text:
ORLANDO, Fla. -- It was, according to LPGA commissioner Mike Whan, "a one-sided vote" by players to change their constitution Tuesday and remove a stipulation that someone must be "female at birth" to compete on the LPGA Tour. The association, which was sued in October by 57-year-old California transgender golfer Lana Lawless, now will be open to persons who have undergone gender-reassignment surgery, putting it in line with other golf tours and athletic organizations around the globe.
"We got together as a membership and discussed it and walked through everything," Whan told Golfdigest.com. "It takes a little bit of education. All the lawsuit did is make us look at something we probably would have to look at anyway. It just forced us to look at it now. It was more of an education process. I can speak to that personally -- I got educated a lot in the last two months. All I did last night is share some of that education with the players."
As players prepared Wednesday for the opening round of the LPGA Tour Championship at Grand Cypress Resort, most seemed to take the development in stride.
"The girl on the Ladies European Tour [Mianne Bagger] is really nice, and I don't think there seems to be an issue over there," said Janice Moodie. "That's a big change [to have gender-reassignment surgery]. You have to go through all the psychological testing. A lot of stuff has to go on before you can actually say you're female. It's a lot more than someone saying, 'I'm on the PGA Tour and now I'm going to come play the LPGA Tour.' "
"If everything is in place, so to speak, then good luck," Laura Davies said of competing against transgender athletes. "You just want to beat the best players. If someone's the best player, how that came about it is none of my business really. It's not something that I would wake up and worry about."
-- Bill Fields
News & Tours
Whan: Transgender vote was 'one-sided'
Plenty to follow at pressure-packed Q School
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 News & Tours Plenty to follow at pressure-packed Q School
Thursday, December 2, 2010 News & Tours Doctor guilty of obstruction in Blasberg deathDoctor guilty of obstruction in Blasberg death


text:
|Tolkien Gateway is 10 years old. Sign up today to edit TG and help us grow for years to come.
Haydn Wood
Haydn Wood voiced Haldir, Nob, Nazgûl and several unspecified bits in the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings.
External links
- Haydn Wood at IMDb

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Dr. Gary Wood and technician Kayla Hornberger chart and evaluate Taz's teeth May 9, 2014, at Countryside Veterinary Hospital in Genoa Township. The Howell Conference and Nature Center had the bobcat treated the cat after it lost a deal of weight.
- Filed Under
Twice the size and nearly three times the age of his wild counterparts, the Howell Nature and Conference Center's oldest bobcat made a rare trip to the veterinarian last week.
Taz, an 18-year-old resident of the nature center's Wild Wonders Wildlife Park, worried staff, as he was reluctant to eat his usual meals - dry cat food and five mice per day. The 50-pound bobcat, whom staff affectionately call a "blob-cat," due to his weight, had lost 10 pounds.
"He was having a hard time chewing, so we suspected he had a dental problem," said Dana DeBenham, the center's director of wildlife ...


text:
President Obama's Climate Action Plan: Two Years Later
President Obama's Climate Action Plan:
June 2015
By Michael Tubman
Two years after President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan, the administration has made marked progress toward achieving its goals. The plan, announced June 25, 2013, outlines 75 goals in three areas: cutting carbon pollution in the United States, preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change, and leading international efforts to address climate change. To date, there has been at least initial government action related to every item in the plan.
5 ideas for EPA's Clean Power Plan
The proposed Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants is a long overdue turning point in America's response to climate change.
EPA's approach gives the states tremendous flexibility to design strategies that work best for them. States have always been incubators of innovation, and they will drive technological and policy innovation as they encourage low-cost solutions to implement the plan.
We need to encourage that innovation – by cities, states, and businesses -- to show the path forward to a clean energy economy.
C2ES submitted comments today as part of the EPA's process to seek stakeholder input to the proposed rule before finalizing it in June 2015.
Here are five suggestions that could make EPA's framework even better.
Q&A: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Power Plants
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The development of this rule was announced by President Obama during his June 25, 2013, climate policy speech. The Clean Power Plan would establish different target emission rates (lbs of CO2 per megawatt-hour) for each state due to regional variations in generation mix and electricity consumption, but overall is projected to achieve a 30 percent cut from 2005 emissions by 2030, with an interim target of 25 percent on average between 2020 and 2029.
See more resources and maps at the C2ES Carbon Pollution Standards Resource Page.
What is in EPA's proposal?
Typically, EPA regulations are set at the federal level and then administered by states. For example, EPA sets a limit on the level of smog in the atmosphere, and states then submit plans for how they will meet that standard. Once approved by EPA, states then administer these plans, known as State Implementation Plans.
The proposed Clean Power Plan is similar in that states would be given a target emissions rate, but have broad flexibility to determine how to achieve that target. Each state would be assigned a carbon emissions baseline based on its level of carbon emissions from fossil-fired power plants divided by its total electricity generation. (See our Proposed State Emission Rate Targets Map.) Electricity generation in this case includes fossil generation, nuclear, renewables, plus generation avoided through the use of energy efficiency programs. A target for 2030 is then established for each state based on its capacity to achieve reductions using the following four "building blocks" identified by EPA:
1. Make fossil fuel power plants more efficient.
2. Use low-emitting natural gas combined cycle plants more where excess capacity is available.
3. Use more zero- and low-emitting power sources such as renewables and nuclear.
4. Reduce electricity demand by using electricity more efficiently.
Each state could then meet its established target however it sees fit. States could join multi-state programs to reduce emissions collectively, for example through a cap-and-trade program.
How much flexibility will states have to minimize costs?
States would have considerable flexibility to adopt a variety of approaches to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector, if they can demonstrate that they will achieve the emissions target.
Among the possibilities:
- States could allow emissions credit trading among power plants owned by the same operator. This means that if one power plant reduced its emission rate below the state target, it could trade credits to a power plant that could not meet the target so that the company overall would be in compliance.
- States could allow emissions trading between power companies and even across state lines (such a program would be similar to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative). Averaging or trading across power plants, companies, and states cut overall compliance costs by taking advantage of the lowest-cost opportunity for emissions reductions.
- States could use energy efficiency or renewable energy for compliance, provided that the total emissions met an EPA-approved target.
- States could also set a standard that is more stringent than what would be required by EPA's guidelines.
How much will this rule cost?
EPA projects that the compliance costs for this rule would be between $7.3 billion and $8.8 billion annually by 2030. EPA projects that this would lead to about a 3 percent increase in electricity rates by 2030. The rule would deliver considerable benefits as well, including a total of $55 billion to $93 billion in public health benefits by 2030, as projected by EPA. The rule could also reduce electricity consumption, meaning a homeowner's electricity bill could stay the same or even decrease. It is important to weigh any costs of the Clean Power Plan against the costs of allowing carbon dioxide emissions to continue to rise unabated, contributing to climate change. The costs of climate impacts such as more frequent and intense heat waves, higher sea levels, and more severe droughts, wildfires and downpours, are projected to be much higher.
What can power plants do to reduce emissions?
An individual power plant could reduce its greenhouse gas emission rate by using fuel more efficiently or by switching to a lower carbon fuel, such as natural gas or biomass instead of coal. However, states would be complying with this rule on a statewide basis using any number of emission reduction options. As long as states met carbon dioxide targets broadly, action would not necessarily be required at particular power plants. States could meet their emissions targets by increasing their consumption of renewable electricity relative to fossil-generated electricity or improving energy efficiency. Options to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector are illustrated in Figure 4.
Figure 1: Opportunities to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector
How will existing state policies, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, be affected?
States would have significant flexibility in setting regulations for existing power plants within their borders, but are required to follow the broad limits in EPA's proposed rule. Since states have been given the authority to use market-based mechanisms, the nine Northeast states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)would be able to demonstrate that their cap-and-trade program for power plants satisfies the required emission reductions, and that further regulation is therefore unnecessary. Policy measures that states might employ to achieve their carbon targets are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Policy options to reduce power sector carbon dioxide emissions
|Power plant performance standard
|Each power plant must achieve a set emissions intensity
|California, New York, Washington
|Renewable Portfolio Standard
|Utilities must deliver a set percentage of renewable electricity
|Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Rhode Island, and others
|Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
|Utilities must cut demand by a set amount by target years
|Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, and others
|Reduce utility incentive to deliver more electricity by decoupling revenue and profit
|California, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and others
|Net Metering
|Encourage residential solar by paying homeowners to put excess electricity back on grid
|Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and others
|Cap & Trade
|Issue a declining number of carbon allowances, which must be surrendered in proportion to each plant's emissions
|California, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
|Carbon Tax
|Charge a tax for emitting carbon
|British Columbia
|Grid Operator Carbon Fee
|Add a carbon price to grid operator decision over which power plants to run
|None currently
|Appliance Efficiency Standards
|Require new appliances sold to meet set electricity consumption standards
|California, Florida, New Jersey, and others
|Commercial & Residential Building Codes
|Require new buildings to include electricity saving measures
|California, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, and others
What happens now?
EPA has been directed by President Obama to work closely with states, power plant operators, and other stakeholders as it finalizes its guidelines due to their novelty and far-reaching implications. Administration officials have said they aim to issue a final rule in the summer of 2015. The target date for states to submit their proposed plans to EPA is June 30, 2016, but states can apply for a one-year extension. After a plan is submitted, EPA will have a year to either approve plans or send them back to states for revision. If a state does not submit an adequate plan, EPA is authorized to impose a federal plan to drive the necessary reductions.
It is important to note that this action is not voluntary on the part of EPA. According to the Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. EPA (a decision that was recently reaffirmed), EPA is legally required to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act if it finds them to endanger public health and welfare, just as EPA has addressed more traditional pollutants for the past 43 years. In 2010, EPA settled a suit with several states and environmental groups by agreeing to finalize greenhouse gas standards for existing power plants by May 26, 2012.
Why is regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants important?
Electric power generation is responsible for nearly 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.
Figure 2: 2013 U.S. CO2 Emissions
Source: Energy Information Administration
Since the federal government adopted new vehicle efficiency standards last summer to address transportation emissions through 2025, the power sector represents the greatest opportunity for greenhouse gas reductions.
Figure 3: Electric Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions without Proposed Emission Standards
Source: Energy Information Administration
Power sector emissions have declined over the past five years in part due to the economic downturn, increased energy efficiency, greater use of renewable energy and a switch from coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, to natural gas, the least carbon-intensive (in terms of combustion). In the absence of any policy changes, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that as the economy grows and natural gas prices rise slowly over the next five years, emissions will rise. The Clean Power Plan will have to push against these underlying trends.
Figure 4: Distribution of Fossil Fuel Power Plants across the Contiguous United States
Source: Energy Information Administration
Additional resources can be found on the C2ES Carbon Pollution Standards Resource Page.
The new coal plant standard
With all the fuss around the EPA's proposed carbon dioxide standard for new power plants, you would be forgiven for missing the following line: "EPA projects that this proposed rule will result in negligible CO2 emission changes, quantified benefits, and costs by 2022." That's right, the standard will likely have little to no effect before the date by which EPA will be required by law to revise it.
Why? As I recently told the National Journal, because the most credible projections have natural gas so inexpensive for the next several years that very few power companies are planning to build new coal plants – compared with the 150 natural gas power plants in the works. Pulling the proposed standard wouldn't change that reality. In fact, the one coal plant being built today includes carbon capture and storage (CCS), and is expected to meet the tough carbon standard EPA has proposed. A handful of additional coal plants with CCS may move forward in the next several years, as well.
So what's all the fuss about?
Why we could see climate change action
I recently replied to a question on the National Journal blog, "Do the results of the 2012 election pave the way for Washington to achieve bipartisan energy and environment policies?"
You can read other responses at the National Journal.
Here is my response: In his victory speech, President Barack Obama called for an America "that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet." With mostly the same players who failed to pass any significant climate legislation returning to Washington, can we expect a different result?
Possibly -- and for two reasons.
President Obama has the opportunity to press for strong climate action
It's too early to know whether Hurricane Sandy will be the "Love Canal" of climate change, catalyzing a strong national response. But with Sandy's costs still mounting, President Obama has an opportunity and an obligation to press the case for stronger climate action.
In his victory speech, the president called for an America "that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet." We hope he keeps driving that message home -- to be clear with the American people about the urgency of cutting carbon emissions and strengthening our critical infrastructure against the rising risks of climate change.
A Green Light for Regulating GHGs under the Clean Air Act
In a resounding victory for sound science and policy, the US Court of Appeals decided unanimously this week to uphold both EPA's finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare and the agency's initial set of regulations limiting emissions from vehicles and major new and modified industrial sources.
Given the choice, we'd much prefer to see a new law establishing a comprehensive market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But until Congress gets its act together, regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act is really the only option.
Eileen Claussen Comments on Appeals Court Ruling Upholding EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
Statement of Eileen Claussen
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
June 26, 2012
Today's decision reaffirms sensible science-based regulation and takes an important step to protect the American people from dangerous climate change.
We've always maintained that the best way to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions is through new legislation establishing a comprehensive market-based approach. But in the face of Congressional inaction, EPA has no choice but to move forward under the existing Clean Air Act—not the best tool, but for now the only one available.
As expected, the Court affirmed EPA's interpretation of the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change endangers America's environment and economy. It also affirmed common-sense steps by EPA to tailor the somewhat cumbersome provisions of the Clean Air Act to the particular challenges of regulating greenhouse gases.
The ruling significantly reduces the regulatory uncertainty facing major emitters so they can begin factoring carbon reductions into their investment decisions. Far from the draconian scenarios painted by opponents, the greenhouse gas standards for vehicles will deliver huge fuel savings for consumers,
Hopefully we can now move past the false debate over whether or not climate change is real, and continue the hard work of building common ground for common-sense solutions.
Contact: Rebecca Matulka, 703-516-4146, email@example.com
Our Comments on EPA's Proposal to Regulate GHGs from New Power Plants
This week, C2ES filed comments on EPA's proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standard for new power plants.
Let me start by saying I would prefer to be working on the implementation of a market-based program to reduce GHG emissions. For years, C2ES has believed that a market-based policy—whether a cap-and-trade program, an emissions tax, emissions averaging among companies, or a clean energy standard with tradable credits—would be the best way of reducing GHG emissions and spurring clean energy technology. Market-based policies create a good division of labor, with the law setting the goal, and private industry deciding how best to achieve it.
Comments on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard for New Power Plants
Below are the comments C2ES submitted on June 25, 2012, on EPA's proposed greenhouse gas emissions standard for new power plants.
Comments of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions on
Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for
New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units;
Proposed Rule
United States Environmental Protection Agency
(77 Fed. Reg. 22392 (April 13, 2012))
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660; FRL-9654-7
This document constitutes the comments of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) on the proposed standards of performance for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for new electric utility generating units (Proposal), proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2012. C2ES is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing practical and effective policies and actions to address our global climate change and energy challenges. As such, the views expressed here are those of C2ES alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of members of the C2ES Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC). In addition, the comments made in this document pertain to new sources in the specific industrial sector addressed by the Proposal and may not be appropriate for other industrial sectors or for existing electric utility generating units.
Preference for Market-based Policy
C2ES believes market-based policies—such as emissions averaging among companies, a cap-and-trade system, an emissions tax, or a clean energy standard with tradable credits – would be the most efficient and effective way of reducing GHG emissions and spurring clean energy development and deployment. Properly-designed market-based policies create an appropriate division of labor in addressing climate change, with the law establishing the overarching goal of reducing GHG emissions, and private industry determining how best to achieve that goal. Under market-based policies, the government neither specifies a given company's emission level nor requires the use of any given technology—both of these questions are determined by the company itself.
Beyond providing an incentive for the use of best available technologies, market-based policies provide a direct financial incentive for inventors and investors to develop and deploy lower-cost, clean energy technologies, and leave the private market to determine technology winners and losers. Market-based policies can be designed to minimize transition costs for companies and their customers in moving from high-emitting technologies to low-emitting technologies; to prevent manufacturers in countries without GHG limits from using this as a competitive advantage over U.S. manufacturers; and to reverse any regressive impacts of increased energy prices. At the federal level, market-based policies have been used to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions at a fraction of the originally estimated cost, while at the state level they have been used successfully in renewable energy programs and cap-and-trade programs.
However, enactment of federal legislation that would establish a comprehensive market-based policy to reduce GHG emissions does not appear imminent. Given the urgency of addressing the rising risks that climate change poses to U.S. economic, environmental and security interests, C2ES believes that in the absence of Congressional action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, EPA must proceed using its existing authorities under the Clean Air Act.
The Context of the Proposal
The Proposal is consistent with the EPA's authority to implement the Clean Air Act, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. On April 2, 2007, in the case of Massachusetts v. EPA, the court found that the harms associated with climate change are serious and well recognized, the EPA has the authority to regulate CO2 and other GHGs under the existing Clean Air Act, and, although enacting regulations may not by itself reverse global warming, that is not a reason for EPA not to act in order to "slow or reduce" global warming.[1]
The Court required that the EPA determine whether GHG emissions from new motor vehicles cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. The EPA released a draft Technical Support Document (TSD)[2] in 2008 that provided technical analysis of the potential risks of GHGs for human health and welfare and contribution of human activities to rising GHG concentrations, and adopted a final endangerment finding in December 2009. The finding explained and documented the determination that (1) the ambient concentration of six key GHGs—CO2, methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)—contribute to climate change, which results in a threat to the public health and welfare of current and future generations, and (2) emissions from motor vehicles contribute to the ambient concentration of the GHGs.
The EPA's endangerment finding did not, by itself, impose any restrictions on any entities. It was, however, a required step in the EPA's process of regulating GHG emissions. The EPA has already issued several requirements pertaining to GHG emissions—two as a consequence of the endangerment finding, and two in response to specific Congressional mandates regarding the reporting of GHG emissions.
Reporting CO2 emissions from power plants. Under section 821 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the EPA requires power plants to monitor their CO2 emissions and report the data to the EPA, which makes the data available to the public. Under this provision, power plants have been reporting their CO2 emissions since the early 1990s, and the data have been made publicly available through the EPA's website.
GHG Reporting Rule. As part of the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed into law in December 2007, the EPA was ordered to publish a rule requiring public reporting of GHG emissions from large sources. The GHG Reporting Program database was published for the first time in January 2012, and consisted of data reported under the rule.
Vehicle tailpipe standards. The first and most direct result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Massachusetts V. EPA and the EPA's subsequent endangerment finding was the EPA's promulgation of GHG emissions standards for vehicles. In April 2010, the EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a joint regulation to establish new light-duty vehicle standards for Model Year (MY) 2012 to MY 2016; in August 2011, they issued the final rulemaking for heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2014-2018; and in November 2011, they issued a joint proposal for light-duty vehicle standards for MY 2017 to MY 2025.
New Source Review/Best Available Control Technology. Under the Clean Air Act, major new sources or major modifications to existing sources must employ technologies aimed at limiting air pollutants. Once GHGs were regulated as air pollutants through the vehicle tailpipe standard, the requirement that new or modified sources must use "best available control technology" (BACT) for GHGs also took effect. In November 2010, the EPA released guidance to be used by states in implementing BACT requirements for GHG emissions from major new or modified stationary sources of air pollution. Under the BACT guidance, covered facilities are generally required to use the most energy-efficient technologies available, rather than install particular pollution control technologies. More than a dozen facilities have received permits under the program.
The Proposal is the first GHG standard proposed by the EPA under the New Source Performance Standard provision of the Clean Air Act. Electric power plants account for about one-third of U.S. GHG emissions—nearly twice the contribution of light-duty vehicles.
Comments on the Proposal
C2ES has some concerns with the Proposal, as discussed below. If the concerns are adequately addressed, C2ES supports moving the rule forward.
The EPA should set the emissions standard at a level that can be reliably achieved by currently available technology under reasonably expected operating conditions.
The technology on which the standard in the Proposal is based is natural gas combined cycle (NGCC). It is imperative that the EPA set the GHG emissions standard at a level and in a form that can be reliably achieved by currently available NGCC technology under the full range of reasonably expected operating conditions. A recent study raises questions about the extent to which currently available NGCC units can reliably achieve the standard in the Proposal.[3] In order to maximize the efficiency of the overall interconnected electric system – and often to minimize the overall GHG emissions – it is sometimes necessary to run a particular plant at less than peak efficiency. The standard should reflect this reality.
C2ES agrees that, as proposed, the standard should not cover simple cycle combustion turbines and biomass-fueled boilers.
The standard must be consistent with the advancement of carbon capture and storage technology.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not one of the technologies on which the Proposal's standard is based. Rather, CCS is a method by which a facility could potentially comply with the NGCC-based standard.
CCS operations have been built at scale in other industrial sectors, but not yet in the electricity sector. The first commercial-scale U.S. power plant with CCS is currently under construction. Power companies are planning several additional CCS projects, some of which will be in conjunction with enhanced oil recovery (EOR). CCS power projects that would supply captured CO2 to EOR are in the planning stages in Texas, Mississippi, California, North Dakota, and Kentucky for the 2014—2020 timeframe. Several more power companies have had plans to build CCS operations that did not go forward primarily because of the cost of CCS and the uncertainty with respect to CO2 emission regulation and legislation.
The Proposal offers an alternative compliance mechanism in which a coal power plant could be operated for 10 years without CCS, followed by 20 years with CCS. While the standard and the alternative compliance mechanism could make it easier for public utility commissions to approve proposals to build coal power plants with CCS, given the current cost and limited demonstration and deployment of CCS technologies, these alone may not be enough to surmount the challenge of financing a plant with CCS. (Please see the discussion of CCS under "Related Matters" below.)
More concerning is the possibility that the standard could inadvertently inhibit the advancement of CCS. For example, one intermediate step in demonstrating the compatibility of CCS with large-scale electricity generation might be to capture and sequester only a fraction of the CO2 from a large coal plant – which might not be allowed under the Proposal. C2ES suggests that the EPA consider mechanisms by which CCS demonstration projects and other operations important to the advancement of CCS could go forward.
Given the unique circumstances of electricity generation today, it is on balance appropriate to set a standard that does not differentiate between fuel types for new power plants. A non-differentiated standard may not, however, be appropriate for other industry sectors or existing sources in this sector.
Perhaps the most novel aspect of the Proposal is that it does not issue separate NSPS for coal and natural gas. Under the Clean Air Act, section 111(b)(2), the EPA "may distinguish among classes, types and sizes within categories of new sources for the purpose of establishing [NSPS] standards." (Emphasis added.) It has in fact typically been the case that Clean Air Act regulations have established separate air pollution standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. While this differentiation is authorized, however, it is not required by the Clean Air Act. Because the proposed rule would apply to new units only, and because prospective owners have options in selecting the designs of their units, fuel switching (i.e., replacing coal use at existing plants with natural gas) would not be required by the rule.
Moreover, recent developments having nothing to do with GHG regulation, such as the availability of inexpensive natural gas and the regulation of other pollutants, have created conditions under which the GHG emissions intensity of electricity generation is declining. Aside from a small number of facilities far along in the planning process and specifically exempt from the Proposal, no new construction of conventional coal plants is currently foreseen at recent forward market natural gas prices through 2020 (when the Clean Air Act requires that the rule be reevaluated). The Proposal reflects the projections of independent analysts with regard to the future of new coal and natural gas electricity generation. For this reason, the Office of Management and Budget estimates that there will be no cost for industry compliance with the Proposal as compared with the status quo.
That said, it is important to recognize that widely fluctuating natural gas prices are a recent memory, and that, while the majority of independent analysts currently project an abundant and inexpensive supply of natural gas for decades to come, this forecast may prove wrong. Issuing a standard that in effect prohibits the construction of new high-emitting coal plants (i.e., those not using CCS) therefore poses risks – as would issuing a standard that allows the construction of such plants. If the construction of new high-emitting coal plants is effectively prohibited and natural gas prices rise higher than currently foreseen, electricity rates could face an upward pressure. On the other hand, allowing the construction of new high-emitting coal plants could lock in the emissions of those plants for decades to come, exacerbating the challenges the United States faces in reducing its GHG emissions and increasing the risks and costs of dangerous anthropogenic climate change.
On balance, C2ES believes the best choice in implementing the NSPS requirement for new power plants is to issue one standard, regardless of fuel type, but with a mechanism that allows for technological innovation (as discussed above). This should be accompanied by heavy federal investment in low-emitting technologies, including CCS, with the goal of maintaining a diverse set of energy sources in generating the nation's electricity.
Finally, while the establishment of one emission standard regardless of fuel type may be appropriate with respect to new facilities in the power sector, it may not be appropriate for existing facilities in the power sector or for other sectors for which the EPA may issue regulations.
Related Matters
The United States needs a comprehensive energy strategy that delivers a diverse set of affordable low-emitting sources of electricity.
C2ES believes that as a matter of national policy and economic common sense, it is imperative to enhance energy diversity through programs that advance low-emitting uses of coal and natural gas; nuclear power; renewable energy; and efficiency in generation, transmission and end-use.
In particular, the United States needs an effective strategy for demonstrating CCS and making it inexpensive enough to use on future coal and natural gas power plants. Coal- and natural gas-fired generation will likely be predominant sources of electricity in the United States and most of world's other major economies for decades to come. It will therefore be essential to advance CCS to the point that its use is economical in the context of electricity generation.
A CCS strategy should include a major research, development and demonstration effort, and subsidies to actively encourage the use of CCS with new and existing natural gas and coal power plants so that the technology can travel down the learning curve. C2ES strongly supports, among other measures, the federal grant programs that have allowed the construction of the previously-mentioned CCS projects. Another option is to establish a trust fund to support demonstration projects at commercial scale for a full range of systems applicable to U.S. power plants. CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR), a practice in which oil producers inject CO2 into wells to draw more oil to the surface, presents an important opportunity to advance CCS while boosting domestic oil production and reducing CO2 emissions. A coalition,[4] co-convened by C2ES, has called for a federal tax credit for capture and pipeline projects to deliver CO2 from industrial and power plants to operating wells. (Note that the recommended tax credit is focused on plant and pipeline operators, rather than EOR operators.)
In addition to investing in CCS, it should be a national priority to invest in and otherwise advance a range of low-emitting energy technologies—for economic, as well as environmental, reasons. The diversity of energy sources used in electricity generation has been a valuable hedge against the unpredictable volatility of the various fuel sources, including natural gas. An electricity sector that increasingly relies on any single fuel would create unintended risks for our economy.
C2ES urges the EPA to move forward with the GHG NSPS for existing power plants, and to do so in a way that builds on existing state programs and allows states to use flexible market-based measures to implement the standards.
As mentioned, C2ES believes market-based policies would be the best way of reducing GHG emissions and spurring clean energy development and deployment. In the absence of a legislated solution, there appears to be an opportunity to utilize market-based policies in the regulation of GHG emissions from existing power plants.
Under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, the EPA, in concert with the states, is required to establish GHG emission standards for existing stationary sources—including existing power plants, which account for about one-third of U.S. GHG emissions today. The EPA has, in fact, entered into a settlement agreement under which it will implement section 111(d) for existing power plants. C2ES urges the EPA to move forward in implementing section 111(d) in a manner that can utilize market-based policies as soon as practicable.
Over the next few years, power plant owners will have to make billions of dollars' worth of decisions about retrofitting, retiring, and replacing a large number of older, carbon-intensive coal plants in light of pending non-climate air, water, and waste regulations. Not knowing what GHG standards these existing facilities will have to meet presents facility owners with enormous uncertainty, greatly complicating and even delaying their decisions, ultimately at the expense of electricity rate payers. Because the Proposal addresses only new sources, this uncertainty pertains even to reconstruction or modification of existing sources. The Proposal mitigates some of the regulatory uncertainty faced by the power sector, but not all.
At the same time, several northeastern states already have an operational regional cap-and-trade program for CO2 from power plants (the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative), California is implementing an economy-wide GHG cap-and-trade program, and several states have renewable energy standards, alternative energy standards, or other programs that are effective in reducing the average GHG emission rate across all sources, as well as the overall level of GHG emissions.
C2ES strongly prefers that Congress establish a comprehensive, national market-based GHG reduction policy that would cover both new and existing sources and help to reduce this patchwork quilt of state and regional regulation. In the absence of such legislation, however, C2ES recommends that, in implementing section 111(d) for existing power plants, the EPA issue GHG emission rate-based performance standards in a manner that allows for averaging, banking and trading among sources, giving states the flexibility to adopt various market-based policies that will meet or outperform the standard.
2. EPA Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0318
3. Matthew J. Kotchen and Erin T. Mansur, "How Stringent is the EPA's Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants?" University of California Center for Energy and Environmental Economics, April 2012.
4. Please note that these comments do not necessarily reflect the opinion of other members of NEORI.


text:
|Viewing 1-1 of 1 Record(s)
|Title: Floor play: Profiles in courage - The Senate's 'heroic' budget takes a knife to key programs in the state. Should we applaud senators for not using a machete?
|Authors: Rapoport,Abby
|Source: Texas Observer, 6-May-11, 103 :8 ,pg 19-
|Subjects: Budget Pitts Jim Dutton Harold Jr. Eltife Kevin Education - Finance Medicaid Texas Legislature - Senate Shapiro Florence Whitmire John Ogden Steve
|Ref ID: 91235
|Viewing 1-1 of 1 Record(s)
Return to the Index to Texas Magazines and Documents Homepage


text:
Eidon Mineral Supplements, Zinc, Liquid Concentrate, 2 oz (60 ml)
(Save Image)
Eidon Mineral Supplements, Zinc, Liquid Concentrate, 2 oz (60 ml)
(Save Image)
Expiration Date
The length of time for the expiration date or "best used before" date depends on the type of product, as well as the brand.
Perishable items (such as flax oils or certain probiotics) generally have shorter expiration dates. Although our warehouse is fully air-conditioned, these more fragile items are put in cold storage (freezer or refrigeration unit) for maximum freshness.
Our receiving department does its best to verify and then enter the correct expiration dates for all incoming products. However, discrepancies do occur from time to time. This being said, the exceptionally high turnover at iHerb ensures that our inventory is among the freshest in the industry.
Shipping Weight
The Shipping Weight includes the product, protective packaging material and the actual shipping box. In addition, the Shipping Weight may be adjusted for the Dimensional Weight (e.g. length, width & height) of a package. It is important to note that certain types of products (e.g. glass containers, liquids, fragile, refrigerated or ice packed) will often require protective packaging material. As such, these products will reflect a higher Shipping Weight compared to the unprotected product.
This product is already in your Notification List.
This product is now in your Notification List.
This product is already in your Wish List.
This product is now in your Wish List.
Total: CA$30.11
Combo Discount: -CA$2.65
Together: CA$27.46
Product Overview
Zinc supports prostate health, adrenal function, cellular metabolism and a healthy immune system.
Eidon Zinc: Zinc activates healthy immune function, gastrointestinal health, wound healing, and sense of taste and smell. Zinc supports normal growth during pregnancy, childhood and adolescence. It is rapidly excreted during stress. Zinc deficiency is widespread.
30 drops per day, (2 ml) in 8 oz of juice or water.
De-ionized water.
No sugars, starch, artificial colors or flavors. No added preservatives. No animal by-products. Gluten free.
Store at room temperature, tightly closed.
Keep out of reach of children.
iHerb Customer Reviews


text:
The humanities form the backbone of a Deerfield education. Across all of the humanities – English, history, foreign language, and philosophy and religion – the emphasis is on the expression of ideas in both written and verbal form. Classes are small, and teachers facilitate lively discussions in a seminar setting. Through discussion, students learn to examine their world critically and account for a variety of cultural, philosophical, and historical perspectives.
Deerfield's lessons in the humanities follow the organization of the curriculum as a whole, a structured foundation in early years leads to more flexibility. Many classes end with a final "culminating experience" that consists of a long-term project, in which students narrow their focus onto a single element, unearthing new and original insights.
The humanities faculty varies greatly in their level of experience, from faculty who have spent fifty or more years teaching to teaching fellows just out of college, but all share a love of teaching and a desire to impart their knowledge to a new generation of students. They guide discussions from within, and strive to create an atmosphere conducive to the open sharing of ideas.


text:
Supporting all the managers and employees in our restaurants is a big job and we do it from our new state-of-the-art, LEED Gold certified campus that opened in September 2009. It features each of our brands' development kitchens along "Main Street" as well as many amenities that our employees helped choose, including:
- On-site Wellness and Fitness Centers
- The Darden Café on-site dining facility
- A company store and on-site dry cleaning service
- On-site financial services provider
- 1/2–mile outdoor walking trail
To learn more about the exciting opportunities available, click on the Apply Now button below to review current openings. You can apply directly for a specific position or complete an on-line application attaching your resume for future opportunities. (NOTE: We have gone paperless so please help us protect the environment by not sending paper resumes.)
Positions are located at our Restaurant Support Center in Orlando, Florida. Internships are a 12-week program beginning in late May / early June. Candidates interested in applying must meet the minimum requirements and agree to the terms of the program.
In addition to the day-to-day work experience, participants will also be involved with projects that may impact our future business. Students will receive valuable feedback about their performance through a mid-point and final evaluation review.
The Darden Restaurants Internship Program provides students an opportunity to work side-by-side with professionals and executives within one's chosen field of Finance or Supply Chain, as well as gaining valuable hands-on experience.
As part of the internship program, participants will have the chance to meet and interact with key individuals and executives of the company. Interns are also assigned a "Darden Buddy" to help them better understand the company and its culture.
We have a partnership with the following school:
- University of Florida
More Information:


text:
Cresta Buffet Server
Create a perfect dining room setting in any home!
Coaster realizes the importance of your home which is why they have an endless variety of furniture in countless styles and designs.
The designs are capable of fitting the needs all around the home and the quality is at a level you can trust. This buffet server is crafted with Baizhui hardwood with Catalpa veneers. Features storage cabinets and drawers. Assembly Required.
Dimensions: 52" L x 17" W x 34" H; 134.83 lbs.
Cresta Buffet Server
Cresta Buffet Server
Our innovative products will provide you and your family with years of enjoyment. And with the Brookstone Protection Plus service and replacement plans, you'll have the added peace of mind knowing that if the unexpected does happen, we will simply repair or replace your covered product. Our enhanced coverage goes above and beyond the manufacturer's warranty, saving you time and money.
Shopping Cart


text:
Play Now
|Exclusive! Spend £10 get £50
|Free Money
|1st Deposit Bonus
|Bingoport Rating
|Get your Free Money
|Claim Bonus
Bingoport Member Rewards
Receive the following Bingoport Member Rewards when you join and make your first deposit at William Hill Bingo:
10,000 Port Points
You must be signed in to your Bingoport account and join William Hill Bingo via a button on this page in order to receive your rewards. Not yet a Bingoport member? Click here to join now. Terms and Conditions Apply
Bonus Loyalty Rewards
Member Rewards are not currently available for ongoing play at William Hill Bingo. However, if you would like to be informed when they do become available, please ensure you enter your William Hill Bingo username in your Bingoport member profile.
William Hill Bingo Review
Last Updated:
Reviewed By Hannah Swales
Bingoport Rating: 4/5
Site Review: William Hill is pretty much a household name in the UK and their bingo platform certainly ruffles a few feathers thanks to their latest advertising campaign! The site is easy to navigate and it also shows what other platforms the site offers as well as bingo such as Sports, Vegas and Casino.
Welcome Bonus Package: Bingoport has an exclusive offer with William Hill Bingo in which you can enjoy a lovely £50 new player bonus:
Spend just £10 and get £40 extra to play with! To claim this incredible offer, follow the simple instructions below.
It's as easy as 1,2,3
1. Register using code BINGO50 at William Hill Bingo.
2. Deposit £10
3. Get £50
Once you've spent your first £10 on bingo tickets, the £40 bonus will automatically be paid into your account and will be split as a £20 Bingo Bonus + £20 Games Bonus. It's a terrific incentive to discover just what makes William Hill Bingo the number one choice for so many online bingo players.
Promotions: William Hill Bingo really spoils their players with a huge promotions page with pretty much every type of game you could ever dream of, they have weekly offers, monthly specials and the chance to pre buy tickets to your favourite games. Not only that but they have exclusive offers for their mobile users. They also have fantastic prizes and promotions running on their social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter so make sure you like them to get the most out of your experience!
Mobile Bingo: You can play at William Hill Bingo on the go on both mobile and tablet devices, if you have an Android device, click here to play. If you have an Apple device click here.
Games Available: One of the biggest selection of online bingo games that we have seen, you certainly won't find any down time at this site with it boasting 5 different bingo variants, in terms of slots games you really are spoiled, they have some of the most well-known slots games such as Big Brother Slot, Deal or no deal slot and the X Factors Judges Jackpot.
Community: William Hill Bingo has a dedicated community page here where you can read all about the site, meet the CMs, read up on the bingo lingo and find out what's new, don't forget to check out their social media page too.
Banking: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Paypal, Neteller, Poli, Ukash, Paysafe Card, Skrill, Click and buy
Software: Virtue Fusion
Support: An extensive support network has been set up for bingo players at William Hill, it has an informative flow chart to help you get started and a help section for pretty much every question you could ask. If you still can't find the answer to your query you can contact the support team via phone or email.
Summary: There is a reason why William Hill has grown in popularity over the years and that's because it knows its customer and it's the same deal at William Hill Bingo, they know what the player wants and that's why they have become one of the biggest UK bingo sites.
Member Reviews
Recent William Hill Bingo News
Win a Thomas Cook Voucher with William Hill Bingo 27/07/2015
William Hill Bingo has a feature promotion running at the moment that is running for the summer, it's called Fun in the Sun and you can join in ...
Enjoy Royal Promotions all this week at William Hill Bingo 16/06/2015
This month's specials at William Hill Bingo are bursting at the seams, there is plenty to keep you occupied at this site. This month they&rsq...
Find out how to claim your free £6 at William Hill Bingo 30/04/2015
This month's specials at William Hill Bingo are full of treats. As tomorrow is the 1st of May, a lot of their promotions start then. The firs...
William Hill prepares for Apple Watch with optimised app 22/04/2015
William Hill are set to be the first gambling operator to integrate Apple Watch functionality into its UK facing app. The firm released an update t...
Enjoy Champagne Showers at William Hill Bingo 15/04/2015
William Hill Bingo is offering you a whole host of treats this April, especially on Friday's! With their Special Friday Treat. We are sweetening...
You're not logged in to your Bingoport account,
so you won't receive your 10,000 Port Points
when you join William Hill Bingo.
I understand I won't receive member rewards when I join


text:
Thank you. If a matching email exists we will send you an email in a few minutes with instructions on how to reset your password.
Don't forget to check your spam folder if you cannot find the email. For further assistance please contact us at email@example.com .Okay
This long-haired throw could well be the softest accessory you will ever own. Made of polyester, it's got a heavenly texture that falls somewhere between flower petals, down and faux fur.
The famously soft Tourance collection of throws and pillows is made in the USA in a variety of textures including rosebud and channel, elegant designs with striking motifs or animal prints like snow leopard and cheetah. The pieces add depth, warmth, and luxury to any setting.


text:
Naive Derby County must learn when to defend: Steve McClaren
Posted: February 03, 2014|
STEVE McClaren says his Derby County team must become more street-wise after throwing away valuable points against Birmingham City.
The Rams led 3-1 with 12 minutes of normal time remaining in the Championship clash at St Andrew's on Saturday only to be pegged back to 3-3.
Birmingham's equaliser arrived three minutes into added time and floored Derby just as they were heading for third spot in the Championship.
A draw means they stay fourth – one point behind Burnley and four adrift of Queen's Park Rangers in second place.
Both teams have a game in hand on Derby and Harry Redknapp's QPR are the Rams' next opponents at the iPro Stadium a week tonight.
McClaren found it hard to believe what happened in the closing stages at Birmingham and described it as a harsh lesson for his side.
"Of course we are disappointed, it is a game we should have won, and won easily and yet we ended up drawing it," said the head coach.
"At 3-1 up, we lost discipline.
"We did not control the game, we just went for it and a game we could have won 4-1, 5-1 or 6-1 ended up 3-3."
Goals from Patrick Bamford, Craig Bryson and Craig Forsyth put Derby 3-1 ahead after Brian Howard gave Birmingham the lead three minutes after half time.
Chris Burke pulled goal back and another of the home side's substitutes, Federico Macheda, levelled.
McClaren was particularly unhappy with the manner of Birmingham's second goal.
"From our point of view it was an absolute disgrace, a terrible goal," he said.
"We were deep in their half, we broke well and in the end when we lost possession we had six players in front of the ball!
"We thought we'd got away with it when Lee Grant saved from Macheda but we then failed to defend the second ball and Burke scores.
"We were 3-1 ahead, we didn't need to open the game up, and we opened it right up and became vulnerable ourselves.
"We need to be a bit more street-wise and know how to see the game out, know how to win and especially when 3-1 up. You don't have to go and win five or six, you have to make sure you defend well and eventually four, five and six will happen.
"If you do not things right, and don't do your job you can end up getting bitten.
"We have been bitten good and proper.
"There is still a long way to go with this team.
"We have missed a great opportunity, without a doubt. Birmingham should not have been in the game.
"That's football. You are never safe and that is the lesson."


text:
Skill level
- Beginner (99)
- Intermediate (99)
- Advanced (99)
- Appropriate for all
More options
A generation of children have learned to draw using Ed's drawing books and we watch as a new generation puts crayon to paper. At 80 years young, Ed is pushing ahead and we meet with his team as he works on his newest iPad app—with graphic artists that, as
"I learn most effectively through seeing and doing and lynda.com lets me do that. The movies are very well done." —Mike I.
more from our members »


text:
Hold down Control (PC) or Command (Mac) key + mouseclick to select more than one option
|Avg. Dinner Entrée
|Greater than $25
|$18.01 - $25
|$12.01 - $18
|$7.01 - $12
|Less than $7
Posted by Cynthia on 09/02/2014
The food is amazing! I had soup (caldo de res) with the rice and it was delicious!! 5 stars for sure!!
Posted by Tonya on 08/23/2014
the food is great. bilingual staff. where else can you get vegan tacos with authentic flavor and affordable prices? Nowhere else! i love this place
Posted by nance on 12/13/2012
I absolutely loveee their food. I would def go back to El Faro.
Posted by anonymous on 08/16/2011
I go here every saturday for the best Authentic Mexican food in the Chicago area. Everything is always fresh, and there is a wide variety of foods, deserts, and drinks. Choose El Faro, and you will not be disappointed.
Posted by Anonymous on 03/19/2010
I've had a little of everything and have yet to be disappointed. My faces are always their fresh food salad for when you wanna keep it light and the dinner special for those days with a big appetite
Posted by Frida on 03/18/2008
I like this restaurant they have a menu that offers tacos and liquados but you can also keep it healthy and order a salad and a fruit salad for dessert. Everything is really fresh have never been disappointed.
Posted by Celi on 02/22/2007
This restaurant has very economical and delicious food. They are catering to a wide variety of tastes and offer excellent healthy food choices and salads. Their Soy Bean Tortas and their delicious fresh fruit salad topped with nuts and honey is a must have.


text:
Dave's Diary: Sleep…Thinking Outside of the Box…Spring
Years ago before I got into Radio and TV I was considering a career in psychology. I earned a degree and am still and fascinated by the workings of the conscious and unconscious mind. Dream interpretation and significance was of particular interest. I'm not alone. Researchers at Harvard Medical School say if you think dreams are just fluffy fantasies you're wrong. Dreams are full of meaning and can make you smarter and spur creativity by linking thoughts and ideas you'd never connect when you're awake, say experts.


text:
Below is the poem entitled This Basement Of Ours which was written by poet
Brown. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Shelton Brown
We never enter the basement.
It is a place of horrors, fears, and sorrows.
Our basement is a black door surrounded by the fogs of mystery, chilled with neglect.
I've seen it once, this basement of ours.
I felt its chill, at first what I saw was unknown. It was another world, a new land, unlike anything I'd ever seen.
This basement of ours was dark, it was a place where the black sun hung high, it has a warm hypothermic kiss to the surface of the skin. I saw ravens flying, riding on the wings of burnt and unopened love letters, frames of a talented and widely loved young wolf gone omega.
Here in this world I feel the weight of silence. It rains silence, blanketing what was once golden. It fills my nose with every breath. A I sift through this place, wipe away the residue of silence and time, I see frozen moments, temporary forevers. I see pictures, what this land might have been.
I've seen many things in this basement. But in this moment that seemed to last forever, I found quite a find. I found a find that intrigued me down to the deepest recess of my mind.
It was on the outskirts of this wasteland. Covered in silence, it lay beneath dancing weavers weaving silk bed traps. What I found was a product of the twisted oak, carved with the legacies of the natives, the light in a dark world.
It was a chair, a rocking chair. A chair placed by the window yet untouched by the sun. A chair I'd heard stories about, a chair that had lived a long life, raising small children now grown. Yet her sweet whispering allure called to me.
On it I read stories of the seasons, from the blazing summer sun, to the frozen winter nights. It had curves as the hills in Italy, depicting the wild horses that roam. This land of silence and pain now turned loud, deafening with the questions and thoughts racing through my mind.
Where was it made? How did it get here? When did its journey end? Why was it forsaken? But most of all, What was this place? This land I found now stuck in time. This land full of things now covered in silence, wrapped in pain and mystery.
I hear footsteps, up in the world above. They call out to me, time has come rushing back. This wasteland will return to silence. I never forgot that place, now grown, my children will soon discover that land. They will journey for the answer to what lies below. I found the answer. This place, this is the place of lost sons, broken dreams, and bad memories.


text:
Carl Jung, Humanistic Psychology, and the Land of the Dead… "The Flowers of Evil" | Veterans Today
…by Jonas E. Alexis baudelaire2At the end of the nineteenth century and around the dawn of the twentieth century, there was a form of revival in much of Europe precisely because a number of writers and intellectuals began to mistrust Christianity.[1]As a result, many were drawn to other available sources for revolutionary purposes.
One of those sources was the occult, which included freemasonry and other Jewish magic such as Cabbala.[2]The Shelleys for example practiced occult rituals and sexual liberation as a form of enlightenment. Scholars like Richard Holmes argue that"Shelley secretly turned to the Masonic conception of revolutionary brotherhood as a viable form of reform organization.
He was attracted especially by its occultism, its tight communal solidarity, and 'seeding' of subversive political ideas."[3]Miranda Seymour of the University of Nottingham declared that Mary Shelley was not "impervious to the romance of secret societies." In fact, by 1814, she eagerly "devoured stories of Adam Weishaupt and the society of the Illuminati."[4]Mary actually "decided to send Victor Frankenstein to university [in Ingolstadt, the birth place of Weishaupt].
Prison Planet.com » In His Final Speech Ron Paul Warns Of "Continuous March Toward Fascism"
The congressman said that the solution for combating all these dangers was rejection of government force of rule and "the simple moral premise of rejecting all acts of aggression".
Paul ended, as ever, with modesty and with a simple, straightforward message:
"I have come to one firm conviction after these many years of trying to figure out the plain truth of things. The best chance for achieving peace and prosperity, for the maximum number of people worldwide, is to pursue the cause of liberty. If you find this to be a worthwhile message, spread it throughout the land."
Prison Planet.com » "So Long America": Only Truthful Mainstream News Show Ends
"So Long America": Only Truthful Mainstream News Show Ends
Print The Alex Jones Channel Alex Jones Show podcast Prison Planet TV Infowars.com Twitter Alex Jones' Facebook Infowars store
Napolitano signs off from Freedom Watch with promise to keep "defending freedom whenever I can"
February 15, 2012
So Long America: Only Truthful Mainstream News Show Ends napcancelled
Judge Andrew Napolitano signed off on Freedom Watch this week with a salute and a promise to keep "defending freedom– everyone's freedom, whenever I can,", following the announcement that the show has been axed by Fox Business News.
The Judge closed the last edition of Freedom Watch in the same way he normally does, with a message regarding adherence to the vision of the founding fathers and the hard fought liberties protected by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul Slams Obama's SOTU As "Campaign Speech"
Obama deals in "typical Washington political gamesmanship that has gotten us exactly nowhere"Steve WatsonPrisonplanet.comJanuary 25, 2012
Ron Paul Slams Obamas SOTU As Campaign Speech t1larg.ron paul sotu.t1largDescribing president Obama's State Of The Union Speech as "rhetoric" and "bragging", GOP presidential candidate Ron paul said in a statement today that "Instead of offering solutions to the problems our country faces, the President was intent on delivering a campaign speech."
The Congressman added that Obama's speech dealt "in the typical Washington political gamesmanship that has gotten us exactly nowhere close to improving the lives of the American people."Paul noted that Obama seemed to be "bragging" about job creation when his "universal" health care plan was actually "job-destroying". The Congressman also noted that the Dodd-Frank bill "guarantees future taxpayer bailouts of large institutions."Responding to Obama's comments on "an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules" Paul said
Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul: People Call Me 'Kooky' Because They Can't Defend Themselves Intellectually
Ron Paul gave a good account of himself this morning in a series of interviews following his second place finish in the New Hampshire primary. One interview in particular stood out as Paul defended his foreign policy from claims that it is "kooky".
In a somewhat bizarre change of subject during an interview with Fox & Friends, host Gretchen Carlson seemed embarrassed, stating "Congressman, excuse me for saying this but do you believe some people call you kooky… for your foreign policy only? Is that the reason why?"
Paul responded "They use those terms because they can't defend themselves intellectually."
"If they say my foreign policy is kooky, maybe they ought to look at what is happening." Paul added. "…invading a country like Iraq, who never did a thing to us, killing a lot of people and turning it over to the shiites who are allies with the Iranians, I call that kooky."
"I call it kooky allowing our president now to go into numerous countries, even today he went into another African country without permission of the Congress. Fighting undeclared wars, that is kooky, and that is why the American people are sick and tired of what we have." Paul urged.
"They choose that term to discredit me because I'm the consistent one." Paul said, referring to his critics.
"Spending more money overseas is conservative? Where did that come from?" Paul stated. "Too many conservatives say 'that's our position, spend more overseas'. That doesn't make any sense to me."
Prison Planet.com » Paul Unleashes The Truth On Newt
Ron Paul has once again hit full throttle and gone on the attack against Newt Gingrich, releasing yet another new ad spot that raises a number of facts Gingrich would prefer the voting public to forget about.
Entitled 'Selling Access', the clip is another two-minute web piece highlighting Gingrich's status as a Washington establishment insider who used his position to reap millions for himself.
"He is the absolute symbol of that corrupt system," a voice over taken from previous news analysis states in the ad. "This guy hasn't got skeletons in his closets, he's got a whole graveyard in there," says another.
Gingrich is heard bragging about earning $60,000 per speech after leaving office and referring to himself as an 'insider'.
Prison Planet.com » Russian Protesters Encounter Surveillance UAV Drone ~ "Thank goodness this sort of thing doesn't happen in the land of the free…"
Thank goodness this sort of thing doesn't happen in the land of the free… oh wait
December 12, 2011
Video has emerged of Russian pro Democracy protesters being watched by hovering surveillance drones overhead.
25,000 people gathered in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow Saturday, were stunned to witness the strange hovering object directly above them. Some climbed trees to take pictures and get a closer look at the "UFO".
The craft is clearly some kind of small quadricopter drone similar to the one pictured below:
Russian Protesters Encounter Surveillance UAV Drone upgrade from parrot ar drone to datron scout quadricopter 1
These drones can be controlled via a touch screen interface and the video can be transmitted in real time via wireless modem or Wi-Fi to 3 km by iPhone, iPad connected to the network, laptop or a similar device.


text:
IRONTON - Marla Ann Whitt, 71, of Ironton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to the funeral hour at 12 noon, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton. The funeral services will be at 12 noon on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 with burial to follow in Woodland Cemetery. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.
Portsmouth - Garnet L. Boyd, 57, of Portsmouth, wife of Kelvin Boyd passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at SOMC Hospice Center. Visitation will be Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday 10 to 11 a.m. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at D.W. Swick Funeral Home in New Boston, with interment will be at Haverhill cemetery. Condolences to dwswickfuneralhome.com.
Piketon - Evelina Smith, 68, of 7143 U.S. 23 South Piketon, Ohio, wife of Al Kenneth Smith, who preceded her in death, passed away at 9:53 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at Pleasant Hill Manor, Piketon, Ohio. Arrangements are under the direction of the Boyer Funeral Home, Waverly, Ohio. Burial will be in Beaver Union Cemetery at the convenience of the Family. www.boyerfuneral.com.


text:
Put a Ring On It
I, Goudeles, give this engagement ring to Maria.
Like many female collectors, she was interested in jewelry and decorative arts and displayed them in a private space, arranging them according to her own exquisite taste. The engagement ring and other pieces of ancient and medieval jewelry were displayed in the Stathatos Mansion in a large closet that had been converted into a treasury for their display. These items were intensely personal.
Ashley Hilton, a student at the USC Keck School of Medicine, discusses the history of this Engagement Ring with a Greek Inscription and its collector, Eleni Stathatos, in her blog post, Put a Ring On It, part of the Getty's Blogging Greece's Byzantium series.
- Share:
- Tweet


text:
Grace Coolidge - D-1-128 MAK, (616) 331-2158, email@example.com
Professor of History
Fields: Early Modern Europe, Spain, Gender
Degrees: Ph.D., Indiana, 2001
Professor Coolidge studies women, gender, and the family in early modern Spain. Her book, Guardianship, Gender, and the Nobility in Early Modern Spain, was published by Ashgate Press in 2011. She has also published articles in The Sixteenth Century Journal and The Journal of Family History. Most recently Professor Coolidge edited an collection of essays on childhood entitled The Formation of the Child in Early Modern Spain which was published by Ashgate Press in June 2014. Her future research focuses on illegitimacy and the family in early modern Spain.
Professor Coolidge's teaching topics include early modern Europe, Spain, gender and sexuality, the European witch hunts, and European Civilization. She teaches in the History Department, the Honors College, and the Women and Gender Studies Program.
For more information, please see Prof. Coolidge's vitae.
Page last modified August 20, 2014


text:
|Comfort Inns Greenville properties are provided below. Search for cheap and discount Comfort Inns hotel rates in Greenville, NC for your business gathering or personal travels. We list the best Comfort Inns Greenville hotels & motels so you can review the Greenville Comfort Inns hotel list below to find the perfect place.
Our service will also list Greenville, NC venues that have similar star quality of Comfort Inns.
Booking a group or meeting? Get bids from hotels in Greenville NC
All Comfort Inns in or near Greenville
Comparable hotels to Comfort Inns
Next: Show All Available Comparable Hotels with Pricing >


text:
Slimbridge Swan research shows some romantic shenanigans
Posted: February 12, 2014|
Swans' love lives have been revealed to be a lot more complicated than first thought, by a long-term research project at Slimbridge.
In the 50 years that researchers at the Wetland and Wildlife Trust's headquarters on the banks of the Severn they have been tracking the lives of individual Bewick swans as well and looking at long term trends.
And some intriguing stories have been thrown up - suggesting Swan Lake could work just as well as a soap opera as a ballet.
Although the birds are known to mate for life, Sarindi and Saruni give the lie to that - they split up and now come to Slimbridge every winter with their new partners, seemingly getting along fine.
How civilised.
Others have been very busy like Casino, who lived for 27 years and produced 34 cygnets while Derek, who is named after a volunteer at the centre, didn't appear for five years before starting to migrate to Gloucestershire again.
The study of the swans which migrate from the Russian Arctic is one of the longest-running in the world. It began in February 1964 when Slimbridge's founder, Sir Peter Scott was painting the birds and noticed each had a unique bill pattern.
His daughter Dafila (CORR)helped him paint and name them and formalised their study into a scientific project.
She said: "My father would have been very proud to see the scientific research still going strong, 50 years after we first started painting individual swans and giving them names.
"The study is everything my father set up WWT to be. Visitors and researchers watch the swans together, experiencing the magic of being close to them and following their loves, power struggles and tragedies from one generation to the next.
"Through this understanding, we've produced decades of high quality research which has led to statutory protections for important wetlands and hope for the species' future."
To honour the generally monogamous nature of the birds, and the fact that one of their courtship rituals sees them form a heart with their long elegant necks, WWT at Slimbridge are hosting a lovers' trail for Valentine's Day.
From Friday to February 22 visitors to the wildlife reserve will be challenged to try identifying individual Bewick swans from their unique bill markings, including a new swan couple Zara and Tindall named after Gloucestershire's Royal sporting couple Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall.
As well a the identification trail visitors will be able to have a go at making a swan hat.
The trail is included in the normal entry fee for visitors and is free for members.


text:
Holiday, FL Auto Parts
Teddy Bears Auto Salvage
Teddy Bears Auto Salvage provides hard to find auto parts in Holiday, FL. We have tens of thousands of parts on-site and if we don't have the part, we are a member of a national parts locator network, we can find the part and have it within our stock in a few days. With our friendly and helpful staff, we are ready to give you service that goes the extra mile.
Learn More About Teddy Bears Auto Salvage:
- Mechanic on duty
- Double warranty on parts you buy and we install
- We purchase older and late model vehicles
We are a proud member of Florida Auto Dismantlers & Recyclers Association and Automotive
Recyclers Association.
Contact Teddy Bears Auto Salvage today at 727-937-8348 to know more about our offered services.Call us at our other phone number...
Contact Information
Hours of Business:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Methods of Payment:


text:
GMC Theatre Department to Stage "Our Town"
Area residents are in for a triple treat when the American classic Our Town by Thornton Wilder plays at Green Mountain College November 14 and 15. First, this will be a joint production between the Colleges Theatre Program and the Oldcastle Theatre Company, with performances by seasoned professionals, talented GMC students, and local area children.
Secondly, a special guest on opening night will be Peter Davis of Dorset, Vt., who played the newsboy in the original national tour of the play in 1939 in Los Angeles. Thirdly, it will be presented in the Clara Hitchcock Fitzpatrick Jones 09 Concert Hall in Ackley Theatre. The concert hall was beautifully refurbished this summer with a gift from the Fitzpatrick family of Stockbridge, Mass., in honor of Clara Hitchcock Fitzpatrick who graduated from Green Mountain College in 1909. more...
Campus Cogeneration Project Earns $250,000 Grant
Green Mountain College has received a $250,000 grant from the Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF) administered by the Vermont Department of Public Service. The funds will be used to help the College generate 20 percent of its own electricity through a steam turbine generator connected to a new woodchip heating plant. GMC received the maximum award under the terms of CFs Large-Scale Systems category. more...
Tillers Founder Hosts Family Farm Forum Talk
Dick Roosenberg, one of the founders of Tillers International, visits Green Mountain College for a Family Farm Forum presentation Thursday, November 13. His talk, titled Powering Small Farms with Oxen and Horses: A Difficult Step Back Eased by New Options, begins at 7 p.m. in the East Room.
Since 1981 Roosenberg has served as director of Tillers - an organization that studies, preserves and teaches low-cost sustainable rural technologies. He has worked with animal-powered farms from Madagascar to Nicaragua with Tanzania, Uganda, Benin, Togo, Senegal and others in between. He is a student of the training of oxen, the selecting and design of tools, and the teaching of people. Roosenberg completed a Masters in Sociology at the University of Michigan and earned a law degree from Wayne State before helping to start Tillers.
For his Family Farm Forum presentation at GMC, Roosenberg will present an array of animal-powered farming tools and practices that can help small farms systematically hone their productivity with animal power.
He also plans to visit Kenneth Mulders class for a presentation titled Powering International Development with Oxen: A Rational Step Forward.
On November 8, a group of GMC faculty, staff and community members installed a new display in the Lewis Deane Nature Preserve kiosk. The kiosk provides visitors with background information on the geology, hydrology, ecology, and history of the reserve, and it highlights how the preserve is being used by college students and faculty for education, research, and recreation.
Many people worked to make the display possible. Two of Prof. Teresa Cokers interpretation classes gathered information and prepared the first and revised drafts, with input from several faculty members and other students. Prof. Jim Harding, Vermont Land Trust steward Donna Foster, and Paul Dahm prepared a new map that displays the trail installed by students in Images of Nature over the past three years.
Deane Preserve is the 85-acre natural area on St. Catherine Mountain above Endless Brook, donated to the College by Bill and Linda Osborne in 2002.
GMC Athletes, Coach, Earn All-Conference Honors
Green Mountain College athletes have garnered a host of post-season awards from the North Atlantic Conference, including several first-team selections. Womens soccer coach Katherine Keogh was named Coach of the Year for her efforts during the Colleges first season in the NAC.
The womens soccer program earned several honors: Seniors Amanda Jeffers and Monique Couture and freshman Taylor Riso were all selected for the first team. Senior Karin Bellemare was chosen to the second team, and freshman Karen Davidson earned honorable mention status.
Eagles second-year head coach Katherine Keogh was chosen by her peers as the leagues Coach of the Year for guiding GMC to a 4-3 record in its first season in the North Atlantic Conference.
Three Green Mountain College women's volleyball players were honored by the North Atlantic Conference in the end of the year all-conference balloting. Junior Emma Brinley-Buckley was selected to the conference's first team. Brinley-Buckley finished the year ranked nationally in three categories statistically: 16th in blocks/set, 20th in hitting percentage, and 25th in aces/set.
Sophomore Ify Umeugo garnered second team all-conference honors, while senior Natalie Clark earned honorable mention status.
For mens soccer, sophomore Nelson Ongiti was selected to the second team, while senior Jon Wagner-Herbert and freshmen Colin Miner earned honorable mention status. Wagner finished the season as Green Mountain's leading scorer, with Ongiti and Miner finishing tied for 4th in overall points.
Series on Socially Responsible Investing
Kicks Off with Documentary Film
The film, "Lower East Side Peoples FCU: History," will be screened in the Gorge on Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m. Produced by Lower East Side Peoples Federal Credit Union in New York City, the film explores ways for communities to work together to solve their financial problems and emphasizes the role of entities with significant capital.
This is the first event in a three part series about socially responsible investing (SRI). A videoconference with student-activists from the University of Florida is scheduled for Monday, November 17 at 9 p.m., and a community forum on SRI will take place the following night at 7 p.m. in the Gorge.
The series is sponsored by student Rob Pudner's independent study, titled "Socially Responsible Investing in Higher Education," with Prof. Sam Edwards (environmental studies). It is co-sponsored by the pre-law program.
Kurdish Folktales Focus of Next Storyteller Event
Award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb comes to Green Mountain College to present almost forgotten folkloric tales of the Kurdish people on Monday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Ackley Theatre. Her appearance is the second event in this year's Storyteller Series at GMC.
A master teller, Edgecomb will share legends from her new book A Fire In My Heart: Kurdish Tales. This book includes never before published stories revealing the rich folklore traditions of this ancient Middle Eastern culture and anecdotes of her travels up sheer mountain roads to record the last Kurdish storytellers. The performance resonates with the humor and pathos of Kurdish village life and the colorful people that shared their lives with her. According to Publishers Weekly, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word, a storyteller in the grand tradition.
Two-time winner of the Storytelling World Honors Award, Edgecombs rich narrative style and humorous outlook make her one of the most sought-after storytellers in the country today.
College & Community Band Fall Concert on Tap
The Green Mountain College and Community Concert Band will perform their annual fall concert on Friday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Ackley Theatre. Conducted by Prof. James Cassarino (music), the band includes students, faculty, staff and members of the community. Their concert will include works by Elliot Del Borgo, Camille Saint-Saens, Elgar, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The concert is free and open to the public.
Prof. Jacob Park (Business Strategy and Sustainability) served as one of the academic lecturers for the United Nations-sponsored training workshop on Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change in New Delhi, India on October 12-15. Jacob provided lectures and supervised training on how the marketplace/private companies present challenges and opportunities in managing climate change risks and adaptive resiliency. Co-organized by the University of Oslo and the Global Environment Change and Security Program, the training workshop had 22 participants consisting of post-graduate students and faculty members from Nigeria, South Africa, Mongolia, Chile, Spain, India, Brazil, and other countries.
Prof. Tom Stuessy (outdoor studies) serves on the advisory council for the new Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL), launched October 31 in San Diego, California at the 22nd annual AORE Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education. Three organizations - the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE), the Wilderness Education Association (WEA), and the Western Kentucky University Research Foundation (WKURF) - have teamed together to create and manage this new peer-reviewed publication located at http://www.ejorel.com/. The journal's mission is to improve outdoor recreation, education, and leadership through the publication and dissemination of peer-reviewed manuscripts centered on professional practice, research, and theoretical discussions.


text:
Paisley kicks it into gear for students
Fund-raising concert also features Jewel, Chuck Wicks
The stars are coming out Wednesday.
Still riding high on the success of his latest album, "5th Gear," Brad Paisley will headline a star-studded show at the American Bank Center.
The Country Music Association's top male vocalist will perform with fellow country music artists Jewel and Chuck Wicks for the 2008 Corpus Christi STARS Extravaganza. Money raised from the ticket sales will go toward the South Texas Academic Rising Scholars Student Scholarship Fund.
With songs like "Celebrity," "Ticks," and "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Paisley is well known for his humorous tunes and love of fishing. But don't think that he can't still belt out a love song like "She's Everything" and his recent single, "Waiting on a Woman."
The West Virginia native received his first guitar at age 8 and began writing songs at 12. After attending college, he was given a record deal and released his first album, "Who Needs Pictures," in 1999.
In 2000, Paisley won the Country Music Association Horizon Award for new and influential artists and has yet to disappoint fans and critics. The electric performer and guitar virtuoso since has released five studio albums and nabbed 12 No. 1 singles. Paisley also has earned numerous accolades and awards, including his first Grammy for Best Country Instrumental for "Throttleneck" this year.
His most recent album release peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard charts.
"Fifth gear is something you reach when you're on a long, good stretch and you're really rolling," Paisley tells his fans on his Web site. "This album, and this time in my career, feels like that. We are pushing things farther in every way -- musically, lyrically and in our concerts."
Paisley is set to release his new album, "Play," in November.
@WE briefhead:Jewel
Another artist pushing boundaries and crossing over is Jewel, who also will take the stage. Before releasing her first country album, "Perfectly Clear," Jewel found success with the 12-time platinum "Pieces of You," one of the best-selling debut albums of all time.
After six studio albums, a book of poetry and an autobiography, Jewel was introduced to the country music scene when she co-wrote and sang with country artist Jason Michael Carroll on "No Good In Goodbye." She also served as a judge for the country reality show, "Nashville Star."
Both artists know you have to start somewhere, and Delaware native Wicks is on his journey.
@WE briefhead:Chuck Wicks
Wicks is promoting his debut album, "Starting Now." His first single, "Stealing Cinderella" quickly was picked up by radio stations across the country and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
After sitting on the bench at Florida Southern College, the aspiring baseball player's interest in singing and songwriting took precedence over his big league dreams.
"I've always enjoyed singing," Wicks said. "I'm always writing songs. It feels good. Song writing's a big part of who I am."
Always a huge country fan, Wicks draws inspiration from artists like Diamond Rio and Alan Jackson but also from R&B legend Brian McKnight. Wicks takes personal experiences and emotions and uses these ideas as fuel for his songwriting.
And while he doesn't have a favorite song, he understands the significance of one that is powerful.
"If it draws some kind of emotion from you, it's a good song," he said.
As a country music newbie, Wicks aspires to follow a similar career path as fellow performers and songwriters Paisley and George Strait. "They're so consistent.
"I definitely don't want to be a hit for a couple of years and then I'm gone," Wicks said. "It's all about longevity, not just a quick hit."
If you go
What: Corpus Christi STARS Extravaganza with Brad Paisley, Jewel and Chuck Wicks
When: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: American Bank Center, 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Tickets: $26.50 to $81.50, available at the American Bank Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (361) 881-8499.
Subscribe to the Caller-Times
Need Help? Call us at 1-800-566-8098.
Monday-Friday: 6am-3pm / Saturday: 7am-11am / Sunday: 7am-11am


text:
Baumhower: Life lessons learned at Chick-fil-AWritten by Jeremy Baumhower | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Wednesday August 1st was the unofficial " Appreciation Day" . This "Appreciation Day " was created by Former Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee and with no official support from the restaurant chain itself. Huckabee's Facebook campaign came in response to Chick-Fil-A's CEO Dan Cathy's comments on running a Christian Business and believing in a "Traditional Marriage". The media firestorm that followed put a chicken restaurant chain at the center of a political and religious debate. Over 500,000 people "liked" the Huckabee 'Facebook movement and apparently all showed up to a local Chick-Fil-A in support.
When I was 15 years old, a man took a chance on me and gave me my first job…the man's name is Michael Herrick and the job was at Chick-Fil-A. I worked at Franklin Park Mall's Chick-Fil-A for two years, before the mall expanded, changed ownership and was renamed. Chick-Fil-A was located across from McDonald's and next to Arthur Treachers. Mr. Herrick was the perfect boss for a 15 year old kid from the West End. I watched in amazement of Mike's work ethic and dedication. He worked from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday thru Saturday, without any vacations the entire time of my employ. He had three young kids at the time and a dedicated wife who also worked there. My neighborhood was predominately white and Catholic. Working at Chick-Fil-A was my first real experience, not just working but interacting with those different from me. That diversity made me want to show up for work.
I have maintained my relationship with Mike for the last 22 years… though I admit , it is based on delicious chicken. He has always kept tabs on me and I have always appreciated our conversations. We have discussed everything from the ups and downs of business in Toledo to our families
"Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" made me happy for the Herricks, but also broke my heart.
My sister and I were both raised in a loving Catholic home, both raised to be "straight" sexually, but God designed her different from me, my sister is gay. Somehow we are not seen as equals under the law as I am allowed to marry, share benefits with my wife, but she cannot. My sister does not have the same civil rights as I do and we are from the same parents in the same house.
People waiting in line for three hours for Chick-Fil-A made sense to me, the chicken is worth every minute. People waiting three hours in a line to express their "freedom of speech" in support of "Traditional Marriage" reminded me of those I read about, who lined the streets to protest racial integration in Mississippi schools some 50 years ago. The phrase "Traditional Marriage" is so beautifully offensive and clever, no one could ever see the hate behind it.
Conservative Talk Show hosts used Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day as a rallying point, a demonstration of "Freedom of Speech", to show the "Main Stream Media" that everybody was not OK with Gay Marriage. You could hear the Brainwashed talking points in every TV interview of those who "appreciated" Chick-Fil-A, they all sounded exactly the same. They were proud of standing up for their "moral beliefs" and their "right" to say it. Everyone has a right to believe what they want, they have a right to express those very same beliefs, but just because it is a "Right" doesn't make what you say all right.
Those Mississippians in the 1950s who were morally against the integration of blacks into public schools, used phrases like "Pro-White" and "Separate But Equal". How do we feel about those people 50 years later? If you held those very same beliefs today, and attended an organized event with those who carried the same morals, society calls those gatherings a demonstration of "Hate Speech", that's how we see it today.
Fifty years from now, the legalization of Gay Marriage will be a distant memory. The images and interviews of those who supported "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" will haunt our culture the same way the Mississippi integration has.
For those of you in Toledo who waited the three hours to show your support against Gay Marriage, I hold only the greatest of love in my heart for you… you just have to share the love with my gay sister.
"Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." —- 1 John 2:9-11
Tags: Chick-fil-A, gay marriage, Mike Huckabee


text:
University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University
Get Your Hands on Your Future
UW-Stout offers innovative, career-focused degrees based on active learning, applied theory and research.
Get Your Hands on Your Future
UW-Stout offers innovative, career-focused degrees based on active learning, applied theory and research.
School of Education
Office: 140 Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 509/520-1046
Email: email@example.com
Contact Info
509-520-1046 (cell) Pacific time zone
@kay_lehmann Twitter
Dr. Kay Lehmann teaches the following courses:
Dr. Kay Lehmann of Kennewick, Washington received her doctoral degree from Walden University in 2007. She was awarded the Don Ackerman Research Fellowship to support her research on the formation of cooperative learning groups. Her Master's degree in Online Teaching and Learning was earned from California State University/East Bay. Prior to working as an adjunct online instructor at UW-Stout Kay taught middle school social studies/reading and was honored to win the Milken National Educator Award and the Washington Award for Excellence in Education.
Her award-winning classroom methods utilizing appropriate technology integration into the classroom curriculum and hands-on constructivist teaching have been transferred to her professional development efforts.
Co-author of Twitter in Higher Education chapter in Educating Educators with Social Media. (2011). Emerald Publishing: Bingley, UK.
Kay is the author of the following books:
E-mail your comments or questions to Kay at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Tanji Patton
Tanji Patton is an Emmy award-winning journalist who produces a fun, engaging and informative Web site called Good Taste With Tanji. You can read more about Tanji on her Web site and can follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/TanjiPatton and Facebook.
Posts filtered on Tag
A Pumpkin Pie for Adults Only!
I would never order pumpkin pie in a restaurant – I rarely eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, but this version of the holiday classic will be on my menu every single year—a Pumpkin Pie Martini! To be more specific…Rosie's Pumpkin Pie Martini. Pumpkin Pie Never Tasted So Good! Rosie is one of the mixologists at […] [Read More]