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Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2012 Chablis Vaucoupin is an addition to the Servin range. And what an addition it is. Smoke, graphite and all sorts of soil-inflected nuances blossom in the glass in this deeply expressive, resonant Chablis. A wonderfully layered and harmonious wine, the Vaucoupin is easily one of the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Here too there is ample Chablis character on the green fruit, mineral reduction, iodine and tidal pool aromas. The medium weight flavors are a pretty combination of power and focus with the same good underlying tension and minerality found in the Montmains, all wrapped in a balanced and notably..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "There are similar elements on the nose here with that of the Butteaux though in this case there is a more pronounced citrus character. I very much like the intensity and detail of the mineral-driven, chiseled and overtly austere medium-bodied flavors that possess a borderline salty finish. This is..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "A very pretty combination of spice, mineral reduction, citrus blossom and ocean breeze leads to impressive rich and round flavors that possess a seductive texture. There is fine depth and length and while this is less intense than the Séchets, it's finer. This too is worth considering."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Here the nose is dominated by reduction and sulfur at present and is thus unreadable. What can be assessed is that there is good detail, power, size and weight to the concentrated and mineral-driven broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent length on the bone dry and overtly austere finish...
Cellar/Tasting Notes "As is almost always the case with a fine Blanchots there is a distinct floral component that is complemented by notes of citrus, wet stone and seaweed. There is a discreet minerality to the wonderfully refined middle weight flavors that possess fine mid-palate density as well as impeccable balance..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "...excellent richness to the full-bodied, concentrated and pure flavors that brim with dry extract that coats the palate on the impressively persistent finish...the quality of the underlying material is impeccable."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "An upper register and highly complex nose of green apples, white pear and citrus notes introduces almost painfully intense, pure and impressively powerful big-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that possess an almost aggressive minerality on the palate staining, tension-filled and driving finish...
Cellar/Tasting Notes "A very tight and quite reticent nose displays reluctant notes of tidal pool, lemon rind and green fruit. The rich, full-bodied and intense flavors possess fine mid-palate density that coats the mouth on the overtly austere and robust finish that is linear, tangy, clean and dry. As is also usually..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Bright straw-yellow. Ripe aromas of pineapple and flowers. Fat, sweet and expressive, with fruit-driven flavors of ripe pear and pineapple. More stuffing and size here to handle the alcohol (13.7%). Finishes with very good length. This can be enjoyed now or held."


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X Games' Sal Masekela
August 27, 2007 1:53 PM
With all the talk of football's and baseball's trials and tribulations in recent weeks, lost in the mix has been the success of X Games 13, held in Los Angeles earlier this month. The annual competition scored its highest television ratings as well as a record online audience this year.
Nearly 38 million fans tuned into the action sports games on television to watch their share of skateboarding, BMX and rally car, to name a few sports, with ratings up 7 percent from the 2006 competitions. Overall, X Games 13 averaged a 1.0 household coverage rating on ESPN, a 19 percent increase from 2006.
Online, EXPN.com earned its most overall traffic, ever with live webcasts for the first time on the outlet. Unique visitors more than doubled 2006 numbers, with more than half a million visiting the site and more than 3.2 million page views.
I sat down with X Games host Sal Masekela to discuss the state of the action-sports industry. We talked about everything from unions for professional X Games athletes to the chances of certain X Games events hitting the Olympics to the influence of his father, musician Hugh Masekela, on his career.
You worked your first X Games event in January 1999. Did you ever imagine nearly 10 years later that you would be described as the face and voice of action sports?
Sal: No, never in a million years did I think I'd be described that way. I never would have guessed it, 18 years ago, when I first started as an athlete.
How do you feel watching the entire category explode, even seeing international press at X Games?
Sal: It's amazing. I got to be involved in action sports in my teen years at the perfect time when it was fringe and subculture. It was like punk rock was in the '70s, or what hip-hop was in the early '80s. That's what action sports were in the late '80s through the mid '90s. When I look at the path of my career, the timing was perfect. I don't think someone could just come along and get to do what I'm doing now out of the blue because of exactly what you mentioned. It is so huge now, the amount of attention that the X Games draws on an international level is just mind-blowing.
Where do you see these sports going in 10 years? What's the next level?
Sal: In 10 years, I think we'll be laughing at what we thought was possible now, which I'm sitting here witnessing thinking it's impossible. But to be a 15-year-old kid now, sitting at home watching the level of what's possible now and having that in your head that it's reachable, I couldn't comprehend what that's like.
I think the sports as a whole will be better organized. The different unions for the athletes, I'd like to see them better organized so that the professionals that are these kids that are in their 20s now, that are putting themselves through, let's face it, there is a 10-year career in this business that is exciting and exceptional. But unlike the NBA and MLB that have amazing pension programs for their athletes, those kinds of programs don't exist right now in action sports. So you end up with a here today, gone today sort of thing. I definitely would like to think and hope that the sports have really grown on that level.
I know the summer sports would have broken the Olympic barrier by then, definitely—skateboarding and BMX I think would have broken the Olympic barrier by then a couple times over.
What did you learn from your father about performing, whether it's on a skateboard or in the broadcast booth?
Sal: I grew up in jazz clubs with my dad from my earliest memory. I remember growing up and staying with my dad on the weekends at 4, even 5 years old and being in clubs and watching him play. I could say I've seen thousands of my dad's shows on the road and on tour with him, and I learned how to just be straight with the audience. My dad has never gotten on stage and put himself on any pedestal above the people that he's talking to, playing for and entertaining.
Because of that, I watched people become very endeared to him and his storytelling. He always made sure that he identified with his audience. So for me, that's the one thing that I learned about this job: … Never detach yourself and assume any sort of alternative reality, because the audience can smell that, and the second you do that you sort of detach from them. That's no fun because your job, my job, is to connect with them and communicate and translate to them what's happening and figure out ways for them to be able to comprehend what they are seeing, because they don't get to exist in the environment that I do.
I think that's the main thing I learned from my pop—and to always have a good time. I hope that people get that if "this guy" is having a good time, maybe there is a reason why I should stick around and watch.
Was it difficult for you the first time you got behind a microphone?
Sal: Honestly, no. The first time I got behind a microphone, it came as naturally as anything has ever come to me. I was always a ham as a kid and played music, sang in a choir. For a little while I thought I was going down the same road as my father, until I got to be about 14 or 15 and I realized that trying to walk in the same footsteps, people were expecting a lot of you. At that age, I saw down the line how people would want to eat you alive if you weren't at the level of what your father's done. When I look at what my dad's done, not only musically but socially and just for mankind in general, that's like, "Hmmm, I think I'm going to go in another direction."
I love music, I still love music, I do some stuff with my cousin who is a music producer, but when I got on a mike for some reason, the first time I remember emceeing an event in '93 or '94, I felt like I had done it a thousand times. It was a trip, it was like a surreal experience.
Pulling everybody in, I think that's inherited.
You've already done a lot of work in front of the camera. What projects are next for you?
Sal: I have a film company called Berkela Films that I started with my partner to try to tell the real stories of action sports that matter. We're trying to show the character of these guys beyond what you get in the videos, which is action, action, action, and slow it down and tell a story of these guys.
I put out "Disposable Hero"—we did all the distribution for that. We have a new movie called "Bra Boys," which is about this surf club/gang in Sydney, Australia, that really shows that surfing is all these kids have. A lot of them come from broken homes, and we show how surfing and how them sticking together as a brotherhood has really taken them through some horrific things, including, at one point, a murder trial. It's narrated by Russell Crowe. That comes out in mid-October.
We also just wrapped on our first feature, called "Switch," about three kids who have a love of snowboarding, which bound them together in childhood, who then go on to become pro. So now you see what happens when the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll parts of being a pro athlete come into play. We're putting that out next fall.
Of course, I had a real blast working on "Surf's Up" for Sony, and I hope to continue that in the future as well.

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Peavey Electronics and Yamaha Corporation have both announced their licensing of EtherSound networking technology. Peavey's licensing is for use in Peavey, MediaMatrix, Architectural Acoustics, and Crest Audio professional audio and communications products. Yamaha Corporation has made the EtherSound networking technology part of its mission to create "The Future of Music and Sound" by licensing the open, Ethernet-based standard.
"We have monitored the development and growing acceptance of EtherSound technology, and we're impressed by its rapid implementation and evolution," comments Hartley Peavey, founder & CEO of Peavey Electronics and CEO of Crest Audio. "As the networked audio market grows, EtherSound will enable us to continue to expand our scope and deliver exceptional value to our customers," he adds. "EtherSound's low latency is especially important to us, because live sound is a major part of our market. The ability to interoperate with a wide range of complementary products is important to our customers, and therefore to us."
Peavey will take advantage of EtherSound's rapid implementation support to introduce EtherSound-enabled products at PLASA 2006: Crest Audio amplifiers and mixing consoles are likely to be among the first Peavey products with EtherSound capability.
"We are very excited to have Peavey Electronics, a company with an unsurpassed track record of success in professional audio markets, as a member of the EtherSound family," says Jimmy Kawalek, business development manager at EtherSound. "Along with the pro audio industry in general, we are eager to see how Peavey and Crest Audio will deploy EtherSound networking technology. Yamaha Corporation's decision to become a member of the EtherSound community is a strong confirmation that we have the right solution," adds Kawalek. "Combining EtherSound's rapidly developing technology with their extensive experience in digital audio will help keep Yamaha at the forefront of professional audio's transition to an all-digital networked environment."
Yamaha and EtherSound are hardly strangers: EtherSound Authorized Implementor AuviTran has sold EtherSound network cards for Yamaha consoles and digital signal processors for several years, and will continue to produce these products for Yamaha. Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has been distributing AuviTran-branded EtherSound interfaces in the US as well as NEXO loudspeaker systems, another EtherSound licensee. Larry Italia, vice president and general manager of Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. comments, "EtherSound is already the network of choice for many of our digital console applications. The low latency is especially important for live sound customers, as is the ability to control and monitor stage inputs from front-of-house and/or monitor consoles."
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc., responsible for Commercial Audio Sales in USA and Canada, has been distributing AuviTran's EtherSound interfaces for Yamaha digital mixing consoles for several months and the official announcement of the agreement was made September 10 at PLASA 2006.
"EtherSound enhances the capability and value of Yamaha digital consoles," says Keisuke "Kevin" Kobayashi, general manager for Yamaha commercial Audio business unit. "Our customers have proven that this technology is reliable and flexible..Ethersound makes it simple to make Yamaha digital consoles part of networked audio systems including products from multiple manufacturers."


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Spirit Night & Boxer Club Winter SocialFeb 21, 2014, 6:00 PM
Stoller Center | Forest Grove Campus
We're gonna fight, fight, fight for Pacific U!
Join members of the Pacific family for the final home game of the men's and women's basketball season as they take on Linfield College!
Women's basketball game begins at 6 p.m.
Men's basketball game begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at the door.
Join fellow Boxer Club members in the Stoller Center's Boxer learning Center before and during the game. Enjoy appetizers and beverages and help cheer on the Boxers! The event is free but RSVPs are requested for planning purposes.
Click here to read more and to RSVP for the Boxer Club Winter Social.
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Step Back in Time features news items from The Daily Star 25 and 50 years ago.
25 years ago
Sept. 28, 1988
Catskill Airways will be changing its weekday flight schedule to send more planes to Newark Airport and fewer to New York's LaGuardia starting Nov. 1.
Currently, the airline has three round-trip flights daily between Oneonta and LaGuardia Airport and a single one-way flight from Newark Airport to Oneonta in the evening.
Starting Nov. 1, the airline will schedule two round-trip flights into Newark and one round-trip flight into LaGuardia during the weekdays, according to Will Lunn, executive vice-president of Catskill Airways.
Lunn said the airline decided to get more flights into Newark to make it easy for businessmen.
"Our weekday travel is mainly business and businessmen have told us it is more convenient to go downtown and get connecting flights from Newark," he said.
"People don't realize it but Oneonta is the smallest city in the world with non-stop flights to New York City," Lunn said.
The airline currently flies into LaGuardia on the weekend and that will not be altered.
50 years ago
Sept. 28, 1963
The car didn't look strange at all unless you're the type to check license plates.
But this auto, parked on Oneonta's Main Street, had strange plates. No state was engraved on the plates. Not even a country. Not even a year.
It was only natural that Patrolman Carl Delberta became suspicious. A downtown lawyer asked the policeman, "Carl, where's that car from?"
"I don't know," he replied, "but I'm going to check as soon as the driver comes back."
The driver did.
Carl checked.
It was driven by former Ambassador to Portugal, C. Burke Elbrick, who is living in Gilbertsville between assignments. He spoke to the Oneonta Rotary Thursday.
The diplomat showed the policeman his credentials.
And Carl smiled.
"I'm pleased to meet you. Me? I'm the ambassador from Oneonta."
Carl wasn't being sarcastic. He uses this line on others than ambassadors.
Where else could this happen but in America?


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Although the Federal Communications Commission has slightly increased its response to consumer complaints of broadcast indecency, local radio stations continue to ignore the laws that govern their use of the public airwaves.First Amendment considerations prohibit the FCC for preventing what goes out over the airwaves. They are, however, authorized by Congress to levy fines or pull broadcast licenses from stations after they air indecent or profane content.The process for insuring radio broadcasts comply with decency guidelines is delegated to the listener first, because stations are licensed to "serve the public interest." The FCC does not monitor or record the broadcasts of thousands of stations across the nation.When a citizen listens to a local radio station, he should reasonably expect the content of that broadcast to be free of indecent or profane language. When the station breaks the public trust by airing content which the listener feels violates community standards, the citizen can file a complaint against the station with the FCC. In turn, the FCC will begin a formal investigation to determine if the station is subject to fines or license termination.However, a formal complaint filed with the FCC is not the only recourse for citizens in response to radio stations that offend the sensibilities of the listening public.
With the growing concern regarding TV¹s slide into the gutter, it is imperative that viewers understand what kind of content violates the rules and what one person can do about it.It is a violation of federal law to broadcast obscene programming at any time. It is also a violation of federal law to broadcast indecent or profane programming between 6:00 a.m. And 10:00 p.m. Congress has given the FCC responsibility for enforcing such broadcast laws. Unfortunately, there is no such governance over cable TV because it does not operate over the airwaves, which are considered property of the citizenry. There are subtle lines that differentiate between what is meant by obscene, indecent and profane. Obscenity. The FCC uses a definition of obscenity from Miller v. California (U.S. Supreme Court, 1973), which ruled, "A work may be subject to state regulation where that work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in sex; portrays, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and, taken as a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." Indecency - The FCC defines broadcast indecency as "language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community broadcast standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities." The courts have held that indecent material is protected by the First Amendment and cannot be banned entirely, but it may be restricted in order to avoid broadcast on TV or radio when children are likely to be in the audience. Offensive sexual or excretory references are examples of material that might be deemed indecent. Profanity - The FCC defines profanity as language that "denote[s] certain of those personally reviling epithets naturally tending to provoke violent resentment or denoting language so grossly offensive to members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance." Like indecency, profanity is prohibited on broadcast radio and television from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.Meaning and context are also critical elements in the FCC process of determining indecency and profanity.
Accordingly, the FCC asks complainants to provide three basic pieces of information:
A majority of the time, radio stations and their announcers are simply vulgar and offensive, but do not violate broadcast decency laws.Examples include talk about women's breasts, general talk about sex, or on-air pranks designed to elicit laughs at someone else's expense. More often than not, the offensive content comes from shock jocks on rock music radio stations.By using the following suggestions, it is possible to encourage radio stations to stop offensive content. You must be prepared to dedicate yourself to winning this battle. It will require hard work, but our children's welfare is worth it!
NOTE: Your right to contact and encourage businesses to act responsibly with their advertising is a protected right of any citizen. In the past, some radio stations have tried to intimidate citizens by threatening to sue them.


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The city of Glendale could give prospective Phoenix Coyotes buyer Greg Jamison a Sept. 30 drop dead date to agree to changes to an existing $300 million arena deal.
If Jamison doesnt agree to changes, Glendale would scrap its existing but unsigned arena deal and look for other options for the city-owned Jobing.com Arena.
That scenario could bring into question what happens to the Coyotes and their future in the Phoenix market. The Coyotes and National Hockey League are in labor lockout right now that could cancel games this upcoming season.


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Nigel Blackwell
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Nigel Blackwell, songwriter and lead singer of satirical UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit.
- Mention The Lord of the Rings just once more and I'll more than likely kill you.
- Dickie Davies' Eyes, Back Again In The D.H.S.S. (1987)
- Brian Moore's head looks uncannily like London Planetarium
- Dickie Davies' Eyes, Back Again In The D.H.S.S. (1987)
- There's no room for enigmas in built-up areas.
- Hedley Verityesque, McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt (1991)
- I could put a tennis racket up against my face and pretend that I'm Kendo Nagasaki
- Everything's AOR, McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt (1991)
- There's people who can't spell 'weird' right driving round with thousands in the bank,
but I get by, got a lot on my mind; I get by, got allotments on my mind.
- Turned Up Clocked On Laid Off, This Leaden Pall (1993)
- The three men I admire most -- the father, son, and Mickie Most -- took the last train for the coast, to rendezvous with Peter Glaze, to kill Don Maclean.
- Turned Up Clocked On Laid Off, This Leaden Pall (1993)
- I know Bono and he knows Ono, she knows Eno whose phone goes thus:
"Brian's not home, he's at the North Pole, but if you'd like to leave a weird noise..."
- Eno Collaboration, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Road (1997)
- No frills, handy for the hills, that's the way you spell New Mills.
- The Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Is The Light Of An Oncoming Train), Cammell Laird Social Club (2002)
- When I'm dying for a cigarette, I think of all the free ones that I'd get if I killed myself and came back as a beagle, WOOF!
- I Left My Heart in Papworth general, Dickie Davies eyes EP (1986)
- I'm off to see The Bootleg Beatles as the bootleg Mark Chapman.
- When the evening sun goes down, Cammell Laird Social Club (2002)
- Car crime's low, gun crime's lower,
The town hall band CD, it's a grower,
you never hear of folk getting knocked on the bonce,
although there was a drive-by shouting once,
but there's a brass band everywhere,
and I don't drive so I don't care,
and as a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square,
what is Chatteris if you're not there?
- For What Is Chatteris?, Achtung Bono 2005
- She died with her telly on, 87 and confused With not enough hospital beds cos all the money's been used On the end of the century party preparations
And they reckon that the last thing she saw in her life was Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
- "A Country Practice," Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral (1998)
- Help me Mrs Medlycot, I don't know what to do, i've only got 3 bullets and there's 4 of motley crue*
Upon Westminster Bridge from Achtung Bono
- There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets
- National Shite Day, CSI:Ambleside (2008)


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OAKLAND — Citizen Shale has completed its comments on the Governor's Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative draft report on Best Management Practices for Marcellus Shale Development in Maryland.
"Many of you realize that the cart was placed in front of the horse in the development of the BMPs," wrote Eric Robison, president of Citizen Shale. "The state of Maryland's decision to compile BMPs before many other studies were completed seems to suggest that the state is moving forward with development of regulations without specific facts regarding the outcome of those studies."
Robison suggested that a comprehensive way to form the BMPs would have been to fund a risk analysis, which would have guided the studies and scope for each. After those studies were completed, then the BMPs should be compiled, noted Robison.
The report is the second of three reports requested by Gov. Martin O'Malley's safe drilling initiative. The primary focus of the report regarded environmental protection of potential drill sites.
"There are many areas within the BMPs that have what many would suggest are gold standards, but equally there are areas that lack informed decisions or have established industry guided recommendations," wrote Robison. "Due to the complexity of the BMPs, Citizen Shale attempted to compile comments on areas that appeared to lack the gold standard approach to development of natural gas in the state of Maryland."
Should hydraulic fracturing come to the state, one regulation to be implemented will be a mandatory Comprehensive Gas Development Plan to be done by any energy company applying for a permit to drill in the state.
"Though limiting clustered development to certain areas, Comprehensive Gas Development Planning requirements will ultimately create more intensive 'sacrifice zones' in the areas where this highly concentrated development takes place," stated Citizen Shale in its comments.
The CGDP will cover a report on the location a company wishes to drill, how it will construct the well, materials that will be involved in drilling and other aspects in the production of the gas.
During a previous public forum, Christine Conn of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources explained the purpose of the CGDP is to allow the DNR and Maryland Department of the Environment, as well as other stakeholders, to recommend any changes to the company prior to drilling. Maryland would be the first state to mandate a CGDP by a government agency as a prerequisite for applying for a permit.
"There needs to be an external review process from MDE and DNR for permitting, siting, construction and operation of all pipelines and ancillary development outside of the CGDP process," states Citizen Shale in its comments. "This can be addressed in the 2014 legislative session as a bill for the PSC (Public Service Commission) to adopt permitting for rural gas gathering lines within the state."
As an organization, Citizen Shale hasn't taken a position on fracking but has tried to stay within its mission of encouraging dialogue and supporting comprehensive efforts to protect individuals and communities from the wide-ranging impacts of shale gas development, said Robison.
The public comment period for the BMP draft report has been extended through Sept. 10. The report can be found at www.mde.state.md.us and a copy of the draft report is available at the Ruth Enlow Library in Oakland and the Frostburg Community Library.
On behalf of MDE, the Regional Economic Studies Institute of Towson University as part of the Maryland Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative is conducting a survey and it can be found at http://resisurvey.resiusa.org/surveydata/ContingentValuation.htm
Comments on the BMP can be made to the MDE at firstname.lastname@example.com
To view Citizens Shale's comments in their entirety, visit http://citizenshale.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Citizen-Shale-BMP-comments.htm.


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East Carolina University hosts a summer guitar festival that brings classical players, of all skill sets, from all across the United States. From middle schoolers to Middle Agers, all players are welcome if they desire to learn. Kelly McCullen reports from Greenville, NC
Since their relocation, Texas Jeans has sewn up big business in NC. Triangle-based Moon & Lola jewelry is crafting a big following across the country. D.E. Turner Hardware has been committed to doing business the old-fashioned way for over 100 years. And author Larry Earley talks about his new book.
A special program provides healthy foodstuffs to areas considered food deserts. Erwin Elementary School creates a community garden. The Uwharrie Wine Trail showcases NC wineries as it draws visitors to the area. And NASCAR legend Junior Johnson is still making moonshine at Piedmont Distillers.
A legislative report earlier this year says that food deserts are a significant problem in our state. A food desert is where people don't have access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. In this segment produced in partnership with NC Public Radio, Carol Jackson has the story of a group that's that is trying to help – they're tackling this new problem with an old family business.
Branford Marsalis participates in the KidzNotes program. "Cotton" Ketchie creates art each & every day. Master weaver Susan Leveille is an NC Heritage Award recipient. And The Butterfly Project uses art to teach children about a difficult period in history.
Recently, a unique music program got a Grammy-nominated helping hand from renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis during the summer camp for Kidz Notes, a year-long program that seeks out underserved children and teaches them classical instruments and choral music. Heather Burgiss shows us the impact Kidz Notes is making in the lives of students, families, and their communities.
NC Cooperative Extension works to promote & support local farmers. The Flavor NC team visits Smith's Blueberries. And author Alena Graedon talks about her debut novel.
North Carolina has the tenth highest rate of food insecurity in the nation. Researchers hope to create a warning system for the vibrio bacteria in oysters. Technicians at Duke are working on a device to help ALS patients communicate. And doctors at Wake Forest Baptist use a device to heal a pregnant woman's heart.
NC lawmakers consider a local sales tax bill. NCSU is applying sustainable techniques to their dining halls. And UNC team has made a documentary on the state's pork industry - we'll take a look & talk to the film's editor-in-chief.
During this Got To Be NC Agriculture month, we visit four unique businesses with ties to our state's #1 industry. An Alamance County man turns a career set-back into a new business. A Harnett County family is brewing up new business on their family farm. A Buncombe County business is preserving & promoting traditional seeds. And a Gibsonville B&B is drawing tourists to its historic facility.
Education exhibits at the NC Arboretum showcase our state's native plants. Two sisters in Chapel Hill teach neighbors about nature in their popular home garden. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler joins us during this Got To Be NC Agriculture month. And a preview of this week's episode of Black Issues Forum featuring some inspiring local artists.
The NC Arboretum presents the natural world in an educational context through traveling educational & interactive exhibits - landscape gardens that showcase plants important to the state's cultural heritage & that feature sustainable methods, & gallery exhibition of the works of regional artists & artisans.
Farmers learn how to engage in small, sustainable agriculture in our state. The Almanac Gardener team looks into roadside garadening. We take a tour of the NC Aviation Museum in Asheboro. And as we prepare to mark the 45th anniversary of the Moon Landing, we look at how NC played a role in the historic moment.
Researchers are learning how oyster reefs could protect our coast from rising seas. A Raleigh-based company is brewing up big business with its unique product. And July is Cord Blood Awareness Month - we'll talk with a nurse about the life-saving uses of cord blood.
We continue our look at entrepreneurship in NC with a visit to a water conservation organization. The Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem is bringing new businesses to the Triad. The Alamance Battlefield historic site preserves our state's history. And author Tom Earnhardt talks about his new book.
Business accelerators are helping entrepreneurs start companies in our state. The Victory Junction Gang Camp provides a traditional summer camp experience for children of all abilities. Miss North Carolina 2014 Beth Stovall stops by our studios. And the Tar Heel Traveler meets a former beauty queen from NC.
Guilford College takes a unique approach to sustainable agriculture. The Dellinger Grist Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Author Phillip Gerard talks about his new book "Down the Wild Cape Fear." And Carolina Outdoor Journal goes fishing along a coastal river - by kayak.
NC Modernist Houses works to preserve historic structures in our state. The Henderson County Heritage Museum preserves its area history. And musician William Myers is a 2014 NC Heritage Award recipient.
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It's official. U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Upper St. Clair) will serve a sixth term.
Murphy declared victory around 10:15 p.m. against retired state police trooper and current Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi, a Democrat.
In his victory speech, Murphy credited the win to understanding the needs of southwestern Pennsylvania.
He called his team from Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. to join him on the stage and thanked them.
Also joining Murphy on stage was his wife, daughter and daughter's fiance.
Maggi released this statement following the defeat: "Although we did not get the results we wanted, I am incredibly proud of the campaign I ran. We stuck to the issues, offered a contrast,and educated voters on what Congress is doing on the issues that matter most to southwest Pennsylvania families. Our grassroots campaign stayed on the issues and educated voters on how Congress could affect the families in Southwest Pennsylvania. When voters are more informed, politicians are forced to make better decisions. I have spent a lifetime in service and that does not end with this race. I will continue to serve Washington County as commissioner and the whole of Pennsylvania as the Chairman of the Law and Order in the American Legion. Making sure veterans have a voice in government has been my passion and this campaign has inspired me to fight even harder."
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A five-minute walk from the old city, this stately 1854 4-story building looks across the manicured English Garden to Lake Geneva; the shops of Rue de Rhone are steps away.
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The Amrita Fitness Center offers weights and cardio machines, the formal restaurant features trompe l'oeil (art that "tricks the eye") walls, complimentary wireless Internet, and a business center.
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The 127 guestrooms and suites feature complimentary wireless Internet access, Lavazza coffee machines, CD/DVD players, and marble bathrooms. In-room massage is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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On the fourth floor the hotel offers the compact Amrita fitness center, with exercise machines, weights, and exercise bikes with TVs mounted in front of them.
Seven meeting rooms (five on the ground floor and two on the top floor) can be used separately or combined for events catering for up to 350 people. On the mezzanine level near the reception area is the Swissoffice, with two PC terminals and other office equipment. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. A breakfast buffet with hot items is served daily (surcharge).
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At home on a winter day with snow falling gently outside and nothing pressing to do, Emily Guido of Wharton, a Campus Life assistant at County College of Morris (CCM), was hit with an inspiration. Two characters came to mind, one light and one dark, and an epic paranormal romance was born. Today, she is the author of five books, comprising The Light-Bearer Series.
Guido will be holding a book signing at the CCM campus store on Monday, March 4, from noon – 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Earlier this month, she took part in a book signing in Birmingham, AL, at the invitation of her publisher, PDMI Direct Publishing Group (www.pdmidirect.com).
Her first novel, Charmeine, exploring whether romance can develop between a heavenly light-bearer and a hellish vampire blood-hunter, is rated number two on the Best Little-Known Authors and number 35 on the Best Independent Novels lists at Goodreads.com.
"I began writing Charmeine and a week later I had over a 100,000 words written," says Guido. "Pictures of the characters and vivid descriptions just flew from my mind and through the keyboard."
That book was soon followed by Mactus, Accendo, Seditious and Ransom. A sixth novel in the series, Conundrum, will be released this year. Her books are available on Amazon.com. A limited edition gold box set of her first three books also is available.
Guido earned her bachelor's degree from Centenary College and is also pursuing her master's in business administration there.
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AFP News: Many of AmericaŌĆÖs Problems Predated Obama
A news article written by a reporter at AFP and reproduced at such news sites as Google, Yahoo, NPR, the Dallas Morning News, and others, might qualify as an example of what happens when one allows opinion to seep into reporting. Despite a mission statement involving claims that AFP coverage is balanced, accurate, and includes the other side of the story, this piece makes no secret of where the reporter's bias lies.
The article features such gems as:
- A strong yet hyperbolic opening statement – "President Barack Obama, once a fresh faced prophet of hope…"
- A picture of the presidential seal with the caption 'The presidential seal of Barack Obama'
- Comedy – "Obama will … brandish a record as a genuine reformer…"
- Labeling of the President's opposition – "…a Republican Party dragged right of the crucial political center ground by the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement" – with no labeling of his own liberal policies or base.
Most interesting was the inclusion of this possible 2012 campaign slogan: "Though many of America's problems predated his presidency…"
Blame. Bush.
Here is a short list of American problems since Obama took office:
- A 100% increase in gasoline prices.
- A $5 trillion plus increase in the national debt, and a projection that the debt will increase to 102.6% of the nation's GDP – a first since the end of World War II.
- Tripled the national deficit in his first year in office.
- An increase in the unemployment rate to 10.0%, and an underemployment rate of 19.3%.
- The torture (as defined by liberals) of an American soldier.
- Has failed in an embarrassing manner to close Guantanamo Bay, a focal point of his campaign in 2008.
- 858 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan since Obama's inauguration.
- Launched a third war in Libya by avoiding Congressional approval - something Vice-President Biden called an impeachable offense, and which Obama himself declared unconstitutional.
- Did manage to end combat operations in Iraq. Well, maybe that was Bush.
- A mere 37% of American voters believe Obama is doing a good job handling their national security.
Can Obama and the media really continue to blame Bush for America's problems three or four years after he last served as President?
Cross-posted at The Mental Recession
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Cut the CRAP, AFP News! You
Submitted by Van Halen on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 12:47am.
Cut the CRAP, AFP News! You know d*mned well this Presidency is Epic Fail! You can defend Obama all you want but we're in three wars, unemployment is skyrocketing (No, it's NOT going down - forget that lie.), and our foreign policy is a disaster. Obamacare, Obama's crown jewel of his presidency has been declared unconstitutional and half the states are suing to get out. Everyone in this country knows this except for the glossy-eyed 40% who would vote for Obama no matter what was happening.
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That's a very short list
Submitted by Garlock on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 1:29am.
That's a short list of problems since Obama took office, not as many as the problems resulting from Bush and other previous administrations and Congresses. Moreover, let's take a look at a couple of the "problems" you mention here that somehow are a result of Obama:
- A 100% increase in gasoline prices.
Fluctuations and record gas prices have most certainly happened before Obama, and are outside his purview. Also, gas prices were low due to the recession and before Obama was inaugurated, and have risen since then as the economy grew stronger. Mostly though, oil and gas prices are dictated by global demand, something outside of U.S. control.
- Tripled the national deficit in his first year in office
This is laughable and entirely false. During Obama's first year in office, the budget that was in place was the 2009 budget, which was set by the previous Congress and Administration. The budget deficit was already projected to be over $1 trillion before Obama ever stepped foot into the White House, indeed before he even won the election. The first budget set under Obama was the 2010 budget which indeed resulted in a deficit over $1 trillion, but it was not a tripling of the deficit from the year before, since that deficit was also $1 trillion.
- An increase in the unemployment rate to 10.0%, and an underemployment rate of 19.3%
This is accurate, but misleading. The economy was shedding about 700K jobs per month when Obama walked in the door, and continued to do so for a few months before Obama's policies could take effect. Once his policies were in place and beginning to take effect, there is a noticeable and significant drop-off in job losses, and the gradual but steady return to job creation each month. In fact, we are currently in the 13th straight month of positive job growth, with the private sector seeing job growth of well over 1 million, and the public sector decreasing by a few hundred thousand. So far in 2011 there have already been 478,000 jobs created.
The rest of your statements, though, are pretty valid.
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I don't believe so.
Submitted by Par for the Course on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 8:00am.
This is laughable and entirely false. During Obama's first year in office, the budget that was in place was the 2009 budget, which was set by the previous Congress and Administration
President Obama's signature is on the 2009 $410 Billion omnibus appropriations bill. The Democrats wanted to spend more on the 2009 budget than Bush did, so, in anticipation that Obama would win, they put off passing most of the 2009 appropriation bills until after Obama was sworn in.
Obama signs earmark-laden budget bill
The measure, delayed by term-ending politics between the Bush White House and Congress, funds nine departments for activities that are not related to defense or homeland security agencies, whose budgets were funded last fall.
And increase spending they did. From the link above.
The measure also boosts operating budgets by 10 percent or more for some of the programs over 2008 levels. Both the earmarks and the amount of money included in the operations budget drew howls of protest from both sides of the aisle.
I saw 8 percent mentioned as the overall percent increase in spending:
President Obama, veto this earmark-packed bill
The $410 billion, designed to fund parts of the government through the rest of this fiscal year, is an 8 percent increase over last year, more than double the inflation rate.
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Submitted by stehill51 on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:08pm.
The idea that Obama somehow has no responsibility for the calamities facing this country because he was a non-voting senator and community organizer is ridiculous. It is common knowledge that Obama was 100% on board w/ the people and policies which caused the housing/freddiefannie crisis and gutted this nations ability to produce energy, before he entered office and began exasperating the situation.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear.
Submitted by Par for the Course on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 3:02pm.
Sorry if I wasn't clear. Garlock said Obama didn't have anything to do with the 2009 budget.
My short answer should have been: Bush proposed a 2009 budget, but the Democrats wouldn't pass any of the appropriation bills, other than Homeland Security and Defense. They waited until after the 2008 election hoping Obama would get elected and when he was and sworn in, they passed the remaining appropriation bills that contained, in some instances, increases in spending up to 10%. Obama signed the 2009 omnibus bill, funding the government for the remainder of the 2009 fiscal year.
My point was, contrary to what Garlock said, Obama did have something to do with the 2009 deficit, he signed the appropriation bills.
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Fair enough
Submitted by Garlock on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 7:54pm.
I didn't realize about the omnibus bill, but the CBO did give a report before Obama was inaugurated that projected the FY 2009 deficit to be $1.2 trillion, and that was before the omnibus bill.
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Before Obama was inaugurated, he voted for Tarp.
Submitted by Par for the Course on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 9:23pm.
President Bush's 2009 Budget proposal was scored by the CBO at a budget deficit of $342 billion.
The CBO updated its 2009 Budget outlook in January, 2009 projecting a deficit of $1.186 trillion.
Part of the projected 2009 deficit of $1.186 trillion included part of the $700 billion for Tarp, which Obama voted for as a Senator.
The first $350 billion was made available when the bill was signed, but the second $350 billion had to pass the Senate for the funds to be available, after Obama became President. The outcome: TARP Vote: Obama Wins, Senate Effectively Approves $350 Billion
The GSEs, Fannie and Freddie also were bailed out to the tune of $240 Billion in 2009.
Bottom line: Obama was far more involved (as President and as a Senator) in the 2009 deficit than you would like to admit.
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Garlock the Stupid Lying Garlock Troll doubles down on a LIE.
Submitted by The Vet on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 9:26pm.
And gets Cold Busted by Par for the Course.
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Thank you, Par for the Course
Submitted by Garlock on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 10:04pm.
Even though it does take down one point of my argument pretty well, you do so in a reasonable manner with effective use of reputable sources, and in a way that's not at all snarky, presumptuous, offensive, or berating. This is something that is sorely lacking in this community. Usually I get responses from The Vet, and almost all of them are in the same vein as:
"Garlock is a vicious unrepentent liar that spits in your face and tells you it is raining.
The Collected Stupid and Lies of the Stupid Lying Garlock Troll.
He has 66 lies there. IT DOES NOT EVEN SLOW HIM DOWN.
And they're often much worse than that. So it's refreshing to see comments from someone like you.
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So being wrong isnt important to you
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 10:09pm.
Just how others inform you of it? How about you try not being wrong for a change?
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Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 10:18pm.
Whether a zinger, a dinger, or a pinger, that was cool!
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Submitted by Garlock on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 2:31am.
What about that says being wrong isn't important to me? I'm just glad somebody finally was reasonable and polite in showing my error for once rather than just being a douchebag about it.
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Garlock the Stupid Lying Garlock Troll LIES again.
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 5:46am.
Iz mumzietroll neglecting to change itz diapers again? Iz that diaper rash getting more and more itchy by the day? Doesits sunones got Veet on teh brain? Poor little trollies that gets soooooooo butt hurt by the Veet. Should we throw a pity party for the little girlytroll?
No little milquetoastroll, being wrong IS NOT importatant to you. You are the only active troll that is working ferociously on reaching the 115 lies and stupid limit. You are the troll with THE MOST AMOUNT OF LIES that still has an active account. Every single other troll that has lied with such intensity as you HAS BEEN BANNED.
So you keep pretending it is all about the big bad word bully. MmmmmKay?
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dear vet
Submitted by abeautifulperson on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:11pm.
please direct yourself to a medical professional, your anger management issues are showing.
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Yep, The Vet sure enough has problems with---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 7:32pm.
He don't much like 'em.
Same as most reasonable people do not.
Liars cannot be trusted.
Whether they are not trusted because they are liars; or whether they are liars because they cannot be trusted, is immaterial.
Unless one is a psychiatrist or psychologist, being sensitive towards liars will do nothing more than result in more lies being proffered.
Ignoring, or worse, accepting lies, is a no win situation for anyone other than the liar.
A fool's errand, indeed.
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Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 12:43pm.
Well played, Par.
Which, as we say, is Par for the Course, for you. :)
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Submitted by kinijane on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 7:52am.
Not to defend the previous administration, but who controlled the congress?
Seems to me the dem's
took over, but in their defense, Bush didn't put up much of a fight.
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Garlock the Stupid Lying Garlock Troll LIES again.
Submitted by The Vet on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 11:56am.
GtSLGT: During Obama's first year in office, the budget that was in place was the 2009 budget, which was set by the previous Congress and Administration.
LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE LIE from the confirmed 66 time liar.
President Barack Obama has signed the FY 2009 federal budget into law, representing final action on the budget for the current fiscal year.
Now, with a new president in the White House and an increased majority in the House of Representatives, House Democrats combined the nine Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 appropriations bills that Congress failed to pass at the end of 2008 into a single price tag of $410 billion, the omnibus bill funds most domestic discretionary programs through the end of the federal fiscal year (September 30).
The Democrat Congress under President Bush reneged on their duty and waited until the new President and Congress came in to pass a bill. It was late JUST LIKE THIS YEAR.
Garlock is a vicious unrepentent liar that spits in your face and tells you it is raining.
The Collected Stupid and Lies of the Stupid Lying Garlock Troll.
He has 66 lies there. IT DOES NOT EVEN SLOW HIM DOWN.
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Fair enough
Submitted by Garlock on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 8:00pm.
Ok, so Obama did have something to do with the FY 2009 budget, by signing the omnibus/appropriations bill that added $410 billion. But the CBO was projecting, before Obama took office, that FY 2009 deficit would be $1.2 trillion, and that was before Obama did anything.
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Hee hee hee.... another thing
Submitted by stanrhintx on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 6:25am.
Hee hee hee.... another thing you liberals often leave out with your "Obama inherited a huge deficit" rant is that Obama voted for TARP, which accounts for a majority of that deficit.
Furthermore, with regards to oil prices- commodity prices are going up at least in significant part due to Obama's huge deficits and QE2. More inconvenient truths you liberals like to leave out.
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Submitted by Gothampc on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 1:08pm.
"Fluctuations and record gas prices have most certainly happened before Obama, and are outside his purview. Also, gas prices were low due to the recession and before Obama was inaugurated, and have risen since then as the economy grew stronger. Mostly though, oil and gas prices are dictated by global demand, something outside of U.S. control."
Oil and gas prices are determined by what the POTUS announces to the world. If we had a president that stood up and said "Drill baby drill on American soil" the prices would drop drastically. But because Obama has made comments about killing the coal industry, the nations that supply our oil know they can charge whatever because we're not going to stop buying from them anytime soon.
Let's hope our next POTUS announces plans to drill in the US.
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You're kidding, right?
Submitted by Garlock on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 7:52pm.
"Oil and gas prices are determined by what the POTUS announces to the world. If we had a president that stood up and said "Drill baby drill on American soil" the prices would drop drastically."
Please tell me you're kidding? That is most definitely NOT how it works.
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You could try owning up to your 71 lies and stupid.
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 12:37am.
Then. Then you can question others and ONLY when you have not spewed yet another lie on the very same page.
The Collected Stupid and Lies of the Stupid Lying Garlock Troll.
Now up to 71 including todays new lie.
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Submitted by Garlock on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 2:30am.
I won't question him then on how wrong he is. Why don't you go ahead and do that, Vet, since you're so adamant about misinformation on NewsBusters? Go ahead and tell him off, Vet, tell him he's a lying liar and how show exactly why he's wrong. I'm waiting.
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Owwee. Mumzie. Helloooooo. Mumzietroll. It hurtz bad.
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 5:49am.
Poor widdle trolliz. Somebody has a nasty case of the Butt Hurts don't they?
Mumzie. Meaniz Word Bulliz is picking on me just cuz I lie like you tawtz me mumziz. Not farz. Not far at allz.Tis udder guy, word bulliz don't even pick on him. Juzz me mumziz. Juzz liddle me with my full diaperz.
GtSLGT: Go ahead and tell him off...
Yeah, you are not very bright at all are you? When did you first get it into your tiny brain you could give me orders?
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Great! So tell us how it does work!
Submitted by stanrhintx on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 6:26am.
Explain to us how monetizing the debt and huge deficits affect commodity prices like oil.
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Bush's Gas Prices
Submitted by CobraMan on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:15pm.
"Fluctuations and record gas prices have most certainly happened before Obama, and are outside his purview."
Well, that's not how price increases were described during the Bush administration. According to the media, ALL price increases were the fault of Bush's policies, remember? The most widely described claim was that Bush's policy of accelerating the filling the National Oil Reserves had the effect of lowering supply, thus forcing increased prices.
Now, after a doubling of the gas prices in the last 3 years, Obama's name isn't even MENTIONED in connection to those prices.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
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Many of America's problems date back to before the ink was dry..
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 1:29am.
...on the Constitution itself, and we have been going down the tubes ever since.
We started losing ground for-real following the War of Northern Agression, but our decline as a nation didn't really kick in until the very early 1920s, which was the last semblance of a "free market economy" this nation will ever see.
Yet the Commoonity Organizer from Hell has accelerated our decline exponentially in a mere 24 months.
But fret not, as it will all be set right come November of 2012.
Vote for the American in November
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Before the 20's
Submitted by Back Row on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 12:09pm.
I believe the beginning of the end was the emancipation proclamation. Not only were states rights flushed down the toilet with the "win" of the civil war, but a neat little side effect of the 13 and 14 amendments occurred: corporations (who have personability) could no longer be bound by certain restrictions. It may be taboo to mention here, but yep, the first Republican made a big boo boo, but I guess he had all the right intentions.
Long story short, government is now a tool of the corporate structure; Halliburton was the most bold in demonstrating that, but it's pretty much commonplace.
I find it interesting the Clinton and Bush Jr were an about-face for traditional party effects on socioeconomics, but hey, that's a different debate; Obama has returned tradition (socialism, mega-debt). Haven't we run out of other people's money yet... oh yeah, just print some more... *facepalm*
"We know the difference between the reality of freedom, and the illusion of freedom. It's about power." -John Trudell
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Submitted by Agnostic on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:43pm.
That is an interesting interpretation of events. It would probably be more interesting to follow the money and the lawyers and 'monetary experts' that control the ebb and flow of funds since the 1930's but that would lead to the real power brokers and it is rarely big business (at least not in the traditional sense that the common person understands the media term 'big business').
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Copy editors
Submitted by Blorg on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 1:37am.
You would think that the copy editors would catch it when the reporters misspell: "always a typical POS Chicago thug politician" as "once a fresh faced prophet of hope".
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problems predated his presidency
Submitted by Demonhunter on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 1:54am.
Yes, it's true, many of the problems predated his presidency. Yet Obama and the Democrats voted for every single one of them, including authorizing the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
In fact, when it comes to profligate spending, their major complaint against much of Bush's legislative agenda (SCHIP, NCLB etc) was that he didn't spend enough.
Funny how Obambi and the Democrats tried to take credit for success in Iraq after they were against the surge and had already proclaimed defeat.
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Every new President inherits
Submitted by celator on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:42am.
Every new President inherits the previous administration's problems. Nothing new there. But most do not continually, on a daily basis, blame the predecessor. They buck up and get on with the business at hand, fixing what can be fixed.
That's not the case with this Obama character. He is a creature of the hard left, always blaming others for the messes he's created, continuously lying about every thing, pratfalling all over the place....well, we know the dude by now, no need saying more about his style. He just screws up everything he gets his hands on, most of the time intentionally IMHO.
Obama is a toxic political mix of many flavors: part Marxist, part anti-colonialist, part agitator, part supreme narcissist, part BS'er, a very, very angry man completely untethered from the basic sense of what this country means to most of us, its history, its role in the world.
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a failure of affirmative action
Submitted by MidAmerica on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 6:36am.
The fact that supporters still have to use excuses to cover up for a lack of accomplishments is quite telling.
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And you realize, of course,
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 8:32am.
And you realize, of course, that the battle cry will be that it took Bush 8 years to make the mess; Obama can't clean it up in just 4.
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I actually heard this from an
Submitted by Dutch on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 10:51am.
I actually heard this from an Obama voter the day after he was elected. I knew right then how 2012 would turn out.
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Calling bkeyser!!
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 6:40am.
It's time for a photshop of the crying-baby Democrat logo and where the stars are:
It's not my fault!!
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Ahmadinejad Says Obama Sucks
Submitted by im41 on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 8:36am.
as President more than George W. Bush
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More soft bigotry
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 9:02am.
and excuse-making for the first black president.
Every single president, even for George Washington, has had to deal with problems that started before he took office.
The whole premise of running for president is the claim that one can fix the problems that are there before he takes office!
Which part of this didn't Obama understand?
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All of ...
Submitted by SentryDan on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:18pm.
All of it. What kind of experience does it take to be a community organizer? Answer: None. What kind of experience did obama have that qualified him to be president? Answer: None. What kind of experience does it take to destroy the country? Answer: None. And what kind of experience does obama have? Answer: None. I guess based on his lack of experience, the only thing obama is good at is destroying things, cause he doesn't have any experience at making things work.
Remember folks, FREEDOM isn't Free. It is bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Community organizer
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:34pm.
Not only does one need no experience to be a community organizer, there is no measure of success. If nothing gets done they can cry well we had no political power! Anything accomplished they can take credit for saying they "organized" it into being.
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So remember when BO
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 9:02am.
pours gasoline on the fire, he didn't light it. Carter and Clinton lit it.
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As I said before...
Submitted by LastKnownOne on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 10:09am.
As I said before, Obammi could have six 5 year old children bound and gagged on the front lawn of the White House for all of the world to see. He could then pour gasoline on them and set them on fire. The MSM would spin the news as a brilliant move on Obama's part and something that is good for the world. THAT is how much the MSM is in the tank for Obama, liberalism, communism, fascism, marxism, and socialism. He is not the problem, MSM is the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Until they actually become neutral, we will always have this liberal lefty problem.
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Yes, there were so many
Submitted by Smartypants on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 11:14am.
Yes, there were so many problems out there when Obama assumed office, unlike every other U.S. president who started out with a completely clean slate...
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Submitted by Jerry Mack on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 11:29am.
A tie in with Tingles article. The Messiah water carriers are already running scared.
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What about the Dem majority in Congress
Submitted by JDL on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 11:32am.
before Obama became president? How come so may people ignore this fact?
The Dems have been in the drivers seat when the car went into the ditch and the GOP gets blamed for ALL of it.
I'm sick of the facts getting skewed by the propagnadist-in-chief and his koolaid drinkers.
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some more problems that have happened since OBAMA took office...
Submitted by abeautifulperson on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:05pm.
- japan had an earthquake
- the iPad was launched
- violent crime rates have dropped
- the price of coffee has increased
- major oil spill in the gulf
obama may make some problems but the biggest ones blamed on him is like criticizing the guy who couldn't prevent the boulder already rolling downhill into oncoming traffic. why couldn't he halt it completely? he only slowed it down... damn him...
all troops out of afghanistan would be nice. and then, let's just bomb the country to powder.
fire a third of all public sector workers would balance the budget. private school is better.
execute all murder convicts would reduce costs.
so will eliminating bothersome regulations and scrutiny of food, the oil industry; abolishing the FDA.
let's cut staff of fire and police by 50%. leave it up to citizens to police themselves.
more coal. it's cheaper. less regulations on the coal industry.
more fracking.
abolish the minimum wage.
shoot-to-kill policy for illegals at the border.
and if these things don't happen, it's all obama's fault.
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Poor Barry!
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:16pm.
Well, at least he can count on your vote.
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LOL. He never even laid eyes on the boulder.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:49pm.
He was either in Europe, golfing, on vacation or out fundraising.
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problems predated Obama
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:05pm.
Many of America's problems predated Obama - absolutely true
All of America's successes predate Obama - also true, IMO
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The film "My Fair Lady" will play at the Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Rd., at 7 p.m. Jan. 4 and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 5. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased at the door. For details, call 328-4491 or visit http://www.henricorecandparks.com .
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The Greater Richmond Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold a meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the Kroger Training Center, 2235 Staples Mill Rd. Guest speakers Lois Hofstra and Earl Rogers will give an overview of the Road Scholar – Adventures in Learning program. There will be an opportunity for questions and input. For details, visit http://www.aauwbonairva.org .
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Piece of Trash !
By Getting the Runaround
from Haskell, NJ
About Me Frequent User
Comments about GE 3.9 Cu. Ft. Top Loading Washer - White:
This machine worked well for 6 months and now I've lived thru 4 service calls. It won't drain properly, especially with large loads such as towels. It's taking forever to do a load of clothes because they are soaking wet. Now it takes the dryer even more time to dry it. Stay away from GE Washers and service.
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GE service has been out here several times and unable to repair. PC Richards won't issue a return authorization so now I have to fight with GE. I paid the 10 year maintenance plan to PC Richards and now I'm stuck in the middle. I guess next stop is small claims court.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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A good buy
By 'Clean Gene'
from NJ
About Me Heavy Duty User
Sometimes 2 large loads a day
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Best machine ever!
By Laundry is my life
from Glen Cove, NY
After having a bad experience with my Whirlpool Duet, I was so happy to come across this machine!..Whirlpool gave me such a hard time when I called and emailed them about the machine smelling…we only had it for 8 years and they said to run a bleach cycle and buy afresh and clean it out every so often..In all my years of washing clothes I never had to WASH the washing machine!. This GE is wonderful…Huge stainless steel tub and very easy to operate. Love that its basic. Did 2 loads of sheets and they came out perfect..no rips.. The spin cycle takes a little longer than my old machine but I noticed that it takes only 25-30 minutes to dry the clothes. All in all excellent machine!
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Very Happy with this Washing Machine!
By MaryAnn
from New Jersey
I bought this washer about 3 weeks ago because my Whirlpool washer(which was more expensive broke) Luckily it was under the PC Richard warrantly and it couldnt be fixed so I was able to pick out another one for the cost of my original. (no cost to me) This one was slightly cheaper but I really love it. I have not been used to the agitator since my last one didn't have one. My other one was as full HE. This one isn't. I can adjust the water as high as I want it. My clothes don't come out smelling because all of the water does drain out. And like some people wrote it does NOT rip sheets. (that was the first thing I tried to wash). It seems alot quicker wash cycle than my previous one which was only 4 years old. It does however make some noise but I did put rubber stoppers under it so it doesn't move around on the floorI washes great. It has many different cycles that are easy to understand. You can open the lid during the cycles. The lid does not lock. I was alittle concerned since I didn't pay that much money that it wouldn't work as well but it has exceeded my expections. And yes I do wash clothes daily. I never wrote a review before but I always read them so I thought I might be able to help someone else out. Bottom line. I love it and would buy it all over again.
needed service after a month
By StoneFree
from Southampton NY
The water pump is to small and when on spin cycle, there is to much water in tub which will come out overflow and onto belt. belt will slip and squeak and clothes will be wet and soapy. Tech will come and put larger pump in. I hope they start installing larger pumps before selling any more to consumers. Yeah rite!
Terrible washer
By Jay
from Levittown,NY
Not enough water fill for clothes. Too noisy!
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excellent machine
By kelly v.
from New York
So far I have done 10 loads with my new machine. It is quieter than my dishwasher! I did a lot of research as I was unsure if I wanted a top loader w/out agitator or with. I wanted a basic machine, no need for fancy bells or whistles. This machine is energy star efficient, so it does not use a ton of water, but covers clothes. I have not used the auto-load setting, so I cannot comment on that function. Also, I have not done anything soiled, but the clothes, towels & sheets come out clean. Not a lot of sudsing, with the hydro-wave technology. One con is that you cannot change your mind on what cycle (i.e.:delicate, towels etc.) as the machine automatically drains and you have to start from scratch. Also wish there was a time remaining feature since the dial does not move, only led lights to show fill, rinse, wash, etc.Overall this machine 4 1/2 stars!
Keep looking!
By Working mom
from Bellerose, ny
I am writing this review to tell anyone thinking about buying this model to keep looking. You think you are doing something good for the environment because it has a water sensor that detects how much clothing you have loaded into the machine and then fills accordingly, we'll, not so much. I have never taken it off of heavy load even for a small or medium loads of laundry and the water is never above the clothes. I have to fill a bucket of water each time the machine fills up to have the clothes be completely submerged which is annoying to say the least and disgusting to think otherwise. My husband is in construction and wears thick protective clothing and I can only wash a few items at a time making what would be 4 loads into 8, not something anyone wants to be doing all weekend after working all week. Save your time, spend a little more a be satisfied knowing your clothes are clean.
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As Colorblind reported here in the comments section earlier today, the Dallas Cowboys practice bubble collapsed during practice, injuring 10 people and seriously hurting at least one man who reported was impaled with an object.
Two coaches were injured, Joe Decamillis and Brett Maxie.
A Dallas Morning News reporter was also reportedly trapped by one of the steel poles used to hold up the white bubble-shaped tent.
Here is a scary video of the collapse.
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There have been several shark sightings off of the coast of Manhattan Beach, right near the shore. Even with the scares, lifeguards did not clear swimmers from the water and marine biologists explain there is a good reason not to be too concerned. NBC4's Kim Baldonado reports from Manhattan Beach for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013.
Multiple sharks were swimming in the water off Southern California Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of yards away from swimmers and surfers.
Photos: Sharks Spotted Near Swimmers
The often-feared fish were spotted off the Manhattan Beach coast at Rosecrans Avenue, just south of LAX. NewsChopper 4 reported seeing at least three sharks within 150 yards of beachgoers in the water.
Since mid-July, some 50 beachgoers have reported seeing sharks in the northern portion of Manhattan Beach, according to LA County Lifeguard Capt. Kyle Daniels.
Daniels said the beachgoers may be seeing the same few sharks, but the frequency of reports is up. He said there are typically about a dozen reports within the same time frame.
The sharks have been seen north of the Manhattan Beach Pier to El Port, a popular surf spot, Daniels said.
In the past month, Peter Wallerstein, with Marine Animal Rescue, said he's seen several sea lions wash up alive along the Manhattan Beach coast with their tails and rear flippers bitten off.
Wallerstein said the bites were obviously inflicted by sharks, but added that he hadn't seen any bitten sea lions this week.
Lifeguards said it's common for sharks, especially juveniles, to be in the Santa Monica Bay region in late August. It's a time when the young sharks learn how to hunt for sea life.
It wasn't clear what type of sharks were spotted Tuesday, though experts said they be Mako sharks between 4 and 11 feet long.
No beachers have been closed and no swimmers or surfers have been attacked, Daniels said.
Lifeguards are monitoring the situation and said if they have reason to believe the sharks are aggressive or swimmers are in danger, they will move beachgoers out of the water.
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