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Skip to comments.Cash for Clunkers: How to destroy an engine (& a nation)
Posted on 07/31/2009 7:18:45 PM PDT by PureSolace
Why are we destroying perfectly good tools as a nation with this "Cash for Clunkers" program?
Here is a video on what they do to the vehicles that are traded in for this program.
Here's a description from the video site:
This is a video document showing how to seize an engine under the Cash for Clunkers program...After draining the engine oil the vehicle is filled with approximately two-three quarts of salt/water/silica mix. The vehicle is then started and ran till the engine seizes. Enjoy!
I drive a 20 year old car that I love. (Sure it's bluebook value may be $200, but it runs and gets me to where I need to go. It's been all over America multiple times, and is still reliable.)
Why are we encouraging the destruction of perfectly good tools across our nation? What is wrong with our leaders? Why are we encouraging this behavior? There are so many uses for these cars!
Well it fits the leftist template.
The goal of the Baraqqis is to either get you into an Obamamobile or on a train or bus.
Fewer affordable repair parts makes maintaining your current ride less feasable and more expensive.
This is tied to Global Warming.
It's as hysterical as burning witches at the stake.
I grew up learning that thrift was a virtue. I have worked all my life to keep machinery running smoothly and to prevent this sort of failure.
Now our government is bribing people to destroy machinery and create waste, and spending my money to do it.
This is the polar opposite of everything I have been taught. It is deeply offensive to me. I know it is just a machine, but it is the work of somebody's hands and somebody else has put a lot of money and effort into preserving it.
Our government is acting like Vandals. They are destroying for the sake of destroying, because that is all they know how to do.
There were otherwise normal-looking, normal-sounding, and very well educated people who were advocating bulldozing the "excess housing inventory" not too long ago.
"Our government is acting like Vandals. They are destroying for the sake of destroying, because that is all they know how to do."
Fight fire with fire.
I get the feeling that someday the government is going to bribe some doctor to do the same thing to me.
This is Obamacare for automobiles.
Another thing to recall about the Cash for Clunkers program is how it hurts the poor. The program will take these clunkers off the street and give them to the government to destroy. But these are precisely the kinds of cars that poor or fixed-income people tend to purchase. Most of these clunkers are of course in fine shape, but they are not green enough according to government determinations. So poor people who cannot afford to purchase new, government-approved (and thus artificially expensive) automobiles will be told to go take a hike literally!
The government having melted down these clunkers, the market in low priced used cars will dry up, thus driving up cost and further hurting poor and working people as well as seniors and others on fixed income. Grandma who just needs a cheap old car to get down to the pharmacy for her prescriptions will thus be forced to walk or hire a cab, as the finance companies will take a look at her social security income and say next!
Cash for clunkers is an attack on the poor for the benefit of government-connected Big Auto big-wigs and GMAC-style bankster/moneylenders. As with most government programs, the poor get the short end of the stick.
Progressives always want to destroy old things (including people, it turns out).
IMO-C4C is a scam to move remaining inventory form the car lots.
Thrift used to be a specially characteristic American virtue. No more.
This is sheer insanity. I'll admit, I just realized today that the government's destruction of the trade-ins wasn't a joke.
This is a public-funded orgy of waste. Taking usable autos and equipment and destroying them? In a time of supposed need, the left is rewarding wastefulness and the mindless destruction of a resource (cheap used vehicles) used by poorer and/or thriftier citizens. The US isn't at war with Islamic fascists, but it is is officially at war with thrift and common sense.
When is this bull#$% going to end?
Has anyone really looked at the economics or even the enviromental impact of the program. Let's say the typical participant drives 12000 miles per year and goes from 20 mpg to 25 mpg. That would reduce fuel usage from 600 gallons per year to 480, saving 120 gallons per year or about $300. Saving that energy is good. But how much extra energy production is needed and pollution created by building hundreds of thousands of new cars and destroying thousands of "old" cars to get that 120 gallons of gas per year of savings? Is it a good trade-off. If it is the typical government program, the answer is almost certainly a big NO!After I wrote that I searched a couple sites that gave energy estimates for new car production in the 100 million BTU range. Each gallon of gasoline has around 120,000 BTUs of energy, so the car's production takes the energy equivalent of 833 gallons of gasoline. In the US that energy most likely comes from coal, the eeeeeeeevilest of the greenhouse gas producing fuels. So much for the 120 gallons / year savings.
The Chief Vandal's numbers are tanking :)
Glenn Beck: CASH FOR CLUNKERS Government
Website Takes Over Your Computer Forever
Glenn Beck and Kimberly Guilfoyle Say Cars.gov Gives U.S. Government Access to Your Computer - Video 7/31/09
Here is video of Glenn Beck and Kimberly Guilfoyle today talking about the fact that users of the Government's "Cars.gov" website actually are giving the government ongoing access to their computer. The "Privacy Agreement" - not read by many users - says that once connected to their system, the government considers the computer property of the U.S. Government.
Guilfoyle points out that once a computer uses the Cars.gov system, the government can continue to track a user and potentially access information.
Text of warning:
This application provides access to the DOT CARS system. When logged on the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal computer system and is the property of the US Government.
Any or all uses of this system and all files on this system may be intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, audited, inspected or disclosed to authorized CARS, DOT, law enforcement personnel as well as authorized officials of other agencies, both domestic and foreign.
Note also that the congress voted another 3 or 4 billion to fund the Cash for Clunker program on Friday afternoon, July 31st.
Imagine the charities or other good causes they could donate these cars too. If they're that much against profit, then at least donate them to good causes.
As well as the repair mechanics.
I really enjoy working on "clunkers" just like that, and I get a lot of satisfaction when I have the opportunity to get one back running for someone.
If those guys bought that on their own dime and decided to burn the engine up like that, while then their being dumb but thats their choice. What gets me is knowing that the engine being destroyed for no reason was bought on the national credit card.
Maybe I'm going to far with this, there is probably bigger things to get worked up over.
My question is what is left for people who cannot afford a new car, those that always buy the clunkers or better. What they going to do? I guess the mexican market is all they will have left, think what those clunkers will be worth when all of ours are gone.
Thanks sweetie!
True, except they're not acting.
It is not a matter of them not WANTING to buy a new car -- they CAN'T!!!!! Millions will be without transportation creating other bigger problems than the auto industry not being able to sell new cars. This has got to be STOPPED!
He pointed out that Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the burning of 10 million acres of cotton to help boost the price of cotton even though people who could barely afford to buy clothes.
FDR also ordered the killing of 6 million pigs to boost the price of pork even though people could barely afford to buy food.
Now FBO is taking perfectly good affordable cars off the street even though people are having trouble affording cars.
Hmmmm...and now, when Congress gets back from recess, they will decide how best to deal with the millions of Senior Citizens who can barely afford medical care.
this video turns my stomach. this is insanity.
Too bad we can't extend this concept to government, and trade in our clunker politicians.
And they will still claim to represent "the working man."
It has a 250 CID straight 6 cylinder engine. Turbo 350 Tranny. The only options are front disc brakes and power steering and the awfulmatic. My mother and father bought it new in '76. Mom passed away in'98 and pop gave it to me. Pop died 3 months ago at 90 yrs old and I'll never, ever get rid of it.
I've kept regular oil changes, tranny tune ups every 50 - 75,000 miles. Keep it well lubed, everything well kept.
Aside from the normal parts like brakes, tires, distributor caps, plugs, wires, belts etc.
The only parts that have been changed are:
It still has the original module in the distributor as well as the original power steering pump.
I as you were taught to be frugal and make things last.
The only other vehicles I have is a 1972 VW (good shape), 1981 HD motorcycle.
I personally think new cars are all junk. Expensive junk.
Kept well tuned my VW gets 25-30mpg. The car only costs $1,000.00.
Today people brag about getting 25mpg while paying 30k for the damn thing.
People brag about their cars lasting 250,000 miles. I tell ' em to call me when it hits a 1/2 a mil.
We've gone from a frugal do it yourself society to a throw away I can't do anything society. pitiful.
It's a good point. I think we should restrict our car destruction program to French cars only.
Obama is aborting our future!
Listen to that motor closely, folks. That's how it's all coming down. That is one of the finest pieces of engineering Detroit ever made, and that is the sound of evil in motion. Don't pretend it's a carefully controlled evolution into the future; it's a billion dollars of your money and mine committed to the destruction of infrastructure and resources. No drilling for oil; just the paranoia of that which burns it. No creation of new technology—just paranoia over the old stuff. Turning the beast against itself-—America used to finance the destruction of America. Catch the moment the motor stops; it will never run again. It's nice to pretend the evil has stopped; that the engine of commerce has been extinguished; that the ride has been destroyed, but catch the implication.
Comparable concepts abound—A ship too big to sink, lifeboats are irrelevant. A wooden city too great to burn, fire hydrants are pointless. A currency too widely accepted to become worthless, monetize the debt. An investment vehicle too huge to be a fraud, and run by a Jew nevertheless. Dikes that can withstand any hurricane, Trade towers too tall for a plane to touch. Even a vault at Fort Knox that could never go empty; there is no shortage of analogy. Now we have a minority whose maliciousness knows no bounds. Even doing a background check on the teleprompter in chief warrants a visit from the SS, and that's not the Schutzstaffel.
Don't even pretend that car coming to a stop forever is a good thing. America will be down to cannibalism as nonchalantly as it plays a video game today. Russian famines in 1891, 1921, 1932 & 1946 offer a chilling history of what follows when a despot desires to rule. All of Obama's trends point to his admiration of his Marxist principles.
Don't even pretend Obama loves you.
. . those people's efforts are in vain who with unchanged lives desire to come to the people's aid by distributing the wealth they have first taken from them.
— Leo Tolstoy
Every Friday I love to hear to the new drop in bam's polls.....
man , he is soooooo outta' here - cash for clunkers?
The american public should pony up and PAY bammers to leave the WH before he makes himself a fool again
Since the consumer receives either $3,500 or $4,500, but the money spent by the government per transaction amounts to (depending upon "analysis" source) $10,000-$20,000+, then the obvious answer (to a bureaucrat or politician) is a resounding, "YES!" Who is getting the rest of the money? Administrators, bureaucrats, politicians, and their cronies, of course!
Typical program, in that for every dollar to the "beneficiary", anywhere from $2 to $5 is "overhead"...but Obamacare will save money, even as C4C saves the environment and the economy.
I agree.
In Germany and Austria, you can't have a car older than 10 years old. Although there is no clunkers, I am unsure what they do with those who have "classic" cars. I believe they may allow you to have it but you can't drive it. I think the U.S. will eventually go this route...no cars older than 10 years old on the road. In rural areas, many people drive really old cars, I guess they will need to update their cars if this ever passes.
Euthansia for cars. Keep this going around. Pictures and videos of beloved "clunker" being euthanized will send a very powerful messaage!
Instead of water, grit and silicate, they will use a morphine drip...
That I could live with!
I agree. People really should see the pictures and videos of people destroying running vehicles for this program. It won't hit home till people are exposed to what's really going on! It just doesn't sit right with me in my stomach.
I just received a phone call for the audit the fed campaign. The audio recording said the had enough sponsors of the bill in the house that WHEN it comes up for vote if all sponsors vote yes the bill would pass.
They are moving to the Senate and have a major campaign going to get the Senate to pass this legislation. People are starting to take their power back and those that want to control us are doing these type of things to try to keep things in their ballpark.
The game has changed we need to stop being fooled by all the deception. United we stand against corruption.
Do you think they'll read the bill before voting on it. ;-)
A Glenn Beck caller said this program is just Obama's test program for the next one: "Cash for Cripples" — where you turn in Granny for money.
That is one of the most chilling things I've ever read.
They'll get my '98 Wrangler when they pry my cold, dead hands from the steering wheel.
Thanks to Cash for Clunkers, I now resolve to keep the old beast running as long as it is feasibly possible to do so.
Oh, and another thing...I'm going to get larger tires and run them at 18 PSI, and keep it in third gear all the time, so she'll drop three or four MPG. Just because I can.
And for my next car, I will intentionally select something used that could fit within the Cash For Clunkers criteria. And again, I will drive it as many years as possible, with low tires, at varying speeds, intentionally choosing routes with a lot of stop-and-go driving.
Take that, Obama.
Some people learn from history in order not to repeat a mistake and others learn what works and repeat it.
That was a nice car. What an incredible waste! Affordable, loan free transportation in what looked like a nice car is now taken forever off the market from...THE POOR>>> "The road to hell is paved with BHO's good intentions"
Bullsh*t. I can gets parts easier for my '76 Chevy van then some of the later model (2000-2008) junk out there.
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2010 Dodgers Opening Day Fiesta video
Last year before we got into Dodger Stadium, we went around Echo Park seeing all the festivities around the park. We did not cover the whole area but you can see by the video we took of all the celebration taking place outside of Dodger Stadium.
Happy Opening Day everyone! The Dodgers Opening Day is Thursday at 5.P.M.
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Happy Opening Day to you also. I think it should be a Fedral Holiday, and if you have to work at least get paid double time for having to miss the games.
I was looking for a Hallmark card for Opening Day but they don't make any ;-(
Good luck tomorrow, Emma! May the season get off to a great start for both our teams!
I hope you don't get snow like the Phillies
Placido Domingo to sing the National Anthem!
I was gonna say, Emma…Placido singing the National Anthem for the opener! Talk about an operatic opener!
– Randy
Hey Emma!
Can't stay long; got a lot to do but…
IT'S TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL!!! (I've been waiting to say this for a LONG LONG TIME!!!)
Oh, and we'll come up and see you today before the game…
It was great hearing Placido Domingo! What a voice!
Sorry I missed you. I usually make several stops vising friends in the field level, loge, by the time I went to say Hi to a couple of friends in the Reserved I was running a little late. Shoot! But I'll see you at another game. Going to San Diego next weekend!
Thanks Kristen! Kershaw was great! Congrats on your home opener game!
Hey Emma,
Sorry we missed each other too on Thursday. Great game, though, huh? Liked both games so far! Jim and I will be at the game on Sunday; just not sitting in my mom's seats. We got a couple of seats in the Reserved 31. Not quite mom's seats, but they're okay. If we get there early enough, perhaps I'll come over Sunday…
Emma: "Happy Opening Day!!!" I love this. And I love how I heard "Empire State of Mind" in the background, lol.
Matt Kemp is on fire! What a way to start!
Sorry I missed you too🙂 but I'll look for you on Reserved. Need to catch up on my blog and maybe put a new post but still I am hoping to get to the game early today for Snuggie day. Looks like we can use it tonight. It was cold last night but hot on Friday and Opening Day.
Looks like your Opening Day was a good one too. Congrats kid!
Great start to the season by your guys, eh? Congrats on taking it to those Giants and may the rest of the season follow suit!
You are back! Is great to have our MLB blog family comin back to blog. Good luck to your Rays! I was sorry to hear Langoria going to the DL.


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Living conditions and volunteer lifestyles in Philippines
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|As a Peace Corps Volunteers, you will have to adapt to conditions that may be dramatically different than you have ever experienced and modify lifestyle practices that you now take for granted. Even the most basic practices— talking, eating, using the bathroom, and sleeping — may take significantly different forms in the context of the host country. If you successfully adapt and integrate, you will in return be rewarded with a deep understanding of a new culture, the establishment of new and potentially lifelong relationships, and a profound sense of humanity.
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Living Conditions and Volunteer Lifestyles by Country
Pre-Departure Checklist
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- 1 Communications
- 2 Telephones
- 3 Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access
- 4 Housing and Site Location
- 5 Living Allowance and Money Management
- 6 Food and Diet
- 7 Transportation
- 8 Geography and Climate
- 9 Social Activities
- 10 Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
- 11 Personal Safety
- 12 Rewards and Frustrations
Letters, which usually take one to two weeks to arrive, should be sent to:
"Your Name," PCT or "Your Name," PCT
U.S. Peace Corps c/o the Peace Corps Office
P.O. Box 7013 6/F PNB Financial Center
Airmail Distribution Center Macapagal Avenue
N.A.I.A. 1300 Pasay City, Philippines 1308
Pasay City, Philippines
A Peace Corps staff member picks up the mail from the airport post office box and sends it to Volunteer sites by special delivery (known in-country as the Peace Corps pouch) or through the Philippine mail system.
When the Peace Corps receives a package for you, it will notify you and ask you whether you want to pick up the package at the office in Manila or have it sent to you by regular Philippine mail. If a package is forwarded, you will be responsible for the cost. After training, many Volunteers choose to have packages and letters mailed directly to their site.
Peace Corps Volunteers use the Philippine postal system to send mail to friends and family. Postage for letters sent within the Philippines is very inexpensive (15 cents per 20 grams). An airmail letter weighing 20 grams or less to the United States costs 26 pesos (51 cents), a letter weighing 21 to 100 grams costs $2.10.
Peace Corps/Philippines advises you not to have packages sent directly to your site by surface mail. Even if the freight charges are prepaid in the United States, there will be numerous charges in the Philippines for customs, brokerage, storage, clearing, etc.
The Philippines has several phone companies, and household telephone service in rural areas is becoming more available. People without phones usually go to a local telephone office and wait while a call is placed. Because this system often ties up all the available lines, it can be very difficult to receive a call in rural areas. You can sometimes arrange to receive calls on someone's private phone. Volunteers generally find it most convenient to place calls to the United States when they are in Manila.
Cellphones are very common. Volunteers who have brought cellphones find them to be helpful in calling and receiving calls from the United States. Calls home cost about 40 cents per minute. Volunteers sometimes call home collect, but if the call will be for more than a few minutes, we suggest that you call to give the number at which you can be reached and have the person call you back. Direct-dial calls to the Philippines are much cheaper than calls to the United States from the Philippines. Friends and relatives can call their local phone company for information on the best rates. To call Manila directly, precede the seven-digit number with 011 (the long distance code), 63 (the country code for the Philippines), and 2 (the city code for Manila).
Calls to the Peace Corps office after hours are answered by the security guard and relayed to the duty officer. Since it can take hours or even days for a Volunteer to return a call, the duty officer relays calls to Volunteers at their sites only in emergencies. In emergencies, it is best for your family to call Peace Corps/Washington at 800.424.8580, extension 1470. After normal business hours and on weekends and holidays, they can call 202.638.2574.
Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access
The Philippines is part of the global community, and many cities now have Internet cafés. Thus, you will have access to e-mail, if not at your site, at least in a neighboring city. Though the Peace Corps discourages you from bringing a personal computer, some Volunteers have brought laptops and have found them useful. If you decide to bring a laptop, please be aware that many assignments are in rural areas with no electricity. Plan for humidity, a fluctuating current, and the risk of theft. Be certain to insure any expensive electronic equipment for loss before you come to the Philippines. *UPDATE* As of Batch 272 (2013), the Peace Corps essentially assumes everyone has a computer, and even provides most training materials on a USB. Trainees find computers indispensable when preparing materials during training. Humidity, etc., is a concern, but electronics stores in the Philippines do sell surge protectors, which can hep with the fluctuating current.
Housing and Site Location
Your housing and site location will depend upon your assignment. For Volunteers assigned to rural areas or to small islands, housing is typically composed of hollow concrete blocks, wood, or bamboo. Education Volunteers are often assigned to towns or cities, where housing is better than in rural areas. Most houses in both rural and urban areas have running water (some with toilets that flush and others with toilets that require flushing with a pail of water) and 24-hour electricity.
Trainees are required to live with a host family during pre-service training, and Volunteers are required to live with host families during their first three months at their assigned site (the families usually are identified by the local agency the Volunteer is assigned to). After this period, you may choose to continue living with your host family or move into your own dwelling. Living with a Filipino family can help you integrate into your community, provide you with a deeper understanding of the local culture, and help you become comfortable with the local language.
Living Allowance and Money Management
Volunteers receive a monthly allowance in local currency sufficient to live at the level of the people they serve. The allowance is based on an annual survey and is intended to cover food, housing, household supplies, clothing, transportation to and from work, utilities, recreation and entertainment, and incidental expenses such as reading material. Like Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide, those in the Philippines are expected to live at a level commensurate with that of their Filipino co-workers.
Peace Corps/Philippines will open an ATM savings account for you at the Philippine National Bank (PNB) during the initial orientation. This ATM savings account will be used to deposit your living allowance, travel allowance for all training events and Peace Corps reimbursements for items such as medicine, work-related books, and payments to language tutors.
ATMs are available in most major cities, but if you bring credit cards, you need to guard them carefully against theft. As in other countries, credit card scams exist in the Philippines. Some Volunteers choose to bring cash (in small denominations such as $20 bills) for vacation travel, buying gifts, and similar personal expenses.
Food and Diet
Rice is the staple food for most Filipinos who live in the lowlands, while corn, potatoes, and tubers are the staple foods of people who live in inland areas. Rice is often eaten with fish, pork, or chicken. Bread and noodles, mung beans, a variety of vegetables, and bananas and some other fruits are available in most towns. Food is often cooked in lard or coconut oil. Given Filipinos' dietary preference for fish and meat (and sweets) over vegetables, maintaining a strict vegetarian diet can be difficult. Vegetarians need to spend extra time and energy to ensure that they maintain a healthy diet.
In cities or municipalities, the most common means of transportation are buses, minibuses, "jeepneys" (colorfully decorated converted World War II jeeps), vans, motorized tricycles, and pedicabs, depending upon the distance. Travel among islands occurs via airplanes, ships, or small motorboats. Peace Corps/Philippines requires that Volunteers use public transportation and prohibits them from owning, operating, and riding on a motorcycle.
Geography and Climate
The Philippines has typical tropical weather—hot and humid year-round. Although the weather pattern is fairly complex, it can roughly be divided into a dry season (January to June) and a wet season (July to December). January is usually the coolest month; May, the hottest. Higher elevations in northern Luzon can get cold at night or in windy, cloudy conditions.
Social Activities
Volunteers often are invited to birthday parties, baptisms, weddings, blessings of new buildings or landmarks, and programs to celebrate holidays and important school or local events. Volunteers are encouraged to attend as many of these events as possible in order to get to know the people of their community as well as to learn Filipino customs and traditions.
Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
Despite considerable Western influences, Philippine culture can be conservative, especially outside large cities. Filipinos put a high priority on a neat appearance, and Volunteers, whether urban or rural based, are expected to wear neat and clean clothing, especially when in public or at the office. Sleeveless shirts are rarely acceptable on women; similarly, women generally wear a t-shirt and shorts to swim, even in swimming pools. A poor public appearance can deter Filipinos from getting to know you or accepting you, thereby limiting your effectiveness. Remember that you are a professional, not a backpacker or a world traveler.
Personal Safety
More detailed information about the Peace Corps' approach to safety is contained in the Health Care and Safety chapter, but it is an important issue and cannot be overemphasized. As stated in the Volunteer Handbook, becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer entails certain safety risks. Living and traveling in an unfamiliar environment (oftentimes alone), having a limited understanding of local language and culture, and being perceived as well-off are some of the factors that can put a Volunteer at risk. Many Volunteers experience varying degrees of unwanted attention and harassment. Petty thefts and burglaries are not uncommon, and incidents of physical and sexual assault do occur, although most Philippine Volunteers complete their two years of service without personal security incidents. The Peace Corps has established procedures and policies designed to help you reduce your risks and enhance your safety and security. These procedures and policies, in addition to safety training, will be provided once you arrive in the Philippines. At the same time, you are expected to take responsibility for your safety and well-being.
Rewards and Frustrations
In a country that is still predominantly agricultural, daily life revolves more around the seasons, planting, and harvesting than around making money. The result can be a lack of concern for punctuality. For Filipinos, there is always time, while for Westerners, there may never be enough. Because appointments do not necessarily happen as scheduled, patience is one virtue that Volunteers develop while working in the Philippines.
Traditional Filipino kinship customs contribute to a lax attitude toward helping oneself to family members' personal possessions. Sharing is common and not doing so is considered stingy. If you do not want something of yours to be touched in a Filipino home, you have to put it away in a locked place.
Since the closing of the American military bases in 1991, relations between the United States and the Philippines have improved. Many Filipinos are grateful to Americans for liberating them from Spain and for introducing modern standards of education and democracy. In general, there is a feeling of goodwill toward Americans, especially in the countryside.


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Use it to see the chakra flow of my body and from noticing the irregularities deduct that I'm in a genjutsu, and thus using kai or any other means to get out of it.
Alright, good. This is what we will do. I will trap you in a genjutsu and you will try to escape from it. Explain thoroughly what you do and why so I can judge if you understand it good enough.
Do you have any questions before we will move on?
Nope, go ahead and creep in to my head ^_^
Sorry for my late reply again @_@
I use my chakra to create a disturbance in the chakra flow to your brain, causing you to be trapped in my genjutsu. In the genjutsu it will seem like there are snakes beneath you, crawling up your legs and take hold of them, crushing them.
( Genjutsu: Oshitsubusu Hebi Kubire ) - Illusion Technique: Crushing Snake Constriction
Rank: B
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: The user puts the opponent into a genjutsu which has snakes appear beneath the opponent to constrict them and with the users command, they crush the opponent. In reality, the opponent is immobilized and takes damage due to the stress on his mind.
As I hear the sound of the snakes, I instinctively look at them as they crawl up my leg. Noticing them and my chakra flow at the same time, I notice the irrigularity in my chakra flow. Analyzing this with the fact that the snakes appeared out of no where around me, without any trace of chakra, I conclude that it's a genjutsu and release myself by letting a spike of chakra surge through me.
As I notice you escaped from the genjutsu, I focus my chakra and once again trap you in a genjutsu where you see purple flowers growing from the ground in front of you. They will then damage and paralyse you.
( Genjutsu: Hanaoka ) - Illusion Technique: Flower Hill
Rank: B
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user summons up illusionary purple flowers from the ground in front of them, damaging enemies with a chance to paralyze them.
Note: Paralysis lasts one turn.
As the flowers start to grow, I see the chakra flowing through them. It's funny, as how flowers aren't supposed to have that amount of chakra in them so I try to burn them with a fire ball but they're perfectly clear. I feel the paralysis growing over me, and realize the genjutsu I'm in, letting a surge of chakra rush through me and letting me go out of the genjutsu.
Sorry for my utterly late reply..
Do you have any questions regarding the genjutsu part?
Nope, not really. I just wanna get crackalackin!
And no worries, I'm not keeping any record, I just casually look at my subscribed threads when I feel like it. I've started your sage mode test btw, might want to subscribe to that one too
Oh, thanks for telling me. I didn't know we had started ~_~'
At the end of a 3T training, the student will fight the sensei. In other words, I will have to beat you up u_u
Now, I'm kind of busy, and I know you're too, and because you're sensei, I would not mind you would skip this.
It's up to you.
I understand, and I know we're both busy. Skipping it might be easier even though it would be a fun fight. I'm just kind of swamped atm indeed o_o
Yeah, that was what I thought.
In any case:
Congratulations, you now have 3T!
*pops the champagne* Cheers!
Yaaaaay D:
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RSBS Postseason Awards Show: Part II
With Major League Baseball and various publications handing out their end of the season awards, RSBS has
decided to follow suit. Sure, our prizes may not come with any
financial reward and they may not trigger any clauses in the affected
players' contracts. But, it is our civic duty. So, without further ado,
we present Part II of our two part Postseason Awards Show. Jeff, take it away.
Most Prolific Snub:
Adam Wainwright
Come now. No Cy Young Award for the anchoring, go-getting horse of the Cardinals pitching staff? Oh. Okay. Look, I get it. Lincecum is good. He's really good. But in 2009, Wainwright was better. If you don't agree with me, well, go get high, eat some Doritos and listen to Beck.
Most Alarming Faux Accusation:
That I had anything to do with the Erin Andrews peep-show tape
Ha ha ha, y'all. Very funny. As soon as news broke that some dude took nudey video of Ms. Andrews while she undressed in front of her hotel boudoir, my phone blew up with texts, tweets, calls and restraining orders. It wasn't me. I swear. I wish it was… sorta.
Most Consistent Whiner:
Allen Krause
Oh, waa-waa-waa, the Tigers blew the season; waa-waa-waa the Lions are awful; waa-waa-waa I don't like hockey and Bill Laimbeer slept with my girlfriend. Whatever, dude. Be like those who used to live in Detroit and just leave it… and its sports teams. And know that you'll never live up to Bill Laimbeer. Don't you remember that gimp mask?
Most Laughable Pre-Season Prediction:
That the Cubs would win the World Series
Up until early August of this year, I was still hearing the precocious murmurings of this being the year for the Cubs. Those individuals would say something in defense now but they can't because their heads are stuck deep in the sand. Milton Bradley. Carlos Zambrano. Alfonso Soriano. One has the mentality of a child. One saves his best game for the Gatorade cooler. One can't lay off sliders in the dirt. Get over it.
And finally…
Most Disgusting Broadcast Catch Phrase:
Chip Caray
We at RSBS are at least grateful that we don't have to deal directly with Chip Caray and his fisting fetish. Well, let me say that I am grateful. I cannot speak for Al on this subject.
Hate me 'cuz you can, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Ya know Jeff…if Wainwright smoked the wacky tobaccy he would have won. Let that be a lesson to all the kiddos out there.
Wainwright? Really? You could make a case for him if you weighted wins and innings more than anything. Which…well…I kinda think Carpenter deserved it more than Lincecum or Wainwright. So he was injured, he came back from the injury…
I say it's payola.
pfft, does Adam Wainwright have a commercial redubbed in a hilarious and slightly NSFW manner?
No? Well, OK then. As for getting high, eating a bag of Dortios and listening to Beck, that's how I spend my Friday evenings anyway.
Just for you i have in my hands the Q & A Interview with Erin Andrews by the St Petersburg Times from October 18,2009.
For some reason she doesn't mention the stalking at the All Star game or thecelver Twits to her Twitter account by a member of RSBS.
What the heck dude!
But do not forget she is the daughter of a local Tampa Bay television investigative reportser, Steve Andrews.
Maybe he will be investigating you soon…………..
Rays Renegade
Austin — We should all switch over to the 'wacky tobacky'. You get to buy the first bag. For all of us😉
XCICIX — What don't ya like? The 34 starts, 2.63 ERA, 212 Ks, 19 wins? If he wins that 20th game we aren't even having this conversation and everybody knows it. Eh. Nothin' I can do now, except put a spell on the baseball writers. Consider it done.
Erin — That is a funny spoof. Very accurate too I assume. My Fridays are similar but I prefer Shiny Toy Guns to Beck.
RR — Thanks for the article. Now that you mention it, that Steve Andrews looks like the guy who is always on the bus the same time I am. Yikes!
so at last awards that go to the very deserving people that fully earned them… however this off season your starting to scare me a little with yesterdays dreamy award and today's clear statement about your liking for 'Shiny Toy Guns' I trust there for either paintballs or the XBox, cause anything else would be just too weird….but then I guess Chicago would probably do that for you…
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Peter — Haha. Shiny Toy Guns is the name of one of my favorite bands…. I was gonna go with The Killers. Good thing I didn't or you might take me seriously. Haha. Chicago? Weird? Yep. Pretty much.
Wow, that picture of Al…he almost looks like he's…smiling? I was beginning to think the guy had had a Jack Nicholson-Joker accident with a sullen twist.
Love the "Awards Show", great stuff!
Jonestein — That's Al lookin' like Joe Maddon. Striking resemblance. And they're both softies.
If I never have to hear "Fisted" again in my life, it'll be OK with me. I have a sneaking suspicion the Chipster won't be doing the playoffs next year.
The Fisted thing made me bust out laughing.
Say what you want about Wainwright. You're certainly entitled to your opinion, and I'd actually rather him win the Cy Young than Lincecum regardless of what the stats say. And he had 4 more wins; aren't those one of the most important statistics?
Jane — I hope/pray/wish you're right about that. Why Caray was anointed top broadcast billing for the TNT playoffs I'll never know…
Prince — FISTED! F YEAH!
That's what they would lead us to believe, XCICIX. Meh. Nothin' we can do about it now… I'm rooting for Waino to win 30 games next year. Then we'll see where he stands. LOL.


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7/25/2009 update: some people have started asking about a product called Blazing Keywords, so I've posted information about it from the BBB in the comments section in discussion that goes with this blog post.
5/13/2009 update about Google Cash – it looks like the original Google Cash may be trying to distance itself from the recent onslaught of Google Cash knockoffs. The original Google Cash now redirects to GCWorkAtHomeSystem.com instead of AffiliateJackPot.
Important 3/28/2009 update: A new product is calling itself Google Cash. That is NOT the Google Cash mentioned at WorkAtHomeTruth. The new product calling itself Google Cash:
- Is NOT on the WorkAtHomeTruth Top 10 Recommended list.
- Has NOTHING to do with the Google Cash that was reviewed here.
IMPORTANT: The NEW product calling itself Google Cash is promoted from a site called OnlineWizard.net and has a $1.99 "Instant Access Fee" and then will charge your credit card $49/month after 72 hours unless you follow the procedures outlined in their Terms and Conditions. I have NO idea what that product is. You can tell that it's a different product because in the Terms of Service it's called the Online Wizard Success Kit.
I think some websites may also be calling the NEW product Google Cash Kit. I'm not 100% sure about that yet.
The FOLLOWING is about the ORIGINAL Google Cash product reviewed HERE at WorkAtHomeTruth.
Is Google Cash a scam? Well, no. But something GoogleCash is doing now is quite scammy. They pulled MY testimonial from my review of Google Cash and posted it on their new sales letter. The took my testimonial COMPLETELY out of context. In fact if you read on you'll see I don't even recommend that you buy Google Cash anymore.
In fact what I say on the WorkAtHomeTruth site is that I do NOT recommend Chris Carpenter's Google Cash to someone that is new to internet marketing. Instead of the Google Cash adwords method I suggest people click here to learn how to start with a method called Bootstrapping Your Business.
And if you DO want to learn Google Cash type methods I recommend you use Matt Levenhagen's Campaign Blasts method instead.
I see that Google Cash is now falling back on the "magic money" claim that you can make money at the system by spending only a few hours a week which while might be somewhat true after you've studied and used such a system for a year or so. But about 1 in a MILLION people would be able to do that right off the bat at all. And almost always you DO need a website to be able to do that.
Plus they're honing in on the dream of making money without a website. That's certainly possible these days but now the Google Cash system is probably one of the WORST and hardest ways to go about it.
In fact, one of the easiest, newbie friendly ways to make money without a website now is the Kindle Profits Exposed system which leverages the traffic of the multi-billion dollar company Amazon.com.
So. Is Google Cash a scam? Well, no. But I do NOT recommend GoogleCash at ALL anymore and they are nowhere to even be found on our Top Ten Home Businesses list.
Note: In order to clear up the confusion about which Google Cash is reviewed at WorkAtHomeTruth, I've posted information below:
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Three of our five children play soccer. My husband and I believe any sport they practice will help them develop self-esteem, discipline and focus.
But according to my husband, no "sport" includes dance, cheerleading or ice-skating. Not only do I love to watch these three "sports," I also studied dance for many years.
My husband jokingly says that these three activities are not really "sports," though he admits that they fall within the dictionary definition of the word "sport."
According to Wikipedia.com, "sports" are "a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these."
Aside from talking about defining sports — my husband agrees that dancers, ice skaters and cheerleaders are top athletes if he wants a peaceful home with a former dancer — my husband thinks that team sports are particularly beneficial for girls, especially because they help them develop self-esteem and we hope steer away from unhealthy obsession with weight loss.
I have to admit that as a teenager studying dance at a rigorous academy in Rome and later at Alvin Ailey Dance School in New York City, I, like many other dancers, was focused on being thin.
The fact that during my teenage years, I had an instructor, a former Russian ballerina, who weighed the dancers at the beginning of each ballet class, didn't help. She would nod in approval to those who had lost some weight, and move them to one side of the room. She would scold those who hadn't lost any weight (I was always in this group), and placed us on the opposite side of the room. During our bar exercises, she would often yell out that we couldn't lift our legs high enough because we were too fat.
I don't blame this dance instructor for our focus on appearance. She was a contributing factor, but our desire to reach some ideal standard was and is everywhere we turn. It's not in the art of dancing, ice-skating or any other activity.
We are an image-driven culture, at times extremely focused on fitting into a particular size.
We are bombarded with images that present emaciated and dangerously thin actresses as glamorous. Young girls inevitably look up to these individuals.
Hopefully, sports can be a way to help girls shift the focus from "glamorously skinny" to "skilled players" rather than a way to contribute to our obsessions.
Maybe my girls will discover a passion for ballet or, as my husband hopes, become great soccer players. After all, they have some Italian genes in them.
Regardless of what sport or activity our children will practice, we'll focus on helping them master a skill, learn to get along with other players, teammates and dancers, and avoid placing enormous value on some ideal body shape.


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VERMONT - October 25, 2013 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agricultural Council held an all-day farm tour through Addison County and parts of Rutland and Chittenden Counties on Thursday, October 24th. Projects completed with USDA assistance were showcased during the event titled "Working Together for Vermont". Many of the tour stops were examples of how producers can use various USDA programs in concert to obtain more sustainable farming operations. State and local partners, congressional staff, and state legislators joined USDA staff to celebrate partnerships and innovation that are alive and well in Vermont agriculture.
The Food and Agricultural Council consists of three USDA Agencies located in Vermont. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides farm loans, disaster assistance and income stabilization to producers. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is the nation's largest conservation agency providing technical and financial assistance to protect soil, water, plants, animals and energy on America's private lands. Rural Development (RD) works to increase economic opportunity through business development, home ownership, and community and technology infrastructure. While each agency has a specialty area of expertise, all USDA employees perform their jobs to help rural America thrive.
The appreciation of USDA accomplishments, and endorsement by the partners and producers who work so closely with these agencies, was emphasized on the wake of the recent federal government shutdown. "We are happy our partners were able to join us to learn more about USDA projects and share in our success," said Vicky M. Drew, State Conservationist for the NRCS and current Chair of the Food and Agricultural Council. Offices are open and employees across the United States are again available to help farmers and citizens access the many important services USDA provides.
Stops along the farm tour included a solar energy farm, a large wetland restoration project, a national conservation award-winning beef operation, an innovative and expanding apple orchard, a multi-generation dairy farm with a methane digester, and a riverfront farm participating in NRCS's edge-of-field water quality monitoring project. "We witnessed innovation, thoughtful planning, and renewable energy integration in the rural landscape," said Brendan Whittaker. Whittaker serves on the FSA State Committee that provides state-level oversight. "They [USDA] obviously love farming themselves, and are eager to help people with advice and encouragement. I love the USDA federal-state-farmer cooperation I have seen while serving on the FSA Committee."
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The Graphics Communication Association brought its XTech 2000 conference to the San Jose Convention Center this past week. GCA's shows tend to have a high signal-to-noise ratio, especially compared to the exploding range of XML conferences. XTech is, a small conference (maybe 400 people) focusing on XML technology, mostly from a developer's point of view.
XML is a broad enough topic to deliver a wide range of presentations, from EDI folks who see it as a way for purchase orders to communicate to computer engineers who see it as a great machine language.
The presentations were short and tightly focused, and most of the action took place in one large room that hosted the technical track.
Two particularly interesting presentations included:
Follow the links above for brief reports on Apache's XML tools and XUL.
For more reports on the conference, see XML.com and its more comprehensive coverage.
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Ruby is an object-oriented scripting language that combines the object-oriented programming (OOP) power of Smalltalk with the utility of Perl and the power of Python.
I can already hear you grumbling, "Oh, great, another language." Why should you care? You're already up to your elbows in technologies to learn, right? Well, call your significant other and tell him or her you're going to be late tonight. And go get another Jolt. You're going to be hooked on Ruby for the simple reason that Ruby makes programming fun again (and that's what really counts).
This article introduces Ruby by examining the high-level properties of the language as well as some important features that distinguish it from other languages. We'll compare Ruby with Perl and Python. Along the way, I'll provide my personal take on Ruby, and why I think you'll love it as much as I do.
Looking down on Ruby from 50,000 feet, we see it has several qualities that recommend it as the next language you should learn, including its consistency and elegance, OOP features, ease of use, extensibility, and its applicability to rapid development.
But what exactly is Ruby? It's a weakly typed, interpreted, cross-platform language implemented in C, written from the ground up to be object-oriented. Ruby's been around since 1995, and has its largest following in Japan, the home of Ruby's author, Yukihiro Matsumoto, a.k.a. "Matz." Although Ruby is more popular in Japan than Python, you may not have heard much about it, yet. Or, if you have, you may have heard that it's a "better Perl than Perl."
O'Reilly & Associates will release Ruby in a Nutshell in November 2001. Beta Sample Chapter 4, Standard Library Reference, is free online.
I think there's a large measure of truth in that statement. Ruby somehow manages to combine some of the best features of Smalltalk, C, Perl, and Python in a package so elegant and natural that I found myself hooked after just one day.
Some of Ruby's strongest traits are:
Consistency. This is perhaps the single most important trait of Ruby. Like C, Ruby is a small language. It's a simple language, and Matz has made sure that a small set of rules govern its design. The result is Ruby stays out of your way; you don't have to build scaffolding to get it to actually work on the problem at hand.
Elegantly object oriented. Ruby fully supports object-oriented programming, with a from-the-ground-up, internally consistent and straightforward object model. Ruby has all the features you'd expect from an OOPL, including classes, methods, (single) inheritance, polymorphism, class methods, exceptions, and more. These features are designed from the beginning, not glued-on, which means Ruby doesn't have the little inconsistencies and gotchas you'll find elsewhere.
For example, remember when you were learning C++ and the difference between pointer-to-function and pointer-to-member-function bit you on the butt? Or in Perl and Python, where the object (or reference, or string) is passed to your method as the first argument? Or the lack of access controls in Perl. Or.... Well, you get the idea.
Easy to use. Ruby's consistency and its object model make it easy to use. The syntax is simple, clean, and readable, with an expressiveness that gives your code a natural flow. Specific features of the language, such as the ability to pass code blocks on method invocations, make Ruby source wonderfully transparent. There's little of the "line noise" you find in other languages, and although there's also none of the bondage-and-discipline nature you'll find in other languages, Ruby seems to promote a sparse, readable, succinct coding style.
Easy to extend. Using its C-interface extension API, you can create interfaces from Ruby code to existing third-party commercial or noncommercial libraries, or selectively implement methods or classes in a lower-level programming language to improve performance.
Perfect for rapid development. Finally, because Ruby is an interpreted language, it is ideally suited to rapid application development. Write your code, run it, debug it, and run the modified code again--fast, simple, and fun. This low-torque, high-revolution implementation style lets you flow more easily from conception to incarnation as you code. The result can be a surprising increase in your productivity. Although Ruby can be used for large-scale, long-term projects, I now count it as my favorite language for prototyping and spike-solution development.
These aspects of Ruby arise from the design of the language, its purpose, and its heritage. But aside from these more abstract positive qualities, there are several specific language features that you'll want to explore in Ruby. These include code blocks/closures, iterators, variable scoping by name, and its uniform object treatment.
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In Ruby, a block is a group of statements appearing next to a method invocation; it is the last argument passed to the method. Sometimes this block is referred to as an "anonymous inline callback." This code block isn't called in the lexical scope in which it appears; rather, it can be called from the method that is being invoked (using 'yield'). It's a form of callback, but has greater power because it can be used as a closure. A closure is code that "closes off" or "packages up" references to variables outside the lexical scope that exists at the time the code is executed. In simpler terms, Ruby's blocks allow you to simply and expressively pass behavior as well as data in method invocations. A method invocation becomes a dialog between the caller and the callee.
def method_that_calls_a_block(arg)
puts "The argument to the method call was #{arg}."
# Here, the variable 'xyzzy' (which is used in the
# block below) is undefined; it's not in this lexical
# scope. But using a block, the code in the block
# can reference 'xyzzy'.
# Now we call the block using 'yield', passing it
# the square of the argument to this method.
yield arg * arg
# Our magic variable
xyzzy = 42
# Now we invoke method_that_calls_a_block, passing it
# 2 as an argument. The block is invoked from inside
# the method (above, using 'yield').
method_that_calls_a_block(2) { |arg|
puts "Hello from the block. Argument to the block is #{arg}."
puts "xyzzy is #{xyzzy}."
xyzzy += arg
puts "Hello again. Now xyzzy is #{xyzzy}."
puts "All done with the method. Now xyzzy is #{xyzzy}."
The output from this contrived little demonstration is:
The argument to the method call was 2. Hello from the block. Argument to the block is 4. xyzzy is 42. Hello again. Now xyzzy is 46. All done with the method. Now xyzzy is 46.
One of the most powerful, pervasive, and downright fun results of having blocks is Ruby's iterators. One of the nice things you'll find in most OOPLs is a set of classes for maintaining collections of objects. Yes, container classes certainly reduce drudgery, but there can be problems with them. Especially with designs that are a bit too "intimate." In Ruby, an iterator is a method implemented by a container using blocks as callbacks, which allows the iterator to supply the knowledge about how to traverse the collection and the invoker to supply the knowledge about how to perform operations on elements in the collection. This simple abstraction allows an elegant decoupling of collections and their contents. For example, to sort an array of strings by length (instead of by alphabetical order):
goofyStuff = ["orange", "phase-plasma cannon", "epistle"]
p goofyStuff.sort # Default compare - alphabetical
p goofyStuff.sort { |a,b| a.length <=> b.length } # We specify compare
The results are:
["epistle", "orange", "phase-plasma cannon"] ["orange", "epistle", "phase-plasma cannon"]
In Ruby, variables are scoped by name:
There is a certain resemblance to the "line noise" found in Perl, but in practice, the result is far more readable and intuitive. There's no variable declaration in Ruby, but with a glance, this scope-by-name feature allows you to tell what kind of variable you're looking at:
This lets you go a little crazy:
$xyzzy = @@xyzzy = @xyzzy = xyzzy = XYZZY
Lastly, in Ruby, everything is an object. The practical and positive results of this simple rule can't be overemphasized. There's a pure, intuitive joy to be found in calling methods on literals:
length = "Hello, world!".length
10.downto(1) { |n| puts n, "You're getting sleepier... " }
I can only look back and rue the days I spent writing Java code to flip-flop back and forth between the fundamental data type and the class for integers. Just say no, with Ruby.
If you've gotten this far, Ruby probably sounds intriguing to you. But there's still that nagging question of "Is it better enough than Perl or Python to make it worth my while to learn it?" It's a valid question, and naturally, only you can answer it. But there are a few salient differences to consider.
Ruby owes much to Perl. It resembles Perl in many ways, sharing many
shortcut globals (things like
$$, and so on), and it shares Perl's power to manipulate textual data. But Ruby is like a sleek, elegant Perl, with a fully integrated object model. It handles complex data structures better, and seems better suited to programming in the large. And, it's a heck of a lot easier to read.
My Perl background is quite a bit stronger than my experience with Python, and I found myself breathing an "Ahhhh" of relief with Ruby. There are some things that really bugged me about Perl. For instance, I have to agree with the sentiment that Perl seems to encourage a write-only coding style. It's just plain hard on the eyes. And there are some things that just make me shudder, like the lack of method access controls, and the lack of data inheritance. But, these things seem to melt away with Ruby.
Ruby has similar goals to Python, but a significantly different approach to meeting those goals. Ruby differs in the unified nature of its object model; Python uses a procedural-and-object hybrid approach that at times feels a bit contrived. I find all those 'self' references tedious. In Python, methods are objects, which they aren't in Ruby. Python supports multiple inheritance, which Ruby does not. On the other hand, Ruby also has much greater syntactic flexibility than Python. And Ruby makes superior use of blocks, closures, and iterators.
I think the biggest difference between Python and Ruby is philosophy.
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The Ruby community's focal point, the Ruby mailing list, is abuzz with activity.
In November, O'Reilly will publish Ruby in a Nutshell written by Matz himself.
The first annual Ruby Conference was held October 12-13, 2001 in Florida.
And you can always find great pointers on the Ruby Home Page itself, too.
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Police say men robbed a gas station, then stayed at the store for several hours afterward and pumped gas for customers.
The men entered a Hess gas station in southwest Philadelphia demanding money, which reportedly caught the 18-year-old clerk off-guard because one of the men was wearing a shirt with a Hess logo on it, leading him to believe they were making a delivery. At one point, one of the men fired a shot from a gun, grazing the clerk's head, reports KYW-TV.
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Since you were making 5 oz/pump session at one point, I don't think the LC was necessarily wrong about what was going on. But block feeding can change things in a hurry, sometimes faster than you expect.
I wouldn't panic yet. Seeing pump output drop isn't necessarily an indication that you're in a crisis situation- there are a lot of reasons why pump output can diminish and the baby is almost always better at getting milk out of the breast than the pump is. So you might be getting .25-1 oz per pump, but odds are that the baby can get 2 or even 3.
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okay, now he had a little green in the middle of his stool but I am taking antibiotics. Would that make them green?
When he took a bottle, he ate 4.5 oz over half an hour. Poor thing is hungry all day if I don't give him a bottle of EM.
That's a lot of milk for a young baby. If you're going to supplement, I suggest keeping it to 2 oz or so. It's easy to overfeed when you're using a bottle, since the milk just keeps on coming even when the baby is suckling for comfort, and not really trying to eat.When he took a bottle, he ate 4.5 oz over half an hour. Poor thing is hungry all day if I don't give him a bottle of EM


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All through history there have been articles written about bloody killers. Some that come to my mind are Bonnie and Clyde, Pancho Villa, Hitler, etc. They make me angry for killing so many policemen and innocent people but not as much as Ennis.
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The Civil War in the Southwest re-enactments took place at Picacho Peak State Park on March 12th & 13th, 2011. With over 100 re-enactors living in authentic camps, the event is a glimpse into the past with battle re-enactments of Valverde, Glorietta Pass, and Picacho Pass. Enjoy these pictures from the 2011 event which was attended by nearly 3,000 visitors.
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Yeah the rangers can ask to look in your pack or gear. but you have the right to tell them no. If you do they will not press it further unless they have witnessed you doing something illegal like picking some plants or something.
The one thing I haven't heard talked about in all of this is what is next for Lynn Camp Prong. Are they going to do some large follow up shocking? Obviously they can't shock the whole stream so what if there are more rainbows in there? Are they going to run the poison again and start over or just wait and hope for the best. I have heard a lot from the fisheries folks on how terrible it is and all the stuff they are going to do to these people that they will never catch, but not any strategy at all on how this may be handled from the fish management perspective which is a bit dissappointing.
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Hey Jack (JAB)...
Crockett - the little bit that I have been involved in this process tells me that they will not be starting over. I am scheduled to volunteer again in a few days and will hopefully have a chance to ask what the status is.
I think that the fisheries department made a vocal stand to discourage anymore bucket biology. I don't think the person(s) involved will be caught unless there is a little bragging that makes it around. I really hope that whoever is responsible is that stupid.
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So far 15 rainbows had been found. 5 were in locations that were probably missed durimng the initial treatment. Others according to Steve Moore were most likely stocked (Ones Jason shocked for and all found in one short section of stream) as some had clipped fins. Don't know why someone would do this, but it's pretty sad. Now the whole fishery dept has to reschedule therer shoicking schedule to adapt to the fact that Rainbows were present. As I asked Matt Kulp if he thought anty Rainbows were expected and he said definitely not. I will post a report about my 2 days volunteering shortly as I had a sick kid all day today and worked all night.
On a good note there were YOY (Young of year) found throughout the stocked areas so it looks like besides the few rainbows all else is progressing just fine.
Thanks so much for the update, duckypaddler. I look forward to the update.
Hey Jim, guys -
If I recall correctly from law school, search and seizure laws are pretty darn weak these days. You need probable cause to search under the Constitution but there are a whole lot of exceptions. Nothing prevents an officer from asking to see what's in a bag politely. Even private citizens can do that (I get searched every time I go to a Braves game).
If someone declines to allow you to look in the bag, no big deal, just let them go on their way, BUT that becomes one of the factors in keeping an eye on a person for probable cause purposes. If an officer heard water sloshing on a pack or cooler, he would absolutely have probable cause to search, because that's not something you're typically going to hear (not a lot of water anyway).
There are many other reasons why an officer might be allowed to search a cooler, too, like enforcing the law on no glass bottles in the backcountry. Believe me, the rangers know this stuff cold. They will find a way to look.
As far as ages of trout go, I think 3-6 years is a bit short, though that might be very reasonable for a typical mountain fish. I know record trout live more than a decade, sometimes up to 12-16 years in good conditions (like lakes). Mountain fish are highly unlikely to live that long.
At the end of the day the rainbow trout is a very flexible animal. It adapts very well to greatly different conditions. We see body size as the main indication of that adaptability, but if you pull one trout out of the environment it's adapted for and put it in another one (stocking a hatchery stocker in a mountain stream, for instance), you've got to adjust your expectations.
Most of the hatchery websites I'm seeing from various state agencies estimate a hatchery 12" bow at about 2 years old. The Alaska Game and Fish website estimates trout begin to spawn at 3 years old and continue through age 7, varying greatly by density of population and size of water.
Anyway, the point is, they need to be caught out ASAP, because they probably have not spawned yet, but they certainly will if left in the river.
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As far as stopping people. It's hard, but the park service can employ time motion cameras or other means to catch people. As far as how hard it would be to stock, I think any half smart redneck could accoplish this no problem. Cooler, Ice, bait areator. Wouldn't even need a horse, just a small backpack. Also if someone does get caught and gets at least a $5000 fine and would be liable for all the extra work that is now needed, or even could be held liable for the $300,000 this project has cost.
I know that besides this one section (with 10 fish), the 3 other areas were most likely no caused by anything other than mother nature.
I sent Steve an e-mail today recommending a reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever was responsible for transplanting the rainbows. I have not heard back from him yet. We talked yesterday about a lot of ideas but this one didn't come up. Actually this was my friend Jack's idea. Our TU Chapter has a fund balance of around $57,000 the last time I looked. Some of this could be held for a potential reward. Jack and I think this is the only way to catch them while also providing a deterrent from having this happen again. The chances are good that I know this person or these people. Any thoughts?
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I was showing this to my 15 year old son and he/we would like to know if any type of volunteering is till needed for Lynn Camp? I could probably work something out in July for a few days maybe even at the end of this month.
By the way, the reward idea might just prove to be a fruitful notion.
Byron--I think that's a potentially useful approach. It might lead to the offending party (ies) being reported, but even if it doesn't, there's certain to be a deterrant effect. The National Wild Turkey Federation and other groups have used a similar approach to good advantage.
Jim Casada
You could also email Matt Kulp (fisheries department) at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I would probably start with emailing Charlie, he is usually pretty good about responding quickly.
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