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NICEVILLE— In a small grassy area near Rocky Bayou Christian School's athletic fields, two horses stand patiently while high school students groom them and clean their hooves.
A third one stands near a group of first-graders who use it to learn how to measure a horse's height in hands.
The students are taking part in a special two-week "Jan Term" course, which gives high school students a chance to learn outside of the traditional education box.
While some choose to spend the two weeks interning at businesses or organizations in the community, this group of students opted to take Kim Chandler's "Horse Whisperer" course.
Click here to see a slideshow from the "Horse Whisperer" class.
Chandler, a special needs teacher at the school, loads up the three horses at her family farm in Baker each morning and takes them home again after school.
"Just a little bit," she answers, laughing, when asked how much time that adds to her morning routine. "But it's a blessing on both ends.
"It's a blessing to have the horses and to share them with students."
The kids clearly feel the same way. Some of the older and the younger kids are from special needs classes.
The class gives the older kids a chance to mentor the younger students and to learn more about the care and handling of horses.
High school students lead the horses on a slow walk around the corral under Chandler's close supervision. The young riders start out clutching the saddle and end up sitting tall, arms outstretched as if they were flying.
"Last week you could barely get them to touch the horses," said teacher Ceylona Chapman. "It's just amazing to watch them.
"I think it's a confidence builder for them, too," she added.
And she's not just talking about the young riders. Older students — particularly those with special needs — have benefited from not only the horses, but from teaching the younger children.
Chapman points to an 18-year-old named Chelle Sandiford, who is working with the younger students.
"She has blossomed a lot," she said of the young girl, who initially steps away when approached.
A few moments later, Chelle returns to introduce herself and talk about the horses. She points to a white horse named Commando who has become her favorite.
"It was fun," she said of riding him last week. "It stopped and ate grass. It scared me a little bit, but it was fun."
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With the exception of its 620hp LS9 engine, few features of the new ZR1 Corvette have been more thoroughly discussed than the car's lightweight carbon-fiber body panels. But what exactly is carbon fiber? How is it produced? How much stronger and lighter is it than fiberglass? And could it replace traditional body materials on all production cars in the future?
To answer these and other questions, we contacted Andrew Rich and Robert Murch, research-and-development engineers at Plasan (pronounced Plah-SAHN) Carbon Composites, the sole supplier of carbon-fiber body panels for the '09 ZR1 and Z06 Corvettes. Along with Anastasia Satterthwaite, the company's marketing manager, the pair told us everything we wanted to know about the automobile industry's most promising new material.
Vette Magazine: What is the most exciting aspect of working with GM on the Corvette ZR1 and Z06 body panels?
Robert Murch: The most exciting part is being a leader in taking what is typically a material used for aerospace and making it applicable to the automotive industry.
VM: What carbon-fiber body panels are utilized on the ZR1 and Z06?
Anastasia Satterthwaite: Plasan makes the ZR1 hood assembly with the exposed carbon-fiber inner, the exposed carbon-fiber roof, the roof bow, the rocker set, and the splitter. In addition, Plasan makes left and right fenders for both the Z06 and the ZR1 Corvettes.
VM: How light are the ZR1's carbon-fiber body panels?
AS: The Corvette ZR1 body panel weights are as follows: splitter, 1.3 pounds; fender, 4.5 pounds; rocker, 0.8 pound; roof, 14 pounds (with magnesium frame); roof bow, 4 pounds; and hood, 17 pounds (bonded with polycarbonate window and hardware).
VM: How is carbon fiber produced?
AS: Carbon fiber goes through the following manufacturing steps:
Kit CuttingThe fabrication of a composite part starts with cutting the material into precisely sized pieces that have the weave running in an appropriate direction. Carbon materials pre-impregnated with resin (these are sometimes called "pre-preg") are kept in a freezer until being thawed for cutting. Material is rolled onto a vacuum table and cut with a CNC machine. Once cut, materials are grouped so they can be mated with other plies to form the kits needed to create an individual part.
Lay UpThe materials are then laid into molds according to a detailed assembly plan. These plans determine specific placement and orientation of the material to achieve the desired physical characteristics of each part. After the composite material is "laid up" and vacuum valves are inserted, the vacuum is pulled to compress the composite material in preparation for autoclave processing.
Autoclave ProcessingThe uncured molded parts are then placed in an autoclave and maintained under vacuum. Heat and pressure are added to flow the resin and create strong, rigid, lightweight parts.
MachiningAfter autoclave processing, the parts move to machining on a five- or 6-axis router. The CNC robot then trims, cuts, and drills as necessary.
AssemblyParts that need to be bonded are brought to the bonding cell. Here, another CNC machine dispenses adhesive, and the marriage of the components is complete.
Finish, Prime, And PaintThe exposed-weave appearance of carbon-fiber composites-as seen on the Corvette ZR1 hood inner, roof, bow cover, splitter, and rocker panels-is often enhanced by a clearcoat. Other applications may require priming and painting, as seen on the ZR1 fenders and hood outer.
VM: What are the differences between carbon fiber and fiberglass?
Andrew Rich: Both fiberglass and carbon fiber can be produced in the same variety of methods. However, because of the cost of carbon fiber, there's usually more effort taken by the manufacturers to be efficient and effective. Most fiberglass for auto bodies is either hand-laid or SMC [sheet-molded compound]. In those methods, the fiber-to-resin ratio is usually pretty low, between 15 and 25 percent fiber, with the rest being resin and fillers. Most carbon fiber is made using a pre-preg or RTM [resin transfer molding] process, both of which are much higher in fiber content-65 percent for pre-pregs and 50 percent for RTM. The strength and stiffness of a composite is directly related to the fiber volume content, because the fibers are between 10 and 20 times stronger than the resin by itself.

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I've been hoarding this fabric for 2 years. It was drawn and printed by my talented friend Ariel and I love it.
I made a quick baby quilt for a friend and those little robots were perfect for this pattern (the road trip quilt tutorial).
I especially love the colors in this one. I wasn't so sure about them when the fabrics were being cut, but once it was sewn together I fell in love with the orange.
Now to find a backing…and piece some batting scraps because I'm all out of big chunks.
I sure do love sewing boy quilts. Who says boys aren't fun to sew for?? Not me!
ps. I loved reading your comments from my "Modern Quilting?" post. I think most of us agree that it doesn't matter what you call it…we just like to quilt!


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| With so many ongoing IT related projects, its always good to have some control over the Network Traffic.
Enable some extra services at the space or block some traffic from outside the space would just be a nice-to-have-toy to play with.
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Hardware specifications
- Ram: 64Mib (DDRII ram to be confirmed)
- Storage: 128Mib compactflash
- CPU: ??? (pentium II or III to be confirmed)
- Network: 5x 10/100Mbit
- Powerconsumption: ??? to be measured.
Firewall OS Possibilities
- Default Wathcguard OS (are you nuts?)
- pfSense (current amount of ram and compactflash storage are too small)
- m0n0wall
- other, suggestions are welcome
Installing m0n0wall / flash the image to compactflash
- Long version can be found here: http://doc.m0n0.ch/quickstartpc/index.html
- Stuff you can't do without is here below
- Windows:
(use the -u flag if the target disk is > 800 MB - make very sure you've selected the right disk!!)
physdiskwrite [-u] generic-pc-xxx.img
(you must use v0.3 or later!)
- FreeBSD:
gzcat generic-pc-xxx.img | dd of=/dev/rad[n] bs=16k
where n = the ad device number of your CF card (check dmesg) (ignore the warning about trailing garbage - it's because of the digital signature)
- Linux:
gunzip -c generic-pc-xxx.img | dd of=/dev/hdX bs=16k
where X = the IDE device name of your HD/CF card (check with hdparm -i /dev/hdX) - some CF adapters, particularly USB, may show up under SCSI emulation as /dev/sdX (ignore the warning about trailing garbage - it's because of the digital signature)
Status FireboxV60
The existing compact flash image, with the watchguard has been backed up to the homedirectory of Barputer and is called FireboxV60. Should someone feel the desire to restore to factory defaults.
The compactflash has been flashed with M0n0wall, Base system is recognised, but the specialty nic is not.
Looking to install pfSense (has more features, the kernel is easier to access so installing special hardware has a higher chance off success.
Hardware needs a Ram and compactflash upgrade for pfSense to run comfortably (min 512 Mib ram and 2Gib compactflash)


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Given Portland's sheer volume of fabulous historic homes—plus the quantity of fine architects working today—asking five experts to pick the 10 greatest residences in the city's history might have sounded the bell for an architectural cage fight. But despite vast aesthetic differences (and deep philosophical discussion about the meaning of "greatest"), the quintet of judges Portland Monthly invited to tackle the task found consensus in just a few hours on not only the top 10 but even a single all-time favorite.
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New For 2013The X1 is not an all-new model (it's been out elsewhere since 2009), but it is brand-new to the U.S. market. It's smaller than an X3, and it's the least expensive BMW you can buy, undercutting the 1-series coupe by a couple hundred dollars.
OverviewBMW has been talking about bringing its subcompact X1 SUV to America for years, but strong demand in other markets kept the X1 from our shores. Now it's finally here. Perhaps as compensation for waiting, we're getting one version you can't buy elsewhere: the six-cylinder xDrive35i. It comes with all-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic. Although it's the quickest X1, it's also the thirstiest. We prefer the xDrive28i, which uses BMW's excellent direct-injected, 2.0-liter turbo four. Its 260 lb-ft of torque nearly equal the six-cylinder's 300 lb-ft, and acceleration to 60 mph is just a tick behind. Auto stop/start helps the 28i achieve better fuel economy in the city, and an eight-speed automatic transmission helps make it more efficient on the highway. There's a rear-wheel-drive version of the X1, the sDrive28i. It uses the same turbo four and gets even better mileage (33 mpg on the highway). Unfortunately, it alone among the X1 variants has numb, electric power steering, which is anathema to a true BMW. For those who aren't bothered by that, the sDrive28i is the lowest-priced BMW you can buy—although its standard-equipment list is lacking. Actually, all versions of the X1 are less expensive than equivalent 1-series, which should make the X1 as popular here as it has been elsewhere.
SafetyFront, side, and side curtain air bags; traction and stability control; ABS; a tire-pressure monitor; and hill-descent control are standard. Rear- and sideview cameras and lane-departure warning are available. Xenon adaptive headlamps are included on the 35i and are optional on the 28i. BMW Assist is optional.
You'll like:
- Bargain price
- Rear- or four-wheel drive
You won't like:
- Expected luxuries are optional
- xDrive35i not much cheaper than an X3
Key Competitors For The 2013 BMW X1
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As the Former Cabinet Secretary in the White House, Chris Lu was President Obama's primary liaison to the Cabinet departments and agencies, helping to coordinate policy and communications strategy. He played a critical role in managing the flow of information between the White House and the federal departments and in representing the interests of the Cabinet to the White House. Lu also served as co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
In 2010, President Obama made a commitment to double the number of college graduates by 2020 because he understood that a post-secondary education is essential to preparing Americans for the jobs of the future. For Asian-American families, there is nothing more valued than education.
Filipino Americans have made remarkable contributions to every sector of American life, including government, business, and the military.
Chris Lu, White House Cabinet Secretary and Co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, presides over a meeting of the Interagency Working Group (IWG). The meeting hosted agency representatives as they shared their plans on how to engage AAPIs in the year ahead.
Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu discusses open government across federal agencies as a long-term investment to build a stronger democracy and create a more efficient and effective government.
Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu looks back over a week of posts from top Obama Administration officials in support of the DREAM Act.
Chris Lu, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary, highlights recent announcements from around the Administration that are helping to build a clean energy economy.
The final post in the Hurricane Katrina: 5 Years of Remembering & Rebuilding series highlights government work to restore and rebuild the Gulf Coast and restates the Administration's commitment to the dedicated residents who are working to restore the region.
This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and the Obama Administration remains deeply committed to serving the needs of Gulf Coast residents. This is the first in a series of posts written to remember what was lost, recognize what has been regained, and celebrate the resilience and determination of those affected.
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Every applicant for an original, second year renewal, and third year renewal dealer's license (first 3 consecutive years) is required to furnish a $25,000 surety bond from a corporate surety company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth.
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Save around 15% when you reserve a Husky Homestead tour with a Denali ATV Wilderness Adventure! See the tour descriptions below!
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Day cruise into Kenai Fjords National Park on Kenai Fjords Tours' 8am National Park Tour and enjoy a free pass to the Alaska SeaLife Center (a $20 value). View magnificent alpine and tidewater glaciers, and abundant wildlife in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. After your cruise, learn more about this special marine habitat at the Alaska SeaLife Center. A great day for families!
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Denali Raft Canyon Run: Hang on! It's whitewater ahead! You'll get wet and enjoy every minute of it as we head for Healy, 11 miles down river. Get into real whitewater rafting as you hang on through thrilling rapids such as "Cable Car", "Coffee Grinder", and "Ice Worm!" Your choice of Oar Rafts or Paddle Rafts (Must have 5 participants to paddle).
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Denali Glacier Landing: The ONLY scenic flight offered from Denali National Park's entrance area that lets you stand on one of Mt. McKinley's glaciers. Experience the ice-age as you fly over Denali National Park and the heart of the Alaska Range. Finally, you will set down on one of Denali Park's glacier landing areas. About 15 minutes later you'll re board the plane and enjoy new sights and photographic opportunities as you return. Tour is 3 hours including about 2.5 hours of flight time.
The combo tour prices are such a great deal that you almost get the ATV tour for free!
Everything but Kenai Sink Package, 5% discount off below prices, May/June/September
Alaska Fishing Lodge-Soldotna B&B
Everything But Kenai Sink Welcome gift for each guest
7 nights lodging with breakfast each morning and lunches for each day of activities:
1 full-day (8-9 hour) Salmon charter on the Kenai or Kasilof river
1 full-day (8-9 hour) Trophy Rainbow Trout/Salmon Combo/wildlife watching tour on the middle Kenai river
1 full-day (8-11 hour) Halibut/Salmon Combo (after 7/1 we add $60 for Lingcod) out of Homer
1 full-day (8-9 hour) guided Canoeing trip on the Swan Lake Canoe trails with or without fishing
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The doctor who saw need for pioneering hospice movement
Last updated at 20:25, Thursday, 26 April 2012
The dream of a Cockermouth GP to improve end of life care has given West Cumbria its pioneering hospice at home service.
Brian Herd, 77, played an integral role in founding Hospice at Home West Cumbria, with the help of a team of nurses led by Margaret Dowling and a committed group of professionals and volunteers who gave their time and support to get the service off the ground.
The organisation celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and the drive and dedication of all those involved make it easy to see how it has come so far.
Dr Herd, who now lives in Lorton, was born in Liverpool but his family have lived in West Cumbria as farmers for centuries.
He was sent to Keswick as an evacuee during the war.
He returned to Cockermouth as a GP in 1965 and over the next 20 years, recognised the need for improved care for terminal patients in the area.
He took a six-month study break in 1986 to learn more about palliative care and how it can be applied to such a spread out area.
Dr Herd says: "As a GP I knew patients wanted to be in their own homes so the first thing was improving my own knowledge and visiting lots of different hospices.
"The aim was to make the last weeks of life not only as comfortable as possible but as enjoyable as possible for patients and carers.
"The dream was to get the same level of care as in the hospice buildings and get it either in their own home or in specialist hospice beds in a hospital."
Dr Herd spent his study leave visiting hospices all over the country and speaking to specialists in palliative care to put together a paper for the British Journal of General Practice on terminal care in a semi-rural area.
He adds: "I came back from the study leave and I had a number of ideas of things we could do.
"We had to do something. There was a big need, as my paper showed, for improved care and as a GP I had many times been very frustrated by the problem."
He attended a public meeting in January 1987 in Whitehaven Civic Hall, organised by Margaret Dowling and a team of nurses.
He says: "There was a lot of enthusiasm from people coming along who were fired up by it.
"From the beginning we wanted something that would cover the whole district served by the West Cumberland Hospital.
"It was quite clear that an in-patient hospice building wouldn't be adequate.
"It made more sense to take the service to the patients and it was a pioneering thing then; there wasn't anything on this scale going on anywhere else in the country. It touched a nerve with the public."
Following its creation on that wet and windy night in January, the organisation cared for its first patient in the September of that year.
Dowager Lady Egremont was made president and Dr Herd was appointed chairman, a post which he held for 15 years.
In the 25 years since, there has been a steady increase from 56 to around 200 new patients a year, plus about 150 users of support services.
Dr Herd says: "I feel very proud of West Cumbria. It was providing what was badly needed and there are more than 100 small hospices around the country now.
"It was an act of faith setting it going because we didn't know how far the money would go."
While home nursing remains at its core, the organisation now provides support to families and carers through support groups and bereavement counselling, complimentary therapies, a lymphoedema service and day care services.
Dr Herd retired from the board of trustees in 2006 and was made vice-president in 2008, the post he still holds today.
He now shares his commitment to the organisation with his career as a professional actor.
It is a passion that he rekindled from his student days following his retirement from general practice in 1993.
Since then he has starred in television, film and stage productions including appearances on ITV soaps Emmerdale, Coronation Street and drama Cutting It.
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Land of the "Free Stuff," Home of the Brave
If you want to explain why your party lost a presidential election, there are a number of places to look. You can blame your candidate and his campaign (which usually means, "If only they had listened to me!"). You can blame your party and ask if it should examine its ideology or its rhetoric. You can blame the media. Or you can blame the voters. As the old political saw says, "The people have spoken—the bastards." And that is what one conservative after another has been saying over the last week.
They aren't saying that the voters are uninformed, or that they allowed themselves to be duped. Instead, Barack Obama's re-election is said to be a moral failing on the part of the American public. They got what they wanted, conservatives are saying. And what was it they wanted? Universal health coverage, higher taxes on the wealthy, strong environmental regulations, legal abortion? Nope. They wanted free stuff. Because that's just how those people are.
This was perhaps articulated most vividly by Bill O'Reilly, who on election night lamented the fact that "the white establishment is no longer the majority" and said, "It's not a traditional America anymore, and there are 50 percent of the voting public who want stuff. They want things. And who is going to give them things? President Obama."
It didn't start on election day; this is a tune that Republicans have been playing for a couple of years now, and nearly everyone, from media figures to members of Congress to their presidential nominee himself, joined in with increasing frequency over the last few months. "You either get free stuff or you get freedom. You cannot have both," said Sarah Palin back in September. "Offering Americans a check is a more fruitful political strategy than offering them the opportunity to take control of and responsibility for their own lives," wrote National Review's Kevin Williamson after the election. "You have two generations now who believe that the government owes them something," said conservative columnist Cal Thomas. "If you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, vote for the other guy," said Mitt Romney during the campaign. And of course, his infamous 47 percent video was all about those people who think they are "entitled" to government benefits.
The truth, of course, is that every single person in America gets benefits from the U.S. government. We get defended from invasion, we get roads to drive on, we get reasonably clean air to breathe, we get parks and schools and so much else. But that's not the "free stuff" conservatives are talking about. They're talking about the government giving you something directly as an individual, like money. But there's a problem here too: Lots and lots of Americans, including most of those whom Republicans deem morally worthy, get plenty of stuff from the government. I'm not even talking about bank bailouts, or corporations like General Electric rewriting the tax code so they pay nothing. I'm talking about individual people, the kind of people Republicans like, getting direct government aid.
There is nothing–nothing–that makes, say, Medicare superior to unemployment benefits, even though as far as conservatives are concerned, only receiving the latter makes you a "taker." If you're unemployed, you paid taxes, and now the government is helping you in your time of need. There is nothing that makes the mortgage interest deduction morally superior to food stamps, even though conservatives like one but not the other. The government has decided, wisely or not, that it wants to promote home ownership, so it pays for part of millions of homeowners' mortgage interest. The government has also decided that it's bad for our society if people starve, so if your income falls below the level where it will be difficult to afford food and also pay for the other necessities of life, it give you some help in buying food.
So what is it that, in conservatives' minds, distinguishes the "makers" from the "takers," particularly when, as political scientists Suzanne Mettler and John Sides report, "97 percent of Republicans and 98 percent of Democrats report that they have used at least one government social policy"? Think hard, and it'll come to you.
Even if Mitt Romney had not chosen Ayn Rand acolyte Paul Ryan to be his running mate, this election would still have seen the triumph of a Randian attitude on the right, in which every policy and everyone they don't like is attacked as a despicable parasite sucking off the labors of their economic betters. We had Romney's absurdly mendacious welfare ad ("You wouldn't have to work … they just send you your welfare check"). We had Newt Gingrich proclaiming that he'd love to explain to the NAACP "why the African American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps." We had the attack on Sandra Fluke for allegedly wanting "free contraception," or even asking for taxpayers to pay for it ("Ms. Fluke wants us to pick up her lifestyle expenses!" said Bill O'Reilly), when what she advocated was that the insurance coverage that women themselves pay for should cover contraception. We had conservatives fascinated by the idea that poor voters were being given free "Obama phones" (don't ask). To the right, if you were voting for Obama it could only be because you wanted to get something from the government you didn't deserve.
But if you want to find a real sense of entitlement, the place to look is among the country's wealthy, the people who turned over hundreds of millions of dollars to Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie in their failed attempt to drive Barack Obama from office. They may not have been able to propel one of their own to the White House, but despite all their resentment and complaining things have never been better for the country's economic Übermenschen. Not only do they hold more of the nation's wealth than at any time since the Gilded Age, the privileges of that wealth have never been greater. Their taxes have never been lower. The entire world offers special concierge services to shield them from the indignities and inconveniences of everyday life. And now, they have new freedoms in the political realm as well; where they might have had to hold their tongues in the past, thanks to Citizens United they are now free to strong-arm their employees to vote in the right way, complete with threats of layoffs should the voters be so vulgar as to elect a Democratic president.
Perhaps by the time 2016 arrives, the Republican party will find a message that resonates with voters more effectively than "You people make me sick." For now, though, that's what they're sticking with.
Mon, 2012-11-12 12:17
This is really an ugly thing that the Republicans do to demonize hardworking, but poor Americans. The idea that somehow being rich makes you successful and better person, is ludicrous.
I would offer up the fact that some of the richest people have never really worked a day in their life and some of the poorest work the hardest. In fact, what really does Mitt Romney do? Has he ever created a thing, manufactured something or built anything (besides his own portfolio)? How often do you think he has ever worked a 16 hour day, doing backbreaking work, like many a maid, waitress or laborer?
Yes, our values are definitely messed up. But, not because there are a bunch of lazy people that want things. What we VALUE has become totally twisted. A woman that works two jobs and still has to get food stamps to feed her kids is a moocher and yet, we bow to bankers that don't do anything but move money. Their contribution to society is a shell game. They are the con man on the street corner betting you to find the pea under the walnut.
So, let's play a game of "what if". What if there was a terrible disaster, like those movies about the destruction of the world, where there are just small pockets of people trying to survive and begin again. Who do you think would be most valued then? Farmers, laborers, maids, people that make things, would all be far more valuable than Mitt Romney or Jamie Dimion. Even artists, entertainers or ballplayers would contribute more to our small lives by way of games or joyful distraction. Leaders, yes....but we'd have little need for politicians. My guess is it would be the poorest of the poor that would rebuild the world simply because they know about survival. Would the richest of the rich even be able to survive outside their carefully constructed bubbles? What, if anything, would Donald Trump have to contribute in that world?
Actually, Bill O'Reilly would do ok. He's been shoveling sh*t for so long, maybe he could learn to take care of the barn animals.
Mon, 2012-11-12 19:41
I'm not happy with Obama's first term, but I do give him all credit for having to deal with obstructionists. The Right has this unbeliveable ability to frame progress as really, really bad. And Socialist. omg. Whether you're a Tea Bagger, a responsible Republican, or an Obama hater, the job of elected officials is to govern. There's no record to support that you, the Righties, intend to govern. Obstruction is not governance. Do you get this? And why are Billo'ry or Hannity or Coulter so afraid to imagine a diverse country? My goodness, we were a diverse country to begin with -- why would we be not okay with diversity after 250 years so so?
Fri, 2012-11-16 22:51
Ann Coulter keeps writing book after book on how liberals are destroying Amurca, yet she fails to notice that after Powells Memo, the CONJOBservaTURDS have been successful and in charge for the last 30 years. Clinton you say?, Well, he said that, 'the era of big gov't is over' WHAT DEMOCRAT WOULD EVER SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?Clinton and Obama are both Corporate Democrats, or Rockefeller Republicans. Coulter makes me laugh as she is just so out of it while thinking she is 'in the know'.
Mon, 2012-11-12 20:04
We've got an offer for free stuff for Republicans chanting the "Free Stuff" mantra. Following the election of Barack Obama, we are offering a six-month vacation to Republicans who say that the reason President was elected was due to new non-white populations who "want stuff".
The offer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRY8dHsMNfk
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Great article Paul. One suggestion I would have used the noun Republican instead of Conservative. I don't think the two words are always synonymous or interchangable-- at least I hope not. American Conservative Magazine for example has run articles on the Republicans doubling down with the super rich and ignoring the rest of the country and warned about the neocons getting us involved in the wars under false pretenses. I don't conservative or liberal is a pejorative term-- it's the people running the parties. In the case of the Rebpublican party the super rich have become pigs trying to get every last scrap. The GOP may go the way of the Whigs if they listen to those people not because they are too conservative.
Fri, 2012-11-16 12:30
Fri, 2012-11-16 13:45
I think people just need to put this into perspective. You need to realize that the contempt that the middle class of this generation has for the poor is the same as the contempt that the rich have for the middle class. Just as the middle class sincerely does not believe that the poor are entitled to anything, that's what the rich believe about the middle class. That's just the way things are.
Fri, 2012-11-16 17:08
Excellent observation, DHFabian. The extreme right would not have gotten as far as they did if the middle class did not consider themselves "up and coming but not yet wealthy" and poor people "subhuman" (even UNTERMENCHEN). The truth is, especially with the unscrupulous wealthy waging class warfare on the rest of us for the past few decades, we of the middle class are the "not yet poor", i.e. at risk of becoming poor by bad luck (or machinations by the wealthy), just as disabled advocates refer to the rest of us as "TEMPORARILY able-bodied".
Fri, 2012-11-16 22:43
Having a background in being 'poor' my childhood was spent in the state child welfare care system and it was no picnic. I know poor people demonised as not having any work ethic, or are lazy, but my personal experience says differently, as I saw parents of my classmates working 2 or 3 low paid jobs with never a chance to climb out of their situations, but they loved their kids and did what they could to provide for them. They weren't looking for the gov't or anyone else to give them things at all. Poor, uneducated with only the physical body they had to earn their keep, what they lacked was opportunity, many worked in cotton mills, an industry that was slowly being lost to Asian workers, and their countries. Sadly, I'm in my 60s and to me the game is rigged and far too often, it's who you know that moves you up, not your abilities. Case in point, I was studying for a better skill as the good paying factory job I had I knew it was too specialised and if I lost it, I'd be back to minimum wage, so I felt a skill I could use working anywhere seemed in order. As I attended night classes at the local community college, I applied for a job in the field of my study, and of course they said I was too inexperienced, so I did eventually land a part time assistant position, that I advanced from, and after 12 years experience at a skill I could take anywhere, I happened to apply for the same job that turned me down due to my not having enough experience and can you guess...they turned me down again only this time saying I was over qualified for the position...???!!!
Poor people are good hard working people, and a few here and there who don't fit that description, are a minority in the group not the rule. Obama was not elected by folks who want 'stuff'; that is a right wing fantasy to include some while excluding others.
Sat, 2012-11-17 15:57
I work in a DoD facility, staffed with government hating military retirees and prior military. These folks are what I call neo welfare kings and queens because they feel that they are entitled to civil servant jobs (for life), free lifelong medical and every other benefit possible.
They are totally clueless about what hypocrites they are...bemoaning someone on unemployment, while they suck away on the government tit. Yeah, I'm glad they served but if my paying my entire life for social security and medicare no longer counts for anything, then the shoe should fit for them as well.
I am sick of these government haters complaining about everyone else, while they keep sucking off the government tit.
Mon, 2012-11-19 22:47
The Dem party IS and has always been the party of FREE STUFF. I WORKED FOR 50 YEARS.
God forbid people would have to actually WORK. The LOAFER ARMY is breaking the back of America. The RIPPING OFF of America has been perfected by "O" as never before. Disability standards have been lowered to mere words. See 'crazy SSDI money' on web. "O" even did commercial with Mexican Prez on how easy it is to get USA $.
"O" added $6.2 Trillion to National debt in 4 years, a record and there will be at least $1+ Trill for next 5-6 years. The TOOTH fairy did not do that "O" did.
And his answer to fix this is the same as last term.
America deserves better than that.
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NEW ORLEANS The Baltimore Ravens are stuck with Joe Flacco now.
The quarterback with the 60 percent career completion rate just put an exclamation point on one of the best postseasons a quarterback has ever had by being named Super Bowl MVP.
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Flacco's 60.5 career completion percentage is just 14th-best among the QBs who have played since 2008. His 86.3 passer rating is 13th.
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Over the past three years, Flacco has amassed an 87.2 passer rating in the regular season. In eight postseason games in that span, his passer rating is 105.0, a product of his 15 touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Jeremy Stephens and a co-conspirator beat a victim for about one minute, causing him to lose consciousness once, to stop breathing twice and sending him to the hospital in critical condition, Des Moines police allege in new details emerging from Stephens' felony case.
The incident which Stephens is alleged to have played a role took place on Oct. 15, 2011, according to an article published by The Des Moines Register that cites police reports as its source.
Stephens and the victim were among a group of people at Fat Tony's Sports Tap when the incident began. According to the report, the victim had been asked to leave the bar and was in the parking lot with his wife when Stephens and another man, Dustin James Bachman, emerged.
The victim's wife says that at that point, Stephens punched him, and Bachman followed. She then helped her husband to the car and was attempting to lock the doors when Bachman pulled him out.
At that point, Stephens and Bachman allegedly punched and kicked him in the head and body for about a minute.
The report does not mention if the victim made a full recovery.