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So I was driving home from a campus ministry meeting yesterday when I passed a billboard that caught my eye. Perhaps you have seen the same billboard, but it is the following:
It is obviously a dig at President Obama and the campaign of "hope" and "change" and I get it. I don't necessarily agree with it, but I am not even wanting to go into the political landscape right now. Rather, what it reminded me of was something I had written back around the election time and how as Christians we should not be buying into the rhetoric that made Obama out to be a savior because it wasn't fair to Obama and it wasn't aligned with a Christian understanding of "hope" and "change."
This got me thinking further about how as Christians we should be talking about what we understanding to be the "real" hope and change. The hope that comes from the resurrection. The change that comes from grace and the transformation from a life of slavery to sin to freedom in Christ. What a powerful time to speak the truth of the Gospel! We are in a tough time of political rhetoric that points to many of our hopes being pinned on worldly institutions and ways of being. Now I am not saying that these aren't things that should be addressed, they should. However, as Christians our hope doesn't come from any political party or any "rights." Our hope and freedom comes from Christ.
I find that my acknowledging that fact and living into that reality is empowering. Why? Because it helps me understand that no matter what situation I am in, I am free to be who God has called me to be. That doesn't mean I will be free from pain, hardship, or even death, but it does mean that those things do not control me. Even if the United States of America for some reason decided to make it law that reading Scripture was illegal, that would not take away my true freedom. I would be free to worship God and read Scripture (there would be a temporal cost) and that right to choose to obey or disobey the powers that be would still be my free choice.
To me that is real "hope" and "change." The reality that no matter what this world may say, I am free in Christ and have the freedom to choose Christ.


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I decided to go to the Singapore GP the moment it was announced just over a year ago. I was so excited about the race that I even travelled down to Singapore last December to walk to the Formula 1 track to be. After that visit there was no way back, the 2008 Singapore GP was a go, for me and for a bunch of friends. It got a bit tense first when the ticketing system failed, then again when the F1 time hotel prices were published. But we overcame all these issues and we were all set. So, how did it go ?
The trip started with minor hick up. Our pilot found out not all is right with our plane and instead of taking off we returned to the gate for repairs. An hour later all was fixed (at least that is what we all wanted to believe ) and the trip was on. We arrived in Singapore an hour later than expected but our time was still OK to make it to the hotel, turn around and be on the track on time for the first practice session. We had so much time, that we decided to make a "pit stop" on the way. We had our own minibus with a driver, so we were flexible .
Duly refreshed we continued our journey, next stop – hotel. We stayed at the beautiful island of Sentosa (that is what the hotel people called it when they mailed me before the trip). Not exactly in the city center but still only about 15-20 minutes drive from the track (unless it is Friday late afternoon peak hour). If you don't mind the travel time, this is what you get:
We checked in without any difficulties (except those we created ourselves ) and after a short while of doing nothing (or something) we all met up in the lobby, boarded our minibus and moved in the track direction. The one thing we totally forgot about was the small little fact that besides heading to track we were also heading into the peak of the Friday late afternoon Singaporean rush hour. On top of that the road also included an overpass, the one passing above the start finish straight, where many cars slowed down to get the view of the race track … All and all it took us over an hour to make that 15 minutes trip. Not expecting that sort of delay we made another strategic error – we did not take any beer on board. We were never again going to repeat that mistake .
The bus dropped us off about 10 minutes walking distance from the Gate 1 – that was the gate we were aiming at. Somehow we all dispersed in all possible and impossible directions (although all trying to get to the same place). It took us anywehere between those 10 minutes to half an hour but at the end, thanks to calculating on getting lost, we all made it to track on time. There was quite some noise made about the security procedures at the gates. The reality was, the security check was pretty thorough, but very quick and smooth, with smiles flying all around. I was in in no time. (And this was the case also on Saturday and Sunday, when the crowds became bigger.)
I picked up my free Kangaroo TV (big thanks to the nice people from F1GPSG.com for arranging this) and we all made the next routine refueling pit stop in the Long Bar (the one they built on the track).
After a long journey, that for some begun a day earlier in Europe, for the rest that early morning in Hong Kong, we were finally about to make it to our grandstand. (Sorry, we also had one envoy, Mr. fantoci, who arrived a day in advance to do the bar research. His hard research work was very much appreciated by all the rest of us.) In certain sense this was the moment of truth. A wrong seat selection may ruin the whole race weekend. With a track none of us ever been to it is always a gamble. In Singapore case it was gamble for everybody. There sure were people who were not exactly happy with their seats (see comments here). Our view however was this:
I do not want to make too much of my ticket selection skills, but these seats were simply great. We were also a bit lucky because few meters left or right in these grandstands may mean lighting pole or a speaker getting into the view. We were fine though.
Friday at the race is for me usually the photo taking time. The grandstands are not that full so I am free to roam about. The section between Turns 1 and 3 was all accessible, so I also had a chance to see how is the view from different corners of this grandstand section. The seats where we were seated provided the view of the entire length of the start finish straight, the pit lane exit and the Turns 1 and 2. Going closer towards the Turn 1 grandstand the visible part of the start finish line was becomeing shorter, but on the other side the view extended from Turn 1 to Turn 3. Moving to the other end, towards Turn 3 grandstand, offered the same – less start finish view, more corner view, but from different angle. The lower seats had the fence disturbing the view, but in general, at least I believe so (I could not try and sit in every single seat of that part of the track), most of the seats in Turns 1, 2, 3 offered good view of the track.
There are two other things worth mentioning here. First – the TV screens were very clear and well visible (unless someone decided to stand up and block the view, but the crowd and the organizers dealt quickly with these mean people , few booooos and the view was clear again. I could even read the text, this is something I had big difficulties to achieve on Shanghai or Sepang tracks for example. Second – the speakers some time blocked the view a bit, the upside however was, that one could actually clearly hear what were they talking about over there in the commentary box !
OK, we were in our seats, the action was about to start, and … my new Sigma lense went on strike. I lost all the driver aids and had to switch my camera into fully manual mode. That is something I never even tried before. How did I fare ? You will have chance to see when I sort out all my pictures. I expect the Singapore GP photogallery to be ready here on F1Wolf sometime over this weekend. All I can say, it is not that easy to take photos of these fast moving objects under the artificial lighting with all the reflections.
What makes it difficult to take pictures makes it however great spectator experience. Luca de Montezemolo may call this a circus, and well, he may be right. It was a surreal feeling sitting in those grandstands looking at the dark skies and lit up track. But it was great. There were all sorts of worries about the light reflections, darkness, power outages, rain etc etc. The reflections – yes, they were there and I really liked them (I am talking from a spectator point of view).
The power outages never happened and although drivers complained about some parts of the track being a bit dark the lighting worked pretty well. The rain threatened on Sunday and it even rained in some parts of Singapore not that long before the race. But it never came to the track and we have to wait for another year to see how and if the night race and tropical rain can coexist.
What probably was not predicted were those bumps on the track. Drivers complained about them a lot but I would say they were not too bad for us, spectators. The bumps made it difficult to set up the cars' height and we could see all those sparks … How often we see them these days ! I understand the drivers do not appreciate feeling like shaken martini on the rocks but … the sparks ! .
Now a bit to the entertainment, on the track. There were several stages around the venue (I believe 3 in total), we had one right behind our grandstand. The acts were changing during the day from rock, to comedy to DJs. Everyday, almost non stop. Never happened to me in any previous races to sit by the bay (was it a river or was it a sea ?) between two F1 sessions with bunch of friends around, beers in hand, getting dark, and DJ somewhere out there playing some cool lounge music … F1 felt great in Singapore .
I can't say much about the food, because I never went to get any at the track. There was a booth with food and the only thing I heard about it was my buddy reporting that there is no more food left, all sold out. This was on one of the days, before the final F1 session.
The drinks were in plentiful supply. Not cheap, but drinks are not cheap in Singapore (unless you go to hawkers food market where you can get 600ml bottle of Tiger for SGD5.00, SGD2.50 buys a meal there ). The people were all thirsty (it is very hot to very very hot in Singapore), the drink lines were very long. It looked scary, but we never waited longer than 10-15 mins in the queue. To increase our efficiency, we always purchased double the amount of beers and water than we planned when we queued up. This strategy worked very well and I can only recommend it.
Getting to the track was easy. Getting out was a bit more difficult but we worked it out. Our minibus could get very close bringing us in, but the driver was not allowed to get to the same place after the race. He called us with his wehereabouts but we had a) no idea where is that, b) no idea how to get there. What we had was a policeman regulating the flow of people. I passed him my phone, asked him to talk to our driver and navigate us to him. The police guy was all smiles and very helpful. Took 2 minutes, and we knew where to go to find our bus. And we even found our bus at that place . On Saturday some of us discovered a shortcut, worked very well on Saturday. On Sunday we told the others we know the shortcut to the bus, all followed, but … it was Sunday, taking that shortcut resulted in walking about 3 times as much as we would following the normal people . There was also a bit more traffic regulation after the race and because of that it took us a while to find our bus. We still found it or better it found us. How would I rank getting out of the track on scale 1 to 10 (10 being the perfect score) ? Perhaps somewhere between 7-8, not bad, but we had our own minibus. I can't speak on behalf of people waiting in those long taxi lines.
That was the track. What did we do before and after the F1 action ? Beach or swimming pool in the morning, food in early afternoon (Little India one day, hawker food the other), bars in the late night – Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Mohammed Sultan Road). Go and google it .
Going to Singapore GP definitelly is not a cheap experience, even if you are arriving from as close as from Hong Kong. But it definitelly is an experience. Friendly attitude, good organization, everybody speaking English (most people the Singlish version ). Then the added excitement of the unique night race, the walls, the bumps, the sparks, the safety cars, the packed grandstands. Since 2004 our bunch went every year to Shanghai for the weekend of Formula 1 action and parties. This year we switched to Singapore and none of us regrets.
For those who hang out around these pages on regular bases or play the prediction game, here is the list us who met in Singapore – me (F1Wolf), fantoci, fatfish, blazena, Queen Bee, Rob The Flying Dutchman, xxMarinaxx, Gert-Jan. We visited the Hanamco restaurant that among other things also shows the F1 races, on the track I exchanged few text messages with Journeyer that you may know from his guest posts at F1Fanatic and who was at another part of the track, and I could use free Kangaroo TV thanks to Kaylen from F1GPSG.com, whom unfortunately I haven't had chance to meet this time. And then there was the rest of our group that am not going to name here, but they all know who they are .

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One of my sisters is buying an alcoholic beverage called 'Applejack' -- it is my understanding that is is made from hard cider by freezing it and removing the water ice, thus concentrating the alcohol. She says it is making incredible apple baked goods -- she uses it in the filing of pies, and also is using it as the water or part of the water in making her crust - makes sense, since they often use a little vodka in pie crust.
It is similar to brandy in that it is essentially concentrated wine with the water removed, but in the case of brandy, the concentration is done by heat distillation, whereas with Applejack its by freezing. I have been to about six stores without any luck finding it. Why it should be so hard to find is beyond me? Anyway, wouldn't it yield essentially the same thing if I soaked some chopped or sliced apples in vodka for a while and then strained out the fruit? Or, at least a reasonable substitute == apple flavor plus alcohol? |
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Apple jack around here is simply hard cider, or scrumpy with no further efforts at increasing the alcoholic level. You can buy hard cider at any package store, or many markets who carry alcoholic drinks. I guess apple brandy is sometimes called Apple Jack too, saw that when I googled it, but that's a new one on me. It doesn't make any difference how you raise the proof in the end run, it accomplishes the same thing and if I were going to look for the closest equivalent it would be apple brandy. |
I'd ask what proof Applejack you sister is using and sub an apple brandy of a similar proof. A lot of the alcohol is going to burn off in the cooking so buy as good a quality as your purse will allow. For example, when I make my Bourbon-Fig-Pecan Bundt cake, I splurge and use Maker's Mark Bourbon. It just tastes a lot better than the cheaper stuff -- straight up or cooked. kay |
I guess I'm in disagreement with most of you.... there is no substitute for Applejack! The end product is never the same. I didn't know how it was made so that was interesting. There use to be an Italian market out of Chicago where you could order different liquors and they'd ship to you. Have you tried googling "Applejack to buy"? I bet you'd get a few sources. |
Well, all applejacks aren't created equal, and some commercial applejacks are made simply of apple brandy laced with grain alcohol. |
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Accounts a place for everything Manage all of your checking, savings and credit card accounts in one, comfortable spot. Use the online tab to review your transactions side by side with your online banking account from within Cha-Ching. Or simply import your QIF files directly into Cha-Ching. Budgets all you can spend The completely redesigned Budgets in Cha-Ching is the perfect tool to keep track of everything you are spending and earning. Simply set a couple of tag-based rules to keep track of all of your incomes and expenses and Cha-Ching sits ready at your fingertips to compile all that data into a clear and concise overview. Plan your budgets and let Cha-Ching make sure you keep to them. Scheduler manages your upcoming transactions Never miss a bill again. While Cha-Ching can't make them magically vanish, the new Scheduler keeps track of all of your upcoming transactions. Create a bill with a title, due date and repeat setting, set your tags and Cha-Ching takes care of the rest. Scheduler and regular ones Organize your money any way you want! Just like iTunes, Cha-Ching lets you create smart folders to group your data any way you want. Interface simply stunning Cha-Ching has been redesigned from the ground up to offer you a simple, fun and sexy way to manage your money. Try the demo and see for yourself! Requires Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later. Leopard Ready. Universal Binary. Click to Midnight Apps' Cha-Ching Site for more info. And Today's Special Offer is…Matinee
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Cameron Says:
August 31st, 2008 at 11:15 pmTest out the demo carefully before buying Cha-Ching. The developer does not do a good job of fixing bugs. Many bugs were left in the 1.xx series, before the developer moved to a 2.xx series beta, introducing whole new bugs. Seems impossible to get a stable release.
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September 1st, 2008 at 1:05 amI donated to this developer when he still was behind CastLife on MacZot. Back then everybody was promised a free license for his next app, which proved to be Cha-Ching. Of course, the license never appeared… and CastLife was never updated. Eventually I got Cha-Ching through a Bundle deal… and immediately trashed it. If you're serious about accounting and budgeting, check out MoneyWell… or even better LiquidLedger. The latter being the only app that can handle multi currency calculations and follows proper accounting rules (which do apply even in your household).
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September 1st, 2008 at 5:32 amDefinitely check out MoneyWell. I have NEVER done business with a better and more responsive developer. I think I got the program through a MacZot but I would buy it again. It uses envelope budgeting in a cool, slick electronic format that is easy to use and gives you what you truly need: money management.
If you want to check out the responsiveness of the developer, go to the MoneyWell website and go to the forums. He is VERY active.
I can't say enough about MoneyWell. It is the most positive financial program I have ever used. I know how much money I really have instead of how much is in my account. I know this seems like a weird statement but until you try it out it won't make much sense. I had to re-think and re-understand my financial situation. MoneyWell made me change the way I think about and see my money flow.
Anyway, check it out. I too have a license for Cha-Ching that I am not using.
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September 1st, 2008 at 7:31 amI want to like Cha-Ching, but it doesn't even do loans for cripes sake! I'll pass.
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September 1st, 2008 at 11:29 amAlso, no mention if this includes a free update to 2.0. Does it?
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September 1st, 2008 at 2:56 pmDon't buy this software. The whole implementation and support isn't even worth half of the price. Look for better alternatives (with better support and faster bug fixing). The guys behind Cha-Ching even don't get an update out before their own beta expiration period expires.
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September 1st, 2008 at 9:39 pmCha-Ching looks nice, but should be avoided by anyone wanting a money management program that actually works. The two that I highly recommend are iBank and MoneyWell. Both have active, professional developers and both are very stable, well-thought out programs with real support. I own a license to Cha-Ching and I regret it. Save your money!


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THE Provident Stadium Team Shop is now stocking an extensive range of Bradford Bulls official merchandise.
Whether it is accessories or replica attire, the Team Shop has something for everyone.
We have recently taken stock of a range of car accessories, in addition to a host of all-new t-shirts and a fresh batch of replica shirts – in all sizes.
A Bradford Bulls spokesperson said: "We have been working hard to ensure the Team Shop is fully stocked, with a vast range of products available for our supporters to snap up.
"We are a now at a point where we feel we can cater for all needs. Our supporters can pick up everything and anything from a piece of stunning glassware to a unique t-shirt!"
You can visit the Team Shop tomorrow, between the hours of 10.00am and 2.00pm, and it will be open from 11.00am on Sunday up until half an hour after full-time.
We will be formally welcoming 'home' head coach James Lowes this weekend, as his Bulls battle Catalan Dragons in round nineteen of First:Utility Super League.
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Houston, we have a problem: more than 70,000 people have signed a petition on the website of the White House asking for Texas to secede from the United States. Less than a day after RT first reported that a petition demanding the secession of The Lone Star State from the US was on track to cross the 25,000 signature threshold to warrant ... Read More »
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As the saying goes: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Some Americans upset with the results of Election Day don't quite agree, and now residents from 20 states have filed petitions with the White House to secede from the country. Louisiana became the first of the (as of now) 50 united states that managed to collect enough signatures to ... Read More »


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Alicia Arie Arthur Sentenced in U.S. District Court
The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on December 17, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, ALICIA ARIE ARTHUR, a 27-year-old resident of Great Falls, appeared for sentencing. ARTHUR was sentenced to a term of:
Prison: 44 months
Special Assessment: $100
Restitution: $3,480
Supervised Release: 3 years
ARTHUR was sentenced in connection with her guilty plea to robbery affecting commerce.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica A. Betley, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On February 21, 2012, around 10:00 p.m., Great Falls Police were alerted to a robbery at the Eagles Lodge. It was reported that three men had robbed a female employee at gun point and then sprayed her in the face with pepper spray. Officers arrived to find the employee absolutely hysterical. She was sobbing and told officers she believed she was going to be shot during the robbery.
Officers began their investigation and found that $3,961 had been stolen from the money drawers. The inside of the building also smelled of pepper spray so badly that the police called the Great Falls Fire and Rescue in order to aerate the room. Police interviewed the victim two days later because she was too upset to speak until that point.
According to the victim, the last customer left the bar around 9:30 p.m. Once the customer left, the victim began to clean the west end of the bar. She did not recall hearing anyone come inside, but heard a male voice tell her to turn around. The victim turned around to see three men who were all dressed in black hooded sweatshirts with their faces fairly covered. The three men then robbed the victim.
On February 23, 2012, Great Falls police received a tip regarding the three men who may have been involved in the robbery. Great Falls police corroborated the assertion that these three male suspects robbed the Eagles Lodge with other evidence and interviews. Police also became alerted that the defendant was involved in the robbery.
Police arrested ARTHUR on February 28, 2012, during a traffic stop. ARTHUR told police she had driven the three suspects to the Eagles Lodge on February 21, 2012. She knew they were going to rob the Eagles Lodge and heard them speaking about the robbery. ARTHUR dropped the three men off to rob the Lodge. They went inside and returned shortly thereafter. She was paid $750 for her role in the robbery. ARTHUR also showed police on a map where she parked the car.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that ARTHUR will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, ARTHUR does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Great Falls Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


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★ CALL to ACTION ★ GES activities add yours! ★ Oct.18 - Global Day of Action ★
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★ ★ final GLOBAL CHAT MEETING before the GES: Nov.11th (sunday) ★ ★
Latest updates in connection with the global coordination efforts:
During previous global chat meetings participants agreed on the following so far:
as well as a 'red square' made of cloth, which was very popular during the student strike in Quebec:
Further suggestions can be send to the global ISM mailing list or to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I am a Tunisian activist, and a free education is definately one of my goals. With my group ' desobedience movement', we are currently preparing for the global action day and how to to make it succeed especially with the current situation of the country. Good luck everyone!


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1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people fought against Jerusalem, and against all its cities, saying, | 1 While Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms and peoples in the empire he ruled were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding towns, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
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Does Pecan Firewood store longer than most Oaks? 1. That seems to be my opinion here in DFW, North Tx. It is dominating free firewood off the curbs the last 2-3 yrs vs Oaks, Elms and Fruitless Mulberry. 2. A problem is splitting large blocks with my approx 9 ton hydraulic splitter X 1 HP AC motor. 3. Solutions: Take 12" Dia wood or choke splitter to split 12" long wood vs wearing splitter. 4. The splitter will split big blocks but IMO,repair cost long big blocks are hard on the Ram Cyl. 5. Curbing wood for City pick-up vs brush has become a big trend with nice wood to harvest. 6. I would hate a 3rd 180.00 repair only after getting into big wood vs sawing into short blocks. I got over 12 lbs of pecans in the easement before they took a tree 1/2 block away. Under the brush I got another 12 lbs as they chipped. A friend raked and took many lbs (24 +) from the brush. The majority were mulched before taking the tree inside the fence my mowers. With our drought, the paper shells were about '┐Į full compared to the past. |
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- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 20:20
Who has a problem with "shelf life" of firewood? Most have the shelf run bare! |
Good Point bill_kapaun! I get the free wood when I find it and has had up to 8-10 cords sharing with my parents. It worked due to not being able to cut one season due to medical issues but had plenty wood to burn. It's a habit vs a need as my Dad enjoyed the wood and heat before asking me to take all from his backyard (due to the work). I know my day is coming on giving up the past need (firewood and fishing) but more a habit now. I'll hope to enjoy a few more years of each as I know Life Changes. |
this has nothing to do with your situation Logger, but I see this all the time in my area. what I don't understand is why people cut down pecans and plant some useless ornmetal tree or bush that don't bear fruits. World would be better off also if cities,counties, states quit wasting money planning bushes and trees on corners blocking site and trees or bush don't produce nothing. If I am going to pay for tree or bushes it's going to produce something I or birds can eat. Nothing like pulling rip pear, cherry, apple, or peach off tree that taste real good, not like the green frozen store produce that coated in chemicals to keep the on the shelf for months. Getting back to the pecan I would say probably last as long or depending on how it's stored. |
- Posted by gator_rider2 z8 Ga. (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 4:46
It stores about like oak here, does pop real bad as burns fire coals go to flying out the draft along with ashes. In my young days burning Pecan wood was not allow in home. Burning outside was simple fireworks show. |
rcmoser, This was poor planning and a change of owners. The PO add-on to the house was 3-4' from this 36" dia tree after years. Those houses were built in 1958 and the tree could have been just as old. The PO had it trimmed yearly to keep it safe. Good size limbs still came down loaded with pecans onto the add-on. I feel the PO knew fruit values due to having nice fig trees that are still there. gator_rider2, I am surprised to hear that you got sparks or firework actions from pecan wood. I have not seen that from pecan but some Elm and definitely Bodock is a no no in our fireplace. I season all large dia green wood one year. I'm stocking for next winter now. Using Pecan wood for BBQ is a top wood at homes and businesses here in the DFW North, Tx area. The fireworks would be a fire hazzard which I have not seen or heard of in this area. |
- Posted by gator_rider2 z8 Ga. (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 14:17
I guess just different area season wood here for year don't happen to rotten by that time. On BBQ use sassafras chips the best on chicken but works on all BBQ. |
My friend came back and got the blocks that they got over the fence (w/o cutting the 12" cuts X 36" dia into smaller blocks to lift as promised). He rolled the slices on the low VW's trailer as our last 2 load of Pecan blocks (that I left and he left here for processing from a street over). My 2 loads in my shell vs my trailers were reasonable to lift. The cutting and splitting is on (With Breaks LOL) to finish out our harvest for next season. Blocks are good solid wood but I need wood that will stack (12 - 16" blocks split) in my limited 3 cord space. One of my two loads: Last year-s blocks: This year-s blocks: |
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This user guide describes the hardware for the evaluation of the ADP5134 and includes detailed schematics and PCB layouts. The ADP5134 is available in a 24-lead 4 mm × 4 mm LFCSP package.
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Dr. Mitra Taheri has been a standout addition to Drexel University as the Hoeganaes Assistant Professor of Metallurgy in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering since joining in 2008. Over the past year, Dr.Taheri's hard work has placed her in an elite group of Junior Faculty.
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8 Punctuation Marks You Never Knew You Needed
Posted: May 23, 2013 Filed under: College Students, Opinion | Tags: college humor, grammar, humor, punctuation Comments OffSometimes an ellipsis just isn't enough. Sometimes you need… a superellipsis. As we increasingly communicate with each other through the written word, via texts, comments, and online chats, does anyone besides me feel that our choice of punctuation marks is sorely lacking? Well, I suppose College Humor does, since they've given us these suggestions for 8 new marks the English language direly needs. Now let's get working on getting them all passed, because I don't think Facebook can handle any more complaints from my end about enabling italics. No shame.
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How to Mark National Punctuation Day
Posted: September 24, 2012 Filed under: Contests, Education | Tags: grammar, national punctuation day, punctuation, puzzles, Writing Comments OffAttention, grammarphiles: today is National Punctuation Day!
Commemorated every September 24th, National Punctuation Day is the only holiday in existence to celebrate the wonderful, squiggly world of punctuation marks. In a world where punctuation is rapidly in decline, thanks to texting and trendy writers (ahem, ee cummings and James Frey), this day serves to remind us that "a semicolon is not a surgical procedure," nor is an ellipsis the moment "when the moon moves in front of the sun."
Wondering how you can mark this happy day? Unfortunately, NPD isn't a public holiday (yet). However, there are a few of ways to show your appreciation for all things punctuation-y.
The organizers behind National Punctuation Day hold an annual competition. This year, in honor of the 2012 presidential election, they ask their constituents to elect one punctuation mark as president:
The rules: Write one paragraph with a maximum of three sentences using the following 13 punctuation marks to explain which should be "presidential," and why: apostrophe, brackets, colon, comma, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, parentheses, period, question mark, quotation mark, and semicolon. You may use a punctuation mark more than once, and there is no word limit. Multiple entries are permitted.
So much for my dark horse vote for the interpunct. Its uses are gravely underrated, if you ask me. Cast your ballot for one of the other hopefuls by visiting the National Punctuation Day website and submitting your thoughts.
The New Yorker's Questioningly column is also partnering with NPD for its latest competition. In its post "Punctuation Nation," Questioningly asks its readers to devise a brand new punctuation mark. The constraints are that it must be made from a combination of two already existing punctuation marks, like the interrobang, for instance (?! or sometimes ‽). The column suggests,
maybe there should be a ,? mark, which indicates slowness and confusion, or a /\, which indicates disingenuous differentiation between two otherwise similar elements. (What?!) Anyway, you get it.
To enter, tweet your suggestion, followed by the hashtag #tnyquestion. You can view all of the current submissions to the contest here.
And if both of those competitions fail you, what else is there to do but sulk at home and bake food in the shape of punctuation marks, right? Yup, National Punctuation Day has a recipe for that.
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Haven't had your fill yet? What a punc you are. This puzzle should set you straight…
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For Students: eNotes' Intern Offers Writing Tips
Posted: August 3, 2012 Filed under: College Students, Education, Opinion | Tags: grammar, students, Writing, writing tips 1 Comment5 Writing Habits to Ditch Now
Our fabulous and world-worn eNotes intern returns to share cautionary tales from the battlefield of her college experience. Okay, so really she just graduated from UCLA and is dead smart, but that just means you should pay attention to what she says even more.
This time, she covers the five habits most detrimental to writing well. Follow her sound advice, or fear the wrath of the red marker…
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1. Using the "Synonym" function in Word as a crutch
When you realize that you're overusing a word, it gets really tempting to simply switch it out with another, helpfully recommended by Word itself. This can be a great tool to use, as it may help to point you in a new direction. However, blindly trusting Word's thesaurus can also be treacherous. Often, the recommendations it gives are only similar to the word you desire.
The difference between two so-called synonyms can be marked. Take for instance a word I used earlier: "treacherous." Treacherous, as defined by Dictionary.com, means "characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust, traitorous," but it also connotes "deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable" as well as "dangerous, hazardous." This word was specifically chosen because it encompassed all of those definitions. However, Word suggests that it be substituted with "unfaithful," "disloyal," and "deceitful." While it is true that all of those words are related to "treacherous," none of them also add the element of danger that the original word does.
By blindly swapping one word for another without taking the time to consider what it means, you may lose an important element of what you are trying to convey. This can have a drastic effect on your writing, and it also tells your audience that you don't know what a word means. Rule of thumb: double-check any suggestions Word gives you, just to make sure that it's an appropriate substitution.
2. Passive voice
I'll admit it: I have problems myself with passive voice. Even as I wrote that last sentence, I had to stop myself from saying "passive voice is something I have problems with." In a nutshell, passive voice occurs when you make the receiver of an action the subject of a sentence. Here's an example: "The bread was baked by Harry," versus "Harry baked the bread." Arguments against passive voice say that it makes your writing indirect and impersonal, which is never desirable. That is not to say that passive voice is never appropriate – it can be used to place emphasis on the receiver over the agent of an action, as well as to deny responsibility of an action entirely (the good old governmental favorite: "Mistakes were made.") But make sure that passive voice is a conscious stylistic choice, and not simply the result of a lack of attention to detail.
3. Wordiness
This often goes hand-in-hand with passive voice. Wordiness makes your writing seem awkward and unfocused. Depending on the context, it can also imply that you are scrambling to meet the required word count. Keep in mind that when your teacher or professor assigns an essay, they (or their TAs) will end up reading anywhere from twenty to a hundred papers over a period of just a few days. Wordiness disrupts the flow of your paper, and makes it harder to read and understand. The more direct your writing is, the more likely it will stand out amongst all of the other confusing, imprecise ideas in the pile. Keeping it short, simple, and direct will allow your audience to focus on your ideas rather than the writing itself.
4. Quotation abuse
This goes for almost any type of writing, whether it's for English, history, or even a science paper: block quotes should be used with extreme caution. They wouldn't exist if they weren't entirely unnecessary, but for the most part your six-page paper on 1984 should not require quotes longer than two lines. Relying too heavily on the original work shows a lack of your own unique ideas. It also has the unfortunate side effect of making your writing boring. If your teacher only wanted to read George Orwell's work, they wouldn't have assigned the paper in the first place. The general rule of thumb is: for every line of quotation, you should have twice as much analysis. Only quote the parts of the work that directly support the ideas you are trying to convey.
That said, make sure you are quoting enough of the original work as well. Your claims need evidence to support them, because it shows that you are not pulling them out of thin air. You need to strike that balance between too much and too little, because failure to do so weakens your argument considerably.
5. A semicolon for a semicolon's sake
The semicolon is a tricky beast. A lot of people aren't entirely sure what its function is, but use it regardless because they feel that a paper needs a semicolon to take it to the next level. If you aren't sure what the function of a semicolon is, don't attempt to use one. Your writing will not magically become better with the introduction of a semicolon, and the misuse of it will be a red flag in the middle of your work that screams that you don't know what you're doing.
If you still really want to use a semicolon, here's the cases in which a semicolon is appropriate:
- Separating items in a list that use internal punctuation. Here's an example:
Several people came to the party: Anna, a friend of Steven; Joel, my brother's coworker; and Madison, the chairman's daughter.
- Separating two independent clauses that are closely related without the use of a coordinating conjunction.
My computer is acting up; I think I need to take it in to be looked at.
- Separating two independent clauses that are linked by a transitional phrase.
I wish I could do something for you; unfortunately, it is out of my hands at this point.
Except for the first case, the most important thing to remember about a semicolon is that each part before and after this punctuation should be able to serve as a complete sentence on its own.
If you have any doubt over whether you are using a semicolon properly, just abandon it. Oftentimes it can be replaced by a period without any impact on your writing. It is better to be safe than sorry when it comes to semicolons.


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The journey up to the top of Whistler mountain is loooong. It was a great day for a gondola ride though because the sky was clear and the mountains are quite green right now. Snow is clinging to the very peaks of the mountains but below that everything is very lush. We traveled up the mountain with a bunch of Whistler/Blackcomb employees so we quietly listened to the gossip while enjoying the scenery. We heard that five bears had already been spotted on the mountain from the gondola so we scanned the hillside as we went up but didn't see any movement except for the mountain bikers.
Finally at the top, we stopped in the lodge for a hot drink, warm food and a great view. We sat on the panorama patio and looked out at Blackcomb and the valley between the two mountains. While we were having lunch [removed] saw his first Canadian wildlife - a chipmunk. Followed by another chipmunk. One of them was breaking apart an M&M for the peanut in the middle. The other one was begging at the tables. Cute pair.
On our way again we took our next gondola ride. I guess this one is officially the PEAK 2 PEAK as it took us from the top of Whistler to the top of Blackcomb. The view was fantastic! But still no bears to be seen. On Blackcomb's peak there wasn't much to do since we had already had our midday meal so we walked around briefly before taking the gondola back to Whistler. This time we got in the glass-bottom gondola which was interesting but what had my attention more was the fact that we were stopped in the middle of the line, hanging 436 metres above the shallow river winding its way through the valley far below. And I had a great look at all this through the glass-bottom of the gondola. We sat for several minutes. An announcement was made that there was nothing to worry about and we would be moving soon in a few minutes. I felt fortunate that if there was a problem we were at least close enough to a tower to climb out of the gondola roof and onto the tower where we could make the long climb down the ladder. Which is a lucky thing being as this gondola has the longest unsupported span in the world, somewhere over three kilometres long. But fortunately it was not to be and we were back on our way in no time.
From Whistler peak we took the very long gondola ride back down to the Village. It seemed to go faster on the way down.
Back in the Village we went fairly directly back to the car and set out on our journey home. This time we managed to stop at a few of the scenic viewpoints I had missed on the way up, but once again I missed the Chief viewpoint.
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I know that people with Tapmasters really love them. But, how do you control the water temp or flow? What if you want cold water or hot water? Or, a gentle stream vs full on? I don't understand how that part works if it's bypassing the faucet handles. Thanks! |
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You still control the flow rate and temperature with your faucet as you normally would. The tapmaster is for off/on only. So if you don't move your faucet handle(s) it will come back on again with the same flow rate and temperature as you left it before you turned it off. Then, once it is on you can change it to your preference if you need to with your faucet handle(s) as you normally would. hth |
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Hi Penny. I just posted this older thread for another member asking about Tapmasters. Towards the end of the thread someone else asks about the same question as yours. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Oldish Tapmaster thread
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The White Sox Have Signed Kosuke Fukudome
This move comes just about out of no where -- Kenny's in stealth mode again! -- but the White Sox signed former Cub Kosuke Fukudome on Tuesday. It's a one-year deal for a total of $1 million, and it has an option for 2013.
Fukudome will get $500K in 2012, and then has an option for $3.5 million in 2013 with a $500K buyout. So it's not exactly a big financial investment.
When I first heard the news I laughed, because, seriously, what else are you going to do? But, honestly, I don't hate this move at all. It's not as if the White Sox are set in the outfield going into next season.
We don't know what Alex Rios is going to do, nor can we be sure of what Alejandro De Aza and Dayan Viciedo are. Then there's Brent Lillibridge, who was great in spots last season, but is no sure thing either.
So bringing in a player who, at the minimum, is a solid defensive outfielder and can serve as a fourth outfielder isn't a terrible thing.
Particularly at that price.
In his career Fukudome has hit .260/.361/.399 and has an OPS+ of 100. He also knows how to work a count, and though he's seen a drop in his overall walk totals the last few years, he'd probably be one of the more patient bats in the lineup.
I mean, his numbers don't live up to the contract the Cubs originally gave him to bring him over from Japan, but for $1 million?
This could work out very well.
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It's definitely a nice and CHEAP safety net, since neither De Aza, Viciedo, and Lillibridge have shown they can produce for an entire season. He certainly can't do worse than Rios last year while being allowed 570 PA. At that price and that length I don't see any problem with the signing.
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Prime Time International LLC, Coachella, Calif., was among the first to benefit from fall demand. It started green bell pepper production by mid-October, about a week sooner than usual.
"We were fortunate to start early because the market was ready for them," said Mike Aiton, director of marketing at Prime Time International. "The turnover and prices have been very good. The last couple of years have been higher priced than normal."
"A lot of shippers, like Prime Time, cut their planting for late summer and early fall because of the impact locally grown had on us," Aiton said. "And local areas had a lot of disruptive weather that shortened their growing cycle and left them with quality issues. It caused the overall pepper market to be stronger than we've seen in several years."
Prime Time expected to start field-grown red peppers around Nov. 10 and have them through the New Year. Its hothouse program for red, yellow and orange peppers starts at about the same time and will last until mid-April.


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The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe has paid an $11,600 fine and made safety changes at its Lake of Isles golf course after a lightning strike in June injured 15 workers.
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Federal safety regulators say an investigation into a Yale University machine-shop accident that killed a student found the equipment lacked required safeguards.
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I think I'd leave well enough alone. The only way I can think of washing something that steep is with a power washer and there is no way I'd use that type of machinery on slate. You'd destroy the very thing you are trying to protect. |
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I'd recommend getting professional help with something like a slate roof. |
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I have a professional slate roof company. They come in twice a year. I have asked them about apperance cleaning and was told that is the beauty of slate. I asked the question to see if others that have slate roof had gotten a different response or have had their roofs cleaned. Just curious. Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Any others out there with suggestions are welcome. As I said I love the slate I think it adds to the charm of the style of house I just think it could be improved if it was cleaned. |
Based on your picture, I think it looks great. I'd leave it alone and appreciate it for its character. This falls into the category of: "If it's not broken, don't fix it." |
kudzu, you have a point Lord knows I have lots of issue that need to be done. LOL. I will let it go for now and move on the the other one thousand things that need to be done. |
Yes, I think it looks great too. It doesn't look dirty, it looks mottled and natural. It is "the beauty of slate" as someone said. I wouldn't mess with it. Slate roofs last 80-150 years, depending on the kind of slate it is, and they're beautiful. Don't mess with a good thing. |
"Slate roofs last 80-150 years, depending on the kind of slate it is..." For dosme that is just getting started. It also depends greatly on climate. Freezing is hard on slate roofs. The fasteners can also corrode (faster for steel than copper). The barrier layer under the slate can also fail from age. |
I grew up in a house w/ a slate roof, just N of Boston app. 1.5 miles from the ocean. The house faced ESE, 2 things that did a number was freeze thaw cycles and heavy wet snow. When shingles did come off it was a result of fasteners failing (rotted nails)or papering only on the weathered side, never on the back. It was impossible to match the shingles ,but the difference was hardly noticeable. There are very many buildings in this area w slate roofs, yours looks no different. An oldtimer once told me the why slate along w copper gutters was used. Fireproofing, most houses had cedar shingles and coal or wood burning stoves. One hot cinder on a dry day and you can guess the rest. The roof is 105 years old and still looks fine |
Our slate roof is from 1825 and still going strong. A few slates may need to be replaced each year but that's it. Our roofer came with the house - he has been servicing our roof for over 30 years. |
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A new report showing that Montanans are among the most active volunteers in the nation probably won't surprise people in our state. Montanans are known for their generosity toward needy neighbors and community projects.
However, in these tough economic times it's gratifying to realize that, overall, Americans in general and Montanans in particular are giving more time.
According to the Corporation of National and Community Service, a federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps and other service programs, the number of Americans volunteering and the number of hours they donated increased last year.
Last year, the agency counted 270,000 volunteers in Montana who gave 33.5 million hours of service. That puts Montana in eighth place for the most volunteer hours per resident. Utah was No. 1 with 86.9 hours per resident, followed by Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Nebraska, Maryland, Oregon and Montana. Wyoming ranked No. 22 with 37.2 volunteer hours per resident.
Also in Montana, more than 8,300 people participate in national service each year through 47 national service projects and programs. In 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service reports that it will commit more than $9.3 million to these programs, including Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America.
Patrick Corvington, head of the community service agency, told the Associated Press that the report reflects those serving through formal organizations and nonprofits, and doesn't capture those giving in other ways. Raising money or selling items was the top volunteer activity, followed by collecting and distributing food. Others spent time providing transportation or labor, and tutoring or teaching. People primarily served through religious organizations or social and community groups. The report defines volunteers as those age 16 years or older who performed unpaid volunteer activities for or through an organization.
The report cited seven factors that affect volunteer rates.
• Volunteerism rates rise with home ownership. In Montana, 68.5 percent of us own our homes, compared with 66.6 percent nationally. And fewer Montanans (28.1 percent) live in multi-unit housing, which correlates with lower rates of volunteerism.
• Long work commutes can cut opportunities to volunteer. Montana commuters travel an average of 18 minutes to work, compared with the national average of 25 minutes.
• Volunteerism increases with education. In Montana, 90.9 percent of adults have a high school diploma or GED, compared with 85 percent nationally. Montana has a lower than average proportion of college graduates: 27.1 percent, versus 27.7 percent nationally.
• Volunteering is less common in high poverty areas. It may be that volunteering helps reduce poverty or that poverty reduces the tendency to volunteer. In any case, Montana had an above-average rate of volunteering despite a poverty rate of 14.8 percent, which is worse than the national average of 13.3 percent.
• Higher unemployment coincides with lower volunteering. Montana's jobless rate stayed below the national average throughout 2009, and it remains below average today.
• High rates of home foreclosures coincide with less volunteer activity. Montana hasn't been plagued by high foreclosure rates.
• Having many nonprofit organizations in a community boosts volunteerism. Nationally, there are 4.45 nonprofit organizations per 1,000 city residents. In Montana, there are 9.29 nonprofits per 1,000 city residents.
The corporation prepared the report in partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
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You've heard the conspiracy stories. How the Big Three have for years been buying up and burying patents to cars that go from zero to sixty miles per hour in four seconds. How they have engines that run on water. How Detroit could go electric if only it were more profitable.
I always thought it was JFK/UFO/UPC-type paranoia. Until I found out that they're keeping something else from us, too. It's code-named Puma, and it's cruising Europe's streets and autostradas by the thousands.
The Puma is small and sporty, the best embodiment of Ford's exciting New Edge design of ellipses and swoops. The similarly styled Mercury Cougar coupe, which is available here, has turned out to be a lot of America's cup of coffee, but the Puma takes the look a step further--it's that car boiled down to espresso strength. The Puma is also more poised, more legitimately catlike, if you will, with a sportier, sturdier-feeling chassis. And it's quick. The four-seater was made to be waifishly light, twenty-two hundred pounds, so that it would need only a petite, 1.7-liter four-banger (which gets extra zip from Formula One--style variable valve timing) to get you to sixty in a decent 8.8 seconds. Put simply, it's a car you want to drive.
So here's Ford's last chance: It can easily prove it is not in cahoots with the Trilateral Commission and the UN and those black-helicopter guys by giving us the Puma. Otherwise, what else can we think but that some secret agreement is allowing America's best automotive technology to be frittered away to nations more obsessed with cheese than cars . . . like France, no? Oui.
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Sununu hammers Obama
— The combative and blunt-speaking John Sununu woke up Illinois' GOP delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention by tossing some major broadsides at President Barack Obama, even suggesting that convicted influence-peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko could help the Democrat purchase a new home after a Nov. 6 defeat.
A former New Hampshire governor and White House chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush, Sununu spent 20 minutes Thursday speaking as a surrogate for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Sununu used the time to blast Obama as "inept" and "incompetent."
"Are there folks here from Chicago?" Sununu asked the delegation. "You ought to go into the real estate business because there's a guy who's got a lot of friends who are coming, that's coming back to look for a house next January. Maybe Tony Rezko can help him again."
An Obama fundraiser, Rezko bought a vacant lot next to Obama's Kenwood home at the same time the future president got a mortgage to buy his residence. Rezko later sold a portion of the lot to Obama. In 2008, Rezko was convicted of corruption associated with now-imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and was sentenced to 101/2 years in federal prison. Obama has said the real estate dealings were "a lapse in judgment."
Sununu contended that Obama has failed to bring the country together as he promised during his 2008 campaign.
"Can you imagine a president who made promises to unite who has failed so badly and who has, in such an unethical way, promoted class warfare and racial tension?" Sununu said. "You really think as clumsy as he is that Joe Biden's comments on chains were an accident?"
The vice president came under criticism recently for saying Republicans want to put voters "back in chains" if the GOP releases Wall Street from restrictions.
Moreover, Sununu called Obama an "incompetent man, who has been campaigning for a year without really working in the White House," preferring to play golf rather than meet with his job-creation council.
"In an odd way, that's what this election may be all about: competence over charm packaged in an inept president," Sununu said.
Third time? State Sen. Bill Brady, the unsuccessful GOP candidate for governor two years ago, met with delegates Thursday morning after arriving from an anniversary celebration in New York with his wife, Nancy. The senator from Bloomington said a decision on making a third bid for the office would "probably" come in January.
Brady spent Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in a suite sponsored by the Republican Governors Association, which pumped millions of dollars in TV advertising into his losing bid against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in 2010. While there, Brady said he received some encouraging words from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
"Jeb Bush said it to me, he said, 'You know, Bill, I don't know if you're going to run again. But I'll tell you, strangely as it seems, I wouldn't have won the second time if I didn't lose the first,'" Brady recalled. "He said in big states like Illinois and Florida, people need to get to know you and if they don't know you, when people attack you, it sticks. So it's important that I continue to get to know people, if that's what I want to do."
Ironing: Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, who hosted the Wednesday night post-convention delegation party, couldn't resist another shot at the late-arriving buses that marked the convention's first day Tuesday.
"I'm so glad you're still awake, for gosh sakes," Topinka said. "I don't think most of you went to bed before 3 in the morning — and it wasn't even because of the bus."
Topinka also said she had been asked if she had a better appreciation for Romney because he can iron his own shirts. "Yes, I can relate to that," said Topinka, adding she didn't know how to iron. "My mother always told me, don't ever learn how or otherwise you're going to get stuck doing it forever."
That prompted state GOP Chairman Pat Brady to say, "One of the first jobs in prison is the laundry room. Maybe Rod Blagojevich is ironing shirts today."
Added the party chairman: "Hey, you can't go a whole convention without a Blagojevich joke."
Santorum pledge: The Illinois Republicans cast all their nominating votes in Tampa for Romney, but he and Rick Santorum waged a fierce March primary battle around the state, and 12 of the 69 delegates on hand in Tampa were pledged to Santorum until he released them last week.
On Thursday morning, Romney state chairman Dan Rutherford invited Santorum Illinois campaign director Jon Zahm to lead the delegation in the Pledge of Allegiance, a move Zahm said he appreciated but didn't need in order to feel welcomed by the Romney supporters.
"We had a hard-fought campaign here. There could be bitter feelings held, but I haven't experienced them. I haven't felt disregarded," Zahm said.
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