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Day of Discovery
Student Council and the Mercy High School faculty are sponsoring Day of Discovery trips this spring. These days are opportunities for students and faculty to engage in new learning opportunities and experiences outside of school. Trips range from art demonstrations, to musical theatre, to web coding, visits to museums, to road trips to major cities and much more.
2015 Brochure
Free Play Uses Multimedia
Advanced Theatre will be performing
And Then They Came For Me..Remembering the World of Anne Frank
by James Still on March 31 at 7:00 PM in Franey. There is no admission fee and the play stars Frances Meng-Frecker, Maitland Thompson, & Shiloh Carrera. The play is a unique theatrical experience: a multimedia production that combines videotaped interviews with Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II. Ed was Anne Frank's first boyfriend, and she wrote about him in the beginning of her now-famous diary.
Summer Conditioning
Mercy High School and CHI Health are offering a summer conditioning program May 27-31 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at Mercy High School's gym. Cost is $70. For background and participation instructions click on the following links:
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Cheers with Your Peers
Join the Mercy High Alumnae Council for a wine tasting social on April 29 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Franey Hall. The $20 admission includes light snacks paired with tastings of six wines.
by April 22.
Phonathon Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to make phone calls to support our annual phonathon on Sunday, April 19 from 6-8:30 p.m.; Monday, April 20 from 6-8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 21 from 6-8:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 23 from 6-8:30 p.m. This is a chance for you to reconnect with other volunteers as well as to speak with prospective donors. We will provide you with training and snacks. Come help our fundraiser be as successful as it can be! Contact Kristen Martin at
or 402.553.9424 if you wish to volunteer.
Mercy High School Basketball Feeder Team
Girls in grades 5th-8th in the 2015-2016 school year and interested in playing basketball for the feeder teams for the Mercy Basketball program should sign up by April 15. Find out
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Will our sites gain in the SERPs if we use separate hosting?
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I took control over 130 sites that are currently hosted under a shared godaddy plan and all link with good link titles to my primary domain. We are not getting the full value of the links since they all share the same root.
2 questions:
1. If we change them now and distribute to random hosting accounts on various providers, will google view them as independent, or are they tainted since they were originally part of one ip?
2. Is there any comparable solution than signing up for many different shared hosting accounts at different providers? We have looked into multiple c-classes but my research found that it doesn't help because google knows that the block is owned by one company.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
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Google can figure out your websites are connected by other methods like looking at the domain registration info or if your sites use Google Adsense or Analytics. Depending on how paranoid you are you might even want to think about google using data from Google toolbar and the Chrome browser to identify site networks.
I don't know your situation and your specific details for that would impact Google ranking algo which looks at many many different signals but I doubt separating the hosting would significantly help the rankings. Also from a practical point of view it is hard to find 130 reliable hosting companies that are truly separate. Many hosting companies are actually resellers offering the same hosting on the same c class ip address.
I suggest you prioritize the top sites in your group of 130 sites. Then set them up on different hosting accounts and also do so quality link building, content generation and social marketing for the handful of priority sites.
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Welcome to WebmasterWorld seoranker
Surely the 130 sites are not duplicates or ostensibly the same?
However if they are all with different subjects and with unique and genuine content I can't ascertain how you would know you are not getting "full value of the links"?
Remember that links value only supposedly passes between related sites and not just generic sites therefore if all your sites are different but linked there may not actually be any juice to pass on.
Well, that's my understanding of it:-)
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Thanks for your replies. We are a company that has a network of independent doctors who discount services for our members that have little or no insurance. We offer to build a custom website for each of our participating doctors's practices. Right now all those sites are on one godaddy account but each site has it's own content. Are you guys saying that google doesn't care that they are all on one hosting account and that we shouldn't be concerned with that, or do you suggest we make changes to the structure?
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With that many sites you should be on multiple Vitual Private Servers.
Split them between two servers for redundancy.
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Nobody can definitively answer your question, there are too many unknown variables. I have situations where there are 50+ somewhat similar sites sitting on shared hosting with no problems at all. Others may not. In my opinion that's likely to be a *very* small factor. Hosting definitely matters, for things like reliability, site speed, and in some cases, bad neighborhoods. But there are a ton of things I'd look at to improve traffic before I'd worry about whether or not Google knew that a bunch of my sites were in the same hosting account. That seems pretty low priority to me.
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I've read speculation that changing your c-class can hurt...
Kind of like how link churn hurts and how domain age is widely regarded as a sign of quality, the theory goes google respects websites that have been on the same IP for a while...true or not, I don't know but I have had sites drop in SERPs after I moved them to another C-class for SEO reasons. I absolutely can't say there is a positive correlation though.
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i would suggest putting them on around 10 different accounts. there are many reliable hosting companies, offering good hosting services.
running them on just one account at Godaddy will not offer much of benefit.
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We are a company that has a network of independent doctors who discount services for our members that have little or no insurance.
I'm assuming not a massive volume of traffic since it's more at need searches?
I would find a decent reseller hosting account.
Are all these sites in one city/county/state? If so is there any reason why you could not create one core site showing the area you cover and then all the individual satellite sites could be linked to the core? This should give you a very nice network of independent but genuine associated sites and a nice rankings boost.
I appreciate that this may not be practical if the doctors actually compete with each other.
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We have several hundred sites one the same server sharing the same IP. No problem ranking. I don't interlink for PR poop, I don't interlink for SE poop. I do interlink some sites for sending visitors to the linked site for 1- more information related to the topic, 2 provide more detailed information related to the nitch. I never ever link to one of our sites for the specific purpose of SE's.
How much traffic are the sites getting, are you doing all you can to build each site up. Are the doctors helping with tweets, FB groups, content, or is all the work on you.
Impossible to be a lone ranger and manage 130 sites in a tough nitch and expect them to rank for sounds like to me related terms.
Only way to do it is have the doctors take over the domains move the sites all over the country, work them with content, Tweets, FB. good articles, build revelant links from around the world, let them sit for I would say a year without any interlinking. Then you might be safe to try this, but that isn't an absolute.
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For 130 sites you might justify a dedicated server which might be nice to keep things under one roof. There are dedicated hosting plans out there that offer multiple c-classes (they're rare because the hosting company has to own large IP blocks but they do exist).
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Many initiatives filed in Montana, but few make it to the ballot
March 4, 2010
HELENA, Montana: As of March 1, 2010, there were 25 initiatives that were filed for the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Montana. According to reports, that is the highest number of filed initiatives since 1995-96. 32 proposals were filed that year, but as reports and numbers show, not many made it to the ballot. The reason, according to legislative attorney Greg Petesch, is that "People are not really organized to get signatures in large numbers. I don't think they realize the actual work it takes to qualify for the ballot. Sending it in to us on a piece of paper is the easy part."[1]
Numbers for previous years show that many initiatives have set out to seek ballot placement, with only a handful ever making it for voter approval:
This year, groups must submit signatures to the Montana Secretary of State by the June 18, 2010 petition drive deadline. 48,673 signatures are required for proposed constitutional amendments, while 24,337 signatures are needed for proposed statutes. Many proposed questions have already been withdrawn.[2]
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ONCE UPON A TIME - In the premiere episode, "Broken," reality and myth begin to merge as the fairytale characters awaken from Evil Queen Regina's broken curse and remember who they were. But to their dismay, they aren't transported back to fairytale land. To make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin - aka Mr. Gold - in an effort to gain the upper hand in his power struggle with Regina, has introduced magic into the town. In fairytales magic has its place, but in our world it can have unfathomable consequences. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land, Prince Phillip awakens his sleeping beauty, Aurora (Sarah Bolger, "The Tudors"), but discovers that he and his traveling companion, Mulan (Jamie Chung, "Sucker Punch," "The Hangover Part II"), will soon have to face a deadly foe, on the Season Premiere of "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/JACK ROWAND) DAVID ANDERS, LANA PARRILLA
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(241)Hi Sarah and Sukin, ... KH: You are right, of course; cittas with lobha are thinking about concepts most of the day. I suppose you must also be right when you
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Engelska dikter
I 'm not here , I'm not there, I do not know where I am, but now I know why I can not be seen because I'm in love
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- Englska Dikter
- texter på engelska om livet
- vårdikt på engelska
I see you disappear.
I see you no more.
Your last words were bye.
I see that you are leaning towards me.
you kiss me and I kiss you.
then you are no more.
you are gone from my life.
I shed a tear and say Goodbye.
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The act
A smile that shines so bright
A happiness that hides her fright
Eyes that hide the broken tear
Secret that hides the fear
A laugh so loud and clear
A cry for help that no one can hear
She hides herself so well
Taking everyone under her spell
No one can see the real
No one knows how she feel
An actress with her power
Hiding till her ending hour
Her last breath shows it all
She lets the act finally fall
Why They Don't See When I Cry?
Why Can't They Ask Me If I'm Okey?
Why They Don't Listen?
Why Can't They Stay?
Why They Don't See Me?
Why Do You Not Love Me?
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- engelska kärleksdikter
- engelsk dikt
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Start over
I remember when you took my hand
We ran on the beach hand in hand
we had a picnic with us as we lookt at the sunset
Your smile was beautiful
your laugh was so wonderful
your eyes were like the sun oooh
Baby why was it just a dream
Start over, can we start over
I was born all over again when you held my hand
every time I dreaming about this, it feels so real
you were mine for a day but I want you forever
So you will be mine and no one else`s
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it's just like that, whether i'm sitting, standing or walking,i'm one step behind, one step behind everything i think i know, but maybe it's good like that because,i would still not rise in value if we were at the same speed
Life isn´t about waiting for the storm pass. It´s about learn to dance in the rain.
Confused, scared no one who cared
Damaged, frustrated but tempted to try
Without lies so I can learn to be weak and cry
Without you everything goes from right to wrong
And im no longer so strong and i was wrong,
We could be, you're the one for me
Never thought it could be, ending up with a he
Who could figure out that about me
But I no longer do care, no longer to scared
to say
I am homosexual
It felt so good to say, what if im gay
I wont disapear im here to stay
Nothing different cause love is love
And we all will end up one day in heaven above
Love is based on what you have inside
And im sorry that i lied but i tried
To be strong to tell you that it's not wrong
and now my fears are long gone
And im proud to say
I am homosexuell
Never thought it could be, ending up with a he
Who could figure out that about me
But I no longer do care, no longer to scared
to say
I am homosexual
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Love is like wind, you can't see it but you can feel it <3
There are no ugly peolpe, only eyes that seen all that's wrong.
My name is I
My problem is Love
And my solution is You
Thinking about you
I cant stop thinking about you , i really cant. Where are you right now . You know i love you and i know you love me. I need you right now so if you read this i only want you to know that i need you
sweet dreams sweet heart
You close your eyes and fall asleep
A sleep that will last forever
I lie next to you and we sleep forever together
you are me
I am you
forever baby


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2015 Class 1A & 2A Boys Basketball Tournament
Since 1996, the March Madness Experience™, a family-oriented extravaganza of fun, interactive games, historical exhibits and good times, has been an integral part of the Boys State Finals in Peoria. Just across the concourse from the tournament action at Carver Arena, the March Madness Experience fills up the Peoria Civic Center's huge Exhibition Hall. It's free to fans who have game tickets, and just $2 for everyone else. Once inside, there's no charge for any of the attractions. So mark your calendar and make a date to visit and enjoy Boys State Finals and the March Madness Experience in Peoria.
Sherry's Cafe
Sherry's is known for a few things: good food, great prices, and all the friendly service you can expect in Henry County. Located in an old quaint church, Sherry offers daily specials including fish, barbeque ribs, chicken, and more.
2015 IHSA State Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
All ticket sales for each of the 2015 IHSA Boys Basketball tournaments are handled directly by the Peoria Civic Center.
Freedom Fest's Cruise- In the City of Go
Galva is known as the city of "Go" and cars will be going on this annual cruise event downtown. Start at Veterans Memorial Park, view the cars before they set out for the evening cruise. Food will be available and all proceeds will go towards the Galva Freedom Fest Fourth of July Festivities.
J.K. Williams Distilling
As the descendants of bootleg whiskey-making master J.K. Williams, they feel a certain responsibility to bring craft whiskey-and bourbon-making back to the Peoria area. Their great-great-grandpa was a family man with an extraordinary work ethic and an undeniable talent for making some of the best whiskey of his time.
CITY:East Peoria
Mary's Restaurant
Mary's Family Dining offers affordable home-cooked meals served on white table cloths. Lunch specials and a salad bar are offered daily. Enjoy the friendly lounge area while you wait for your seat.
Main Street Eatery
Try the top-secret honey-poppy seed dressing on top of the apple, celery, and chicken salad, it is a local favorite. Sandwiches, Panini's are just a few of the delectable offerings. Breakfast is available.
Beta Sigma Phi Annual Craft Show
Find your unique treasure at Henry County's largest one day craft show for handcrafted gifts. Free parking. Hours: 9am to 3pm. Admission: $2 for ages 13 & over.
Table 19
With dishes paying homage to our Midwestern roots and served with warmth by our service team, each dining experience will make guests feel as if they are at "Table 19." Chef Matthew Lanetta's passion for featuring farm fresh items from our community is evident in all of our selections. Just as Table 19 is a new twist on the past, Chef Lanetta's menu makes classics new again with fresh perspective and integration of modern techniques.
Quality Inn & Suites - Peoria
Welcome to the new Quality Inn & Suites of Peoria! Quality Inn is convenient to Northwoods Mall and Lakeview Museum. They are also within close proximity of Bradley University and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Relax at their newly renovated, modernized property that joins style and comfort in an affordable package. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and you can also request rollaway/extra beds. A beautiful layout, numerous amenities, and unparalleled service are here for you to enjoy! Featured amenities include a business center and express check-out. Planning an event in Peoria? This hotel has facilities measuring 988 square feet, including conference/meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
The Publik House
Nestled in the heart of Restaurant Row on Prospect Road in Peoria Heights, the Publik House was established in 2010. The classic, casual room has an old-world feel that is rich, comfortable and as satisfying as a room temperature Harp in a London pub. It is a locally owned English style, American pub pouring pints Tuesday through Saturday beginning at 4:00 pm, serving English pub fare and American classics beginning at 5:00 pm.
CITY:Peoria Heights
J.K. Williams Distilling, LLC.
Just as you were converted to craft beers after sipping that first microbrew, you're sure to be won over by the quality of craft whiskey. You'll never go back to gulping run-of-the-mill whiskey after experiencing the smooth, warm flavor of our whiskey and bourbon made in small batches in pot stills. At J.K. Williams, our passion is your pleasure. Open to the public Saturdays & Sundays for group-friendly tours and tasting!
CITY:East Peoria
Kouri's Pub
Opened in 1994, our Pekin location bar and grill is open until 1:00 AM seven days a week, with the kitchen serving food until 12 midnight. Conveniently located, Pekin Kouri's is full of Pekin memorabilia, including signed photos of various celebrities and sports stars. Equipped with 22 televisions, seating 125 inside and 80 in our outdoor patio, this is the place for all your sports bar needs. Luxuriate in the resort-like atmosphere of our patio, with a hooded crackling fire pit that adds that extra special touch. Burgers, steak, ribs, and chicken are popular menu items, with catfish served on Fridays. Buffalo wings, boneless wings, and oven-seared wings, in 12 different sauces, from Kamikaze super hot to delicious honey BBQ. An added dining bonus: our Pekin location serves pizza with 5 different sauce selections — and we also offer our own genuine, made fresh daily, Lebanese hummus (served with baked pita dipping bread), that is way better than anything you could buy at a grocery store. We also feature a kids menu, so bring the whole family. Daily food specials, with catfish every Friday.
Peppers Cafe and On the Go Catering
"Mama's" old traditional Italian recipes have been passed down from generation to generation and even today they are still enjoyed and appreciated. Pepper's Cafe and On the Go Catering caters from 10 to 5,300 guests throughout Central Illinois as well as casual cafe dining, using tried and true family recipes. They serve breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. They also deliver "Drop 'n Go Meals" as well as "Red Bag Meals" for the entire office, and catering for your special events.
Kouri's Pub
Across from Northwoods Mall, is where you'll find our Peoria location. We've been serving delicious food and beverages here for 27 years now. Kouri's Pub on Sterling has been known as the cool place for the hip crowd and we aim to keep it that way. Our fire pit is one of the reasons why folks consider our beer and burger patio to be the best in Peoria. Seating for 300 patrons, you're sure to enjoy our comfortable environment and friendly efficient service. We've got all your "fun food" favorites: catfish strips and fries, hot wings, boneless zinger wings, third pound and half pound hamburger platters, ribeye sandwiches, reubens, tenderloins, mozzarella sticks, fried mushrooms, ham and cheese, chili, and more. Settle down with a domestic or imported beer, a glass of wine, or a perfectly mixed and garnished cocktail — and let the party begin. Open daily from 11 AM - 1 AM, 7 days a week.
Darling's Downtown
Darling's Downtown offers a delicious made-to-order breakfast and lunch menu served Monday - Friday, making Darling's Downtown the perfect place for a weekday break. Darling's is located in the Twin Tower's Mall near a large seating area, convenient for a quick lunch or a meal with friends and family!
Firehouse Pizza & Pub
Firehouse Pizza & Pub in East Peoria is a family friendly pizzeria offering made-to-order pizzas using the freshest meats, cheeses and vegetables available and using our own dough made daily on-site. Try our special "sweet sauce" or one of our original 8 sauces. After enjoying the highest quality pizza in town, visit our contemporary pub right next door. Small group tours welcome!
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Ol' Fashion Christmas
Breakfast with Santa, make-it and take-it ornaments for kids, edible Christmas ornaments for wildlife, train and carriage rides, candy cane hunt, viewing mini Christmas trees, and a chocolate fair. Parade features floats, marching bands, and Santa. Dusk falls and tens of thousands of lights light up the decorations at Veteran's Park downtown Galva. Enjoy the Galva Arts Council entertainment in the evening.
Welcome to our PV II Restaurant site. PV II is owned by Chef Josh Utech and his wife Amy Wand Utech. We offer extensive gluten free pasta, flour & bread! Everything is made from scratch so we cater to special food needs! Reservations are recommended! Buon Appetito!
Happy Thoughts Coffee
Located in Downtown Chillicothe, inside a historic bank building built in 1868. Happy Thought Coffee was established in 1998 by Wes & Sarah Williamson. The coffee bar shares space with The Vault, a unique gift shop housed inside the bank vault. Happy Thought Coffee offers breakfast, lunch and delicious treats! They feature daily soups and specials, so call for details!
Centerplate Catering and Concessions
Full service food & beverage provider for Central Illinois. Event planners and caterers - one of the top concession companies in the state.
Baymont Inn & Suites - Peoria
Whether you're looking to escape the city or staying for business, our Peoria hotel off Interstate 74 offers all the conveniences to make your stay fun, comfortable and relaxing. The Caterpillar world headquarters is just three miles away. Relax by our heated outdoor pool, enjoy a workout in our gym, watch your favorite cable TV show or dine at nearby restaurants. Start your day with free hot breakfast and a copy of USA Today. Browse online with free Wi-Fi in the comfort of your room, or get work done in our business center. Our hotel in Peoria is pet friendly.
Echo Valley Meats
Echo Valley Meats is located in beautiful Bartonville, IL where the local community has come to know and trust Dave Alwan and his staff to provide products that are "a cut above" the large grocery store's offerings. "It's simple", says Dave. "We offer the best quality meats at affordable prices". That, along with impeccable customer service from the owner himself, makes Echo Valley Meats the obvious choice. So try a steak package or a grilling bundle and see what the locals in Bartonville, Il (Right outside of Peoria, Il) are raving about. You will NOT be disappointed. Guaranteed. Bonus trivia: Dave Alwan represented Echo Valley Meats on the hit t.v show, "Shark Tank"!
Two25 is a polished casual restaurant located in the Mark Twain hotel, downtown Peoria. Signature entrees such as the broiled peppercorn New York strip, dijon crusted salmon, shrimp & crab carbonara and the classic gratin dauphinois-- a 30 layer potato gratin-- are not to be missed. Delectable dessert choices such as chocolate mousse topped with a raspberry Chambord sauce and crème brulee are also local favorites. Diners can complement their meals with our wine program-- a large selection is available by the glass, flight, half bottle or bottle. Deemed "polished casual", we serve the finest food, using only the highest quality ingredients, paired with a warm and unforgettable dining experience. Every customer is treated as if they are a part of our family. Join us for lunch, or host your next event in our private meeting room. We hope to serve you soon.


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amorphophallus obscurus cultural info
i was wondering about the culture info on this one-i just bought a 1" bulb. I was wondering if it's rot sensitive and needs good drainage or likes it moist like A. konjac (during the growing period i mean) and also what the hardines is-can i keep the tuber in the fridge like i do Dracunculis and A. konjac during winter? thanks
Well, why not ask the guy you bought it from...I assume he grows them and isn't just a seller! If so, and he is selling 1" tubers, which is big for obscurus, especially if it is something other than the common green leaf variety, then he must be very successful at their culture.
If you look at the thread a bit further down you can see people rot these....I'm growing them for the first time this year so can not comment.....no way in the fridge....I wouldn't do that to a konjac though....why not just leave it sitting on a shelf or in the basement....they absolutely do not require any cold period at all. I personally have stored my one tiny highly variegated tuber of obscurus in peat for the winter and knowing that is is rot sensitive will grow it indoors all year after it leafs out.
Best of luck :o) Dan


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Republican Party
An Important Thing To Remember About Subsidiarity…and The Republican Party
Leila Miller writes about subsidiarity:
Subsidiarity holds that decisions and policies should be made at the lowest level possible, and intervention by higher and bigger social organizations should only be undertaken when those lower levels truly need and desire a supporting (not usurping!) action.
She adds:
The role of the family must not be usurped by communities and cities, the role of cities must not be usurped by states, and the role of states must not be usurped by the federal government. Worst of all is when the federal government overtakes a role proper to the family.
Generally speaking, this is true, but it cannot be applied strictly so. For instance, if a man is beating his wife, he may feel that he does not "need and desire" government intervention. In such a scenario, it is important for the state to protect her by having laws in place that will allow law enforcement to enter in and protect her. If the state refuses to pass such laws, it is then the responsibility of the federal government to pass laws that will protect her.
From Rerum Novarum:
Man precedes the State, and possesses, prior to the formation of any State, the right of providing for the substance of his body.
The rights of mankind always precede the State, prior to the formation of any State. This means that man's rights automatically trump every level of government. That is an idea consistent with the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The Founders agree with the Church that the only purpose of civil government is to "secure" our "rights" which come from God.
Also from Rerum Novarum:
The contention, then, that the civil government should at its option intrude into and exercise intimate control over the family and the household is a great and pernicious error. True, if a family finds itself in exceeding distress, utterly deprived of the counsel of friends, and without any prospect of extricating itself, it is right that extreme necessity be met by public aid, since each family is a part of the commonwealth. In like manner, if within the precincts of the household there occur grave disturbance of mutual rights, public authority should intervene to force each party to yield to the other its proper due; for this is not to deprive citizens of their rights, but justly and properly to safeguard and strengthen them.
This is why I say that it is illegitimate under Catholic teaching AND under the Declaration of Independence for any candidate for president to say that abortion is not within the purview of the federal government at all, and that it is only a matter for the individual states.
It is also why the Fourteenth Amendment,which was authored by the still-new Republican Party (founded by Christians who sought to end slavery) and enacted after the Civil War, is a legitimate protection:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Unfortunately, that very reasonable and basic protection has been abused by those who would rather not think in terms of the most basic rights of every human person but rather seek to divide us all into groups and drive wedges between us. If we were all merely considered "persons" and our rights were considered to be only those which are "inalienable" (God-given) then we would not have so many silly rules in our laws that drive wedges between people and build up resentments in society. The fact that this has happened for so many years and has created a government that has grown so very large does not give us license to "tweak" Catholic teaching and claim that lower levels of government have sole power to defend our rights. We must still defend the basic law of the land that is consistent with our Faith and never claim that any state may legitimately decide what our rights are. Those, as the Declaration says, come from God alone. They are not defined by vote in a state legislature.
The Founders were fortunate enough that these "truths" were, as they said, "self-evident" to them. They were very clear and needed no explanation. In today's times, due to man's continual rejection of God, we are faced with a population in which "truths" are no longer "self-evident". "Rights" are no longer understood. This failure to recognize "truth" has been explained by the Holy Father as an "eclipse of reason".
"To resist this eclipse of reason and to preserve its capacity for seeing the essential, for seeing God and man, for seeing what is good and what is true, is the common interest that must unite all people of good will. The very future of the world is at stake."
As Catholics we each have the duty "to preserve" our "capacity for seeing the essential, for seeing God and man, for seeing what is good and true" and always forsake any notion that it might be legitimate to do otherwise for expediency's sake because we are faced with problematic man-made boundaries in politics.
Subsidiarity is not so cut and dry. Our rights are very basic and always trump all forms of government, at all levels, according to the Catholic Church, according to the Founding Fathers, and according to the Fourteenth Amendment. If our government does not defend those very basic rights, then our government is operating in illegitimacy on the point, and if we defend that illegitimacy, our defense is illegitimate no matter how convincing we, or others, may think it to be.
Some argue that because our federal government is not defending the right to life, then the federal government is operating in illegitimacy and, therefore, it is necessary to usurp the authority of the federal government on the issue of abortion. But the authority of the federal government is found in the framework of the laws, not in the persons who are elected. The laws are clear. We can see this from the Declaration of Independence and from the Fourteenth Amendment. There is no mistake that our government is sound on this principle in considering the framework of laws. It is not the law that is the problem. It is the people who refuse to enforce those laws who must be voted out and replaced with people who will enforce those laws.
The explanation I have given above regarding the duties of all levels to defend our rights, which trump all government powers, means that the Republican Party has been from its beginning, in my view, the most Catholic political party there ever was. It is now under great threat as those who believe "states rights" trump inalienable rights — manifest primarily in the abortion issue — used to only have one candidate, but now seem to have several candidates in the field taking that wholly illegitimate position that "states" have "rights".
States do not have rights. States have powers. Only people have rights.
The Republican Party's current pro-life plank includes at least four phrases which fly in the face of the "states rights" position.
Faithful to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence, we assert the inherent dignity and sanctity of all human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children.
1. "Declaration of Independence" – As noted previously, it is in this founding document where "inalienable rights" are given as the reason for breaking away from tyranny. That is referred to as a "Natural Law" argument, which the Founders mention as "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God". If you do not agree that Natural Law should be embraced in the reading of the Constitution, then you agree with Elena Kagan, who is by no means a Republican, and disagree with Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican. (See video here of Senator Coburn questioning Kagan about whether the right to bear arms is a "natural right".)
2. "[F]undamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed" – Any attempt to deny that right is illegitimate. Hence, the claim that any level of government — whether local, state or federal — may, if they choose, deny that right is an illegitimate claim on its face.
3. "We support a human life amendment to the Constitution" — This is an acknowledgment that states cannot legitimately allow abortion.
4. "Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children" — This specifically refers to the provision "nor shall any State deprive any person of life."
Sadly, most people appear to be taking a postion on abortion for expediency's sake. Ask any who believe in "states rights" on abortion if they believe states may ban guns, or if states may allow unreasonable searches by law enforcement. I assure you, they will either not respond to the question, or they will fundamentally fail to understand that it is only the Fourteenth Amendment which guarantees that individual states must not ever fail to uphold our natural rights. If there is some other explanation offered from a reading of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence for these candidates failing to call for "states rights" in regard to other "natural" rights, I would be most happy to hear the explanation.
I conclude, therefore, that only two candidates currently campaigning for the Republican nomination are genuine Republicans on this issue, are genuinely in keeping with the Founders and genuinely in keeping with the Church. Not surprisingly, they are both Catholic. I will let you do the research to find out who they are.
October TAC GOP Presidential Poll
Rick Perry has suffered in the secular polls due to his performance in the debates, Herman Cain has gained traction, Mitt Romney has remained stable and just received an endorsement from Chris Christie who himself has officially stated he will not run for president (this time around). In addition both Sarah Palin and Thad McCotter have also announced they will not pursue the nomination, in all this, Rick Santorum has maintained a lead among TAC readers of all candidates.
Will Santorum continue his popularity among Catholics or not?
Here's our latest poll so please vote after watching tonight's GOP debate:
NYTimes Calls Pro-Life Legislation a "GOP Agenda"
On the particular issue of abortion, we find solid defense of the unborn in the Republican Party's most recent party platform. It should be expected, therefore, that members of the Republican Party would uphold the pro-life ethic in accordance with the principles outlined by their party. On the pages of the New York Times, however, efforts to enact these principles into law are characterized by "boy wonder" A. G. Sulzberger as an "agenda" of the "GOP" that the courts are right to suppress. Sulzberger opines that such suppression offers "relief to Democrats".
The court actions around the country have brought a measure of relief to Democrats who are hoping some of those cases will result in the courts' overturning laws that they were unable to stop. And while Republican proponents are hoping to see these laws eventually pass muster, even failure would be instructive for legislation explicitly intended to push legal boundaries.
Virtually every bill before every legislature, regardless of the issue, is "explicitly intended to push legal boundaries". Every change in law "pushes legal boundaries" since current "law" is a "legal boundary". There would be no need for legislatures if "legal boundaries" could not rightly be "pushed". The suggestion that "legal boundaries" denying the right to life cannot legitimately be "pushed" amounts to a claim that anti-life law is sacred dogma.
Writing in the context of the judiciary, Sulzberg is operating on the assumption that Roe v. Wade is sacred dogma to the Democratic Party. Roe is ostensibly an objective truth, the "boundary" that may never rightly be "pushed" in any way without causing pain to Democrats. "Relief for Democrats" comes when this sacred dogma is upheld by judges who agree with the Democratic Party that the Republicans' claim that life has sanctity is somehow suspect.
Exactly how far does this dogma extend? According to the Democratic Party platform, the "right" to abortion absolutely includes taxpayer-funding. Sulzberger ends with a quote from a Planned Parenthood official offering the shocking claim that the legal battle to end taxpayer-funding of abortion is "wasting taxpayer dollars".
But Peter B. Brownlie, president of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, was upset despite the early legal victories.
"I find it irresponsible," Mr. Brownlie said, "that publicly elected officials are passing legislation that they should know is illegal and wasting taxpayer dollars going to court to defend things that are not defensible."
Defense of life might currently be characterized as a "GOP agenda" if the Republican Party platform's comparison to the Democratic Party platform is any indication. It would be a travesty, however, if this remains the case. Defense of life is not something that should be confined to the realm of any party's ideology. The paramount right to life should be defended at every time, and in every place, by everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
Though political ideologies, movements and parties may come and go, the dignity of all human life is a constant and objective reality that should be defended by all. Any movement which does not uphold the dignity of the human person is operating in illegitimacy on the point. Without the right to life, all other rights are meaningless.
Perhaps because most people still understand this basic truth, both of the major political parties in America lay claim, on some level, to defense of human dignity, but only one of these — the Republican Party — currently defends the unborn in an official capacity. Democrats would do well to embrace and promote the principle of the sanctity of life so that defense of life might be considered an American "agenda" rather than an "agenda of the GOP".
Last Call to Vote in GOP Presidential Poll for Catholics
The American Catholic (TAC) GOP Poll will be accepting votes until tonight, so if you haven't voted, now is the time.
Thus far former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is still leading with 23% (up 1 point since Wednesday) of the vote followed by Texas Governor Rick Perry with 17% (down 2 points since Wednesday) of the vote.
TAC Presidential GOP Poll So Far
The American Catholic (TAC) GOP Poll is still accepting votes until this Friday evening.
Thus far former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is leading with 22% of the vote followed by Texas Governor Rick Perry with 19% of the vote.
Texas U.S. Representative Ron Paul follows with 13% of the vote with undecideds rounding the top four at 11%.
Top tier candidates Michele Bachmann is way back with 2% of the vote with Mitt Romney at 5% of the total vote.
GOP Presidential Poll for August
The American Catholic (TAC) has been running a periodic poll of the GOP presidential field. So naturally following the Iowa Straw Poll we have this months poll for our TAC readers. We have included candidates that have declared their candidacy as well as other speculative* candidates. As the primaries arrive the field of candidates should narrow down a bit.
Tim Pawlenty has dropped out, but Rick Perry has "officially" entered the race. A newcomer to our poll is Representative Thad McCotter of Michigan. Tim Pawlenty garnered 13 votes in our last TAC poll, we'll see where Pawlenty's supporters will go to next. Rick Santorum won the last TAC poll.
You can view the results of our last poll here.
Update: My apologies, I have added Michele Bachmann.
* For example even though Chris Christie has denied he is interested in running, he still will be in Iowa for an inexplicable reason. Until then, he will be showing in the poll until we don't see his name on the actual roll.
GOP Pro-life Win in New Hampshire
One of the consequences of the Republican sweep in 2010 is that the Republicans control many state legislatures by very wide margins. A host of pro-life legislation is making its way through these GOP chambers. One of the latest pro-life bills to be enacted into law is a parental notification law when minors seek to have an abortion in New Hampshire. The text of the law may be read here.
On its way to becoming a law it was vetoed by Governor John Lynch. Lynch is a Democrat, a Catholic and a pro-abort, a combination all too common in our nation. The veto was overridden in the New Hampshire legislature on June 22 by votes of 266-102 in the House and in the Senate 17-7. Continue reading
2012 TAC GOP Presidential Poll
The American Catholic will be running a periodic poll of the GOP presidential field. We have included candidates that have declared their candidacy as well as other speculative* candidates. As the primaries arrive the field of candidates should narrow down a bit.
* For example even though Chris Christie has denied he is interested in running, he still will be in Iowa for an inexplicable reason. Until then, he will be showing in the poll until we don't see his name on the actual roll.
Video Round-Up: GOP Candidates for President Speak Out on Marriage
Would you like to know where Republican candidates for President stand on the issue of preserving traditional marriage? Here they are, in their own words, in alphabetical order. Only those candidates and potential candidates who could be found expressing their position on video are included. If you find video for others not included here, send me an email and I will add them as an update.
Suggested things to look for include:
1) Whether or not the candidate is expressing a position that is in keeping with Catholic teaching on this issue.
Suggested reading:
Pope Benedict's defense of marriage, June 5, 2011, Apostolic Journey to Croatia.
2) Whether or not you believe the candidate is comfortable defending his/her position.
3) Whether or not you believe the candidate has an eloquent and convincing message.
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann:
Businessman Herman Cain:
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie:
Newt Gingrich:
Rudy Giuliani:
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman:
Congressman Ron Paul:
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty:
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney:
Former Senator Rick Santorum:
1946, 1994, 2010 => 1948, 1996, 2012?
Picture it: Upper East Side of Manhattan, November 9, 1994. There is a buzz throughout the halls of Regis High School, and it's not just because today is student exchange day and there will actually be girls in our school. The previous night the Republicans had won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years, and my friends and I – little Republicans in training that we all were – were quite joyous.
First period was US History, and our teacher knows that I am certainly excited about the election. So he writes on the board the following:
His point? As was the case in 1946, the Republican victory would be short-lived. Republican gains in 1946 were wiped out – and then some – in 1948. On top of that, Harry Truman was re-elected. History would repeat itself.
I scoffed at this ridiculous notion. There was certainly no way that Slick Willy Clinton could possibly earn a second term as US President. I had been counting the days to his 1996 electoral humiliation since roughly November 7, 1992. Surely this was the first stage on the road to that inevitable defeat.
Fast forward to November 5, 1996. Needless to say I was as disappointed on that night as all us Regians were at the end of that November day in senior year. (I mean come on, we're talking about a bunch of nerdy kids from an all boys school. It took most of us a full year of college before we could properly talk to members of the opposite sex.) Mr. Anselme was right.
But not entirely. Though Bill Clinton had indeed won re-election, the election was not a total repeat of 1948. The Republicans lost a few seats, but in the end they retained control of both houses of Congress – something they had not done in successive cycles since the Hoover administration.
History is informative, and we certainly should be aware of the lessons of elections past when we think about what will happen down the line. But we should refrain from assuming that events will necessarily repeat themselves. Continue reading
Sore Losermen
One of the big stories of the year is the growth in prominence of the tea party movement. Whether or not you are in accord with them politically, they have had an undeniable impact on the political landscape, bringing a new energy to the political scene. Though tea party- backed candidates have not been 100 percent successful, they have defeated a fairly substantial number of GOP incumbents and other Republican establishment candidates. Even relatively conservative Republican incumbents like Senator Bob Bennett of Utah have been sent to an early retirement thanks largely to a grassroots revolt against his like.
One of the most recent successes of the tea party rebellion occurred in Alaska where Joe Miller defeated Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary. Murkowski was appointed to the Senate to replace her father. The governor who appointed her also happened to be her father, and it seems that she was led to believe that she is entitled to said seat. So in the face of electoral defeat in the primary, Senator Murkowski – or Daddy's Little Princess as she's being dubbed in some circles – has launched a write-in campaign. Evidently many voters in the state of Alaska crave royalty as she is actually running neck and neck with Miller in the general election campaign.
Murkowski is not the only moderate Republican who has demonstrated his or her contempt for the unwashed masses who dared to remove them from office. Governor Charlie Crist, faced with a humiliating primary defeat in Florida against Marco Rubio, decided to jump ship and run as an Independent. Alas Charlie now faces a humiliating thumping in the general election instead. Mike Castle, who lost to Christine O'Donnell in the Republican primary for a Delaware Senate seat, toyed with a write-in campaign. He decided against it, but has ostentatiously declined to endorse O'Donnell. Other defeated incumbents, like Bennett above as well as Representative Bob Inglis have thrown temper tantrums because the voters dared remove them from office.
Alas it is not just so-called RINOs who have rejected the will of the primary voter. Continue reading
White Tea Party Racist to Run for 2012 US Presidency
[Update: There is already a Draft Cain 2012 website up!]
Oh wait, the picture doesn't follow the mainstream meme does it!
I guess Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann's running narrative of extremists running the Tea Party doesn't quite fit the pic.
Who is Running for Prez in 2012?
This is meant to be a fun post speculating about who might run for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Here's my list, who do you think will run?
Likely Running:
Rick Santorum-former Senator from Pennsylvania
Tim Pawlenty- Governor of Minnesota
Mitt Romney-former Governor of Massachusetts
Still looking into it:
Mike Huckabee- former Governor of Arkansas
Mitch Daniels-Governor of Indiana
Sarah Palin-former Governor of Alaska
Newt Gingrich-former Speaker of the House
Long shots:
Bobby Jindal-Governor of Louisiana
Paul Ryan- Congressman from Wisconsin
Mike Pence-Congressman from Indiana
Tom Tancredo-former Congressman from Colorado
Ron Paul-Congressman from Texas
John Thune-Senator from South Dakota
Jeb Bush-former Governor of Florida
I think potential candidates like Huckabee and Palin have to be considered front runners in Iowa because of that state's social and culture conservative leanings. Pawlenty may have an advantage in Iowa since he governs a neighboring state. Meanwhile, I think potential candidates like Romney and Daniels will play well in New Hampshire. I think all the candidates are going to have to build their war chests for the remaining candidates. I don't really see any one of the current candidates running away with the nomination early on, so it may be a long drawn out battle. I don't think it will go the distance like Obama-Clinton, but its not going to be wrapped up in a few primaries. What do you think?
Ovide 2010
Next week, New Hampshire Republicans, and probably some irritating Democrats, will decide who the Republican Nominee is for the Republican New Hampshire Senate Candidacy. It appears to the best of my knowledge that Ovide Lamontange is the only consistent pro-life and limited government candidate on the ticket. I urge anyone you know who lives in New Hampshire to vote for Ovide. No, he's not a genius, but he's principled, more than the others. Primaries should be about principles. Playing Machiavelli can wait until November. We have to choose the right people to put up for office, and the right people are principled people who think that government is more than simply another way to stimulate the economy. We have a debased and corrupt form of politics that only recognizes the material dimension of our lives. We need candidates who understand that material life is not the only good, and that material well-being is in some way really dependent on our spiritual well-being. Our spiritual well-being is in a real way determined by our laws, and our politicians create our laws, not just "our jobs" (which is ridiculous, politicians don't create jobs). We need to look for politicians who have but an inkling of an understanding of this countercultural idea. Our laws are not just about money; they are about truth and justice and goodness and even beauty.
Republicans are upset about not being in power. Republicans are not in power because they have failed to live up to their principles, and everyone knows it. Republican principles are good principles, and we should not concede them because we have hopes of winning an election. Republicans have won elections, and they have acted frivolously and ignorantly with their power because they were not principled. We need to elect politicians who will behave responsibly with their power, and not just win the election. Elections don't matter; justice and truth do.
The Crisis at Which We Are Arrived
President Obama seems to carry the world view that of an elite academic, that all the problems this nation faces can be solved with government intervention through high taxes and and legislation that enacts social engineering of a society of independence to that of dependence.
Or as the average layman would say, President Obama is a socialist, plain and simple.
I understand the subtleties of his liberal leanings and his good intentions, but the path to Hell is often made with good intentions. With the failed Communist experiment in Russia in 1988 and the current economic collapse of Greece with Spain and Portugal on the horizon to experience the same, I don't see how more spending with money we don't have for welfare programs that we don't need will solve our economic woes.
The Supreme Court, Abortion Jurisprudence, and Pro-Life Politics
Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, is already being painted as a moderate by the media and some political interest groups. This portrayal of Kagan is difficult to dispute comprehensively because of her lack of a public record and accompanying statements that delineate her actual personal views on judicial philosophy, thus, complicating the venture of placing her on an ideological spectrum.
Despite this hermeneutical difficulty, allegedly confident political portraits have been made with the details that we do know about Elena Kagan. The New York Times on May 11 published a piece—"As Clinton Aide, Kagan Recommended Tactical Support for an Abortion Ban"—by Peter Baker discussing a memorandum authored by Kagan while she was working for the Clinton Administration. Kagan in the memo counseled President Clinton to support an amendment, authored by Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), to Republican-sponsored legislation to ban partial-birth abortion that would include an exception for the "health" of the pregnant women in a ban—so broad an exception that it could be easily employed as a loophole that would prevent few, if any, partial-birth abortion procedures.
President Clinton and his advisors (in this case, Kagan) anticipated that the Daschle amendment would not secure enough votes to pass, but White House support could provide enough political cover for Democratic lawmakers who could reiterate their alleged support of the partial-birth abortion ban, but justify their vote against it because of the lack of inclusion of the broad "health" exception for the pregnant woman. In the end, the Daschle amendment failed and the Republican-sponsored partial-birth abortion ban, endorsed by the National Right to Life, was successfully sent to President Clinton who consequently vetoed it. Kagan's advice to the President was successful and held up the passage of a partial-birth abortion ban for six years.
Douglas Johnson, the legislative director of the National Right to Life, before a joint-hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the Constitution Subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in 1997 said:
"The Clinton-Daschle proposal is a political construct, designed to provide political cover for lawmakers who want to appear to their constituents as if they have voted to restrict partial-birth abortions, while actually voting for a hollow measure that is not likely to prevent a single partial-birth abortion, and which therefore is inoffensive to the pro-abortion lobby."
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2005 Toyota Celica GT Review
Looks, handling, proformance.
no room in the back seat.
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modifications? it looks kitted out already
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Toyota Celica — Everything about this car is a masterful combination of beauty, handling, performance, and head turning. I have recieved millions of comments about this car. Everybody looks when it passes by. Thumbs up, and stared for minutes are many times realized when people are around it. I love this car. It will be with me always.
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2005 Toyota Celica GTS Review
great handling, mpg, reliable, yet fast, and even faster if you have the know how
limited space
Great — fun to drive, easy to drive, great on gas, easy and reasonable maintenance, over all great car with the exception of the lack of space and occasional cd errors with stock radio. but good car for the money, holds value decently
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performance, handling, and looks
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The Dog's — 0-62...6.6 !!! top end... limited 155mph !!!! wat more is there to say. But very greedy on the petrol and super unleaded racks up the pounds!! Great bit of fun, but keeps you pooor, 7months on it still scares the crap outa me.
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He's a Marine that came in town to drop off his vehicle because he was scheduled to go to Iraq on the 20th.
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It's not good, broken jaw, broken pelvic bone, burned badly because car caught on fire. Lung collapsed. They have him in a chemical coma right now.
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The goal of the Afghanistan surge is limited: to break the Taliban's momentum by July 2011. Plenty of US troops will remain in Afghanistan after that to continue work on longer-term goals, said Defense Secretary Robert Gates Sunday.
In President Obama's Afghanistan speech, he announced Tuesday night that he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. But he's already decided to start bringing them back by mid-2011.
President Obama is expected to announce next week his decision on troop numbers and strategy for the war in Afghanistan. It won't be too different from the policy laid out in March, say experts.
The Pentagon review will recommend disciplinary action if it finds individuals failed to do their job in the run up to Fort Hood shootings, officials say. The alleged shooter is an Army psychiatrist who reportedly exhibited some troubling behavior.
Any surge of US troops to Afghanistan is likely to be tougher than it was in Iraq, because of the dearth of good roads and airfields, say defense officials.
Several lawmakers and terror experts at Senate hearings on the Fort Hood shooting Thursday called the incident a terrorist attack, and warned of the danger of homegrown jihad.
In the wake of the Fort Hood shooting, the Pentagon will conduct an inquiry to assess its ability to identify and root out internal threats. The review will be headed by two retired service chiefs.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee hearings into whether the Army missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan could lead to finger-pointing about Fort Hood shooting and political battles over Obama's terrorism policy.
Monday's thwarted pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama was the first time a large cargo ship with an armed security team were able to repel an attack, according to US Navy commanders.
US Army is short on mental health professionals as it tries to stem rising number of Army suicides.
Britain's Gordon Brown on Friday called on NATO countries to send 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan war. It's one sign that NATO may be willing to commit more forces to that war than expected.
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, has cautioned Obama against sending more troops to the country, saying the government of President Hamid Karzai is too corrupt.
Military recruits seek not just an adventure, but a much needed job.
Michelle Obama launches Mission Serve, a network aimed at linking veterans to community service groups, as part of efforts to aid their transition to civilian life. President Obama and the first lady honored veterans' service Wednesday.
This Veterans Day – like all days – military veterans are twice as likely to be homeless as non-vets. New efforts by the Obama administration and Congress would provide immediate help while treating the causes of homelessness among vets.
Obama's words at the Fort Hood memorial service Tuesday paid tribute to the 13 people killed last week. He highlighted the challenges this generation of soldiers faces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Investigators said Monday that they had been tracking Nidal Malik Hasan's correspondence with someone abroad since last year. Reports suggest that person is radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. But its unclear whether investigators told the Army.
Dozens of investigators at Fort Hood are building a psychological profile of the suspect, Nidal Malik Hasan, as they try to understand the motive. Belligerent fanaticism, deepening anger over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and fear about deployment may have played a role.
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We proclaim the future of aviation lies in the hands of the youth, and we must give them opportunities to become pilots. We argue that flight training needs to be cheaper and we need to create more aviation programs so it is easier for them to succeed. We need scholarships and free flight training. But what kind of solution is moving the finish line closer to the start?
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Learning to fly – is it worth it?
Why would anyone spend $100,000 getting all of the licenses and ratings, work bottom-rung flying jobs to get the 1500 hours, and then seek a $22,000/year position at one of the regionals? It makes no economic sense. For better or worse, commercial aviation is not the glamor industry it used to be. Is there more to it?
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Why I wear a ball cap when I fly
It started blue, a dark blue, when my wife gave it to me as a Christmas present. Its latest achievement of many was earned in March when I completed my CFI training. It was instrumental in keeping my head from exploding while learning in flight, and during the check ride. Now my two-tone AOPA ball cap has faded to a light purple from long periods of exposure to the sun.
It sure is quiet at my airport
There may come a time when our joystick and keyboard kids can load up, type in a destination, and sit back to let advanced technology avionics do most of the work. Until then we are likely to remain a pretty select group, airplane pilots–not airplane drivers–and our airports are likely to remain…quiet.
This is why you became a pilot
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Tragedy on the beach at Venice – what would you do?
General aviation made headlines recently, and in the wrong way. A father and daughter were killed in Venice, Florida, when a pilot making an emergency landing hit them on the beach. What would you have done in this situation–land on the beach or ditch?
AvGeek is the worst buzzword ever and is damaging aviation
If you've ever tweeted the hashtag #avgeek, I want to you to exit your World of Warcraft game, put on some pants, slowly climb those steep, dark stairs out of your mom's basement and quickly make your way to the nearest video store and pick up a VHS copy of The Right Stuff.
I have my license – now what?
Now I'm a private pilot, and I'm just not sure what to do or where to go now. Do I keep adding ratings? A tailwheel endorsement would be cool for sure, but for what purpose? Maybe now that I've accomplished my "lifelong dream" there is a bit of a hangover associated?
Thoughts on training vs. education
"You train for things you know are going to happen. You educate for the things you can't anticipate." Most of us use the term "train" to mean everything we pay for in order to get a license or rating. But the reality is that the respective approaches to training and educating are very different.
Two very different types of flying
For most of us amateurs and professionals, flying involves risk management. While boating has its own satisfactions (and accidents), the reward-risk level in aviation is substantially higher, and this to me indicates that aviation attracts people who are more likely to be "risk-takers."
Avionics: advancing or retreating?
For some ancient, bureaucratic reason my Piper is not allowed to use the same newer, more capable and less expensive avionics and autopilots that experimental airplanes do, although we all fly the same airways, airspace and systems. Is TSO'd equipment really twice as good and twice as reliable as today's non-TSO'd?
Accident? No, it's a screw-up!
Most "accident" reports should be labeled "lack of judgment" investigations. Ian Seager says that too often we fail to learn from our own and other pilots' errors.
In the air, trust is all we have
False bravado in the left seat can get you killed. The trust that you carry has to be inviolate: a certainty that you know what to do, how to do it and when. For me, that trust has been an off-and-on thing.
Mission possible: flying starfish
Why do I fly? What is it about being in the air that compels me to spend spare time, and even more scarce resources, to pursue aviation? Actually, it's pretty simple: it's about sharing my insatiable passion with others.


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The outbreak tore the U.S. in two. The east remains a safe haven. The west has become a ravaged wilderness. They call it the Evacuated States. It is here that Henry Marco makes his living. Hired by grieving relatives, he tracks down the dead and delivers peace.
Now Homeland Security wants Marco for a mission unlike any other. He must return to California, where the apocalypse began. Where a secret is hidden. And where his own tragic past waits to punish him again.
But in the wastelands of America, you never know who - or what - is watching you.
V.M. Zito resides in Connecticut, USA with his wife and daughter. When not writing, he spends his weekdays working as Creative Director at a New England ad agency and his weekends running on forested trails. THE RETURN MAN is his first novel.
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New Hampshire teen Dana Landgrave enters counseling with creepy Dr. Sprague, who repeatedly hypnotizes her in an attempt to find the cause of her eerily real nightmare, in which a boy is being crushed to death by an altar stone. Over the course of these sessions, Dana uncovers "a direct pipeline to two former incarnations," a 16th-century tapestry designer, and an 18th-century painter's assistant. In both cases, what she uncovers about her past behavior disturbs and confuses her. "I don't know who I am anymore, and I'm afraid to find out," she admits. The modern Dana is no jewel—hostile and mouthy, she continually pushes her dreamboat boyfriend, Chase, away—but the real problem here is that the plot is too contrived to be believed. When not only Sprague but also the demonic yearbook editor who took credit for Dana's photographs turn out to be antagonists in her past lives, Dana asks, "What were the chances?" and readers will, too. Coincidences put Dana in London (her home in a past life) for the summer, and lead her to an open-air market where she finds a 16th-century locket that belonged to one of her former selves and that contains a portrait of the boy in her dreams. Townley (The Great Good Thing) raises an intriguing question about the nature of the soul—is it "real, a permanent self that carried over from life to life," Dana wonders—but his characters don't explore it. Ages 12-up. (Mar.)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information


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