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The villa is a renovated building from the past, It is all fenced in and very safe for kids and family. There is a new swimming Pool with walling around for best privacy and a lovely Gazebo wiht extra bathroom and shower. The villa has 3 bedrooms and can comfortably sleep 6 people, or up to 8 max. There is a lovely garden with figs, almonds and pears ready to be picked. The barbeque is standing outside in front of the villa and the long Veranda patio where 20 people can dine and party in total privacy. Tere is a lovely garden with figs, almonds and pears ready to be picked the barbeque is ...Read more
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The villa stands in corner position on the country side road just about 2 miles out of San Vito Dei Normanni where you will find any facility you need including nightlife bars and clubs. From the villa you can reach 2 restaurants at walking didtance, but we do reccomand you have your own transportation.
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Dennis fire officials and the Massachusetts State Police responded to the accident at 1:08 a.m., state police Trooper Dustin Fitch said.
The 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, was headed eastbound when it rolled over, knocking over a highway sign, Fitch said.
The driver, Beau Carriero, 32, of Harwich Port, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries, said Fitch. He was the only person in the car.
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Parsippany Hills head coach Dave Albano (center) has his team playing great on both sides of the ball thus far and will hope to continue that Saturday with a home game against Mendham.
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Depending on the color paint on your bedroom walls, you can choice sheets, pillows and blankets that make your room look best. This guide is about coordinating bedding with walls.
Here are questions related to Coordinating Bedding with Walls.
I am supposed to be moving and I'm getting my own room. When we move, I get to decorate it any way I want. This is the problem, I wanted to paint my walls lime green and hot pink but I can't find a bedspread, sheets, etc to match it. If you know any websites or stores that would help me please let me know. I really had my heart set on those two colors but I can't find any bedding to match, should I just give up or keep looking?
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Go to jcp.com they have a bedding set on sale right now that is lime green & hot pink for about $30!
I have a black satin bed spread and almost magenta sheets to go with it. I need a color to paint my walls and then a color to paint the trim around my windows! Please Help!
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I just recently remodeled my son's house and painted the bedrooms a Sleek Silver, which is like a light shade of gray. We had Silver Mist carpet installed and it turned out beautiful. We also painted the kitchen a Chromium color (another light gray color) and put up a pretty border with the same color and black marble diamond shapes in it. It turned out beautiful with the new black appliances and black marble countertops. I personally like black and silver or light gray together and they seem to go with everything. I would paint the room a light shade of gray and put up a pretty matching border that bring out the other colors you are working with.
Has anyone got any ideas what colour I should paint my bedroom, that will go with pale pink bedding and curtains? I was looking at a very pale pink from Dulux (Blossom white), but am not sure if this will be too much pink. Any ideas? This is the bedding:
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It depends on the look you want. Dusty pink might work or even a very pale lilac. I've always loved grey with pink.
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Yes, I also vote for a cream, tan, khaki, etc. - a light, neutral color. As others mentioned, it would set off the bedding colors yet work easily with any future changes. Good luck & have fun!
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I bought a medium sage color to paint a bedroom. What colors will be good to go with this sage color on my walls (for the bed and window treatments)? The carpet is a medium grey.
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I would go with anything in the earthy tones such as deep reds, purples, golds, and browns. You could also go to the charcoal and grays since your carpet is gray. Good luck.
I'm also painting my mother's room this fall, the walls are going to be a light grey, and her carpet is a light and dark brown. What color bedding should I go with? I am looking for something not too expensive.
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Coral is good if with very little "orangey" tint. My personal favorite, and one I could live with a long time, would be dusty rose (medium value). Blues and greens would be too depressing in time, for me, anyway.
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I agree that those are lovely neutrals, and you can go with whatever color you like. Sage green, burgundy, dark blue, soft blue; I would not go with bright or neon colors, but I think that the bed is the place to get some color into the room. Go with your favorite. Patterns with the brown and beige in them would be very nice.
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|The role of kainic acid/AMPA and metabotropic glutamate receptors in the regulation of opioid mRNA expression and the onset of pain-related behavior following excitotoxic spinal cord injury.
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|Intraspinal injection of quisqualic acid, a mixed kainic acid/2-amino-3(3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazol-4-yl)propionic acid and metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, produces an excitotoxic injury that leads to the onset of both spontaneous and evoked pain behavior as well as changes in spinal and cortical expression of opioid peptide mRNA, preprodynorphin and preproenkephalin. What characteristics of the quisqualic acid-induced injury are attributable to activation of each receptor subtype is unknown. This study attempted to define the role of activation of the kainic acid/2-amino-3(3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazol-4-yl)propionic acid (AMPA) and metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes in the regulation of opioid peptide expression and the onset of spontaneous and evoked pain-related behavior following excitotoxic spinal cord injury by comparing quisqualic acid-induced changes with those created by co-injection of quisqualic acid and the kainic acid/AMPA antagonist, 2,3-dihydroxy-6-nitro-7-sulfamoylbenzo[f]quinoxaline, (NBQX) or the metabotropic antagonist, (RS)-1-aminoindan-1,5-dicarboxylic acid (AIDA). Therefore, 42 male Long-Evans adult rats were divided into seven treatment groups and received intraspinal microinjections of saline (sham), 0.5% dimethylsulphoxide (sham), quisqualic acid (1.2 microl, 125 mM), NBQX (1.2 microl, 60 microM), AIDA (1.2 microl, 250 microM), quisqualic acid/NBQX (1.2 microl, 125 mM/60 microM), or quisqualic acid/AIDA (1.2 microl, 125 mM/250 microM) directed at spinal levels thoracic 12-lumbar 2. Behavioral observations of spontaneous and evoked pain responses were completed following surgery. After a 10-day survival period, animals were killed and brain and spinal cord tissues were removed and processed for histologic analysis and in situ hybridization. Both AIDA and NBQX affected the quisqualic acid-induced total lesion volume but only AIDA caused a decrease in the percent tissue damage at the lesion epicenter. Preprodynorphin and preproenkephalin expression is increased in both spinal and cortical areas in quisqualic acid-injected animals versus sham-, NBQX or AIDA-injected animals. NBQX did not affect quisqualic acid-induced spinal or cortical expression of preprodynorphin or preproenkephalin except for a significant decrease in preproenkephalin expression in the spinal cord. In contrast, AIDA significantly decreases quisqualic acid-induced preprodynorphin and preproenkephalin expression within the spinal cord and cortex. AIDA, but not NBQX, significantly reduced the frequency of, and delayed the onset of, quisqualic acid-induced spontaneous pain-related behavior. From these data we suggest that both the kainic acid/AMPA and metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes are involved in the induction of the excitotoxic cascade responsible for quisqualic acid-induced neuronal damage and changes in opioid peptide mRNA expression, while metabotropic glutamate receptors may play a more significant role in the onset of post-injury pain-related behavior.
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Behavior, Animal / drug effects*, physiology
Dynorphins / genetics
Enkephalins / genetics
Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / pharmacology
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / pharmacology
Grooming / drug effects, physiology
Indans / pharmacology
Nerve Degeneration / chemically induced, metabolism, physiopathology
Neurons / drug effects, metabolism
Neurotoxins / pharmacology*
Opioid Peptides / biosynthesis, genetics*
Pain / chemically induced, metabolism*, physiopathology
Pain Measurement / drug effects
Protein Precursors / genetics
Quinoxalines / pharmacology
RNA, Messenger / drug effects, metabolism*
Rats, Long-Evans
Receptors, AMPA / drug effects, metabolism
Receptors, Glutamate / drug effects, metabolism*
Receptors, Kainic Acid / drug effects, metabolism
Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / drug effects, metabolism
Spinal Cord / drug effects, metabolism, physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries / chemically induced, metabolism*, physiopathology
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Senior guard Corey Wise hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 2:10 to play to give Withrow the lead for good and the Tigers held on for a 60-52 win over Covington Catholic Friday night at the 3rd Annual Cincinnati Scholastic Play-By-Play Classic at Withrow High School.
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ANDERSON - Darrell Lee Strong, 59, of Anderson, Indiana, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Community Hospital surrounded by his family.
He was born Aug 9, 1954 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, the son of Odren Strong and Wilma V. (Mason) Strong.
Darrell graduated from Wapahani High School and Purdue University. He retired from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors after thirty-seven years of service.
Darrell was a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Darrell had many passions through out his life some of which included woodworking, playing the guitar, computers, coaching youth sports, youth leadership programs, karate, cars, and above all serving his fellow man.
Darrell is survived by his father, Odren Strong; his wife, Melanie Gale (Davis) Strong of thirty-six years; children, Sarah Reed (Landon), Rachel Reed (Travis), Benjamin Strong, Rebekah Needler (Vinson), and Hannah Parry (Garek); grandchildren, including Cannon Reed, T. Mason Reed, Braydon Reed, Isaiah Reed, Kaidon Reed, Elijah Reed,Peyton Reed, Aidon Reed, and Emersyn Reed; sister, Shelia Strong; and several nieces and nephews.
Darrell was preceded in death by his mother, Wilma V. (Mason) Strong.
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Research Interests: My research focuses on how soil bacteria make it possible for plants to live in different habitats. One of the soil bacteria, called rhizobia, live inside the roots of some plants and acts like natural fertilizer. Rhizobia can convert nitrogen in the atmosphere into ammonia, in a form that plants can use. In turn, plants can provide sugar to the rhizobia. This beneficial interaction is called a mutualism. Rhizobia can help plants grow in areas where they might not live otherwise. But just like human relationships, plants and rhizobia may not be compatible or one of the partners may not even be available! For example, rhizobia may not survive or convert nitrogen effectively in certain environmental conditions, like in shade or high areas of nitrogen in the soil. Using a native plant called the hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata), I am looking at how rhizobia can make it possible for plants to live in different habitats.
Hog peanuts tend to grow in small patches in the forest and wetlands but it's unclear why they grow in certain microhabitats. Is it because rhizobia are distributed in a patchy way or is it because rhizobia benefit plants differently in various environmental conditions? I am currently conducting a series of field and greenhouse experiments to test this hypothesis. So stay tuned!
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Currently, my work focuses on the mustard plant family. Most flowers have many identical stamens (male structures), but mustards have two kinds within a flower - long and short ones. Long stamens seem to attract pollinators, but no one knows what the short stamens are for.
The data I have collected support the idea that the short stamens help the plant by slowing release of pollen (plant sperm) from flowers to insects. Like a secret chocolate stash – hard to find, so the pollen lasts longer and ends up spread more widely. However, for species that pollinate themselves without insects, short stamens may not be useful. So while most mustards make short stamens because they help them reproduce better, others seem to retain them just because their ancestors did - sort of an evolutionary bad habit.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are seeing big gains on Wall Street this morning after a pair of upbeat reports on the U.S. economy.
The Conference Board says its index of consumer confidence hit a five-year high this month at 76.2.
Consumers' confidence in the economy is watched closely because their spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.
Conference Board economist Lynn Franco said Americans are regaining their confidence in the economy after worrying earlier in the year about higher taxes that took effect in January and federal spending cuts that began in March.
Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index rose nearly 11 percent in March over the year before, the most since April 2006. Home builder stocks rose following the report.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index released Monday also showed that all 20 cities measured posted annual gains for the third straight month.
And prices rose in 15 cities in March from February. That's up from only 11 in the previous month.
Annual prices rose in Phoenix by 22.5 percent, the biggest gain among cities. It was followed by San Francisco (22.2 percent) and Las Vegas (20.6 percent). New York City had the smallest annual increase, at 2.6 percent. It was followed by Cleveland with 34.8 percent.
The Dow has been up more than 200 points in morning trading while the S&P is up more than 20 points and the Nasdaq nearly 50.
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DANBURY, Conn., Aug 20, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) --
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated, and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund announced today that they have partnered to install a 1.2 MW fuel cell at Pepperidge Farm's Bloomfield, CT, bakery. The initiative is being supported by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), a ratepayer fund administered by Connecticut Innovations Inc., which will provide $3.5 million of the cost. The 1.2 megawatt fuel cell will be manufactured by FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), of Danbury, CT, a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean power plants for commercial, industrial and utility customers.
This will be the second fuel cell installation at the 260,000-square-foot Pepperidge Farm Bloomfield plant, which opened in 2003. A smaller, 250-kilowatt fuel cell was installed in January 2006, also with assistance from CCEF and FuelCell Energy. Once operational in summer 2008, the new fuel cell will supply about 57% of the total electrical needs for the bakery. The two fuel cells combined will provide about 70% of the required electricity and are expected to contribute to the reliability of electricity to the site. Additionally, excess heat from the new fuel cell will be channeled to support bakery processes, which will help reduce fuel needed for plant boilers.
"Pepperidge Farm is making excellent use of all the attributes of the fuel cell," said Lise Dondy, President of CCEF. "Not only are they deriving a significant portion of their required electricity from this fuel cell, but they are also effectively utilizing the fuel cell's thermal output to enjoy the added benefit of being able to operate with less dependence on the grid."
"By using our ultra-clean DFC(r) fuel cells which operate 24/7 with an electrical efficiency of 47% and thermal efficiencies of up to 80 percent, Pepperidge Farm stands to reduce its power costs while lowering emissions and increasing manufacturing reliability," added Richard Shaw, Director Business Development for FuelCell Energy. "When a customer like Pepperidge Farm signals its satisfaction by substantially expanding its investment in FuelCell Energy power plants, it can serve as a model for others."
"We are very pleased to be making this investment in our plant and in the environmental welfare of Connecticut, the home state of Pepperidge Farm," said Robert Furbee, Pepperidge Farm Senior Vice President, Operations. "It is not only a great business initiative but also a great partnership among Connecticut entities committed to pursuing clean, alternative energy sources for the state - Pepperidge Farm, the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, and FuelCell Energy, Inc."
About Pepperidge Farm
Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated, based in Norwalk, Connecticut, is a leading provider of premium quality fresh bakery products, cookies, crackers, and frozen foods. Among the company's most popular products are Chocolate Chunk and Milano(r) cookies, Goldfish(r) snack crackers, and more than 50 varieties of fresh baked breads including Swirl, Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse(r), and Natural Whole Grain breads. Pepperidge Farm was founded in Connecticut in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, an entrepreneurial homemaker who began baking fresh, all-natural bread for her allergy-afflicted son. The company is now a nationwide business with 8 manufacturing facilities, almost 5,000 employees, 3,500 independent distributorships, and over $1 billion in sales. Pepperidge Farm was acquired by Campbell Soup Company in 1961.
About the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF)
CCEF was created by the Connecticut General Assembly and is administered by Connecticut Innovations, a quasi-public organization. CCEF promotes the development and commercialization of clean energy technologies; the creation of clean energy supply; and the demand for electricity from clean, renewable sources in Connecticut in order to strengthen Connecticut's economy, protect community health, improve the environment, and promote a secure energy supply for the state. CCEF's funding comes from a surcharge on electric ratepayers' utility bills. For more information on CCEF, please visit www.ctcleanenergy.com.
About Connecticut Innovations, Inc.
Connecticut Innovations (CI) is a quasi-public organization dedicated to driving a vibrant, entrepreneurial, technology-based economy in Connecticut. CI stimulates high-tech growth by investing in: early-stage Connecticut technology companies; university/industry research collaborations; technology transfer; and, clean energy initiatives through the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. CI also fosters collaboration among government, business, nonprofit and academic organizations to advance technology growth and promotes public policies consistent with CI's mission. For more information on CI, please visit www.ctinnovations.com.
About FuelCell Energy Inc.
FuelCell Energy is the world leader in the development and production of stationary fuel cells for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers. FuelCell Energy's ultra-clean and high efficiency DFC(r) fuel cells are generating power at over 60 locations worldwide. The company's power plants have generated more than 180 million kWh of power using a variety of fuels including renewable wastewater gas, biogas from beer and food processing as well as natural gas and other hydrocarbon fuels. FuelCell Energy has partnerships with major power plant developers, trading companies and power companies around the world. The company also receives substantial funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and other government agencies for the development of leading edge technologies such as hybrid fuel cell/turbine generators and solid oxide fuel cells. For more information please visit our website at www.fuelcellenergy.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company's plans and expectations regarding the continuing development and commercialization of its fuel cell technology. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risk that commercial field trials of the Company's products will not occur when anticipated, general risks associated with product development, manufacturing, changes in the utility regulatory environment, potential volatility of energy prices, rapid technological change, and competition, as well as other risks set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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Take a walk around the America's Cup Park, located at Pier 27/29 in San Francisco, and you'll immediately notice three things: a sea of t-shirts proudly displaying Emirates Team New Zealand's (ETNZ) colors, lots of Kiwi and Aussie accents and huge New Zealand flags. The Stars and Stripes are also present, of course, but in smaller doses (both physical size and sheer number) and with far less national zeal than the Kiwi contingency.
Dean Barker and crew acknowledge their fans on shore after winning their second race of the day. - America's Cup
Imagine the Super Bowl, the World Series and the Stanley Cup taking place on the same day. For the Kiwi team and their loyal fans who travelled half a world to see the 34th America's Cup, this regatta represents the absolute pinnacle of professional sports (with the possible exception of rugby), and, as ETNZ skipper Dean Barker has said on several occasions in so many words, 'nothing less than victory will do'.
Step outside the media center and listen to the howls and cheers of excitement, all issued in an antipodean accent, and it becomes dead obvious that Barker's words perfectly echo that of his countrymen. Nothing less than victory will do, but, based on ETNZ clean sweep yesterday, that's now starting to become more and more of a possibility.
As for American fans, ours is a harder lot to rally around. Sure, Oracle Team USA is populated with some of the best sailors in the world, their leadership comprised of some of the biggest and most revered names in sailing and their design team spot-on.
The worry? The same thick antipodean accents that are heard from ETNZ's boat during the races can also be heard from the comms coming off the 'American' boat. Sure, Old Glory flies high from Oracle's mighty wingmast, but there just simply isn't the same panache amongst American fans as there is from the Kiwi contingency.
Oracle crew scrambles to the new side as they begin a gybe right after the first mark. No hidden gybes with these boats! - America's Cup
To be fair, Jimmy Spithill, Oracle Team USA's Australian skipper, is a huge name around the San Francisco waterfront, but in the States it's baseball and football players who command the limelight, not sailors.
Even with the AC34 posters and flyers all over town, odds are good that Spithill could walk into a pub or restaurant on the other side of town without causing too much of a stir. Juxtapose that with Barker's likely reception anywhere in Auckland (depending, of course, on how this week goes), and, well, the pixels self-populate.
Couple this with some legitimate bad PR that Oracle earned through their 'dervish in a dolphin striker' revelations from last month, and it becomes a bit more clear as to why more American/Oracle fans decided to be less vocal than their 'friends' from DownUnder, even if the crew also includes ace American sailors such as tactician John Kostecki, grinder Rome Kirby and Tom Slingsby, who is half American and half Australian (his mother is a Yank).
So what does this nationalistic banter have to do with the racing? Nothing, of course, but a fan can't help but wonder if this is having any sort of psychological impact on the 'American' team as they attempt to defend.
Couple this with the fact that Oracle now needs to win eleven of the next fifteen regularly scheduled AC34 races to successfully defend, while ETNZ only needs to win seven more bullets to take sailing's greatest prize back to Auckland, and Oracle's true psychological nature comes into focus.
ETNZ sets up for the first mark as Oracle falls into line. - America's Cup
The weather is currently foggy in SFO, but the morning sun is burning off this layer and the forecast calls for relatively light winds, so hopefully the Race Committee can rifle-off another two great races today.
For anyone planning a visit, Marina Green offers amazing views of the course, while the America's Cup Park is the best spot on the waterfront to take-in the finishing-line action. Just be prepared for a roar of Kiwi spirit, as all of New Zealand is demanding nothing less of their team than a rousing victory and the corresponding celebrations in Auckland.
Perhaps Oracle fans should consider this case study and wave Old Glory a bit higher in the San Francisco sky during today's races.
May the four winds blow you safely home,


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I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone who voted for my article "Prehistoric Clues Provide Insight into Climate's Future Impact on Oceans" and made it the 9th most-voted for post out of the 87 entries in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Prize.
Now it is up to the 3QD editors to choose 6 finalists (with the option to add 3 wildcards), from which Lisa Randall will choose the Top Quark, Strange Quark, and Charm Quark awards.
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The outward appearance will be similar to the Challenger II, although as Danny shows me a small model of the 2.5 in the shop, he explains the tail will stick out farther and swoop upward. Otherwise, the chassis, aerodynamics and hand-formed aluminum skin will be the same. Huntington Beach custom painter Chip Foose, whom you may recognize from Overhaulin' on the Velocity channel, will transform that skin, which on this day is piled up in a corner of ThompsonLSR and resembles the dull side of aluminum foil.
Instead of twin Ford 427s, 2.5 is powered on either side of the cockpit by a pair of dry-block, nitro-fueled Hemi V8 engines in an all-wheel-drive configuration. The engines are dry blocks or waterless, so all cooling is provided by the fuel. (I'm told that since my visit, vents have been added to the front to cool the engine even more.) Overall horsepower will approximately double, from 600 front engine and 1,200 rear engine to an even 2,000 per. In other words, Challenger II was 1,800 horsepower; 2.5 is 4,000 horsepower It's estimated that to go 10 mph faster requires 110 more horsepower, Danny explains.
"We're trying to pierce a hole in the wind."
The front of the streamliner will house two 30-gallon, aluminum fuel tanks holding just enough nitromethane for one full-speed pass. The car ends its runs nearly 500 pounds lighter due to fuel consumption.
Thompson showed off the twin three-speed gear boxes that will link the engines together and counterbalance output, a marked improvement over what he calls the original "split gas pedal and Mickey's intuition" mechanism. Danny then holds up the original pedals and shows how, with his feet, Mickey would use "feel" to propel his machine forward.
"There's no way I would get in there with that," Danny says with a laugh.
The tires—custom-made by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires, of course—are a prototype nylon weave backed with banded steel. There is only one-32th of an inch of rubber, as any more would spin off due to heat and expansion. They will expand three-quarters of an inch during a super-speed run, Thompson explains.
Primary stopping power is provided by dual parachutes that deploy 4-foot blossoms. Four carbon-fiber disc brakes are in place "just in case."
The team will be aiming for speeds around 350 mph in this October's planned test run. But adding horsepower and speed is not nearly as difficult as raising money for a project estimated to cost $4 million by the time all is said and run.
Nothing on the streamliner has come off the shelf; everything is a one-off built specifically for that car. Danny points around his shop to a $6,000 part here or a $17,000 part he's lacking over there.
"We're really struggling financially," he confides. "That's why I went to Kickstarter. I'm hoping to raise $200,000. I can spend $50,000 a week really easily."
Yes, Mickey did not have the luxury of crowdfunding back in the day. Danny's Kickstarter campaign (at kck.st/18xEkT4), with 29 days to go as of Aug. 11, had 107 backers pledging $20,502 toward the $200,000 goal. The page breaks down what donors at different levels receive for their contributions, from custom stickers and hard-to-find Mickey Thompson decals for those who give $25 or more to one's company logo on Challenger 2.5 and honorary crew-member status for those in the $10,000 club. Rewards are scheduled to be distributed by December.
Thompson is also kicking up public interest by allowing voting through his often-updated thompsonlsr.com site on naming the streamliner and the paint scheme Foose is to apply after testing and in time for the record runs.
The major engineering and construction hurdles have been cleared, and fabrication, plumbing and electrical work remain. Besides paying for needed parts, having more money would increase the number of people who would be working in the shop, which would make it easier to achieve the deadlines Thompson has set.
If he doesn't jump out of his skin before then.
"It's a bitchen project," he says with a broad smile. "It's a project of my dad's that I get to finish. . . . It's a labor of love."
Cue the twinkle in his eyes.
"And I'm going to get to go real fast!"
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Boyd Lake State Park, a popular park for boaters, opened its boating season Monday. Ted Googin of Loveland pulls away from the marina in this file photo.
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The park in Loveland began its boating season at noon Monday.
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Remember: The Asan Bay Overlook Memorial Wall. Pacific Daily News file photo
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Today is Liberation Day. For many, it's just another holiday on the calendar -- a day off from work to spend watching the parade, or indulging in the fun and food at the carnival in Tiyan, waiting for the fireworks in the evening. Others will spend time with friends and family, barbecuing or relaxing at the beach.
But Liberation Day is much more than just another holiday marking July 21, 1944, when U.S. armed forces landed in Guam to begin the battle to retake the island from the brutal Japanese occupation. It's a day when all of us need to reflect on the courage and sacrifices of all those involved.
About 55,000 men from the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade and the 305th Regimental Combat Team of the 77th Army Infantry Division landed on the beaches of Agat and Asan, and engaged in a bloody battle to secure the beaches.
That was just the start; the full liberation of Guam took three weeks of heavy fighting, in which 1,800 U.S. servicemen were killed, with total casualties at 7,400. Japanese casualties were about 17,500.
And during the more than two-and-a-half year occupation, 1,170 people of Guam died. Another 14,721 suffered atrocities of war -- beatings, forced labor torture, rape, murder, beheadings, massacres, forced marches and concentration camps.
Yet the Chamorro people persevered. Their faith, loyalty and patriotism never waivered.
With every passing year, there are fewer and fewer Chamorro survivors and American liberators among us. This is why it's so very important to always remember the sacrifices of the Chamorro people and the servicemen who liberated the island, to always remember their bravery and courage.
We owe these men and women our respect and gratitude. We honor them, for now and forever more.


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FS Name: BlazebatPre-Evolutions: Blaziken and CrobatSkill 1: Blaze-Makes Blazebat's attack go upSkill 2: Inner Focus-Prevents flinchingTypes: Fire Flying PoisonHow to Fuse: Beat 200 battles (even rematches) in a row.
Name: Flying Poison SpinType: Flying Poison FireBP: 140PP: 10Acc:90Effect 1: May poison Or burn the foeEffect 2: May sharply raise attack
I really like this Pokemon, and the reason for this is because of its awsome move.I don't think this move is unrealistic because of how hard it is to fuse the 2 Pokemon.
FS Name: SealurnPre-Evolutions: Sealeo & LanturnSkill: Volt Fat(prevents electric attacks and paralyzation).Types: Electric and Ice.How to Fuse: Shell Bell
ATTACKName: Thunder BallBP: 80PP: 20Effect: Either paralyzes or freezes the foe.
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Unknown2... Yeah...Pre Evolutions: Any 6 UnknownSkill: Preminition (Lets user see what pokemon the opponent has in their party )Types: Psychic, DarkHow to Fuse: Arrange 6 Unknown in your party to spell out a word. Then, go to the Tanoby Ruins( yes, I know its in Firered/Leafgreen ) and spell out the same word in your team on the braille. For example, if you wanted to have the Unknowns W,O,O,H,O,O you would have to put them in that order in your party. Then, go to Tanoby Ruins and go the Braille spots that depict that letter. First, I would have to go to the W, than the O, than the O again, than the H, and so forth.
AttackName: (Whatever 6 letters of Unknown you spelled out)BP: 60PP: 40Effect: Causes immediate confusion.
but how bout three of em eh?
no pre evolutions
how to fuse- no items in bag (excludes pokeballs key items berries or tms) an these three only in your party blaziken sceptile swampert in the order
abilities- knockout (if attcaked by a physical attck then the other pokemon takes the damage instead)
moves: final blowPP:1Power:300(looks like water grass and fire fused together in a punch)
elemental punch(can only be used once throughout game)power:when it hits the pokemon it dies and cant be revived
Mega elemental kickpp:10power:125 (a kick to the head resulting in paralyses that cant be cured
Final Destinypp:infinitejust like explosion cept with color (blue red green) and your pokemon doesnt faint)
beat that
Nice pokemon.
FS Name:MudchicPre-Evolutions: Mudkip and TorchicSkill: Flame Torrent(if hit by fire attacks, its water type attacks are boosted)Types: Water & FireHow to Fuse: Rawst Berry(because it heals a BURN)
ATTACKName: Fire GunBP: 45PP: 30Effect: Causes a burn.Types: Water & Fire


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Shortly after we tested the new-for-2014 GMC Sierra, Chevrolet sent us its version of the new GM truck, the Chevrolet Silverado. It proved every bit as quiet as its sister.
Perhaps you're saying, "Well, duh," right about now. Granted, beneath the skin, the trucks share most of their running gear and chassis features. But the difference in trim was substantial. The Silverado was powered by the new Ecotec 3 4.3-liter V6 engine, while the Sierra got the Ecotec 3 5.3-liter V8. The Silverado was two-wheel drive, while the Sierra was four-wheel drive. Perhaps the biggest reason I wondered whether the Silverado would be noisier than the GMC: The Chevy was a middling LT trim, while the Sierra was a more loaded SLT, just a notch below the high-option Denali trim.
Nevertheless, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado proved just as quiet as its sister GMC truck. It had the same fibrous insulating spray in the underbody cavities, notably the wheel wells. It also had the same triple-sealed doors and was generally the quietest of the full-size trucks I've driven this year, just like the GMC.
Beyond the things outlined above, there were other noteworthy differences between the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and the 2014 GMC Sierra we tested:
- The Silverado was a four-door "double cab" configuration. It has about the same space as a traditional extended cab pickup, but rather than having suicide doors that can only be opened when the front doors are open, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado's doors have traditional front-mounted hinges and exterior door handles. That means you can open the back doors without opening the front doors. That's cool, but it doesn't change the scant legroom in the back row. This was probably the tightest back seat legroom to which I've had to subject my toddler son since the Scion FR-S, no lie. The 2014 GMC Sierra we tested, meanwhile, was a full crew cab, with four full-size doors and plenty of rear seat legroom.
- The ultimate trade-off between the cab sizes was bed length. Where the 2014 Silverado double cab had a 6.6-foot cargo box behind the cab, the 2014 Sierra crew cab had a shorter 5.8-foot box. If you want to buy a 6.6-foot box Sierra with a crew cab, that's entirely possible. Perhaps because of its shorter bed, however, I did seem to have an easier time lining up the GMC while parking. Conversely, I had some real botched parking jobs while driving the Chevy. The trucks are the same length — 19 feet, 2 inches — so perhaps it was the Chevy's longer bed playing visual tricks on me as I tried to back into parking spaces, as I usually do.
- The Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system in the 2014 Silverado used the same screen and basic control layout as the GMC IntelliLink system in the 2014 Sierra, but had a few less features. There was no navigation in the Chevy other than those provided by calling OnStar, whereas the Sierra had a nav map that was easy to pull up and similarly easy to use. However, the Silverado's infotainment interface had multiple visual themes to choose from, and I found the overall look of those themes more appealing than the IntelliLink system's default.
- It's a small item to some, but a big deal to awkwardly-shaped me: The Silverado lacked a telescoping steering column. The Sierra had one. This made for two very different seating positions in each truck. In the Sierra, I was able to position the seat pretty much as low to the floor and as far back as possible — good for my long legs — and remain comfortable for long periods of time. But with the Silverado, I had to actually raise the seat and bring it forward a few inches to get comfortable — mostly because my arms prefer not to be extended straight out while driving. It makes my shoulders and neck hurt. Perhaps this, too, contributed to the difficulty I had parking the Silverado.
- Another feature difference I didn't mind so much: The Silverado's lack of power adjustment on the front passenger seat. Given this truck's more blue collar aesthetic, I was impressed at GM's thoughtfulness in placing the fore-aft seat adjustment release lever under the corner of the seat closest to the driver. This made it easy to pull the seat forward if my son protested about the close quarters between his shoes and the front passenger seatback. With the Sierra's power-operated passenger seat, this would have been a lot more difficult — and definitely not something I would tr to do while driving.
Again, none of these feature differences are surprising, given the trucks' common parentage, but it's heartening to see the old-school blocking and tackling of cabin isolation and insulation technology is taken just as seriously on the $36,000 Silverado 1500 2WD LT DBL as it was on the $50,000 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab SLT.


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1. I can't remember exactly which of my usual blogs I found this link from at the moment. But to go along with last week's DIY cosmetics theme, I found this post at Indie Fixx that told how to make your own hand cream. Which, if I can find the materials, just might have to be tried, because I'm working at a nursery/garden center, and though I don't do too much work with the plants directly other than labeling them for purchase, I can already tell the dirt is drying out my hands more than they normally would be this time of year!
2. As promised, Craft Apple put up her tutorial on gathering. I still really want to make this purse!
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1. Sewing while totally exhausted from working longer hours than I got used to again is a bad idea. I have taken out almost everything I've sewn on the Doolittle Blouse knockoff this week--first the dart on one side because it was pointing up instead of down, and then the last time I worked on it, I sewed the front and back to the shoulders the wrong way, so that the neckline and the armholes met up in ways that nature did not intend. Will be putting some more time in on that this weekend, hopefully, and possibly tonight. It depends, because I have friends coming over for craftiness tomorrow and therefore need to clean some stuff up, and also because...
2. ...a friend in my Bible study asked me if I could sew a couple pillows for a last-minute "baby shower" they're throwing one of the girls on Sunday. She's supposed to call me any time now so I can go pick up the fabric. It'll be a quick project, I'm sure, but I still need to get it done by about 5:45 on Sunday night and will be losing most of the day tomorrow for...
3. ...scrapbooking! Because C and I are putting together the album we're making for J. And T is coming over too, but will likely be crocheting while we scrap.
Speaking of scrapbooking... I'm getting in one of those irritating moods where I want to scrap and sew at the same time! So hopefully tomorrow will help get it out of my system, even though it's going to be a quick-n-simple album. But I'm thinking I may have to go back to my goal of doing one layout every week or two. And I got this book while I was picking up adhesive today-- the title caught my eye because I'm a huge fan of The Emperor's New Grooove (best Disney cartoon ever, hands-down, even though I'm still also partial to Beauty and the Beast and Mulan. But those two don't make me giggle hysterically like ENG. Incidentally, the book referenced this movie on the first page when it was defining "groove", and then I knew I had definitely picked a winner!) Anyway, trying to figure out my scrapbook style is something I've been struggling with for awhile now-- I probably wouldn't think of it, except more often than not, I finish a page and think it still needs something. So I'm hoping to improve that, and thinking if I can define my style, it might help me to push it a little further and get "finished" pages. I've pretty much skimmed through it but need to read it more in-depth.
According to the quiz at the front, I'm pretty much borderline between "eclectic" and "classic". I can see elements of both in my style-- I use a lot of clean lines and normal-sized photos, but I also like to add funky stuff and bright colors in there and try different techniques. (I think I have a dash of what they defined as "anything goes".) The "classic" kind of surprised me. But I'll keep digging and see if I can figure this out, and get some better pages up here!


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Brunch and a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" post-vote round-up
December 19, 2010
By Adam Bink
I drank from the keg of glory last night, and it was was, well, glorious. Thus, I'm now sitting down to try brunch at a local cafe and type up some post-vote coverage tidbits I thought you'd find interesting.
- AMERICABlog's Joe Sudbay, a member of our coterie of bloggers working hard to repeal DADT, was on CNN with Justin Elzie. Great interview.
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- And HRC's Eric Alva, one of the best spokespeople around. He became disabled in the line of duty but can't continue to serve his country. That will change soon.
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- And the post-vote press conference by Senators who led the way (h/t LLB):
- Reading around mainstream traditional media coverage this morning, I notice a lot of emphasis on the discrimination/second-class citizens/Obama fulfilling a promise to a core constituency, the gays. Let's not forget that ending this policy will start to strengthen our military the way it has strengthened armed services in other countries. 14,000 discharged. We have to recruit former convicted felons, people who perhaps aren't as sharp educationally speaking as those who were discharged. We've wasted billions on discharge investigations and court-martials. While people like McCain were grandstanding on and on about unit cohesion, disrupting a unit by kicking out a member over an e-mail from his boyfriend back home sure sounds like disrupting cohesion to me. Sure, discrimination must be ended, but there are two aspects of why this is good for America.
- Speaking of McCain, one more reason to get involved in presidential elections is considering what life would have been like under a McCain administration when it comes to this. People often mock the "it would have been worse under McCain" point when Obama is governing like a Conservadem, but sometimes you really do have to stop and consider it.
- Speaking of Obama, the White House released this photo of him making calls to Senators yesterday.
Now our President has to make sure Gates and co. don't drag this out. As do we.
- If you want to look at the final passage roll call, it's here.
- There's an interesting piece in the L.A. Times noting how countries that have enacted marriage equality have ended their military bans on open service first. That's part of a longer discussion post I'll try and sit down to write in the next few days, but I think the general point that lawmakers and judges often look at how sexual orientation is treated in other parts of society is absolutely correct. And by the way, repeal of DADT will help the push for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, as well.
Enjoy the round-up, add some more links if you think they're worth sharing, and leave a comment on how you celebrated yesterday! Happy Sunday!
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1. StraightForEquality | December 19, 2010 at 2:48 am
2. Ann S. | December 19, 2010 at 2:52 am
3. Lesbians Love Boies | December 19, 2010 at 2:56 am
4. Ronnie | December 19, 2010 at 3:00 am
5. Richard A. Jernigan | December 19, 2010 at 3:26 am
Time to go to work, everybody. We cannot rest on our laurels. We have to keep going on equal rights for everybody.
6. Bob | December 19, 2010 at 3:40 am
yup, now we gotta see how Obama plays his cards,,,, he can keep working the court angle to keep the pessure on the military brass to move on this thing,,,,,make it a priority, and do it themselves before the courts intervene,,,,, hoping he can play it that way…..
In his letter (e-mail) which I'm sure everyone has read by now, he refers twice to the civil rights battle, which is interesting in itself, and says this is just one part of that battle,,,,, the president himself sees this as a battle for our civil rights, Morse Code , Brown Jacket, Maggot,,, listen up,,,,, you don't get define what our rights are, we do……
The victory of open service, once fully achieved, is a resounding statement, to the religious right, try as they might, they do not control the military….. sad day for all of them to come to that realization…
Our battle for civil rights, (acknowledged by the president) continues… our foes remain religious bigots, and big business including the church….. and we're marching, on the road to equality,,,,, with much help from Courage Campaign,
I still have to admit, hearing Obama say bring that bill to my desk, I'm ready to sign,,,, none of us, probably not even him (in his presidential virginity when he made that statement) knew what it would take to accomplish that, but we learned,
Now we'll be watcing his next move, and maybe , just maybe, we can form a team and work together in coming years to accomplish what it takes to return America to it's righttul place as a beacon of hope for the world…
7. Richard A. Jernigan | December 19, 2010 at 3:58 am
Bob, first chance you get, click on my name and leave a comment on my blog. This way I can email you safely and we can exchange numbers and/or Skype ID's and hopefully get a chance to talk.
8. Ed Cortes | December 19, 2010 at 4:07 am
I find it interesting that in the nay (is that neigh?) column, there are NO Democratic votes!! Only manchin failed to even represent his constituency. That makes me wonder why they bothered to elect him, since he can't be bothered to vote!
9. Richard A. Jernigan | December 19, 2010 at 4:09 am
Joe Manchin won the election to finish Byrd's term based on his family name. A. James Manchin was one of the best we ever had in West Virginia as Secretary of State and the other positions he held throughout his career, and the folks of West Virginia expected Joe to be the same way. Guess he is proving that he will never be able to fill A. James's shoes.
10. StraightForEquality | December 19, 2010 at 4:53 am
I think Sen. Gregg showed cowardice in these last few days. He refused to publicly take a position and then didn't vote on DADT at all yesterday. He didn't run for re-election so these are his last weeks as Senator. I would think he had little to lose. I wonder what employment future he has in the works….
11. Ronnie | December 19, 2010 at 5:41 am
Wow…the Religious Reich are going nuts…..& proving how ignorant they really are about reality…. : I ….Ronnie:
12. Sagesse | December 19, 2010 at 5:43 am
Subscribing to read and watch later.
13. Kathleen | December 19, 2010 at 5:44 am
scribin' from Santa Barbara. Hi SB Mom and our other SB P8TTers!
14. Ronnie | December 19, 2010 at 6:13 am
Here is more…those groups added to SPLC's hate group & anti-gay group lists are proving why they deserve the titles….warning: completely ugly behavior & rhetoric…oh & a whole lot of force the whole of American to be "Christian" going on from them….Right Wing Watch has got be downing the TUMS compiling all this together….because just one is not doing it for me….. :-& ….Ronnie
15. Richard A. Jernigan | December 19, 2010 at 6:28 am
That is why I always take a Prilosec, then wait 45 minutes before I go to these sites. The Prilosec helps prevent the heartburn before it even gets started.
16. Richard A. Jernigan | December 19, 2010 at 7:25 am
Another good remedy that is in very HUGE supply this month is peppermint. Something about the oil of peppermint that coats the stomach. And we both know that candy canes, starlight mints and all the other is in HUGE abundance this time of year. Of course, peppermint is also good in hot coffee and hot cocoa, too. Add it to the cup before you pour in the cocoa powder or the brewed coffee. It melts and distributes better if it is already in the cup when the hot liquid is poured over it.
17. Straight Ally #3008 | December 19, 2010 at 7:25 am
Oh, and this is one of my favorites, from the AFA's Bryan Fischer (emphasis mine):
This isn't a game, and the military should never be used, as is now being done, for massive social re-engineering. The new Marine motto: "The Few, the Proud, the Sexually Twisted." Good luck selling that to strong young males who would otherwise love to defend their country. What virile young man wants to serve in a military like that?
Bryan, come out of the closet already, and drag Tony Perkins along with you.
18. Richard A. Jernigan | December 19, 2010 at 7:39 am
Also, if I am wrong, I want someone to correct me, but wasn't the worst sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape scandal ever in our military a result of sexually twisted heterosexual men who could not be professional enough to keep their pants on around their female coworkers? I believe it was the Tailhook scandal that Barbara Boxer referred to in her speech yesterday on why DADT needs to be repealed.
And yes, our military has sexually twisted individuals in it. That is true in all professions. And most of those who are sexually twisted identify themselves as being heterosexual. Probably because heterosexual males are conditioned by society to think that they have to demonstrate sexually athletic prowess in order to be a "real man." What hogwash! A real man knows how to use the head over his shoulders, and does not need to obsess about the head between his legs.
19. Straight Ally #3008 | December 19, 2010 at 8:28 am
20. JonT | December 19, 2010 at 8:31 am
'I drank from the keg of glory last night, and it was was, well, glorious.'
Indeed, I did as well, and I'm paying for it today
21. Tomato | December 19, 2010 at 9:02 am
My life is a maelstrom right now (in the last week my apartment flooded and I'm temporarily homeless, my child got injured at school and is now on crutches, my work told me they were cutting back on my hours due to finances, and Christmas has fallen through the cracks). But returning to P8TT today has been a breath of fresh air. I had no time nor energy to celebrate repeal of DADT, but right now I can feel the excitement again.
I'm afraid that excitement will fade as I continue dealing with the maelstrom, but it is so nice to see you all again! It really lifts me up!
22. Kate | December 19, 2010 at 9:21 am
Where do you live, Tomato? Maybe some of us are nearby and can help?
23. Kate | December 19, 2010 at 9:21 am
Rats. Supposed to be in response to Tomato's post.
24. Tomato | December 19, 2010 at 9:51 am
Thank you. I'm ok. My friends and their Unitarian church stepped up to help. I hope my apartment managers will have the walls and floors repaired and I'll be back in my apartment after Christmas. We're heading up to my parents' in a couple days for Christmas, so that will be good.
It is deeply frustrating, especially because it is my kid's last Christmas at home before college and I wanted it to be memorable… but not this way!
In the grand scheme of the universe, it isn't a disaster, and I'm trying to keep it in perspective. (but I still whine)
Again, thank you!
25. Santa Barbara Mom | December 19, 2010 at 9:54 am
Hi Kathleen! Did you come by boat? Can you even believe all this rain!!! I am soooo happy with congress right now, and sooooo happy my son and his BF are coming home for Christmas!! :o)
26. Kate | December 19, 2010 at 10:13 am
Glad you're ok. Where do you live?
27. Kathleen | December 19, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Hi SB Mom. I know; this rain is crazy! My son and his family came in from NY to enjoy the Cali sun for Christmas and look at what they're getting.
28. Ann S. | December 19, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Did you all have hail, too? We had thunder, lightning and hail this evening.
29. Gregory in Salt Lake City | December 19, 2010 at 1:11 pm
30. rick Jacobs | December 19, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Sorry I got into this so late. I did a lot of phoning today and took a bit of time off. I had a wonderful phone message from Sen. Sherrod Brown congratulating Courage (that would be you) on our work. And our hero, Cong. Patrick Murphy, got a call from the president, will be at the signing ceremony and thanks all of you. I thank him. He truly is a hero.
Oh and I had a long talk with Dan Choi today. We owe him a big debt of gratitude. He put the face on repeal.
31. Rhie | December 19, 2010 at 1:34 pm
32. Ronnie | December 19, 2010 at 2:18 pm
YouTube video….."A Message from SLDN: Thank You, Rep. Murphy"….
(me)I concur with everyone….Thank you Rep. Murphy for everything you have done to bring down DADT, a huge step forward to Full Equality & the true image of American Freedom….<3…Ronnie:
33. Straight Ally #3008 | December 19, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Of course, the best thing about DADT repeal is the civil rights victory and everything attendant to that, but a close second is the reaction of the Religious Right. Sweet, sweet Schadenfreude! CRY SOME MORE!
34. Ronnie | December 19, 2010 at 2:21 pm
I tried Ginger Ale…that seems to be working pretty well also…lol….<3…Ronnie
35. Ann S. | December 19, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Rick, I hope Lt. Choi is getting the help he needs and is recovering well. If you speak to him again, please give him all our best wishes.
36. StraightForEquality | December 19, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Tomato, I'm sorry to hear of your problems and I hope they are only temporary. May the new year bring you better fortunes!
37. Ronnie | December 19, 2010 at 2:53 pm
The amazing Judy Shepard & her message about the DADT repeal victory……<3….Ronnie:
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38. Santa Barbara Mom | December 19, 2010 at 3:22 pm
No, it's a "warm" rain from Hawaii. We've had 4 inches in the past 24 hours!
39. Ronnie | December 20, 2010 at 1:48 am
CA Assemblyman, Tom Ammiano discusses the repeal of DADT……<3….Ronnie:
40. Jim | December 20, 2010 at 4:00 am
Does anyone know whether the signing ceremony has been scheduled yet?
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Title text: This was an actual mock conversation between me and a friend at TGIF. The waitress walked up around panel 5 and was somewhat put off.
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Two guys are trash-talking each other with homophobic comments and your mom jokes. It goes somewhat astray and becomes awkward when the first guy makes a pass at the second guy and is rejected.
Part of the element of the humor in this comic stems from the common assertion that the most-homophobic of men are the most likely to be a closeted homosexual. Another element is the incredible awkwardness of the end conversation.
Fag, ass pirate, fudge packer, and cock jockey are all insults for a homosexual man. Cum dumpster can apply to both men and women (usually conveying sluttiness).
Randall's title text, that he mock-held this conversation with a friend in a TGIF restaurant indicates how awkward this would be in real life. Even the waitress, a bystander, is put off by it.
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- [Two Cueball like characters have a discussion. They are drawn the same in all eight panels.]
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- Guy: C'mon, everyone knows you're the gay one.
- Friend: Hey, your mom's pretty masculine, but sleeping with her doesn't make me gay.
- Guy: Fag.
- Friend: Ass pirate.
- Guy: Fudge packer
- Friend: Cock jockey
- Guy: Cum dumpster.
- [Beat panel].
- Guy: Okay, seriously, are you gay? Because if you've been holding out on me, we're missing out.
- Friend: No, it's cool.
- Guy: OK, me neither.
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The developer of a pipeline that will run through Fairfield County is under fire for clearing land near a state nature preserve in Licking County.
Enterprise Products Partners drew the ire of state and local officials over trees the company cleared on land west of Black Hand Gorge Nature Preserve, east of Newark near the Muskingum/Licking county border. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources thinks at least some of the clearing took place on its land.
State Rep. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, said the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was in the process of reviewing the company's ...