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Hazel is your personal housekeeper, organizing and cleaning folders based on rules you define. Hazel can also manage your trash.
Organize your files using a familiar rule interface. Filter on the file's name, type, date, the site or email address it came from and more. And do more than just file. You can set color labels, Spotlight keywords and comments and even archive files. In addition, Hazel can manage your Trash for you, relieving you of having to empty it yourself.
All this is done automatically in the background allowing you to focus on your real work.
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Unbelievably useful by itself. Download a PDF containing text (such as a utility bill) and Hazel can search the text of the file for words like "Power Bill" before renaming it, adding a date and filing it for you. All automagically.
Almost limitless possibilities when combined with other utilities like DropBox and KeyBoard Maestro. Terrific support for newbies too. Not sure how I kept things in line without it. Highly recommended
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I'd be glad to see them. I can really see the potential, but I'm struggling on the implementation. Now I only have empty trash and delete old OmniFocus backups.
The single best app on all of my Macs- Hazel is simply amazing! Not sure how I got along without it.
Hazel, plus Automator, QuicKeys 4.0, and AppleScript keep me organized and boost my workflow.
Wish I'd had this from the beginning. Four stars!
Couple this with dropbox and you are onto a winner.
changed my mac and my life. I have hazel do menial tasks, but can be a formidable organiser when needed. More useful than automator in many respects
Log Monitor is a similar program for Windows.
The homepage is unavailable, but it can still be downloaded, eg: from here.
Hazel keeps my Download folder clean and has eliminated the need for AppZapper. Must-have program.
My desktop is cleaner and my documents are better organized. Thanks, Hazel.
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team outhit Southern Illinois 11-9, but a three-run home run in the third and a pair of runs in the final two frames helped the Salukis earn an 11-7 victory Saturday night. Freshman Brittney Morse powered the Islanders' bat with two home runs and a double on the opening day of the CenturyLink Classic at Bobcat Softball Stadium.
After freshman Mackinzee Griebel led the Islanders' (0-2) offense in a 12-2 loss to Ball State earlier today, Morse took over in the second game with some quality at bats. She cranked her first career home run over the center field wall in the bottom of the first to put the Islanders on the board 1-0 and followed it with a leadoff double in the fifth to pull the Islanders within one. The native of Yuma, Ariz. then led the seventh with a home run again over the center field wall.
Southern Illinois (2-0), who topped Stephen F. Austin in their first game today, answered with three runs on two hits in the top of the second to garner the lead, 3-1.
After a leadoff ground out in the second, Hayley Galloway hit a double to center field before junior transfer Cassidy Ivy stepped to the plate. In her first career at bat, Ivy blasted a home run over the right field wall to score Galloway. The Islanders tacked on their fourth run of the game after Dani Tefft tripled to left center and scored on a Griebel single to the pitcher.
With the Islanders in front 4-3, the Salukis answered with four runs on two hits in the top of the third to push ahead 7-4. After a RBI single by Brook Womack, Taylor Harris hit a three-run home run over the center field wall to give the Salukis the lead.
The Islanders added a run in the bottom of the third and the fifth to pull within one. With one out in the third, J.J. Jackson hit a single through the right side and Michelle Sorenson, who came in to pinch run for Jackson, scored on a sacrifice fly by Galloway. In the fifth, Morse led off with a double and pinch runner Jessica Mendez plated the Islanders' sixth run of the game on a wild pitch after advancing to third on a single by Valerie Perez.
Southern Illinois tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth and seventh before Morse hit her second career home run.
Morse led the Islanders with three hits, while Perez added two, and Griebel, Jackson, Galloway, Ivy, Tefft and Lindsey Lyles all chipped in one apiece.
Constance Brandenburg (0-1) took the loss for the Islanders. She allowed four hits and seven runs while walking four in two innings. Liz Carter who took the loss in the Islanders' opening game relieved Brandenburg in the circle and allowed five hits, four runs while walking four and striking out four in four innings.
Alyssa Wunderlich (1-0) earned the victory for the Salukis in four innings. She allowed six hits, three runs and two walks while recording three strikeouts.
The Islanders will continue play tomorrow at 3 p.m. against Southland foe SFA and will wrap the classic against Texas State at 5 p.m.
Live stats and video can be found HERE on the CenturyLink Classic Central Page and as always follow Islanders Softball on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersSball) and Facebook (Islanders Softball) for the latest information.

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Revised to January 1, 2008
Note: This
instruction may be used at the time the parol evidence is introduced
during the trial, as well as at the conclusion of the trial. Use if
there is a fully integrated contract, but terms are ambiguous and
parol evidence can assist in interpreting those terms without
varying or contradicting those terms.
The parties intended that
<describe contract> be the complete contract. Therefore, you
may consider the following evidence <insert evidence of earlier
understandings> only for the purpose of determining the intent
of the parties as to the meaning of <insert ambiguous terms>.
I have found that the meaning of <insert ambiguous terms> is
not clear. You may not consider that evidence of earlier oral or
written understandings for the purpose of varying or contradicting
the terms of that contract.
Alstom Power, Inc. v. Blacke-Durr, Inc.,
269 Conn. 599, 609-10 (2004); HLO Land Ownership Assocs. Ltd.
Partnership v. Hartford, 248 Conn. 350, 357-60 (1999); TIE
Communications, Inc. v. Kopp, 218 Conn. 281, 288 (1991);
Security Equities v. Gimaba, 210 Conn. 71, 78 (1989); Vezina
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Ownership Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Hartford, 248 Conn.
350, 360 (1999).
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How do you turn one bird into two?
"You change the way you do business," said ECO Transit Director Kelley Collier.
ECO Transit is getting very serious about business-changing action lately. Quite a few changes - some large, some small - will be launched by Eagle County's bus system this year. The biggest change coming down the road is a new "spine service" along the Interstate 70 corridor, which will allow people to get up and downvalley at a rate that competes with personal vehicles.
The extra challenge facing the ECO Transit team is to implement the changes - essentially better service - with the same operating budget and resources. Put another way, Collier is heading an effort to turn one bus into two.
"Having a successful mass transit system is critical to economic development," Collier said.
ECO Transit is already successful in terms of ridership, but Collier wants the system to improve how it promotes and supports the county's growth.
She noted a successful local transit system should promote tourism, help employees get to work, transport kids without taking their parents away from their jobs, and take the strain off limited upvalley parking.
Collier said Colorado is No. 1 in rural transit trips in the entire country. A transit trip is anytime a person gets on a bus to go somewhere.
"The annual average trips per capita for the country is 1.9 percent," she said. "Eagle County averages 16 percent."
ECO's success can be tied to several factors including the limited parking in Vail and Avon - the most common destinations of all ECO Transit passengers - along with the high number of seasonal employees and people without cars. The linear geography of the Eagle River Valley also boosts ridership.
That geography, which includes I-70, is another reason why Eagle County is conducive to rapid-transit spine service.
"Sometimes a route is too successful," Collier said. "Sometimes so many people are on a route we have to bring in extra service and that's not efficient."
The spine service might fix that.
A feasibility study to implement spine service between Vail and Gypsum was recently completed with the help of a consultant, Transit Plus, and a working group that included town representatives.
"This week, we're going to have a three-day session to nail down an operational plan that we can present to the community for feedback this summer," Collier said on Monday.
The plan is to implement the spine service in phases, starting with the Eagle-Gypsum route next winter.
On the I-70 spine, buses will run from Vail to Eagle, stopping at Lionshead, Minturn, Avon and Edwards in between. Other buses will serve routes within those "hub" communities and along U.S. Highway 6. The idea is to provide fast transportation up and down the valley with hub service that takes people to their final destinations from the six stops along the spine.
From Eagle, buses will serve stops along Highway 6 and loop through Gypsum, much like they do now. Collier doesn't plan to change those stops much, if at all.
"The Eagle-Gypsum route had a 37 percent increase in passengers in 2012 over 2011," she said. "Our aim is to fit the needs of the community and we're just trying to be more efficient."
The Vail-Beaver Creek Express route will also be reintroduced in phase one next winter.
"That was one of our most successful routes that was cut in 2009," Collier said.
The changes won't happen overnight, partly to give passengers time to adjust.
Before the spine service gets going, a second study needs to be done and starts mid-March.
"We had to identify our goals first so that we can now identify what facilities we need for those goals," Collier said.
In other words, the spine service study only looked at service, and the "hub and park and ride study" will analyze facilities.
Collier already knows that ECO Transit needs a transfer hub at Edwards to implement effective spine service. Edwards is the start of ECO's most traveled route - the Highway 6 Route, which serves many stops into Vail and accounts for 67 percent of the ridership.
Besides the facility, the bus service will have to be well-timed to make ECO an attractive option for commuters. If people are left waiting too long between transfers, they might decide to drive themselves instead.
That's a big reason why the express buses will turn around in Eagle instead of Gypsum.
"Going to Gypsum would take a bus an hour and 15 minutes instead of an hour," Collier told Eagle County Commissioners at a meeting last week.
That extra 15 minutes adds up to fewer trips overall in a day, so Eagle is a better terminal for the express route.
ECO Transit is funded by a dedicated half-cent sales tax, which it shares with ECO Trails. Ten percent of the tax goes to trails.
"ECO Trails is integral to transit because without trails, our passengers wouldn't be able to get to our stops," Collier said.
ECO Transit's portion of the sales tax is about 75 percent of its funding. The other 25 percent comes from farebox revenues and a little bit of federal funding, which amounts to 3 percent.
Last year, ECO started selling ad space on the outside of its buses, so that will help as well. The agency selling the ads is guaranteeing a minimum of $101,000 per year and there is potential to make $400,000 annually.
"We're going to be making some money pretty quickly," Collier said.
Meanwhile, revenues are just able to keep up with operation costs.
"We have seen a little increase in our revenues but our operating expense is also rising," Collier said.
Right now, ECO Transit's operating budget it $7.2 million and that is expected to stay the same with the new spine system.
"If we ever end up making a profit, we will put the extra money back on the road because we're in the business of serving the community," Collier said.
There are currently 18 buses operating at peak hours. With the spine service, Transit Plus projects only 15 will be needed.
During the boom years, before the economic downturn resulted in many service cuts in 2009, ECO Transit was not operating with efficiency.
"For years we were so reactionary to the needs of the county," Collier said. "We added lots of stops to serve the entire county but that made service slow. The downturn forced us to be more strategic."
The goal now is to tighten running time and still cover a wide area. To do that, some stops might be consolidated into other ones if they are within reasonable walking distance. That's something the hub study will examine.
Some of the less noticeable changes that have already begun include the bus-wrap advertising, surveillance cameras, Wi-Fi for passengers and various computer software to help with maintenance and tracking.
"We have a demo bus with passenger Wi-Fi right now to test it out," Collier said.
Other software passengers will be able to track the buses in real time.
"They'll be able to know exactly where the bus is," Collier said.
The rest of the software will only be noticed by operating staff. Called "automated vehicle management," it will give operators real time messages about maintenance issues and will likely catch small problems before they become big ones and interrupt passenger service. The program will be costly upfront but is projected to pay for itself in four months.
"If we save one engine, we're saving $45,000," Collier said.
That software even tracks fuel efficiency and how a bus could be driven more efficiently. Collier said the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is using the system and is leading the way.
"RFTA's maintenance director said the way a driver operates a bus can make between 18 and 24 percent variation of fuel economy," she said. "We'll have to take a hard look at what that means but luckily we have RFTA to use as a model."
In partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation, the ultimate goal is to have public service along the entire I-70 corridor to Grand Junction. If and when that happens, transit networks from all over the state will be linked. A rider could commute from Vail to Aspen by bus if desired. Collier is on three subcommittees with CDOT, working toward that goal.
"We're setting ourselves up with a foundation to make good decisions in the future," Collier said. "I'm very proud of what we're doing right now."


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What Kids Say About: Money Worries
People losing their jobs. Higher prices. Families struggling to pay their bills. It's hard to avoid the topic of money and the economy these days.
We asked more than 2,000 kids about it and about half said they were worried, at least, a little bit — 15% said they don't worry, but 22% said they worry a lot and 14% said they were totally stressed.
Nicole, 12, of Pennsylvania, wonders if her parents will be able to afford the mortgage payment. That's the money that must be paid each month if your family owns a home.
"I am scared that my neighbors might have to move. He lost his job," said Claire, 11, from Michigan.
DCB, 12, from Texas, asks: "How long will it continue?"
Most Kids Think It Will Get Better
It's a good question and one that's on the minds of young and old people alike. No one knows for sure, but here's what kids predict will happen next:
- 26% say things will get worse
- 46% said things will be tough for a while but will get better eventually
- 5% said things will get better quickly
- 23% said they have no clue because it's all so confusing!
How right they are that it's a complicated stew of stuff. There's the auto bailout, the mortgage crisis, crashing stock prices, and up-and-down gas prices — just to name a few ingredients. No kid could be expected to understand it or know what to do about it.
It's a good idea to talk with your parents if you're concerned or have questions about how these problems might affect your family. More than half the kids who took our survey had already discussed the topic with mom or dad. Some felt worse after the talk (17%), but nearly a third of kids said they felt better. About half felt about the same. Money is a tough topic for any family. There are always lots of needs and wants, and tough financial times mean hard decisions.
The good news is that our survey did show something very positive: Kids are willing to help! It's a good time to remember what you are — and are not — responsible for. Kids aren't expected to pay the mortgage or figure out your family's finances, but we think it's great that kids want to pitch in. When you do your part, you're thinking of your family as a team, which it is.
A whopping 81% of kids are willing to save money and spend less. Not just that, but many kids said they were willing to take specific steps. Three out of four kids (75%) were willing to earn extra money through babysitting or other odd jobs.
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Just as many kids were willing to go green to save green. In honor of those environmentally-minded team players, here are 10 ways to do just that:
- Turn off lights you're not using. Ask your parents to switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs, which last longer and use less energy.
- Turn off the water when you're brushing your teeth.
- When you can, walk or ride your bike instead of driving in the car.
- Unplug the chargers for your phone and MP3 player when you're not using them.
- Put your computer to "sleep" instead of leaving it on with the screensaver running.
- Use rechargeable batteries for your handheld computer games, MP3 players, cell phones, and digital cameras.
- Choose reusable travel cups instead of disposable paper or plastic cups.
- Take your own bags — preferably reusable ones — when you go to the grocery store.
- Drink tap water instead of buying bottled water. If you don't like how your tap water tastes, a low-cost filtration system could make a difference. Get a reusable water bottle so you can take it with you.
- Organize a swap among your friends. What can you swap? Books, toys, even clothes. It's a way for everyone to get something new without spending any money.
Looking for more ways to spend less and save more? Here are a bunch, followed by the percentage of kids who said they were willing to take that step. Some cost-cutting ideas were more popular than others, as you can see. Would you be willing to take a cut in your allowance? Hats off to those who were!
- Eat out less often. Choose less expensive restaurants when you do dine out. (63%)
- Help out more around the house so your family doesn't have to pay for services like childcare, lawn care, or house cleaning. (60%)
- Pack lunches more often. (54%)
- Skip expensive weekend fun and substitute cheaper activities, such as renting a movie, having a board game night, or going to a low-cost event, such as a high school football game. (51%)
- Spend less on clothes and shoes. Visit thrift stores and swap clothes with friends. (47%)
- Closely monitor your monthly cell phone minutes and texting limits so you aren't charged extra. (46%)
- Organize a yard sale. (44%)
- Reduce my allowance. (36%)
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5 Reasons You Didn't Get Hired
"I always look at potential employees' Twitter feeds," says Alison Brod, president of Alison Brod PR. "I know it's informal, but a stream littered with u's and luv's makes you look 12 years old definitely not hiring material." Other stuff to avoid: tweeting during work hours, always talking about social plans, and swearing. What's good? Smart retweets and mentions of industry players. "A recent candidate's feed mentioned a few clients we rep," says Brod. "It was clear she cared about the industry. She got the gig."
Employers expect candidates to use connections to get their foot in the door. But a recent survey by Michigan State University found that 32 percent of large companies have received résumés from parents on behalf of their kidsa major no--no. "It looks like your parents are more invested in the job than you are," explains Roy Cohen, author of The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide. Have your mom or dad or whoever make the initial intro, then send your own e-mail or make a phone call saying that you'd love to connect.
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Stanford's Maggie Steffens, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and London Games MVP, was named Best Female Water Polo Player of 2012 by the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA).
Steffens scored a record 21 goals at the 2012 London Olympics. Steffens, a freshman at Stanford, scored five goals in the gold-medal match, an 8-5 U.S. victory over Spain.
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Dave Forman, the Spartans' strength and conditioning coach, will follow former football coach Mike MacIntyre to Colorado, according to the Denver Post.
Stanford, led by Nicole Dayton's meet-best individual score of 9.995, won a four-way women's gymnastics meet at The Event Center. SJSU was second.
Stanford's Ivana Hong and Amanda Spinner tied for first on the balance beam, and the Cardinal's Ashley Morgan tied for the top spot in the uneven bars. San Jose State's Julia Greer won the floor exercise.
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CONSENT DECREE PROVISIONSIf a firm has repeatedly violated cGMP requirements and wants to settle the issues with FDA, entering into a consent decree agreement provides the firm with the opportunity to remedy cGMP deviations. Consent decrees are enforced by the federal courts. The decrees provide terms and conditions that must be met to address, among other items, products in the commercial market, finished products under the companies ownership and control, products in various stages of production, and all components in the facility. In addition, companies generally have to provide a detailed going-forward workplan that outlines independent third-party audits, changes in procedures, revalidation of processes, and certification that new batches that have been made are in compliance with cGMPs.
Carrying out these steps can be a lengthy process. It frequently takes FDA a period of time to review, provide comments, and hopefully approve the remediation and going-forward workplans. This review-time period can often be frustrating to companies who want to get back into business to generate revenue to pay for the comprehensive and costly activities that they are undertaking to meet the requirements of the consent decree.
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About the Book
In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
Dr. Offit reveals how alternative medicine—an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks—can actually be harmful to our health.
Using dramatic real-life stories, Offit separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy—alternative or traditional—should be scrutinized. He also shows how some nontraditional methods can do a great deal of good, in some cases exceeding therapies offered by conventional practitioners.
An outspoken advocate for science-based health advocacy who is not afraid to take on media celebrities who promote alternative practices, Dr. Offit advises, "There's no such thing as alternative medicine. There's only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't."
Medical expert and health advocate Dr. Paul A. Offit offers an impassioned and meticulously researched exposé of the alternative medicine industry.
A half century ago, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, Chinese herbs, Christian exorcisms, dietary supplements, chiropractic manipulations, and ayurvedic remedies were considered on the fringe of medicine. Now these practices—known variably as alternative, complementary, holistic, or integrative medicine—have become mainstream, used by half of all Americans today seeking to burn fat, detoxify livers, shrink prostates, alleviate colds, stimulate brains, boost energy, reduce stress, enhance immunity, eliminate pain, prevent cancer, and enliven sex.
But as Offit reveals, alternative medicine—an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks—can actually be harmful to our health. Even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly. In Do You Believe in Magic? he explains how
- megavitamins increase the risk of cancer and heart disease—a fact well known to scientists but virtually unknown to the public;
- dietary supplements have caused uncontrolled bleeding, heart failure, hallucinations, arrhythmias, seizures, coma, and death;
- acupuncture needles have pierced hearts, lungs, and livers, and transmitted viruses, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV;
- chiropractic manipulations have torn arteries.
Dr. Offit debunks the treatments that don't work and explains why. He also takes on the media celebrities who promote alternative medicine, including Mehmet Oz, Suzanne Somers, and Jenny McCarthy. Using dramatic real-life stories, he separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy—alternative or traditional—should be scrutinized. As he advises us, "There's no such thing as alternative medicine. There's only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't."
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Critical Praise
"Important and timely . . . Offit writes in a lucid and flowing style, and grounds a wealth of information within forceful and vivid narratives. This makes his argument - that we should be guided by science - accessible to a wide audience." — New Republic
"Lively. . . . Informative and well-written, the book deserves a wide audience among the general public, scientists, and health care professionals." — Science
"Convincing." — Forbes
"This excellent, easy-to-read look at the alternative-medicine industry is highly recommended." — Library Journal (starred review)
"Do You Believe in Magic? is a briskly written, entertaining, and well-researched examination of those whom Offit considers 'unclothed emperors': purveyors of miracle cancer cures, fountains of youth, and the theory that vaccines cause autism." — Boston Globe
"Over the last decade [Offit] has become a leading debunker of mass misconceptions surrounding infections and vaccines, and now he is taking on the entire field of alternative medicine, from acupuncture to vitamins." — New York Times
"Offit is a wonderful storyteller who makes his message come alive. Each chapter is a story that grabs the reader's interest and holds it." — Skeptical Inquirer
"A fascinating history of hucksters, and a critical chronology of how supplements escaped regulation. . . . A bravely unsentimental and dutifully researched guide for consumers to distinguish between quacks and a cure." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A rousing good read, strong on human interest and filled with appalling and amazing data." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Offit is a rare combination of scientist, doctor, communicator and advocate. . . . What is needed is more people like [him] willing to engage the skeptics in a debate that just will not go away." — Financial Times, on Deadly Choices
"Few scientists are willing to touch this third rail of science publicity; Offit grabs it with two hands." — Newsweek, on Autism's False Prophets
"An invaluable chronicle that relates some of the many ways in which the vulnerabilities of anxious parents have been exploited." — Wall Street Journal, on Autism's False Prophets
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper
- On Sale: 06/18/2013
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- Pages: 336
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|A pro-life demonstration in Dublin last week (Credit: Photocall Ireland)
We don't really think about what happens to a woman once the plane that's carrying her touches down in England. Out of sight is out of mind.
She becomes someone else's problem, her own mostly. To salve our conscience and keep the peace we temporarily cut her adrift from the island on which she makes her home. While she's away she'll be her own nationality.
Keeping your conscience clean requires a lot of creativity.
Half the point of the abortion debate in Ireland is that it's not a debate at all. It's just a set of mutually opposing positions that look content never to search for a sensible accommodation.
Thanks to the proximity of our near neighbor across the Irish Sea, they need never do so. We all know that. That's the enduring get-out-of-jail-free card that undercuts our attempts at national honesty.
It's fascinated me for a long time, the Irish acceptance of social and political stalemates. There's so much that we're willing to accept, for so comparatively little in return, if it prevents too much national confrontation from occurring.
If Ireland was a family, it would never gather around it's own table. Instead we just agree not to set each other off, supposedly for the greater good.
It's because there's always been a sort of hive mind at work. It lays out all the mutually opposing choices, and then suggests the best answer is usually a stalemate.
Stalemates can feel like an answer. In Ireland the default seems to be, if nobody's happy it's working.
It's not working though. Lives are at risk thanks to the ongoing abortion issue in Ireland.
But rather than grapple with the real questions about what to do, how best to address the genuine and serious medical questions that arise in this debate, we give in to the Irish reflex of having small conversations to avoid the big ones.
It has always seemed to me to be a waste of time to make terrific efforts to avoid upsetting people who are already upset. I'm in a minority in that view, I realize. If ever Ireland needed to have a conversation on the big issues facing it, it's now.
What's actually happening though? Silence and stalemates. Yawning vacuums keep opening in social and political waiting for the least possibly discussed and least helpful results to come and fill them.
I read that Ireland is reconsidering its relationship with Fianna Fail, the party that oversaw its financial collapse. That's startling but it is also reflexive.
When the governing party loses popularity it's natural to cast about looking for alternatives. 75 percent of voters are currently dissatisfied with the way the Irish government is running the country at the moment. It says something about the hole they dug for us that we're reduced to looking at the diggers again.
But there's a bigger picture that bears consideration because it's almost never considered. That's the way in which our chaotic past has shaped out present.
Having struggled mightily to rid ourselves of an exploitative empire, we were left to wage a savage civil war. That left us to hunker down to forge our own future out of ashes. Over the years it became apparent we as a nation were suffering from a bad case of post-traumatic stress.
The life events that can lead to post-traumatic stress are war, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, sudden death of a loved one, rape, assault, sexual or physical abuse and childhood neglect. In Ireland you can tick off quite a few, if not all of those, we have discovered.
The symptoms of post-traumatic stress are avoiding any reminders of the trauma, an increased sense of anxiety and emotional arousal and the sense of a very limited future. That sounds a bit like the Irish national character, doesn't it?
As far back as I can remember Fianna Fail have been the party you can depend on to do as little as possible. No jolting reminders of trauma, no increase in anxiety or emotional arousal, no grand plans for the future.
For decades that has seemed to the rural Irish, still hunkered down in the aftermath of conflict, like an ideal bargain.
So in regard to the current abortion bill debate they are doing what many in the nation secretly hope they will do. They're taking another rain check.


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After dealing with the summer's high gasoline and diesel prices, as well as the uncertainty about future energy costs, I suspect many of you are giving some thought to alternative fueling technologies. If so, you've probably looked at bio-diesel or hybrid power.
But there are other options, including natural gas: liquefied (LNG) or compressed (CNG).
No fuel emits zero pollutants, but natural gas is close. Though its exhaust contains traces of benzene, cyanide compounds, phenol, toluene, and other contaminants, natural gas is about 95% methane, the lightest and most easily burned of all hydrocarbons. Other gases in the mixture, mostly ethane, burn completely, leaving only carbon dioxide, water vapor, and trace amounts of other gases — instead of particulate matter — as residue.
At press time, natural gas was selling for the gasoline-energy-equivalent of less than $1/gallon for CNG (85 cents in Utah) to more than $2/gallon for LNG, depending on geographic location and demand. Savings after all storage- and dispensing-related costs are about $1 to $1.50/gallon on an energy-equivalent basis.
The energy content of natural gas is referred to in "gasoline gallon equivalents," or GGE. One GGE is 5.66 pounds of natural gas, or 125 standard cubic feet.
Switching to natural gas has a minimal impact on drivers because its burn characteristics make engines quite responsive to throttle input. In fact, I think many operators will prefer the drivability of natural gas over diesel. I did when I drove a Cummins-Westport LNG-powered Sterling.
Deciding whether to convert to natural gas has more to do with delivery, storage, and safety than its operating characteristics.
The United States has an extensive natural gas delivery system for homes and industry, but few CNG and virtually no LNG refueling facilities (see map).
CNG must be compressed to less than 1% of what its volume is at standard atmospheric pressure, and stored at up to 4,900 psi. It takes $350,000 to $400,000 to build a modest industrial-sized compressor facility with related storage and dispensing equipment to service a reasonably large fleet, with related operating and maintenance costs running from 15 to 35 cents/GGE. There are, however, smaller refueling devices that compress gas delivered to structures.
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Centered on Community
Albion College offers four-year tuition, room and board to as many as 10 first-year students who are Albion residents and attended Albion Public Schools in grades 6-8. Learn about the Build Albion Fellows Program
President Ditzler talks about the initiative on WBCK-FM
Reopening the Bohm: Read about a landmark internship for Andrea Walles, '15
Albion College's Sister City efforts earn a national award
Watch an expert panel discuss "Albion Tomorrow"
Listen to the Town & Gown podcast series
Frequently Asked Questions
General Information
How long has Albion College had an equestrian program?
The Albion College Equestrian Club was founded in the fall of 2002 and began participating in shows the following year. The Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center opened in the fall of 2004.
Where is the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center?
We are located just south of the main campus on 29 Mile Road South, behind Bellemont Manor. For exact directions, see the Maps and Directions page.
Can I visit the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center?
Yes. We love to have visitors meet our staff, students, and horses. We simply ask that you make an appointment first so that we have someone available to show you around. To schedule a visit to campus and the equestrian center, please call 800-858-6770 (Office of Admission) or the Held Center office at 517-629-0836.
Can I walk to the center from main campus?
It is possible to walk to the center from main campus, but most students bicycle or carpool with other riders. Students who participate in group riding lessons are encouraged to share rides to and from the barn. Albion College's Office of Campus Safety also acts as a shuttle service for students who need rides to and from the barn.
What disciplines are included in the riding programs?
Riders and student boarders at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center are welcome to ride in the discipline of their choosing and are a diverse population of equestrians. The most popular disciplines are hunters, jumpers, combined training, dressage, and western.
What is the difference between the equestrian club and the equestrian teams?
The equestrian club at Albion College is open to anyone who wishes to participate and has an interest in horses. It is not limited to riders or horse owners. The club meets periodically through the semester for fun activities, such as horse movie nights or visits to nearby farms. They also do several fundraising events each year for local equine charities. The equestrian club is the umbrella organization for all three equestrian teams; team members are all required to be a part of the club.
The equestrian teams at Albion College compete at the varsity or club level, with members selected during fall tryouts. Hunt seat is a varsity sport at Albion and the team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Members of all teams travel to shows on many weekends during the academic year and are required to take a minimum of two lessons per week with our team coaches.
Can I get a job at the barn?
A select number of students are hired each fall and spring to assist with turn-in and other miscellaneous tasks, but our riders' primary jobs at Albion College are to be students. We have a full staff to do all feeding, mucking, and general tasks that spring up from day to day.
Does Albion offer degrees in Equine Science?
While the majority of our graduates go on to careers in professional fields, including business, medicine, education, public policy, and countless others, we are also committed to our students' equine education. Though no degree program exists, we offer regular lectures, clinics, and symposia from noted veterinarians, trainers, and other equine professionals so that our students have frequent opportunities to expand their equine education in the areas of nutrition, conditioning and fitness, equine business, and riding theory.
Does Albion offer degrees in veterinary medicine?
As an undergraduate institution, Albion has a number of academic programs that give students excellent preparation for success in health-related and animal-related fields. The College's biology and chemistry departments, neuroscience concentration and the Institute for Healthcare Professions provide excellent classroom, internship and research opportunities. Both the biology and psychology departments offer animal behavior classes, and the faculty conducts research and may direct independent study in this field.
Moreover, Albion counts thousands of successful veterinarians, physicians, dentists and other health-care professionals among its alumni. More than 90 percent of Albion students who meet GPA requirements for graduate school admission are accepted each year to veterinary, medical, and dental schools. Visit the Health Care Institute to learn more.
Does Albion offer scholarships for riders?
Albion College athletics are played at the NCAA Division III level, which prohibits any student-athlete from receiving scholarship money for an athletic endeavor, including equestrian sports. However, 97% of Albion students are awarded some form of financial aid based on their academic performance in high school, demonstrated financial need, or both.
Academic scholarships begin at $12,500 for students who meet the academic criteria. Visit the Financial Aid section of our site to learn more.
How much does it cost to board a horse at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center?
Board is $575 per month, although there is a $100 discount per month per horse for boarding more than one horse. Each student who brings a horse is required to a boarding contract in order to secure a stall; year- round board is also available.
How do I reserve a stall for my horse?
Just like our students, horses are required to "apply" to Albion, too. After student horse owners are accepted to the college by the Office of Admission, he or she must submit an application form detailing the horse's history, as well as a video of the horse under saddle.
Videos need only be 5-10 minutes in length and must simply show what the horse is capable of (e.g. walk, trot, canter under saddle and jumping where applicable). Video footage helps the barn staff to ensure the horse looks well mannered enough to be safely handled by our staff and safely ridden in our environment.
Please note that stallions are not allowed to board at the Held Equestrian Center.
If I bring my horse to Albion, will he/she become a part of the college riding program?
Only our College-owned school horses are used in the riding program. Student horses are the responsibility of their owners. Students may, however, volunteer their horses to be placed in the draw for College-hosted meets if they choose.
How often are stalls cleaned? What about feeding schedules?
Our stalls are cleaned once per day and the horses are fed at 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day. (Additional feedings can be arranged with the stable manager as needed.)
Are horses turned out at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center?
Yes. The equestrian center has 37 half-acre grass turnout pastures for student boarders and our own school horses. When weather permits, all horses are turned out in their own individual paddocks to graze.
What if horses are not able to be turned out, due to weather or another reason?
Two covered, European-style horse walkers allow horses stabled at the Held Equestrian Center to be exercised daily, even in inclement weather. The walkers can be programmed to work horses at the walk, trot, and canter and workout programs can be customized for the needs of individual horses.
Horses at the Held Center are turned out on a limited basis in winter months. The walkers are used to supplement when turnout lacks, and they are exercised for 30-45 minutes each morning on the walkers.
Are there required items that my horse will need if we board at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center?
As with most barns, we require that each resident horse have the necessary and up-to-date vaccinations, including a Coggins test for the current year. They also must have an appropriately fitted halter and lead rope. We do not, however, require any other particular items (such as special wraps or a blanket of a certain color/make). Each horse simply needs that equipment which is adequate for him/her.
How often does the vet/farrier come? Can I bring my own vet/farrier in to treat my horse?
The farrier visits Albion once every week, though he can be called in for special cases as necessary. Most horses at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center are on a 6-7 week shoeing schedule. Outside farriers may be brought in with permission from the stable manager.
The vet also visits Albion on a regular basis as needed. Most simple daily tasks (including administration of medications) are handled by the equestrian center staff, however. Students are always notified when the vet will be coming in case he needs to see an additional case. Outside vets may be brought in with permission from the stable manager and the Held Center works with outside specialists for more serious injury and rehabilitation cases.
In addition, an equine dentist visits the Held Center twice annually and other specialists (including a chiropractor) are brought in on a regular basis.
Can I work off some/all of my board?
A select number of students are hired each fall and spring to assist with turn-in and other miscellaneous tasks, but they are paid monthly by a pay check from the campus accounting office. Students may apply these funds to their board bills, but the labor does not off-set boarding or lesson costs.
Riding Program
Do I have to own my own horse to ride at Albion?
No. The Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center owns lesson horses for student use.
Lesson costs can vary based on how long a lesson lasts, whether it is private or group, and how many lessons a student takes per week. The current breakdown of availability and pricing is available here.
I don't want to ride on the team but I'd like to ride. Is that okay?
Absolutely. Anyone can take lessons at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center, whether they ride for the Albion College team or not. The only requirement for riding at Albion is to pass a basic fitness test, which includes a one mile run, a one minute wall sit, a series of sit-ups, and a sit and reach for flexibilty.
What types of horses are the school horses at Albion?
Our school horses are all types and vary for the discipline used. They range from Warmbloods to Thoroughbreds to stock horse crosses. We have horses capable of basic dressage, work on the flat, some jumping, and others trained for western equitation and pleasure. However we do have some who specialize in one particular area, including schoolmasters for FEI dressage and show jumpers capable of doing 4' courses.
Learn more about guidelines for donating a horse to the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center.
Meet our instructors by checking out the Staff Page.
Can I bring in an outside instructor to work with me?
The Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center is for the sole use of those student riders and boarders who participate in the Albion College riding program. Due to heavy stable and arena traffic, we cannot allow outside instructors to come in.
I've never ridden previously but I've always wanted to. Can I take lessons if I'm a beginner?
Yes. Lessons at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center are open to everyone, regardless of previous experience with horses. If you've never ridden or been around horses before, expect to spend your first few lessons on the ground learning how to handle a horse on a lead rope, tack up, and other necessary skills before you take to the saddle.
What clothing is required for riders at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center?
All riders at the equestrian center must wear an ASTM/SEI approved helmet when mounted. No exceptions. Those students who do not own a helmet may borrow one of the helmets stocked by the center. Women must contain their hair under their helmets.
Students must wear appropriate hard-soled footwear when working around the horses. When riding, jeans or breeches with half-chaps or tall boots are recommended for English riders; western riders may wear jeans with appropriate boots.
What times are lessons scheduled?
Lessons are scheduled around the times our students are in class. Group lessons are the norm to accommodate team practices; individual lessons are available and can be scheduled whenever the student has a break period. Lessons are usually held Monday through Friday, as Saturday and Sunday tend to be show days.
Equestrian Teams
What is the difference between the equestrian club and the equestrian teams? Can anyone join?
The equestrian club at Albion College is open to anyone who has an interest in horses and wishes to participate. It is not limited to riders or horse owners. The club meets periodically through the semester for fun activities, such as horse movie nights or visits to nearby farms.
The equestrian teams at Albion College compete at both the varsity and club level, with members selected during fall tryouts. All members of the three Albion College equestrian teams are required to be a part of the equestrian club.
What are the competitive equestrian teams at Albion College?
Albion's varsity-level team is hunt seat and the team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). Team members travel to shows on many weekends during the academic year and are required to take lessons with our coaches at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center.
Dressage is a competitive club sport at Albion. The team regularly competes as a member of the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) against teams that share our region, including Lake Erie College. During the school year, members of all teams travel to a minimum of four shows, where they compete successfully both as a team and as individuals. Team members are required to take lessons with our coaches at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center.
Stock seat (western) is also a competitive club sport at Albion. The team regularly competes as a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and travel to shows on many weekends during the academic year. Team members are required to take lessons with our coaches at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center..
I've ridden a lot but I've never shown before; should I even bother to try out?
Yes! We seek riders of all levels to be on our teams. Those riders who have not shown previously often have an advantage over those who have. Both the IHSA and the IDA have levels that range from introductory walk-trot through open division and Albion College riders from all divisions have competed successfully at national levels.
How do I become a member of one of Albion's equestrian teams?
Joining the equestrian team is as simple as trying out. Paperwork to assess students' riding levels and separate them into the appropriate skill groups are sent to all interested first-year students prior to fall semester and fitness testing and tryouts are held at the start of classes in the fall. Tryouts are open to all riders.
First-year students are encouraged to send video footage of their riding to the coaches during the summer prior to their arrival. This allows the coaches to view the riders on familiar horses in a relaxed setting prior to viewing them on unfamiliar mounts at team tryouts.
How many people make the teams?
Team sizes vary by discipline and by the needs of the team in a particular school year. Dressage is the smallest of our three teams and is usually made up of 8 members, which are broken into an "A" and a "B" team. Hunt seat and stock seat carry a minimum of 16-18 members and are usually larger in order to fill all competition divisions as riders on the teams secure enough points during the course of the season to move up through the IHSA levels.
The primary goal of each of our equestrian teams is to win meets and each team is structured in the manner which our coaches believe will give us the best advantage in competition.
What does the fitness test entail?
The fitness test is designed to encourage all riders in the Albion equestrian program to adopt a healthy lifestyle for their own welfare and the welfare of the horses in our program. Students are asked to accomplish four tasks for assessment: run one mile in 11 minutes or less, do 30 sit ups or more in one minute and 15 seconds, perform a wall sit for one minute, and execute a sit and reach. Tasks are not graded on pass/fail, but rather on a 1-5 scale that allows for coach discretion.
The fitness test is performed prior to team tryouts in the fall. Any student who does not meet the standard upon initial testing has the option to re-test at a later date.
What will I have to do at tryouts?
Tryouts are set up just like an IHSA or IDA competition. At tryouts, you will ride with other members of your division and be assessed by our coaching staff. All riders - including those who are boarding a horse at the Held Center - will be assigned a school horse from the Albion College lesson program. Riders may be asked to switch horses during the course of the tryout as well.
What equipment/clothing will I need for the team?
Those members of the Albion College Equestrian teams will need to provide their own show clothes:
Hunt Seat: Breeches of a neutral shade, tall boots, short or long-sleeved show shirt with appropriate neck wear, hunt coat, dark gloves, and ASTM/SEI approved helmet.
Dressage: White breeches, tall boots, short or long-sleeved show shirt with stock tie OR dickie, black or navy blue jacket, white gloves, and ASTM/SEI approved helmet.
Western: Show pants, chaps, equitation shirt/blouse, cowboy boots, gloves of the appropriate color for outfit, cowboy hat.
Do you have to own a horse to show in college competition? And if I have my own horse, will I be showing him/her?
No and no. IHSA and IDA competitions take place on horses borrowed from the home school. Riders draw their horses once they arrive and are given information on the horse that they have drawn. They may have an opportunity to watch the horse go before their class but they do not actually meet the horse until it's time to go into the arena. Hunt seat and western riders get no warm-up time; dressage riders are allotted 10 minutes to warm up under the supervision of their coach.
Where are meets held? Does Albion host any meets?
Albion hosts approximately three intercollegiate meets per year - one per discipline. Other meets take place (with some variation depending on team) at Lake Erie College (OH), Grand Valley State University (MI), Michigan State University (MI), the University of Michigan (MI), Western Michigan University (MI), Saginaw Valley State University (MI), and the University of Western Ontario (CAN).
How long is the show season?
Meets are held year-round, beginning at the end of September and going through the beginning of April. For IHSA, Regionals, Zones/Semi-Finals and Nationals go through the months of April and May. For IDA, Regionals and Nationals go through the end of April. Students and teams must qualify to compete at each level (Regional – National).
Can anyone go watch a meet?
Yes. Meets are open to the public. Check the Held Center events page for dates or visit the IHSA online at www.ihsainc.com or visit the IDA online at www.teamdressage.com.
How much does it cost to be on a team?
Costs for riders is minimal. Each team member must pay for two lessons per week with one of our team coaches. (The majority of lessons are group; semi-private and private are available.) For hunt seat team members, the varsity athletic budget covers all other costs, including travel, entry fees, food and hotels.
Riders on the club dressage or club western teams must pay for two lessons per week with one of our team coaches, as well as all of their food while traveling to meets and the travel expenses for our coach. Other costs, including hotels, travel, and entry fees, are covered by a budget from the Albion College student senate as well as through club fundraising efforts.
Are riders ever on two teams, such as hunt seat and dressage or hunt seat and western?
Because meets often occur on the same weekends and overlap, riders must be on one team only.
I show in multiple divisions (i.e. English and western or combined training and jumpers); which team should I try out for?
You may try out for multiple teams and our coaches can assign you to where your skills will be of the most use.
I also play a varsity sport (i.e. basketball, volleyball, etc.). Can I do that and be on the equestrian team?
Because of the time commitment required with a varsity sport (including training times and traveling to away meets and competitions), we discourage riders from attempting to participate in equestrian and another varsity sport at Albion. Students are encouraged to try out for the team and, if they are not selected, are encouraged to continue their riding at the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center while participating in their other sport.


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Add lack of originality to the flaws critics are leveling against presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
"Friday Night Lights" creator Peter Berg wrote a letter accusing Romney of having "plagiarized" a popular catchphrase from the show and asking the Republican nominee to "please come up with your own campaign slogan."
"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" was frequently quoted on the show by character Coach Eric Taylor.
Berg wrote, in a letter obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, "I was not thrilled when I saw that you have plagiarized this expression to support your campaign by using it on posters, your Facebook page and as part of your stump speeches."
He went on to say, "Your politics and campaign are clearly not aligned with the themes we portrayed in our series. The only relevant comparison that I see between your campaign and 'Friday Night Lights' is in the character of Buddy Garrity -- who turned his back on American car manufacturers selling imported cars from Japan."
While Berg admitted to being flattered that Romney's campaign team is a fan of the show, he argued that "use of the expression falsely and inappropriately associates 'Friday Night Lights' with the Romney/Ryan campaign ... we are not in any way affiliated with you or your campaign. Please come up with your own campaign slogan."
Berg cannot legally challenge the use of the slogan, however, because he never trademarked it.


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Seven years ago, on Mountain View's suburban streets, Jose Ivan Arreola was a high school senior politically awakened by joining a mass immigrant protest movement that shook the country.
That spring, tens of thousands of immigrant families pushing strollers and walking hand-in-hand took to the streets from San Jose and Oakland to Des Moines and Salt Lake City, protesting a bill in Congress that would have made many of them felons.
"It was beautiful," Arreola said, "to see people I knew, my uncles, my cousins, my friends from school, all coming out, all walking in solidarity, and showing the city we were here, part of the community, part of society."
Such crowds are not expected this week, but events in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland and a "National Rally for Citizenship" outside the U.S. Capitol are outward signs of Immigrant Spring 2.0 -- a savvier, broader, more influential movement democratized by years of fostering public and political support and embracing technological outreach tools.
Twitter was still preparing its public launch and Facebook was mostly a college student hangout, not a global online universe, when young activists in 2006 used their cell phones and MySpace to mobilize support.
Now, thousands of self-described Dreamers, brought to the United States illegally when they were children, are sharing their stories and perspectives on social media, negotiating with lawmakers and directing their own organizations. Arreola, whose Mexican family brought him across the border illegally as a 4-year-old, is one of them.
Now 25, Arreola is helping organize the new round of Bay Area marches on Wednesday, the seventh anniversary of the historic April 10, 2006 nationwide walkout of immigrant workers and their families that presaged a bigger boycott that May.
"What's different is that in 2006 we were responding to the anti-immigrant rhetoric and legislation," Arreola said. "Today, it's really proactive. It's pushing for comprehensive immigration reform."
That immigrants are taking up the debate on their own futures "is really a profound shift, where people who are really directly impacted are leading the way," said Betty Hung, policy director of the Asian Pacific American Policy Center in Los Angeles. "One of the lessons they've taught us is the use of social media."
One group, The Dream is Now, this week launched a Thunderclap -- a kind of sonic boom of online messaging -- to advocate a reform provision granting citizenship to immigrant youths. Rapper MC Hammer and filmmaker Jon Chu were among those who took part in the virtual flashmob, and the campaign is backed by Silicon Valley philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs.
Online networks have also eased the path to welcoming into the pro-immigration reform fold more Asian Americans, gays and lesbians, Republicans and Silicon Valley tech titans whose causes have merged into one overlapping agenda. Buoyed by their online followers and networks, individual activists on both sides also have more effective bullhorns than they did in 2006, when a handful of talk radio hosts had outsize influence in defining the tone of the immigration debate.
First, it was Spanish-language disc jockeys helping marshal 25,000 people to march through San Jose in April 2006, another 10,000 in Oakland and thousands more that season in other cities, from Brentwood to Hayward, that had little history of mass protest.
At the same time, conservative radio and TV personalities, such as Rush Limbaugh and Lou Dobbs, empowered a nationwide counter-movement that flooded lawmakers with emails, calls and outrage against the immigrants' demands for legalization and citizenship.
At the same time, the counter-movement whose "no amnesty" for illegal immigrants campaign defeated immigration bills in 2006 and 2007 also hopes to take its cause to the new media landscape.
"Obviously technology has added new tools that both sides are using," said Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which seeks to reduce immigration. "These things are there. Everybody's using them. The world changes very quickly."


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Located 1 block from Key Arena and 2 blocks from the Seattle Center complex, Mediterranean Inn is convenient to sporting events, museums, performance halls, and year-round festivals.
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The 24-hour fitness room provides a treadmill, stationary bikes, free weights, and stair machines.
The hotel is a mile from the Seattle waterfront area, where sailing, parasailing, scenic cruises, and fishing excursions are available (surcharges). Canoeing and downhill skiing are available nearby.
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Discwrangler wrote:LAT 64 XXX.
AO wrote:Discraft made them years ago, it's a Predator
SpikeHyzer wrote:My two cents worth on these two.
The Predator has more of a gliding hyzer where the firebird has more of a dump hyzer. I think that is part of why the Predator has greater distance potential over the Firebird. I would say that they are comparable in stability, with the Firebird having a slight bit more in the fade department. Both are great disc's for that overstable fairway driver slot in your bag. Personally I like the firebird over the predator because it is easier for me to throw a thumber with. Throwing a thumber with a predator is no fun at all.
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text: Due to some recent turn of events, the weekday matinee is back in my life. Yesterday I attended a mid-day showing of Jane Eyre, and what a dream it was. The film, directed by Cary Fukunaga, dives straight to the heart of the novel. Part love story, part horror show, Jane Eyre is the unforgettable tale of a young woman searching for (and creating) her place in the world. Continue reading