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After a decade of delivering their own riff-heavy brand of metallic rock harkening back to the punk, hardcore and post-hardcore sounds of their predecessors, Coliseum – vocalist and guitarist Ryan Patterson, bassist Kayhan Vaziri and drummer Carter Wilson – will perform live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Summer in the City concert on August 14, 2013.
The group recently released their fourth full-length, Sister Faith, a 13-track blast of galvanized melodies at the collision point between punk and noise-rock. "Though punk rock may have been the template (and paradigms do shift), songwriting and emotional content have become Coliseum's focus," noted John Baizley of metal contemporaries Baroness. "And to that end, they have gracefully transitioned from the unrelenting anger, rage and rawness of youth to a more thought-provoking, yet no-less-powerful or insightful sound that is entirely their own."
The Rock Hall caught up with Ryan Patterson of Coliseum to talk rock and roll – everyone from Tom Petty, Run DMC, Les Paul and Bad Brains to the Beatles, the Who, Sex Pistols and Public Enemy.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: What artists did you listen to when you were growing up and what about them appealed to you ...
Formed in Miami, Florida, Torche has rocked fans, critics and stereos since their forming in 2004. Variously characterized as "stoner pop," "thunder rock" and "sludge metal," their self-titled album was declared as the Number Seven album of 2005 on Decibel magazine's annual Top 40 list. Three years later, Decibel magazine ranked the band's second album, Meanderthal, as Number One. Torche's latest album, Harmonicraft, was released in April 2012. The band has toured with Mogwai, Isis, Baroness and the Sword, among others, and in 2010, they opened for Coheed and Cambria. Here the Rock Hall catches up with Torche guitarist Andrew Elstner, as the band readies for a free live concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 25, 2012, part of the Summer in the City concert series.
Rock Hall: What was the first record/CD you ever bought and do you still listen to it?
Andrew Elstner: With my own money? Aerosmith Rocks and damn straight I still listen to it. Although now it's on my iPod, not a cassette tape.
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No. 12 Womens Water Polo Wins Second Consecutive Southern Championship
For the second consecutive season the Princeton women's water polo team defeated Brown to capture the CWPA Southern Division championship. The 12th-ranked Tigers topped the Bears, 12-4, Sunday in Providence, R.I. to maintain their stance as the top team in the division.
Princeton outscored its three opponents 41-10 to win the tournament and improve to 23-5 on the year. The Tigers now head to the CWPA Eastern Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich. from Apr. 26-28.
For the third straight game, goalie Ashleigh Johnson and the defense put together a pair of shutout quarters. Following a scoreless first, the Bears notched two goals to make it a 6-2 game at halftime. Another scoreless quarter ensued and Princeton closed things out riding a 6-2 run.
Johnson finished with 15 saves and three assists.
As the defense stymied Brown's offensive attempts, the Tigers' drives were headlined by Katie Rigler and Saranna Soroka's three goals apiece. Both Ashley Hatcher and Camille Hooks notched a pair, and Taylor Dunstan and Rachele Gyorffy had a goal each.
Both Hooks and Brittany Zwirner had a pair of assists, and Princeton tallied six steals in the match.
No. 1 Seed Princeton: 2 – 4 – 3 – 3 – 12
No. 3 Seed Brown: 0 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 4
Goals: Soroka 3, Hatcher 2, Hooks 2, Dunstan 1, Rigler 3, Gyorffy 1
Assists: Soroka 1, Hooks 2, Rigler 1, Zwirner 2, Johnson 3
Steals: Soroka 1, Hooks 1, Dunstan 1, Rigler 1, Zwirner 1, Holechek 1
Saves: Johnson 13

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If you're looking for a job, one of the first tasks on your to-do list should be crafting an ideal "elevator pitch." It's the 30-second speech that summarizes who you are, what you do and why you'd be a perfect candidate.
You should be able to reel off your elevator pitch at any time, from a job interview to a cocktail party conversation with someone who might be able to help you land a position.
Sounds simple enough, right? But condensing 50+ years of your life accomplishments into a 30-second statement that packs a punch can feel as challenging as trying to stuff an elephant into a Volkswagen Beetle.
I get that. So to help you develop a knockout elevator pitch, I've broken the process down into nine steps:
1. Clarify your job target. As Yogi Berra famously said, "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."
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I hated to miss this event but you can't be everywhere at once. Here's hoping Outstanding in the Field returns to Utah next year...Our special correspondent for the evening, Dessi Price, who is letting us use her photographs, says, " The event was absolutely amazing and, as Pete Rasmussen from Sandhill Farms called it an absolute "spiritual food experience." Take a look...
Guests toured Pete Rasmussen's Sandhill Farms where the event—a seated dinner with a menu of local culinary treasures for 120 people—was held.
After months of planning followed by last minute adjustments according to what was in season and what local food producers could provide
Chef Michael Richey of Pago, along with Pago owner Scott Evans, created this menu:
Reception Ajo Blanco Sandhill Farms porcelain garlic, almonds Squash Blossoms House made ricotta, Pete's herbs
Devilled Clifford Farm's Eggs House cured Utah trout roe
Pago Farm Cherry Wood Smoked Trout House smoked Utah trout, pea flan, greens, crostoni
High West whiskey lemonade
Starter Sandhill Farms Cinnamon Beets Nut crunch, goat's milk yogurt, truffled Utah wildflower honey, Pete's greens, Beehive's "Barely Buzzedâ€Â Cheddar Gougeres
Pasta Morgan Valley Lamb Gnocchi Soft garlic cream sauce, cherry tomatoes, fava leaves
Squatters "Big Cottonwood†Amber Ale
Main Pleasant Creek Ranch Ribeye Sandhill chimichurri, Pete's heirloom garlic scapes
Kiler Grove Zinergy '07 Zinfandel blend
Dessert Panguitch cherry tarts with caramel
At the end of the evening, everyone turned to look at the last guests as they arrived—
the sandhill cranes flying back to their summer home at Sandhill Far
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Have any of you played this game?
its amazingly simple and yet addictive been playing a couple of days now and still trying to get past the Hell level.
Have any of you played this game?
its amazingly simple and yet addictive been playing a couple of days now and still trying to get past the Hell level.
Thaha. It really is fun
dont forget to save from time to time.....
My browser just crashed and I lost a days worth of candies and lolipops and upgrades
Thanks for the reminder! Hmm.. is 100lp/s the maximum?^^
you get tripple production though when you loot the horn of plenty.
Use the Get Me Out Of Here scroll over and over until you are placed in a level full of cows, that is the level you can loot the horn in.
ahah I beat Hell, and I beat myself.....
but now I can't beat Chuck Norris
It is just really white back ground?? no graphics or what ever?? or am I seeing a bug?
I did the summon sword as well, but the summoned monsters are pretty weak later on and I wish I had gone with one of the other two options as well.
There were a couple other 'hidden' levels, but just seemed to be desert and ocean with no monsters or treasures that I could figure out.
To get past the dragon I used the invulnerability potion till it was down to 1 on the time left, and then a teleport scroll back to the beginning, then planted a seed and 'fought' the tree till the potion timer ran out and then repeated a few times till it was dead.
(the invulnerability potion doesn't last nearly as long as the potion timer, so you have to do the go back and fight the tree trick to delay long enough)
I am on the Developers Moat level now and not sure how to get across.
I planted a seed and then another and a peice of a bridge or something floated across and started forming on the other side, but looks like I would need several of those and it only seems to let me do it once.
Oh.... maybe i need to run with it somehow and time it so i ride on it?
Ill try that a few times.
*edit* Without giving it away... Timing on the floating thing is the trick and has nothing to do with seeds/trees
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Still figuring out the developpers buggs after the end, ive bought a few lvl 1 bugs but they havent done anything so not sure what they do.
so addicting wtf lol
Good game while doing my assignments lol


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Hard to believe, but Cybill Shepherd has been famous for over four decades. Now 62, she was just 18 when she won the "Model of the Year" contest, and her blond-haired, blue-eyed all-American visage became a magazine cover mainstay. Since then, she has motored through the peaks and valleys of Hollywood's unpredictable career track. At times, her life seemed blessed: She followed up her film debut in "The Last Picture Show" (shot when she was just 20) with "The Heartbreak Kid," both critically-acclaimed classics. But bombs like "Daisy Miller" and "At Long Last Love" got her kicked to the curb and she often retreated to her hometown of Memphis during the bad times. (She still splits her time between homes in Los Angeles and Memphis.) "Moonlighting," of course, put her back on top in 1985, and she's worked steadily since. Currently, she's costarring on Lifetime's "The Client List" as the old-fashioned, chardonnay-drinking, big-haired Texan mother of Jennifer Love Hewitt's character, a newly-single parent who's working in a massage parlor to support her kids. We caught up with the famously outspoken actress and activist during a whirlwind trip to New York.
More: Your new series, The Client List, is officially a ratings smash. How does that make you feel?
CS: Fantastic! I love going to work there. It's a wonderful place to be—everyone is so great and so professional. And Jennifer [Love Hewitt] is the best. I just love her.
More: You play her mother, an over-bearing lady who isn't always very supportive, especially given that her son-in-law has deserted his family. She's been known to start sentences with the phrase "If God had meant for a woman to be alone…" Given your personal views, I just wonder how hard it is to say things like that?
CS: (Laughs) Well, it is a character, it's not me! Lynette feels that way, not me. So I'm fine with that.
More: You're known for being vocal about politics and social change, and The Client List is about a massage parlor where sexual acts are also on the menu. So I'm wondering, especially in light of the Secret Service prostitution scandal, whether you favor legalizing prostitution?
CS: It's dangerous and it's illegal, and it's a moral dilemma. As to whether prostitution should be legalized, that's something we need to talk about a lot more. That's not something you do overnight. Whatever is done, the people involved as sex workers need protection. So whatever laws we need to protect them, to keep them safe? Those should be in place.
More: Do any of your three children ever wish Mom would pipe down? Do you ever embarrass them?
CS: Well I don't embarrass them as much as I used to. As the kids get older, they are maturing and understanding that I can be pretty outrageous and speak my mind, and they respect that a lot. I marched in Washington with [my daughter] Ariel in the last big pro-choice march and when I marched in Washington for gay and lesbian rights, [my daughter] Clementine had very much wanted to come, but she got strep throat so I didn't let her. Embarrasing your children in a nice way is okay, but one thing I would not embarrass my children about is if they were gay or lesbian, or transgender. You wouldn't want to denigrate a child's spirit. Our children are like sponges and they pick up on the parents and if there's hate involved where somebody thinks just because someone is gay or lesbian or just because they want to get married… Marriage equality —I can't believe we're still talking about it. This is a nonissue.


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Francis earned a score of 13.45 on the event, finishing just three-tenths out of second place. As she did in qualifications, she posted the highest execution score in the competition, tying gold medalist Kseniia Afanaseva from Russia with an E score of 8.45. Francis performed a clean routine with tumbling passes of a double pike, double tuck and 2.5 twist.
Francis, who won the floor and beam titles at the 2010 British Championships, was the only British gymnast competing in the event finals. She qualified with the third-highest score in Monday's preliminaries, 13.75, which would have tied for second place today.
During her freshman season at UCLA in 2013, Francis competed in every meet, hitting all 31 of her routines and earning first-team All-America honors on the balance beam.
2013 World University Games Floor Exercise Results
1. Kseniia Afanaseva, Russia - 14.350
2t. Ellie Black, Canada - 13.750
2t. Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas, Mexico - 13.750
4. Kim Bui, Germany - 13.700
5. Yu Minobe, Japan - 13.550
6. Danusia Francis, Great Britain - 13.450
7. Angelina Kysla, Ukraine - 13.225
8. Sakura Noda, Japan - 13.050
9. Aliya Mustafina, Russia - 12.875


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Chase Allen Coffman
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: November 10, 1986 in Peculiar, MO
High School: Raymore-Peculiat
College: Missouri (school history) (Coffman college stats)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 3rd round (98th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Son of Paul Coffman
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First, thank you for all of your great comments on my Lego bag/playmat. If you make one (or anything else inspired by something from my blog), consider adding a photo of it to my new Flickr group, Freshly Pieced Sewing. I love seeing what you all make!
But more importantly, let's draw some winners for the Sewing Summit swag!
Swag Package #1
The winner of the Olfa Precision Applique Scissors, the Seville quilt pattern from Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew, an Aurifil thread variety pack, and a fat quarter of Basic Shades Gray from Riley Blake is #162, Miranda, who said, "Awwww, how generous! Thanks for sharing!"
Swag Package #2
The winner of the Kona Cotton Charm Pack from Robert Kaufman, decorative twine from The Twinery, pillow patterns from Mod Kid, and a mini cutting board from Olfa is #47, Michele, who said, "Great swag! You're so sweet to share."
Congratulations, ladies! I'll be sending you an email for your address. And remember, my 12 Gifts of Christmas giveaway is still open! (As are all of the 12 Gifts of Christmas giveaways.) So don't forget to enter to win a $25 gift certificate from the Fat Quarter Shop.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
And the Sewing Summit Swag Winners Are ...
Labels: Giveaways
4 comments:
- L&M Creations said...
Congrats, ladies!
- October 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- gill said...
Congratulations Miranda and Michele!!
- October 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- æble said...
Congrats ladies! And thanks again Lee for the opportunity to win. It was really nice of you to share your swag.
- October 22, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Archie the wonder dog said...
Congratulations ladies - have fun!
- October 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM
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Guys, we've had a lot of people calling about these, due to some panic and paranoia threads on the boards. . and here's the answer.
We have S-12's, and plenty of them. They are only available for our custom builds, and we are running about 8 months on production time.
We have enough on hand to carry us through the next year and a half.


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In regards to Herman Cain and the accusations against him.
It's this: (Via Alhouse)
20 years later and it is the same song and dance —- except for one thing, it is coming from right and not the left, as it is being reported in some quarters.
In regards to Herman Cain and the accusations against him.
It's this: (Via Alhouse)
20 years later and it is the same song and dance —- except for one thing, it is coming from right and not the left, as it is being reported in some quarters.
I must say, I am shocked; I figured that they would keep it to silly posts mocking Herman Cain or Tut-Tutting him. But no, the Trent Lott syndrome subset of the Republican Party, that Lilly white Republican establishment is feeling threatened. So, now they are dredging up his past.
Despite what people like this lily-white Catholic woman here say; — who seems to suffer from some sort of Trent Lott syndrome or maybe it is the fact that she really needs to go have a baby or something. It can only help her, then perhaps she will stop posting dopey stories about baby pictures — and tormenting Conservative black men who run for President — Herman Cain can win this election, if racist remnants of the Trent Lott era of the Republican, like the woman linked above, would just leave him alone. It does seem to be their M.O. as of late; discredit the token Negro, so that they can protect the ivory-white tower of Republicanism that they have been occupying for so very long.
My question is this, to all two of you, that might actually read this posting; if the Republican Party is truly the Party of Lincoln; is it not time that we, as white Conservatives, have stopped trying to prevent blacks, who might actually be able to represent that Party the way it is supposed to be represented — from actually running for office and winning? Case in point: Allen Keyes.
Having said that, here is nice video made by a new group called Americans for Herman Cain:
Therefore, please, Republicans, do the right thing here, support a man, who loves his Country and wants to make it a better place for you and me — and our Children and their Children. Donate to Herman Cain.
Corrected some grammar errors in the original posting — what I get for typing so fast. 😀
(Via Reason)
This comes via the Lady herself:
For those of you who do not like the idea of posting what Pamela has to say; I have two things to say —- first, as Herman Cain would say, "I does not care." Also, I would say to those who would have a problem with me posting this video, I would politely ask you to go see Helen Waite and ask for directions.
God Bless America.
Seems that Pajamas Media is changing it's name to a more mature-sounding PJ media.
Glenn Reynolds and Roger L. Simon explain the reasons for the change.
I will be the very first to confess that there are issues in politics that I very high disagree with Patrick J. Buchanan on. However, Mr. Buchanan does have a good idea of what Conservatism should be about; having said that, let me personally recommend this article here by Patrick Buchanan. Again, I have disagreed with the man, at times; but this is not one of them.
This article ought to be in the e-mail inbox of every darned last Conservative in America this morning.
It's not everyday you see this here. What the heck happened? Someone slip Bill Kristol a mickey or something?
I thought all neoconservatives were globalists?
This ought to be a lesson to every last Democrat who voted for Obama and Biden.
The Video:
The Story:
With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its first line of cars in Finland, saying it could not find a facility in the United States capable of doing the work.
Vice President Joseph Biden heralded the Energy Department's $529 million loan to the start-up electric car company called Fisker as a bright new path to thousands of American manufacturing jobs. But two years after the loan was announced, the job of assembling the flashy electric Fisker Karma sports car has been outsourced to Finland.
"There was no contract manufacturer in the U.S. that could actually produce our vehicle," the car company's founder and namesake told ABC News. "They don't exist here."
Henrik Fisker said the U.S. money so far has been spent on engineering and design work that stayed in the U.S., not on the 500 manufacturing jobs that went to a rural Finnish firm, Valmet Automotive.
"We're not in the business of failing; we're in the business of winning. So we make the right decision for the business," Fisker said. "That's why we went to Finland."
via Car Company Gets U.S. Loan, Builds Cars In Finland – ABC News.
Here is the real-world translation to that last line in that story; we did not want to have to deal with the labor unions in this United States, so we moved our manufacturing overseas.
Take note my Democratic Party friends who happen to read this blog, all two of you. This is what happens to the Democrats and their union counterparts, when they elect internationalist Democrats, who really do not give a care about what happens to American workers. Internationalist Democrats and their Republican counterparts, the globalists — like Richard Nixon, who do not care about American workers, they are corporatists, who support crony capitalism.
This right here is a perfect example of why the relations between the Democratic Party and the labor unions are frosty at best. That is because the Democratic Party for the last few instances that they have won elections, have been putting internationalist Democrats into the White House. This type of a Democrat talks a nice game, and puts out platitudes to the American autoworkers and their representatives in the unions; but when the "Rubber hits the road" so to speak, things change. They begin showing their true colors and start doing things to kick dirt in the face of the American worker.
I do not write this as a Conservative mocking the left, goodness no. I write this as someone who has a father, who is a retired General Motors worker, who is a member of the UAW. If anyone would know how the Democratic Party has treated the American autoworker in the last 30 years, it would be me. There was a time in this Country, when the Democratic Party used to respect the American autoworker and would literally step in front a train to defend them. Sadly, that time has passed, as the unions have lost their influence amongst the Democratic Party.
The loss of that influence in the Democratic Party is partially due to the actions of the internationalist Democrats, like Bill Clinton, who signed into law NAFTA and TAFTA. Some of that loss of influence is also due to the declining membership roles within the UAW and other said unions. Either way, it is sad transition in America, when our politicians in Washington D.C. put interests abroad before interests here at home.
Some of my readers, all three of you, might be shocked to see that I do not take a more mocking tone on stories like this and here is why I do not; Pat Buchanan said it best once, on one issue that I actually agree with him on — the American worker. Pat once said, "As goes Detroit, goes the Nation," and you know what? Pat Buchanan is right about that, the United States of America used to be a manufacturing marvel. We produced everything ourselves, and other Countries used to come here to see how we did it all. Sadly, those times have come and gone, due to many reasons, a list of which is longer than the length of this blog entry will permit.
What is solution you ask, I know what it is; but most of the people who will come here to read, will not agree with it. However, I will give the solution. Firstly, the solution is NOT to bust up the unions, as they have as much right to proper representation, as the company owners have a right to make a profit. The solution to the problem is to get rid of these idiotic so-called "Free Trade" agreements. Secondly, the solution is to impose strict tariffs on EVERYTHING and I do mean everything that is manufactured overseas and imported into our Country.
These actions would do a couple of things; firstly it would protect the American workers from the globalists who want to undercut the American worker to make a quick dollar on the backs of cheap sweatshop labor in foreign countries like China. Secondly, it would solve our Nation's revenue problem by creating a reliable source of income; one of which we did have in this Country for a very long time, before the globalists ripped it out, in favor of trade agreements.
Further, the solution is in whom we elect; Republicans and Democrats alike need to elect those who put America's interests first, and not the interests who those abroad. To be fair, Republicans have done this too in this past and we as Americans need to watch what these new crop of Republicans really represent; do they represent the interests of the crony capitalists or do they have the American people's interests in mind? Supposedly, the Tea Party movement brought some of this "America First" type of populism to the Conservative movement, but as of late, it seems that the Tea Party was nothing more than a passing fad. I just hope the people, who went to these protests, use the principles that were promoted at the Tea Party rallies, at the ballot box come November 2012.
Others: Michelle Malkin, New York Times, New York Magazine, The Heritage Foundation, Questions and Observations, Fantastical Andrew Fox, RedState, The Strata-Sphere, Hot Air, Sky Dancing, Conservatives4Palin, americanthinker.com, Big Government, Weasel Zippers, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, JammieWearingFool and Betsy's Page
Like AllahPundit, I find these Republican Party fashion shows to be quite the bore. I guess it is the bickering, the finger pointing and the general stupidity that turns me off.
However, I will say this; and as much as I hate linking to this blog, because of it's douche-bag owner. I saw the following this morning and I literally laughed out loud…:
RICK SANTORUM: I am Catholic. And Angry! I am an Angry Catholic Conservative! RAWR!
If that does not nail Rick Santorum to a peg, I do not know what does. 😀 Although I must say, I never saw it as "anger," but more of this idiotic bandying around his Catholic Faith. Between him and Romney's whack job Mormonism, I fear for what this Country could become. If either of these two is picked for the nominee, I will be voting Libertarian Party again. I will repeat, what is on my About Me page and, I think, is on my About This Blog Page; and that is that my loyalty is not to the Republican Party —- but rather to principles. If I feel that the Republican Party is going to pick a big Government establishment Conservative, as George W. Bush was, I will vote Libertarian Party.
Some of you might be asking, "If you're a Christian and a Fundamental Baptist, who do you dislike someone who is running as a Christian Conservative?" To this, I answer the following: My issues with Roman Catholicism aside —- While I think that it is great that there is a President candidate, who is a Christian and is not afraid to represent that, I just feel that Religion should not be the core or center issue in an election. This Nation is facing some serious issues, related to fiscal matters, not social; social Conservatism is a battle that the Republicans and the Conservative Christian community fought — and ultimately lost — back in the 1980's. The Republican Party does not need to fight that battle again. I am very sorry to say this, but as much as I am a Christian and a defender of those beliefs. I do not believe that it is the right of anyone, to force his or her religious beliefs on anyone at all A logical fallacy drove the Christian Conservative movement of "God and Country" in the 1980's and essentially, it was a dismal flop. This is because the philosophy of Senator Barry Goldwater was correct; which said you could not legislate morality.
This is why I tend to separate myself from the extreme religious right in this Country. This is what people like Ed Brayton tend to misunderstand about me. I am not an extremist at all. Just because I happen to think that Islamo-facism is a bit a problem and I happen to defend American values, does not make me someone who is alignment who is agreement with the far religious right, who believes in Christian domination. I just do not believe that any belief should be dominated over any other. I believe that ALL faiths should be able to practice their faiths in peace, without fear of persecution from Government or other rival faiths. I also happen to believe that if someone decides that he or she wishes to refrain from subscribing to that faith, that he or she has the right to be left alone as well.
This, my friends, is the true definition of freedom.
Alex Cortes makes a good case for it.
While most of the Republican presidential candidates have criticized President Obama about his waste of taxpayer money on the politically connected and now bankrupt energy company Solyndra, Rick Perry has remained silent. Why? Perhaps because he may soon have his very own Solyndra.
As governor, Perry created the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, which has doled out, at his discretion, nearly $200 million to 133 businesses. More than $16 million from the fund has gone to firms with officers or investors who were major Perry contributors.
One such firm is Convergen, which has developed a lung-cancer treatment that is under Phase II clinical trial. The company was successful in getting Texas taxpayers to put up $4.5 million through Perry's fund, despite founder David Nance's investing a measly $1,000. Did Nance's $335,000 to Perry's campaigns, association fundraisers, and TexasOne Foundation have anything to do with it?
It likely did, given that Convergen's proposal failed the regional review process meant to extricate political influence — and was later approved by a state advisory panel that Nance formerly sat on. The amount awarded also happened to be highest amount ever from the fund. Perry and his team know that Convergen may soon look a lot like Solyndra, since only 33 percent of successful Phase II drugs make it to the market.
But this is not an assault on Governor Perry in particular: He is far from alone among his Republican gubernatorial colleagues in advancing corporatist policies.
For example, Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who's been mentioned as a potential vice presidential running mate for Perry, has also fallen to corporatism in a variety of ways. McDonnell succeeded in getting his state's general assembly to increase funding for the Governor's Opportunity Fund, a $54 million pot from which he can give grants to corporations that create jobs in the commonwealth. He has also created special tax incentives for the wine and film industries and provided the International Speedway Corporation a $1.5 million grant to keep one of its NASCAR races in the state.
via Conservatives and Corporatism – Alex Cortes – National Review Online.
I see his point; the Republicans and Conservatives are going ballyhoo Obama for his green energy debacle, they should be prepared to answer for some of their own misdeeds. Contrary to what some of the Bloggers on the right like to print, corruption and political favors are common on both sides. This needs to end, the era of backroom deals and favors, in this day of so-called transparency needs to end.
In other words; if we are going to point the accusing finger at the other side, we should clean the trash up in our own backyards.
This is not one of them.
Video: (via HotAir.com)
Although, I would advise everyone to read the comments over at HotAir.com on this video. Seems the good doctor is not totally telling the truth here.
Exit Question: I just wonder, does this include little Jew babies too, Dr. Paul? Hmmmm? I ask this seeing that in the little newsletters, with your name on them — you referred to them in some very nasty ways. I also wonder if it includes little black babies too, seeing all of the nasty racist stuff you said about them too.
Sarcasm aside, this is my point: The problem with Ron Paul and his followers, is they believe that liberty only extends to the White Anglo-Saxon people of America; that is selective liberty and it is what America did for the first years of it's founding, until Abraham Lincoln (A Republican!) put a stop to it and again in 1964, when we stopped the selective liberty process entirely.
Again, it is great video; but Ron Paul is not being totally honest as usual.
As you all know, I am operating under a new set of rules now; so, I have to be very careful about how I word things now. Basically, I believe this below to be about Mitt Romney and less about the Tea Party. The problem with Romney, outside of being a flip-flopper, has his own set of problems, that Christian Conservatives, Republicans, and Tea Party people should be very worried about, and that my friends is not bigotry, it is the truth.
Scott Galupo writes:
I think the rest of the answer lies in the Tea Party itself.
About a year ago, I wondered whether the Tea Party was something to respect and/or fear, as it seemed to be throughout 2009 and into the 2010 primary season, or if it was "just a bloc of conventional conservatives in anti-authoritarian drag."
Twelve months later, the question answers itself.
The Tea Party is/was composed primarily of religious conservatives, seniors worried about Obamacare's impact on Medicare, and anti-immigrant curmudgeons. The libertarian ethos the movement projected was an utter fiction, and one that the national press corps briefly lent credence to.
In her Iowa speech last month, former Gov. Sarah Palin offered a fleeting glimpse of what the Tea Party was supposed to represent—a transpartisan attack on the bosom buddies Big Government and Big Business. More recently, Conor Friedersdorf muses quixotically about what a potential Tea Party-Occupy Wall Street alliance would look like.
The problem is Tea Partyers, as conventional conservatives, were never intellectually prepared to deliver on this threat. There'd been talk about ending corporate welfare in Republican circles for years. The TARP bailouts added a powerful new ingredient to this critique.
But when it came down to it, what did Wall Street and corporate America ever have to fear from the Tea Party? Lower corporate taxes and regulatory rollback? Seriously?
If CEO types truly fear a freer free market, why do they constantly complain on the shout shows of being "handcuffed" by Washington? And for crying out loud, didn't I watch the Tea Party movement go viral on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade?
The Tea Party, ultimately, had nothing new to say.
Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain can take a measure of comfort in this fact when their candidacies eventually conclude.
via The Tea Party Was Just a Giant Temper Tantrum –Plugin Scott Galupo (usnews.com).
As for the Tea Party, I had wrote a while back that I was skeptical of the actual movement itself. The problem was that the Tea Party movement itself was co-opted by Republican operative organizations like freedomworks and the like. At that point, is when the grassroots stopped controlling the movement and the beltway crowd started controlling it.
As for his comments about Herman Cain; there are quit wrong, Herman Cain is the current frontrunner in the Primary race, and unless this guy is trying to be an underhanded racist, I believe his comment is way off. I mean it is bad enough, that we have liberal blacks attacking Herman Cain, now he has to be attacked from a so-called Conservative, from the right? I mean, the guy worked for freaking John Bonher, what does that tell you?
I will say this; if Herman Cain does eventually withdraw from the primary race; it will not be because he did not try. It will be because of the liberal controlled and owned media destroyed him and because of the Republican establishment, who still has not completely gotten over the days of Trent Lott and his ilk — simply refused to acknowledge him as a serious contender. I will also give a warning to the Republican establishment, if you reject Herman Cain and he does end up going back to Atlanta, you will never live it down. As the Liberal Media and the Democratic Party will never, ever let you live that down. It does not matter what the Liberal blacks did, that will never be brought up, but what will be brought up is how a white-controlled and financed political party, basically told a black CEO to "get real buckwheat." and proceeded to try and discredit him. Trust me, it will happen, the left is just waiting for the outcome of the race.
It is a question that all Conservative, Republican and Tea Party voters need to know.
The Video of the Interview:
The Story via WorldNetDaily.com:
The daughter of a Mormon bishop who has abandoned her family's faith claims in a new book the election of Mitt Romney to the presidency would put the U.S. in danger due to what she calls the Republican's "outrageous," "horrific" and "mind-controlling" beliefs.
"While he attempts to portray Mormonism as just another Christian religion, Mitt Romney counts on his skills to shift our attention away from what he truly believes," says Tricia Erickson, author of "Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters? The Mormon Church Versus the Office of the Presidency of the United States of America."
"If the American people knew what he truly believed, they would surely not place him in the highest office in the land."
Yet others, such as professor Richard Bushman, a Mormon and previous missionary himself who has taught at Harvard, Columbia and Brown Universities, are defending the faith. He calls Erickson "disillusioned" and someone who "instead of walking away felt an obligation to discredit [her] former faith."
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the official name for Mormonism, has rocketed into the national consciousness this month since Rev. Robert Jeffress, a Rick Perry supporter who pastors the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, said Romney was "not a Christian" and that Mormonism is a "cult."
"Part of a pastor's job is to warn his people and others about false religions," Jeffress said Sunday, standing by his controversial remarks. "Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Mormonism are all false religions."
In her book, Erickson paints an unflattering picture of the Mormon faith, which counts not only the former Massachusetts governor as a member, but also fellow GOP presidential contender Jon Huntsman, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., radio talk-show host Glenn Beck, singer Gladys Knight, actresses Amy Adams and Katherine Heigl, "Napoleon Dynamite" actor Jon Heder, entertainers Donny and Marie Osmond, and sports stars including the NFL's Steve Young, Danny White and Merlin Olsen.
Erickson goes on to expose the insane beliefs of the Mormons and tell about her horrifying experience in that cult:
Erickson says Romney believes:
He will become a "god" in the afterlife and be given his own planet
Satan is Jesus' literal brother
Jesus was not born of a virgin birth
He will be given his own afterlife kingdom where he will have sexual relations with his wife, Ann, to populate his kingdom with spirit children as God the Father Himself has a wife on His own planet.
"Mormonism teaches we pre-existed on God the Father's planet as spirit children before we were planted in our mother's wombs," Erickson told WND. "And the reason why we're here according to Mormonism, is so that we can work out our own progression to godhood and our own planets themselves."
The author, who herself was married in a Mormon temple at age 19 but now considers herself a non-denominational Christian, says there's a secret agenda Mormon officials don't like to talk about publicly.
"A complete takeover of the government," she said. "They have more people in the CIA, the FBI. They have an employment office for Mormons in D.C. to be able to infiltrate them into the government."
"They've been trying since the beginning to get someone in the presidency, because they believe they have to establish their authority so when Jesus comes to Earth, the Mormon Church will take control of the government and the Mormons will be the government of God on Earth," she continued.
Erickson says her main concern is that the leader of the free world have the ability to discern fact from fiction.
"It may be crucial to our survival," she said. "If his beliefs are distorted, which they unequivocally are, why would it not be be critical to our existence to protect our country from being placed in the hands of such a person?"
When asked for specific rituals she considers bizarre, Erickson claims Romney and other Mormons take part in clandestine marriage ceremonies involving "outrageous" customs. Explaining her own Mormon wedding, she says she was forced to completely disrobe against her will.
"It was horrific," she told WND. "There I was standing naked. They brought this bowl of water, and started washing my body down and whispering prayers over my body. They stopped over the right and left breast, the navel and knees and prayed specific prayers."
To help ensure the general public did not learn details of the rituals, she says believers took a symbolic knife to feign their own murder if members spilled the beans of what really goes on behind closed doors.
"They actually had us slashing our guts open and our guts falling to the ground if we told people of the secret dogma of the ceremonies," Erickson said.
"Mitt is not a casual Mormon," she told online interviewer Thom Hartmann, noting Romney has reached the upper echelons of the faith. "There is no way that he will be able to not listen to the [Mormon] prophet. His eternal salvation depends on it. He has to put the church first over country."
Here is a video that also shows what Mormon's truly believe:
As much as I would like to say that this is the first time that I have heard this; it is not, this young lady is not the only person to have told stories like this about the Mormon Cult. Another well-known author, speaker and former Mormon, Ed Decker has exposed the Mormon cult for what it truly is.
Here is Ed Decker's testimony of how he came out of the Mormon Cult:http://saintsalive.com/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/includes/download.php?file=images/stories/audio/outofmormonism.mp3
Here is another very, very, interesting radio program with Ed Decker. It is about the Free Masons and the founding of America. The Free Masons and the Mormon Church are joined at the hip. Please listen to this, you will find it very interesting. The show is from the early 1990's, I believe anyhow. The show and the ministry which Ed appeared on went bankrupt in the 1990's and went off the air. Ironically, the host's wife died of cancer; she was diagnosed, not long after this show was broadcast.http://saintsalive.com/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/includes/download.php?file=images/stories/audio/foundingofamerica.mp3
The next book that I very highly recommend, is actually a comic book. It is a part of the "Crusader's" series of Comic by a man, who I have much respect for; his name is Jack Chick:
Click here to read a sample of this hard hitting comic!
Here is the comic that I recommend that ALL Republicans, Conservatives and Tea Party people read:
I also recommend that all Christians, Republicans, Conservatives, and Tea Party folk read this pamphlet here.
I also recommend you buy the Book of the person referenced above:
I also recommend the following books on the subject too:
Republicans need to know the truth; this is the way to it.
Thanks for reading.
You are a #OccupyWallStreet protester and you are a confirmed leftist — all down with Mao and all that. Is this who you want being your spokesman?
The Occupy Wall Street movement is getting sympathy from an unlikely person: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
The 2008 GOP presidential nominee said he understands the growing protest movement's concerns over Washington bailouts of major financial institutions.
"Down in Arizona today, Maricopa County has the highest number of homes underwater of any place in this country," he told reporters Wednesday. "And it's disgraceful that we took care of the financial institutions, and we did nothing about the housing crisis. So I understand their frustration."
He later quipped that he may be the "only" Republican does.
via John McCain feels protesters' pain – On Congress – POLITICO.com.
No John, we should have not taken care of either. We should have let the banks fail, that were failing and we should have not messed with the housing market either; as both would have corrected themselves. This proves that which I and many others like me have believed for years, that John McCain is nothing more than a two-bit big government conservative or as we call them, Republican in Name Only or RINO.
Others: Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and Michelle Malkin
Although the candidates other than Romney were reluctant to address the issue of religious bigotry, some prominent conservatives were frank and outspoken. Gary Bauer, perhaps the most influential Christian conservative, told me late Saturday that Jeffress had made a fundamental error. "For years I have urged Christians to be active engaged citizens. Our country desperately needs more citizens who understand that our liberty comes from God and that only a virtuous people can be free." He continued: "Picking a candidate for public office is not the same thing however as selecting a pastor or rabbi. Politics is about picking someone who shares your views on public policy. Millions of Americans who do not worship the same way as I do none the less agree with me on the sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, America's role in the world and fiscal responsibility." As for Romney in particular, Bauer had these words of counsel for his fellow conservatives: "The attacks on Gov. Romney's faith this weekend will only bring comfort to the Obama political machine and their radical secular allies who oppose virtually everything evangelicals and Mormons believe."
Professor Robert George, a conservative legal and cultural scholar who previously moderated a candidate forum in South Carolina, had a similar reaction. He told me, "This late in the season of our experience, we should know that what matters is not a candidate's religious affiliation, but rather the depth of his or her understanding of the "self-evident truths" at the foundation of our republic, and the strength of his or her commitment to honor those truths in governing. It doesn't matter whether a candidate is a Protestant or a Catholic, a Mormon or Muslim or Jew." Instead he said, "What we need to know is whether he or she possesses wisdom, vision, integrity, and courage. We need to ask whether he or she will protect the security of the nation and, from conviction, honor the principles of limited government, the rule of law, republican democracy, private property and the market economy, equality of opportunity, respect for civil liberties and personal responsibility, the sanctity of human life in all stages and conditions, and the integrity and autonomy of core nongovernmental institutions on which the health of civil society (and, to a large extent, the care of those in need) vitally depends, beginning with the marriage-based family and communities of religious faith."
So we have here a contrast between moral leadership (by Bennett, Bauer, and George), on one hand, and timidity, on the other. Not only was Perry AWOL in denouncing Jeffress, but some of his prominent supporters (Govs. Bobby Jindal and Brian Sandoval) ignored requests for comment. (That might not sit well with Sandoval's numerous Mormon constituents.) Another Perry backer Henry Barbour would only say to me via email, "I don't think we need a religious litmus test for someone to serve as President." And Cain's campaign likewise ducked the issue entirely when I asked for reaction. To put it mildly, in this instance many conservative leaders showed courage while Republican pols demonstrated a shameful lack of moral leadership.
Some would say that he is trying to cash in on his fame. I say, whatever works! Hopefully, he can get elected and make a difference.
God Bless this Woman for having the courage to stand for Christian Morals. I admit it, the idea of her being President, after abruptly leaving office in Alaska was not a good idea. However, I do admire the woman for having the courage to stand against the liberals and take the punishment from the left — and also from people on the right, like me, who thought she should not be President. I think Palin will be a player for a very long time. As I wrote before, I also think she should run for Senate. Then, maybe President in 2016. She has a good message, she just needs to build a resume.
The Story:
During a speech focusing on faith and family, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin called for the "restoration of America" during the Extraordinary Women Conference at Liberty University in Lynchburg Saturday.
Palin's 90-minute speech veered from stories about moose hunting to Tea Party politics to the challenge of raising a son with Down syndrome. Her message centered on the importance of having faith in God and steering America "back on the right track."
"Now isn't the time to retreat, now is the time to reload with truth so we can fight for this country and reload for America," she said to more than 10,000 Christian women who traveled from across the country to hear her speak.
The theme for the evangelical Christian women's conference was "extraordinary hope," and Palin quipped:
"I'm talking about real hope, not that hopey changey stuff that some politicians try to get you go believe in."
The visit was Palin's first to Liberty, and hotels across the region sold out for the event.
via Palin says it's time to "reload for America" | The News & Advance.
Of course, you know that the liberal media; who lives under the whole "Eeek! Guns!" mentality will blast her for using gun phrasing. But real Americans, like me, know what she is talking about — which is why I run this blog and have ran it for 5 years with little or not pay at all. (in the beginning, there was NO pay, at all.) Because I love this Country, Because I very highly disagree with what the President is doing with this Country, because I want this Country to be what it was, when I was kid. That is why I — we are here, and a wake up call to the liberal left — we are not going away either. You may try and stop us; but we true Americans — are not going anywhere.
Update: Two things I find link worthy.
First this, from the crawdad hole:
I guess the people like Andy Sullivan and his ilk are gonna be unhappy, because Sarah apparently has no intention of going away. I have to wonder what would have happened if they had just left her alone when she first went back to Alaska after the 2008 elections.
I happen to agree with that. Sully is was way too harsh on her and still is; I can understand wanting to get to the truth; but he has a very unnatural obsession with destroying her. It was terrible. I think it has more to do with her Christianity, than anything else.
Secondly, a rare occurrence here on political byline. I am going to disagree with a fellow Conservative blogger.
William A. Jacobson writes:
I think there's a lot of truth there. Palin frequently is depicted as someone who sought out the spotlight and was a publicity hound, but the reality is that circumstances found her, not the other way around.
What if Palin had been allowed to function as Governor without the relentless attacks from the likes of Andrew Sullivan, various anti-Palin bloggers, the media, establishment Republicans, and frequent-filers of frivolous ethics complaints?
Attacking Palin became an industry, and when she fought back she was blamed. The derangement started the day she was designated by John McCain as the VP nominee, and it continues to this day from small people like David Frum.
Palin didn't bring it on herself, but having found herself in the cross-hairs, she fought back. Good on her.
This is where I must disagree. Well, partially. The part I underlined and turned red is the part that I disagree with. Let me explain myself, least a blog war break out; and believe me, I really do not want that! 😯 Anyhow, there were times, when Sarah Palin, to use a phrase, shot herself in the foot. Mainly it had to do with messaging. Now, whether that was Sarah Palin's fault or not; is another story. I believe a good amount of that was due to her poor handling in the beginning, by the McCain campaign and by the people who were originally advising her after the 2008 campaign.
The good thing is, that now, Palin has some very good people, giving her some very good advice — and it shows, greatly.
Before anyone flips their cork —- That is a rhetorical question.
Remember the Antisemitism that I wrote about at the #OccupyWallStreet protests?
Well, it seems now; that a very well known Conservative Jewish Blogger is being called a "Fake Jew"; by one of her own people, who happens to be a liberal Democrat.
This is about as bad, as the video I posted earlier, of Herman Cain being berated by a liberal white man.
Let me give you a reality check; it is the same mentality. You wander off the plantation; whether it is the black liberal plantation or the Jewish liberal camp plantation —- you do this, and they attack you, with both barrels.
It is the same mentality of Adolf Hitler. One of, "you either submit to our mindset, or we destroy you." Only difference is, liberals cannot round up Blacks and Jews and put them in camps.
I do not know where to begin with this video.
First, Lawrence O'Donnell tries to accuse Herman Cain of draft dodging. Then, he accuses him of various idiot things. Not to mention the "Citizen Cain" in the Chyron at the bottom of the screen. Not to mention the whole condescending tone of the entire video.
There is only one thing that comes to my mind, when watching these videos — Racism. 😡
I mean, could you just imagine, if a Fox News Channel anchor had handled an interview like this, with a black man? There would be protests outside of the News Corp. Building, Fox News Channels studios in New York, and Al Sharpton would be calling for Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch's head!
Here are the videos, all three parts. You watch these video and you tell me, if they are not racist or not.
Via Mediaite:
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Again, watch the videos and think about if Fox News or any other Conservative outlet sounded this condescending or used "Citizen Cain" as a Chyron. What could the reaction be? I think we all know the answer.
Nothing pisses me off worse, than to watch a privileged white man, who happens to be a liberal; berate a black man, all because he happens to disagree with his politics. That is an outrage and if the Conservative media, including Fox News Channel, ever pulled a stunt like that, there would be riots in the streets. But because Mr. Herman Cain is a Conservative black man — it is perfectly fine. Hell, even this self-hating black man thinks its fine. What an asshole, what a traitor to the back race — sort of like this Murdering, race-hustling, jack ass, who is now dead.
This is another fine reason why I stopped voting for the Democrats, because it is like LBJ said himself:
I'll have them niggers voting for democrats for 300 years!
…and you know what? The Democrats are keeping 'em voting Democratic Party; with hand outs and yes, with Brainwashing.
Update: Even the liberals at DailyKos are not happy with the interview: (H/T Flopping Aces)
1) When you think of Herman Cain, do you ever find yourself thinking, "gee, he was a black teen in the early-1960s. Why didn't he participate in civil rights movement?" I'm not an African-American and wasn't alive in the '60s, but so what if he didn't? I am not sure what the implication is there, but was it incumbent upon ever African-American to march? And does not participating in the civil rights movement imply … what? I suppose it might be a fairer question to ask a white person who was around in that era, but only slightly.
I'm going to go out on a limb and presume that Herman Cain was opposed to segregation.
2) Out of nowhere, O'Donnell asked Cain, who worked (but did not serve) in the Navy, whether he was qualified to be Commander-in-Chief after not serving in Vietnam. Really?! Is this still a thing? I have a hard time believing that O'Donnell genuinely cares about Cain's lack of military service (Clinton and Obama never served), but was possibly trying to posit him as a hypocrite. But that's kind of hard to do when, while not exactly serving, he was working in ballistics for the Navy.
Seemed like a completely disingenuous line of questioning on O'Donnell's part, and made me cringe.
I figured this, but it's news…
Via ABC News:
This is Diane Sawyer who seems to take a bit much joy in this story:
The audio is available at Mark Lavin's website.
Here's the video: (H/T to the Right Scoop)
It is tough listening to Levin read that; Levin sounded like he was near crying reading it. He so much liked Palin.
Here is the Statement in full:
October 5, 2011
Wasilla, Alaska
After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.
My decision is based upon a review of what common sense Conservatives and Independents have accomplished, especially over the last year. I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office – from the nation's governors to Congressional seats and the Presidency. We need to continue to actively and aggressively help those who will stop the "fundamental transformation" of our nation and instead seek the restoration of our greatness, our goodness and our constitutional republic based on the rule of law.
From the bottom of my heart I thank those who have supported me and defended my record throughout the years, and encouraged me to run for President. Know that by working together we can bring this country back – and as I've always said, one doesn't need a title to help do it.
I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets, including in the race for President where our candidates must embrace immediate action toward energy independence through domestic resource developments of conventional energy sources, along with renewables. We must reduce tax burdens and onerous regulations that kill American industry, and our candidates must always push to minimize government to strengthen the economy and allow the private sector to create jobs.
Those will be our priorities so Americans can be confident that a smaller, smarter government that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people can better serve this most exceptional nation.
In the coming weeks I will help coordinate strategies to assist in replacing the President, re-taking the Senate, and maintaining the House.
Thank you again for all your support. Let's unite to restore this country!
God bless America.
– Sarah Palin
AllahPundit Comments:
She did the smart thing by staying out. Just yesterday, CBS found that three out of four Republicans didn't want her to run compared to just 23 percent who did. Her favorable numbers have been underwater for ages and she would have been hammered on the inexperience charge for failing to finish her term as governor. I do think she could have emerged as the "Not Romney" in the race over Cain and a weakened Perry, but realistically there was no way to beat Mitt once it was a binary choice. His campaign pockets are too deep and undecided Republicans are too desperate to beat The One to roll the dice on a nominee who's arguably unelectable. Once Christie decided not to get in and split the centrist vote with Romney, there was no obvious path for her (which may explain the timing of her announcement today). Worse, there was a chance that she wouldn't even emerge as the "Not Romney": If Perry or Cain ended up faring better than her in Iowa or South Carolina, it would have shattered her mystique as the ultimate champion of grassroots conservatives. By staying out, her supporters now get to say "she would have won if she ran" without ever having to test their theory and she gets to kinda sorta play kingmaker as people wait to see if she'll endorse Perry, Cain, or (gasp) Romney. And who knows? Maybe she'll focus now on challenging Begich for Senate in Alaska in 2014, which would be a huge first step back towards national viability down the road. She's 47 years old, fully 25 years younger than McCain was when he was nominated three years ago. No rush.
My guess is that Cain benefits the most from her absence. Like her, he's a Beltway outsider, and like her, he seems like a real person, not a talking-points machine like the Romneybot or a back-slapping gladhander like Perry. Authenticity has always been key to Palin's appeal among her supporters and that's Cain all over. Besides, where else could her supporters go realistically? Romney's too centrist and Bachmann's a lost cause. And Perry's been knocked by Palin (sometimes by name, sometimes not) for both his crony-capitalist tendencies and his Gardasil initiative, so unless she ends up endorsing him, there's every reason for her fans to think he's a nonstarter. My hunch is that some of them also resent Perry (and to a lesser degree Bachmann) for having jumped in before her, since they split the bloc of grassroots conservative votes that might otherwise have gone entirely to her. In a straight-up Romney/Palin race, with no big donors having migrated to Perry and no social conservatives in Iowa having migrated to Bachmann, maybe she could have pulled the upset. But not now.
Krauthammer says Palin Not Running Like "Sun Rising In The East"
The folks over at Conservatives 4 Palin reacting with mixed emotions. I will give those people credit; they were the real supporters, who stuck with her through thick and thin.
A new video from SarahPAC:
I wish her the best, I admit it, I did not like her running for President. However, I thought she was a good voice for Conservatism. May she never fade away…
I really had no intention of writing about this silly story; but, because it is to the point that it is starting to sound ridiculous, I felt some commentary was warranted.
Firstly, my positions:
Look, I think this sort of "Guilt by association" thing is nuts — to a point. What I mean is this — it is one thing to be a part of a Church, who's Pastor says things, such as "God Damn America" and you, your wife and kids go there and interact with those people. It is another entirely to try to tie someone to, of all things — a rock, that was painted over long before you even rented the property.
Furthermore, I think Conservatives who are attacking Herman Cain need to shut up. Herman Cain is a black man and I do believe that entitles the man to make any comment about race or racism that he sees fit make, if he so feels fit to do so. Besides all of that, Herman Cain said he was not playing the race card and I do tend to believe him. Herman Cain is not Al Sharpton my friends, nor is he Louis Farrakhan; and I believe Conservatives should not be reacting to Herman Cain's comments as if he is Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton either.
My biggest issue with Rick Perry is from Texas and that he possesses a bit of that Texas swagger. The United States of America, nor the Republican Party, nor the Conservative movement need another Texas swagger leader again. We had that for eight years in this Country and it did nothing for this Country, at all. We found this out with Iraq, the bailouts, no child left behind and all of the rest of the former President's blunders. Granted, this current President makes the former look like a Rhodes Scholar. However, I do not wear partisan blinders and I know full of the blunders of the last President. My question to all of you is; do we want that….again?
Thus is the conflict of conservative politics — purity versus electability. If conservative politics were drugs, Ron Paul is Persian white heroin. The problem is this; Ron Paul addicts, as it were, just love him. The rest of us, are scared to death of him and his foreign policy! Therefore, to be clear here, I am, by no means, a Bill Kristol or a John Podhoretz type, when it comes to foreign policy — but a little common sense is needed when dealing with the Middle East. I will not belabor the point; I think you all know what I mean here. (I hope!)
Simply put, purity over electability will be the death knell of the Republican Party. Just ask anyone who was around in 1964 in the Republican Party.
It is a sad thing, but I knew it was coming:
Reporting from Des Moines—
Michele Bachmann's appearance on a talk radio show here should have been a breeze. Ronald Reagan was a sportscaster at the station in his early days, and his memorabilia is sprinkled around the office. The host was a friendly conservative.
But Bachmann repeatedly was asked the central question for her campaign: Does she have to win Iowa's caucuses to keep her presidential campaign alive? She danced around an answer, saying she planned to win, until finally relenting when asked a third time whether failure would doom her effort.
"No, no, no, no," Bachmann said, her voice growing uncertain. "Not necessarily; we might go on."
It was a rare moment of audible frustration for the Minnesota congresswoman, and the break in her perennially cheery demeanor demonstrated just how much her bid does rest on Iowa.
After she formally announced her candidacy at her birthplace of Waterloo, about 100 miles northeast of here, Bachmann surged, capping the summer with a win at the straw poll in Ames. Since then, her candidacy has sputtered.
via Michele Bachmann's campaign is sputtering in Iowa – latimes.com.
To be quite honest with you, I never really thought that Bachmann would get anywhere. That because the woman just had no substance at all. Not to mention her record is a bit light. She was, essentially, Sarah Palin with time served. Which is quite cruel to say; but it is the truth.
Now for my Conservative Christian viewpoint:
As most of you know, I am a Fundamentalist Baptist, King James Bible and all that. Anyhow, the reason why are not more Conservative Christian women running for office? Because most of them are not feminists and are busy staying at home and raising their children. Instead of throwing their principles into the wind and doing what obviously should be a man's job.
I know it sounds horrible; but hey, there was a time, when it was not considered to be Conservative for a woman to run for office. I happen to be of that "Old School" mindset, that happens to believe that it still should be that way. 😀
It seems that Rod Dreher has returned to blogging.
I did not always agree with him, but I always found his viewpoints interesting. I did agree with him on Palin and McCain however. I will be adding him to the blogroll.
There do seem to be two sides to this argument. Check out the exchange over at The National Review Online's blog, the corner, between Andy McCarthy and Kevin Williamson Also, for good measure check out AllahPundit over Hotair's feelings about it too. Just a short fun fact, AllahPundit was within 5 miles of the trade center when it was hit on 9/11.
Personally, I feel that the dude should have been killed; he was actively recruiting people for Jihad or in American terms, for war with the United States and would be considered a traitor to the United States. Due process? Feh. The people who died on 9/11 were not given any due process or even a choice whether to live or die. So, that whole bat shit crazy argument does not even fly with me.
Further more, this is why I despise Ron Paul with every damned fiber of my being; the man is a terrorist supporting jackal. Anyone who would side with those, or even have pity of those who would want to hurt this Country, ought be frog marched out into the public square and shot. I am sorry if that offends anyone; but it is just how I feel. Ron Paul and his merry band of leftists are a disgrace to this Country and everything it stands for. They call themselves Republicans and Conservatives — I call them bastards, evil, rotten to the damned core bastards, who should be locked in an insane asylum.
Update: Looks like Gary Johnson feels the same way, which is another reason why neither of these two idiots will ever be President:
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In Zend_Soap_Server, PHP errors are caught and thrown as SoapFaults. This happens in the public function 'fault' at line 764 of Zend/Soap/Server.php.
The problem is that the SoapFault is thrown with the PHP errorcode as SoapFault code. This doesn't work because a SoapFault Code can only be 'SERVER' or 'SENDER' or 'RECEIVER'.
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The Jesus myth vs. history debate just got covered on CNN.com for Easter Sunday. The article, by John Blake, is "The Jesus Debate: Man vs. Myth." Blake interviewed me and several others on both sides of the issue, and put together a sort of okay article reflecting common views on both sides, although it's a bit of a rush job, since there is no back and forth (assertions on each side go unanswered by the other, even when they are ridiculous, or clearly talk past the point supposedly being answered, as if rebutting a different argument entirely).
It's sort of a "this is what the debate looks like to us reporters" account, balanced and neutral in perspective, but not in-depth enough to actually eliminate misconceptions on either side. As a result, I'm not sure it's very informative. I had more questions by the end of it than understanding. The howlers from the defenders of historicity look a bit disturbing, for example (did Craig Evans actually argue that Jesus must have existed because the Gospels say he cried once? Or that only Jesus could invent parables? Either would be laughably absurd, but that is how he is quoted). And I and Price are mixed in with Freke as if we all agree or have the same credentials.
Had I known, for instance, that Freke cited to Blake the Orpheus Stone as evidence and claims it depicts Osiris (!), I could have informed Blake of all that's wrong with this claim. First, it depicts "Orpheus the Bacchic" (i.e. not Osiris, nor even Bacchus, but Orpheus, who on the amulet is said to be a worshiper of Bacchus, i.e. an initiate in the Bacchic mysteries). Second, it's authenticity has been questioned–although invalidly, in my opinion, nevertheless it bears mentioning (e.g. see James Hannam's summary of the situation in The Jesus Mysteries Orpheus Amulet; note the case made for inauthenticity is refuted by the fact that there is no cross or crucifixion depicted: it's a ship's anchor, to which Orpheus is tied, imagery so bizarre I cannot imagine anyone thinking to forge it, and the inscription "Orpheus the Bacchic" is attested on several other objects, and it's unlikely all of them are forgeries). But more importantly, as even Freke admits in Blake's article, it's dated to the third century. Although that date is largely conjectural, one cannot make much of an argument that Christianity borrowed the crucifixion idea from whatever story this amulet is depicting, not least because Jesus wasn't tied to an anchor and drowned.
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The tagline for this new double-disc compilation, out on BBE Records October 11th, Gilles Peterson Worldwide is "A Celebration of His Syndicated Radio Show." It's filled with some of Gilles Peterson's biggest radio successes: the acts he broke on BBC1, the bands he catapulted to cult status, the songs he made into international sensations, and basically many of the milestones from the last ten years of funk, soul and jazz music.
In fact, we get giddy every Thursday when we have the exclusive stream to share with you. Check out past shows of the highly-influential 2-hour broadcast. [GPWW on Giant Step]
Gilles' selections throughout the years have influenced all of us, if not the whole world. He's been on a massive quest 'for the perfect beat,' and thanks to this show, we're constantly updated on the status of the noble, necessary mission.
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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• Hillary Anne Morgan, 28, of 629 Sink Lake Road, Lot 3, Thomasville, was charged with felony financial card fraud, $3,500 secured bond, court date unavailable.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• Copper valued at $2,700 was reported stolen from a home on Slate Mine Road in Denton at 8:34 a.m. Tuesday.
• Miscellaneous jewelry, miscellaneous personal items and $22 in cash valued at $2,477 were reported stolen from a home on Sink Farm Road between Jan. 26 and 8:46 a.m. Tuesday.
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This week's show is one of Gilles' special Brownswood Basement editions where he pairs with DJ Shadow to bring you some of the best vinyl records out there. The experienced turntablist duo plays a killer selection from artists including The Meditation Singers, DJ Krush, Earl Rodney, and some of DJ Shadow's very own hits.
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National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per year, according to a U.S. Forest Service study published recently in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.
Tree cover in 17 of the 20 cities analyzed in the study declined while 16 cities saw increases in impervious cover, which includes pavement and rooftops. Land that lost trees was for the most part converted to either grass or ground cover, impervious cover or bare soil.
Of the 20 cities analyzed, the greatest percentage of annual loss in tree cover occurred in New Orleans, Houston and Albuquerque. Researchers expected to find a dramatic loss of trees in New Orleans and said that it is most likely due to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Tree cover ranged from a high of 53.9 percent in Atlanta to a low of 9.6 percent in Denver while total impervious cover varied from 61.1 percent in New York City to 17.7 percent in Nashville. Cities with the greatest annual increase in impervious cover were Los Angeles, Houston and Albuquerque.


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Video: Tastemakers 2012 Part One
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Yesterday's edition of #Offline was one for the history books, we had the pleasure of honoring the music and legacy of legendary musician, producer, guitarist, and songwriter Nile Rodgers. Hearing the music was monumental but having him there was unbelievable. Q-Tip & DJ Spinna went back to back playing their favorite tracks from Nile's extensive library of hits plus artists that have sampled his music. Philip Bailey of Earth Wind and Fire also dropped by as did Afrika Baby Bam, and Michael K Williams.
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Rachel Millet has earned her first Western Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week honor after just her second meet as a University of Idaho Vandal.
Millet, a freshman from Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS), won three individual events and was on the runner-up relay team during a double-duel at Seattle.
She won the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter freestyle and the 500-meter freestyle, and placed second on the 200-meter medley relay team, competing against swimmers from three other schools. Her times in the 100-meter butterfly (56.66) and 200-meter freestyle (1:52.14) were pool records.


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The Greater Milford Boys and Girls Club will host an evening of cocktails and conversation on Nov. 15.
The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. at 101 Delaware Veterans Blvd., Milford. The evening will celebrate the annual fund campaign, which enables club staff to continue to provide quality program services to more than 250 local youth.
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At the United Nations today, the foundation meeting of the Group of Friends of Oceans and Seas was held. The group is made up of UN Ambassadors dedicated to ensuring the well-being of oceans and seas.
The Permanent Representative of Fiji, Ambassador Peter Thomson, was appointed as one of the group's five Co-Chairs (one for each of the five regional groups of the United Nations). The other Co-Chairs are the Permanent Representatives of Senegal, Estonia, Grenada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Let me firstly congratulate you for taking the helm of this Informal Consultative Process. You can be assured of the Fiji Delegation's full support throughout this meeting.
At the outset, Fiji aligns itself with the statements delivered by South Africa on behalf of G77 and China, by Malidives on behalf of AOSIS and by the Kingdom of Tonga on behalf of PSIDS. Allow me Co-Chairs to also thank the Secretary-General and those concerned, particularly DOALOS, for the comprehensive report that ties in well with this year's theme.
The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Brigadier General Tikoitoga, has completed a five-day visit to the United Nations in New York, during which he attended a series of UN Peacekeeping meetings. The Brigadier General concluded his visit by meeting this morning with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr Herve Ladsous.
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Rental of retail units up both locally and nationally
Published: Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 5:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 3:44 p.m.
After being largely vacant for four years, the Ormond Beach Marketplace is finally filled with tenants.
State of Florida Retail Rentals
92.1 %
Total Occupancy
Average Asking Rate Per Square Foot
Commercial Space Square Feet under Construction
1.9 million square feet
Source: CBRE Global Research and Consulting, Q2 2013
Shyam Verma, co-owner of the shopping center, recalled that during the recession's beginnings in late 2007, there were up to eight retail space vacancies at one time in the 30,000-square-foot shopping center.
"So many people left at one time," Verma said of the center at the intersection of Nova Road and Granada Boulevard, which has recently become host to an independent coffee shop, a bodybuilder's supplement store and a frozen yogurt shop.
Verma said the plaza is slowly returning back to its once-filled capacity before the recession.
"We had to support the center without those tenants when times were not so good. So, I hope with it being filled that it stays that way," he said.
The rate of retail space rentals is modesty increasing statewide, by 0.2 percent, according to the Los Angeles-based CBRE Group Inc.'s most recent quarterly study.
Though in the Volusia-Flagler county area, business owners are renting more retail properties than they did last year, according to local commercial real estate brokers.
"More particularly in Ormond Beach and Port Orange," said Claude Gardner, a broker and managing director of Prudential Commercial Real Estate FL in Daytona Beach.
"Those are hot spots right now, where demand is going up and inventory is where it needs to be. This growth is definitely moving in the right direction," Gardner said.
Flagler County, however, is still a couple of years away from seeing Volusia County's growth, said Cornelia Manfre, broker associate at Palm Coast-based RDC Real Estate Services,LLC and former agent with Palm Coast Prudential Commercial Real Estate.
"We're seeing more inquiries from retail developers, though" said Manfre, who remembers when during the recession, retail developers had no interest in the heavily blighted areas of Flagler County.
She said the upside is that retail rents in Flagler County are lower than the state average of $17.95 per square foot; she has seen some parcels on Palm Coast Parkway with rents as low as $12 and $13 per square foot.
In Florida, commercial retail space rentals are growing at a snail's pace, with commercial property owners holding onto a 7.9 percent vacancy rate, a decrease from the 8.1 percent from this time last year, according to the CBRE Group's study.
The growth is due in large part to increased tourism, a lower unemployment rate and increased consumer confidence, which is at its highest since before the recession, according to the same study.
As a result, "rent is slowly inching up because of the increase in demand for quality retail spaces," said Tom Corso, vice president of retail leasing at Charles Wayne Properties in Daytona Beach.
He added that for consumers, this means more competition in the marketplace, and for business owners, it can indicate a rush to get the best rental rates while demand for retail spaces continues to rise.
"Florida is seeing demand outpace supply across the state for fundamentally strong retail properties," according to the CBRE's quarterly study.
Gardner said while commercial rental growth is still slow, from a real estate perspective, "It means people are willing to sign a 36-month lease for a space, and that's a sign of stability in the market."
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Nadiradze at MIT began study of mobile ICBM in 1975. This would considered absolutely necessary since increasing US missile accuracy was making silo-based ICBM's vulnerable to a first strike. In response a government decree of 19 July 1976 ordered development of the Topol ICBM. Development of this all-solid propellant design would be continued by Boris Lapygin after Nadiradze's death Guidance was designed by Pilyugin at NPO AP. Launch from the mobile transports was controlled from a separate mobile command post. The first launch on 27 October 1982 was a failure. The second on 8 February 1983 was successful, travelling 6430 km from Plesetsk to the impact zone in Kamchatka. The first four launches, two of them unsuccessful, were conducted from a test silo originally built for the RT-2P. Trials of the RT-2PM version capable of dispensing 3 to 4 MIRV's began on 30 May 1983. The first test series was completed in December 1984, but many reliability problems had been identified. Further test series were required and the missile not finally accepted by the military until 1 December 1988. Throughout this process severe 'maskirova' (concealment and deception) measures were used to confuse the Americans as to the nature and status of development and deployment of the missile.
Despite the problems with the first test series the threat was considered so urgent that the Votkinsk Factory was ordered to begin series production in December 1984. The missile was deployed in rocket divisions of 4 to 5 regiments, each regiment with nine mobile launchers and one mobile command vehicle. The first provisional regiment became operational on 23 July 1985 at Yoshkar-Ola. This was followed by replacement of silo-based UR-100's by RT-2PM's at Teikovo. Deployment of the mobile version extended to Nizhniy Tagil on 28 April 1987. This was the first site to use the Baryev redundant multi-channel radio command link between the control points and the missile launchers. On 27 May 1988 a regiment began operations at Irkutsk with the improved Granit command point featuring a completely automated guidance system update. By 1991 288 launchers had been built, and deployment peaked at 386 in 1997. Rocket divisions were provided with the RT-2PM at Barnaul, Nizhniy Tagil, Bologoye, Yoshkar-Ola, Teikovo, Yurya, Novosibirsk, Kansk, Irkustsk , and Drovyanaya. Nine regiments with 81 launchers had been deployed to Lida, Mozyr, and Pruzhany in Belorus, but were moved back to Russia from 13 August 1990 to 27 November 1996. By 1999 there were 360 launchers in ten divisions. 57 missiles were test fired from Plesetsk to the end of the century, without a single failure of an operational missile.
The missile featured much new technology, including a new high energy, high density solid propellant in the first stage. A new countermeasure system was designed to confuse enemy defences. The missile could be launched at any time within two minutes, whether on the march or from special garage shelters with split roof doors. The missile was designed for a two year operational life, later extended based on in-service tests. Surplus ICBM's were marketed as Start and Start-1 space launchers. The first launch of this version took place from Svobodniy in March 1992.
Failures: 2. Success Rate: 97.37%. First Fail Date: 1995-03-28. Last Fail Date: 1998-10-22. Launch data is: continuing. Standard warhead: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Maximum range: 10,500 km (6,500 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 550 KT. CEP: 0.21 km (0.13 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Initial Operational Capability: 1985.
AKA: RS-12M; Topol'; RT-2PM; SS-25 Mod 1 and 2; 15Zh58; Sickle.
Location: Moscow, Russian Federation.
Status: Active.
Gross mass: 45,100 kg (99,400 lb).
Payload: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
Height: 21.50 m (70.50 ft).
Diameter: 1.80 m (5.90 ft).
Span: 1.80 m (5.90 ft).
Thrust: 890.00 kN (200,070 lbf).
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
First Launch: 1981.09.29.
Last Launch: 2011.09.27.
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