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Maximilian Beau Daniel Escobedo
Daniel "Freddy" and Katy Escobedo of Amarillo announce the birth of their son, Maximilian Beau Daniel Escobedo. He was born on Jan. 26, 2000.
Chloe Grace Ruppanner
Nathan and Kaulene Ruppanner of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Grace Ruppanner. She was born on April 11, 2000.
Paxton Jade Patterson
Jill and Jimmy Patterson II of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Paxton Jade Patterson. She was born on May 20, 2000.
David OBrine Preas
Troy and Johanna Preas of Borger announce the birth of their son, David OBrine Preas. David was born on May 24, 2000.
Braden Harley Beard
Mike and Jan Beard of Amarillo announce the birth of their son, Braden Harley Beard. He was born on March 1, 2000.
Rebecca Faith Harmon
Cheryl and Kelly Harmon of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Rebecca Faith Harmon. Rebecca was born on May 23, 2000.
Brady Evan Upshaw
Dusty and Marcy Upshaw of Borger announce the birth of their daughter, Brady Evan Upshaw. Brady was born May 25, 2000.
Wylie: Misplaced modifer confuses the issue
A recent news story reported that a prisoner "cut his way out of his death-row cell, then hit the guard who discovered him in the head with a piece of pipe."
Western storytelling traditions
Professor Etulain is director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico, and as such, is uniquely qualified to explore the subject of western stories.
Something to do for kids
Summer's here, and the first time the kids whine "there's nothing to do," hand them this book.
Love by chance or choice
Anna shuffled the taro cards and picked one from the deck. She had drawn the fool reversed - not what she'd hoped for. What did it mean?
Heroes for children while waiting for Harry
Whether they exist in real-life or in legend, heroes epitomize our quest for the best. Bravery, physical agility, integrity, honesty and overall excellence are characteristics that come to mind.
Thomas Wolfe: Abridged Too Far?
One of the most fabled stories of American literature is the one in which legendary editor Maxwell Perkins cuts 60,000 words to sculpt the masterpiece "Look Homeward, Angel" from a messy mass of almost unreadable manuscript pages by Thomas Wolfe in 1928.
Many faces of Eve
In 1995, Fort Worth native Betsy Colquitt retired from the TCU English Department faculty.
Tripp: Some characters, backgrounds are good anywhere
Some mysteries would qualify as entertaining novels even if elements of the mystery story were eliminated.
Cattlemen organizin marketing cartel
PAMPA - Consolidated Beef Products Inc. officials think its high time to pursue a different way to market cattle.
Disney to Sell Ultraseek
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell an obscure but promising portion of its Internet business to Inktomi Corp. for about $340 million, mostly in stock, the companies said.
Farm Briefs
The West Texas A&M University's Dryland Agriculture Institute will stage its seventh annual Training Workshops on Sustainable Agroecosystems and Environmental Issues through June 23, according to a WT news release.
Labor unions think they see a turnaround in Texas
DALLAS (AP) - Once feared by most employers and admired by many workers, labor unions have seen their luster dim and their share of the work force dip to the lowest levels since the Depression.
3 from area get honorable mention in beef competition
Brent Boswell of Amarillo, 15, Shawnee Hawkins of Borger, 17, and Roxan Alexander of Borger, 17, each received an honorable mention at the 2000 Texas Beef Ambassador competition in San Antonio.
Oil & Gas Report
HANSFORD (SPOONY Collier Lime) P.L.O., Inc., No. 1 Alexander, 1980' from North & 467' from East line, Sec. 12,1,WCRR, PD 4800'.
Energy Briefs
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock has reached an exchange agreement with Mobil Oil Corp., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp., to ship 50,000 barrels of domestic and foreign crude oil a day from Midland and Nederland to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock's McKee and Ardmore, Okla., refineries.
Business Briefs
Virginia Barbee of Prudential Ada Realtors has been awarded the Accredited Buyer Representation designation by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council Inc. of the National Association of Realtors.
G-N publisher receives award
Garet von Netzer will receive one of two Texas 4-H Alumni Awards for 2000 during ceremonies Wednesday on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station.
Shopping suited for men
Casual dress is hardly a friend to David Strange, owner of John Fountain Tailors. But the trend to dress down and leave the suits and ties at home in favor of slacks doesn't have him too worried.
Utility Engineering appoints VP-CFO
Utility Engineering has promoted Billy B. Henderson to vice president and chief financial officer.
Taylor: I love my flag and what it stands for
Every morning from first grade through senior high, my school day began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag.
Italian antitrust commission finds gas price-fixing
ROME (AP) - Italy's antitrust commission found the country's leading petroleum companies guilty Thursday of price-fixing in skyrocketing prices at the pump, and ordered a fine of about $350 million.
Amarilloans taking the high road often
Vacation means different things to different people. Some of us are content to flop in a hammock and sip lemonade.
Wild things
Wildflowers in the Texas Panhandle?
Fire up the grill
Take one step out onto Andy Brown's back porch and the welcoming aroma of hot charcoal fills the air and leads you in the direction of his homemade smoker.
Take dad away
Imagine yourself on a tropical island, surrounded by palm trees, gentle breezes and waves rushing in to take your cares away.
Childs: Series offers valuable nuggets of data
Genealogists who have discovered valuable nuggets of data in Joan M. Dixon's continuing series will welcome her 10th volume: "National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts, 1832-1833."
Travelers council annual session June 1-3 in Amarillo
The Amarillo Council of the United Commercial Travelers of America sponsored the 107th annual session of the group June 1-3 at the Ambassador Hotel.
Activities to highlight Juneteenth in Amarillo
Texas learned more than two years late that President Lincoln freed the slaves with the Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation.
North Branch YMCA Head Start graduation
Children from the North Branch YMCA showed off their educational accomplishments to family and friends at special graduation ceremony June 1.
Guild plans seminar on genealogy writing
Writers interested in genealogy are the target audience for the Plainview Writer's Guild summer seminar, to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 22 at Celebrations restaurant, 520 Ash St. in Plainview. Seating is limited to 175 people.
Magazine readers name Santa Fe among favorite places to enjoy art
NEW YORK - If art is what you're looking for on your vacation, readers of American Style Magazine have some tips. In a poll they picked Cape Cod, Mass., New York City and Santa Fe, N.M., as their favorite places to enjoy art.
Club Calendar
Monday Morning Toastmasters Club; Carolyn's Place, 3205 E. Interstate 40; 6:30 a.m.
Switcheroo key to successful container gardening
This year it's your turn. No longer will you pass by that neighbor's home and marvel at the clusters of brilliant summer flowers spilling over the pots on the front porch.
Amarilloan to receive angel award on Friday
O. William "Bill" Hayes will be honored with the Welcome Pardner! Angel of the Millennium award at "Winning After Hours," a semi-annual networking event on Friday sponsored by Welcome Pardner!, Wonderland Park and J&M Restaurant.
Decorators to speak to group
Jeri Brown and Jean Holsenbeck, owners of The Decorating Den Interiors, will be guest speakers at the June 19 meeting of the Women's Council of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. The group will meet at noon in the Wellington Room.
Ingalls: Size does matter in AC exhibition
"Bride's Myth'' is the title of an exhibition by Melissa Ladd at Southern Light Gallery in Amarillo College's Lynn Library. The photos are black-and-whites of varying sizes.
On The Calendar
"THE BIG PICTURE" exhibition of photographs by Martin Cohen, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through June 30, Cafe Roma. Call 352-7721.
Pavilion project dedication
Patrons of the Black Historical Culture Center had to admire its new outdoor pavilion from afar.
Literacy council seeking volunteers
No need to cancel any summer vacation plans, but the Amarillo Area Adult Literacy Council needs volunteer tutors to help adults seeking to improve their reading skills.
Coalition of Health Services fund-raiser
Panhandle songsters donated their time and talents to benefit the Coalition of Health Services in three performances of the musical revue, "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," on June 2 and 3.
Child-sized heart pump goes to Arizona boy
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A 7-year-old Arizona boy has become the first person in North America to receive a child-sized artificial heart pump.
Texas Tech Brief
Vikas Agarwal, a doctorate candidate in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program at Texas Tech School of Pharmacy, was one of three recipients of the "Outstanding Presentations Awards" at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences Midwest Regional Meeting in Chicago.
Hyperactivity could be medical condition
Question: My 9-year-old son is struggling in school with all subjects. I know that he can do better but he is disorganized, does not pay attention to the teacher, and does not seem to have the same value I have about the importance of education.
Area Events Calendar
Guymon, Okla., will be the site of the Mid America Youth Basketball regional tournament June 23-25. The tournament will have boys and girls divisions from fifth through 12th grades.
Coach needed
Ralls is now accepting applications for a junior high/varsity assistant basketball and track coach.
Lee: One-champ format vote may be divided by class
Eddie Joseph said his group will not push for a unified coaches' vote on a proposed change in the Texas high school football playoffs. However, don't expect Joseph's board of directors to sit on its hands.
Calallen captures 4A baseball title
AUSTIN (AP) - Corpus Christi Calallen waited through the rain delays and played through the extra innings to win the school's first state baseball championship on Saturday.
River Road's King voted top player in 1-3A
River Road senior pitcher/shortstop Adam King is the player of the year on the 2000 all-District 1-3A baseball team.
Coaches profit from Greenbelt experience
CHILDRESS - Blind dates are not for the faint of heart. Blind dates can be fun, or they can be hideous.
Wheeler QB Brown excels in Greenbelt
CHILDRESS - Throughout the week leading to the 51st annual Greenbelt Bowl all-star football game, the North knew it had to keep the South's big-play offensive potential under control.
Cowboy Roundup
Chuck wagon cooking sizzles from chicken-fried steak to simmering cobbler and browning biscuits over a camp fire.
Man hospitalized after accident
A man was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital in serious condition after his motorcycle struck a car in northwest Amarillo Saturday night.
Modern medicine's roots stem from World War II advances
Somewhere in England, 1940. Howard Florey is hovering over a laboratory concoction that he will pour into technicolored capsules and label as penicillin.
`Alien pods' sweep through Amarillo
A caravan of "alien pods" - otherwise known as new Volkswagen Beetles - is scheduled to stop briefly Thursday in Amarillo en route to Roswell, N.M, for the first national gathering of new Beetle fanatics.
Cowboy pastor speaks about choices
Ty Jones said cowboys from the Old West had to make decisions every day, especially what trail to take.
Region 16's support helps area education
Educating the children of the Panhandle involves not only teachers and school administrators but more than 200 people working at the Region 16 Education Support Center.
Six students spending summer as Globe-News interns
During the school year, many students anticipate the sun and relaxation of summer vacation.
Bulletin Board
A star one day, just a face in the pack the next. It's been a bit of a come-down for Azami, once Japan's most-wanted monkey.
AC grant will help migrant farm workers get GEDs
Amarillo College will receive a five-year, $2.19 million federal grant to help seasonal farm workers obtain their GEDs through the Live and Learn program, according to a news release.
Credit cards under fire
NEW YORK (AP)-Fresh from winning its antitrust case against Microsoft, the government is taking on the credit card industry.
Air traffic controllers concerned about plan to consolidate towers
A Federal Aviation Administration plan to consolidate several West Texas airport radar towers has several local air traffic controllers concerned about their jobs and the safety of airline passengers.
Coffee Shop: Hereford residents ready to celebrate
HEREFORD - Ed Burlingame's Pride of Texas Show and the Lions Club Carnival will begin Tuesday, according to a Hereford Chamber of Commerce news release.
Bell plant holds open house
Bell Helicopter Textron officials said "thanks" to Amarillo on Saturday by being host to an open house.
Pantex defends title in security officer competition
The Pantex Plant will present the Energy Department annual National Security Police Officer competition today through Thursday. Some events will be open to the public.
FireWater welcomes visitors
It finally happened.
Police investigate Friday death as homicide
Police are now investigating the Friday death of a 24-year-old woman in north Amarillo as a homicide, said Lt. Ed Smith, coordinator of the Potter / Randall Special Crimes Unit.
Randall GOP members cool to platform proposal
The sometimes contentious Randall County Republican Party is taking a little bit of that attitude, in the form of a controversial proposal, to Houston for this week's Texas Republican Party Convention.
Injured motorcyclist in stable condition
Cloyce Joe Barton Jr., 57, was in stable condition at Northwest Texas Hospital Sunday after his motorcycle struck a car in northwest Amarillo Saturday night.
Potter grand jury indicts man
A Potter County grand jury handed up one indictment Thursday. Following is the name, age, charge and date of alleged offense, as released by the 47th District Clerk's office.
Sunny summer days give rise to cool treats
Even on a hot day, snow balls can be found in Amarillo.
Officials investigate death at Neal Unit
Authorities are conducting an investigation into the Sunday morning death of an inmate at the Nathaniel J. "Nat" Neal Unit.
Backers: Biotech becoming more crucial
The debate on designer genes centers on the agriculture industry these days unless, of course, you're talking about genetically altered cotton crops.
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Editorial: Potter, Randall offer stark style contrasts
The following is a tale of two counties - one with a courthouse that is in the running for millions of dollars of state money for renovation and other that more than likely will sit vacant until at least 2007.
Letters to the Editor
In response to Scott Hendricks' June 4 column about the disrespectful nature of the Randall High School graduation ceremony, this is a problem in Amarillo schools as well.
Horsley: Sifting truth from propaganda is daunting task
Sometimes columnists write something provocative just to get a rise out of people.
Kanelis: Initiative reform messes with Texas
Texans don't have the right to put voter-generated initiatives on the ballot. We rely on our legislators to do this deed.
Editorial: Denekes settle case
A case that opened a huge chasm between certain elements of the Amarillo community has come to a peaceful conclusion.
Monday Briefing
A bipartisan pair of Texas state senators are proposing adoption of a state law for DNA testing for convicts in the appellate process.
Editorial: Pesticide deemed dangerous
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency might have hit a home run for children, but it unexpectedly stopped at second base.
Editorial: There's plenty of blame to go around in Texas
Noted defense attorney Alan Dershowitz wasted little time lambasting psychologist Walter Quijano Tuesday morning on a national television news show for his remarks that a convicted murderer exhibited "future dangerousness" due in part to his ethnicity.
PM Letters
I would like to relate a story regarding the community in which you are fortunate enough to live.
Outdoor Calendar
June 10-11 Amarillo Rifle & Pistol Club Metric 1200 Fun Match. Outdoor smallbore match. Ed Grabber (806) 499-3412 or Jim Peck (806) 463-
Outdoor Roundup
The new Texas Team Bassin' Trail hit the Panhandle waters with three weeks of open team bassin.'
Bryant's status for Game 3 still uncertain because of ankle sprain
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Some say Shaquille O'Neal has been carrying the Los Angeles Lakers all season. On Saturday, Kobe Bryant's sprained left ankle prompted him to assume that role quite literally.
Miller this time offsets lack of a fourth-quarter field goal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Reggie Miller still doesn't have a fourth-quarter field goal in the NBA Finals.
A wait of 33 years
PARIS (AP) - Three times Mary Pierce served for the French Open championship, each time pausing to blow on her sweaty fingers, to breathe deeply as the rhythmic clapping of fans gave way to nervous silence.
Wayland Baptist Catcher Nathan Culwell
Nathan Culwell, a junior at Wayland Baptist University, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds last week.
Dilla Dude of the Week
Born/Place: June 13, 1967 in Roanoke, Virginia. Position: Field manager. Bats/throws: Right/right. High school attended: Moss High near Holdenville, Okla.
Comets squeak past Starzz because of key rebound
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Guard Janeth Arcain picked up a wayward rebound and sank a 16-foot jumper with one second to play, lifting the Houston Comets to a 73-71 WNBA victory over the Utah Starzz on Saturday night.
French Open Notes
PARIS (AP) - When Francoise Durr won the French Open in 1967, there was less fuss, less money and less pressure.
Do the Pacers have a prayer?
Is there any way to stop Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers, even if Kobe Bryant misses Game 3?
Remembering six `souls' on that plane
Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part excerpt from the book The Payne Stewart Story by Larry Guest. Stewart, the 1999 U.S. Open golf champion, died in a plane crash in October. The 2000 U.S. Open begins Thursday.
Belmont Stakes undercard
NEW YORK (AP) - Manndar scored the biggest win of his American tour on Saturday, taking the lead in the stretch and beating a strong field in the $400,000 Manhattan Handicap on the Belmont Stakes undercard.
Sports Briefs
FORT WORTH (AP) - The Indy Racing League's Casino Magic 500, its lineup already set by season points after qualifying was rained out, was postponed Saturday night after more heavy rains drenched the Texas Motor Speedway.
Commendable snaps 6-race losing streak
NEW YORK (AP) - Commendable, whose only previous victory was a maiden race last August, won the Belmont Stakes on a sweltering Saturday and gave Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas his 13th triumph in a Triple Crown race.
Johnson Ranch retains crown at Coors Rodeo
The Coors Ranch Rodeo title stays home.
U.S. Open Pairings
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Pairingsfor the 100th U.S. Open Championship played June 15-18 on the par-71, 6,846-yard Pebble Beach Golf Links. Groupings listed with starting times (EDT) for Thursday-Friday.
Waldorf leading Buick Classic
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) - Duffy Waldorf figures his best defense will be a lot of offense in the final round of the Buick Classic.
Kermode's complete game sends Dillas past Aces, 5-2
ALEXANDRIA, La. - The Dillas snapped their two-game losing streak as right-hander Al Kermode tossed a complete game to guide Amarillo to a 5-2 win against the Aces Sunday at Bringhurst Field.
Tribe's big 6th dooms Reds
CLEVELAND (AP) - Travis Fryman's second homer of the game triggered Cleveland's three-homer barrage in the sixth inning Saturday, sending the Indians to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds, who dropped their fifth straight.
Payne almost bowed to criticism of attire
The marketing masterstroke of Payne Stewart's signature knickers outfit very nearly debuted and died on the same day.
San Diego releases veteran lineman Jackson
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Left tackle John Jackson, a 12-year NFL veteran, has been released by the San Diego Chargers in a cost-cutting move.
Lubbock's Pace survives delays during sprint feature at Route 66
Whether it was a two-hour weather delay or an early red flag, very little was going to stop Lubbock's Scott Pace.
Lahnert: Control a key to Dillas' early success
They look harmless. They aren't.
Stars expect to regroup, challenge next season
DALLAS (AP) - Ken Hitchcock figures he'll need a month to get over losing the Stanley Cup. Mike Modano believes it might take a little longer.
Yanks sign Gooden
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees are giving Dwight Gooden yet another chance.
Receivers get priority over Deion
IRVING - In his quest to reach another Super Bowl, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is hopeful that offense can replace the "entertainment value" gone with Deion Sanders.
U.S. Open players capsules
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Top players in the 100th U.S. Open, June 15-18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Listed in predicted order of finish:
Sharp edges McGehee in record IRL finish
FORT WORTH (AP) - Scott Sharp won the fastest race in Indy Racing League history by the closest margin ever and became the circuit's winningest driver.
Beilue: A different business venture: baseball and boyhood heroes in one
The running joke is that next year for Christmas, Margaret Hodge will give her husband Jerry a shirt and tie. She could not have imagined that the man she says is "the hardest in the world to buy for" would have embraced her little surprise Christmas gift in the way he did.
Stanford hammers Clemson; Lafayette eliminates San Jose
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Justin Wayne gave Stanford another solid outing and another postseason win as the Cardinal beat Clemson 10-4 Sunday, sending the Tigers into the losers' bracket at the College World Series.
Albuquerque-area competition gives Thornton edge elsewhere
Ray Thornton enjoyed a change of scenery Saturday in the 10-kilometer run.
Battle for top 30year-old centers 'second season'
NEW YORK (AP) - The Triple Crown is over. The race for the 3-year-old championship is about to begin.
LSU bats too much for Longhorn ace
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Louisiana State Tigers served notice Saturday night - "gorilla ball" is alive and well, and ready for another College World Series run.
Mussina hurls O's past Phils
BALTIMORE (AP) - Mike Mussina pitched five-hit ball over eight innings, and Will Clark hit his first homer since last July as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 Sunday.
3 homers lift Angels past D'Backs
PHOENIX (AP) - Jarrod Washburn pitched seven strong innings and also recorded his first major league hit and RBI, leading the Anaheim Angels over the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 Saturday.
Young replaced superstar, created own legacy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Steve Young's retirement marks the end of a storied career as one of the most accurate throwing and best rushing quarterbacks ever.
Lefty Currier, USC solve Seminoles
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two years after pitching Southern California to its first College World Series championship since 1978, Rik Currier has the Trojans one game closer to another title.
Kuerten claims French title, but it wasn't easy
PARIS (AP) - Gustavo Kuerten celebrated his second French Open title 42 minutes and 10 match points too soon.
Braves combine to shut out Red Sox
ATLANTA (AP) - Terry Mulholland pitched five shutout innings despite a pulled hamstring, and the Atlanta Braves made it two in a row over the Boston Red Sox with a 6-0 victory Saturday night.
Cubs prevent sweep
CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox fans will have to find some other uses for their brooms.
Soccer border checks net three hooligans, three drunken fans
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Police stopped three known hooligans from traveling to the European soccer championships on Saturday. Three drunken fans arriving from England were also sent back.
Appier, A's blank Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kevin Appier pitched his 11th career shutout, ending a drought of 36 starts without a complete game, and Miguel Tejada highlighted a five-run first inning with a two-run double as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-0.
It's not Agassi-Sampras, but ...
PARIS (AP) - Even six-time French Open champion Bjorn Borg is impressed by what Magnus Norman has accomplished in this year's tournament.
Answered prayer results in victory
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - With Dale Earnhardt's black No. 3 race car looming in his rearview mirror late in Sunday's Kmart 400, Tony Stewart was doing a mental rain dance.
Devils claim Stanley Cup
DALLAS (AP) - The New Jersey Devils finally won the Stanley Cup - even if they were almost too tired to lift it once they did.
Astros' Lima dealt ninth loss
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tony Gwynn singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 4-1 Sunday, handing Jose Lima his ninth straight loss.
Ducks reel off another
Two nights after the Amarillo Dillas beat Ozark with a walk-off home run, they were walked on.
Goodwin makes slumping Rangers pay
DENVER (AP) - Last winter, the Texas Rangers weren't interesting in paying the price to keep center fielder Tom Goodwin, who became a free agent.
U.S. Open hole-by-hole description
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Hole-by-hole look at Pebble Beach Golf Links, site of the 100th U.S. Open June 15-18:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Back home in Indiana, the Pacers relaxed instead of panicking and allowed themselves to breathe easier in the NBA Finals.
Johnson Ranch retains Coors Ranch Rodeo title
The Coors Ranch Rodeo title stays home.
Wheeler QB Brown stars in Greenbelt
CHILDRESS - Throughout the week leading to the 51st annual Greenbelt Bowl all-star football game, the North knew it had to keep the South's big-play offensive potential under control.
Atlanta's Furcal arrested for DUI
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves rookie shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested Saturday morning and was charged with DUI and underage alcohol consumption, police said.
Teen trampled during party
DALLAS (AP) - A teen-age girl was trampled to death at a weekend party at bowling lanes when several hundred revelers fled from Mace used by security officers to break up a fight.
Key races mark battle for control
FORT WORTH (AP) - As Texas Democrats and Republicans fight for control of the Legislature, three critical battlegrounds have been targeted by both parties.
Platform stresses `core values'
FORT WORTH (AP) - More than 7,000 delegates from across Texas approved a platform Saturday that outlined the Democratic Party's "core values."
Ex-warden questions training of attacked female prison guard
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) - A female prison guard attacked during an inmate cell search might not have followed proper search procedures, a former Texas warden said.
Injured workers' options limited under new rule
HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Workers' Compensation Commission is proposing a new rule that would require injured workers who wait six weeks before obtaining treatment from non-physicians to get approval from their companies' insurance carriers first.
Fort Worth Bell workers accept pact
DALLAS - After successful 11th-hour negotiations with Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., assembly workers Sunday accepted a new contract and avoided a strike scheduled for midnight.
Blind pianist makes finals
FORT WORTH - As she packed her bags in Reinbeck, Iowa, an anxious Debra Saylor knew she was packing a simple black dress, though she couldn't see its color.
Train strikes van, kills 3 in Midland
MIDLAND (AP) - A Midland man, his wife and 11-year-old son were killed when the van they were riding in was struck by a train.
Texas Reform Party ousts several Perot supporters
HOUSTON - In a coup described by long-time Reform Party leaders as a "storming by the Pat Buchanan brigade," several supporters of Ross Perot were unseated Saturday as the party's executive committee meeting finally began after hours of infighting.
Mold not a problem, commissioner says
DENTON (AP) - Last month's long-term evacuation of a Denton County courthouse where a black mold was found on three ceiling tiles was unnecessary, a county commissioner said.
Texas Democrats vow to rebuild
FORT WORTH - Texas Democrats closed their state convention Saturday the same way it began - with a promise to rebuild and strong words for those who have declared the once-dominate party dead.
WWII ship returns to state
ORANGE (AP) - A World War II-era destroyer will be towed from Turkey to its final berth in Orange, Texas, where it was built.
Plan would give jurors pay boost
AUSTIN - The cost of gasoline, a hamburger or a gallon of milk has gone up since the 1950s, but the state-set minimum pay for jury duty in Texas has remained the same: $6 a day.
Civil trial nears in Waco siege
WACO - It's been seven years since 80 people died in the fiery conclusion to a standoff between the government and the Branch Davidian religious sect.
Libertarians hold convention in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) - About 100 members of the Texas Libertarian party attended their state convention Saturday, picking candidates for various state offices to run against Democrats and Republicans in the November elections.
Injured chaplain out of surgery, in fair condition
HUNTSVILLE (AP) - The prison chaplain injured in a death row attack was out of surgery Saturday. His condition has been upgraded to fair condition, hospital spokeswoman Amy Berryman said.
Judge settles eviction case with own money
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Judge Donald McDonough handles about 150 landlord-tenant disputes a day, but the verdict he gave a deaf couple facing eviction was something unique.
Bridge spans - and sways over - Thames River
LONDON (AP) - London opened its first footbridge across the Thames River on Saturday, a graceful suspension structure designed to sway in the wind. For some walkers, it turned out to be more like a thrill ride.
Weather remains an ally in slowing down Chance Fire
DATIL, N.M. (AP) - The weather remained an ally Saturday as firefighters made more progress against a fire that has consumed nearly 27,000 acres in southwestern New Mexico.
Report criticizes Texas' executions
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Gov. George W. Bush said Texas has "adequately answered innocence or guilt" in its death penalty cases and disagreed with a newspaper report Sunday that dozens of inmates were executed although their defenses were marred by unreliable evidence, disbarred or suspended defense attorneys, and questionable psychiatric testimony.
AMA takes on e-medicine, managed care
CHICAGO - Doctors want the American Medical Association to sharpen its attacks against managed care and take the lead in shaping Internet medicine.
Officials declare latest N.M. fire fully contained
DATIL, N.M. (AP) - Despite warmer, dryer weather that heightened the risk of erratic fire behavior, officials declared the Chance Fire contained Sunday evening.
Fiji rebels torch seaside restaurant
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - A mob armed with sugarcane-cutting knives torched a seaside restaurant late Saturday - the latest violence near Fiji's parliament, where armed rebels are holding 31 hostages.
Poll: Internet attracts key segments of news audience
WASHINGTON - Key segments of the nation's news audience, particularly younger and better-educated Americans, and those seeking financial information are turning increasingly to the Internet, reports a new poll on media trends.
Syrian president dies before dream fulfilled
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hafez Assad, Syria's autocratic president who dreamed of Arab unity but watched his neighbors sign peace deals with Israel, died Saturday before he was able to win back the treasured Golan Heights he lost to the Jewish state 33 years ago.
U.S. seeks immunity from new U.N. court
WASHINGTON - For U.S. policy-makers, the implications are chilling: U.S. forces are sent to a distant hot spot, hostilities occur, innocent civilians die, and Americans are held responsible.
Man says he doesn't remember leaving waitress $10,000 tip
CHICAGO (AP) - Here's a tip: If you're drunk, keep your credit cards to yourself.
Burton likely to refer Clinton for prosecution
WASHINGTON - The chief Republican congressional investigator of political fund-raising in 1996 said he is likely to refer President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Attorney General Janet Reno for prosecution after a new president takes office next year.
Hundreds of mayors seek to keep the good times rolling
SEATTLE - Not too long ago, cities like Akron, Ohio, were given up for dead. Crime was on the rise, local industry on the decline. Downtowns resembled a ghost town.
Lebanon argues Israeli border with U.N.
KFAR KILA, Lebanon - Lebanon protested to the United Nations on Sunday that the newly drawn frontier with Israel had been misplaced.
Web call suppliers rally against legislation
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers declared they were preserving the free-flowing nature of the Internet when they passed a bill to ensure people would never pay per-minute fees to get online.
U.S. mayors fight to save city parks
SEATTLE (AP) - New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial placed his hand over his mouth and feigned a wide yawn to describe how some might view the U.S. Conference of Mayors effort supporting federal legislation to expand park and recreation outlets in cities.
Wallet found after decades in bathroom
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) - Alma Sue Grieshaber has probably written off that wallet by now. After all, she lost it during the Eisenhower adminstration.
Albanians, Serbs remember anniversary of NATO attack
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) - For Kosovo's Albanians, they came as saviors.
Towel left in abdomen caused death, lawsuit says
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A lawsuit charges that award-winning author Norman Zollinger died of acute peritonitis in February because a surgical towel was left in his abdomen during surgery at an Albuquerque hospital a year earlier.
Tobacco CEOs to detail industry's changes to Jury
MIAMI - Hoping to dissuade a Florida jury from punishing their companies, titans of the tobacco industry will take the witness stand this week to highlight "enormous changes" made in their industry in recent years.
Death signals potential, peril for Israel
JERUSALEM - For Israel, the death of Syrian President Hafez Assad carries great risk - and enormous opportunity.
Oklahoma leaders close to $700 million road deal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Several major state and federal highways in Oklahoma would be improved over the next several years under a $700 million bond issue nearing agreement by top legislative leaders and Gov. Frank Keating, The Oklahoman reported.
Spending bills full of presents to donors
WASHINGTON - Less money for a federal lawsuit against the tobacco industry. No pressure for more fuel-efficient cars. Delayed mining regulations. Free tests for egg producers.
Wheelchair doesn't keep man away from cowboy way of life
UNION, Ore. (AP) - Pat Stitzel hasn't walked in 18 years, but the lanky cowboy still rides and ropes with the best of them.
GOP raises capital punishment questions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Capital punishment is under renewed national scrutiny, and the curious thing is that it is not Democratic governors in cutting-edge states like California who are out front.
Court limits HMO suits
WASHINGTON (AP) - Patients cannot sue health maintenance organizations under a federal law for giving doctors financial bonuses to hold down treatment costs, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Fire risk douses enduring tradition
ALONG THE GUNFLINT TRAIL, Minn. - In the nation's most popular wilderness area, people can canoe, hike, fish and camp to their heart's content.
Mourners gather in Syrian streets
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Tens of thousands of mourners, waving black banners and wailing with grief, took to the streets on the eve of President Hafez Assad's state funeral, while Syria's powerful military closed ranks behind the late leader's son and heir apparent, Bashar Assad.
Judge blocks act aimed at helping Holocaust victims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge temporarily blocked California's Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act, which would require insurers to report policies sold in Europe before 1945.
Late Syrian leader's son nominated for president
DAMASCUS, Syria - Bashar Assad, son of the late Syrian leader, was appointed commander of the armed forces Sunday, another indication he will succeed his father as president in a country where most people have known no other ruler.
Northwest to offer compensation for late luggage
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Northwest Airlines will begin offering discounts on future flights to passengers whose luggage doesn't arrive on time.
Rwanda routs Uganda, enables U.N. deployment
KISANGANI, Congo - Rwandan troops drove Ugandan forces from Kisangani Sunday in a fierce seven-hour battle that ended a week of terrifying, indiscriminate shelling and enabled the United Nations to deploy between the two armies and prepare for their withdrawal.
Dry conditions force changes in training
SALIDA, Colo. - Firefighters at the Colorado Wildfire Academy were supposed to share experiences and get hands-on training with live flames this week, but the tough fire season forced a change in plans.
Down from above
REDWAY, Calif. - She cried for joy the day her feet sank into the Northern California mud after 738 days in the branches of a mighty redwood. Six months later, Julia Butterfly Hill is covering the ground at a rapid pace.
French floods force evacuation
LYON, France (AP) - Hundreds of people were evacuated from southern France and the Pyrenees Mountains after rains and snowstorms caused flooding and a bus accident that left at least one person dead on Sunday.
Wheat outlook looks bleaker
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Crop diseases and hot, dry winds in parts of Oklahoma were enough to cause the U.S. Agriculture Department to lower its forecast for the state's wheat crop by 3 percent from a month ago.
How to spend the money - that's Keating's dilemma
OKLAHOMA CITY - Keeping alive such high-profile proposals as a weather center at Norman and an Army museum at Lawton is a primary goal of Gov. Frank Keating as he looks at divvying up almost $52 million in capital-bond money.
Homeless man bluffs way into ER as doctor's assistant
PITTSBURGH - A homeless man carrying fake credentials bluffed his way into a hospital emergency room and worked through the night shift as a physician's assistant before revealing he is HIV-positive and had sneaked into other hospitals before, police said.
Davis - Harms
Christy Nicole Davis and Leslie Clint Harms, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Howard Batson officiated.
Stapp - Martinkus
Shelley Ann Stapp of Amarillo and Jason Bryce Martinkus of Pocola, Okla., were married Saturday, June 10, at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. The Rev. Regi Fowler officiated.
Nancy Louise Vertacnik Brisbin of El Paso and Richard Randolph Gore of Amarillo were married Saturday, June 10, in a garden setting at the home of K. Waugh in El Paso. Justice of the Peace Brian Quinn officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamel
Jim and Barbara Hamel of 725 E. Bonita Ave. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an outdoor barbecue Saturday, June 10, at their home.
Tillerson - Goerz
Serena Nicole Tillerson and Holger Renee Goerz, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at The Wedding Chapel.
Grant - Frank
Jillaine Jeoffroy Grant and Brian Leigh Frank, both of Amarillo, were married Tuesday, June 6, at the Island Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
Click - Schniederjan
Kelli Jo Click and Kyle Teen Schniederjan, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at the home of the bride's parents at 111 N. Timbercreek Drive. The Rev. Kenny Price officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodgion
David and Betty Goodgion of 4215 Relatta Ave. celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Glen Eyrie, Co., where they stayed at the castle on May 16. They plan a Caribbean cruise at a later date and will renew their wedding vows at that time.
Green - Harper
Amber Leanne Green of Abilene and Jeremy Ron Harper of Amarillo were married Saturday, June 10, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Abilene. The Rev. Dr. Gregory L. Harper, father of the groom, officiated.
Hollar - Clower
Shea Lea Hollar of Panhandle and Cody Clower of Amarillo were married Saturday, June 10, at the home of Myra and Reuben McGilvary at Lake Tanglewood. The Rev. Phil Mercado officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Sweatt
Billy A. and Janet Sweatt of 3609 Parker St. celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family celebration, Saturday, June 10, at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Howard of Darrouzett are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception today, June 11, at the Darrouzett Senior Citizens Center.
Upton - Wright
Cari Sue Upton and Robert "Darian" Wright, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at Coulter Road Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Larry Payne officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd
O.L. "Buck" and Maudine L. Judd of Amarillo celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary with a dinner Wednesday, May 24, at The Plaza.
Copeland - Hollingsworth
Kristi Copeland of Perryton and Matt Hollingsworth of Lubbock were married Saturday, June 10, at First Baptist Church in Perryton. The Rev. Charles Coulter officiated.
Ketcherside - Splawn
Jennifer Ketcherside and Jimmy Splawn, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at South Georgia Baptist Church. The Rev. Bob Miller officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Casler
Dee V. and Lila Lee Brown Casler are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, June 11, at the Amarillo Civic Center, in a combined reception with Edward Lee and Marlene Brown, Mrs. Casler's sister and brother-in-law. The sisters were married in a double wedding ceremony.
Korbell - Aderholt
Allison Ruth Korbell of Boerne and Steven Clay Aderholt of Amarillo were married Saturday, June 10, at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church in San Antonio.
Barnes - Smith
Kandi Lynn Barnes and David Edward Smith, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at Freedom Baptist Church. The Rev. Anthony Pennington officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Robert and Joline Lee of Happy are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner today, June 11, at the Lee home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rusk
Tony and Betty Rusk of Fritch are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, June 17, at Trinity Fellowship Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
John and Marvelle Marshall of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday, June 10, at 2901 Julian Blvd.
Stevens - Morgan
Natasha Sara Stevens and Jason Glen Morgan, both of Lubbock, were married Saturday evening, June 10, at Memorial Baptist Church in Lubbock. The Rev. Bob Fagan officiated.
Mason - Smith
Hillarie Laine Mason and Donald Phillip Smith, both of Lubbock, were married Saturday, June 10, at Polk Street United Methodist Church. The Rev. Tom Mills officiated.
Thompson - Fletcher
Lisa Thompson and Erin Fletcher, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at the home of David and Anne Thompson of Lake Tanglewood.
Miller - Hill
Sara Michael Miller and Samuel Brent Hill, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 3, at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. The Rev. Bob Schroeder officiated.
Turner - Edwards
Alison Elizabeth Turner of Dumas and Christopher Wayne Edwards of San Antonio were married Saturday, May 27, at First Baptist Church in Dumas.
Monkres - Seymour
Krystal Cae Monkres of Amarillo and Max Lloyd Seymour of Miami were married Saturday, June 10, at San Jacinto Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Dickerson officiated.
Wampler - Bounsing
June Wampler of Lubbock and Alec Bounsing of Amarillo were married Sunday, May 28, at Apple Country Orchard in Lubbock. The Rev. Harold D. Abney officiated.
Nesbitt - Dowell
Amethyst Ann Nesbitt of Amarillo and Paul Wayne Dowell of Lubbock were married Saturday, June 3, at Central Church of Christ chapel. Lynn Camp officiated.
Cramer - Kirkpatrick
Candice Nichole Cramer and Jim Reed Kirkpatrick Jr., both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at the Wedding Chapel. The Rev. Joe Jernigan and the Rev. Mark Wallis officiated.
Nickerson - Crouch
Rachelle J. Nickerson of Amarillo and Dr. Eron D. Crouch of Kaufman were married Saturday, June 3, at The Wedding Chapel. The Rev. James Michael Smith officiated.
Fielding - Valeriano
Kelley Ann Fielding of Amarillo and David Noel Valeriano of Sunray were married Saturday, June 10, at Country Home Bed & Breakfast in Canyon. The Rev. John Love officiated.
Norman - Williams
Corey Lin Norman of Amarillo and Brent Langdon Williams of Van Alstyne were married Saturday, June 10, at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. The Rev. Charles Williams officiated.
Claypool - Williams
Candice LeAnne Claypool and Steven Ryan Williams, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, June 10, at Washington Avenue Christian Church. The Rev. Curtis Cadenhead officiated.
Phelps - Ledwig
Kellie Phelps and Timothy Ledwig, both of Amarillo, were married Friday, June 9, at The Wedding Chapel. The Rev. Bryson Binion officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown
Edward Lee "Bo" and Marlene "Brownie" Brown of Arlington are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, June 11, at the Amarillo Civic Center in a combined reception with Dee V. and Lila Lee Brown Casler. The sisters were married in a double wedding ceremony.
Pronger - Miller
Janell Elaine Pronger of Stratford and Jason Boyd Miller of Guthrie were married Saturday, June 3, at Sunray Baptist Church in Sunray. The Rev. Philip Hilton officiated.
Bradly - Haschke
Amy Michelle Bradly of Hereford and Dustin Michael Haschke of Umbarger were married Monday, May 22, at First United Methodist Church in Trinidad, Colo.
Ramaekers - Pohlmeier
Jill Ramaekers and Shawn Pohlmeier, both of Nazareth, were married Saturday, June 10, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Nazareth. The Rev. Peter Otto and the Rev. Al Maurer officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey
Jessie and Ruth Bailey of 3509 S. Polk St. are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary with a family gathering Monday, June 12.
Rauth - Goddard
Erin Maureen Rauth of Lubbock and Jon Peddy Goddard of Friona were married Saturday, June 10, at Christ the King Cathedral in Lubbock. The Rev. Eugene Driscoll officiated.
Richards - Shih
Robin Marie Richards of Amarillo and David Shih of Carrollton were married Saturday, May 27, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev. Ken Keller officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell
James and Mary Wynonah "Noni" Hartwell of 7602 Pace St. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family Saturday, June 3, at the couple's home.
Hodges - Gruner
Heather Dawn Hodges and Bradley Forrest Gruner, both of Canyon, were married Saturday, June 10, at First Baptist Church in Canyon. The Rev. John Jeffreys and the Rev. Charles Price officiated.
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US Coast Guard Approved Marine Training in St. Petersburg.
Sea School is an approved US Coast Guard approved training school offering several courses for the professional mariner. The Sea School has over 32 years experience in dealing with Coast Guard Licensing, Regulations, and Maritime Education and its USCG Certified Licensed Instructors have extensive knowledge and experience in commercial vessel operations and instruction.
The Sea School is a nationally renowned school with offices across the US and in the Caribbean. The school is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida and has training facilities in Franklin Square, New York; Charleston, South Carolina; Bayou La Batre, Alabama; Jacksonville, Florida; San Juan, Porto Rico; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; and Panama City, Florida.
Sea School also conducts programs at various Yacht Clubs, Marinas and Companies apart from the above locations.
Training Programs
- OUPV (6-Pack): This license is properly termed Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV) and commonly referred to as the 6-Pack. The word uninspected means that the equipment required and the design of the boat are less regulated. 6-Pack refers to the 6 passenger limitation placed on the license when operating as a captain on an uninspected vessel. OUPV licenses are issued with a particular route. Your license can be for INLAND routes (meaning bays, sounds, rivers, lakes, etc.), NEAR COASTAL (NC) routes (out to 100 miles offshore) and the GREAT LAKES route. NC covers all three routes.
- Upgrade to Master: A Master license is required if you operate INSPECTED vessels. INSPECTED vessels are those that carry more than 6 passengers. Additionally, to become INSPECTED the vessel must be built in accordance with rigid USCG Commercial Vessel Inspection standards. This license is also issued with a particular route (INLAND, NEAR COASTAL and GREAT LAKES) with varying tonnage allowances based on your experience.
- STCW Courses: Basic Safety Training (BST); Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS); Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA); and Bridge Resource Management
- Radar Observer Endorsement (Unlimited - Inland & Recertification)
- Assistance Towing Endorsement
- Launch Operator: Launch Operator Licenses are Available in Two Categories: OUPV (6-Pack) Limited and Master Inland Limited.
- FCC Radio Licenses

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January 12, 2013
Frame A Smile
9 comments:
- Connie said...
Very cute stuff. I love the flowers made out of tulle.
- 18/1/11
- Julie Harward said...
These are the cutest frames I have seen anywhere! :D
- 18/1/11
- La said...
The green and pink frame is my favorite.
I have some leftover material from the V-day garland I made. I think I'll give one of those cupcakes a go.
I referenced your blog on yesterday's post. Have a great day, Sweetie! La
- 19/1/11
- Megan said...
Super duper cute!
- 19/1/11
- Garden of Egan said...
Those are so darling! Such great ideas.
Once again, yummy eye candy!
- 19/1/11
- Kelli said...
These are adorable!!
Kelli @ loveoursimplelife.blogspot.com
- 19/1/11
- Kara said...
I love these Brenda! Each and every one is adorable!!
- 21/1/11
- flowerzn cakez said...
Chirstmas Gifts are the beauty of a relationship and give strength to it and bring people close to each other.
- 22/11/13
- flowerzn cakez said...
Chirstmas Giftsgifts are the beauty of a relationship and give strength to it and bring people close to each other.
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Logitech Touch Mouse T620 and Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650 [REVIEW]: Either One is a Must Have for Windows 8 Users
Using the relatively new operating system Windows 8 can be a bit useless if you install it on a desktop PC without a touchscreen monitor. But I went ahead and did that anyway late last year—I'm a sucker for trying out new software and I liked enough of the other new features that I didn't think I'd mind that I'd be tempted to futilely tap my monitor over and over again.
Luckily, I was able to test out two new Logitech touch-enabled peripherals specifically designed for Windows 8 so that I could use some of the new touch functionality: the Logitech Touch Mouse T620 and Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650.
The Logitech Touch Mouse T620 is smooth and circular with an entirely touch-enabled top surface. It's easy to hold and the laser-grade optical sensor tends to track fairly accurately with what's displayed on screen. You can accomplish six touch gestures with your finger on the top of the mouse including horizontal and vertical scrolling, as well as app switching. There are no separate buttons which I found troublesome every so often when I tried to right click something and the mouse registered a left click.
I also didn't like that unlike most Logitech devices, the T620 didn't include a rechargeable battery. Instead, it requires two double AA batteries. However—I've been using the mouse fairly regularly since November and I haven't changed the batteries once.
The unit is quite comfortable to hold and move, and it's very light weight. I tend to use it more often than the Touchpad T650.
The Touchpad T650, however, has its own pluses. First, it does have a USB rechargeable battery. It also allows you to accomplish a few more touch gestures—such as pinch to zoom. I found the T620 was useful for everyday computing, while I'll use the Touchpad T650 every so often if I need to zoom in on a webpage or a photo.
You can also click anywhere on the top of the Touchpad T650 and just like its cousin mouse, it has a smooth design and is very light weight.
Like all modern Logitech products, you need to only use one USB receiver to connect up to 6 devices.
The T620 retails for $69.99 while the Touchpad T650 retails for $79.99. While I tended to find the T620 was more useful for me, I liked both devices quite a bit and recommend for anyone who upgraded to Windows 8 from an existing machine.
* Disclosure: Logitech provided a T620 and T650 to the reviewer for the purposes of this review. *


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Presenting to Young Audiences
Whenever you talk about chemistry with young audiences, in classroom presentations or large public shows, you have a great opportunity to interest them in chemistry and inspire them to learn more. When you speak with kids about chemistry, try to remember to interest them in science while speaking in their terms.
Review these resources for additional tips and information:
- Teaching Tips During Your Presentation – a summary of effective classroom tips and techniques from ACS Kids & Chemistry
- Sharing Science with Children – from the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, presented by the National Academies of Science
Let the children know something about you as a person. Was there a special individual or event in your life that first aroused your interest in science? What do you most love about chemistry? What do you love most about your particular field? Keep in mind that you may be the only chemist these children have ever met!
Use a demonstration, introductory activity, or story to get the students' attention and motivate them to want to find out more. Plan your lesson around a question that students will investigate with you. By the end of your lesson, students should be able to use evidence from their activities to answer the question. Children love science when it is taught as an extension of their natural curiosity.
Facilitate Thinking and Learning
Let the children learn by doing. Don't tell them what to expect in a demo or hands-on activity. Let them see for themselves and then ask them to describe their observations. Encourage them to think about possible explanations for the results. If possible, provide time for the students to test their ideas.
Stimulate thinking by asking questions. Questions that ask children to make a prediction, give an explanation, state an opinion, or draw a conclusion are valuable. Make sure students have enough background so that they can honestly consider the possibilities. You may want to write a list of questions to ask students as you plan your lesson. The best questions require more than a yes or no answer.
Be conscious of your vocabulary. Try not to use a complicated word when a simple one will do. Define words that students may not know and use simple definitions that relate to them.
- Acids and bases are chemical terms which describe substances that are a part of your everyday life. Lemons, oranges, and grapefruit contain acids. Hand soap, dish detergent, and laundry detergent contain bases.
- You can find polymers all around you. For example, many of the toys that you play with, including anything plastic, are made of polymers. Many clothes are made from polymers. Polymers are chemical compounds that are made of chains of molecules linked together by chemical bonds.
Use analogies, models, or activities. For example, when discussing polymers, you could have young students stand up to make a model of a polymer with their bodies. Explain that one student could represent a monomer; two or more monomers can link arms to form a polymer.
Your classroom visit is an opportunity to introduce students to chemistry and inspire them to discover their world through science. Keep the following messages in mind:
- There's a scientist in all of us. Anyone who is curious, observant, and questioning about the world we live in is already acting like a scientist.
- Chemistry is everywhere and contributes to everyone's daily life. Anything that can be touched, tasted, smelled, seen or felt is made of chemicals.
- Chemists and chemistry drive innovations to discover solutions to problems and enhance our lives (e.g., find new drugs that can control disease, improve water and air quality, clean our environment, improve the food that we eat).
- Chemistry is an important profession, because careers in chemistry offer opportunities to change the world.
Ask the children what they liked—or didn't like—about your visit. Ask the teacher to let you know what kids thought about the activity and how well it helped students learn the concept you were teaching. Use their suggestions to enhance your next effort.
Even though your activity is through, don't close the door to learning. Invite the teacher to contact you again next year, offer to be a science pen pal for the class, or help set up an experiment that students can continue after you leave. Perhaps most importantly, leave a copy of ACS resources and materials for teachers and students and your business card so the class will have access to chemistry resources throughout the school year.
Contact Us
Share your experience speaking to students about chemistry. How do you reach out to schools and plan activities?
- Log in to the ACS Network and join a Chemistry Ambassadors discussion.
- Email email@example.com.
Speaking to Students Spotlight Dr. Al Hazari
I try to impress on my audience three things: chemistry is everywhere, chemistry is everyday, and chemistry is for everyone.
One of the things that I do as I start a presentation is to ask students, "Have you done any science today?" Most of the audience usually answers "no." I mention to them that if they haven't done any science, then they're like a rock. Does the rock breathe? Does it eat pizza? Then it doesn't do science. However, if you are doing any of these activities, you are doing science. They start to get the idea.
I tell students that I don't do magic, I do chemistry. "What do I have here?" Lemon juice, baking soda… everyday stuff that they are familiar with. I try to show them that science is all around us and that they do science everyday.
It pleases me a lot to do demonstrations. It's fun and I tell folks that these kids are our future. If I can turn a student around, not necessarily to become a chemist, but to continue on learning, to be excited about learning, that makes my day.
Professor Al Hazari,
Chemistry Educator
How do ACS members inspire students to learn about chemistry?
"Have you ever tried to communicate with 7th graders? You have to be a bit melodramatic. So in one of the talks I do – a fun chemistry demonstration – I literally make a physical transformation. I walk in as what they picture a scientist to be – stodgy, bespectacled, and rather plain-looking in a lab coat. Over the course of the demonstration, I take off the glasses and the lab coat, put on lipstick, shake out my hair, and put on some fashionable shoes. I wind up looking like the stylish professional chemist that I am. Doing that really gets the message across that scientists are fun, everyday people who do important and fulfilling work."
Janet Bryant, ACS Member
"I would encourage Navajo students to become chemists by challenging them to translate chemical terms into Navajo and to form a vocabulary in Navajo to describe chemistry. I would like be a part of this change to make science available to my people in their own language so that it becomes meaningful to their lives."
Shanadeen Begay, ACS Member


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Vince Li is gaining increased freedom.
The man who beheaded fellow Greyhound passenger Tim McLean ŌĆö about 30-km west of Portage la Prairie, Man., on July 30, 2008 ŌĆö has been granted the right to leave his mental hospital unescorted.
Since being found not criminally responsible for McLeanŌĆÖs murder in March 2009, Li has resided at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre in Selkirk, Man.
In 2012, Li was granted the ability to venture into Selkirk provided a security guard, or staff member escorted him. He will now be able to do so on his own.
While the 2012 decision was greeted with public outrage, ThursdayŌĆÖs decision by the Criminal Code Review Board (CCRB) is sure to draw the ire of many in Selkirk, nearby Winnipeg and across the country.
Although LiŌĆÖs psychiatrist told the CCRB Li no longer suffers from delusions or goes into violent rage, that is little consolation to McLeanŌĆÖs mother whose son is never coming back.
If a man like Li can be free to go as he pleases in Selkirk, individuals residing in SaskatoonŌĆÖs Regional Psychiatric Centre after being found not criminally responsible for murdering others could potentially be free to walk the streets of the Bridge City.
Given that LiŌĆÖs case involved beheading and cannibalism, the decision to increase his freedom is suspect at best. Psychiatrists are intellectually gifted people, but can they predict relapses by individuals with extreme pasts like Li? The potential that he could again become delusional and snap at a momentŌĆÖs notice should frighten people who live in Selkirk.
LiŌĆÖs actions on that Greyhound bus was unpredictable and they remain so, despite years of therapy.
He will freely be able to walk into a grocery store or a restaurant, and people will surely sneer at him and question why he is anywhere but at an institution.
If a similar decision were to be made in Saskatchewan, you can bet those snickers would resound across the province. While the CCRBŌĆÖs decision has the potential to turn a familyŌĆÖs life into a living nightmare, letŌĆÖs hope Li doesnŌĆÖt relapse, otherwise someone is going to have a lot of explaining to do.
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Quote of the day – Prince of fools edition
It's actually from a commenter at Free Republic, found in an on-line article I was reading. It is interesting for a number of reasons, but I think it distills very well the real problem we face here in this country – and it isn't politicians:
"The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. … The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. … The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. … It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president." – Prager Zeitung
We talk about "due dilligence" a lot when it comes to journalists doing their job or politicians doing theirs. What about the electorate? Doesn't it too have a duty in that regard?
An educated, informed and engaged electorate is vital to any democratic form of government – at any level. Without it you get – well, what we've gotten and have gotten for quite a few years.
How do you reverse that? How do you engage people who show no real interest in the effects of politics – something that increasingly touches every aspect of their everyday life? How do you educate and inform a public that seems less inclined to involving themselves in the substance of debate about the importance of issues and more inclined toward the theater that is modern political campaigns?
Barack Obama won on the Unicorn and Moon Pony ticket. His promises were whatever you wanted them to be. You want change? You define it then. Hope? Same process – take the blank slate and write what you want. Whatever you want it to be is what it will be. Count on it.
And amazingly a majority of Americans bought into it – hook, line and sinker.
So I find the quote to be on the mark. Unfortunately, the solution to the problem remains a mystery.
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How do you reverse that? How do you engage people who show no real interest in the effects of politics – something that increasingly touches every aspect of their everyday life? How do you educate and inform a public that seems less inclined to involving themselves in the substance of debate about the importance of issues and more inclined toward the theater that is modern political campaigns?
The simple…difficult…answer is you work your butt off to help people understand. You engage, and you stay that way. You recruit. You teach. You militate.
Or you kiss your butt good-bye, America-wise.
How do you reverse that? How do you engage people who show no real interest in the effects of politics – something that increasingly touches every aspect of their everyday life? How do you educate and inform a public that seems less inclined to involving themselves in the substance of debate about the importance of issues and more inclined toward the theater that is modern political campaigns?
You don't. You can't. Not when you have an educational establishment and a media fighting tooth and nail to stop you.
Oh, they may turn off Oprah long enough to vote a particularly incompetent set of fools out of office occasionally. We saw that in 1994 and we will probably see it again this year.
But that does not help, and the astute ones know it and stop working towards change after a while because it doesn't really work. It can't work because there is a critical mass of people in the mushy middle who believe in the impossible: that government can do wonderful things to make life wonderful for people who are unable or unwilling to take care of themselves while still keeping taxes low, keeping efficiency high, and keeping corruption out.
This mass in the middle is never, ever going to support the tough actions we must have to head off the debt crisis that is coming. (Or the hyperinflationary crisis that is used to try and deal with it, whichever becomes the end game.)
They are going to shout for their social security and Medicare, their crop subsidies, their food stamps, their education subsidies, and all the rest because they've been taught all their lives that these things are theirs by right.
People don't willingly vote to give up things they consider rights. That may be the single biggest accomplishment of the indoctrination machine that is today's educational establishment: convincing people that they have the right to live a comfortable life no matter what, and that it's the government's responsibility to provide much of it.
It's not just leftist fools like our resident imbecile from Maine who believe that. The mushy middle believes it too. They may be uncomfortable with Obama taking over automobiles, and they may think he didn't wave his magic wand early enough over the oil spill, and thus they may be willing to punish Obama and his kleptocratic buddies this fall. But they still buy into the fundamental contradiction outlined above, and when they elect Republicans, they're going to expect them to square the circle and make everything all right.
The crisis must come to shove the hard facts of reality into their face. I hate that conclusion, but I've been watching this drama for forty years now, and I consider any other way that things could play out to be have chances somewhere between neglible and zero.
The crisis could come in many ways. It could be a supercharged version of Japan's Lost Decade, in which our factories and houses slowly degrade, growth is stagnant, unemployment never comes down, and our underclass slowly becomes ever more desperate. It could be a financial collapse like the one feared in 2008 that freezes the veins of commerce and leads to food shortages and violence. There are entirely too many variables to predict what will happen. But it will have to be major before we can muster support for serious change that locks the beast of large government back in its cage for another few generations.
The problem is that when reality does intrude on this mushy, ignorant coterie, to the point that their stomachs tell them and the thugs with guns force them to see it, their indoctrinated disconnection from how reality works means they still won't know what to do. We'll have to trust to luck then, and hope the American people show a bit more basic sense than the Germans in the 1930s or the Russians a hundred years ago.
So, according to you, it's wrist-slitting time.
Sorry. Can't join you.
Didn't say that. It's just that I regard the "let's just educate these people and they'll do the right thing" strategy as hopelessly naive. They must have reality shoved in their face, in a personal way, before they will accept the kind of significant change that will be necessary to deal with a bankrupt government.
In the long run, I'm actually reasonably optimistic. If the government fails, and even if the money is hyperinflated away, that does not affect real wealth. Factories, roads, processes, intellectual capital – they're all still there, ready to be put back into use.
It's just that I think we must experience an episode of serious pain to cure the majority of our people of their ridiculous illusions about what government can do. I see no way to avoid that pain. So I'm resigned to it, and want to do what we can to make sure that coming out of the other side of it works better here than it has in some other places.
An educated, informed and engaged electorate is vital to any democratic form of government – at any level. Without it you get – well, what we've gotten and have gotten for quite a few years.
Instead, we have an indoctrinated populace that has lost the ability to think for themselves, a media (the only source of info for 60% of the populace) that is an effective propaganda ministry, and a disengaged, apathetic people who spend over 40 hours a week in front of the boob-tube watching ESPN and MTV, but generally 6 hours a year on studying issues in the two weeks before an election.
Yes, reality is going to have to hit them square in the face, and even that many will deny and demand the state take care of them.
The crisis will come, Billy. It's only a matter of time. The aftermath of that crisis could be far worse than any of us can imagine. For the sake of my children and grandchildren I hope I'm wrong.
It seems like the vast majority of Americans have forgotten their history. The history of what it was that our Founding Fathers did for us and the history of how this country came to be the number one economic power in the world, and the history of the technological advances that have occurred due to the engine of capitalism. Our educational system has been rewriting our history for many years now.
George Orwell wrote in his book "1984":
"Who controls the past controls the future…. who controls the present controls the past."
The GOP should prepare some "reforms" that move the voter back to their side, just as the Dems move voters to their side with bribes.
1) No withholding taxes. Employees should pay the government directly.
2) Income taxes due 1 week before election day.
3) All tax credits to be replaced by the term "government subsidy"
4) Flat tax, with simple personal deduction, with new ones not allowed. Make it simpler to discuss how taxes will increase to pay for things. A VAT could also help this, with the proviso that the VAT amount is shown to the consumer on the receipt. Make all other "taxes" roll into this if it makes sense to show overall taxation.
5) Fix CBO rules so no nonsense like 10 years of taxes for 6 years of Obamacare get allowed.
I am sure there are other ideas. The problem with government is that a lot of people never see the bill. Just as in healthcare, if you don't know how much things cost, of course you over-consume.
I agree with most…if not all…what you said. Except the "government subsidy" part. And the VAT tax. BAD idea, as shown in Europe.
Absolutely NO SUCH THING AS "OFF BUDGET" items. That is simple fraud.
There should be a simple economics literacy test to be allowed to vote. Sorry, there it is…
"An educated, informed and engaged electorate…"
Education, and the rest, is overrated as proved by at least one frequent commenter here. And I certainly doubt that our current hackery is any better than that in years past, in spite of the increase in educational levels, literacy, and number of news sources.
Plus, with the left controlling education, it might be part of the problem.
6) Require reading of the "The little red hen" in schools?
Unfortunately, the solution to the problem remains a mystery.
>>> Not so sure. How does a child learn not to touch a hot stove? They get burned.
The real problem is that even though people wise up, there's always a new generation of fools following. Restoring balance to the Universities so they're not a straight leftist indoctrination factory would be a tremendous start
After thirteen years in the public school penal colonies, followed by the more proficient cognitive half getting grilled over the radioactive coals of American academentia at university, in Erbvilles across America, it's a wonder that Americans can still make it alive across a street. Yet, they can sometimes be brought around. Politics is not their forte, however, and the public orthodoxy in that regard has sunk miserably low.
But, again, in their defense, even after their responsibility for handling their own due diligence is taken into account, I believe that they have a reasonable expectation that if something is incredibly f**king wrong with a candidate for President of the United States, that it will make it to their ears.
As you can see, just from what got coughed up with that Journolist vomit, there were those in media seriously intent on obstructing close looks at Obama. We got crap from the media on Obama. He should have been hooted off the national stage before his second foot hit it. In fact, he should never have been a U.S. Senator.
We do not elect people who devote themselves and their families to racist organizations, and we expect the media to thoroughly report on any potential candidates who are devoted to racist organizations. They are entitled to their devotions, but not entitled to be President of the United States.
Wow, ODS on steroids. Funny — and it's exactly how the left thought about George W. Bush. Obama is effective, intelligent, and has the personal stability and clarity of vision to be a great President. Right now he's at only 47% approval, but a lot of the negative comes from the left who want him to be radical instead of pragmatic. If the economy wasn't doing so poorly (not Obama's fault, the Great Recession of 2007 to ??? has deep causes) he'd be doing great. The problem, as I discuss in my blog last week, is that we're undergoing massive cultural change, and a lot people can't stomach it. The America of the 1980s is gone forever because of culture shift. The noise of the minority tea partiers is simply people trying to deny reality. Obama is a reflection of where the country is going, and that's good news. So whine and moan, but you're views are anachronistic. Even calling someone socialist or getting uptight about Rev. Wright represents out of date perspectives. And don't worry — the future will be better than the past.
Ah, so idiocy is our future…? Idiot.
That was actually quite a good mimicking of Orwell.
Obama…has the personal stability and clarity of vision to be a great President.
Actually, what he has is a profound pathology, far deeper and more prone to implosion than any president in history. I expect it could happen before his single term is out.
Ka-Ching!!! Once again Erb shows up to spout his Democratic Talking Points and then slinks back to his Masters to collect his 30 pieces of silver. See Ya, Erb. Don't spend it all in one place.
But before you go, just a comment on:
Obama is a reflection of where the country is going, and that's good news. So whine and moan, but you're views are anachronistic.
According to you?!?!?! Tell us where this effective, intelligent (!!!!!) President is taking this country and why that is good news. And the next time you want to preach down to us anachronisms, do so with a smile you SELF RIGHTEOUS LYING PRICK!
Yeah, yeah, your responses to my posts are redundant. You never actually make a substantive point, you just accuse me of something about "talking points" yada yada. I really wish you could make a cogent argument and challenge me. What you do is, well, lame.
Did you get overtime pay for that entry, Erb, or was it gratis you SELF RIGHTEOUS LYING PRICK!?!?
It is laughable that you call my entries lame when yours are all too predictable. All anyone needs do is got over to Kaily KOS or FireDog Lake or the Democratic Underground or any other feverish Lefty site and see how the comments are running over there on a particular topic and voila, your comments are repeats of those. Even Otto Scerb has you pegged so much so that most here believe it is one of your students that is keeping us in stitches parlaying you. What is really fun is to see Otto beat you to an entry and then see what you say when you show up. It is hard to tell who is parodying who!!!!
Lame? Hell Erb, you're a frigging CRIPPLE!!!!
You must be looking into a mirror when you type that.
The self-parody intensifies.
Gosh, if he wasn't doing so badly, he'd be doing great!
Among the likely voter tracking (Rasmussen), Scott, he's been stuck around 25% strongly approve and around 42% strongly disapprove for close to a year. That 25% strongly approve is the Left. That 42% strongly disapprove is conservatives and independents. His somewhat approve is around 45%, which tells you what? That his somewhat approve is about 3 points higher than his strongly disapprove (his somewhat disapprove is around 53%). These numbers have been about at this level for a year or close to it.
The Democrats will reap the whirlwind of what they and this creep have sown in November.
>>> You don't own a dictionary do you?
Obama is effective, intelligent, and has the personal stability and clarity of vision to be a great President.
Intelligent? Have you ever seen him without a teleprompter getting stuck like a deer in the headlights? Granted, he's more intelligent than Bush 43, but well below the level of any other president who has been elected in our lifetimes.
Stable? He's come unhinged a number of times over criticism and dissent. Even when protected by the bubble of a mostly sympathetic press, he comes across as childish in these times.
You're seeing what you want to see in him, rather than making an objective analysis.
But all of that is superficial. It's saying Rah Rah! for your team, trying to get the other "team" upset so you "win" your game.
The crucial thing I keep trying to get you to see is that his "vision", if fulfilled, spells ruination for the country your children will inherit. No matter how many of your insult games you decide you win. No matter how many elections that Team Pepsi wins over Team Coke, your children's future have already been mortgaged to the hilt by Obama, Pelosi, and Reid. Your kids will face difficulty finding employment to live at the same standards of living you had at their ages. They'll have little choice when it comes to medical care. It will cost more (whether it comes from their paycheck or indirectly through higher taxes) and they'll get inferior care. If the "climate change" crowd manages to ramrod through the sort of legislation that you seem to want, your children will pay $15/gal and quadruple what you pay for utilities.
Forget how your political "opponents" feel, whether they "lose" the contest, whether your team gets to stick it to them (perhaps to get even with those playground bullies or the chauvinist pizza shop owner you associate with the political targets of your agenda. Think about how you can no longer offer your own children a better life than you have.
Gloat all you want. That fact will still keep you up at night after you tuck your little ones away.
Actually debt increased the most under Reagan and Bush the Younger. They went deep into a debt during a boom, which is insane. Obama's trying to stimulate the economy in a recession, which makes sense. I think Obama will be remembered as a great President. I think you will be utterly forgotten. But so will I.
You're blabbering, Scott. Your history is rotten. Your understanding of the economy non-existent. Your points refuted many many times.
"Actually debt increased the most under Reagan and Bush the Younger."
I guess eight years of Reagan and Bush equals two years of Obama. With math skills like that no wonder you are a master of quantum mechanics.
" But so will I."
Not necessarily. Some jokes have an amazingly long life. And how about The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Chicken Little, etc?
Actually debt increased the most under Reagan and Bush the Younger.
I've frequently reminded Republican supporters of those facts. Were you under some delusion that I had anything but contempt for the GOP? You seem to be following the Democrat tactic of "blame Bush" whenever your masters are being criticized, as though Republican malfeasance or ineptitude negates the impact of Democrat impositions on the rights of Americans suffering under the yolk of endless debt, burgeoning taxes, and intrusive government.
Obama's trying to stimulate the economy in a recession…
The Porkulus bill of 2009, what you dishonestly refer to as an attempt to "stimulate the economy" is a theft of $787 billion dollars of your children's money, which has been used for political payoffs. Instead of immediately dividing it up throughout key sectors of the economy, to "prime the pump" and get activity going (which was the nominal purpose of the bill), this money has been horded, in part, and spent on ridiculously unworthy projects. It's payback to the groups that Pelosi, Reid, and their ilk see as most beneficial to the Democrats.
You're repeating this big lie, and since you have degrees and teach and are such a font of political and economic wisdom, you must certainly know this is a lie. But for some reason, you've chosen to pretend that the money stolen from your children is being used to great effect. For some strange reason, it's more important for you to spread this propaganda, hoping to sell Team Pepsi over Team Coke a little more, rather than sitting down, looking your kids in the eyes and imagining the impact on their lives. Why can't you be a man about it, be a father, and put their future above the petty oneupsmanship.
My daughter loves scary movies and scary stories. When she was a couple years younger and would ask me to tell her a scary story, sometimes I'd wryly tell her, "Social Security is going to be bankrupt long before you retire." That was sure to get her eyes rolling, but in truth, it was far scarier than the R-rated movies we wouldn't allow her to see.
Little did I know that Bush's Wars, TARP (both parties), Porkulus, Health Care Deform, and whatever is coming down the road is going to make Social Security a trivial matter by comparison.
And, it's not just about the future, but it's also about people suffering today, drowning in taxes, facing higher insurance premiums today, or looking for work while Health Care Deform threatens employers with onerous new costs and regulations, giving them incentives to freeze hiring.
So, go ahead and try to convince people that your messiah is going to go down in history as a great, swell guy. Just remember that your great-great grandchildren, if they know the facts, will curse our generation for squandering the promise of America before they got a shot at the American dream.
Erp's vision for America…remarkably in sync with that of THE ONE (who is one real crisis away from a mental collapse, IMNHO)…would have us and our children living shorter, darker, more ignorant, less comfortable, less interesting, more provincial, and more diseased lives. In short, a giant step backward in our standard of living.
That is a message we can take to our neighbors, families, and friends. That is why we vote for rational people and ideas, and vote against irrational people and their ideas.
We help people to understand BIG GOVERNMENT ruins. Markets bring us an improved standard of living, and the ability to enjoy it.
I got a glimpse of Erb and Obama's vision for America and it scared me half to death – not at the time, but in hindsight. It was 1978, Carter was President and things were not going well for the home team. I was a young captain in the Air Force stationed in the UK flying F-4s. We were still a year away from the USSR invading Afghanistan but we were seeing the Soviets surging all over the world. Cuban and even Chinese "advisors" were running rampant in Central America and Africa, and the Soviets were on a tank and airplane building spree to beat the band. Our own forces were suffering heavily fom the Carter Administration's decision to fund new systems at the expense of upkeep and maintenance/spare parts on the old. 50% of the F-4s I was flying in England were missing one or more engines – no spare parts.
In the middle of this my wife and I took a trip to Berlin. Our flight into Templehoff Airport was one I will never forget. We arrived at 8 PM in late October and the visual contrast was extroardinary. East Germany and what is commonly referred to as East Berlin, from the perspective of the aircraft we were flying in, was dark. Nary a light, maybe a lonely streetlight scattered about casting a yellowish glow on an empty street, could be seen on a clear evening 10,000 feet over the passing countryside. In the distance was a glittering beacon of light in the middle of a sea of dark – West Berlin. And it was not only the lights but even at this height there could be seen surging crowds of people on the streets moving with and against the traffic but with a life that was hard to ignore, especially with the lifeless dark surrounding this lighted sea of humanity. The contrast could not have been more stark. And this was in a time when East Germany was referred to as a jewel in the Soviet firmament, by even writers in the West. This contrast was a long time before we have had similar visions (North versus South Korea from the space shuttle comes to mind) of the difference between Capitalist countires and Socialist regimes.
At the time I thought to myself that if East Germany reflected the jewel of the Socialist world, I swore that I would recommit my life to defeating any attempt to impart that vision on my own world. The memory of that vision comes hard on me today and the world Obama and Erb sees for our country and our way of life, as I said, scares me half to death.
Granted, he's more intelligent than Bush 43,
Possibly more articulate, but even Bush could think rings around our ignorant narcissist-in-chief.
Agreed. Bush is an extremely bright man. Not an intellectual, thank God. Not a policy wonk. But he had very good instincts and his conceptual capacity and conceptual clarity were excellent. And that, not arrogance, gave him a lot of strength.
Reagan was probably the smartest president of my experience. He studied issues very carefully; wrote down his positions; insisted on understanding what was in front of him. Milton Friedman, who spent a bit of time with him, said that Reagan was really smart, totally opposite of how the media tried to portray him.
I think of Bush as being a good step down from Reagan. The late Richard John Neuhaus, who knew MLK very well and was an intimate friend of JPII, spent considerable time with Bush and said that he was very bright, understood the importance of ideas, and was not an intellectual.
I also think that Bush respected the presidency, conducted himself in a dignified way, and had a pretty good idea of what he was up against on the Left, but never got over the top in that respect. He was an excellent CINC and you see on the front page of the Times today the attempt by that paper to give credit to Obama for the "Shadow War" against terrorism that was waged by Bush after 9/11. Bush had the good sense to keep quiet about it, because stealth was so important to its success, and he wanted success, not credit. But you see the Obama people talking it up in a way that had Bush people done that you would have had the usual cranks on the other side calling for his head.
If Obama is so intelligent, then he should release his academic records. Do you support that?
Thanks for proving my point about restoring balance to academia!
Erb, you truly are a moron. I seriously can't tell whether Ott Scerb is a parody of you or you're just a parody of yourself. The fact that the only citations you use are posts on your own blog are perfect evidence of your delusion. You know what, keep deluding yourself. You'll be back here on November 3 trying to rationalize the absolute bloodbath that occurred the night before and we'll be laughing at you just like we always do.
If the Republicans win, I'll be here to patiently explain that the pendulum goes back and forth. And forth and back. And that's wise analysis {analysis, analysis, analysis} from a political science and not a trite and obvious cliche more suitable to a junior high school editorial.
But I suspect you'll be surprised this fall. I suspect the Democrats are going to do much better than you think, especially when the "carve Obama on Rushmore" initiative gets into full swing. I suspect monkeys are going to fly out of Michelle's butt. Which isn't at all improbable, given the size of her butt. I suspect we'll all be much more worried about an epidemic of giant magenta caterpillars with Sarah Palin's face than we are about who is in control of Congress.
Thank goodness I'm so much more in touch with reality than you guys.
Thank you Ott!
You have shown me the error of my ways. I will now go to the library so I can study the intricacies of Post Modernism and become a thoughtful thinker and good citizen just like our beloved professor from Moose-land, I mean Maine.
I will be right there at Rushmore with my hammer and chisel to help out with the carving of Our Dear Leader. Hope to see you there! 😉
Yes, Sonny. Santa Claus will bring you everything you want this year. Now go and play. The grownups would like to talk for a while.
The answer is straightforward, although few have the nerve to speak it out loud: secession.
The fact is that we have a nation with irreconcilable, irreducible differences: one group wants greater government intervention or "assistance", whereas another wants government shackled to a minimal role.
There can be NO negotiation on views so basic and in such stark opposition.
The only remaining option is to go our separate ways. It can be done peacefully; it need not be a re-play of the Civil War. If Czechoslovakia could divide into Slovakia and the Czech Republic, then we can certainly do it.
The option to secede was played and lost in the Civil War. Do you really think these power-mad, liberal elitists are going let the most productive elements of society just walk away to set up a successful, New Republic beyond their parasitic grasp?
The answer is simpler and less violent than secession. It's called "Going Galt". Organize your own affairs to insulate yourself from their intervention or intrusion. Let's see how well idiots like Erb "govern" when there is no one left to rule but themselves.
Secession is not decided. And this is not 1860s America.
Many of us, including Walter Williams, have been writing and talking about secession for decades.
Recently, I read a piece by a scholar of governments who has studied the size of long-standing states. Really large states, such as the U.S. are an aberration. They tend to not last long, and for structural reasons independent of ideology.
According to this theory, the U.S. is due to break up into smaller states. Personally, I'd hate to see that happen, but I'd support it if my choice is to live under the domination of the Collective.
In modern time, there is no need for secession to be violent. Going Galt is much the same as my notion of STARVE THE BEAST, except the latter is more active and faster. Both would be totally effective and non-violent.
Secession is far more possible now than in 1860 because we have seen many states break up, with the support of the USA for "self-determination." There may even be something in the UN charter about that and nowadays the Supereme Court looks at such international law seriously.
But, before that, maybe a Constitutional Convention?
I also bet that within 5 years, politics will be very different – we will the emergence of cost-cutters in both Parties, ala Christie. There are numerous examples that show this is what happens when the SHTF.
"with the support of the USA for "self-determination." "
How appropriate that multiculturalism would turn on its advocates.
Would be funny to see the big blue-state cities fail for lack of food…
I Stand on my Freedom Corners 4 nights a week trying to prod that % of the remaining 53% who voted for Obama that their economic and personal freedom are at risk; so fire congress and start anew.
Hehe I love unintentional irony. The echo chamber residents whine about the lack of education and thinking skills among the masses, then predictably respond to the prof's arguments with ad hominems 🙂
Liberal tactic A: Dismiss reason with projection.


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