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29th July 2014, 10:02 at 10:02 am #268618
Success ballasts are not the worst thing that could be implemented. The rule works pretty well in the WTCC.
For sure, it does not make sense to let teams spend gazillions of money to gain competitive advantage and then take part of this advantage away. But if the teams cannot agree on significant cost-cutting measures, let alone budget caps, then success ballasts at least let the smaller teams, who simply lack resources but are otherwise as good as Ferrari or McLaren, get some rewards, too.
That said, I am not sure that the rule would always work in F1 and I do not think that F1 really needs it.
As for the other "gimmicks", it is complicated. I do not like most of them but I admit that racing sometimes benefits from them. For instance, the Bahrain Grand Prix would perhaps have not been as exciting without the DRS this year. Tricky tyres have sometimes contributed to good racing, too.
However, there are red lines and things like double points, the new Chase format and Fanboost overstep them. I want races to be interesting but when I want to watch some funny nonsense, then I watch Penguins of Madagascar, not F1.23rd July 2014, 11:36 at 11:36 am #267862
I do not know if the Russian GP should be dropped but everyone should stop pretending that "sports and politics do not mix" and openly talk about violations of human rights in Russia and the role of Russia in the unrest in Ukraine and MH17 plane crash.
Journalists should ask uneasy questions and drivers should demonstrate their stance as well. For instance, they could incorporate a Ukrainian flag or a rainbow flag into their helmet designs. The winner of the race could dedicate the victory to all the people that have suffered from the actions of Putin's regime. Jean Todt should at least admit that Russia is not a democratic country.
But I am afraid that none of that is going to happen.23rd July 2014, 8:36 at 8:36 am #267855
It is true that the new F1 engines have become less loud, that you do not need earplugs anymore and that GP2 is now louder than F1. However, they are still louder than the person next to you, the crowd and the commentators. I do not think the new sound (at Hockenheimring) was particularly "interesting" but I do not think that F1 has lost much either. I think you get pretty much the same effect as earlier, only without earplugs.
Maybe the critics of the new engines have a point but there are also positives as some people, who avoided F1 earlier because of the unbearable noise (e.g. parents with kids) might now come to races.
I respect every opinion but claims that people now do not come to races because F1 is too silent or that this is a more important issue than high ticket prices, financial difficulties faced by most teams or even smoking in the grandstands seem to be a bit too far-fetched.22nd July 2014, 9:27 at 9:27 am #267706
@KeithCollantine Agreed, just like many other fans (and drivers), I expected to see a safety car as there were no sufficient "gaps" that one could use to safely get rid of Sutil's car.21st July 2014, 19:11 at 7:11 pm #267665
Here are a few pictures from my trip to the race:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/86490034@N07/sets/72157645409526367/3rd July 2014, 11:23 at 11:23 am #265208
Read Keith's discussion with Marc Priestley. Indeed, "the best way to understand your own opinion about these things is to debate it with someone else." It is a nice debate but I am still on Keith's side, 100%.
From the discussion:
What it does do is push drivers and teams to engage with their fans, to exploit the social media platform and to work hard at it
I believe it is a terrible way of engaging with fans and only reveals complete lack of imagination if they could not think of anything better. I unfollowed Rebellion Racing in February because my timeline was full with their requests for votes in the Shorty Awards. I do not want to follow spam accounts. I also believe that drivers should not "exploit the social media platform" if they do not want to do it. Would we really want to see Raikkonen and Vettel join Twitter just to beg the fans for #fanboost? (Not that I think they would do it.) If a driver does not feel like posting stuff on Twitter, FB or Instagram, just leave him alone.2nd July 2014, 8:34 at 8:34 am #264993
And considering the 'FanBoost' is just for a single, 2.5 second boost that may or may not result in an overtake to begin with, is it really all that ridiculous?
I think it is a matter of principle. 'FanBoost' is something completely different from double points, DRS and standing restarts. These rules might be dumb but teams and drivers can still work to improve their cars or driving techniques so that they get maximum results. 'FanBoost' has nothing to do with the car or driving skills, it is a popularity contest. You might as well give 5 extra points to the driver, who has the hottest girlfriend.
As for "taking it easy", I get your point of view and hope that other racing series do not start to adapt all the funny stuff…1st July 2014, 11:11 at 11:11 am #264986
NEVER. In fact, I am not going to watch Formula E as long as they do not get rid of "fanboost".
There are plenty of shows and TV series on TV and I really love some of them. However, when I watch a sports channel, I do not expect to see "Farmer Wants a Wife" or "The X Factor" there.
If you let fans decide, which driver gets a boost or which football player gets a red card, then you can do that but please do not call it a sport.9th June 2014, 11:21 at 11:21 am #262863
Yesterday, Daniel Ricciardo became the first new winner since the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, which was won by Pastor Maldonado.
So I guess it's the right time to reopen this discussion!
In my opinion, these are the most likely candidates (from the current drivers):
Kevin Magnussen – It will be surprising if one of the McLarens manages to win a race this year but sooner or later the team should return to the top, given its budget and people. I think McLaren are unlikely to drop Magnussen anytime soon so if he can up his own performance, it is likely that he will get his chance.
Sergio Perez – The Mexican was not that far away from his first victory yesterday.
Nico Hulkenberg – His first podium finish is most probably overdue but is the car good enough for more and is Hulkenberg good enough for a better team?
Valtteri Bottas – Just like Force India, Williams could probably win a race this year, given the right circumstances. However, it's difficult to predict the future of the team and the driver after 2014.
Romain Grosjean – Grosjean clearly deserves better equipment and Gerard Lopez has expressed his concerns that Lotus might lose him. The Frenchman is still highly rated and has been close to the victory already a couple of times.
Daniil Kvyat – If Vettel decides to leave Red Bull after 2015, then Kvyat seems to be the most likely replacement (at the moment).
Your thoughts?14th April 2014, 8:37 at 8:37 am #256855
I have to agree with the fellow fanatics here, I think WTCC have all the ingredients to make a great championship but the people are just messing it up. Citroen's advantage is so crushing that they don't need team orders and the way they handled the collision between Bennani and Coronel was simply amateurish.
What is more, they have scheduled the next race for this weekend, which means that a few drivers probably won't be able to participate as there is not enough time to repair the damaged cars. The multiple world champion Muller has already labelled the decision to put one race behind the other "very stupid".14th April 2014, 8:16 at 8:16 am #256853
I sometimes make Chilton jokes myself but I completely agree that he is a likeable guy and a strong driver. People just need "the crasher", "the slow guy" and other typical characters in F1. Of course, the fact that Chilton was convincingly beaten by Bianchi in the first season didn't help his reputation but he has been a safe pair of hands and able to make progress. In 2014, Chilton has scored important results for the team, while Bianchi has been making unnecessary mistakes.
I still believe that there are guys, who deserve to be in F1 more than Chilton does but he's way better than pay drivers in F1 once used to be. Moreover, if Ferrari kept an underperforming Massa at the team for years just because it suited them, you can't really say anything bad about Marussia just because they desperately need cash and haven't got the best driver line-up available.11th April 2014, 12:47 at 12:47 pm #256685
1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable) Latvia
2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you? Viasat Sport Baltic
3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?) All
4. Do they also show qualifying live? Yes
5. Do they also show practice sessions live? Yes
6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year's subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)? You have to pay for a package of channels, the cheapest offer I could find (via Lattelecom Interactive TV) costs 178 EUR a year
7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s No
8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options TV6, a cheaper pay-TV channel, shows replay in the evening. I watch F1 on RTL via satellite for free, the channel is available on cable TV, too. It is actually impossible to say that watching F1 costs one … a year because it depends on your starting point. E.g. if you already have the basic Interactive TV package, then you need to pay only 66 EUR extra to watch Viasat Sport channels. And if you have satellite television and are fine with German commentators, then it costs you nothing.4th February 2014, 17:11 at 5:11 pm #248004
That's easy, just go to http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2006
If you want to read news from a particular month, then add the number of it at the end of the URL. For example, March: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2006/0317th December 2013, 8:49 at 8:49 am #247227
I don't care, who takes #27. Max Chilton can take it and if Rodolfo Gonzalez has enough money to buy a Marussia seat, he is welcome to take it, too. Yes, Villeneuve and Senna used to have it once but it's yesterday's news. For sure, it will be interesting to get to know the motivation behind the drivers' choices but we have to live in the present, not in the past.15th December 2013, 15:15 at 3:15 pm #245873
Mark Hughes' top 10, published on autosport.com:
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At some point I'm going to have to kick these Primers into high gear if we're going to get a real tournament rolling before the next fall season! So far I've reviewed the lineups for ABC (link) and CBS (link) and today we're looking at a whole different demographic: The overgrown 13-year-old male viewer.
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On the strength of a cartoon, a dysfunctional family, and black comedians with a white guy, FOX went from a channel that you could only get if you turned your antenna just right to one of the most-watched and talked-about channels on your picture box. In fairness, it wasn't the biggest underdog story ever told (not as if they turned a public television station into The American Idol Network) because it took FOX $2.55 billion to acquire six television stations in major markets in 1985 in order to get the ball rolling.
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Tracey Ullman was only a moderate success, running for four seasons and it's only real claim to fame was having some cartoon "bumpers" that ran before and after commercial breaks. Who cares about that though? Short cartoon segments are your claim to fame? Get real, Tracy!
Forget the fact that the cartoon bumpers would eventually spin-off to become The Simpsons, the most successful sitcom in television history and the staple of the FOX Network. I've been to FOX Studios once before and trust me when I say that FOX is fully aware of how much of their success is due to that cartoon family. Billboards, paintings, and homages to The Simpsons are everywhere and it's a must-stop visit for any true Simpsons fanatic.
Many will argue that the show is now one of the worst shows on television, but I would argue that they simply haven't watched the show in ten years. It's not a bad show, it's just a reasonably decent one that is half as good as it was during it's run as probably the best written television show of all-time. It started as a mid-season replacement in 1989 that wasn't given much of a chance by anyone, and 23 years later it's still on the air as the longest running sitcom ever. Nomar Garciaparra might have a better chance of breaking Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive-games-played record before anyone surpasses The Simpsons historic mark.
In 1985, FOX spent over two and half billion dollars to start a network. Four years later, they debuted a little animated show called The Simpsons that has generated over $5 billion in advertising revenue alone during it's run. According to statisticbrain.com, the total Simpsons Franchise Revenue is over $12 billion, which is a low estimate, if anything.
As the longest-running, most influential, and perhaps the most important and best sitcom in television history, The Simpsons might be the only reason that I'm even writing a television primer for FOX today. What once was a network hopeful, FOX is now a network heavyweight.
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I've already said my peace about The Simpsons. It's not nearly as great as it once was, bordering on mediocre. If I had to choose between watching a new episode of The Simpsons or watching How I Met Your Mother, I would still watch The Simpsons but it would be very close.
It's amazing to think that Family Guy was cancelled and years later not only did it return, but now Seth MacFarlane has three shows and a movie and has turned into a billion dollar franchise all on his own. Family Guy was good on its first run, absolutely terrible when it returned, and is now good again. I was against the re-hashed, old, inside jokes that were constant when it returned and hated the show for awhile but in recent seasons it's gotten back to doing what it's good at.
I can't say the same for American Dad or Cleveland Show. Admittedly, I only gave those shows a few episodes before hating them with every fiber of my being, but I still stand by what I've seen as being garbage. I'm told by a lot of people that American Dad! is good, but I couldn't and wouldn't tell you otherwise. Enough of the MacFarlane overload already.
However, Bob's Burgers is really good and I think that despite Zooey Deschenal being too lazy to look outside to see if it's raining, New Girl is promising. I have seen a little bit of Raising Hope and I see the appeal. I might catch up on Netflix some day.
Overall, the sitcoms on FOX rival NBC, while dominating ABC and CBS.
I'll make this easy for everyone. I've never seen an episode of any of these shows and with the exception of Fringe, I've never had the slightest inclination to do so. It's not like I'm being bear-baited into watching Bones or Touch and it's not like I'm anywhere near the demographic for Glee.
You can see the massive difference in widespread appeal between a show like 24 and a show like Touch. 24: Nobody will shut up about this. Touch: What is touch?
And they both have Kiefer Sutherland.
Maybe Touch is a good show, I won't go on here and tell you that it isn't. But I can tell you that 12 million people watched the premiere of Touch and 4.6 million people watched the season one finale. The reviews, however, are positive enough for me to give Touch a shot someday. I'm just not sure that it's going to have many more episodes if that downward trend continues.
As far as Bones goes, I haven't like David Boreanaz in anything since I fell down a flight of stairs, cracked my head open, and dreamt that he was in Blank Check 2 while I was in a coma.
Other networks rely heavily in dramas, and while Glee has been it's mainstay for awhile, FOX prefers the cheaper worlds of reality television and animation.
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Axe Cop
The Following
The Goodwin Games
That's right, In Living Color is getting a reboot. Keenan Ivory Wayans is still executive producer, but other than that you won't know any of the names in the cast probably. Is that a problem? You didn't know who Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx were either, once upon a time. However, where is sketch comedy going from here on out? Sometimes, it's the best laughs on television and other times, it's downright embarrassing. And frankly, if you watch old episodes of In Living Color, it's downright embarrassing.
Also, NBC eventually said "No thanks" to Mindy Kaling's new show and FOX picked it right up and is giving us The Mindy Project.
As writer and co-star on The Office, she was another bright spot for women in comedy (right Adam Carolla?) and seemed destined to make a name for herself. Which she's doing and she's been picking up steam steadily for the last few years, but I'm left to wonder why NBC turned her script down. Then again, I'm left to wonder why NBC does anything anymore. Maybe it's a good sign that NBC ultimately said "NO!" Also, Anna Camp is in it:
Ben and Kate is another new sitcom for FOX, starring Nat Faxon, a gifted comedian and recent Oscar-winner (co-writer, The Descendants) that I'll be looking forward to. I've only been a part-time small fan of Faxon since his short turns Club Dread and Party Down. However, his run of guest appearances on sitcoms seems to be a death kill: Joey, Reba, Happy Hour, Allen Gregory, and Are You There, Chelsea? Let's hope this turns out to be better than the awful Allen Gregory.
The Mob Doctor is a fourth show debuting in the fall, a drama about a female mob doctor. I assume it's like a spin-off of that side storyline in Sons of Anarchy that was never that interesting.
Axe Cop is the real name of a show. It's also a web-comic being adapted to late-night Saturday animation programming that FOX is going to try out, which sort of reminds me of the heyday in MTV with Beavis and Butthead and such. Maybe not all that bad.
The Following is created by one of my all-time favorites, Kevin Williamson, and starring one of my all-time favorites, Kevin Bacon. The writer of Scream and the star of Tremors, finally together as one in a show about serial killers? I. Am. IN!
Finally, The Goodwin Games is another sitcom and recently added T.J. Miller (Cloverfield, She's Out Of My League) to the cast, probably putting him back on the "watch list" for people that need their own show. It is about a group of siblings fighting to win their part of their fathers $23 million inheritance, which doesn't really sound like a strong premise for a show as much as it would for a movie, but I'll give it a chance.
Who Gets a Second Season Prediction:
The Mindy Project, Ben and Kate, Axe Cop, The Following, The Goodwin Games
The Teen Choice Awards, The American Country Music Awards
None right now, that I can see.
This has never worked for FOX.
American Idol
So You Think You Can Dance
Hell's Kitchen
Kitchen Nightmares
The X Factor
Hotel Hell
The Choice
Take Me Out
While earlier I said that FOX is the network for dudes that never grew up (myself included) I have to add a caveat to that. FOX has diversified their programming in the 2000s to also appeal to tweens and women. While The Simpsons has been a juggernaut for FOX in it's own right, nothing in television history really compares to American Idol.
It conspicuously debuted on June 11, 2002 to 9.85 million viewers. Excellent for a debut of any show. The season finale ran on September 4th to 23.02 million viewers. The sixth season of Idol was it's peak, with 37.44 million people tuning in for the premiere but Idol fever has since died down. The recent finale of season 11 had "only" 21.49 million viewers. It is still one of the highest rated shows on television without Simon Cowell.
I haven't actually watched Idol since Ruben v Clay, but it's not like you have to watch Idol to understand Idol. It is what it is and it's still really successful, even if the winner's aren't. I'm not "hip" to kids music these days, but someone please tell me who Scotty McReery, Lee DeWyze, and Kris Allen are. Apparently, they won Idol.
With Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, The X Factor, Glee, and now The Mindy Project, FOX has no problems appealing to both the ladies and the boys.
Also, COPS has almost twice as many episodes as The Simpsons?! and has been on since 1989 and still going.
The rest of the FOX network is owned by Gordon Ramsay.
Some College Football (Pac-12), some College Basketball (Pac-12), MLB, NASCAR, Formula One, NFL games (NFC), UFC, Premier League Soccer.
The important things to note here are that having NFL games is worth billions, and I'm sure having NASCAR and Formula One earn them a pretty penny too.
Thus concludes our primer for FOX in the BEST TV CHANNEL TOURNAMENT. They come in strong in several categories with some strong sitcoms and some promising new shows. FOX is also a heavy-hitter in the ratings with shows like Glee and American Idol, though overall the reality programming seems lacking to me. In addition to that, they don't even try to compete with the networks in areas like game shows, awards, and talk shows.
Where FOX might better ABC and CBS with scripted programming, they don't do a lot of the typical "network strategies" in other areas that you might expect. Of course, with mega-advertising bucks in the NFL (Super Bowl every 3 years) and their millions of devout followers in Idol and Glee, and "Animation Domination," why should FOX seek to break what isn't broken?
Then again, they're giving some more live-action sitcoms a chance and bringing in two new dramas that could prove fruitful in the wake of Terra Nova's cancellation, among others.
I see FOX as a network that's trying to battle both the other networks as well as cable, and I'm not sure that's a battle you can win if you don't pick a side. Sure, your ratings are solid, but can you win the BEST TV CHANNEL TOURNAMENT?
We'll see.


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Although the Uniform Crime Report shows that many types of crime are down in Springfield, rapes have risen dramatically (tip is originally from November 2002). Do as much as you can to keep yourself safe.
In your home:
- Install adequate locks on all exterior doors and change locks each time you move.
- Don't advertise living alone; use initials on mailbox and in phone book.
- Do not hide a key anywhere.
- Don't admit uninvited salesmen or strangers into your home.
- Complete outside chores before dark.
- Use exterior lighting when home or away.
- Trim shrubberies low so criminals won't have a hiding place.
- Secure outside ladders and trash cans, and discard unused boxes to discourage peepers.
- Don't advertise your absence during weddings, funerals, and vacations.
- Close blinds, shades, and drapes at night.
- Hang up immediately on unknown phone callers.
- Be cautious when volunteering information to telephone surveys.
- Keep a flashlight near the phone in case you need to dial 911 in the dark.
- Report suspicious persons and loiterers to police.
- Establish a "buddy system" with a trusted neighbor and watch each other's property.
- Vary your routine a little each day. Most rapes are planned.
In your car:
- Keep car doors locked and windows rolled up at all times; always check rear seat before entering car.
- Have key in hand before reaching car; don't put identification on your key ring.
- Use well-lighted main thoroughfares and always park in well-lighted areas.
- Do not hitchhike or pick up a hitchhiker.
- If you are being followed by another car, don't go home. Head for a well-lighted, well-populated area or drive to the police station and blow the horn. Get a description of the vehicle.
- Don't stop to offer help to a stranded motorist. Note the location and stop at the next phone booth or use your cellular phone to call police or highway patrol.
- Leave only your ignition key for mechanics or parking lot attendants.
On the street:
- Choose well-lighted streets and bus stops, staying near the curb. Avoid alleys and shrubbery.
- Invite a friend to walk with you.
- If you are followed, get away fast. Change directions or head for open businesses.
- If approached by a stranger, run to the center of the street and don't hesitate to call for help.
- If attacked, yell "Fire" instead of "Rape." It gets a better response.
- Don't walk alone if you are depressed, exhausted, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Stay alert and walk at a steady pace. Look like you know where you are going. Don't pass through groups of men. Carry a flashlight if it's almost dark.
- Do not give directions or other information to strangers; stand away from their cars to avoid being grabbed.
- A dog on a leash is a good deterrent to a criminal.
- Be extra cautious of elevators and stairways in office and apartment buildings.
- Leave work and meetings with others and watch until they are in their cars.
- Refrain from displaying large sums of money when shopping.
- Don't leave your purse unattended on store counters, in shopping carts, or fitting rooms.
- An aerosol spray, keys, a whistle, or a nail file can be used for your protection.
- Light and noise are the best deterrents to a criminal.
Lower your risk factors and you will lower the chances of being assaulted or raped. Following these tips will help.


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Few things would make me happier than if this column proved untimely. Hopefully, these dated words will serve more use as kindling for a fire in which to warm your toes on a cool, fall night. [Like they wouldn't regardless]. Still, with no crystal balls to tell me the future and a looming print deadline, I'm taking a gamble and voicing my concern about the impending government shutdown.
Of course, the term shut down is a little misleading. The U.S. government will still be running come Tuesday, but a portion of it will be suspended due to the lack of authority the feds will have to spend money. It's kind of like when Scooby Doo and Shaggy visit those old abandoned amusement parks. Most all the rides still work, but only a ghost crew is around to operate them. I doubt if any of those indentured ghouls get paid for their troubles, either.
Chances look doubtful, with 12 hours to go until the Congressional deadline, of any compromise being reached. Both parties are firmly entrenched in their belief that it's the other's fault, and that the measures they are advocating justify their divisive rhetoric.
Never mind Syria or Iran. Health care has become the new battlefield in American politics.
So while rich, white men fight about money, or the lack thereof, on Capitol Hill, the rest of us wait to see what happens when government ceases to work effectively.
And that's why I'm ever-so-slightly freaked out.
You see, on Tuesday at 12:01 a.m., once money ceases to come down our country's pipeline due to a budget bill not being passed, the Beam family loses a paycheck — at least until Congress can get its house in order. Around two million federal employees will be affected by the lack of funding, some of whom will be furloughed. The last time the government closed up shop in 1995 and 1996, workers who were laid off did receive their salaries retroactively. Yet, with a different political atmosphere, few are willing to take a gander if that will happen this time around.
As federal law enforcement, my husband has been deemed essential personnel. In other words, he still needs to show up for work despite the fact that no pay will be given until after Congress resolves the budget crisis. Unlike others, he will receive compensation for his effort; it just will come at a later date.
No one wants to lose a primary source of income, even for a bit. And while our family has enough saved to sustain us for several months of this debacle, it's still unnerving to use these reserves. Trips to visit aunts and cousins in other states have been canceled in anticipation, while purchasing some larger ticket items has been postponed. Our hatches are being battened down waiting to ride out the small economic tempest ahead.
While we ready ourselves, our elected officials keep on spending which brings us to the most hypocritical thing in all this. Congress, the very entity that will have caused the shutdown by not passing a spending bill, will continue to receive its pay.
How did that happen? Both Congress and the president get their salaries from mandatory funds just like Social Security payments, food stamps and Medicare. No matter what, members will receive their $174,000 yearly income without any interruption regardless of if they work for it or not.
We can't forget our president. He'll still be paid his $400,000 salary, too.
Does that make you want to scratch your head? Yep, me as well — especially because we all know how money motivates our elected officials to action. Why, just look at all the work they do for the special interest groups that donate to their campaigns.
For now, it's just a waiting game. Maybe a miracle will occur and Congress will actually pass a spending bill before the Tuesday night deadline. If not, do me a favor and save me some of your old newspapers, preferably ones with a photo of a Congressman. Without a paycheck, we've got to find some way to heat the house and line the kitty potties, don't ya know.
— Amanda Beam is a Floyd County resident and Jeffersonville native. Contact her by email at email@example.com
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Last year the Pearl River Public Library received $3,922 in funding, according to director Kathy Rose. Also last year, the Pearl River Public Library had to pay $3,756 for the MTA payroll tax.
"It just doesn't make very much sense," she said.
Last year, certain business entities, self-employed tax payers and all public and private schools were exempt from the tax, but libraries were not. Last week, State Sen. David Carlucci co-sponsored legislation that would exempt all libraries from the tax heading forward so things like what happened last year to Pearl River won't happen again.
On Thursday morning, he joined representatives from many local libraries at the Nanuet Public Library to talk about why he thinks it's important to repeal the tax for libraries. He was joined by Chairwoman of the Rockland County Legislature Harriet Cornell, New York State Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Executive Director Robert Hubsher of the Ramapo Catskill Library System and representatives from libraries in New City, Pearl River, Valley Cottage and more.
"It makes no sense that if we're having property taxes paying the libraries, we have state aid going toward our libraries and in many cases from 50 percent to over 100 percent of state aid to libraries is going to pay the MTA payroll tax," Carlucci said Thursday.
Libraries with payrolls less than $1.25 million will be exempt from the tax this year, but that still leaves Rockland with five libraries required to pay: Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, Nanuet Public Library, New City Free Library and Nyack Public Library.
Ellen Ellis, business manager for the New City Library, said they pay about $9,000 a year with the tax.
"If they abolish the MTA tax, we may save between $4-5,000," said Gretchen Bell, director of the Nanuet Library.*
Carlucci said it's important to make sure all libraries are free from the burden of the MTA payroll tax.
"In the past five years, just since 2007, we've seen an increase in the usage of libraries," he said. "I had the honor of serving on the New City Library Board of Trustees quite a few years ago, and know that in a time of economic downturn, that's the time that we need our libraries the most. The men and women behind me have really dedicated themselves and their careers to making sure that we have some of the best libraries in the nation right here in Rockland County."
Zebrowski talked about the added importance of libraries today because of all they offer.
"The library systems in this day and age are really morphing and evolving, and I think actually becoming more important to the community at large," he said. "Not only is it just books now, but people come here to use a lot of the multimedia resources, to use the computers for people who don't have internet at home, schoolchildren as more and more of our schools utilize internet learning and internet classes. This is the place our community comes. This type of a tax is not only onerous, it's just unconscionable."
Cornell said there's historical evidence that libraries go back more than 4,000 years and they're some of the most democratic entities in the community because the only requirement to get involved is interest.
"While the role and the description of libraries has changed dramatically over the centuries, their value and importance in a democratic society remains unchanged," she said. "Libraries are the epicenter of information in our communities. They provide access to the internet together with an extraordinary wealth of reference materials, archival records and, of course, books of every genre and taste imaginable all available to the public free of charge."
Along with repealing the tax, Carlucci called for a "comprehensive forensic audit of the MTA," which he added has a budget larger than some states.
"The biggest problem with it is you can ask members of the board of the MTA, and they can't tell you where all the assets are, they can't tell you why they've paid 400 million dollars in overtime last year," Carlucci said. "These are the problems that we have. We have to finally have a comprehensive forensic audit, and we can find what we've estimated would be about $1.5 million for the whole MTA system that we could take that money, give it back to the libraries and make sure they can put it to good use."
Correction: Gretchen Bell said that the Nanuet Library would save $4-5,000 not $7,000


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I'm based in Houston, Texas. Energy capital of the world.
This article was written for Forbes by Kirk Sorensen, a nuclear technologist who operates the site energyfromthorium.com, where he has posted some insightful explanations of what happened at Fukushima-Daiichi and thoughts on the future of nuclear power.
In the mid-afternoon on Friday, March 11 the seismic sensors at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan registered the earliest indications of the largest earthquake in modern Japanese history. They executed a preprogrammed response and began to drive all of the long control rods into the three reactors that were currently operating at the site. The control rods caused each generation of fission to produce fewer neutrons and fewer fission reactions. In three minutes the reactors were making 10% of their rated power from fission; in six minutes they were making 1%, and within by ten minutes nuclear fission as a source of heat had ended in the first three units at Fukushima Daiichi. It would never begin again.
Each fission reaction splits the nucleus of an atom of uranium-235 or plutonium-239 into two smaller atoms and releases a great deal of energy. The energy release from nuclear fission is roughly a million times greater per unit weight than fossil fuels, which is why nuclear fission is such a compelling long term energy source. The two "fission products" that result are highly radioactive but decay towards stability very quickly. There are about 80 different sequences of decay that fission products can follow, and roughly a quarter reach a completely non-radioactive state within a day. Within a month, about three-quarters are stable, and within a year about 80%. But in the first few hours after a nuclear reactor shuts down these fission products are producing significant amounts of heat and unlike fission, this heat generation can't be turned off. It has to run its course to completion. Therefore, managing what is called "decay heat" is one of the most important aspects of operating a nuclear reactor safely. To remove the heat, today's reactors have an abundance of safety systems, all of which have the same mission—keep removing decay heat from the nuclear fuel. As the reactors at Fukushima-Daiichi cooled down, the tsunami hit.
The tsunami destroyed the diesel generators that provide power to drive the pumps that circulate the water coolant through the reactor that removes decay heat. Without an active removal of decay heat, the reactor was adding heat to the water faster than it was taking it out, and the temperature was rising. Because this was a reactor that operated on water that was already at its boiling point, this also meant that the pressure inside the reactor was rising as well.
The reactors at Fukushima-Daiichi are called boiling-water reactors (BWRs) and were manufactured by General Electric. They have a primary and a secondary containment structure, both made from thick reinforced concrete, to protect against the release of radioactive materials. Inside the primary containment are two vessels called a "drywell" and a "wetwell". The drywell is a large steel pressure vessel that looks like a giant upside-down pear and holds the reactor and primary pumps, and the wetwell is a large toroidal vessel that looks like a donut. The wetwell is connected to the drywell by a number of wide pipes. Both the drywell and the wetwell are surrounded by a secondary containment vessel (or shield building) also built from reinforced concrete about a meter thick. This rectangular secondary containment building is the structure that most people have seen in pictures of the reactor. At the top of the secondary containment building is a steel frame structure with "blowout" panels that holds the crane used to remove solid nuclear fuel during fueling and refueling.
The designers of the reactors at Fukushima-Daiichi had anticipated situations where pressure was rising in the core. So long as power was available, pumps would circulate hot fluid from the reactor to the wetwell where it would be condensed. Heat removal could continue indefinitely in this way. But it all relied on a power source, and power had been lost due to the tsunami's destruction of the diesel generators.
The water in the reactor is susceptible to damage from radiation, causing it to split into its components, hydrogen and oxygen. Normally, circulation would channel the hydrogen and oxygen to a recombiner where they would be restored back to water, but in the hours after the reactors were shut down, hydrogen was accumulating and separating in the wetwell and reached a point where it was vented into the sparse steel-frame structure at the top of the reactor building. It was only a matter of time before the hydrogen reached a level where it would detonate, and one after another, the first unit, then the third unit, and finally the second unit, suffered hydrogen explosions that blew off the steel panels and left the top of the reactor building exposed. The reactor vessels remained intact as did the reinforced concrete containment buildings, but each reactor building lost its hat due to the hydrogen explosions.
Initially there was hope of saving the reactors to generate power again after the crisis had passed. But as that hope faded and the need to remove the steadily-decreasing decay heat remained, operators at Fukushima-Daiichi took measures that would cool the reactors but would ruin them for future operation, such as the decision to try to cool the reactors with seawater. It will be necessary for some time to actively cool the reactors while the decay heat continues to decrease, but within a few months it will be possible to depressurize the reactors and assess their internal states. There may have been some melting and damage to the fuel—it is not known at this time.
What is known is that this is a situation very different than Chernobyl or Three Mile Island. There was no operator error involved at Fukushima-Daiichi, and each reactor was successfully shut down within moments of detecting the quake. The situation has evolved slowly but in a manner that was not anticipated by designers who had not assumed that electrical power to run emergency pumps would be unavailable for days after the shutdown. They built an impressive array of redundant pumps and power generating equipment to preclude against this problem. Unfortunately, the tsunami destroyed it.
There are some characteristics of a nuclear fission reactor that will be common to every nuclear fission reactor. They will always have to contend with decay heat. They will always have to produce heat at high temperatures to generate electricity. But they do not have to use coolant fluids like water that must operate at high pressures in order to achieve high temperatures.
Other fluids like fluoride salts can operate at high temperatures but at safer, lower pressures. Fluoride salts, unlike water, are impervious to radiation damage and don't evolve hydrogen gas which can lead to an explosion. Solid nuclear fuel like that used at Fukushima-Daiichi can melt and release radioactive materials if not cooled consistently during shutdown. Fluoride salts can carry fuel in chemically-stable forms that can be passively cooled without pumps driven by emergency power generation. A reactor based on this technology would avoid the extreme situation that was encountered at Fukushima-Daiichi. It may be in our best interest to pursue them in building the next generation of nuclear power plants.
These are GE BWR1 plants, from what I can gather.
The hydrogen gas is only partly generated from disassociation of water under gamma radiation flux, but the gamma flux does bear on what happens.
During normal operation, the BWR core provides as much as 10% of its thermal input to the coolant from the interaction of the intense fission gamma flux and the gamma associated with fission product decay. On shutdown of the reactor (which means the driving of the core to negative reactivity levels that are termed sub-critical) for a period of time after shutdown the core is still producing significant gamma heating. In the normal scheme of things, decay heat, as this heating is called, is taken out of the core by bleeding steam though the normal secondary steam system, where it is quenched and condensed in the main condensers. The plant normal feed and condensate systems are used to support this.
The problem for the Japanese plants is that they had to shut down, because the sensed seismic event exceeded their allowed limit, which removed the main turbine as a source of power. Coupled with the apparent loss of their off-site alternate, or reserve AC power sources, they were forced to rely on their emergency diesel generator, which are designed to provide power to the vital, safety related shutdown ECCS (emergency core cooling) systems. When the tsunami hit, the seawater intake structure for their normal and emergency service water seawater supply pumps was lost (the sea is the ultimate heat sink for these plants. although it appears they do have cooling towers), In addition the tsunami surge took out the emergency diesels, perhaps because of actual flooding of the generators with salt water, or because the EDG cooling water system was compromised, or because the diesel fuel tanks were flooded with mud and silt. I understand that they ran for some time after the surge, until their day tanks emptied, so it probably was related to the diesel fuel supply.
When they lost the emergency diesel generators, they went into the condition described as "station blackout," which exactly meant all AC power is lost, and the lights literally go out.
For whatever reason, that being unknown to me thus far, the emergency steam powered high pressure coolant injection system did not operate. That means that the plant has no motive power to run the AC powered ECCS pumps, and there is no way to maintain core water level and to remove steam to provide the cooling needed. Core, and water temperatures then rose. The operators begin manually controlling reactor pressure pressure by puffing open the safety relief vales that vent the steam space of the reactor vessel to the donut shaped torus, or suppression pool. With no way to make up water to the core, vessel level falls, because of the pressure control, until the active fuel region of the core is uncovered.
Once the fuel is uncovered, the temperature of the fuel assembly metal and uranium oxide fuel pellets will begin to rise quickly, because there is still a lot of fission product decay gamma heating. At elevated temperature, below the melt point of the cladding, the steam atmosphere in the uncovered core region will begin to undergo a rapid chemical reaction called zirc-hydriding. The oxygen in the water vapor will react with the zirconium of the fuel cladding (the tubes that the fuel pellets are actually loaded in), with the result that free hydrogen gas is generated in large quantities and the cladding itself begins to fail. Steam and now hydrogen gas pressure will continue to rise in the vessel. As further pressure reductions are made to the torus, which is an integral part of the primary containment structure, pressure in the drywell and torus will start to increase because of the now abundant presence of non-condensable gas, the hydrogen. Along with the hydrogen, as the fuel element cladding fails, the normally trapped fission product gasses are allowed to equalize with the vessel and escape with the vented steam and hydrogen to the torus.
BWR1 designs require that the drywell be maintained at a relatively low pressure, so as the noncondensables build up, pressure eventually reaches a point where it must be vented to atmosphere or the primary containment may literally burst. This venting ports to the refuel floor, and normally, one of the emergency core cooling systems would take a suction (it is a ventilation train) on that space and direct all of the gas to a filtered system, and then to the off-gas stack, where it is released at a high, monitored elevation. Because of the blackout, this system did not function, and hydrogen gas concentration increased until it reached the explosive level. Hydrogen at concentrations above 4% is readily combustible, and above 8% explosive; once there, hydrogen gas may auto-ignite, although any spark or combustion would also initiate the explosion.
I wish we were getting better information about actual conditions and real numbers. The press, however, has failed us, because they appear as ignorant about the technology today as they were 50 years ago. They don't understand the terminology of the tech, so they are doing a very bad job of providing information.
It's my understanding that Tepco had the wisdom to keep its impressive array of backup generators above ground, on a coastal plain known for seismic activity and tsunamis. WTF? That means they were more vulnerable to flood than a US reactor built hundreds of miles inland (where we tend to bury such generators).
There was a 40 minute period of time after the tsunami hit Fukushima before the diesel generators stopped working. Earthquake was at 14:46, Tsunami was at 15:01 and the diesel generators stopped at 15:41. How do you comment that the tsunami caused the diesel generators to stop functioning?
The satellite photographs appear to show that the damage from the tsunami did not make it far ashore. No photographs of the plant show any sign of damage beyond a few dozen feet from the water.
Apparently, the generators were located underground http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704396504576204461929992144.html
Certainly, shutting down any plant after a major earthquake to check for damage would in general seem to be a good idea. However, in hindsight, it appears that immediate automatic shutdown was as much a cause of the current nuclear disaster as the tsunami itself. If even one of the plants had been left online to provide primary power to all the cooling pumps, wouldn't the present disaster have been averted? None of the news reports I have seen have stated that there was any earthquake damage to any of the power plants. Wouldn't a slow orderly reduction on plant output concurrent with damage and risk assessment be a better course of action after an earthquake alarm than an immediate automatic and non-recoverable shutdown?
On another topic: While 8.9 is certainly a big earthquake, it is not the largest in modern history. While a 33′ tsunami is certainly a large tsunami, it is certainly not the largest in modern history. Was the seawall protecting the diesel generators and the elevation of the generators given proper consideration with the information available during the disign stage? Should the generator/seawall elevation issue have been reviewed after every successively larger tsunami worldwide?
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At the 7:33 mark of the quarter, Len fouled Young across the face as he attempted a dunk. Young then went after Len and landed a punch on Suns guard Goran Dragic -- an automatic ejection. Len was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul on the play, also an automatic ejection.
"It was a hard foul," Young said. "I just reacted, got caught up in the moment like anybody would have. It was a tough foul. What I'm mad about is it was just one on five, I felt like."
Young, who said he felt bad over what happened between he and Dragic on the play, was upset over the fact that his teammates didn't join in the fray and stick up for him.
"But it is what it is. It's basketball and that's what happens."
Over with the Suns, though, there was no shortage of players sticking up for their teammates.
"I hate that happened to the rookie Len, I don't think that was intentional," Gerald Green said after the game. "Hope the NBA doesn't do anything, but if it does I'll take care of it."
Suns forward Marcus Morris earned a technical foul on the play. Len scored two points and grabbed three rebounds in four minutes. Young scored nine points to go along with three rebounds and an assist before his ejection.
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In celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Condo of Ashtabula were honored at a surprise reception Dec. 29 at Plymouth Fire Hall. The party was hosted by their daughter Christina Moisio, Pam Osburn and Penni Kish and families.
Walt and Patti (Sterling) were married Dec. 29, 1972, in Jacksonville, N.C.
The couple's children and their spouses are Jamie and Jennifer Condo of Monroe and Christina and Ben Moisio of Ashtabula. They also have seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Condo is employed as a supervisor at the Ashtabula Rubber Co. Mrs. Condo is a customer service representative at Ashtabula Towne Square. She retired from Big Lots in 2008 after 24 years.
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Name: Glenn Farkas
Position sought: Illinois State Senate, 9th District
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Age and Birthdate: 44, April 16, 1968
Family: Married, two children in Glenview Public Schools
Education: BBA in Finance & Marketing (University of Cincinnati - 1991)
Masters in Finance (DePaul University - 1998)
Occupation: Financial Advisor
Political Party: Republican
Is there any additional experience you believe qualifies you for the position?
I have been an employee in the private sector my entire career, and now an owner of my own small business for three plus years. I understand what it takes to compete and succeed in the global economy and why it is so important to limit the power and scope of the government in all of our lives. We live in the greatest country in the history of civilization, but we must continually fight for our liberties and freedoms if we wish to pass these gifts on to the next generation.
What would your priorities be if elected to office?
The main priority would be to save the state of Illinois from financial collapse. This would be accomplished by focusing the legislature's efforts on the following:
1) Restructuring the public pension system. Politicians (in collusion with Union leaders) have put the retirements of all public workers in serious jeopardy. Without a combination of benefit reductions, increased retirement ages, contribution increases and realistic COLAs, the system will not survive. Our elected leaders have proven they cannot manage pension risks for state employees or the taxpayers, so transitioning all new employees to Defined Contribution Plans (401ks, 403bs) will end the pension shell game and protect future generations from political malfeasance.
2) Reform Medicaid. Again, our elected leaders have proven they are incapable of managing such an important program. Illinois has rolled over billions of dollars of unpaid Medicaid bills into fiscal year 2012, yet they want to increase the size and scope of the program by jumping into Obamacare even earlier than what is required. Medicaid was designed to take care of the truly underprivileged and needy citizens of the state, but systematic expansion of the program by expanding eligibility requirements has put the whole program underwater. Without serious reform of both public pensions and Medicaid, both systems will collapse and ultimately leave little funds in the state treasury for any other state programs.
3) Embrace the Private Sector. This state cannot, and will not, survive if it does not become more business friendly. Wisconsin, Indiana and other midwestern states have taken positive steps to attract and retain businesses. Illinois will continue to bleed businesses and talented individuals if the cost of living and doing business here is excessive when compared to other alternatives. Illinois has many advantages over its neighboring states, but we cannot expect to keep our best and brightest if our policies are not in line with economic realities.
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What are the most important issues facing your district and what would you do as a legislator to address them?
I believe the most important issue in my district, like the rest of the United States, is economic progress. Too many people are out of work, which reduces consumption and ultimately leads to lower tax receipts for the state and local governments. The recession has caused a severe drop in real estate values, yet our local governments continue to raise property taxes on our citizens. Poor economic opportunities, combined with public sector pay/pensions and rampant corruption in government has brought all to a boiling point. Increased taxes, borrowing and spending is not a solution, so tough decisions by competent leaders will have to prevail. As a legislator, I will work to balance the budget with the resources we have and force government to live within its means.
Illinois' state government has a terrible reputation in terms of corruption. What would you do to change the culture of state government that has seen recent governors from both political parties convicted of felonies?
A good start would be to vote out all incumbents (Republican or Democrat) from office. The team that has been assembled has failed miserably, so it is way past the time to replace them. The Democrats have controlled both the Senate and House, as well as the Governor's mansion since 2003, yet the state has gotten progressively worse. Why do voters continue to send the same politicians back to Springfield? The next step would be to reduce pay and benefits for all politicians 10-20%, as well as eliminating their pension plan. They have part-time jobs, yet they are paid like full-time employees. If possible, I would also like to revoke the non-tax status of political campaign funds and levy a tax against all of their campaign contributions. After all, the politicians are the primary reason we are in this precarious position. Why should they not pay the heaviest price?
Education in Illinois is funded primarily through local property taxes. What changes, if any, would make to that funding system?
I believe the property tax system is one of the most destructive taxes for citizens. It's too subjective and has little basis in reality. Why do we allow the government to place a tax (and an ever-increasing one at that) on the value of our most prized asset? When our stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc go up in value, we are not taxed on them until they are SOLD (realized capital gain). Allowing the government to extract ever-increasing taxes from our homes based on its theoretical current value is a disaster. How many of us saw our homes drop in value by 15-20% over the last few years, yet our taxes increase by the same amount? Our homes cannot be treated like ATMs, available for withdrawals at the whim of local government. I would propose a property tax system that treats all property owners fairly by levying a flat tax rate based on the size of their parcel and hold that rate steady for a minimum of 5 years. This method is truly objective, and lot sizes rarely change. We could also eliminate tax assessors immediately and save the state millions in salary, benefits and other costs. Additional school funding should be acquired through the administration of school fees by the users of the public school system (families with children in the public schools). We can no longer afford to continue with the current tax method in place, and a serious discussion on systematic reform is needed.
Illinois recently passed a significant increase in its income tax, yet the state continues to run a deficit. What specifically should be done to reduce the deficit?
First, a realization that the state must live within its means. Tax receipts to IL are around $30 billion annually - we must find a way to spend less than that amount. Growing the state GDP should be a top priority, and that will only happen when the state accepts that IL is not an island and must compete for businesses and talented individuals. Repealing the recent corporate tax increase (4.8% to 7% in 2011) would be a great start. Reducing business regulations, fees, etc would be step 2 and show businesses IL is serious about creating a top-tier business climate. If we don't try to grow the pie, we will never be able to meet the state's obligations. As mentioned earlier, reforming pensions and Medicaid is paramount. If we don't get those under control and bend the cost curve downward, we are really just kidding ourselves about balancing the budget.
Illinois' unfunded pension liability is $83 billion. The state's inability to address the issue recently led Moody's to downgrade Illinois' credit rating. What should be done to address the state's rising pension obligations?
See answer in above question.
Why would you do a better job representing the district than your opponent?
My opponent, Daniel Biss, is heavily funded by Unions and the Democratic machine headed by Mike Madigan. If you are unhappy about the current state of affairs in IL, then a vote for my opponent is a vote for the corrupt Machine. I will be a citizen legislator, beholden to no one except constituents of my district and IL taxpayers.


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To the Editor:
Cumberland Times-News
The shootings in Connecticut were very tragic. Worse, were those who exploit this tragedy for political gain. It is very apparent that they don't know what they are talking about.
For example, those who say we can buy "automatic" weapons. We have not been able to buy "automatic weapons" for years! The weapons being discussed are semi-automatic rifles. Period. NOT assault rifles.
The features on the AKs, ARs, MPs that are being characterized as dangerous, are all cosmetic features.
The flash suppressors on the end of the barrel? All they do is keep the gases from coming back in the weapon holder's face. The hand guard? This is to prevent the weapon holder from touching a hot barrel. The carry handle? Well, this is pretty clear, ease in carrying the weapon.
The pistol grip? That just allows the weapon holder stability. The collapsible stock? This allows people of different stature to fire the same weapon with accuracy.
The people who exploit this tragedy are so uninformed I doubt very seriously if they can name half of the Supreme Court justices, the majority and minority Senate position holders and House speaker and whips.
Our history shows the Founding Fathers who penned the Declaration of Independence, say absolutely nothing about hunting. They DO mention in their writings about responding to tyranny.
These are dangerous times in this country and around the world. Our government has admitted that there are hundreds of terrorist cells in the USA, why would anyone even think of limiting the rights of the citizens to defend themselves?
Legislation that established gun free zones may just be the most inane law to have ever been passed. If you were a terrorist where would you go to hurt Americans the most? The schools, of course. These animals would slaughter little children and think nothing about it.
To note, every state with concealed carry permits have a lower crime rate per capita than those that don't. A solution would be armed guards in schools, or train and arm teachers on a voluntary basis.
Can you imagine how helpless that teacher in Newtown, Conn., felt when all she could do was put her body in front of her first graders?
The liberal left goes crazy demanding new laws when children are killed with guns but does not seem to have a problem murdering millions of the unborn with a scalpel.
Those of you who use the term automatic weapons, and couldn't name half of the Supreme Court justices, or any Senate or House leaders, but could name the cast of Jersey Shore, the Kardashians and Honey Boo Boo, and would never miss one episode, I would like you to go straight to your mirror.
What you are looking at is an outrageously uninformed voter. A voter who only thinks of superficial pleasures. Our founding fathers had to think of building our country to greatness, for generations to some, here are a few of their thoughts!
George Washington: A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.
Thomas Jefferson: No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Butch Kerns
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WEST PARIS — Two teenagers were killed early Saturday and two other people were injured in a car crash that police say was caused by drinking and texting.
Logan Dam, 19, of Norway and Rebecca Mason, 16, of West Paris were killed when the 2002 Subaru Impreza they were riding in went out of control, became airborne and crashed roof-first into a stand of trees off Route 219 just after midnight, Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said.
Driver Kristina Lowe, 18, of West Paris, was seriously injured and taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was listed in critical condition.
A third passenger, Jacob Skaff, 22, of South Paris, sustained head injuries. He walked away from the scene and was found by police mid-day Saturday at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. By Saturday evening, he had been treated and released.
Police say the driver had been drinking at an underage party on Morse Hill Road. The group was returning to the party.
Police say the driver was texting when the crash occurred.
No charges have been filed, but McCausland said both the crash and the underage drinking party are under investigation.
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