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UPDATED 12:00 a.m. ET - President Barack Obama took the stage at Tuesday's presidential debate determined to play offense against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, taking every opportunity to put his GOP challenger on the defensive, defend his four years in office, and make the case for one more term in the White House.
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.
It was clear from the debate's outset that it wouldn't resemble the first encounter between the two men, a meeting where Romney was widely-acknowledged to have come out on top. After that first debate, Democrats worried that the president was not aggressive enough in responding to Romney's attacks.
But on Tuesday night, Obama eagerly went at Romney, and while the Republican presidential hopeful hardly shrunk from fighting back, he wasn't able to achieve the same unfettered advantage over the president (and the moderator) that he had in Denver.
President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney spar on the issues in the second presidential debate.
Obama and Romney battled each other early, often, and on a broad array of topics. The president sought to hold his rival to the conservative vows he had taken as a candidate for the Republican nomination, and Romney accused the president of failing to live up to the promises – on issues like employment and immigration – that he had made in 2008.
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The product was a debate with palpable tension and many theatrics. The candidates even physically approached each other during one exchange, which prompted Romney to scold: "You'll get your chance in a moment, I'm still speaking."
Obama didn't shy from deploying some of his campaign's more effective attacks on Romney, related to the Republican nominee's private sector career and immense personal wealth.
"No, I haven't looked at my pension," he said in one exchange with Romney, "It's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take that long."
And the president saved one of his most potent attacks - based on Romney's surreptitiously-recorded comments dismissing the votes of "47 percent" of Americans, whom the Republican candidate said were "dependent" on government - for the end of the quarrelsome meeting.
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"I believe Gov. Romney is a good man ... But I also believe that when he said behind closed doors that 47 percent of the country considered themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about," Obama said.
"I want to fight for them. That's what I've been doing for the last four years. Because if they succeed, I believe the country succeeds."
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The debate's town hall-format featured the two candidates answering questions from undecided voters selected by the Gallup polling organization to participate in the event at Hofstra University.
But both Obama and Romney frequently veered away from the questions themselves, turning them into opportunities to engage one another. Both men took turns standing and pacing across the stage, and they both often tried to speak past moderator Candy Crowley, despite her objections.
The president pledges he will get to the bottom of the events that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador in Libya and calls Romney's criticisms of his actions following the attack "offensive."
One of the most pointed exchanges involved a topic left untouched in the first Obama-Romney meeting: Libya, and the administration's shifting explanation for an attack last month on a diplomatic post in Benghazi, which resulted in the death of four Americans, including a U.S. ambassador.
"It was a terrorist attack and it took a long time for that to be told to the American people. Whether there was some misleading, or instead whether we just didn't know what happened, you have to ask yourself why didn't we know five days later when the ambassador to the United Nations went on TV to say that this was a demonstration. How could we have not known?" Romney asked.
At this, Obama seemed to flash anger, turning to stare down Romney across the stage.
"While we were still dealing with our diplomats being threatened, Gov. Romney put out a press release, trying to make political points," Obama said. "And that's not how a commander in chief operates."
He added: "The suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, governor, is offensive."
The exchange on Libya took a different turn, too, as Crowley disputed Romney's assertion that Obama had failed to label the attack in Libya as an act of terror.
Crowley's insistence that Obama had done so drew applause from the audience – in violation of debate rules.
GOP nominee Mitt Romney makes sure he gets to make his point even as debate moderator tries to move on.
For his part, Romney renewed his effort to dress his policies with a more centrist tone, emphasizing, for instance, his vow to reform immigration during his first year as president or his promise to not reduce the tax burden on the wealthiest of Americans.
"Why am I lowering taxes on the middle-class? Because under the last four years, they've been buried," Romney said, alluding to a comment made recently by Vice President Joe Biden saying the middle class had been "buried" over the last four years.
Romney also relished the opportunity to distinguish himself from President George W. Bush, the still-unpopular former Republican president to whom the Obama campaign often links Romney.
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"I'll crack down on China, President Bush didn't," Romney said in recitation of the instances in which he breaks from the last Republican president. "I'm going to get us to a balanced budget. President Bush didn't."
Romney also had a crisp response prepared to Obama's argument that Romney would have allowed the American auto industry to fail amid its 2008-2009 crisis.
The Obama campaign has used Romney's 2008 op-ed for The New York Times – "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" – to pummel the Republican throughout the industrial Midwest, where much of the election has played out.
NBC News analysis: Mitt Romney takes a limited view on oil and gas production on federal lands while Barack Obama is mistaken about Romney's stance on Detroit auto makers. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
"The president took Detroit bankrupt. You took General Motors bankrupt. You took Chrysler bankrupt. So when you say that I wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you actually did," Romney charged. "And I think it's important to know that that was a process that was necessary to get those companies back on their feet, so they could start hiring more people. That was precisely what I recommended and ultimately what happened."
But Obama had also done his homework before this debate, and he was quick to remind voters of what Romney had promised during his march to the Republican nomination – from his vow to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood to his opposition to an immigration reform package, the DREAM Act, to taxes.
The president insinuated Romney's tax proposals were a "sketchy deal" for the American people, and frequently referred to Romney's immense personal wealth to make the broader case about Romney and "top-down economics."
President Barack Obama attacks former Gov. Mitt Romney's tax-cut proposals in the second presidential debate of 2012.
"When Gov. Romney stands here, after a year of campaigning, when during a Republican primary he stood on stage and said 'I'm going to give tax cuts' - he didn't say tax rate cuts, he said 'tax cuts to everybody,' including the top 1 percent, you should believe him because that's been his history," Obama said.
Whether Obama's more lively debate performance would be enough to stanch the Democratic hand-wringing and Romney surge associated with the first debate was less abundantly clear.
Tuesday's debate took place just three weeks before the election, and Romney has shown signs of growing competitiveness versus Obama in polls of swing states and national polls.
The candidates will go at it again on Monday in their final of three scheduled debates this fall, a foreign policy-focused debate held in Florida.


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Time travels with your cat: How Google sees your vacation plans
Why bother researching answers to vacation questions when you can Google them, right?
In fact, why bother even coming up with the questions in the first place when Google is happy to pose them for you.
Simply start typing "How to travel..." into the search engine and witness it trying to guess what you were about to ask.
Sadly, like a wrinkled sage pondering life's deepest meanings, a philosopher surrounded by dusty tomes in the vaults of some great library, or a clerk manning an airport help desk, Google knows all the questions, but rarely has any definitive responses.
Thankfully, we're on hand to answer everything you never knew you wanted to know about travel and didn't even think about asking until Google asked on your behalf.
1. How to travel for free
The fact that this query regularly tops Google's "how-to" list suggests there's a lot of tightwads out there. The simple answer is, of course: walk.
If you want to go beyond the end of your street, try volunteering. Some charities pay the accommodation and airfares of earnest souls hoping to make the world a better place.
This is fine if your definition of "free" includes digging hospital latrines or hauling supplies through leech-infested swamps.
But if you think being up the armpits in other people's filth and allowing parasitic creatures to drain your lifeblood is a price worth paying for free travel, why not simply get a job as cabin crew?
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2. How to travel to Cuba
A question clearly posed by U.S. citizens wary of breaching laws that might forbid them from enjoying the delights of Fidel Castro's fiefdom.
We don't endorse illegal behavior, but if U.S. passport-holders feel unable to resist the lure of fine cigars and crumbling communism, they should simply fly to Jamaica, Mexico or the Bahamas, from where it's a short hop to Havana.
Alternatively, prospective visitors might wait around to see if Barack Obama decides to take up Raul Castro's most recent offer at reconciliation. Of course, they'll likely have to wait until the Caribbean -- or at least Florida's electoral power -- freezes over.
3. How to travel Europe cheap
There's good news for Europe-bound skinflints. Thanks to a spiraling debt crisis that is destroying the lives of millions of Europeans, you'll soon be able to cash in on other people's desperation.
Better still, the crisis is focused on the best vacation spots.
You want to travel to Greece, Spain and Italy -- Greece, Spain and Italy wants your tourist dollars. Germany doesn't need your money -- you don't need Germany.
Just remember to drop your conscience a postcard after you've stiffed the waiter out of the tip he was relying on to feed his wife and kids.
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4. How to travel with a suit
We assume "suit" to refer to clothing rather than a corporate drone.
To keep the wrinkles out of your pinstripe you can either try wearing it, packing it into a special bag, or rolling it up and stowing it in your suitcase.
If you do find yourself on the road with a corporate drone, try alleviating boredom with some of the stronger beverages from the trolley.
Don't go crazy though, otherwise you'll find yourself traveling with another kind of suit: a legal one that involves court appearances and hefty fines.
5. How to travel with a cat
We assume "cat" refers to an animal rather than a jazz-bearded hipster in a pork-pie hat.
Felines aren't the easiest of traveling companions, but if you've got to take your tabby or tortoiseshell on the road, best confine them to some kind of specialized carrier. Administer food, water, motion sickness pills and words of comfort as required.
The same will work for hipsters.
6. How to travel with a baby
Other people's screaming, stinky babies are the stuff of nightmares for long-haul air travelers.
But taking your own infant on an aircraft can open the door to an unexpected world of frequent flier privileges.
Families with young kids are usually ushered onto aircraft ahead of the riffraff and get priority on bulkhead seats.
Here offspring can be plopped into crib-style bassinets and lulled asleep by jet engine white noise. This allows exhausted parents to enjoy a hot meal, a movie and a rare moment of peace.
And when the baby starts bawling they finally get payback for all those pre-parenthood flights when they were kept awake by noisy neighbors.
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7. How to travel light
With more airlines charging for luggage, traveling light can save you money as well as the effort of dragging a your 18-piece set of Louis Vuitton suitcases along the Monte Carlo waterfront.
Top tips include using a smaller bag, ruthlessly purging any non-essentials and only taking items that you can't buy at your destination.
Don't forget to pack your dignity, however. Dressing head-to-toe in lightweight polyester and using a travel towel the size of bus ticket will shed a kilo or two, but you'll look like a fool.
8. How to travel to North Korea
Here's a question rarely posed in South Korea, especially during the days when Kim Jong-Il was abducting southern talent to improve his risible movie-making efforts.
For travelers seeking to enter North Korea without first being subjected to a dose of chloroform, it's a simple enough process involving a Beijing-based tour company and a wedge of cash.
This being a Stalinist state, opportunities for independent travel are few. Most of what you see will be orchestrated by paranoid government stooges.
For a glimpse of the real North Korea, you will have to put up with the indignity of being smuggled across the border from China (and whatever other indignities may or may not be involved when Bill Clinton is later called in to rescue you).
9. How to travel at the speed of light
This isn't yet possible beyond the realms of science fiction. Nor is it advisable.
The conventional rules of physics decree that the faster an object travels, the greater its mass.
A person traveling at the speed of light would therefore become incredibly heavy and dense.
And then money-grabbing airlines would make them pay for two seats.
10. How to travel back in time
Are people really Googling this? People intelligent enough to switch on a computer, open a browser and type?
Do they actually believe time travel might casually have been invented (and the instructions posted on the Internet) while they weren't paying attention?
If it was possible to travel back in time these people would doubtless already know about it.
Their dim-witted future selves would have sought them out in the past to tell them what lies ahead.
This, in turn, would trigger a complicated quantum paradox, sucking them into a hole in the space-time continuum and spitting them out on the other side of the universe.
Let's see them Google their way out of that.
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CHICAGO (STMW) — Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell will plead not guilty to charges of battering a police officer and manufacturing or delivering marijuana, his attorney said Tuesday.
"Mr. Terrell adamantly denies any participation whatsoever in the alleged criminal acts," his attorney, Mark Sutter, said in a statement. "Mr. Terrell has faith that the criminal justice system will ultimately vindicate him."
Terrell, 35, was charged Friday with one felony count of manufacture or delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis, and one misdemeanor count of battery, authorities said.
Officers responding about 1:20 p.m. Friday to a call of people smoking marijuana in a building in the 3900 block of South Calumet Avenue found Terrell and two others with cannabis and "materials to package and distribute narcotics" in plain view, police said.
Terrell, of the 1800 block of South Calumet Av., allegedly struck an officer's hand during an interview and "resisted and attempted to defeat the arrest," police said. A second officer also suffered a hand injury while taking Terrell into custody.
On Saturday, Judge Laura Sullivan ordered Terrell held on a $20,000 bond, Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Lisa Gordon said.
Terrell posted the required 10 percent bail—$2,000—after his bond hearing and was released prior to being assigned a jail cell.
The statement from Terrell's attorney said: "There is no evidence in the record that would indicate that Mr. Terrell had any possessory interest in the recovered contraband, or that he was in any way affiliated with or accountable for the acts of other individuals that were arrested on the same charges."Terrell is scheduled to return to court Sept. 3, according to the state's attorney's office.
The Bears selected the University of Michigan standout with the eighth pick in the 2001 NFL draft, but he was only on the team from 2001-04. He started 15 games and had 42 receptions for 699 yards and a touchdown in his final season with the Bears. He played one game for the Denver Broncos in 2005, his final season in the NFL.
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Flu blamed for four deaths in Boston
A city of Boston health official says four people have died from this year's strain of the flu virus.
Anita Barry, the Director of the Infectious Disease Bureau for the Boston Health Department, said there has been a ten-time increase in reported cases in Boston this season than for all of last season.
Dr. Barry said the flu was blamed for four deaths in Boston since October 1.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said it does not keep records of influenza deaths because of the difficulty in determining whether a death is due to the flu virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the flu virus is widespread in 43 states.
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Doctors have advised getting a flu shot, washing your hands, sneezing into your arm, using antibacterial products and sanitizing your workplace and home.


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First off, Justin has posted a new panel from the comic [re: Calamity Cash and the Town with No Name]. In a rare switch, it actually has lettering, so even though it's a small panel, it's one of the most finished panels we've posted yet, and it shows off the font I talked about... well, awhile ago, which Sam had a hand in helping us find.
Actually wrote yesterday, which ended a bit of dry spell for me [though an understandable one]. The lack of writing is one of the reasons for the lack of posts here, and it was nice to shake off some of the things that have been happening, and just write something, even if what I did wind up with is a bit ridiculous. What I ended up with was this sort of semi-biblical, Walt Simonson's Thor meets Doctor Who kind of story, or as it would probably better be explained, Conan the Barbarian versus the aliens. I've never been a big Conan fan, though, so I like my first summation better.
Even though I got a rough outline for what the story would be about, the premise is so ridiculous, and the little bit of dialogue that would be in it [warrior cavemen and aliens? Not my kind of small talk], that I might forgo actually writing it, and just have Justin do a poster of one of the big battle scenes, or something. If he does, the end result will, of course, be posted here. And who knows, maybe visuals will actually spur me to write the whole thing -- they have in the past.
I thought a lot about some of the fantasy-level stuff I grew up with while working on it. Though I certainly have some non-schlock influences in that area, most of what I was thinking about during was "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Xena." Other than introducing me to the Raimi brothers and Bruce Campbell years before Evil Dead, the Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless-centered television shows held sort of a high place for me, if only because the syndication-only, hour-long camp-fests hit at a very convenient time. My weekends as a kid were notoriously long -- living in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors, especially no neighbors my age, and only ten television channels made a Sunday or a Saturday something to be gotten through, and not enjoyed. The days dragged, and a couple of hours of bare-chested monster punching [oh man, I almost didn't write that] made the time pass a lot faster, and the shows were nothing if not fun. Sometimes I wonder if I wouldn't have gone native if not for that.
So there's a little of that in there too.
Lot of my stuff lately has had a sort of sci-fi bend. Escapism, more than anything else. Probably reasons for that.
This comic went up over at Modern Mythology Press today. I always enjoy their stuff, but today's comic is called "Hopelessness" and plays well with that whole sad/miserable thing I like so well myself.
Spent most of last night defragmenting hard drives and trying to get my laptop and my grandmother's home computer working in top shape again. We're switching internet providers at the end of the month, and it seemed like a good time to get everything working at peak condition again. There's a slim chance in the switch-over that I might be without service for a couple of days [unlikely, but always a possibility], so fair warning. I haven't really been posting enough lately that anyone would notice, anyway. Still, by the end of it, the internet here should not only be faster, but more reliable too, and I'm always glad for the upgrade.
Finally my oft-linked friend John is having surgery soon, and it would mean a lot to me if anyone who can would contribute to his surgery donation drive. I know I don't get a lot of traffic, but if the few people who do visit would just help spread the word, I'd appreciate it. Again, you can read all about it on the account page at Pledgie, or get John's own thoughts here. It's almost Christmas, after all.
Breaking blocks, hopelessnes [not mine], and a new Cash panel.
Posted by Randall Nichols Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:27 PM
Labels: Calamity Cash, The Champion, Town with No Name
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From one perpetually sad young man to another: I'm glad you dig it, sir.
Absolutely. I always enjoy your guys' work, and had I been able to keep an artist, I always hoped to have done something in a similar vein myself.
So from another perpetually sad young man to the first: Thanks, and I'm glad you stopped by.
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Vancouver is considering turning parts of Commercial Drive, Point Grey Road and Cornwall Avenue into bikeways as part of the next phase of its quest to reduce bicycle-vehicle conflicts.
With four of the city's 20 highest-crash intersections for cyclists sited on those three roads, it makes sense to look at a variety of ways to make cycling safer, city transportation director Jerry Dobrovolny said Wednesday.
Those alternatives could range from full separated bike lanes similar to the Hornby and Dunsmuir lanes to painted bike lanes and traffic-calming measures. Public consultations will begin this fall.
"I haven't suggested a design, but separation is one of the many options on the table, as well as wider sidewalks and traffic-calming," Dobrovolny said. "We want to see what we can do to improve cycling connections to the Commercial [Drive] area. That will be the discussion with businesses and neighbours."
But the idea is meeting with mixed reviews, with businesses along Commercial Drive and Cornwall St. worried about the impacts.
Robert D'Onofrio, manager of Commercial Drive's Kalena's Shoes, said separated bike lanes wouldn't work on the street because it isn't wide enough and its sidewalks are already too narrow. Painted bike lanes, he said, wouldn't be "as much of a problem, but if they do what they do downtown with separated lanes < we don't have the width for that."
Along Cornwall there are increasing conflicts between cyclists, motorists and pedestrians, but businesses aren't sure there's enough room for a new bike lane.
Tazam Ismail, who runs Empire Drycleaning, says she's seen numerous incidents involving cyclists using sidewalks or knocking mirrors off parked cars. Her daughter was recently knocked down by a bike courier who didn't stop.
"So, bicyclists and I don't see eye-to-eye very much, let's put it that way," she said.
Ismail tapped into the deep well of frustration motorists and businesses have about the city's penchant for putting up bike lanes, saying it's time cyclists also pay some of the cost.
"I feel they are getting a designated lane, they should be liable for insurance or licensing because the taxpayers cough up the money so they should also honor it," she said.
Ismail said while her business has a bus stop out front so there is no on-street parking, all of the restuarant businesses on the two blocks from the end of Burrard Bridge would be affected by a bike lane.
"Where we are situated we are right outside a bus stop so people can't park here anyway, but I've seen many a time guys riding a bike on the sidewalk where we have old women using walkers," she said. "There is not enough parking in the area for the businesses anyway."
Harry Tam, who runs another drycleaning pickup and delivery service said a bike lane will only hurt business but he also worries for cyclists coming off the bridge.
"It is kind of dangerous getting off the bridge because the lane ends all of the sudden and they are in traffic," Tam said. "But we would all be affected by this bike lane."
Meanwhile, former city councillor Peter Ladner called the city's plan for Point Grey Road "fabulous news."
"There are too many dangerous conflicts between cyclists, pedestrians and automobiles on Point Grey Road. I would say most of the neighbours are in favour of traffic-calming, at least, if not a protected lane for cyclists," Ladner said.
The new plans come as city council on Wednesday approved five new bikeway expansions or improvements worth $3 million. Later this month the city will also issue its new Transportation 2040 long-range plan.
The pieces approved Wednesday will see the construction of a one-block separated bike lane on Cambie Street near the Langara Golf Course, the twinning of a pedestrian trail along 58th Avenue, the conversion of a pilot bikeway on 45th Avenue into a permanent one, a north-south bikeway on Dumfries Street, a revised North Arm Trail bikeway and improvements to the Adanac bikeway at Union Street and Hawks Avenue. Most of the projects involve traffic-calming measures such as bump-out curbs, raised pedestrian walkways, traffic circles and new traffic signals. A few involve complete closures of streets. And in the case of 45th Avenue, the city is removing temporary traffic diverters that unexpectedly caused motorists to take a short cut through a school zone.
The projects finish out a $25-million investment in biking infrastructure the Vision Vancouver council approved in 2010. The city has another $10 million in improvements planned between now and 2014 that were approved in the 2011 capital plan.
But now, as the city puts the final touches on its new Transportation 2040 long-range plan, it has signalled even more improvements for cyclists are on the way. Dobrovolny said Wednesday's proposed changes are a reaction to pressure from neighbours along Point Grey Road and Commercial Drive, which are among the busiest cycle routes in the city.
Bikes represent 12 per cent of all vehicle trips on Commercial, and 10 per cent on Point Grey.
That traffic has resulted in an increasing number of accidents involving motorized vehicles. Between 2006 and 2010 there were six accidents on Commercial Drive at each intersection at Broadway and 10th Ave. Over the same period, there were 10 bike-vehicle accidents on Cornwall at the west end of Burrard Bridge, and another six on Cornwall at Cypress Street. Like Commercial Drive, Point Grey Road is bracketed by existing bikeways on three sides.
Although the plan calls for the city to consult the public on options this fall, Commercial Drive's D'Onofrio worries about the impact on traffic if separated lanes are chosen.
"If they have a separate lane for bikes, traffic will come to a standstill," the store manager said.
He added separated bike lanes would also exacerbate what is already the biggest problem facing Commercial Drive merchants < the lack of parking.
But Jordan Allen of Continental Coffee said that as a cyclist he would support improvements that would enhance biking on Commercial Drive.
"Personally, I would love it. But I don't know whether parking would be affected. And I don't know if there is enough room. If they could keep the parking and still incorporate a bike lane, that would be awesome."
Allen said Commercial Drive is a popular route for cyclists. "You see a lot of people on their bikes, especially now with the nice weather."
Over on the west side, the existing Third Avenue bikeway isn't well planned or used, said Ladner, and as a result cyclists prefer to use Point Grey Road.
"You just have to see what people do. Cyclists would rather risk their lives on Point Grey Road than go up to Third Avenue," he said.
This fall the city also expects to move head with the long-planned Helmcken/Comox bikeway in the West End. In 2010 the city said it would entail a series of traffic-calmed areas conducive to walking and cycling.
But the city's Dobrovolny on Wednesday raised the spectre that parts of the streets could be closed or a new separated lane built, based on feedback the city received during public consultations.
"What we will bring out [this fall] is a couple of design options that range from separation to closure to various types of traffic-calming," he said.
With a file from Doug Ward
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Senator Mike Rounds Meets with IAVA Leaders in Washington D.C.
Washington, DC (June 8, 2018) – This week, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the leading voice of the Post-9/11 generation of veterans, testified on legislation to initiate support for injuries from burn pits and other toxic exposures, and continued to advocate for its Big 6 priorities during its quarterly Storm the Hill. Earlier this week, IAVA members and leadership met with Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) to discuss the growing movement.
IAVA members attending the meeting reflect a wide range of diversity and come from across the country. Attendees included Melissa Bryant, Eric Donoho, Vadim Panasyuk, and Tom Blackburn.
IAVA Chief Policy Officer, Melissa Bryant released the following statement at the conclusion of the meeting:
"IAVA members are grateful to Senator Rounds for his time today. We were pleased to share the highlights of our 'Big 6' campaign with him today and look forward to working with him and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee to ensure our members' voices are heard. Senator Rounds has been a long time veteran supporter and we appreciate his leadership," said Melissa Bryant, Chief Policy Officer of IAVA.
Storm the Hill: IAVA's Storm the Hill (STH) is a quarterly advocacy campaign and the most powerful non-partisan policy impact program for post-9/11 vets in America. Veterans are selected from all across America in an extremely competitive process. They are diverse in terms of military rank, geography, gender, political party and ethnic background. These dedicated leaders volunteer to leave behind their families, jobs and school, to undertake an intense, once-in-a-lifetime training experience in Washington, DC focused on helping them become powerhouse veteran advocates for the rest of their life. These inspiring leaders are then unleashed on Washington in small teams for a barnstorming week of IAVA-led Congressional testimony, press conferences, panel discussions, meetings with Senators and Representatives, visits to VA, the Pentagon and the White House. Each year, Storm the Hill also introduces IAVA's annual Policy Agenda and priority legislation.
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In 2018, IAVA's focus is on 6 priorities that our members see as most pressing. This "Big 6" contains the challenges and opportunities that IAVA members care about most–and see as areas where we can uniquely make an impact. IAVA is building on our core four policy priorities from 2017 to elevate and introduce to the nation two long-standing issues that are extremely important to our community. IAVA members are poised to educate the public, design solutions for positive impact, and lead the way to the future. That starts with our 2018 Big 6. Each campaign will drive toward outcomes in 4 key areas: 1) Public Awareness 2) Executive Action 3) Legislative Change 4) Local Support.
Initiate Support for Injuries from Burn Pits and Other Toxic Exposures
2018 is the year IAVA will educate Americans about burn pits and airborne toxic exposures and the devastating potential impact they could be having on the health and welfare of millions of Post-9/11 veterans and their families. Year after year, we have seen an upward trend in the number of members reporting symptoms associated with burn pit exposure. IAVA will sound the alarm for all Americans: burn pits could be the Agent Orange for our generation of veterans.
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Robb Walsh's Shrimp and Grits
As part of Robb Walsh's Tex-ploration for Texas Eats he spent time on a shrimp boat making his way around Corpus Christi Bay trawling for the fresh, sweet little shrimp that are so good around those parts.
Texas Eats is full of plenty of wonderful recipes for the seasonal specialty that are Texas shrimp, and one of our perennial favorites is Shrimp and Grits, otherwise known as breakfast shrimp.
You can't really go wrong with sweet shrimp served over smooth grits, but Walsh steps up the recipe by sautéing the shrimp in bacon fat along with mushrooms, scallions, and garlic, creating a pan sauce that's pretty over the top. And those grits? Well, let's just say that those are the grits of Southern breakfast dreams.
What Worked: There are countless iterations of this Southern breakfast classic out there, but Walsh's version is spot on, packed full of rich shrimp flavor, crisp bits of bacon, and the creamiest, cheesiest grits.
What Didn't: All's clear here, we could eat this for breakfast forever.
Suggested Tweaks: You could always go with herb grits in place of the cheese version in this recipe, just toss in some sliced scallions and thyme. And since this is a breakfast dish, topping it off with a poached or fried egg wouldn't hurt at all.
Reprinted with permission from Texas Eats by Robb Walsh. Copyright © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
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- 1 pound heads-on shrimp
- Cheese Grits (recipe follows)
- Shrimp Stock (recipe follows)
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- Peanut oil, for frying
- 2 cups sliced white button mushrooms
- 1 cup minced green onions (white and green parts)
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 or 2 dashes of Tabasco sauce
- Salt and pepper
- Shrimp Stock
- 1 cup water
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- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Tabasco sauce, for serving
For the Shrimp Stock: In a stockpot, combine the water, heads, shells and vegetable trimmings and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes to extract flavor.
Remove from the heat and strain through a fine-mesh sieve several times to remove any tiny shell or other bits. Use immediately, or let cool, cover, and refrigerate for a week or freeze for up to 3 months.
For the Cheese Grits: In a saucepan, combine the broth and water and bring to a boil over high heat. Slowly add the grits while whisking constantly. When all of the grits are incorporated, decrease the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes, until soft and creamy.
Remove from the heat and stir in the Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, butter, salt, black pepper, and cayenne and stir just until mixed. Serve hot with Tabasco sauce on the side.
For the Shrimp and Grits: Peel and devein the shrimp, then make the stock from the heads and shells as directed, using only 1 cup water. Set the stock aside.
Prepare the grits as directed, substituting the 1 cup shrimp stock for 1 cup of the water. Set the grits aside in a warm place, or keep them warm over hot water in a double boiler.
In a skillet, sauté the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain, then crumble.
Return the skillet to medium heat and add enough oil to the bacon drippings so the fat is about ⅛ inch deep. When the fat is hot but not smoking, add the shrimp in a single layer. Turn the shrimp as they color. Add the mushrooms and sauté, stirring, for about 4 minutes, until the mushrooms are cooked through.
Add the green onions and garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute more. Stir in the parsley and season with the lemon juice, Tabasco, salt, and pepper.
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Why the Web Is Freaking Out Over Instagram's New Terms of Service
Instagram updated its terms of service for its users, which will be effective mid-January.
This move by Facebook's newly acquired photo-sharing app has upset a lot of users and web personalities, mainly due to one clause in the terms of service, which at face value appears to give Instagram the right to use photos for advertisements.
(Update: Instagram has responded to the criticism, saying it never intended to sell photos. Read the full release on Digits.)
Here's the section in question:
Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), or under any other applicable age of majority, you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf.
Dissecting this a little further, this gives Instagram the right to serve advertisements to you next to your photos. Remember, it was only recently that Instagram unveiled Web profiles -- a new spot where Facestagram can start serving advertisements and sponsored content.
But the door also seems open for Instagram to sell your photos to sponsors, sending the Web into a minor frenzy. Here are some of the headlines around the Web:
First things first: Instagram is now a part of Facebook, after the company paid what was about $1 billion at the time for the service. Here are Facebook's terms of service, for similar circumstances:
You can use your privacy settings to limit how your name and profile picture may be associated with commercial, sponsored, or related content (such as a brand you like) served or enhanced by us. You give us permission to use your name and profile picture in connection with that content, subject to the limits you place.
We do not give your content or information to advertisers without your consent.
You understand that we may not always identify paid services and communications as such.
Similar, right?
In addition, here is a blurb from Foursquare's terms of service:
Yet both of these services have shied away from using photos in the same fashion. Facebook does surfaces users' content in advertisers' Sponsored Stories, but not the actual photos.
If Instagram were to follow through and "sell" users' photos -- in an extreme example, a baby-shampoo brand decides to use a father's baby photo in an advertisement -- that could easily lead to a user revolt, much like what is happening in its earliest form on the Web right now. Instagram has to make money because it is a business after all, but it can't do that if its users are leaving in droves for other services.
Most of these terms are necessary to ensure that third-party applications, such as apps that connect to services such as Facebook and Foursquare, can do the things they do. Twitter's terms of service spells it out with a "tips" section in a similar fashion to Facebook's and Foursquare's terms:
You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).
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Tip Twitter has an evolving set of rules for how ecosystem partners can interact with your Content. These rules exist to enable an open ecosystem with your rights in mind. But what's yours is yours – you own your Content (and your photos are part of that Content).
Long story short, the door seems open for Instagram to do exactly what the Web is suggesting it might do. Whether it will be just as bad as what the hive mind believes will happen is an entirely different story – and seems unlikely, given the track record of Facebook and other Web 2.0 services.


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>A new year beginning is almost always full of hopes, resolutions, goals and over-all growth. In line with a new age of self-discovery, finding the powers within ourselves, proclaiming our beliefs, our religion and the growing awareness of the many energies that can be both generated and found in our life and around us- we can all now know that it can be expressed in an artistic manner.
The word Talisman is a Greek word that means "to initiate into the mysteries". The amulet creation or other object is considered to possess supernatural or magical powers. Whether it is thought of as spiritual, superstitious or simply a creative use of charms is of personal interpretation. I have photographed and provided two rather tame creations on the variation of the talisman theme. A random charm necklace with mixed metal loops and hoops made to maybe convey the power of nature. And the green hand-linked Catholic rosary with a focal hand-rolled clay bead, used for the power of prayer. Good luck with your creations of gifts that add something special to everyday life with special meanings attached.


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Avon demonstration targets modified foods
AVON — If your goal is to bring awareness to something, then getting a large group of people to march the streets is always a good start.
On Saturday, a group 80 or so local residents took to the streets of Avon in an effort to bring awareness to the topic of genetically modified organisms in the food we eat, and the effects they say we will face as a result.
Saturday's march was the Vail Valley component of a worldwide effort for "World Food Day," which brought out thousands of people in cities like Chicago, London, Sydney and Mumbai, where demonstrators are calling for legislation to ban genetically modified organisms.
"We're starting to see some progress," said Kory Prior, who helped organize the event. "Our goal is not to say whether they're bad or good, obviously destroying GMOs is the overall goal of the worldwide effort, but we just want to say here's the information, make your own opinion of it and do what you want to do."
Property rights
An attorney by trade, Prior has seen first-hand the litigious side of the food industry. And he says it's become pretty ugly.
At the center of the worldwide demonstrations is a company called Monsanto, which Prior says has been able to obtain patents on their particular brand of genetically modified organism, resulting in some unprecedented lawsuits.
Before moving to Avon, Prior worked for the international law firm King and Spalding in Atlanta, who represents Monsanto.
"The way the laws are set up in the United States, the GMO is a property right of Monsanto," said Prior. "And you can't prevent the cross pollination; once it's in the food stock, it's really hard to get it out … So if you decide to grow some corn to feed your family, and Monsanto came and tested some of it and found some markers which have their GMO in it, they can actually take you to court and exact money from you for infringing on their intellectual property."
Monsanto has been genetically engineering and modifying food since the '60s; they say the genetically modified organisms people are currently protesting against are perfectly safe. The company's response to the criticism they are facing is detailed on their website.
"We are 22,000 people committed to helping farmers feed a world that is growing at an explosive rate," Monsanto writes. "Experts on the record defending the safety of GMOs and foods containing GMO-derived ingredients include the FDA, USDA, American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, the National Academy of Sciences, and the European Commission's Chief Scientific Advisor."
'Corn in everything'
Prior says Monsanto's pull in the scientific community was one of the main reasons why he was marching in Avon on Saturday.
"Monsanto has introduced genes to make certain corn crops, for example, able to sustain certain pesticides so it kills everything else and leaves the crop there," he said. "And what they typically do is insert it through a virus, because viruses are very effective at getting into cell walls. Now days, here in the U.S., you have corn in basically everything. And our point is, there really hasn't been enough study on this stuff, because in our history this kind of technology has never occurred."
Monsanto says there has been more than 600 peer-reviewed studies saying that genetically modified crops on the market are as safe as other crops.
"A small handful of studies have claimed to find health risks and these studies have been reviewed and seriously considered," Monsanto said. "In the end, those studies have been widely discredited by the scientific community."
Agent Orange
Before getting into the business of genetically modified organisms, Monsanto worked on the controversial herbicide known as "Agent Orange," used in U.S. war with Vietnam, which that country claims was the cause of nationwide birth defects.
From 1965 to 1969, the former Monsanto Company was one of nine wartime government contractors who manufactured Agent Orange, Monsanto details on their website.
"U.S. courts have determined that wartime contractors (such as the former Monsanto) who produced Agent Orange for the government are not responsible for damage claims associated with the chemistry," Monsanto wrote.
At the Avon demonstration on Saturday, U.S. Vietnam war veteran Barbara Richardson spoke about her involvement with Agent Orange. She said after working as a nurse in Vietnam and marrying another Vietnam-war vet who was exposed to Agent Orange, all four of their children were born with congenital heart defects, and two have since died.
October is being promoted as Agent Orange Awareness Month by the Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance.
Prior said that's just one of the many reasons he wants to bring attention to their cause.
"One of the main things we're asking is 'Do you trust this company?'" Prior said. "If you trust them, that's fine, we're not trying to make that decision for you. We just want the decision to be an informed decision."
Co-organizer Maria DeSimone says labels on products that say "non-GMO product" would go a long way to helping people make that decision.
"I think GMOs are the greatest threat to humanity that exists right now," DeSimone said. "We believe GMOs affect fertility, so I mean that literally."
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I have people flipping out over this wine. I brought it to a young couples' luncheon at my shul a few weeks ago and people couldn't get enough of it.
Fletchas de los Andes Gran Malbec: A super lush wine with blackberry, chocolate and caramel flavors and aromas that finishes long and velvety.
Since it is a ripe but elegant Malbec it goes great with meats, particularly stews. Try it with the Curried Beef Stew with Apple Dumplings with Apple Dumplings or with this terrific chocolate cake. Enjoy!!
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Adult knitters of all skill levels, come join our community-led knitting circle on the first and third Wednesday of each month to share projects, get help with tricky techniques and explore the library's knitting and crochet collections. Experienced knitters are invited to bring their current projects. New knitters may wish to begin with a simple pattern, using a ball of worsted weight yarn and 5mm knitting needles.
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Neuroscientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered a focal pathway in the brain that when electrically stimulated causes immediate laughter, followed by a sense of calm and happiness, even during awake brain surgery. The effects of stimulation were observed in an epilepsy patient undergoing diagnostic monitoring for seizure diagnosis. These effects were then harnessed to help her complete a separate awake brain surgery two days later.
The behavioral effects of direct electrical stimulation of the cingulum bundle, a white matter tract in the brain, were confirmed in two other epilepsy patients undergoing diagnostic monitoring. The findings are scheduled for publication in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Videos of the effects of cingulum bundle stimulation are available, with the patient's identity obscured.


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It's that time of year when there seems to be some sort of fair or festival just about every week. This year was special in Albemarle– it marked the 21st birthday of the Albemarle County Fair.
The fair says its mission is "to promote agriculture and the community in a family atmosphere of learning and enjoyment." Strolling around eating our festival food, taking in the agricultural displays, and generally having a blast, we ran into scads of friends and acquaintances there was definitely a feeling of community.
It was just good old-fashioned family fun, riding the Ferris wheel, eating corn dogs, and looking at sheep, pigs, and cows. We even got to hear a fabulous band, the Gospel Four, who put on quite a show. All of this with the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains as backdrop, a lone silo rising up on one side, and pretty farmhouses dotting the land. It just doesn't get any better than that.


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Travel mugs have a reputation for taking up too much space in your commuter bag and being easy to forget at home. Besides the bulk, there are various drawbacks to traditional travel mugs. Either they are stainless steel, which may be great for insulation but forget about reheating in the microwave! Even BPA-free plastic travel mugs are bulky and can only be microwaved and dish washed (top rack only) so many times before they begin to crack. Ceramic travels mugs are dishwasher and microwave safe, but breakable and better left at home or the office instead or tossing in your backpack.


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Negroni Swizzle at Dutch Kills Is Seriously Refreshing
There are plenty of places to get a well-crafted cocktail in Manhattan these days: P.D.T., Mayahuel, Macao Trading Co., Death & Co., Angel's Share, Little Branch—the list goes on. But right now, my favorite place for a fine libation happens to be Dutch Kills, which lies on a gritty Long Island City block hard by the Queensborough Bridge. While the aforementioned places fall squarely into the lounge category, Dutch Kills is clearly striving to be a saloon that serves excellent cocktails. I think it was all the dark wood booths and the backroom with sawdust on the floor that led me to this conclusion.
The drink you're looking at above is known as the Negroni Swizzle, and lately it's become part of my cocktail rotation. You may remember the recent New York Times article on this refreshing variety of cocktails that's built over crushed ice and stirred or swizzled until the glass has nice coating of frost.
The Negroni Swizzle combines the refreshing nature of an ultra-chilled cocktail with all the beguilingly bittersweet flavor and digestif properties of its namesake, the Negroni. And believe me, with the way I eat, I'm often in need of a digestif.
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Sunday, November 18, 2018
Dianne Feinstein's Husband Wins Near-Billion Dollar California 'High Speed Rail' Contract
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Editors note: This was originally posted in January of 2017. For some reason this post has received over 60 comments this week.
131 comments:
Wow , a good way to keep my friend Trey Gowdy busy. He will have a field day with this.
- January 19, 2017 at 6:31 AM
Wonder what Elizabeth Warren will have to say, since she was worried about the possibility of Trump making some $$$ from public housing projects...A conflict of interest is a conflict of interest; unless it's a Democrat?
- January 19, 2017 at 8:03 AM
Did you see the Democrats grilling Tom Price and Betsy DeVos for stock trades and not having to use student loans for education? Makes confirmation hearings laughable and meaningless. Double standard folks.
- January 19, 2017 at 8:25 AM
Hang them in the public square.
They dont' give a rats ace what "we, the people" see, hear, or think about any of the blatantly corrupt and obviously wrong things they do on a REGULAR BASIS.
It is NOT "public service" --- it's burying your head in the public trough and sucking it dry.
Hang them. Quickly.
- January 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM
The only other possible competitor for the bid must have been nasty pelosi's hubby. Alas soon they will both be gone.
8:03...Correct! That's how she & her hubby make their money as well as buying up foreclosed mortgages & flipping 'em for more bucks. BUT, the sauce for the goose isn't for the gander...
- January 19, 2017 at 8:38 AM
Funding should be cut off for that big dig waste of money just going to California bureaucrats.
- January 19, 2017 at 8:42 AM
What about Pelosi and legislation to help Starkist tuna?
- January 19, 2017 at 12:54 PM
And they say that Trump has conflicts of interest with his businesses. Seriously???
I hope this was done as a legitimate RFD and his company won the low bid. I doubt it, though.
- January 19, 2017 at 1:18 PM
She's part of the reason California need 1. to fall into the Pacific or 2. succeed from the union and stop being a burden on the rest of America.
- January 19, 2017 at 5:10 PM
Have any of you bothered to investigate this at all?
- February 19, 2017 at 4:31 PM
Sad state of affairs in CA.
- March 21, 2017 at 4:36 PM
You should be more concerned about Great Leader's corruption. Still owns Raytheon stock - wants more bombs built. Continually goes to his commercial properties, essentially promoting them. Gaining foreign favor - China recently granted Trump Organization branding exclusivity. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Enjoy the rape of our country.
- April 15, 2017 at 7:14 PM
Thank God for Donald J Trump, GOD intervened in this election and appointed him. The FEINSTEINS are known $$$$$$$ opportunists. Remember how convenient it was when Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated? and Dianne became Mayor, then she followed the pathway of Hillary Clinton ... including? hmmmmm Didn't the shooter, Dan White, mysteriously commit suicide? hmmmm? hmmmm?
- March 6, 2018 at 6:31 PM
You wonder why northern California wants the State of Jefferson. No shock there
- November 13, 2018 at 8:01 PM
California is controlled by democrats? More like zionist jews.
- November 13, 2018 at 10:12 PM
You're an idiot
- November 13, 2018 at 11:30 PM
Corruption at its best....its sad
- November 14, 2018 at 12:11 AM
- Unknown said...
With all the fires in California ,spend the money on the people who lost everything.....
- November 14, 2018 at 6:14 AM
- Unknown said...
With all the fires in California ,spend the money on the people who lost everything.....
- November 14, 2018 at 6:15 AM
- Unknown said...
It's been common knowledge for years, long before we left California 5 years ago. He got a contract to start the planning then and it included service to Las Vegas. He has already collected hundreds of millions on the project. Why don't you investigate it yourself. There is plenty of information on it.
- November 14, 2018 at 8:39 AM
No, if the NWO wins in CA, they will continue to spread their destruction throughout the country.
- November 14, 2018 at 9:32 AM
- Christian Praying for California and America said...
Insurance covers natural disasters, including fires and the floods that will eventually occur. God decimated Sodom and Gomorrah for their immoral behavior. California is obviously in His crosshairs. Get back to God and watch!⛪������
- November 14, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Nearly a BILLION dollars doesn't sound like the low bid! Is there really such a great demand for more rail service between LA & San Fran? How many people will ride this? Will it be profitable? Wouldn't that money be better spent doing dam maintenance, for instance? Or forest maintenance perhaps? Or helping the homeless that are plentiful in your cities?
- November 14, 2018 at 12:12 PM
- November 14, 2018 at 1:45 PM
No, not this time, it looks like Paradise, California was in the crosshairs of directed energy weapons (?)
- November 14, 2018 at 2:20 PM
- Davo said...
Who else, I mean really?
- November 14, 2018 at 2:54 PM
Yes, lets leave Cali alone as its doing so well. Instead, let's focus on fucking up the good job President Trump is doing.
- November 14, 2018 at 3:40 PM
- November 14, 2018 at 4:59 PM
Seriously, very. Look at a map of the most recent fires in CorruptCA.. I find It extremely coincidental that they appear to follow the proposed rails.
- November 14, 2018 at 6:15 PM
Profit? This won't even break even. Fares will need to be subsidized to sell tickets (see Amtrak) not to mention unionized public employees with golden benefits and high pay, maintenance costs, etc. A taxpayer funded unnecessary mode of transportation competing with private airline service. Welcome to your socialist paradise.
- November 14, 2018 at 6:40 PM
the both of these evil dogs will be in prison garb very soon and all who are there tag alongs also. these evil bastards have murdered many people and the have blood on there dirty hands.
- November 14, 2018 at 7:24 PM
A simple speed rail cannot be done in this state of Third World sanctuary. And you still have the guts to accuse the President of getting out of global warming. Corrupt state that only has money for illegals and for their own bank accounts.
- November 14, 2018 at 9:32 PM
how about Nancy Pelosi money laundering thru her Goat Hill Pizza, registered in Panama under the name Philip DeAndrade—a former government staff member under Pelosi—is listed as the owner of Goat Hill Pizza. His email is also firstname.lastname@example.com. Could it possibly be? Could Philip and Nancy Pelosi be one in the same? Undoubtedly, yes. This little scheme Pelosi's pulling is called a "front". Legitimate business in the front, shady illegal activity in the back.
- November 15, 2018 at 1:23 AM
Private airlines that use government airports, designed built, maintained and run by the government! Yes so private. Like private ports (There aren't any!) for foreign ships to dock here. Buses that get grants to operate, have tax free fuel, are foreign owned with American names. That run on government highways, to government terminals. Tell me about this private system!
- November 15, 2018 at 3:27 AM
Yes if it's not built we can spend billions and billions more on government airports and highways instead. For those private airlines and foreign owned bus lines with American names like Greyhound.
- November 15, 2018 at 3:31 AM
Amen..I yet meet anyone from there who isn't corrupted or any real intelligence..Just a bunch of money grubbing, liars out for themselves
- November 15, 2018 at 9:21 AM
He no longer is affiliated with the company that did indeed have the lowest bid. Need to check facts, they really help.
- November 15, 2018 at 9:21 AM
- Unknown said...
And what happened to Price? Trump fired him for effectively corrupt practices.
However, whether you like it or not Richard Blum is not the senior Senator from California, so your comparison to Trump cabinet members is a massive false equivalence.
Want to go after the spouses of elected officials enriching themselves while their husband or wife sits in office, go to. Please attack Feinstein, but it's hardly a one political party enterprise.
- November 15, 2018 at 10:23 AM
- Unknown said...
The fires being started in CA line up with the proposed train route...nothing suspicious there either right?
- November 15, 2018 at 1:18 PM
- RockyRacoon said...
You couldn't be more right!
- November 15, 2018 at 7:29 PM
- RockyRacoon said...
Yes, that person is a complete Kool-Aid drinking idiot.
- November 15, 2018 at 7:31 PM
Didn't his real estate firm get all the post office property Listings worth millions
back a few years ago too. I believe this is true.
- November 15, 2018 at 7:50 PM
- Unknown said...
you uneducated idiot your stupidity is showing if you you are unhappy here move to another country how about iran or maybe russia talk down there leaders and see where that geyts you my guess is DEAD
- November 15, 2018 at 8:34 PM
Her husband also won the bid to purchase post offices that were closed years ago
- November 15, 2018 at 9:41 PM
Interesting that the fires are exactly where the high speed rail is supposed to go but the people objected. Think they wouldn't cause fires and kill people to get land for their billion dollar contract ? Think again. Just saying'... SMH
- November 15, 2018 at 10:30 PM
Don't look at that... Look at the cheating in the elections instead. Deflect, deflect, deflect... SMH
- November 15, 2018 at 10:31 PM
The more people living off taxpayers, the more Federal money they get. SMH
- November 15, 2018 at 10:33 PM
- cjmlloyd said...
Compare the proposed train routes to the "forest fires" over the last few years.
- November 15, 2018 at 11:03 PM
- Hawk said...
I support the public hanging of carer politicians that rape 'We The People!" At least a flogging!
- November 15, 2018 at 11:33 PM
- Hawk said...
Dan Hawkins She funneled millions to him through commercial real estate sales! The sales of commercial buildings owned by California! That is a fact!
- November 15, 2018 at 11:34 PM
- Hawk said...
Libturds love this lady!
- November 15, 2018 at 11:35 PM
- Unknown said...
how did it go?
- November 16, 2018 at 12:49 AM
- Keep'em Honest said...
Wow that's not a conflict of interest? Keep voting Democrat!
- November 16, 2018 at 2:12 AM
- Unknown said...
Not mentioned is this train was on the ballot and Californians voted it down. They said no, we don't want it. But it's being built anyway. So why did we even vote on it ? Democrats in California just do whatever they want anyway. Gay marriage, Sanctuary cities, illegals allowed to vote, increased gas taxes, etc..
- November 16, 2018 at 2:51 AM
Just like Bill and Hillary
- November 16, 2018 at 6:53 AM
I have heard for long time Obama is responsibk for fires to get military equipment out there to start rounding up US citizens. Fires are used as deterrent
- November 16, 2018 at 6:57 AM
Right. Killing people, animal's and people loosing everything so they can clear the land.
- November 16, 2018 at 7:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Is this why California is burning down right now?
- November 16, 2018 at 7:29 AM
Its my understanding that blumms co.is also contracted to sell off all the postal properties that have been downsized
- November 16, 2018 at 7:58 AM
- DutchUncle said...
Barbara is not the Only one involved in this Theft of Federal Funding to enrich her family. Nancy Pelosi's Husband got a One Billion Dollar contract to tear down old, unused Post Offices..and SHE helped him get it. Just like Waters got a HUGE bailout for her husband's bank that DIDN'T need it. This needs to STOP
- November 16, 2018 at 9:24 AM
I completely agree
- November 16, 2018 at 9:32 AM
by the time the rail is finally on line, that form of travel will be obsolete and ancient. It is completely rediculous.
- November 16, 2018 at 11:38 AM
Good thing jerry started a "camp fire". No need to piss off the environmental wackos by cutting down all of those trees!
- November 16, 2018 at 12:55 PM
- Unknown said...
Please does anyone alive think there are ANY HONEST CALIFORNIA POLITICIANS IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY? NO! BUT DOES ANYONE CARE IN WASHINGTON ABOUT ALL THE THIEVERY THAT HAPPENS DAILY? NO. And it will NEVER change NOR will anyone be held accojntable!
- November 16, 2018 at 1:27 PM
- Jim Delaney said...
The stupidity of Californians is breathtaking. They deserve this insanity and corruption.
- November 16, 2018 at 2:05 PM
- WagTheDog said...
It's Amtrak all over again.
- November 16, 2018 at 9:03 PM
- WagTheDog said...
For the greatest effect, you cannot beat a televised burning at the stake.
- November 16, 2018 at 9:06 PM
- Unknown said...
I agree!!!
- November 16, 2018 at 9:37 PM
- Eysen said...
Your right these people will do whatever it takes to get what they want
- November 16, 2018 at 11:05 PM
- Unknown said...
This is just a small example of the corruption of the left.
- November 16, 2018 at 11:27 PM
But being married to Feinstein certainly made it easier for Blum to secure that contract!
- November 16, 2018 at 11:38 PM
- Unknown said...
It won't stop until people stop voting them back into office...
- November 17, 2018 at 12:11 AM
It is why they are battling Trump there and in Washington, they want to keep their lucrative corruption alive. Washington really is a swamp of corruption.
- November 17, 2018 at 12:54 AM
Well said truth!
- November 17, 2018 at 12:54 AM
I saw one commentator ask if anyone actually tried to verify any of the claims that are being made. Certainly, some of the accusations are so absurd as to shame the authors. Those of you who have hitched their wagons to the old fart in the White House apparently will say anything to avoid facing reality. You don't know Blum's firm is not the best company for the job they bid on. The fast rail project will cost way more than 1 billion so don't get the idea that Blum got the whole contract..
Does California need the fast rail ? Maybe you haven't driven the highways between San Diego, LA, and San Francisco. Riding a fast train makes a lot of sense due to the overburdened highways. I wonder why California must put so much time, money and energy to achieve a fuel efficient manner of transportation. Gee, Japan has had a Bullet Train from Tokyo to Kyoto for decades. Could it be that some Californians just don't get the idea of progress? Jarvis was on TV this fall doing his reactionary best to pull back on the reins of our progressive society. Would he be happy with millions living in shanty towns as long as he doesn't have to pay taxes. After all, why should he or his ilk share any responsibility for our society. Why can't we all be rich like him and none of us will live in shacks. Yeah, they all think they made everything by themselves. Forget about public services and infrastructure that's been there for them to take advantage of. Their rugged self made hombres.
That comment about Governor Brown starting the Camp Fire is so wrong on so many levels whoever wrot it should be embarrassed to display his/her bile in a public forum. There's one obvious thing about trump and you trolls; they have taught you well to slander and demean any body who does not want this country to return to its racist intolerant ways. Foam at the mouth when you hear the label liberal but try not to forget that a great number of our country's bravest men and women gave their lives for our core ideals of fairness and respect for others. That's what America is all about.
- November 17, 2018 at 4:53 AM
Several days ago someone posted the fires in CA were done intentionally in order to move people out of the way, buy the land, and make way for this railway as Feinstein's husband secured the contract. Now this comes across my feed. Perhaps there's some truth to it?
- November 17, 2018 at 9:46 AM
- Unknown said...
I agree whole heartly
- November 17, 2018 at 10:10 AM
Use the funding money to build a wall around California after they let all the illegal Mexicans in.Shut down ALL roads in/out & ALL air traffic. If they dig a tunnel out, shoot them !
- November 17, 2018 at 11:07 AM
Yup, he'll spend hours making speeches & not doing anything else, just like he did with the Clinton 'investigation'.
- November 17, 2018 at 11:32 AM
"Succeed" from the union, anonymous 1/19/17?
- November 17, 2018 at 11:45 AM
- Unknown said...
The diff is, Ms Feinstien's husband is NOT a public servent!
- November 17, 2018 at 12:26 PM
- Unknown said...
I have friends that work for the U. S. Postal Service, that due to their spouse working as just a lowly Mail Handler are not allowed to bid for any type of contract like being what is called a Star Mail Transportation Trucker, that bids on a Mail Run that distributes Mail from one point to another in bulk. Where the winning bidder supplies a truck and driver for a scheduled route carrying Mail from one office to another. But just because his wife works as a Mail Clerk he is not allowed to make a simple living like that! But here's this rich witch and her rich husband that gets away with a contract big of over a BILLION DOLLARS? How do these greedy animal sleep at night!
- November 17, 2018 at 1:10 PM
No but his WIFE IS A VERY POWERFUL SENATOR!The FEINSTEINS and PELOSIS have become VERY WEALTHY WITH THEIR POSITIONS IN CONGRESS! DIRTY!
- November 17, 2018 at 2:09 PM
No just his wife the real maker of the MONEY
- November 17, 2018 at 4:14 PM
We are quickly on our way to becomig the third world nation state the Dems enbision, just like their crown jewels of Detroit and Chicago.These fucktards keep voting those bastards into offive yrar after year.God Californians are so stupid, time to put down tge blunt.
- November 17, 2018 at 4:47 PM
- Unknown said...
obviously he's not a public servant(sp) but the conflict of interest is obvious unless you are blind..
- November 17, 2018 at 6:34 PM
- Linda said...
As long as Liberals embrace infanticide; ie:abortions (progressive: yup. Progressive straight to Hell), "natural" disasters will continue and become increasingly more devastating until they get it through their thick skulls that NO ONE can hide their evil agenda from the Lord! NO ONE! Not even the wealthy movie stars are exempt!
- November 18, 2018 at 8:39 AM
Just remember and do keep in mind, just WHO is the presiding House Senator of the Financial Committee "Mrs Maxine (dirty) Waters"!!!!
- November 18, 2018 at 8:43 AM
But he never would've gotten the contract without his POS wife manipulating the deal.
- November 18, 2018 at 9:16 AM
- Unknown said...
At least Amtrak uses federal rails already in existence and it goes everywhere. A high speed rail is pointless. We have telecommuting, fax and conference calls. A high speed rail is a decadent waste of resources for the impatient overprivileged.
- November 18, 2018 at 9:55 AM
- Unknown said...
I agree 100%
- November 18, 2018 at 10:55 AM
He was also awarded the sole sale of other gov't properties like post offices all over USA. Indeed conflict of interests. Enforce the law!
- November 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM
Maryland is far behind them at the rate we are going.
- November 18, 2018 at 7:05 PM
Parking area for the Caravans...
- November 18, 2018 at 7:24 PM
Just wait until he's appointed AG
- November 18, 2018 at 7:37 PM
Just wait til he's appointed AG.
- November 18, 2018 at 7:38 PM
You people are so stupid. They are setting the fires so they can build the railway. They are killing people to do it. Cheap way of clearing the land an houses in the way. Wake up.
- November 18, 2018 at 10:47 PM
- Unknown said...
Absolutely cut off. End this waste of time, money, and energy.
- November 19, 2018 at 12:25 AM
Democrats and Republicans are all paid. Can't point fingers at one side without pointing at the other as well.
- November 19, 2018 at 12:41 AM
Always the Jews right? STFU idiot!
- November 19, 2018 at 12:43 AM
- November 19, 2018 at 4:58 AM
- Unknown said...
Term limits, fiscal restraint and state rights.... sign the petition at COSAction.Com
- November 19, 2018 at 9:08 AM
- Unknown said...
So a train is going to solve what appears to be a California problem (growing homeless population)? Keep that progressive attitude going my friend
- November 19, 2018 at 9:14 AM
It should have their names under the photo so we would know which one is Feinstein and which is the good husband. Both scare little children.
- November 19, 2018 at 12:22 PM
This thread started by identifying Mrs. Feinstein as a public serpent from California. Remarkable.
- November 19, 2018 at 8:05 PM
- Hawk said...
Beat California career politicians! They are evil corrupted subhumans! Send the troops to Sacramento Capitol and San Francisco to detain the politicians! They are scum!
- November 20, 2018 at 1:31 AM
- Unknown said...
Are you seriously going to complain about another person's intelligence? --"Amen..I yet meet anyone from there who isn't corrupted or any real intelligence..Just a bunch of money grubbing, liars out for themselves"
- November 20, 2018 at 1:32 AM
How about putting that money into water reserve?
- November 20, 2018 at 4:13 AM
The post office deal he got no bid. He is as crooked as she is.
- November 20, 2018 at 10:36 AM
California Needs A Train to No where. Because that Is Exactly Where It Is Going . Praying For San Fran Sicko and LA To Fall in Ocean as Predicted .🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
- November 20, 2018 at 11:25 AM
- Unknown said...
They stole the Car elections they called it before the poles closed and they had 10mil votes still to count.
- November 20, 2018 at 1:16 PM
- christineporter56 said...
Trey Gowdy PLEASE RESTORE JUSTICE
- November 20, 2018 at 3:09 PM
By "LAW" he is forbidden to bid on any Government jobs as long as his wife is a Senator. Your long winded, blowgut of a response is something you know nothing about. It's clearly visible that you are a Leftist by your description of the man in the White House. Jealousy will get you nowhere in a hurry. You are only upset because, he doesn't take your opinion as gospel, and he can't be bought like all of the LEFT can (SOROS). Funny how every time California lawmakers do the wrong dead, it's O.K. by the left.
- November 21, 2018 at 6:26 PM
You went too far with "them back into office"
- November 21, 2018 at 10:16 PM
- Unknown said...
The reason it's being commented on now is because the very recent fires just "happened" to cover the exact areas where this high speed rail is supposed to be built!
- November 22, 2018 at 3:55 AM
- Unknown said...
Why would any one build railroads in areas of fire, earthquakes and mudslides?
- November 23, 2018 at 8:27 PM
- Unknown said...
It's this the same tracks that ran through where the California fire occur? That land resale for cheap now if so.
- November 30, 2018 at 5:59 PM
- Unknown said...
Is this land where the railroad will be built, now the land has been clear.
- November 30, 2018 at 6:03 PM
- Unknown said...
Zionist Jews? They are ultra conservative.
- December 2, 2018 at 1:25 PM
Trey Gowdy is nothing but a bag of hot air! He has a big mouth and held all these hearings but please tell me what has been done with any of the people he has investigated? Nothing but a big mouth full of hot air!!!
- December 2, 2018 at 3:01 PM
- Unknown said...
Great, get rid of the airplanes. Now work on semi trucks and get them off the roads.
- December 5, 2018 at 3:21 PM
- ladybug said...
is Feinstein buying all the property that burned on both Santa rosa and paradise for her Railroad?
- December 12, 2018 at 9:19 AM
- Unknown said...
... AND hasn't taken a salary since being elected as President.
- January 12, 2019 at 10:43 PM
- Roger s Bar said...
Whatever happened to support your elected leader? Nothing is perfect in apple pie country
You ultimately have 2 choices America. Stand up and be counted or lay down and be mounted.Off with their heads I say ! So if your not willing to remove them from office now ,even by force if need be. Go back to hand counting our votes ! Eliminate the laws that enrich the ones that truly only write them for their own benefit. Public service will be a non paid job. Suck it up buttercup , the dream is only that! We will start there ,if we want to make America great again!
- January 26, 2019 at 2:15 AM
- Unknown said...
Give back the money unspent.
- February 14, 2019 at 2:33 AM
- lauriejlin said...
This is one reason that they hate President Trump so much. He doesnt need or want their money and he won't pretend it's all ok when they pull their corrupt BS.
- May 13, 2019 at 12:55 PM
- Unknown said...
- May 18, 2019 at 2:03 PM
Appreciate the recommendation. Will try it out.
- November 15, 2019 at 5:31 AM
Anonymous, who is in office who spending all the money and who has the greatest state of homelessnes
- December 26, 2019 at 12:18 PM
- February 14, 2020 at 11:51 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm sure this is all good, on the up n up, no conflict of interest at all. What a joke. They scream and holler if trump stays at one of his hotels tho, calling it inappropriate.
- February 16, 2020 at 1:19 PM


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It's a wrap! After months of planning, another successful season of World MasterCard Fashion Week is behind us. After a restful weekend, we're just now having a chance to take a breath and reflect on a few of the amazing moments we experienced last week. From the front of house to the backstage, the ladies of the fourth floor saw it all. Here are are a few of our highlights.
We always love when
talent comes out to support Canadian designers. One highlight was seeing the beautiful Elisha Cuthbert, who
came out to see one of our favourite designers, Sunny Fong for VAWK. A true supporter (she's rocked VAWK on the red carpet), it's always great to see talent supporting each other. Other fave faces spotted include Rudy Gay, Arlene Dickinson, Stacey McKenzie, Jessica Lowndes, Amanda Brugel, Carrie-Lynn Neales and Danny Fernandes.
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So many of our designers are so sweet and humble during their big moment! For us, watching
designer Travis Taddeo take a well-deserved walk down the entire studio runway
with one of his models after his show was the best. After all their hard work, the designers
should be celebrated, so we love when they poke their head out from backstage for
more than a couple of seconds.
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We love seeing what calendar regulars are up to each season, but we always love a new show or face on the runway. Seeing an absolutely filled room for the long-awaited return of Stephan
Caras' show made us really happy. Every seat in the house was full – with 150 people standing around
the top to get a glimpse of the black and white collection. It was amazing to
see such a warm welcome for the veteran designer returning to show at WMCFW. Similar feelings seeing the outpouring of love for Izzy Camilleri with her return to the runway this season.
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show – he created a powerful video and audio montage that played for a few
minutes before the models took the runway, and set the tone that women were
strong and powerful – and do not need to "know their place". The show that
followed was similarly strong and the mood in the room was pretty incredible.
Made us feel full of girl power.
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We may all try to be fierce and stylish at fashion week, but sometimes a little humour is necessary. From our post guarding the backstage door, we had to smile as the (amazing) volunteers encircled Mackage's black latex runway – guarding it against anyone stepping on it!
before his show on Thursday that we wanted to bottle up his relaxed energy. We also
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Finally, the show-stopping gowns at the Pavoni runway show, complete with a confetti cannon, was the perfect exclamation point on a beautiful and inspiring week of Canadian design.


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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly has passed a measure to create a framework for a health insurance market place to provide coverage to the uninsured.
The House of Delegates and state Senate voted 94-44 and 35-12, respectively, for the bill Monday.
The measure builds on legislation passed last year to create the health care exchange, a mandate of federal health care reform. It sets up standards and regulations to run the program. Maryland has about 700,000 uninsured residents.
Democratic supporters say the state needs to be prepared to implement the law by the January 2014 deadline under federal law.
Republican critics of the measure say Maryland is moving too fast, because the law is being challenged in the Supreme Court. The high court began hearing arguments Monday.