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All of a sudden according to the Obama administration we're getting reports that the gulf has dodged an ecological bullet? Apparently everything is good, the oil is evaporating.
is apparently EVAPORATING like it's....
Does ANYONE buy this crap? Oil gushed into the ocean for MONTHS without end to the tune of 5 million barrels. Liberals begged for straight jackets when Exxon Valdez spilled, at its highest estimate, spilled about 750,000 barrels. The ecosystem there STILL hasn't totally recovered.
By the most liberal estimate the gulf oil spill is more than 5 times worse and we're supposed to believe the problem...just went away?
Something tells me the people who put this report together are going to admit they made a mistake sometime after November 2. I don't know...just a hunch.
But don't ask me, I'm a peon whose conservative brain can't comprehend how common sense is defied...
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Anyone have buyed the g300 u8818 in some "risky2buy" chinese site? I'd like to know if tutorial for rooting or installing recovery is available in english. The u8818 have nfc inside. I think is the only difference but I do not know if u8815 roms are compatible with the chinese g300 U8818. THANKS
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Sealing between stucco and flue pipe
G"day all has anyone got a idea what to use to seal out the rain from the
gap between stucco and flue pipe .I think it will need some sort of high temp silicone or some thing? any ideas
thanks Peter
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I used a high temp silicone sealant I purchased from an auto parts store. The stuff I used claims to be able to withstand up to 700 degrees F. The exact product I used is made by Permatex for Napa and is called "Ultra Copper High Temp RTV Silicone" and has a part number 765-1135. That's a 3 oz tube although it is available in 10 oz regular caulking gun type tubes. It is a red copper color.
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Thanks Wiley ive seen this stuff at the auto parts place here in melbourne.
Cheers Peter
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In Australia try sikafirate or thermoseal. This is a problem area where flue meets outer shell. I made a terracotta collar to go around the outershell that has a gap of about 8mm between it and the flue pipe. A tighter fitting cap also in terracotta sits over this collar and I sealed between it and the flue pipe with thermoseal. this setup keeps out all weather but the terracotta cap and flange allow moisture out. It works really well view it in finished ovens (about p.6 I think)
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I used a latex based furnace caulking and this stuff is super! It has not cracked or shrunk at all! I'm sure it's widely available at any plumbing supply or home improvement store. I used it to seal the cement board to the outer edge of the clay flue at the top of the chimney and it's as tight as the first day I applied it (about a year ago)!
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Thanks mate will try to look it up here downunder.
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Or perhaps not: More talk about 'Grey's Anatomy,' Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight
You know that stuff Grey's Anatomy actor James Pickens Jr. said about co-stars Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight leaving the show at the end of the season? Yeah -- never mind about that.
That, at least, is the word from series creator Shonda Rhimes, who says flatly that reports about Heigl and Knight leaving are "not true."
"That was a very interesting rumor," Rhimes told People at the NAACP Image Awards Thursday night. She also says Pickens' remarks earlier this week were "absolutely taken out of context."
"Things happen, and ... I think rumors become fact very easily," Rhimes said. "And you know I don't like to tell you what's going to happen on the show -- but that is a rumor."
(Here we insert the obligatory background about Heigl making noise last year about not feeling like she got good material and reports that Knight has been unhappy with his diminished role on the ABC series. You know the story by now.)
Pickens, for his part, now says he wasn't speaking specifically about his fellow actors' future on the show. "We've been living with these rumors for a long time," he told the magazine. "When the question was posed to me, I was more trying to congratulate Katie and T.R. on whatever they were going to do. But yeah, I don't have any special info about it either way."
So when Pickens said "Yes, she is" in response to a question about whether Heigl was leaving Grey's Anatomy, he apparently wasn't speaking about any specific date. And ditto for Knight wanting "to pursue other career paths" -- you know, whenever, sometime in the future.
It's my job to report on this information, but man am I tired of it -- even moreso because the last few episodes have actually been pretty good, now that we're past the weird Denny's a ghost-no he's not story from early in the season. So if I could ask a favor of the Grey's cast and crew, it would be to keep trying to do good work, and bring all those "friends" and "spies" who are always being anonymously quoted talking about what you're doing in line. It's getting hard to watch the show without thinking about all the off-camera nonsense, and that does no one any good.


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Autopsy: Rick Warren's son died from gunshot wound
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say autopsy results show that the son of popular megachurch pastor Rick Warren died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Monday that 27-year-old Matthew Warren died at about 10 a.m. on Friday.
Amormino says the ruling was also based on evidence found at the scene.
To whom the weapon belonged to is still unclear. The Warrens said in an email on Saturday that their son struggled with deep depression and suicidal thoughts.
The elder Warren founded Saddleback Church in 1980, and watched it grow to 20,000 members and several campuses. In 2002, he published the multimillion-selling book "The Purpose Driven Life."
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China-Indonesia relations refers to the foreign relations between China and Indonesia.
China and Indonesia established diplomatic relations on April 13 1950, which was suspended on October 30 1967 due to the occurrence of the September 30 event of 1965.
The bilateral relations began to ease since 1980s. Foreign Minister Qian Qichen of China met with President Suharto and State Minister Moerdiono of Indonesia in 1989 to discuss the resumption of diplomatic relations of the two countries. In December 1989, the two sides held talks on the technical issues regarding the normalization of bilateral relations and signed the Minutes. Foreign Minister Ali Alatas of Indonesia visited China on invitation in July 1990 and the two sides issued the Agreement on the Settlement of Indonesia's Debt Obligation to China and the Communique on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations between the two countries. The two countries issued the "Communiqué on the Restoration of Diplomatic Relations between the Two Countries".
Premier Li Peng visited Indonesia on invitation in August 6, 1990. In his talks with President Suharto, the two sides expressed their willingness to improve relations between the two countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence and the Ten Principles of the Bandung Conference. On 8 August, Foreign Ministers of China and Indonesia on behalf of their respective governments, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations. The two sides declared the formal resumption of the diplomatic relations between China and Indonesia on that day.
The bilateral relations developed gradually since the resumption of diplomatic relations of the two countries. Since the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries, President Yang Shangkun (in 1991), Chairman of NPC Standing Committee Qiao Shi (in 1993) and Vice Premier Zhu Rongji (in 1996), Vice President Hu Jintao (in 2000) of China visited Indonesia. President Suharto (in 1990), Speaker of Parliament Suhud (in 1991), Vice President Sudarmono(in 1992) and Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council Sudomo (in 1997) visited China. President Jiang Zemin of China paid a state visit to Indonesia in November 1994 after he attended the second APEC Leaders' Informal Meeting. In December 1999, President K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia paid a state visit to China, during which the two countries issued a joint press communiqué. In July 2000, Vice President Hu Jintao visited Indonesia at the invitation of Vice President Megawati.
In November 2001, Premier Zhu Rongji paid a visit to Indonesia. In March 2002, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri paid a state visit to China. In April, President Abdurrahman Wahid of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly visited China. In September, Chairman Li Peng of the NPC paid an official friendly visit to Indonesia.
Starting from 1991, the foreign ministries of the two countries set up a consultation mechanism and up to now it has held six times of consultation. In March 2002, the two countries exchanged notes in regard with the setup of Indonesian consulates general in Guangzhou and Shanghai. Indonesia has its Consulate-General in Hong Kong.


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Connie Veillette and John Norris explain how the United States can save $2 billion while improving foreign aid.
The Time to Stop Death in Uganda Is Now!
The Ugandan Parliament is set to vote this week on an extreme bill that targets gays and lesbians for imprisonment and even death. Bishop Gene Robinson and Andre Banks explain what you can do to help stop it.
Five Steps to Make Our Aid More Effective and Save More Than $2 Billion
Issue Brief John Norris and Connie Veillette detail how Congress could save more than $500 million annually by eliminating unnecessary regulations that make it harder to carry out effective development programs abroad.
Rethinking U.S. Aid to Middle East
Sarah Margon examines how the United States should rethink its foreign assistance in the Middle East.
Another Way to Fight Terrorism
Bin Laden's death and the Middle East uprisings present the Obama administration with an opportunity to shift to a more comprehensive counterterrorism strategy that recognizes a changing landscape, writes Sarah Margon.
We Shouldn't Restrict U.S. Support for United Nations
Restricting U.S. support for the United Nations ultimately has a much higher price tag than it does savings.
Withdrawing from the United Nations: A Misguided Assault
Issue Brief Sarah Margon and John Norris outline why we need the United Nations and why efforts to pull back from this institution are a mistake.
Five Myths About Foreign Aid
John Norris debunks myths about foreign aid and examines whether it is beneficial.
Death by a Thousand (Small) Cuts
The budget deal for the rest of the fiscal year cuts key foreign affairs and assistance funding we need to respond to the changing threats across the globe that require more than military might, says Sarah Margon.
The Y Article
John Norris discusses a Pentagon report that says the United States is fundamentally getting it wrong when it comes to setting its priorities.
The U.S. Global Development Council
Report Noam Unger and John Norris spell out some of the key considerations that should be addressed as the U.S. Global Development Council moves from concept to reality.
The Tea Party Meets the World
Sarah Margon points out the flaws in the Tea Party's isolationist approach to foreign affairs in this Hill op-ed.
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John Norris explains what our leaders in Washington need to do to help democracy and stability prevail in the Middle East.
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John Norris responds to the recent UN Security Council resolution authorizing use of force in Libya and suggests how the international community should proceed.
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Ashish Pattekar's research interests include MEMS, microfluidics, and thermal and systems engineering, especially in applying these to a variety of areas such as printing systems and alternative energy technologies. His earlier work included developing fuel-cell based energy systems for portable and auxiliary power applications.
A member of PARC's core team researching next-generation printing systems for Xerox, Ashish has also successfully co-led a cross-organizational effort in developing future fusing systems for their flagship iGEN product. Before joining PARC, Ashish worked as the Director of Micropower Systems at Nu Element Inc., in Seattle, Washington, where he consulted on projects for the Boeing Company, and also developed reformer-based fuel cell systems for powering onboard electronics in aircraft applications.
Dr. Pattekar earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay). He is an inventor on over 25 U.S. and international patents.
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Pattekar, A.; Neylon, M.; Fleckner, K. 207th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS): Ninth International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Quebec City, Canada. May 15 – 20, 2005
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Pattekar, A. V.; Kothare, M. V. Journal of Power Sources. 2005; 147 (1-2): 116-127.
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Application of solid oxide fuel cells to aircraft
Mehdi, I. S.; Trela, J.; Fleckner, K.; Pattekar, A. Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society, Volume 1 of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: SOFC IX – Cells, Stacks and Systems
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AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 2004
Kothare, M. V.; Pattekar, A. V.; Alfadhel, K. A.; Bleris, L. G.; Mukherjee, S. SPIE Conference 5592 on Nanofabrication: Technologies, Devices and Applications. Philadelphia, PA, October 25-28, 2004
A microreactor for hydrogen production in micro-fuel cell application
Pattekar, A. V.; Kothare, M. V. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 2004; 13 (1): 7-18
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2003 Fuel Cell Seminar, Miami Beach, FL, November 3-6, 2003. (**Top 5 abstracts award and travel grant)
AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2003
AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2003
Fuel processing microreactors for hydrogen production in micro fuel cell applications
Pattekar, A.; Kothare, M. V. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Microreaction Technology (IMRET-7), Lausanne, Switzerland, September 7-10, 2003
Invited talk at 5th International Small Fuel Cells 2003: Small Fuel Cells for portable power applications, New Orleans, LA, May 7-9, 2003
Novel microfluidic interconnectors for high temperature and pressure applications
Pattekar, A. V.; Kohare, M. V. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2003; 13 (2): 337.
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AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 3-8, 2002
AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 3-8, 2002
2002 Cornell Nanofabrication Facility Annual Meeting, September 23-24, 2002
A microreactor for in-situ hydrogen production by catalytic methanol reforming
Pattekar, A. V.; Kothare, M. V.; Karnik, S. V.; Hatalis, M. K. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Microreaction Technology (IMRET-5), Strasbourg, France, May 27-30, 2001
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Willimantic, Conn. - The Akus Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will host an exhibition by Printmakers Network of Southern New England (PNSNE) titled "Score 2012" from Aug. 30-Oct. 1, with a special opening reception on Sept. 6 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition, which includes PNSNE's sixth portfolio, celebrates the organization's 20thanniversary.
"Score 2012" features the work of such New England artists including Shirley Bernstein, Joan Cole, Eric Goldberg, Melody Knight Leary, Amanda Lebel and Rhea Nowak.
Founded in 1992 by four artists and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the organization today is a loose-knit network of artists and printmakers who remain independent, yet have common goals.
"I have been involved with the Printmaking Network of Southern New England since our first organizational meeting 20 years ago," said Shirley Bernstein, former assistant professor of visual arts at Eastern. "I was drawn to the idea of promoting printmaking by educating potential printmakers and the public through workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions. I find this group and their work personally inspirational. The network creates an environment that encourages collaboration within as well as networking outside the group."
Score 2012 showcases both PNSNE's 2012 portfolio and individual works of art, which explore a variety of printmaking techniques and creative expression of regional, contemporary printmakers. Lebel, assistant professor of visual arts, said she used a technique called "designed repeat" to emphasize the conundrum of collecting, in that even when more is added, the collection is never complete. "I began working on both of my prints for the exhibition while teaching screen printing at Eastern last semester," said Lebel. "Students were able to see my process throughout the semester and with this exhibition will be able to experience the final pieces."
PNSNE meets six times a year, visiting numerous museums and gallery sites prior and school print studios in Southern New England, picking central locations to give members an opportunity to visit different print workshops and exhibitions. PNSNE has collaborated with local New England poets to produce a book titled "Travel." Their work has been featured in many venues, including Wheaton College, Fairfield University, the Dodd Center at the University of Connecticut and the Newport Art Museum.
For more information on Score 2012, contact the Akus Gallery at (860) 465-4659.


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Local unemployment numbers released Tuesday show a slight increase from October, but there are signs the economy in Bemidji and Beltrami County is improving. The unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in Bemidji and 7 percent in Beltrami County for November, according to statistics from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Those numbers are up from October's unemployment rates of 9.1 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively.
After closing to timber deliveries more than three weeks ago, Norbord opened its oriented-strand board plant at Solway to a line of trucks Monday. By midday, the line grew to more than two dozen drivers looking to unload timber. That was up from 12 when the plant opened its gates at 7 a.m. For area logging companies, the reopening came just in time. "We have wood on the ground we are trying to push out," said Dan Lundberg, owner of Lundberg Forest Products. "Everybody is in the same boat. Everyone wants to get in to get a check." The Norbord plant closed Nov.
They're being called Layaway Angels. Anonymous donors walk into a store, typically a Kmart, and pay off a stranger's layaway bill. It's been happening all over the country this Christmas season, and most recently, this weekend in Bemidji. "They don't ask for recognition," said Tim Hayen, manager at the Bemidji Kmart. "Some of these layaways probably would have been returned to stock." Hayen has worked for Kmart for 33 years, including six in Bemidji. He's never seen the Secret Santa spirit spread in quite this way. "I've heard of this in years past but never this widespread," he said.
Readers of the Bemidji Pioneer newspaper and companion website, bemidjipioneer.com, might have noticed a few changes during the past seven weeks. During this time, we've made some tweaks to both media platforms: a shift in news content and focus, more consistently following Associated Press style, greater emphasis in matching art with lead stories, and a cosmetic facelift to the newspaper website, which is updated regularly throughout the workday to add the latest news from around the region and nation. Some of those changes may have been subtle to slip past many readers without much notice.
After 30-plus years, store readies for liquidation sale
Several mail processing centers used to sort mail across the region - including Bemidji's - are among more than 250 on the chopping block next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service. Four Minnesota centers - Bemidji, Duluth, Rochester and Waite Park - will close, along with a facility in Grand Forks, N.D. And the cuts may not end there. "We don't know if St. Cloud is going to stay open," said Peter Nowacki, a USPS district manager in Minnesota. Previously, a USPS feasibility study supported consolidating sorting operations from Bemidji to St. Cloud.
Two fishermen on Upper Red Lake took an unexpected ride Friday morning - first on an ice block 6 inches thick drifting in 9-feet of water, then in a Bemidji Fire Department hovercraft back to land. The men, Beltrami County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Wherley and Blackduck Police Officer Josh Arhart, were on Upper Red Lake when the ice they were on, about 100 yards from shore, broke away and began drifting. Bemidji firefighters received a call to help at 10:04 a.m., and arrived on scene - northwest of Shotley - at 11:14 a.m. Firefighter Jake Hawley said the crew of four unloaded the hovercraft an
Southside Bemidji residents who relied on Pamida filling their medical prescriptions are going to travel a little further starting in mid-December. Walgreens said it has purchased the Pamida Pharmacy patient files, and starting Dec. 15, will have them in the drug store at 421 Paul Bunyan Drive NW. "We were looking to expand our market," said Robert Elfinger, a corporate spokesman for Walgreens.
It sounds like a help wanted classified, one that wouldn't attract many applicants: Current vacancy for detail-oriented person to trudge outside during all types of weather, particularly snowstorms and rain showers. Position requires access to an area exposed to the elements and providing reports of daily measurements. No pay.
A man suspected of killing two dogs in the Cass Lake area has been identified and could be charged next week, a Hubbard County sheriff's deputy said Friday. Deputy Bill Schlag said he identified a suspect on Thursday night and talked to the man, who confessed to shooting dogs Monday. Schlag notified Corey Lindgren on Thursday night about the confession and told the Pioneer that a criminal report has been forwarded to Hubbard County prosecutors to consider charges. Lindgren owned Frank, a Boxer, and also was looking after Dozer, a chocolate Labrador retriever, when they were shot in his yard


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Reid worried his "but for me we'd be in a world-wide depression" statement has been grossly misinterpreted by gay community
Voters gear up to show Democrats that the stimulus did in fact produce shovel ready projects
Sharron Angle leaves Nevada voters confused after urging them to vote for the "only real woman" running for Senator.
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WOW! Somebody get this guy a cape and an alter ego. Maybe Barack and Nancy can do that since the stimulus was apparently a one-man show. This begs the question, what else what else would we have, but for Harry Reid?......
We'd have one less exception to "'i' before 'e' except after 'c'".
We'd be able to say "Mormons are actually really awesome...but for Harry Reid."
The average pitch of the human male would be 30% lower
We'd have one less narcissist in the senate who thinks their reflection should be the tie breaking vote.
We'd have a chance in hell that bifocals could become cool
We'd have a senator that support the troops better than the jock strap he wears as a gender diversion
Lost jobs would be bad unless it was his.
Obama's "negro dialect" would be known as his "voice."
Searchlight wouldn't have to claim such a dimwit.
Sharon Angle would be the most feminine person in the race.
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Discovery of water on the moon renews hope that science will one day find life in Biden's head
NPR CEO denounces Juan Williams's statement about Muslims on planes, adds she's not bigoted enough to examine who she flies with on her private jet
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Biden calls on Pelosi to join him in his idea to convince GOP voters to vote Democrat by re-registering Republican.Add a comment
As if it wasn't enough for the harpies on The View to live in denial about the nature of our attacker when Bill O'Reilly was willing to confront them with it. NPR has now fired Juan Williams for this...
Can anyone at NPR say with a straight face that they have no idea what Juan is talking about? Their awareness of who flies on a plane with them hasn't been heightened at all since 9-11?
I think its time to rename National Public Radio, because I don't know what public they think they're serving, but its not the American one...
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My hatred of the French has always been something that was relatively intangible...until now....
Battling for benefits is a tradition in the Gilly family, passed from generation to generation — as it is for families across the country. And that goes some way toward explaining why the protests against plans to raise France's retirement age have shown such determination and ferocity.
For Gilly and many other Frenchmen and women, social benefits such as long vacations, state-subsidized health care and early retirement are more than just luxuries: They're seen as a birthright — an essential part of the identity of today's France.
The protest against a government plan to raise the retirement age to 62 has special meaning for five members of the Eric Gilly clan who are demonstrating in the streets of Marseille.
"We want to stop working at 60 because it's something our parents, our grandparents and even our great-grandparents fought for," says Gilly, 50, a union representative at Saint-Pierre Cemetery, the largest in this bustling Mediterranean port city.
"And over the years ... you can see that we're losing everything they fought for. And that's unacceptable."
Read the rest of French strike to save 'birthright' of privileges here.
Every election since 9-11 has been billed as the most important election of our lifetime to the point of it sounding almost cliche....almost. The truth is it's true everytime it's said because every time it comes to vote the sense that our societal stability is in jeopardy becomes more dire.
Europe is like the trapped action hero whose arch nemesis, Socialist Sam (Uncle Sam's evil fraternal twin brother, who I envision to have Karl Marx's intellect and Pelosi's dashing good looks), is explaining the elaborate gruesome death that awaits them, and liberals in America are begging for us to be allowed to go next.
The French are wimps, pansies, and wimpy pansies. We've known this forever. The toughest guy they could produce, Napoleon Bonaparte, was so small he could've been Tinkerbell's stunt double.
I also maintain the theory that they only have nukes so they can better toast the only weapon of
mass destruction they ever intend to use...French toast...
The real mystery remains is whether or not its in their DNA, or is it socialism that has made them softer than their cheese.
In any case, according to 50 year old Eric Gilly retiring at 60 is a birthright...a birthright?!?
(from the AP article) It was in 1982, under Socialist President Francois Mitterrand, that the minimum age to stop working was lowered from 65 to 60. The measure, emblematic of the 14-year Mitterrand presidency, was adopted by a special ordinance that bypassed parliament.
Gilly Silly was 22 when this "birthright" was bestowed upon him. If that doesn't make things clear enough how about this...he was in his 88th trimester when he was told that he could spend ALL of his sixties thinking about who would be the next to invade France WITHOUT the distraction of having a job.
Note the way Mitterrand had to "bypass" parliament to get it done. Remember how "deem and pass" was going to be the way Pelosi was going to pass ObamaCare before she was able to make Bart Stupak the dumbest member of Congress east of San Francisco?
This is where liberals in America ultimately want to take us. THIS ALSO is the most important election ever. Since FDR we have been inching to this point, and the current leadership of the left slapped on the rocket boosters. It has been understood by pretty much all of conservative punditry that this is it...this election is the line in the sand because the next step takes us over the cliff and into freefall.
Liberals, "progressives," socialists, whatever you want to call them, are so self-absorbed and obsessed with creating a culture of dependence that will serve as their power battery that they don't care about the imminent fiscal catastrophe that faces us. The world economy is a car, and America has been that car's engine. Liberals in France have made them the passenger side ashtray.
Liberals want to turn America into the world's driver side ashtray! Yes, the GOP screwed up pretty bad to get us to this point where the country wanted to elect people who think Uncle Sam would prefer to masticate cigarette poop. No matter how incompetent they are nobody can say the GOP wants that.
That's ultimately what this next election is about....Republican vs. Democrat....conservative vs. liberal....engine vs. ashtray.
P.S. I don't think the first lady, BY ANY MEANS, is fat. It is said that you roast the ones you love, I'll let you know as soon as I do the proper justification for roasting her.Add a comment
After a 4 month break I'm going to bring the satire headlines back! I know I know, you're all super excited!!!!
It's going to be a little different from before. I'll package them into little posts instead of tweets and status updates (I'm only going to do that for my favorites). Before I would do 1-2 per day, but I'm going to shoot for 3-5 a day.
Rove tells Der Spiegel Obama is an "utter disaster," Biden fires back "Dammit Karl he's a president not a dairy farmer!"
Sarkozy now worried conflict in France over lifting retirement age may be never-ending as white flag makers join strikes
9th Circuit stays overturn of Don't Ask Don't Tell policy over emerging interest in transferring the policy from "gays serving" to "terrorist rules of engagement."
Obama cancels trip to Sikh temple during trip to India, being reassured that Sikhs are not Muslim the president replied, "exactly."
Pelosi swears off botox to prove point that things can indeed go lower than her latest approval rating.Add a comment
Apparently this picture is a bit old, but I just found it and its too good to not comment on!
They say a picture says a thousand words...lets see if I can find a few of 'em....
Michelle MADE me paint it blue...and she said that I can't buy pink bikes ever again :-(
I stopped letting Barney borrow it because he forgets to put the seat back on.
For Joe's birthday I slapped some chicken wings on it, gave it to him and called it Air Force 2.
I wanted to get a basket for Bo, but there's not enough room for him and my ego.
Even though I took off the flame stickers I still think this helmet makes me look too macho...
I call the tires hope and change because they constantly go flat.
The shoes and helmet match the bike, and gay people still give me crap?!?
So how awesome are these training wheels?!?
This would be a lot easier to ride if Michelle let me wear my bike shorts instead of her "gardening" jeans...
I can't talk about government spending while riding this thing...for some reason the breaks stop working...
This seat would be really uncomfortable if I had balls...
The sunglasses make me look bad ass, but shouldn't I be wearing safety goggles?
Al Gore would be pissed because Michelle's cooking makes this a high emissions vehicle...
Alright guys, show me what you got!
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My "editorial" comments will be embedded into news articles in yellow.
A House Democratic lawmaker said late last week that he'd heard Nancy Pelosi wouldn't seek another term as Speaker. Dems are losing the house so it doesn't matter
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) said that not only would he not back Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker again, but also that he'd heard she would not seek another term in that position. I said it doesn't matter, the minority doesn't get the position
"From what we're hearing, she's probably not going to run for Speaker again," McIntyre told WWAY-TV in North Carolina. "And if she does, I'm confident she's going to have opposition, and I look forward to supporting that opposition." ARE YOU PEOPLE @#@#!#$ RETARDED!?!
Read the rest at The Hill...if you must
Do you see what this is?!? Its as if the Democrats don't realize they're about to win the silver medal in a two man race.
Why is this a story? Are these flying monkey's trying to start a rumor that will encourage independents to give them another shot because they're finally going to reject that botox addled harpy they call a leader?
Its almost here people....We're going to pry that gavel from her cold, dead, hands...and then we're going to allow her to plant her ass in the cheap seats with her parting gift from the GOP (a flask filled with formaldehyde) so she can preserve herself long enough to end her career with what's left of the Democratic peons that were decimated by her tactics.Add a comment


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Well, Cena losing is NO surprise since I've been saying it let alone it was practically a given on many elements that Cena would lose. So, now Cena is with Nexus & it seems they are going to be adding some guys from NXT season 2 to Nexus. The way things are probably going to go is Nexus is going to go on a run for the next couple of weeks probably win the Bragging Rights trophy but like I have said the whole Nexus storyline will come to an end at Survivor Series. Now the question is who will be the one to disband the Nexus?
I have a funny feeling WWE is planning for "The Apex Predator/The Viper" Randy Orton to be the man to end Nexus. WWE has been pushing Orton to become the top guy. So, what would be better then have him be the man to put the venom into the end Nexus.


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Microsoft's new racing simulator Forza Horizon will run gamers $60 at launch next month, but should players wish to pick up all downloadable content for the game, the total cost will exceed $100.
Microsoft has announced the Forza Horizon Season Pass, a $50 offer that includes an unnamed expansion pack due on December 18, as well as six car packs. These will be released throughout the balance of 2012 and into 2013. Each will include six new vehicles, and those who pick up the Season Pass will also score five additional cars and a "launch day pack."
Purchased separately, all DLC for Forza Horizon will cost about $58, meaning those who pick up the Season Pass will save about 17 percent. The DLC pass for Forza Horizon is the most expensive in the series to date, significantly surpassing Forza 4's $30 offering.
Forza Horizon is due out exclusively for Xbox 360 on October 23. The game is in development at United Kingdom-based startup Playground Games. The new company has not yet shipped a game, but it has a formidable racing pedigree.
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Featured video: wild Sumatran elephants on camera trap videoJeremy Hance
April 11, 2012
On an occasional basis mongabay.com highlights a video or film. Any views expressed in these clips are those of the filmmaker/producer and do not necessarily reflect the views or endorsement of mongabay.com.
A video camera trap project called Eyes on Leuser has captured wonderful footage of a very curious herd of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in the island's Leuser ecosystem (see below). The project has already documented a wealth of species, including imperiled and elusive animals like the Sumatran tiger, marbled cat, and white-winged duck.
Given dramatic deforestation in Sumatra, the elephants, which compose a unique subspecies on the island, have recently been downgraded to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
The video camera trapping project has been taking footage in Leuser lowlands that was logged in the 1990s, but now heads into the mountains.
"This month we'll leave the secondary lowland forest for Leuser's extremely vast, wild and remote mountain area in search of new species like the sumatran serow, the hoogerwerf's pheasant, the clouded leopard, "mountain" tigers living above 2500 meters and who knows the rarest of the rare... the sumatran rhino," reads a recent blog entry fro the project.
Despite its ecological importance, the Leuser ecosystem is imperiled by logging (both legal and illegal), road building, palm oil plantations, poaching, and corruption. Deforestation is a rampant issue in Indonesia, imperiling biodiversity and ecosystem services such as clean water and carbon sequestration.
Note: Project creator, Marten Slothouwer, says that the people at the end of the video are bird catchers who may also be looking for other species such as pangolin and slow loris, both of which are desirable in the blackmarket wildlife trade.
The project is an initiative of Marten Slothouwer and the Leuser Ecosystem Management Authority.
To see more videos: Eyes on Leuser blog.


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I have two that I love
My Ghetto Round Bale Feeder
and what was my free hay feeder or works great for holding those ground feeder pans
Share ways you have found to make or save money around the farm
I have two that I love
My Ghetto Round Bale Feeder
and what was my free hay feeder or works great for holding those ground feeder pans
Share ways you have found to make or save money around the farm
I love the "round bale feeder"! How long does it last before someone kicks it? I love it, I may try it with plastic ones. Thanks for sharing.
I have palstic skids out there now and honestly the woods ones are better... the plastic is hard and brittle and while they work GREAT they are not lasting at all
My horses don't fight around them and I have had two sets of skids going on two years
Nobody else has any cheap or free ways to do stuff around the barn?? come on I know we all have ways of saving money or making stuff easier on ourselves
My isleway broom, and cobwebber? the electric leaf blower.
After the horses go out of course
Leges sine moribus vanae
I know Madvoice has a round yard made from tyres. Cheap and easy.
Spammy spammers deserve to have lots of emails via the spiders. firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com
"It's probably the worst idea since Hitler's dad said to Hitler's mum 'come up stairs Brunhilda-I'm feeling saucy tonight!'"
I don't have any good ideas. Everything I do seems to cost money.
Bunny, 9 year old arab/saddlebred crossVanna, 23 year old appaloosaAce, 25 year old solid paintEcho, 8 year old mini
I don't have a picture, but I use old chest freezers to store feed. I add a hasp because one horse in my barn is notorious for getting into the feed. She's tipped the freezer over before, but with the hasp--she's been foiled, so far!
Strength without gentleness is meanness; gentleness without strength is weakness.
Get a small moving trolley from hardware store etc. Attach a hard plastic cabinet/drawers. I use it at my agistment so I only keep some of my stuff there.
Top drawer is for my grooming gear, second is first aid and bottom odds and ends. You can add more drawers if you want and instead of using baling twine like I did, you can use straps instead for a neater look lol.
I can hang spray bottles off it too saving space inside the drawers. It makes it easy to move around especially over rough ground and the great thing is it's free standing so it's good to park near the horse when I'm washing it. I sit the shampoo and condition on top within easy reach.
This is handy as a grooming box for showing and it wouldn't be hard to add a foldable saddlerack and hooks for your saddle and bridle.
It took me about 10 minutes to put the drawers together and attach it to the trolley.


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A single red rose.
Guys, would you ever get your girl a red rose, just one, for no reason at all? Just to show that you love and care for her? Girls, what would you... Show More
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Other than on a special occasion, there were a few times I'd do something like that. One time I left a rose on the night stand when she (my ex, now) was sleeping because I woke up early to go get coffee, and when she woke up she was confused at first but smiling away afterward. I like surprise so I do things like this, lol. Creative-like, I guess.
What Guys Said 6
I think that one "perfect" red rose is fine (not an old dried up one you got on the street for a dollar from some poor foreigner with no job). Giving more then one doesn't really show anything apart from that you want to show you are spending cash. One red rose is about the meaning. By giving a dozen you don't "increase" the meaning. But I had to adapt to my "target" and settled for a black rose instead.
LOL yea give her a dried up and dead rose! =}
Black roses do exist. I think they were rather more expensive, but that was a long time ago...
i did it for my first gf, on our first date, we broke up the next day, it means wayyy too much
since red rose, means "love"
Lol oops! I should have said that it would be in a long relationship..
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If he really cared, he would try to save the relationship! I guess he just wanted a girl as an 'accessory', not as a girl to love.
A lot of guys will use a girl only to show that he's able to get a girl nobody thinks he can get. it sounds like he may be one of those guys. thank god I'm not
What Girls Said 3
I think that would be so sweet if that happened to me. It's a simple gesture, but a red rose has such a beautiful and powerful meaning behind it. I would think it would be very romantic. Sometimes I daydream about receiving one. I'm sure there are guys still like that out there somewhere. At least, that's what I want to think. ^-^
There are =)
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