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Walk A Little Faster To Get The Most Out of Your Exercise Time
Monday, March 02, 2015
People who walked briskly for 40 minutes five days a week saw more health improvements than those who walked for an hour a day but were more leisurely about it. Both groups lost weight.
How A Group Of Lung Cancer Survivors Got Doctors To Listen
Sunday, March 01, 2015
Lung cancer survivors who met online banded together to get an option they credited with helping them added to treatment guidelines used by cancer specialists.
To Stay Energy Efficient As You Age, Keep On Running
Friday, November 21, 2014
People in their 60s who run for exercise use energy as efficiently as much younger people. That wasn't true for older people who walked instead.
Patients Do Better After Surgery If They Do 'Prehab' First
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Patients are often sent for rehabilitation after surgery. But starting those exercise and healthy eating programs before the surgery might help even more. It's not rehab, it's "prehab."
Just Seeing Charts And Graphs Makes Drug Claims More Credible
Friday, October 17, 2014
Graphs look so impressive. Even graphs that include no new information made people more likely to think that a drug is effective, a study finds. Can you inoculate yourself against that bias?
To Make Interval Training Less Painful, Add Tunes
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Alternating rest periods with bouts of really intense exercise may make you fitter, but it's not a breeze. Researchers say music can make intervals less wretched and also make you work harder.
More Evidence That ADHD Drugs Don't Curb Ultimate Height
Monday, September 01, 2014
Some earlier research hinted that Ritalin and Adderall can hamper a child's growth. But a study of adults who took the drugs as kids now suggests any such effect is only temporary.
Schoolchildren Who Add Hand Sanitizer To Washing Still Get Sick
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Researchers say that in countries where clean water and soap are plentiful, there may be no additional benefit from installing sanitizer dispensers in classrooms.
Caffeine Gives Athletes An Edge, But Don't Overdo It
Friday, August 01, 2014
Studies show the caffeine in just a few cups of coffee enhances performance in a wide range of sports. But more isn't better, and concentrated caffeine can be lethal.
Athletes Should Fear The Heat More Than The Heart Attack
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
It's hard not to worry about heart problems when running hard in hot weather. But heat stroke is a far bigger health risk, researchers say. Marathon organizers are trying to make races safer.
Many Kids Who Are Obese Or Overweight Don't Know It
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
A significant percentage of obese kids think their weight is just fine. But do they need to know the truth to get healthier?
Older Moms Take Heart: You May Be More Likely To Live Longer
Saturday, June 28, 2014
There's mounting evidence that women who have children later in life are also more likely to make it to 95 or 100. But delaying childbearing just to live longer is not a good idea.
We Said, "No Car Pictures."
Saturday, June 28, 2014
NPR photographer David Gilkey went to Cuba and made images of the one thing his editor told him to avoid: cars.
Fewer Women Are Having Labor Induced Early
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Government data show that fewer women are having labor induced before 39 weeks for nonmedical reasons. Advocates say that change is good for the health of babies.
Doctors Say They Would Shun Aggressive Treatment When Near Death
Thursday, May 29, 2014
There's a big difference between the kind of death doctors say they want and the care the average person receives at the end of life. Doctors want less rather than more.
Less Sleep For Little Kids Linked To More Belly Fat Later On
Monday, May 19, 2014
Need another reason to get the kids to bed on time? The more sleep young children miss out on during early childhood, the more likely they are to be obese at age 7.
Pediatricians Say Training Can Help Teens Avoid Knee Injuries
Monday, April 28, 2014
A leading group of pediatricians says specialized exercises can help young athletes protect their anterior cruciate ligaments. After puberty, female athletes are especially vulnerable to ACL tears.
Noise Machines To Help Babies Sleep Can Raise Quite A Din
Monday, March 03, 2014
Infant sleep machines, used to mask outside noise, can exceed recommended noise limits when played at high volume and placed close to a baby's sensitive ears.
Roller Derby Players Swap Bacteria (And Shoves) On The Track
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Roller derby teams had distinct bacterial colonies on their arms before a bout, researchers found. After pushing and shoving on the track, those colonies were more similar. The research is part of the push to identify the microbes that live on (and in) us.


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|5 weeks 6 days ago
|the Pistons need a pg starter
with Jackson restricted, the Pistons can wait to see how Jennings progresses before matching an offer.
augustin is a very good backup and he's done well since Jennings went down. but the Pistons arent going anywhere with him as the full-time starter, this year or any other.
i didnt want to lose jonas, but at this point it seems pretty obvious that SVG has been thinking about adding another legit pg for a while given BJs uncertainty. freeing money via prince is directly connected to resigning RJ id guess.
|6 weeks 4 days ago
But im biased lol
|6 weeks 5 days ago
|tough draw for M
Having to play in Nashville with us there too is nasty. Although i really dont want us to be the 2 seed against the national #1 either. Would the 2 seed in the same region as the national #1 be the lowest seeded 2?
|6 weeks 5 days ago
|top 30 prospect
not the same thing as top 30 player
|6 weeks 6 days ago
|barring injury...
i dont think Green starts another game. he can still contribute, but i dont think he's the feature back moving forward
|6 weeks 6 days ago
|that seems ridiculous
why exactly would you expect a RSFr guard to make an impact? it happens, but it should never be expected. further, saying he hasnt "shown up" implies that he's been remiss in his responsibilities, or loafing in practice. easy on the hyperbole.
|6 weeks 6 days ago
|oh lord
greater demands?
|6 weeks 6 days ago
there was no competition last year?
or do you just mean everyone is a year older?
|6 weeks 6 days ago
|that seems a little high
re: 35-40 lbs
25 should be sufficient. 6'7 245 can be effective
|6 weeks 6 days ago
|i dunno about that
If Lewis can add maybe 10-15 lbs he can take another step
|7 weeks 1 day ago
|D. Thomas next
with Pipkins on deck
|7 weeks 2 days ago
|3-4? not to my eyes
I think we have seen Derrick Green's potential already unless he isnt going to be asked to read any more zone blocking. And DeVeon Smith is a tough runner, but he's kind of a poor man's Joique Bell to me.
Other than that I would say there is one RB with great potential (Isaac), one very interesting guy whose role isnt clear (Shallman), and a decent to good recruit from a highly scouted area. There is good football on the SW FL coast, and his production there speaks well for his future, but he wasnt a world beater.
|7 weeks 2 days ago
based on what exactly?
|7 weeks 4 days ago
|it would be better if it were
actually funny
|7 weeks 4 days ago
because otherwise how could we ever know what he's talking about??
|8 weeks 6 days ago
|what? thats a lie
Gordon Heyward was a 1st round pick and league player of the year. Mack was another all league player.
Then WSU had Early (1st round) , Fred V (preseason AA), and Ron Baker.
Both those teams had stars during their success.
|9 weeks 1 day ago
|a more recent comparison
i see Peppers playing the same role for M that Morgan Burnett played for us, and continues to play in GB.
|9 weeks 6 days ago
|im not sure about that
pretty sure the starter at RB for the next 3 years hasnt played a down yet for M.
|10 weeks 2 days ago
they have won like 22 games in the past 2 years lol
|11 weeks 2 days ago
|so why would we want him?
|11 weeks 2 days ago
so when Wisconsin wins the Big10 without a title game?
you wouldnt have liked to have seen M get another shot at Wisconsin in 99 or Purdue in 00? the way they were playing at the end of the year?
|12 weeks 1 day ago
|Butch Jones
i think you may be judging him a little prematurely after his second season. but i guess thats not surprising given that the last 2 M coaches got the same treatment.
|13 weeks 1 day ago
are you saying it worked like that before? the previous staff started a true FR at LT. Id say competitions were on lol
|18 weeks 8 hours ago
|jamal crawford
he probably belongs there, even if he didnt have the chance to show us why.
|18 weeks 5 days ago
why does michigan need a specific scheme?
|20 weeks 9 hours ago
|who called him that? lmao
they are not even close to the same player. KD was a monster rebounding college 4, and is a big inside-out 3 in the NBA.
|20 weeks 9 hours ago
|UM is way past 2nd rd territory
Caris Levert and a bunch of top 100 recruits at varying stages of development = sweet 16 expectations.
a second round exit with this staff and talent level would be a disappointment. not an NIT-level disappointment, but also not what this group is capable of.
|20 weeks 1 day ago
|stop saying "the hood"
every time its been done in here, the poster has looked like a moron.
what you guys keep calling "the hood" is full of real people. do better.
|20 weeks 3 days ago
|its gotten pretty old
even some of the other staff guys do it on occasion. Brian's slang gets run into the ground to the point that im not sure the people who use it are capable of original thought.
|20 weeks 5 days ago
|a guy that makes great hires?
yeah, sounds awful


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Bodacious Beer Can Chicken
What did he say? Fuse crispy caramelized-crusted grilled chicken with beloved, benevolence-bearing bouquet rich and more bountiful than ever beer? Beer can chicken — awesome idea; an even better meal. One of my goals in this column is...
- Posted October 22, 2014
Births – Oct. 23, 2014
BILLS, Matthew W. and Erin (Benedict), Lititz, a daughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Oct. 12. BRADY, Michael and Laura (Martin), Lancaster, a son, at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Oct. 11. CASSEL, Jonathan D. and...
- Posted October 22, 2014
Fox, Kauffman to wed
Urloni Fox, of Manheim, and Scott Kauffman, of Denver, recently announced their engagement. Urloni is the daughter of Randall and Rhonda Fox, Manheim. She graduated from Manheim Central High School in 2009 and is employed by Lancaster...
- Posted October 22, 2014
Grand Champion equestrienne
Anna Summers with her horse Fancy Girl, competed this summer in the CATRA Benefit Horse Show Series at Twin Brooks. She won Grand Champion Miniature Horse for the series, as well as Reserve Champion High Point Overall....
- Posted October 15, 2014
Births – Oct. 23, 2014
BEILER, John S. and Esther S. (Riehl), 3040 Butter Road, Lititz, a son, at home, Oct. 8. BOLEY, Ryan and Jill (Zimmerman), Ephrata, a daughter, at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Oct. 5. DOYLE, Kevin and...
- Posted October 15, 2014
Brooks, Steedle will marry in January
Kristen Brooks, Lancaster, and Travis Steedle, Lititz, recently announced that they will wed. Kristen is the daughter of Richard and Terrie Brooks, of Lancaster. She is a graduate of Hempfield High School and Shippensburg University. She is...
- Posted October 15, 2014
Sickman's Mill event will benefit Lititz man with ALS
Sickman's Mill owners, Erik and Trina Armstrong, will donate their grounds along the Pequea stream to help benefit a Lititz family struck by ALS. The "Oink Out ALS Blazek Family Pig Roast Benefit Fundraiser," taking place...
- Posted October 8, 2014
Rothermel, Hamilton wed at Drumore Estate
Carrie Rothermel and Jeffrey Hamilton were married August 9, 2014 at Drumore Estate, Pequea. Reverend James Gable officiated. The reception was held at Drumore Estate. The bride is the daughter of Alan and Debra Rothermel of Lititz....
- Posted October 8, 2014
Highs married 60 years
Sam and Betty (Martin) High of Lititz celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with dinner at the Greenfield Inn with family and friends. The couple was married on Oct. 2, 1954 at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church in Terre...
- Posted October 8, 2014
Births – Oct. 2, 2014
BAHRT, Wesley and Christina (Glaudel), Lititz, a daughter, at Birth Care & Family Health Services, Oct. 1. FISHER, John and Anna (Lapp), Bird-in-Hand, a son, at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, Oct. 4. KAUFMAN, Kris...
- Posted October 8, 2014
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Hello all, gardening in Cincinnati, OH, z 6a and settled on trying Fargesia rufa clump bamboo along the wooded area of my backyard. I have read that it is pretty shade tolerant, especially for the high canopy situation I have and light dappled shade. Excited about its promise for not being invasive in an area where I've removed Lonicera mackii and garlic mustard for about 5 years. Anyone have more info about Fargesia; also has anyone found whether it is deer resistant (or as much as anything can be!) ???
I can't say anything about the deer, but it do well here and it isn't like the other bamboos...I think because this isn't really a bamboo....I had it in CT and it didn't spread or act unruly. Mine here has only been in for a year, but I can't imagine it being anything different than CT....if anything, less likely to spread.
Yes, it does well in dappled shade. Mine was in a pretty shady spot in CT.


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WEA RLC Research & Anaysis Report: Lebanon's Sectarianism Recipe for Religious Freedom DisasterMar 26, 2015
The protracted presidential vacuum in Lebanon reveals how sectarian politics has turned as a result of the conflict in neighboring Syria, and should serve as a warning for those who care for stability and religious freedom in this Middle Eastern nation.
Introducing a New Book that Gives a Global Perspective on Christ-Centered GenerosityMar 19, 2015
A Christian leader remarked recently that, "a wave is swelling....I hear people speaking of living generously at every turn." We see this wave moving across the world. Generosity was a key theme at the Kingdom Advisors conference from 18-20 February 2015 in Orlando, USA. Most every speaker mentioned
Freedom of Religion is the Unloved Step Child among Human RightsMar 16, 2015
The Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom, Thomas Schirrmacher, gave a guest lecture entitled "Religious Freedom as a Threatened Human Right in Worldwide Perspective: The Major Factors in the Growing Assault on Religious Freedom," in the prestigious Tübingen University "Clash
WEA Leadership Meets with UN Secretary General to Discuss Partnership on Issues of Common ConcernMar 12, 2015
In the first week of his tenure, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Bishop Efraim Tendero met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New York to discuss ways to strengthen partnership on issues of common concern. Bishop Tendero affirme
A Kitten! and International Women's DayMar 6, 2015
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WEA Geneva Liaison Office Publishes First Brochure on Human Rights and Rule of LawFeb 25, 2015
In his book 'The Origins of Politics', renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama puts forward that of all elements of modern nations just legal institutions are the hardest to achieve. Perhaps people only realize that this is true in times and places where they are lacking. The United Nations (U
WEA RLC Research & Analysis Report: Obama Sifted Wheat from Chaff as He Called for Religious Freedom in IndiaFeb 24, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama's three days of diplomacy in India last week demonstrated not only Washington's pursuit of strategic interests but also its proactive disassociation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist agenda.
WEA Secretary General Inaugurated at International Leadership Forum in HondurasFeb 19, 2015
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) inaugurated its new Secretary General Bishop Efraim Tendero at its International Leadership Forum (ILF) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Evangelical leaders from over 40 different countries from every region prayed for Tendero and welcomed him as the new leader of the W
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From February 9-13, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) held its annual International Leadership Forum (ILF) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, bringing together some 75 Christian leaders from 40 different countries from every region of the world. Representing a cross-section of the WEA's constituency, the
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Monday, October 17, 2011Chris Cairns Joins American Music & Sound As Marketing DirectorPSW Staff 10/17/11 12:58 PM, 0 CommentsAmerican Music & Sound (AM&S) has announced the appointment of Chris Cairns to the position of marketing director. Cairns is a drummer/writer/producer and has also worked in live sound reinforcement. He comes to AM&S with over 20 years of experience as a valued vendor to several musical products companies including Young Chang, Kurzweil, and Kawai Piano. Lynn Martin, president of AM&S, adds: "Chris has an extensive internet marketing background coupled with a well rounded understanding of our industry which is… View this post
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Telefunken Introducing ELA M 260 TRI-MONO "Decca Tree" Microphone System At AESPSW Staff 10/17/11 06:50 AM, 0 CommentsAt the upcoming 131st AES Convention in New York, Telefunken Elektroakustik (booth 963) is introducing the new ELA M 260 TRI-MONO system, comprised of three matched ELA M 260 small diaphragm tube microphones, a custom M 963 TRI-MONO three-channel power supply, and adaptor spheres to emulate the omni effect of the original "Decca Tree" configuration introduced in the 1950s. "First developed over 50 years ago, the 'Decca Tree' utilized three matched Neumann omnidirectional M50s," explains Jason Scheuner, Telefunken artist liaison.… View this post
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Friday, October 14, 2011Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Presenting Grammy SoundTables At Upcoming AES ShowPSW Staff 10/14/11 10:31 AM, 0 CommentsThe GRAMMY SoundTables at this year's 131st AES Convention will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. at Room 1E 15 and 16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Back by popular demand, the Producers & Engineers Wing will present a second iteration of "Sonic Imprints: Songs that Changed My Life" that will explore the sounds that have inspired and shaped careers of influencers in the field. Moderated by GRAMMY-winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge, the panel… View this post
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Shure KSM42 Microphone Of Choice For Unique Squared Mobile Recording StudioPSW Staff 10/14/11 09:15 AM, 0 CommentsIt's not often that you find a full-service recording studio packed into the back of a tour bus. But thanks to the team at Atlanta's Unique Squared Pro Audio and creative director "AJ" Amond Jackson, it's a reality. The innovative Unique Squared Mobile Studio is touring music festivals and conventions across the country, giving established as well as up-and-coming artists the chance to lay down tracks with top-of-the-line audio gear, including the Shure KSM42 vocal microphone. "This Mobile Studio project… View this post
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Waves Audio Introduces H-EQ Hybrid EqualizerPSW Staff 10/14/11 06:06 AM, 0 CommentsWaves Audio has introduced the H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer, a powerful plugin for mixing and mastering, offering vintage and modern EQ inspired by the finest British and American consoles. Included are seven different filter types per band: US Vintage, UK Vintage 1, UK Vintage 2, US Modern, UK Modern, Digital 1 and Digital 2, in addition to a newly-developed, one-of-a-kind asymmetrical bell filter. An intuitive keyboard graphic lets users choose frequencies by clicking on notes, and an exclusive MS Mode allows… View this post
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Ken DeLoria Named Senior Technical Editor For Live Sound International & ProSoundWebPSW Staff 10/12/11 06:05 PM,Professional audio and production veteran Ken DeLoria has joined Live Sound International and ProSoundWeb.com as senior technical editor. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced by Keith Clark, editor-in-chief of both publications, which are owned by EH Publishing. DeLoria brings a rich history of hands-on experience to the position, having worked in a wide range of roles in professional audio. He is the founder and former owner of Apogee Sound Inc., and for more than 30 years he designed pro audio… View this post
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AES Offers Free iPhone & Andriod Apps To Cover Convention Events & Ongoing NewsPSW Staff 10/12/11 05:39 PM, 0 CommentsIn an effort to provide 131st AES Convention attendees with up-to-the-minute details on convention events, AES webmaster Steve Johnson has coordinated the development of a mobile app that will work on iOS devices, such as the iPhone and iPad, plus most Android devices. Available for free download at the Apple and Android stores or via links on the Audio Engineering Society website (here), the app is loaded with extensive information about the 131st AES Convention, set for Oct. 20-23 at… View this post
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Six Audio Products That Need To Be InventedBobby Owsinski 10/12/11 05:19 PM, 3 CommentsThis article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. I got to thinking about the pro audio products I'd like to see invented after reading a similar story on home theater audio. When you think about it, we've all gotten pretty comfortable with technology that no one could ever consider as cutting edge. Even though core recording products exist in the following areas, there's plenty of room for growth. Let's take a look at a pie-in-the-sky wish list: 1. A new… View this post
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Rob Currie Joins Universal Audio As Chief Technology Officer, VP Of EngineeringPSW Staff 10/12/11 01:15 PM, 0 CommentsUniversal Audio has announced the addition of Rob Currie to the company as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering, where he will oversee the day-to-day operations of the engineering department as well as form the long-term technical vision and roadmap of the company. Currie comes to Universal Audio with a broad range of leadership experience in the software, consumer electronics, and audio industries. At Digidesign, he served as VP of software engineering where he was a member of… View this post
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Altissimo Blackspot/ Really Healthy Red Climbers?
I'm disappointed with my Altissimo rose. I quite like the flowers, and I love the red color against our trellis, but I've had a real problem with blackspotted, ugly leaves.
I know it varies greatly from zone to zone and even yard to yard, but has anyone had good luck with a red climber?
I've found that the English roses I've planted have been blackspot free and Cornelia, Autumn Sunset, Ghislaine de Feligonde, and Marie Pavie are clean as a whistle. So that gives me hope that it's not just me, but maybe not the right rose for the spot!
But I'd love to find another red!
Thank you,
Michaelg in a humid state recommended "Tess of d'ubervilles", an Austin rose, for great RED cut-flower, light scent, but blackspot free. "Tess of.." rose is quite thorny.
I like "Firefighter", red hybid tea, zero diseases here. Smells great all summer, 1 week vase life, almost thornless.
Do Cornelia and Autumn Sunset have good scent, and how's the thorns? Thanks for any info.
Illusion, see the link below.
Here is a link that might be useful: my Illusion comments
In addition to Henry's recommendation, consider John Cabot or Quadra.
I am quite please with Amadeus as a new red climber. I thnk it is a newer Kordes rose and it has had PERFECT foliage this year.I purchased it at Raft Island roses and it preceded to bloom for about 10 weeks or more, a mass of bright red small blooms but when I saw mass , I mean mass! Then it commenced to grow. IT is now about 5' taller then my 7' arbor waving around in the breeze and needing tied into it! It is not frgrant, but it gives that beautiful red show in abundance and I have never seen such leaves anywhere else (Except my South Africa, also a Kordes rose.It is loading up with buds again..can't wait to see those buds blooming higher up the plant this fall.
I have Fields of the Wood and Illusion (also Red Cascade- very hardy, but it has miniature blooms). I like both. I think Illusion has more blooms but not much scent. Fields of the Wood has more scent but nothing really striking to me (my favorite is Chrysler Imperial- alas, not a climber). Illusion is planted in a less than optimal spot- too shady, but has done very well.
How about a mixed red? Fourth of July- bright, sparkly blooms of red, white and pink.
The Antique Rose Emporium website might be a good place to look for some more ideas- maybe climbing Cramoisi Superior? Dublin Bay?


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cutting opening in hot mop roof
I would like recommendations on best way to cut an access opening in my roof about 2 foot x 4 foot. Original roofing and one replacement add to about 1 1/2 inches total dense black tarry/felty/papery stuff. This does not include underlying wood deck. I would like to use skill saw so that I can cut through roofing and wood deck separately. If I do, what would be the ideal blade to use. I realize it may not be of much use once I'm done. Are there other ways besides using skill saw. I made a small access opening from the bottom using a reciprocating saw - a miserable job. Thankfully the big opening will be from the top.
Most of the plunging and cutting can be done with a demolition saw. A recip saw may be needed for finishing the corners.
How are you bracing for the rafters being removed?
Here is a link that might be useful: Demolition Saw


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Here are this week's highlights from VH1, Celebuzz, Flavorwire, and Hollywood.com
Bare it like Beckham!
Celebrate the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 12 with the only reason you started paying attention to soccer in the first place: shirtless David Beckham. Celebuzz has a gallery of all of Becks' best semi-dressed moments.
Your newest guilty pleasure TV show awaits...
Once you've run through the new season of Orange is the New Black, you'll need something a little lighter and a lot campier to recover from your marathon, and ABC Family is just the place to take the edge off. Flavorwire runs down the hidden gems of the network, and the best shows you'll never admit to watching.
"My conductor don't want none unless you've got trombones, hon."
Sure, Sir Mix A Lot's "Baby Got Back" is a one of the best songs of the '90s, but you know what would make it even better? A full symphony orchestra on backup. VH1 has video of the rapper pefroming the updated classic, along with other great covers you might have missed.
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2015 RMVMC Schedule
Check website before going to an event as schedule is subject to change!
- April 26th at Sweney Cycle Park, Brush, Co.
- May 17th at Rabbit Run MX., Ordway, Co.
- May 30th Legends Display (club participates) Thunder Valley National
- June 7th, AVDRA/RMVRC combined event, VDR, Berthoud, Co.
- July 12th, AVDRA/RMVRC combined event, Bull Hollow Raceway, Montecello, Co.
- July 26th, TBD
- Aug. 23rd. Rifle Fairgrounds, Rifle, Co.
- Sept 13th, AVDRA/RMVRC combined event, Lakewood, Co.
- Oct 17 and 18 IMI Motorsports Complex, Dacono, Co.*
2 day event: Saturday will be fun day with swap meet, games and Club Cookout, Sunday will be race day
- TBD - Awards Banquet
2015 Track Map. This includes all Colorado area tracks, not just ones the club uses. I have been working on building an all inclusive track map for Colorado, showing tracks, pic, directions, contact info, etc. Click on the below track map picture to view the map. Select any track on the left to see its location and click on the icon on the map to see more information. Any additions / tracks you think should be added please let me know. firstname.lastname@example.com
Race Planning is underway! 2015 looks to be a great year building on the momentum from last year. We will have some new race venues and updated schedule with even more great tracks.
Thunder Valley Race Video by Nate Finneman (Checkout his Breed of speed Website)
Denver Post article about our club! Bob Winter rides Thunder Valley in Denver Post Article
The Noted by your name where you qualify for a Trophy!
Next Year: This is my last year as President, thanks to all who have helped me make this club enjoyable. It has been one of the best experiences I have ever had. I hope all will keep helping Scott Sears and Marlin Phillips next year. Moe H (97Y)
RMVMC Season Finale Race Action Report!
RMVMC Season Finale Race Action Report!
Thunder Valley was a success with great racing action and many competing for final year points. Helped by great PR (the Denver Post, etc) and weather that held off all day we had 101 riders and over 150 class entries! Although we had over 20 modern entries, the large majority were Classic, Vintage and GP classes. It took all the volunteers could do to keep up with the action.
Chris L. flies over the Finish Line Jump
Track: The track held up well, some deep ruts in corners, but for the most part the track was tacky and great for vintage racing. Dave Clabaugh and crew worked late Saturday and early Sunday on track prep paid off with a challenging track that was ride-able by even the Classic bikes.
Check out the great photos with our Members from Legends and Heroes!
Legends and Heroes 2014
Really happy at the great turnout. Larry started off the weekend organizing a great Fan Fest at Sun Honda! Then on to Legends and Heroes at Thunder Valley where Scott and Marlin got us a great location. Take a look at the amount of traffic that came by. Many good stories exchanged and hopefully a few new members.
Steamboat 2014
Many RMVMC members showed up for an Epic and wet Steamboat! Check out the amazing virgin grass track. Craig Hager did the Start with his amazing rubber band machine and Bob Winter won two expert classes. Moe flooded out in the mud but was a great time!
2014 Year Planning
Looks to be an Awesome Year!
Some great tracks for eight races including Berthoud, The Bluffs, Milliken, Brush and Thunder Valley! We are also running two AVDRA national tracks in Utah and New Mexico. The weekend of June 7-8 we plan to support the Very cool Steamboat race. We now have a schedule posted! Dates and tracks can always change so always re-check the Website!
Pic from the Feb 2014 AVDRA Duel in the Desert!
Membership: Everyone must be a member to participate in our events. You should have an interest in Vintage MX preservation and events. You can join us at the first event or race. Cost is $10 per person or $20 for a family.
New Classes or Changes: See our classes page for more details
1) Classic Stock class: For older bikes (1970-earlier)/euro 125.
2) GP1: Bikes 75-77 which also includes 4-stroke x 9in travel bikes.
3) Open Fun: In keeping withour family oriented approach, Open to any adult rider who wants to ride in a non-competitive class. A great class if you are just starting out or want to ride at your own pace. NO AVDRA national points.
4) Open Age: is included as an age group to keep in line with AVDRA.
5) GP 4-5 age group will be dropped due to lack of participation. We will still run the normal non-age group GP 4-5 classes.
Vintage Hare Scrambles Championship:
Craig Hager is sponsoring a Vintage Hare Scrambles series. There will be 5 races this year that have a Hare Scrambles on the Sat before the MX. We will track points and include this in our end of the year awards. There will be Vintage, Vintage age group, GP, GP age group, Modern, Modern age group, Kids and Womens classes.
We will provide more details in the coming weeks and remember plans can change so check the website often.
AVDRA Awards Sportsmen of the Year to our entire Club
The 2014 AVDRA Duel in the Desert was a great event.
National awards for the 2013 year were presented Sat before the race. Trophies were won by many of our members and AVDRA awarded a sportsmen of the Year trophy to our entire Club for our support of their efforts! Larry Flint was instrumental in creating awards of embroidered National jackets for our winners! Finally we presented Dave, Nancy and the rest of the AVDRA crew with jackets in tanks for all they have done in helping us grow over the last few years.
The featured racer was Bruce Sass. Many don't know the that Bruce was involved in Local and National racing for many years and is a member of the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame. He raced in Flat Track, Ice racing, Motocross and Street events to name just a few. Too many championships and accomplishments to include in this space, but in 1984 he had 48 wins in 64 starts with 12 second places. Also a Four times state MX champion.
Here are our AVDRA National Winners for 2013:
Larry Flint
- 1st - G.P. :: II 125 :: Expert
- 1st - G.P. :: II 250 :: Expert
- 1st - G.P. :: II Open :: Expert
Eric Benson
- 1st - G.P. :: I 250 :: Intermediate
Debbie Benson
- 1st - G.P. :: Womens :: Novice
Moe Herbert
- 1st - G.P. :: III Open :: Intermediate
- 1st - Modern :: Big 50+ :: Intermediate
- 1st - G.P. :: 50+ :: Intermediate
Craig Hager
- 1st - G.P. :: 60+ :: Intermediate
- 1st - G.P. :: III 250 :: Intermediate
Tom Derozier
- 1st - Vintage :: Euro 125 :: Intermediate
- 2nd - G.P. :: III 125 :: Intermediate
Margie Derozier
- 1st - Modern :: Womens :: Novice
Record 2013 Awards Banquet
Great night, officially 94 attendees, 79 trophies, 40 award champagne bottles and awesome fun. Thanks to Dave Burns for the great event, RMVRC Champagne bottles and cool traveling Iron Man award.
Family Event
Traveling Iron Man award - Made by our own Dave Burns!
!Great Video of Race 4 (GP 1-3) at Erie thanks to Dominique East
RMVRC Regional Normal Race Times:
|Riders Meeting
|1st Race
Cost: $35 First Class, $25 each additional. Gate Fee: Depends upon the track.
Note: Womens classes are always $25, Kids Classes are always $10
Directions: Directions Page
Camping: Info added for each race
Always check the Website for the latest news before going to the race.
Last Race: Points posted here! Photos Posted Here!
Thanks to Mark Bress for great Video!


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Commute to Downtown Rapid City
Most errands require a car.
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810 Glenn Street has a Walk Score of 41 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
Nearby schools include Wall High School - 01, Wall Middle School - 06 and Wall Elementary - 02 Elementary School.
The closest grocery store is Wall Food Center.
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This op-ed by Michael Keegan, President, People For the American Way was originally published at The Huffington Post.
On March 3, the House of Representatives finally voted for a clean DHS funding bill. Much of the media reported that Republicans saw the irresponsibility of their threats to shut down Homeland Security and passed a clean bill. But they didn't, and no one should lose sight of that.
After trying every trick in the book to scuttle the bill, their leadership allowed the vote to happen, but Republicans never caved. Republicans voted over two to one (167-75)against the bill. It only passed because of full Democratic support.
It's clear that Republicans will stop at nothing to attack immigrants. The fact that national security was on the line was immaterial: Republicans saw an opportunity to display their animus toward all immigrants, and Latinos in particular, and they took it.
This publicity stunt gave Republicans the chance to pander yet again to the most virulent anti-immigrant members of their party. Take, for instance, William Gheen of Americans for Legal Immigration and his comments during the heat of the DHS fight in mid-February:
[I] wouldn't put anything past [the administration, because] the people who are supporting the organized and well-funded illegal alien invasion of our homeland have the blood of many thousands of Americans on their hands that have been killed, injured raped and robbed by illegal immigrants.
Sure, Gheen is a fringe extremist. But what he's saying is strikingly similar to what we're hearing from the Republican Party.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the architect of Mitt Romney's "self-deportation" strategy, entertained the suggestion that Obama's executive actions could eventually result in Latinos conducting an "ethnic cleansing" of their fellow Americans. Sen. Tom Coburn, Rep. Mike Kelly, and Rep. Louie Gohmert have also warned that the president's immigration policies could lead to violence.
While some in the GOP tried to tell a different narrative -- that this was just about reining in presidential excess and not about their being anti-immigrant -- the fact is that the entire Republican Party is at fault. Not one House Republican signed the discharge petition to allow even a vote on the Senate's bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill. And Senate Republicans who backed that bill, including Sen. Marco Rubio, now say they no longer support it. At this very minute, House Republicans are bringing up even more anti-immigrant legislation, including deportation-only legislation and a bill that would drastically change U.S. asylum and humanitarian protections to put domestic violence survivors and victims of human trafficking at serious risk.
Ultimately, it was Ann Coulter who summed up the Republican position on the DHS debate: Undocumented immigrants (she calls them "illegal aliens [who] have killed, raped and maimed thousands of Americans") pose a greater threat to our nation than does ISIS." While not all Republicans used language as biting as that, it was crystal-clear that Republicans believe that attacking immigrants, not funding DHS, should be the top priority.
Who would have imagined that a national party, never mind the Republican Party, would be so opposed to finding any solution for the almost 12 million undocumented people already here that they would risk our national security during the dangerous time we are in now? Yet that's the reality of the GOP today, and it's our responsibility to hold them accountable.
Today, People For the American Way, America's Voice and ColorOfChange.org called on GOP presidential candidates to distance themselves from Conservative Political Action Conference's ties to ProEnglish, a group led by white nationalist Robert Vandervoort.
As we reported last week, ProEnglish is sponsoring a booth in the event's exhibit hall, which costs $4,000. ProEnglish has been allowed to sponsor the event for the past several years, despite Vandervoort's well documented ties with white nationalist groups. Nearly every major Republican presidential contender is scheduled to speak at the event this weekend.
Here is the full text of the open letter from PFAW, America's Voice and ColorOfChange.org:
Dear Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Rand Paul, Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rick Santorum, and Gov. Scott Walker:
We understand that you are scheduled to speak at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference, an event which is being partially sponsored by ProEnglish, a group led by white nationalist Bob Vandervoort. We urge you to decline to speak at CPAC unless it cuts ties with ProEnglish and Vandervoort.
ProEnglish has sponsored CPAC for the past several years, despite Vandervoort's well documented ties to the white nationalist movement. As the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights has reported, Vandervoort is the former leader of Chicagoland Friends of American Renaissance, a group dedicated to supporting the ideals of the infamous white nationalist publication American Renaissance. One member of the group described its mission as encouraging "white survival and maintaining white majorities."
Vandervoort's own writings reflect these views. He has expressed concern about the need to "halt the cultural and racial dispossession of the West's historic people" and expounded on "racial differences" in "intelligence and temperament." He has wondered how "race realists and pro-Western Civ nationalists" like himself can counter historical comparisons to the Holocaust and slavery.
CPAC has a troubling history of welcoming white nationalists. In 2012, the conference hosted a panel on race featuring Vandervoort and fellow white nationalist writer Peter Brimelow. And ProEnglish has continued to be allowed to sponsor the event even after civil rights groups have raised concerns.
Clearly, Robert Vandervoort and his group should have no place as a financial sponsor of the nation's largest convention of conservatives. We urge you to distance yourself from Vandervoort's views and refuse to speak at CPAC unless ProEnglish's sponsorship is withdrawn.
Michael Keegan, President
People For the American Way
Frank Sharry, Founder and Executive Director
America's Voice
Rashad Robinson, Executive Director
William Gheen, who runs the one-man anti-immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, is the subject of a fawning profile in WorldNetDaily today that focuses on Gheen's latest grand scheme: compiling an "America hate group list" of politicians and organizations that have every said or done anything in support of immigration reform.
Claiming that "tens of thousands of Americans have been killed" and "massive atrocities" have occurred because of undocumented immigrants, Gheen tells WND, "These open-borders traitors have opened America and Americans up to every unwanted thing around the globe."
"There's a host of motivations," he adds, including some who "see it as a way to destroy the U.S. and lead to the eventual displacement of our citizens."
One politician who hasn't been spared a place on Gheen's list despite his about-face on immigration reform is Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, even though Gheen boasts Rubio is "out there right now quoting my lines."
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who like Paul has expressed interest in running for president in 2016, voted in favor of SB 744 but has been talking lately as though he is against amnesty.
"He's out there right now quoting my lines. He was on Sean Hannity's show a couple of weeks ago and my lines are suddenly on the lips of Marco Rubio," Gheen said.
And it won't take much to get on the list. Even if a candidate has a solid voting record, such as Paul, one comment that is made in favor of granting leniency to illegal aliens will be enough to land him on the list permanently, Gheen said.
"Once you go on the list, you're always going to be on the list. You don't get any second chances," Gheen said. "Once we put you on that list, we are going to do everything in our power to make sure you are never elected or re-elected."
He added, "Our plan is to make this the most comprehensive amnesty list in the country, so that when loved ones get the bad news that someone's been killed by an illegal immigrant, or they lose a job, or lose their home, or maybe they lose a local school or hospital resource, they will know who to blame."
"This is our America hate group list. It's an America-hating group," Gheen said. "That's why the Southern Poverty Law Center will eventually be listed, as well as La Raza."
Gheen said ALIPAC's ultimate goal is to create two lists. One with amnesty supporters in business, politics and the nonprofit world and a second showing the victims of illegal immigration.
"We hope if we receive enough support that this list will be married to another list that will be for all those Americans that have lost their lives due to illegal immigration. It will be an online monument to the massive atrocities that have been committed against our citizens by this betrayal," he said. "We're now looking at a situation in which tens of thousands of Americans have been killed by this plan that has been furthered by the likes of Marco Rubio, George Bush, Jeb Bush, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, George Soros, Mark Zuckerberg, the Chamber of Commerce and the list goes on. The blood from these victims of the illegal immigration invasion cries from the ground, and we hope to see the American people correcting the injustice."
Gheen said ALIPAC does not have actual numbers of Americans killed due to the non-enforcement policies of the federal government, but he believes they are in the thousands.
"It's through murders, drunken-driving deaths, deaths by diseases that have come in through unscreened illegal immigrants, including the Mexican flu," he said. "These open-borders traitors have opened America and Americans up to every unwanted thing around the globe. We're wide open to it. The defenses of the United States are down. There's a host of motivations. Whether it's corporate greed or liberal socialists with a political agenda, and some see it as a way to destroy the U.S. and lead to the eventual displacement of our citizens."
In an attempt to woo social conservatives in advance of a possible presidential bid, Sen. Marco Rubio delivered a speech at Catholic University today, where he attempted to come across as a uniter on social issues like marriage equality and abortion rights while assuring his party's right flank that he agrees with their hardline policy positions.
The Florida Republican drew heavily from the Religious Right's persecution narrative to claim that while LGBT people have faced discrimination in the past, he and fellow opponents of marriage equality are now the victims of widespread "intolerance."
"We should acknowledge that our nation is marred by a history of discrimination against gays and lesbians," he said. "There was once a time when our federal government not only banned the hiring of gay employees, it required federal contractors to identify and fire them. Some laws prohibited gays from being served in bars and restaurants, and many states carried out law enforcement efforts targeting gay marriages."
"Fortunately, we've come a long way since then," he continued. "Many committed gay and lesbian couples feel humiliated by the law's failure to recognize their relationship as a marriage, and supporters of same-sex marriage argue that laws banning same-sex marriage are discrimination. I respect their arguments, and I would concede that they pose a legitimate question for lawmakers and society."
But now, according to Rubio, it is gay-rights opponents whose rights are under attack.
He criticized judges who are "redefining marriage from the bench," claiming that pro-marriage-equality decisions take away the rights of "Americans like myself" who oppose same-sex marriage: "Those who support same-sex marriage have a right to lobby their state legislature to change its laws. But Americans like myself who support keeping the traditional definition of marriage also have the right to work to keep the traditional definition of marriage in our laws without seeing them overturned by a judge."
Calling tolerance a "two-way street," he lamented that "today there is a growing intolerance on this issue, intolerance towards those who continue to support traditional marriage."
"I promise you that even before this speech is over, I'll be attacked as a hater or a bigot or someone who's anti-gay," he said. "This intolerance in the name of tolerance is hypocrisy. Supporting the definition of marriage as one man and one woman is not anti-gay. It is pro-traditional marriage."
The theme was repeated by the Southern Baptist Convention's Russell Moore, and Concerned Women for America's Penny Nance, who joined a panel discussion after Rubio's speech.
"I think the myth of somehow those who are concerned about these issues from a more conservative standpoint are simply going to evaporate, I think that that is actually fueling some of the things that Sen. Rubio talked about right now, when he did talk about this growing intolerance of those who would define marriage as a conjugal union of a man and a woman," Moore said.
Nance praised Rubio for his "unifying" message, as opposed to the "divisive" tone of President Obama whom she said "has pitted gays against straights":
"I believe that this president has been so divisive for this nation. He has pitted men against women, he has pitted wealthy against poor, he has pitted gays against straights, and I was so happy and encouraged by the tone that Sen. Rubio took. It was a unifying message that he gave us today, and I think it was a winning message."
Sen. Rubio's office has posted video of his remarks. His comments on LGBT equality and abortion rights begin about 13 minutes in:
Monica Crowley of Fox News served as the emcee for a "legislative luncheon" that kicked off the "Road to Majority" conference sponsored by Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition.
The speakers' lineup – Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Allen West, and John Bolton – promised a butcher shop's worth of red meat for right-wing activists, and Crowley must have decided she didn't want to be overshadowed.
She complained that she has both a Marxist president and mayor (New York's Bill de Blasio) and asserted that "we are in a war…the left is waging a 24/7 war against this country." She said the fight is not only against leftism and statism, but against "the ideology of control." Health care reform was not about health care, but about government power and control. "Every day of this presidency has been an impeachable offense – every day."
Crowley could be unintentionally funny, as when she railed, without any apparent sense of irony, that the left relies on divisiveness and "manufactured" crises, then a few moments later ticked off a set of the right wing's favorite manufactured crises. Or when she complained that the mainstream media is too partisan, saying that the Obama administration has gotten away with ravaging the Constitution because of "the protection racket of a corrupt and supine press." Or when she called people like Ralph Reed and Ted Cruz "truth tellers."
She managed to hit on just about every current right-wing meme, from Benghazi to the IRS, from illegal immigration to "the removal of God from public life." The Obama administration, she says, is engaged in "the deliberate takedown of America."
In introducing the "brilliant" and "beautiful" Crowley, Ralph Reed noted that she has recently been named online opinion editor for the Washington Times, a major sponsor of the anti-marriage-equality rally that the National Organization for Marriage was holding at that very moment in front of the US Capitol.
Tuesday afternoon, PFAW hosted a special member telebriefing on the continued GOP obstruction of judicial nominees. The briefing featured PFAW's Executive Vice President Marge Baker and Senior Legislative Counsel Paul Gordon. They discussed how Republicans' obstruction has reached staggering levels, despite changes in Senate filibuster rules.
Marge gave a brief background on the issue of GOP obstruction of judicial nominations, explaining how important federal judgeships are for deciding many issues that affect everyday Americans and defining why Republicans are determined to continue obstruction confirmations of judicial nominees. Their underlying goal is to keep as many seats empty as possible so a President Cruz or Rubio can fill them with right-wing ideologues.
She addressed the current narrative that President Obama has had more confirmations at this time than Bush had, and explained that these numbers need to be put in the context of the fact that Obama has had around 70 more vacancies to fill than his predecessor. That means for Obama's confirmation results to be seen as equivalent to those of President Bush, he would have had to have many more nominees confirmed at this point in his presidency.
Paul began a discussion of some of the choke methods Republicans are employing to block the confirmation of President Obama's nominees to the bench. Paul delineated how all too often, GOP senators do not cooperate with the White House to suggest candidates for nomination, delaying the process from the very beginning. Once nominees are made and are sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have seen GOP Senators delay the hearing by not submitting their blue slips, an unofficial tradition that gives home state Senators an opportunity to express their support for the nominee.
Marge explained ways in which Republicans are delaying the process once nominees are in committee, where the minority is allowed to request one-week delays. To express the magnitude of the obstruction, Marge explained how of the 270 nominees who have had a vote during President Obama's term, only 11 have had their votes held on time.
Once on the Senate floor, the situation doesn't get better as senators are able to filibuster nominees by refusing to give unanimous consent to the simple act of holding a yes-or-no confirmation vote. To offset these delays, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been forced to file for cloture. Since the rules change in November, there have been cloture votes on all the nominees, adding hours of senate time in post-cloture debates (30 hours per circuit court nominee).
Marge highlighted that if all 30 nominees on the floor were voted on today, which is possible, then the number of current vacancies would drop precipitously, down to the level at this point in George W. Bush's presidency. It is essential that these be voted on now, and that confirmation votes for nominations coming out of committee be voted on expeditiously.
Fielding questions from PFAW members, Marge and Paul discussed particular cases of obstruction like that of William Thomas's nomination in Florida, where Senator Marco Rubio withheld his blue slip in support of the nominee-–one that he himself had recommended in the first place. Members also made the connection between the effect of big money in politics and the motivations for GOP senators to obstruct confirmations, and attempted to find ways in which everyday Americans can make their voices heard to their senators regarding the issues of obstruction in judicial nominations. Paul used the example of the DC Circuit Court fight, where with the activism from people across the country rallying together helped get all the court's vacancies filled.
Marge and Paul, along with PFAW members, emphasized how as activists, we can intervene in the fight to take back our democracy by letting Senators know that average Americans are paying attention, watching how they respond and vote on judicial nominations, and considering who may be pulling their strings. For instance, a caller in Florida wanting to influence Marco Rubio could call his office and ask him to prevent a delay in a committee vote for nominees to fill four emergency vacancies. And everyone, regardless of whether there are vacancies in their state, can call their senators and call for the quick confirmation of the large number of nominees awaiting a floor vote. She also highlighted what is at stake in this mid-term election since the officials we elect today will help confirm the judges that will decide important cases that affect average Americans. For this reason, it is important to have demographic and experiential diversity in the courts so judges making decisions understand the impact of the law on regular Americans.
Click here more information on our Fair and Just Courts campaign.
In a discussion with Eric Metaxas at last year's Florida Family Policy Council summit, Sen. Marco Rubio said that the separation of church and state is a myth, arguing that the First Amendment only precludes an "officially sanctioned denomination."
"This notion of separation between church and state, you won't find those words in the Constitution," Rubio said. "That doesn't mean that we should have an officially sanctioned denomination."
Rubio warned that "there is an effort to silence those or to crowd out of its rightful place the role of the faith community in our country. The government cannot tell you what faith to belong to but it cannot tell you that it cannot speak about your faith."
Of course, the Constitution also doesn't include words like "separation of powers" and "checks and balances," but that doesn't mean that those principles aren't in the Constitution.
Rubio also seems to think that the drafters of the Constitution only meant to prevent the government from sanctioning one religious denomination over another. But the founders actually rejected language about "establishing any particular denomination of religion in preference to another" (same with "religious society" and "national church") in favor of the more broad First Amendment's prohibition of the "establishment of religion."
Early this year, President Obama nominated Judge Beth Bloom, Judge Darrin P. Gayles, Judge Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, and Paul G. Byron to the Southern and Middle District Courts of Florida. Of the four vacancies in the Southern District, three have been declared judicial emergencies. The situation in Florida is so dire that even if every vacancy were to be filled tomorrow, it would not be enough to take care of the courts' growing workloads. In fact, the Judicial Conference has requested a number of new judgeships for the state, including:
• 5 new judgeships for the Middle District, plus a temporary judgeship; and
• 3 new judgeships for the Southern District, plus the conversion of a temporary judgeship to a permanent position.
It is imperative that these nominations be confirmed swiftly; the Senate's delays in confirming nominees translate to delays for Floridians waiting for their day in court.
Sen. Marco Rubio stated on NPR last month that he did "not anticipate having any objection to moving forward on any of [President Obama's] nominees" for the district courts in Florida. In fact, the nominees were recommended by Sen. Rubio, along with Sen. Bill Nelson, based upon the recommendations of a bipartisan committee the two senators put together. Yet to date Sen. Rubio –unlike Sen. Nelson—has not signed the "blue slips" the Senate Judiciary Committee customarily requires before nominees are given a committee hearing. This is cause for some concern in light of Sen. Rubio's refusal last year to sign off on other Florida nominees to seats that he himself had recommended.
Rubio's slow-walking of his "blue slips" comes in the context of the GOP obstruction that has needlessly delayed the confirmation of most Obama nominees. After committee approval, President Obama's district court nominees have been forced to wait an average of three times longer for a confirmation vote than President George W. Bush's at this point in his presidency. Obama's circuit court nominees are forced to wait nearly two months longer than Bush's. This slowing down of the process seems completely gratuitous and politically motivated since the overwhelming majority of Obama's judicial nominees have been confirmed unanimously or near-unanimously.
The current nominees are also important because they represent much-needed diversity in the federal courts. Gayles, for example, would be the first openly gay African-American man on the federal bench. However, with Rubio's history of unfavorable treatment of previous nominees he has recommended, there is little expectation that he will help move this nomination process forward any faster. Gayles is up for the same seat to which William Thomas, also an openly gay African American man, was nominated in November 2012, a nomination that Rubio sabotaged.
Some were expecting these four Florida nominees (who were nominated in early February) to have their committee hearings this week, but because Rubio has not submitted his blue slips, that will not happen.
We join advocacy groups in Florida in urging Rubio to help get the state's nominees confirmed as soon as possible.
Get ready. There's more Republican obstruction on the way.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote on 11th Circuit nominee Robin S. Rosenbaum for this Thursday, which is an important step forward in the fight to address our judicial vacancy crisis. Fully a third of the 11th Circuit's twelve active judgeships are currently vacant, and all four of its empty slots have been declared judicial emergencies by the Administrative Offices of U.S. Courts.
The vacancy crisis in the 11th Circuit is so bad that the court's chief judge, Edward Carnes, issued an order in December temporarily suspending the standard rule that at least two judges on a three-judge 11th Circuit panel must be members of that court. That means that going forward, two of three judges on these panels could be visiting from someplace else, potentially outvoting the one 11th Circuit judge. It is vital that Judge Rosenbaum be confirmed in a timely manner. And that starts with a timely committee vote.
But it's unlikely that's enough reason for GOP Senators to drop their campaign of endless delays for judicial nominations.
Republicans are expected to delay that committee vote using a procedural tactic that they have deployed against all but five of President Obama's judicial nominees.
That is, unless Sen. Marco Rubio or Sen. Jeff Sessions steps in.
Rosenbaum is from Florida, which gives Rubio a special responsibility to urge Republican senators on the committee not to delay the vote. It is a chance for him to prioritize his constituents over politics. Similarly, Sessions, who represents a state (Alabama) covered by the 11th Circuit, also has a unique responsibility, as a member of the Judiciary Committee, to avoid such needless delay.
Will either Rubio or Sessions step up and help move the process in a more functional direction? We'll learn on Thursday, but if past events are a predictor of future behavior, I wouldn't hold my breath.
Earlier this month, the White House returned to the Senate 54 federal judicial nominees who Senate Republicans had refused to vote on in the previous year. But one nominee was conspicuously absent from that list: Judge William Thomas, a Florida state judge who had been nominated to sit on a federal trial court.
At first, Thomas' nomination seemed like a slam dunk: He is an experienced, respected judge who was nominated in 2012 with the support of both of Florida's senators, Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio. He also would have been the first openly gay black man to sit on the federal bench.
Then, mysteriously, Rubio changed his mind. Taking advantage of a Senate Judiciary Committee policy that allows any senator to block a committee hearing on any nominee from his or her home state, Rubio unilaterally refused to allow a hearing on Thomas. For months, the senator refused to explain why he was blocking Thomas' nomination, until finally this summer a spokesperson cited "questions about [the nominee's] judicial temperament and his willingness to impose appropriate criminal sentences."
Rubio's office provided two examples of instances in which they believed that Thomas didn't impose "appropriate criminal sentences." In both cases, Thomas imposed the highest sentence sought by the prosecution; in both cases, prosecutors praised his handling of the trials. Rubio's staff also claimed that in one of those cases, a grisly murder trial, Thomas "broke down in tears" when sentencing the defendant to death; news reports make clear that the judge's tears came when he was describing the brutal crime. As Chris Hayes put it, none of these complaints "pass the smell test."
Now, finally, Rubio himself has gone on the record for the first time about why he blocked Thomas' nomination. In an interview with Michael Putney, political reporter for the Miami-area Local 10 news, Rubio, looking visibly uncomfortable, repeats his office's talking points about the two criminal cases they allege Judge Thomas imposed insufficiently harsh sentences in. "We are looking for judges that can accurately apply the law, particularly at the federal level," Rubio said, never quite explaining how Thomas failed to do that.
This isn't the first time that Rubio has blocked a Florida judicial nominee for less than convincing reasons. Rubio similarly changed his mind about Florida nominee Brian Davis – who is also African-American – at the behest of Sen. Chuck Grassley . Under pressure from local activists, Rubio eventually changed his mind again and allowed Davis' nomination to go forward.
As Hayes said, it seems like the most likely explanation is that Judge Thomas was merely an "innocent bystander" in Rubio's desperate race to win back the right-wing support he lost during his short-lived advocacy for immigration reform – an effort that so far isn't panning out so well.
The Florida Family Policy Council announced today that it will host Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its 2013 Annual Dinner. The FFPC is led by John Stemberger, the anti-gay activist who most recently helped launch a Boy Scouts splinter group that will ban openly gay youth, and the fundraiser will honor Liberty Counsel head Mat Staver.
Stemberger and Staver are far outside of the mainstream, but with Rubio preparing for a possible presidential run in 2016 he may use this event, much like his speech at the Values Voter Summit, to soothe any doubts about his right-wing credentials.
Stemberger previously chaired Florida for Marriage, which spearheaded the campaign to pass a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions, and founded the anti-gay Boy Scout alternative Trail Life USA. Earlier in his career as a lawyer, he was widely criticized for misconduct in the Rifqa Barry case.
Stemberger has a long record of incendiary anti-gay rhetoric. He:
We noted Staver's radicalism and involvement in a kidnapping case in our profile of him for the 2013 Values Voter Summit:
Mat Staver is the head of the Liberty University School of Law and its legal affiliate, Liberty Counsel, a sponsor of the Values Voter Summit. Liberty Counsel has beenimplicated in the Lisa Miller kidnapping case, where a client kidnapped her daughter and fled to Central America after a court granted custody to her former partner. At a previous Values Voter Summit, Staver claimed that progressives are using LGBT rights and secular government in order to "ultimately implode America" and that the "agenda of the homosexual movement" is to destroy freedom and western civilization. Through his role at Liberty Counsel, Staver has:
Sen. Marco Rubio's politically transparent U-turn on immigration reform may not be paying dividends among anti-immigrant activists as he would have hoped. The Florida Republican recently came out against the very comprehensive reform legislation he sponsored and helped pass in the Senate, but one of the country's top opponents of his bill think it's too little, too late.
NumbersUSA Director of Government Relations Rosemary Jenks told Sandy Rios yesterday that Rubio has already "poisoned the well" and now her group will urge congressman to vote against any immigration bill coming out of the House.
Rios: Do you think that Marco Rubio's shift, slight shift, is helpful?
Jenks: Unfortunately, Rubio set out his positions in the Gang of 8 bill and that bill has essentially poisoned the well. We can't go forward with a piecemeal approach now because that bill is sitting there, waiting for the House to pass any immigration bill so that Harry Reid can take that bill and substitute in S. 744, the Senate Gang of 8 bill, and then send it back to the House for a conference. That's the path. So at this point, because that bill has poisoned the well, it's too late for Marco Rubio to say, 'oh you know I believed in a piecemeal approach all along and that's what we should do.


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Melk the First is the worlds most famous knife sharpener and a powerful member of the 0th Biotope.
Little is known about Melks life before his days as a knife sharpener, but we know that he is acquainted with Ichiryuu on a friendly level, and was even invited by Ichiryuu to join as a member of the 0th Biotope. He also made his home atop Melk Mountain, stated to have been created by him, but it's unknown if he really did create the mountain.
He came across his soon to be adoptive daughter, Melk the Second, while out in a forest looking for materials. And before accepting her on as his apprentice, he was noted to have turned away many others seeking to learn under him, but they didn't last very long. Before He left to fulfil Ichiryuus request for a knife that could prepare AIR, he deemed his daughter worthy enough to continue on his legacy and bet the Melk of the second generation. He was unaware at this point however that his voice was so quiet that nobody was able to hear him speak, his daughter included, a fact which she found strange upon his sudden departure.
Upon his departure, he left for Heavy Hole, in order to isolate himself to work in peace and prepare his final work with the assistance of his Melk Stardust.
Melk the First was created by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro to serve as a supporting character in Toriko.
Melks appearance is that of a giant man with an extremely muscular build, with shaggy and unkempt black hair and a beard. His height is around 2.7 meters tall, and despite his years of isolation he has a notable tan. His skin appears to have numerous cuts, likely from his years of work with dangerous knives.
His attire is lacking consisting of only a wrap around his waist, and a pair of boots with a fur trim covering his shins.
After his battle in Slow Rain Hills, Melk recieved some wounds, including the total loss of his left arm.
While his visage and appearance would lead you to believe that Melk was a frightening man of great power, it's shown that Melk is in fact a very caring and loving person. The fact that his voice was incredibly quiet lead people to believe he was mute and add to the image that he was some type of dangerous monster. He appears to be quite talkative despite his quiet voice, the problem being that people do not actually hear what he is talking about something which he took as them simply ignoring him completely.
Melk is not seen until Toriko ventures to the bottom of Heavy Hole in search of both him and the Melk Stardust. He appears as Toriko is fighting the Scorpion Demon Cattle Beast, and tries to talk to Toriko only to realise that Toriko can't hear him. He asks the beast to fetch him and Amplifier Stone, which makes his voice loud enough for Toriko to hear what he is saying. Melk leads Toriko further into Heavy Hole to the location of his workshop, telling Toriko he tamed the Demon Cattle Beast to serve as a bodyguard to keep people away from him so he could work in peace, explaining that the reason he is down here to fulfil the request from Ichiryuu for a knife capable of preparing AIR. He is then shocked to hear that his daughter, Melk the Second, was unable to hear his reason for leaving because of his quiet voice.
After Toriko inquires as to the location of the Melk Stardust, Melk leads him to a cavern full of it and tells him to take as much as he wishes. As Toriko readies himself to leave Heavy Hole, Melk asks if he could take a look at the list of ingredients Ichiryuu has requested from him, and notices that the Mellow Cola is on the list. He then tells Toriko that he should go and get that next due to it being in season and that he could find it in the Gourmet Pyramid.
Melk is later seen attending a meeting of the 0th Biotope members at their Headquarters on top of a Cloud Tree in the Gourmet World. Ichiryuu asks him how the knife he has been crafting is coming along, only to silently reply which causes Manan to affirm to everyone who was unable to hear his voice that he had already completed it. He along with the rest of the 0th Biotope get fired up as they make their final preparations to set out into the Gourmet World in search of Acacia's Full Course Menu.
Melk is later seen with Atashino and Ichiryuu at Slow Rain Hills at Area 8 of the Gourmet World as they begin their search for AIR, the salad dish of Acacia's Full Course Menu. As Ichiryuu notes that the rest of them are likely in position, they are interrupted by the sudden arrival of Midora and a single Rampage and Tornadragon. Melk and Atashino both move forward to take care of the Gourmet Beasts, while Ichiryuu and Midora relocate to the Stray Islands in order to have their final battle.
Melk is seen again when the Four Heavenly Kings finally reach Hex Food World on their quest into the Gourmet Worlds Area 8 in search of the legendary ingredient AIR. His battle in Slow Rain Hills caused him to lose his arm before relocating to Hex Food World to heal himself. When the Four Heavenly Kings finally arrived he explained the events to them and gave them detailed information on how to get to, and prepare AIR, including the location of the incredible kitchen knife he personally forged for Ichiryuu, which is a key part of the preparation.
After the Kings had left Hex Food World, Melk and Atashino take the Daruma Hermit to Atmosphere Garden, a place of incredible natural healing near Hex Food World, so his full recovery would be in time for the preparation of AIR. While there they listen the Daruma Hermit explain the history of Area 8, the nature of AIR and the Horse King Heracles.
After AIR had been prepared by Komatsu, Melk and the others from Hex Food World arrived at Slow Rain Hills thanks to the sudden outburst of air from AIR clearing the entire continent from the deadly and exotic forms of rainfall, which allowed them to cross through the once deadly areas surrounding Slow Rain Hills with relative ease. As they finish eating AIR they are attacked by the sudden arrival of NEO members Shigematsu, Kairu, Boneless, and Teppei. As they stand off against one another, Melk watches on as Toriko unleashes his Gourmet Devils left arm and begins to take care of NEOs members on his own thanks to the massive boost in power he received from eating AIR.
Melk the First is regarded as the most skilled knife sharpener in the entire world, noted by the fact that he crafted a blade fo the IGO President Ichiryuu that was capable of preparing Acacia's salad dish AIR. He also trained the second generation Melk, his daughter Melk the Second, whose skill is as good as his own with a potential he noted to become even greater that his. During his life he managed to discover many notable grindstones and whetstones, the most notable of which is the Melk Stardust, the dust from which is also a high level ingredient.
As a member of the 0th Biotope, he is able to venture into the Gourmet World and survive there without difficulty, hinting at his great strength and power. This is further reinforced by his ability to acquire the materials he needs for his knives from high capture level beasts himself.
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