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Health officials are warning that whooping cough is making a comeback in Georgia. A baby girl is one of five people already sickened in Newton County and health officials have tied three cases to a local church. Kimberli Rains' youngest child, Colbi Jayne, is in Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, sometimes fighting for every breath."She just struggles to breathe and she turns like a dusky color, starts turning blue. And, she just really struggles to breathe," said Kimberli.Colbi, who is three months old, has been hospitalized for a month, part of that time in the pediatric intensive care unit. Episodes hit sometimes several times a day,"She's struggling for her life. It's critical when she's in one of the episodes. And it's really, it's just, it's scary," said Kimberli,Colbi's diagnosis: whooping cough, or pertussis."It's a very scary thing to watch. A child appears to be choking, they can turn blue, they can stop breathing," said Children's Pediatrician-in-Chief Dr. Jim Fortenberry.Fortenberry says that in 20 years on the job, he's never seen a jump in whooping cough infections like this: statewide they're up nearly 50 percent from this time last year. Fortenberry said that Children's has seen double the amount of cases in the metro Atlanta area so far. In the last few months, children have been coming to the hospital, some of them so sick they've had to be placed on ventilators to help them breathe, or even a heart lung bypass machine. And Dr. Fortenberry says some of these kids are being exposed by family members who may not even realize they have whooping cough.Babies like Colbi Jayne are vulnerable because they don't get their first pertussis vaccination until they're about two months. And then need time to build up immunity.Many adults and teens don't realize that they need a booster shot for pertussis every 10 years. "Particularly if you are expecting a baby, or if you're going to have a baby in your household, it's critical that mom, dad and other teenagers in the household get vaccinated," said Fortenberry.Kimberli says she was never told she needed a booster shot when she was pregnant with Colbi "I would tell anyone who is pregnant to ask for the shot. Ask their doctor for the shot because, because it may help, you know," said Kimberli. The family is from Covington, where public health officials confirm they are investigating a cluster of whooping cough cases connected to a church community. Rains says they have called, "They were asking had we been to church recently…I have no idea, because I haven't really taken her out much," said Kimberli.Colbi Jayne can't go home until she's gone 48 hours without a coughing episode."I just want her to get better. And be able to go home and not have to worry," said Kimberli. "I just want her to be well."Eighteen states have reported outbreaks of whooping cough. Georgia is not at that level yet, but Dr. Fortenberry says if this trend continues, we could be, relatively soon.Health officials say children under 7 need a series of five DTaP vaccines.Everyone 11 and up should get a whooping cough booster
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Should we promote the widespread consumption of biotech foods?
Karen Wang
Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California, USA
Correspondence Address:Karen WangLynbrook High School, San Jose, California USADOI: 10.4103/0974-6102.105074
Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, can be engineered to resist disease, produce more vitamins, and even provide lifesaving vaccines. Recently, scientists have been experimenting with modifying plant and animal genes to create new breeds of crops and livestock that grow faster, provide more nutrition, and minimize pollution. Why, then, are some citizens and experts hesitant about promoting the widespread consumption of these "biotech" foods? As shall be made clear, there are significant drawbacks to this agricultural innovation. As both national and worldwide consumers, we must ask if the benefits outweigh the risks of GMOs in terms of health, environment, economy, and ethics.

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Despite the delay in the approval of gas exports, Cheniere Energy (NYSEMKT:LNG) has bright prospects based on its development of the Sabine Pass plant, an improvement in the construction of terminals and pipelines, and the expectation it will get an export license. So far, Cheniere is the only company out of 15 participants to get the conditional approval to export liquefied natural gas. In our opinion, there is a great probability that the company will completely get this approval, primarily due to the government planning to utilize its excess supply of gas. The phenomena of gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing has created excess gas supply and exerted a downward pressure on gas prices. We believe that in order to stabilize natural gas demand and supply, the government will soon take this initiative of exporting excessive gas and enable Cheniere to generate high revenues in the coming period.
The Obama administration has shown its reluctance to provide an export license to Cheniere Energy by offering a justification to review the environmental assessment of the project. The Department of Energy has revealed that a third party is studying the possible economic impact of liquefied natural gas exports, and how beneficial it will be for the country. According to the DOE, the report is expected to come out by the end of 2013. But in our opinion, the winner of the Nov. 6 presidential election will give a positive signal to natural gas exports, whether it's Romney or Obama. Romney has plans to increase natural gas drilling activity in the country. On the other hand, Obama has also expressed his aim to increase natural gas drilling activity in the country.
Cheniere Energy is the only company capable of getting conditional approval to export liquefied natural gas through its Sabine Pass. The Sabine Pass will be the biggest plant for the export of liquefied natural gas, and contains a high output capacity of 18 Mtpa. The total projected cost on the project will be around $10 billion and is expected to create a large amount of revenue for the company.
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Cheniere Energy has showed an upside of 18% over the course of the last three months, as reflected in the above graph. Its 50-day and 200-day moving averages are $15.80 and $15.08, respectively. The stock has shown an upside based on the expected approval of export through the Sabine Pass. In our opinion, the shares will show further upside, as the demand of natural gas is significantly increasing around the world and Cheniere is the only company in the United States with a high capacity export terminal -- and is expected to get a license approval as well. British company Noble Clean (OTCPK:NOBGY) has signed an agreement to import excess liquefied natural gas, and there are many other companies around the world that are looking for liquefied natural gas imports to meet their energy needs.
Cheniere's stock is trading at a price/sales of 9.97 times, a price/book of 8.5 times, and EV/revenue of 18.3 times. We believe its valuations will improve after the government gives it the license to export liquefied natural gas.


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Love You ToWorking title: Granny Smith
Written by: George Harrison (100%)
Recorded: April 11, 1966 (Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios, London, England) and April 13, 1966 (Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
Mixed: April 11 and 13, May 16, June 21, 1966
Length: 2:57
Takes: 7
George Harrison: lead vocals (multi-tracked), acoustic guitar (1963 Gibson "Super Jumbo" J-200), lead and rhythm guitar (1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster), sitar
Ringo Starr: tambourine
Anil Bhagwat: tabla
Asian Music Circle musicians: sitars, svarmandal, tamboura
Available on: (CDs in bold)
Revolver (UK: Parlophone PMC 7009; PCS 7009; US: Capitol (S)T 2576; Parlophone CDP 7 46441 2)
- After hearing the sitar while in India during the filming of Help!, George Harrison became quite taken with the instrument, and attending a London concert by the great sitar master Ravi Shankar in late 1965 only intensified it. When the sessions for Revolver came about, George's entire output on sitar had been limited to one somewhat clumsy line on the Rubber Soul track "Norwegian Wood." Now, however, Harrison felt he'd improved enough to try something bolder -- a Western song based around the drone of traditional Indian music, with full Indian orchestration.
- On April 11, after final overdubs on "Got To Get You Into My Life," Harrison laid down the song - a mystic rumination on the importance of love versus the acceleration of time and the greed of the human spirit - on acoustic guitar. Then the guitarist called a friend, Ayana Angadi, co-founder of the Asian Music Circle, a collection of Indian musicians from London's northern Finely area. (George had met Angadi after his sitar string broke during "Norwegian Wood"; calling the British Embassy to find another one, they were put in touch with the circle.)
- Two days later, limos arrived to pick up members of the circle and bring them to Studio 3 to add Indian instrumentation to "Love You To." The mediator between Harrison and the circle was tabla player Anil Bhagwat, the only musician from the group to be credited on the album (and the first outside musician to be given credit on any Beatles album). George suggested that the band start, as they normally would, with a free-form improvisation called an alap; at the end of the song, the group were encouraged to speed up and go into a free-for-all known as a razakhani, or a fast gat. The two jams and the overdubs onto the song proper (the dhrupad) were then edited into a seamless whole.
- The only other Western instrumentation heard on "Love You To" is a fuzztone guitar played (by Harrison) with a pedal to create the illusion of a drone, which can be heard on every other bar in the chorus, and a faint electric rhythm guitar in the right channel; Ringo's tambourine was then added, and George's double-tracked vocals were double-tracked yet again. Paul had contributed a high harmony to George's vocal, but this was never used. (You can hear George's guide acoustic guitar faintly, all the way to the right of the stereo mix.)
- Contrary to rumor, Ravi Shankar did not play the sitar riff heard throughout the song; George claims only that he plays a sitar, but does not specify if it is the lead one. Many musicians have doubted that George had developed sufficiently to play these solos.
- The mono mix of this song extends the gat jam at the end another 14 seconds. It is preserved in CD mixes.
- As a bit of an in-joke, when George's character first appears in the film Yellow Submarine, the intro to this song can be heard.
- The title is a transposition of the lyric "I'll make love to you." It's not sure why the change was made, although the fact that Harrison waited until the very last minute to submit a title means that this may in fact may have been a simple error. "Granny Smith," the original working title, is a kind of apple - the exact kind later used for the Apple Records logo!
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Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon ground chile or chile powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- salt to taste
Mayonnaise can be difficult to measure but if you also have a liquid in the recipe, there is a trick to measuring the mayonnaise. In a large glass measuring cup (a 4-cup measuring container works well) measure out the milk first to 1/2 cup. Then add the mayonnaise by the spoonful until the mixture reaches the 1 1/4 cup line which means you have added 3/4 cup mayonnaise to the 1/2 cup milk. Now you can use the mixture as directed.


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June 27, 2003
Albany -- The Postal Service changed nearly 50 Zip Codes in Southwest Georgia last July. The grace period to stop using your old Zip Code ends this month.
But the post office will still continue to deliver your mail, even if it doesn't have your new Zip Code.
If the bar reader for the Zip Code on your letter does not match, your letter is shifted into the rejection slot in one of the mail sorters at the Albany Post office, and has to be sorted by hand later.
Albany Postmaster Ron Bradley said "If they have not corrected their Zip Code with all their correspondence, that's where their mail will end up, in this reject bin. We'll have to take that mail work it by hand."
The grace period for the old changed Zip Codes that started with 317 ends July First. If you have not given the new Zip Code to your correspondents, it's time. But the post office will not stop delivering your mail even if the old Zip Code is used.
Bradley said "We've got a provision that will sort by the old Zip Code. Eventually this provision will go away, and at that point if they have changed their address with their correspondence, their mail will reject off our automated equipment and have to be sorted by hand."
Having the correct Zip Code helps the Post Office deliver your mail, and ends up saving you money. Bradley said "It helps us to keep costs down. If we keep costs down, rates don't go up."
The postal service has already informed most major mailers like utility companies, state and federal agencies, about the zip code change. If you have any question about your Zip Code, call or visit your local Post Office.
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Moist Carrot Cake ( You can make carrot muffins with this recipe, too)
Hi, Today I am going to make carrot cake. It's one of the most popular cakes in the United States and U.K. First I will make carrot cake and cream cheese frosting. It's classic moist carrot cake, which is perfect for holidays like Christmas.
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Moist Carrot Cake Recipe
For 8 persons, or a rectangular pan of 11×9 inch (28×22 cm)
Level: Easy
Prep time: 40 min
Cooking time: 45 to 55 min
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (150 g)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon quatre-épices, or allspice *
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4.2 oz carrot, grated (120 g)
- 1 orange, zest only (optional)
- 1/2 cup soft dark brown sugar (100 g), or light brown or caster sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (120 ml)
- 2 eggs, medium-sized
- 1/2 cup walnut, roughly chopped (60 g)
- 2 tablespoons raisins (1 oz; 28 g)
For cream cheese frosting:
- 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room-temperature (3.2 oz; 90 g)
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar (120 g)
- 5 oz cream cheese, softened (142 g)
- 1 lemon, zest only (optional)*
* Please be careful about amount of each ingredient. It is converted from metric (gram) measurement to cup-measurement.
Prepare the pan
Grease the pan and line the parchment paper.
Prepare carrot (and orange)
Grate carrot. And zest an orange (optional). And set aside.
Sift dry ingredients
On a parchment paper, sifted flour, ground cinnamon, quatre-épices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. When you sift large amount of flour, it's better to use a paper than a mixing bowl. Today I used half teaspoon of French Quatre-épices, which is optional. It's a mixture of pepper, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. Now whisk a little and set aside.
Mix wet ingredients
In a separate bowl, add in soft dark brown sugar and vegetable oil. Then whisk to combine. Add in eggs one at a time. And stir until homogeneous.
Mix all ingredients
Pour the dry ingredients into wet mixture and fold until combined. And add in grated carrot, roughly chopped walnuts, and raisins. Stir until combined.
Bake the cake
Pour the batter in the pan. Bake in the oven preheated to 340 degrees F (170 C) for 45 to 55 minutes, or until an inserted wooden stick comes out clean. If you use muffin tins, bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Make cream cheese frosting
In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese, unsalted butter, and confectioner's sugar. Today I am adding lemon zest to add flavor. Then cream altogether until homogeneous.
Assemble the cake
Now remove the cake from the pan. Cover the top of the cake with frosting generously.* And decorate with sweet candy if you want. Today I am using marzipan, which is made of sugar and almond meal.
Bon appetit
Voila, Spicy cake is dense, yet soft. And the cream cheese frosting is delicately lemon flavored.
Quatre-épices means literally "four spices" in French, which is a mixture of ground white pepper, grated cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger at the ratio of 1:1:1:1. Quatre-épices gives your carrot cake special spicy character. If you don't have it, add in allspice, ground ginger or nutmeg.
To add flavor to cream cheese frosting, you can opt for pure vanilla extract instead of lemon zest if you want.
This is not sweet like other dessert, so sweet icing on top is recommended. Carrot cake is best when served at room-temperature with hot tea.
Spread frosting when the cake is completely cooled.


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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones thinks heavyweight fighter Matt Mitrione is a "scumbag" for talking trash about transgender fighter Fallon Fox.
"Meathead" was fined and suspended earlier this month after labeling Fox a "sick, sociopathic disgusting freak" who should be "embarrassed" for wanting to beat up women (read his verbal tirade here). His suspension lasted all of 16 days and he's now been scheduled to fight Brendan Schaub at UFC on FOX 8 this summer in Seattle.
That makes him a "terrible person," according to "Bones."
The good news is, the UFC 159 headliner can make the move up to heavyweight -- just like he's been teasing in recent months -- to settle his differences with Mitrione inside the cage. The former Ultimate Fighter (10) grad has even given him 12 months to do it.
Anything after that, according to his Twitter, makes Jones a coward.
Last time I spoke, gotNtrouble4 talking bout sum1 using hands2hurt women, guess thats a lot better than Bentleys&Telephone poles ... Ur a spoiled brat that needs 2b taught a lesson & I'm the guy2do it. Come fight me at hvywgt within 1 year or ur a coward, kid @JonnyBones
Mitrione is referring to Jones' run-in with the law back in early 2012.
The 25-year-old fight phenom plead guilty to driving while intoxicated (DWI) last June. In addition, he was fined $1000 and received a six-month suspension of his driver's license after crashing his Bentley into a utility pole in the wee hours of the morning.
See the details here.
How about it, fight fans, would Mitrione be a good introduction to the heavyweight division? Or would Jones -- based on his accomplishments thus far inside the Octagon -- have bigger fish to fry?


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Final Projects
After completing their coursework, students must enroll in a Research and Methods course in preparation for the final project. At the end of this course, students prepare an Academic Plan that includes a description of the courses they have taken, a brief description of the final project, an organizational outline of the project, and a preliminary bibliography. Once the MALS advisors have approved that document, students return to campus to meet with the program's steering committee, a group of six faculty members drawn from departments across the College, for discussion and approval of the coursework and the final project proposal. The majority of these projects are research papers between 50 and 75 pages in length; however, many also incorporate a range of other media, including documentary films, creative writing, and visual art.
Throughout the proposal, writing, and revision of their final projects, students work closely with two final project readers whose areas of expertise overlap with those explored in the project.
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- The Language of Sport and the Social Construction of Gender
- Teaching the Adirondacks: A Pilot Curriculum
- People, Land, and Time: An Anthropological and Environmental Study of the Southwest
- High Heels & High-Tech: A Study of Women in the Workplace
- Moving On: Early Bereavement, Grief, and the Acceptance of Death
- Tzel Koratainu: Programmatic Attempts to Mitigate the Effects of Child Abuse
- The Politics of the Ivory Trade: A Comparative Study of Elephant Ecology in Botswana, Kenya, and Japan
- The Diffusion of British Steam Technology and the Creation of America's First Urban Proletariat
- Literature of Loss and Place: An Illustrated View
- The Moroccan Jewish Piyyut: Judeo-Arabic Music and Culture
- Artist and Audience: The Individual in the Museum
- Worthy is the Lamb: Pastoral Symbols of Salvation in Christian Art and Music
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Each year, the Giant grocery store located across
This year, Giant is selling a "George Mason High School Chicken Salad," in the deli, but here's the catch: the special will only last from Friday, February 17 through Sunday. Make sure to stop by and grab a glimpse (or a bite) before the sale is over.
Tune in to NBC4 at 10:30 a.m. this Saturday to watch the tournament.
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Top volleyball players to compete at ARC
Queen's is set to host for the first time a major indoor Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship.
"The state-of-the-art Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) has increased our capacity to host marquee events such as the Canadian university men's volleyball championship," says Leslie Dal Cin, Director, Athletics and Recreation. "We are excited to showcase for the local community the best men's varsity volleyball players from across the country."
Eight of the best teams from across Canada will vie for the national title during the three-day championship. Queen's is guaranteed a berth in the tournament as hosts and will play its first game of the championship Friday, March 2 at 6 pm. The Gaels hope a strong contingent of local fans will give them the advantage they need to win the title.
Volunteers will share more details about the championship with faculty, staff and students at Ban Righ Hall on Friday, February 17 from 11 am until 2 pm. Information about attending the matches and tickets can be found online or at the customer service desk inside the ARC.
Visit the Athletics and Recreation website for updates leading up to the championship and connect with the 2012 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship on Facebook.
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Open Thread: Obama on Video Saying He Wants Higher Gas Prices
By Matthew Sheffield | March 16, 2012 | 09:56
Despite their hasty and persistent denials, evidence keeps piling up that President Obama and his Administration aren't exactly displeased at the prospect of higher fuel costs. One of the best pieces of evidence has been Department of Energy secretary Steven Chu's remarks about wanting fuel prices here to be comensurate with Europe's higher rates.
While Obama himself has also famously said that he wanted the price of coal electricity to "necessarily skyrocket," until now, there hasn't been a video of him stating the same sentiment about gas prices. Now there is. Watch below the fold.
The comments made by then-presidential candidate Obama were in response to a question about what sorts of "sacrifices" that Obama would be willing to expect of his fellow Americans. Immediately, he reverted to the left-wing faith in global warming saying we need to "get serious" about stopping it by making electrical power companies "invest" in so-called green energy which he admitted was more expensive.
The second "sacrifice" Obama wanted people to make was to pay higher gas prices. Here's his full statement:
Not only do we have to invest in mass transit, but we have also have to make sure that, we also have to make sure that people are making good decisions about cars. And their freedom--people are, you know, people are free to buy a [Chevrolet] Suburban if you want, it gets 8 miles a gallon but we can't subsidize to make sure that you have--you are able to fill up your Suburban tank at a really cheap rate because that's not the trajectory of oil prices worldwide.
So basically, forcing his apocalyptic enviro worldview on Americans is what Obama views as sacrifice. Who could've known at the time that Obama also felt the same about forcing abortion pills and birth control on religions who disagree with them as well?
#1 Insulate our homes????
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:13am.
Why hasn't anyone thought of that before????
The man is positively brilliant!! What a genius!!
OK, so I know that's not what this blog is really about, but I just LOL'd when I heard him say that.
Also, I noticed that the young man asks him what he (Obama) is willing to ask the American people to sacrifice in order to bring about Obama's vision of a brighter future.
Yep, that's an Obamabot, all right!!
Let me rephrase his question: Mr. President, what are you going to ask Americans to give up so that you can have your way?
I'm sorry, I couldn't get through the whole video. I needed a barf break.
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#2 Yea we're screwed
Submitted by GregE on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 1:07am.
Looking back on that nonsense is a barfer, no doubt. His mind is on making Utopia.
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#3 Is there anything
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:11am.
dumber on the face of the earth than a liberal college student?
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#4 Good morning BK
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:21am.
Could the answer be a liberal college professor.
In the words of our present in the wjite house became one - "When I started colege I coldn evin spel perffeser now I is one."
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
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#5 Yes.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:59am.
A liberal college graduate.
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#6 Even worse~
Submitted by GG_NB on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 8:00am.
A liberal agenda-driven college prof.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
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#7 Here is a topic I have not talked about for a while
Submitted by shawn. on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:14am.
......however I feel it is relevant. I totally agree that Rick Santorum never specifically said he would try to take birth control away from people and the msm are wrong for saying he did
However there is no gray area about him saying he is going to be punishing distributors that make what he considers indecent films. I believe this is a mistake and will backfire
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#8 it is about standing for what he belives in
Submitted by OuttaMyWay on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:37am.
Turn it around the other way, why are your for sex trafficking and forced sex slaves. A MAJORITY of the women in adult movies are not making a CHOICE to be in it.
Not the big name stars but other esp foreign made (eastern European) films.
while many will disagree, does not change what is right.
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#9 im not for it
Submitted by shawn. on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:19am.
Anybody forcing anyone to do something against their will should be punished
I did not even offer my view if he is right or wrong. I just said I believe it will backfire
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#10 ⇒ Really, Shawn
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:32pm.
So you don't think deadbeat dads should have their wages garnished to support their kids?
Should murderers go to jail for their crimes even if it's against their will?
And if you say "Anybody forcing anyone to do something against their will should be punished", is that only if those doing the forcing give their consent to being punished?
Might want to shy away from absolutes.
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#11 Good morning shawn
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:46am.
As usual your post is a distortion of the truth. Josh Barro misrepresents what what Santorum has on his website. Santorum says he will enforce existing laws against illegal pornography. Are you against enforcing the law?
Obviously you hold it against Santorum for not living in your gray world of compromise.
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#12 Good morning cocodrie
Submitted by shawn. on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:59am.
Everybody knows my position on this so I am not going to bother.
I believe the article is not biased. This is Forbes not MSNBC
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#13 S.O.P. for you
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:12pm.
Quote a biased opinion piece instead of the actual fact.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
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#14 Maybe Pornboy©®™ ought not lie to us then.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:45pm.
Pornboy©®™: ...he is going to be punishing distributors that make what he considers indecent films.
From Pornboy's©®™ link --- The Daily Caller flags a little-discussed position paper on Rick Santorum's campaign website—his pledge to aggressively prosecute those who produce and distribute pornography. Santorum avers that "America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography." He pledges to use the resources of the Department of Justice to fight that "pandemic," by bringing obscenity prosecutions against pornographers.
The Forbe's article actually links to Sen. Santorum's website. Here are the excerpts --
I am concerned about the widespread distribution of illegal obscene pornography...
Current federal "obscenity" laws prohibit distribution of hardcore (obscene) pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier. Rick Santorum believes that federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced. "If elected President, I will appoint an Attorney General who will do so."
The Obama Administration has turned a blind eye to those who wish to preserve our culture from the scourge of pornography and has refused to enforce obscenity laws. While the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families, that will change under a Santorum Administration.
I proudly support the efforts of the War on Illegal Pornography Coalition that has tirelessly fought to get federal obscenity laws enforced.
Pornboy©®™ LIES again. The man is talking about enforcing CURRENT laws. Nothing more. Not what he considers obscene as Pornboy©®™ LIES at us. But enforcing what the CURRENT laws label as obscene. YOU LIE AGAIN Pornboy©®™.
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#15 ~Yeah, everybody knows your position, shawn
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:45pm.
And it ain't 'missionary'.
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#17 Poor Pornboy©®™
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:58am.
Looks like Sen. Santurum lost the all important Pornboy©®™ vote. All one of him. Sad. Go Mitt Romney, he is so handsome, he could star in Porn. Wrapped up Pornboy's©®™ vote!
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#18 Shawn
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:05pm.
From everything I've read so far, Santorum is only talking about enforcing existing Laws.
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#19 What he considers ....
Submitted by NL207 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:56pm.
The standard of enforcement is not what Rick Santorum considers indecent. It is the precedents established by the courts in previous cases on EXISTING pornography laws that will determine what is pornography and what is expression.
Santorum has not suggested there be any change to any of the existing law on this subject. He merely observes that these laws should be enforced.
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#20 100th coal fired energy plant now closed
Submitted by celator on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:27am.
As part of Obama's attack on energy production in the US, there are now 100 coal fired energy plants which have now been shut down. Solar panels, anyone?
Why isn't the Republican leadership jumping all over this? While Obama continues his attack on the American people via destroying in-country energy production, all the R's bring to the fight are popsicle sticks and paper hats. Just plain pathetic.
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#21 Where indeed?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:40am.
This bogus potus has declared war on the American people a long time ago and these shutting down of power plants is akin to having them bombed by foreign powers to harm our infrastructure. That description is only fitting as the bogus potus is a foreigner anyway.
As for where the Republican leadership is, the answer to that is "WHAT leadership?"
American's should be storming DC and forcing action to get rid of the EPA and others like them and the states should be taking back control over energy. But it's not happening. I truly think Americans are either defeated already(they think they are) or just continue to think the bogus potus is just incompetent. I'm not seeing any fighting spirit like we did with the TEA parties anymore.
We should be up in arms about this instead of foolishly waiting for the election. It's painfully obvious(or should be) that the bogus potus doesn't want to chance anything on the election so he's doing everything he can to ruin things before that time by accelerating his plans.
So why nothing?
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#22 The Republican leadership is
Submitted by celator on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:26pm.
The Republican leadership is asleep at the wheel, and the MSM is dancing as fast as it can to protect Obama (as we all know). It will be up to us (and the local and state level) to force the change. Thems the new rules, it would seem.
Obama's political philosophy mirrors that of the dictator Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, who has turned the country upside down (through "wealth and land re-distribution") and thereby turned that once prosperous nation into a cesspool of corruption and crime. It's worth studying Mugabe to see what our future would look like under a successful Obama re-election.
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#23 Impeachment
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 10:32am.
Well, I took a few days off from everything and yeah, true to form, things aren't just getting any better with the world. Cameron made an absolute damn fool of himself, the people of the UK should toss his sorry ass out of the PM, or at least the Queen should. And RE: gas prices, well, didn't do too much driving around, not when it costs 100 bucks to fill my tank when that's money that could be better invested in other things like oh, let's say food or clothes or services, but because I need gas to get to work, those things get cut back. But you all know how that goes. Meanwhile, I'll go check my tire pressure! /sarc
What I'm curious is does anyone know what happened to that impeachment filing that was done the week before last week by a Congressman because of Panetta's comments in a hearing about not needing Congress for military action or something?
Whatever happened with that? It was on Drudge for about a day and then was gone.
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#24 I think ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:04am.
Boner is still looking for his Boehner, so he can check to see if he is man enough to actually move it forward.
He must have lost it that day on the golf course with the RBFSOB.
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#25 Good article on Drudge today.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:10am.
Headline is that Biden called the RBfSOB "The Man of Steel."
Should have read "The Man of Steal" don't you think?
Also saw that when someone told Biden that "the lead Monkee had died," he asked when his swearing in was going to be.
He did add that "he was clean and articulate," however.
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#26 Poor old Joe.............
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:51am.
He's off his meds again! Although, I think he forgot to get his re-fills from CVS, due to all of the weird comments from him of late.
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
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#27 The communist left knows that cheap energy in the form of...
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:34am.
...oil, natural gas, and coal are what fuels economic growth.
Economic growth is the last thing the totalitarians want, as their goal is to destroy our free market economy in its entirety.
And they are succeeding in doing so, and that very rapidly.
Vote for the American in November
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#28 Surburban gets 8 miles a
Submitted by bassndude on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 11:57am.
Surburban gets 8 miles a gallon? In 1970, yeah. I have a 2008 GMC Z71 4 door truck, (my 04 was rear ended and a total wright off) large V-8 and I get 15.1 in city traffic. Same size as a Surburban, but it weighs some what more.
Another lie by Obama. Is he just stupid or is it he thinks we are?
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#29 Exactly, Bass
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:22pm.
I had a Jeep Grand Wagoneer (the big old honkin' one, V-8)....it would get about 15 mph on the highway, and about 10 whilst towing a 6,000 lb., 23 ft. boat.
The XTerra got almost 20 on the highway on our trip (and I was driving with the hammer down, at about 85).
The Won definitely thinks WE'RE the ones who are stupid, which of course, is going to bite him in the butt.
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#30 I am going to be called racist but what the heck
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:19pm.
I've been on the bench for much of this week with a viral sinus infection. Doctor says it make take 2 weeks to get better or go completely away. I am feeling better and ready to post again Amazing what an antibiotic and a sinus rinse can do.
On Tuesday night the trek to New Orleans and the NCAA championhip began. Each night there is a pregame show and comments at half time of the games. I am so sick of Charles Barkley. This guy fell out of the stooopid tree and hit every limb on the way down. I forgot who the host was the other night but he went to ranting and raving over the guy and his support of Republicans. I couldn't get over it. (I've tried to find the video but can't.) I am no longer watching the pregame or halftime as long as he is on there. I feel he needs to be a co-host with the unreverend Al. That would boost the IQ up on the show by maybe ten points.
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#31 Does anyone have a link to Obama's "fill your tires" stupidity?
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:27pm.
I think that needs to go on the gaffe list.
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#32 Your wish is my command......
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:43pm.
Your wish is my command...... Here you go
We can save all the oil they're talking about getting from drilling..................
Does he even know that cars don't get "tune-ups" any more?
Oh, and don't forget.....INSULATE YOUR HOME!
We could probably quit importing oil altogether if we do that!
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#33 But Motherbelt
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:45pm.
Is it really fair to hold air captive in tires? Aren't there mammals suffocating as a result of this barbaric practice?
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#34 Yeah, I liked the photo of
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:53pm.
Yeah, I liked the photo of Boy BlahBlah wearing a hardhat and safety goggles while holding a caulking gun!!! It probably reminded him of the 'Village People Nights' back at his gay hang-outs in Chicago!!!
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#35 ⇒ Caulking gun?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:08pm.
Is that spelled right?
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#36 That's right. I order a lot
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:12pm.
That's right. I order a lot of it at my job.
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#37 ⇒ I knew that
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:27pm.
I was just thinking about his bath house days. It would be spelled differently for that.
As in "Larry, you could use a good caulking"
Nope, I guess it fits there too.
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#38 LOL. Well, he is half caulkasian.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:31pm.
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#39 ⇒ Now that's funny
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:42pm.
Now, that $H!T right there's funny. I don't care who y'are!
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#40 ⇒ He was born in Asia
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:50pm.
Only makes sense.
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#41 Killa, Got a Linky?
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:05pm.
I can caption that one, easily!!!!
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#42 ~It's so cheesy it almost looks Photoshopped..
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:18pm.
...but it isn't. LOL!
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#43 No kidding!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 3:18pm.
Wow, amazing how goofy them dems can look in a work situation that they wouldn't normally be caught dead in.
Dukakis in the tank with the helmet making him looking like Beetle Bailey only worse.
John F'ing Kerry(who served in Vietnam in case you didn't know and speaks dolphin) wearing the clean suit at NASA and looking decidely beyond goofy.
BJ Clinton at the NorKor/SKorea border fence looking through binoculars.....with the lens caps in place.
Those are the ones I can think of right off the top of my head.
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#44 ~Beetle Bailey with a hangover
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:28pm.
and in dire need of a shave. LOL!
Those are hilarious, thanks.
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#45 Jon you forgot
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 9:09pm.
Obama dresses as a Muslim
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#46 I thought the algae thing was ridiculous, but COCKTAIL FRANKS?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:32pm.
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#47 I take exception to that comment, Bru.
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 6:58pm.
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#48 ~Hahahahahahaha!
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 7:34pm.
My humble apologies, darling.
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#49 Thanks,.Ms.Lovely Blonde and
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 5:05am.
Thanks,.Ms.Lovely Blonde and the tall and tempestuous Ms. Wrathfull Brunette!!! As you know, I"m kind of a techno-dummy, as well as being a complete regular dummy..............so I don't know how to link these things. But it appears that you have found Boy BlahBlah dressed up in an outfit that he has NEVER dadto deal with in his whole patetic life!!! But that deosn't seem to stop him from trying to tell US how to live, right???
I doubt if Boy Blunder has EVER held a cauking gun and made it work!!! But I'm pretty sure that he has held mofe than ONE
'grown up testimony......................so they'lll be able to ride that one until somebody figures outaht Boy BlahBalh is a tota phoney nd not intrested in doing this jbob!!!
I think the big misgtake here is tyring to coorelate the 50's and 60-rock and roll with whatever is going on today!!! Be pretpared to suffer..............................it would be your best best to not get too
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#50 I have NO idea WHO wrote
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 2:28pm.
I have NO idea WHO wrote those last couple of paragraphs to my post, or even WHAT they mean................so I don't want anyone to think that was me writing them - although I know that I can be a little ludicrous at times..................I do know how to spell and put together a coherent thought, and whoever wrote this dribble could do neither.
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#51 Thanks, mb!
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:03pm.
USMC sent me a "gaffe" earlier, and I need to update a few more.....200 by Election Day, everyone....keep your eyes peeled for Obumbler's latest.
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#52 Oh, wow~video
Submitted by GG_NB on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 8:04am.
He really said that.
Let's start pushing our cars as well.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
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#53 ⇒ Kill a Bald Eagle for Obama
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:05pm.
The Obama Administration is backing a plan to promote the killing of bald eagles by Arapaho Indians.
Because we all know how sensitive the President is to religious tolerance.
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#54 Cool:
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:12pm.
They're redecorating the Feather Warrior Casino.
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#55 ⇒ More likely
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:24pm.
More likely, the words "rap" and "ho" appear in the name of the tribe so the President looked kindly on the proposition.
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#56 Every piece of rotating machinery creates, FRICTION
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:48pm.
Pour some algae, into your engine crankcase or transmission case, dipstick.
Oil is the best thing to reducing that friction....
Asphalt try making that with algae.
Public transportation uses MORE energy per passenger than a car.
mode btu/passenger mile
Car, hybrid 1,326 (Honda Insight-see below)
Van Pool 1,401 (National average)
Car, efficient 2,488 (2006 KIA Rio-see below)
Commuter rail 2,751 Amtrak
2,935 Amtrak Light & heavy rail transit
3,228 Light rail & heavy rail transit
Car, average 3,549 (National average)
Commercial air 3,587 (see note in link)
TriMet bus 3,792 (Data directly from TriMet)
Transit bus 4,160 (National average)
Tune-up.... ??? Like change the points and condenser?
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#57 More cool photos from the UK Daily Mail
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:06pm.
The one at Davis Montham is kind of sad though, the chopped up B-52's sitting there in the desert, and rows and rows of Tomcats.
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#58 WOW, If I had the money I
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:25pm.
If I had the money I would love to see if I could purchase a Tomcat and then see about taking flying lessons. :-)
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#59 Those babies are locked down, tight!
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:29pm.
It's so sad to see those planes sitting there, though.
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#60 Hey Scoobs
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:39pm.
If you go to Stratocam you can move that around.....awesome.
Here: http://www.stratocam.com/s/157461
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#61 Blonde, just below the
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 3:02pm.
Blonde, just below the Tomcats it looks like they have a bunch of A-10's there with their wings "clipped". Looooooooooove the A-10.
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#62 A-10? No. Those are F4
Submitted by bassndude on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 3:38pm.
A-10? No. Those are F4 phantoms. You can make out the tails angled down. Hard to tell from this angle if the Tomcats are Tomcats with their wings folded back or the F15 Eagle. The larger planes look like they may be the C5A.
Not F4's, those are F16's, some A10's and it appears there are some F15's and F14's mixed in. Looks like there may be some F18's in the mix to.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
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#63 Da planes....da planes!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 3:51pm.
I couldn't really tell what the prop planes were to the right of the pictures, probably Hercules or smaller, but there were a sh*tload of F15s there. The F4s were to the top part of the picture near the C5 Galaxy's, there were the A 10s with missing wings(the twin engines in the tail section make it easy to tell), a few F16s, not as many F14s as I thought there would be. The F18s were near the bottom, there were just a few compared to the rest.
Then there are those trainer jets(so many!) of which there are a lot of as well to the lower part of the picture, and to the right of the Galaxy's, some smaller two(or three seater) planes, not sure which ones those are.
I could swear I saw some sikorsky helicopters, saw some sea hawks and chinooks. And all those fuel tanks!!
Those were the ones I could identify.
What are those planes with the long wings that are near the b-52s and the B-1B bombers? They aren't F14s, I've seen them before, but can't remember which ones they are. They look almost like arrowheads.
How many hundreds of millions of dollars went into all that hardware.......
Great if sad picture, nice to be able to zoom in too.
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#64 They may be Vigilantes
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:05pm.
Not sure....bigger than than a fighter jet, they actually used to land those on carriers during Vietnam.
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#65 No Vigies in that photo either
Submitted by NL207 on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 3:49pm.
They have a single vertical stabilizer. The large tactical a/c in the photo have twin vert stab + fixed wing. --> they are F-15s.
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#66 Way over on the right are some F-111s
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:02pm.
Some have their wings swept, some don't.....a couple are still in camo paint and others have been shrinkwrapped. You can tell them by their very wide cockpit,, where the pilots sat side by side.
Up toward the top are some old, old prop planes, not sure what they are. Early Korea vintage, I'd guess.
Cool photos, though. You can zoom out and go all around the world, I found my house.
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#67 I think you are looking at
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:24pm.
I think you are looking at the wrong plane. There are A10's there with no wings. All you see is the fuselage and the 2 engines at the back by the tail.
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#68 Thanks for the link J........
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 3:59pm.
Those are some pretty awesome pictures! The last time I was at Davis Monthan AFB was around 1983, when I was at Williams AFB on TDY. A couple of us went over there to have a look around.
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
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#69 From what I am hearing the
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:27pm.
From what I am hearing the EA-6 Prowler is being phased out. That is the plane used by the Marines to conduct electronic warfare and intelligence gathering. There are 4 squadrons at Cherry Point. That will be around 2,100 Marines that have to go. It will be 2023 before they get all their F-35s. My son in law and daughter just moved from Cherry Point to Camp Lejeune. He is doing the same job he did with the Prowlers only he is now doing it on the ground. Looks like a goodly number of Marines and sailors will be dropped from Lejeune and New River. Obama's dream of desimating the military is starting to come true.
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#70 Scoob
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:22pm.
Sorry to have to tell you, the US will be scrapping (litterally) all F-14s. The Iranians keep tryng to but intact planes for spare parts and apparently the only way to prevent that is destroy ours.
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#71 Scoob,
Submitted by Unsane on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 8:59pm.
No. No learning how to fly a Tomcat. As it is, you are everyone's problem. That's because every time you log on to NB you are unsafe. I don't like you BECAUSE YOU ARE DANGEROUS.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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#72 If the Destructor-in-Chief isn't dethroned, that plane graveyard
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:21pm.
...is going to be getting much larger a couple of years down the road.
Vote for the American in November
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#73 See my post above about the
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:28pm.
See my post above about the EA-6 Prowler.
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#74 Dave, Yea a START 3..No need to have anyone else sign up....
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:37pm.
It was inevitable that owing to the rapid retirement of so many Lockheed C-141 Starlifters to AMARC it would not be long before the large scale scrapping of the type began. With no airframe life remaining there is no chance of them returning to the USAF active inventory and with so relatively few C-141 left operational there is no requirement for a large number of reclamation aircraft at AMARC.
Due to the size of the C-141 initial scrapping is being carried out in situ using the same method that has been used on the scrapping over the years of the mighty B-52 Stratofortress. A crane with a slipper gear raises a 13,500lb guillitine blade to a height of approx 60 foot and then drops it, severing the aircraft with ease. This technique appears simplistic but it proves extremely effective.
I tried to find photos of that sickening sight google has erased them...
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#75 Speaking of planes....a B-29 just flew over
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 10:17am.
There was the sound of serious big engines, and ACA looked out the window and said a B-29 just flew over. I caught the tail end of it out the front door.
The Confederate Air Force is in Fort Lauderdale this weekend, may have to go see FiFi, they had the B-17 here the last time.
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#76 Hello Blonde.
Submitted by NL207 on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 1:31pm.
There are no F-4 or F-14 in that photo.
The top and bottom 2 rows are F-15s. The upper center row are F-16's.
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Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 1:20am.
Did you move the non-static picture around? I see what you mean about the F-15's though, now that you say it.
When you look at the moveable picture, up at the very top there are some rather antique looking aircraft? What are those?
I'm going to get up early to see the B-29 fly over again tomorrow morning....may go down and take the tour tomorrow. This is the first time they've brought it here, usually they have the Flying Fortress. It sounds quite different than the 17, too.
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#78 Blah Blah Blah.
Submitted by The Vet on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 8:16am.
Oh, look at all the old planes. I am an airhead and I love satellie photos of old planes.
Yuh know, there are other services that have satellite photos of their old stuff too.
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#79 Your point being?
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 7:39pm.
Because I don't get it.
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#81 It was a joke.
Submitted by The Vet on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 2:57pm.
You guys were talking about the satellite photos of the retired airplanes. I tried to joke about an satellite photo of the retired Uss Missouri, from another service, the Navy.
Joke fail. Is sorry.
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#82 Here ya' go Vet*
Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 3:19pm.
This will make you feel better. Baton Rouge is proud to have the USS Kidd a full time resident.
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#83 Blonde
Submitted by NL207 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:52pm.
The scrollable version of this photo reveals many more types.
There is a section of F-111. I see a section of F-18. Other types : P-3, B=57, RB-57H B-52, B-1, C-5, C-130, C-123, C-135, C-141, A-4, F-4, A-6, S-3, E-2, A-10, A-7, SH-3,T-2, T-37, T-38, T-34 among them. There are even some A-3's and S-2F'S. There are a bunch of Helos. I think these are mostly CH-46 and CH-53 types. There are a few interesting one-ofs in other parts of the base. I see a T-33, a P-2V, F-8, F-100 and a C-130 Firebee drone launcher. That is the C-130 with the bizarre yellow and red paint job.
There are all of 8 F-14s. They are in the upper right center of the scrollable area.
Pains me to see this. I have time in 5 of the types present there.
I did not see any RA-5C. These were the Vigilantes you were mentioning.
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#84 Thanks, NL
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 12:10am.
I did recognize the F-111's. That's a hard one to miss.
I know what you mean about that being a painful picture to view. If Obama has his way....we'll see 2/3 of the active duty aircraft there in less than six months.
On a good note, I saw the B-29 fly over the house again on Sunday. It was beautiful...big (but not huge) and silver. As I noted the other day, though.....totally different engines from the 17....nothing else sounds like the 17, it's a unique sound.
As for the Vigi's.....someone mentioned an odd plane, not huge, but not small. It still boggles my mind that that aircraft was ever operated from a carrier. I suppose they're all gone now, how sad.
I'm glad I found that site, though....it is rather fun. If you scroll way out....you can move all around the country (maybe even the globe)....and then zoom back in to find whatever you want to see....I found my house (the most recent satt pic I've seen so far).
Thanks for the update, NL....good to have a pilot's perspective, I'm merely an amateur.
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#85 Interesting you should comment on a/c size
Submitted by NL207 on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 10:53pm.
operating from carriers.
Go to the north by noreast edge of the mothball area. You will see some A-3 Skywarriors there. These are large, twin engine attack types. We had two variants of these in shipboard service : a tanker version and an electronic warfare bird and they operated from the Midway class. They were usually referred to as 'whales'.
This also might interest you : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-poc38C84
The pilot of this aircraft was the son of WWII Naval Aviator Jimmy Flatley, a decorated hero of the Coral Sea.
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#86 J, After Carter cancelled the B-1, Reagan brought it back.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 1:36pm.
I hope we can get the F-22 back......What about it Mitt?
NL>>Nice Carrier landing with the C-130....
Hawaii's airports still permit landings (and take offs) of turbojets... Only one left, one of the first 737's ever built which is now an Aloha air freighter, the sound of that aircraft, brings back memories of air shows when I was a kid.
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#87 Check this out J
Submitted by Rukus on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 1:05am.
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#88 Hey, Ruk
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 1:23am.
I saw that, the UK Daily Mail always has some interesting "interest" stories. Like the artists that do the 3-D chalk drawings on the road and whatnot. Very cool, indeed.
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#89 SCOTUS Will Not Allow TV Camera's re: Obamacare Arguments
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:03pm.
Reference: http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/legal-challenges/216447-supreme-cou...
The SCOTUS will not allow live TV coverage of the arguments of the Obamacare case (scheduled for Mar 26-28) but will release a recorded transcript of the proceedings late in the day after the arguments have been conducted.
Evidently C-SPAN and "other media outlets" apparently don't like the decision and want the proceedings broadcast live… So does Nancy Pelosi.
WHAT? You need pictures? The 'recordings' aren't good enough!
Most people who have spent more than a couple of hours here at NB (and have been paying attention) can see right through the leftist attempts to dramatize the proceedings…
What better way to show the 'Nasty Face of Conservatism' than by endlessly repeating the pictures of the conservative justices asking harsh legal questions of the well-intentioned and caring attorneys representing the poor disadvantaged people who are only asking for hope and change?
Personally, I'm glad the SCOTUS isn't playing along with this Political-Theater crud.
- Grump :o)
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#90 I probably couldn't
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:36pm.
I probably couldn't understand what they are talking about anyway. The lawyers are going to cite case law after case law to make their point. To me the main fact should be it is about the constitution not the crap that the FDR court pulled during his time stretching the commerce clause. That is supposed to be where this is being argued.
This book is the best I ever read on SCOTUS decisions. Most of those were from the FDR court.
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#91 Thanks Rick,
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:46pm.
I'll be checking that link out soon.
BTW: Hope you're feeling better and also thanks for the info on the EA-6B.
- Grump :o)
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#92 This is how you know that it's a documentary, and not
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 6:59pm.
some fictional, partisan campaign ad.
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#93 Thanks Bk*
Submitted by cajun2 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 8:54pm.
I would never watch this "documentary" so thanks for letting me in. Tom Hanks has proven he is an idiot or he has never actually heard Obama give a speech.
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#94 I need to keep that bookmarked
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 9:28pm.
It should help keep me on my diet because it makes my stomach churn.
Let's not forget that while making "The Pacific" Hanks said WWII was about people having different color skin and other bull. No, it wasn't at all about Japanese aggression.
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#95 The people high gas prices
Submitted by GrannyGrump42 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 7:31pm.
The people high gas prices hurt the most are the working poor, who can't afford to fill the gas-guzzlers that are the only cars they can afford. And notice that BO doesn't advocate tax "credits" to THEM for replacing those clunkers with newer, more efficient used cars. Imagine how "green" it would be to take all the '89 Buicks off the road and replace them with '02 Subarus.
And for the stupid idea that we can just take public transit:
1. A lot of us are rural
2. Most public transit is no good for shift workers and in-home care providers and other people who don't just sit at a desk from 9-5.
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#96 I guess I missed the part in the Obama '08 video
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 8:14pm.
excerpt posted by Matt where candidate Obama stated he wanted gas prices to skyrocket. Would someone please provide the time stamp at which this sentiment was expressed. Thanks in advance.
Oh...ftr, a fact some may find interesting: US oil production declined every year under the previous administration but has increased each year under the current administration.
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#97 ~A fact some may find interesting..
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 8:32pm.
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#98 Good one Bru*
Submitted by cajun2 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 8:34pm.
Here are a few more
With all of the lengthy and costly permit regulations, production is moving to less restrictive areas.
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#99 ~Exactly, caj
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 8:38pm.
The domestic oil boom is due to drilling on private land, where Obama can't stick his nose in it.
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#100 Note this as well Bru*
Submitted by cajun2 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 9:03pm.
From leasing the land, to EPA permit to actual drilling can take as much as 10 to 12 years depending on the locale. Inland drilling is generally must faster but with many regulations. Off shore drilling is more complex because of the size of the rig, the mobility of the rig, and the origion of those rigs.
Here is an example of EPA regulations. A company who owns the rig contracts with dozens of other companies for engineers, roughnecks, caterers, transport boat and helicopter companies. If a rig worker drops a sack of "mud" over board, that could cost one of those companies thousands of dollars. Not to mention other things men do on a rig just for fun...Then these various companies have a legion of lawyers to fight each other as to who will pay the fines, who fights the feds, and who pays the lawyers.
Addition: This article is several years old and was written before Deepwater Horizon incident, new permit regulations, and EPA fight against inland drilling. But it gives a brief description of the complexities of opening a new well.
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#101 It looks like the two ladies
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:32pm.
It looks like the two ladies has thrown facts back at an unsubstantiated opinion. It must hurt to sit down now.
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#102 Did not click on the links. I pretty much know.
Submitted by The Vet on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 1:09pm.
So I don't know if this was covered.
Uncle Jer: : ...US oil production declined every year under the previous administration but has increased each year under the current administration.
First of all, we are all sick to death of defending President Bush. Sick to frelling death. He did not open ANWAR so screw him too.
But Uncle Jer's statement is rather dishonest. The old regular method of straight pipe drilling is slowly draining the old easy drilled fields. That is the reason it was declining under President Bush. The reason it has grown in the last three years is because the technology of fracking COMBINED with the technology of horizontal drilling has come of age.
President Obama has gone insane with the drone bombings. Same thing. Drone technology was just starting out under President Bush.
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#103 ~Said a mouthful
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 1:19pm.
we are all sick to death of defending President Bush. Sick to frelling death. He did not open ANWAR so screw him too.
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#104 Oil
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 7:22am.
Atascosa County (to the south and southeast of Bexar County, where its county seat of San Antonio can be found), TX is booming due to the fracking revolution.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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#105 It's Buuuuussshhhhhhhss fault.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 9:02pm.
Less oil being pumped now than in 1970....thank you EPA...
Yea missed the part : OAF of Office,
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#106 The idiot Bob McNair
Submitted by Unsane on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 9:05pm.
Sipping the Unfair Tax Kool Aid.
He kept insisting how wonderful it is, how progressive the idea is, even after the smokin' hot Becky Quick pointed out to him that consumption taxes by their nature are regressive. With all the talking points he came out with, you'd think we were hearing from ol' Incestmo.
He even gushed over the happy idea of the government dishing out allowance money to everyone. (It is a point of irony that so-called freedom-loving supporters of this boneheaded idea LOVE the idea of the government dishing out allowance money based on what some government bureaucrat determines what YOU need and how much YOU can spend.)
Anyways, he, like other supporters of this idea, make the same basic mistake every time: they assume people are robots and will continue to behave as they do now. Take away an income tax and replace it with a 31.25% sales tax (I'm including my state sales tax that isn't going away) and people's survival strategies will change, and their behavior will change. At which point your problems will begin in earnest.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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#107 Manning to Broncos
Submitted by shawn. on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 12:30pm.
Hopefully you are wrong and there will not be a riot but looks like Manning will go to Broncos.
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It's getting humid now and as august approaches a lot of people who prone to asthma attacks, like me, need pulmonologists or doctor of internal medicine.(asthma treatment experts). Rosary clinic has good treatment available for asthma patients, especially in the middle of the night if the patient is wheezing and needs immediate medical attention. I used to get very bad attacks of asthma in Dubai when I moved here due to the humidity factor, and the doctors there, after a years treatment almost, helped me to acclimatize myself to the local weather conditions. Asthma is also stress induced for some, so my advice is that if you are in the vicinity of the Barsha area, just head over to springs if anyone around you requires immediate help to control an asthma attack.
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I spotted this amazing toy there that is perfect to give as a present. My kids, especially the baby, loved it and frankly, I ended up playing with it more than them. Its called a GIGGLE BUDDY. You have a choice of five kinds of buddies. Once you switch it on, a light sensor on the belly activates it once it detects motion around it. We chose the girraffe as he was way too funny! 99 Dhs price is not bad for a toy that laughs and moves so much you could almost believe its real! Cracks me up every time I put it on.
Went back there with guests. It was around lunch time on a weekday, a few days before Ramadaan and the place was packed with ladies! Only spotted two guys with their ladies and then saw two men walk in, get a bit overwhelmed by the female domination in there, and quietly opt to sit outside in the gallery seats. We triedthe Halloumi Cheese sandwich and Chicken sandwich and both were made of fresh ingredients and all in all presented decently. Their place mats on the tables are so vintage and cool! They have redone their menus now and the new menu cards are pretty well printed too. I go their just for the ambience but my only complaint is that this branch is way too cramped inside to be sat in and appreciated properly. Also, I think they should go for a theme cafe now, a bigger place with more seating arrangement and the waiters and waitresses should dress up in vintage clothes too! That would really be something!
I was in the Marina Mall a couple of days before Ramadan and decided to check out the Assia in Wok branch in their food court. When my Thai red curry in prawns was ready, I liked the way it looked and took a closeup to add to the review. Unfortunately, it was not a good idea to order it. The veggies were not cooked at all, the prawns were probably boiled seperately in plain water with no spices whatsoever, and all I could really taste was coconut milk, again, probably reconstructed from coconut powder milk as it was thin and runny. There was a slight taste of thai red curry paste(which is actually the base of the curry), but it was so slight that I may have been mistaken. 58 dhs for the curry and rice and with a lipton ice tea thrown in, the only saving grace in the meal, the 66 dhs worth meal was generally a disaster. I am NOT ordering thai curry from this place again.
Went to Oasis Centre today and walked into Daiso just for fun. Found a lot of chocolate molds for 7 dhs each!!! Came home with some Galaxy smooth milk chocolate and melted it and put in the molds. Fantastic results!!! Anyone looking to make some customised chocolate for a loved one (I learned to mould chocolate only for my kids), please visit Daiso and buy these chocolate moulds. They work so well!!! Also, in my experience, Galaxy chocolate works really well with chocolate moulds. Easy to melt and work with. Try designing some chocolate at home. Its a perfect gift to give someone you love. :)
I have passed by this place a million times but never went in. The other day, my husband and I passed by it and decided to check it out. Its so cool!!! You go in and choose your own fresh seafood (we chose jumbo prawns and Hammour fish, with a plate of fresh veggies), then you specify how you want it cooked(we had the prawns cooked in thai sauce and the fish grilled in lemon and herbs), and then you wait at your table in a pretty decent eating area, and enjoy your meal in relative comfort as the place is well ventilated so the smell of raw fish doesnt bother you. the baby wanted to eat the meal too so we asked them for some fresh raw carrot pieces, upon which the manager sent a complimentary plate of sliced carrots for her. That was pretty nice of them and baby smiled through th meal chewing on her carrots. Total bill 305 for one medium size fish and four jumbo prawns. The thai curry was really good. The veggie plate was a bit extra as it was food enough for three people but all in all, we really enjoyed it. Next time we order less. Try this place at my recommendation. From the outside its not even noticable but inside, you get a pleasant surprise.
Took kids there for a quick snack. I tried their salad called FUSION which was pretty good. Kids tried their cheese roll and Burger. Everything served with fresh Salad. Three servings, three soft drinks, 141 dhs. Not bad! Nice place to sit. The whole history of the business was being presented on a tv on the wall facing us so i got to know a bit about how they began. As dessert, bought two bars of hazelnut praline chocolate from the counter, dhs 15 each.
I got message from debanhams about big sale start today. Made it to the mall pretty early and decided to have a waffle. Got my waffle and added cardomom tea brewed in nescafe machine of course, and then embarrassed myself by dropping the tea all over the food court table. I am clumsy, there, I admit it. After that I quietly motioned the housekeeping guy to come clean my mess, removed the three fourth part of waffle still untainted by the scented tea, and after tipping the guy off, heaved a sigh of relief. Happily, the mall was not that busy at the time. Then i looked across at Shake Shack and saw this huge guy, middle aged, indulging in a burger and fries, eleven in the morning! I wanted to say Sir, please stop. You don't have room to fit that in anymore! Then these cheeky kids on the next table, holidays just began, started discussing the 'fat' guy in shake shack. My dirty look made no difference. So that was my embarrassing morning. Never made it to debenhams. Took baby, collected my left over dignity and quietly headed home. Man!
I tried their organic beef steak some time back. It came with organic veggies. Also tried their organic cola. The steak was around 50 dhs which is still cheaper than most steaks in Dubai, and it's cooked with very little marinade, making it quite simple and pure in it's taste. They didn't even serve it with a sauce. That comes extra. It's a fantastic place to sit as the decor is cosy and very artistically done.
I want to ask someone this: why do the cinema food counter have such bad and such slow service? Nearly missed my movie as the lady on counter couldn't understand how to prepare one drink and one nacho pack for the person in front of me. There were just two of us there but even if there were twenty behind me, she would have taken her time. Grand cinemas has two food areas now. One outside the cinema and one inside. The service is so slow it's amazing. I think I will mail them a piece of my mind. You think they do it just to put us in a bad mood? Maybe they do it to discourage sales....
I think that they just don't understand anything anyone says! I mean, how hard is it to prepare a drink!? Even staff at McDonald's know how to do this!!
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With the season over at last the critical off-season for the Rams approaches. Thanks to the Redskins there are a lot of possibilities for the Rams. This off-season should be exiting to watch unfold
This is my view on a couple of the "controversial" Ram players
- Bradford is the franchise QB. He was on pace to have around 35 TDs and 4000 yards this year. By the way this was before Zac Stacy and Tevon Austin decided to break out. He did this with next to no running game and little WR help.
- Brian Quick will start for the Rams next year with Givens or Bailey opposite of him.
- Cortland Finnegan shouldn't be moved to safety.
- · Isaiah Pead will not be on the team
Resigning/ Restructuring
1. Resign Saffold & keep him at Guard
2. Restructure Langford's and Finnegan's contract
3. Try to bring back Dahl at a lower price and cut Wells (vice versa)
Trade our first pick (#2) to best offer. In this scenario I have Atlanta trading up to get Clowney. I think we could get a 1st ,2nd and 5th this year with a 1st next year.
1st Round-
(6) HaHa Clinton-Dix -S- Alabama
He is a plug and play rookie that compliments what McDonald does very well because Clinton-Dix more of a coverage guy while McDonald is a thumper. He has very few flaws to his game and will instantly upgrade the secondary.
(13) Taylor Lewan -OT- Michigan
Another plug and play kind of guy. At 6'8, he has good feet and the thing that I love in offensive linemen is a mean -streak and Lewan posses that. Lewan can come in play right tackle and eventually move to the left side after Long leaves or retires.
2nd Round
(6) Austin Seferian-Jenkins -TE- Washington
He can be a red-zone killer for us and insurence if one of our tight ends goes down
(13) Bradley Roby -CB- Ohio State-
Possess great speed and can come and play the nickle or the dime depending on how Finnegan does and eventually take over for Finnegan .
3rd Round
(13) Daniel McCullers -DT- Tennessee
Huge guy and will open up opportunities for the others on the defensive line
4th Round
(13) Gabe Jackson -G- Mississippi State
This might be a little low for him but who knows. He has great size and power with good feet for a guy his size. He can play right away if needed or can sit and learn like Barret Jones did for us this year.
5th Round
(6) Stanley Jean-Baptiste -CB-Nebraska
Big guy at 6'2 and 220 pounds might move to safety but is a good prospect in the 5th round
(13) Logan Thomas -QB- Virginia Tech
Can develop into a valuable back-up for Bradford
6th round
(13) D.J. Coles -WR- Virginia Tech
At 6'3, 230 pounds he need to be motivated but could develop into something if he can stay healthy
7th Round
(13) Roy Finch -HB-Oklahoma
He is an explosive runner that can be a good change of pace back. Very well built for a guy his size (5'8 170 pounds) and can make big plays if given the opportunity.
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While the news of Freeney and Collie came out today, shocking none of us, I half expected Jerraud Powers to be mentioned as well. He is just as injury prone as Collie, albeit not as serious of injuries, but he has never played a full season yet. I am wondering if Grigson really plans on resigning him. My opinion would be if there were not plans to resign him, he would have been released today as well. Same could be said for Pat the Punter, but I have always been about 99.99% sure Pat comes back.
With all this being said, if Grigson had no plans for Jerraud, why not release him today as well, he has been here just as long as Collie. I would not expect a spectacle for someone like Donnie Avery or Darius Butler because they have not been apart of the team as long, I still am left to wonder, if Jerraud Powers has no future here, why wasn't he released today?
I will continue on in this post with the assumption Powers is being retained. What does this mean for signing a FA corner? I never expected a big name corner to be signed, too many other areas of need. Surely Grigson realizes using the same corners as last year is not going to cut it. My personal opinion on this is that if Powers is retained, we will sign someone like Mike Jenkins who has potential, but is just with the wrong organization and maybe someone of similar situation as Jenkins. We could also resign Butler as well because many seem to be impressed with him. Starting Corners of Davis and Jenkins with Powers and Butler as slot/reserve guys could be really threatening, not dominating, but threatening as long as we can get a decent pass rush. With the release of Freeney, I fully believe we will go after a big name OLB maybe Kruger or Spencer. Any added help at pass rush will help the secondary as well.
Also, just a side note, I read an article today that Pep Hamilton talked an aful lot about Donnie Avery in his first press conference. Are we seriously going to have to suffer through Avery for another season? I would much rather pay Bowe, or someone of much larger size but this is just my opinion.
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Another Sixers, Celtics game 7 awaits
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You want a Game 7? Well, now you have one. The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Boston Celtics on Saturday, May 26 at TD Garden in Boston. The Sixers are coming off an impressive 82-75 victory over the Celtics in Game 6 to tie the series at 3-3.
There's nothing like a seven game series. The last time the Sixers played a seven game series was in 2001 when they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Sixers have had some classic seven game playoff series with the Celtics. The history goes back 44 years when the Sixers surrendered a 3-1 deficit to lose to the Celtics in seven games. In 1981, Boston defeated Philly in seven games. The Sixers also gave up a 3-1 series to lose in the playoffs.
But the Sixers have beaten the Celtics in some memorable seven games. In 1977, they defeated the Celtics 83-77 in the final game of the best of seven series at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Doug Collins, Sixers head coach, was a member of that team. Collins played with Julius Erving, George McGinnis, Lloyd (World B.) Free, Henry Bibby, Caldwell Jones, Darryl Dawkins, Joe Bryant and Steve Mix.
"They were a very talented team that year," Collins said. "They beat us in Game 1. We went in and beat them in Game 3. It was one of the hottest nights in Boston Garden. I think I dropped 15 pounds of fluid that night chasing (John) Havlicek. I didn't have a lot of fluids. We came back in Game 7. It was an ugly, ugly game. We had World. He was racking them up that game. He got about 28 shots up that game. It was all good. That was the year we went to the Finals."
In 1982, the Sixers were on the verge of losing another 3-1 lead in the series, but went into the Boston Garden and came away with a 120-106 victory over the Celtics. The Sixers had a great team featuring Erving, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Dawkins and Caldwell Jones. After the big win over the Celtics, the Sixers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the NBA Finals.
This is a new Game 7 coming up. It's a chance for Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand, Spencer Hawes, Evan Turner, Jrue Holiday, Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young to be a part of history. If they can get past the Celtics in a series where Boston was heavily favored, these players will place themselves in a special category. The Celtics will lean on Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Bass to pull off another big win at home.
The home team is usually the favorite in these games. But there's no guarantee. Three weeks ago, the Los Angeles Clippers popped the Memphis Grizzlies in a seventh game in Memphis. Collins just wanted to get his team to a seventh game after going down 3-2 in the series.
"We wanted to win tonight and give ourselves a chance to go into Boston and see what happens on Saturday in Game 7," Collins said after Wednesday's victory.
Collins doesn't plan to just show up for the game. He wants to win. He's not looking at moral victories.
"I want more," he said. "We're going to get greedy and we want more. We've fought. We've worked and gone through a lot as a team. We've grown. Our mindset is that I don't want to go into that with no matter what happens everything is okay. I want to go with the idea of let's see what we can do. Let's see if we can go get us a win."


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John D. Dingell proudly represents Michigan's Fifteenth Congressional District, which includes parts of Wayne and Washtenaw County and all of Monroe County.
On January 5, 2011, Congressman Dingell was officially sworn in for his 29th full term in the U.S. House of Representatives. As the longest serving member of the United States House of Representatives in history, Dingell serves as the Dean of the House. Dingell's work includes fighting for the working families that keep America's economy going, making health care more affordable and accessible to all families, ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, and protecting our nation's natural heritage.
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In this article I want to share my experience in developing a dynamic game for iPhone using Flash and Adobe Air platform. But first of all, please sorry me for my English. That's not my native language.
So, what is Air? Saying in a pair of words it is a platform that makes available to run flash applications on different devices – iOS, Android, Blackberry, even TVs. Beginning developing in Air I didn't know anything about it. But that's not a problem because in 95% Air application is similar to an ordinary Flash application.
So, my team and I decided to take our chance in making a game for iPhone. There was no objective to earn money. The first and main objective was to make an experiment and to find out if it is possible to make smooth dynamic games on Air for iOS.
We wanted to make our game as soon as possible, so we wanted some gameplay that:
Also, we didn't want to invent our own gameplay (and also didn't have time for that), so we decided to clone some game.
After a few days of search we found our victim – game "Axe in Face".
So, we started to work…
Developing on Air was easy. It is a regular Flash development with some minor modifications (in most cases in some device-specific functionality such as multi-touch, accelerometer, etc.)
So, let's put flash develop apart and focus on iOS-specific troubles and hints.
That's the main theme. All is about the performance when you're developing something for a mobile phone. We wanted our game to look like native ones. To make smooth effects similar to other iPhone games. So, we've tried different technics and made our best to achieve it.
But, I need to say, that was not possible for everything.
So, we tried different graphics engines to put our sprites…
First of all, of course, no vector! Vector is very slow. You need to work with bitmaps only.
The first thing we tried was a simple flash movieclip with bitmap in frames.
Surprisingly it worked not so bad, but we wanted more…
Next thing we tried was bitmap blitting. This is a common method for desktop flash games. The idea is to make one bitmapData and to copy all your sprites into it, one by one. And after all show it on the screen.
This method works great on desktops but failed on iOS. It seems that memory operations are quite slow for now.
After some research I found out how to improve graphics performance and why standard flash engine didn't work well. The idea is that if you want to animate your sprites fast, you need to store all graphics in memory.
When using standard flash engine it takes every new frame to memory every time it needs. So, every frame flash engine disposes old graphics and creates new, for new frame.
But all graphics is re-usable, so there's no need to dispose it after usage.
First what we did is we loaded all our graphics data in a vector of bitmapData – each frame in its own bitmapData. Then we made Bitmap objects from each of frames and put all of them in our sprite MovieClip. So, sprite contained all its frames in the same time in one single frame. The next we needed to do is to switch visible property for them and to show only one frame a time.
The idea was that all graphics was available at once, and used frames were not killed after showing. So, no creating new graphics and no disposing used.
That worked well but could be improved.
The next improvement stage was that we made a single Bitmap object and just swapped bitmapData field for it. Something like: main_bmp.bitmapData = bd_frame[i].
That worked fine. It made possible to show 20-30 animated sprites on iPhone 4 (retina) at 40 fps.
That was enough for our needs.
Retina vs lo-res.
How our application behave on different screen resolutions? It's simple. It scales (but you make to change scene scale mode, of course).
That's good for developing for iPhone 3/3GS and 4/4S. You just make a retina application and it automatically scales down on iPhone 3.
Of course, you can "read" the scene scale and show different graphics depending on what scale is it, but that seems to be quite tricky, so we left everything by default.
iPhone vs iPad.
Here is the same thing as with retina. Application scales. But in this case the scale factor will not be nice, so you need to make some custom code and custom graphics for iPad games.
That's why we left our application iPhone-only. Maybe, we'll make HD version for iPads some time later.
CPU vs GPU.
You can compile your Air application to use CPU or GPU for graphics. Using our graphic engine there was not great difference (it was about 10%).
But we've chosen CPU because when you compile under GPU you get some limitations. For example, effects don't work. That mean that all text outlines and shadows wouldn't be shown. The solution was to make an empty bitmap data object, draw a movie clip there and then put it on the stage. That works because when you use "draw" method, it uses software engine anyway and support of all effects presents.
But that also seemed very tricky and gave no advantage, so we left us at CPU mode.
Adobe Air is a universal platform. That means that if you need to access some device-specific functionality like GameCenter, you need to install additional "native extensions". That needs some tweaking building process, but after you find out what is what – everything is quite easy.
Also, the new versions of Air ignore the mute switch on the phone. So, we needed to use an extra native extension for that.
Also, we've developed all our game on PC. But on the last step we found out that we need a Mac anyway. The reason is that uploading an application to app store is only possible with an Application Loader software which is only available for Mac OS 10.6.8 and later.
To write on Flash Air or not to write? I think "yes". To write.
Of course, there are some troubles and bottlenecks in performance. But Adobe is working on it and promises lots of improvements in near future. Speaking of dynamic games – that's hard to make one that runs completely smooth on iPhone 4 with retina for now. But iPad 2 and iPhone 4S are much better.
So, we're looking forward on Adobe and hope that Air will be a real platform for game development.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jungle-rush/id501120245
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9l8LUZoYBI
(c) 2012 GameJam
|Alexander Jhin
Thanks for the great article! I'm surprised more Flash Devs don't try cross compiling onto iPhone air, especially given the recent so called CopyCat fiascos. A game like Triple Town (with no real time gameplay) could relatively easily have been ported to iPhone using Air.
|Mahesh Manni
So, is Adobe Air is a good choice to develop games for ios devices?
|Barna Biro
I suggest trying out Stage3D or Starling ( in case you don't want to bother with Stage3D directly too much ). Although you said you tried CPU vs GPU rendering by configuring the app to in theory use GPU graphics, I am quite sure you were not using Stage3D and "real GPU rendering" ( please correct me if I'm wrong ).
Your team is surely composed of a bunch of competent people, but somehow I never tend to believe such performance comparisons without seeing the actual code beneath the game... sometimes people "think" they are optimizing things, but in fact they are not. Not saying it's surely the case here too, but just because you tried bitmap blitting and a few other things, doesn't really mean that your team correctly optimized things...
Since you said this was an experiment and you didn't want to make any money, is it possible to share sources maybe so that others just starting out with Air and iOS development can learn form your experience? ( surely you don't need to supply the actual graphics, but some people would surely want to take a peak at your code and optimizations ).
|Barna Biro
Ohh, sorry, I have just clicked the first link and saw you are selling it for 0.99 on iTunes... Forget about the sources thing. I see people complaining about the game crashing on the first level. Any fixes planned?