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One of my fondest sports memories was going to see the MLS championship in LA in 1998 to see Chicago beat LA. Flying back the next day, we picked up our bags at baggage claim, walked to the O'Hare El stop, and hopped on. Just before the train pulled out, I heard a voice cry, "Hold up!" and the Chicago captain jumped on, pulling his rolling luggage with one hand, and holding his MVP trophy under the other.
I don't entirely disagree, however, the Citizens United case means that corporations are people too. (And I certainly disagree with that ruling).
by Matt Johnson on Jan 18, 2012 9:49 am • link • report
Citizens United just confirmed that first amendment rights are also extended.
Funny -- in the UBER situation GGW wants techo-anarchnism to rule, but when it comes to regulating campaigns they go all progressive.
An interesting read, certainly. And it upholds the point I was making to @timfairfax that case law would prevent his proposal from being feasible.
Also, I have no particular love for "train companies", especially not their boards of directors. My main concern with regard to railroading today is the movement of passengers — something that the railroad companies no longer do, and often actively oppose.
But that fact aside, it's a dubious argumentative strategy to associate someone's support for current public policy ideas (that moving people by rail should be encouraged as a part of the transportation program) with support for a Supreme Court decision decided about an unrelated situation (taxation) slightly less than a century (99 years) before that person's birth.
But if you think you can convince others that I'm hypocritical for regularly riding Amtrak while opposing Citizens United on the grounds of a case that indicated that Southern Pacific (a railroad) was not obligated to pay property taxes to Santa Clara County because the assessment was improperly done*, go right ahead.
*The Court did not actually rule on the subject of whether Southern Pacific was a person for the purposes of the 14th Amendment. However, some did interpret the case that way.
by Matt Johnson on Jan 18, 2012 10:28 am • link • report
But the case-law establishing corporate personhood is long and distinguished. Far far longer than citizen united. I'll stick that to that for now.
WRT the legislation, if it works for the feds it should work here in DC as well.
I agree with you wrt Citizens United. I apologize if I didn't make that clear in the last comment.
With respect to the land grant program, I have never intimated otherwise. Yes. Railroads have been subsidized for over a century. Just like all modes of transportation.
And like all modes of transportation, they have "given" back to the American people. The railroads provided (and continue to provide) mobility and opened up the land to settlers. Some have argued that the railroads bound East and West together in a way that ensured America would not split due to the vast size of the continent.
I have never argued that highway building has not provided similar benefits. My hometown largely flourished over the last 2 decades due to the construction of an Interstate spur. Without it, it would likely be economically depressed, since the primary employer (a textile mill) closed 2 years before the freeway opened. Instead, the town is now a generic suburb, and until the real-estate bubble burst, was rolling in the dough.
It's all well and good to point out how much we spend on transportation. But remember that we do get benefits back from that spending. The recent report from Metro is an excellent example.
Sure we spent a goodly amount on building the system. Sure, we have to subsidize it's operations every year. But the system has created much more in terms of real-estate investment, energy savings, and in terms of place-building.
My views on freeway building are not opposed because we don't get tolls back from users. It's that they destroy communities, promote an inefficient use of resources, and encourage an unsustainable built form. They may have a place in society, but that place is not urban areas.
by Matt Johnson on Jan 18, 2012 10:47 am • link • report
Wouldn't the initiative essentially ban bundling?
the railroad companies got BILLIONS in free land and have never given anything back to the American people.
The railroads do pay property taxes on that land they own.
Citizen United is important here because why should a corporation get limited in speech -- while something like GGW can trumpet endorsements and push for legislation? Or for that matter, why should the Washington Post?
Claiming first amendment protection just for journalists -- and maybe bloggers -- is market protection, isn't it?
I'm sick of people complaining about this decision as much as people complaining about lobbyists. Newsweek should put up a front page entitled "We're All Lobbyists Now." You have doctor's groups, REALTOR groups, unions, financial associations, the AARP, Chambers of Commerce, and all of the law and lobbying firms hired for specific cases, etc, etc. We all want our voices heard but don't want other people's voices heard. It's sad. Corporations are comprised of people pushing for something they want. Their shareholders and employees will benefit. Anybody who has an investment account or works for a "corporation" wants those things to succeed. Can we modify the system? Sure. But please don't complain about it being okay for individuals to do these things and not for organizations of people. Isn't it the most American thing to unite the voices of many to get something done? I sure hope Congress listens to industry groups and associations as getting elected to Congress certainly doesn't qualify you on being an expert in everything.
Alright, my rant is done.
The railroads do pay property taxes on that land they own.
This is like saying that the bankers made billions in bonuses from the bailouts...but hey, at least they paid some income tax on that money (a whopping 15% if you're Mitt Romney).
The Railroad Robber Barons were the Wall Streeters of the 1800s. While I'm no fan of the government being in the railroad business via Amtrak, the privately held railroad corporations do a great job of convincing me otherwise.
True that they were the 1% of their day, but at least railroad robber barons were building us infrastructure along the way. I can't see what benefit we all got out of credit default swaps or subprime mortgages other than creating bad debt that wrecked the economy.
In addition to the creation of wealth that the existence of the railroads enabled, historian Albro Martin has made a convincing case that the rates at which the railroads were reimbursed for parcel post transport were kept so low for so many decades that they amounted to a subsidy by the railroads whose value well exceeded that value of the land they were given.
My problem with the robber barons (and wall street) was not that they were/are the 1% but that they got there by milking the government rather than hard work.
Here's just one example:
Leland Stanford and the men who ran the CPRR paid lip-service to the idea of free competition, but in practice sought to dominate competing railroad and shipping lines.... Stanford and his associates repeatedly entered into pooling arrangements to prevent competition, bought out competitors, or forced rivals to agree not to compete. Stanford and his partners viewed laissez-faire as applicable only to government controls, and not to competition within the system.
One of the ways the Big Four milked the system was by setting up their own coal company to sell coal to their railroad. That company mined coal for two dollars a ton, but sold it to their railroad for six dollars a ton, and pocketed the difference. In other words, the Big Four essentially stole from the government that was financing the railroad the railroad was just an intermediary involved in the theft.
'Justice Hugo Black wrote "in 1886, this Court in the case of Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, decided for the first time that the word 'person' in the amendment did in some instances include corporations. [...] The history of the amendment proves that the people were told that its purpose was to protect weak and helpless human beings and were not told that it was intended to remove corporations in any fashion from the control of state governments. [...] The language of the amendment itself does not support the theory that it was passed for the benefit of corporations."[11]'
The combination of the personhood argument, with the equally debatable determination that $$=speech and that limitations on $$ = limits on speech, is having significant ramifications. IF it turns out that super Pacs enabled by Citizens United causes the GOP nomination to drag out, and Romney to lose in November, that would be fitting.
Not sure what bill you're talking about here. If the recently passed "ethics" bill, I'm curious that you seem to be arguing that bill was functionally equivalent to the type of real ethics reform we're talking about here.
After all, if the sham ethics bill that was passed by the Council recently already included these reforms, there wouldn't be any effort to do so by ballot initiative, right?
(Incidentally, Wells' vote against was to prevent the Council from unanimously passing what amounted to cosmetic changes to DC ethics rules. Anything with teeth had been stripped out of the bill that passed. Hence the ballot initiative. It is kind of amusing, though, the dysfunction in our democracy kind of runs on a superficial understanding of what's being done. Wells vote was arguably a brave one, given that now "he's the *one* guy who voted against ethics!!" It's the same trick that leads to unsavory legislators stripping away our rights, and naming the legislation "The PATRIOT Act". "Oh no!!! My Congressman voted against The *Patriot* act??? I thought he loved America!!!")
In addition to taxes as noted above, people got railroads, which they wanted. Besides we were giving away land to everybody and anybody. The various homestead acts gave away TRILLIONS in free land. Texas had so much unused land that every few years they would hand over big chunks of it out west to anyone who fought in the Revolution or lived in Texas at the time or who simply wanted it. Governor's elections were run in which citizens voted for the guy who would get rid of all the unused land first (Indian breeding grounds, they called it). So complaining that they were given stuff that no one else really wanted isn't a very strong complaint. Most of the West was considered a desert.
why should a corporation get limited in speech
Excellent question. Why should a corporation get limited in its right to bear arms? I'm not worried about a McDonald's Army are you? Why not let corporations vote? Why not let corporations hold office?
Corporations are comprised of people pushing for something they want.
No. Corporations are businesses dedicate to making money. I don't own stock in a company because I believe in their cause.
Their shareholders and employees will benefit.
Will they? Do the board's goals align with employees and shareholders. What about cutting taxes on income over $10 million, which group is that likely to help most?
I sure hope Congress listens to industry groups and associations as getting elected to Congress certainly doesn't qualify you on being an expert in everything.
Me too. But I hope that industry groups don't threaten them or bribe them either, and that has happened in the past. That's what we're trying to avoid.
Oh no!!! My Congressman voted against The *Patriot* act??? I thought he loved America!!!
That's why I would name all bills the "Save the Puppies and Children Act".
The type of "ethics reform" we're talking about is the same as which Bryan is talking about. He wants DC to vote on whether to allow corporate money in dc elections.
You and other Tommifans believe that Wells is Tommy Theresa by acting on principle. The rest of us who are not already the hairs on his head don't.
We've been here before and so this is something I'm sure we'll continue to have zero agreement on.
It's also why Wells' standing as a future mayor (or even Chairman) loses steam with your "type" of unbridled support. Makes it less and less likely to happen and I would imagine that many like me will roll their eyes at the thought.
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by Douglas Willinger on Jan 21, 2012 2:22 am • link • report
If there is any risk associated with these centers, and that includes the risk that people won't want to live near them and they will drive down housing costs...then an argument can be made that that risk should be shared among the various areas of DC rather than focusing it in all places.
I'm not sure there is a risk, or how strong the argument for dispersing it is, but I guess that would be the point. Of course, I'd point out that in passing this law, no one identified the risk or - as near as I can tell - the benefits of the regulation.
Unless of course its all about CRIMINAL MERCANTILISM. The drug war is a protection racket- just look at the sales of cigarettes!
by Douglas Willinger on Jan 21, 2012 1:16 pm • link • report
From Licit & Illicit Drugs, by Edward M. Brecher and Consumers Reports at page 230 showing upturns in cigarette use following the times of the 1906, 1914 and 1937 U.S. 'drug control laws'
by Douglas Willinger on Jan 21, 2012 9:12 pm • link • report
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Hi everyone. Â Spring has certainly arrived early this year, making biking ever so much more enjoyable. Â I have some hope that we can make these moderate temperatures last for a few months; the last thing we need is four months of summer. Â But I digress. Â Just in time for spring, the month of April is exploding with bicycling events here in Memphis. Â Read on for more information.
1. Â Tour of Flanders Party – The Brass Door Pub – Sunday, April 1, 7:30 AM until you bonk.
Did you really need an excuse to drink beer and eat waffles at 7:30 in the morning? Â Because now you have one. Â Co-hosted by the good people at Victory Bicycle Studio and The Brass Door, the Tour of Flanders Party features coverage of the 2012Â Tour de Flanders ride (obviously). Â Get there early for a good seat in front of the 92″ FLAT SCREEN TV. Is that shit even legal? Â 'Cause I'm tripping balls just thinking about it.
2.  The Fourth Annual Tour de Grizz – Memphis Zoo; FedExForum – Saturday, April 7, more or less all day.
The Tour de Grizz is one of my favorite group rides in the city. Â It begins this year as in past at the Memphis Zoo and ends up at FedExForum and is definitely fun and safe for all ages. Â For $25 per person, you get one-day admission to the zoo, a terrace-level ticket to watch the Grizzlies demolish the Dallas Mavericks, plus a t-shirt and lots of other stuff I'm forgetting. Â And if you want club-level seats, you can pay $55 per person and make that happen. Â (Note: if you're a Grizzlies season-ticket holder like me, it only costs $15.) Â The ride begins at 5:30 PM and is escorted by the Memphis Police, which is fun in and of itself. Â I'll be there, and so should you.
3. Â 15th Annual Charles Finney Ride – Lakeland Outlet Mall -Â Saturday, April 14, 8:00 AM.
The Memphis Hightailers are sponsoring the 15th Annual Charles Finney Ride to benefit the Church Health Center on Saturday, April 14.  There are three rides you can choose from: 18 miles, 45 miles, and 62 miles.  I won't be able to attend, as I have a work event that day, but hopefully you can.  Click here to register.
4. Â Cycle Memphis April – Cooper-Young gazebo – Saturday, April 14, 8:00 PM until around 11:00 PM.
I've missed the last couple Cycle Memphis rides due to prior commitments, so I am super-excited about this month's ride. Â Normally held on the first Saturday of the month, Cycle Memphis April was pushed back a weekend due to the Tour de Grizz. Â I've written about the Cycle Memphis rides before – they're always a good time. Â I imagine that the crowd will be extra large this time, what with the weather improving and all. Â And, as an added bonus, I will be DJing the ride. Â That's right – I've volunteered to create the musical soundtrack for April's ride. Â I used to DJ some back in grad school, so I'm excited to dust off my skills and select some tunes for the people.
(Note: that should read 2012, not 2011.)
5. Â The Dorothy Day House of Hospitality Family Fun Rides – Levitt Shell at Overton Park – Saturday, April 14, 7:00 AM.
The Memphis Rotary Club is sponsoring Families Supporting Families, a day of bike rides to benefit the Dorothy Day House, which provides shelter and support for homeless families in Memphis. Â There are three rides that day: a 1/2 mile family run ride around Overton Park, plus two rides to Shelby Forest and back, at 33 and 53 miles. Â The longer rides begin at 8:00 AM and the fun ride at 10:00 AM. Â Click here to register.
6. Â Bikesploitation II: Some Bike it Hot! submission deadline – Friday, April 20.
The good people at Live from Memphis are once again sponsoring Bikesploitation, a festival of bike-related films.  The festival isn't until May 18, but the deadline for submissions is Friday, April 20.  Click here to read more and here to learn about how to submit your own film.  Hmm … maybe it's time for me to get that handlebar-mounted camera I've been eyeing.
Honorable Mention -Â Ignite: Sustainability – The Zone at the FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis Campus – Tuesday, April 3, 6:00 PM.
While this event doesn't have any biking-related content per se, my good friend Matt Farr, along with Launch Memphis, Sustainable Shelby, and the University of Memphis, is organizing Ignite: Sustainability to promote ideas for sustainable products and projects in Memphis. Â I was planning to present but had to bow out due to my work load. Â It should be a great event though, so plan to go if you can. Â Here's more information.
What a great month we have in store. Â So much biking, so few Saturdays. Â I hope you can attend all of these events; I know I'll be at most of them. Â Did I miss anything? Â Leave me a message in the comments.

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(Wednesday, February 6; Sioux Center, Iowa) Rachael Day, a senior at Sioux Falls Washington High School (South Dakota), has announced her intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender volleyball program.
Day played club volleyball with Sioux Empire Fitness this year and is a 5-5 libero/defensive specialist.
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On prep sports: Fort Frye Cadets continue to excel athletically
An amazing year in sports for Fort Frye High School just keeps on going.
After unforgettable fall and winter seasons, the spring sports teams have kept the trend going as the Cadet baseball, softball and track teams are all enjoying success so far in 2013.
Fort Frye softball, led by head coach Barb Sleek, is currently undefeated after defeating River 6-0 in an OVAC semifinal game Tuesday. The team features one of the best pitchers in the state as senior Victoria Mimken has a record of 17-0 and has routinely struck out double-digit batters game after game.
Seniors Lexi Huck and Abby Baker have each provided some pop in the Lady Cadet lineup to make the team an offensive threat as well.
On the baseball diamond, Sonny Bidwell's squad is also playing well this season. The Cadets are 14-6 overall and in contention for PVC and OVAC championships.
At the plate, Fort Frye is led by Spencer and Chandler Lang at the top of its lineup and Drew and Derek Layton in the middle.
Pitching has been the Cadets' biggest strength, as Spencer Lang, Casey Hall and Caden Brooker are all capable of shutting down any opponent on any given day.
Don't sleep on Fort Frye track, either. Coming off of a quad meet at Waterford Tuesday in which both the boys' and girls' teams finished second, the Cadets have several athletes who possess the potential of making a regional and even a state appearance.
While these teams are just scratching the surface of their 2013 campaigns, several Fort Frye teams have already made gargantuan accomplishments this school year.
Starting in the fall, Fort Frye football posted an 8-2 record, claimed a share of the PVC championship and even made a Division III state playoff appearance for the first time since 2000.
It was a magical season that included an overtime, one-point victory over Caldwell and a comeback win over Rosecrans in the final week of the season.
The Cadets were led by the Lang brothers and Max Alsbach in the backfield, as well as top receiving targets Justin Massey and Tyser Shilling. The Eric Huck-coached team also featured one of the top offensive lines in the Mid-Ohio Valley, led by senior Dylan Bowman.
Huck will be coaching the Ohio squad in the Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis all-star football game this summer against West Virginia.
The fall season also saw the Fort Frye volleyball team, led by head coach Sam Skinner, claim the school's first ever volleyball sectional title.
The red, white and blue netters would bow out to West Muskingum in district play but enjoyed a season unlike any the school had ever seen.
On the golf course, Aaron Nesselroad-led Fort Frye saw four athletes earn All-District honors this season. Shon Smith and Maggie Huck were each first team in their respective divisions while McCaul Schilling was second team and Brennan Schilling was honorable mention.
Rounding out the fall season, the Cadet cross country program, coached by Alaina Cunningham, celebrated a first as the boys' team of Jordan Anderson, Jon Anderson, Matthew Cheeseman, Ford McElroy, Matthew Roush and Quintin Webb was runner-up at the regional meet to qualify for state. It was the first time a boys' cross country team at Fort Frye has ever qualified for the state meet.
Perhaps the peek of the year for Fort Frye athletics came this winter when the Dan Liedtke-coached Fort Frye girls' basketball team defeated Johnstown in a Division III regional final contest to make the Final Four.
The Lady Cadets were absolutely dominant all season long, winning 25 of its first 28 games and claiming outright PVC and OVAC crowns.
The Fort was finally taken down at Value City Arena in Columbus when Africentric held on for 43-40 victory to go to the state championship.
Liedtke's squad was led by third team All-Ohio selection Deidra Combs as well as seniors Taylor Buchanan, Morgan Liedtke, Micayla Hupp and junior Brooke Borich.
The boys' basketball was no slouch, as first-year head coach Eric Henniger led his team to a share of the PVC title.
The team was eliminated in a sectional final game by Martins Ferry, but was very competitive all throughout the season.
First team all-stater Shon Smith averaged 20 points per game to lead the charge for the 15-8 Cadets.
In a small town like Beverly, the community often lives and dies with its prep sports teams.
Whether a team is playing just across the Muskingum River in Waterford or all the way in Columbus or Kirtland, you can bet the Beverly fan-base will be there in full force.
For them, and the athletes, of course, the 2012-13 school year will always be one to remember.
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BRATTLEBORO The office manager of one of Brattleboros best-known law firms has agreed to plead guilty to charges she embezzled $200,000 from the firm.
Kimberly Wilde, who managed the finances at the Potter Stewart Jr. Law Firm, entered into the plea agreement with the U.S. attorneys office earlier this week, according to documents on file in U.S. District Court.
According to the plea agreement, Wilde agreed to make restitution to the firm, which is headed by attorney Potter Stewart Jr., whose father was a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Wilde agreed to forfeit $200,000.
Wilde was charged with using the firms bank accounts and credit cards to pay personal bills. Under the agreement, she agreed to plead guilty to a charge of wire fraud.
Court records stated the embezzlement started in 2007 and continued until January 2013. Wilde allegedly issued checks to herself, including payments for personal expenses, and also used a signature stamp of an authorized signer without authorization.
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The plea agreement came only a few days after the formal filing of charges against her, according to court records.
Sentencing, according to the agreement, is within the discretion of the court, but she could be sentenced up to 20 years, a three-year probation term, and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gain in the embezzlement.
The U.S. attorneys office agreed to seek a sentence at the low end of the federal sentencing guidelines, and that she will receive credit for her acceptance of responsibility, contingent on cooperating with a federal pre-sentence investigation.
According to court records, Wilde is being represented by Brattleboro attorney Thomas W. Costello, and the case is being prosecuted by Gregory L. Waples, assistant U.S. attorney.
No address was given for Wilde in court records.
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Most recently, she served for ten years as the Vice Director and Director of Research at Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn, a historic house museum specializing in innovative applications of history, culture, and the arts. At Weeksville, she performed historical and curatorial research on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century communities, co-curated exhibitions, launched an oral history project and a jazz history project, and supervised all collections, preservation, and history initiatives. As a Fulbright Scholar, she conducted research in West Africa, studying women dressmakers and textiles in urban Accra, Ghana. Profesor Scott researches, writes and lectures both locally and internationally on arts and civic engagement, social relevancy, social justice, cultural sustainability, public memory and innovative strategies for museums in the participatory era. She is a contributor to a number of museum, heritage and history publications. She holds degrees in Philosophy, African American Studies/History, and Anthropology from Stanford University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, respectively.
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It's not hard to find a store that carries paraphernalia for your Philly sports team of choice. But it's not as easy to find clever, unique local sports apparel, which is why we're tipping our hat to Philly Phaithful.
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In a nod to his Jewish roots, Hershberg even designed a 76ers t-shirt featuring a rabbi spinning basketballs with the slogan "Jews for Lou and Jrue." Sadly, that's sold out now and he's not planning any reprints since one of the players has since moved on to another team.
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I was also lucky enough to have a best friend who also loved to write. We spend many nights laughing and plotting and writing our wonderful, romantic and completely implausible love stories. (Except for the Steven Tyler story, which as I said, was completely plausible.)
Even though I loved to write, I never really believed I would get published. After all, in the small mill town where I grew up in the mountains of Maine, we have a saying, "You can't get there from here." And that was how I felt about the publishing world.
So I set aside my dream of being an author. I attended the University of Maine, left my junior year to move to Providence, then moved to California, then Maryland. For nearly three years, I didn't write a single story.
But during these years I had many jobs, most of them unfulfilling. I worked as an Atari consultant (don't ask), in retail, and finally as a receptionist at a hair salon (this one was pretty fun). All the while, the desire to write still nagged at me. Finally, in 2000, I decided I needed to try again.
At this point, I should probably add that while I did write lots of stories in my teen years, I never actually finished one. So this was my first attempt to write a real, honest to gosh, novel. With a beginning, a middle and an actual end. I joined the Maryland Romance Writers and a critique group that I'm with to this day. (Thank you, Tarts, I couldn't have made it without you ladies!) And I started my first book, a humorous vampire romance. And guess what?
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At a conference, Kate Duffy from Kensington Publishing heard about my book from one of my critique partners and asked to see the full manuscript. What? Yes, that was my exact response. I couldn't believe it. But I sent it in. Kate called and told me that while she liked my voice, she didn't really love the vampires, and did I have anything else I could show her?
Assuming she wasn't interested in any of the uncompleted stories from my teen years, (even the very believable Steven Tyler/carnival story) I had to tell her no. To my shock, she asked me to pitch an idea. After a couple weeks of toying with ideas and generally freaking out, I came up with the stories for my Stepp sisters trilogy. I emailed the ideas to her, and within an hour, Kate called and told me she wanted to buy them. Again, I was floored.
Now I have finished nearly thirteen books. Yep, all with beginnings, middles and ends. I've even managed to rework that first book that Kate rejected, and it was released as Fangs for the Memories. I can't even begin to tell you what an amazing experience this has been for me. Somehow, it did "get there from here" (This is best said with a heavy Maine accent--"get they-ah from he-ah."
And not only did I get there, but my best friend who wrote all those silly stories with me made it too. My dear friend, Julie Cohen also became a writer. Check her out here (he-ah). (http://www.julie-cohen.com/)
Pretty exciting for two girls from Rumford, Maine.
Now if I can just get Kate to publish that Steven Tyler/carnival thing.
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The 2013 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today and there are films on the program that look great, of course, and even surprising. But as is the case every year in Park City, the slate is filled with classic indie themes and cookie-cutter plots: childish everymen, housewives suffering from mid-life crises, illicit love affairs, and unexpected life changes. To celebrate everyone's favorite snowy festival, we've counted down the 10 most "Sundance-y" films playing the event. We could have picked 20, honestly, but we don't want to ruin your day.
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ART COMMISSIONAGENDAUPSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL26 CORTE MADERA AVENUE, MILL VALLEYTUESDAY JUNE 11, 20137:00 p.m.
N. Teresa Rea, Chair
Robert Kilby, Vice Chair
Tony Coyle
Ian Day
Joeann Edmonds
Owen Prell
Joseph Rokovich
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a. Reference Guide for Developing Public Art Programs and ProjectsCOMMISSION REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
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Ethanol gas
Byron's comment about his boat motor this morning spurred me to ask is anyone else having similar issues? Here in VA we still have several stores that are able to sell non-ethanol fuel. We have been very particular to only use it in our outboards as well as chain saws, lawnmowers, etc. I made the mistake of putting regular 10% ethanol in my weed eater last summer a few times. I'm carrying it to the shop today because the carb is not supplying fuel correctly and it's shutting off every few seconds, I think
it's losing vacuum, probably due to ethanol ruining some of the rubber seals.
The dealers that do sell the non-ethanol fuel figured out pretty quick that people were searching for it for marine engines so they put a premium on it last summer. It runs about 3.89/ gal vs. 3.35/ gal for pump gas with 10% ethanol. I just wondered if the rest of you have had issues, and do you know of stations near you that sell non-ethanol?
I even heard that Stihl is now making an ethanol kit to upgrade their engines to burn it.
<(((>< In tribute to Ben, Duck Hunter extraordinaire, and man's best friend.
Yep. Screwed up a 4 stroke lawnmower with it. It seems to be ok if you use the device regularly, but trouble comes if it sits like over winter. In that case you need to drain the tank and carb before you store it. Stabil makes some stuff to treat ethanol fuel. Can't say if it works. I've gone to non-ethanol and add regular stabil anyway.
"Here fishy fishy."
My dad uses 100% gas religiously in anything with a carburetor. On his outboard, he unplugs the fuel line from the motor, while its on the trailer, on the ramp, but still in the water, to let the remaining gas in the motor burn up. His outboard is a '76 E-rude and still starts with no more than 3 pulls. I don't believe he has ever even had the cowling off that motor.
I used to not care about ethanol, but got sick of cleaning carbs every spring in my lawnmower. I recently purchased a new mower and will only be using 100% gas and will be emptying the tank every winter.
I try to buy 100% gas for my jon boat and mowers. There is a small conv. store not too far away that sells only 100%. My boat gas tank is a 3 gal tank running on a 10hp merc 4 stroke. I run 1/2oz of marine sta-bil to a tank and haven't had any problems. I usually pour whats left in the tank into my riding mower after each outing and it gets used up quickly. Over the winter, I run the boat engine dry before storage and pour the remaining gas into my truck. I never keep gas very long.
I do take my motor in every year to the dealer for a check over and fluid changes and they make sure everything is running perfect.
Gary, that may be the whole trick. Just not letting any gas sit too long. We do use the stabil in winter in mowers, boat, saws, weedeater, all of it. We also try to unhook the fuel line and run the boat motor out if its going to sit more than a couple weeks.
<(((>< In tribute to Ben, Duck Hunter extraordinaire, and man's best friend.
Pure Gas.com is a list of 100 percent gas stations in the country . Station that have not changed their storage tanks most likely are still selling 100 present gas . After 2 carbs rebuilt last year total over $700. Nothing but 100 present in all my motors. Stabill does not help. I was using marine stabill when I had the problem. Had to replace all fuel lines from tank to carbs plus 2 carb jobs. Learned my lesson. Most Tennessee Farmers Co Op who have gas pumps sell nothing but 100 present gas.
had to replace the fuel line in my boat because of ethanol,10ft of line going to a built in tank in an unsinkable boston whaler copy, not an easy job. the fuel line path is foam filled and had to make a drill bit out of a plumbing snake to clear a new path.my problem started 15 miles from the boat ramp in a very remote back country area and could only idle back, 5hrs idling every time I tried to increase speed the motor would "starve" and stall. I cut open several sections of the fuel line to find the inner lining to be melted off the outer walls only allowing gas to trickle through Also have seen a decrees in my mpg in pickup due to ethanol
Ethanol is a good example of our elected official at work! Stretch our crude oil supplies by adding 10% of something that costs more to produce and also reduces MPG by over 10%. Brilliant!!
Of course absolutely no consideration was given to other users of Gasoline.
Here is a site for ethanol free gas. http://www.pure-gas.com
Fuel System Problems
As Bran recounted, my 4 year old 20 hp Merc 4 stroke needed a carb rebuild this Spring. The cost was $200. Last Fall, I disconnected the fuel line and ran the fuel out of the system before Winter storage. That did not work.
My dealer, Jimmy Hensley at Tri County Marine suggested I start the engine on a regular basis during Winter storage. He said, They dont have these problems in Florida. I consider Jimmy an expert.
My plan this Winter is to buy a gallon of fuel and run the motor for a few minutes every week or so using a garden hose for the cooling system. After the run, Ill pour the gas into my truck. Hopefully this will work. By the way, I use all three Mercury additives and 10% ethanol fuel. One of the additives is the Mercury version of Stabil.
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"England's not a bad country -- it's just a mean, cold, ugly, divided, tired, clapped-out, post-imperial, post-industrial slag heap covered in polystyrene hamburger cartons." -- Margaret Drabble
"Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French." -- Charles de Gaulle
"In India, 'cold weather' is merely a conventional phrase and has come into use through the necessity of having some way to distinguish between weather which will melt a brass doorknob and weather which only makes it mushy." -- Mark Twain
"The Americans ... have invented so wide a range of pithy and hackneyed phrases that they can carry on an amusing and animated conversation without giving a moment's reflection to what they are saying and so leave their minds free to consider the more important matters of big business and fornication." -- Somerset Maugham
"In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations -- it's cold, half-French, and difficult to stir." -- Stuart Keate
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Right on, Luke. Insulting entire countries is not personal.
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Canada is the topest country in my opinion. i really like that country and i think there are more opportunities like business, job and all other instead of other countries._________________________
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Roberts, Blankenhorn, and the Power of Liberal Intimidation
Given how many more Americans define themselves as conservative rather than as liberal, let alone than as left, how does one explain the success of left-wing policies?
One answer is the appeal of entitlements and a desire to be taken care of. It takes a strong-willed citizen to vote against receiving free benefits. But an even greater explanation is the saturation of Western society by left-wing hate directed at the right. The left's demonization, personal vilification, and mockery of its opponents have been the most powerful tools in the left-wing arsenal for a century.
Since Stalin labeled Leon Trotsky — the man who was the father of Russian Bolshevism! — a "fascist," the Left has labeled its ideological opponents evil. And when you control nearly all of the news media and schools, that labeling works.
The liberal media even succeeded in blaming the right wing for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy even though his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was a pro-Soviet, pro-Castro communist. Similarly, just one day after a deranged man, Jared Loughner, attempted to kill Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and murdered six people in the process, The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote that it was right-wing hate that had provoked Loughner: "It's the saturation of our political discourse — and especially our airwaves — with eliminationist rhetoric that lies behind the rising tide of violence. Where's that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let's not make a false pretense of balance: it's coming, overwhelmingly, from the right. . . ."
Krugman made it all up. But what matters to most of those who speak for the left is not truth. It is destroying the good name of its opponents. That is the modus operandi of the left.
It works.
Two examples in the last month bear testimony to its efficacy. One was the overwhelmingly likely motivation of Chief Justice John Roberts to declare the ObamaCare individual mandate constitutional despite his ruling that, as passed, the mandate was in fact unconstitutional.
The other was an op-ed column that David Blankenhorn, the prominent conservative advocate for marriage and against same-sex marriage, wrote for The New York Times.
First Blankenhorn.
David Blankenhorn has committed his professional life to fighting for the institution of marriage. And as recently as 2010, he testified on behalf of California Proposition 8, which, in 2008, amended the California Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman — and which was immediately challenged in the courts, where liberal judges overturned it.
Blankenhorn was vilified throughout the liberal and gay media (which, in their invective against proponents of retaining the man-woman definition of marriage, are indistinguishable). As Mark Oppenheimer, editor of the "Beliefs" column in The New York Times wrote:
"During the trial [over the constitutionality of Proposition 8] and in the immediate aftermath, Blankenhorn became a national figure; he was . . . the butt of ridicule . . . . And now, he has decided to give up that fight.
"Blankenhorn would be ridiculed in The New York Times, and he would be . . . [ridiculed] in a play by an Oscar-winning screenwriter, starring a bevy of Hollywood stars."
Blankenhorn told Oppenheimer:
"I had an old community organizing buddy who wrote a note to me after the trial and said, how does it feel to be America's most famous bigot? I used to think you were a good person. Now I know you're a bad person. How does it feel to know that your tombstone will read that you're just a bigot."
Two weeks ago, Blankenhorn wrote an op-ed piece for the New York Times in which he announced that he now supports same-sex marriage.
As for Justice Roberts, he and his conservative colleagues on the Supreme Court have been the targets of media and academia vitriol and personal invective for years, and in some cases, decades. But while his conservative colleagues don't care, Justice Roberts does.
As reported by CBS News:
"Some of the conservatives, such as Justice Clarence Thomas, deliberately avoid news articles on the Court when issues are pending . . . . They've explained that they don't want to be influenced by outside opinion or feel pressure from outlets that are perceived as liberal.
"But Roberts pays attention to media coverage. As Chief Justice, he is keenly aware of his leadership role on the Court, and he also is sensitive to how the Court is perceived by the public. ["The public" means liberal media and academics.]
"There were countless news articles in May warning of damage to the Court — and to Roberts' reputation — if the Court were to strike down the mandate.
"Some even suggested that if Roberts struck down the mandate, it would prove he had been deceitful during his confirmation hearings, when he explained a philosophy of judicial restraint."
David Blankenhorn's change — he has admitted he is tired of fighting the culture wars, and he has gone from being the object of New York Times derision to being a New York Times hero — and Justice Roberts' change — New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote a column lauding Roberts for his "statesmanship" — reassure progressives that ridicule, demonization, and character assassination work. With the stakes so high in the forthcoming election, expect it to only increase.
Dennis Prager's latest book, "Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph," was published April 24 by HarperCollins. He is a nationally syndicated radio show host and creator of PragerUniversity.Com.
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I had a post started last Saturday, right at this time, set to go live on Monday, 10/31, talking about the Audiovox Portable DVD player we got to review, and how its nice and compact, and works well.
I just erased all that, a week later, because during my drafting of that post, we lost power. It came on late at night on Thursday- almost 6 days later. When we lost power, because we're on a well, we lost water, our landline, tv, internet, and probably some of our sanity. No joke. Have YOU ever been housebound during a substantial snowstorm in October with 3 small children? Neither had I.
We were ill prepared for this storm. One thing we did have was this DVD player, and something that I will forever love my husband for purchasing, about 2 years ago- a Coleman PowerMate. With the power mate, we were able to plug the Audiovox in using the car adapter, and let the kids sit and chill and watch a dvd at some point each day while the power was out. This gave me time to go out and get snow melted on the grill to wash dishes, or to heat water to rinse them once we were able to go get water from my sisters up the road…or to just try to figure out a plan for minimizing food waste and loss from the freezers, keeping the house as warm as possible (it was in the 20s several nights this week) and honestly, just trying to sit down and chill for a few.
Sure, this DVD player is great- its functional, easy to use, portable, comes with a nice pouch for storage without scratches. I can tell you it doesn't use a lot of electrical "juice" because it didn't drain the powermate fast at all. But its also a lifesaver in my house. This week could have gone very, very differently and I attribute the smoothness of this week largely in part due to this little DVD player. If you don't have one, buy one. I love this Audiovox and am so thankful I'd had it before the storm hit!!!
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- Dual headphone jacks
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- Built-in stereo speakers
- Audio/Video output
- Plays DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW & Picture CD
- Accessories Included: AC adapter, vehicle power adapter
Or you can enter to win one. Or both. But 5-6 days with no lights and no power can wear on anyone and having SOMETHING to do to pass the time pleasantly is awesome. Even if you don't use it!! Just having it is great. I'm sure we'll be using it in the van at some point as well! Check out what Living on Love and Cents and A Mom's Take have to say about this same DVD player- and stop by Our Kids Mom and Just Married with Coupons to hear how they like their RCA Camcorders!!
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Like many of you I have purchased several different packs, vests, etc.
Vest first, then a William Joseph chest pack. The chest pack started annoying the heck out of me unless it was almost empty, so then it was a lanyard and an ultra light Chicobag backpack. The latest combination will still be used on backpacking trips, however for day trips I believe the sling pack will serve me well.
Orvis is always sending me $25 off $50 coupons, and I recently picked up the sling pack using one of them. Though I haven't had it on the water yet, I really like how things attach and how the huge pocket can hold many fly boxes with ease. It does not feel "in the way" when loaded like the chest pack. I'm taking a trip to Virginia for some fishing on Thursday, and the sling pack will have its maiden voyage.
Recent Purchase
I recently purchased a new one (with a $25 off coupon), and while I like it, it's not the end-all, be-all that I had hoped. I hate vests as well, I seem to end up carrying more flies and crap than I would like, just to be prepared. The sling pack lets me carry several boxes of flies and other stuff that I couldn't normally clip to my shirt or belt. You can easily slide the pack around to front and then slide it back, but if you do that you wind up getting chafed on your neck from the strap slinging it back and forth across your shoulder (moving to the front and then the back). I think Orvis really thought that people would sling it back and forth since they put the nipper attachment point on the bag, when it really should be on the strap that is in front of you most of the time. The new version is missing a feature that I think they should have included from the old version. It was a little detachable pouch that you could hook to the strap in front and carry your essentials (like a small fly box, gink and a small of tippet). You then only had to sling the pack to the front for some out of the ordinary object.
Since the new one doesn't have this little pouch, I end up putting my essentials in my front pants pockets (and attaching my forceps, nippers and Frog Fanny to the front strap of the pack - a lanyard around my neck also holds one small box of flies). I only sling the pack around and retrieve something from the main pack compartment when I have something I only need once in awhile (like 2x tippet or a streamer box, packable rain jacket or a sandwich).
I think if you plan it correctly and only have to reach in the pack every once in awhile and not every time you change a fly, its awesome. Its very light weight and is great if you already have a minimalist mentality but want to carry a few extra items with you for longer trips.
I have a friend who has the old style of the Orvis Sling Pack and for feature-sake, its better than the new version (although its not as rugged). If you can ever find one on ebay for less than $50, buy it. I recently watched a few old ones go for over $70 so don't hold your breath...Here is one that closes out on May 20: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Orvis-Safe-P...#ht_500wt_1413
"Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut."
I am pretty sure it is, but is there adequate space for a water bottle or 2 to be stored in there?
Wild troutin, blue linin, fly flingin, camo wearin, redneckin elitist.
"Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut."
I just "pulled the trigger" and ordered one.
Wild troutin, blue linin, fly flingin, camo wearin, redneckin elitist.
I've always gone back and forth on a vest and fanny pack but was never thrilled with either. After reading this I had the opportunity to try one on and really liked it. Fished with it 4 times and love it. Very comfortable and holds a ton of stuff.
"My Biggest worry is that when I'm dead and gone, my wife will sell my fly-fishing gear for what I said I paid for it."
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