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By Staff Sgt. Michael J. Taylor, 21st TSC Public AffairsJuly 26, 2011
MANNHEIM, Germany " More than 1,500 Soldiers, family members and civilians of the 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, were on hand to welcome a new commander during a change of command ceremony held on Benjamin Franklin Village here July 15.
The incoming commander, Col. Brian Bisacre, a native of Wakefield, Massachusetts, brings nearly 22 years of military experience with him to the command. He has previously served with units such as the 25th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 8th Military Police Brigade and the United States Northern Command just to name a few.
"It was my great honor and privilege to take command of this storied brigade," said Bisacre. "Every change of command ceremony is special. It represents change as the outgoing commander hands the colors to his successor, and preserves continuity through the celebration of both the rich history and traditions of the unit and the numerous accomplishments of the outgoing commander."
Maj. Gen. Patricia E. McQuistion, the commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, presided over the ceremony.
"I know the Bisacres will continue the exceptional leadership the 18th MP Brigade and their families have come to expect and we are delighted to have you on the team," said McQuistion.
"My change of command was made even more special as it also marked and celebrated the retirement of Col. Tom Evans, the outgoing brigade commander," Bisacre said after the ceremony had concluded.
Evans, a native of Columbia, Louisiana, left the 18th MP Bde. and the Army after 32 years of dedicated service. His commitment and selfless service to the nation were highlighted during the ceremony.
Spending more than eight years of his career in Germany, Evans commanded at every level within the 18th Military Police Brigade, from company to battalion to brigade. He also deployed with the Brigade to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"Tom Evans' legacy is now etched into the history of this great Brigade forever. On behalf of all the Soldiers and Families of the 18th Military Police Brigade, we wish them the very best as they transition to the next chapter of their lives," said Bisacre.
"Tom is a unique leader, a thorough professional and someone who brings this fantastic energy and light heartedness into everything he does. He takes his job and his unit very seriously but he does not take himself so," said McQuistion. "We wish him all the best as he heads to Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo is about to get a lot more fun."
"As this chapter of the Brigade closes, another opens, my wife Cyndi and I are humbled and honored to join the Brigade's ranks. We want to thank the wonderful people we have met who have assisted us during this transition," said Bisacre.
"We could not feel more welcome. I am truly honored to command this historic and storied brigade, and will strive everyday to make our brigade better," said Bisacre," he added.


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KKR, CVC Cut Costs as Refinancings Jump Sixfold on Loan Rally
Private-equity owned companies are refinancing six times as much of their leveraged loans this month than they did in all of January, using the longest rally in more than a year to cut costs.
Univar Inc., owned by CVC Capital Partners Ltd. and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, and KKR & Co.'s marketing and publishing firm Visant Corp., lead $37 billion of loan issuance to replace higher-cost debt, up from $6.2 billion last month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Investors are pouring record amounts of cash into loan funds, seeking to protect against rising rates as U.S. Treasury yields climb the most in more than 4 1/2 years amid signs that the economic recovery is picking up speed, allowing the neediest borrowers to reduce interest expenses and delay maturities on debt used for buyouts and dividends. The S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index rose 0.11 cents to 96.41 cents on the dollar as of yesterday, extending gains for an 11th straight week, the longest stretch since the period ended Jan. 22, 2010.
"This bodes well for lower quality credit," said Michael Anderson, a high-yield debt strategist at Citigroup Inc. "Higher-beta, low-price loans can do better because of a technical imbalance created by strong inflows and modest new supply, M&A at improving enterprise multiples, and many higher quality loans getting re-priced."
Companies raised or started lender talks this week on $15.1 billion of leveraged loans, 79 percent the total, intended to reduce borrowing costs, Bloomberg data show. The debt is rated below Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service and lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor's.
Rising Treasury Yields
The cost of issuing lower-quality leveraged loans dropped to 5.01 percentage points this month from 5.7 percentage points in January and 6.39 percentage points at the end of 2010, according to S&P Leveraged Commentary and Data. High-yield, high-risk loans pay interest tied to benchmarks such as the London interbank offered rate and provide a hedge against a rise in rates linked to Treasuries.
Yields on 10-year U.S. government bonds pared gains to 3.57 percent as of yesterday after rising to 3.74 percent on Feb. 8, the highest since April 28, according to Bloomberg data. They are rising for a sixth consecutive month, the biggest stretch since the period ended June 2006.
"People marked up their forecasts for growth and reduced their fears of deflation, the combination of those drove up interest rate costs," said Josh Feinman, chief economist at DB Advisors, unit of Deutsche Bank AG that manages $231 billion of assets.
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Funds investing in loans received a record $1.05 billion last week, according to Deutsche Bank reports citing Lipper FMI. Investors flooded the market with $5.35 billion this year, building up on $3.1 billion of inflows in December, which was then a monthly high.
"In the weeks we had big moves in the rate market we had huge inflows to loan mutual funds," Citigroup's Anderson said in a telephone interview from his New York office. "You want to get ahead of the interest-rate trade because expectations can change very quickly."
The Federal Reserve raised its inflation-adjusted economic growth forecast to 3.4 percent to 3.9 percent, according to the minutes of a Jan. 25-26 meeting released this week. Central bankers said in November that gross domestic product would grow at 3 percent to 3.6 percent.
Manufacturers in the Philadelphia region are expanding output at the fastest pace in seven years on demand for new equipment and increasing exports, according to Fed data, and housing starts climbed 15 percent to a 596,000 annual rate as builders began to work on more homes than forecast in January, according to the Commerce Department and a Bloomberg News survey.
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"Credit markets are much more open, risk appetite is higher, there's a search for yield, the corporate sector is in better shape and people are more confident in the economic cycle," DB Advisor's Feinman said in a telephone interview from his New York office. "All of that would suggest a better environment for coming to the credit markets."
Univar, taken private for about $2.1 billion in 2007 by London-based private-equity firm CVC, started lender talks this week to refinance buyout debt and borrowings used to fund a dividend with a $1.98 billion term loan.
The Kirkland, Washington-based industrial chemicals distributor is rated B2 by Moody's and B by S&P, both five levels below investment grade.
Initial pricing on the new loan due June 2017 is 3.5 percentage points more than the Libor with a 1.5 percent floor on the lending benchmark. Univar will issue the debt at par.
Value 'Priced Out'
That compares with the $300 million loan Univar raised for a payout in November that was issued at 99 cents on the dollar and pays a spread of 4.5 percentage points over Libor, which has a 1.5 percent floor, according to Bloomberg data.
The company in August sought an amendment to push out maturities on buyout loans by two years to 2016, offering lenders an interest-rate increase of 1.5 percentage points to 4.5 percentage points more than Libor and adding a 1.75 percent floor to the benchmark, Bloomberg data show.
Visant, created by New York-based KKR in 2004 by merging at least three companies, is seeking to cut the interest rate it pays on a $1.25 billion term loan by 1.75 percentage points, reducing both the spread and the Libor floor.
The Armonk, New York-based company issued the debt in September at 98 cents on the dollar with a one-year soft-call protection of 101 cents on the dollar, Bloomberg data show. Visant, rated B2 by Moody's and B+ by S&P, used the proceeds to pay a $517 million dividend and refinance debt.
Lenders will get a soft-call protection expiring in September on the new loan, which will be issued at par.
"A lot of the value is getting priced out of the leveraged-loan market," Citigroup's Anderson said. "Compared to other asset classes which have also run up, it doesn't look bad."


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How do we measure our success? Usually, we go by our feelings. We seldom measure our own success very analytically.
The intent of this column is to give you some new ways to measure your success. You can use this column to gauge your strong and weak areas. Once you know how you're doing, you can congratulate yourself for the positives and create a plan to correct the negatives.
How Am I Doing?
Don't compare yourself to others. All too often we look at the lives of others to measure our own success. The problem with this measurement is that you can always find someone who appears to be doing better than you. In truth, they may only be better at keeping up external appearances.
The questions most successful people ask are, "Am I making progress toward my goals?" "Am I the same person in all areas of my life?" Is my life well balanced?" "Am I proud of what I do?"
If you can answer yes to these questions and others like them, you're doing fine. How much money Bill Gates has, and how slim and attractive some movie star is, are not relevant measurements to your achievements.
Chart your own course. A common characteristic of achievers is that they decide where they want to go. They decide which mountain to climb and which battle to fight. They have a plan and are guided by their goals.
Goals have three major benefits. First, they help us establish direction in our lives. Second, they give us a benchmark with which to measure our progress. Third, they can help us keep our focus.
Don't underestimate goal power. You have the power to change your direction and chart a new course. If you don't take control of your own life, someone else will do it for you.
Prove your success financially. I believe money is a method of keeping score and tracking progress. Whether you own your own business or work for someone else, wealth does bring some security and give you options. I do not believe it is the most important, nor do I believe it is the only way to measure success.
There are many measurements you can use. If you're a business owner ask these questions:
Are both sales and profits increasing? Is your debt decreasing as a percentage of assets? Are you earning more from your business than you could working for someone else? Are you building wealth (asset value) on your balance sheet?
Now let's look at your personal finances. Do you have more than one active credit card? Do you pay off your credit cards every month? Do you have more than one car payment? Have you borrowed against your home's equity? Are you building wealth on your personal balance sheet?
I know these are tough questions. However, if you will answer them honestly, you'll probably discover some areas on which to focus your financial improvement strategies.
Satisfy your personal needs. Are you happy, fulfilled and ready to start each new day? Do you have interests outside your work or business? Do you have time for family, friends and loved ones? Is your schedule flexible enough to include some fun? If you can't answer yes to these questions, you may need to reevaluate your priorities.
While I believe our attitude controls much of our happiness and success, sometimes we get caught in the trap of bad decisions. If you're still breathing, it is not too late to make changes. That is why we measure our success. To see what we need to change in order to improve.
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He began painting when he was 13 and had been exhibiting
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As a sculptor he experimented with a range of different
materials, including steel and fibreglass before turning to
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"I enjoy working with rocks," he said.
His work is held in public and private collections, both in
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"I enjoy doing the best I can for the people."Mr Penisula has
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Course is in great shape...all 18 baskets present...grass freshly cut ...signs easy to follow. ..tee pads all concrete. ...no water hazards and reachable baskets from most tee pads...great course for beginners or the seasoned player who is looking to play in the low country away from the marsh and swamps...
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The latest comic by James Sturm is called Market Day, which comes to us from the fine folk at Drawn & Quarterly and costs $21.95. Or cheaper on-line. But you wouldn't do that, would you?
Market Day is a rather bleak comic, which doesn't necessarily make it depressing. Okay, it kind of does, because although this isn't a grand tragedy, it does end in failure, and it leaves us feeling somewhat empty. So I hate it, right? No, because it's very well done. And the ending, as depressing as it is, speaks to choices people often have to make and whether the main character, Mendleman, makes the right one. It might leave us empty, but it also makes us think. Comics ought to make us think, oughtn't they?
We must consider "what happens" in Market Day, even though, on first glance, the answer is: "Not much." A Jewish rugmaker in an indeterminate Eastern European country at an indeterminate time around 1900 (I know this only by the back cover, which says so – I mean, it's obviously set in the past in a place with a large Jewish population, so I guess we can make the connections, but Sturm doesn't tell us anything about the time or place of the book) heads out early one morning for the big town, which has a big market. When he gets there, he and a few acquaintances discover that the merchant to whom they've always sold their wares has retired and his punk son-in-law has taken over, and the punk son-in-law has no interest in buying quality items, instead going for cheap and crass merchandise. Mendleman tries to shop his rugs all over town, has no luck, heads south to an "emporium" where he's heard people buy quality rugs, finds out that's a mirage as well, and despairs. He must make decisions about his life because his wife is about to give birth and he fears he won't be able to support her. And so the book ends.
Well, that doesn't sound cheery, does it? Well, I saw Eastern Europe in the 1970s, and I can't imagine it was any cheerier 70 years before that, so setting a book there almost guarantees that it won't be sunny and bright. Sturm has a very nice line, detailed yet occasionally abstract, and he drenches the book in earth tones that mute even the brighter colors (hey! there's some grass!). And, of course, back in the day, everyone wore dark, somber clothing, so there's that. Sturm pays close attention to the faces of his characters, even though so many of them are hidden behind bushy black beards. He gives them a well worn look – even if they're not old or unhappy, you can see they have difficult lives that beat on them. Some of the older men are spookily prescient in their ugliness, as if Sturm is foreshadowing what Mendleman and his peers can look forward to. However, we get some nice abstract images as well – Mendleman sees things in the world that he can work into rugs, and some of the beautiful images in the book are when he wonders how he can show the real world in a rug. He's a craftsman, and that makes what happens to him at the market all the more depressing. Sturm gives this world a weight, with real human beings and animals wandering free and full fields and solid buildings, and it's quite marvelous. It might not make you feel good, but Sturm's art impresses because it's more real than much of what we see in comics.
And here's the thing about Sturm's story: It's obviously not about Jewish rugmakers in early twentieth-century Eastern Europe. I mean, of course it is, but Sturm's going for a much more modern take as well. The idea of craftmanship becoming outdated as modernization and standardization takes over is not new and still has relevance today. There will always be craftsman, and they will always struggle against the Wal-Marts of the world. Mendleman even visits a shopping mall – what else is the emporium, where you can buy all sorts of goods at marked-down prices? The merchants who refuse to sell Mendleman's finely-made rugs are simply doing what merchants do – looking for a profit by reducing their costs. The older man, the friend of Mendleman who retired, represents an older way of doing things, one that Sturm obviously has sympathy for. When Mendleman visits the emporium, he's struck by the sheer volume of wares, which allows the sellers to drop the price. This leads to a reminiscence about when he struck out on his own in rugmaking, leaving a shop to set up his own business. His recollection reminds us of Sturm's ultimate point – the idea of putting so much of yourself into your craft and finding others who share in your appreciation of it. When Mendleman realizes that this world has passed on, he must decide what's best for his wife and unborn child. The books ends on this somewhat sour note, as Mendleman struggles with his choice. But I got a different sense of the comic than what it seems as if Sturm is going for.
From what's in the book, the reader is sympathetic toward Mendleman. We admire his craftmanship, despair along with him when his rugs are rejected, feel scorn for the crass new shopkeeper who stocks only baubles, and cry for the loss of the old world, where people took time to make quality products and merchants took time to sell them and buyers appreciated them. There are a few problems with this narrative, however. As we delve deeper and deeper into social history, we realize that there have always been crappy products, even before the advent of plastic made them cheaper and cheaper to make. The world of commerce has always struck a balance between cheap crap and high-end stuff, even today. Mendleman's world of quality craftsmanship hasn't disappeared; this very comic is an example of it, as it's much more well-crafted, in both narrative and production, than your average Teen Titans comic. Sturm's melancholy paean to a vanished world rings somewhat false, then, because this idyllic world ("idyllic" in the sense of a single worker producing great works of art and being able to make a living from it, but not in the sense of this world is carefree, because Sturm makes it clear that it's not) never existed in one sense, and in another sense it's still around. Sturm may not be able to make a living creating comics like this, but he's still able to produce them. Mendleman also must make a choice to continue to make these high-end rugs and perhaps fail to feed his family or submit to the commercialization of the market and support his wife and child. Sturm presents this as a tragedy, a Morton's Fork (I may be using that incorrectly, but I love that that term exists), when it's perfectly clear what Mendleman must do. I suppose I can't spoil the ending by telling you what his choice is, but it's kind of offensive that Sturm implies that Mendleman has been beaten by this new world he inhabits. There's no reason for him to fail to adjust. Change or die, Mendleman, as Warren Ellis might say.
The preceding paragraph might imply that I am unhappy with the book. Not at all. It's a fascinating look at a vanished world (the actual physical world) and an interesting way to present the old-as-the-hills "craftsmanship versus commercialization" argument. That Sturm seems to come down on the side of craftsmanship is not surprising, nor is it terribly surprising that he condemns the commercialization aspect so very much. High-end artists almost always condemn the commercialization of art, failing to grasp that many, many people simply don't care about aesthetics. Not only that, but many people simply don't have the money for high-end products. One must make choices, and when Mendleman's carpets (or Sturm's comics) fall into the category of "luxuries," they become less desirable. Only those with disposable incomes can afford them. As Mendleman's world changes, he simply can't see why people wouldn't want his beautiful, abstract works of art. But as one merchant tells him, "Who would pay so much to wipe their feet?" As readers, we're supposed to find such a coarse attitude tragic. True art cannot be brought down in such a manner! But it is. I don't see this as tragic. Sturm obviously does. That doesn't mean I don't like the comic. I, you see, have disposable income.
This is a far more complex book than it appears to be, and that's why I recommend giving it a look. Sturm doesn't beat us over the head with his thesis, he simply tells a story of a man going to market and having a bad day. Perhaps Mendleman gives up his weaving. Perhaps the next time he goes to market he makes a sale. Perhaps the punk son-in-law realizes the value of good rugs and furniture, made to last (I love high-end products, because usually they do last longer, but I recognize that people can't always afford Stickley chairs and Karastan rugs), and changes his ways. Perhaps he finds happiness in something else than making rugs. But Sturm leaves it up to us. He's just telling a story, and it's quite a good one. If you have some disposable income, you should give it a try!
Tomorrow: I have to take a weekend break. I thought I had a big enough cushion to get all the stuff I have to read reviewed, but then my mother was in town, and I fell behind, and that's that. I'll be back, though – I still have a pile of big thick comics to review!
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Sturm's melancholy paean to a vanished world rings somewhat false, then, because this idyllic world never existed in one sense, and in another sense it's still around.
I'm not sure its the best reading to see Market Day as presenting the dusk of a golden age when one could make a living with quality arts and crafts, when those things were valued. I don't think Sturm has here written a paean to anything much less a vanished world.
If we look at Mendelman's climactic moment in the emporium, I think the best reading is not that an era of good taste has ended so much as that Mendelman realizes that Finkler has been purchasing exquisite goods for exquisite prices only to sell them on the cheap at the Old World equivalent of Target. Finkler had more money than God and yet continued to this business in order to support higher quality in craftsmanship. It seems as if Finkler stocks this emporium at a loss to his fortune, but at a net gain to the amount of good art in the world. Mendelman doesn't see this. He only sees a tremendous pile of his rugs from across the years at bargain bin prices at the emporium.
Artists generally have a sort of hubris (as does anyone who creates something and believes that others should pay money for the joy of experiencing their creation). It's a rare great artist who is happy to see his work on sale at Target or Walmart. If I believe my work should sell for $2000 and find out the gallery sold it for $65, I'm probably not going to be happy. Mendelman is the same. Then we add to that the fact that he's a drama queen on the edge of a breakdown (recall his fears of his wife's death in childbirth and the awesome mental sequence regarding someone's daughter later).
I don't think Sturm is actually saying anything in particular about today's world or this vanished world. I think he's just using the setting to propel an interesting character study of a specific artiste and, more generally, touching on the frailty of the human psychological landscape.
By the way, I absolutely appreciate you doing these graphic novel reviews even if I don't get to them until I actually read the work for myself. I've enjoyed going back and comparing your reactions to my own and for my particular interests, you're the most valuable contributor to CSBG.
Seth: Thanks for the praise. That's a very interesting reading of Market Day, one I hadn't considered. I always appreciate it when others point out ways to look at things that I missed, so when I read it again (and I'll probably read Market Day again at some point), I can read it with that in mind. Very neat.
Thanks. It's an interpretation that came out of discussing the book with my wife. We both found Mendelman's reaction (and narration) to seeing his rugs in the emporium a bit curious. It wasn't well explained in the book and was probably the only part that actually demanded interpretation. My explanation above was the best we could cobble together that fit both the facts and Mendelman's reaction. It may not be correct, but I'd have a hard time explaining his reaction to seeing his rugs in the emporium otherwise.
For me, that moment was actually probably the only weakness in Sturm's execution of the book. Just because it was pretty confusing and forced me to reread the section a couple times when I came to it.
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This is a discussion on VIDEO: Clinton and Obama Debate on Gun control within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Hillary actually grew up in Chicago, before going to AR with Bill and the on to NY. Just remember it is an election year. There ...
Hillary actually grew up in Chicago, before going to AR with Bill and the on to NY.
Just remember it is an election year. There will be much spewed from all of the cadidates, and you can believe about as much of it as will fit into a coffee cup, the rest is fit only for a flushing.
They are by Kinky Freedman's definition in the business of
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ticks = blood sucking parasites
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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Is anybody surprised? I'm not, because I never lost sight of who these people were in the first place.
they will say what they need to say to get elected, then they will show you how fast they can take your guns.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
sen. clinton, what is your view on gun control? well i
sen. obama, what is your view on guncontrol? well i
sounds good,got my vote
yeah, my vote too.
i"m outta here
(SHERIFF BUFORD T. JUSTICE) "what the hell is
the world coming too"
I don't get this whole "hunting and target shooting BS." I am 100% against hunting. I see no good reason to deny us the right to self-defense, yet allow us to needlessly kill animals.
Twisted malfunction. God help us.
Someone tell me how it ends. I'll loose my lunch..........
It's not a debate. It's public acknowledgement of their express intent to commit crimes against the Constitution. You'd think that would matter. The intent of the 2A was essentially about the People's ability to defend themselves against any and all comers, and yet discussions such as these (Clinton, Obama, whomever) merely illustrate the depths to which people have fallen and how far some are willing to go in order to render the People toothless and harmless against predation by criminals (government hacks or otherwise). Same ol', same ol'. Where's a big woodshed and leather belt when you need one.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
I just lost almost 8 minutes of my lifetime listening to this dribble. These candidates will never be able to see the forest because there are simply too many trees in the way.
I guess I'll just have to be hopeful for...... 2012??
Anything before that I may just have to try and forget...
"You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know" - T.R.
<----My LT was unhappy that I did not have my PASS-Tag at that fire. But I found the body so he said he would overlook it. :)
Tactical - if it weren't for the "hunters", we would:
- have no effective game management programs to keep wild game animals or predators under control, and see to the continuation of their species and habitat. All of the money that funds wildlife programs in this country comes from sportsmen, not PETA, not Al Gore, or any of the Liberal wacko Democrats that complain about "the poor animals".
- The NRA as we know it would simply not exist; Want to know when the membership of the NRA exploded? When Clinton was in office and he passed AWB 1. That convinced the "hunters" that the gun banners were for real and they were not kidding.
- As far as the self defense crowd goes, the hunters outnumber us at least 4 to 1, and I am being conservative when I say that. It has only been in the last 10 years that the self-defense issues have become front page news with all of the school shootings, home invasions and the Heller case before the Supreme court.
So please don't bash the hunters. They actually provide a service to the environment, and care more about the environment than any environmentalist nut ever will.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
There may be some self defense people out there that don't hunt but I will bet that most hunters will use one of their weapons for self defense. There may be some statistics on numbers of hunting licenses versus concealed carry licenses, but there are many additional self defenders that do not have a concealed license.
Texas has just appropriated $1 Million to help eradicate the "poor defenseless" wild hogs that cause millions of dollars of destruction to crops, grazing land and even kill young livestock.
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If you want to visit some great places near Lisbon, such as Bel�m, Oeiras and Cascais, you have to take the train at Cais do Soudre. At Cais do Sodre you have the subway as well (metro) wich do the connection to several places in Lisbon.
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The national airlines are TAP Air Portugal (www.tap.pt) and Portugalia (www.pga.pt).
TAP (Air Portugal), the national airline, has direct flights to Lisbon from a number of destinations, including England, France, Spain, the USA and Canada.
It is located only 7km from the city centre. If you wish to drive to this airport in your private car you can use ? according to where you come from ? one of the following road accesses:
> North: A1 Motorway (Oporto/Lisbon) ? Beginning of the 2� Circular;
> Torres Vedras: A8 Motorway ? CRIL(IC17) ? Beginning of the 2� Circular;
> South: Ponte Vasco da Gama ? Beginning of the 2� Circular - Ponte 25 de Abril ? Eixo North/South ? 2� Circular;
> Cascais/Estoril: Motorway (A5) - CRIL (IC17) ? 2� Circular;
> Sintra/Amadora: IC19 ? 2� Circular (South/North direction) IC19 ? IC 17 ? Beginning of the 2� Circular (North/South direction)
> Parque das Na��es: Av. Marechal Gomes da Costa ? Rotunda do Rel�gio ? Alameda das Comunidades Av. Dr. Alfredo Bensa�de ? Beginning of the 2� Circular - Av. de Berlim
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Perhaps it isn't the best way to visit Lisbon, because of the horrible traffic, but by car you can reach all the places without having to buy tickets, without any schedules...
I visited Lisbon and other near towns such as Estoril, Cascais, Oeiras and Sintra, by car.
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One way to cross the River Tagus and visit Cacilhas in Almada, is by ferry. Go to Cais do Sodr� and buy a ticket to Cacilhas (EUR 0,60). When I been there we cross the bridge 25 de Abril by car and we return to Lisbon by ferry.
The trip is fast and we can admire the boats and the fabulous views.
The view when we were approaching Lisbon is something; take a look at the photo I took. We can see the Pra�a do Comercio (Square), the Castle of S. George up the hill and ? just amazing!
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Well I didn?t take the tram, but it seems an excellent way to visit lots of beautiful places in Lisbon. The tram 28 is the main tourist attraction, it reaches the Castle of St George and others points of interest in Lisbon, offering amazing views of the city and out over the River Tagus (rio Tejo).
You can take it at Campo Ourique?Martim Moniz .
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Take a Look at Japantown in 1942: "Cherryland Sukiyaki (Japanese and American), 1650 Post St., sake and beer"Friday, August 1st, 2014
Oh wow, man. I'm not used to seeing outer Post Street from the pre-Redevelopment era.
Western Addition: Cherryland Sukiyaki (Japanese and American), 1650 Post St., sake and beer
Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel—Streets of San Francisco, 1942
(Then the people from SPUR came along with "ideas and action for a better city" to Urban Renewal this place with big, hulking, earthquake-unsafe buildings ("The Mall Has It All!" – that's what the SPUR people used to say before they changed their name to hide from their legacy) and garages and that's where we are today.)
Esquire: "For Sukiyaki complete with chopsticks, visit "Cherryland," where only Japanese food is served."
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Unusual Diet Coke Ads Already Mocked by Area Art Student: "YOU MOVED TO SF WITH DIABETES OR WHATEVER– YOU'RE ON COKE"Friday, March 14th, 2014
Word on the street, mocking these recent official Coke ads:
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I don't think that it's the Diet Coke what causes diabetes, just saying.
Unless the artificial sweeteners somehow fool your body into thinking it's getting sugar, uh oh. (I think the scientists are looking into it these days.)
Now myself, the more Diet Cherry Coke I drink, the more they bring me.
At least I think it's diet, uh oh.
"Diabetes on Wheels!" – Supervisor Eric Mar's Name for the Coca-Cola Float at 2014 Chinese New Year ParadeThursday, February 27th, 2014
From Joe Fitzgerald aka fitzthereporter comes this:
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"Diabetes on wheels!"
Ooh, harsh.
But consistent.
An Arresting Ad Campaign for Upwardly-Mobile Software Americans from Diet Coke: "You Moved to SF with…"Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
[UPDATE: Lauryn McCarthy is similarly puzzled – she has the cleaned up version of this ad here.]
So, the tagline sort of looks like "YOU'RE ON COKE?" That's bold, Coca Cola.
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In the gleaming corridors of the 51st floor
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It's the pause that refreshes in the corridors of power
When top men need a top up long before the happy hour
Your snakeskin suit and your alligator boot
You won't need a launderette, you can send them to the vet
I get my advice from the advertising world
Treat me nice says the party girl
Koke adds life where there isn't any
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Neon light sign says it
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Suit your life, maybe so
In the White House-I know
All Over Berlin (they've been doing it for years)
And in Manhattan!
Coming through the door is a snub nose forty four
What the barrel can't snort it can spatter on the floor
Your eyeballs feel like pinballs
And your tongue feels like a fish
You're leaping from the windows-saying don't
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Isn't it beautiful?
All your favorite brands are here:
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(And guess who owns the building in the background: Robert Redford / Sundance!)
Of course the National Dollar used to advertise Everything $1 or Less but there came a time when that wasn't actually true, so City Attorney Dennis Herrera got after them.
So now the sign says "Everything ___ or Less."
(Bonus: National Dollar Sidewalk Bling)
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Japan and Russia agreed at a ministerial meeting Saturday to expand joint exercises between their defense forces and advance their cooperation in multilateral consultative frameworks covering security affairs in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and their Russian counterparts Sergey Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu reached the agreements during a "two-plus-two" meeting on security held in Tokyo, the first such meeting between the two countries.
The meeting was aimed at building confidence between Japan and Russia as Tokyo seeks to make progress in negotiations to resolve a long-running territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty.
The ministers are also believed to have compared notes on issues relating to East Asian security, including North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
In his opening remarks at the talks, Kishida said Saturday's meeting has opened a "new page for Japan-Russia cooperation in security and defense," noting that deepening such cooperation will contribute to regional peace and stability.
Lavrov said Japanese and Russian leaders are aiming to strengthen confidence and expand cooperation on regional and global issues, while Shoigu said that through mutual efforts Japan and Russia can raise their understanding of new threats, such as international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to a "new level."
The ministers agreed to conduct joint antiterrorism and antipiracy exercises between the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Russian navy.
Japan and Russia will also cooperate in discussing security and disaster relief in multilateral settings, such as the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum, while sharing information on U.N. peacekeeping operations.
Japan also sought understanding from Russia about its security policies, including the proposed establishment of a U.S.-style National Security Council and moves within the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe toward allowing Japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense.
Russia, meanwhile, voiced concerns over the antiballistic missile shield jointly developed by Japan and the United States.
The ministers agreed to hold the two-plus-two meeting regularly. The next meeting is expected to be held next year in Moscow.
During a foreign ministerial meeting on Friday, Kishida and Lavrov agreed to hold talks between deputy foreign ministers sometime between the end of January and the beginning of February to discuss the territorial dispute.
The two ministers also discussed what themes should be on the agenda between their deputies during the second round of negotiations, which would follow the first round held in Moscow in August. Tokyo expects the upcoming round to be held in Japan.
In April, Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to resume stalled negotiations over the sovereignty of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group off Hokkaido.
The Russian-held islands were seized by the Soviet Union shortly after Japan's surrender in 1945.
Japan also has two-plus-two ministerial arrangements with the United States and Australia, with an agreement to launch one with France. Russia has held similar two-plus-two talks with the United States, Britain, France and Italy.
Lavrov and Shoigu, who arrived in Tokyo on Friday, are expected to leave later on Saturday after having a working lunch with their Japanese counterparts.


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Dollar a day… lol.
"Earnest money." Ray doesn't have much, but he feels the need to prove he's no freeloader.
So many Veterans homeless. Many of them from just the most recent wars.
If the check doesn't clear, the bank'll charge a $63 overdraft fee.
@Travis Bickel
I owe you a proper reply to your reply to my reply a few days ago, but probably won't get to it this week. (Won't agree with 90-95% of it.) What's an OBAMAPHONE? I know telephone, microphone, and Anglophone, but not that one.
I could only pay $100 last month to my friend. Before that I spent about a month living in a storage unit. (It had power inside and a water spigot outside, so it could have been worse.)
Likely meant Obamaphobe, but who's counting.
"Where's the Bank of The Nile?"
Many of them find it difficult to find work since their in service training, eg medic, doesn't count for jobs,eg. EMT. Still more lost their jobs despite a promise to hold them until they returned from much longer service stints then were ever originally intended. My next door neighbor was lucky enough to have a job when he left and have his boss hold it for him through three tours. Honor such as that on both sides would serve the country well.
Maybe Safelink phones?
A common misconception is that they are government phones, paid for with taxes. Safelink is a commercial enterprise funded by fees which are found on all phone bills. Kind of like the E-911 fees. (One might argue that that is still a de facto "tax" of sorts.)
Ray reps another kind of soldier, one damaged and in need of repair BEFORE he will find meaningful work. They need to be treated. I hope there is general agreement on that need and no whining about other areas of health care for the term of the comic's focus. DOD can syphon some money from drones focus on returning their warriors to health.
I'll buy that.
No, wait, I can't. That $100 was all I had until next month. And then I get only $200.
It is a lie. It should be called the W-phone, or Ronniephone:
"Obamaphone" is a term, often used pejoratively to refer to a program (actually introduced during the BUSH administration) to provide basic (minimal) cell phone service for poor people. One chief aim is to make sure they are able to contact emergency services when needed. These are also called "Lifeline" phones. See http://obamaphone.net/
Occasionally I'll get a check from someone I've helped out a little. I always thank them profusely, tell them they didn't have to do it, assure them that they can call on me again any time, and then don't cash it.
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"Why do some ideas seemingly spread overnight, while others disappear? How can some products become ubiquitous, while others never gain traction? Jonah Berger knows the answers, and, with Contagious, now we do, too." (Charles Duhigg, author of the bestselling The Power of Habit)
"If you are seeking a bigger impact, especially with a smaller budget, you need this book. Contagious will show you how to make your product spread like crazy." (Chip Heath, co-author of Made to Stick and Decisive)
"Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information 'go viral' than anyone in the world." (Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness)
"Jonah Berger is the rare sort who has studied the facts, parsed it from the fiction—and performed groundbreaking experiments that have changed the way the experts think. If there's one book you're going to read this year on how ideas spread, it's this one." (Dave Balter, CEO of BzzAgent and Co-founder of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association)
"A provocative shift in focus from the technology of online transmission to the human element and a bold claim to explain 'how word of mouth and social influence work . . . [to] make any product or idea contagious." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Contagious contains arresting — and counterintuitive — facts and insights. . . . Most interesting of all are the examples Berger cites of successful and unsuccessful marketing campaigns." (Glenn C. Altschuler The Boston Globe)
"An infectious treatise on viral marketing. . . . Berger writes in a sprightly, charming style that deftly delineates the intersection of cognitive psychology and social behavior with an eye toward helping businesspeople and others spread their messages. The result is a useful and entertaining primer that diagnoses countless baffling pop culture epidemics." (Publishers Weekly)
"The book is just plain interesting. Berger's cases are not only topical and relevant, but his principles seem practical and are easily understood. . . . I have a strong feeling that this book will catch on." (Ben Frederick The Christian Science Monitor)
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The Florida State Seminoles have contacted several BCS schools to replace West Virginia on their 2012 football schedule, the Orlando Sentinel has reported.
Last week, West Virginia notified FSU that they were canceling their 2012 game which was scheduled for Sept. 8 in Tallahassee.
The Mountaineers are preparing to compete in the Big 12 next season and needed to cancel one of their four scheduled non-conference games. Canceling the trip made the most financial sense to West Virginia, although they do have to pay a $500,00 buyout. If FSU can't find a suitable replacement, they Seminoles might file a lawsuit against the Mountaineers to recoup additional lost revenue.
Florida State has reportedly reached out to several BCS schools to fill the Sept. 8 void on their schedule. Those teams include Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Rutgers, Syracuse and Pittsburgh.
Oklahoma currently needs two non-conference games in 2012, but would the Sooners want to play another home-and-home series with FSU? The two schools just completed their 2010-11 set in which Oklahoma won both games.
Texas A&M is also in need of two games with their move to the SEC in 2012. The Aggies currently have open dates on Sept. 22, Oct. 13 and Nov. 17. They are scheduled to host Florida on Sept. 8 and that date is unlikely to change.
The three Big East schools, Rutgers, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, will each need an additional non-conference game with the departure of West Virginia. They could even schedule two since the NCAA allows 12 games.
Whoever Florida State can get to fill that void, look for it to happen soon since the 2012 ACC schedule is likely to be released later this month.
Get Texas A&M! A good ACC vs. SEC game!
Pitt best has open date Sept. 8 . Replace one Big East with another. They'll be ACC 2014 anyway.
Problem is Pitt needs the home date too after losing their UCF date to clear room for realignment and the WVU game. Right now they sit at 4 home games for fall 2012.
Florida st. sucks. Tt would be a waste of time to play a team that OU always beats. Time to play somebody that has some talent.
You suck! OU quit while your ahead, for once ;)
Choklahoma always blows games to teams with inferior records. I'd like to see FSU play them again.
OU swallows
king ou sucks and so do you GO SEMINOLES BLANK OU
How about a Big 10+ school. nah…FSU always beats them.
They should schedule Rutgers: easy W, and Rutgers wouldn't have to play 'Cuse twice
Rutgers wouldn't be as easy a walkover as some may think. They return a strong defense, and we all witnessed the inability of FSU to run the ball last year. Rutgers is looking for a return game from FSU which isn't likely, so FSU will probably have to look elsewhere. Maybe playing Syracuse or Pitt (both teams that Rutgers has dominated in recent years) would be easier prey for an early season warm-up game for the 'Noles.
Rutgers lost to Pitt in 2009 and 2010. I'm pretty sure they lost to Syracuse those years as well.
Looks like Rutgers manned up and is playing Arkansas.
I would love to see FSU play Oregon but it looks like it will probably be rutgers or cuse'
we need strength of schedule…either a team that will be excellent in 2012 or a team with a rich history…I vote OU
Boise St.!!!!!!!
Yeah Buddy, Bring on the Blue. GO NOLES!!!
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