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Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 23, Number 09, September, 1965
Date: September 1965
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Description: "Official publication of the Parks and Wildlife Department, dedicated to protecting and conserving natural resources; to providing and maintaining an excellent park system; and to improving hunting and fishing in Texas" (p. 2).
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Welcome to the latest funny-har-har on the intarwebs which is the domain-joke GuysAmericanKitchenAndBar that developer Bryan Mytko bought because GuysAmerican did not. Then they proceeded to fill the menu with tres funny jokes poking fun at Guy's style of cooking. Example:
Deep fried snake with a printed out picture of David Lee Roth stapled on it and a sparkler sticking out of each eye. Served with a side of Bud Light you have to wring out of a Hawaiian shirt.
This was announced on twitter and people applauded, laughed, and sent virtual high-fives to Bryan.


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ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KSDK) - Charges have been filed against a St. Louis man accused of pointing a loaded handgun at a St. Louis County police officer earlier this month.
Jerome J. Taylor, 23, is charged with first-degree assault/attempted assault on a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, and controlled substances: distribute/deliver/sale/manufacture/produce.
Police were called to the 10400 block of Lilac in north St. Louis County December 12 for a suspicious person.
An officer arrived at the scene and attempted to take Taylor into custody.
During the arrest police say Taylor pulled out a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and pointed it at the officer.
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Taylor received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
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Testimony :: Dr. Gia Nodia
Director - Institute for Peace, Development, Democracy
My initial understanding was that I would testify on human rights situation in Georgia. I now realized, however, that the situation of grave crisis in relations between Georgia and Russia over Pankisi Gorge requires some comments and analysis with regards to what this crisis is about. Therefore my remarks will start with that subject. Later I will also analyze the latest internal political developments in Georgia and its implication for the human rights situation.
Pankisi Gorge is a small mountainous region in Georgia, on the border with Chechnya. It is populated by the ethnic group of Kisti, who are Muslims and ethnic kin of Chechens, but also fairly integrated into the Georgian society: they speak Georgian, have Georgian-sounding names, etc. The Kisti population in the Gorge is estimated at 7-8 thousand. Until the second war in Chechnya, Pankisi was a remote area of which many Georgians probably had never heard. In the period of struggle of independence, when ethnic relations aggravated in several parts of the country, Pankisi was not mentioned as a region that was problematic for any ethnic tensions. In periods of Dudaev's and Maskhadov's rule in Chechnya, many young Kisti went to Chechnya since even extremely volatile situation there promised them better economic and career opportunities than their native region. We did not hear much of Pankisi also during the first Russian-Chechen war in the first half of the 1990s.
Pankisi was propelled to international fame since 1999, after the second Chechen war started. The war brought an estimated 4-5 thousand refugees to Pankisi. Many of them were actually Kisti who had moved to Chechnya several years ago.
The Georgian public met this inflow of refugees with understanding. These refugees, however, included not just women and children (although these were the majority) but also young and often armed males, who could be described as "fighters". I am not in a position to claim any first-hand knowledge on the number of such "fighters" or their activities. But based on the sources that I have I can say that certainly there existed groups of Chechen fighters who that used Pankisi Gorge as safe haven for regrouping and, probably, venturing back over the border for military/subversive operations. I also know that there were some Arabs who went to Pankisi, married local girls and settled there. I can't say how much their agenda was religious or military (probably, both) and whether they were linked to any international terrorist organizations. The emergence of Chechens and Arabs led to tensions within the Kisti society based on differences between more traditional Islam characteristic for the the region and the new, more radical Wahhabi version of it professed by the newcomers and - under their influence - by some young Kisti.
Such developments led to creation of a set of problems in this tiny region. The main problem was that the Georgian authorities failed to establish any kind of state control in the region. The main reason of that was institutional weakness of the Georgian state. But it was probably not less important that Georgian authorities were wary of any possible incidence of violence that any such attempts might lead to, as they thought that such incidents could eventually take on ethnic coloring and implicate Georgia as some kind of a party to the war. Naturally, Georgians did not want to fight the Russians' war. I also believe that the syndrome of military failures in Abkhazia and South Ossetia also influenced the Georgian failure to act in Pankisi adequately on the first stage.
The Chechen presence in the region created two sets of problems. One was internal: Pankisi soon became a lawless area, a safe haven for illicit business such as drug and arms trafficking as well as kidnaping of people. It soon also became obvious that Pankisi could not play such a role without cooperation with Georgian criminal groups and, most importantly, with Georgian law-enforcement, in particular the police and security forces. Numerous investigative reports in the Georgian media, as well as elite opinion suggested that high level leadership of the law-enforcement agencies were implicated in this illicit business.
Numerous instances of kidnaping people, both Georgians and foreigners, caused great public indignation and even prompted the creation of paramilitary groups in the nearby regions who threatened to enter Pankisi and act on their own if the government continued to do nothing. In the eyes of the Georgian public, Pankisi thus became a major metaphor for general inefficacy and corruption of the Georgian government. Its failure to tackle the Pankisi problem contributed a lot to sharp drop of popularity of President Shevardnadze during the last two years.
Another set of problems was related to Russia. It is fully understandable that the presence of Chechen armed groups on Georgian territory who could use this territory as a base for attacks against Russia raised legitimate security concerns of the latter. However, from the onset of this situation Russia posed demands to Georgia that it could not accept. Namely, Russia demanded a right to pursue Chechen fighters into Pankisi Gorge and fight them there. This effectively meant enlarging the theatre of the Chechen war into Georgia - and there was no guarantee that this enlargement would be limited to the Pankisi Gorge, or that Russian military engagement in Georgia would be limited in time. No Georgian political leader in his right mind would accept that. Russia responded to the Georgian refusal by introducing visa regime with Georgia. This was obviously intended to be just a punitive measure against Georgia, since it was obvious that the visa regime would be no deterrence for terrorists (or 'freedom fighters' - whatever term one prefers) who tend to prefer mountainous passes to official checkpoints.
Russia's visa regime did not prove to be an effective punishing measure. Some people in Georgia actually welcomed it as strengthening the country's independence. However, Georgia protested strongly against exempting from this regime the separatist territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgia considered it a creeping annexation of those territories by Russia. This year, Russia made the next step in the same direction by introducing some simplified procedures for people leaving in breakaway territories to obtain Russian citizenship.
Now, to the recent crisis. I would argue that the new stage started with by the announcement of the US "Train and Equip" program. Officially, the Russian president accepted this American initiative since his previous rhetoric did not allow any rational justification for opposing it: through this program Americans were to help Georgians to do what Russia wanted them to do. However, the first reaction of the Russian political elite across the political spectrum was an outrage: It was seen as the US squeezing Russia out of yet another zone of influence in its immediate neighborhood. On the evening when the news broke out, Russian politicians and commentators went on TV publicly saying that this would dearly cost Georgia and might even lead to the end of Georgian state - a hardly concealed threat implying that Russia would and should use its vulnerabilities to destroy it. Shevardnadze personally, of course, took a lot of flak as the major promoter of western interests against Russia.
The real crisis started in late August. On August 23rd, Russian military planes bombed Georgian territory hitting a group of peaceful civilians, killing one and injuring several others. However, Russia disowned this attack despite the fact that OSCE monitors saw planes coming from the Russian territory and returning there.
Two days later, on August 25th, Georgia moved troops into Pankisi Gorge in what it pointedly called anti-criminal rather than anti-terrorist operation. Soon after this, on September 11 Putin issued an ultimatum, in which he threatened Georgia to militarily invade it unless it solved the Pankisi problem. The most paradoxical aspect of this is, of course, that Russia toughened its stance after Georgia actually started doing what Russia had asked it to do.
What kind of sense can we make out of this? I will sum it up in several points:
v The Georgian government carries blame for not addressing the problem of Pankisi adequately and in a timely manner. It should take blame primarily for failing to curb rampant corruption in its law-enforcement agencies that led to aggravating the problem. However, change of leadership in police and security agencies, as well as the US "train and equip" program allowed considerable progress with regards to Pankisi that expressed itself in the current anti-criminal operation. One cannot rule out instances of corrupt activities also in the course of the current operation, but it seems to me that this time the Georgian forces are really motivated to achieve some success.
v Russia has legitimate security concerns about Pankisi and natural expectations that Georgia will cooperate with it in addressing this issue. However, so far Russia has been proposing cooperation on the terms that no Georgian government could accept. Russian behavior vis-à-vis Abkhazia and South Ossetia also suggests that Russia is hardly oriented towards genuine cooperation with Georgia on security issues if the term "cooperation" implies recognition of mutual interests.
v What is the real Russian motivation then? I have three complementary considerations. First, I believe that the Russian strategy was to transfer the war, at least in part, outside Russia's territory. More recently, taking into account the reality of the protracted war in Chechnya and the difficulty of selling the failure to end it to the Russian public, Putin and his military are in a need of a scapegoat. It seems that the entity to blame is found in Georgia.
v Russia also appears to be looking for a pretext to punish Georgia for allowing the West, especially the United States, to play active role in the Caucasus. In the words of Russian politicians and the media, this is spelled out as "squeezing Russia out of the region". Public reactions of the Russian public to projects like Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and, more recently, the "train and equip" program, convinces me that the Russian political elite is far from being reconciled to these developments. In this sense, Russian policies with regard to Georgia have the same root as its opposition to NATO enlargement. Russia singles out Georgia rather than, say, Azerbaijan, because the former is more vulnerable and - in the Russian view - more likely to crack down under its pressure. Scenarios are often discussed in the Russian media that this pressure would eventually help ouster of President Shevardnadze, who is especially hated by the Russian political establishment, and his replacement by a more pro-Russian political figure.
v Russia seems to be using the Pankisi issue as a bargaining chip with the US in relation to the Iraq issue. Russian politicians and strategists systematically link the two issues. On Russian talk-shows, almost all Russian politicians representing different political groupings agree that in the event USA attacks Iraq, Russia will certainly be justified in attacking Georgia - and should do this. Whether Russia is justified to do this even if USA does not attack Iraq, opinions differ. This means that in reality the issue of Pankisi is related not so much to Russia's immediate security concerns vis-à-vis war in Chechnya, but rather to a wish to strengthen Russia's standing and bargaining position on the global arena.
Naturally, there is lots of talk about possible trade-off between Russia and the US: the US would accept Russia's invasion in Georgia in return to Russia's acceptance of the US attack against Iraq. More conspiracy-oriented minds may mean an explicit back-door deal with Russia supporting certain resolution in the Security Council. This, however, seems too unlikely in modern policies. What is more plausible, however, is a some kind of de-facto trade-off: Russia would issue some grudges about US actions in Iraq without any consequence, US would criticize a Russian invasion in Georgia, but will not be able to do much because its hands will be tied by a war in Iraq. This is the scenario that Russians seem to hope for (and openly discuss) - and the Georgians are afraid of.
v Under the circumstances, Georgia pins its hopes mainly on Washington, because Georgians think - I believe, rightly, - that nobody else has any negotiating power with Russians with regards to this issue, and because Russia, while issuing her threats against Georgia, certainly and explicitly links these threats to American political behavior, whether in the South Caucasus or against Iraq. This means that it would be difficult for the Americans to stay dispassionate about the affair. Georgian military capabilities would hardly allow her to hold off a Russian attack, and Georgia can hardly do in Pankisi qualitatively more than Georgia already does. Moreover, no Russian military involvement, whether in the form of air strikes or ground troops are likely to actually put an end to the Chechen conflict - it will just extend it to the Georgian territory and allow the Russian authorities to buy time by saying to their public that the conflict just entered another phase - this time having moved outside Russia.
The Russian-Georgian problem caught Georgia in the middle of quite tense internal political situation. In order to explicate the major dimensions of these internal tensions, I will give first some background information on the political development of the last 2-3 years.
The period since 2000 has been notable for dramatic drop of popularity of President Eduard Shevardnadze. The reasons of this are a slow down of economic development, the government's inability to do anything about rampant corruption, and continuing inefficacy of the government in virtually all the areas in which the state is supposed to serve the society. Of course, these trends were building up earlier, but before the government lived off the credit of trust that had been gained by successfully overcoming the period of turmoil and warlordism of which the first half of the 1990s consisted. In the second half of the 1990s, the government was also seen as doing something for reforming the economy and the political system, and there was a brief period of high economic growth, albeit against the very low starting point following dramatic decline. This all stalled after 1999 -- no visible attempts to improve the situation were made any more, and it became obvious that extremely notorious and obviously corrupt figures like Minister of Internal Affairs Kakha Targamadze were gaining political ground.
The weariness of the figure of Eduard Shevardnadze who has been dominating Georgian politics since 1972, and the context of the struggle for succession is also to be taken into consideration. According to the Georgian constitution, 2005 is the year when Shevardnadze's last term expires. Given the Russian example of Yeltsin-Putin succession and Shevardnadze's domination of power politics, many people assumed that handpicking a successor by the incumbent president would be the formula of power transfer in Georgia as well. Therefore, immediately after the 2000 presidential elections, an intense power struggle within Shevardnadze's camp for the position of a successor started. Since Zurab Zhvania, then chairman of parliament and in control of the machinery of the government party, the Citizen's Union of Georgia (CUG), was considered to be the frontrunner in this race of succession, he became the primary target of the struggle.
These two trends led to open rifts and an eventual break-up within the ruling coalition. On the one side stood the so-called "reformist" part of the CUG who were in control of Parliament, took credit for most legislative reforms of 1995, and were some kind of a visiting card of Georgia demonstrating that this was a reform-minded country oriented towards western values. Against the backdrop of obvious lack of progress in Georgia, their supporters, especially those from active civic groups, pressured them to openly distance themselves from Shevardnadze. This prompted them, specifically Zhvania and Mikheil Saakashvili, who became first the leader of the CUG faction and then the minister of justice, to take more a aggressive position in pushing Shevardnadze to support reforms and, especially, to get rid of his most notorious ministers. They thought - correctly, I believe, - that being associated with increasingly unpopular Shevardnadze without having real power would eventually undermine their political prospects, so they aimed at gaining ground in the executive. Namely, they wanted introduction of a position of a prime minister and the creation of a cabinet under the prime minister rather than directly under the president, with Zurab Zhvania taking that position. However, the respective constitutional amendment failed, and what they got was several ministerial positions. This only led to open divisions within the existing cabinet under the president and weakened the "reformist" group. Their opponents represented a motley coalition of different forces all of whom had a common interest in not allowing Zhvania to become too powerful. The most important of them were heads of law enforcement agencies, different Tbilisi-based or regional elite groups, and, most conspicuously, the New Faction (later New Right) group, that consisted of defectors from Zhvania-Saakashvili camp. The strategy of the opponents of the "reformers" seemed to be to discredit them and at the same time to widen a rift between them and President Shevardnadze.
The fall of 2001 became a turning point. First the CUG formally broke up in September 2001 (although legally the process continued until May 2002, when the court finally gave victory to Shevardnadze's supporters in a battle for the CUG brand name). In late October, the government attempt to raid the most popular independent TV station, Rustavi-2, was followed by student protests who demanded resignation of the heads of law enforcement agencies at a minimum and of Shevardnadze himself as the maximum. Shevardnadze had to sacrifice the former - thus he actually did under the public pressure what Zhvania and Saakashvili had been demanding for a long time. Lastly, the new opposition also split into two groupings that had different strategies though were not mutually antagonistic. The charismatic Saakashvili created the more radically oppositionist National Movement and actually positioned himself as the main opposition candidate for presidency, while Zhvania took more conciliatory stance and tried to continue negotiating with Shevardnadze until the above-mentioned court decision. Later, he created the more moderate New Democrats party. The government, on the other hand, decided to recreate the CUG as the party of the ruling bureaucracy, headed by Minister of State Avtandil Jorbenadze, the number two in the president's administration.
The nadir of Shevardnadze's popularity so far may have coincided with the June 2002 local elections, when the CUG took a pitiful 2% in elections for Tbilisi city council (and did not show any better in most other regions). That may be considered not sufficiently indicative since the CUG, which resolved its internal legal struggles just two weeks before elections, did not have time to put up a serious campaign. Most importantly, however, the campaign developed into a competition for the harshest way to denounce Shevardnadze, with the two parties that demonstrated most radical rhetoric, the National Movement and the Labor party, emerging as winners in Tbilisi. Outside Tbilisi, two business-oriented parties, the Industrialists and the New Right, were most successful. They also considered themselves oppositionist, though were much more timid about attacking Shevardnadze personally. In any case, distinctly distancing oneself from the government was a mast for any electoral success.
The last summer partly diluted the sense that Shevardnadze's government is in a grave crisis. The government took credit for the "Train and Equip" program that is quite popular and approved even by the most radical opposition, and starting the recent operation in Pankisi is also to its benefit. Not less importantly, the opposition demonstrated its weaknesses. First, this weakness was exposed by a growing rift between Zhvania and Saakashvili. A misguided move by Saakashvili who demanded recount of the vote although he was poised to become the chairman of Tbilisi City Council, confused people about his real motives and his real political skills. His not well calculated remarks about his plans to start a campaign of public protest in the fall helped Shevardnadze to present him as a dangerous radical who is after destabilization of the country - a prospect that most Georgian citizens dread, however much they may dislike the incumbent government. Zhvania, on the other hand, presented himself as somebody more sophisticated than the public politics require, and his different political maneuvers were not convincing about his ability to create a strong political force on his own.
But most importantly, it was Putin with his airstrike and ultimatums that really came to rescue for Shevardnadze's sinking support. Having an obviously threatening external enemy is always a wonderful resource for any unpopular government, and Shevardnadze's is no exception. The Russian pressure put the opposition into a difficult position: Putin's attacks were targeted not just against Georgia but against Shevardnadze personally, so it became easy for the government to say that the opposition and Russia has one goal in common. This is only one step short of alleging that opposition is really secretly allied with Russia - allegations that some government supporters were fast to issue. Most opposition forces (including Zhvania) decided to suspend or weaken anti-Shevardnadze rhetoric for the time being. Conversely, Saakashvili (who recently held the founding congress of his National Movement as a political party) decided to keep up pressure on Shevardnadze, though he no longer talks of any plans to organize Ukrainian-style public protest campaign demanding the president's early resignation.
However, the Pankisi situation will help Shevardnadze internally only until the tension continues - it may continue for some time, of course. We cannot say what will happen then - or will a possible Russian invasion lead to a greater consolidation of the public around him or that he eventually be blamed for it. Having an external enemy only helps when the leader is strong and decisive - and we cannot be sure that Shevardnadze shows such qualities in face of Russian danger.
Implications for Democracy and Human Rights
What do these developments mean for the situation in democracy and human rights in Georgia? I think, here we have a mix of positive and negative trends, although I believe on the balance bad news clearly outweigh good news.
v The main good news is, I believe, the return of public politics and, as a result of that, a somewhat higher rate of political participation. After several years of extremely Byzantine power politics that mostly consisted of maneuvering and back-stage deals between different groups within the ruling oligarchy, there is some political completion in the public space. The level of cynicism towards the political elite as well as towards the electoral process that most Georgians consider full of irregularities and fraud continues to be high. However, the last local elections demonstrated that people have some belief in public politics, that they consider political participation as meaningful to some extent, and are even ready to fight for their right to vote when attempts were made to deny them this right.
v More open political competition, however, also increased the level of tension in the society and fears that these tensions would allow political competition to stay within constitutional limits. The opposition parties are often quite populist in their rhetoric and do not move far beyond denouncing their opponents. But most disturbingly, since the government is extremely unpopular and appears to have slim chances of success in open political competition, it reverts to forbidden tactics. The trend that is most threatening to the prospects of democracy is a mounting trend towards use of violence in the political process. Georgia was notorious for warlordism in the early 1990s, but in the mid-90s Shevardnadze managed to overcome it, and this is deservedly considered to be his greatest success. Now, however, different paramilitary or purely criminal groups are trying again to openly disrupt the political process, and the government either is not doing anything to punish and curb this violence, or, most probably, directly or indirectly encourages it as much as it is targeted against its political opponents.
This trend started in November 2001, when Mikheil Saakashvili, who ran on a radically oppositional ticket, very convincingly defeated his opponents in by-elections to Parliament. At the end of the day, groups of thugs (most probably from the National Democratic Party) tried to steal ballot boxes from precincts, and succeeded in four of them. The aim was obviously to invalidate elections by the party whose candidate did not win. No attempt was made to punish the culprits. In spring 2002, during the local election campaign, this violence took a more systematic character. In Zugdidi, western Georgia, a paramilitary group headed by one Badri Zarandia, disrupted Saakashvili's pre-election meetings several times, and Zarandia said on television several times that he would not allow people like Saakashvili to "deceive people". Other thugs in other parts of Georgia then made similar statements. Again, no attempts were made to punish anybody. Rumors are circulating that some groups close to the government are creating other paramilitary groups. This allows a plausible assumption that while the government does not want to be seen openly restricting political opposition, it uses its criminal proxies to intimidate the opposition or disrupt democratic political process altogether.
v One more disturbing trend of the last two years consists of playing ethnic card in politics - something we also have not seen since the early 1990s. [Ethnic Armenians and Azeris are the two largest ethnic minorities in Georgia] This card is mainly used against same Zhvania and Saakashvili: Zhvania's mixed ethnic ancestry (his mother is half-Armenian and half-Jewish) is increasingly used by his opponents to discredit him. Articles are being concocted in the media that argue they are part of some "Jewish-Armenian conspiracy". Rumors are spread among the Azeri community that these will be pro-Armenian forces therefore hostile to the Azerbaijani diaspora in Georgia. All this is openly discussed not just in tabloids, but by politicians close to the government. Naturally, ethnic Armenian citizens of Georgia take offense: Armenian-ness is seen as something demeaning. While these attacks are immediately motivated by a desire to discredit political opponents rather than by ethnic nationalism, it clearly encourages greater ethnic tensions.
v The issue of religious violence, that constitutes an especially dangerous trend in today's Georgia, can also be considered in this aspect. In the last several years, different religious minority groups - most often Witnesses of Jehovah, but also others - were attacked by groups of religious fanatics. The group of a defrocked Orthodox priest, Basil Mkalavishvili, was the most active in this, but sometimes also some other groups, including people associated to the mainstream Church, took active part. There has been no single precedent of such attacks being punished. Moreover, police officers sometimes encouraged the attacks or even took part in them.
The roots of this violence are not only political. Unfortunately, public opinion is especially hostile towards so-called new sectarian groups (especially, but not only them), whose proselytizing activities are largely seen as a threat to Georgian identity. Most people think the state should do something to curb activities of these "sects" by introducing more restrictive legislation in religious matters. However, while legislation stays fairly liberal, many people think that Mkalavishvili does (even in an unseemly way) what the state should be doing. Therefore, the failure of the state to act against Mkalavishvili may be interpreted as the fear of a weak and unpopular government of undermining its popularity even more. Even many police officers are open admirers of Mkalavishvili. This, of course, cannot justify inaction, but provides somewhat more sympathetic explanation of it. However, there are also signs that the government - again, indirectly or through its proxies - is trying to discredit its political opponents by saying that their advocacy of western-style democratic values also implies defense of Jehovah's witnesses. I have heard more than once casual remarks made by the president's supporters and addressed to the opposition representatives like "but you support Jehovah's witnesses." This is an indirect but unambiguous indication by high-level politicians associated with Shevardnadze that defending rights of Jehovah's Witnesses is a bad thing in itself, while attacks against them may be justified. Thus religious card is played by the government alongside the ethnic one and this obviously contributes to religious tensions.
v Not only religious groups are victims of violent attacks, but also media and NGOs who in one way or another come to the defense of civic rights. This summer's violent attack against the Liberty Institute, that is both the most vocal and well-known defender of religious freedoms, but also extremely critical of President Shevardnadze personally, was the most dramatic expression of this trend. Several staff members of the Institute were hospitalized as a result.
v On the "good news" side, it should be noted that of late the government appears to have recognized the influence of the media and NGOs and has chosen a policy of engagement rather then alienation or repression towards them (of which there had been some signs before this summer). Soon after the attack on the Liberty Institute the Minister of State Avtandil Jorbenadze visited this organization in person and proposed cooperation. After that, several meetings between NGOs and high-level government representatives - such as law enforcement agencies and education - took place where plans were discussed about reforming those agencies and increasing public control over them. Most recently, on September 14, a large meeting lead to signing a pledge that the government and the leading parties would support a new legislation strengthening freedom of the media. Mr. Jorbenadze also held a meeting with representatives of Jehovah's Witnesses and proposed them help in defending their rights. Whether this is just a temporary appeasement of the human rights groups that could create trouble by supporting opposition, or some genuine actions will result from this, remains to be seen.


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WASHINGTON – The numbers are startling when it comes to alcohol-related deaths in 2011: 9,878 people died in drunken driving accidents.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration figures are being released just as police across the country step up their drunken driving patrols for the holiday season.
Fatalities are down in 27 states and have decreased nationwide by 2.5 percent. It's a different story in Maryland, Virginia and D.C., which all had slight increases after years of a downward trend.
In 2011, 224 people died in drunken driving crashes in Virginia, 17 more than the year before. In Maryland, there were 162 alcohol-related crashes, up eight from 2010. In D.C., there were eight such fatalities, up one from the year before.
Virginia State Police Superintendent Steven Flaherty that despite the increases, the figures are still much lower than when he became a state trooper 37 years ago.
"We're triple digits below what were were five or six years ago," he says. "We've had a tremendous impact, but we need to work harder and harder and harder."
Maryland's numbers are also lower than before.
Part of the reason may be stricter enforcement. John Kuo, Maryland's Highway safety representative, says the new ignition interlock law that requires the devices for those convicted of DUI's has helped.
"What that allows us to do is to make sure everyone who is part of this program, we track them on a real time basis," he says.
This allows them to watch more closely for repeat offenders.
Nationwide, the holiday crackdown begins Dec. 14. Last year during the last two weeks of December, 395 people died across the country in drunken driving accidents.
More than 32,000 people died in car crashes in 2011. That is a 1.9 percent decline from the year before.
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Strange Happenings in Eastern Carolina
Previously, we've look at mysterious cloud formations in the sky, but this past week a viewer sent in some pictures of strange patterns in their wheat crop. Take a second to look at the photos and see if you can come up with a reasoning for the designs. I'll discuss my thoughts, but don't be surprised if I skew towards something weather related :)
If you want to see the photos that are being referenced, click the slide show to the right or the World of Weather image
Having storm chased in the Great Plains for a couple of years, I've seen a number of examples of crop damage from severe weather. First, let's rule out other weather phenomena that could be responsible.
In the picture it is very easy to notice that there isn't a lot of damage to the crop besides the bend towards the ground. The bend means something (or someone) evenly distributed pressure to the crops. If this were hail damage, you would come across a lot of broken stems and a not so nice "lay" to the wheat. We can also rule out a tornado because there is a clear path through the crop. Tornado damage would twist the stems and the "damage path" wouldn't be as uniformed. Conversely, since this isn't as neat as a traditional crop circle, I would conclude that nature was involved in some way (she doesn't typically use a ruler). Additionally, we can also clearly see where something started and stopped.
The biggest clue to a possible solution to what made these crop features is in the way the damaged wheat is facing. You'll notice that on average, the stem/stalk is bent near the roots with the head of the plant facing out towards the trees. This is evidence of direction, but also the magnitude/strength of the force used to shape the wheat. As mentioned earlier, we're talking about something that was strong enough to bend the wheat forward, but weak enough not to snap it. Meanly something put down the wheat, but continued moving straight ahead.
This isn't the case with all the photos, in fact, the strange pattern in some of the pictures is very interesting and a bit harder to explain. I've had the pleasure of discussing the photos with Dick Faurot and Michael Grogan, both are meteorologists where wheat is the largest cash crop, Oklahoma. They both agreed the designs were made by a combination of a strong wind gust taking the path of least resistance and/or poor soil nutrition leading to a weaker crop in some places. Thus, it is my belief that we are looking at crop damage from a microburst. A microburst needs a thunderstorm and looking back through the data there were in fact thunderstorms in the area prior to these photos being taken. Alas, that is just my explanation, what is yours?
*Thank you so much to the Fulcher family for sending in their pictures*
What Others Have Thought (Facebook replies):
Billy Roberts: Yeah wind damage.....sometimes too much nitrogen sprayed on the wheat will cause it to be weak and get blowed down in a thunderstorm
Benda Sherin Adams: locust
Steve Thompson: Wind caused this. I have seen several fields of wheat like this after the storms the Saturday before last (May 5, 2012). I actually shot a short video of wind doing this to a field of wheat as the storm was approaching in Lenoir County.
Cherie Nicole: A barrrel of monkeys and a wrench
Chelsea Dunlow: If you spray to much nitrogen it can cause wheat to become weak. It could easily be caused by wind damage!
Becca N. Terry Smith: some people with rope, boards, and the need of a job
Mary-Beth Ballance Mann: My husband is a farmer in Hyde County and he said that it looks like the wheat might have been planted too thick and the wind caused this.
Charles W. Langston: leprachauns..
And my personal favorite so far….
Robbie Pickens: A gang of deers with boards and rope supervised by bears in the wind.
A Little About Microbursts
The name says it all, but as I mentioned in the video, I prefer to call them "cloud sneezes". A microburst is a quick burst of air from above that doesn't stick around for very long, but can pack quiet a punch.
Like any person with a cold can attest to, a sneeze sometimes requires a hankie or a Kleenex. Likewise, a microburst comes in two varieties, dry or, wet. Here in eastern Carolina, we are normally treated to the "I need a Kleenex" wet version of microbursts. They come from sharp temperature contrasts in the atmosphere where all things being equal, warm air rises (just like a hot air balloon) and cold air sinks.
When it comes to a sneezing cloud, rain cools the air and creates our temperature contrast. This air is much colder than the rest of the atmosphere and begins it's quick ascent downward (opposite of warm is cold, opposite of rising is…falling). The cold air rushes to the ground and quickly pushes outward. It's at this point that the strongest winds can be registered. Max wind speeds can push 165 mph from the initial impact, but also out from the point of contact. Pretty impressive stuff! So impressive, that even the glass guard at your local buffet couldn't withstand a sneeze this powerful! Gazuntight.


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It's Fashion Week. And at the Calvin Klein show yesterday, four douches tryharded in the front row, creating a collective air of desperation that blanketed the clothes. Let's start from right to left. It's Jared Leto, big ass poseur hair, pretending people still want to make movies with him. Full Story


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1940 Ford Sedan - Malt Shop RideWritten by Brian Brennan on January 9, 2014 Contributors: Randy Lorentzen Randy McDaniel's Ford is a Throwback to What Any of Us Would Have Wanted in the Day
Just the Facts
Year: 1940
Make: Ford
Model: Sedan
Owner: Randy McDaniel
State: California
There are some hot rods that "tell" you what the builder had in mind during the construction process. Such is the case of Randy McDaniel's 1940 Ford sedan, of Yorba Linda, California, that was built by Danny Grant of Lakeside.
Randy ended up with the sedan after a few years of looking for a 1940 but hadn't found anything that "turned his crank". Well, that is until he was reading the classifieds on Hot Rod Hotline. Randy noticed the 1940 sedan was for sale and it wasn't too far away so he thought, "Why not?" and took a ride to check it out. As the saying goes, "I couldn't get the money out of my pocket fast enough." And before you knew it Randy was driving home the PPG Guards Red hot rod.
The sedan sits on a stock frame with a TCI Engineering Mustang II IFS with power rack-and-pinion steering. To the IFS the rear RideTech air suspension with ShockWave shocks were added along with four-wheel disc brakes. The air suspension was added after the fact and handled by Bud Lakeman of Lakeman Chassis in Fullerton, California. More corner accessories include the Moon cap–covered steelies with Coker American Classic wide whites measuring 165R15 in front and P235R75/15 in back.
The motor is the venerable and always "correct" small-block Chevy. It's based on the modern 350-inch V-8 but dressed to look more like a vintage motor from the 1960s with seven-fin Corvette valve covers, ram-horn exhaust run through 36-inch long glasspacks, cast-iron intake, and an Edelbrock carb. Concessions to modern rodding come in the form of an alternator, aluminum radiator, Vintage Air A/C, and a power rack-and-pinion.
The sheetmetal is stock 1940 Ford with an assortment of replacement pieces from Bob Drake Reproductions but the Tudor does show off the brilliant PPG red. The headlights are 1940 Ford with the unmistakable chevron-style 1940 Ford taillights.
Inside the stock interior is painted and upholstered to give a true hot rod feel and it most assuredly does that with the brilliant red painted dash and the white vinyl with red piping covered seating. Southern California Upholstery handled the stitchwork while Hectors Car Audio installed a Custom Autosound stereo in the 1940 Ford's original dashboard slot coupled with a Motorola Vibrasonic reverb (do you remember them?) were wired together using an Easy Wire kit. The Vibrasonic and RideTech controls are tucked away in the glovebox along with the Vintage Air controls while the A/C is vented through the stock radio grille. The 1940 steering column topped with a 1940 wheel still employs a column shift that's refitted to work an automatic and not the original manual tranny.
If there were ever a hot rod that "hit its mark" this 1940 Ford sedan most assuredly does.
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The factory glovebox holds concessions to modern hot rodding—the Vibrasonic, Vintage Air A/C, and RideTech controls. The stock-looking radio is actually a unit from Custom Autosound while the factory speaker grille hides the A/C ducting.The factory steering column and wheel are retained along with dash but now sport a brilliant PPG red paint.The interior did undergo some upholstery mods that were handled by Southern California Upholstery. The white vinyl and red piping screams "hot rod" and we like it!The power comes from a modern 350 but it looks vintage with its Corvette valve covers, ram horn exhaust, cast-iron intake, and Edelbrock four-barrel carb.


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Harrison, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Red Bulls find themselves in
familiar territory at the start of the 2013 Major League Soccer season.
New York has never claimed an MLS Cup title and has made it to the
championship match just once in its first 17 years of action. That kind of
futility has seen a great deal of turnover at the coaching position,
subsequently resulting in a revolving door of players coming and going.
This past offseason was no exception to the trend as Hans Backe was relieved
of his coaching duties after three seasons with the club.
The Swedish tactician presided over one of the most successful eras in the
history of the franchise, leading the Red Bulls to a first-place finish in the
Eastern Conference in his first year before a fifth-place finish in 2011 and a
third-place finish last term.
But Backe ultimately paid the price for failing to guide the Red Bulls beyond
the quarterfinals of the playoffs in any of his three years and his contract
was not renewed by the club.
Mike Petke, long-time servant to the club and former captain under Backe, was
handed the coaching job on an interim basis before eventually being announced
as the full-time boss in January.
The hiring of Petke signals a new approach being taken by the Red Bulls
organization. The club has a penchant for signing coaches with some sort
of tangible track record, good or bad. Backe, Juan Carlos Osorio, Bruce Arena,
Mo Johnston and Bob Bradley all brought impressive resumes to the sidelines of
Giants Stadium and Red Bull Arena.
But the arrival of Petke seems to fall more in line with a trend that has been
gaining a great deal of momentum in MLS circles in recent years.
The Houston Dynamo, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City all have
experienced relative success in recent MLS seasons and it begins with their
respective coaches.
All three clubs employ head coaches who had no previous head coaching
experience. But that did not prevent Dominic Kinnear from leading the Dynamo
to back-to-back MLS Cup victories in 2006 and 2007 and two straight MLS Cup
appearances in 2011 and 2012. It didn't stop Jason Kreis from guiding Real
Salt Lake to MLS Cup glory as a 36-year-old in 2009, becoming the youngest-
ever coach to win the American title. And it didn't hinder Peter Vermes from
lifting Sporting Kansas City to two successive first-place finishes in the
Eastern Conference regular season in 2011 and 2012.
The icing on the cake could have been D.C. United, which under the guidance of
second-year coach Ben Olsen ousted the Red Bulls from last season's playoffs.
Now, the Red Bulls have their own young coach with an intimate knowledge of
the MLS system, but how far can Petke lead them?
Potentially all the way given the on-paper talent New York boasts.
The Red Bulls spent the offseason strengthening every facet of their squad to
better compliment superstar Thierry Henry, adding the likes of Fabian
Espindola from Real Salt Lake to partner the Frenchman up front.
Former MLS Defender of the Year Jamison Olave also made the switch from Utah
to New York to solidify the center of the Red Bulls defense, while Kosuke
Kimura, who helped the Colorado Rapids to an MLS Cup crown in 2010, joined the
club from the Portland Timbers to add a bit more title-winning experience to
the team.
New York retooled its midfield by adding former Lyon standout Juninho, who
should make the Red Bulls more dangerous on set pieces given his supreme
delivery from dead ball situations.
And with the likes of Tim Cahill, Heath Pearce and Lloyd Sam receiving the
benefit of a full preseason to jell with teammates, New York certainly possess
one of the strongest teams, man-for-man, in the league.
It will just come down to how well Petke can tie everything together and how
much patience he is afforded by the organization should he struggle off the
2012 in Review: The Red Bulls enjoyed a generally positive 2012 campaign as
they finished third in the Eastern Conference with 57 points, but it was not
without its ups and downs. The club enjoyed one of the most potent strike
partnerships the league has ever seen as Thierry Henry bagged 15 goals and
added 12 assists while Kenny Cooper produced 18 goals and three assists. But
when the goals dried up in the playoffs, the defense, which had been quite
porous over the course of the season, could not see the Red Bulls through to
the Eastern Conference finals. They were eliminated in dramatic fashion as
Nick DeLeon conjured a goal late in the second leg to see D.C. United advance
on aggregate, 2-1.
ACQUISITIONS: Eric Alexander (M), Fabian Espindola (F), Juninho (M), Kosuke
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LOSSES: Kenny Cooper (F), Joel Lindpere (M), Rafa Marquez (D/M), Jan Gunnar
Solli (D/M), Teemu Tainio (M).
OUTLOOK: Expectations will be high, like always, given the strength of New
York's squad from top to bottom. How quickly Mike Petke is able to adapt to
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Bodine: Pocono Preview
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No. 5 International Trucks/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra News and Notes
- This Week's Tundra… The No. 5 International Trucks/Monaco RVs team and Germain Racing driver Todd Bodine will race GR-018 in Saturday's 50-lap NCWTS race at Pocono Raceway. Chassis GR-018 is a new race truck from the Germain Racing stable that was raced to a sixth-place finish by Bodine in its debut at Nashville Superspeedway two weeks ago. Mike Hillman, Jr., will once again be atop the pit box calling the shots for the defending series champion as this marks the fourth week of a collaborative effort between Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports to field the No. 5 Tundra.
- Home Cookin'… Bodine, a native of nearby Chemung, NY, scored his third of five career Sprint Cup Series poles at Pocono in July 2001 driving for owner Travis Carter. Bodine's older brother Geoff has three Cup victories at Pocono Raceway, and both will attempt to qualify for this weekend's 500-mile Cup Series race.
- Holding Steady… With his 12th-place finish last week in Indianapolis, Bodine maintained his 10th-place standing in the driver points and is just 50 points out of the top three.
- Watch and Listen… The Good Sam 125 from Pocono Raceway will be broadcast live on SPEED, MRN Radio and Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90, on Saturday afternoon. SPEED kicks off its pre-race coverage at 12:30 p.m. EDT, and MRN Radio will begin its live broadcast at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Saturday, August 6. SPEED will also carry live broadcasts of practice on Friday afternoon (2:00 p.m. EDT) and qualifying on Saturday morning (9:30 a.m. EDT).
Todd Bodine on Pocono Raceway:
Race Strategy for 50-lap Event:
"Our strategy is to start up front with our International Trucks/Monaco RVs Tundra and stay there because it's a one pit stop race. There isn't enough time to overcome anything. That's what happened to us last year. We spun out with nine to go and there wasn't enough time to get back up front."
Only "Complaint" about Pocono Race:
"The race is way too short, but it's better than not being there at all. I'd love to see it be at least 200 miles. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series put on a good show there last year and I expect more of the same this trip."
On Racing on "Hometown" Turf (Bodine is native of nearby Chemung, NY; wife hails from Wilkes-Barre, PA area):
"We get all the home town benefits when we get to come here for racing, that's for sure. It makes it nice."
On Hosting Onion Slice Open for 2nd Year, Week of Race:
"This week isn't as hectic as you'd think. We have the golf tournament on Thursday, and Tuesday and Wednesday are setup days to get ready for it. It's busy, but it's not too awful bad."
Which Turn Gets the Most Focus in Tuning the Tundra Setup:
"The turn you have to worry about as far as the setup goes is turn three. All three corners are important, but that's the one you have to worry about the most. The truck has to be able to get off the corners and up to speed quickly or else you lose a lot of time on the straightaways."
What is Team Priority in Picking Right Tundra for Pocono:
"Obviously it's got to handle. But with such long straightaways you need to have a good motor and a good, aerodynamically sound body. The aero package is as important as handling is. Really – at Pocono, you need all three elements to be competitive."
Is the Tunnel Turn Scary?
"First time you do it, it is a little intimidating, but after that, it's not. You get used to it and realize the truck is gonna stick."


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Now, results of an independent study by Norwegian researchers confirm that the use of 3D Mammography in combination with a 2D Breast Exam finds significantly more cancers than a 2D Breast Exam alone.
Researchers in Oslo, Norway studied more than 12,000 women to determine if 3D screening would find cancers missed by 2D mammography alone. The results found significant improvements in the detection of invasive and very early non invasive cancers when 3D & 2 D mammography are combined.
Dr. Julie Greenberg, Director of Mammography at Washington Radiology Associates, told us, "The increase in cancer detection was about 27% in their study. The increase in cancer detection for invasive breast cancers, and these are potentially lethal breast cancers, was 40%."
The Oslo study also found a decrease in the number of false positives.
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Nice find. Wonder if DMac had anything to do with this?
That is awesome news.
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Carrying the banner for ISU.
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Good hire! Got some age on the staff now... :)
Huh. Time to find out all we can on this guy.
Sounds like an outstanding hire.
Anytime you can pull a DC from an existing BCS school who isnt' on the hot seat, how bad can that be?
How did you find that? Good catch!
Great get. I predict he will be on staff at least through spring practices and then will bolt somewhere
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Dh got out all right. No one on the roads, and they are passable. But he is now stuck in the office driveway. Like I said, not a good morning at the Pingo household.
The top snow is light, but the bottom is heavy. So be extra careful, when you shovel.
I have a foot and a half of snow up my kitchen slider, so I have not been able to open it. Fortunately, I filled the feeder yesterday. But the Juncos don't like the feeder, so i usually throw them a cup of seed on the deck. They are looking in vain this morning. Stupid birds, there is lot of food up there, just go and get it.
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February 2013
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 9:16 AM EST
Dh got out all right. No one on the roads, and they are passable. But he is now stuck in the office driveway. Like I said, not a good morning at the Pingo household.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 9:48 AM EST
Saw my first plow at 9:07 so the state roads are being plowed now. Maybe they were taking some time off which one could understand of course since they started at 4 pm yesterday.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 10:04 AM EST
We got 24 inches . . .can you believe it? Went out and shoveled the stairs on our back deck, did the 2 front porches and stairs, whew. Still have to finish the back deck and MIL's back deck and - argh. There is so much there is no where to put it. DH is out doing the driveway. I had to take a break.
Saw a couple of cars drive by - but other than that it's very quiet. No cars or planes (I'm right next to the AFB).
We sent Spencer out through the basement, under the eaves and then under the back deck to do his "buisiness." He was so happy, lol.
Mom is hanging in there, I think she's a bit depressed because she won't get any visitors today, but if things clear up I will try to at least stop by to see her tomorrow. Luckily she has her beloved cat ("Sweetie" to keep her company). I am also hoping the staff at her place will at least have Bingo or something to entertain them.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 10:07 AM EST
honey and the neighborhood men ae all out doin the drveways in tandem. he is very angry that his snowthrower busted a belt...I usually shovel while he does the snow thing but I stay out of it when the men convene....it just feels like an ovary free zone
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 10:20 AM EST
Smiled at the route you mapped out for Spencer, Princess.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 11:09 AM EST
This is a true neighborhood day. But I guess the tradition is no longer here, except for Icer's neighborhood. We used to get together and help each other. The men were doing the driveways one by one, while the women cooked up some neighborhood potluck. Then we would all get together and have a feast of whatever was put on the table to celebrate work well done. It was always such a mix-match. One never knew, what to expect. We had one elderly couple, we all took good care of, and we usually gathered at their place. They loved it, and were actually looking forward to it. They would be the first ones to call around. "Are we having a potluck today?" We had a lot of fun, and the storms didn't feel so bad. Oh, those good days.
No one is on my street today. Probably waiting to have the storm stop.
Words from DH. The snowplow hit the gas line!!! He is now trying to board up the broken doors. Nothing is open, so he cannot get the surplies, he needs. What a day; please wish him luck.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 11:14 AM EST
Just went out with my little kid's shovel and cleared down at least a foot so I could trudge through the rest over to the birdfeeder. I had filled it to the brim before the storm, but the snow seemed to have frozen over the slots where the seed comes out, and the birds were flying away without being able to eat. That little shovel has been the best $5.99 investment I've made. It's great and does a man-size job. Bought it at S&S. Reached over and gave the feeder a couple of good whacks, dislodging the whole bar they sit on, which I couldn't then manage to force back in the end ridges. At least the feeder tray was cleaned off, so I came in to watch and see what would happen. They're managing. They sit on the sides and are loosening the frozen seed, which in turn is letting juncos feed on the seed that falls on the ground underneath. My beautiful male cardinal shows up gorgeously against the white background. -- My good turn for the day.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 11:19 AM EST
Just saw your post when mine came up, Pingo. The snowplow you hire or the town snowplow hit the gas line? Hope there is someone there to help your husband. Seems as tho the town fire dept would be able to help him get some wood to board up where they had to break in. What a mess to have to deal with in the midst of a blizzard. Too bad you didn't live closer, there might be something from your basement he could use. Men always have their supply of this and that stored somewhere. Wishing him the best, to be sure.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 12:06 PM EST
Thanks, tt. We need all the best wishes, we can get today. It was the snowplow, we hire and pay. Such an idiot. The pipes are so well marked. And now, the plower told DH, he had sent someone else to plow last night. No one wants to take the blame. Thanks for the suggestion re the fire dept. Will let DH know, in case he hasn't already thought about it. They should be able to help him w/ something. If not them, maybe the police dept. They cover buildings all the time.
I used to have one of thos little shovels too. It was great. I used it to clear the path to my feeder on the deck and to do the front steps. But can't find it now. Will put another one on my shopping list.
Don't know, where our cardinals have gone. Haven't seen thim in quite a while.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 1:52 PM EST
What's the latest on your place of work, Pingo?
Watching the guy next door - tried to back his car right out over the snow (idiot) and of course got caught up on snow bank from street plow, now shoveling out under his car, throwing it all on my driveway - - I know his figuring is that my plow guy will plow it when he comes back, but actually it is too high now without shoveling first. "Love thy neighbor" -
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 2:39 PM EST
Tt, you should tell him not to do that. So the wets went out and they did half, they will finish the other half a bit later.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 2:55 PM EST
He called his son to come to help get his car out, and when that was done the son plowed his driveway and mine. So that problem is taken care of, now if I could just get out my front door - - - - I know sooner or later my guy will be around. In case of emergency I can get out my back door - to go nowhere except to the birdfeeder or into a snowbank, but at least I could get out!
Headline: "Elderly lady housebound by storm, manages to get out the back door, and is last seen shoveling towards the driveway, with a child's red shovel"
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 3:44 PM EST
I'm enjoying War Wives, Pingo. At the spot where Bruno's wife and baby are being sent to live in an English house in the country. I have a little trouble keeping all the women straight in my mind, but still find it interesting and moving right along with the times of the War.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 4:44 PM EST
Tt, I can just picture you digging a path to your car with the little red shovel.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 5:03 PM EST
Dh finally came back. Long, long day for him. He is p00ped. The building is secure, and the gas meter is replaced. Fortunately for us, the guy had hit the pipe before the meter, or we would have had an astronomical gas bill. The gas just fizzled out in the air. Thanks for asking, tt. Now come the replacement of doors etc. One of our guys came all the way from NH bringing his tools to help him. DH had plywood, but no tools.
I also had trouble in the beginning to keep all the ladies apart. But I am enjoying the book and the descriptions of the English country side and way of life. Will hopefully get time to read tonight. I know, DH will go to bed early.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 6:14 PM EST
I just was watching the news and one guy stated that he had just finished shoeling his car out...only to find it was not hs car....
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 6:19 PM EST
Pingo glad someone came to help your DH, what a great employee. DH has just finished half the driveway, one car. He said he'll tackle the rest tomorrow. Icer I'd be so mad if it wasn't my car after I shoveled all day.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 6:26 PM EST
We shoveled for 3 hours and we are not yet half done. We'll get it done, though. Two more stints tomorrow. I'm glad I cooked yesterday so we have leftovers. And I was able to take a hot shower and put on really warm pajamas - as long as we don't lose power I can take it.
Pingo, just keep saying, it could be worse. No one is hurt - maybe hurting from nailing and shoveling, but not seriously hurt. It was a bad storm, but getting people home and off the streets was the right thing to do.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 6:39 PM EST
My plow guy just came and cleaned up everything for me, including getting my front door open. Said they had been out plowing straight since last night and were headed home to bed now.
Pingo, I'm reading again. She really is a good writer. Moves right along with the war conflicts that were evolving, and obviously with the character descriptions - you don't want to put the book down for long.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 7:51 PM EST
Yes, Winter. We are blessed. DH was falling alseep, while eating. I picked up the house, and will now go to bed with my kindle.
What a day, but like Hats says, "It could have been worse!"
Nighty night!
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/9/2013 9:14 PM EST
TT is the book you are reading "War Brides" by Lois Battle or something else? It sounds to be up my alley.
Sweet dreams all. Exceptionally cold night in store so stay warm!
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/10/2013 1:04 AM EST
Hats, it's "War Brides" by Helen Bryan. You will like it, I am sure.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/10/2013 7:21 AM EST
Good morning,
Hats, the book is by Helen Bryan (2007). I'm 3/4 through it and may just finish it off today. The further I get into it, the better it is. Is that the one you had already read?
Up into the 30's today, that will feel good. If the snow hasn't hardened too much, will try to clear off my bulkhead. If I don't, when the melt comes it will run right down into my cellar. A few cars going by this morning, those out early for their DD coffee.
Hope everyone can finish today's shoveling slow and easy. Stay safe.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/10/2013 7:42 AM EST
No. the one I had read was by Lois Battle so I will look for the Helen Bryan one. My library did not have it so I will have to get it via ILL.
Re: February 2013
posted at 2/10/2013 9:49 AM EST
Pingo, you had enough troubles for all of us combined!! So sorry for your day, but thankful it all worked out, and you have today to rest up.
not much happening here, but we got about 30" so there's still more shoveling and plowing to do. DH and I may go cc skiing this afternoon, but I'll have to take Gracie for a walk before then because the snow is too deep for her to go with us where it's not taken care of.
SIL and hubby (young adult kids, too?) might come by to snowmobile...not sure how that would fit in with the skiing, but I'm flexible and don't really care, actually. I'll get my exercise either way. :)
gorgeous out with the bright sun. deep snow doesn't do much for my mood...I feel claustrophobic. At least DH takes care of it in good shape and right away.
hoping eveyrone is dug out by now, safe and sound


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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- December 1, 2012
A South Florida teen has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a crash in a stolen car that left a woman dead.
A Palm Beach County judge sentenced 18-year-old Jermaine Nixon on Friday. He was convicted in September of vehicular homicide with failure to render aid, leaving the scene of a crash, grand theft and fleeing and eluding law enforcement.
Authorities say police had been chasing Nixon in March 2010 shortly before he hit a pedestrian, 21-year-old Kathryn Veroxie, and then crashed. The Palm Beach Post reports that Nixon fled on foot but was captured a short time later.
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