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By Tibor Machan: Freedom New Mexico columnist
It looks like the way the Right despises ACORN, the Left does the Tea Party.
It may not even be so much about their political stances, although that is part of it for sure. It is sad, though, that supporters of Obama had no problem with — indeed were proud of — his history of community organization but forget about this completely as they deride the Tea Party.
And I am not just talking about Leftist talk show hosts and hostesses but snooty publications like The New Republic and The New York Review of Books.
Instead of celebrating this clearly democratic phenomenon, the Left is demonizing it.
It is one thing to be against the ideas of some organization, quite another to be against organizing itself.
Why would organizing be proper and commendable for Leftist causes but not for those of the Right? The Tea Party isn't some criminal gang burning down buildings, upending cars, and so forth — they march, mostly, and now and then shout out loud.
But I suppose what is good for the goose isn't always good for the gander, right?
Well, let me add something then to objections against ACORN. Unlike the Tea Party phenomenon, ACORN has a history of freely dipping into public funds in support of its activities, never mind that these are certainly not approved of by all the taxpayers whose funds are being used by the organization.
So while the Tea Party has that integrity about it, namely, supporting its mission by voluntary means, the means it advocates for solving problems in society, you cannot say this for ACORN and a whole lot of other Leftists outfits that have no problem with using their critics' funds.
This is something about which the Left has been hypocritical over the years I have been aware of its political efforts in America and even before. On the one hand the Left, or most of them, opposed, say, the war in Vietnam and wanted to be able to refuse to pay the portion of taxes that funded this war.
Yet when it comes to the Right's objection to government-funded abortion clinics, this doesn't sit well with them at all. Indeed, whereas many on the Left would wish to withdraw government funding of whatever it is they oppose — subsidies to industries, bailouts, etc. — they seem to have no problem with using such funding for their own objectives.


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I have twin boys that are now 10 weeks old. Long story short- they were born at 35 weeks and the lactation consultant at hospital advised me to pump and use bottles (latching problems: inverted/flat nipples, weak suck, twins losing weight, hypoglycemia etc).
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Assault suspect found in RutlandMarch 21,2014Assault suspect
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LANDGROVE Police on Thursday arrested a Londonderry man who was accused of assaulting his father last week.
Jacob Johnson, 22, of Londonderry, is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned today in Bennington criminal court on felony first-degree aggravated domestic assault.
Police said Jacobs father, Frank Johnson, 40, reported March 10 that his son had caused him severe injuries in an assault at his Landgove home.
Frank Johnson later told police that Jacob Johnson had been drinking before they argued. The father said his son began to choke him until Jacobs girlfriend, Elizabeth Merrill, 19, of Londonderry interfered.
Frank Johnson said he asked his 9-year-old son, Timothy Johnson, to call police but Merrill allegedly stopped the boy.
Police said Jacob Johnson began assaulting his father again, punching him repeatedly in the head and face. Timothy jumped on top of his father to protect him, which cause Jacob Johnson to stop, police said.
When officers arrived, Jacob Johnson was gone.
Police arrested Merrill, who pleaded innocent Monday in Bennington criminal court to charges of providing police with false information and interference with access to emergency services. She was jailed on $15,000 bail.
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Change-up at Weekend of Chamber Music; Founder passes the baton
Waggoner said most of the traditions of WCM will not change under the watch of the new artistic directors. He said, "It's a very special thing starting a chamber music festival and it usually grows out of a very specific relationship with a place, and that's the sort of thing that can't be forced, can't be imposed; it really has to feel organic, which is why I think this has worked so well, because Judith's relationship to this place is so profound."
The couple does want to build on what has been created, however, and one new element that will be introduced this summer will be a composer-in-residence. According to a WCM press release, "Noted American composer John Harbison will be the first one to come, and Waggoner and Stinson have centered the festival programming on his music and Pearce's stellar career, and the festival will celebrate her tenure as WCM's director."
Further, the couple will take steps to expand the WCM's audience base. One way they are going to do this is by hosting a series of get-togethers with some of the major supporters and fans in the region. Stinson said, "We will connect with big fans in the area, and have them host a tea, and introduce us to their friends and acquaintances, and we'll improvise and play one piece." She said the couple would like to do several of those gatherings.
From a WCM press release: "Stinson and Waggoner are known for their innovative work with improvisation, contemporary music and school music residencies. They are co-founders of Open End, a new music and improvisation ensemble, and as husband and wife, they are no strangers to working together as a team. Stinson, a cellist, performs internationally with the acclaimed Lark Quartet, and Waggoner is an award-winning composer-in-residence on the faculty of Setnor Music School at Syracuse University. He has enjoyed commissions and performances from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Winnipeg Symphony, the Academy of St. Martin's in the Fields, and the Cassatt, Corigliano, Miró and Degas Quartets, and many others."


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Farmers markets get a raw (milk) deal
MONTPELIER History was made Saturday at the Capital City Farmers Market as raw milk was delivered for the first time under a new law though the man delivering the milk wishes the new rules had gone even further.
Act 149, legislation that allows dairy farmers to deliver raw milk to farmers markets, went into effect July 1. The farmers cant outright sell the milk at the markets, but can hand it over to customers who purchased the product previously.
The law requires a potential customer to first go to the farm where they want to purchase the raw milk. After one visit, the customer can thereafter purchase milk from the farmer without going to the farm.
The state already regulates who can sell raw milk, breaking farmers into two tiers, with the second tier reserved for bigger producers. Tier-two farmers, or those who sell up to 280 gallons of raw milk per week, were allowed to sell the milk at their farms or deliver to the customers home, before the recent law expanding delivery to farmers markets.
Frank Huard, a goat farmer from Craftsbury Common, was the first at the farmers market in Montpelier to take advantage of the new law. The Huard Family Farm has won the states highest quality milk award for its goats milk from the Vermont Dairy Industry Association in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
Huard said being able to deliver the milk at farmers markets is important because it gives small farmers the opportunity to expand into larger markets. Its also more convenient for both the farmer and the consumer to pick up the milk at a spot where both were planning to be anyway.
Even so, Huard said he was disappointed the law requires customers to visit his farm before they can purchase his milk.
Its difficult for some people, he said. Its just not convenient to ask them to drive all the way to Craftsbury to purchase milk. People are busy. Im almost an hour away, so if they come and stay for 15 or 20 minutes and drive back, thats almost three hours of (their) time.
Huard said he had hoped the law would allow him to pick up new customers at the farmers market, not just at his farm. But he said hed take the law as it is for now, calling it baby steps in the right direction for making raw milk more easily accessible to consumers in Vermont.
Huard took up goat farming after leaving the concrete industry in 2008 due to the Great Recession. He said he chose goats because theyre easier to care for than cows and, in his view, their milk is better.
For one thing, according to Huard, goat milk has about 7 percent less lactose than cow milk, which makes it easier to digest for those who are lactose-intolerant.
The man who was picking up the goats milk delivery from Huard was Alan LePage, owner and operator of LePage Farm in Barre. LePage also sells his own produce at the Capital City Farmers Market and is president of the Barre Farmers Market.
LePage said the new law was written because of farmers like Huard, and that people should be free to choose the food they want.
I resent the fact that the state seems to think they know better than anyone else about the subject, LePage said.
He said raw milk, which he has been drinking for 40 years, is no more dangerous than any other food or drink.
The risks of raw milk spoilage are much less than they are with pasteurized milk, LePage said. The risks (of raw milk) are vastly exaggerated. If pasteurized milk spoils, theres all kinds of bad things that can get into it. Whereas, raw milk generally makes cheese (when it spoils). You put it in a goat skin and travel to the other side of the hill on a 90 degree day, youve got cheese. Thats how cheese was invented. You cant do that with pasteurized milk.
LePage said raw milk has enzymes that pasteurized milk doesnt. Those enzymes help keep certain pathogens out of raw milk.
As to why our food producers long ago started to pasteurize milk, he said it began when people started producing adulterated milk in what he called dungeons in the cities.
Basically (the cows) were fed waste from breweries and basic inedible substances and the milk they produced was horrible, he said. People were dying from it. Rather than clean up these places and ban them, they simply insisted that all milk be pasteurized.
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A new interview on otn/java with Java Champion and Agile ALM expert Michael Hüttermann titled "Agile ALM: A Conversation with Java Champion and ALM Expert Michael Hüttermann," explores ways to streamline the software development process through strategies that include task-based development, continuous integration, practical Scrum implementation, and more.
In the interview, Hüttermann explains the purpose of Agile ALM:
"Agile ALM provides structure for Agile. It's up to the people who implement Agile ALM to apply Agile values (such as respect and open communication), Agile strategies (such as continuous integration, continuous inspection, and continuous deployment), and Agile processes (such as Scrum). It's very important to be open-minded regarding the tools you use and to be free to switch from one tool to another. This is part of the continuous improvement process in which developers reflect continuously about what the team is doing and how to improve."
He goes on to explore the strengths of different tool chains:
"One appealing tool chain integrates JIRA, Hudson, Eclipse, Mylyn, and FishEye. This tool chain fosters task-based development spanning different project roles and project phases. Another interesting chain is to connect Java with Scala and Groovy in order to leverage specific features of different languages on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This can be helpful, for example, for setting up an environment for specifying and developing software collaboratively. Scala, with the specs2 library, and Groovy, with the easyb library, are examples of writing acceptance tests or applying behavior-driven development on the JVM where programmers and testers share the same infrastructure and are, thus, forced to work together closely."
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Fishing boats, nets, tires and more getting packed up and sent to a lab.
"We found this tire floating in the sea. It's all moving with the current and there's plastic spread around," said Sea Dragon Captain Roberto Olson.
The 12-member research crew just finished the last leg of their expedition to track plastic pollution in the ocean. And they found plenty.
Scientist Marcus Eriksen said a toothbrush is the perfect piece of plastic to last in the ocean. It's light and it's thick so UV rays can't get to the middle of it and break it down.
But Eriksen says the past 28 days was dedicated to finding the trail of tsunami debris from Japan's disaster.
About halfway from Japan to Hawaii, they found a Japanese boat with the registration numbers intact.
They also found car tires from Japan, insulated tatami mats from a house, nets, buoys and much more.
Eriksen said winds are carrying the lighter, buoyant stuff to Alaska and the West coast, but the slower moving debris is headed to Hawaii.
"Little by little you're going to see it. You're going to hear about a boat on Midway Atoll. You're going to year about a basketball on Kure Atoll. You're going to hear about debris hitting Kahuku Beach," Eriksen said.
But he also said much of it is spreading out too, combining with what's already been building for decades.
"What we have found is that the Eastern Garage Patch you hear about between California and Hawaii, well, it actually extends all the way across to Tokyo to the Western Garbage Patch making one big garbage patch," Eriksen said.
What the team found the most off was what's called micro plastic -- the kind that makes the perfect fish food.
"The fish look at this and it says 'this is food' so it might get food, but also gets a bit of plastic and that can have all kinds of toxins attached to it," said Eriksen.
His team believes it's all evidence tsunami debris is on the way and it's a reminder of the damage already done.
"I think once we realize there is an impact on ocean on marine life that we use to feed the world that will spark some change," Eriksen said.
"You know I've spent a lifetime at sea so it's heartbreaking to see what we are doing with the ocean," said Capt. Olson.
Monday night, a crew picked up the Sea Dragon's findings to bring it back to a California lab.
Researchers will do a battery of tests, for one, to see what kinds of chemicals or radiation might be in the plastic.
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Posted on November 28, 2012
"We can get our news like we get our coffee, tailored to how we like it," said Sandy Baruah, president of the Detroit Regional Chamber and former member of the George W. Bush administration. Baruah was the featured speaker at a breakfast event November 28 at Grand Valley, sponsored by the Seidman College of Business.
Baruah focused his talk on corporate and individual citizenship and how it has changed over the past several decades. He emphasized that many people are on the extreme political right or left, but not many people are in the middle. He said there is value in being able to talk with one another without demonizing each other. He said corporate and individual citizenship is at serious risk, partly because there are fewer deep-pocket companies, and top CEOs are now less connected to their communities.
"If we can crack the code of what it means to be a good citizen, we will own the next century," he said.
Speaking about Detroit, Baruah said it is helpful to have a governor who is committed to urban areas and a mayor like Dave Bing who has a strong vision for the city.
Baruah joined the Detroit Chamber in 2010 after a career in Washington, D.C. He served as President George W. Bush's last administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. In this role, he was responsible for the SBA's $18 billion small business loan portfolio. Baruah was one of the senior officials shaping the federal government's response to the 2008 credit crisis and assistance to the U.S. automotive industry.


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An accidental butt-dial landed a pair of Oklahoma burglary suspects in jail.
The men broke into a home in McAlester last week, grabbing money, jewelry and a gun before hitting the road, sheriff's officials told Tulsa TV station KJRH.
But their plans hit a snag when 23-year-old Payton Seth Brewer accidentally butt-dialed 911.
As shocked Pittsburg County dispatchers listened in, the pair talked about their crime and what they had stolen, according to Tulsa TV station KOTV.
"We're good, I got enough jewelry, we're good," one man said, according to KOTV.
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Ever wanted to hang-glide? Or see a space suit? Now you can do that, or many other things, less than two hours away from the Clovis/Portales area. The Science Spectrum in Lubbock features hundreds of exhibits from many different areas.
What is it?
According to its Web site (www.sciencespectrum.com), the Science Spectrum is a non-profit museum dedicated to science education. It features more than 250 interactive exhibits, the OMNI Theater and live science shows.
How to get there:
The museum is about 105 miles from the Clovis/Portales area. From either city, drive to Muleshoe, then continue east on US 84. When you reach Lubbock, look for Indiana Avenue, where you will turn right. Stay on Indiana for about six miles, then turn left on Loop 289. You'll take the left ramp onto the state loop a quarter-mile later, then travel on the state loop for five miles before going back onto Loop 289. The museum address is 2579 S Loop 289.
What is the OMNI Theater?
The theater has a 58-foot screen with a 160-degree panoramic view. Sound is no problem with an 18,000-watt digital theater sound system. Current features include Disney's "Aliens of the Deep" and "Roar," a National Geographic movie about lions of the Kalahari in Africa.
Hours and admission prices:
The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Note all times are CST.
Admission to the museum alone is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and children. The OMNI Theater alone runs $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and children. Package deals that include entrance to both are $10.50 for adults and $8.50 for seniors and children.
What exhibits are there:
The museum publicizes its Brazos River exhibit, a 5,000 square foot area with 30 aquariums and terrariums to showcase the wildlife of the river, the largest one contained completely in Texas.
The "Science in Sports" exhibit shows the importance of nutrition in an athlete's performance and has a virtual hang-glider ride.
Other exhibits include the kid's zone for those five and under and space exhibits, including the first NASA space suit.
What you might not like:
The prices. A family of four could easily spend $40 without even visiting the gift shop. The museum does offer a $75 annual membership, which allows up to five people to enter the museum free and receive discounts at the gift shop and the OMNI Theater. A membership for two people is $45 with those same benefits.
The web site, www.sciencespectrum.com, or 806-745-2525.


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With your third surgery out of the way it means green light for a successful recovery. I sure will be happy when I see you back in the 14 car at Daytona. Miss you, not the same without you. You will be stronger than ever when you get back, so take it easy. Your fans miss you!


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|"Blood Oath"
|DS9, Episode 2x19
Production number: 40512-439
First aired: 27 March 1994
|38th of 173 produced in DS9
|38th of 173 released in DS9
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Three old Klingon warriors reunite on Deep Space 9, seeking Curzon Dax, with whom they entered into a blood oath to one day exact revenge on an enemy for killing the warriors' firstborn sons. Finding Jadzia as worthy a warrior as they felt Curzon to be, she joins the Klingons in completing their vendetta.
Summary Edit
Quark complains to Odo that an elderly, drunken Klingon is monopolizing one of the holosuites, endlessly re-fighting the Battle of Klach D'Kel Brakt. With Odo standing by, Quark shuts off the power, and the Klingon, Kor, storms out with a bottle in his hand. He lunges drunkenly at Quark, but Odo pacifies him by telling him a "victory celebration" is awaiting him, and leads him to a holding cell to sleep it off.
Koloth, Kor's friend, comes to bail him out; however, when he sees Kor is still quite drunk, he furiously tells Odo to keep him. Shrugging, Kor passes out again, while Odo rolls his eyes.
Act OneEdit
In Ops, Odo brings a report to Major Kira and apologizes for being late, as it's been a "Klingon afternoon." Dax overhears the name and has Kor released. She reveals to him and to Koloth that she is their old friend and comrade, "Dax" - Curzon Dax having been the last host of the symbiont now inside her. Kor is delighted that their old friend now inhabits a beautiful woman's body, but Koloth protests that some mistake has been made. Dax realizes that their meeting has been arranged by another old friend, Kang, who arrives and tells them that he has finally found "the Albino."
Eighty-one years ago, the three Klingons and Curzon swore a blood oath to hunt down and kill the Albino, no matter what. Kang has finally tracked him down to a hideout in the Secarus system - and, to ensure that no warning causes the Albino to flee before they can reach him, Kang killed the traders who disclosed the location to him.
Act TwoEdit
Walking alone with Dax on the Promenade, Kang muses that times have changed, and nothing is quite the same as it was in the Klingon Empire, not even a blood oath. With that in mind, he tells Jadzia that she has no obligation to honor her past host's commitments, and formally releases her from Curzon's oath.
But Dax confides in Kira that she nonetheless feels obligated to fulfill it. The Albino is a heinous criminal who led pirate raids on several Klingon and Federation colonies, until a task force commanded by Kang, Kor, and Koloth destroyed his power base. The Albino retaliated by infecting each of the three Klingons' firstborn sons with a deadly virus; Curzon was godfather to Kang's son, and swore the oath along with the other three. Remembering Kira about her years with the Bajoran Resistance, Jadzia asks what it is like to have to kill someone. Kira responds, "when you take someone's life, you lose a part of your own as well."
Dax talks to Kor, who is as joyful as ever: "Oh, of course you should come! The splendor of fighting and killing, a bloodbath in the cause of vengeance; who wouldn't want to come!" But when she asks him to speak with Koloth and Kang on her behalf, he hesitates, calling himself an old man whose influence and power are long past.
Dax confronts Koloth in a holosuite while he is practicing his bat'leth techniques. He believes she is too young and fragile to accompany them, so she challenges him to a duel to show him that she still retains Curzon's skill with the weapon. After a few rounds, Koloth concedes that her presence will do honor to their cause, but Kang remains adamant.
Act ThreeEdit
Dax presses the matter: ultimately, Kang does not have the right to deny her vengeance against the Albino, who killed Dax's godson. Angrily, Kang agrees to allow her along, storming, "come and be damned!"
Before Dax can request a leave of absence, Benjamin Sisko beats her to the punch and confronts her in her quarters. He cannot condone murder in the name of vengeance, nor can he understand why Jadzia feels the need to do so to honor a commitment Curzon made. Dax tells him that Curzon is a part of her, and Curzon understood and embraced Klingon concepts of honor and vengeance. When Dax begs him not to make her disobey a direct order, he does not directly give her permission to go but does not stop her either.
Aboard Kang's ship, on the way to the Albino's hideaway, the Klingons and Jadzia discuss their strategy. Kang advocates a surprise frontal assault on the compound's main gate. His intelligence indicates that the Albino only has forty guards, and the shock and awe of their appearance will give them a decisive advantage. Koloth and Kor endorse the plan and march out of the room triumphantly, but Dax stays to confront Kang. Unlike them, she can see that the plan is suicide, and demands to know what Kang is really up to. In fact, she says, if she didn't know better, she'd think Kang had been paid to lure them into a trap.
Kang admits that when he first learned the Albino's location, he visited the system to see if it was true, and was contacted by the Albino. The Albino offered Kang a "glorious" battle against forty of the Albino's best warriors and Kang accepted, believing that if he could not kill the Albino, he could die trying.
Believing that Klingons embrace death too easily, Dax urges him to consider an alternative strategy. Kang insists that the Albino's defenses cannot be penetrated by the four of them, and victory is impossible. But Dax has the idea of disabling the guards' phasers, by reconfiguring the ship's disruptors to bombard the compound from orbit with tetryon particles. The resulting dampening field will disable any energy weapons inside, giving the Klingons a significant advantage over the guards in hand-to-hand combat. Kang agrees, saying, "perhaps it is a good day to live."
Act FourEdit
After beaming down to Secarus IV, Dax scans the area with her tricorder and detects a gravitic mine buried inside the main entrance: the Albino obviously never intended to keep his bargain with Kang. On the other hand, the booby-trap gives them the advantage, since the Albino will be focusing his defenses on the main gate. The four of them quickly work out an alternate plan of attack: Dax will create a diversion by sabotaging the compound's armory, drawing a fair amount of the guards away from the main house, while the Klingons disable the power station, knocking out the Albino's communications and scanners.
When the armory explodes, the Albino realizes that his trap has been outmaneuvered. Before he can order his guards to draw back into the house, the power station is sabotaged, leaving him trapped inside his main hall with only a few guards. The Klingons and Dax storm into the hall and fight his guards hand-to-hand. Koloth is mortally wounded when a guard stabs him in the back, while Kang fights his way through to the Albino.
The Albino manages to mortally wound Kang, but turns to find Dax's bat'leth at his throat. She introduces herself as the former Curzon Dax, and he smirks that she doesn't have it in her to murder him, alluding to the traditional consuming of the enemy's heart once they have been slain. She hesitates, and meanwhile Kang stabs his knife into the Albino's back. On the surface, he thanks Dax for the act of friendship in "letting" him have the death blow, but the knowing eyes between long friends hints at the deeper reality: that Kang has saved Jadzia from being forced to make the decision to kill the Albino. Kang utters, "It is a good day to die," before dying. Dax murmurs sadly, "It's never a good day to lose a friend." The only Klingon left standing, Kor, sings in honor of his fallen comrades, as he stands over the body of the dead Albino.
Dax returns to the station and resumes her post while casting a nervous glance at both Kira and Sisko, who return it pensively.
Memorable Quotes Edit
"Shut off the power."
"He'll kill you!"
"No, he said he'll kill you - shut it off."
- - Odo and Quark, evicting a drunken Kor from the holosuite
"How did you get in here?"
"I am Koloth."
"That doesn't answer my question."
"Yes, it does."
- - Odo and Koloth, in Odo's office
"I do not go into battle with one whose honor is washed away in Breshtanti ale... Keep him!"
- - Koloth, seeing the drunken Kor
"Security reassignments, major. Sorry it took so long; it's been a Klingon afternoon... Every time Klingons visit the station I wind up with a Klingon afternoon - but this is definitely one I'll cherish forever."
- - Odo
"Kiss me!"
"How about just a great big hug?"
- - A still drunk Kor, realizing that the beautiful woman who bailed him out truly is Dax
"This is a mistake! Kang must not have known..."
"Ah, but what a beautiful mistake!"
- - Koloth and Kor, referring to Dax's new identity as Jadzia
"Is Kang coming?"
"Of course he's coming; he's brought the four of us together after 81 years!"
"Could it possibly mean that he's..."
"Yes...that is exactly what it means: I have found The Albino."
- - Dax, Kor, and Kang
"This time, we will reach the Albino! And when we do, I will cut his heart out and eat it, while he watches me with his dying breath!"
- - Kang
"The Korvat colony. First day of negotiations, I walked out on you, right in the middle of that long-winded speech of yours. You should have seen the look on your face. Nobody had ever had the kajunpak't to show their back to the great Kang before Curzon did."
"I almost killed Curzon that day."
- - Dax and Kang
"You've said to yourself, 'Every new life for a Trill has to be a new life'! If not, you'd wind up paying off old debts forever. These Klingons can't possibly expect you to keep this oath!"
"No, they don't... That's just it! They say I have no obligation to them... but I do! I know it - I feel it!... If not to them, then to Curzon."
- - Kira and Dax, regarding the blood oath
"Quark, you devious little Ha'DIbaH! Bring wine."
- - Kor
"There is tension on your face, Koloth! You ought to drink more."
- - Kor
"Of course you should come! The splendor of fighting and killing; a bloodbath in the cause of vengeance; who wouldn't want to come!"
- - Kor to Dax
"Wait here."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find out if he's inside."
"And how do you intend to do that?"
"I'll ask somebody!"
- - Koloth offering a simple solution, and Kor wondering if he's gone mad
"May Kahless guide us on this day of vengeance!"
- - Kang, before the Klingons storm the Albino's compound
"Look upon your executioners, killer of children!"
- - Kang
Background Edit
Story and script Edit
- Peter Allan Fields' original story, entitled "The Beast", did not feature Kang, Kor, and Koloth. They were to be new characters, but Robert Hewitt Wolfe, a big fan of The Original Series, suggested using the three most popular Klingons from that series. Fields based "The Beast" on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai and John Sturges' 1960 remake of that film, The Magnificent Seven. He modeled Koloth after James Coburn's character of Britt and Kang after Yul Brynner. Kor was based on William Shakespeare's character of Falstaff, who appeared in Henry IV, Part II. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- The writers staff toyed with the idea of having the three Klingons appear as they did in the original Star Trek, but decided against it. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- When Michael Ansara asked why the Klingons now looked different, he was told "Klingons live to be very, very old and that's a natural physical metamorphosis". (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion) The Star Trek: Enterprise episodes "Affliction" and "Divergence" ultimately explained why Kang, Koloth, and Kor have ridges here.
Production Edit
- Before the episode entered production, Junie Lowry-Johnson and Ron Surma checked to see if Michael Ansara, John Colicos, and William Campbell were still acting. They found the first two easily, but had difficulty finding Campbell. He was actually doing Star Trek cruise conventions at the time. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- The interior of the Albino's fortress was built on Paramount Stage 18. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion) The fortress set was actually built on Stage 18 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Masks" as Masaka's temple. TNG's Stage 16 was taken up by the Barkonian village set constructed for "Thine Own Self". (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
- The Albino's fortress was a house in Pasadena designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Mr. and Mrs. George M. Millard. A model of it, which was blown up to show the destruction of the Compound, was built on Paramount's Van Ness parking lot. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- To set the mood for the fight sequence, director Winrich Kolbe had Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung played on-set. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- The music of this episode is very memorable for Dennis McCarthy; "We just went for it, and what I remember about the episode is the force of the music." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- When Kor pulls open the holosuite door at the beginning of the episode, the "whoosh" sound of The Original Series doors is heard.
Reception Edit
- Terry Farrell is a big fan of this episode because she feels that it reveals a great deal of depth to Dax. Farrell feels that each of the three Klingons require a different approach from her, and that the character is capable of switching gears like that is something she is quite proud of; "With Kor, I had to convince him that he was a hero, and that in my eyes he would always be a hero, so that was philosophical. With Koloth, I had to prove that I was strong enough to go to battle with him, so that was physical. And with Kang, I had to prove to him that my desire and need to be a part of this blood oath was strong enough that I could not imagine staying behind, that I was mentally strong and capable enough. So I had to exhibit the honor, the physical strength, and the mental perseverance to go with them." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Winrich Kolbe commented "It was the closest thing to Beowulf that I ever saw. There was a mythological quality to it and these guys were real heroes. I played Wagner in my mind the whole day and it had a feel that was beyond episodic television. It was really The Three Musketeers on a smaller scale and I loved it". (The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion)
- On the return of the TOS actors, Michael Okuda commented "At first, you almost didn't recognize them because they were in heavy Klingon makeup. But as soon as Michael Ansara opened his mouth, there was a powerful sense of déjà vu. Having the three original Klingons on the show was magical for everyone". (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before)
- William Campbell said this episode was his most difficult acting job, and one he would have liked to do again. (Deep Space Nine Chronicles)
Trivia Edit
- This episode "reunites" three Klingons from The Original Series: Kor (TOS: "Errand of Mercy"), Koloth (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles"), and Kang (TOS: "Day of the Dove").
- This episode marks the deaths of Koloth (William Campbell) and Kang (Michael Ansara), although, Kang later appeared in VOY: "Flashback". Incidentally, Kor (John Colicos) is the only one of the three Klingons to survive the events of this episode. However, Colicos was the first of the three actors to pass away, on March 6, 2000. Campbell died on April 28, 2011 and Ansara on July 31, 2013.
- John Colicos reprises his role as Kor in season four's "The Sword of Kahless" and season seven's "Once More Unto the Breach".
- Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien), Siddig El Fadil (Julian Bashir), and Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) do not appear in this episode.
- The late Christopher Collins previously played another Markalian, Durg in "The Passenger".
- Michael Ansara appears in DS9 again, as Jeyal in "The Muse".
- Klach D'Kel Brakt, referred to in this episode, is later revealed in ENT: "The Augments" to be the Klingon name for the "Briar Patch" seen in Star Trek: Insurrection.
Apocrypha Edit
- Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin's novel Forged in Fire is a prequel of sorts to this episode, giving more insight as to the background of the Albino (whose name, we learn, is Qagh) and Curzon's relationship with the Klingons.
Video and DVD releases Edit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 20, 22 August 1994
- As part of the UK VHS collection Star Trek - Crossovers Set: 6 November 1995
- As part of the DS9 Season 2 DVD collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- Rene Auberjonois as Constable Odo
- Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
- Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
- Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Nana Visitor as Major Kira Nerys
Guest starsEdit
- John Colicos as Kor
- Michael Ansara as Kang
- William Campbell as Koloth
- Bill Bolender as the Albino
- Christopher Collins as the Albino's assistant
Uncredited co-starsEdit
- Sam Alejan as a medical officer
- Ivor Bartels as a security officer
- Bob Bralver as Albino guard #3
- Christopher Doyle as Albino guard #5
- Sue Henley as a command division officer
- Hubie Kerns, Jr. as an Albino guard
- Ken Lesco as an Albino guard
- Irving E. Lewis as an Albino guard
- Dennis Madalone as an Albino guard #1
- Robin Morselli as a Bajoran officer
- Joe Murphy as Albino guard #2
- Denney Pierce as an Albino guard
Stunt doublesEdit
- Chuck Borden as stunt double for Christopher Collins
- George Colucci as stunt double for John Colicos
- Caron Colvett as stunt double for Terry Farrell
- Yannick Derrien as stunt double for Bill Bolender
- Tom Morga as stunt double for William Campbell
References Edit
baakonite; Bahgol; Bajoran Resistance; Bajoran wormhole; bat'leth; blood oath; Breshtanti ale; Cardassians; d'k tahg; d'akturak; Dahar master; Dax, son of Kang; Dax, Curzon; dabo girl; Dayos IV; Federation;Ferengi; Galdonterre; genetic virus; gravitic mine; holosuite; Klach D'Kel Brakt; Klach D'Kel Brakt, Battle of; Klingon Empire; Korvat colony; kuttar; Markalian; meter; Milky Way Galaxy; N'yengoren strategy; orrery; plasma leak; Promenade; Quark's; QiVon; racht; Replimat; rib; riddinite; Romulans; Secarus IV; Secarus system; Starfleet oath; tetryon; tetryon radiation; tricorder
External links Edit
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Its the little things like this that makes me proud to be a Knicks fan. New Yorkers are crazy for their Knicks. Every game is a home game for this team.With gas in the Big Apple running around $4 a gallon, it's probably a $40 to $50 car ride down the Jersey Turnpike to Philadelphia and back.
You're looking at up to $20 in tolls and parking at the Wells Fargo Center runs at least $15.
Then you still actually had to purchase tickets for Wednesday night's Sixers-Knicks game, and I doubt a lot of the $12 seats in the upper level were available.
Add in concessions, and it was easily a $150 to $200 night for each Knicks fan.
Funny thing is, that was still probably cheaper than taking the subway to Madison Square Garden for a real Knicks home game, assuming you could actually get access to a ticket.
Average New Yorkers can't afford to go to a Knicks game, but they love their basketball team.
That's why they think little of traveling the I-95 corridor to New Jersey, Washington and, yes, Philadelphia, where tickets are always available.
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My 6 week old son is primarily breastfed. He will occasionally get a bottle of breast milk if I am away from him.
It's really difficult to figure out how much he should be getting/does get per feeding.
I've read that for the number of feedings he has per day and his weight, he should only be getting about 2-2.5 oz. I'm not sure if this matters, but he was 9 lbs. 9 oz. at birth and is about 12 pounds now.
When he has had a bottle of breast milk, it doesn't seem that 2-2.5 oz. is enough for him. He can typically drink about 4 oz. Then it makes me wonder if he's drinking the entire 4 oz. because it's there and available to him. My husband said he doesn't seem content after only 2-2.5 oz.
I know that sometimes babies will spit up if they drink too much milk, but my son has reflux (he's on medication), and he spits up frequently anyways. I can't tell if he spits up just because or if he eats too much.
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"Riding the Digital Express"
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Police issue likely to be focus of tonight's budget meetingJuly 07,2014By Darren Marcy
Staff Writer
FAIR HAVEN -- In what he expects might be a preview of at least a part of tonight's budget meeting, Fair Haven Police Chief William Humphries held a listening session a week ago to answer questions about the police department and its budget.
Humphries said most of the nearly two dozen people who showed up wanted to talk about the police budget -- some for, some against -- and he's not sure he changed any minds but he was able to answer some questions.
Tonight the Select Board is hosting a forum, set for 6 p.m. at the Fair Haven Grade School gym, to answer questions and share information with voters, but it's likely to also again focus on the police department, its budget and the funding for a fourth officer position some have suggested should be cut from the budget.
"We've had a couple of forums and at every town meeting, at some point, I get grilled," Humphries said.
He expects nothing different tonight.
Selectman Bob Richards has been the voice on the board opposing the fourth officer funding -- along with calling for other budget cuts -- and he says he believes the department could do as good a job with three officers as four if they just rearrange some priorities and focus.
But, Humphries says it's a different world than the one that was policed with just three full-time officers.
"If we lose that person it will put is back to 2005," Humphries said. "In 2005 we weren't experiencing the call volume we have now."
And at the top of the pile of concern is the drug problem.
"The stronger Rutland gets -- and I applaud them -- but it's going to push things off on to us," Humphries said about the expected move of drug dealers and issues from Rutland to outlying communities as the county's largest community battles the drug issue.
"When I started here, we probably didn't need the fourth officer," he said. "But we need it now."
The chief said the difference between three and four officers is coverage.
He said his officers answer a lot more calls during the day, but the calls that come at night end in more arrests and people have come to expect that if they need an officer at 3 a.m., they'll be there.
"They expect someone to show up," he said. "We can be to any part of Fair Haven in about 3 minutes."
He is convinced the police presence is one of the reasons Fair Haven has not seen is convenience stores robbed while others all over the county have.
"I believe that we have not had our stores get held up because we're around there all the time," Humphries said. "It's hard to put a price on what you do deter."
Because of some criticism, the town prepared a pamphlet detailing answers to some of the most common questions people have had about the police department.
"Those are the most frequently asked questions we hear from residents," Humphries said. "We were trying to solve some of those."
One of the chief critiques of the department is that Fair Haven police are too often not in Fair Haven.
Richards is one of those, saying he wants Fair Haven police in Fair Haven.
Richards said he's understands there is a drug problem.
"The bottom line is everybody knows there's a drug problem in every town," Richards said. "The best way to protect people in town is to stay put. Stay home."
Humphries said there are a number of legitimate reasons he or his officers might not be in town.
He said his officers have to transport prisoners to Rutland, interview suspects or witnesses, testify in court, and attend training and meetings.
"There are a lot of reasons you'd see our car not here," Humphries said. "Crime doesn't stop here. The players run back and forth."
There is also mutual aid, but that's a two-way street.
"Castleton comes over here and the Poultney constable helps us," he said. "One hand washes the other."
Richards said he will again vote against the budget and encourages others to do the same.
"I think people are kind of angry we sent back the same budget," he said. "I think there's a lot of anger out there. At least the people who are talking to me. I would not be surprised if it gets shot down again. I'm not going to support it again."
There was an effort by Richards to make the fourth officer the subject of a separate vote, but he was outvoted 3-2, garnering the support of only board chairman Chris Cole.
Tonight's meeting is at 6 p.m. at the grade school. Another public forum will be held at 7 p.m. July 14 also at the grade school.
The budget will be voted on 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 15 at the American Legion in Fair Haven.
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I wrapped up in my scarf, coat and hat, and braved the wilds of the Oxfordshire countryside. I was traipsing through a remote and water-sodden field about a mile outside my village, when I spotted a stranger in the distance walking towards me. As she got closer, Naughty George also spotted her and ran towards her at full pelt, before jumping up and causing her to reel backwards.
"Aw, shit," I thought to myself, running towards the stranger in order to try and put NG on his leash.
When I reached her, she was standing stock-still with her arms in the air, staring wearily at Naughty George who was at her feet, gazing into the distance and barking vacuously. For chrissake, he looked like he was boring himself.
"Is that Naughty George?" The strange lady asked, pointing at my little black mutt.
Oh my god. She knew my dog's name. "Yes, that's Naughty George," I replied suspiciously (for all I know she could be a dog stalker).
"Thought so," she said, "I've heard about him."
"Have you?" I asked with surprise. And then I was thinking, 'bloody hell, a stranger knows all about my dog'. And something told me that it wasn't a good thing. Especially after seeing the expression on her face.
I decided to make a sharp exit. I clipped the leash onto his collar and dragged him away; "Come on Naughty George, time to go!" I shouted cheerily (it was a weedy attempt to diffuse any potential situation).
We ran off into the distance with me shouting "Byeeeee" to the random lady, and waving manically behind me.
Once I arrived back home, I pondered the situation, and there was only one conclusion; Naughty George really had gained a 'bad rep' in my home village of Forest Hill.
I decided to give him a stern talking to.
If getting a bad rep in the village wasn't bad enough. My dear daughter Izzy today informed me that she didn't like staying in our house 'because Naughty George stinks'.
So, as well as intimidating random villagers, Naughty George had also prompted my five-year-old daughter into asking if she could move out of home.
Now then, do you have any problematic pets?
P.S. I must admit that Naughty George does stink. He is lying in his basket next to me and I can barely see him for the fug cloud that is surrounding him. Maybe it is time for a bath, because he hasn't had one for a couple of years.


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Sheriff's officials said the evidence shows Matthews was turning around when his car became stuck.
Family members told investigators Matthews would have remained in the vehicle and waited for help since overnight temperatures were in the teens. But at some point a fire started in the engine compartment and Matthews never got out.
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Skip to comments.House votes 244-185 to repeal Obama healthcare reform law
Posted on 07/11/2012 1:24:15 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi
The House voted again Wednesday to repeal the 2010 healthcare reform law, giving Republicans some revenge against the late June Supreme Court ruling that found the law to be constitutional.
Members approved the bill in a 244-185 vote, after five hours of debate that stretched over two days.
As expected, just a handful of Democrats supported the GOP repeal bill. Five Democrats, Reps. Dan Boren (Okla.), Larry Kissell (N.C.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.) and Mike Ross (Ark.), sided with Republicans in the final vote. Of this group, all but Matheson voted with the GOP in a procedural vote on the bill Tuesday.
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Bella Pelosi and the DNC obviously gave a handful of their fellow RATS permission to vote in favor...tight races.don't you know.The same will probably be true in the Senate.The people's opposition means nothing...they know better than we do.Numbers,OTOH,do mean something to them.
Kabuki Theater.
Unfortunately you also need the Senate. Then you need the president to sign it or have a veto proof senate
All for another day. Say January 2013
"RATS permission to vote in favor...tight races.dont you know."
I don't this will help the Rat much in those districts especially if the anti-obamacare sentiment is strong.
Anyone have a link to the list of who voted yes/no?
I don't know about the others, but Dan Boren isn't running again. He is the only dem in the congressional delegation from OK and almost always votes with the GOP. I heard that he is just fed up with the dem party. His constituents asked him to switch parties, but he declined.
I disagree. This is important. It is theatre to a degree, but effective theatre.
A lot of leadership is theatre. It just is.
"Unfortunately you also need the Senate."
Sure, but this gives the Republicans ammo for the election: Vote Rpebpublican, save health care and stop the massive tax increase!
Never hurts to have them on record. Stiffens the spine for later when it can count. They don't want to waffle back and forth...so now they're on record and less likely to change in the months ahead as a result. They also have to run on this vote, another good thing, the Dems have to run on their vote but so do the R's. Another reason they can't waffle now.
It might not.But in a district with a tight race coming up it can't *hurt* to have that "no" vote on the record.The RAT can say "yes,I voted in favor originally but have seen the light".And if,by chance,OsamaObamaCare is the only big beef the voters have with that RAT it just might work.A move of desperation,perhaps,but sometimes "Hail Mary" passes *do* work.
Not when the power where the Hail Mary comes from is against you.
This will only come up in the Senate when Harry Reid is back in the minority. He won't bring it to the floor for exactly the reasons pointed out in this thread.
The issue, however, is costing them dearly anyway. Look to the recent polling in FL, where Mack is breaking big over Nelson. And that's just one example.
Well, what to say? This is just a FUTILE effort until we take the Senate and the Presidency OUT of the hands of the Democrats.
As usual, it will die when it reaches the Senate ( and even if it does, you know who holds the veto pen today ).
All for another day. Say January 2013.
Correct. But IMHO, having this vote on the record before the November elections will ENHANCE the chances of being in a position to repeal in January 2013.
It's also why Dingy Harry Reid won't even permit a vote in the Senate now.
You're right -- it's important to keep the issue in the news. I think it might be more effective, though, to vote to repeal in sections, e.g., have a vote to repeal the 16,000 IRS agents one week, a vote to repeal the tax on house sales the next week, etc., etc. Those are the atrocities in it that come immediately to mind, but I'm sure there's lots more. Make the votes "teachable moments" (though I really, really hate that phrase!) because I'm sure many people don't know a lot of the particulars. Hell, a lot of Congress probably don't know the particulars, since none of them read it!
The five Dems who voted with the Republicans are:
Boren (OK)
Kissel (NC)
Ross (AR)
McIntyre (NC)
I hope they have 24/7 Armed protection for their families. The whackos of the left are going to go nuts on them.
Death Threats against opponents kids seems to be the liberal modus operanda today.
It will die in the Senate.
Even so, this is not enough for an override of the inevitable veto.
This is an important set up just for the Senate.
There are some (D) Senators who are up for re-election, looking out for themselves, who if given a chance to vote on a repeal would do so in a heartbeat.
There's even some like Manchin looking for longevity, or even retiring Ben Nelson, looking for a chance for penance, perhaps, who might be inclined to vote to repeal it. Even retiring Jim Webb might, just because.
You only need 4 to join all the (R)'s as a tax bill repeal.
Pressure by enough (D)'s to bring it up for a vote might just force Harry's hand on the matter.
With a majority in Congress voting to repeal, then it's Obama's hot potato alone.
All the bill requires once Romney is elected is his signature - not sure about this but it might not even have to come up for a second vote, since it was already passed.
Or, how about just "deeming" it passed like last time?
I'm hoping people realize now why it is important to have Obamanation out and a Republican Senate in.
Not sure what you're referring to, there in no power in hail mary, but there is power in Jesus the son of God.
Just being facitious. Don't take everything too seriously. Being uptight is unbecoming for Free Republic
And even then there is not absolute hope.
Everyone on this thread whining about this being meaningless theatre, I think you might have computer issues, do yourself a favor: Reach behind your computer, you'll se a bunch of wires there. Yank on them hard until either the screen goes blank or you smell burning metal and/or see smoke. The problem will now be resolved.
More hope than I have now.
It will die in the Senate."
Yes....BUT.......it forces some vulnerable Democrats up fo election this year to vote to oppose repeal. Then the Pubbies can hag that around their neck come November.
Dan Boren is a good guy. My guess is he is laying the groundwork for a run for Oklahoma governor, or a US Senate run.
I disagree. Voting against it piece-by-piece would give the Dems in the Senate the opportunity to start forcing piece-by-piece votes regarding repealing some of the more "popular" provisions of the bill. I think it's politically smarter to do what they've been doing - just keep voting to repeal the whol d*mn thing.
"Boren (OK)
Kissel (NC)
Ross (AR)
McIntyre (NC)
I hope they have 24/7 Armed protection for their families. The whackos of the left are going to go nuts on them."
BTW, McIntyre and Boren are actually pretty conservative; the other three are posers.
Can this bill be carried over to the next Congress, or does it have to start new?
It will start new in 2013. This is the second year of the GOP House majority.
All Republicans voted "yes" to repeal, plus 5 Democrats. They are listed in the article.
Wow, that was supposed to be twice that many -- wonder if Hoyer pulled a few of them back...
Will never see or hear the healine " BIPARTISAN VOTE TO REPEAL OBAMACARE". It never happened.
So how many votes have they had now? 100?
Why do we have senators? Why arent the voters allowed to know where their senators stand on an issue? Why is everything dead on arrival. Doesnt Harry Reid have an OBLIGATION to American voters? Who died and made him God? I am so sick of this I could scream.
His only obligation is to kiss King Barack's ass.
" - - - Five Democrats, Reps. Dan Boren (Okla.), Larry Kissell (N.C.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.) and Mike Ross (Ark.), sided with Republicans in the final vote. Of this group, all but Matheson voted with the GOP in a procedural vote on the bill Tuesday."
Hats off to 5 good men and true!
Exactly. The House was engaging in symbolism. The real chance to get rid of ObamaCare this year was thwarted by the Supreme Court's PR Director.
They should start voting on individual pieces of legislation. Repeal Obama-SCOTUS Mandate Tax, repeal death panels, defund, up health savings accounts back, allow insurance to be sold across state lines.
They should start voting on individual pieces of legislation. Repeal Obama-SCOTUS Mandate Tax, repeal death panels, defund, up health savings accounts back, allow insurance to be sold across state lines.
You missed the point, like so many conservatives who are ignorant of the political process.
This vote puts Congressmen on-record.....a record that can be used in every district by GOP nominees to unseat Democrats.
Learn how the game is played or stay as a spectator.
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September 22, 2011 —
HONESDALE, PA — When Hurricane Irene hit the area, even though it put people in the dark for a while, it also woke up a lot of people.
What are we going to do without electricity? Without refrigeration? Without water for washing and flushing toilets? Without food from the supermarket?
These are some of the questions asked during the storm. Were any of them answered?
Answering questions like this is the concern of a local group called Transition Honesdale which is initiating a major new program called "SkillShare."
"Envisioned as a network of people who are passionate about doing, learning and teaching, the SkillShare is a creative attempt to unearth the 'collective genius' of the greater community," said Donni Hoffman, coordinator of the program.
For instance, someone may want to know more about beekeeping. There will be a program taught by local beekeeper Tom Morrisette. Another young farmer may want to know how to butcher a chicken. That skill will be taught by Billy Templeton and Amanda Avery, who raise chickens.
"Every person is both a student and a teacher and has something to share, whether it's knowledge, a skill or simply energy," Hoffman said.
The purpose of the project is to help people relearn forgotten knowledge, comprehend new knowledge and teach skills that are applicable to our lives today and in the future, she said.
"As co-organizer of this project, I'm hoping the Honesdale SkillShare will be the 'go-to place' for people who are looking to do more for themselves, this community and—hey! I'll say it—for the planet," she said.
"We want people to be more self-sufficient when times get tough," said Jane Bollinger, another Transition leader.
The group has been conducting a SkillShare survey throughout the community at events that they have been conducting. The survey asks two questions: one, skills you would like to learn and two, skills you would like to teach.
"We're finding a lot of skilled people who are eager to teach what they know to their neighbors," said Katie Baxter, another Transition leader. Baxter is ready to teach people a long-lost skill of fashioning wood on an instrument from the 18th Century called a velocipede scroll saw. "You sit on a kind of bicycle and pedal the saw," she said. "Velocipede is the old-time word for bicycle," she said.
"Our grand goal is to have a searchable data base of people who can teach skills and others who want to learn, even informally," Bollinger said.
Where will they hold these classes?
"Anywhere we can in the community," Baxter said. "In church halls, community centers, private homes, barns, anywhere. This will be a community program with the community basically running it according to what people want."
"We don't expect this to happen tomorrow," Hoffman said. "It's probably going to take time for it to catch on."
The basic push of the program will be:
• to conduct ongoing-workshops of skills,
• to form a skills network of people who can teach and who want to learn,
• to build a library of resources and books that can tell people "how-to."
The time and place of the workshops will be listed on the group's website, www.transitionhonesdale.org [1].
So far, Transition Honesdale has accomplished two projects: the creation of a community garden, located at Ellen Memorial Center on Golf Hill Road in Honesdale; and the creation of a newsletter that is both online and in print.
"We want to empower people who can make educational opportunities that can benefit themselves and the community," Hoffman said. "We have a lot of brilliant people in this community who need only to get linked with others. We want to build self-sufficient people who want to be a part of building community."
The group has a small number of people involved in carrying out the work of transition. "We will have to rely on our participants if we are going to get this work done," she said. "It's a worthy, worthwhile task we have set out to do here in Honesdale. We trust there are many here who will willingly share our vision."
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October 20: Salve Making. Learn how to make healing salves in your home. Workshop will feature calendula and comfrey salves.
November 12: Beautiful homemade gifts. Make holiday gifts, details still being worked out, but homemade soap, knitting or sewing and possibly simple wooden gifts or card making.
November 17: CraftLuck! Topic TBA
December 13: Cookie Exchange. Bring a plate of your favorite cookies and go home with a plate full of other people's favorite cookies. Recipes will be collected. Holiday Hour and open work session.


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MONTPELIER A stopgap measure to boost a rapidly dwindling transportation trust fund by Aug. 1 is gaining traction in Congress. If passed, it would prevent Vermont and other states from scuttling thousands of transportation projects.
Vermont transportation officials say about $100 million in transportation infrastructure projects in the state will be scrapped this summer if Congress cannot come together and boost the federal Highway Trust Fund by Aug. 1.
Nearly 40 Vermont projects are at risk if the state does not get the $195 million it is counting on from the federal government. Every state faces a similar dilemma.
The fund is fed by the federal gas tax, which has remained at 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993. With Americans driving less, and using more efficient vehicles, the tax is not generating enough revenue to keep pace with infrastructure needs and will dry up at the end of the month.
Vermonts congressional delegation says lawmakers are working on a short-term fix. In Washington, House and Senate committees are crafting competing plans to shore up the fund with an $11 billion stopgap measure, leaving a long-term fix off the table for now.
The House version seeks to extend expiring customs fees on importers, transfer money from another fund for leaking underground storage tanks and change rules on private pension contributions to fund the transportation projects.
The Senate also uses those provisions, but scales back pension changes in favor of seeking better compliance with existing tax laws to make up the difference. House Republicans adamantly oppose the Senate bill.
Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., speaking Thursday on the Vermont PBS show Report from Washington, called it insanity that congressional Republicans refuse to consider raising revenue to shore up the highway fund.
If we do not reinvest in the Highway Trust Fund and get money out to the states, we can lose up to 700,000 decent-paying jobs, Sanders said.
So this is pretty crazy, he said. These Republicans are obstructing, obstructing, obstructing.
But Brian Searles, secretary of Vermonts Agency of Transportation, said he is encouraged by Congressional action this week.
It appears that theyre really arguing less now about whether this needs to happen, and instead how long this extension should last, he said.
Thats a good sign, Searles said. Our issues come up toward the end of July and continue into August and weve been instructed by U.S. DOT that Vermont will essentially be receiving a reduced federal reimbursement starting in August.
A long-term solution is needed to keep the fund solvent, Searles said, but Vermont and other states now need an immediate fix to ensure they can make it through the construction season and complete projects to which they have already committed. Those projects typically receive 80 percent funding from the federal government.
Now were in a position where we need both, Searles said. We need the short-term (funding) to make it through this construction season and a multi-year solution so that we can do some planning and not do our planning on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis.
If Congress does not boost the fund by August, the state will see a significantly lower reimbursement rate, Searles said.
The trust fund is currently relying on weekly revenue, which varies depending on how much driving Americans do.
What this problem has presented for us is less cash coming in as reimbursement, he said. Were paying our bills, but as of August were not going to be reimbursed the full amount. Its going to go down based on whats in the trust fund. The trust fund is so low that theyre counting on revenue.
Searles said ongoing conversations among Democrats and Republicans and the House and Senate suggests to me that they can work out their differences.
He said the discussion must then quickly shift to a long-term solution.
Im more worried about the source of the revenue in the long-term, he said. I want to see a plan for the future that doesnt rely on gimmicks and patches.
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said he sees nothing good in a short-term fix, calling the current spat exhibit A of congressional dysfunction.
We may avert a default with duct tape and baling wire, he said. But in both the House and Senate, the approaches being discussed dont embrace what we need, and thats a long-term bill.
Welch said he hopes Congress will still adopt a permanent solution that will allow states to continue planning for the future.
They need certainty. The longer we delay, the more projects are put in jeopardy, he said. Theyve got projects and they need to know what the funding is.
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By Casey Peacock: Freedom Newspapers
A bill requiring children under 17 years old to wear a protective helmet while using a bicycle, scooter, skateboard or skates in a public area is headed to the state Senate for vote.
It was passed unanimously Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Bicycling injuries have been cited as the leading cause of emergency room visits for children and adolescents involved in recreational sports, according to a press release issued by the New Mexico Department of Health.
In Portales, the city-owned skate park does not require helmet use.
Many of the younger skaters who visit the park with their parents generally wear their helmets, Portales Recreation Center director Johnny Ledbetter said. Older kids who visit the park typically do not wear helmets, he said.
"Right now, we haven't had any serious injuries that we know of," Ledbetter said.
Signs at skate parks in Portales and Clovis that list the rules and regulations recommend the use of helmets and other safety equipment, according to Ledbetter and Clovis city manager Joe Thomas.
"We specifically do not require safety gear," Thomas said.
Liability reasons factored into the decision to post signs recommending helmet use at the city's lone skate park at Greene Acres Park, Thomas said.
The only skate park in the state that requires the use of helmets was found to be in Hobbs, Ledbetter said.
Both city officials agreed if the bill does pass, they would do what was necessary to enforce the law.
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Blues singer Bobby Bland dies at 83By ADRIAN SAINZ
THE Associated Press | June 25,2013GRENADA, Miss. Bobby Blue Bland, a distinguished singer who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as Turn on Your Love Light and Further On Up the Road, died Sunday. He was 83.
Rodd Bland said his father died due to complications from an ongoing illness at his Memphis, Tenn., home. He was surrounded by relatives.
Bland was known as the the Sinatra of the blues and was heavily influenced by Nat King Cole, often recording with lavish arrangements to accompany his smooth vocals. He even openly imitated Frank Sinatra on the Two Steps From the Blues album cover, standing in front of a building with a coat thrown over his shoulder.
He brought a certain level of class to the blues genre, said Lawrence Boo Mitchell, son of legendary musician and producer Willie Mitchell.
Bland was a contemporary of B.B. Kings, serving as the blues greats valet and chauffer at one point, and was one of the last of the living connections to the roots of the genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and was an influence on scores of young rock `n rollers.
Born in Rosemark, Tenn., he moved to nearby Memphis as a teenager and became a founding member of the Beale Streeters, a group that also included King and Johnny Ace. Upon his induction, the Rock Hall of Fame noted Bland was second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis Beale Street blues scene.
After a stint in the U.S. Army, he recorded with producer Sam Phillips, who helped launch the careers of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, in the early 1950s with little to show for it. It wasnt until later that decade Bland began to find success.
He scored his first No. 1 on the R&B charts with Further On Up the Road in 1957 and it was around this time he got his nickname, taken from his song Little Boy Blue because his repertoire focused so closely on lovelorn subject matter. Beginning with Ill Take Care of You in early 1960, Bland released a dozen R&B hits in a row. That string included Turn On Your Love Light in 1961.
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We're the Knicks, there's nothing to talk about.
Unless a trade gets done or we sign LBJ.
This is suppose to be the number one sports radio station in NY but it is rare that the topic of the Knicks comes up on any of their shows.You have hosts like Mike Francesa who will talk baseball or football for more than 5 hours but only talk about the Knicks for 3 minutes.Steve Sommers and Tony Paige are probably the only hosts on that station who bother discussing the Knicks. A lot of their callers prefer to talk about Omar Minaya or Rex Ryan's antics .I am starting to prefer ESPN radio.At least they are very neutral when it comes to discussing NY sports and don't waste their entire shows talking about one team or one sport.
New York Knicks = An organization more useless than a bag of rocks painted in orange and blue. The most over-paid collection of talent ever assembled on an NBA floor. They could only be coached worse by a dead Rich Kotite.
We're the Knicks, there's nothing to talk about.
Unless a trade gets done or we sign LBJ.
New York Knicks = An organization more useless than a bag of rocks painted in orange and blue. The most over-paid collection of talent ever assembled on an NBA floor. They could only be coached worse by a dead Rich Kotite.
I agree. How much can one station talk about the f#cking Yankees. Spring training hasn't even really started yet...and I don't like baseball.
I listen more to ESPN Radio (1050 AM in the NY area)...Brandon Tierney talks about the Knicks quite a bit, especially recently with the end of football season. He's pretty knowledgeable, if you want to check it out I'd recommend it. My dad is a big fan of Tierney's as well.
Tierney is one of the worst. He is for a guy that isn't a avid sports fan. He reminds me of Jim Rome, trying to be shock worthy.
He went on a 20 minute rant and how the Knicks shouldn't go after McGrady because he is old and has an inflated contract ., etc etc etc.
Then after 30 minutes of this someone called and said the Knicks would be able to sign to max free agents and clear cap space.
He laughed them off and he obvisouly didn't know the details of the salary cap when asked about clearing space.
Tierney tries to make bold statements based on general opinions of the everyday fan.
He is like the loud guy at the bar that just talks above everyone saying, they suck, McGrady sucks, and doesn't want to take the time to do the research about the future.
Tierney ='s bum when it comes to the NBA. Too many sport show hosts don't enjoy the NBA and pretend to watch it just to hit the topic.
Mostly I listen to radio shows to be entertained, for actual information I go to ESPN podcasts...but the NBA Today one doesn't do a ton of Knicks coverage, and is only on every other day.
I like a guy going out to do entertainment on the radio, that's what he has to do. I understand why you wouldn't like him though, certainly you are entitled to your own opinion.
For the past 2 hours, WFAN has talked about whether or not Posada should be batting 5th in the Yankees lineup.
Baseball is the most boring sport on the planet. They haven't even started playing yet. And quite possibly the biggest trade in Knick franchise history is about to go down...and nothing.
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What a joke this Mike Francesa character is. The man gets paid one of the highest salaries of any radio sports host in the country and yet he spends a total of 2 minutes talking about the Knicks and the rest of his show talking about politics. I know it's the presidential election but I think there is a place to talk about that stuff and it is not sports radio.
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what's up with this can't cut list? I can't seem to trade Jew Holiday to anyone, and I'm not allowed to cut the f*cker?! Sweet Lou Williams does better off the bench! who wants Jew Holiday? who wants him for peanuts?
i got beasted on by KB25 tonite... haven't seen a beasting night like that since ....the Kool Krust Krew... we shall be back, Black!
i really hate LeBone James and that entire cHeat team with a passion, so glad they got beat by the Jizz...
wha' happen to DatPRINCE? he shows up to apologize for disappearing, then disappears again without lifting a fantasy finger... smh.
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just like to point out the VERY INTERESTING TRADE between Pringles and Bouncy this week. good for both squads, with Pringles giving up the Walrus and Hardon, but getting a very Gay Rudy, a healing Nene, and a newly-starting Crawfish. good luck fellas!
i got creamed by the best week ever from KBLACK25. c'mon, over 1000 points in a 6-day week? 2 triple doubles by Rondo? I did not stand a chance. Coq-head is back on top where he shall primp and pimp and preen...
I'm ready for next week's matchup with the Knicks, I mean Pork Pirates.
I'm back on top! But I'm obsessed with trading. Blowing up my whole team if Pringles accepts this deal
Coquis send
Pringles send
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i have to say Metro, you are making this fantasy league fun and interesting, that is the biggest blockbuster suggested all year, WHAT WILL PRINGLES DO? especially after Lawson single-handedly got him a much-needed comeback win?
PRIN-GLES???????? (said in the voice of Supt. Chalmers to Principal Skinner in the Simpsons)
If this trade doesn't go down, throw me your offers for the Bryant/Howard package, don't be cheap! I'm giving away two of the top 5 players in the NBA. I may be the only dude in fantasy history to trade Bynum, LeBron, Jennings, Bryant and Howard lol
Heres my predictions for week 18
Coquis v. Multiple Scorgasms
Pringles4Life v. DaTPRiNE_got_HANDLES
Pork Pirates v. CoolClyde CrustCrew
KBlack25 v.rady's Hot Mice FLR
MusketeerX v. Bouncy Bouncy
p0nder's Primetime v. RTE 1 Traffic Jam
Question for Commissioner iSayUghh:
how does the KO fantasy playoffs work in terms of your playoff team? do we keep the current players we have, so the fantasy squad with the most playoff participants has the advantage going into the playoffs? if so, does this mean it's best to predict which NBA teams will be going deepest into the playoffs in order to have the most players actually participating? is it best to trade to have the better playoff players going into the playoffs? thanks. CC.
*yep, records are overrated, i count points
Would the team of Pringles do this? A team that values versatility and such front court depth? Having just orchestrated a playoff-saving comeback off the backs of the SURGING Elite Lawson, the potential top3 player of Love, and the league's best pick up of Batum -- now considered by many a top 20 fantasy performer?