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By William from USA on 2010-04-18 22:45:47Things I liked:Nice sturdy mount for Diana Air Rifles. Barrel angle adjustment is excellent. Put the mount on my RWS model 36 and the fit was perfect. Mount stays put and doesn't move. The mount does make up for the barrel angle on my model 36
Things I would have changed:I wish they could make the mount a little shorter and not quite so tall.
What others should know:I ordered the mount with a set of accushot low profile weaver rings. They were advertised as low but when they showed up they were Medium. If you have a 44mm obj scope or less you need low rings because the base is to high. I have a RWS 450 40mm objective scope and when mounted on the base and rings the center of the objective is almost two inches high. When sighting in at 16 or 20 yards this makes for a real step trajectory over the line of sight. You need the lowest mounts possible that your scope can handle and still have clearance over the power plant housing to get the line of sight and pellet trajectory with in reason. For some people this makes no difference, but to me personally, I have been hunting for 34 yrs with Rifle and air gun and to me having a flatter trajectory leaves less guess work in the field.
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By Stanley from USA on 2013-11-22 09:04:54Things I liked:Great looking finish, included wrenches.
Things I would have changed:When installed following directions, ramped area on my RWS45 inclined mount above clamping plane. Had to shift mount forward 1/4"+ to allow clamp to engage dovetail. Maybe my old 1985 RWS45 build varies from current models. Will search for different mount.
What others should know:If it fit, would be a great mount . Doesn't work for my old mdl 45. Will put peep sights back on. Solution: ordered an FX Indy PCP . Big Grin!
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My bp is finally better and I'm on a low dose of Atenolol. My doc will probably discontinue it if bp is stable for a couple of months and give us the green light to TTC. What is really frustrating is my bp goes up when I'm working. I have a mentally challenging job and concentrating on my work makes my bp get up to 145/90. This can't happen when I'm pregnant and is very worrisome. When I'm not working my bp is great even without medication (105/67).
I can't quit my job since we need the income and I'm trying to adjust my duties so I don't feel rushed or stressed while working. My company just went through a massive layoff so I don't want to look like I'm slacking off either. Has anybody here ever had the same problem with bp being high while working? I wish I could just change jobs and do something that doesn't require a lot of my brain. I'm thinking I might have to go on disability for part of the pregnancy.
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Silver liningJuly 01,2013In the storm-tossed Middle East, suddenly and unexpectedly theres a silver lining in a most unlikely place, Iran.
For years, the United States and its allies have been treated as Irans enemies and have had little choice but to accept that status. With the bellicose Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran for eight years, Washington and its friends had to endure insults and hostility while fretting about Irans controversial nuclear ambitions.
The rift over the nuclear issue was so serious and so hopeless that the western nations felt their only recourse was to impose increasingly damaging economic sanctions on Iran. It is at least conceivable that the effects of these sanctions contributed significantly to the pending change of command in Teheran.
For all his bluster on international matters, Ahmadinejads behavior at home was also so controversial that a rift developed between him and Ayotollah Ali Khamenei, Irans supreme leader. Although he was ineligible to run for a third four-year term, Ahmadinejads diminished popularity at home surely contributed to the victory earlier this month of an avowed moderate, Hassan Rouhani, who becomes Irans president on Aug. 3.
Rouhani, in direct contrast to Ahmadinejad, has promised to engage with the west while allowing greater political freedom at home. Thats certainly a pledge to be welcomed (if cautiously) by those nations frustrated by Ahmadinejads contentious approach to negotiations, particularly over the issue of Irans nuclear program.
Rouhanis huge victory margin caught many by surprise, especially since many veteran observers of Iranian politics had expected the religious establishment (led by the ayotollah) to use its authority to deny him a place on the ballot because of his moderate views.
In his campaign, Rouhani had emphasized the importance he gave to the notion of listening to the Iranian majority, which is something the establishment hasnt done. There have been clear signals for some time now that the majority was unhappy with the way the country has been ruled, so his position no doubt won him many votes.
Rouhani also made it clear hes determined that Iran will avoid the kind of destructive turmoil thats been happening all round the area.
In our region, there were some countries who miscalculated their positions, and you have witnessed what happened to them, he said in a televised speech. The world is in a transitional mood, and a new order has yet to be established.
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BookBook case makes your iPhone 4 look like a vintage book [video]
Well known Mac accessory manufacturer Twelve South has taken a step into the iPhone case making business and released a wallet case which it is calling the BookBook. The BookBook case has been modelled on a vintage leather book cover and really does look the part; if you are into vintage type book covers!
Protect your iPhone 4 between two hard-back covers. Fold the covers back-to-back to talk. It feels great in your hand. BookBook allows edge-to-edge iPhone access. No frames in the way of your thumbs here. You can access all iPhone controls and ports with BookBook. Charge, sync and use the headphone jack while your iPhone is safe and sound in its phone book.
The BookBook case is also a wallet so you only need to carry one thing with you when you go out. It doess appear to be a very nice looking case but I am just not sure if I want my iPhone to look like an old book. The BookBook case is only available for the iPhone 4 at a price of $59.99. Take a look at the video after the break to see it in all its glory!
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BookBook case makes your iPhone 4 look like a vintage book [video]
This looks nice and all but what if you want to take a picture? No hole for that and pushing it up is inconvenient. And wouldn't it just add bulk for when you want to talk on the phone? What about landscape typing? That must be uncomfortable. You'll have to fold your cash like 8 times to make it fit. By the way, this makes for the perfect way of saying 'Steal me! There's an iPhone, credit cards, and cash in here!"
Yeah, a thief's convenient package. Kinda like a vaul meal lol
Sena Walletbook for you then. I've been using it since the 3GS...works great!
Love this product's look and apparent feel, but I, too, need to take pictures on the fly!
aren't the headphones a dead giveaway that it's not a vintage book?
A vintage Audiobook?
First, how many cards can you put in this thing (and money in the side) before it bulges out to the point that it loses its appearance as a book? I carry six cards (Amex, bank card, Visa, drivers license, med insurance card, and business card) plus throw in 5 bills and fold them (because they don't fit lengthwise) and this thing is gonna be packed. Plus, what if the iPhone 5 comes out at the end of August as rumored. Based on all that I'm not sure about dropping $60 for this.
This must just be for casual use but if you lose your phone, you lose everything now. I would use this occasionally when I go to the gym so I don't have to carry around everything, but I don't think this concept could be a functional reality.
[edit] what if you want to type a long text message? That must be really uncomfortable considering that you have to fold it over and squeeze your hands into a comfortable position... Again: casual use
So this definitely looks nice, no doubt, but one problem I have is how they demonstrate use of the actual phone unless you are on a bluetooth. You show the whole world, well those around you, all your cards and possible cash- FAIL. Then their video shows the guy giving the entire bookbook with all its contents over to the guy checking the door, this really isnt a fault of the case, the idiot needs to remove his ID and hand it to him. Anyways, they should offer this case as case only which should thin up the profile a bit as it is a very good looking case and should offer decent protection. OR, but this would bulk it up a bit, maybe a thin leather flap that would cover the contents while on the phone?
All I want to know is can you put it in your back pocket? Is it safe? I carry my cash in my front pocket so I don't worry about that.
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BUFFALO, NY – Playing their last game of the 2012 season without two starters, the Hilbert College men's volleyball team played to a 3-0 loss to the number one seeded Medaille College, in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference semi-final game March 31. Sophomore Adam Weaver led with 13 kills, 8 digs and 3 solo blocks as the Hawks closed out their season with a 6-21 overall record.
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Because there are four AMCC members who sponsor men's volleyball, the AMCC hosted the first ever men's volleyball championship tournament. Medaille, ranked 9th nationally in NCAA Division III, defeated Hilbert in three sets (25-11, 25-19, 25-17) before they swept D'Youville (a five-set winner over Penn State Behrend) to earn the AMCC's first men's volleyball championship.
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Joshua Randall Weeks, 35, of Weeks Road, was charged with disorderly conduct and driving under suspension. He was placed in the Aiken County detention center and later released.
According to a report, officers responded to the Advance Auto Parts store on York Street about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday for a possible indecent exposure and found Weeks walking from the side of the building fully dressed.
The complainant reported seeing Weeks "in the middle of pulling his pants up" and lying on the ground, according to the report.
Officers asked Weeks why he was lying on the ground with his pants down, and he said he was attempting to go to the bathroom, according to the report. Additionally, he said he wasn't lying on the ground but was checking his rear tire. Officers asked Weeks for his license, and he told them it was suspended, according to the report. Weeks appeared to be under the influence of some type of drug and exhibited signs of intoxication.
An intravenous needle was found lying on the ground near a tire on Weeks' vehicle, according to the report. An officer removed Weeks' young children from the area, went back to speak with him and noticed that the needle was gone.
Weeks later told officers he took some of his wife's methadone, according to the report. When asked about the needle, Weeks denied ever having one. The children's mother was contacted after they were removed from the scene, according to Sgt. Jake Mahoney, a spokesman for Aiken Public Safety. They were later released to her custody.
Teddy Kulmala covers the crime beat for the Aiken Standard. He is a graduate of Clemson University and hails from Williston.
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Originally posted by jagd241
Nice post by the OP, the case of the Auction House has been debated many times over the years, I myself have made a similar post as the OP several years ago.
Nevertheless, I agree with the way it was done in UO and SWG, (Raph Coster was involved with both mind you).
Some other games did not have an auction house, such as Lineage 2, instead people set up shop with their characters, honnestly I did not like that approach at all, albeit it seems like it is a popular one with Asian MMO's.
I prefer the vendors of UO and SWG, of cource these imply some type of Housing system to be in as well, and many MMO's have abandoned that idea.
So when you have no houses and when you do not want your players to sit idle for hours when they rather be out there adventuring, what do you do? How do you provide a convenient means of exchange. And lest be specific here, an Auction House is not an Economy, it is but an Exchange center, there is much more involved in order to have an Economy.
And most MMO's moved away from that idea too. Because most MMO's focus on the Action part and do not want necessarilly to offer the Fantasy of running your onw business. But they want everyone to be able to spend a less time as possible in economical activities, and be able to exchange items with other players with the least possible impact to their time spent doing so.
Th auction house is the solution.
In a game such as WoW, it might be a good thing since it is a game focussed on Questing, you do not want your players spending tim running to Auctioneers. I personally very seldom used the AH in WoW too, I can actually count the time I used it on my fingers during the many months that I played it.
Another reason is because MMO's after WoW are designed to appeal to Fans and non Fans of the genre. And the average person will expect in a Virtual Environment to have the same convenience that they get in their every day life. When you need something you just go and buy it at the Super market, the Convenience store and all the other stores...
The auction house makes that possible while also periting people at the same time to sell something as well.
So everyone can buy and everyone can sell and no one needs to become a Merchant to do so.
That is fine if you are not looking for some depth of gameplay, ifyou are not seeking to play out the Fantasy of running a business, and most of the non fans of the genre are happy with it, and that is why at this point the AH has become a de facto feature.
But if your game has no depth, how are you going to insure its long term viability or profitability. Most people will play it for 3 months (many others just play them for one not subscribing ever), and then the decline starts...
Companies play with Marketing and the way things are expressed, because they know the average player does not have in depth understanding of some concepts and will just accept what is vehiculated.
When Game X, lists one of its feature to be a engaging and dynamic economy but the only thing that it contains is an Auction House, that is rubish in reality.
Not even WoW has an economy per se, it does have an Exchange system which fills the needs of some of its players but that is about it.
An Economy is defined by the activities of people (players in this context) consisting of the production, exchange, distribution and consumption of goods and services as required to satisfy the needs of people in a given society (the in game community of players in this context).
Do you really need to produce anything in WoW? Do you need to distribute anything? Do you actually need to consume anything? Do you need to exchange anything? The answer in no, you can play from lvl 1 to lvl 90 without ever engaging in any of these activities just doing your qusts going to the instances and arguably the raids.
On the other hand in a game such as SWG, you had certiain needs, while not a game breaking need, when you wanted to have a bigger house, when you wanted to expand your city, when you wanted to get better materials even or finished goods, a better weapons or a Droid or even a Pet, to assist you in your line of activity, thee was a place from certain specilists that provided this to you. You may have been playing the Fantasy of being a bounty Hunter, your chances of success were enhanced by having some good quality equipment (you could still be successfull if you did not have it, but to alesser degree, since it is a game, a certain minimum threshold had to be insured). And so you had the player who was playing out their fantasy of being a Weaponsmith spending most of their gameing time having fun engaging on the economic activities required to their own success in making better and better weapons that you as a bounty hunter could buy from, and then have fun with in doing that which you spent most of your time in game, shooting stuff.
There was synergy like that and a wider appeal to many and diverse players with different tastes and preferences as well as fantasy goals and aspirations.
And this interaction between all these diverse players made up the gameplay experience.
Oh yes the crafter could play WoW too, and try to play out their fantasy usingthe Ah but it is a half baked experience for them, in time they will just have to conform to the way the game is played or simply quit bored. Because rpeating instances to get gear and doing quests all day long or staying up late for a spot in a raid is simply not what that particule person is having the most fun with...
So yes, I think too, that shoe boxing an "Economy" to simply being a way forpeople to exchange things which they do not need...is detrimental to an In game community, simply because the laws of enthropy will render it eventuallly homogeneous. And a community flourishes in the long term by being diverse...not by being made up of only the same parts.
What do we say when we see people living in small towns and villages moving off to the big cities, when they close their stores stop workingtheir lands, stop producing their goods? We say that these communities are dying, well same thing happens in MMO's too. The common denominator being Human beings who are naturally and inherently diverse.
But apparently it takes a rocket scientist to understand this when it comes to designing an MMO...or even worse, the Rocket scientist gets discarded by the Financeers...looking for a short term profit.
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Originally posted by aRtFuLThinG
SWG never had AH, just market with fixed prices, in AH u can auction the price of the item.
For auctions was the trade channel and trade chans are in all games.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
You, and others like you are the reason that all games are being made the same way, and thus, the reason many games can't hold a lot of peoples attention past the first month. I've said this to you MANY times, LEAVE THOSE WHO WANT A DIFFERENT GAME ALONE! It's all well and good that you feel the need to present your argument for making all games the same, but you need to understand that other people have different interests that don't need to coincide with what you believe is "GOOD". Every thread that has someones opinion on what they don't like in a game, is shortly followed up by you stating how what is already being done, should be continued. The OP is not arguing for ALL games to have it removed, nor is he arguing that all games going forward should have the AH removed either. He is sharing an opinion, you are sharing your's, but regardless of anyone elses opinion, you come back and try to find a way to nicely state they are wrong.
Thank everything that the world of gaming doesnt revolve around you. Otherwise I'd have no hopes for an MMO to come around and capture my attention span for more than a month. You remind me of that guy who bought GW2 and started complaining it should be more like WoW, when it already is a lot like WoW. Heaven forbid one game is different! (even if GW2 is pretty standard, but down scaled).
Bump cause this topic was the community spotlight in MMOFTW this week
Originally posted by Suraknar
very well written, if you try origins of malu let me know. We seem to be very like minded, would be fun working with you
or any other game for that matter, waiting for a non pvp full loot sandbox where I can be a Merchant again
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Originally posted by defector1968
I don't think the OP's (or in fact most post here) meaning of AH was on the EXACT function of the "auction" of AH, but on the fact that you can buy and sell things centrally.
It really doesn't matter whether they have the ability to "auction" with the AH. It is just one of the ways to buy and sell things.
GW2's AH is not technically an "auction" either.
It is more of a question of how AH affects communities (which my opinion is that not much really, but lack of player vendor impacts more). So the technically of whether AH is "auction" capable is actually inconsequential to this discussion.
Originally posted by jagd241
thats a good read, Gorgon sounds great on paper, it just looks so old, I might as well go back to AC
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The problem with virtually every MMORPG: too much Pavlov and not enough Maslow.
To the OP's original Post:
I think an AH's affect on so-called community is absolutely dependent on how it's configured. For instance ...
In WoW you can look in the AH and see exactly who's selling what items.
In SWTOR and many other MMOs the AH listings are completely anonymous.
WoW's setup worked for me because I could contact sellers directly and strike deals with them on the side. For example, if I was a non-skinning leathercrafter I could make a deal with one or more skinners to purchase all their hides, which because it meant a sure sale for all their hides, they were willing to sell at prices lower than the going AH rate. This was good business and it helped me get to know a number of other players. I suppose you'd call that community building.
Some games offer both AHs and player shops. Perfect World is one such game where items in players' shops are often more diverse and sell for less than on the AH. Again, when you find other players that seem to specialize in the items you need it's easy enough to reach out to them and strike long- or short-term deals; again building relationships.
For my own experience, I've never found chat/trade channels particularly useful in offsetting anonymous AH listings, but that could just be me.
I just left Pirates of the Burning Sea after a month (nothing to do with the game or community). PoTBS has a deep economy and pretty good community despite have anonymous AH listings, dead trade channel, and no user-based shops. But I suspect that has more to do with the "Nations" configuration and relative ease and speed in moving about the map.
In large measure, I think the makeup of the player community has much more to do with a sense of community than game mechanics. Where a large proportion of players are engaged in leveling up just as fast as they can, there's less sense of community, even when players must group for instances. Forcing people to group does not make community. The only thing that does so is a player base that's interested in leveraging all gaming aspects -- PvE, PvP, RvR, Dailies, Instances, guild-level events, and Crafting. In short, I blame a gamer mentality that says I must hurry up and level for ultimate destruction of gaming communities.
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Originally posted by Myrdynn
That's why the kickstarter for art assets - couldn't agree more that it needs help with the art/animation ;-) Did you check out the Video Diary? I posted a thread in the rumor section with links.
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Originally posted by Myrdynn
I recall in EQ when we had the Bazaar. (For those that don't know) They had stalls where players could park their characters to peddle their wares. A LOT of players actually sat at their character and bartered with others, and would have messages they'd say when players passed by trying to entice them in to buy their goods.
I myself spent countless hours in the bazaar doing the same thing and had a blast doing it just as much as I did adventuring. Made a boat load of plat to boot! Even remember some places being trader hubs besides the Bazaar that players used because they were high traffic areas.
Who remembers "Selling a stack of bat wings at T1!"
So anyways, I don't believe they are completely bad for community...it's just how it is implemented into the game that determines that. Done like above? It allows for interaction still. Done like WoW or beyond? Just set it in a window and that's it...sells or is returned automatically...no interaction at all.
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I agree with the op. Auction Houses are one of the factors that reduced player communication along with the quest driven approach, solo ability till max level and instances.
An MMORPG should not be convenient all the time. Otherwise it will lose its purpose.
Originally posted by Goatgod76
yep in Asheron's Call we set up our own trade hubs in certain cities. Arwic and Subway were the first great trading places, then Turbine added a Marketplace where we could have our own stalls, and advertise, even write scripts to trade using a 3rd party app. We also used message boards as an Auction site, it was really cool
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What is "real"? How do you define "real"?
MMO games are kind of like life. You don't necessarily need friends to play them, but they are much more fun with your friends. Likewise, you don't need friends in life, but it's much more fun sharing it with your friends. So, why do you need a game to force you to make friends? Just go make friends and enjoy the game with them.
Are you guys really that anti social that you need to be forced into talking to people? Are you the type of people who would stand at the wall next to the speakers at the dance and then complain that no one talked to you, and the dance planners didn't do enough to make it a social experience?
It's not rocket science.
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Originally posted by yewsef
I think you actually can make shopping items both convinient and still run by players. Like having a arket and trading district in the main cities of the game and rent out booths and stores to players and guilds.
Merchant guilds is really both convinient and still social.
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Some claims WoW is no longer socialative(is there such a word?).
I organize groups to finish heroics within 10minutes. Did I socialize? (and that's challenging too for those keep saying wow is too easy. Finishing 4 bosses in 10 minutes does require skill......well and loot of course)
I am a crafter. I have a list of 10ish sellers that would constantly feed me with mats.
I sell my items in trade channel with a much cheaper price than in AH (so I dun have to undercut and people still get my cheap products). Did I socialize?
Socializing is a matter of choice. Nothing of those convenient features killed the community. People did.
People that whine and did nothing to comprehend the situation killed it further.
edit : adding "does"
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I'm going to agree with some of the other posters and say dungeon finder - specifically the cross realm aka no accountability for acting like a d-bag - has ruined the social aspect of mmos for myself.
For WoW in particular, the royal pain that is called CRZ is the main reason I haven't upgraded to MoP or resubbed and don't plan to until it's rectified.
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Originally posted by evolver1972
Old argument. You don't get it I think.
Some people want to play a game that require cooperation to do certain things. I don't understand what is hard to get here?
You need cooperation of multiple people to raids in raiding game - why you're surprised that some people would like to play game where crafting, trade and parts of open world would also require group of people or interaction?
If you don't like games or activities like that they it is ok - you still will have huge majority of games that offer 90% of things in it avabile in very fast conveniant automatized ways. You're now trying to force what views people shoud have and how ALL games should look like. Embrace diversity.
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Originally posted by fenistil
This "force what views people shoud have and how ALL games should look like" is getting old.
Everyone is just talking about what they like. And it is not like people don't understand you can't change minds on the Internet.
So what if some like to do cooperative crafting. I don't. That is not what i play a game for. And it is also not like there is no such game .. Tales in the Desert is one.
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What is "real"? How do you define "real"?
Originally posted by fenistil
I'm not trying to force anyone into any belief. Not sure where you got that idea. I'm merely asking why someone feels they need to be forced to be social. Rather than having games that allow for being social, i.e. grouping, dungeons, etc.
So, you're right, I don't get why people need to be forced to do something if they can't just do it on their own. Then when they don't do it on their own, they get upset and say it's the developers fault. Yeah, I don't get that at all.


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In his 2012 presidential escapade, Mitt Romney cast himself as just a regular fella, but his inner son-of-privilege kept coming out, exposing him as completely out of touch with regular Janes and Joes. Meeting with Nevada newspaper editors in February 2012, for example, Romney confided his concern for a problem of rising importance: America's national parks.
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For a few years when my birthday rolled around I would ask her to add to my collection. Pretty sweet sister.
I adore these plates. And they are used daily. Mostly the small plates. For sandwiches. Or toast. Or cookies.
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They do need to be hand washed. And dried. Which doesn't seem to bother me.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Now-a-days, though, everyone's doing Trunk-or-Treats.
Trunk-or-Treating is where a bunch of neighbors line their cars up in a parking lot and kids in costumes go from car to car, saying "Trunk or Treat." You then have to give them candy.
The good thing about Trunk-or-Treating is, kids are safer and don't have to work hard to get a lot of candy.
The bad thing about Trunk-or-Treating is kids are safer and don't have to work hard to get a lot of candy.
Naturally, I am morally opposed to it.
This year is going to be different, though. This year, I have plans.
Moo-hwa-hwa-hwaaaah! MWAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAA!
I'm setting up an elaborate obstacle course for the kids to go through to get to my trunk. I've already rented the backhoe and started digging pits and stuff in the wardhouse lawn.
For the first part of the obstacle course, kids will be given a machete and must traverse through a jungle made entirely out of Smith's Marketplace fake trees and houseplants, and Hogle Zoo's python that went missing last Tuesday.
If they get through that, then they must swing over a pit full of poisoned spikes!
After that, the kids must swim through piranha-infested waters!
The trench to this has already been dug and I've lined it with a slip-n-slide. Still looking for the piranhas. Walmart used to sell them with their other fishes but I heard not anymore.
The course is sketchy after that, but it will definitely include:
Outrunning a ghost in a haunted graveyard!
Balancing on a tight-rope over very hungry crocodiles!
Spelling the word "AMBIDEXTROUS" with stepping stones in a pool of acid!!
And the Grand Finale:
Taking a bite of the candied apple that does NOT have a razor blade hidden in it!!
I expect some kids might possibly live through this.
Those that do will find greater satisfaction in the candy they receive, and be much more grateful for what they have.
This is my contribution to Trunk-or-Treating.
If you yourselves want to contribute (as crocodiles do not grow on trees) I need approximately $39,672 to pull this off. Please donate. Together we can eradicate Trunk-or-Treat.
28 comments:
- Heather said...
Freaking. Awesome. Post.
I was totally laughing out loud at this one -- I loved every single picture (especially the alligator homage to the Haunted Mansion).
I'm linking your post to my anti-trunk or treating blog post. I'm convinced that trunk or treating will end with our generation. I'm glad that you're part of the resistance! :)
- October 28, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- Tara said...
OH MY GOSH-Hilarious. I am Heather Keele's friend and she sent me your link since we are of the same mind-set. HEEHEEE!!!!! I couldn't agree more and still rolling on the ground!!!
- October 28, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- P. Daniel Quinney said...
Posting in an epic post.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Jacob said...
I have never heard of this "trunk or treat" thing -- but saw the link to your blog on Facebook (via Tara) and LOVED the illustrations! HAHAHA.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- whirligigdaisy said...
Ha. Hilarious. No trunk or treat here so maybe I cans send you donation. :)
- October 28, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Morgan said...
this made me laugh so hard.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Heather you have me laughing the entire time!!!! I think I'll be posting the link to this on my facebook page!!!
- October 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Lindsay said...
you'd make a good dentist's wife, handing out all of those "goodies". HAH i will not. i'll be handing out all kinds of gooey treats to bring my husband more business.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Julie said...
This is truly a scary Halloween story!
- October 28, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- Andrea Hatch said...
I've enjoyed some fancy trunk-or-treating. One time we painted glow-in-the-dark skeleton bones on my black dog and had her sitting in the back of our Expedition with a black light on (and tons of other creepy crap). The best part was that the kids were too scared of Maggie (my innocent pup) to come get candy. More for me!
Greetings from Utah. Loved this post.
- October 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Drew said...
Love the Haunted Mansion shout-out. I have never really felt any serious animosity toward the idea of trunk-or-treat, but now that I think of it, it is kind of a lazy way to go about the Halloween festivities. Besides, where could be safer to traditionally trick-or-treat than Provo??
- October 28, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Sam Nielson said...
I totally agree and I like your ideas, but I think you might be better off just destroying the good reputation of trunk or treat as a safe way to get candy. My plan is simple:
1-Drive up to random trunk or treats with an unmarked, windowless van
2-Advertise that there is candy inside
3-Wait until a handful of kids are inside, close the doors and drive away
I don't have a plan of what to do with the kids or how to ditch evidence of the van after that, but just about anything would do. Drop them off at Chuck-E-Cheese's or something. Point is, soon nobody will trust a trunk ever again.
- October 28, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Lauri's Photography said...
Thanks to Heather, I got a good laugh reading your post! I join the resistance!!!!
- October 28, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Jenilyn Tolley said...
Thanks for the laugh--I really want to come to YOUR trunk-or-treat now!
- October 28, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- Scott said...
I liked the little me picture best :)
- October 28, 2010 at 6:02 PM
- --Hey said...
Oh my gosh... I am rolling!!! Hilarious!!!
- October 28, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- MaryElla said...
I'm re-posting too! Great propaganda for my anti-trunkortreating agenda.
- October 28, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Jack Foster said...
Heather! You are hilarious! I think they should make a reality TV show out of kids fighting their way through your obstacle course. If the television station picks it up... I'm sure the $39,000 will get rolled right into production costs. Hmmm what would you call it...Survivor (trunk or treat)? Love your blog by the way...it ROCKS!!!
- October 28, 2010 at 11:00 PM
- Daniel said...
Wow Heather, this stuff is awesome! It's great to see you doing what you love! I still have fond memories of that awesome comic you did on the band wall and still use the "Thoreau it away" line to this day. :)
- October 28, 2010 at 11:06 PM
- paperflower said...
Oh my gosh! Heather I was cracking up the whole time I was reading this! You are hilarious! I totally agree with you, even though we just participated in Trunk or Treat with our ward this evening! We had to Trick or Treat for hours and sometimes in the snow! It was crazy! I loved the Haunted Mansion shout out too! You are so awesome!! Love ya!!
- October 29, 2010 at 12:14 AM
- Munchanka said...
Count me in! Trunk or treat would be much better if the vehicles were moving and kids had to chase 'em down. Now THERE'S a workout.
- October 29, 2010 at 12:14 AM
- Raine Countryman said...
I completely agree with you about trunk-or-treat. Our church does it and I absolutely cannot stand it. I swear that when I have kids I will never EVER introduce them to this "tradition".
- October 29, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Heather Dixon said...
Thank you every one for the donations and well-wishes! So far I've collected enough to steal a crocodile and hire a ghost. Will let you know how it goes!
- October 30, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Stacey said...
My brother-in-law told me about your post and I LOVE it! In fact, it inspired me. I turned our extended van into a spook alley for our trunk or treat. The kids should definitely have to work for it!
On a side note, we are related by marriage in a far and distant way. Velda Kay was also my dorm mom in college. I married into Velda Kay's sister's son's family. How's that for confusing! LOL
Anyway! Great blog! I look forward to reading more!
- November 4, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Ken Chandler said...
Heather, if there were a post of the year award, you'd be the recipient. You crack me up!
I was thinking of handing out hard boiled eggs next year.
- November 14, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Levi said...
You are officially my hero.
- October 31, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- morelightthanburden said...
This has got to be one of the best Halloween posts, ever, right alongside Costumez of course. I love how well our world views mesh. Now I can just say, "Halloween? Well, go look at these links . . . "
- November 21, 2013 at 10:02 AM
- Jessie Clark said...
I love it!
Unfortunately, I'm the person who wishes we had trunk or treating. I loved Trick or treating as a kid, but moved to Alaska with my husband. We now have 3 kids under the age of six, and live in a rural community. That means when we go trick or treating I have to drive my kids from house to house because A) the houses are too far apart, and B) it's usually -20 degrees here by Halloween. So my kids go to five houses so bundled up that you can't see their costumes, and we get about 15 pieced of candy, then they tell me that they are too cold to do any more houses. Plus there's all of the car seat buckling and unbuckling. If we had a trunk or treat we could get all of our misery done outside in under 10 minutes and I wouldn't have to work a single seatbelt!
Forget the obstacle course, send the kids up here, and they'll appreciate every single little tootsie roll they get!
- November 21, 2013 at 4:40 PM


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A local artist's generosity reached new heights when he made a special donation to Ashe Memorial Hospital Friday morning.
The artist, R.T. Morgan, who has work across the United States and the world, donated a sculpture called "Circle of Life" to the hospital.
"I am a big supporter of my local hospital and was glad to make this donation," said Morgan.
R.D. Williams, Ashe Memorial Hospital's chief executive officer, was thrilled to receive the gift. Williams said "this is a great piece for the hospital. It's very symbolic, it represents the hospital is where life begins and ends."
Williams also said "it (the sculpture) doesn't overwhelm the building and the building doesn't overwhelm it."
Donating artwork to the county is nothing new for Morgan. According to Williams, Morgan has donated over $80,000 to the county over the years.
His donations to the county include a statue one the backstreet of West Jefferson, a sculpture at the entrance of the Ashe Civic Center, and a sculpture in front of Westwood Elementary School. Also, Morgan has donated between $5,000 and $8,000 per year for the last seven years at the hospital's gala event.
However, this is the first sculpture Morgan has donated to a hospital. Morgan has prepared several works for hospitals before, but those were on a commission-base.
The "Circle of Life" sculpture was finished last year. Morgan said he completed the stainless-steel statue in about two weeks.
"The inspiration for this piece came from working with simple forms," said Morgan. Morgan also said he has used this design before, only with smaller sculptures.
Morgan had not been commissioned by anyone to create this piece. When Morgan decided to make a donation to the hospital, representative came and chose the "Circle of Life" piece for the hospital rather than Morgan's other sculptures.
The sculpture now sit in front of the hospital's main entrance, and Williams said the hospital plans to arrange plants around the sculpture.
Morgan said he decided against placing the sculpture near the emergency room entrance because people would be rushing in and wouldn't have time to appreciate it. "We wanted to place the sculpture where people could enjoy it," said Morgan.
Joe Thore, the hospital's chief operating officer, said the sculpture has been well received so far. Thore said the sculpture was a "tremendous gift" because Ashe Memorial is a small hospital and usually wouldn't have the funds to afford artwork on this scale.


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Somehow I have managed to wait more than two months before trying out the stitching software for my not-so-new FlipPal scanner. I pulled out a large hand tinted portrait of my grandmother, the oft photographed Iva Williams, which is too large to fit on my scanner. I am so impressed with the results!
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Yes. I have experienced it. It is intermittent, but certainly happens about 25 percent of the time. I have seen some suggest that we should turn of Cellular Data in our phone settings, and an ATT tech said to turn off wifi. I don't know if there is yet a solution, but no Microcell for me means no ATT service at all in my home.
iPhone 4 skipping audio on AT&T microcell
There have been complaints of the iPhone 4 experiencing audio problems when connected to AT&T's 3G microcell. Specifically, the incoming sound will skip, making it nearly impossible to understand the person you're talking to. There does not appear to be a relation to signal strength and the skipping does not affect outgoing audio. It also only seems to only be a problem with the iPhone 4.
I have owned a microcell for a few weeks now and have experienced this issue on multiple occasions. It has only occurred in one spot of my house - at my desk. Once I move, the call clears up and I can hear everything fine. Not once has this skipping resulted in a dropped call.
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iPhone 4 skipping audio on AT&T microcell
I ended up giving mine away - problems with dropped calls (phone attempting to switch to main cell site vs. staying connected on the microcell) - and more importantly - incoming calls going straight to voicemail, not ringing the phone. This was happening on all our iPhones (3G, 3GS, and 4) - so it wasn't isolated to a particular version.
Oh man Leanna!! Thank you! I thought I had a bad phone or something. I experience this on about 75% of my calls on the microcell, mostly when the call is longer than 3 minutes. I dont drop calls, I just get that skipping which makes me keep having to get the other person to repeat. Its annoying as hell.
I have one and not only does tue incoming audio skip but so does my outgoing. I have even had the issue of standing right next to the device and dropped a call. I am strong debate of returning the device. It does not help that the AT&T rep told me i could add version and tmobile devices to it, so i can have friends and roommates use the device. :(
I got my MicroCell on Friday, and everything seemed fine. Today however, I was in another room, with my iP4 in my pocket, using a wired headset, and started experience the skipping. Annoying since the tower that serves my area has had issues for the last two weeks, and I have been with out service at home. Thought the MC would help.....
Yes! This has been driving me nuts!
This has been driving me nuts. It's so horrible that I just have to tell whoever I will ring them back on a voip line. I /did/ notice, however, this weekend a difference.
While I noticed this directly after getting my iphone 4, it seems to have gotten worse lately. I disconnected my mcell this weekend to take back to ATT in hopes of getting another one. The Att store that I went to did not carry them, so I figured I would hit up another store during the week.
When I returned home.. I plugged it back in.. same spot.. etc. etc..
that night I had a call on my iphone and was /actually/ able to hear the person w/o any problems.. shrug I don't know if/how/why unplugging it had anything to do with it, but..
sadly i need the stupid device. like a previous commenter. No mcell = no coverage in my appt. It's an att black hole.
glad to know I am not crazy. (well... regarding this, anyway...)
No problems with mine at all. Love the microcell!
Those of you having this:
Is it location specific? Can you rotate the microcell and reduce it? Some of these devices do not have perfectly omni-directional antennas.
Does rebooting the microcell help?
Are you sitting near your computers that are running wifi? If so are you pulling down a ton of data on your internet connection at the time?
I too have the issues of skipping audio and dropped calls on micro cell. Even with 5 bars on 4.0.1. I called AT&T cust care it took them a week to get back to me. They called my cell while I was home it never rang no missed call just left a voicemail that didn't show up on my phone until the next day when I left the house. But AT&T says there is nothing wrong with the micro cell.
Have had mine for several weeks now with no problems. Very happy with it. Prior to this I had one or no bars in my house. Now have three to five depending upon the room. I'm using a iPhone4 and my wife has a 3GS.
I don't have this particular problem, but I do have two others with the microcell and my iP4:
1) Latency. There seems to be a 2-3 second delay during calls. I know there is always a bit of a delay when using a cell phone, but it is noticeably longer when connected to the microcell.
2) MMS. My picture messages stall right as the progress bar is almost complete. They usually fail at that point, but sometimes they go through. Again, this is only happening when I'm connected to the microcell.
I do a lot of mobile testing for work, and I've had a microcell since they were available. Initially I had it downstream of the router and gave it priority with QOS. Later I moved it to the "priority" config, so it is upstream of the router.
I've had all the mentioned issues (dropped calls, stuttering, call failed) in both configurations but it does seem better in the priority configuration.
I could make the stuttering happen when the microcell was downstream simply by having a few machines on my home network start doing something bandwidth intensive. I would also notice the M-Cell designation could drop off the phone when bandwidth was low.
You are definitely better off having the microcell upstream of the router (priority).
This is not specific to iPhone 4. I have two 4's, two 3GS's and one 3G in the house and they all had it happen
Same story was reported on TUAW yesterday:http://www.tuaw.com/2010/08/08/does-the-iphone-4-hate-the-atandt-microcell/
I just return this unit to the store. There was a 2 to 3 second lag when connected to it. Totally bad..
I started experiencing this issue a few weeks ago. Could it be related to the recent IOS4 update for 3G display?
I also experience trouble sending MMS messages through the microcell - same as what others report. It almost finishes and then fails.
I also experience the reported latency issues with voice calls through the MC. I'm constantly stepping on my clients in conversations - frustrating.
Have a MicroCell with a 3GS and have been experiencing the same problems. The MicroCell itself seems to fluctuate as far as signal output goes, since there are times when I'm 10-15 feet away from it and in the same room, but my iPhone only shows 3 bars. Not happy since it's supposed to cover 5,000 square feet with a decent signal.
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Yes, I am experiencing this too. And the MMS problem too! The data upload speed is CRIPPLED TO 56k!! and 90% of my outgoing picture & video messages fail & even fail on retry. It makes this buggy thing next to useless. I mean, come on, you can't send MMS & calls go straight to voicemail & ones that don't are garbled? Unbelievable!!
I almost hate to post anything on this subject for fear of jinxing myself. I currently do not have the problem on my MCell (iphone 4) nor does my wife (iPhone 3Gs). I noticed the problem a few times right after getting the unit set up (~1mo ago), but it mysteriously went away. I know this problem is real as so many people are having it, but as of right now, I'm 100% satisfied with my purchase, which cost me $50 at the local AT&T store. They gave me a $100 in-store discount due to super poor coverage in my house. Also, I'm using the AT&T 6Mbps DSL plan. I only get 650Kbps up on average, so it doesn't take a lot of bandwidth to make it work properly. I really hope Apple/AT&T fixes this soon!
I am experiencing many of the issues other have noted. 2 or so second lag on phone calls makes for awkward conversations. Dropped calls, stuttering, inability to send MMS. I run an office out of my home and this is presenting a lot of problems. I'm calling AT&T today to see if anything can be done. If not, looks like Android OS/Verizon for me.
With an iPhone 4, I had the stuttering audio problem on incoming calls while using the Microcell on a Comcast 16/2 mbit connection. I switched to a 3 megabit Verizon DSL connection that I have as a backup and the problem went away. Now the problem is that if the phone senses a signal from the cell tower it switches to that and won't switch back unless I get close to the Microcell and turn airplane mode on then off. A few hours later, I'll look and the phone has locked on to AT&T again even when I'm in the same room as the Microcell. There seem to be multiple issues ...
Add me to the list. Got my MicroCell a couple weeks ago and this has been a consistent problem with my iPhone 4. Finally called ATT today and opened a ticket. The CSR I spoke with was not aware of any issues or fixes.
If I'm sitting a few feet from the MC I have no problems but if I move 10-20ft away I get the skipping. So it's either drop 70% of the calls in my house, or not understand what the person calling me is saying. Out and about in Columbus, Ohio, I'm getting 6-10 dropped calls a day. No way I would recommend the iPhone or ATT to anyone at this point.
Just not sure what I'm going to do at this point. Just switched over 5 lines to ATT, 4 of them iPhones. I think they are all going to have to go back.
ATT and Apple have a huge opportunity here to fix these issues, make tons of happy customers and live happily ever after. I hope they look at it that way.
I am having the same problems as the original post. Last evening I had a conversation that lasted 30 minutes from my basement (~25 ft from the cell) and it was crystal clear. This afternoon I was repeatedly unable to make a call due to the gargle. Same symptoms also, if I get right next to the cell tower the problem goes away. My wife's 3G Razr has problems with the dropped calls, but she doesn't have the gargle.
So what's up with this? I've read some other posts here and, as much as I know electronics, I don't understand how the proximity to the tower can be effected by the QoS setting on the router or being upstream from it. I also have a VoIP smart phone and get great calls over the same lines.
I'm thinking it must be an RF problem. How many people here who have the problem have wireless routers in their homes? Who has tried to move the wireless router away from the tower?
I have iPhone 4 and ATT Microcell. All of my incoming calls are garbled until I moved within a couple feet of the Microcell. Then I moved the Microcell away from my cable modem/router about 40 feet away using Home Plug. Am still having the garbled incoming calls. Hoping there's a solution somewhere.
I had the 3GS before buying the iphone 4. I bought the Mcell while I was still using the 3GS and it worked fine. I have the same problems reported above with the intermittent drop in incoming sound quality coupled with the occasional MMS message not going through. I've recently developed a new theory. I've noticed that my internet connection slows during the day by testing it with speedtest.net app on iphone and also on the PC. I tend to have more trouble during the day. I live in Louisiana and it gets extremely hot and humid during the day. I called Cox Cable company who I have my cable internet through and they said the heat can cause the internet to slow along with high internet traffic by where I live. They are going to come out and see if they can increase my bandwidth. Hopefully that will resolve my issue. Anyone else have any other solutions for these problems?
I have the exact same issues, filed a ticket with AT&T, waited 2 weeks and they never called back. So I called to check on it and was told the ticket was closed due to me living in an area with "significant interference" and that there was nothing that could be done about it. If I'm the only one with this issue, why is the entire Internet lighting up with it. What BS, opening a ticket every single day until AT&T gets it fixed.
My micro cell actually worsens my phones functions. I live in a rural area and have 1 bar so sometimes I talk sometimes not. Hooked up the cell and wow 5 bars. No one understands a word Im saying. They say it pulses in and out scrambling my voice. also my micro cell does ot stay on always loosing solid bars to a flash from time to time. I have an iphone 4 and shut off the suggested features resulting in a mild improvement. Conversation is still out of the question.
Having the same problem. Called AT&T over the weekend, and their suggested fixes were:
- Turning off my iPhone 4 and powering it back on.
- Disconnecting power from my cable modem and microcell, then powering both back on.
This, after an hour on the phone with them. Thank God they gave me a rebate on my microcell, because it's a piece.
Same problem here, upgraded from my 3GS to an iPhone 4. 90% failed call rate. Swapped out SIM card, exchanged my micro cell, swapped iPhone 4 and still get failed calls even in same room as micro cell. Rebooted, reset micro cell and still failed calls. I get much fewer failed calls with micro cell off. Complained many times and almost 1 month credit to my bill, still not worth the frustrations. Took 3 days just to get AT&T to manually remove my old micro cell and the new one to the system, would not work via att.com.
I have mixed feelings with my Micro Cell. I have been using it for about 1 and a half months. It works well and I get 5 bars in my entire house. However, there is a slight problem. It seems that if I am in a call past 20 minutes the call drops suddenly. It has happened to me numerous times. The magic point is between 20-30 minutes then you literally see the signal degrade in seconds then it drops. If you wait a minute or so you then get to speak for another 20-30 minutes. If you hag up and take another call an the first call is less the 20 minutes you could do it all day long without a dropped call. Strange but I am in the same boat as some of you without it I get zero coverage.
My problems are a tad different, and I have a few.
- The person on the other end that I'm talking to often can't hear me well (I can hear them perfectly) with full bars on the Microcell network. The problem is I leave messages for work often, and now I don't even know if they are hearing what I'm saying. About 50% of the time I speak with my coworker, he says he can't hear me - it's either jumbled sounding, or just cuts out, sometimes there is a couple of second lag even - meanwhile I can hear him perfectly.
- When I drive off, and I'm on a call, the iPhone won't switch to the public AT&T network, then I actually do lose the calls. Consistently.
I called customer service once already, and they supposedly did some magic in the background, and it did alleviate the problem for a couple of days, but bang! the problem has returned. They had promised a follow up call, but no such luck. I am steeling my resolve to call customer service back, so hopefully something will happen tomorrow.
I have a question. I have Microcell and it has helped a lot with my home being all plaster wall " Not Sheetrock"
My question is this, does the Microcell use up my wireless bandwidth. If so how do I measure the use.
I've had similar problems that go away when I turn off wifi on the phone. cellular data is off as well... though not as bad as yours.


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It was Flower Day at the Toledo Farmers' Market Downtown over Memorial Day weekend. There were throngs of people seeking and purchasing a variety of plants and accessories. Nature is amazing in its diversity, beauty and usefulness. Sadly, we as a community, through the force of our government, have put damaging restrictions on one of nature's most useful, safest and productive species: marijuana.
I was at the market with several other volunteers in an effort to remedy this wrong. The Northwest Ohio chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), of which I am a member, has a City of Toledo ballot initiative to completely decriminalize, not legalize, marijuana. We are working within the laws of the State of Ohio, which under home rule allow us to reduce the penalties, but not legalize. Let me briefly explain why this is important to our community and can position Toledo to be an economic leader.
We in America are at a crisis point in our prison system. We incarcerate more of our citizens — and by a great number — than any other nation. Nearly half of these are for nonviolent drug offenses. Those most likely to be sentenced are the most vulnerable in our society. There is no study that shows that poor people or minorities do more drugs than their affluent suburban counterparts, but they are more likely to spend time in prison and develop crippling records that then impact their abilities to live, work or become better educated. We are setting them up to fail and then complain when we have to support them.
Again, this is all over nonviolent drug offenses. They have not damaged or taken another's property nor harmed or threatened to harm another human being. Our limited policing resources are best spent on criminals that endanger people and property, not on lifestyle choices, whether good or bad. For those we have health care professionals, clergy and other community resources. Toledoans care about their community and their fellow Toledoans. It is time we stopped destroying entire neighborhoods and families over a simple and safe plant.
Our federal government has classified marijuana as a schedule I drug. This means it has no medicinal value and cannot be prescribed by a physician. By contrast, cocaine is a schedule II drug along with methamphetamine. Your federal government believes cocaine and methamphetamine are safer than marijuana. This despite marijuana having no known cases of overdose in all of human history and that it is known to be less addictive than caffeine. Today many physicians, including well known Drs. Gupta and Oz, are debunking the myth that marijuana has no medicinal value. In fact it has tremendous value that is only just being explored. It can't fully be explored until the Feds get off their own addiction to the costly and destructive War on Drugs. When it comes to another vulnerable segment of our society, the sick and suffering, we should not let prejudice trump reason.
Economically, marijuana and its close relative hemp, have enormous possibilities. They range from building materials, fibers for clothing and paper to alternative fuels to run our economy. In a world concerned with deforestation, climate change and resources that aren't renewable on a scale equal to what we consume, marijuana and hemp offer the best answer. Kentucky has recently allowed its farmers to again explore these possibilities. Ohio needs and will have the opportunity to soon. State initiatives are in the works for medical and industrial marijuana/hemp and even legalization. By decriminalizing in advance, Toledo will position businesses to better take advantage of the new economy without the uncertainty that can accompany changes at the state level that precede federal changes.
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- Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in coconut, nuts and pineapple. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
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"Excellent bread. I made some changes to make this a healthier treat for my family. I used all whole wheat flour; 1 whole egg & 1 egg white; 1/4 c, applesauce & 1/4 c. Coconut oil; and reduced the sugar to 1/3 c. Packed brown sugar & 1/3 c. Granulated sugar. I also added 1/2-3/4 t. Cinnamon. In addition, I pre-toasted the pecans and coconut to bring out extra flavor. I baked three mini loaves for about 55 min. This recipe is a winner!"
"Perfect morning treat!"
"Fantastic bread. Moist and refreshing. I used slivered almonds. Family enjoyed this bread and I will definitely be making this again."
"Love the hawaiian twist to your typical banana bread recipe. I didn't have almond extract on hand so only used vanilla extract and chopped walnuts, Mmmmmmmm!"
"The way to do without the sugar is to use Stevia Blend. It is from the stevia plant and contains no chemicals. It is completely natural. You also use half the amount of sugar. "