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Posted 02/25/2012 06:09:37 EST
one more thing, HOW odd is it THERE is A HOCKEY RINK NEXT TO A SCHOOL WITH NO HOCKEY TEAM? only in Malden!!
Posted 02/25/2012 05:50:09 EST
Malden high doesnt have a hockey team? Please some explain this to me, how can that be, they always had a great team.....
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Posted 02/25/2012 05:46:12 EST
Hey Faulkner, still sore they passed you over?, maybe buddykerr can recomend you for a job?
Posted 02/20/2012 06:29:26 EST
Where does the High school ice Hockey team play??
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Whole foods is not coming, and neither is any high end anything, have you looked around lately? Maybe things will change with the new Administration in place.....
Forum Post: Parting Gifts?
Posted 01/08/2012 05:58:35 EST
Another, Was Gary part of the Council? Then he along with the rest and Howard and his crack team, made up of at least one gangsta we know of....are all responsible! They couldnt get someone to watch more »
Posted 01/07/2012 10:53:22 EST
I see stealing taxpayers money is still alive and well even under this new administration......unbelievable.
Forum Post: A last word
Posted 11/16/2011 10:32:31 EST
Pats, I dont know if it was exciting, maybe for you guys, it was depressing for the likes of us...that being said, I just remembered a funny tidbit, look into a bus being driven to Beebe with a load more »
Forum Post: Mayor Elect Christenson.....
Posted 11/08/2011 09:15:14 EST
Congratulations. more »
Forum Post: Council Race - 2011
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I stop in Sunnyhurst to pick up a paper and a scratch ticket this morning and theyre all sold out!!! I asked the clerk what happened and he said a short guy with a pemanent smirk on his face came in a more »
Forum Post: Stolen Signs and Advocates
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Tombigasahouse, are you ascaredy cat, you hear the foot steps???? Its over lil boy, go hide in the closet for the next four years!! Its amazing what happens when you supporters of Gary realize what ev more »
Posted 11/07/2011 09:36:39 EST
Julie, Please put down the Kool aid and head on over to District 7 tomorrow night about 801pm and congratulate Ms Fallon and join her team as she gets Malden back on track. Edumacated, I will persona more »
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nuts.... more »
Posted 11/06/2011 09:12:55 EST
Julie Julie Julie, You must go easy on the kool aid, it is Sunday morning.... I would agree signs on both sides have been swiped, I know a pals has been continually swiped on Highland ave. Im sure more »
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Gee, my last comment deleted...I wonder why, is the Globe one sided? Ward you keep talking about libel and bullying, where is the proof? You cant prove anything because nothing exists. Anybody can say more »
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I never claimed to be edumacated or someone with much dignity, you have, sans your screen name. But I do have morals and would never tell a tall tale. more »
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Gary won hands down, he was the best, nobody could touch him, he was clearly on top of his game tonight, he is so smart, the others couldnt stand to be on stage with him, he had all the answers, wasnt more »
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AnnieO, You are simply the best!! Neil is responding and reading every post!! We can only hope the streets are not littered with used lottery tickets after Nov 8!!! Every dog has his day, and whe more »
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newuser, do you even know how to vote? stick to singing/producing Gary's rap videos! more »
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Your intitled to your opinion....and as for your question -nothing,just voicing an opinion. What i would like to know is what favors are the Malden firefighters getting by supporting Ms Fallon? It se more »
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why dont you two get a room, have you no self pride? If you took the time to preview what you wrote, maybe you wouldnt need a towell. more »
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Judy Judy Judy, I heard Neil and her fight over who gets to bring the Mayor his coffee....... and oh ya, Pats, layoff the kool aid will ya? Hope you dont drive after drinking that stuff..... more »
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Joined: May 2008
Location: Nanaimo, Van Island, BC
Oddometer: 132
Day 32
I finally manage to sleep in! Rob has been up and gone with his freshly charged battery to check out his bike. I take this little bit of down time to work on this ride report and send a couple e-mails before Rob comes back with bad news.
With a freshly charged battery the bike is turning over well but wont fire... We jump on my bike to go have a look with a fresh set of eyes. Sure enough, the bike wont fire. We break out the tools, pull some panels , check the fuses, check for spark everything seems good...
Anything and everything is ridden here including full on Moto-X bikes...
The people make due with what they have...
Rob decides its time to bring in some experts and we head to the Suzuki shop where we explain the problem and they send two mechanics down to look at the bike. Its quite a sight, one is an easy 250LB the other maybe 150lbs and both of them crammed on a little Suzuki DR200 weaving in and out of traffic.
Rob being "unhappy"
The mechanics don't have much experience working on such an advanced bike, for the most part the units sold here are 100-250cc carbureted and oil cooled single cylinders, not 1000cc fuel injected V-twins. Without having much luck the mechanics get back on their bike and say they will return in a 'while' with a trailer to get the bike back to the shop.
Rob decides to stay with his bike and send me off to make a badly needed oil change happen on my trusty (knock on wood) KLR. After a little searching and more than one shop trying to sell me automotive oils I find three quarts of 4stroke Motul oil. I run back to the hotel to grab my tools and an oil filter from my luggage before looking for a suitable spot to do an oil change.
I ask around and one guy says something along the lines of "do it here, the oil will keep the dust from my driveway away" After a small moral battle in my head I go ahead, park the bike and drop the oil in his gravel driveway. A new filter and 2.5 litres of oil in the bike and its good as new! As I'm ready to leave the man that suggested the idea comes out with his shovel and starts mixing the oil and gravel around, I thank him but when he responds "No, thank YOU" in Spanish I really don't know what to say.
He made me do it!
I ride back to the chicken joint finding Rob is still there and torn right into his bike. As I roll into the parking lot he thumbs the magic button and the bike starts! What the hell?! Who cares! It runs!
Rob decided to disconnect the power commander just to see if it could be the problem. I guess the charging issue and dead battery had either fried it or made it loose its fuel mapping. Regardless, one problem solved.
A quick ride up to the dealership to let them know we don't need that trailer anymore see's me getting the shakedown from the Honduran transit police for an Illegal U-turn (which 5 other vehicles also made). He seems quite upset with me as I keep repeating "I don't understand" and "I speak very little Spanish". He finally rubs his fingers together in what I would call the universal hand signal for cash money. He wants $50USD to make this issue go away, that's nearly more than he makes in a week, not a chance.
I tell him "its too much" and say I only have a ten dollar bill which, regardless of what he asked for, he seems quite happy with. I pass over the bill as he passes my ID back and shakes my hand. Before leaving he wishes me a good day and good luck with my trip. I pull away laughing to myself about what had just occurred, I should be angry but I'm not.
Back to the hotel Rob goes hunting for a battery charger. His "solution" to the charging issue is that hes going to pull the battery every night and charge it. I warn him about the possibilities of killing the battery after so many deep discharges and frying the ECU from an under-voltage condition. Risk's he's willing to take it seems.
Being an electrician I always have to take pictures of the things were not allowed to do back home...
We find some dinner and retire to the room for a little English TV and an early nights sleep.
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gnarly. at least it runs
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The bike had just over 41 000 k on it when I sold it to you. Still can't believe the bike is back down there. Looks like you are have a great adventure. I bet Rob is wishing he had a KLR right now. Keep up the good work! Raining and 14 c here today. As always ride safe.
Adventurer Wanabe
Joined: Jan 2010
Location: North of T.Ho., Ontario
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Glad you got Rob's bike sorted.
Man you have a great eye with your pictures. They are amazing you sure capture the moment.
Thanks for taking the time to post and inspire.
Joined: May 2010
Location: Las Vegas Nevada
Oddometer: 18
those guys a power lines have safety vest and gloves.. Now they have Kings as in checkers...What could go wrong? I'm always amazed how many
wires they connect from a single source.
I'm enjoying all the great pics and stories . Ride Safe
Las Vegas
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Joined: Apr 2006
Location: BC, Canada
Oddometer: 134
Ahh memories.
Sure seems weird to see pics of Jay's bike in the same places. Keep it up man. Any questions fire me a PM.
Vancouver to Belize and back:
Joined: May 2008
Location: Nanaimo, Van Island, BC
Oddometer: 132
Day 33
With Rob's bike running (though the charging issue still exists) we pack up and get out of the city with only a quick stop at one of the moto dealers for a couple new cans of chain lube. We decide we will head towards the Los Manas frontera rather than rolling the dice and trying the Main crossing on the Pan American highway.
10Km out of town and getting up into the mountains, we pullover to put on our rain-gear before the looming clouds decide to soak us. Rob takes a minute to pull apart his rear brake and check it out as hes been feeling it drag on the ride up after changing the pads in town yesterday.
With the brakes finally sorted we continue on our way through the hills and into the rain. Soon we find ourselves at the ass end of a long line of trucks which, being on the bikes, we zip past and right up to the border.
It's the standard process, find the right window, will out the form, get your stamp, go to customs export the bike before heading over to the Nicaraguan side. Again, find the entry window, fill out the form, pay the fee, get a stamp and then deal with importing the bike.
This border crossing was a little more more complicated than our previous crossing at the Copan ruins, but only because of all the helpers and people hanging around. Its amazing how off your border crossing game you can get with just a few people making comments.
Into Nicaragua we make a few miles before finding some lunch at a small restaurant near the highway 1 junction. Chicken rolls, fried plantains, rice and beans make up our plate. The rain lets up for a while and seems to start again as soon as we return to the bikes. Lunch was paid for in US dollars since we didn't have enough Cordoba's from our exchange at the border to cover the cost.
We find a bank and a hotel room in a small nondescript town on the way towards Managua, we try our best to hang our gear to dry in the room but the humidity would make that a no win situation.
In a nondescript town, what would be more fitting for dinner than a beer and a nondescript hamburger that tastes like it was pulled from the bottom of the freezer in a package dated 1990.
Between the border crossing and the rain we are pretty wiped out and fall asleep to "Rocky" on the TV.
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Loving it guy's. keep it coming. Actually I thought V-Strom's we're a lot less hassle than this one, seems to give poor Rob a bit of headaches no?(IMHO).
I know I love my KLR.
A20 "Lime Ricky"
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Joined: Apr 2010
Location: Aroostook County
Oddometer: 512
Hey man, love this thread. The V-strom is driven me crazy though, were you guys absolutely sure the stator wasn't/is the culprate? Check out these two links...
Here's a guy's battery story, somewhat similar to daves':
Here's a thread with step by step picture instructions on how to replace the stator.
Maybe something that could be waiting for you in panama, if you ordered it now.
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Location: Nanaimo, Van Island, BC
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Day 34
Finally a beach...Off and under way after a damp and humid night, we load up the bikes in the pouring rain and pull on our almost dry riding gear. The plan is to head south and transit the country in order to spend more time in Costa-Rica and Panama.
A very rare dry spot
The rain stays heavy and with around 150KM's under our belts this morning we turn away from the capital of Manauga south towards the town of Granada on the shores of lake Nicarauga.
We find these guys on the side of the road selling "bush meat" aka Iguana's and Armadillo's they dont want their pictures taken and as we are about to leave the cops roll up to talk to them... I guess thats why!
Granada in itself is a very nice old colonial town with a great central park, huge churches and a touristy atmosphere. I could have stayed the night here but since it was so early in the day yet I had problems convincing myself that that was a good idea. I wanted to be lined up to hit the mess of a border crossing into Costa Rica first thing in the morning.
Tourists on the move!
Quite the church!
The old and the new, nothing to spoil a picture like a cell phone tower I didnt see when taking it...
City hall
We find the last decent town before the border on the isthmus between lake Nicaragua and the pacific ocean, San Juan del sur. A small beach town with a rough edge to it, seems like a nice enough place. We stay at a local hostel which ends up being more expensive than we had hoped at $10usd a night.
Beachside @ San Juan Del Sur
Squared away we head for the beach and a happening Bar/Resturaunt by the name of Henry's Iguana where we enjoy an ice cold beer and some AMAZING fish taco's. With a little tooling around town and a stop at the internet cafe we call it an evening and retire to the oven that is our dorm room.
The Hostel and some stinky boots...
Our dinner entertainment, beachside.
Go here for the best fish taco's ever!
With the doors and window wide open and the fan running full blast I manage to drift off to sleep to some mellow tunes on the Ipod.
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Day 35
Last night was uncomfortable, even with the door and window open and the fans running full blast but eventually I did end up getting to sleep... Around 1am the heavens open and im awakened by the loudest rainstorm I've ever heard, I grab the boots and socks from outside to prevent them from getting completely soaked.
When it finally gets to be a reasonable hour in the morning I'm up and headed for an ATM to get some extra cash for the border crossing into Costa-Rica, on the way I find a great little Coffee shop called the "Gato Negro" or black cat cafe.
Packing up and ready to hit the road Rob has lost his keys somewhere and the spare set he brought with him for some reason does not have an Ignition key on it... He franticly tears apart his luggage and riding gear looking for them with no luck. All he can do now is trace his steps last night and hope he left them at the bar or somewhere... After an hour he returns with the keys that he left at the grocery store last night, always an Adventure...
Half an hour on the bikes has us finding that familiar line up of semi-trucks outside the border crossing. We scoot past and into the mayhem of what is the only crossing from Nicaragua to Costa-Rica. The place is a zoo but with patience and some helpful directions we find the offices we need to find, get the stamps we need to get and wait in the lines we need to wait in.
3 hours pass before we are finally clear of the border, I'm glad we decided to do this first thing in the morning, I'm not sure I would have had the patience to deal with it after a full day of riding.
Waiting waiting waiting...
More waiting, this time for the customs official to look over our bike paperwork...
And a little more waiting on manditory insurance...
Costa-Rica, a new country, a new landscape, a new outlook.
We're in!
We drive into the country for about 40 minutes before turning west towards the beaches where we can spend the evening. Not a lot of kilometres today but we're still wiped out. Playa Coco sounds like a nice enough place, we ride on to check it out.
The town is set back away from the ocean and Rob is unimpressed by the water but frankly we're just looking for a place to spend the night. After riding around we wind an out of the way restaurant on the beach with a covered patio upstairs and decide to see if we can pitch our tents there this evening.
The deal ends up being $4usd per person and we drink their beer and east their food... Works for me, the last thing I wanted to do was pack up camp in a torrential downpour in the morning and this covered porch made sure I wouldn't have to.
With the tents set, a walk along the beach is in order, rob goes for a swim to check out the marine life along the rocky coast and not much later returns due to poor visibility. We grab some dinner at our restaurant which we were wary of as we hadn't seen anyone in there to eat all night, but it turns out very well, some great fish with fried plantains and beans...
The sunshine peaks through every now and then...
Soccer on the beach seems popular...
A dramatic sky scene
Our home for the evening...
Mmmm Food...
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How are you fairing the weather? Guatemala got ponded with rain,did you have to deal wiyh any of that?
What's in th red tubes between your bags? What tires are you running, are you happy with them?
Ride Safe...
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Guat and Nicarauga were pretty damn wet, I've got good gear though so I have no real issues. Costa Rica was pretty nice and my first day in Panama today was gorgeous...
The red tubes on the bike (looking from the rear) on the left hand side are 1 liter (MSR) bottles of Gasoline and White gas (for my camp stove) on the right hand side is a welding rod holder repurposed as a tool tube.
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Day 36 - And then there was ONE...
Last night was an interesting one... After our visit to the internet cafe, Rob, who left before me, decided to go for a ride on the beach where his battery finally crapped out on him once he stalled the bike in the sand, perhaps not the best idea ever... He comes walking back to the hotel asking for my help to push the bike back to a road where he removes the battery for charging...
With some interesting news via e-mail last night I had a restless sleep, worried about my time frame and the idea that Rob will try to fix his bike in San Jose. I may have to slip off from Rob in order to make my deadlines.
We pack up camp and load the bikes before setting out on an already hot morning. Within an hour we find ourselves getting pulled off to the side of the road by the transit police for doing 90Km/h in an 80 zone. Rob try's to blame it all on me (thanks buddy :P ) in order to get out of his ticket. The officer seems to have a good attitude and doesn't want to write us up on our first real day in CR but comes up with the idea that $20us could make them go away. Paid and happy he wishes us well on our trip and encourages us to keep an eye on the limits.
Rob suggests that he doesn't want to be moving so quickly (hard to guess when he's the one who gets impatient behind any sort of traffic and passes in the worst possible spots) and brings up the idea of splitting ways in the next day or so.
With a missed turn out to the coast we unexpectedly end up on the outskirts of San Jose where rob decides hes going to find a hotel and the local Suzuki shop and get ready to figure his bike out on monday morning. I make it known that I'm not into staying in the city and we say our goodbyes before I head further south.
Its bittersweet really, on one hand I like not having to worry about the others in my group, only doing what I want, when I want but at the same time its nice to have a travel companion, and someone who speaks much better Spanish than I...
Rob will be in San Jose for at least 4 or 5 days and quite possibly much longer if a part needs to be special ordered... Rob's facebook updates this evening let me know that at least he has found a nice cheap place to stay near the dealership and some local friends to help him out.
My path out of town is on a newly constructed and very poorly signed (toll) highway. Which ends up leading me northwest out of town towards the turn off to the coast that I had missed earlier in the day. I had payed too many tolls to make it worthwhile to turn around now...Besides there was a cool sounding place to stay out there recommended by another adventurer.
The run out to the coast starts getting quite scenic around the town of Tarcoles where the beaches and seaside mountains take my breath away. I pass through the heavily Americanized surf/resort town of Jaco with only a quick tour some nice looking resorts and some gorgeous women but the prices are steep and I already have a line on a place for the night.
About 100Km further down the coastline past miles and miles of palm groves I find the town of Dominical where I remember Jdowns saying to start watching for a sign on the side of the road pointing up into the mountains towards Rancho Diandrew where he had stayed and had a great (and cheap) experience.
I nearly drive right past the sign but it catches my eye at the last second. Turning up the steep winding gravel road into the mountains rewards me with some amazing views and a fun ride. Around 4Km up the road and having gained around 1100' I turn into Rancho Diandrew and find it all closed up tight. Unfortunately no one is home, but I take the chance to look round and check it all out regardless. Looks and sounds like a great place to stay in the dry season! The views are amazing, and with good home cooked food and Wifi Internet you'd be hard pressed to go wrong.
This is the sign your looking for
The views as you climb...
The rancho's camping area...
Now thats a room with a view!
With no luck at the ranch I head back down the hill and south a few KM's to the small unadulterated surf hangout of Uvita. The local hostel looks like a great place but is full up so I end up getting a room down the road a ways at the "Gato Cabana's" Nice enough place with clean rooms and I managed to negotiate a fair price.
A quick ride down the road finds me some groceries (fruit and drinks) as well as a delicious (or maybe I was just hungry) fried chicken dinner before I settle in for the night vegging out to some satellite TV and writing up ride reports.
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"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (Proverbs 17:22a).
To a child, there is only one thing worse than being sick in the winter, and that's being sick during the summer. After all, who wants to lie on the couch when everyone else in the family is having fun playing outside? As I looked at the purple, yellow, and red bottles of medicine in my bathroom cabinet, I heard my young son cry out from the living room couch, "Mom, please don't give me any of those terrible tasting things. They're just going to make me sicker." Although he had been running a fever through the night, I realized my patient wasn't as ill as I previously thought. Ignoring his pleas, I continued to administer the necessary medicine and turned to go back to my work in the kitchen. Grabbing my hand, my son said, "Mom, do you think you could just sit with me for a while?"
"Sure," I replied. "How about if I read one of your favorite books to you?" Nodding his head in agreement, I proceeded to sit on the floor in front of the couch and spent the next half hour reading The Pilgrim's Progress. After reading several chapters and talking with my son, I noticed a smile on his face and his relaxed posture. "Are you feeling better now?" I asked.
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Everyone needs someone to sit and listen when life brings difficult times. Whether it's facing an illness or some other problem, an understanding ear and a kind word go a long way in relieving the suffering of a friend. Unfortunately, that type of medicine can't be purchased from a store. Rather, it comes from a sensitive and loving heart that truly cares about the needs of others.
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Lord, You are the Great Physician who knows all our hurts and pains. Please, help me to bring Your healing words of love and encouragement to my family and friends today. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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New Novartis Drug Effective in Treating Heart Failure
The experimental drug developed by the Swiss company Novartis reduced the risk of dying from cardiovascular causes and could replace what has been the bedrock treatment for more than 20 years, researchers said.
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RWE's first-half earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
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An Obamacare Weiner-Waiver for New York City?
**Written by Doug Powers
Last year, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner took personal ownership of the magnificent health care law, even to the point of proclaiming "the bill and I are one" like a monk trying to attain enlightenment using nothing but willpower, outbursts and a trillion dollars of other people's money. In short, Anthony Weiner loves the health care bill.
It's just that… well… it might not be right for his district:
Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City.
Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city's special health care infrastructure, his office was looking into alternatives that might make more sense. Weiner is one of the health care law's biggest supporters; during the debate leading up to reform, he was one of the last holdouts in Congress for the public option.
"The president said, 'If you have better ideas that can accomplish the same thing, go for it,'" said Weiner. "I'm in the process now of trying to see if we can take [President Barack Obama] up on it in the city of New York, … and I'm taking a look at all of the money we spend in Medicaid and Medicare and maybe New York City can come up with a better plan."
"We in New York already have hospitals, we already employ doctors and we employ nurses. We have a lot of uninsured people. … [Setting up] the exchanges is the one piece of the puzzle that would be difficult for us to do," he said. "I'm just looking internally to whether the city can save money and have more control over its own destiny."
I thought the health care law was the mechanism that would save state and local governments as well as businesses money. It turns out that's what the waivers are for and not the law itself. Gee, it's almost as if they were lying about all this from the very beginning.
It's possible Weiner believes he'll have trouble being elected Mayor of NYC unless he can successfully disconnect them from the health care law that is his pride and joy — a fact that should give voters there all the more reason to question his judgment.
**Written by Doug Powers
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Overall, EPA says that methane is responsible for 3.8 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Other major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and ozone. Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, but it also decays much quicker.
Patrick Henderson, Pennsylvania's energy executive in Gov. Tom Corbett's office, noted that other top New York officials have recently supported more natural gas use.
"Gov. Cuomo proposed investing $500 million in natural gas distribution infrastructure, and New York City Mayor Bloomberg wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that shale gas 'is one of the best things we can do to improve air quality and fight climate change,'" Henderson said in an email.
Henderson added that natural gas also has environmental benefits, since it emits just 50 percent of the carbon dioxide of coal-fired power plants. That switch from coal to gas has contributed to declining greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., according to federal energy statistics. He also noted that increased domestic oil and gas production has helped reduce imports.
Federal climate researchers say they haven't yet seen signs that increased drilling is affecting global methane levels, but they're worried about the threat.
"Not the mid-latitudes where the drilling is being done, which is interesting," said James Butler, head of global monitoring for NOAA. Butler said the tropics and the arctic are the biggest current sources, from decaying vegetation (linked to a rise in rainfall) and thawing of the Arctic tundra (linked to global warming).


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Broncos Hope To Avoid Deja Vu In Playoffs
Finally, the Denver Broncos can get ready for some meaningful football. Oh, sure, the 13 wins and all those records Peyton Manning set will count, but the regular season was simply a warm-up act for a team with the Super Bowl on its radar.
Manning Selected To 13th Pro Bowl, Along With 4 Other Broncos
Five Broncos players have been selected to the Pro Bowl, including quarterback Peyton Manning who was picked for the 13th time in his career.
Broncos Coach Fox Set To Return To Work Monday
John Fox is returning to work on Monday, less than a month after undergoing open-heart surgery, and he plans to coach the Denver Broncos in their game against the Tennessee Titans on Dec. 8.
Jack Del Rio Declines To Address USC Rumors
In his first for-the-record comments since his name's been bandied about as a possible replacement for Lane Kiffin at USC, Jack Del Rio declined Thursday to address speculation he might return to his alma mater.
Julius Thomas Finally Flashing His Skills
Joel Dreessen and Jacob Tamme combined for 93 catches, 911 yards and seven touchdowns last season, yet the tight end making all the noise at the Denver Broncos' training camp is a third-year pro with all of one career catch to his name.
Woodyard Predicts Broncos Defense Will Include Some 'Surprises'
Wesley Woodyard is excited to be a vocal leader who speaks up in team meetings and in the locker room, but off the field he's not saying too much about some of the team's game plan.
Broncos Speed Things Up In Manning's 2nd Season
When Adam Gase was promoted from Peyton Manning's position coach to offensive coordinator over the winter, he excitedly talked about picking up the pace, and the Broncos have done just that, adding an up-tempo facet to Manning's repertoire.
Broncos 'Mile High Salute to Fans Tour' Kicks Off Monday
The Denver Broncos have released the cities and dates for their inaugural Mile High Salute to Fans Tour.