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Should Congress Be Held to the Same Standards?
Original post made by Daveg on Oct 24, 2013
He has introduced a "constitutional amendment stating: 'Congress shall make no law applicable to a citizen of the United States that is not equally applicable to Congress.' This amendment also contains two provisions that apply that same principle to the executive branch and judicial branch of the federal government.
Under this amendment, Congress, federal judges and even the White House will no longer be able to exempt themselves from the laws they create, uphold or sign ' as they all regularly do now in a plethora of ways. If congressional staffers are still allowed to receive subsidies for Obamacare, Americans will also be able to receive similar support from their employers should both parties desire such an arrangement".
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It will be interesting to see how much support this amendment generates among our duly elected representatives.
on Oct 25, 2013 at 8:15 am
It's ironic: the guy who's on record as saying blacks shouldn't have to be served at white restaurants if the owners so wish, quotes MLK.
Don't really know what this poorly written opinion piece by Randy Paul is all about. You'd think if one is seriously proposing a constitutional amendment that one might make an effort to be really clear, with lots of examples and such. But of course this racist little pipsqueak is not serious about a new amendment. He's simply posturing -- and readers of the Moony newspaper like Da veg lap it up.
Maybe Da veg would care to offer in his own words a clearer explanation of what Randy is up to?
I'm not surprised that even the right-tilting corporate media wouldn't touch this poorly written excuse for yet another half-baked criticism of ACA. Randy had to go to the commie-fighting Rev. Moon outlet. For Da veg to have approvingly offered this little laugh tells us more about Da veg than it does anything else, except what low standards Randy Paul has. Next, expect him to speak at Jim Jones university on the horrors of medicare and social security because certain wink-wink entitlement groups draw upon them.
on Oct 25, 2013 at 8:44 am
Daveg is a registered user.
In spite of "Student's", i.e. Mike Cherry's rambling comments that are laughable, I wonder what one finds to fault the premise that "Congress shall make no law applicable to a citizen of the United States that is not equally applicable to Congress."
Part of the problem with our legislators today is that they are not held to the same standards as the rest of the country. Is "Student" saying that the laws that the common citizen is held to don't apply to Congress and that is acceptable to him?
on Oct 25, 2013 at 9:34 am
So, Da veg, I must be confused, because I don't know why such an amendment is necessary. One should stop at a stop sign. Okay, I get it. Do we need an amendment for that?
Please, Da veg, we need some clarification. From you. In your own words. Here's your chance to step out from your Moonyism and really let us know what you're thinking.


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Stochastic Trends, Demographics and Demand Systems
AbstractTechniques for determining the number of stochastic trends generating a set of non-stationary panel data are applied to budget shares for a number of commodity groups from the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) for the UK for the years 1973-2001. It is argued that some stochastic trends in macro data are generated by the aggregation of fixed demographic effects in the micro data. From cross section data, fixed effect coefficients are estimated which incorporate both age and income distribution effects. The estimated coefficients are combined with age proportion variables to form a set of I(1) indices for broad commodity groups which are then incorporated into a system of aggregate demand equations. The equations are estimated and tested in a non-stationary time series setting.
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Illingworth's second team were well beaten on their Division Seven travels for the second successive week as Andrew Laheney's 12 point haul from two tries and two conversions failed to inspire his side.
Queensbury raced into an early 18–0 lead with two tries from Dane Manton and one from hooker Chris Coates.
Illingworth hit back through Laheney, who doubled his tally hitting a short ball from Brooks.
Kyle Newton kicked through to create the chance for scrum half Scott Ratcliffe to pounce, Newton again converting.
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By Mary Friedel-Hunt
It was Dag Hammarskjold who said, "For all that has been, thanks. For all that shall be, yes." Author Brené Brown said, "We're a nation hungry for more joy, because we're starving from a lack of gratitude." And then there is Saint Paul who advised that we "give thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." The Buddha: "Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us be thankful.""Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.
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In my 14-team dynasty league, I want to head into the auction next year with ~$90 to spend on the remaining 9 spots (we can keep 19 major leaguers and 4 minor leaguers). I'm considering making serious offers for Bautista, who's $2. I asked his owner what he'd want for ol' Joey Bats, and he responded: one of either Votto ($34) or Stanton ($10), one of either Avila ($3) or Santana ($14), and David Price ($12); he'd throw in someone like Bumgarner ($11).
That's just too much to yield, IMO, even despite Bautista's amazing contract. Still, it was less outrageous than I expected, and I'm thinking of countering with Youkilis ($23), Chris Young ($4), and Hanson ($30) for Bats and Strasburg ($11), and would even consider including Avila b/c I'm deep at C with Travis D'Arnaud and Ryan Lavarnway waiting in the wings, in addition to Santana. I also have Nelson Cruz ($20) that might be worked in there somehow.
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Verona-Cedar Grove Letter: An opinion on tax relief
Editor, The Times
To me, the proposed open space trust fund question with a yes/no choice for tax relief is like a manipulative parent soliciting a child's opinion to convince the child they were involved in the process when really their opinion had no affect.
I'll explain: if the vote is "yes" and the council agrees, then no one is the wiser and it really was the council's decision. If the council has other plans for the money, then the council will tell us of low voter turnout and that it was a non binding question. If the vote is "no," then the council will need to decide what to do with the money.
I propose a more meaningful ballot question process. Let the populace select multiple choices not just an up or down on tax relief. Then distribute the money to the top vote getters. Let the council determine the amount based on the vote results. Since I believe any tax relief would not amount to much, I would like the money distributed as follows: 20 percent to a rainy day fund, 20 percent used to reduce existing town debt, 20 percent for town beautification project(s), 10 percent each to CGARS, the Board of Education, police department and fire department. But I'd be happy to truly let the voters decide what to do with our money if we were to get legitimate choices.
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A Photo Journal of a Day in the Life of a Georgia Tech Student
Hi, everyone. My name is Dinty Collins, and I am a sophomore at Georgia Tech. Here are a couple of pictures of me:
8:30 a.m. – I woke up this morning to the serene sound of cars roaring down I-85. I looked out my window across the picturesque Georgia Tech Campus and, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, gave thanks that I am fortunate enough to attend such a beautiful and exciting institution.
10:00 a.m. – I decided to spend an hour reading over my textbook for my Anthropology final that will be coming up soon. I was previously having trouble getting down the nuts and bolts of Darwin's Theory of Evolution, but after discovering a drawing of the theory that I can finally relate to, I master the theory in no time.
11:00 a.m. – I headed over to the athletic department for a tutoring session with Reggie Ball. I spent all of Friday preparing a power point presentation and diorama to help Reggie better understand the concept of four downs. After going over the presentation and diorama with Reggie, I posed a hypothetical to him: "Reggie, suppose Georgia Tech has just gotten the ball and it is 1st and 10. You badly overthrow Calvin Johnson on two consecutive plays. What down would it be now?"
Reggie's response: "What does the scoreboard say?"
2:00 p.m. – Nehemiah and I became very excited when we found out that Wes Wilson, an alumnus of Georgia's Tech College of Computing, was going to be a contestant on The WB's Beauty and the Geek 2. Here is a link to the College of Computing's article on his accomplishment: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/content/view/757/570/. Both Nehemiah and I were further encouraged by the website's description of the show: "[T]he reality show tests whether eight attractive women, who get by on their looks, and eight intelligent men, with limited social skills, can live together under one roof in order to become the total package."
5:30 p.m. – I received a phone call from my younger brother, Remy, who is a senior in high school. He was very excited because he had just received an acceptance letter in the mail from Georgia Tech. Remy was somewhat concerned about getting into Tech because his SAT score was a little below what is usually required. However, he attached to his application a copy of his senior picture, and the admissions board said in the acceptance letter that the picture "demonstrated that he embodied every quality we look for in a future Georgia Tech student."
7:30 p.m. – I became somewhat bored with the pre-game warm-ups and pulled out my laptop and logged onto the net to check on the status of my Second Life avatar, which is a medieval cobbler. For all you UGAy fans who don't know what an avatar is, here's a link to Wikipedia's description -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(icon.
9:30 p.m. – An intermission that I'm told is called halftime arrived. I don't understand that much about football, but I do know that my fraternity brothers were very encouraged by the fact that the score was 7-7 at halftime. They explained to me that not being out of the game at halftime is very rare in this series.
"Florida is a school that is one of UGA's biggest rivals and has defeated them 14 of the last 16 years in football. Since Georgia Tech is incapable of defeating UGA with any regularity, we have to depend on Florida to get the job done. You know how we all prefer to live vicariously through our Second Life avatars? Well, Georgia Tech football fans prefer to live variously through Florida."
11:45 p.m. – At the frat house, I noticed pictures of two men hanging over the mantle.
My brothers explained to me these men are Bobby Ross and George O'Leary, the two most successful coaches of the post-Bobby Dodd era. Combined, they won a staggering 58% percent of the games they coached and went 5-8 against Georgia ("depending on whether or not you count the '98 to '00 victories, which we do" my frat brothers add).
1:15 a.m. – Halfway into my third Zima, I passed out on the floor.
10:00 a.m. – I woke up badly hung over after a night filled with nightmares about the English Bulldog in the red shirt and this man who threatened to physically assault me after the game:
10:15 a.m: I returned to my dorm room for another Sunday of online gaming, thus concluding my first taste of the debauchery and hard living that is the Georgia Tech – Georgia game.
Disclaimer: The Georgia Tech students represented in this article (though almost identical to Tech students you may encounter this weekend) are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons attending Georgia Tech is purely coincidental.


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Then elevate Canales to lead assistant in charge of defense. Kaleb can get guys to buy into defense and gain experience. Defense is also an area that requires dedication and study of film which is right in Kaleb's wheelhouse.
And remember Mike developed Nash and Amare. He can help DL become one of the top point guards in the league and push LA into superstar status.Don't forget how Batum and Wes' numbers will increase as well and who knows maybe Hickson will reach his potential. I can't believe any of the players are going to complain if D'antoni gets the nod over Canales. Also Kaleb gets to learn from one of the top offensive gurus.
D'antoni moves the needle. Maybe Olshey can set up an interview with Paul on the yacht since they are both in London.


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With absolutely no fanfare, the Sunday, June 10 Cubs/Braves game in Atlanta has been chosen by ESPN for its featured game that night; it thus will have a starting time of 7 pm CT (previously listed as TBD).
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The Port Manatee Propeller Club honored U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, with its highest honor as Maritime Person of the Year during ceremonies March 11 at the Bradenton Yacht Club.
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There are some moments that slap you in the face. Even when they've happened before, it still stings and brings tears to your eyes. That was me today.
It started with a message from my mom. She was waiting in the doctor's office for a second mammogram. My first question was when was the first?
About two weeks ago.
My family was gone for a weeklong vacation last week. When they got back, there was a postcard from the doctor with an appointment already set up.
My mother's already had a scare like this. In 2000, she found something that felt like a marble under her skin on one of her breasts. That was removed and it turned out to be benign. That was another moment like this.
Breast cancer has already left a mark on my family. My grandmother has one of the genetic variations that increases the risk of developing breast cancer. She's the reason why I grow my hair out and donate it to Locks of Love over and over again.
So when my mother told me she was getting a follow-up check, my thoughts flew toward the possibilities and my old fears tried to set in again. It took an hour of crying, praying and worship while driving around town paying bills to get that out of my head. It's times like these that my faith is the most important. I don't know what, if anything, is wrong, but I know God is in control. I know He has a plan. I know He loves me and my family and nothing will change that. Even if it is "the big C," He will walk through every moment with us. So why should I be afraid?
Right now we still don't know much about what's happening. All she knows is she spent two and a half hours at a clinic to get two mammograms and two ultrasounds over the same area that was a concern in 2000. There's some kind of dense, solid mass, but the docs say it's not a concern. They want another check in six months.
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Its Tuesday evening and i'm sitting on the couch trying to remember where i was this time last week...It may have only been 7 days ago but the events of last week seem like a lifetime ago and now it's 'back to reality'... or at least trying to hold it off for as long as possible.
This time last week I was drove down to Geelong with AIS cyclist Lauren Kitchen to the World Road Cycling Championships for what would be the 'epicest' week i've had for a longgg time. This year, we had 4 Canberran's lining up to compete to become the best in the World, so I couldn't help but show a little bias when it came to cheering for the riders!
On Wednesday was the U/23 men and Elite Women's TT. Representing Australia in the U/23 men were Luke Durbridge (WA) and Rohan Dennis (SA) – both World champions on the track and looking to add the U/23 Time Trial title to their already substantial list of palmers... Luke was the first off for the Aussies posting a blistering time over the first lap and his time over the first 6km would only be rivalled by rider David Millar who ran 2nd in the elite men category. Luke sat there for over 2hrs watching other riders trying to better his time, which was completed in the rain might i add. Rohan was sitting in 2nd place for a while and it looked like Aussies might go 1,2 that was until USA rider Taylor Phinney pipped Luke by 1.90sec to snatch the gold medal away from the Aussie whilst Marcel Kittel from Germany rounded out the podium. 1.90sec over a 31.6km circuit is nothing. It can be made/loss in a corner, which line on the road you took... or in Luke's case, between riding on a wet course in the rain or being able to ride on dry roads as Phinney was. Who knows if Luke would have bettered Phinney if given the same conditions, all i know is that it would have been a hell of a lot closer race ;)
Luke Durbridge opens up the medal tally for the Aussies
Next up was the elite Women's TT. Pulling on the Aussie stripes (or should I say, spending 15min trying to wedge the skinsuit over your shoulders with the help of 3 other people and trying your hardest not to flex and rip the suit with your massive biceps) was Canberran Vicki Whitelaw, Shara Gillow (QLD) and current Oceania Champion Alexis Rhodes (SA). The 22.7km time trial was held over a modified course to that of the U/23 men, however, they were not exempt from climbing the infamous berg in the opening kilometres... Just for the record, I zig-zagged – i mean 'rode' up it the day after the TTs, and wow. These riders deserved a hell of a lot of respect! The designer of the course obviously has no children – i wouldn't wish that upon anyone!! Haha... just kidding, it did make for a very exciting race!!!!!
Shara was the best place Aussie finishing in an incredible 8th place behind winner Emma Pooley. Shara is 22 years old and made her splash on the cycling scene in 2008. Her first race in Europe was the 2009 Giro Donne and a year later she is finishing top 10 in the World.. this is no doubt only an indication of Shara's real potential, so remember the name – no doubt you'll be hearing a lot more of it!!!! Vicki Whitelaw broke the top 20 finishing in 18th place whilst Alexis finished just behind in 19th. Both girls were a little disappointed with the final result, Vicki Whitelaw keeping a positive outlook about it in an interview where she states "(Today) it wasn't a factor of not knowing the course as we have been practicing this course since February," explained Whitelaw, adding, "There were positive sections today where I rode really strongly, but also some parts I really slumped, like at the start and I also thought I wasn't climbing efficiently." Whilst Alexis is hoping to try to redeem herself at the Commonwealth Games time trial next week "I wanted to run top ten and ended up nineteenth which is pretty disappointing, but there are 18 girls who are better than me which is just the way it is I guess."
Shara Gillow on her way to 8th place!! GO SHARA!!
Day 1 of TTs completed and it was time to head back to the house at Torquay with the Canberra crew, not before I stopped at Maccas to use the free wifi... I knew I couldn't last a day without internet. Then it was off to bed for what was another epic day of TTing!
Representing AUS in the elite men's TT were Richie Porte and Canberran Michael Rogers. Mick has competed in a World Championship since 1997 and was hoping to make 2010 a memorable one, repeating what he had done in 2003,2004 and 2005 on home soil. Richie Porte was also looking like a medal contender, having burst on the cycling scene 4 years ago, he is now riding for Saxo Bank in his first season as a professional cyclist. It was Mick's turn to wait in the hot seat after positing the fastest time of the day until the final wave of riders came and saw the likes of David Millar, Tony Martin and none other than Fabian Cancellara slide him off the podium. Richie was sitting in third place after Tony Martin suffered a mechanical and looked to be able to hold on, but it was Martin who came home stronger to beat Richie by a mere 7sec. Both riders said they were disappointed not to have an Aussie finish on the podium (finishing 4th and 5th respectively)in front of a home crowd but I think they should be very proud of their rides regardless, to finish the way they did amongst such class acts really says something!
With the final day of TTing done, it was time to do some training of my own and I took the time to explore some of the coastline around Torquay and Geelong... I forgot how much I love and miss being at the beach, the stoney patches of ground leading to a brown and murky sea in Europe really doesn't compare.
Day 3 of Worlds – the U/23 road race and probably the most memorable day of the event, well for us Canberran's anyway!!! Lining up for the 159km race for Australia was Luke Durbridge (WA), Ben King (WA), Malcolm Rudolf (QLD), Rohan Dennis (SA), Joe Lewis(NSW) and Michael Matthews(ACT). I spent the first part of the race cheering on the boys from the top of the 2nd hill as Ben King was in pursuit of the USA rider Ben King who had launched a threatening break in the opening stages of the race. With just over 4 laps remaining, I raced Carlee Taylor and Lauren Kitchen back to the start finish line to watch the closing stages of the race with the very nervous Canberra contingent and family. The race came together in the final 2 laps as the whole Aussie team lined up on the front to try and bring the break back and get rid of any drift wood leading into the sprint. 1 lap to go and the field was together with a couple of French riders making small attacks to no avail. With half a lap remaining, there was no doubt that it was going to be a bunch sprint and I stood by my bet from the beginning of the race that Bling (Michael Matthews) was going to be taking home the rainbows. Coming into the last bend the Canberra crew were holding their breath, biting their nails with their eyes glued to the big screen. Just over 300m to go it looked like Bling was boxed in but out of nowhere he shot out of the peloton and left everyone for dead behind him. He was going to be taking home the rainbows and was officially deemed the Best in the World, after what really was a very impressive season. When he crossed the line, there was cheering, screaming and tears coming from the Canberra supporters and seeing his family's reaction was probably the most touching part of it all! The Canberra cycling community is very close knit and it is always a big deal when you see a fellow rider do well :) Needless to say, there were plenty of reasons to celebrate that night... The whole Aussie team were on a much deserved high and it was contagious! But what happens out – stays out, sorry ;)
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Struggling from a severe lack of sleep, I dragged myself over to watch the Women's race on Saturday. Having raced the team members and stayed with them previously, I was eager to see them stick it to the internationals!!! I had the pleasure of racing with the Aussie National team for their last race in Europe – the Tour de L'Ardeche which was taken out by Vicki Whitelaw with Ruth Corset wining a stage and taking home the Queen of the Mountain jersey. Carla Ryan also won the last stage of the Tour and Tiffany Cromwell, Amanda Spratt and Shara Gillow were on fire!!! If their form was anything to go by, I would pick them for a good show. The women were faced with 'only' 8 laps of the guelling course but the pace was on as the field split up in the opening laps. Ruth Corset was the protected rider for the race, with Carla Ryan calling the shots on the road as team leader as radios were not allowed this year! I know these girls, and know that they put 100% into the race and although this isn't reflected in the final results, whoever watched the race on TV should agree. A lot goes on in a bike race, most of which isn't reflected in the final results.. I was riding the morning of the Men's road race when a cyclist rolled up to me and asked my opinion of the Aussie women's performance, stating that he thought it was disappointing that they weren't there at the end and that they should have sat in the peloton and done nothing, to at least make it to the finish. It is hard to explain to a non-racer that sometimes it is a riders job to do so much work for their team that they are expected NOT to finish, but it got me thinking that he is probably not the only one thinking this and with the best place Aussie being Ruth Corset who finished in 26th place, I took the opportunity to ask the Australian National Women's Coach Martin Barras, his opinion on the race.
Martin Barras "I actually apologised to the girls yesterday for the way I got them into this particular race. The one thing I told them before hand and again in relation to the fact that this is such an exceptional opportunity for us is if you endeavour to have an impact in this race and to leave nothing unturned, turn yourself inside out basically then you need to have no fear about the end result or the outcome and sure enough the result or the outcome, lets' not lie about it, it wasn't fantastic for us, it wasn't a great result, but these girls, and i think it was obvious on television turned themselves inside out to provide a god result and certainly to provide a good race. In that respect i couldn't be more pleased. I tend to be very proud of my teams and i was particularly proud of the team yesterday, hopefully we can be proud and winning next time around."
So whilst many of you are saying that the Australian Women's team didn't perform well, sure i'll agree – on paper they didn't get a great result- but let me assure you that remember, this is only 1 race amongst close to 100 that the women race a year (sure is a bloody big one at that!!!!!) but everyone has bad days, and you got to creep. Unfortunately for the Aussie women, it appears that today was their turn ... but their results here certainly doesn't reflect how they have performed this year. I know I couldn't be prouder of them :)
Vicki Whitelaw looking after Ruth Corset
Italian Giorgia Bronzini took out the nail biting finish from Marianne Vos from Holland and Emma Johansson from Sweden.
Which leads me to think about another topic.. on a cycling forum someone made the following comment when the forum asked if they should cover women's cycling
" I've seen it over and over. A woman trains like any A-grade male racer for a season or two and the next thing you know she's a "professional". Most of them soft pedal for 100km until the business end of the race and they needlessly crash all the time. Sorry to say it CT, but leave the womens cycling to other websites."
- Dude. Don't even get me started. Actually you already have, but i'll be saving that for another blog post.
After another restless night it was time for the elite men's road race. The Aussie team of Michael Rogers, Matthew Hayman, Stuart O'Grady, Cadel Evens, Allan Davis, Matthew Goss, Simon Gerrans, Baden Cook and Wesley Sulzberger lined up for a race of 260km starting in Federation Square in Melbourne and finishing up with 11 laps of the Geelong circuit covered by the U/23 men and the elite women the 2 days prior. I have to admit, most of my time during the race was spent doing interviews and running after other media stuff, but by the time I got to settle down and watch the last 3 laps – I was very pleased to see 2 Aussies still sitting in the lead group in Allan Davis and reining champ Cadel Evans. The crowd at the last 100m was close to 10 deep and I was struggling to fight my way through and get a glimpse of the riders coming into the last couple of laps. A great attack my favourite Gilbert looked threatening but was soon brought back and another bunch sprint was on the cards. Coming into the home stretch I could seen Allan Davis tucked in the bunch, under 300m to go I saw him step out the start his sprint only to have the screen blocked by someone's head – the 'perks' of being just over 5ft...I had no idea who had won. It took a minute for the results to come up on the screen and I was proud to see that "Alby" had finished the week off for the Aussies with a bronze medal – awesome stuff!! Thor Hushovd took out the win from Matti Breschel from Denmark. Post race I went to the media centre to listen in on the press conference where each riders were asked various questions from the media. When Alby was asked his opinion on the combined team effort he stated "I'm the only one standing on the podium but was definitely a team effort". I think this pretty much summed up the last 3 days of racing for the Aussies. Road cycling is definitely a team sport and I think the Aussies displayed great teamwork and sportsmanship - well done Cyclones you made us proud :)
Allan Davis on the podium – finishing up a great week for the Aussies!!
So the men's road race marked unfortunately the end of a very epic week. It was one of my best experiences to date and I can't wait to experience something like that again – hopefully from the other side of the fence ;) Now I got to get back to my own training, I'm super keen to get back into it! Nothing like watching the best in the business to get you pumped.
See you out on the road
Miffy :D
All photos courtesy of Jarrod Partridge and Cyclingtribe.com


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The words "Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive" is the phrase the Democratic Party is using to counter the constant negativity of the right. It's a catch phrase like "cut and run" the GOP used every time they wanted another military spending bill to pass.
Yesterday, I heard Newt Gingrich say that he was going to get gasoline down to $2.50 a gallon with the same old" drill here, drill there, drill everywhere" slogan. Sure it's good political rhetoric because gasoline is starting to rise. I bet if I took a quick look at refining capacity, it's probably at 95% as usual. You can't blame Newt; he's got to go for the home run and gasoline prices are as good as anything.
I used to think that Republican representative Paul Ryan was a sensible and pragmatic person, but every since his Medicare voucher plan was exposed for what it is (privatization) he's become a diehard partisan wanting to cut the amount of spending on entitlements but not defense and will not consider any tax increases. He used to sound like he was ready to negotiate a bipartisan deal but what I heard yesterday on "Meet the Press" was" if you come over to my side, we can start negotiations." He kept saying that his austerity only measures would promote growth and increase revenues. I have yet to see how cutting even more spending while the economy is slowly recovering, will promote growth. Europe tried "austerity only" without any success, but now they will use the central banking system to stabilize the Euro. We no longer can stop 21st century problems with 19th century solutions. Representative Ryan seems to always start with his talking points of "the president's policies have ruined this nation... blah, blah, blah" but when he's told that the President inherited a deep recession, and the economy is showing improvement; he just moves on without answering the question.
President Obama has to be the luckiest man alive, first he gets the weakest candidates; I've ever seen assembled, as his opponents. Mitt Romney is a very pragmatic man who governed as a moderate in a blue state and got things accomplished. In this weak economy, he would be a very formidable opponent, but he decided to run as something he is not. I've never heard anyone praise a state for having trees that are of the right height. I still think he'll get the nomination but when he does, roll the tapes', President Obama.
I want Rick Santorum to get the nomination because that's a debate I would like to see. He recently said, "public education is anachronistic." In the same week, he said that free prenatal testing ended in more abortions. Mr. Santorum is a fundamentalist, he can't help it, and that's the reason he lost by 18 points to another pro life candidate, Democrat Bob Casey Jr...59-41%. He's pretty much where the other candidates on economics are (except Ron Paul) the only difference is on the amount, they want to cut dividends, capital gains, and corporate tax rates.
I'm looking forward to Wednesday's debate in Arizona where Romney will have to win handily, if he's going to stand a chance at winning his home state of Michigan. If Romney loses Michigan, the established Republicans will look like Don Knott's character in the movie" The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" and who can blame them. The old GOP heroes have about ten states where it's still not too late to sign up but if Santorum has the momentum, could a Jed Bush turn that around?
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Eyelash conditioners that seem to help women miraculously grow fuller and longer eyelashes are some of the hottest cosmetic enhancements. One maker of the new product is under fire with the FDA.
The FDA will not say whether it is investigating all of the so-called eyelash conditioners and the claims that they make, but the government agency did recently say that "Age Intervention Eyelash by Jan Marini" could damage the eye. The product contains Bimatoprost, an active ingredient in a drug that is used to treat glaucoma.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Richard Parrish advises that "Because this medication is associated with commercially available eye drops that are placed in the eye that can cause serious problems like inflammation. I would not put anything on the outside, on my eye lashes, unless I knew exactly what I was getting."
"Age Intervention" maker Jan Marini says it has already reformulated the "Age Intervention" product to make it safer. Dr. Parrish says there are similar products on the market with similar ingredients and most carry a label warning not to get the product in the eye. That might be hard to do since the product goes on like liquid eyeliner.
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A former Indiana scientist accused of illegally sending trade secrets worth $300 million to China and Germany was ordered detained on charges of economic espionage, reports the Associated Press. A federal indictment alleges that 45-year-old Kexue Huang, who was born in China, passed on proprietary information about the development of organic pesticides to Hunan Normal University while he worked as a researcher for Dow AgroSciences in Indiana from 2003 to 2008. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Ridgeway said Huang, a Canadian citizen with permanent U.S. resident status, used a "patient and calculated" plan to "drain" the Indianapolis-based company of technology that took 20 years to develop. The indictment alleges that Huang published a paper in China about the organic pesticides and also directed students at Hunan Normal in further research. FBI Special Agent Karen Medernach testified that e-mails showed Huang was developing an operation to market the pesticides in China, where he stood to make millions of dollars. She said the agency believed that Huang stole samples of the bacterial strain used in the pesticides and smuggled them to China in his son''s suitcase. The indictment, which had been kept secret since it was filed June 16, charged Huang with 12 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets to benefit a foreign government under the Economic Espionage Act. He also was charged with five counts of foreign transportation of stolen property. The economic espionage charges are each punishable by up to 15 years in prison while the lesser counts could each land him in prison for 10 years. Defense attorney Michael Donahoe called the alleged scheme "hypothetical" and said Huang maintained his innocence.


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The callers are trying to sell personal emergency alert systems, promising to help seniors with medical emergencies or break-in calls.
Sheriff Dale Clarmont says they are offering incentives by promising people coupons worth thousands of dollars, but their main interest is just to collect credit card information.
Deputies want to remind people that it is never safe to provide personal information such as account numbers to telemarketers over the phone, and that you need to tell them to take your number off of their list.
If you think you have been a victim of a scam, you are advised to contact your local law enforcement agency.


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Friday, July 12, 2013
Four native Massachusetts brewing companies, including Wormtown Brewery from Worcester, recently received top honors at the annual United States Open Beer Championship in Atlanta.
Wormtown received honors in four separate categories. It received a silver medal in the German Hefeweizen category for MassWhole; and bronzes in the Porter and the Imperial IPA categories for Pro-Am Porter and Hopulence American Double IPA. In addition, MassWhole Hefe Weizen was listed as 8th by the judges in the "Most Creative Name" competition.
Other Massachusetts brewing companies honored included Boston Beer Company, Mystic Brewing, and Harpoon Brewing. See a complete list of Massachusetts beers honored below.
In total, 2500 beers from around the world representing 68 different categories were represented at the US Open.
For a complete list of competition honorees please click here.
MassWhole Hefe Weizen
Wormtown Brewery
Silver Medal (2nd Place) in German Hefe Weizen Category
8th Most Creative Name
The description from the Wormtown Website: "...Brewed with 4 Star (Northfield) Wheat and Magnum hops, and Czajkowski grown Valley Malted (Hadley) barley. Bavarian style unfiltered wheat beer with spicy clove and banana aroma. Pale straw color with cloudiness from wheat protein and yeast. Clove and banana continue into the flavor complimented by sweet wheat malt. Medium light body with a spicy dry finish."
Pro-Am Porter
Wormtown Brewery
Bronze (3rd Place) in Porter Category
The description from the Wormtown Website: "...A collaboration with local home brewer Keith Antul. Inspired by the Great American Beer Festival's Pro-Am competition we chose Keith's American Homebrewers Association competition medaling robust porter recipe and scaled it up and brewed a batch with him at Wormtown. This limited one off batch is extremely dark brown with hints of red when held up to the light. Large roasted chocolate aroma. Medium body complimented by strong malt flavor that mixes roasty malt and chocolate. Dry finish with lingering cocoa and roast accented hop bitterness. Very British in style and ingredients."
Hopulence American Double
Wormtown Brewery
Bronze (3rd Place) in Imperial IPA Category
The description from the Wormtown Website: "..Brewed with an abundance of hops. Once we started hopping this beer stopping was impossible. Emphasizing Amarillo, Horizon, Summit, and Glacier hops with support from 5 other American varieties. Hops were added in every conceivable part of the brewing process. Whole leaf in the mash, hop forwarded (lautered through whole cones), hop backed, first wort hopped, kettle hopped with pellets and extract, and dry hopped in the fermenter and brite tanks. No expense was spared to bring you HOPULENCE!"
Black Lager
Boston Beer Company
Bronze (3rd Place) in Schwarzbier Category
Samuel Adams Black Lager is a craft beer, a bottom fermenting lager, that contains Spalt Spalter and Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops. It catches the eye with a deep ruby black color.
Photo: busbeytheelder/flickr
American Tetrais
Boston Beer Company
Gold (1st Place) in Belgian Abbey Ale-Quad Category
Abbey Ale is in the proud belgian tradition of European Monastic brewing.
Utopia 2012
Boston Beer Company
Silver (2nd Place) in Wood/Barrel Aged Strong Beer Category
Sam Adams barrel aged utopia beers have the special ingredient of maple syrup and are aged to perfection. They contain Hallertau Mittelfruh, Spalt Spalter, and Tettnang Tettnager hops.
Photo: swanksalot/flickr
Utopias 10th Anniversary
Boston Beer Company
Bronze (3rd Place) in Wood/Barrel Aged Strong Beer Category
Sam Adams barrel aged utopia beers have the special ingredient of maple syrup and are aged to perfection. They contain Hallertau Mittelfruh, Spalt Spalter, and Tettnang Tettnager hops.
Photo: ewen and donabel/flickr
Day of Doom
Mystic Brewing
Silver (2nd Place) in Belgian Abbey Ale-Quad Category
Day of Doom is Mystic Brewing's traditional quadruple ale, flavored with rich malts, dark fruits and dark sugars.
Photo courtesy of Mystic Brewing
Sauvignon Blanc Saison
Mystic Brewing
Bronze (3rd Place) in French/Belgian Saison Ale Category
Mystic Brewing's traditional Belgian farmhouse ale with a 7% ABV. It is clean and bright with a light bitterness.
"Sauvignon Blanc Saison reflects our main focus at the brewery on recapturing methods to make ancestral styles of beer. In the case of the Sauv. Blanc Saison we fermented a farmhouse ale entirely in French Oak barrels. This beer was formulated by founder Bryan Greenhagen and brewed by our former brewer, James Nicholson. Remarkably this beer was 16 months old when it was judged," says Mystic.
Lord Falconer
Mystic Brewing
Gold (1st Place) in Oatmeal Stout Category
The Lord Falconer is a unique and potent Oatmeal Stout with a 5.4 ABV. It has just the right mix of bitterness and sweetness and a blackish-brown color.
"Lord Falconer was the first beer in our 'Wigglesworth' series of traditional ales bottle, keg, and cask conditioned in the traditional spirt of English 'real ale.' Wigglesworth beers are forumulated by our resident Englishman Alastair Hewitt and brewed by lead brewer Adam Threlkeld," says Mystic.
Photo courtesy of Mystic Brewing
Summer Beer
Harpoon Brewing
Bronze (3rd Place) in German Kolsch Category
Summer Beer from Harpoon is a traditional German Kolsch beer. It has a crisp, lemony taste with a hint of bitterness.
"We love our Summer Beer and we were so pleased that it was recognized at the US Open Championship this year, especially with the tough competition. We first started brewing our Kolsch back in 1999 after a few of our colleagues visited Cologne, Germany – the birthplace of the Kolsch style. They loved the beer, subtle and refreshing. With a nice crisp, dry finish, it's perfect for the summer," says Liz Melby of Harpoon.
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May 26, 2004Leesburg-- A Lee County man who wants to be Sheriff withdraws his court case.
Jimmy Kerfoot withdrew his appeal of the Board of Elections Wednesday.
He says it would have taken too long for a judge to hear the case.
Kerfoot was disqualified as a Republican candidate last month because he didn't turn in necessary paperwork on time, "July 20th is right around the corner so I'm going to put all this behind me and start fresh and qualify as an Independent and run in the general election. Everyone knows I am a Republican, just technicalities are forcing me to run as an Independent, that's all."
Kerfoot says he has gotten six hundred signatures from registered voters in Lee County. He needs five hundred to qualify as an Independent on the November ballot.
Kerfoot wants to challenge longtime Lee County Sheriff Harold Breeden.
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Yesterday I saw the world premier of the brilliant documentary Heavy Load: A Film About Happiness at the Edmonton International Film Festival. It's about the UK punkish band of the same name. They're middle-aged punk rockers with a difference: the band started with the musical dreams of several individuals, each with some cognitive / learning impairment or other, to be in a band. Together with support staff Paul and Mick (guitars), Michael (drums and vocals), Simon (vocals) and Jim (guitar and vocals) formed Heavy Load over 10 years ago. The doc follows the band over about a 24 month period, culminating in their Stay Up Late Campaign last year, which highlighted a late night limitation of many of their audience members: Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Call for papers: On the impact of nanoscale science and technology on disability, community and rehabilitation.
Call for papers: On the impact of nanoscale science and technology on disability, community and rehabilitation.
For a special issue of the International Journal on Disability, Community & Rehabilitation (IJDCR) (http://www.ijdcr.ca/copyright.shtml)
Guest Editor: Gregor Wolbring, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program, Dept of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary.
Nanoscale science and technology, while still in its infancy, describes a rapidly growing sphere of enquiry, with many and varied implications for the disability field. To establish a 'benchmark' of the current state of knowledge and conceptual understanding, the Editors of IJDCR decided a special issue should be devoted to the topic. Background information and potential topics are presented below. Continue reading
Crimes against people with cerebral palsy
The recent murder conviction in the UK of Joanne Hill for drowning her 4-year-old daughter Naomi because she was ashamed of the girl who had mild cerebral palsy, raises questions about whether crimes against people with cerebral palsy are rare events or business as usual. An icad post summarizes a sample of some of the news about crime stories against children and adults with cerebral palsy that have been published during September 2008. Crimes range from bullying and harassment to sexual abuse and murder. Continue reading
Violations of the Human Rights of People with Albinism
This post (acknowledgements to Sandy Sufian and Penny L. Richards) includes a letter from Rick Guidotti of Positive Exposure, the link to a petition Guidotti will take to Tanzania, as well as a link to the NY Times article (June 2008) on these unspeakable crimes.
We write to advise you of disturbing human rights violations against people with albinism in Tanzania that call out for action by the genetic community and ask for a few minutes of your time to make a difference. Recent reports from Tanzania published by BBC News, New York Times and the Washington Post tell of the murders of persons with albinism, including children, on the orders of witchdoctors peddling the belief that potions made from the legs, hair, hands, and blood of people with albinism can make a person rich.
In mid-October, Positive Exposure's Rick Guidotti (www.positiveexposure.org) will be traveling to Tanzania in partnership with Under the Same Sun (www.underthesamesun.com) to collaborate with national and local government officials, authorities and interests groups to develop effective strategies to end these
crimes against humanity. Please sign the online petition which the team will present to the government of Tanzania. We need 10,000 signatures for this to be effective. http://listserv.galists.org/t/345183/10873/81/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy51bmRlcnRoZXNhbWVzdW4uY29tL3BldGl0aW9ucy5waHA%3d&x=dde07514
This petition will also let the albinism community in Tanzania know that they are NOT ALONE and that many throughout the world are standing with them in defense of their fundamental human right to safety, security and freedom.
Positive Exposure is a non-profit organization that challenges stigma associated with difference by celebrating the richness and beauty of human diversity.
Here is the link to the NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/world/africa/08albino.html
"Let's Talk About It": Contemporary Eugenics for Louisiana and the Problem of Intergenerational Welfare
Republican state representative John Labruzzo has recently suggested a sterilization program in Louisiana to solve the problem of "intergenerational welfare". Labruzzo's proposal derived from a "brain-storming session" (which makes me kinda wonder what sort of brains were involved). Labruzzo represents himself as prepared to go–on the bold ideas for the 21st-century front–where no man has gone. Readers of this blog, however, will know that the idea is all too familiar in the history of eugenics. The core proposal was to pay (say) women who are deemed to be in a situation of "intergenerational welfare" $1000 to undergo tubal ligation.
I don't know whether Labruzzo has also had the bold idea of making this compulsory, or working actively in ways to make the economic plight of such women even worse than it is now so that they would be more likely to accept such a "voluntary" program of sterilization. Both might be ideas that Representative Labruzzo's brain-storming team missed, but both would be natural extensions of the eugenics program he is just kinda throwing out there for people to consider. The proposal derived, it seems, in part from Labruzzo's reflections on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the more recent hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico.
I wish I were making this up (as can sometimes happen …). But I'm not.
What do New Orleans, or Louisianers, or Americans more generally, think of this, one wonders? Some vids and other links on this beneath the fold, where you can see Labruzzo in action defending the idea and a few ways in which it has been picked up in the media already. Continue reading
The Criminal Brain
Criminologist / sociologist Nicole Rafter has a new book out, The Criminal Brain: Understanding Biological Theories of Crime, with NYU Press. The flyer here will give you a spanking 20% off, and I'd be happy to send it to anyone who needs one. Rafter has written extensively on crime, science, film, and, most relevant for me and many readers of this block, on the history of eugenics. Her White Trash: The Eugenic Family Studies: 1877 – 1919, which is surprisingly hard to get now (our library, with over 5 million volumes, doesn't have it …) collects the now classic "white trash studies", starting with Dugdale's "The Jukes", which provided the core of the scientific basis for eugenic sterilization policies in North America, including here in Alberta. You can get heaps more information about Rafter from her website. And for a special 20% discount … Continue reading
Families and Memory — Free Public Symposium
A Free Public Symposium on Eugenics and Family Life:
Past, Present & Future
Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:30 am – 4:00pm
Edmonton Public Library, Stanley Milner Branch (Downtown)
This FREE PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM will centre on the stories and experiences of survivors of sterilization, institutionalization, and other aspects of our social structure that have excluded persons with real or perceived disabilities from family life
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Get more details on the day beneath the fold.
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The War in Iraq: an Australian perspective
Although it is not the habit of this blog to be "overly political" (heavens forbid!), with all the election fever that is sweeping both Canada and the US, my Australian sensibilities have led me to think that readers would appreciate a uniquely antipodean interview with the Australian Minister of Defence, Dr. Brendan Nelson on no less important a topic for our future than the war in Iraq.
The video, which shows Australian Minister of Defence Brendan Nelson interviewed on the respected ABC network (not to be confused with the acronymically identical ratbag US network), is not captioned, nor translated from Australianese into North Americanese. But still, it shows our leaders at their best. Beware: what follows is a bit of a lollyscramble!
For those who want a transcript of the video, click here. (By the way, we are working on making use of the new YouTube facility for captioning, but it's still more than a few clicks away for videos that we don't ourselves own. We hope to bring some nice results from that change shortly.)
Victims of Violence with Autism
Recent murders, violence, and abuse of children and adults with autism or Asperger syndrome are an incredibly disturbing trend. The following cases are only a sample of the many cases reported within the last month:
19 September 2008 – Margate, FL, USA NBC6 News reports that two men were arrested in connection with a sexual assault of "an autistic girl." Continue reading
Posts on Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy
If anyone has any reactions to talks they've heard at the Cognitive Disability conference in NYC sponsored by SUNY Stony Brook and run by Eva Kittay and Licia Carlson that has just finished, please post away, either as a comment here (anyone) or in your own post (if you're a What Sorts blogger). Kristina's link to her Autism Vox post on Ian Hacking's talk is a start.
Rangel takes heat for 'disabled' comment
now again more than questionable use of language
Interviewed by New York television station WCBS Friday evening, the powerful New York congressman was asked why Democrats appear "afraid" of Palin. "You got to be kind to the disabled," Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, responded in an answer the reporter interviewing him later called "astonishing."
Shortly after the interview aired Friday night, Rangel issued a statement say his words were "misinterpreted."
"Sometimes in the heat of a political campaign you choose words that can be misinterpreted," he said. "Governor Palin is an obviously healthy person who in no way fits the description of disabled. I meant to say then, and I am saying now, that she entered the campaign with a disadvantage in the area of foreign policy."
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My question: what fits the description of disabled? the deficient unable to be a president….?
About How We Talk About Autism
I was able to make it into New York last night and hear philosopher Ian Hacking give his keynote speech on How We Talk About Autism, for the Stony Brook University conference on Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy. Some reflections on Professor Hacking's lecture are here—-the lecture has kind of "jump-started" my thinking for my book on language and neurodiversity.
SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability
For those in the NYC area:
The Council for the Study of Disability invites you to a
Screening and Discussion of the award winning documentary
The ART of Disability. This humorous, passionate film tracks artists with diverse disabilities as they create and present self-representations that transform stereotypes and reveal the complexities and richness of their lives. Discussion with filmmaker, Bonnie Klein and George Stoney.
For more information: http://www.nyu.edu/disability.council/.
ACTUP Oral History Project
This week we had a real treat in Edmonton in having Sarah Schulman from the ACTUP Oral History Project around for the week. ACTUP–the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power–was the leading activist organization in the US formed to fight on behalf of those with a then-mysterious "gay disease" in the early 1980s that came to be known as AIDS. The Oral History Project has been underway for over five years, and is centred on almost 100 video interviews, one with each living member of ACTUP, New York. The interviews, which run up to 4 hours, can be accessed via the OHP website. There you can view about 5 minutes of streaming video of the 70 or so interviews that have been posted there, and download FULL transcripts of all of these in pdf. Continue reading
Salon article: The "retarded" renaissance
By Lynn Harris (ST: with acknowledgement to be given to Lawrence Carter-Long)
"Never go full retard" was the catchphrase of the summer. Activist groups aren't laughing. Should you be?
Basically, we used the word to describe any annoying person (or rule or homework assignment). There was also the timeless "loser," of course, and the more ephemeral "dink" — "douche bag," for its part, came later — but "retard," and "retarded," with all their variations, packed the most playground punch. And today, pop culture and the Twitterati, tirelessly mining those formative years for irony pay dirt, have spurred — for descriptive better or for derogatory worse, depending on whom you ask — a "retard" renaissance. Continue reading
NY Times article: US Congress Passes Bill With Protections for Disabled Americans
Published: September 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to a major civil rights bill, expanding protections for people with disabilities and overturning several recent Supreme Court decisions. The voice vote in the House, following Senate passage by unanimous consent last week, clears the bill for President Bush. The White House said Mr. Bush would sign the bill, just as his father signed the original Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. The bill expands the definition of disability and makes it easier for workers to prove discrimination. It explicitly rejects the strict standards used by the Supreme Court to determine who is disabled.
Read the full story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/washington/18rights.html?th&emc=th
Podcast about the 'trials' of courtroom interpreters
How should the courtroom interpreter interpret their own role in the courtroom? And what discrepencies exist in understandings of this role, between defence and prosecution lawyers, judges, defendants, and the interpreters themselves?
This comprehensive and interesting Australian Radio National podcast may interest readers of the 'what sorts' blog, especially with respect to the interests of access to justice and the ability to be fully linguistically present at one's own trial. Continue reading
Book Launch of Human Futures: Art in an Age of Uncertainty
Three Cheers for Granta!
The first is that under Crowley's short-lived editorship (he has now moved on, or perhaps back, to The New Statesman), Granta now has a significant online component, much of which is free. You can go there and check out interviews with authors, weekly updates on relevant stories, recent events, and much more. Some of this complements the printed version, but much of it is free-standing and so of use to those who don't subscribe to or otherwise read Granta. Two on-line items worth checking out are Continue reading
Job whiners, remember that it could always be worse
What sorts of jobs should there be? All sorts?
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Helen Wintz closed her eyes tightly shut; tears began to stream down her face. As her eyes slowly opened, she intensely looked at her late husband's name, newly engraved into the Bucks County memorial for fallen firefighters in Doylestown.
Bristol Fire Company Fire Police Captain David Wintz died in the line of duty on May 16 after suffering a heart attack minutes after leaving the scene of the massive three-alarm chemical fire at the Dow campus.
On Sunday, the devoted father and longtime public servant was honored in the 2012 Bucks County Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
Fire service colleagues from throughout Wintz's 50-year career attended the Sunday morning ceremony in the Bucks County Courthouse courtyard.
Local dignitaries and fire officials from throughout the county took to a podium and spoke of Wintz's service.
After the speeches, the Bristol Borough resident's family, friends and fellow firefighters laid flowers atop the memorial that now bears his name.
Wintz is not alone on the memorial. The names of 23 Bucks County firefighters and fire police officers who have given their lives while protecting and serving others since 1915 are etched into the stone.
Three of Wintz's four children are actively involved in the fire service in the communities they live in. They attended the ceremony dressed in their respective firefighter dress uniforms.
Sunday's ceremony marked seventh time Bucks County Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service was held. The ceremony not only honors local firefighters, but those who gave their lives from around the state.