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But two years later, confronting one of the automobile-addicted state's most visible problems — crumbling roads — Snyder has roiled conservatives by calling for a major tax increase.
He has proposed boosting the gasoline tax from 19 cents to 33 cents a gallon and hiking car license plate fees by 60 percent, firmly grabbing what many politicians consider a third rail for consumers — gasoline prices.
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Although a break from the GOP's anti-tax ideology, Snyder's move shows a dicey willingness among some Republican officials to begin raising more revenue. They are a distinct minority in the more than two dozen states the party dominates. But those treading this path are governors facing difficulty delivering basic services, especially roads, with budgets that are strained and must be balanced.
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In Virginia, GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell recently won approval for overhauling his state's highway maintenance system by raising diesel and retail sales taxes and creating a mechanism for a potential future gasoline tax hike. Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett has called for increasing a wholesale gasoline tax, with most or all of the increase passed to drivers.
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- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: Sep 20, 2013
- Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde
- Summary: Set against the glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, Rush tells the true story of the great rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda. The story chronicles their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error.… Expand
- Director: Ron Howard
- Genre(s): Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
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Score distribution:
Positive: 39 out of 44
Mixed: 4 out of 44
Negative: 1 out of 44
Rush ranks among the best movies about auto racing ever made, featuring two great performances from the leads, who capture not only the physical look of the racing legends they're playing, but the vastly different character traits that made their rivalry, well, made for the movies.
Howard, whose first job as a director was the 1977 Roger Corman-produced "Grand Theft Auto," has captured what is surely the greatest racing footage ever shot.
A fine and fun film tribute to the milieu, the men, women and machines in a sport that was never deadlier or more glamorous than its Disco Decade incarnation.
Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl excel as, respectively, British wild man and hedonist James Hunt and Austrian by-the-books tactician Niki Lauda.
Howard directs Rush with speed and jangly, jarring verve, bringing the races themselves to white-knuckled life and allowing the men's stories to play out with only slightly predictable reversals, upsets and, inevitably, those hard lessons learned.
Though one enjoys and appreciates Rush for what it is, it does not thrill the blood the way we have the right to expect a film like this to do.
Ron Howard's by-the-seat-of-your-pants aesthetic makes the slower, darker sequences feel hurried and bland, especially when stacked up next to the racing sequences.
Score distribution:
Positive: 76 out of 83
Mixed: 6 out of 83
Negative: 1 out of 83
Sep 20, 2013What an amazing movie about to legends of the track Niki Lauda is a machine unbelievable driver and technician and James Hunt just pure raw talent Chris Hemsworth & Daniel Brühl do them both justice such a enjoyable movie well filmed really intense action just one of them all round completely brilliant films a must see.… Expand
Mar 8, 2014Before watching the film, I thought this was going to just be a silly car racing movie, with no real point whatsoever. After watching, I realized I was completely dead wrong. This movie is exciting, well-directed, well-acted and it is fantastic. Director Ron Howard does the tension incredibly well in this movie. Definitely a recommendation.… Expand
Sep 22, 2013This movie is everything it should be. It's superbly shot, edited, acted and it tells a good story. It's definitely a hollywood-type movie... that's a bit fluffy... but it's a lot of fun. I felt something for both the characters, was on the edge of my sit at moments during the race scenes... and was moved by the ending. The theater was full at last night's show... more than half the audience clapped at the end... as did I.… Expand
Nov 14, 2013The best scenario is to try to explore it, what was the rivalry between the two drivers. Hunt and Lauda represent two extreme attitudes towards life: but impossible to reconcile, is generating similar results. I really like a good movie for me. As a kid, I watched them on the screen as competing but I had no idea what it looks like from the inside.… Expand
Apr 18, 2014"Rush" is about the real life fierce rivalry between Chris Hemsworth's character, James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl's Niki Lauda. Hunt and Bruhl were both formula 1 drivers during the 70′s and the movie tells us what happened during the years they both raced against each other.
Chris Hemsworth may never get the Thor- stamp off him (and that isn't that bad since those movies make tonnes of money) but he is genuinly great in this film and the best part is that he isn't Thor. Chris Hemsworth portrayes James Hunt brilliantly. Hunt is a reckless playboy who is willing to risk his life in a car. Not only does Chris look the part, he also acts just like you would imagine Hunt acting. Daniel Bruhl as Niki Lauda is the polar opposite of Chris as Hunt. He is the rich, good boy who goes to bed early and who doesn't party all night. However Lauda and Hunt are not only nice guys and playboys respectably. They are much more than that: Lauda is kinda douchy and not actually the nice guy you would have in a typical movie. Hunt is also troubled and you can, much thanks to Chris's performance, see the scared side of the character. I can only say that the characters and the actors are the best part of the movie.
Ron Howard is a very underrated director. He is a two time Academy Award winning director and yet he's never really mentioned in the top. He is however directing this film incredibly well. The editing is also fantastic, Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill are really sharp, working with quick cuts, my favorite technique. There was a certain sequence in the movie where the race wasn't shown but the result were presented through text on the screen. That directing and editing trick caught me of guard and I admire the wat it was handled.
"Rush" isn't really about racing. It focuses on the characters more than the cars and that's how I want my sport movies. Similar to "Warrior" (a review for wich can be found on this very site) I don't care for the sport in it, I care about the overall story. That being said, the sound of the motors and the way the characters (I seem to constantly come back to the characters) behave towards the sport are great and they kinda made me an ounce interested.
I contend that John Williams is the greatest composer ever but I also believe that the best soundtrack for a movie is the one for "Inception", "Inceptions" score is composed by Hans Zimmer. He also composed "Rush". Zimmer crafts a score with might similar to a motor and with the emotion and passion of the driver. It's a beautiful soundtrack.
A surprisingly good thing about the film is the product placement. It gave a form of credibility to the 70′s racing.
The only real complaint I have about the film is how the relationship between Niki Lauda and James Hunt progresses. While the development is great I didn't really buy into the way they went from non-respect to respect. I saw how they tried to introduce the growing friednship but it didn't translate that well ont the screen.
Overall, "Rush" is an intense, thrilling ride (pun intended) with the right focus and no real big flaws. It's good to see more from Chris Hemsworth and even better that his range as an actor increases. The movie is far from predictable (but if you know about the real life events you obviously know how it'll end), something that is hard to pull of in a sports movie. Even if you don't like racing, I think you'll love "Rush".… Expand
Sep 21, 2013Firstly, all the race scenes including spectators were just ripped-off from the original race clips!!! Secondly, did Lauda used the "F" word often. Hemsworth and Burl did their job well. Overall the movie was nothing original!!!… Expand
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FRIDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep culture seems to vary depending on where you live, according to an international survey.
For example, people in the United States and Japan get less shuteye than those in Canada, Germany, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The survey results showed that Americans and Japanese sleep 30 to 40 minutes less on work nights than people in the other countries, averaging six hours and 31 minutes and six hours and 22 minutes, respectively.
The National Sleep Foundation survey found that about two-thirds of Japanese people (66 percent) sleep less than seven hours on work nights, compared to about half of Americans (53 percent) and about one-third of people in the United Kingdom (39 percent), Germany (36 percent), Canada (30 percent) and Mexico (29 percent).
In addition, about 21 percent of Americans said they slept less than six hours on work nights, compared with 19 percent of Japanese, 18 percent of Britons, 11 percent of Mexicans, 10 percent of Germans and 7 percent of Canadians.
Perhaps to make up for all that lost sleep on work nights, 51 percent of Americans and Japanese said they took at least one daytime nap in the past two weeks. People in every country surveyed said they slept in on weekends, with an average of 45 minutes of extra sleep.
Among the other findings:
The percentage of people who said they get a good night's sleep every night or almost every night on work nights or weeknights was 54 percent in Japan, 48 percent in Mexico, 44 percent in the United States, 43 percent in Canada, 42 percent in the United Kingdom and 40 percent in Germany.
About 31 percent of people in Japan said they rarely or never woke up when they needed to during the workweek, which is about twice the rate of all the other countries in the survey. This suggests that they might not be getting adequate sleep, the researchers said in a news release from the National Sleep Foundation.
About nine out of 10 people in Mexico (92 percent), Germany (90 percent) and the United Kingdom (86 percent) and 78 percent of those in the United States and Canada said they feel more relaxed if their bedroom has a pleasant scent. The majority of people in all the countries (65 percent to 79 percent) said they take steps to make sure their bedroom smells fresh. "Studies have shown that scent plays a powerful role in relaxation and memory-building," David Cloud, CEO of the National Sleep Foundation, said in the news release. "Having a pleasant scent and a relaxing bedroom routine can contribute to a good night's sleep. No matter what your nationality, you will spend about a third of your life in bed. Fresh air and a pleasant scent are great ways to improve your sleep experience."
The survey uncovered cultural differences in the bedtime rituals and habits of the six countries. For example, 62 percent of Mexicans and nearly 47 percent of Americans meditate or pray in the hour before sleep. In the United Kingdom, 43 percent drink a soothing beverage, such as tea, before bed and 30 percent said they sleep naked.
Television viewing was the most common pre-sleep activity. Between 66 percent and 80 percent of people in all the countries surveyed said they watched TV in the hour before going to bed.
"As the first international public opinion poll on sleep, the National Sleep Foundation 2013 Bedroom Poll makes an important contribution to the field," Namni Goel, a research associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the expert panel, said in the news release.
"Although we know that everyone sleeps, the rather remarkable cultural differences within this universal experience have not been adequately explored," she said. "It is [the National Sleep Foundation's] hope that this initial poll will inspire more research on this critical yet understudied topic."
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Look it sucks that we've lost 4 straight games, I get it. And perhaps I'm insane but I'm with JDR I like this team. I think we have some great potential. I think as the year goes on and things start clicking we can be competitive with every team. Look at the back half of the schedule, I think we could go on a tear in the tail end of the schedule, almost every game looks winnable assuming our offensive play continues to improve week after week.
I've been saying for a while we really have NO IDEA what this team can do as we're dependent on the rookie QB. I think we rise and fall with him. Our defense has been very good, better than I expected. We're #8 in the league right now. Compare that to last year when we were consistently in the last 3-4 in the league. LB's look better, Corners look good, safeties look VASTLY improved. Line looks decent although we don't have that Kampman impact player of the first half of last year.
I had a blast at the game on Sunday, It was fun and exciting. Was I upset they lost, sure but the entertainment value was still there. I was entertained. Every game but the Jets game which I pin all on McCown we've been competitive. We had the CHANCE to win. Eventually as Gabbert gets better I think we'll start to win those close ones. If we can start scoring 25-30 each week and our defense stays top 10-15 we have a chance to win every game in the back half of the schedule. I don't know that I would have said that three weeks ago.
I like our potential for 2012 and beyond. Give us a dominant pass rusher and wide receiver and a few capable fill ins here and there and this could be a very good team for the next 3-4 years.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots lost tight end Rob Gronkowski with an arm injury late in Sunday's 59-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, a game in which he caught two touchdown passes.
According to a report on Comcast SportsNet New England, Gronkowski has a broken forearm.
"He left the game with an arm injury," Patriots spokesman Stacey James said about 2 1/2 hours after the game. "There was no update to that."
Gronkowski, 23, had seven catches for 137 yards on Sunday, including touchdowns of 4 and 24 yards in the game. He was reportedly injured while blocking for an extra point on New England's eighth touchdown.
The happy-go-lucky Gronkowski had 10 touchdown catches as a rookie and then set an NFL record for tight ends with 17 touchdowns last year, when he caught 90 passes for 1,327 yards. But he sprained his left ankle in the AFC title game and was a nonfactor in the Super Bowl, which New England lost 21-17 to the New York Giants.
The Patriots had been without Aaron Hernandez, their other first-string tight end, for the last three games -- and a total of six this season -- after he sprained his right ankle in Week 2. He has just 17 catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns in four games.
Hernandez went from being listed as "out" in the injury report to "questionable" after the Nov. 4 bye week and remained that way for each of the last three games. He had limited participation in practice in each of the last three weeks; the team has not given a timetable for his return.
The Patriots next play on Thanksgiving night against the New York Jets.
The Patriots made no announcement about Gronkowski's injury when he headed for the locker room with about 4 minutes left in Sunday's game. Several hours after the game, James said he had no information; inquiries to the NFL media relations department were referred back to the Patriots, who then said Gronkowski had an arm injury.
According to the NFL's media policy, "Team personnel are responsible for reporting in-game injury information factually and accurately as soon as possible for the benefit of the network television audience and the other media covering our games."
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ALLEN PARK Ś Calvin Johnson has a big question mark behind his name for the second straight week.
The Detroit Lions wide receiver sat out SundayÆs game at Green Bay with an injured knee. He returned to practice on Thursday, but on a quite limited basis.
HeÆs tight-lipped about his knee per coachÆs orders, although he did say it felt ōgood.ö
It also felt good to be on the practice field with his teammates.
ōItÆs always good to be able to be out there,ö Johnson said after ThursdayÆs practice. ōCamaraderie, not that it ainÆt there just for me personally to be out with the team feels good.ÆÆ
He was wearing his helmet on the practice field, but he didnÆt run routes or participate in skeleton drills in the early portion that was open to the media.
He did go through position drills Ś ladder and four-square Ś with fellow wide receivers. He also did stretching and deep knee bends and looked fine.
ItÆs just too early to know if Johnson will be available to play against the Browns at Cleveland on Sunday.
ōYou saw what you saw,ö coach Jim Schwartz said. ōJust like before, heÆs working hard to get better every day. WeÆll see where we get to when we get to Sunday.ö
The offense sputtered without him at Green Bay, but Schwartz didnÆt use it as an excuse for the loss.
TheyÆve been through this before with Johnson.
ōFor eight weeks last (year) we were on that plan where something was bothering him, he didnÆt practice a lot and was able to make the Sunday squad,ÆÆ offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. ōHe was just not ready. We had contingency plan for it. It certainly helps to have him out there Ś thatÆs the understatement of the day.ö
ōRegardless of whether heÆs there or not, we have other guys, if heÆs not on the field available or not they have to be able to step it up and do things for us,ö Linehan added.
The offense needs to get more production not just from the receivers but also the running game which was stuck in neutral last week with just 64 yards.
Kris Durham and Patrick Edwards should take full advantage of their opportunities if Johnson doesnÆt play this week.
Also look for wide receiver Kevin Ogletree to be more involved Ś with or without Johnson in the lineup. Ogletree had just two practices before SundayÆs game at Green Bay. After a full week, he should be more involved in the offense.
ō(Ogletree) did a good job when heÆs been presented opportunities in the game and that was on short notice,ö Schwartz said. ōHeÆs continued to do that in practice.ö
Schwartz said he doesnÆt see the uncertainty about Johnson as a problem for the team to keep its focus through the week of preparation.
ōThe team goes through our meetings. I donÆt want to say distraction. ItÆs just part of the NFL,ÆÆ Schwartz said. ōThere are a lot of fantasy football owners that want to know whether he is going to play or not. The guys in the locker room, theyÆre prepared.ö
Obviously Johnson wants to play, he doesnÆt particularly like the view from the sideline. HeÆs only missed five games in his six-plus year NFL career.
ōIt sucks. Especially against a division opponent and up there at Green Bay. I like to play there solely because of the history behind it. ItÆs a great environment to play in,ÆÆ Johnson said. ōItÆs tough to sit out any game. Like I said, itÆs for the better.ö
ItÆs possible that a decision wonÆt be made on his availability on Sunday until just before game time.
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Their three children all have down syndrome, and they'll be honored in New York this weekend. The only problem is the family can't afford to get there.
Courtney Madrono loves going to school.
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She's a little shy though and doesn't always speak up. That's why she sits on this orange ball in class.
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He and his wife follow the National Down Syndrome Society closely to learn the latest research about their children's health condition. The society holds a competition each year.
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For the past several years, they've submitted their children's pictures...with no luck. Last month, that changed.
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The Knicks have the rights to D-League prospect Vernon Goodridge who was drafted 5th in the D-League draft. We're talking about a lottery pick (OMGZ!) people! Ok a D-League lottery pick is not something to wet your slacks over but improving the team with new players always deserve attention. The problem is, we currently do not have an open roster spot for this particular D-League prospect.
Goodridge, 26, who flew under the radar at LaSalle University, worked out for the Knicks for several days in late June and impressed. He was the last cut of the Warriors in late October and was drafted by Springfield with the fifth pick. Knicks president Donnie Walsh told The Post recently he was indeed monitoring Goodridge's progress as he likes his leaping ability and defensive potential.
Curry still could be bought out sooner if they feel he won't be part of a trade package. In two games with Springfield, Goodridge is averaging 10 points and five rebounds in 21 minutes.
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Bakery Style Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Wow, that's a mouthful. These muffins are the best when slightly warmed, with all the chocolate bits all gooey inside. Mmmm.
I came across this recipe on BakingBites (again), and whipped it up for breakfast one morning. This one uses creamed butter, as opposed to oil/melted butter that muffins usually use. I can't really tell the difference between the two types, but I'll add a touch more butter next time.
Bakery Style Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins
by BakingBites
Makes 12 large muffins (I halved the recipe and made 7 medium ones)
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
10 tbsp unsalted butter, very soft
1 cup sugar (I used half white, half brown)
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups plain low fat yogurt
3/4 cup (generous) chocolate chips (I eyeballed this)
1/4 cup cinnamon chips (I omitted this cos I didn't have it)
Preheat oven to 190C and grease a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray. (I used muffin liners)
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together in a medium bowl.
Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl, adding eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla.
Alternate yogurt and flour into butter mixture, ending with the flour and working in 2 or three additions. Stir in chocolate and cinnamon chips.
Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling them to the top or slightly higher and bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and a tester comes out clean (Note: with fruit instead of chocolate chips, you may have to increase baking time by a few minutes).
Cool on a wire rack.
Since I replaced half the white sugar with brown sugar, the muffins weren't that sweet, which I liked. I did love the slightly crisp tops when they were still warm too. After they were stored, they lost that crisp top, but it's easy to just pop them in the oven for a few minutes to get that toasty top and melty chocolate chips back.
I'll make them again, but definitely only eat them warm. They're just so much better when warm!
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YUMMO! I love the cracking on the tops of the muffins!
These look so wondeful – i am always looking for great recipes that hubby can grab on the go or that I can freeze and take munch on as needed. This is a keeper..
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Boston REI — Franklin Park Fall Volunteer Day
Date: 11/17/2012, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Event Location: Franklin Park
Partner Organization: Franklin Park Coalition
Description: Join 2012 REI Stewardship Grant Award Recipient the Franklin Park Coalition for a day of removing invasive plant species from Boston largest urban park. Enjoy the crisp fall air and a morning of clearing leaves from historic steps and ruins or removing invasive plants. Help preserve Franklin Park's marvelous landscape. We'll supply training, gloves and tools if you supply the labor. Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and old closed-toe shoes. For more information call 617-442-4141 or visit www.franklinparkcoalition.org. Meet at the Valley Gates Lot (midway on main park road, Circuit Drive, across from golf course).


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Price Comparisons - Survival Acres vs. The Competition
Updated 5/16/14
Below is our spot price comparison. We update this page periodically to demonstrate that our prices have consistently been lower than our competitors. We invite you to compare the actual delivered price you would pay from any other company to ours. We also make mention of various scams and ripoffs that are occuring in the storable food industry.
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Independent industry sources report that Thrive food cans are hand packed and packing weights can be off as much as 15% of their declared volume.
Wise Foods vs. Survival Acres
Very Important - Mountain House has issued a press release regarding lab tested high oxygen content in Wise Foods. Wise Foods has oxygen levels 110 times higher then Mountain House. This is a huge food storage issue. Please read the entire press release here (pdf file).
Also see -- Mountain House products are exceeding 30 year shelf life!!!
The following statements are from Columbia Food Laboratories, who conducted third party testing on Wise Foods and Mountain House products:
The Mother of All Scams - Storable Food Watch
This is a extremely deceptive website, supposedly "dedicated" to telling you about food storage companies, but the truth is far different. Owned by none other than E-Foods Direct, this site gives negative ratings to all of their competition, including us. Read the facts!
"The Storable Food Watch website has been created, as a public service, by The J. Michael Stevens Group and eFoods Direct."
Their intention is to paint only themselves in a positive light, while pretending to offer a fair and unbiased "review" of their competition. This company has NEVER contacted us to verify anything, and what they've posted is simply blatant lies. This is a vile and despicable website spreading false information, passing itself off as "Fighting for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!" There is nothing "American" about deception or false advertisements.
Much like Wise Foods, E-Foods Direct is notorius for 'trolling' the internet and forums with fake user accounts and deceptive guerilla marketing. Be careful whom you support with your hard earned dollars! There are many, many scammers out there who will resort to various tactics, all exceedingly unscrupulous to gain your business. We've long documented the signs of greed on our blog.
No need to go on -- Be CAREFUL to whom you trust with your money. Food is not something you can skimp on to stay healthy, and it's getting more expensive all the time. Be sure you are getting the best deal out there and don't fall for the hype and propaganda that some web sites are resorting to. Many sites are actually selling you "starvation" units, meaning they have barely enough calories (at high prices) that will only keep you from actual starvation. This is not a joke - their techniques to "selling you" a food unit are downright shameful while reaching their hands deep into your pocket. History is full of crimes just like this, but there is absolutely no reason whatsoever that this level of dishonesty should be going on here today.
Top Ten Reviews
We've just discovered another bogus "food storage review website", which is another scam likely being funded by the participants. "Top Ten Reviews" has a highly placed Google link to emergency preparedness. Allegedly, the site ranks and reviews food storage companies for the aim of providing a "fair" representation of the "best food storage companies." Some of these highly ranked companies are the very ones we've examined above with ridiculous prices, outrageous claims, and starvation units. That fact is all you really need to know, but there's more....
A closer examination reveals that this "review" is nothing more than paid advertising - picking and choosing what is reviewed to give the chosen favorite the best "rank." We call this "snake oil" because it's very clear to us that these participants were not actually honestly reveiwed for price, selection, quality, or sizes of their units despite the advertisement that they were. Heavy empahsis is placed on the "chosen favorite" which is 2 - 3 times our prices, for example. In other words, this is a pure advertisment scam under the illusion of a "review."
The Internet is chock-full of dishonest companies and even worse advertisers who have resorted to some very low tactics to promote and sell their products. Please do your own research before parting with your hard-earned money. It's very sad to see how many people are being taken advantage of.
Scammers and Snake-Oil Salesmen
We are often asked about other companies out there. There are a huge number of new companies in the food business these days, many of them 'fly-by-night' operations. Most have not been around very long, and we've simply never heard of them. Others make outrageous claims on their food units, selling you units that are terribly small as "one year food supplies". It seems that honesty is a fleeting thing these days. We've checked these out and have consistently found the following: misinformation on the number of servings, higher prices, and lower calories. These units do not meet their advertised claims of the time they will last -- you WILL eat this food far faster because you need sufficient calories to stay healthy, making these units overpriced, misadvertised and misleading at best.
Glen Beck has been promoting foodinsurance.com for months now, but we are substantially cheaper by 1/3 to 1/2 their costs with better quality food from reputable companies. Simply put, our units are bigger, better and cost less. We're not trying to "sell" -- we're interested in making sure you have what you need to survive and stay healthy.
Be sure to read the infamous "Storable Food Watch" scam run by E-Foods direct. We find it incredible that a supposedly reputable company would stoop this low.
Alex Jones gets in bed with whoever will support him, but we've found that these companies are ALL significantly higher (such as MyPatriotSupply) then we are and offer much less.
It is actually quite shocking for us to review what others are claiming. ALL of them lie about non-GMO foods. We've yet to find a single one that has the proper documentation regarding GMO labeling and testing. This is being done to fool the buyer into thinking they're getting something that isn't actually there. Because there is no regulation of this sort of thing, these scams and others like it continue to proliferate.
Misrepresentation and deception is very common. Their pricing is considerably higher then ours, their units are much smaller, which means you get far less food, and in many cases simply not enough daily calories to keep you healthy. They also make wildly erroneous claims on the total number of servings and calories contained in the products they sell that have no basis in reality.
We always say "do the math" to prove any claims being made. The above examples are shown to demonstrate that the math simply doesn't add up on price, calories, selection or length of time the food is advertised to last. We strongly encourage you to do this for yourself.
Oftentimes the math is "fudged" by making their suggested serving size extremely small so as to inflate the numbers in order to make the product appear more favorable. We have seen claims of 1/3 to 1/4 of a cup per serving - ask yourself, would your appetite be satisfied eating a meal based on a 1/3 cup (cooked) beans? In some cases, it is not even physically possible for the containers to hold the number of servings being advertised! Some are so bad that it is flat out embarrassing to think that thousands of well meaning customers are being literally ripped off.
What is going to happen when these customers actually go to use those units? They will quickly run out of food, but the need for daily healthy nutrition will still be there, and now in the midst of a emergency, they will belatedly discover that they have been ripped-off! You need a decent amount of calories with proper nutrition to stay healthy -- and you need these facts right up front, before making a purchase.
Still don't believe us? In case after case, we have compared our packages to our competition. Here is a recent example we found: This is supposed to be a "10 year unit" or "9 - 10 person" 1 year unit, supposedly weighing in at 7,000 lbs.
But is this true? We've run the actual item numbers for these products and put them into our database. This package only weighed in at 2800 lbs which is "remarkable" because it is 4200 lbs less than was originally advertised! Yet it still costs $800 more than our price for the exact same items!
Update: Seems our claim received some notice, now they reduced the food quantity and weight to just 2800 lbs, yet still claim a 10 year supply. Go figure! That's only 280 lbs of food per person per year! That's ridiculous - and flat out dangerous. You will starve to death in short order if this was your actual "food storage" for a year!
GET REAL! A real 10 year food supply needs to be HUGE. Ours is 1026 #10 cans and 40 #2.5 cans and weighs over 4922 lbs!
The age old rule still exists: You get what you pay for. Another rule to remember: Buyer Beware! It's simple economics, and if something looks too good to be true -- it probably is.
Regarding all of the above: We do NOT recommend these units however, as many of them are very small when it comes to calories and actual number of servings. They average only 1300 calories or even less which is a "starvation" level of calories (the "Freedom Unit" is around 1391 calories) for a "year". At best, they are six month food supplies -- at substantially higher prices than our generous 1 year food supplies.
Why do we do it? Because we can, and because we have been on the other side of the table before and made the same mistakes many others have made with unscrupulous dealers. We keep our overhead as low as possible in order to pass the savings on to you! We've made it our goal to specialize in the storable food industry. Thousands of our satisfied customers know. We can do the same for you too!
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Jeffrey Melcher, Director of Religious Education
It has been a low key summer here at UUCM. We have had Sunday classes with activities and a few family events. Our trip to Green Gulch and Muir Beach was fun. I didn't know the Zen teachings were going to be full of so many existential jokes.
Here is scheduling for the remainder of the summer and the start of Fall RE at UUCM:
Sunday Mornings
August 10: Humane Society, Lori Smith and her dog Isabelle
August 17: Walt Littrell and Jef Melcher: Songs of Peace sing-a-long & YRUU ice cream social.
August 24: Visiting a local cemetery: Jef Melcher and Norm Davidson.
August 31: Jef preaches on Dark Matter and the future of RE. Kids: Building an owl box for our property. Measuring, hammering and sawing. John Quinley and helper.
Family Events
Saturday, Aug 9: Canoeing and Watershed Education with Art Reichart. RSVP to Jef
Sunday, August 17: Parent Group meeting: 10:30-noon, UUCM Clara Barton Room
Saturday, August 23: Beach and Heritage Day at China Camp, Free (10AM to 4pm, 11 AM free entertainment begins.)
Fall 2014
September 7: Ingathering with Water & Stones ceremony – This Sunday we return to begin a new congregational year with an intergenerational service and potluck. The Water and Stone ceremony will be a sharing of gathered waters and stones from near and far throughout the summer. Welcome back!
September 14: 10:30-12:00 -- First day of Fall RE. Welcome Back.
12:00-1:30 -- Congregational Conversation (Childcare provided)
September 21: Noon-12:40 -- RE Parent Meeting – All parents. Lunch available from YRUU, $5.
September 28: RE teacher meeting – All teachers
October 5: 10:45-11:55 -- UUCM Parent Group 10:45-11:55. - Clara Barton Room
October 24-26: Congregational Retreat – Fun and community, families and singles.
More to come …
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Time to do homework so I can watch the KCA's tonight! Goooooo BTR!—
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Tonight is the annual Kid's Choice Awards hosted by Nickelodeon. It's a time when the youngest among us can have their say in what entertainment star they like best. Each award winner at the KCA's is doused with green slime. So, if you have a kid in your house, you may want to prepare to hand over the remote control.
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
For me, Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child's Perspective (iUniverse Star, 2008) is that kind of book. In the book, author Dyan Eybergen applies the principles of attachment parenting to some of the parenting dilemmas typically encountered in the post infancy years. What's the best way to handle everything from toilet training to sibling conflicts to (oh! my! God!) questions about sex? Put yourself in your child's place. What would you need? How would you want to be treated?
I really enjoyed Out of the Mouths of Babes. It's a quick read, and it's filled with lots of anecdotes and humour (the quotes from children are hilarious). The important thing, however, is that it espouses a philosophy of parenting that fits me like a glove. And, that's an excellent parenting book.
Written for the MotherTalk blog tour.
12 comments:
- petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...
A great review, MZ! I'll pass it on to family members! Thank you! :))
- March 8, 2009 at 10:01:00 AM CDT
- Fireblossom said...
Gee, my son is 23, and you make ME want to read it! And the book cover is so sweet, I love it. I used to love to blow soap bubbles.
- March 8, 2009 at 10:11:00 AM CDT
- Gabriella Moonlight said...
I have step children and I may have to pick this book up...sounds great and I love your philosophy on parenting books!
- March 8, 2009 at 1:51:00 PM CDT
- Heather of the EO said...
This really does sound like something I would love. Thank you for the heads up! :)
- March 8, 2009 at 6:18:00 PM CDT
- Cookie said...
You definitely had me with "quick read!"
- March 9, 2009 at 12:10:00 AM CDT
- Shadow said...
we do tend to like the things that we agree with and tend to come easy to us. and this is not meant in a negative sense whatsoever. me and my bean have add, and i've just read a brilliant article on the positive spin on this, and read it to the bean i will too, cause he has to know, that for every negative there is a positive. school's just not very... how can i put it... in tune? with add???? anyway, i'm digressing. i'm glad you found such positive reinforcement to your parenting style!
- March 9, 2009 at 4:11:00 AM CDT
- Mom To a Preschooler said...
I think I need to get a copy of this book. I am so glad I am done with toilet training, but it's so hard to have my 3 year old daughter not to drink from a bottle anymore. She drinks from a cup but if she drinks milk, it has to be from a bottle. Oh I wish I could find better ways to get her to stop drinking from a bottle. I will definitely learn many things from this book.
- March 9, 2009 at 8:50:00 AM CDT
- Woman in a Window said...
Another good one. Got to get me to the library!
- March 9, 2009 at 3:42:00 PM CDT
- mile191 said...
thanks. this is a great post. and, i am with you about the jokes too. I don't get them. Hey, if you get a chance to read me today, tomorrow...go read Women Doing More. My aunt wrote an excellent expression of love and loss. I am trying to spread the word. She is an amazing women, who needs our support right now, and to know that others care about her loss and pain. We all need that, from time to time, and you have been there for me so much. Thank you.
- March 9, 2009 at 7:13:00 PM CDT
- Killlashandra said...
Maybe we should leave a copy in the glove box so on those truly frustrating days we can flip it up and read something funny to be reminded it will be ok after all. :)
- March 10, 2009 at 8:16:00 AM CDT
- MomOf4 said...
This looks awesome! I am going to have to check it out!
- March 10, 2009 at 12:47:00 PM CDT
- Dyan said...
Dear the Zen of Motherhood,
Thank you so much for this wonderful review of my book Out of the Mouths of Babes. I am so glad you enjoyed it and got out of it exactly the message I intended it to give - you summed it up perfectly!
Love the blog by the way!
Kind Regards,
Dyan Eybergen
Author: Out of the Mouths of Babes
- March 13, 2009 at 4:46:00 PM CDT


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The two women appear in the movie, "What to Expect When You're Expecting." The British pop star has a cameo as a talent show judge in the movie's opening scene.
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Columbia Police officers have arrested a man wanted for forcing his way into a house and robbing seven people at gunpoint. Some of the victims reported he stole the "grills" from their mouths.
Police arrested 20-year-old Valtori Chapman Saturday evening on warrants for six counts of robbery, seven counts each of kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and burglary. Richland County Sheriff's deputies assisted in the arrest.
Investigators say Chapman forced his way into a house on Center Street just before 2 a.m. on March 29. Once inside, police say he ordered seven people onto the floor at gunpoint and rummaged through their clothes, vehicles and home for items to steal.
Among those items were three sets of gold teeth "grills" taken from the victims mouths. Police say Chapman also stole electronics and jewelry.
No one was injured.
Police suspect Chapman had accomplices.
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Every Friday on Twitter there are millions of tweets pointing billions or trillions of people to be followed. Follow Friday started just with a simple tweet now has become a trend on Twitter. The real idea behind this is to think of interesting people one already follows and he/she recommends them to others.
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NASHVILLE (WATE) - Knoxville Republican Jamie Woodson announced Thursday she is resigning from the Tennessee Senate.
Woodson, 39, a member of the Senate Education Committee and Senate speaker pro tempore, has been named president and CEO of the Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE).
The collaborative is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization chaired by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
Woodson will advise SCORE's Board of Directors, steering committee and partner organizations in her new role.
SCORE's goal is to ensure that every Tennessee child graduates high school prepared for college or the workforce.
Sen. Woodson began serving on SCORE's steering committee in 2009.
The governor will call for a special election to replace Woodson since it will be more than 12 months until the regular election in 2012. The hope is that this will coincide with the city elections this year in September and November.
Knox County Commission can appoint someone to fill the seat until the person who wins the special election is sworn in.
Commission Chairman Mike Hammond says he's interested in serving, but hasn't decided for certain whether to pursue the appointment.
As a senator, Woodson served in 2010 on Tennessee's five-member Race to the Top pitch team. They helped secure the more than $500 million grant Tennessee received from the U.S. Department of Education.
Woodson writes in a statement, "While I will sincerely miss representing you as your state senator, I believe that this is a natural continuation of the work in which I have been engaged and gives me the opportunity to dedicate 100 percent of my efforts to improving public education in our state. Tennessee has become a national leader in education reform, and I am excited to continue my public service by being on the front lines of improving public education at such a critical time."
Her resignation becomes effective on July 1 or when the current legislative session adjourns, whichever comes first.
Woodson has served in the Legislature for 12 years. She has been in the Senate since 2005. Before that, she was a state representative for six years.
She says she and her husband, Bill Woodson, Jr., will still have their primary residence in Knoxville.
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This month's information architecture and user experience meetup will take place at the headquarters of ZAAZ, an interactive web agency in Seattle.
ZAAZ is hosting their 2nd annual event focused on user experience and social media (Perspectives on Social Media) on Tuesday, July 8th, so we'll be joining them for this month's meetup.
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Genart teamed up with The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping parents of teens solve the problem of teen substance abuse. In April 2013, together they launched the #ENDMEDICINEABUSE Teen Filmmaker Competition, a nationwide call to action for teens to submit a film treatment for a documentary film sending a message to parents about teen medicine abuse as it exists in their world.
Genart and The Partnership at Drugfree.org selected Genart Alumni, and A&E Intervention's Tucker Capps as the filmmaker mentor and co-director of the documentary. Dallas native and high school student Cyrus Stowe was selected as the winning treatment and his story was selected to be shot as documentary film.
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Soon after the Obama inauguration, Chris Matthews remarked that in times of economic collapse, the bulk of the people turned their wrath either above or below them: to the nobles in the castles, or to the rabble at the gate. He remarkedthat the Republicans had not managed to make them do the latter. "Shut up, you fxck," I muttered, "or you'll give them ideas." Maybe I was right, or maybe they'd thought of it already. In any case, they spent the next three and a half years "othering" segment after segment of the population.
The problem is, they don't know when to stop. They've done the usual "othering"- minorities, immigrants, "eevil libruls", atheists, "uppity wimmin", "Mooslins", homosexuals who wanted to marry and heterosexuals who didn't. But then they've gone on: blue collar workers, schoolteachers, firefighters; people who believe in public schools; people who live in mortgaged homes; people who draw unemployment, medicaid, Medicare...including, now, those who aren't "others". The typical family of 1960, living in a tract house, limiting their family to the number of children they could support, attending a mild-spoken community church, sending their sons and daughters to (gasp!) college!- they're "others", now. Who do they think they're going to have left? The stupid and bigoted may not be numerous enough for them. Who is in their corner- Diebold, false-flag candidates, faithless electors and corrupt justices? Are they planning to field something worse? Or are they screwing with our heads with images of their own invincibility, which they hope fear will forge into a self-fulfilling prophecy? Not our own fate only, but that of the planet, depends on our being able to evaluate them coolly and resolutely, and with equal courage and intelligence, to thwart them.


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The annual Bash on Broadway festivities prove once again Nashville knows how to throw a party, but just one day later it's a much different story downtown.
In the coming months, especially with no hockey in town, fewer visitors could mean more trouble for the people and businesses who rely on them.
"It's been pretty slow. It's been slow," said store manager Linda Gorby.
Without the Titans, the Predators and parties like the one New Year's Eve, people like Gorby seem to worry about downtown business in the new year.
She manages a boot shop on Broadway, where a typical new year lull may be worse than in past years. Usually, the Preds would be about halfway through the regular season by now, but the National Hockey League remains in a lockout without any signs of returning soon.
"Without the Preds in town, it's hurt. It's really hurt. You know, people - like I said - people don't think that that brings a lot of business to downtown, but it really does," Gorby said.
Over the next few months, Bridgestone Arena will host big crowds for big-name concerts.
But missing out on Preds' hockey still seems to concern plenty of people who rely on consistent crowds several times a week.
"It's going to be slow. We're just waiting for that Convention Center to open," Gorby said. "That's going to be a Godsend."
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A FORMER landfill site in Stourpaine near Blandford will become a beauty spot and wildlife heaven, said Dorset County Council.
Around 6,400 native trees and shrubs will be planted on land off Bushes Road, which is currently managed by Dorset Waste Partnership.
The spot was used for landfill between 1966 and 1993 and since its closure it has been restored to grassland.
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This is my first fanpost and I thought I'd write about this interesting trade that I saw off of bleacherreport.com
Chris Paul is demanding New Orleans provide him more firepower to contend for a title or else he's threatening to abandon ship (sound familiar?) James Bondman, the columnist of the article, proposed a pretty good trade. For all three teams involved i must say.
Monta is a huge upgrade for the Hornets over Marcus Thornton. Brandon Wright should be a decent backup for David West at power forward, but I think he would be better off backing up Peja at SF.
Orlando gets CP3 and Okafor. The best point guard in the league paired with the best center should create some havoc for Miami/Lakers/Boston. Okafor will be the perfect backup for Howard. Or he can start and an Orlando lineup of Paul/Redick/R.Lewis/Okafor/Howard would be pretty sweet.
Last, but not least, the Warriors. We get Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter. Only problem is, Jameer Nelson is listed as 6-0. So playing against the Heat or Lakers, Wade and Kobe would have a field day against a GSW backcourt of Curry and Nelson. But other than that, Carter is a MAJOR MAJOR upgrade at the position we need to solidify the most and Dorrel Wright would provide decent SF backup to Carter. But i think with a roster of Nelson/Curry/Carter/Lee/Biedrins would give the Dubs a very decent chance of becoming the third, or maybe even the second best team in the West.
Of course, please keep in mind that this is my first ever post on this site and I do expect criticism, thanks for hearing me out.