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Hessdalen lights
The Hessdalen lights are unexplained nocturnal lights observed in a 7.5-mile-long (12 km) Hessdalen valley in rural central Norway.[1]
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The Hessdalen lights are of unknown origin. They appear at night, and seem to float through and above the valley. They are usually bright white, yellow, or red and can appear above and below the horizon. The duration of the phenomenon may be from a few seconds to longer than an hour. Sometimes the lights move with enormous speed, and at other times, seem to slowly sway back and forth. On yet other occasions, they hover mid‑air. Some[who?] hypothesise that the light is ionised iron dust.
Unusual lights have been reported in the region since at least the 1930s.[2] Especially high activity occurred between December 1981 and mid-1984, at which point the lights were being observed 15–20 times per week, which attracted many overnight tourists.[3] As of 2010[update], the lights were observed 10–20 times per year.
Since 1983, there has been ongoing scientific research often nicknamed "Project Hessdalen", initiated by UFO-Norge and UFO-Sweden. The project was active as field investigations during 1983–1985. A group of students, engineers, and journalists collaborated as "The Triangle Project" in 1997–1998 and recorded the lights in a pyramid shape that bounced up and down.[4][5] In 1998, the Hessdalen Automatic Measurement Station (Hessdalen AMS) was built in the valley and registers and records the appearance of lights.
Later, the EMBLA[clarification needed] programme was initiated. It brings together established scientists and students into researching these lights. Leading research institutions are Østfold University College (Norway) and the Italian National Research Council.
Despite the ongoing research, there is no convincing explanation for the phenomenon. However, there are numerous working hypotheses.
- One possible explanation attributes the phenomenon to an incompletely understood combustion involving hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium,[6] and occurs in Hessdalen because of the large deposits of scandium there.[7]
- One recent hypothesis suggests that the lights are formed by a cluster of macroscopic Coulomb crystals in a plasma produced by the ionization of air and dust by alpha particles during radon decay in the dusty atmosphere. Several physical properties including oscillation, geometric structure, and light spectrum, observed in the Hessdalen lights (HL) can be explained through a dust plasma model.[8] Radon decay produces alpha particles (responsible by helium emissions in HL spectrum) and radioactive elements such as polonium. In 2004, Teodorani[9] showed an occurrence where a higher level of radioactivity on rocks was detected near the area where a large light ball was reported. Computer simulations show that dust immersed in ionized gas can organize itself into double helixes like some of occurrences of the Hessdalen lights; dusty plasmas may also form in this structure.[10]
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- Another hypothesis explains HL as a product of piezoelectricity generated under specific rock strains (Takaki and Ikeya, 1998)[8] because many crystal rocks include quartz grains which produce an intense charge density. In a 2011 paper,[11] based on the dusty plasma theory of HL, it is suggested that piezoelectricity of quartz cannot explain a peculiar property assumed by the HL phenomenon – the presence of geometrical structures in its center. Paiva and Taft have shown a mechanism of light ball cluster formation in Hessdalen lights by the nonlinear interaction of ion-acoustic and dusty-acoustic waves with low frequency geoelectromagnetic waves in dusty plasmas. The theoretical model shows that the velocity of ejected light balls by HL cluster is about 10,000 m s−1 in a good agreement with the observed velocity of some ejected light balls, which is estimated as 20,000 m s−1.[12] Why is the ejected ball always green-colored? Ejection of small green light ball from HL is due to radiation pressure produced by the interaction between very low frequency electromagnetic waves (VLF) and atmospheric ions (present in the central white-colored ball) through ion-acoustic waves (IAW).[13] Probably only O2+ ions (electronic transition b4Σg- → a4Πu), with green emission lines, are transported by IAW. Electronic bands of O2+ ions occur in auroral spectra.[14] Electron-molecular ion dissociative recombination coefficient rates α as functions of electron temperature Te, and cross sections σ as a function of electron energy E, have been measured by Mehr and Biondi[15] for N2+ and O2+ over the electron temperature interval 0.007–10 eV. The estimated temperature of HL is about 5,000 K.[9] In this temperature, the rate coefficients of dissociative recombination will be respectively α(Te)[O2+] ~ 10-8 cm3 s-1, and α(Te)[N2+] ~ 10-7 cm3 s-1. Thus, the nitrogen ions will be decomposed in N2+ + e- → N + N* more rapidly than oxygen ions in the HL plasma. Only ionic species are transported by IAW. Therefore, only oxygen ions will be predominant ejected green light balls from a central white ball in HL, presenting negative band of O2+ with electronic transition b4Σg- → a4Πu after an IAW formation. Paiva and Taft presented a model for resolving the apparently contradictory spectrum observed in HL phenomenon. Thus, its nearly flat spectrum on the top with steep sides is due to the effect of optical thickness on the bremsstrahlung spectrum. At low frequencies self-absorption[16] modifies the spectrum to follow the Rayleigh–Jeans part of the blackbody curve. This spectrum is typical of dense ionized gas. Additionally, the spectrum produced in the thermal bremsstrahlung process is flat up to a cutoff frequency, νcut, and falls off exponentially at higher frequencies. This sequence of events forms the typical spectrum of HL phenomenon when the atmosphere is clear, with no fog. According to the model, spatial color distribution of luminous balls commonly observed in HL phenomenon are produced by electrons accelerated by electric fields during rapid fracture of piezoelectric rocks under the ground.[17]
- There have been some sightings positively identified as misperceptions of astronomical bodies, aircraft, car headlights, and mirages.[1]
In Phillip Pullman's novel, "Northern Lights" (from "His Dark Materials" trilogy), the author refers to these lights as "Dust", which are elementary particles that form a beautiful view from space which we can see in the nighttime sky. It is said of Dust throughout the whole book, and it is taken as a mysterious phenomenon unknown to Science (which is true).
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Leone, Matteo (2003). "A rebuttal of the EMBLA 2002 report on the optical survey in Hessdalen" (PDF). Comitato Italiano per il Progetto Hessdalen. pp. 1–29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-02-07.
- ^ Zanotti, Ferruccio; Di Giuseppe, Massimiliano; Serra, Romano. "Hessdalen 2003: Luci Misteriose in Norvegia" (PDF) (in Italian). Comitato Italiano per il Progetto Hessdalen. pp. 4–5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-01-04.
- ^ Pāvils, Gatis (2010-10-10). "Hessdalen lights". Wondermondo. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
- ^ Ballester Olmos, Vicente‑Juan; Brænne, Ole Jonny (2008). "11 October 1997". Norway in UFO Photographs: The First Catalogue. FOTOCAT. 4. Torino: UPIAR. p. 94. LCCN 2010388262. OCLC 713018022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-29.
- ^ Olsen, Andreas, ed. (1998). "The Triangle Project". Archived from the original on 2002-10-17.
- ^ Johansen, Karl Hans (2007-07-16). "Fenomenet Hessdalen" (in Norwegian). Norsk rikskringkasting. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
- ^ Hauge, Bjørn Gitle (2007). Optical spectrum analysis of the Hessdalen phenomenon (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-30.
- ^ a b Paiva, Gerson S.; Taft, Carlton A. (2010). "A hypothetical dusty plasma mechanism of Hessdalen lights". Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 72 (16): 1200–1203. doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.022. ISSN 1364-6826. OCLC 5902956691. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ a b Teodorani, Massimo (2004). "A Long-Term Scientific Survey of the Hessdalen Phenomenon" (PDF). Journal of Scientific Exploration. Petaluma, California. 18 (2): 217–251. ISSN 0892-3310. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-28.
- ^ Johnston, Hamish (2007-08-15). "Helices swirl in space-dust simulations". Physics World. Archived from the original on 2015-12-28.
- ^ Paiva, Gerson S.; Taft, Carlton A. (2011). "Hessdalen Lights and Piezoelectricity from Rock Strain" (PDF). Journal of Scientific Exploration. Petaluma, California: Society for Scientific Exploration. 25 (2): 265–271. ISSN 0892-3310. OCLC 761916772. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-28.
- ^ Paiva, Gerson S.; Taft, Carlton A. (2012). "Cluster formation in Hessdalen lights". Journal of Atmospheric and Solar‑Terrestrial Physics. 80: 336–339. doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2012.02.020. ISSN 1364-6826. OCLC 4934033386. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ Paiva, Gerson S.; Taft, Carlton A. (2011). "Color Distribution of Light Balls in Hessdalen Lights Phenomenon". Journal of Scientific Exploration. 25 (4): 735–746. ISSN 0892-3310.
- ^ Chamberlain, J.W., Physics of the Aurora and Air-glow (Academic Press Inc. , New York, 1961)
- ^ Mehr, F J; Biondi, M A (1969). "Electron temperature dependence of recombination O2+ and N2+ ions with electrons". Phys. Rev. 181: 264–271.
- ^ Paiva, Gerson S.; Taft, Carlton A. (2012). "A mechanism to explain the spectrum of Hessdalen Lights phenomenon". Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. 117 (1–2): 1–4. doi:10.1007/s00703-012-0197-5.
- ^ Paiva, Gerson S.; Taft, C. A (2011). "Color Distribution of Light Balls in Hessdalen Lights Phenomenon". J. Sc. Expl. 25: 735.


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Now on to the meat of this article: I do what I do for this website and provide analysis. This is an excellent deal for the Mets. Jim Duquette acquired a high-upside hitter for a small loss. David Weathers is a fine reliever, but at 34 years of age and in a down year he's not something it kills the Mets to lose. The Mets will have Scott Strickland back from the disabled list soon, plus the loss of Weathers allows the Mets to give more work to the young and talented Orber Moreno, who's quietly been having an excellent year. Griffiths is no more than a middle of the rotation prospect at best and has not been pitching particularly well at class AAA Norfolk.
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This looks yummy, thanks for sharing!! What is the recipe for your whipped cream, if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you!!!
I just made this…Wow! This is REALLY good! This is just as good as any "sad" (standard American diet) dessert but without the guilt. So creamy and chocolaty! I used only 2 tbls of maple syrup and 2tbsp of carob powder and whipped it with a hand mixer. I was not disappointed.
Thanks so much for sharing your creation:)
I tried making this but it didn't work out however it still tasted good as a liquid.. Haha.
Wow! Delicious…
Simple to make and tasted great.
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Sunset Park High School
BROOKLYN NY 11232 Map
Sunset Park High School
Buses: B35, B37, B63, B70
What's special:
The downside:
Our review:
Sunset Park High School, housed in a bright new building, has the feel of a small school, even though it serves more than 1,300 students. The students are divided into three "learning communities" where students takes classes together for the first three years so teachers can get to know them well.
Sunset Park is committed to teaching students of all abilities in the same classes. Students with special needs as well as those learning English are integrated into regular college-prep classes, many of which have two teachers.
Principal Vicki Antonini acknowledges it's challenging for teachers to reach children with different academic preparation in the same class, but she says the benefits are undeniable. Unlike many schools where weaker students only take three years of math and science, everyone at Sunset Park takes four years of math (including pre-calculus) and science (including classes such as forensics and environmental science). The school's graduation rate for students receiving special education services is far above the citywide average.
Antonini says the combination of extra time spent on each subject and extra teachers in the classroom helps everyone achieve. For example, all freshman take three hours of algebra, one hour of "applied algebra," and three hours of statistics each week. On our visit, we saw a pre-calculus class—a required course for seniors—with three teachers. Students worked at their own pace, using a combination of face-to-face instruction and online learning at computers.
A downside: There are not a lot of high-level courses. The school doesn't offer Regents-level physics or chemistry. The school's only Advanced Placement offering, Spanish, meets at "zero period" before the school day starts. However, students may take College Now classes on Saturdays through Brooklyn College.
Teachers use projects to spark students' curiosity. For example, the environmental science teacher uses a "citizen science" approach focused on how students can use science to affect their community and daily lives, like an analysis of the ongoing oyster bed restoration project in Bay Ridge.
Advisory classes are co-led with staff from the Center for Family Life, the school's founding community partner, as well as 11th-graders enrolled in an advisory leadership elective. The goal of advisory, besides academic reflection and goal setting, is social-emotional development and building a safe, supportive environment throughout the school and community. We observed one technology-themed advisory that was preparing to teach lessons to a 6th-grade class at nearby MS 136 about the small robots they had built and the "trash basketball" hoops they had printed on Sunset Park's 3-D printers.
Student representatives of each grade on the Leadership Team run monthly activities like a Poetry Slam, Spirit Week or Cultural Day to engage students and build community.
The school offers a robust after-school program, including PSAL sports such as baseball, soccer, volleyball, badminton and one of the first girls' wrestling teams in the city. In addition, teachers and students co-lead tutoring and clubs like yoga, movies, cooking, woodworking and Bollywood dancing. The students meet up for these activities in the welcoming, comfortable cafeteria, where they can get a hot meal after school before splitting off with their clubs. Dozens of Center for Family Life staff, counselors, teachers and students happily stay at school until 6 pm.
Family involvement is a high priority, and PTA meetings are tied to school events like College Nights, workshops on immigration and Multicultural Night. At Sunset Park, students lead their own teacher conferences and convey their strengths, weaknesses and goals for improvement to their parents along with their advisors.
Most graduates attend CUNYs or SUNYs, and have come back to tell their teachers they were well-prepared to write research papers and to meet deadlines, school leaders said.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Sunset Park is modeled on the Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences, which has successfully integrated students with special needs into general education classes, many of which have two teachers. Sunset Park has adopted the same approach for its many new immigrant students from Mexico and Central America, Yemen and China. Rather than segregating children into classes of English as a second language, Sunset Park newcomers share a class with students who are fluent in English and receive assistance from an ESL teacher.
ADMISSIONS: Priority goes to Districts 15 and 20 students, and then to Brooklyn students, who attend an information session. (Nicole Mader, April 2015)
At a glance
Number of Students 1314
Average Daily Attendance 85%
Uniforms? No
Metal detectors? No
Students at this school
Free Lunch
Special ed
English Language Learners
|1 = Far below grade level
|2 = Below grade level
|3 = At grade level
|4 = Above grade level
Safety & vibe
Number of students in an average english class26 25 CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many students say their teachers inspire them to learn?69% 63% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?85% 82% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many students say they feel safe in hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?85% 85% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say order and discipline are maintained in the school?66% 82% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How Many Students are Chronically Absent?37% 36% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Who graduates
Class of 2015
How many students graduated within 4 years?67% 69% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many graduates earned an advanced regents diploma within 4 years?1% 11% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many students graduated within 6 years?82% 77% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many graduates dropped out within 4 years?7% 10% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
College prep
Does this school offer a college preparatory curriculum?
How many students took an AP or IB class and scored at least a "3" on the AP exam or a "4" on the IB exam?11%
How Many Students took a College Course and Got a "C" or Higher?17%
How many students passed a Regents exam for algebra 2, physics or chemistry?1%
Are students ready for college?
How many students graduated in four years with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?18% 32% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
SAT reading scores380
How many students graduated in four years and enrolled in college?64% 64% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
SAT math scores398
Is the guidance counseling helpful?
How many students say that this school provides helpful counseling on college or job-seeking?80% 76% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Special ed & ELL
How well does this school serve students with disabilities?
How many special ed students graduated within 4 years?58% 48% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many special ed students graduated within 6 years?73% 57% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
This school offers team teaching and offers self-contained classes.
How many students with disabilities spend most of the day with non-disabled peers?100% 68% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say students with disabilities are included in all activities?99% 97% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How well does this school serve English language learners?
How many English language learners graduated within 4 years?
How many English language learners graduated within 6 years?
Programs and Admissions
School admission priorities:
- Priority to Districts 15 and 20 students or residents who attend an information session
- Then to Brooklyn students or residents who attend an information session
- Then to New York City residents who attend an information session
- Then to Districts 15 and 20 students or residents
- Then to Brooklyn students or residents
- Then to New York City residents
Sunset Park High School
Limited Unscreened
AP COURSES: Spanish
EXTRACURRICULAR: Art, Clay Workshop, Creative Writing, Dance, Film, Homework Help, Internship Program, Knitting, National Honor Society, Photography, SAT Prep, Student Government, Theater, Tutoring, Vocal Troupe, Yearbook, Woodworking, Opportunity for more student-led clubs
BOYS PSAL SPORTS: Badminton, Basketball, Soccer
GIRLS PSAL SPORTS: Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling
Other schools sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Fitness, Flag Football, Handball, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling


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The identical trio now have it straight, just in time to celebrate their second birthday this week on Aug. 26. Present to party will be big brother Richard Francisco, 7, mom Alma and a score of family and friends. Dad, unhappily, will be working in England, where he's making The Master of Ballantrae, a three-hour CBS movie based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel set in the 18th century.
It's an unusual separation for Thomas, who is very much a full-time father. "I do everything—change diapers, grocery shop, cook. I am not the befuddled, helpless onlooker," Richard says. He also becomes family disciplinarian on occasion. "When they wake up at night, I am the one who goes to their room because my voice is sterner."
Having triplets in the household requires a team effort. Big brother Richard—he calls them "my girls" and, in baby talk, they call him "Ushu"—totes them out of bed after naps. Lety Castellon, 26, lives with the Thomases in their Spanish-style Hollywood Hills home as resident big sister to the children and assistant to Alma. Alma's mom, Minnie ("Grandma Nini" to the tots), is solid backup since she lives in nearby East Los Angeles. And Alma is calmness personified as well as an expert in logistics. She packs three of everything and keeps a full box of diapers in each of the family's three cars.
Logistics aside, raising their triplets offers the Thomases a rare glimpse at child development that few parents ever get to see. The girls "discipline, police, threaten and tell on each other," Alma notes. Moreover the three, who were born at one-minute intervals, have walked, talked and matured in order of their birth. Barbara leads the way, followed by Gwyneth and Pilar. They take turns being moody and feel disoriented when one is away from the others. "If I yell at one, the other two will also cry," says Richard.
While their parents have treated them as individuals since birth, seeing them that way has only become easier lately. Firstborn Barbara is the leader and most aggressive in all the kids' activities. Gwyneth, the smallest at birth (she still carries the nickname "Mouse"), is an independent pixie and the most practical of the three. Pilar (or Pili) is still the baby, tending to cry more easily and often, less secure about going to sleep in her own bed.
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I came across Kickstarter at the Power to the Pixel 2010 event. One of the competitive entries - Socks, Inc. - had used Kickstarter to raise finance and, as of this posting, had managed to secure over $7,000 in funding this way from generous angel investors.
Kickstarter has a nice and simple interface. Project creators post an introduction to their projects and invite investors to bid on them. All submissions include a video introduction to the project and the more professional ones tell the investor exactly what they intend to offer in return for their investment. Nevertheless, this is more of a charitable donation site in that most people give out of the goodness of their hearts - to help entrepreneurs get a head start.
There are nice update tabs that keep you informed as to how much of the target the project has raised to date and threads for conversation, so that people can interact around the project. Financial pledges are made in various, predefined increments.
What I like about this environment is the variety of projects on offer. Not only do you find more traditional film and documentary projects but, also, alternative reality games, consumer products and software services. For example, here's a project to fabricate a simple widget to prevent you from getting tangled in your camera strap - C-Loop. Or, how about TikTok - a project that has already raised $467,000 to convert the iPod Nano into a wearable watch?
Even after a project has raised funding, the interface provides for updates to track how the project is doing. Here is one called Story Box that has just been launched.
It's a great idea, well executed. For more information, check out their introduction.
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Skip to comments.Bill Richardson: Im afraid of Marco Rubio
Posted on 07/31/2012 7:05:15 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says that he is afraid of Marco Rubios ability to cut into President Obamas Latino support.
Richardson, a Mexican-American who ran against Obama in 2008 for the Democratic presidential nomination, said that the freshman Florida senator is one of the Republican Partys fastest-rising stars who could make the GOP more appealing to Latino voters both in this election and in future ones.
(Excerpt) Read more at univisionnews.tumblr.com ...
Yeah, Marco is really different from the traditional RAT Hispanic "Leader" who is corrupt, philandering and so damned crooked that when they die, they are buried using a screwdriver!
"It was at the Chicago home of [Bill] Ayers and [Bernardine] Dohrn that Obama, then an up-and-coming 'community organizer,' had his political coming out party in 1995. Not content with this rite of passage in Lefty World where unrepentant terrorists are regarded as progressive luminaries, still working 'only to educate' both Obamas tended to the relationship with the Ayers."
Article: The Company He Keeps:
Meet Obamas circle: The same old America-hating Left
"Kill all the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution home, kill your parents, that's where it's really at"
--Bill Ayers (1970), quoted in New York Times, September 11, 2001:
Article: "No Regrets for a Love Of Explosives; In a Memoir of Sorts, a War Protester Talks of Life With the Weathermen"
"Dig It. First they killed those pigs [ie, rich people], then they ate dinner in the same room with them, they even shoved a fork into a victims stomach! Wild!"
-Weather Underground leader and wife of Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, referring to the Manson murders
Article: Allies in War -by David Horowitz
FrontPageMagazine.com | Monday, September 17, 2001
From American Thinker, September 16, 2008
Article: Obama's Foul Weather Friends
By Scott Swett and Roger Canfield
"As a gesture of solidarity, the Vietnamese who [Bernardine] Dohrn met in Budapest presented her with a ring made from an American aircraft shot down over North Vietnam. Bill Ayers would receive a similar ring while meeting with Vietnamese communists in Toronto. He later recalled being so moved by the gesture that he 'left the room to cry.' "
"I like him.", said Richardson.
"My faith in Americas promise was shaped early on by my parents who left Cuba in 1956 and, after Fidel Castro solidified his communist grip, were never able to return."—Marco Rubio
Me thinks thou doth protesteth too much. I don't believe he's one bit afraid of Rubio.
I don't believe anything any of these cretins like Richardson say. Every time one do them does this it looks like a false flag to me. Maybe I've become too cynical. I like Rubio and think that he would put some spine in Mitt's campaign but nobody votes for VP do they?
I do. And I've read about Democrat fears of Rubio in other places. Can you imagine a Veep debate between Rubio and Biden?
I don't believe democrats ever tell the truth.
An eggplant could beat Biden.
You know, when a Democrat comes out and says something like that, I am skeptical. It's more likely that the reality is exactly the opposite of what he is saying; ie that they are really not scared of Rubio and they don't think he will do much at all to influence the Latino vote. Otherwise, they would keep their mouths shut rather than give their enemies good advice.
I read the leftwing sites regularly for the DUmmie FUnnies. Believe me. They are truly scared of Rubio.
Richardson needs to fear whoever Romney appoints as Attorney General.
He's just trying to scare potential voters away from him. Why? Because Rubio is an anti-communist Hispanic.
I think the Demonic Party is deathly afraid of any individual who happens to be minority and has the ability to articulate conservative values and principles to traditionally "enslaved" demonic voters. Marco Rubio and Allen West are only two examples...
Here is the problem:
If Rubio would cut into Obama's hispanic support, it destroys the conservative notion that hispanics do not vote as a block and issues like illegal immigration do not matter to them.
If Rubio does not cut into Obama's hispanic support, he is of no use to Romney other than being an attack dog.....and there are others who could do that far more effectively.
Of course he's afraid of him. Rubio is an anti-communist Hispanic who possibly could be the next VP.
...might screw up that whole "Fundamental Transformation", "Change" thing of Obama's.
"I'd like to put these VP nomination rumors to rest once and for all. While serving as VP would be a great honor,
I'd not be able to accept the office as I am not a Natural Born Citizen.
My parents became US Citizens after my birth so by the eligibility requirements specified in Article. II. Section. 1. I'm not eligible.
The fact that the CommiecRAT Party lied about their usurper Obama's status doesn't change the Constitutional Natural Born Citizen requirement."
That he doesn't, tells me a lot about his integrity and who he really is.
Richardson is the kind of slime ball that will tell you you're a dear friend of his while at the same time picking your pocket and stealing your wallet. He's a classic con man, phony-baloney Leftist politician. However, he and his comrades are definitely afraid of someone like Marco Rubio.
Rubio is pro DREAM Act which, while being personally politically beneficial to Rubio, will help to permanently change the voting patterns in this country that will guarantee an increasingly socialistic form of government.
I see he's crawled out of the woodwork.
If he did that he would demonstrate a complete lack of understanding of what Natural Born Citizen is. There are two types of citizenship: Natural Born and Naturalized. There is NO third type of bizarre Citizenship Purgatory in between. Oh, and Native Born citizen is merely a SUBSET of Natural Born, not a separate category.
Why isn't Richardson in jail ?
Could Marco Rubio Save Mitt Romney?
By CHQ Staff | 7/27/12
Speculation over who will fill the Republican vice presidential nomination was fever-hot among conservatives — and not in a good way — when the names of establishment Republican and longtime Bush acolytes Condoleeza Rice and Rob Portman were floated as topping Mitt Romneys short list of candidates.
Now the conservative firestorm over Rice and Portman has abated, at least temporarily, as the name of Floridas Tea Party-backed Senator Marco Rubio has allegedly percolated to the top of Romneys list.
Marco RubioRubio would certainly add much to the Romney ticket that neither Portman nor Rice could hope to add particularly in the realm of generating conservative enthusiasm.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said recently that he thinks Rubio is ready to be vice president and that he has shared those thoughts with Romney.
That Jeb Bush, a leading establishment Republican, would bless the Rubio nomination is a great step forward.
It shows that some astute establishment Republicans are starting to grasp that Romney cant win without enthusiastic conservative support, and that they understand Romneys choice of a conservative vice presidential nominee is key to generating that enthusiasm.
Rubio has always been a strong contender as far as we are concerned.
His come-from-behind campaign to defeat the sitting Governor, and anointed establishment Senate candidate, Charlie Crist, promptly made Rubio a political legend.
Rubio has won statewide election in Florida, a crucial swing state, and his immigrant roots and Hispanic heritage add an appeal to independent voters outside the traditional Republican coalition.
But most importantly, Marco Rubio has a record of standing for small government constitutional principles, and when it comes right down to it, thats what conservatives and Tea Partiers are looking for in the Republican Partys national ticket.
Governor Romneys pollsters and consultants will no doubt test and focus group every likely vice presidential candidate and give the Governor the metrics that he is so fond of on each potential candidate.
However, the attribute that will save Mitt Romneys candidacy if he chooses Marco Rubio is not Rubios Hispanic surname or immigrant roots — it is that small government constitutional conservatives and Tea Partiers will back him with the enthusiasm reserved for one of their own.
Back in early 09, I attended a TEA party event where Rubio spoke.
He was heckled by a hard-core conservative member of our group for his position on AZ's immigration while he was FL speaker of the house. I was ignorant back then. But now I understand.
"It was Americas commitment to limited government and free enterprise that opened doors for me. And its this same free enterprise system thats under assault today.
Since Ive been in the Senate, I have proudly been on the side of job creators and parents whose mission in life is to build a strong and prosperous America their children will be blessed to inherit. Ive supported efforts to Cut-Cap-and-Balance our budget; add a strong Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution; save Medicare; repeal ObamaCare; oppose short-sighted budget gimmicks and spending plans; and approve job-creating free trade agreements. And I opposed raising the debt ceiling in the absence of real measures to control our long-term spending problem and provide greater certainty to job creators.
Ive also engaged in our national conversation about Americas foreign policy and proudly articulated my beliefs about Americas national interests in opposing dangerous tyrants, standing with freedom fighters and being a forceful voice for democracy and human rights. In the course of my work, Ive especially felt blessed to meet and represent so many patriotic, courageous men and women who put their lives on the line for us every day."
I don't have any thoughts about Rubio one way or another because I really don't know that much about him but Richardson is an idiot. He just wants everyone to think he is still relevant because he is Latino.
Why on earth would the dems tell the republicans how to beat them? The dems are NOT afraid of Rubio. They want Rubio to give cover for Obama not being a NBC and they know we in the conservative base have a significant number who will see Rubio as pandering to the illegal crowd and amnesty and will NOT vote.
Remember last election it was McCain who they "feared"!
Seriously how can anyone fall for this crap? They want Mitt to pick Rubio so Obama can WIN.
Nothing against Rubio, but I don't think we should be playing this Racial Gerrymandering game which the Democrats instigated.
He likes Rubio and has a healthy respect for him but, I think he is overestimating Rubio's ability to draw Latino votes.
Richardson, on the whole, was balanced in his views and wants the entire Latino community to unite
Yep, he's one of Clinton's handmaidens. I've never trusted the guy, and never will.
"Can you imagine a Veep debate between Rubio and Biden?"
Indeed I can! Rubio is one of the smartest, most articulate, fast-on-his-feet politicians today. A debate between him and Biden would be "no-contest". Like a "debate" between a lion and a cornered chipmunk.
Should Romney choose Rubio or anyone else for his VP who was not born to here to two citizen parents at the time of his/her birth, he picks a fight with this very active voting block and essentially puts himself into the same category as obama.
This is probably not a good plan unless he wants to split off a group that might otherwise vote for him and make them his enemy as he will certainly become theirs.
Maybe there's a better choice that might win friends instead of make enemies?
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Marie Lopez Rogers Unanimously Appointed to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Marie Lopez Rogers
Marie Lopez Rogers, Avondale's former mayor, is running for a seat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors -- and a unanimous decision today by board supervisors to appoint her temporarily to the board just gave her campaign a major boost.
The seat on the board was left vacant by Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, who resigned to run for a seat in Arizona's Seventh Congressional District which opened up when longtime Congressman Ed Pastor decided to retire.
Former Phoenix Councilman Michael Johnson, a local attorney Otilia Diaz and Christina Arzaga-Williams, who was a policy advisor for former Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy, applied to fill the vacancy but didn't make the cut.
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"I am thankful to be blessed with this opportunity to continue serving my community," Lopez Rogers said in a statement. "As Mayor [of Avondale], I learned that working together with community members and leaders can bring great results. I look forward to bringing that same loving and cooperative style of leadership to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors."
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The Charlotte Bobcats 2011-2012 season was somewhat short of spectacular, as they would go onto win just seven of the 66 games they "competed" in.
As we've seen in the past however, one player is capable of turning a franchise around. While the Bobcats hold the second overall selection in the 2012 NBA draft, they also hold a substantial amount of cap room, around $17 million to be exact, that could quickly help the rebuilding process.
These next five players should be on the Bobcats radar, be they free agents, potential draft picks or trade targets.
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I started on a new robot. Totally thought up from my head. I thought of a line following robot that should be pretty easy. LineB or Line Bot. It uses kinda a lot of transistors and a compartor chip. LM393. I'm sure this should work.
So the robot runs of a 5V power supply so I built a 5V regulator circut.
The zener diode is always on. When the battery falls below 5.6V the diode turns off and so does the LED. Telling you the battery is out of juice.
Sensor Circut/Inverter
The senso I bought coul only sense White lines on a black surface. The real problem was if there was not black surface or if there was no white line. So I had to come up with an inverter circut. Consisting of a bounch of transistors. the extra one on the far left is for replaceing the sensor becouse I haven't got it in the mail. :p
The Sensor is on. The Led is on.
Sensor is off. Led is off. Simple!
Now comes the hard part.
This took me lots of thinking time until I thought that a capacitor could do the job of overiding the PNP transistor to turn off when the sensor is turned on.
The sensor is off. The Led is on.
Senor is on. Led is off.
The LED's will be replaced and turned into inputs to the LM393. There will be a second circut like this for the left side. The output of the LM393 will power a transistor that will power a motor. :D
Here's the schametic of the circut above.
I started on a PCb because I really prefer the neat PCBs than the ugly point to point sodering. It's only half way done. The power supply indicators and chip are put in. just not the sensors and motor drivers.


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It runs off an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 CPU, which operates at 2GHz, and 2GB of DDR2 RAM is installed, as well as an NVIDIA GeForce 7300 graphics card. These components combine well to give the 9425WSMi powerful multitasking capabilities, and this was shown in our WorldBench 6 benchmark where it completed the multitasking test in 433sec. Meanwhile, its Windows Media Encoder, WinZip file compression, Photoshop CS2 editing and Microsoft Office productivity results along with a final score of 74 highlight the unit's versatility.
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Its 17in widescreen has a native resolution of 1440 x 900. It isn't very bright, which makes it comfortable on the eyes, but its glossy coating can make viewing uncomfortable due to reflections when lights are switched on or if natural light is shining through the windows, especially when viewed from an angle. The viewable angles of the screen are adequate, but contrast problems are noticeable. The screen's response time is fast so there shouldn't be any noticeable blurring when scrolling down a Web page, for example.
While watching DVDs from directly in front of the unit, we found the screen to be a good performer. Dark scenes were handled well and colours weren't overly vibrant. The unit ships with Windows Vista Home Premium, which has Windows Media Centre built into it, and this is what we used to watch movies.
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As this is a 17in widescreen notebook, there is plenty of width for a full-size keyboard and Acer has included one. Despite it being a little bouncy (the whole keyboard moves a little when keys on its left-hand side are hit), it's actually very comfortable to type on; the keys have a soft, yet firm feel to them and everything is laid out in a traditional format. The dedicated number pad should please those who are regular number-crunchers and the four dedicated shortcut buttons along the top frame of the notebook's base can be customised to open the applications of your choice.
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All of the unit's ports reside along the right-hand side, the front and the rear, but there are a couple of notable omissions. As previously mentioned, a FireWire port isn't present, but the notebook also lacks an ExpressCard slot, which is the high-speed successor to the PC Card slot. An ExpressCard slot will be useful for add-ons such as TV tuners or mobile data cards, for example.
The 9425WSMi's battery life was very good considering its large size. Our DVD rundown test, which plays a DVD until the notebook runs out of power, lasted for 128min. If using the notebook to perform simple tasks such as Web surfing and word processing, and if you employ a suitable power saving scheme, the 9425WSMi should last even longer.
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At Home in Many Worlds
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More than 90 percent of the total payments to borrowers at 11 of those servicers are expected to have been sent by the end of the month.
Checks will be sent in several waves beginning with 1.4 million checks April 12. The final batch is expected to go out in mid-July.
No information has been announced yet about payments from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley but details are expected soon.
Several House Democrats, including House Financial Services ranking member Maxine Waters (Calif.), are pressing federal regulators to explain why they offered up the deal and chose to terminate the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR), which was a more detailed program designed to examine millions of cases and determine what happened.
But regulators argued that the process was painstakingly slow and the money wouldn't get to homeowners at a reasonable pace.
Borrowers who accept payments will still be able to take action related to their foreclosure. Servicers are not allowed to ask borrowers to waive any legal claims they may have against their servicer in connection with accepting payment.
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Chris Brown and girlfriend Karrueche Tran have shared intimate photos from their current trip to Australia.
The 'Turn Up The Music' singer is currently Down Under to perform as part of the Supafest music festival, and has been accompanied by his model girlfriend. The loved up couple were treated to a private tour of an airport, where they donned the same uniform as a TSA officer and even were taken to the aircrafts.
Chris also posted photos of his handy grafitti work which has kept him busy during his downtime from the festival.
The Supafest will take Chris and Karrueche, along with Kelly Rowland, Ice Cube and Big Sean to Melbourne and Perth this weekend.
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THE EAGLES made decisions yesterday on roster cuts, but chose not to make any of them public, even after they'd been widely reported, in one case by a player himself on Twitter. (That was fan favorite Henry Josey, the 5-8 running back from Missouri who overcame a terrible knee injury in college and ran for 121 yards on 22 carries Thursday night against the Jets. He bid Eagles fans farewell.)
So, here is what we could piece together from other sources, and what others have reported, which might or might not be entirely correct. The headline move was provided by NJ.com, which reported "multiple sources" as asserting that Cody Parkey has won the kicking competition over Alex Henery. This would validate the fans' collective opinion, in the wake of Parkey's 3-for-3 night against the Jets, which included 53- and 54-yard field goals.


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Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Joel Murray.
1963 Birth Born on April 17, 1963.
1986 23 Years Old Murray's first film role was in the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer, as George Calamari.
1988 25 Years Old His other roles include the 1988 comedy film Scrooged, with his brothers Bill, Brian, and John.
1992 29 Years Old He starred in the 1992 movie Shakes the Clown with One Crazy Summer co-stars Bob Goldthwait and Tom Villard. … Read More
2012 49 Years Old In the 2012 film God Bless America he portrays Frank, a man whose contempt for superficiality and meanness in American society sends him over the edge and into a killing spree. … Read More
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