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The boys over at Bunkerville found this gem. Sweeeeeeeet.
Posted by KingShamus on March 31, 2010
The boys over at Bunkerville found this gem. Sweeeeeeeet.
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Posted by KingShamus on March 31, 2010
The one and only Manhattan Infidel has an exclusive expose on President Obama's recess appointments. Read an excerpt here.
Using the authority given to him under the Constitution, President Obama today visited a local elementary school playground to make a series of controversial recess appointments.
"The Republicans say I cannot do this. But unlike me, the Republicans aren't Constitutional scholars. I clearly have the authority to make recess appointments and that is what I'm going to do."
He then took his jacket off, rolled up his sleeves and called the schoolchildren over to him.
"I am now appointing all of you circuit court judges. I wish I didn't have to do this but the Republicans have blocked all my nominations, making this day necessary."
The children, mostly 3rd and 4th graders appeared confused. Many asked what a circuit court was. One of the children asked President Obama if being a judge will give him the power to "make girls take their clothes off."
Read the rest over at the link.
Posted in Chuckles | Tagged: It's all for the kids!, Judgeships for Children, Manahattan Infidel, Recess appointments | Leave a Comment »
Posted by KingShamus on March 31, 2010
Guess who's showing up for a magnificent rubber chicken (shawarma) dinner gala?
Why would these clowns huff Dar al Hijrah's dong? Oh right…because they're politicians who need money. Even better, they really don't care about national security. If they gave a shit about protecting the US from terrorism, they wouldn't go anywhere near this rat-hole. Instead, they'll gleefully dip their wicks in Dar al Hijrah's trough. Pathetic.
What have we learned in the first year of the Age of Obambi? They can't be trusted with health care, the federal budget, the student loan system, industrial policy, tax rates or taking terrorism seriously. What exactly are these asshair Donkey-Punchers any good at?
I mean, besides fucking things up far worse than anybody thought possible?
By the way, Stable Hand of My Pet Jawa found the story. Gracias.
Posted in Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: 9/11 terror Mosque, Anwar al-Awlaki, Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center Fundraiser April 3 2010, Democrat Fundraiser | 2 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 30, 2010
Yes, Eric Cantor got threatened with death, but hey no big deal. It's just a conservative Republican after all.
NBC on Monday night squeezed in a few seconds for the arrest of "a Philadelphia man for threatening the life of the number two Republican in the House of Representatives, Eric Cantor of Virginia."
Yet after the networks led last week with less-immediate threats against Democrats, they weren't so interested in a real case of a death threat against a Republican as neither CBS nor ABC aired a word about the arrest and NBC's Brian Williams gave it short-shrift after leading last Wednesday with Democrats as the victims: "It's getting ugly as anger over health care reform erupts into some over-the-top rhetoric, including threats now against members of Congress."
The next night, Williams still portrayed opponents as the only ones with miscreants amongst their ranks: "While the White House continues to celebrate its largest-ever legislative victory, opponents of health care reform have reacted to the final vote with anger, a few of them with threats of violence."
CBS last week started with "threats of violence against Democrats who voted for health care reform" as Nancy Cordes relayed how "Democrats complain Sarah Palin is also using violent words and imagery." On Monday, the CBS Evening News devoted a full story to fretting over a "loophole" which insurance companies may use to delay providing coverage to kids with pre-existing conditions and Katie Couric spent half a minute on how the New York Yankees are "the best-paid team in all of sports," with the NBA "the highest-paid league" followed by cricket's Indian Premier League.
Meanwhile, who is the guy who threatened Eric Cantor?
Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show that [Norman] Leboon had made two, separate donations to then-Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) presidential campaign. The two donations, made in June of 2008, total $505. These are the only federal contributions on record for Leboon.
Frankly, I think Mr. Leboon has been brain-washed by anti-white racism and the knee-jerk liberal press. ;-)
Posted in Media Silliness | Tagged: ABC NBC CBS They All Suck, Eric Cantor, Newsbusters, RACISM OOOOGA-BOOOGA!!!!!!!!!!!! | 2 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 30, 2010
And what do you know? It caught Tawana Brawley's favorite race-baiter. It couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.
Liar and race hustler Al Sharpton told Bill O'Reilly tonight that he's seen the non-existent tape that reportedly shows Tea Party Protesters calling Black Caucus Members the n-word.
Of course there is no tape.
Sharpton is lying.
Backstory: Andrew Breitbart put up $10,000 of his own money that he would then donate to the United Negro College Fund if anybody could provide documented proof that a Tea Partier called John Lewis the n-word during last Sunday's health care deform vote.
Congratulations, Reverend. You played right into Breitbart's hands. Thanks for participating in this social experiment/public punking. Now please exit the American partisan fight, you grotesque race-hustling puddle of political slime.
Posted in Domestic Happenings, Media Silliness, Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: Al Sharpton, Andrew Breitbart, BigGovernment, Health Care Deform, John Lewis | 4 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 30, 2010
No, really…what. the. fuck. Did these douchey mouthbreathers sign the rest of us into? This can't be real, can it?
The solution to this problem, both in Massachusetts and in ObamaCare, was the individual mandate: Force everyone to pay in, bringing balance to the insurance pool and keeping prices down. Of course, that only works if everyone is actually compelled to purchase insurance. And a report by the Joint Committee on Taxation last week seems to indicate that, as written, the individual mandate may not have any teeth. Here's the relevant passage:
The penalty [for not purchasing insurance] applies to any period the individual does not maintain minimum essential coverage and is determined monthly. The penalty is assessed through the Code and accounted for as an additional amount of Federal tax owed. However, it is not subject to the enforcement provisions of subtitle F of the Code. The use of liens and seizures otherwise authorized for collection of taxes does not apply to the collection of this penalty. Non-compliance with the personal responsibility requirement to have health coverage is not subject to criminal or civil penalties under the Code and interest does not accrue for failure to pay such assessments in a timely manner.
And the footnote on Code F:
IRS authority to assess and collect taxes is generally provided in subtitle F, "Procedure and Administration" in the Code. That subtitle establishes the rules governing both how taxpayers are required to report information to the IRS and pay their taxes as well as their rights. It also establishes the duties and authority of the IRS to enforce the Code, including civil and criminal penalties.
So there are penalties for not purchasing insurance. But there's no serious enforcement mechanism allowing the IRS to make sure those penalties get paid?
On second thought, I really don't need an explanation.
In fact…kindly and respectfully…shut up Peter Suderman.
Don't get me wrong. It's great that you did some totally killer research on this. But really, it's better if we keep this all to ourselves. If everybody keeps quiet, hopefully the Democrats and the IRS won't realize their stupid boondoggle is completely and utterly crippled by itself. Congress-creeps are pretty open about not reading the bill. They don't have a clue what are actually in (or not in) any of their legislation . Maybe it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
Posted in Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: Health Care Deform, Individual Mandate, Peter Suderman, Reason Blog | 4 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 28, 2010
I found this over at BigGovernment.com. Good stuff, kids.
Jason Mattera is the guy who spoke at C-PAC this year and promptly got labelled a racist by lamestream media dickwads because he talked in a 'Chris Rock accent' or some shit. Turns out Mattera is from Brooklyn so he speaks with a bit of a Sheepshead Bay brogue. Which naturally means that Jason Mattera is a massive bigot [sarc/].
Anyway, check out the vid. It's well worth your time.
Posted in Chuckles | Tagged: Ambush journalism, Ben Shapiro, BigGovernment.com, Going Undercover, Jason Mattera | Leave a Comment »
Posted by KingShamus on March 26, 2010
Yeah, that's what he's saying. You gotta love the chutzpah of our lightbringer pResident.
Good thing Barry isn't a sore winner, right?
One gets the idea that Barack Obama was probably a real loudmouth shit talker on the basketball court…when he was winning.
Anyway, AllahPundit is worried that the GOP will be stupid and not run on kicking Obama-Care's ass to the curb. I don't think John Cornyn and the rest of the hand wringing boobs in the Republican campaign leadership have a choice. For the last year, the only lead in the Right's pencil has been the Tea Party movement. If the Repubs want to get anywhere in 2010, they have to run on a repeal platform.
I mean, certainly nobody thinks that elements of the GOP are perfectly content to be a rump party filling out safe seats and foregoing risks that would bring them into a majority. Right? Right???
Posted in Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: AllahPundit, Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Hot Air, John Cornyn, Karl Rove, Mitt Romney, Repeal, Republicans | 5 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 26, 2010
Via the one and only Sissy Willis, clickie da linkie to see some cool PJTV action with Mr. Instapundit and the Chronicler of Liberal Fascism. It's a really interesting conversation about Washington DC conservo-intelligentsia, the tea parties and the conservative movement. Well worth a few minutes.
One of the interesting things I got out of it is Goldberg's observation that two components of the Tea Party's various coalitions-the Libertarians and the Evangelicals-are playing pretty nicely together in the sandbox. This was not the case in 2008. There was talk of a 'liberaltarian' movement to bring the libertarians into the liberal caucus. Supposedly, the failure of George Bush to reign in spending and his robust foreign policy was going to push the L/libertarians into the arms of the Democrat party. On the other side, the Evangelicals were and remain very skeptical of the hands-off nature of libertarians, thus pushing the libertarians further out of the GOP bloc.
I for one find the idea of liberaltarianism ridiculous. I mean, sure, evangelicals and libertarians have had a few rough patches here and there. But if libertarians were furious with George Bush because he spent waaaaay too much dough and expanded the government, how were they supposed to feel when Barack Obama started getting jiggy with the Porkulus and the Health Care Deform bill? Orgasmic?
As Goldberg said, the fear of Obama's hard-left radicalism has had a nice effect of re-sealing the bonds between the Christian right and the free-marketeers within the broadly conservative coalition. Fear has a funny way of sharpening the mind. From the looks of things, the honing dread of St. Barry's leftist agenda doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. That means the libertarians and the evangelicals will be spending more and more time together.
Posted in Domestic Happenings, Media Silliness | Tagged: Conservatism, David Brooks is a douche-tool, Glen Reynolds, Instapundit, Jonah Goldberg, PJTV, Tea Parties | 4 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 26, 2010
Hey, the media has done a decent job of painting the peaceful protestors of the Tea Party movement as violent racist wild-eyed rage-monkeys. How can you tell? The nervous nellies over at the Democratic Underground are wetting their pants over the trumped-up wave of violence against Democrat politicians. Read on as the sweet nougat-rich hilarity ensues.
xultar (Ed-the original poster's screen name)
I've decided to buy a gun. Conservatives have lost their fucking minds
and I'm gong to protect me and mines.
Seriously DU, I was an avid gun hater mainly because I knew I'd really use it.
Well too fucking bad. I dare Sarah Palin to take her reloadin ass into da hood.
This shit is going live people.
Okay, you say, that's just one dipshit. She's probably just another thumbsucker who's watched too much MSM crapola and has freaked herself out. But then she doubles down on the fuckin' weird.
9. Some looney bin white doode chased me down in my car on Friday Night.
HE totally went off.
I get some strange shit on the roads because I drive a high end car.
You don't know what it is like driving around in north ga while black in a high end vehicle. I'm almost in Forsyth County.
So you can see why I'm concerned.
I called the cops, got his tag, I was wheelin and dealing and I got his ass. I can drive a v8 like no ones business.
But I will say, I was concerned for my life.
First of all, I call shenanigans. This story is full of more holes than a full capacity brothel. None of it makes a lick of sense. It's like it was pieced together detritus from the various cop shows, action flicks and cannabis-fueled fever dreams that rolled around this whacky broad's lame excuse for a brain. At some point, all that psychic bilge had to come gushing out sometime. Today just happened to be our lucky day.
Even cooler than the bat-shit craziness are the not-so-subtle hints that she's rich and fabulous. "…I drive a high end car." Bitch, please. You drive an old and busted 1997 Honda Civic with a coffee can tack-welded to your muffler if you even own a car. More like an 'ass-end vehicle'. Pics of this allegedly bad-ass expensive whip, or it doesn't exist.
The response from the yappy Left is funny too. Dozens of posts and not one call this obviously messed-up chick on her phoney-baloney story. Nah, they fall for it hook, line and bobber. Tells you something about the credulity of your average leftist. No wonder they believe Barry Obammy's fantasy rhetoric.
What's even better than all that are the posters advocating for this nut-bar babe to get a gun. Xultar the Brain-Damaged shouldn't be allowed within fifty feet of a plastic fork, much less an actual-factual weapon. But even still, some people had ammo advice, some recommended specific models and others even pointed her in the direction of-oh and this is really rad-the National Rifle Association. Yes, folks, none other than the big bad leftard scare tactic, the NRA. I must say that it was an absolute joy reading committed liberals…a group who normally cream their jeans at the thought of banning firearms for American citizens…get all trigger-happy and gun-geeky over their heaters and the organization that does so much to protect the Second Amendment rights they normally want to piss away.
Hypocrites. Hey Democratic Underground numbskulls-now you know how we feel about guns when we sense a threat to our personal safety. You know that urge to protect yourself, your family, your friends and your property? Well for you, it's a rational and defensible position to own a firearm to be able to defend that which you hold dear. It's especially cool to defend guns when one of your own concocts a convenient fairy tale to get you guys riled up. For everybody else, they get no Second Amendment and hence guns because they're just not politically motivated leftists like you.
Posted in Domestic Happenings | Tagged: Democratic Undergound, Gun rights, Guns don't kill people, Irony-free in the DU, NRA, Paranoia, Second Amendment | 2 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 25, 2010
Thanks a bunch to Patterico for finding the link.
Posted in Chuckles, Domestic Happenings, Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: Only a bill, Patterico, Schoolhouse Rap, Schoolhouse Rock | Leave a Comment »
Posted by KingShamus on March 25, 2010
'Cool' is many things to many people. It's hard to define and even harder to fake. One thing is perfectly clear though: To the Left, they are the only cool ones. After all, they exclaim, they're the ones who make movies, art, music and television shows. Without the artistes-who you must remember are uniformly leftists-America would sink into a soulless abyss without any culture to speak of. We would be the modern equivalent of Sparta, a sterile militaristic backwater if it weren't for the statists who dominate the artistic community.
To that, Jeff over at Protein Wisdom says: Nuts.
Those punk rock "liberal memes" we buttoned-up dorks are trying desperately to hold back are the epitome of hepness and popularity — the "glaciating" endpoint of cultural evolution as it pertains to maintaining a permanent hold on (the oxymoronic notion of) mainstream hipster culture. I mean, what teen in his rebellious stage isn't going to embrace the edgy cries of, "all our shower heads are uniform in pressure!", or "hell no, we won't go (to restaurants that cook with table salt)!". Why, it's just like following the Dead around the country!
…The statist scolds — offering soulless progressivism repackaged in the language of freedom — will only hold power so long as they can maintain the euphemisms.
And that won't last. Jon Stewart's ears are starting to sprout hair. Matt Damon is a punch line.
Amen, homie.
I made some similar points over at Baldi's place a few days back. I guess I just want to add a few things. People in old media are prone to whining about how the internet and social networking and blogs and video games and cable and talk radio have shattered the post-WWII media paradigm of three major networks, a couple important national newspapers and several glossy magazines. They lament the slow demise of that archaic system because…well…ummmmm…because it was just…better…that's why. That and George Clooney made a really stylish movie about media-types in the fifties and everybody smoked and looked awesome and who cares if it didn't make any money because reporters were made to look like uber-hip gods.
I think our drive-by media pukes hate the new media environment because in the old Cronkite/NYTimes days, a few reliably liberal figures and institutions could shape the narrative as they saw fit. The Great Society was a wonderful new government commitment to it's citizens. The Vietnam War was hopelessly lost after the Tet Offensive. Richard Nixon was a singularly evil man and no other presidency had done the things he had done. The story could be shaped-and shaped quite easily-when the old skool media dweebs had a lock on current events. Pop music, movies and news would by and large reflect a basically lefty viewpoint. Moreover, the left knew they could rely on the media monopoly to basically back up their ideological play. Everybody came out a winner…except for the American cultural consumer, who was given 1/4 of one side of a story some hack thought was important.
Sometime in the 80's a lot of that tired shit started going out the window. Now, the ground is shifting under the feet of every movie studio head, music label honcho and newspaper mogul. They know it. The worst thing is that many of them simply cannot adapt. The newspapers and magazines have been slammed by new media, but other producers of popular culture are feeling serious heat too. For every 'Avatar' that does killer business, there's a half-dozen or more 'Green Zone'-type flicks that just fall off the earth and die. You ever wonder why there are so many reality tv shows? One big reason is that they are remarkably cheap to produce compared to traditional television fare. Even the sleazy nasty old music business is taking a punishing hit lately. Lady Gaga, American Idol and Justin Bieber can't hide the fact that many record labels are bleeding out.
What does this all mean? One thing is clear-the old left's ability to shape and polish and flake off and embellish a story through the use of art and media until the story suits a desired need is going to end relatively soon. It will be a gradual process; there certainly won't be an earth-shattering jolt. But as the shift occurs, the drive-by media hacks will clutch at anything to save themselves and remain relevant. There will be some ugly and tense moments as they figure out their new place in the world.
From a political perspective, the new environment will be one where many ideologies will have a puncher's chance at a fair public hearing. Instead of having Dan Rather bark the news he and his underlings think is important at you, you will have the ability to create media for yourself and for anybody else. From a cultural standpoint, it means that the question 'What is cool' won't be defined as 'whatever a few leftists in show-biz think it is'.
There will always be liberals. There will always be the idea of cool. What there will not be is the lock the progressives had on how cool was defined. Truly we live in an age of wonder and awesomely awesome awesomeness.
Posted in Media Silliness | Tagged: Awesome, Baldilocks, Be Cool, Jeff G., Left vs. Right definitions of hip, Protein Widsom | 3 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 24, 2010
Oh nooeeeeeesssss……will somebody please think about the children???
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after President Barack Obama signed historic health care legislation, a potential problem emerged. Administration officials are now scrambling to fix a gap in highly touted benefits for children.
Obama made better coverage for children a centerpiece of his health care remake, but it turns out the letter of the law provided a less-than-complete guarantee that kids with health problems would not be shut out of coverage.
Under the new law, insurance companies still would be able to refuse new coverage to children because of a pre-existing medical problem, said Karen Lightfoot, spokeswoman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the main congressional panels that wrote the bill Obama signed into law Tuesday.
Good thing we passed that massively expensive politically costly health care reform bill…just to have the Democrats shit their own pants and not address the very thing they used to emotionally ram-rod this bill through. I mean, the Donks whine incessantly about how government health care is supposed to take care of sick kids. Now they figure out that their crowning glory is flawed on their own terms.
What a bunch of incompetent hacky fucks.
I'm with Mark Levin. I want my paradise immediately. Everybody who isn't serviced immediately by this new health care bill should complain to the President. In fact, here's his contact information:
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
I say we bombard St. Barry with all of our health care sob stories and how he should be getting us free doctor's care ASAFP. After all, he's the one and only Barack Obama. He's been billed as a light-bringer by every bedwetting leftist. He campaigned on his extraordinary ability to get our friends to love us again and our enemies to stop hating America. He said he'd stop the planet from heating up and that he'd slow down the rise of the oceans. Getting everyone free general practitioner visits should be no sweat for President Messiah McJesusDude, right?
Obama begged and pleaded and cajoled and arm-twisted everybody he could to get his health care bill passed into law. He wanted to be everybody's savior. I say we take him at his word. Hit him with every sad-sack tale of woe you've ever had. Stubbed toes, shin splints, sprained ankles, erectile dysfunction, tummy aches, hemorrhoids…no illness, pain or minor discimfort is too small. If he and his boondoggle health care plan can't deliver on his promises, that's not our fault is it?
Posted in Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: Gubmint Helff Care, Health Care Deform, Pre-Existing Conditions, THE CHILDREN!!!!, Utopia Banished | 7 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 24, 2010
This time, it's in Canada. Wait, make that 'Kanaduhhhh'.
Right-wing antagonist Ann Coulter cancelled a University of Ottawa address last night after organizers decided it wasn't safe to speak.
The move followed boisterous demonstrations outside that sponsors of the appearance feared could turn violent.
"There was a risk there could be physical violence," said Canadian conservative activist Ezra Levant, who was scheduled to introduce Ms. Coulter…
[Ann Coulter]"I'm guessing the scores to get into the University of Ottawa are not very challenging."
Not bad, University of Ottawa. You let a bunch of latter-day brownshirts bully a 100 pound white girl into keeping her trap shut up. Bravo. What's next on the curriculum, gallantly wrestling a lollipop from an infant's grip?
Kathy Shaidle chimes in with some cool pics from the near-riots. This is my favorite:
Awwwww shit, it's on like Megatron now.
You know it's a party when an angry Afro-militant college PC code enforcement drone shows up. Once that happens, the white-guilt liberal thumbsuckers can get their racial kool-kid pass validated: "Hey, me and my black friends shouted down Ann Coulter last night. We really showed that intolerant nazi bitch that we wouldn't put up with her speaking on our campus for a few hours."
Thank God the University Left is completely oblivious to irony.
Robert Stacy McCain has some good linkage too.
Check out the stupid girl in the stupid hijab giving our gal Annie a hard time about her 'magic carpet' joke. First of all, Ms. al-Draher is yet another example of humorless liberalism working overtime to completely miss the point. Only a tedious dolt would fail to get the fact that Ann Coulter having a laugh at the expense of Muslim terrorists.
Even better, here's Ms. al-Draher striking the victim of discrimination pose against Coulter. Everybody is supposed to feel sorry for the poor Muslim girl because somebody said something sorta mean. Boo-fucking-hoo. But then we come to find that Flame-War Fatimah is a member of group that wants Israel off the map. So it's super cool for her to be an anti-Semite, but when Ann Coulter takes a few digs at the religion of peace, that's unacceptable? Pot, go ahead and introduce yourself to kettle.
Here's the best take though:
Coulter's detractors don't realize the more they try to shut her down, the more people are exposed to her point of view, and that's what they don't want. Why are people more afraid of ideas than of giving the government power to stop the flow of ideas?
Let the discussion flourish, and challenge your opponent's arguments with your arguments. Attacking the person is weak, and banning ideas is cowardly.
Preach on LaShawn Barber.
Posted in Foreign doings | Tagged: Ann Coulter, Canada, Canaduhhhhhh, Free Speech, Freedom to not get bullied by a bunch of assholes, Political speech shot by Coulter-DENIED BY CANADIAN RETARDS!, The Great White Waste of Time, The People's Republic of Canuckistan, University of Ottowa | 2 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 24, 2010
Yes, kids. Farts.
Often times my farts feel physically hot. What causes that sensation?
The sensation of heat is when the internal sphincter opens a little to sample what's in the rectum. That is a normal response. If there isn't a great deal of gas, the body will expel it slower, allowing you to feel the fart's heat. If there is a lot of gas, the gas comes out too quickly for the body to feel the heat.
Is the temperature of the slow, hot farts actually higher than the quick, cool ones?
The temperature should be the same. Again, it is a product of the amount and speed in which one expels gas.
What's the reason behind the smell?
The smell has to do with the amount of absorbed products like methane, which is made by fermentation of what we eat, and that's what causes the bad smell, basically. As a baby, when you're born, passing through the vagina, you're infected by the bacteria in your mother's colon, and that's the bacteria you're dealt for your lifetime. Also, everybody is different in how they'll digest wheat products, milk products, whatever. And if they are not digested properly there will be a lot of methane produced and a lot of acid, and that would tend to cause a stinkier bowl movement.
Oh, but wait…there's far more disgusting shit over at the link. Trust me. You are gonna wanna read the rest. Or avoid it forever. One of those two.
Thanks to dri over at Ace's Top Headlines sidebar thingy for sniffing out this story.
Posted in Chuckles | Tagged: Ace of Spades HQ, dri, farts, God Hates Farts, Horrible questions about ass-gas, Vice, Why do farts burn, Why dop farts smell?, Wow | 4 Comments »
Posted by KingShamus on March 23, 2010
It's nice when a A B C D E F G H I J-list celebrity makes an appearance.
Wait, you mean that wasn't Gary Coleman? That was just some nattily-dressed child being used as a political prop during the health care deform signing ceremony?
So on top of Obammy and the rest of the Donkey-Punchers patting themselves on the crotch for vaporizing vast chunks of the American economy, they can't resist the urge to bring a kid onstage as an ornament to their self-love mega fest.
Posted in Politicians behaving badly | Tagged: Gary Coleman, Obamacare, Repeal the Bad Deal, Signing ceremonies | Leave a Comment »
Posted by KingShamus on March 23, 2010
Congress has spoken. Now, the states are gonna chip in.
Idaho, Virginia, South Carolina and Florida have already filed.
Alabama, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Texas, Nebraska and Utah are expected to throw their two cents into the fuck healthcare deform conversation soon.
Hey, here's a thought…let's all contact our state Attorneys General and urge them to file suit too. Sure it might be a delaying tactic, but it might delay Obammy-Care long enough for us to get a repeal effort in place.
Here's the state AG's contact info, in no particular order. These are the phone numbers for the states that have not thus far announced a lawsuit challenge to the socialized medicine folly we've just been coerced into joining.
New York: 1-800-771-7755 California: (916) 322-3360
Ohio: (800) 282-0515 Montana: (406) 444-2026
Alaska: (907) 465-3600 Arkansas: (800) 482-8982
Colorado: (303) 866-4500 Connecticut: (860) 808-5318
Delaware: (302) 577-8338 District of Columbia: (202) 724-1305
Georgia: (404) 656-3300 Hawaii: (808) 586-1500
Illinois: (312) 814-3000 Indiana: (317) 232-6201
Iowa: (515) 281-5164 Kansas: (785) 296-2215
Kentucky: (502) 696-5300 Louisiana: 225-326-6000
Maine: (207) 626-8800 Maryland: (410) 576-6300
Massachusetts: (617) 727-2200 Michigan: (517) 373-1110
Minnesota: (651) 296-3353 Mississippi: (601) 359-3680
Missouri: (573) 751-3321 Montana: (406) 444-2026
Nevada: (775) 684-1100 New Hampshire: (603) 271-3658\
New Jersey: (609) 292-8740 New Mexico: (505) 827-6000
North Carolina: (919) 716-6400 Oregon: (503) 378-4732
Puerto Rico: (787) 721-2900 Rhode Island: (401) 274-4400
Tennessee: (615) 741-5860 Vermont: (802) 828-3173
West Virginia: (304) 558-2021 Wisconsin: (608) 266-1221
Wyoming: (307) 777-7841 Arizona: (602) 542-4266
Hey, sometimes the hail mary is the only smart play you have left. In the end, it might not be such a long shot either.
Posted in Domestic Happenings | Tagged: Fuck Obama's bullshit health care reform, Get your state AG on the horn, Health Care Deform, Lawsuits, State Attorneys General contact information | 2 Comments »


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|calendar>>July 18. 2012 Juch 101
Collection of Music Anecdotes "Mother and Song" Published
| Pyongyang, July 18 (KCNA) -- A collection of music anecdotes "Mother and Song" was published in the DPRK.
The collection contains four parts of 95 anecdotes about anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk who struggled, regarding songs as a mighty treasured sword along with arms of the revolution and an appendix of music of relevant songs.
The first part "Song of struggle which resounded forth in guerrilla zone" tells anecdotes including stories about the days of enlightening people and leading activities of the art troupe of the Children's Corps through songs reflecting the firm pledge to beat back the Japanese imperialists, landlords and capitalists and embark upon the road of the revolution in her early years.
The second part "Song of revolution which resounded forth in battles fought against the Japanese troops" deals with unforgettable anecdote about Kim Jong Suk who gave birth to the shining star of Mt. Paektu and brought him up, singing a lullaby, and stories about how she led the guerrillas to the struggle with revolutionary songs in battlefields.
The third part "Song of building the country that resounded forth in the liberated country" deals with anecdotes about her who made sure that immortal revolutionary hymn "Song of General Kim Il Sung" reverberated throughout the country and led women, working people and students to turn out as one for building a new country with patriotic songs.
The fourth part "Immortal song which will last forever" contains anecdotes about how leader Kim Jong Il personally wrote immortal famous masterpieces "My Mother" and "Azalea" and anecdotes about how songs praising Kim Jong Suk became famous songs.
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Road closures and transport options for Manchester United vs Ajax Cape Town match
Fazielah Williams
Fazielah Williams has lived in and loved her Mother City since birth. Having lived all over the Peninsula during her childhood, she now calls the picturesque City Bowl home and likes nothing more than watching the sun set over Table Bay from the window of her apartment.
A lover of the arts and proud Cape Town fanatic, Fazielah began her writing career by spending many hours as a child conjuring fantastical stories that featured independent heroines from faraway lands who saved the Prince instead. This Capetonian princess has enjoyed stints as a magical arts PRO and TV publicist before finding her calling as a travel writer.
When not waxing lyrical about the Fairest Cape's most loved attractions and activities and embarking on unexpected adventures, Fazielah can usually be found taking in a show at one of the City's fabulous theatres.
It's the match of the year and it's coming to the Mother City! Don't miss the Manchester United vs Ajax Cape Town friendly soccer match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, July 21, 2012.
Before you paint your face red and white and head out to Green Point, be sure to heed the following road closures and transport options of this not-to-be-missed match:
Road closures
Cape Town CBD
• Waterkant lower: Burg Street to Buitengracht (Full closure in both directions) from 12h00 to 19h00.
Green Point
Fritz Sonnenberg Road
• Metropolitan Golf Club to McDonald's entrance (Full closure in both directions) from 06h00 to 19h00.
• McDonald's entrance to Granger Bay Booulevard from 12h00 to 19h00.
• Portswood Road to Granger Bay Boulevard from 06h00 to 19h00.
Granger Bay Boulevard
• Beach Road to Helen Suzman Boulevard (Full closure); Helen Suzman Boulevard to Beach from 12h00 to 19h00.
• Beach to Helen Suzman Boulevard (Full closure) from 12h00 to 18h00.
Fort Wynyard Road
• Portswood Road to Granger Bay Boulevard (Full closure in both directions) from 12h00 to 18h00.
Vlei Road
• Green Point Cricket Club to Fritz Sonnenberg Road (Full closure in both directions) from 06h00 to 19h00.
• Helen Suzman Boulevard to Fritz Sonnenberg Road from 12h00 to 19h00.
Stephan Way
• Hamiltons Rugby Club to Fritz Sonnenberg Road (Full closure in both directions) from 12h00 to 19h00.
Beach Road
• Portswood Road to Haul Road (Full closure in both directions) from 16h30 to 18h00.
Portswood Road
• Helen Suzman Boulevard to Beach Road, north-east bound only, from 16h30 to 18h00.
Somerset Road
• Ebenezer Road to Chiappini Street, south-east bound (City bound) only, from 12h00 to 19h00.
• Buitengracht to Chiappini Street (Full closure in both directions) from 12h00 to 19h00.
Main Road
• Ebenezer Road to York Road, Bi-directional traffic from 12h00 to 19h00.
• York Road to Ebenezer, south-east bound only, from 12h00 to 19h00.
Ebenezer Road
• Prestwich Street to Somerset Road, Local Access only – no through traffic, from 12h00 to 19h00
Trains to and from Cape Town will run as per their normal schedule and passengers will be required to pay the standard tariff. Train schedules and related information are available from the 24/7 Transport Information Centre's toll-free number 0800 65 64 63 and www.capemetrorail.co.za.
Free parking is available at park-and-rides serving rail stations at Athlone, Ottery, Claremont, Retreat, Fish Hoek, Oosterzee, Goodwood, Kuils River and Strand. A nominal parking fee applies at Century City (R20 per vehicle) and GrandWest (R10 per vehicle).
Event bus shuttles
Park-and-rides served by the free event shuttles are situated at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Upper Campus where parking is free, Kronendal Primary School where a R20 per vehicle fee applies and at Maiden's Cove in the free municipal parking area off Victoria Road.
Between the Civic Centre and the stadium
The first bus from the Civic Centre bus station in Hertzog Boulevard departs at 12h00. Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full. The last bus will leave the stadium bus station at 19h00.
Between UCT and the Civic Centre
The first bus from the UCT Upper Campus departs for the Civic Centre bus station in Hertzog Boulevard at 12h00. Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full. The last bus will leave the Civic Centre bus station at 19h10.
Between Hout Bay and the stadium
The first bus from the Kronendal Primary School field to the stadium departs at 12h00. Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full. The last bus will leave from the corner of Main and York Roads at 19h00.
MyCiTi service: Civic Centre to Table View, Waterfront and Gardens
The standard hours of operation and fees for the MyCiTi service between the Civic Centre and Table View bus stations will apply. Passengers will be required to use the myconnect card to travel to the Civic Centre bus station. Cards can be purchased at any open station kiosk. For more information, contact the 24/7 Transport Information Centre's toll-free number 0800 65 64 63.
Impact of road closures on public transport services
Public transport services operating in the Green Point and CBD areas may be subject to localised deviations from 12h00 on July 21, 2012. The affected scheduled services are listed below:
Golden Arrow bus services travelling through the Green Point area
All services along Somerset/Main Road Green Point between Buitengracht and York Road will run along Helen Suzman Boulevard after 12h00. Passengers using this service may board or disembark at the stops on either side of the closures at Buitengracht or York Road.
Golden Arrow bus services entering the CBD
The city bound Waterfront service will operate via the CTICC, turning right into Heerengracht, stopping opposite Standard Bank, proceeding around the circle, back down Heerengracht and on to the Waterfront.
The Waterfront/Sea Point service will continue to operate on its normal routes, but may be subject to delays.
MyCiTi bus service – effective from 12h00
The normal Civic Centre-Waterfront MyCiTi bus service will not be free of charge to event ticket holders.
The Civic Centre-Waterfront MyCiTi service will stop at the stadium bus station, en-route to the Waterfront, and then will be rerouted from Helen Suzman Boulevard into Portswood Road, turning left into Beach Road and right at the traffic circle into Granger Bay Boulevard.
Granger Bay bus station will be closed for this period while all other stops and services on the Gardens-Civic-Waterfront route will remain operational.
Passengers may use the Waterfront (in Breakwater Lane), stadium bus station and/or Buitengracht stops as alternatives to the Granger Bay bus station.
On the return journey from the Waterfront, the bus will turn left into Beach Road, right into Portswood Road and left at Helen Suzman Boulevard to continue its normal route to the CBD.
Parking restrictions will be enforced in residential areas adjacent to Cape Town Stadium from 00h00 to 24h00 (midnight) on July 21, 2012, including Main Road. Motorists are advised to obey the signage.
Normal restrictions and charges apply to kerbside parking in the CBD for a Saturday.
People with disabilities
Dedicated parking has been allocated on DF Malan Drive for those attendees with disabilities who wish to use the stadium shuttle. Only people with an official disability permit from the city will be allowed to park in this dedicated parking area.
For more information on disable parking access to the limited disabled parking at the stadium in parking area P5, within the stadium precinct (which is located off Vlei Road), contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ticket holders will have to formally request access to the disabled parking bays at P5 via Mike Franck. Note that users will have to provide evidence that they are entitled to these parking bays and clearly display the Vehicle Access Permit (VAP) in full colour on their dashboard when entering Vlei Road. Failure to display will result in access being denied.
Disabled parking access is issued at the discretion of the event organiser and is subject to availability.
Attendees may be dropped off and collected at the following appropriately signed locations:
DF Malan Drive opposite the Artscape Theatre
The embayment off Helen Suzman Boulevard (city bound carriageway), between Vlei Road and the elevated traffic circle at Granger Bay Boulevard
On-street in the CBD
On-street parking is available within the CBD, but no additional security will be provided. Parking tariffs will apply until 13h00 when on-street parking becomes free of charge.
V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront has approximately 3 500 parking bays available to the general public. There is a charge associated with this parking, and traffic flow into and out of the V&A Waterfront may be congested.
Pedestrian routes
The Fan Walk provides the opportunity for attendees to move from the Civic Centre bus and Cape Town rail stations to the stadium at Green Point along a dedicated pedestrian route. After 12h00 roads down the Fan Walk will be closed to traffic in response to increasing pedestrian volumes. A contra-flow system will be provided for local car access on the mountain side (Sea Point-bound) carriageway on Somerset /Main Road in Green Point between York and Chiappini Streets. Pedestrian access between the Waterfront and stadium will be via Granger Bay Boulevard and, between the city and stadium, via the Fan Walk and underpass at the Green Point Traffic Circle.
Attendees wishing to cycle to the stadium are encouraged to do so. Bicycle racks are located on the eastern (Waterfront) side of the elevated circle at the stadium. Cyclists must provide their own lock and chain as bicycles are left at own risk. Please remember the "ridesafe" motto and wear a helmet, have adequate lighting and wear reflective clothing. However, please note that helmets are not permitted inside the stadium. Due to the number of people using the Fan Walk, it is advised that cyclists coming from the CBD use the route through the V&A Waterfront or the back roads in De Waterkant to access the stadium.


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Lady Eagles beat the Lady Rams, 57-43
Date posted: February 28, 2014
SHERIDAN — Kortni Sharp led the Lady Eagles to a win over cross-county rival Lady Rams at the 2A regional tournament Friday night, 57-43.
Sharp put up a double-double, sinking a career-high 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
Erin Aksamit added 12 points to the Lady Eagles total and Amanda Buller contributed 11 to the win.
Lady Eagles coach Dianne Moser said her team started slow, only earning a 9-6 lead in the first quarter. The team loosened up throughout the rest of the game though, holding the lead for most of the matchup.
"Once again defensively I thought we did a nice job," Moser said.
The Lady Eagles will play in the regional championship today at 4 p.m. against Southeast. Moser said she's focused on getting the girls to play more relaxed as they enter more high-pressure games.
The Lady Rams will play in a loser-out game today at 9 a.m. against Sundance. The winner of the game will qualify for the state tournament.
Attempts to reach Big Horn coach Mike Daley were unsuccessful Friday night.
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Mark Luebke shows off some of his original pieces of iron art that he created from recycled tools and machinery. Behind him is his biggest creation, a prehistoric creature that measures 11 feet long. / Sheri Trusty/News Herald correspondent
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GENOA — A Genoa man is bringing the recycling concept into the artists world.
Mark Luebke turns used pieces of metal into new pieces of iron art.
He began creating iron art in 1993 when he saw a metal bird made from a shovel on Put-in-Bay. Although he had never dabbled in crafts before, he liked the bird and thought he would enjoy making one.
I thought I could make one that had more personality, and it snowballed after that, Luebke said.
Luebke uses metal recycled from garden tools and old farm machinery. His art supplies include garden rakes, bicycle forks and vintage grass-cutting scissors.
He finds some of the metal pieces he needs for his artwork at garage sales and flea markets, but most of it comes from farm estate auctions. He said he can buy shovels by the handful at the auctions.
The farm estate auctions are the best, because farmers dont get rid of anything, Luebke said.
Apparently, thats a good thing.
Those old tools and machinery parts that once lay idle around local farms are now being re-purposed into artwork. They may have been useless for a time being, but they are now bringing pleasure in a new way in someones yard.
One of Luebkes earliest designs was inspired by the handles of a pair of grass-cutting scissors.
I thought they looked like duck bills, so I started making birds, he said.
He uses the blades from the scissors to make wings on metal mosquitoes, and he creates dragonflies from car grills. A gas mask is used for the dragonflys face.
The biggest piece he has made was a prehistoric creature that stretched 11 feet long.
His most recent design was a pot-bellied pig created from an old pot-bellied stove. The nose of the pig was made from a pulley from a cars water pump.
For Luebke, the metal comes first and then the designs.
I see a piece of metal, and the ideas just come to me, he said.
Luebke sells his pieces at local street fairs, such as the annual Genoa Street Fair and Art in the Park in Port Clinton.
He also sells them at Mortise and Tenon in Woodville, Silver Lining Gallery in Waterville and Art Forms in Perrysburg. A piece purchased at Silver Lining was sent as a present to a customers parents in Germany.
He has got really unique stuff. Its very different, said Jeff Scheff, owner of Mortise and Tenon. Each of his pieces seems to have character there are expressions on their faces.
They each have their own nuances. You can almost hear the voices behind them.
Although most of Luebkes pieces originate in his imagination, he welcomes custom orders. A Cleveland resident who met him at Art in the Park last summer asked him to make an ibis, a bird with long legs and a long beak.
I Googled it to see what they look like and then made it, he said. It was a gift for his wife, for their place in Florida.


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Even as some Fells Point residents worry that building over a capped toxic site at Harbor Point could endanger their health, records show elevated levels of cancer-causing chromium in groundwater just beyond the area targeted for an upscale development.
Some experts have expressed concern about the pollution — especially in light of a developer's plan to disturb the protective cap over land that once held a chromium processing plant. They're also worried that uncontrolled chromium in groundwater beyond Harbor Point could seep into the harbor or pose risks for development of neighboring properties.


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The Write Out Loud committee at the Lyric Theatre is pleased to announce it will be selling season subscriptions for the 2013-14 Write Out Loud series.
Subscriptions will be $30 for seven events. Individual admission at the door is $5, so the subscription price provides one free admission. Tickets may be used for one admission per event, or you may host a group of friends at a reading of your choice.
The 2013-14 line-up includes: Candace Savage on Sept. 18, Katherine Lawrence on Oct. 16, Lisa Bird-Wilson on Nov. 20, Local Authors on Feb. 19, Sean Virgo on March 19, Barbara Sapergia on April 16 and Brenda Baker on May 21.
Candace Savage will be reading excerpts from A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory From a Prairie Landscape. This book received three awards at the 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Katherine Lawrence's first collection of poetry, Ring Finger, Left Hand won the Best First Book award at the 2001 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Lisa Bird-Wilson will be presenting a reading from Just Pretending: A Collection of Short Stories. This book was shortlisted for the 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Sean Virgo will be reading form Dibadalen, which was shortlisted for the 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Barbara Sapergia's fifth book of fiction, Blood and Salt, was published in 2012 and shortlisted for the 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Brenda Baker is a writer and performer who has been a part of Saskatchewan's music and literary scene for over three decades. She will be presenting samplings of her varied works.
There will be raffles for various prizes at each event, as there have been at past Write Out Loud events, but this year there is one more prize available. At each event, your name will be entered into the year-end prize draw, to be made at the May 21 event, and one lucky Write Out Loud attendee will win a Kobo e-reader. The more often you attend, the more often your name will be entered into the draw.
The season series kickoff with award-winning author Candace Savage will be hosted on Sept. 18 at the Lyric Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with musical entertainment beginning at 7 p.m.
For more information, contact the Lyric Theatre at 306-773-6292.


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The town's castle, built by the duke of Savoy around 1286 as a defense against the bishop-princes of Lausanne, now houses the Musée du Château. The eclectic collection includes weapons, military uniforms, and 10,000 miniature lead soldiers. In the Salle Général Henri Guisan, you'll find memorabilia of this World War II general, much honored for keeping both sides happy enough to leave Switzerland safely alone.
rue de Château, Morges, Vaud, 1110, Switzerland
Website: www.musees-vd.ch
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Sharp courthouse to be closed
ASH FLAT — The Sharp County Courthouse will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, County Judge Larry Brown said.
Funeral home will present Holiday Memorial Program
NEWPORT — After a loved one dies, the holidays are tough, especially that first year.
To help family and friends cope, Jackson's Newport Funeral Home will host its ninth annual Holiday Memorial Program at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Jan Jackson Maris created the program in 2001 to help families remember their loved one. The first year about 40 people came, but now the event averages about 100 people in attendance.
The program is open to everyone, whether a loved one died this year or in previous years, or whether the family used any of Jackson's facilities or another funeral home.
Turkey Bash motocross races set for this weekend in historic O'Neal Bottoms
BETHESDA — The 2009 Turkey Bash motocross races will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday at O'Neal Bottoms MX west of Bethesda, according to a news release.
Spectators are invited to the American Motocross Association event.
A weekend pass is $12. Those wishing to attend only Saturday's events or Sunday's events will be admitted for $8 per day, on those days only.
A Three Moto Format Event will be Friday. The entry fee is $15 per rider, with gates opening at 9 a.m. and practice from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Woman has love for everything gingerbread
FLORAL — Forget Hansel and Gretel — even Willy Wonka would be envious of the candy supply at Ingeborg Grahn's home.
Cooper nets career best as Scots fall
LITTLE ROCK — The Lyon College Scots basketball team lost its fourth straight road game as the Philander Smith Panthers rolled 92-76 in nonconference action.
Quinn Cooper led the Scots with a career-best 26 points. He and Slater Belew grabbed seven rebounds apiece. Belew was also credited with two blocked shots. Andy Lee threw in 17 points.
The Scots turned the ball over 18 times in the first half and trailed 41-33 at halftime. They turned it over just one time in the second half.
Basketball in town tonight
Searcy Lady Lions (1-0) vs. Batesville Lady Pioneers (0-1), Pioneer Gymnasium, 6 p.m.
Six regulars return from the Lady Lion team that went 17-10 and qualified for the Class 6A State Tournament last spring. Among them are tall and talented senior post players Kristen Celsor (5-foot-11) and Lauren Harrison (6-2). That pair has played well in the Lady Lions' two games. They lost a benefit game to Vilonia. "Of course, if we would have won that game I would have counted it on our record," Searcy Coach Michelle Birdsong said, laughing.
Lions (1-1) vs. Pioneers (0-1), 7:30
Paris provides no thrills for Cavemen
PARIS — The Paris Eagles eliminated the Cave City Cavemen in the first round of the Class 3A State Football Playoffs here Friday night with a 34-12 decision.
Cave City didn't help itself. The Cavemen turned the ball over three times and the Eagles turned that into 20 points.
Neither team could generate much offense in the early going. There were five punts in the first period.
Searcy juniors sweep Batesville in tourney
BEEBE — The Searcy Junior Lady Lions mauled the Batesville Junior Lady Pioneers 41-16 in the consolation final of the Beebe-Centennial Bank Tournament here Saturday.
Brittnee Broadway scored 10 points for the winners. Batesville's junior girls' record fell to 1-5.
Searcy's junior boys defeated Batesville 55-34 in the other consolation final.
Wesley Rudd scored eight points in a losing cause. The Junior Pioneers also fell to 1-5.
"We just didn't handle their pressure well at all," Batesville Coach Kelly Rush said.
Hillcrest Screamin' Eagles stun Melbourne Bearkatz
MELBOURNE — The Hillcrest Screamin' Eagles stunned the Melbourne Bearkatz on their Homecoming here Friday night, rallying from a 17-point, second-quarter deficit to post a 49-48 win over the Class 2A state runners-up.
Hillcrest senior Logan Spray totaled 18 points and 12 rebounds. That included an offensive rebound and score with about a minute to play for a 49-46 lead. Teammate Trevor Morgan, a junior, hit a 3-pointer earlier for a 1-point lead.
Martin finishes second, with no regrets
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Mark Martin found his way to Victory Lane for NASCAR's championship celebration, albeit only as a gracious runner-up.
It's a walk he's made before. Four times, to be precise.
Never did he do it more proudly than he did on Sunday.
Mallett, Hog defenders rise up, slam down Mississippi State 'Dogs
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — With its top running back out for the season, Arkansas relied on Ryan Mallett's arm against Mississippi State.
As usual, the sophomore was up to the challenge.
Mallett threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Razorbacks to a 42-21 victory on Saturday, hours after the team announced running back Michael Smith would miss the rest of the year with a hamstring injury.
Mallett's second pass of the game was intercepted, but Arkansas took the lead in the second quarter and didn't relinquish it.
1928 grad is oldest living agri student
JONESBORO (AP) — Arkansas State alumnus Leemon K. "L.K." Holt, 100, was on the campus last week to have his photograph made at the historic arch for the College of Agriculture newsletter.
Holt is the oldest living agriculture student, said David Agnew, associate professor of agricultural education.
Holt graduated from Arkansas State in 1928 and also attended high school on campus, his daughter-in-law Linda Holt said.


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Move over, Airbnb. A new competitor in the rent-your-home-to-vacationers business is launching in Los Angeles with the aim of giving visitors the feel of living like a local — or at least a local with money.
The London service, Onefinestay, is focusing on popular neighborhoods and niceties such as fresh linens and snacks from trendy restaurants. Along with a nicely appointed pad, starting at $250 a night, travelers also get use of a iPhone loaded with insider info on things to do and places to eat.
With its debut Monday in L.A., Onefinestay joins the emerging "sharing economy," in which technology-driven businesses, including Lyft and TaskRabbit, tout rides and expertise.
That one can use the Internet to look at Onefinestay home offerings is about the extent of similarities to online listing platforms for travelers such as Airbnb or HomeAway.
Service-oriented Onefinestay aims to arm home-stay visitors with local knowledge gleaned from the homeowners — and not just where to eat and shop or the route to the nearest cup of good coffee.
Yoga practitioners, a local acupuncturist and a good masseuse are among contact details that Venice architect David Hertz has compiled for whoever lands in his family home in the canal area.
"We tend to feel like we live in a spa-like environment, a resort-like environment," Hertz said.
He also included walking and biking routes to shops and points of interest along hip Abbot Kinney Boulevard and at the beach.
To make the most of the Southern California penchant for indoor-outdoor living, he designed and built a Bali-inspired, four-structure compound, which is connected by three bridges and centers on a lap pool.
Onefinestay homes are a "curated" collection of distinctive dwellings, company co-founder Evan Frank said. Staff visits member houses to be sure they meet company standards and interviews the owners. Most homes on the roster are primary residences.
"The personal stamp of the owner is something we look for," Frank said. "We would not have the character and richness of our portfolio if the homes sat empty all year-round."
A West Hollywood home once owned by "Wonder Woman" actress Lynda Carter, a Bel-Air house with a swimming pool and an ocean-view house in Pacific Palisades are among the nearly two dozen choices available in the L.A. area. Prices range from $250 a night for a one-bedroom Western-decorated apartment in WeHo to $2,159 a night for Hertz's four-bedroom home in Venice. Most stays are at least a week.
The owners are often involved in creative fields or endeavors that require extended travel during which the homes would otherwise be vacant.
Work can take Hertz away from home for a month at a time. With children away at college, his wife usually joins him.
"This gives us the freedom to travel and have our expenses covered," Hertz said. "Every bit helps with three kids in school."
Plus, he is spared the expense of hiring a house-sitter to keep an eye on the notable residence, which was used as a location for the first two seasons of "Californication."
The epiphany that family homes can offer a broader experience than hotel stays came to co-founder Greg Marsh in his own travels and led to the company's formation in 2010. New York City homes were added last year. Paris also joined the roster Monday with two dozen houses.
All the legwork is done for the homeowner members, called hosts by Onefinestay despite their absences. The company sends a photographer to take photos for the website, markets the property and screens guests.
Onefinestay cleans the house and makes sure it is returned in the shape in which it was found. Hotel-like amenities are stocked, including high-quality linens and towels, toiletries and even snacks from Joan's on Third.
Guests are met on arrival and given the use of an iPhone loaded with local information.


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Only for the third time in his career, Meat Loaf released an album without any songs written by Jim Steinman (not counting the bonus tracks). Although Meat Loaf claimed that Couldn't Have Said It Better was "the most perfect album [he] did since Bat out of Hell", it wasn't quite as successful.
Three singles were released, "Did I Say That", "Couldn't Have Said It Better" and "Man of Steel", all with little chart impact. Most of this was caused by extremely poor promotion on behalf of the record company (a major criticism of Sanctuary records, the US company that published the album) and few actual singles being distributed, especially in the UK - his biggest market. However, the single "Couldn't Have Said It Better" feat. Patti Russo reached #1 on the UK rock charts. The duet also charted on the AC Top 40 in the USA (the only song to do so since "I'd Lie for You"). The videos also had low budgets, in stark contrast to his 1990s videos.
However, the album was a minor success worldwide and reached #4 in the UK charts. There were many writers for the album including Diane Warren and James Michael. Diane Warren has written for Meat Loaf in the past and had some very big hits. James Michael had never written for Meat Loaf before and it was only his songs that were released as singles from the album.
Several versions of the album have been released, some with bonus-material. Also, the color of the album cover is different in the UK (blue) from the other territories (red).
The album was accompanied by a sell out world tour which was used to promote the album and some of Meat Loaf's biggest hits. On November 17, 2003, during a performance at London's Wembley Arena he collapsed with what was later diagnosed as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The following week he underwent a surgical procedure intended to correct the problem. As a result, Meat Loaf's insurance agency did not allow him to perform for any longer than 1hr 45mins.
Meat Loaf finished his tour and came back two years later for his 'Hair of the Dog That Bit You' world tour, which was a sell out for over 160 concerts. As well as singing all the classics, he sang a cover version of the hit single "Black Betty." During this tour Meat Loaf also sang one of the songs from his upcoming album Bat out of Hell III called "Only When I Feel". He mentioned that this was not one of the most critical songs on the album, and it has since been removed from that album's track listing. Meat Loaf said that this could be his last 'world' tour, and when he came to promote Bat out of Hell III, he would be doing less than a fifth of the concerts he did on this tour.
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Ten years in Iraq
Still uneasy
Posted: June 18, 2013 at 3:46 a.m.
I read that more than 1,000 Iraqis were slain in Iraq during May, reportedly the most to die from violence there since 2008. Such carnage continues unabated since we declared victory and departed.
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Washington, DC – October 26, 2009 – U.S. News Media Group, in association with the Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy's School of Government, today released the 2009 edition of America's Best Leaders, available online at www.usnews.com/leaders and featured in the November, 2009, issue of U.S.News & World Report magazine, on newsstands Tuesday, October 27. Included on this year's list is Yvon Chouinard, awarded for his achievements of fighting to preserve the planet through his unique business practices at Patagonia.
Featuring 22 of the country's most exemplary individuals, the fifth annual Best Leaders issue honors a select group of men and women from a variety of fields including business, public service, education, and arts. These inspiring professionals have contributed to industry advancements with their innovation and achievements, and through their advocacy, service, activism, and philanthropy, have dedicated their careers to improving the everyday lives of people across the globe.
Yvon Chouinard is being recognized in the November issue of U.S.News & World Report as founder and owner of Patagonia, a company he founded and continues to run, which strives to cause no unnecessary harm to the planet and uses business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis. Yvon pushed Patagonia use only organic cotton in 1996, co-founded 1% For the Planet in 2001, urged the company to begin a revolutionary garment recycling program in 2005, and inspired the launch of the Footprint Chronicles, an interactive website that took corporate transparency to a new level, in 2007. Since 1985, Patagonia has given over $34M to grassroots environmental organizations through its unique Grants Program, and continues to thrive during recessionary times, having their best year on record in 2008.
"The country has faced exceptional challenges in the past year," said Brian Kelly, editor of U.S.News & World Report. "With our Best Leaders issue, we focused on individuals from a range of industries who have demonstrated unwavering leadership and a commitment to finding solutions in this difficult time."
U.S. News Media Group's nomination of America's Best Leaders features 22 of the country's foremost professionals, including:
• Ben Bernanke, Chairman, The Federal Reserve Board (Washington, D.C.)
• Cory Booker, Mayor, City of Newark (Newark, NJ)
• John Chambers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
• Yvon Chouinard, Founder, Patagonia Inc. (Ventura, CA)
• John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Menlo Park, CA)
• Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green (New York, NY)
• Eve Ensler, Founder and Artistic Director, President, Board of Directors, V-DAY (New York, NY)
• Norman Francis, President, Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)
• Orrin G. Hatch, United States Senate (Washington, DC)
• Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
• Edward Kennedy (1932-2009), Former United States Senator
• Kathleen Magee, Co-Founder and President, Operation Smile (Norfolk, VA)
• William Magee Jr., D.D.S., M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Operation Smile (Norfolk, VA)
• Greg Mortenson, Executive Director, Central Asia Institute (Bozeman, MT)
• Ray Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Force, Iraq, United States Army (The Pentagon, Washington, DC))
• Senior Enlisted Officers, United States Military (The Pentagon, Washington, DC)
• Eboo Patel, Founder and Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core (Chicago, IL)
• Sally Ride, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sally Ride Science (San Diego, CA)
• David Robinson, Founder, The Carver Academy (San Antonio, TX)
• Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation (New York, NY)
• James Sinegal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Costco Wholesale Corporation (Issaquah, WA)
• Twyla Tharp, Founder and Artistic Director, Twyla Tharp Productions (New York, NY)
"America's Best Leaders are constantly working to solve society's biggest problems," said Kelly.
"Whether they are developing ways to be more environmentally sustainable, reviving a city, building schools in war zones, or bringing the economy back from the brink, these leaders are making a positive impact with creativity and innovation."
In a collaborative effort between U.S. News and Harvard's CPL, the leaders were selected by a nonpartisan and independent committee, convened and organized by the Center, without the participation of U.S. News editors. The selection criteria used by the committee in choosing the honorees included the ability to set direction, achieve results, and cultivate a culture of growth.
About the Center for Public Leadership
Established in 2000 through a generous gift from the Wexner Foundation, the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School provides cutting-edge teaching and research as well as hands-on training in the skills of leadership for people in government, nonprofits, and business. For more information, go to: www.hks.harvard.edu/leadership
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His parents are trying to get the word out after their son contracted a rare eye infection from something we're exposed to almost every day.
Justin Ross, 7, is suffering from Acanthamoeba.
Doctors describe it as little organisms or animals attacking his eye.
Doctors are treating Justin with eye drops made from the same chemical used in swimming pool cleaner.
He's lost sight in his right eye, but his parents are hoping to save his eyeball.
"It's been a struggle to watch him go through this," his mother Tiffani Burns said. "It's made him stronger, it's made him a tough little man."
The amoeba is present everywhere, in the ground and water.
It's a rare infection, but doctors say people who wear contact lenses are most at risk.


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DO YOU KNOW WHO PAUL Ray Smith is? If not, don't feel bad. Most Americans aren't familiar with Paul Ray Smith. He is the first and only soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary courage in the war in Iraq. Five days before Baghdad fell in April 2003, Sergeant Smith and his men were building a makeshift jail for captured Iraqi troops.
Surprised by 100 of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards, Smith and his men, some of them wounded, were pinned down and in danger of being overrun. Smith manned a 50-caliber machine gun atop a damaged armored vehicle. Exposed to enemy fire, he singlehandedly repelled the attack, allowing his men to scramble to safety. He killed as many as 50 of Saddam's elite soldiers and saved more than 100 American troops. Paul Ray Smith, 33, was killed by a shot to the head.
The war in Iraq is a war without heroes. There are no men--or women, for that matter--known to most Americans for their bravery in combat. There are no household names like Audie Murphy or Sgt. York or Arthur MacArthur or even Don Holleder, the West Point football star killed in Vietnam. When President Bush held a White House ceremony to award the Medal of Honor to Smith, posthumously, the TV networks and big newspapers reported the story. The coverage lasted one day. The story didn't have legs.
Instead of heroes, there are victims. The two most famous soldiers in the war are Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman (in Afghanistan). Lynch was captured by Saddam's troops after her truck crashed. Stories of her heroism in a gun battle with Iraqis turned out to be false. She was rescued later from an Iraqi hospital. Tillman, who gave up a pro football career to join the Army, was killed by friendly fire. "The press made that a negative story, a scandal almost," says a Pentagon official.
It gets worse. In a study of over 1,300 reports broadcast on network news programs from January to September of this year, Rich Noyes of the Media Research Center found only eight stories of heroism or valor by American troops and nine of soldiers helping the Iraqi people. But there were 79 stories, Noyes said, "focused on allegations of combat mistakes or outright misconduct on the part of U.S. military personnel."
Who is responsible for the lack of heroes? The Pentagon bears some of the blame. "We could do a better job," says Larry Di Rita, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. But the fault lies mostly with the media. With the striking exception of CBS News, the media aren't interested in stories of heroism by Americans in Iraq.
And even when the media take an interest, it isn't always respectful. When CNN took up the medal awarded to Smith the day after the ceremony at the White House, here's how anchor Paula Zahn presented it:
"Time now for all of you to choose your favorite person of the day. Every day, you can vote on our website, cnn.com/paula. Today's choices: the mourners pouring into Rome, spending hours in line to pay their respects to the pope; Medal of Honor winner Sgt. Paul Smith for giving his life to save so many of his fellow soldiers in Iraq. And British prime minister Tony Blair, calling for a new election, even though his party has lost support in the polls."
At least Smith won. Zahn went on to describe his heroic act and call up soundbites from the president and Smith's widow. "His actions in that courtyard saved the lives of more than 100 American soldiers. Scripture tells us . . . that a man has no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends."
The New York Times took an odd approach to the Paul Ray Smith case. The nearer the awarding of the Medal of Honor came, the less coverage the Smith case got. It was as if the Times didn't want President Bush to get any credit for honoring Smith.
The day after the White House event, the Times put a picture of Smith on page A16 with a brief caption. True, the Times had run two earlier stories about Smith, one in 2003, the other earlier this year. The first was headlined: "The Struggle for Iraq: Casualties; Medals for His Valor, Ashes for His Wife." The second said Smith would get the Medal of Honor.
The back-page treatment of the award ceremony infuriated the White House. "We keep hearing how the people opposed to the war are not against the troops but only against the president," an official said. "Man wins the highest medal this nation offers--and you know how rare that is--and the Times does not think that is worth a full story and on page one. The Medal of Honor is not about the president. It is about the troops."
The media have no excuse for ignoring heroism. "There's no dearth of opportunity there," says Di Rita. In Iraq and Afghanistan, American Marines alone have been awarded 8 Navy Crosses, 35 Silver Stars, 617 Bronze Stars with "V," 1,126 Bronze Stars, and 5,197 Purple Hearts.
For its part, the White House has made an effort to play up heroes. In his speeches on Iraq, the president frequently singles out soldiers and sailors. Last month in Annapolis, Bush cited Marine Corporal Jeff Starr, who had been killed in Ramadi. He left behind a message on his laptop and the president read a portion of it. "If you're reading this, then I've died in Iraq," he wrote. "I don't regret going. Everybody dies, but few get to do it for something as important as freedom."
Last July 4, Bush spoke at West Virginia University and mentioned two men who'd served in Iraq with the state's National Guard. One of them, Lieutenant James McCormick, had just written him a letter. "If needed, all of us would return and continue the mission," McCormick wrote. "It's a just and much needed fight."
Bill McGurn, the chief White House speechwriter, says the stories of heroism are easy to find. "There are gazillions of them," he says. "It's like dipping your hand in a barrel and pulling one out." And when the president mentions a brave American service man or woman, that person tends to get some press coverage, if only in a hometown paper.
There is an exception to the rule on heroes. Beginning in May 2004, CBS News began running a short feature on "fallen heroes" on its evening news show--every night. A few sentences touched on the life and death of a deceased soldier. Despite the name, however, these stories did not focus on heroism. Then on December 5, 2005, CBS revamped the feature and began calling it "American Heroes." The segment was expanded to include, as anchor Bob Schieffer put it, "not only those killed in the war zones, but also those who display exceptional courage on the battlefield and beyond."
On December 8, the hero was Gary Villalobos. He and his lieutenant were ambushed during a house-to-house hunt for enemy soldiers. The lieutenant was killed. Villalobos didn't retreat. He fought off insurgents and risked his life to protect a fellow soldier. In all, the CBS segment consisted of only 67 words--but words rarely spoken by the media.
The CBS feature, as admirable as it is, won't create national heroes. The segments are too short and involve a different person each night. For a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan to achieve national renown--to become a celebrity even--the media would have to dwell on his heroism. That didn't happen with Paul Ray Smith. So don't get your hopes up.
Fred Barnes is executive editor of The Weekly Standard.


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Quotations about Intuition
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. ~Billy Wilder
Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. ~Michael Burke
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ~Benjamin Spock, Baby and Child Care, 1977
Life is a school where you learn how to remember what your soul already knows. ~Author Unknown
Instinct is untaught ability. ~Bain
Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness. ~John Sterling
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. ~Joyce Brothers
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. ~Florence Scovel Shinn
Reasoning at every step he treads,
Man yet mistakes his way,
Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads,
Are rarely known to stray.
~William Cowper
The most decisive actions of our life... are most often unconsidered actions. ~André Gide, The Counterfeiters, 1926
We all have spiritual DNA; wisdom and truth are part of our genetic structure even if we don't always access it. ~Lama Surya Das
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action. ~Jawaharlal Nehru
Man will have replicated his own intelligence not when he teaches a computer to reason but when he teaches a computer to have a nagging feeling in its circuits. ~Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
The metaphoric mind is a maverick. It is as wild and unruly as a child. It follows us doggedly and plagues us with its presence as we wander the contrived corridors of rationality. It is a metaphoric link with the unknown called religion that causes us to build cathedrals — and the very cathedrals are built with rational, logical plans. When some personal crisis or the bewildering chaos of everyday life closes in on us, we often rush to worship the rationally-planned cathedral and ignore the religion. Albert Einstein called the intuitive or metaphoric mind a sacred gift. He added that the rational mind was a faithful servant. It is paradoxical that in the context of modern life we have begun to worship the servant and defile the divine. ~Bob Samples, The Metaphoric Mind: A Celebration of Creative Consciousness, 1976 (Thanks, Garson O'Toole! quoteinvestigator.com/2013/09/18/intuitive-mind)
Intuition, my trustworthy friend. ~Terri Guillemets
[T]he invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you. ~Wayne Dyer
I suspect we have internal senses. The mind's eye since Shakespeare's time has been proverbial; and we have also a mind's ear. To say nothing of dreams, one certainly can listen to one's own thoughts, and hear them, or believe that one hears them: the strongest argument adducible in favour of our hearing any thing. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
Instincts always outsmart brains. ~Terri Guillemets
Instinct is the nose of the mind. ~Madame De Girardin
I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. ~Stanley Baldwin
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Final Score: Tampa Bay 20, New Orleans 17 (OT)
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Connor Barth's 47-yard field goal in overtime capped a rally from a 17-point deficit and lifted Tampa Bay over New Orleans, 20-17, at the Superdome.
Josh Freeman finished 21-of-31 for 271 yards and two interceptions for the Buccaneers (3-12), who have won two in a row. Cadillac Williams led all rushers with 129 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries while Michael Spurlock tied the game late in the fourth quarter with a 77-yard punt return for a score.
Drew Brees threw for 258 yards and a TD on 32-of-37 passing for the Saints (13-2), who have dropped their last two games and could have wrapped up the top seed in the NFC with a victory.
Pierre Thomas had 60 yards and a score on the ground with six rushes and Robert Meachem added five receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown in defeat.
Tampa Bay won the coin toss in overtime and did not relinquish control. Starting from its own 23, Williams got the ball on nine of the first 10 plays, gaining 40 yards. He picked up two first downs by himself on the winning drive, and his two-yard dash on 3rd-and-6 from the Saints' 31 set up Barth's game-deciding boot.
The Saints completed their first drive of the contest with the game's first points, going up 7-0 after Thomas rumbled up the middle for an eight-yard score.
Darren Sharper picked off Freeman in Saints' territory on Tampa's next series, and six plays later Brees hit Meachem for a 30-yard TD and 14-0 game.
Garrett Hartley then drilled a 28-yard field goal for a 17-0 contest with 6:39 left in the second quarter to cap a 10-play, 83-yard march for New Orleans.
Barth hit a 34-yarder on the final play of the half to put the Bucs on the board, then neither team tallied in the third quarter.
Williams' 23-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter ended a 98-yard drive and brought Tampa Bay within 17-10, and Marques Colston was stripped on the Saints' next series, giving the Bucs the ball on their own 39 after Ronde Barber recovered.
However, the visitors couldn't pick up a first down on 3rd-and-1 or 4th-and- inches from the New Orleans 19 and turned the ball over on downs with just under five minutes remaining.
New Orleans then had a 4th-and-1 from its own 40 derailed by a false start penalty, and on the ensuing punt, Spurlock raced 77 yards for the tying touchdown with 2:25 to play.
The Saints reached Tampa's 19 in the final seconds, but Hartley hooked his 37- yard attempt wide left with five seconds on the clock.
Game Notes
Tampa Bay has won four of the last six meetings...Colston's first of his eight receptions in the contest put him over the 1,000 yard mark for the third time in four seasons...Sharper's INT return gave him 376 return yards from interceptions in 2009, breaking the single season record for return yardage, first set by Baltimore's Ed Reed in 2004...He also tied Hall-of-Fame safety Ronnie Lott for sixth on the all-time list with 63 picks.
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Mount Perkins
Mount Perkins is a 12,566 ft / 3,830 m mountain peak near Big Pine, California, United States. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 215th highest mountain in California and the 1259th highest mountain in the United States. The nearest peaks are Mount Perkins East, Mount Wynne, Colosseum Mountain, Mount Cedric Wright, Mount Pinchot, and Crater Mountain. Mount Perkins belongs to the Sierra Club Sierra Peaks Section peak list. See the Mount Perkins map, 3D fly around, and the Mt. Perkins photos to get a better sense of the mountain.
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- Mount Perkins East 11,765 ft / 3,586 m 1 mi / 2 km away
- Mount Wynne 13,179 ft / 4,017 m 1 mi / 2 km away
- Colosseum Mountain 12,451 ft / 3,795 m 2 mi / 3 km away
- Mount Cedric Wright 12,372 ft / 3,771 m 2 mi / 3 km away
- Mount Pinchot 13,494 ft / 4,113 m 2 mi / 3 km away
- Crater Mountain 12,874 ft / 3,924 m 2 mi / 4 km away