAFAfIrCstbGEGJjJ/media_httpfarm2static_CJdFs.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="333" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlyfaye/5129460572/in/set-72157625149476599/">flickr.com</a></div> <p>Frustrated Arizonans Rejecting Tea at the Rally To Restore Sanity</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/fart-frustrated-arizonans-rejecting-tea">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/fart-frustrated-arizonans-rejecting-tea#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/KRuuj226dGo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/fart-frustrated-arizonans-rejecting-tea Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:52:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/kPlveFSWUCE/creepy-sheriff-gives-sarah-palin-pink-underwe http://jiwhite.posterous.com/creepy-sheriff-gives-sarah-palin-pink-underwe <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpcachegawker_csdsg" height="267" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/ujECqenhHdpydjJqrosskeuvBHcquEBCgGrJekGscJpvpCwHjtnkJwcHtAeq/media_httpcachegawker_CsDsG.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://gawker.com/5672861/creepy-sheriff-gives-sarah-palin-pink-underwear">gawker.com</a></div> <p>Wow! Arpaio +Pink Underwear + Twitter + Palin = Super Creepy</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/creepy-sheriff-gives-sarah-palin-pink-underwe">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/creepy-sheriff-gives-sarah-palin-pink-underwe#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/kPlveFSWUCE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/creepy-sheriff-gives-sarah-palin-pink-underwe Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:56:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/6iYnC8IJZR4/cdc-study-shows-teen-pregnancy-about-educatio http://jiwhite.posterous.com/cdc-study-shows-teen-pregnancy-about-educatio <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/oSdITUsfMDM/suntech-opens-solar-panel-factory-in-goodyear http://jiwhite.posterous.com/suntech-opens-solar-panel-factory-in-goodyear <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpwwwbrighter_wafun" height="200" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/GnnqstoJkbIDtnkAzvofdzufgxrvojupHpDBkbJitxtBiDdvzhAnlJeaHoAl/media_httpwwwbrighter_wAfun.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="250" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.brighterenergy.org/17375/news/solar/suntech-opens-solar-panel-factory-in-goodyear-arizona/">brighterenergy.org</a></div> <p>Suntech has opened a solar panel factory in Goodyear, AZ, and plans to expand production and employment through 2011.</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/suntech-opens-solar-panel-factory-in-goodyear">Permalink</a> | <a 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class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101006094059.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter">sciencedaily.com</a></div> <p>Ash from the Kasatochi volcano in the Aleutian islands led to <a href="http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2010GL044629.shtml" title="Volcanic ash fuels anomalous plankton bloom in subarctic northeast Pacific" target="_blank">the largest recorded phytoplankton bloom</a>. Seeding the ocean with iron on a large scale may help capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and reduce global warming.</p> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/volcano-fuels-massive-phytoplankton-bloom">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/volcano-fuels-massive-phytoplankton-bloom#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/rG8jVL0MXhs" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/volcano-fuels-massive-phytoplankton-bloom Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:55:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/m9JgXsIWXos/see-through-kayak http://jiwhite.posterous.com/see-through-kayak <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpdornobcomwp_hfmbh" height="389" 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White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/can-i-get-my-shirts-made-out-of-this-and-just Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:17:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/kiJxK4ktLoA/down-for-everyone-or-just-me http://jiwhite.posterous.com/down-for-everyone-or-just-me <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">If you've ever wondered if a web site that keeps timing out in your browser is working or if you're having Internet connectivity issues, go to <a href="http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/" title="Down For Everyone Or Just Me" target="_blank">http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/</a>. Enter the URL of the web site in the box, then click the "or just me?" link. You'll get a quick response on whether or not that server can reach the web site. Of course, if you can't get to the <a href="http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/">http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/</a> web site to ask the question, it probably is you.</div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/down-for-everyone-or-just-me">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/down-for-everyone-or-just-me#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/kiJxK4ktLoA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/down-for-everyone-or-just-me Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:27:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/xo9j2uROld4/and-then-buffy-staked-edward-the-end http://jiwhite.posterous.com/and-then-buffy-staked-edward-the-end <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpcdnshopifyc_ivntt" height="195" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/BsbniIxEivCdHbapvboaBivewBlcrAbczewflpaqEoFeviBeGjjucGIhhwBi/media_httpcdnshopifyc_ivntt.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="240" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://shop.geekbadge.ca/products/buffy-vs-twilight-button-set">shop.geekbadge.ca</a></div> <p>I love Buffy. I've never read/seen Twilight.</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/and-then-buffy-staked-edward-the-end">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/and-then-buffy-staked-edward-the-end#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/xo9j2uROld4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/and-then-buffy-staked-edward-the-end Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:59:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/aT4y-MbD-z4/droid-and-droid-x-22-how-to-get-your-root-on http://jiwhite.posterous.com/droid-and-droid-x-22-how-to-get-your-root-on <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p>Ok everyone, by now most everyone knows that with the latest 2.2 updates from Motorola and Verizon, your automated software rooting tools no longer work. Easy Root is of course included in this. The following is what I recommend you do to get your root back.</p> <p>Droid 1 Users:<br /> 1) SBF Flash back to FRG01B 2.2. <a href="http://alldroid.org/Default.aspx?tabid=40&amp;g=posts&amp;m=6478&amp;#post6478">Here is a great guide for this.</a><br /> 2) Use Easy Root to root your newly downgraded phone.<br /> 3) Install ROM Manager by Koush from the Market (If you can, get the $4.99 version to support this great work. If you can’t, there is a free version as well.)<br /> 4) Install a custom ROM (I recommend CyanogenMod 6 personally) and never deal with Motorola and Verizon taking all your roots away again.</p> <p>Droid X Users:<br /> This are a bit unclear for you guys at this time. With the /boot partition getting locked down for now and no “real” recovery partition it makes life a bit difficult. The official 2.2 update will remove your root and block tools like Easy Root. Once the official 2.2 OTA hits we will see what our options are.</p> <p>So, this post will get updated later for the Droid X when the official OTA hits, but the key thing to get out of this…get away from official ROM’s from Verizon/Motorola. They will constantly try and stop you from using your phone as you like. If you have a Droid 1, get CyanogenMod and enjoy having root and faster more open phone.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <img style="display: none;" /> <p> </p><p> <span>« <a href="http://www.unstableapps.com/?p=79" rel="prev">Droid 2.2 – The future</a></span> <span></span> </p> <p> </p></div></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.unstableapps.com/?p=81">unstableapps.com</a></div> <p>Rooting doesn't currently work for Build FRG22D on Droid, but you can flash back to FRG01B and go from there. I haven't tried this myself.</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/droid-and-droid-x-22-how-to-get-your-root-on">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/droid-and-droid-x-22-how-to-get-your-root-on#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/aT4y-MbD-z4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/droid-and-droid-x-22-how-to-get-your-root-on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:56:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~3/xC-61L-yzQw/university-ban-on-social-media-for-a-week-is http://jiwhite.posterous.com/university-ban-on-social-media-for-a-week-is <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpmashablecom_rulad" height="225" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jiwhite/AdEjJFkHvGhwbgBFCJmqwtBiueeydEeIleByqrJmjdfwyiBEyIpBdtwaeDsw/media_httpmashablecom_rulAD.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="260" /> </div> &nbsp; <div class="posterous_quote_citation"><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/13/harrisburg-university-social-media-ban" title="University Bans Social Media for a Week" target="_blank">Closing down a campus network to social media for a week</a> should not be imposed on an entire campus at the whim of an Administrator. Facebook, Twitter and IM are only latest versions of social media. When I was in college in the 80s and 90s, there were bulletin board systems, MUDs and chat rooms for multi-user interaction. Telephones were originally implemented as party lines. Why not ban them? As technology has evolved, it's social uses have as well. Singling out a particular population to be cut off from normal interaction for an arbitrary period of time is an experiment that should ethically require consent. Also, students still have access to social media through smart phones and off campus, so the ban on social media is somewhat voluntary. Why not ask for volunteers? I can imagine it being part of a specific class assignment, but imposing it on an entire campus disadvantages younger and lower income students disproportionately. Cutting off a campus from social media for a week is unethical because it is an arbitrary experiment being carried out on a disadvantaged population without their consent.</div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/university-ban-on-social-media-for-a-week-is">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://jiwhite.posterous.com/university-ban-on-social-media-for-a-week-is#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArizonaAndBeyond/~4/xC-61L-yzQw" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/488630/Faces_Mosaic_160.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5emgl7kbAs1z Janine White jiwhite Janine White http://jiwhite.posterous.com/university-ban-on-social-media-for-a-week-is