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\nThe shetakes need to be soaked for a half hour in water since a small number of the shetakes are real tough - most of the shetakes only take about 5 or 10 minutes to rehydrate.
\nI should have told everyone to quit their jobs - the swell was fabulous in Hull! I spent about 4 hours in two sessions with two different shortboards. The neap tide caused an extended period of mid-tide behavior so almost all day (other than extreme low-tide for about an hour) was perfect. Definitely a few head-high sets or better. The wait for a ride was only like seconds to a minute or so. Constant pumping swell - now my right heel is sore (I don't think it's a disease, perhaps a bruise).
\nFor the records, my calzone recipe is straight from the British chef Jamie Oliver on tv - I just subbed the shetakes for the regular mushrooms. I have two more giant ones still to eat.
\nNice sharing the stoke with everyone out there - I also got to film one of my wild squirrel-buddies and met a real nice South African Bull Mastiff named May. What a difference a day makes in a man's life! Just takes a little tropical swell.
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Oct 2, 2013, 12:04 PM
\nHey cakedinri, be careful on them DOH bombs man, safety first
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Oct 1, 2013, 03:01 PM
Last night was smaller but clean as hell and mad stokey. This morning was a complete waste of time with pure closeouts. Let's hope this good swell is not lost on excessively high tide and winds. Damn man.
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Oct 1, 2013, 03:03 PM
Fun in RI yesterday too...
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Oct 1, 2013, 04:01 PM
Oh man I'm foaming at my desk. Got the okay to leave at 4 today. I hope I'm not too late!
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Oct 1, 2013, 06:46 PM
I'm out in 15 minutes.....if I hit traffic heads will roll....
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Yah about to call the boss and see if I can disappear from the office and go hit up the Winthrop jetty -' + '- fingers crossed
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Sorry to interupty a New England pow wow......
But no one from my area is interested in waves today....all politics......which is cool. I like a debate....
But today was friggin awesome in Jersey's southland......I'm never happy, and I was happy today.
Thick 3-5' barrels......Winds were supposed to be sketchy but they stayed well-behaved. Clean as hells. Man, it was pitching, the impact zone was a caustic mess of moving water, turbulence and upturned sand. It was for real. That gets me happy in pants.
I could go for a nice surf-to-dark session up there in New Hammy, but I'm in New Jersey........not New Hammy.
So you guys do it for me.........Get out there.......
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PJB why couldn't this swell have arrived two days earlier? I coulda come down to Jerz.
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PBJ is right on. This morning in OC was fun and beautiful. Fall is here!
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I completely ignored the ocean on Sunday. But don't sweat it, Seldom, someday Jersey will call out to you, and you will heed its call.
OCNJ guy: Yeah, yesterday was right, huh? Oh man, last evening was just so fall lovely out......
Spicoli: I love Main St. in Worcester. Plus they got hills up there. We don't have any hills around here. I want to surf your area up there, Spicoli. Hey, how come you don't go to New Hammy? New Hammy's the sh!t.
Oh smack, is that Ralph Fellatio guy still in the NH surf scene? He penned a few New Hammy articles for Surfer/East Coast Surfer(ha, you youngins don't even know aboot East Coast Surfer - the best pull-out edition of any major magazine).....anyways he did a good job writing them things.......captured the essence nicely. I liked that guy. I don't know him, but I liked him.
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Oct 1, 2013, 11:08 PM
Hope errbuddy who eats beans scored today. I'm irate in reporting huge disappointments from 3 breaks. The excessive tide was one obstacle. Didn't even let low tide act like low tide. It was mid-tide an hour later. Then the morning's heavier than predicted winds made great swell close out constantly. The morning was a wash. Pun intended. Then the afternoon was full of onshores or sideshore winds. Saw about 10-15 minutes of good sets all day. The rest was toilet.
\nHonestly, if not for clean, clean smaller but stokey swell last night, I'd be up schitt's creek right now. C'mon man, even Surfline had us in the green. The "glass is bone dry" guys even were stoked for our expected scoring.
\nGlass half full bullet points are last night's sesh and how I've never surfed that good in my whole overgrown gromhood. Then there was a closeout this morning that jacked up to HH to slightly OH off the point (yes, it's true...just one biggin) and I got the early takeoff on the steep and had the drop, had the drop, had the drop all the way to where I was starting my bottom turn then got closed out on hard but it was fun since I was handling that steep til momma said she ain't got time fo dat. Finally, this afternoon there was a momentary armistice between the crapola and I caught a HH drop that was wicked fast and fun and rode it down the line but only mush was to be had. Still fun.
\nCool story, huh? No. It's not. The story sucks because the waves sucked today. But they should be good again in the morning as it's dying out and leaving us before noon. Damn you breaks that can't handle any size whatsoever.
\n85 and sunny tomorrow so if we can sneak a couple rides at DP then bask a bit in October sun we are probably stoked. Let's hear score reports from you Massholes that hopefully were at more fortuitous breaks than I.
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I did have to check more than three spots though. Glad I did too. If I had hopped in at Rye Rocks with those 30 other guys I would have been pissed. the size was not there at the rocks, but in certain spots on Salisbury beach we were really getting the goods.
By the Way... I was that guy who took out a newbie yesterday. But he didn't get hurt or even close to it. It was so fun to see him struggling and making it look hard. I gave him lots to work on.. he got some good looks down the face of a few but pussed out. He also got tossed a few times. Now he knows that surfing isn't all cake and pixie dust like it appears. "**** is difficult" he said... But he is totally hooked.
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Oct 2, 2013, 09:47 PM
\nUnless someone's on a 10ft LB and catching short rides in meaningless mush, I don't see how anyone could try surfing and think it's very easy. Even then, it would be a false opinion that they'd think much differently about next time they came out with any size or chop.
\nAt any rate, glad yet another NE cat scored.
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\nAt no point did I wish struggle or anything short of stoke upon my brah. Clearly two different judgment calls if making your buddy sweat a hard one is an intention at all. Different outcomes, certainly. Different conditions existed that day, similar to yesterday with the addition of surprise sideshore gusts a few dozen miles per hour.
\nStick to your cookie jar Broseffy.
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All I can say is.... FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Surfed a bunch of spots today, all were clean, heavy, and fun. The wall was going off as the tide dropped from high but thats not where all the fun was (cant wait to see Ed or Ralphs pics). Glad to feel some pulse and get pummelled once again.
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Oct 2, 2013, 03:33 AM
\nHampton sounds like it was sick. It looked cleaner for winds there and it was clearly worth the drive.
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Oct 2, 2013, 02:47 AM
scratched into a DOH bomb at a reef in hull and rode it all the way into southie kid on a 5'5'' twin kid yo kid
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Oct 2, 2013, 04:49 PM
Sage, Worcester is like the wild west juxtaposed on east coast urban sprawl. Could be argued as the devil incarnate.
Come up this way anytime sage brah. The packies have lots of Kasser's by the 375 and up. Never said I didn't like Cow Hampshire, I just get a kick out of your love for it and your quest for chasing down Ralph. I charge there periodically and have family on the coast. The Emass breaks are just much closer and less populated. May head to NH next swell as there are more points and seems to hold more size.
Get up here brah. We can charge 8-10' then raise hell around town on the Carvers. I'm bout to do both since it's in the 80s!!! The girls around here like it weird and there are several single moms. I know you like that.
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Oct 2, 2013, 05:55 PM
Oh man, yesterday was a blast! On the water by 5:00 and out at 7:20. The sets were in the waist to chest range (not DOH cackedinri) but there were a few bombs that came through, especially as it started getting dark (how come that always happens?). Oh man! So much fun! Oh man
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Got a little close-outish up in NH where I was surfing but there was still a fun wedge or shoulder to be found with some patience and some paddling. Freaking beautiful evening for a surf, too.
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Emass what spots did you scope? Some of the beachbreaks were pushing 4-6 ft where I was and clean as a moth ear fawker. Don't worry about closeouts bro, you gotta be quick if you wanna hit that lip. Makes you a better surfer.
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\n Schitt was mad fun and I'll take those anytime. Just don't like it closing when it doesn't appear to be so. One thing I definitely learned from watching the Hurley Pro live is just how good those cats are at identifying the fate of oncoming waves based on their shape at certain points. I'm sure I'll reach a point where I can see closeouts coming most of the time. Until then I'll just have to eat up!!!
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Bought a HTC One X last week but decided to sell it. For two reasons, it take alot longer to charge than my Iphone, I like to charge my phones in short bursts for about 15 mins sometimes.. With an Iphone that would probably give me about 20% extra charge.. id be lucky to get 5% on the One X.. Also the phone is too big for me, and would slip in my hands so I knew I was doomed to drop it one day soon.
So not for me, but definitely the best phone out now for everyday use.
So not for me, but definitely the best phone out now for everyday use.
+Thomas Hughes Those are good points. I think as a piece of hardware it's awesome. I'd love to see iOS running on something similar. Then it'd be perfect.
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In California, state Attorney General Bill Lockyer is opening an investigation into what he calls apparent price gouging by oil companies. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was going for $1.77 in downtown San Francisco and $1.51 in Los Angeles County on Wednesday.
Elsewhere in the West, prices ranged from $1.02 in Denver to $1.41 in Seattle and $1.59 in Las Vegas. Wyden made his request in the form of a letter dated Wednesday to Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein, who heads the Justice Department's antitrust division.
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Wyden said that Energy Department figures show average pump prices have increased more than 31 percent in the past month in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii.
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and it's nice to see the whole group at once.
and it's nice to see the whole group at once.
awesome. Huge fan of RLM
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A former Booker T. Washington Middle School principal has received a suspended sentence and no jail time after repaying more than $68,000 stolen from the Mobile County Public School System.
Bernard Johnson, who pleaded guilty to first-degree property theft on Jan. 8, has paid back the money he stole in 2007. The judge gave the 43-year-old Johnson a 10-year sentence, then suspended it and placed him on five years of probation. The missing funds were discovered in an audit conducted by school officials.
He funneled part of the money through the Stewart Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was pastor, and repaid some of it after he was caught.
Assistant District Attorney Geoffery Alexander said he paid the rest - $46,000 in certified checks - last week.


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I think we should just officially replace all political commentary with odds charts like this. It's kind of brilliant, because it's no less arbitrary than prose.
I think boys endlessly talking about which Beatles album is best—is also arbitrary.
I assume that Grandholm's long odds take the likelihood of a fast-track change to the Constitution into account?
If Granholm's (non-existent) probability of being elected President is on the list, why not Schwarzenegger's (equally non-existent) probability? Hell, why not Henry Kissinger's or Neil Young's (equally non-existent) probabilities?
There will be no Constitutional amendment to change the native-born requirement in any of their lifetimes.
Rudy over Romney? Please.
I'm personally hoping for a Wes Clark/John Edwards Dem ticket. They would kick ass.
No way that Clinton or Obama will win. If there's two things Americans hate, it's women who don't know their place and racial minorities.
McCain, Romney and Giuliani likewise don't have a chance. They're just not anti-gay and racist enough, and they'll never make it past the sociopathic nuts running the GOP. Especially Romney, who's allowed crazed sodomites to enter into legally binding, loving, long term relationships on his watch. GOPer's despise that equality and dignity BS.
I'd say that Jeb Bush, Huckabee or Brownback are the most likely candidates here.
yeah, josh, but the difference is that the beatles MATTER.
What really matters is which Beatle wrote the best songs?
I'm not sure, but McCartney definitely wrote some of their worst.
This is the lamest attempt to build Andy Stern buzz I've ever seen, Josh...
abbey road. and paul is the best. carry on.
I'm calling it right here: Edwards/Obama '08. And Revolver.
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HOV lanes closed for Triathlon this weekend
This topic contains 11 replies, has 9 voices, and was last updated by David Mooney 1 yr, 11 mos.
Marko82 #
"The HOV lanes on the Parkway North will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday for Pittsburgh Triathlon events, PennDOT announced today"
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/pittsburgh-triathlon-to-close-parkway-north-hov-lanes-696883/#ixzz2a9efeHfx
I thought I'd post this to make sure that no one "uses" these lanes while they are closed, because that would definitely be wrong to do.
RustyRed #
They could use Banksville Rd for the swimming portion instead!
mr marvelous #
It sounds exciting, but how do I get the family down to the Parkway to watch the race. It seems to be a terrible location for spectators.
pinky #
In the past, the bike turnaround has been at the McKnight Park n Ride – that would be one place to watch. Otherwise, the roads along Heinz Field are the beginning/end of the bike course and are spectator friendly.
It's going to be crowded this year because of the construction near Bettis' – I think the transition area will end up taking most of the grassy area.
Also I remember the pavement on the HOV being less than desirable with lots of gravel and holes and crap, for those of you not riding on it overnight. Though it's been a few years since I did this race, so it may have been paved in the meantime.
rice rocket #
Swim/bike transition is always the most amusing to watch.
Vannevar #
If a cyclist were asked by PersonsOfAuthority to make a safety inspection of the HOV lane, it might look something like these images I found while doing a Google search.
Coming inbound/southbound/downhill (pick your preferred alignment), the right lane was much smoother than "my friend" Cesar Catastrophe remembers from the old PedalPgh route.
Marko82 #
2014 edition:
The Parkway North HOV lanes will be closed this weekend for the 17th annual Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Race, PennDOT announced today.
The closure is scheduled from 7 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2014/07/30/Parkway-North-HOV-to-be-closed-for-weekend/stories/201407300174#ixzz395QgFzR0
Mikhail #
Pittsburgh Triathlon is still looking for volunteers.
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JSYK (responding to the 2013 comments):
* The park & ride is actually just off of Perry Highway / Perrysville Avenue. Unfortunately, there is no park & ride anywhere near the lower end of McKnight. The Perry P&R is easily accessed from the Perrysville Ave exit off I-279. A left at the light off the exit, a left at the light near the bottom of the hill. There is a second lot a bit farther downhill from this, on the other side of the PennDOT salt dome.
* Pavement on the HOV lane is pretty good. It got a complete paving job a year or two back. I motorcycle on it regularly, and find it pleasant to ride on.
* Biking on it while closed is generally not a good idea, though I've done it. There is a very narrow span of time when it is known to be closed on both ends, but you cannot tell it is closed on the other end from the end you're looking at it. And people scream along here, 80-90+ mph.
Vannevar #
Somebody completed a voluntary, grass-roots safety sweep of the HOV lanes on Saturday afternoon. http://type2-clydesdale.blogspot.com/2014/08/triathlon-hov-lane-safety-sweep.html
Marko82 #
Spreading the
David Mooney #
Got caught in the thunder storm this morning and took shelter at the bike/kayak rental area under the 6th street bridge. I have to hand it to the sodden runners passing through.
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Skip to comments.I Dont Like Marco Rubios Plan
Posted on 01/30/2013 4:23:06 AM PST by IbJensen
There. I said it.
Youd be surprised how long it has taken to say this. Ive let multiple friends vet the various drafts of posts Ive written on this and they all wind up arguing with each other over the details. Is it amnesty or isnt it? Should we give a path to citizenship or not? We are getting in the weeds when the basics will do.
I think this plan is warmed over McCain-Kennedy and will do nothing to solve the problem. I say this as someone to the left of much of the readership here at RedState and the conservative base.
The GOP was smart to put Marco Rubio as the face of the plan because many of us like him personally, support him still, and consequently dont want to seem critical.
But the plan makes the actual problem of immigration more difficult to solve.
As Ben Domenech noted:
The McCain-Graham+Rubio/Flake reworked proposal released yesterday is another example of wrongheadedness: The senators would increase the scope of government instead of liberty, make normalization contingent upon border security (which just sets up another fight between interest groups on the border Republican says its not secure, Democrat says it is, etc.), and create employer provisions which 1) forces employers to prove a negative and 2) turns them into criminals if they cant. Oh, Im sure that wont result in any profiling at all.
On the specific plan, for lack of legislation, it is clearly written by a group of men who seemingly love government, but do not love free markets, small businesses, or individuals. It is a plan based on faith in government, not free enterprise or the American people.
The plan creates several policy fictions to hide behind.
The first policy fiction is a secure border. The White House will claim the border is secure. The Republicans will claim it is not. The border will never be made impenetrable and we will proceed down this distracting, argumentative line to no end.
The second policy fiction is premised on the jobs Americans wont do which is more accurately described as jobs Americans wont do at that price point. Employers must prove that no American could be found to do the job the illegal alien would otherwise do. This is impossible, absurd, and turns employers to liars in the pursuit of running their business. The aggrieved can turn on the employers and potentially cost them all sorts of civil and criminal penalties.
The most significant policy fiction is premised on the idea of reform. The plan does nothing to address the black market for unskilled, low cost migrant work. It does nothing to deal with the long delays in the present immigration system. It does nothing to actually solve our immigration problems, but hides behind the construct of comprehensive reform. Along the way, it potentially adds more people to already overwhelmed entitlement programs, but then that too is another kicked can.
The desire to just do something overwhelms Washington too much. This immigration plan gives orgasmic relief to that desire, but in all the hype and show does nothing to address the real needs of employers and the hopes and dreams of those still longing to come to United States whose wait will now most likely be extended and grow even more complex.
Immigration is an issue that keeps hispanic voters from trusting the GOP. Many call it a gateway issue. I get that. But pandering in the name of a solution does not actually fix the problem. This is just another policy debate the Democrats can use to get the GOP to fight itself. The GOP should pivot to actually fixing the immigration problem, not just addressing the here and now.
I'll go with what Mark Levin had to say last night.
'Chacnes are good no plan will be approved by Congress.'
That's my guess as well.
This author misses the point, I dont care if they want to come here to work but we cant afford them :
1) on government handouts, will they make the 47% the 55%?
2) Voting
What tax rates will they pay?
"Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it."
A very true statement.
Regan gave blanket amnesty to illegals during his term and the result up to now is that millions more have come to this country because they were certain that another major amnesty would be granted in the future...and here it is!
Now, we repeat history again and after this amnesty many more millions will come across the border in order to be in place for them in the next 20 years or so.
Amnesty is simply WRONG! It is a "kick in the teeth" for those who played by the rules of legal citizenship in our country and those who are still in the legal immigration "pipeline."
However, with the Brave New World Society, who plays by the rules anyway? That stupid old Constitution is nothing more than an outdated rule book and should be either thrown away or changed so that all may be happy and not weighted down by law. The morality of our society has already been destroyed so what the hell...........
Erickson, McCain, Graham, Rubio/Flake are not Conservatives in any sense, they are the worst sort of Republicans, worthless appeasers and should be run out of office or in Erickson's case ridiculed as a fat fraud!
"It does nothing to deal with the long delays in the present immigration system. It does nothing to actually solve our immigration problems,.."
Why are there long delays? Could it be too many people are being let in, and we need to reduce the number of immigrants we let in to the country.
As to solving our immigration problems, it is simple: cut back on the number of immigrants let in, and vary the nations so not one nation or area of the world dominates.
This will allow new immigrants to assimilate rather than congregate in a region and drive out other races or ethnic groups, as is happening right now in southern California.
Sometimes the common sense route is right there in front of us and with a track record (as it has been done before here in this nation). What we have to avoid is doing a politically driven reform unsupported by the majority of citizens.
I was hoping the plan would not go past Congress, but I don't know any more.
After only 3 Senators voted against John "Traitor" Kerry for Secretary of State I don't trust any of them.
To me that was the most reprehensible act since Obamacare.
The Rats just want ten million new voters so they don't have to rely on vote fraud so heavily. That last sham election really took all they had and they are scared they may not be able to continue to rely so heavily on fraud.
How come the USSR didn't fool Reagan with their bad intentions, but Democrats in Congress did?
If the Democrats vote for it, you will know that its bad and gives us nothing for our side. Another Lucy with the football. Democrats won't vote for anything unless it only benefits them and allows blame to be placed on Republicans. Its a one party system now.
Why is Rubio aligning himself with the McCain, Grahamnesty, Schumer, Menendez, Durbin criminal gang?
There cannot possibly be anything good behind this.
Right. There is nothing good about it at all.
The Republicrat Party is rudderless and laden with RINOs. There is no room in this tent full of fat pigs for the likes of a Conservative!
Tea Party!
The "rights" illegals enjoy as "undocumented migrants" are far too many to give up:
If using stolen ID, citizens can be found guilty of a felony, illegal aliens are not;
Other such crimes are not punished equally for citizens and non-citizens;
As for other government benefits, housing, food stamps, etc. illegal aliens seem to be doing quite well in that category already, healthcare is free now, dittos education for the kiddies, especially in the states that grant driver's licenses to illegal aliens for the DMV is where one also signs up for those benefits at the same time.
Lastly, as to those pesky voting "rights," all one needs is a driver's license, dittos voting, i.e. "Motor/Votor Laws!"
Fix legal immigration and cut off welfare benefits for illegals. Then go to a Swiss style system of citizenship. Problem solved in three steps.
Make no mistake, this is about staving off making draconian cuts to the large senior voting block by adding needed revenue. The added voters are just a bonus.
Any plan that does not include E-Verify is a fake plan.
I know or have known a lot of illegals (they somehow get licensed as asbestos workers in spite of their status). They all have been loyal to Mexico, and would have gone back on weekends if given the choice. I live in deep south TX. One guy told me how great Mexico is. I asked why he was here. "Oh, I can't make a living there".
The local asbestos enforcement inspector was asked how these illegals were able to qualify for licenses (several crews on licensed workers and supervisors were picked up from jobs and deported). He laughed and stated if not for the illegals (who are nearly the only ones who will do the work) there would be no asbestos abatement crews.
Anything the grand zero likes is bad for America.
If it's passed by Congress the Democrat Socialist Party gets millions of new voters to implement their welfare state utopia.
If it does not pass, he gets to blame Republicans with the objective being to have total control of the Legislative Branch in 2014.
Meanwhile, the Stupid Party "leaders" are just mosey-ing along seemingly without a care in the world while the rest of us watch our wonderful republic go down the tubes ...
One of the oil companies I worked for employed three or four young men to help clean rail tank car interiors. That had to be the most disagreeable, ugly work imaginable. The cleaning process used a chemical to remove most of the baked on asphalt, then the guys would get inside with power grinders to get the stuck on chunks.
The company sent 75 percent of their pay to families in Oaxaca.
The only thing that is clear to me in all this is that Obama does not give a rat's arse about Mexican illegals or what happens to them. He only wants this as a wedge issue to destroy the Republican Party.
I'm with Eric. Personally I think Marco Rubio is looking for a grand plan to use to launch his presidential campaign and immigration is it. Don't look for the US House to pass this carpola.
Obama WILL put forward his OWN, flawed and defective plan. We MUST lay ours out there FIRST.
Having said that, a secure border is NOT an impossibility. The Israelis have done it and the Russians did it - over a much longer border.
"Guest Worker" programs are POISON. They create a permanent underclass of hostile, unassimilable ethnic enclaves with no investment in the American dream. There should be NO SHORTAGE of people WANTING and WILLING to come here to work and become Americans. That has ALWAYS been OUR model, NOT the flawed European adventure with the damn Muslims.
The "Guest Worker" program is a special sop to business interests which helped create this mess in the first place by deliberately recruiting and importing illegals.
ANY Immigration Reform package needs to address the children of illegals raised here who consider themselves American citizens - we can't deport them, the American Public would never stand for a mass Elian Gonzalez scenario.
Any Immigration Reform package must expedite processing of new citizens.
Any Immigration Reform package must mandate fluency in English.
Any Immigration Reform package should ELIMINATE "dual citizenship".
Any Immigration Reform Package MUST impose draconian penalties on future illegals.
Any Immigration Reform Package MUST impose draconian penalties on any business which knowingly hires or recruits illegals.
Any Immigration Reform Package MUST eliminate "refuge cities".
Any Immigration Reform Package must BAR future illegals from ANY benefits under American social support systems.
Any Immigration Reform Package MUST bar any but immediate emergency medical care to future illegals.
Any Immigration Reform Package MUST carry penalties for other countries which actively aid and abet violations of our immigration laws.
We have to understand that gang members, terrorists, and illegals are all part of the Democrat party constituency. They will never allow the border to be secured which would slow down their constituents from coming in.
The whole game is redistribution, collapse the economy, Cloward/Piven while using our money to get more voters.
The sad thing is that had we voted Kerry down we would probably have had an even worse choice.
Think, or read back, to the Eisenhower administration.
A million or so illegals were rounded up and shipped the hell out of this country.
There is no legitimate reason for illegals to be allowed free range rights in this nation. They are criminals who picked the lock or broke the door down and engaged in criminal trespass.
Most, if not all, are the scum of their societies. There's no place for this trash in this nation. That being said, there's no place in this nation for the current evil regime that is destroying this nation by degrees.
My guess is its a lot more than 11 million.
James T.Walsh had some good ideas in his book "Illegally Aliens: Counting the Uncountable". He claimed many more than 11 million, possibly three times as many.
Yes, yes; you sound like me describing what BHO2 is doing to our country. I know that BHO2 thinks his supporters are idiots and fools, taken in by his political confidence game.
I'm old enough to remember when President Eisenhower sent illegal aliens home to Mexico. He didn't have to deport too many before hundreds of thousands more self-deported, and went back to their native lands.
It was successful over a half-century ago. It would work today, too.
It's going to be very difficult for the socialist left to guarantee to us that the border will be secured. And that has to come first.
If Marco can alert the voters what is really going on behind the immigration debacle all his work will be worth while.
Sarah Palin was let go by Faux by offering her a sub-standard renewal contract. Her sin was referring to the Bengazi mess as "shucking and Jiving" which was clearly RACIST to the left.
We are being picked off one by one, as we are spun in circles by offence after offence by those we support. (Rubio aligning himself with the McCain, Grahamnesty).
Axelrod has done his triangulation on us once again. We lose on all sides of the issue.
Once again this is why we are talking about immigration instead of the budget deficit and other things that the left loses on.We let them set the agenda once more.
Until we can find someone who can best this assclown we will keep losing on issues. He's a slick commie no doubt.
My take is he is doing his best to explain what is going on as best he can. He did all the major talk radio shows and is doing his best, IMHO.
I have no doubt and hope he will run as well.
Also we have made numerous mistakes since Ike. Reality is a bitch.
Our side does not presently have the power to get that job done.we are struggling just to get the borders closed! Much less send anyone back!
Palin will remain a huge influence in conservative circles!! Many of us love her unconditionally and will always support her.
Once again next year she will be responsible for getting many conservatives elected where we would have had even more socialists. Its gonna take a lot more the FNC to hurt Sarah Palin! Her support is deep and long and wide.
Well, attitudes have changed with respect to illegals, although conceptually I don't disagree with you.
The Demographic realty is there is a growing number of Hispanic Voters. A lot of these voters have viewed the GOP with jaundiced eyes as an exclusive Anglo Club and supported Obama.
I don't agree that illegals are the scum of where they came from - for the most part.
In a sense they are economic refugees. I know a lot of Hispanics. I can't tell if they are here legally or not. But a great number of them are skilled craftsmen here in New Jersey - good carpenters, good masons and plumbers.
In very many cases here, the sons of Anglo craftsmen can't be bothered soiling their hands learning a useful trade. Rather than follow in their father's footsteps, they would rather play computer games and sit in an office pusing papers around. Their parents hire Hispanics who either know the trade, or are willing to learn it, and work hard.
A lot of them have gravitated towards once decaying urban centers and replaced blighted zones populated only with government welfare offices with vibrant communities selling Hispanic products, running Hispanic restaurants, etc. I can name a number of towns in Northern New Jersey which were once vibrant business centers, then abandoned by the Anglo business classes for the Malls, left to rot and decay, and then rescued by Hispanic entrepeneurs.
I can't agree with you more about the evil bastard squatting in the White House. We have had bad presidents before - Johnson and Clinton come to mind. But this is the first evil president we have ever had - and he is trying to set up as a successor a kindred spirit - Hillary CLinton - to carry on with his anti-western, anti-Judaeo-Christian, anti-American agenda. And he wants to use any demographic sector he can reach to accomplish his objectives. We haev to foil him.
As the last election demonstrated, we NEED political allies and we NEED Hispanic votes.
The good news about these new citizens is that they are Christians not Muslims, and they DO want to work. That is what a great number of them come here for.
As for the chaff - burn it - kick them out. But keep the wheat and cultivate it.
I guess it is just inaccurate to generalize about such a large population and I may be doing the same thing you appear to be. I don't know where you are from, and the demographic dynamics may be different there, but I basically believe that most human beings essentially are good by nature, have the spark of Divine Inspiration in them, and need only the proper guidance and encouragement to move in the right direction. The better angels of their nature.. and ours.
You mean if D.C. only followed the Constitution and enforced the Laws that it too passes (IE: No SS, No MediCare, 14th Amend, etc.)?
Ya don't say?
No, thanks to any of these bills. The Laws weren't followed the LAST time(s) it was tried, this time will be different?! I'm still waiting for the border fence to be completed, not some 'virtual' fence (WTF?!).
Obviously he agrees with their traitorous agenda.
Rubio is our best chance to crack the Dems in 2016. The last time around we bickered over Romney's orthodoxy and what did we get?
Four more years of hell with this bastard in Washington.
Politics is the art of the possible and right now, Rubio is the best choice to beat Hillary in 2016.
A thoughtful response.
Puleeze, spare us this tired, worn out refrain that we hear every four years that we must support RINO moderates or those mean ol' Democrats are gonna get us.
You insinuate that Obama won because of conservative bickering. I say you are full of it.
Obama won because his pal Romney, a pro gay military, pro homo adoption, pro assault weapons ban, pro socialist health care Taxachusetts liberal took a dive. A GOTV drive that was so inept that its failure could have been intentional. Not as single word about blatant, widespread organized election rigging. Yes Romney deliberately lost so Obama could win.
A real conservative can bet any Democrat any day of the week. The GOP's job is to make sure no conservative gets the nomination.
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Variations on a Aux PTO Mod
Having played a bit with my new grapple bucket and mini-hoe, which require use of the Auxiliary PTO, I decided that the lever needed relocating for ease of use. Combining ideas from NJBill (link below) and others, I decided to move the control lever to the left side of the steering wheel, so that I could simultaneously use both the grapple teeth (or bucket curl) with the left hand at the same time I was using the lift/tilt control with the right hand.
Very effective mod topic
The attached picture shows the end result, from the front, prior to painting the new linkage control arm. I spent a few minutes this afternoon with the grapple bucket, and decided it worked well enough to bring it back to the garage and paint it...
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The basic relocation was performed using a turnbuckle like Bill's linked mod above, except I chose to locate the control handle differently. Rather than use the existing control lever, moved to the top of the dashboard, I made a new one.
I used a bronze bushing that fit the 1/4" pin on the hydraulic control, and fit snugly in the turnbuckle. I think the OD was 3/8" but I'm not sure.
I used a "found" 5/16" linkage rod (from an unknown donor garden tractor) that is a bit stiffer than the cold-rolled steel rods at the hardware store. It had a flange and 3/8" threads already on one end. I bent a 90-degree (well, it's pretty close [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] ) bend in it using heat, my vise, and a "pipe-cheater."
See attached picture of right side.
Because the turnbuckle will move slightly forward and back as it pushes up and down, I elongated the 1/2" hole that I drilled in the top of the dash that the turnbuckle passes through. Drilling these holes in the thick steel was actually the hardest part of the mod.
Note also that I had to loosen the control valve body and wiggle it back a little in order to remove the cotter pin that holds the bottom of the "U" pin for the existing linkage. That was the second most challenging part of this whole thing... I ended up disconnecting the linkage for the lift/tilt joystick, in order to do so. I'm not sure that's absolutely necessary, but I did it, then finally removed this troublesome cotter pin from the front side, through the hole for the hydraulic hoses...
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Looks real good. Could you post more pictures, and a materials list, hole dimensions, cost, stress analysis, etc., or how about just some more pictures.
Bob Rip
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I used a small rubber "O-ring" washer, in addition to the flat washer, on the threaded end of the control rod, in addition to locking nut. There must be some "wiggle" built into this connection, or the linkage will bind and not press/lift the hydraulic control correctly....
See attached picture for top view of the right side, including the top connection to the turnbuckle.
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I measured carefully where to drill the holes in the dashboard (1.5" from the front, and 2" up from the dash) and drilled 3/8" holes on each side of the dashboard. This allows the linkage rod to pass in front of the steering controls, hoses, wires, etc, in the dash.
I simply ran the rod through these holes -- having added setscrew collars to hold the rod in place -- then used my "pipe-cheater" to bend it up on the left side. I'd already threaded the end for the knob...
See attached picture of the left side, including the knob.
With this change in geometry, you have about 2" travel from center (forward or backwards) at the end of the knob on the new control lever. This makes the control more precise...
I decided on this length, so that I wouldn't accidentally hit the control while steering (accidentally unlocking an attachment from the quick attach, for example), yet still be within fingertip reach from the steering wheel.
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For the materials list:
1. The "found" 5/16" linkage rod... length unknown. I think a piece of 3/8" cold-rolled steel from the hardware store would likely work just as well... You'd just need to thread one end, make the short (right) bend, test fit it, then cut to length and thread the other end before you make the final bend on the left side...
2. A 1/4" turnbuckle, approximately 6" long.
3. A brass bushing -- 1/4" inside diameter, that'll fit in the end of the turnbuckle... cut to length, so it'll go down into the slot on the hydraulic control. I used the original pin from the hydraulic control.
4. Two 3/8" inside diameter collars, with setscrews. I put one of these on each side of the wall of dash panel (right side), on top of a 3/8" flat washer. These keep the linkage rod from moving side-to-side.
5. A knob for the handle. Again, this one was "found" parts, but you could use any one that fit's the linkage rod, once you've threaded the end...
6. Three new cotter pins to replace the ones in the pins where all the linkage connects to the hydraulic control body -- I had to remove both the Aux PTO control pin and the two on the joystick, in order to wiggle the control body back and down far enough to remove the cotter pin on the back (up against the "firewall") of the "U" pin that holds the front of the existing Aux PTO control.
I realize that this wasn't a step-by-step, but like most of my "shade-tree engineering", there was a lot of trial and re-grouping going on...
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Thanks, I think that will do.
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Nice! I've gotten use to using the Aux. pto lever, but someday I would like to do something like that. Hopefully TBN will always be around!
How do you like the new toys, er....., attachments? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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( How do you like the new toys, er....., attachments? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] )
I haven't spent much time with mini-hoe yet, but I really like the grapple bucket. If the weather cooperates, I plan to dig a drainage ditch with the mini-hoe next weekend...
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Very nice job, this could have been a factory install it's so good.


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Over the years, I have represented a wide range of trust, estate and probate clients, working to assist them in their personal and tax planning needs. Additionally, I have represented beneficiaries, personal representatives and trustees in estate litigation, both in defending fiduciaries and in bringing actions against fiduciaries.
As a member of the editorial board for the Real Property, Probate and Trust section of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA), I have written articles and presented materials on topics ranging from tax filing to nontraditional family estate planning. I am a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and a member of the Tax Section fo the WSBA.
Prior to attending law school, I spent over eight years as a stockborker, regional sales manager and vice-president of a local brokerage firm. My background gives me an understanding in financial and economic issues, as well as hands-on experience in dealing with the personal planning needs of individual clients.


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Monster Curried Cheese Ball Recipe
Don't be afraid of this cheese ball! The combination of the bold chutney and the mellow cheddar and blue cheeses creates a wonderful flavor. It's also a convenient make-ahead appetizer because it has to set up in the fridge overnight. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 1/2 cup mango chutney
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 package (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese, softened
- Coarsely shredded red cabbage, green pepper pieces, baby carrot and radish
- Assorted crackers
- 1. In a blender, cover and process the chutney and curry until pureed. In a small bowl, combine the cheeses and chutney mixture; beat until blended. Shape into a ball; wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
- 2. Place on plate. Add the monster's hair and face, using the cabbage, green pepper, carrot and radish. Serve with crackers. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 0 calories, 0g fat (0g saturated fat), 0mg cholesterol, 0mg sodium, 0g carbohydrate (0g sugars, 0g fiber), 0g protein
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By Sgt. Michael T. CrawfordJuly 14, 2014
ERGLI, Latvia (July 14, 2014) -- Paratroopers with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade visited a summer camp for local children near here, Wednesday, offering them a glimpse into U.S. Army life, their equipment, meals and physical readiness training.
Less than 10 kilometers outside of town, the three-and-a-half-day camp offered children an opportunity to venture into the countryside for outdoor activities such as archery, fishing and kayaking. Paratroopers with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, based at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, joined campers on day three with armor, helmets, load-bearing vests, backpacks and boxes of Meals, Ready-to-Eat.
"This is a place where I invite my friends' kids or others interested in the things I do," said Maris Olte, an explorer, a journalist and a former coach of the Latvian national fishing team. "A friend in the embassy told me there were some good guys who wanted to experience our camp. I'm very, very glad that they (paratroopers) are here."
Approximately 600 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, are spread throughout Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, to participate in Operation Atlantic Resolve, an unscheduled land-forces exercise to demonstrate commitment to NATO obligations and sustain interoperability with allied forces.
In addition to training with Latvian Soldiers in Adazi, paratroopers interact with their Latvian hosts by participating in various community events around Riga.
"For these kids, it's probably the first and possibly the last time that they'll ever interact with a U.S. Soldier," Staff Sgt. Bret Richardson, an infantryman with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment. "When we came and met with these children, we really wanted to put our best foot forward and show them that we're here to partner with them and be friends."
The campers had plenty of questions for the paratroopers, asking about everything from their uniforms to their day-to-day routines. Richardson and his fellow paratroopers explained the differences between their jobs and how they support each other, as well as how a typical squad is organized and how Soldiers communicate in the field.
Eventually, the campers' curiosity led them to the subject of war.
"Have any of you ever been shot?" one child asked. "How many people have you killed?"
Accustomed to such questions, Richardson, a native of Panama City, Florida, explained how Soldiers place their priorities elsewhere.
"We don't really try to concentrate on that," said Richardson. "We want to keep our forces safe. That's what we focus on. We want to take everyone we bring with us back home to their families."
Along with blunt curiosity came unrestrained excitement. After having their questions answered, the campers surrounded the paratroopers for a chance to try on different Army equipment. Unable to mask their grins, paratroopers helped each camper suit up and watched as the children competed to see who could do the most pushups in the over-sized gear.
"They get to experience what it is that we endure when we suit up for whatever mission we're going to go on," said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Douglas, a native of Johnson City, Tennessee. "It was fun to see them in our equipment; it's a lot of weight."
After seeing how much fun the children had trying to outperform each other while wearing the paratroopers' gear, members of the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, led a brief physical fitness session, demonstrating formation movements, warm-up stretches and cardio exercises. Again, without prompting, it quickly became a competition among the children.
After some preparatory drills, several sprints, hops and lunges across the lawn and more pushups, the campers sat down to try their first ever Meals, Ready-to-Eat.
"When I first opened up the child's main meal, he had the expression of opening that first gift on Christmas," said Richardson. "His eyes got real big, he got excited and he couldn't wait for me to hand it to him."
Olte, the owner and operator of the camp, hopes spending time and having fun with the paratroopers will teach the children how similar people are, no matter where they are in the world.
"Soldiers are human, too," said Olte, a former Soldier and a father of three. "By showing their (Soldiers') personalities -- that they are kind and that they care about families -- it gives another opportunity for the kids to see the world is not as simple as it used to be. Politics are politics, but human issues are most important everywhere."


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Perkins School of Youth Ministry
8:30 am–9:30 am Tues-Thurs
Morning Bible Study with Barry Hughes & Bishop D. Max Whitfield.
Come join us as we prepare for the day with prayer, study, and devotion.
1:00 pm–2:15 pm on Monday only*, 9:30–10:45 am on Tues–Thurs
How to be the Real Deal: Spiritual Formation for Youth Worker
Helene Foust
Youth need more than great lessons and fun activities, they need you to be the "real deal." They need you to live out your faith in ways that inspire them to live out theirs. A healthy, authentic youth ministry begins with the healthy, authentic personal faith of the youth worker. Ministry can be so full of things to do, that our personal faith journey suffers, often without even knowing it! When you're spiritually low, everything suffers… especially your ministry. During this workshop, leaders will receive tools and resources for spiritual formation, learn how to overcome burnout and tough situations in ministry, and experience a personal time of spiritual renewal through worship and prayer.
A Walk though United Methodist History
Tamara Lewis
We will be taking a narrative journey through United Methodist History divided into three periods (1) life of John Wesley; (2) the British Methodist revivals of the eighteenth century; and (3) the birth of American Methodism to the present. The format of the class will be interactive storytelling, powerpoint images, and class participation. Most notably we will engage experientially in the class and band meeting style of engagement. Students will take away knowledge of the practical divinity of the Wesleyan tradition with the goal of applying this experience to diverse ministerial contexts.
Developing a Family Ministry
Matt Tuggle
As many of us are realizing, the future of Youth Ministry falls under the broader umbrella of Family Ministry. Family Ministry includes two major components: 1) intentionally partnering the church and home together to raise the next generation in the Christian faith; and 2) operating under a comprehensive vision and strategy for ministry from birth-college. In this workshop we'll discuss both aspects and help you develop a Family Ministry plan for your context. If you have been tasked with Family Ministry at your church, this workshop will help you develop or hone your plan. If you have not been tasked with developing a Family Ministry, this workshop will give you the tools you need to talk with your church leadership about moving to a Family Ministry model.
What does it mean to explore the ecology of faith formation in the Wesleyan tradition? What role and influence do parents, the Church, and society/culture have on the development of faith in young people? In what ways can we nurture young people to stay grounded in their faith and connected to the church? Come and explore what this means for youth ministry today.
2:30 pm-3:45 pm on Monday only*, 10:45 am-12:00 pm on Tues-Thurs
Mission trips and service projects can have a life-changing effect on your youth. However, teens (and even adults) don't always know how to process these experiences. How can you help your youth translate their new found passion for service into their daily lives? In this interactive session, you will explore ways to help youth process their experiences through guided conversations, goal-setting and hands-on reflection activities. You will leave equipped to motivate your youth to continue to serve others as a group and as individuals long after your trip ends.
When you ask youth to describe their relationship with Jesus how do they respond? Something about doing devotional prayers? Reading their bible? Maybe asking themselves WWJD? How many would respond by saying Jesus wants them to advocate for the poor? Or feed the hungry? Or challenge institutional systems of racism? Youth want to make a difference in the world, and yet often times the church seems like the last place where they can ask the hard questions about injustice in the world. If you think justice and mercy are integral parts of youth faith formation, then this workshop is for you.
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Wasted or Sacred Time? Creative activities and meaningful discussions with middle school youth
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Think about your middle school years. What word best describes that time in your life? "Awkward" is the word that you usually comes to mind. So what happens when you are tasked with leading and cultivating an entire group of pre-adolescents/adolescents to reach their potential? Learn how to not waste this valuable time with them and instead, build meaningful relationships and relevant discussions through creative activities and games.
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In this informative, interactive, and engaging class you will learn four great and practical counseling tools you can use to help your youth personally, relationally, mentally/emotionally, and spiritually. You will be equipped to help them understand themselves and others better, to cope with their emotions and thoughts, to deal with family dynamics, and to grow spiritually. We'll also have some fun.
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- 1 egg
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- juice of half a lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup cream (sour cream or heavy sweet cream)
Instructions:Having all of the ingredients at room temperature, place the first six in the container of a blender. Whirl together at low speed and then very slowly pour in the oil. Add the cream and whirl until blended. The dressing should be fairly thick, almost like mayonnaise.
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I am presenting your Bank''s Annual Report and financial statements for the year 2014-15. I would like to share with you the performance highlights and financial indicators of the Bank during the year.
Economic Scenario:-
Indian economy has been hailed as the ''bright spot in the global landscape'', and a new era of optimism and confidence has dawned for speedy revival in 2014-15. An escalation in growth figures and a reduction in the global oil prices have helped our economy. India has done well in few parameters like inflation-targeting, containing CPI (5.17%) & WPI (-2.33%) based inflation in March 2015, shoring up reserves, controlling the fiscal deficit at 4% of GDP in FY15.
With the slew of measures, Indian economy has the prospects of witnessing a high and rising growth in the years to come, while simultaneously maintaining macroeconomic stability. The economy has achieved 7.5% growth in GDP during FY15 and is expected to pick up further to 7.8% in FY 2016. However, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) suggests that the industrial sector is recovering slowly with a 2.1% growth in 2014-15 (y-o-y). Exports in the same period recorded a growth of 0.9% as compared to 7.3 % in 2013-14. Agriculture is still dependent on monsoon, farm productivity is abysmally low, large wastage and infrastructure constraints prevent market from meeting shortages. Delays in securing statutory project approvals, high finance costs and slowing demand in the economy crimped corporate cash flows in recent years and made it difficult for many borrowers to repay debt, leading a pile up of bad loans in the banking system. Capital goods firms see muted growth. Thus, the Indian economy is on a cyclical upswing and forward-looking indicators suggest that the domestic demand is gathering momentum and it would take two more quarters for the credit demand to pick up.
Public Sector Banks oversee continued pressure on capital adequacy norms and stressed assets leading to higher provisions. The rise in NPAs in 2014-15 has been attributed to the effect of global recession coupled with internal factors such as slowdown in the domestic economy. This has adversely affected the corporate performance leading to a negative impact on credit quality despite good fundamentals maintained by the RBI and the Government for which your Bank was also a victim. As the investment cycle gathers momentum, the credit demand is expected to pick up with due thrust on MSME/Retail sector and early clearance of stalled projects. We can expect the system to grow moderately at 13% under deposits and 14% in advances for 2015-16. The reforms oriented by Government are raising hopes for a faster pick up of the economy which will help to curb the bad loans and improve credit demand. Your Bank also expects to grow in tune with the banking system, with a major thrust in SME and Retail sector.
Net investments of the Bank increased to Rs. 81,310 crore as on 31.03.2015 from Rs. 70,237 crore as on 31.03.2014. Total profit including sale of securities & profit on exchange amounted to Rs. 772.23 Crores during the year 2014-15 as against Rs. 752.65 Crores of 2013-14. 10-year benchmark yield has gone down from 8.96% to 7.81% during the year. The return on total investments before amortization for the year is 7.64% as against 7.60% in 2013-14.
Advances: Gross Advances stood at Rs. 1,79,041 crore as on 31st March 2015 as against Rs. 1,81,081 crore as on 31st March 2014. As the Bank was in consolidation mode, credit growth was contained consciously, in the backdrop of low credit off-take.
NET PROFIT: The Bank turned around its performance during Q4 of 2014-15 registering net profit of Rs. 35.50 crore as against net loss of Rs. 516.03 crore in Q3 of 2014-15. Net loss for the year ended 31.03.2015 was Rs. 454.32 crore. Strategic initiatives taken in the fourth quarter towards reduction in the cost of deposits, improved recovery performance and stringent measures on cost control contributed to net profit of Rs. 35.50 crore.
Due to increased provisions of Rs. 3777 crore against operating profit of Rs. 3322 crore on NPA, Restructured accounts, Taxes and fresh slippages of accounts to NPA under prime sector of the economy, which resulted the denial of income accrued thereon for our profit, resulted in net loss for the year.
Besides, the Bank has 7 Zonal Offices, 59 Regional Offices, 4 Extension Counters, 20 Satellite Offices, 40 City Back Offices, 41 Rapid Retail centers (RLPCs), 18 MSME Processing Centres and 6 Inspectorates.
During the year under review, the Bank has opened 116 branches across the country. Out of 116 branches opened during 2014- 15, 86 branches (74.14%) are located in Rural and Semi Urban centres, of which 28 branches are located in Unbanked Rural Centres. These new branches have enabled the Bank to enhance new relationship and spread Bank''s Network covering all states.
Business per employee stood at Rs. 13.24 crore as on 31.03.2015.
Gross NPA as at 31st March 2015 was at Rs. 14922.45 crore with Gross NPA ratio of 8.33% and Net NPA stood at 5.68%. For Q3 of 2014-15, Gross NPA and Net NPA stood at 8.12% and 5.52% respectively. Focused efforts towards recovery and upgradation helped efficient NPA management has brought down the slippages from Q3 of 2014-15.
Provision Coverage Ratio stood at 50.92% as on 31.03.2015 Capital Adequacy Ratio
The Bank''s Capital Adequacy Ratio as on 31.3.2015 stood at 10.11% as per Basel III norms, which is well above the requirement of 9% prescribed by RBI. Bank has incurred a net loss of Rs. 454.32 crore during the financial year ended 31.03.2015. Hence the Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend, as the Bank does not confirm to eligibility criteria prescribed by GOI/ RBI.
IT INITIATIVES: Bank has embarked on Technology Upgrade and IT Transformation, to improve the operational efficiency and customer service. CBS migration project has been taken up on a fast track mode. This will improve customer satisfaction level and facilitate the customers to conduct their banking operations from home 24/7 in a faster manner. Mobile banking solution with enquiry services and real time funds transfer (IMPS) has been launched along with other new IT initiatives.
Para banking:-
In the area of Para-banking, Bank is concentrating on marketing of insurance products and IT enabled products. The Bank continues with its Corporate Agency arrangement entered into with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited (the Non-Life Insurance Joint Venture Company) for distribution of non-life insurance products.
As per Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) guidelines, Corporate Agent can have tie up ONE STANDALONE INSURANCE apart from Life and Non Life Insurance Companies. Apollo Munich Health Insurance has uniquely designed a tailor made group insurance Health Insurance Product with Sum Insured of Rs. 3,5,7.5 and 10 lakhs to meet the needs of our Upper
Middle Income and High Net worth Customer base. The scheme was launched on 18.02.2015. As on 31.03.2015, our Bank has earned commission of Rs. 40 lakhs by selling around 5000 policies in the month of March 2015.
Steps to improve Profitability:-
As part of the efforts to improve profitability, bank lays renewed emphasis on improving the CASA ratio, improve Net Interest Margin, reduction of NPAs to a large extent through intensive recovery measures like conducting frequent Lok Adalats / Recovery Camps, One-Time Settlements and resorting to legal action under SARFAESI Act and sale of financial assets in eligible accounts.
Overseas Operations:-
As regards our overseas operations, we have eight full-fledged overseas branches - two in Hong Kong,Bangkok and Sri Lanka and one each in Singapore and South Korea. We also have remittance Centers operating at Boon Lay and Serangoon, Singapore. During August 2013, bank has upgraded the Extension Counter at Sri Lanka into a branch with due regulatory approvals increasing the number of branches at Sri Lanka to two. During August 2014, Sukhumvit, Bangkok commenced operations increasing the number of branches in Bangkok to two.
The Bank''s Representative Offices are located in Guangzhou (China), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Al Karama, (Dubai). Bank is taking up for/awaiting RBI permission for upgrading its representative office at Dubai, Vietnam and China into full fledged branches.
Ministry of Finance, Government of India has allocated the following overseas centres for opening of overseas JV/WOS by the Bank. 1. Thailand, 2. Vietnam, 3.Mongolia, 4. Srilanka and 5. Republic of Korea.
Our Bank has signed a joint venture agreement with Bank of Baroda and Andhra Bank to open a Banking subsidiary in Malaysia. The Joint venture has been duly incorporated at Malaysia on 13.08.2010 by name "India International Bank (Malaysia) Ltd." BHD and the banking Joint Venture has started functioning from July 2012.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY):
The Bank is implementing PMJDY as per the directives of Govt. of India. The Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 15th August 2014. The Bank has opened 30,46,389 BSBD Accounts and issued 29,73,230 RuPay Debit Cards as on 31st March 2015 under this scheme.
Awards won by IOB:-
Skoch Order of Merit for Financial Inclusion & Automated Data Flow/MIS Project
CNBC TV18 CFO Award for Exceptional Contribution to Banking Industry
Lokmat BFSI Award 2014 for Best Bank (Public Sector)
ASSOCHAM Social Banking Excellence Award 2014 for Runner- up among PSB category for Commendable work in "Social Banking"
IOB In-House magazine ''VANI'' (Official Language) has been awarded Third Prize from Reserve Bank of India for the year 2013-14.
Our Commitment:-
The bank resolves to achieve continuous and meaningful growth by making effective use of its human resources and leveraging its large network of branches and technology amidst the competitive and challenging environment in the industry in order to expand our market share and to improve values and returns to all our stakeholders.
I take this opportunity to thank the members of the Board, the Government of India and the Reserve bank of India for their valuable support and guidance. I thank all our customers for their continued patronage and the opportunity given to us to serve them and nurture business relationship. I also place on record my appreciation for the dedication and commitment put in by our staff members.
The valuable support of our stakeholders and the confidence they repose on the bank will motivate us to work with renewed vigour to improve business performance year after year.
With warm regards, Yours sincerely,
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
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SANDUSKY — As his Medina girls soccer team stretched in preparation for its Division I regional championship Saturday, coach Doug Coreno took out a ball and drilled it toward the wide-open goal.
It hit the crossbar, marking the closest the Bees program came to finding the back of the net.
Undefeated Perrysburg played every bit like the second-ranked team in the country and dominated in a 2-0 victory at historic Strobel Field.
The Yellow Jackets (21-0) advance to the state semifinals for the first time in school history — they will battle nationally ranked Strongsville on Tuesday — while the Bees ended the season 13-6-2.
"We felt like we had a chance to win, and if we played them tomorrow, I'd still feel like we have a chance to win," Coreno said. "I was impressed our kids didn't get caught up in (Perrysburg's) 20-0 (record) the No. 1-in-the-state (ranking). They came out and it was business as usual.
"Hat's off to Perrysburg. They earned the win."
Despite Purdue recruit Maddy Williams not scoring for the first time this season — outstanding man-to-man defense by Holly Rhodes had a lot to do with that — Perrysburg remained in complete control as Medina couldn't muster much of anything that resembled offense.
The Yellow Jackets outshot the Bees 19-2 on goal, and would have made the final score much, much worse if not for a pair of goal-line stops over a 4-minute span by Medina defender Marisa Scullin.
Meanwhile, the Bees, who often committed unforced errors that led to Perrysburg counterattacks, were held without a shot on goal for the first 73:43 of the game.
"Obviously, we feel like we're one of the top programs in the state, so we're never satisfied with moral victories," Coreno said. "But, obviously, we were the underdog coming into this game."
By obliterating Medina in the midfield, the Panthers held possession for most of the first half and saw forwards Williams, Allex Brown and Lucy Walton each fire just wide on multiple occasions.
Though the Bees' defense was playing very well considering the situation — many of Perrysburg's shots were relatively easy saves for Jordan Reynolds (15 saves) — its communication finally broke down early in the second half, when Mollie Whitacre punched a long yet perfectly placed throughball to Brown.
There wasn't much Reynolds could do, as Brown sprinted past multiple defenders down the far sideline and uncorked a rocket into the far corner.
"Our wing was out of position, which led to our center-midfielder losing the ball, which led to our backline getting pulled out of position," Coreno said. "It led to a good finish. It wasn't one individual mistake. It was a chain reaction of little things we didn't do on that one play. Little mistakes get punished in a game of this magnitude."
Nearly 30 minutes passed before Medina had its best opportunity to find the equalizer.
With a little more than 6 minutes left, Bees forward Nicole Bennett found a sliver of room just past midfield and frantically dribbled towards the net with defender Andrea Wartz nipping at her heels.
Wartz's hustle didn't appear to be enough to stop Bennett, but goalie Chloe Buehler charged with precision, allowing Wartz to catch up.
All Bennett could do was dribble right into Buehler's arms.
"It was just a good play (by Perrysburg) all the way around," Coreno said.
Bennett had a 25-yarder just miss less than 2 minutes later to mark Medina's last chance before Williams found Walton in the box for an easy goal with 30 seconds left.
"Going into the game, we were just planning on working hard and giving everything we've got," Scullin said. "I think right until the end we worked as hard as we could. We didn't give up at all."
That fact wasn't lost on Coreno. Medina's very young starting lineup — the only healthy senior was Scullin — matured by leaps and bounds following an early-season suspensions and tough losses against arguably the hardest schedule in Ohio.
Even better, the Bees return 21 of the 22 players who dressed Saturday.
"These kids really grew up this year," Coreno said. "Hopefully, that sets the stage for a phenomenal next two years."
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"Let Me In" RT style rating 9.8/10
This is the American version of the widely acclaimed Swedish "Let the Right One In". I haven't seen the Swedish version yet. I would have rated "LMI" a perfect 10, but it has that one scene lol. Pretty much everyone who watched it, knows the one I'm talking about.
"LMI" has drawn alot of comparisons to the "Twilight" movies. There is major similarities and also major differences between the two.
Both are human w/ vampire love stories
Both include a love triangle
the "Protector" theme
a huge difference is that "LMI" is nearly entirely driven by the terrific performance of Chloe Grace Moretz. CGM is as good as anyone outside of Noomi Rapace. Deserving of an oscar nom, but prolly won't happen cuz it underperformed at the box office.
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) is very good and also the always great Richard Jenkins, in a smallish, unusual, difficult role.
There is a slew of brutal violence, which benefits the movie. Within context, i found it very thought-provoking.
I disagree with the negative criticism re the visual effects. Particularly impressive was Abby's "turned" face.
"LMI" is an incredible mix of romance, violence, and world-class performances.
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