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Tomcat 7 and Eclipse development configuration
Here's the toolset that you should be using: Eclipse 3.6, Sysdeo's Tomcat Plugin and Tomcat 7.x ( + M2Eclipse 0.1.x depending on whether you are using Maven or not). Eclipse WTP's generic container support is slow and error prone, just don't use it. There are other Tomcat plugins for Eclipse but Sysdeo's plugin is the most comprehensive one. Generic tools that support more than one container or technology tend to copy files around for easier deployment but avoid all of that - it slows things down and is completely unnecessary given the right set of tools.
It's assumed you have Java, Eclipse and m2eclipse installed. Below we use one of Tynamo's sample modules as an example but you could use any other web application as well. If you are otherwise starting pretty much from scratch, follow these steps to set everything up:
- Download Tomcat 7 and install to a location of choice
- Download Sysdeo Eclipse Tomcat Launcher. Unzip, copy the com.sysdeo.. folder to your /eclipse/plugins/ folder
- Restart Eclipse, verify you see the Tomcat control buttons in Eclipse toolbar
- svn checkout http://svn.codehaus.org/tynamo/trunk/tynamo-examples/simple/ tynamo-simple
- Import... / Existing Maven Projects, navigate to tynamo-simple folder
- Configure Tomcat Launcher:
- In Window / Preferences / Tomcat, set Tomcat version to 6.x (even for 7.x) and set the home folder. Set Context declaration mode to context files
- In Tomcat / JVM Settings, add Jar/Zip item and point to tomcat-juli.jar found in your TOMCAT_HOME/bin folder (this is only needed for 7.x)
- In Tomcat / JVM parameters, add parameters as appropriate. I typically use at least: -Dtapestry.production-mode=false and -XX:MaxPermSize=256m
- In Tomcat / Tomcat Manager App, set manager app url and manager admin username and password correctly. Set manager app url to .../manager/text (for Tomcat 7.x - the default /manager/ is correct for previous versions).
- Install devloader for Tomcat (for Tomcat 7.x use this devloader I modified. The one from Sysdeo's isn't yet updated to handle 7.x. Unzip and copy the org folder and its contents to TOMCAT_HOME/lib
- In project properties (choose project, ALT+ENTER) configure Java build path
- For src/main/resources folder, set the output to the same as the source folder (i.e. src/main/resources, Eclipse doesn't have a separate checkbox for "don't copy")
- For default output folder, keep the output folder as /target/classes if you are using m2eclipse (this is because of limitations in m2eclipse's implementation). Otherwise, you may want to set the output to something else, such as /target/eclipse-classes so it differs from Maven default (/target/classes) so you can use both Eclipse and Maven from command line without them stepping on each other
- In project properties / Tomcat
- Check "Is a Tomcat Project"
- Context name as you like, I often use just /ROOT for simplicity
- "Subdirectory to set as web application root", set "src/main/webapp"
- On "DevLoader ClassPath" tab, check activate DevLoader. Configure as appropriate, but typically "Check All" libraries, find servlet-api and uncheck it (obviously the container contains those classes and wants to load from there rather than as part of the web application). Also uncheck all of jre libs and "MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER" at the bottom, and for the simple webapp, you also need to uncheck the jetty-libs, particularly the servlet api included by Jetty.
- Enjoy live class reloading and your optimized development cycle
Alternative configurations
If you know your way around Eclipse and Tomcat, there's no need to follow the steps literally but most of it applies regardless of Eclipse or Tomcat versions or even if you were using something else than Tapestry. I've been developing webapps this way for years, since the days of Eclipse 3.0 and Tomcat 5.0 (with MyFaces...) circa 2004. Tomcat 5.x and 6.x would work the same with no or little modifications, but a major benefit of Tomcat 7.x is that context reloading actually works - before 7.x it never really worked for even a bit more complex web applications. With context reloading, you can for example edit the web.xml and expect your application to be reloaded automatically. You can also run multiple web applications at the same time while you are still developing them. That also allows easily testing the more interesting aspects of web application deployments, such as session serialization, clustering and high availability, all from your development machine!
With run-jetty-run (which I do use frequently), it's simpler and more automated to get started but it's not possible to directly modify the container's classpath, you cannot reload the context only and it's not meant for running several web applications at the same (which may or may not be important for your use case). Choose the tool that better fits your development style, but in any case, it's always useful to know your tools. Also, supporting multiple runtime and development configurations hardens your application in the long run. Typically, you should make sure that other people could simply run mvn jetty:run (or similar) from the command line to run your web application even if you don't use it for development. An automated and well-maintained development environment always pays dividends later regardless of whether it is an open source or a commercial web application that you are developing. Most of the designers I work with are happily running running mvn jetty:run and editing the Tapestry html templates live on their own systems without any knowledge of Java or Maven or the machinery that makes this possible in the background. Finally, if you checked out tynamo-simple for this guide, take a look at our functional tests that have served us well in numerous occasions.
One potentially frustrating aspect with Sysdeo's launcher is the need to manually maintain the webapp classpath. When you are starting a new project, you frequently hit duplicate class errors which you need to fix first. However, in return you get full control of the classpath and very quick way of switching between different versions of a particular library. Personally I switch between development and release libraries quite often and nothing beats the convenience of developing and debugging a new version of a library in place together with your actual web application.
As mentioned earlier, a duplicate servlet-api in your webapplication classpath will mess up your container for sure. For Tapestry, if you see an exception trace similar to:
you can be pretty sure that you have a duplicate servlet-api in your classpath.
Most other issues running your webapp can traced down to classpath issues, such as library incompatibilities and classloader problems. Fix the common cases first and if you still don't know what the problem is, reduce the problem scope to a minimum number of dependencies and then enable libraries one by one. Nowadays typical Java webapps tend to use use tens of different libraries so this may often take some time but at least you'll learn something along the way and hopefully might even be able to eliminate a few dependencies that you didn't even know were included.


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Brooke Pahukoa is The Herald's 2013 Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Lake Stevens senior Brooke Pahukoa had helped lead her team to three district championships in as many years -- and in her final season, the Vikings were going for the clean sweep.
They also were looking to get back to the Tacoma Dome after a disappointing loss to eventual state champion Skyview in last year's state regional round.
In the end, the Vikings achieved only one of their two goals. They fell short of the district title, but advanced to Tacoma. And once there, they went on a run that took them all the way to the Class 4A state semifinals and ultimately a fifth-place trophy. "I would always take placing at state over winning a district championship," Brooke's teammate and twin sister, Brittney Pahukoa, said.
For her contributions to the Vikings' success this season, Brooke Pahukoa is The Herald's 2013 Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.
The Vikings earning a state trophy was expected by many at the start of the season, but the path the Vikings took to earn their hardware wasn't.
Things started out simple enough. After three games, Lake Stevens was 3-0 with winning margins of 29, 46 and 18 points. Then they faced the Arlington Eagles. Arlington was on its way to a 14-0 start and dismissed the Vikings, 77-51.
The loss to the Eagles was the first of six losses in 11 games for the Vikings. In the middle of that stretch Lake Stevens lost Brooke, a guard, to a dislocated pinkie finger on her shooting hand. At first head coach Randall Edens thought the injury would keep her out just a few days. She wound up missing six games.
"I don't want to say it set me back too much because I don't think it did," Brooke said of the injury. "If anything, it was a lot more positive for me personally and my team. I wasn't so tired by the end of the season like I usually am. My body was pretty fresh and my mindset was pretty fresh."
For the first week that Brooke was out, she didn't have to watch from the sidelines. She spent that week home sick with bronchitis. When she returned to the bench, it was difficult to sit and observe, but the experience proved valuable.
"I saw a lot more than I did when I was playing," she said. "For the last three years I have been playing big chunks of minutes for us so I've never seen the sight from the bench and seen the simple passes that you would think we would make that we just weren't looking at. ... It was refreshing."
For her part, Brittney missed having her sister on the court.
"When Brooke got hurt I was like, 'Wait I have to play without her? That doesn't seem right,'" Brittney said. "What am I supposed to do? Having her come back and everything, it meant a lot because I'm a different player when I play with her. I feel a lot more comfortable when she is on the floor with me."
After losing in the district semifinals, Lake Stevens rebounded to reach the regional play-in game. The Vikings beat Newport in that contest, setting up a rematch with Kentwood in the state quarterfinals. The Vikings had thumped the Conquerors 65-47 in the third game of the season.
In the second meeting with Kentwood, Brooke had one of the best games of her high school career, scoring 34 points in a 52-36 victory.
"One of the more remarkable things I have seen," Edens said of Brooke's performance. "Even though she had 42 against (Marysville Pilchuck), Kentwood, I think, she was just in one of those zones where it seemed like everything that she was going to throw up there was going in."
Next up for the Vikings was Arlington. Each team came in with a win against the other and this one would decide not only the season series, but a spot in the state-title game.
For much of the game it looked like that spot would go to the Vikings, but the Eagles chipped away at the difference in the fourth quarter. Arlington eventually took a 56-53 lead in the final seconds, setting the stage for one of the most dramatic moments of the tournament. Brittney Pahukoa raced down the floor and pulled up for a straight-away 3-pointer in front of the raucous Tacoma Dome crowd. The ball fell through the net as time expired, sending the game into overtime.
For all the success Brooke enjoyed, that was her favorite moment of the season: Watching her sister getting mobbed at the foul line. Recalling the scene brings tears to her eyes.
"When someone hits me, I'm mad," Brooke said. "When someone hits my sister, I'm furious. I'm off my rails. I can't handle it. When I'm proud of myself, I'm proud. When I'm proud of my sister, it brings me to tears, every time. So that moment will definitely stand out the most, always."
Although the shot seemed to give Lake Stevens a jolt of momentum heading into overtime, Arlington held on for a 66-64 victory.
Now that their high school careers are over, the twins can set their sights on next season, when they will attend Boise State and continue their basketball careers with the Broncos.
"I think the biggest thing for me and my sister is that we are going to have to start working out more," Brooke said. "We work out every day. We have a weightlifting class, but the difference between high school and college (is) they are going to be big and they are going to be physical and that's something that you don't understand until you get there. I know that's going to be a big thing in the summer for us, just bulking up a little bit so that we are not itty-bitty."
Brooke credited her coaches with helping her get where she is. Edens and assistant coaches Gil McKinnie, Steve Berg and Kristina Schumacher have all played a role in her maturing process over the past four seasons.
"They have helped me grow as a player and person on many different occasions throughout my career and I cherish their friendship and guidance," Brooke said.
Watching that growth from year to year has been fun for Edens and his staff.
"It's just kind of one of those dream scenarios where we knew for both of them coming in that they were spectacular athletes, but they were still really raw and had a lot of their game still to refine yet," Edens said. "If you would have told me for them as freshmen to be where they are now as seniors, especially where Brooke is at this point, I would have had a really tough time believing it.
"Winning back-to-back player of the year awards is a testament to that growth."
Aaron Lommers covers prep sports for The Herald. Follow him on twitter @aaronlommers and contact him at email@example.com.
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It seems to me that the miraculous perception of coincidence mostly gets pointed out when it works in our favor, not when it brings about a situation that sucks.
Excellent point.
Do you think it's valid to distinguish between claims about the supernatural and claims about ESP? I don't reject the possibility of either. But I suspect the latter may have a greater degree of probability. Experiences such as Duckphup's may involve some capabilities of our brains instead of a supernatural plane of existence, a concept that seems much more implausible.


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KStew Style Alert!
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Hence why she wore sneakers/converses w/ her dress to the MTV Movie Awards and some ppl were b*tching about it... But I love K.Stew no matter sprained or fixed ankle :)ReplyDelete
I miss her hair...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM
In the name of all that's good and sparkles in the sun - ENOUGH with the HAIR comments!!!Kristen will give us the best damn Bella performance she can - heart and soul and bloody hair! Period.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 10:42 AM
No wonder she wore converses with her dress in the mtv movie awards. She can't wear high heels with a sprained ankle, if she wore that, she would end up breaking her ankle.......ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 10:42 AM
i read somewhere that rob and kristen broke up?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Amen anonymous :) I totally agree with you!ReplyDelete
I´m just saying that I miss her hair... I was not talking about her performance on Eclipse (I´m a fan of Kristen since Speak)... She is an amazing actress, and she will do great as Bella again, I´m sure! As for what I comment, that has to do with me. Period.ReplyDelete
I love kristen no matter what hair she has. She beautiful talented actress . People stop attacking each other. were all here to be robsten fans. That was the question. what did people think of bella's hair not kristen. people said there peace now were moving on. So I say she looks great...She beautiful girl with a hot boyfriend...luck girl.. I agree ana she has beautiful hair in the picture...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 11:29 AM
While I like her NM hair best, nothing, not even her hair, will me like Eclipse any less. My favorite book and my favorite story. I won't be paying attention to hairstyles while I am watching it.ReplyDelete
She always looks great. I even like her in her JJ hair.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 11:29 AM
wow..who said that ROBSTEN broke up is insane... anyway.. I found an amazing vid of ROB.. I'm on fire!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygoyTIrIVe8ReplyDelete
Thank you Lily!!! And you´re absolutely right! We are all robsten fans, and I wish them nothing but the BEST!!!! :)ReplyDelete
Don't worry Ana...I'm yearnin' for KStew in Bella hair too.....if you are on this site a lot, you know that we have all been bitchin about the Mullet for months and are all pretty relieved to have Kristen as Bella once again ;o) It's all good!ReplyDelete
On the note of Robsten breaking up, if they were still going strong through their long seperation over the summer, there is no way they are breaking up now that they have the chance to be together! What's today...Sunday....they are probably cuddling up as we write ;o) Robsten's love isn't going anywhere. How the hell do I know...I just do ;o)
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Just because Rob was on dinner with other cast members and Kristen not, doesn´t mean they broke up!!!! They are still independent people. Maybe she was with her mom/manager and her brother for dinner or she needed a rest, and Rob took all the attention so that its not too obvious that both are missing... But I belive they are together and happy! GO ROBSTEN :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 12:26 PM
People, get over it..you every single day talk about them being together and 'bout the possibility they broke up. BUT YOU ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THEY ARE TOGETHER=)))))..SO PLEASE STOP RUMORING ALL THE TIME. IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE COUPLE, CAUSE YOU SEE THEM LOOKING TO EACH OTHER, FLIRTING OR STAYING IN ONE HOTEL. They are young, they can do whatever they want. You haven't thought maybe they are the best friends?? ANd don't say friends don't look to each other like that, you don't know a thing about that. We all here are dreamin. Just please stop RUMORING. it is already too muchReplyDelete
Let's just come here to find a new info - actual facts, not something we think we know!!!!!!!!!
Ok so first of all it needs to be said that there are too many anonymous people on this site. Pick a name and go with it if you are going to voice your opinion.ReplyDelete
Second of all, to the last Anon who posted, do you know which site you are commenting on...it's called Robsten lovers and Robsten equals Rob and Kristen so there for, we all are all loving the vision of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart being together as a couple. Most of us don't know why we want them to be together, but we just do. There is nothing wrong "Rumoring as you put it" that they are together. It's not like we are making this little obsession public, it's just for us.
They are...they aren't...they are just friends...they are lovers...who knows. What we do know is that we all found a common site called Robsten Lovers where we can come and dream of our favorite couple being together without anyone judging us, so don't come on here and try and ruin our fun and make others feel uncomfortable about voicing their opinions of Robsten as a couple.
We all live VERY real lives every single day and it is nice to have a place where we can go and dream with others. If you want to join in.....pick a screen name and chime in, but don't come on here, anonymously at that, and make us Robsten lovin' girls feel bad about loving Robsten as a couple! Gawd.....makes me so mad!!
ROBSTEN FOREVER! <3ReplyDelete
- BilliegirlAugust 30, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Ummm tensions are running a bit high today!ReplyDelete
So I'm actually going to introduce myself.
This is my first post today but I have previously been an anon because I thought you had to have a blog spot. So jessarae, I have a name now.... just for you :)
I am not in my 20's. I've been posting for about a month now. I tend to send news links on the fly. I've worked in the entertainment industry and understand PR, so I also comment on that. I do a lot of investigation. But like all of you I see that special connection that brings us all here .... Robsten.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 1:41 PM
To JessaraeReplyDelete
You can dream about them being a couple. But stop speaking like they really are. Think about them. We are the ones who make them feel so tired and run away from people. We and tons of others. We ask them (directly or not, but we do) if they are or aren't a couple - IN fan letters, papps taking photos- because coming to sites (this is not exception) and seiing people so obssesed about two of them,make them so addicted to getting photo and journalists, fans making articles, rumors about their relationship. It actually does harm to them BOTH, speaking about that so loudly all the time - at first with public comments and ending with crazy fun girls getting Rob almost hit by Tax driver. Not everyone here is so peacefull like you or somebody else.
It is a reaction. Everything put out loud about them - real or rumored, does affect them. Actually harm them.
Just think about that
ANd don't get angry, it is just opinion. Good luck to everyone!=)
Welcome Billiegirl - thanks for the name. Hope you can give us insight to the crazy ways of the intertainment media - or what ever.ReplyDelete
Yes, we are here because of Rob and Kristin. Don't really know why we want them together in real life. I just think from everything that I have read, interviews and pictures together that they click and of course there is that obivious emotional chemistry between the two that makes cannot possible be just about the movie. Plus that I am a hopeless romantic at heart .
So, if you don't like Rob and Kristin together don't comment or at least be nice!
On another note: We have seen one picture of Kristin with Bella hair - ONE picture and we are already judging her. Let's all calm down about that people.
I think we are all suffering from withdrawals when it comes to our Robsten. Maybe that is a clue that we need to back off and be balanced about all of this. I suffer from this obsession and I think I need to back off.
Let's stick with the facts not fabricated heresay as well.
Jessarae- LOVE YOU!! your comment kicked booty :-) and I couldn't agree more!!ReplyDelete
Though back to our speculating habits LOL, do you remember the shirt Kris wore to the photo shoot? Well for those that don't it was a shirt that had New York written on it heres a snap http://www.popsugar.com/3239252?page=0,0,13 and the reason she was there http://www.popsugar.com/3239252?page=0,0,20 a sexy photo shoot- no wonder Rob can't keep his eyes in his head :-)
"Yes, we are here because of Rob and Kristin. Don't really know why we want them together in real life. I just think from everything that I have read, interviews and pictures together that they click and of course there is that obivious emotional chemistry between the two that makes cannot possible be just about the movie. Plus that I am a hopeless romantic at heart"ReplyDelete
Yes i agree with you too Kristin- Im a hopeless romantic at heart too and love is really all you need as the Beatles say.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Robsten...I do not know if you like this vid but I really did.. please post it if you like it!!! thanks!!! ROBSTEN forever.ReplyDelete
My name is Sandra.
Ok Anon, I see where you are coming from, but it comes with the territory. Rob and Kris are not the first couple or people to be obsessed over. The paps and crazy fans are going to do what they do reguardless of a little site called Robsten Lovers. My point to you was for you not to be a stick in the mudd. If you don't like what you are reading from the posters on this site, go check out Robsten haters of something. I'm all for the peace too but when you come on anonymously and post s#%t like that, on a site dedicated to the love of Robsten, what do you expect?ReplyDelete
Nice to meet you Billie Girl...thanks for the name ;o)
I remember Alices Aunt yelling at me a few months back to get a name or a blog accunt ...lol... where has she been? Anyway, Kristin, I agree, lets stick with the facts....but ummmm what facts. None of us will ever know for a fact if Robsten is real until they come out and admit it. What do you mean by back off? Back off of what exactly... Robsten? I think we are all pretty calm and down to earth here at Robsten Lovers. It's a blog site for cryin out loud...that's what it's here for ;o)
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM
ROBSTEN FOREVER!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Netti, when Kristen was in NY? her hair is long so it seems before JJ filming..ReplyDelete
an the other pics.. she's fabulous.. Rob should be dazzled... :)
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 2:26 PM
I just need to get some things off my chest and ask all of you, if you ever feel guilty for this obsession over "Robsten?" Personally I would love to see them together because I love "love". I have watched all the videos and tried to decipher this for myself. However I am a fan of both of them as individuals and I'm starting to feel extremely bad for them.ReplyDelete
A.) They can't even have a private life and we are hugely to blame for that, as well as the media and the paps. They are actors that can't even go have coffee together without us getting all fired up.
B.) With all the evidence that we have been presented with we still really don't know for sure what they are, were or ever will be.
C.) The most obvious is all of this pressure that they are under.
Let's imagine being a young actor and actress in Hollywood that became overnight successes and the immediate speculation and obsession of so many devoted fans who began loving them in their adaptation of our favorite Characters. Let's all admit it our fandom started with S. Meyer's wonderful saga.
I do think that they are probably very close, probably best friends. They have had to work together very closely the past couple of years, do interviews, events, etc. I do believe that they care and probably love each other as people but we don't know if they are in love, do we?!
Kristen just got out of a relationship not too long ago, am I right? I think so. There is not a doubt in my mind that she is still hurting inside over her ex. No one gets over their first love that quickly even if it means moving on to our beloved Robert Pattinson. She was only 13 when she started dating him and they just broke up a couple of months ago.
Rob is her friend first, has been her friend since they started this and can't we admit that there were speculations of them being together while she was still with her boyfriend Michael. From real life experience how much pressure would that put on their relationship, if it is real? Kristen hates the media attention and speculation.
Therefore this is why I feel bad about what has happened to them. I pray for them just want both of them to be happy and move on after this to do other projects. I would love for them to live happily ever after but most of all I want them to be happy in "REAL LIFE" whether that means them being the most attractive friendship of all time or coming out publicly as in having a real relationship. They are so YOUNG and this is probably so surreal for them. Let's face it neither one can really have a "normal" life anymore. At least not for quite some time.
I love this place, love the vids, love the Twilight news, etc. I just want us all to embrace that we still really don't know and support the two young actors no matter what happens with them. That's my 2 cents!
Oh and one more thing, when I think about why I care so much I can't come up with a good answer. Truthfully what happens in their personal lives should not affect me so much. Should it you??
Great post Anon. I think we all question the whole Robsten obsession from time to time. My feeling is, it really sucks for them right now if infact they are a couple, but they are the "in the moment" stars for the moment. Someone else will come along and steal their spotlight soon enough. If they are in a relationship, all we can do is hope that it can last through the craziness.ReplyDelete
I don't know though, this whole.. are they, aren't they thing might even be making their relationship even stronger. It's sneeky and sexy in a way and hopefully they both go to sights like ours and laugh about how silly we all are for loving their relationship so much.
I know they both hate the spotlight, but this is what they chose to do and I can't see how they can hate to too bad. If they were in the spotlight like OJ or Michael Vick for example, then I can see their lives being torn apart from it, but I think they are going to be ok.
I understand that we are all obsessed, but I don't feel that is necessiarily a bad thing either, it's harmless.
When one of us starts posting about how we just got back from trying to break into Robsten's hotel room, then I will worry, but until then, I think we, as Robsten Lovers are going to be ok too ;o) Just my 2 cents, wait maybe I'm up to like 5 cents with posting today..lol.
Oh...and I meant to tell Netti.....I think KStew gets the sex on a stick award for that photo shoot ;o) Love ya too girl!ReplyDelete
- bouncingpomAugust 30, 2009 at 2:48 PM
I'll introduce myself also as bouncingpom. I love this site because it tends to have more positive comments than some of the other sites I have seen. Why be a hater?ReplyDelete
I really think there is a ROBSTEN because they look so happy when they are together. Who really knows for sure. But they have brought some of my favorite fictional characters alive and seem to not be the standard Hollywood actors so I am pulling for them as people - for their happiness and for any relationship that may exist.
As far as the media attention goes, I have learned which publications to instantly disregard (OK magazine for one). Although I wish they wouldn't be constantly followed, I admit to enjoying the stories. However, I think this past week is a better example of how it should be. We saw Rob on set and just one really tacky display of pap stalking (restaurant). I am ok with not seeing Rob and Kristen together. If they are a couple, I don't think this means they have broken up. In a way, it is a relief to not have to obsess over every photo.
But I do hit the refresh button on this website much more than I would never admit. So I guess I can sum it all up by saying that I am obsessed even though I shouldn't be.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 2:52 PM
TO JassaeraReplyDelete
This will be the last post=) 1) I don't make a profile (or blog) because there is no need to give personal information for this. THere are only few comments from my side. 2)The next - I am not a RObsten hater as you say. Actually I am a Robsten fan, that's why I come here, to see whats new.3) What I was trying to say is - we shouldn't write comments where it is said or indicates that they for sure are a couple or they broke up. Or we shouldn't try to find out what shirt, laces wore Kris or Rob. It is a small thing trying to stop it, but you need to start somewhere, righ?? just to take a bit preassure from them.4) YOu can't say that all here are calm, it isn't..believe 5)I will come to this site, cause I thought this site is for all who want to find information and knews about RP and KS. About them both, not only bout one of them. Just for info. I am not a hater, this site is great! 6) and to 2:26 = nice said!!
Sandra, she was in LA she was at a photo shoot. She was wearing a New York shirt but a handsome British guy was in NY ;-)ReplyDelete
as for feeling guilty. no. I don't hound them. i don't stalk them (except on the internet, separating fact from fiction). I don't run up to them and flash them 100 times a minute with a camera or jump all over them making them extremely uncomfortable. However there are people in the world that do that. hell there are people that call Rob Edward when hes not even in character!! I can safely say im not a delusional fan. I have nothing but the utmost respect and adoration for the 2 actors who brought my fave characters to life and they did it soo well.
Anon 2.26, I completely see where you are coming from though but nothing will change unless you stop the stalkers, the paps and the media for all the re-runned articles and BS they print.
Anon 2.52, i know we shouldn't speculate but when you see certain things you can't help it :-). Your wondering if they're really trying to communicate something throught their actions.
oh Jessarae she was sex on a stick for sure!!!!! my fave shoot of her so far.ReplyDelete
One thing I know: If we, the fans, quit buying the creepy rags, going to websites we know are sleezy and usually lie, maybe, just maybe we could see all the media hipe die down about these 2. Course, I think Rob and Kristin might just be on to something: Remain hidden, not seen together, and the paps have to go elsewhere to make their money. Maybe this is all planned eh?ReplyDelete
I really and honestly think they are more than best friends. I have no real proof, oh there are pictures, recent ones we have seen - the concert, the hotels, Rob leaving with Kristin after that Teen show - and they won't talk about it meaning their relationship at all which says volumns. But, yeah we really don't have the most important proof: PDF or them actually saying as much.
I am suffering from withdrawal for sure so I go back and check youtube for more neat stuff - pathetic I know. Or I'll just go back and read the books again, darn my Eclipse is lent out to a very slow reader!
Oh and 2:26 I know I would get over a former boyfriend really fast if he started acting really strange - dressing and trying to look like Rob. I personally think Kristin fought her feelings for a long time when it came to Rob so her sudden breakup was probably happening over a long period of time.
See above I meant PDA - public display of affection. (headache here)ReplyDelete
- ClaudiaAugust 30, 2009 at 3:23 PM
whew, lot's of insights today. New posts with 30+ comments already?ReplyDelete
Yes, we love Rob and Kristen together just like we love them individually as actors. I agree to everyone that maybe its because we are just "romantic at heart" and thus it put a smile in our faces and touch our little hearts to see (or dream we see) love unfolding before our eyes. No one can deny the magic it brings when these two people we adore look at each other, right? So whether or not they really are a couple or not, we can dream that they are to satisfy our little hearts. I dont think it's a crime!
So keep on dreaming and let us all be happy and pray it comes true!
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Hi Netti.. thanks for the clarification.. I wondering that Kris was there at same time than Rob but I was not sure. Thanks!!! :)ReplyDelete
Kristen, I totes agree with you regarding getting over her former bf really fast. We may not know how KStew's r/ship with Mr. Oregano was, but it was likely that she was fighting her feelings for Rob...in an interview KStew was asked about her r/ship with Rob and she stated that she acquired a bbf and that meant more than anything to her. Maybe she woke up one day and realized that she could have a bbf and lover in Rob! go ROBSTEN!!! squeeeeeeeeeee!ReplyDelete
oh and apparently I am brain dead today, I meant *bff*ReplyDelete
I love Kristens mullet.ReplyDelete
I love her normal hair.
I love her Bella wig.
..but I love Kristen with long extensions.
- ClaudiaAugust 30, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Thanks, anon at 1:52 for the link. Just watch it and all I can say is O-M-G!!!ReplyDelete
Cmon you guys go and watch 10min of Rob's hotness through this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygoyTIrIVe8
Kristen is just so lucky!!!
- BilliegirlAugust 30, 2009 at 4:35 PM
A point of view:ReplyDelete
Many of you are aware that as of Aug 17 (coincidently the start of Eclipse filming) Eric Kops from ID took over the promotion and PR campaign for the Twilight saga. IMO, there are many reasons this came about. First no one, esp. Summit, expected this little low budget indie film to hit the stratosphere. But it did and now there a whole different dragon that has to be "managed". I actually like Mr. Kops' resume, he is very pro actor and that is a good thing. The change was inevitable from a $$ standpoint. Second, there is an art to information release, baiting speculations, and familiarity; it's all in the branding. Perceived image is everything and it all can be manipulated for the all mighty dollar. Thirdly, and this may be where Mr. Kops might fall short, is the rapid information flow today with the internet i.e. blogs like this one, twitter, etc. Kops is old school and has A LOT of syndicate connections but I'm sure he has assembled a young savvy team that will attempt to monitor our perceptions online. I say monitor because, we are a very good indicator of voice. As we've all noticed in the last few weeks we are suffering a bit of a drought, so to speak. Things are not quite as they seem. There is coaching, re-branding, and some head-butting going on, not to mention a bit of papz break. A change is gonna come.
How this relates to our favorite couple:
Kristen Stewart is girl with some conviction (love it, love her) she grew up seeing the ins and outs of Hollywood and gives most of it the proverbial finger. Robert Pattinson our favorite shy- boy-lost has always walked to his own beat but if you remember he just recently decided to pursue acting with his heart. Rewind -Praise be to Catherine Hardwick for noticing that connection. Kristen, I'm pretty sure will go with the flow as long as she is in no way tread upon. There may be some of that treading going on now. Hopefully her team is fully in tune with her wishes but can still have her back and not their pocketbook in the fore thought. If not, Kristen, give me call. :)
Our man Mr. Pattinson is a different story. They branded and labeled him eye candy from the beginning (and why not, he really is LOL) but he is an artist and all that that entails. Pairing with Kristen is probably one of the best things that ever happened to him. I think he has found an intensity and passion for his art; and I think Kristen brought that out in him. I think we may see a bit more finger flipping.
Now the molding of both of these talented and very artistic people can be somewhat of a head-banger for PR folks that "handle". I am hopeful Mr. Kops can run a campaign that not only lets our stars breathe a bit, making them happy, but can manage them without "handling" them. Artists tend not to like the business end of things as long as they can be somewhat understood. Tread lightly Mr. Kops.
There is a fine line with a dragon of a franchise like this. An analogy would be somewhat like winning the lottery. You are given the choice to cash out with ½ or get steady payments for long term. Before you choose long term and you were really, really smart you'd find out where the remainder was being invested that it didn't compromise your convictions.
- BilliegirlAugust 30, 2009 at 4:40 PM
hmmm my last sentence is missing some words....ReplyDelete
Before you choose long term and if you were really, really smart I'd find out where the remainder was being invested and that it didn't compromise your convictions.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Hi guys,ReplyDelete
I am a Robsten fan and one of the things I like in this site is that it is mostly visited by fans of Robsten and people that believe that Robsten are together and in love. But I don't like the reaction here every now and then to people saying that they don't believe that Robsten exists, or that there is enough proof to support it. I definitely believe there is more than enough proof to support Robsten but people are entitled to post on this blog even if they have doubts and they don't need to keep apologizing for having a different opinion.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 5:14 PM
I agree with anon 5:10 pm. People are entitled to post in case they don't believe in Robsten and of course they are entitled even more to post that Robsten are together. There is more than enough proof the two are together. I guess, Since Rob is divine, Kristen may seem a little too lucky since she is just a mere mortal, event though a wonderful one, but if anybody deserves Rob, it is she.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 5:46 PM
lucky Kristin!!! kissing that gorgeous , ultrageous Rob !!! wow!!!!! lucky her!!! happy her!!! :)ReplyDelete
Billiegirl- you know your stuff there. You mentioned above you were in the entertainment business, thanks for your input. I remember reading that the PR team has been shuffled. I wonder how this effects things, is that a possibility of why we haven't seen our fave duo out and about? interesting....ReplyDelete
robsten is still happening and will happen for as long as eternity goes on.....hahahahReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Kristin is really lucky and even though I am a 50 years old Robsten fan, and in general like her a lot, even love her sometimes, every now and then I get jealous at her. Not because I want him now but because it still doesn't seem fair than one girl, though a beautiful and talented one, has this god like creature doting on her. I am fine though a long as I don't watch too many videos of Rob, and I suggest to all of you that feel a little to obsessed with Rob: don't watch the video clips. As long as you only read about him, it is easier to keep sane. Watching him is just too dangerous for our sanity: he is just too charming, humble, vulnerable, witty, beautiful, real, etc! I feel best when I hear she loves him and treat him well thoughReplyDelete
Billiegirl: thanks for the comments. Yes, I agree, Kristin is a fingerflipper (love it). Seems that she will do whatever movie she feels passionate about even if it is not a big hollywood production - good for her. Rob, I feel the same about him. If you were following a long time ago, he resisted the media training and has said that he would do a film only if he loved the script, he didn't care who directed or if it ended up being a little film. So, I think he too is finger flipping. I just hope his manager is really looking out for his wellfare and not the big$$$$$$$ that he could bring in.ReplyDelete
Because of Twilight, I have grown to really care about the cast and I mean all of them. But of course especially Rob and Kristin. I hope they can weather all of this crap and come out a head on THEIR own terms and in control of their destiny.
wow worked all day just got back and couldnt wait to read the comments. So its been a busy day at robstenlovers. Glad it seem we all kissed and made up so to speak. lol.ReplyDelete
your welcome ana.as always love reading jessarae comments and netti comments. billiegirl thats was very interesting. All I know is that I love rob and kristen and Im a huge fan of them both. I think that there the first real actors in along time. I love them as a couple. Ijust wish them well .I dont feel guilty cause I dont stalk them or scream at them . I just wish them well and all the best in there future from behind my computer. I think this site is what being a real fan is all about.
Wow...a style alert created all this?? I'll comment by saying KStew always looks great in my own opinion. I love the fact that she's more comfy in a pair of jeans then in the latest fashion. She's a real down-to-earth kind of girl and that's why we love her.ReplyDelete
Okay, I was MIA the whole weekend because of my NASCAR race, where I saw Patrick Dempsey!! I was just trying to find out what happened this weekend when I stumbled on this. I just have to add my voice.
I found this site through Twitter and fell in love with it. We believe in Robsten, simple as that. I don't think there are any real explanations as to why we do but we do. Maybe it's because we want to see them both happy, maybe it's just because we want to see them live the love story we so love in the books. Could be a lot of things.
What I don't like is being called a fool because of my beliefs. I don't think it's fair to any of the posters here. I don't stalk them and you know what? If I were to see them somewhere, I'd probably just be too shy to go up and talk to them.
As for Kristen and getting over her bf quickly? I was in a relationship for 10 years and when I decided it was over, I got over it real quick. Remember, he had been her first relationship and the girl he met became a woman who could decide what she wanted in her life and her bed.
I'll end by saying that you guys her at the site do a great job and keep up the good work!! :-)
Isabelle- lucky you!!! did you get an autograph or pic??ReplyDelete
alrighty im going to post this fanfic again, it is unbelievable, seriously. please at least one of you read it and tell me what you think. to be honest- i still can't get over it, it is that amazing, be warned though it is very very addictive and 52 chapters long but well worth the read. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5199531/1/Beyond_Twilight
wow! sure missed a lot yesterday. and what's my reason for not being able to visit here yesterday? well not being able to go online yesterday...i was reading ECLIPSE for the thousandth time ;)ReplyDelete
anyway, i love this site too because of the fact that i am a 1,000,000% robsten lover :)
If your needing a fix and something semi-twilight related and well completely Robsten related read this :-)
thanks Netti! it's just like reading the real thing as it happens. :)ReplyDelete
I just waved because he was busy working on his car but I had met him a few years ago again at the racetrack. Going to read the fic now!ReplyDelete
Netti, thanks I am going to pull up "Beyond Twilight" tonight and start reading.ReplyDelete
I need something to read that will fill the void!
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 12:14 PM
First this is a great site with all things positive for Robsten. I've never commented before but just had to say it's nice to see mostly positive comments like this. I'm a little obsessed with Robsten only because I see so much out there between them but they are keeping it - as they should - so private. I only wish the best for them and in my heart I know they are together and selfishly I wish there was something that can't be refuted that says they are together. As for the latest gossip saying they are just hooking up, I find that to be disrespectful and just wrong. I think there's a lot more than that but I can't substantiate that and that's frustrating. BTW that Beyond Twilight fanfic is written very well with respect for Robsten.ReplyDelete


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- Manitou Splice Comp 130mm travel fork
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Date Reviewed: October 30, 2012
Strengths: Bullet proof frame/suspension
Weaknesses: Getting long in the tooth weight wise/newer bikes are lighter
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Duration Product Used: 4yrs
Purchased At: Freinds house
Similar Products Used: GT Avalance 2.0
Trek Fuel 90
Bike Setup: SLX shifters
Fox -dont remember model 130mm
XT deriauller
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FunEZ mech disk brakes
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2011
Strengths: Affordable full suspension bike. Got it on close out.
Weaknesses: none
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $700.00
Purchased At: incycle
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Rear Derailleur=SRAM X.7; Crankset=Truvativ ISO Flow 3.0, 44/32/22 teeth; Pedals=Upgraded to shimano clips; Bottom Bracket=TruVativ Power Spline; Rear Cogs=9-speed, 11 - 32 teeth; Chain=Shimano HG53; Seatpost=Pivit Alloy Micro Adjust, 30.9mm diameter; Saddle=WTB Rocket V Como;
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Strengths: Simplicity of a single pivot, good components, strenght of the frame. Love the Shock, the WTB seat and the SRAM drivetrain.
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Rim Ritchey OCR Pro
Spokes Stainless steel 14g w/ Alloy Nipples
Tires Kenda Kinetics 2.35 Front/Maxxis Ranchero 2.1 Rear
Brakes Tektro Auriga Comp Hydraulic w/ 160mm Rotors
Brake Lever Tektro Auriga Comp Hydraulic
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2010
Strengths: Strong Frame, good to great starting components, cost, and not being like everyone else's bike.
Weaknesses: Quick release levers are not as good as trek. Seat is not that great.
Bottom Line:
I took the bike on the Canal Loop here in Kentucky, and this bike rode beautifully. I've never rode it as fast as I did with this bike.
You will not be disappointed, as I am not.
You will probably want to upgrade the shocks to fox though. I also want the avid juicy discs.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $1129.00
Purchased At: Hooper's
Similar Products Used: First Full suspension bike.
Bike Setup: Hydro brakes (tek), Richey stems, sram x-7, kenda tires.
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2009
Strengths: The only thing stock is the frame, so as far as the frame goes it seems bullet proof....it's taken anything I've thrown at it..
Weaknesses: None so far
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $575.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: None first bike
Bike Setup: Sram x.0 drivetrain w/x.0 shifters,Manitou 4 way air,E-13 Chain guide 32 special,E-13 32 Front ring,Sunline V1 Handle bar,Sunline 65mm Stem,Thompson Elite Seat post,V2 saddle,M4 Hayes mechanical brakes,Factory built Marzocchi 44 140mm,Pivot rims and hubs
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2009
Strengths: Rugged frame that can take anything you throw at it.
Weaknesses: bad componentry for an XC'er
Bottom Line:
This bike has taken everything i can through at it. whether its a thirty foot table top or a ten foot drop to flat, this thing handles it like a champ. Along with free riding and downhilling on this frame it turns out to be a great dirt jumper/4X bike. I have been using this bike for things that no bike should ever take, yet i have no dents or cracks to speak of. To put it simple this bike will never die and thats why i love it.
This is the only bike that I can think of that will stay with me ten years from now.
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: my dad
Similar Products Used: Turner RFX,
Bike Setup: marzocchi z1 lite, formula k24 w/ carbon levers, limited edition sunline v1 purple bars with yellow lock-ons, white transition revolution 32's on red hubs, fox DHX 5.0, sram 990 cassette, x7 everything, single ring front w/ holzfeller cranks, Thompson elite stem, Thompson elite seatpost, WTB pure-v saddle
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2009
Strengths: Sheer awesomeness!!! The Shift R5 can take anything the trail can throw at it! I think I've crashed once and that was when it had just rained in a 100 degree turn. The shocks are great, wonderful disk breaks, plus it looks like a newborn motorcycle!
Weaknesses: Just give it the basic tune-up every couple of years. You'll be fine.
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $800.00
Purchased At: Bob's Bikes
Similar Products Used: Sorry, but I've never had a bike anywhere near this great. ^_^
Bike Setup: Topeak rear fender and luggage rack, Planet Bike downtube fender, 2 Planet Bike 1 watt Superflash headlights and Superflash Stealth tail lights, basic rockguard, Asus bike-lock-cable mounting brackets.
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2009
Strengths: I am 5'10 185lbs and the frame didn't squeeze or creak. I bought a medium frame size. the fork is very compotent for the jumps hit. the climbing was just as good on my hardtail, even in the mud. the stock shock was easy to setup and tune
Weaknesses: for the pprice point it sold for originally and what I paid for the bike, I am happy with the components and amount of adjustments that I can make.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $430.00
Purchased At: used, found on craig
Similar Products Used: Specialized rockhopper, Giant Reign 3.
Bike Setup: it is stock except for the new Continetal tires. I will be replacing the Sram X7 w X9 from front to rear and new rim.
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2009
Strengths: Great single pivot design similar to Santa Cruz. Good rear shock.
Weaknesses: needs a longer top tube. Can't think of anything else so far.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $600.00
Purchased At: Castle Hill Bikes
Bike Setup: I have this bike set up with entry level shimano components, Kenda nevegal 2.35 tires, avid mech brakes, & thomson seatpost.
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2008
Bottom Line:
costa rica
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Price Paid: $850.00
Purchased At: costa rica
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2008
Strengths: Go price/bike for getting started
Weaknesses: lower end components but easy to upgrade
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $950.00
Purchased At: Sun Ski and Sports
Bike Setup: Upgraded to: Mavic 717 wheelset, panaracer xc tires, Avid BB7 brakes, RockShox Revalation 426 fork, SPD M540 pedals
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2007
Strengths: Great all mountain bike. Value for the money. Durability.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $1100.00
Bike Setup: Stock
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2006
Strengths: I'm new to the sport but the people I know that have been doing this tell me I got alot for the money. It has been great for everything I have done to this point.
Weaknesses: The front fork (manitou splice) have bottomed out on me a few times. I noticed the 07's have Rock Shox forks instead. I have not had the pedal bob the previous guy was talking about.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $950.00
Purchased At: Carolina Fatz
Similar Products Used: old piece of junk
Bike Setup: x fusion rear shock, manitou splice fork, xtr shimano, avid mechanical disc, spd shimano pedals, fire x cranks, cane creek head set,
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2006
Strengths: decent components
Weaknesses: very noticable pedal bob, cheap looking, noisy shocks
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used: Trek Fuel 70, Cannondale Prophet 400/Rush 600
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Timothy Bledsoe
|Timothy Bledsoe
|Michigan House of Representatives District 1
|In office
|Term ends
|January 1, 2013
|Years in position
|Base salary
|Per diem
|$10,800 yearly expense allowance
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 2, 2010
|First elected
|Next general
|November 6, 2012
|Term limits
|3 terms
|Louisiana State University, 1976.
|University of Arkansas, 1978
|University of Nebraska, 1984
|Date of birth
|June 18, 1953
|Place of birth
|Lake Village, AR
|Office website
Bledsoe earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Louisiana State University. He later received his master's from the University of Arkansas, and then his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. Bledsoe is married to Dr. Mary Herring, a professor at Wayne State University. He is a former college professor at Wayne State University.
Key votes of 2009-2010
- Click below to see how this representative voted.
- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It's From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More Voting Record Details
- List of all of Timothy Bledsoe's roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site's "advanced search" to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Timothy Bledsoe's 0 missed roll-call votes
Committee assignments
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bledsoe has been appointed to these committees:
- Commerce
- Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation
- Oversight and Investigations, Vice Chair
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bledsoe served on these committees:
- Education
- Great Lakes and Environment
- Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs
- Oversight and Investigations (Vice Chair)
Bledsoe won re-election to the District 1 Seat in 2010. He defeated Charles Kimbrough and Anthony Murry in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Janice Dumouchelle (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 General election (2010)
|Timothy Bledsoe (D)
|Janice Dumouchelle (R)
On November 04, 2008, Timothy Bledsoe ran for District 1 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Mary Lang. [1]
Timothy Bledsoe raised $74,623 for his campaign.[2]
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 1
|Timothy Bledsoe (D)
|Mary Lang (D)
Campaign donors
In 2008 Timothy Bledsoe collected $74,623 in donations. [3]
His largest contributor in 2008 was:
|Timothy Bledsoe
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Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
Recall effort
A Republican group started a recall campaign against Bledsoe and fellow Democratic state Reps. Phil Cavanagh and Dian Slavens in the fall of 2011. Early in January 2012, attorney and GOP strategist Stu Sandler said they would be suspending all three recalls.[4]
Rep. Timothy Bledsoe
S0585 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
Phone: (517) 373-0154
Fax: (517) 373-6094
External links
- Michigan Legislature - Representative Timothy Bledsoe official government website
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Michigan Votes - Timothy Bledsoe
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
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Colorado House Bill 1326 (2009)
|Colorado House Bill 1326 (2009)
|Colorado General Assembly
|Carroll, Shaffer, et al
|Legislative History
|March 24, 2009
|State house:
|Approved April 15, 2009
|State senate:
|Approved May 1, 2009
|Bill Ritter
|May 29, 2009
|Legal Environment
|State law:
|Laws governing the initiative
process in Colorado
|Elections code
On June 11, 2010, a federal judge in Colorado issued a preliminary injunction against the Colorado Secretary of State, forbidding the state government of Colorado from enforcing certain provisions of the law.[2]
HB 1326 includes these provisions:[3]
- It restricts campaigns from paying circulators on a pay-per-signature basis to only twenty percent of a circulator's total salary.
- People who successfully challenge the validity of signatures in court could sue sponsors of the measure to recover attorney's fee.
- Ballot measures that change state laws (initiated state statutes) will henceforward be referred to as "propositions".
- Requires that petition drive management companies who hire paid circulators go through a licensing process.
- Petition sheet must carry a label to warn people that their signature will help place the question on the ballot.
- Circulators who collect more than 100 signatures are required to go through a government-sponsored training procedure before they are allowed to collect additional signatures legally.
- People who sign a petition and later change their mind will be able to have their signature withdrawn.[4]
Additionally, HB 1326 changed the deadline for submitting signatures.[5]
Signature deadlines
- See also: Colorado signature requirements
HB 1326 says with respect to signature deadlines (
text appearing in previous versions of the statute is stricken-out and NEW TEXT IS IN ALL CAPS):
1-40-108. Petition - time of filing. (1) No petition for any ballot issue shall be of any effect unless filed with the secretary of state within six months from the date that the titles and submission clause have been fixed and determined pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-40-106 and 1-40-107 and unless filed with the secretary of state
Some sources say that with respect to signature-filing deadlines, HB 1326 conflicts with the Colorado Constitution and that the signature deadline is still three months (not three months and three weeks) before the election, putting the deadline in 2010 on August 2. At least one initiative sponsor has received a letter from the Colorado Secretary of State putting the 2010 deadline on August 2.[7]
Suing sponsors
One provision of HB 1326 says that if some of the signatures that are submitted on a petition are successfully challenged in court, the sponsors of the initiative may be sued in court for attorney's fees and costs.[8] This is the case under HB 1326 even if opponents of an initiative do not succeed in persuading a judge to remove an initiative from the ballot based on striking enough signatures that were previously allowed by the Colorado Secretary of State in the signature certification process to reduce the number of valid signatures below the signature threshold required to make the ballot.
Pursuant to this provision of HB 1326, attorney Mark Grueskin filed a lawsuit in January 2011 against Jon Caldara and Linda Gorman, the sponsors of 2010's Amendment 63.[9] Grueskin's lawsuit seeks to compel Caldara and Gorman to pay him for his legal work in a lawsuit he filed in 2010 that sought to have Amendment 63 removed from the ballot prior to a vote on the grounds that some of the signatures submitted on its petitions should not have been counted as valid by the Colorado Secretary of State. Grueskin filed that lawsuit on behalf of organized opponents of Amendment 63. If Grueskin's lawsuit against Caldara and Gorman succeeds, they will have to pay his fees. If Grueskin's lawsuit fails, the organized opponents of Amendment 63 who hired him to file the lawsuit in mid-2010 seeking, unsuccessfully, to have Amendment 63 struck from the ballot, will have to pay Grueskin's fees.[8]
Grueskin's lawsuit alleges that 54 petition circulators put down false addresses. According to Caldara, he faces personal bankruptcy if he is forced to defend against Grueskin's lawsuit That issue arose in part because HB 1326 bars out-of-state circulators. The Independence Institute successfully challenged that provision in federal court. Meanwhile, the state-approved forms still required circulators to list a Colorado address. Some petition circulators listed their temporary Colorado addresses. Others listed out-of-state addresses. Caldara foresees having to pay the costs of defending 54-plus depositions. That could be followed by a trial with 54-plus witnesses.
Even if Caldara prevails, Democrats will have succeeded in forcing him to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fee
Federal lawsuit
The Independence Institute, headed by activist Jon Caldara, along with other petition rights supporters filed a lawsuit in federal court in 2010 challenging the constitutionality of HB 1326. Caldera claimed that House Bill 1326 would violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on the basis of restricting freedom of speech. Also, Caldara argued that by restricting pay-per-signature would make it more expensive to conduct initiative campaigns. Arguments were heard in the District of Colorado federal court on May 13, 2010 on the matter.[10]
On Friday, June 11, federal district judge Philip Brimmer issued a 39-page preliminary injunction forbidding the state of Colorado from enforcing several key provisions of HB 1326. Judge Brimmer's order, in particular, found that the provisions of HB 1326 that ban compensating petition circulators on a pay-per-signature were likely to be unconstitutional and could not be enforced pending a full ruling by the court.[11]
Denver Post columnist Vincent Carroll wrote in May 2010:
- "Colorado lawmakers last year were supposedly so concerned about the integrity of the petition process that they passed a 24-page bill clamping down on the way signatures are gathered. But they weren't concerned enough to apply the new law to themselves.
- If mere citizens wish to petition a measure onto the ballot, they can no longer pay circulators by the signature. They must pay mostly by the hour, with no more than 20 percent of earnings related to the number of signatures collected. And they must document the pay and hours of the circulators, among other new requirements, to a degree that practically requires a bookkeeper.
- If political candidates wish to petition their way onto the ballot, on the other hand, they're free to pay circulators however they like."[12]
Mason Tvert of SAFER, a pro-marijuana-rights organization, says that the impact of HB 1326 is that the cost of qualifying a measure for the ballot has increased. Tvert said:
- "The cost of qualifying a measure for the ballot has increased dramatically as a result. I have been quoted about $3.50 per signature for this year, as compared to $1.50 last year."[12]
See also
- ↑ Durango Herald, "Law looks to end campaign fraud", May 16, 2009
- ↑ Citizens in Charge, "Federal Judge Says Colorado Can't Restrict How Campaigns Pay Workers", June 14, 2010
- ↑ "Copy of HB 1326"
- ↑ Speaker Carroll aims to end ballot fraud, March 24, 2009
- ↑ Face the State, "Ballot initiative promoters can lose even when they win", May 27, 2010
- ↑ Text of HB 1326
- ↑ Uncertainty clouds Colorado's 2010 signature deadline
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Estes Park Trail Gazette, "Citizen initiative rights dead", January 27, 2011
- ↑ Citizens in Charge, "A Deep Freeze Overtakes Colorado's Petition Process", January 21, 2011
- ↑ The Denver Post "Think-tank chief challenges Colorado's petition-gathering rules", May 14, 2010
- ↑ Text of Judge Brimmer's June 11 decision in Independence Institute v. Colorado Secretary of State
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Denver Post, "Heaping burdens on petitions", May 19, 2010


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2014-2015 Request for Proposals
The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) announces its eighth annual Request for Proposals (RFP), soliciting translational research grant applications from scientists and clinicians around the world. The RFP calls for ideas that could lead to high impact near-term clinical application in melanoma detection, prevention, diagnosis, staging, or treatment. MRA will accept proposals for Established Investigator Awards, Pilot Awards, Young Investigator Awards, Academic-Industry Partnership Awards (Established Investigator and Teams), and Special Opportunity Awards. Several special opportunities are being made possible in collaboration with Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC). In addition, we are pleased to announce a Young Investigator award in Dermatology. During this cycle, MRA plans to award at least $7 million to new projects.
The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) updated its Scientific Strategy in November 2013. MRA's Scientific Advisory Panel and other experts provided feedback on the treatment arena which combined with its prevention and diagnosis/staging objectives form a revised Strategic Research Plan that will guide the MRA scientific portfolio for the coming 3 years.
2013 was a year in which landmark advances in melanoma research and treatment were made. Two new therapies for the treatment of metastatic melanoma were approved, bringing four new therapies to patients since 2011. These breakthroughs underscore remarkable progress that has been unfolding in the past seven years since MRA's founding. Yet, these therapies will not be the cure for most patients. With more than $60 million awarded to 144 programs worldwide, MRA has catalyzed strategic, collaborative, and accountable research efforts, moving the field toward effective treatment options for all melanoma patients as quickly as possible.
MRA supports both individual investigator and collaborative team projects focused on translational, innovative research that will impact the prevention, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of melanoma in the near and intermediate future. In just a few years, tangible outcomes and promising early research results are advancing the understanding of melanoma etiology and progression and developing new therapies for patients with advanced disease.
-Richard White, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Collaboration is at MRA's core-from the team approaches to research that we fund, to the way we find partners who can help us realize our vision. Of note:
MRA has co-funded research projects with premier cancer research foundations including the Melanoma Research Foundation, Cancer Research Institute, Canadian Cancer Society, American Association for Cancer Research, and The Safeway Foundation.
MRA selected eleven Academic-Industry Partnership Awards that are supporting projects in conjunction with matched contributions from an industry partner whose participation is essential to the project. Current Industry Partners are Canfield Scientific Inc, Celldex Therapeutics, Altor BioScience Corporation, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Aduro BioTech, GSK, Plexxikon, and Merck.
MRA and Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) are jointly funding a Melanoma Dream Team at the level of $6 million in 2012. This groundbreaking award will represent the largest single grant for melanoma research and the first collaboration of its kind with SU2C.
All proposals undergo rigorous peer review by the MRA Grant Review Committee, comprised of experts in diverse areas of translational cancer research. The GRC operates under guidelines that ensure objective review by the committee. Of note, GRC members who are Principal Investigators on applications do not participate in the review of any applications. Members who have other conflicts with specific proposals may not review or vote on such proposals. Final funding decisions are ratified by the MRA Board of Directors. Full-term funding is contingent upon review of annual progress reports and other oversight activities conducted by MRA.


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