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The Existence Of Different Solar Panels
There are a variety of solar panels in this world but have you ever questioned, deeply, why that is the case? The history of the development of these panels is just more than fascinating for certain. They say the use of the solar energy has been for hundreds and hundreds of years in one way or another and they are definitely spot-on. People in the past have used this free kind of unlimited power but surely not as extensively as we are doing right now. It is free and thus we ought to use it? Nope, the logic of its current extensive employment has not everything to do with its free supply nature but it has to do with a lot other factors or reasons, in addition. What are your thoughts on solar energy glasgow?
It is important to use the solar power because it is freely available for everybody, conditionally speaking, it does not pollute our lovely environment whatsoever, and it provides a complete possible reliability in supply without any significant problems in the process. And also, we can easily curb our energy bills or costs drastically. Anyway, let us get back to the main aspect of this research post which is the presence of different solar panels. There are many reasons for that presence quite obviously but we have to know that some panels are priced way higher as compared to most other ones and that is because there is something superiority attached to them. We must clearly know the fact that certain panels are designed to store the solar energy for future use. And yes, there are still old panels that are barely used for the love of producing electrical energy real-time. And finally, we would like to let you know that the sun rays need to be captured in different situations to the highest possible extent and that is why some supreme solar panels are in existence and also in demand obviously.


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March 2009
Blending Times
An air of impulsive surrender suffuses this music, as if Ravi Coltrane aimed to embody Lennie Tristano's musical philosophy of intuition and feeling. From E.J. Strickland's cascading, rainstick-like drumming and Drew Gress' malleable bass lines, to Luis Perdomo's delicate, pastoral piano and the leader's accomplished yet self-effacing tenor saxophone, the band adopts mindfulness as a method. The CD's several collective improvisations—"conceived and directed" by Coltrane, according to the liner info—are less examples of free-form incoherence than they are of spontaneous composition, be they backbeat-oriented ("Narcined"), high-energy/free ("First Circuit") or sparse and balladic ("Before With After").
As for pieces composed in a more traditional sense, Coltrane favors harmonic and rhythmic ambiguity, both in his own tunes and those he covers by others (Monk's "Epistrophy" among them). Coltrane's playing reflects some ambiguity, as well. The swaggering self-assuredness that characterizes many saxophonists of his generation is absent. Instead, he exhibits a vulnerability that's refreshing to behold. That's not to say he doesn't have chops, or that he lacks a sure vision. He's simply more interested in connecting with people (his bandmates and audience) than running over them, which is a commendable trait. In this case, it's resulted in some very appealing music.

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Homebrew Wind Power – A HANDS-ON GUIDE TO HARNESSING THE WIND
Homebrew Wind Power – A HANDS-ON GUIDE TO HARNESSING THE WIND
reviewed by Larry D. Barr http://www.rebelwolf.com
I read a book last weekend. Now, this is certainly not out of the ordinary. I read a lot of books. Some of them, like Stephen King's The Stand, I read about once a year. And I've probably read almost everything Martin Caidin ever wrote four or five times. Or more. However, the book I read last weekend is certainly out of the ordinary.
It's called Homebrew Wind Power – A HANDS-ON GUIDE TO HARNESSING THE WIND. The book is written by Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink, a couple of guys who live (and create wind turbines) in a small off-grid community somewhere up in the north-west part of Colorado. A few years ago, when I was the editor of an online publication called Energy Self Sufficiency Newsletter, Dan Fink was one of our regular columnists, writing under the handle of "The Wind Bag". DanF, as he's also known, proved himself very adept at sharing his vast knowledge and his insights into the vagaries of the wind, and the various ways it can be captured and cajoled into sharing some of its energy (but never more than 59.26%) in the form of usable electricity.
The Two Dans have been working on this book for several years, and about two weeks ago I got an email from DanF asking me if I'd like an 'advance review copy' to look over and possibly share my reactions with y'all, the readers of Rebel Wolf Online. Of course I said "Yes" and the book arrived in a few days. As I removed the book from the bubblepack envelope, it was immediately apparent that this was a quality tome. It's 8" X 10", with a soft 12 point C1S cover (C1S is printer talk for Coated with plastic on 1 Side), and contains 320 pages of 100% post consumer waste recycled paper, a spectacular cover shot of a wind turbine
flying in a Rocky Mountain sunset and more appendices than the Dionne quintuplets.
I don't necessarily consider myself a wind energy expert, even though I lived off-grid for about 19 months back in the '70s with a Wincharger 1222H as my main source of power. However, I'm pretty well versed in the overall discipline and so I wasn't sure just how much I'd learn from this volume. I learned a hell of a lot.
Mick Sagrillo's foreword, written in Mick's usual "if you didn't want the answer, why'd you ask the question?" style, will be a real eye-opener for the renewable energy newbie who thinks that wind power is a simple "plug and play" experience. Mick Sagrillo is one of the 'gods' of renewable energy and getting Mick to write the forward for your book is a lot like Enzo Ferrari looking at your home-built car and saying, "You done good, Kid."
The first four chapters, which cover wind energy theory, basic electricity and elementary magnetics are intended to bring the wind energy neophyte 'up to speed', and basically served only as a review for me. I've always been comfortable with the theories and math of renewable energy. And ten years as a working electrician gave me a very solid grounding (sorry) in the electrical department.
When I got into Chapter 5, "Furling and Regulation" my wind turbine education truly began. You see, my little Wincharger didn't furl – it just had a couple of centrifugally activated flaps that came out when the wind speed got too high and slowed the rig down to a hopefully safe speed. Anything faster than that and I was supposed to be home and physically set the brake and secure it. Primitive yes, but it was a 1930s era design and it worked fine in the area I was living in at the time.
However, that's not the way it's done anymore and The Two Dans have designed and implemented a virtually fail-safe mechanism for the self-protection of their wind turbine design. In the interest of historical accuracy, I should mention here (as The Two Dans acknowledge repeatedly in the book) that the original axial-flux design didn't originate in the wilds of Colorado with DanB and DanF.
The credit for the original concept goes to Hugh Piggott, another of the gods of renewable energy. Hugh lives in Scoraig, Scotland, many kilometres beyond the reach of the grid and pioneered a radial-flux wind turbine design built from old truck brake drums., which was the first homebrew design to have a furling tail. Then, as the price of neodymium magnets came down, Hugh invented the axial-flux design. Remember that Hugh's initial challenge was twofold.
First, to electrify the little settlement of Scoraig. His second challenge was to devise a turbine that wouldn't self-destruct in the vicious winds coming off the North Sea at N 57° 55′. Now, I've never been to Scoraig, Scotland. But my friend Ash lives at N 55° on the northern coast of Ireland, and we've clocked winds of better than 80 mph at his house. I don't imagine that things calm down any almost three degrees of latitude further north. So Hugh had his work cut out for him. And he met the challenge brilliantly. Before long, Hugh was traveling the world, giving hands-on workshops for building turbines and bringing electricity to places where it had never been before.
The Dans attended one of Hugh's workshops in the US and liked it so well they went back for more. After a couple more sessions under Hugh's tutelage, they got back to their shop in the wilds of the Rockies and started thinking and tinkering and making a few changes here and there. DanB came up with the idea of using Volvo disc brake rotors one cold, dark night and as the process continued, one change led to a couple more — ad infinitum — and the turbine that's detailed in the book is something like "iteration n+1" and generations removed from Hugh's original, primitive radial-flux wind generator.
Chapter 6 of the book, "Shop Safety" is an absolute must-read chapter. I don't care how long you've had a shop, worked in a shop or if you're a rank newbie at building anything. Read this chapter. Then go back and read it again. It will keep you, and those who help you, from getting hurt. As you build your wind turbine, you'll be working with all kinds of things that can hurt you badly. The magnets used in the turbine are among the strongest, most powerful magnets this side of the Large Hadron Collider and and if you let your hand get in between the two magnet rotors, the resulting collision will turn your fingers to Alpo. So pay attention. The chapter is broken down into sections regarding the safety procedures for each step of the build and each fabrication process you'll be using. One of the good points that's made in the
metalworking section is to treat every piece of metal that's been cut, welded or ground, as if it's hot. Mighty fine advice. However, I'd recommend that you also do what we always do in my shop. Once you're done grinding, welding or cutting on a piece, just take your soapstone marker and write "HOT" on the piece in big letters. It might have cooled off by the time your co-worker goes to pick it up, but it's much better to treat a cold piece of metal like it's hot than the other way around.
Chapters 7 through 18 take you step by step and piece by piece through the entire process of building your own axial-flux wind generator. Each chapter, each step, each process is illustrated with photos of the components. As you learn what to do and how to do it, you also learn what not to do. The Two Dans also do a wonderful job of of explaining why you're doing it that way.
Knowing why you're doing something is vital in a process of this nature, because it gives you a solid foundation in the subject and prepares you for the sometimes not-so-simple task of living with and maintaining the wind monster you've created. Even if you're consumed with an almost overwhelming haste to get the rig in the air, don't skip over the 'why' parts of the book. You'll need them later.
Chapter 19 is titled "Failures and Prevention". It's a machine. It can fail. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with any complex mechanism. This chapter details what to watch for – those little signals a machine gives to let you know that all is not well. The proper maintenance methods are described and, again, illustrated with myriad photos. There's a very informative section with pictures of machines that have failed, along with a bit of failure analysis so you know why it happened and how to avoid that failure mode with your machine. The chapter concludes with a section on Troubleshooting. You built it, so nobody knows that machine better than you do. You're also the one that's going to be repairing it if something goes wrong. Nobody's better qualified.
If you're not satisfied with the 10 foot turbine described in the building process in the book, Chapter 20 "Scaling it Up and Down" may be for you. It describes a 17′ unit and also a downsized 7′ turbine. These two units are not as far along in the development process as the 10 footer that we build in this book. The guys have built and flown a few of them, but they don't have near the hours in the air that the 10 footer does. I'd recommend building the 10 foot turbine first and getting some first-hand experience before setting off into less-charted waters. However, there is some advanced theory in that chapter that will certainly improve your technical understanding of the subject whether you build a larger or smaller unit or not.
Of the remaining two chapters of the book, one is devoted to sources of information, supplies, components, kits, towers, web resources and just about anything else that's wind energy related.
Chapter 22 is the Glossary wherein you can find definitions for most every wind related term from "AC" to "Zymurgy". The latter being one of my favorites.
Six appendices round out the book and contain information on tap drill sizes, wire gage, those sometimes pesky metric to English conversions, tools, wind data and other just generally useful brain fodder. I was gratified to see in the production credits that the book was almost entirely produced using free, open-source software. I believe that open-source software will be the force of the future and the fact that a book of this quality can be produced using OSS is proof that the free software movement is coming of age.
Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink have done a magnificent job in the writing and production of Homebrew Wind Power. They've created a book, written with a vast amount of knowledge and experience in the subject, loaded it with photographs that clearly show the processes involved and enabled any wind energy amateur to successfully build his or her first wind turbine and enjoy the rewards of living off-grid. The writing style vividly demonstrates that The Two Dans enjoy what they do and while they take the subject of wind energy very seriously, they never take themselves too seriously. They have fun building wind turbines and it shows in the book.
Do I have any grumbles about the book? Just one. I live on a 70′ X 100′ lot in the city and I don't have room to fly one of these turbines even if I built one. I'd need a tower bigger than the lot to get above the trees. So, here's a book that's got me all fired up to build a wind turbine and I've got no place to fly it. What a book! I heartily recommend it.
By the way, you'll love the "Dog Haiku".


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Australia's Channel 10 to Air The Bold and the Beautiful in Primetime. (Updated!)
From Daytime to Primetime and back again!
Updated January 16, 2009 – Fans of B&B in Australia can breathe a sigh of relief as the unpopular decision to move the soap from its 4:30 PM timeslot to 6:00 PM has been reversed.
Effective Monday, January 19, B&B will once again air at the earlier time and "The Simpsons" will return to the evening slot on the Ten.
Originally posted November 20, 2008 – Channel 10 in Australia has announced it will begin airing The Bold and the Beautiful at 6:00 PM instead of its regular afternoon slot. This decision comes after the channel has suffered low ratings during this time period with their repeats of "The Simpsons".
Considering B&B is the most popular daytime series in the world and Channel 10 has always drawn in big numbers for it, their hopes are high that it will do well against their competitors' news programs. The channel which operates across five mainland capital cities will make the programming change next month.
Since B&B is such an international hit, Soap Opera Fan Blog has no doubt it will do well whatever time it comes on down under.
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Mike Holober and the Gotham Jazz Orchestra: Thought Trains
Holober put together a group of first call players, including Ron Carter on bass; Tim Riesrecently of Maria Schneider Orchestra fameon saxophones and clarinet; Charles Pillow (Maria Schneider Orchestra also) on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute and clarinet; and John Riley on drums.
The bandworking off of Holober's tunes and arrangementshas a bold, upbeat, almost brash feel to it, right out of the station on the eleven and a half minute "Jump Down, Spin Around," that features no less than four inpired solosPat Halloran on trombone; Joe Gordon on alto sax; Scott Wendholt, trumpet; and Tim Ries on soprano saxin front of the unwaveringly concise rhythm laid down by Carter, Riley and Holober. Brilliantly arrangedI love the way Holober pulls the band back for Tim Ries' soprano solo and rolls on for an interlude with a piano/reed duet.
The title tune murmurs in on a finesse mode, John Riley's shuffling drums leading into a swirling ensemble section followed by Tim Ries cooking tenor sax, with Holober sounding very crisp and succinct behind him.
And so goes the entire set. It's hard to figure why it took so long to come out; Thought Trains was recorded in '96. Probably Holober's fine small ensemble outing, Canyon (Sons of Sound, '03), gave him the pull to get this one out into the light of day. One door opens, another one opens...
Track Listing: Jump Down Spin Around, Big Sky, Waltz Medium, Thought Trains, Form x Mood, Let's Get Nice, Heart of the Matter, I Can See My Desk From Here
Personnel: Mike Holober--piano/composer/arranger; Dave Pietro, Jon Gordon, Tim Ries, Charles Pillow, Steve Kenyon--reeds; Tony Kadleck, Scott Wendholt, Craig Johnson, Joe Magnarelli--trumpet/flugelhorn; Bruce Eidem, Pat Hallaran, Pete McGuinness--trombone; Nathan Durham--bass trombone; Eise Anshuetz--French horn; Dave Gilmore--guitar; Ron Carter--bass; John Rilly--drums


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Hundreds Enjoy Informer's African-American Tour
Barrington M. Salmon | 2/22/2012, 12:13 p.m.
Banneker was an astronomer, farmer, scientist, clockmaker, mathematician and writer whose sheer genius and versatility helped dispel the commonly held myth that blacks were intellectually inferior to whites.
After strolling through the museum and listening to remarks from museum Founder and Director Frank Smith, the group headed back to THEARC for lunch.
Margaret Dunnigan and her four grandchildren attended the tour. The Capital Heights, Md., resident said she had a ball on this her first tour, adding that she plans to return.
"I enjoyed it very much," said the 72-year-old retired postal employee. "I didn't have any expectations but I learned so much. I got to see a lot of D.C. I don't usually see. I would encourage everyone to come for themselves and take part in the tour."
Ibrahim Mumin agreed.
"It was excellent. In fact I was motivated after participating in the tour to do something like this in my neighborhood," said Mumin, an economic development specialist and Shaw resident. "I was happy to see that the attendees were intergenerational. There were grandmothers, parents and children. We're always looking for ways to pass on the culture and this is a great way."
"Mr. Best is a treasure. He is so knowledgeable. He's very special. Because we live in D.C., we take a lot for granted and don't realize that a lot of newcomers don't know anything, but we haven't done enough to make it clear to them what we have here."


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Which would you choose?
Prepare to have your mind blown. Guatemala's First Lady, Sandra Torres, is divorcing her hubby, President Alvaro Colom, so that she can run for President herself when his term is over this fall. Have you ever heard of someone so ruthless and cold-blooded?
Ambitious, yes. Cold-blooded? Well, you be the judge.
Ms. Torres was a prominent fixture during her husband's presidency and has become a beloved public figure herself in recent years. It would seem like a natural evolution for her to take over the keys to the Guatemalan castle much in the same way Bill Clinton now takes a backseat to wife Hillary's career; these guys had their time in the sun, and now it's time for the women to take over.
However, according to the Guatemalan constitution, it's against the law for close relatives to succeed the Prez in office. Hence, the impending divorce. We don't know what goes on behind closed doors, but to the naked eye, Torres and Colom have always seemed like a happy, strong couple (unlike the hot mess that is Hil and Bill). So it's kind of a no-brainer that her opposition, Otto Perez Molina, is slinging mud, saying that the two are "seeking to defraud the system."
Although it seems like Torres actually has an amazing, supportive husband who's willing to do what it takes to make her dreams a reality, we don't know the truth. She could actually just be a power-hungry bitch who's willing to destroy the sanctity of marriage for her career ambitions. The romantic in me prefers to believe the former statement is true, and that this couple is taking a risk together, for the greater good of their marriage.
It's ironic that I would read about the President and his wife today, especially after the conversation I had with my friend Ali. Al, who is visiting from New York, suggested that dating is so damn hard in the Big Apple because NYC men aren't making time in their busy schedules to find a potential love interest, but I actually think the women are just as much at fault.
Yep, that's a bold statement, I know, but something Ali said triggered this reaction. While describing her week and hectic work schedule, she then mentioned a staggering five birthday parties she had to attend at the weekend. I ask you, when is there time to date amid such a social whirlwind of work and play?
I'm not saying that your career shouldn't come first. You have to be secure in who you are and what you do before you're well and truly ready to let someone else love you. But how far can you take it before you wake up one day at 40 and realize you're alone? Your job does not make a warm bedfellow, nor do the acquaintances you may not even be in contact with come this time in 2012.
At least Sandra Torres knows what she's doing. She's weighed her options. She's had her taste of love and knows what's most important to her at the moment — and that's replacing her husband (in more ways than one). I'm just saying this — don't let opportunities for love pass you by because you're busy making other plans…or working on reports.
Laura xo


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The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers And Videos For April 7 – 11.
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Return to this page daily for Soap Opera Fan Blog's most recent updates of "The Bold And The Beautiful" spoilers and videos.
Bill, who has been working tirelessly to make his case for Brooke to give them another chance, succeeds and a passionate reunion takes place. However, he still has to contend with Quinn, who tells him there are two conditions on her keeping quiet about their affair.
At Forrester Creations, Ridge is offered the position of CEO by Eric, but the stipulations involved cause Ridge to decide to remain as co-vice president alongside Brooke. After, Brooke goes to Katie and delivers somber news, which causes an argument. Meanwhile, Hope finds Liam looking to dig up dirt on Quinn and kisses him impulsively. Later, Wyatt receives life-altering news from Hope, and Liam finds a paper that falls out of Hope's purse.
After being fired from Forrester, Oliver treads carefully where Ally is concerned, and she looks to Darla for advice about her love life.
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Electro girl RC Week 154
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PS That's true, but don't tell it to the boys
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Emerson To Rename School After Ron Burgundy
Ron Burgundy is coming to Emerson - and not just in name.
The Associated Press reports Emerson College will be changing the name of its communications school to the Ron Burgundy School of Communication on December 4. Will Ferrell will appear at the college in character as Ron Burgundy for several events over the course of the day.
Ron will be holding a news conference about the new name of the school and will take part in the naming ceremony. Will Ferrell will then "return" to talk about the film and introduce a screening of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
Burgundy has become somewhat of a phenomenon since his debut in Anchorman. He has written a tell-all memoir and has his own flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream (Scotchy Scotch Scotch, of course).


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Skip to comments.On Vikings and Victims: White-Guilt in Context
Posted on 12/14/2008 1:17:55 AM PST by neverdem
All-permeating "white-guilt" did not appear out of thin air. It has taken a sustained propaganda effort, a wide-ranging mobilization of education and culture, to inculcate and sustain self-loathing among American Caucasians. Like the Coca-Cola TM brand, white-guilt needs endless repetition to remain struck in the thought and behavioral processes of the masses.
2. You leave out the loser dynamic. Even those who are proud of European and American culture already see Europe as lost. They look at the growing 5% to 10% muslim minority in Europe and simply give up. That's like a football team ahead 70-0 giving up as soon as the other team scores one touchdown. Our side may have demoralized itself, but that is not an excuse to give up and forfeit the game.
Why not start taking pride in Western culture?
Why not resume having more than 1-2 children and resume teaching them about all the good in our history and traditions?
Why not take teaching jobs in the schools to expose other children to the idea that our history and culture are overall good things?
Here he contradicts himself. In fact, the very usage of the expression, "crimes of the white man", represents a submission to the liberal view that the article rails against. And then on top of that, as a matter of form, he rejects the notion that all of his exculpatory rhetoric can exonerate him. "Take up the white man's burden --"
it's hard to be proud of European culture.
The Origins of Political Correctness An Accuracy in Academia Address by Bill Lind
Niccolò Fontana was the son of Michele Fontana, a rider and deliverer. In 1505, Michele was murdered and Niccolò, his two siblings, and his mother were impoverished. Niccolò experienced further tragedy in 1512 when the French invaded Brescia during the War of the League of Cambrai. The militia of Brescia defended their city for seven days. When the French finally broke through, they took their revenge by massacring the inhabitants of Brescia. By the end of battle, over 45,000 residents were killed. During the massacre, a French soldier sliced Niccolò's jaw and palate. This made it impossible for Niccolò to speak normally, prompting the nickname "Tartaglia" (stammerer).
The good news:
In 1530, Niccolò Tartaglia (1500-1557) received two problems in cubic equations from Zuanne da Coi and announced that he could solve them. He was soon challenged by Fiore, which led to a famous contest between the two. Each contestant had to put up a certain amount of money and to propose a number of problems for his rival to solve. Whoever solved more problems within 30 days would get all the money. Tartaglia received questions in the form x3 + mx = n, for which he had worked out a general method. Fiore received questions in the form x3 + mx2 = n, which proved to be too difficult for him to solve, and Tartaglia won the contest.
Why don't you try a couple of these? Then swell with pride for Tartaglia and European culture!
I don't consider England as part of Europe. :)
This is not the solution. The government schools are utterly liberal/Marxist in their orientation and are legally and officially godless. So?...What happens when conservative and religious people attempt to sneak in a little Christian morality and appreciation of Western Culture?
Answer: They teach all the children that Christian conservatives are sneaky.
* Get you own children out of the government schools.
* Encourage your neighbor to do the same.
* Support candidates that promote privatization of universal K-12 education.
* Organize with your neighbors to support all measure that cut off funding to these Marxist government indoctrination camps.
From its very inception, the philosophy that underlies government schools is socialistic. The purpose of government education is the creation of pliable and easily manipulated masses.
Also, government schools and the First Amendment are utterly incompatible.
* As for colleges and universities, conservatives should open new colleges and universities.
* If conservatives give money to existing liberal/Marxist colleges and universities they should pool their gifts together. Large gifts can have big thick strings that demand reform.
* And...Finally, Charles Murray is right. We should move to credentialing and credentialing exams and organizations. Very little of the work done in the U.S. requires a college education.
The above is an exerpt from Lind's article and implies that Marx was "brilliant." Not in the least.
Okay....So?..What is the real underlying problem here?
Answer: Marxism.
It is the goal of the Marxist movement to demoralize and undermine Western Culture. They have slowly eating away at the foundations of our culture for more than a 100 years.
Marxism is our nation's most serious threat. Schools are the Marxists' most important and powerful weapon.
However I find it hard to believe that the world would be better off if the white man had never left Europe.
Consider if you will the state of Africa or Asia today , which by the way were drug into the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries kicking and screaming by Europeans.
True, we did introduce firearms to them, but eventually someone, somewhere would have figured it out.
Thank God Almighty that my ancestors where greedy, adventurous pioneers because I get to live in the greatest nation the WORLD has ever known.
Whenever I argue this point with my liberal friends/co-workers they always change the subject because they have no rebuttal, public school and all ya' know.
Dittos on that!
Didn't China introduce firearms to us? Although granted we heavily improved on their original.
The BIGGEST problem is the ennemy from within and its endless self-denigration-hatred against "western civilization".
These enemies from within are the best allies of the islamic barbarians...
Therefore it is urgent to locate that enemies and FIGHT THEM AT LAST...
GWBUSH obviously failed in that fight and it paved the way for the OSAMABAMA's hijacking of USA
My comment refers to the assertion that Marx was brilliant. Do you agree with this opinion? I don't know who William Lind is (pity me) and that probably won't change.
So the Marxists had a problem. And two Marxist theorists went to work on it: Antonio Gramsci in Italy and Georg Lukacs in Hungary. Gramsci said the workers will never see their true class interests, as defined by Marxism, until they are freed from Western culture, and particularly from the Christian religion that they are blinded by culture and religion to their true class interests. Lukacs, who was considered the most brilliant Marxist theorist since Marx himself, said in 1919, "Who will save us from Western Civilization?" He also theorized that the great obstacle to the creation of a Marxist paradise was the culture: Western civilization itself.
Why not start taking pride in Western culture?
It is up to the parents to school thier children on the greatness of this country and its culture at home. The education system is used to propagandise, indoctrinate and rewrite American history. STAND AND FIGHT!
Aren't the elitists pompus liberals, lacky politicians in governement and the whore media in this country trying to convince us that the muslim religion is a religion of love and compassion?
Therefore, Western civilization must be destroyed if Marxism were to prevail and this is the explicit mission laid down at the founding of The Frankfurt School. The Frankfurt School succeeded only too well in consciously imposing on academic America and our pop-culture perversions (note the plural) of thought which falls under the rubric, "political correctness."
Here is another lecture, this one delivered by Dr. Gerald Atkinson which relates more of the history of the founding of The Frankfurt School:Who Placed American Men in a Psychic 'Iron Cage?'
I think if you read these essays you will see the across-the-board damage done to freedom and capitalism which is being exposed by those like Lind and Atkinson who attempt to expose The Frankfurt School.
quite interesting. Thank you for posting this.
Why is less so than any other culture? All have positive and negative attributes.
Ah but Mr Denny FORGAVE his attackers.
Now that is White Guilt.....or some such malarkey...
Were "Football" and his 'associates' convicted of or even charged with a HATE CRIME?
Thank you for the link. It looks interesting.
In other words, the kid is a fag.
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"Ah but Mr Denny FORGAVE his attackers.
Now that is White Guilt.....or some such malarkey..."
I believe it was Christianity.
I was just reading this page yesterday. Ayn Rand thought that Kant and the lesser Germans were the Renaissance killers. It seems to me that Marx, the Frankfort School and German mysticism are the origins of America's fall into mindlessness.
I guess I never got the memo: I'm white and I feel no "white guilt" at all. Just the opposite, in fact. I have great pride in my "whiteness," as I know the vast majority of human accomplishments have been created and developed by "whitey." And our women are hotter. :)
The concept of 'turning the other cheek' wasn't so some thug could put his boot in it....
Wogs begin at Calais.
I remember seeing the attack on Reginald Denny, and the strutting thugs who perpetrated that assault. I also remember thinking at the time that such an exhibition was why Rule .308 was created.
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"The concept of turning the other cheek wasnt so some thug could put his boot in it...."
Denny forgave his attackers after the attack. Good for him. They should have gone to prison in any case, but I'm glad Denny forgave them. At the very least it makes it easier for him to go on.
We can't be forgiven unless we forgive. Luke 6:37; Ephesians 4:32
Whose children did not absorb this propaganda from Disney, where Pocahontas spanks John Smith for his white values?
Not that it really matters because I'd never be able to find the link, but I read a snippet somewhere yesterday that pointed out that the demoralization of the European American is a central tenet of the Obama ideology. And it's worked and will continue to work in my humble opinion. European Americans have been "set up" for the last 50 years for this. My guess is that many if not most will volontarily take their place at the back of the bus, surrendering their fate to the new masters in charge who seek to rob them of any vestige of liberty, property or wealth and most importantly, opportunity. The remainder I suspect, (hope) will simply elect to get off the bus altogether, exit stage left and make new lives for themselves and their offspring somewhere else away from and out of the gulag that will be ObamaNation.
Congressional record stating the goals of Communism.
And in the words of a KGB defector;
Bottom line is the communists and specifically the Soviets, were using our own culture against us.
You are correct. It is part of Oceania. Long live Ingsoc!
No not firearms, Gun Powder and Rockets ('fire works').
Marco Polo brought it/them back to Venice (plus Spaghetti).
Minoritarian regimes are often motivated to become repressive, and possibly mass-murderers. Example: the Alawite-run Ba'athist regime of Syria.
Low bridge, y'all.
Disagree. Stockholm syndrome. That, and the fact that Mr. Denny was brain-damaged by the attack.
His attack remains, like the Goldman-Simpson murder, an unjusticed travesty.
Moreover, if either of the two languages should have been rendered into English, logically it should have been Norse, which is at least etymologically related to English and in the same linguistic group.
Not to quibble, but Joseph Greenberg and other scholars showed 20 years ago that all human languages are philologically related. There are 30-odd "Native American" (Amerindian) language families, all related. Old Norse is a language of the Northern Germanic group, English a language of the Western Germanic group, both being part of the Indo-European family of languages. Indo-European languages in turn are part of the so-called Nostratic Superfamily of languages (which includes the Semitic family and some others). Ultimately all language superfamilies are related.
At least that's the current scholarship, as of the last time I looked at a Scientific American or Discover article on it.
Good post. Better thread. Thanks to all contributors.
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
By spreading this definition around, perhaps we can employ one of the more effective methods of deflating and defeating the fools who practice and promote it: RIDICULE.
Unless stopped and soon PC will DESTROY Western Civilization -- if it hasnt already.
(Credit hereby given to my late cousin Karl Benton Clark for either creating this definition or bringing it to my attention
Read neverdem's comment about Marxism. It is the answer.
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RUIDOSO — Portales needed a split to win the District 4-3A title.
After coming up on the short end of a 43-run slugfest in the opener, the Rams rode the steady pitching of senior right-hander Phillip Danbom to a 13-5 win over Ruidoso Friday in the nightcap to wrap up the district title.
Danbom (7-3) scattered nine hits while striking out two and walking two for the Rams, who broke open the game with five runs in the fifth.
"Phillip always gives us a chance to win," Portales coach Arturo Ontiveros said. "We haven't scored many runs for him, but tonight gave him some runs and played pretty good defense."
Portales (17-8, 12-4 district) finished the doubleheader with 42 hits
Danbom, Ricky Lovato, Joe Sandoval and Logan Erf delivered run-scoring singles in the pivotal fifth-inning of the nightcap.
Sandoval finished the game 3-for-5 with three RBI with Danbom and Lovato also collected three hits.
"I was proud of my guys," Ontiveros said. "We regrouped pretty well."
In the opener, the teams combined for 43 hits, 10 walks and seven errors before Ruidoso emerged with the 22-21 win.
Portales, which trailed 17-8 after Ruidoso's 10-run fourth inning, had the bases loaded in the seventh before Brendon Flack induced a pop-up to end the game.
Todd McBroom led Portales' 22-hit assault, going 4-for-4 with three doubles and six RBI.
Kevin Gonzales and losing pitcher Mario Salazar also had four hits for the Rams.
In addition to the save, Flack went 5-for-6 with a double, triple and four RBI.
"The win was blowing hard, which resulted in some costly errors in the outfield," Ontiveros said about the opener. "It was one of those games when the innings just went on and on."


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In the year 2003, Eric Sneo released one of his most famous productions on Beatdisaster records called ciao bella".
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LCRA's Board of Directors, noting the record-breaking drought conditions gripping the region, has agreed that Highland Lakes water should be withheld from most farmers this year if water supply conditions don't improve by March 1.
The Board of Directors voted unanimously to seek emergency drought relief at a special meeting Jan. 8. The relief must be approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before it is final.
LCRA staff recommended the measures the Board approved to protect LCRA's municipal and industrial customers during the prolonged drought gripping the lower Colorado River basin. The amount of water flowing into the Highland Lakes, called inflows, was the lowest on record in 2011, and the fifth lowest on record in 2012. In fact, five of the 10 lowest years on record for inflows have occurred since 2006. Lakes Travis and Buchanan, the region's water supply reservoirs, currently are about 41 percent full, holding about 826,000 acre-feet of water.
"We're in the middle of a drought that could end up being the worst in recorded history," said LCRA General Manager Becky Motal. "This drought has been painful for everyone, but LCRA is committed to protecting the water supply of the City of Austin and the other communities and major industries throughout the basin."
The drought relief LCRA is seeking is similar to the relief TCEQ granted in 2011 that led to most downstream farmers going without Highland Lakes water in 2012. If approved, the new drought relief would cut off Highland Lakes water to most farmers unless the combined storage of lakes Buchanan and Travis is at or above 850,000 acre-feet at 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2013. The requested relief works as follows:
Provide no stored water to farmers in Gulf Coast and Lakeside irrigation divisions if the combined storage is below 850,000 acre-feet;
Provide up to 121,500 acre-feet of stored water for irrigation if the combined storage is between 850,000 acre-feet and 920,000 acre-feet on March 1; or
Provide stored water in accordance with the current Water Management Plan if the combined storage is at or above 920,000 acre-feet on March 1.
If combined storage on March 1 is at or above 920,000 acre-feet, any stored water that is made available for first crop under the current Water Management Plan and is unused could be available for second crop. If combined storage on March 1 is between 850,000 acre-feet and 920,000 acre-feet, a limited amount of water would be provided for second crop only if storage on July 1 is at or above 950,000 acre-feet.
In November, the Board asked TCEQ to allow LCRA to provide less water to downstream farmers in 2013 than called for in its Water Management Plan. That request was submitted to TCEQ on Nov. 21. But after a historically dry November and extremely low inflows to the lakes in December, Motal asked TCEQ to delay ruling on LCRA's November request for emergency drought relief until after the Board decides how to proceed at the Jan. 8 meeting.
"The Board said in November that it would consider altering its request for emergency relief if conditions warranted," Motal said. "Unfortunately, this devastating drought has shown no signs of breaking, so LCRA must continue to make difficult decisions to responsibly manage the water supply during this painful time."
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The following press release was received today from Ducks Unlimited: AUSTIN, Texas Jan. 16, 2013 Ducks Unlimited strongly supports the Lower Colorado River Authority's (LCRA) unanimous decision to move forward on the development...
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The following press release was received today from Ducks Unlimited: AUSTIN, Texas Jan. 16, 2013 Ducks Unlimited strongly supports the Lower Colorado River Authority's (LCRA) unanimous decision to move forward on the development of an off-channel reservoir to provide water in the lower basin for rice farming and wetlands management. DU represents the interests of waterfowl, other wetland-dependent wildlife and waterfowl hunters with respect to Texas water issues. "Approval of off-channel reservoirs is critical to planning and providing water in the lower basin for rice agriculture and other managed wetlands during extended dry periods, and it's a crucial step in ensuring sufficient water supplies for all users. Having the capacity to store more water downstream will reduce demands on upstream supplies," said DU Conservation Outreach Biologist Kirby Brown. As planned, the reservoir at Lane City, Texas, will provide 90,000 acre-feet of water for irrigation. This water, captured from local rains and river overflows, would be available even during the drought of record. In addition, LCRA approved the pursuit of 10,000 acre-feet of groundwater at a site in Bastrop, Texas, to meet the board's recent goal of 100,000 additional acre-feet in the lower basin. Waterfowl and other migratory birds depend on the rice prairie wetlands complex for survival. Approximately 60 percent of the estimated 1.96-million-bird midwinter waterfowl population for the Texas Mid-Coast is expected to rely on ricelands (active and idle flooded rice fields) to meet their food needs. In addition, the Gulf Coast Joint Venture identifies specific population objectives for more than 12 million shorebirds and wading birds that are highly dependent on water in ricelands for nesting, migration and wintering habitat. "DU thanks the LCRA board and staff for moving forward on the approval and looks forward to quickly getting the project on the ground," Brown said. "In addition to rice agriculture's tremendous role in the Mid-Texas Coast's economy, the importance of ricelands to waterfowl and other migratory birds cannot be overstated." For every 10,000 acres of flooded ricelands lost, the region loses the ability to support 120,000 waterfowl. Thus, the loss of LCRA water for rice fields on more than 50,000 acres in 2012 impacted 600,000 ducks, as well as additional wetland-dependent shorebirds and wading birds. "The proposed off-channel reservoirs do benefit all users," Brown said. "Therefore, we hope there will be widespread support to secure funding for their construction." <i>Ducks Unlimited Inc.(
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David, They forget that the "blind lizard" survived the 7-year-drought back in the 1950s without our help, because the libs had not yet figured out that we needed to worry about such things!
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The chain of highland lakes have four constant level lakes so it's apparent that LCRA has more concern for recreational activities then for food production.
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Plenty of water here in San Antonio for a hundred years of no rain....but if it doesn't rain for 2 months the liberals who lothe themselves abort their own get all giddy about a blind lizard up there in the caves in San Marcos.
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(June 14, 2016)
No serious injuries in Floresville rollover
(June 10, 2016)
Giant Floresville gator is dead
(June 9, 2016)
Truck stolen from Best Western
(June 9, 2016)
Fuel thief strikes again in Floresville
(June 8, 2016)
Local rainfall totals
(June 6, 2016)
Saturday Update from NWS: Flood warnings for area rivers
(June 3, 2016)
Weather prompts change in location for LVISD graduation ceremony
(June 3, 2016)
Crime Stoppers to hold free training June 6-7
(June 2, 2016)
Be smart about flooding
(June 1, 2016)
Flash flood watch continues until Friday
(June 1, 2016)
May 2016
Flash flood watch continues
(May 31, 2016)
Floresville police seek suspect for gas theft
(May 31, 2016)
Leftover brush from storm? Call the city
(May 31, 2016)
DPS Urges Safe Driving During Memorial Day Weekend
(May 27, 2016)
Governor/Crime Stoppers Offer Reward In I-35 Rock Throwing Case
(May 27, 2016)
Basics for the Best honors veterans May 28 in Floresville
(May 27, 2016)
Flash flood watch
(May 26, 2016)
Law officials seek info in connection with shooting
(May 26, 2016)
Precinct 3 primary runoff is today
(May 24, 2016)
Update on missing Floresville High School teens
(May 24, 2016)
Attend Eagle Creek emergency services town hall meetings
(May 20, 2016)
Boil water notice canceled for Cimarron residents
(May 20, 2016)
FELPS continues power repairs in wake of Wilson County storms
(May 20, 2016)
Updated rainfall for the week
(May 20, 2016)
Rain closes schools in Nixon, roads in Wilson County
(May 19, 2016)
Weather alert
(May 19, 2016)
Storms cut swath of damage across South Texas
(May 18, 2016)
Local rain reports
(May 16, 2016)
Passersby find burning body
(May 12, 2016)
Watch for two trucks reported stolen from Floresville High School
(May 12, 2016)
Pilgrims Pride recall chicken products
(May 10, 2016)
Police: La Vernia High School students are safe; no incident, despite rumors
(May 9, 2016)
Blue Bell recalls Rocky Road ice cream
(May 6, 2016)
Firefighters battle grass blaze near Floresville
(May 5, 2016)
Early voting closes in May 7 elections
(May 4, 2016)
Early voting numbers
(May 3, 2016)
Floresville ISD hires Rohrs as athletic director
(May 3, 2016)
Floresville police seek information about Walmart theft
(May 3, 2016)
Local rain reports
(May 2, 2016)
April 2016
Area rainfall totals
(April 25, 2016)
Flash flood watch continues
(April 18, 2016)
Meet the Floresville council candidates, ask questions April 21!
(April 15, 2016)
Crash impacts Floresville traffic as school day ends
(April 13, 2016)
DPS seeks information in victims identity, murder case in Refugio County
(April 13, 2016)
Hailstorm moves through area
(April 13, 2016)
Area rainfall totals
(April 12, 2016)
Floresville ISD cancels Wellness Fair, 5K
(April 12, 2016)
Pair lead law enforcement on high-speed chase through Wilson County
(April 8, 2016)
Enter your wedding photo for chance to stay at the Omni!
(April 6, 2016)
Floresville restaurant owner says beware utility payment scam
(April 1, 2016)
Planned outage in Falls City goes smoothly
(April 1, 2016)
March 2016
Area rain reports
(March 28, 2016)
Three die in Easter morning wreck near Stockdale
(March 27, 2016)
San Antonio River Authority parks to keep regular hours Easter Weekend
(March 24, 2016)
Deputies investigate vehicle thefts near Floresville
(March 23, 2016)
F.M. 536 to reopen soon
(March 23, 2016)
Local rain totals
(March 21, 2016)
Suspected burglar dead in downtown Floresville
(March 19, 2016)
Judge quashes bid to recall Floresville mayor, councilmen
(March 17, 2016)
Wilson County disavows ad sales for magnet or map
(March 16, 2016)
I-10 closed at Texas-Louisiana border due to rising flood waters
(March 15, 2016)
Rainfall report for area
(March 14, 2016)
Area track, field athletes to compete Saturday in Floresville
(March 2, 2016)
Floresville offers bulky-item pickup to seniors, disabled
(March 2, 2016)
Texas Primary Election is today
(March 1, 2016)
February 2016
Shootout north of Floresville
(February 27, 2016)
Floresville to honor Coach Velasquez
(February 26, 2016)
Early voting continues until Feb. 26
(February 25, 2016)
UPDATE: Floresville motel robbery suspect has been caught
(February 24, 2016)
Local rainfall totals
(February 22, 2016)
Officials ID driver killed in crash north of Stockdale
(February 22, 2016)
Lawmen raid five Wilson County 'eight-liner' parlors
(February 20, 2016)
Lawmen raid five Wilson County 'eight-liner' parlors
(February 20, 2016)
Judge rules writ of mandamus premature for Floresville council recall
(February 19, 2016)
Court will hear Floresville recall election petitioners
(February 18, 2016)
No quorum for special Floresville City Council meeting
(February 18, 2016)
Poth ISD taps interim super as lone finalist
(February 18, 2016)
Attorney asks court to order recall election for Floresville
(February 17, 2016)
Poth principal is lone Falls City finalist
(February 17, 2016)
Floresville City Council special meeting Wednesday, Feb. 17
(February 16, 2016)
Floresville recall petitioners retain Crystal City lawyer
(February 16, 2016)
La Vernia man dies in predawn crash
(February 16, 2016)
Reminder: DPS offering $8,000 reward for fugitive with San Antonio ties
(February 16, 2016)
UPDATE: Floresville mayor withdraws criminal trespass warning
(February 11, 2016)
UPDATE: Angel Yara has been found
(February 9, 2016)
Red flag warning issued Feb. 8 for Wilson County
(February 8, 2016)
UPDATE: Search continues for one of two missing San Antonio teens
(February 8, 2016)
Act responsibly when consuming alcohol
(February 4, 2016)
Two sought after police chase, crash in Floresville
(February 2, 2016)
DPS: $8,000 reward for this month's featured fugitive
(February 1, 2016)
Local rainfall totals
(February 1, 2016)
SAPD seeks help locating missing woman
(February 1, 2016)
January 2016
Committee on Property Tax Reform Hears Taxpayers for 6 Hours
(January 28, 2016)
Cops uncover chop shop in Elmendorf
(January 26, 2016)
Voter Registration Deadline is Feb. 1
(January 25, 2016)
Search continues for suspect north of Floresville
(January 24, 2016)
One injured in Wood Valley rollover
(January 21, 2016)
Floresville councilman files ethics complaint against law firm
(January 6, 2016)
Deputies issue warrants for duo wanted in burglary, hit and run
(January 5, 2016)
Texas politicians respond to Presidents plan to fight gun violence
(January 5, 2016)
Local rain reports
(January 4, 2016)
December 2015
Burglars sought after running over home-owner
(December 29, 2015)
Local rainfall totals
(December 28, 2015)
Floresville orders special election for seat Miller holds
(December 22, 2015)
Ruling upholds Floresville council action to oust Miller
(December 21, 2015)
Floresville puts special election on agenda
(December 18, 2015)
Floresville seeks to reverse court action
(December 18, 2015)
Local rainfall report
(December 14, 2015)
Caloss to leave Poth ISD
(December 11, 2015)
Judge OKs Miller to serve
(December 11, 2015)
Get FEMA assistance for tornado damage in Floresville Dec. 2-11
(December 2, 2015)
November 2015
Unofficial rainfall reports: Nov. 23-30
(November 30, 2015)
Chaplin leaving Falls City ISD
(November 25, 2015)
#FloresvilleStrong T-shirts are in
(November 16, 2015)
Gov. Abbott To Refuse Syrian Refugees Relocating To Texas
(November 16, 2015)
Falls City antique farm equipment demo canceled
(November 13, 2015)
Share your favorite Christmas memory
(November 13, 2015)
Student organizes community prayer Nov. 8
(November 7, 2015)
La Vernia man dies in overnight crash
(November 6, 2015)
Floresville ISD: High school students' return delayed to Nov. 9
(November 4, 2015)
Election Results
(November 3, 2015)
UPDATE: Medical examiner IDs driver killed in St. Hedwig crash
(November 3, 2015)
Rainfall totals for recent rains
(November 2, 2015)
Storm sidelines Wilson County Appraisal District
(November 2, 2015)
UPDATE: Floresville High School students to return Nov. 6
(November 1, 2015)
October 2015
Floresville community cleans up in tornado's aftermath
(October 31, 2015)
Floresville High School students to return Thursday
(October 31, 2015)
Sutherland Springs Old Town Day Will Go On!
(October 31, 2015)
UPDATE on San Antonio River and Cibolo Creek
(October 31, 2015)
Latest on Floresville storm, damage
(October 30, 2015)
Poth home burns during power outage
(October 30, 2015)
Stockdale, Poth, Nixon-Smiley, Falls City football games moved up to Thursday
(October 29, 2015)
Tips for safer Halloween celebrations
(October 29, 2015)
Officials investigate grisly discovery in Elmendorf
(October 28, 2015)
Firefighters battle blaze near La Vernia
(October 27, 2015)
Unofficial rainfall totals
(October 27, 2015)
Wilson County tax office extends discount period
(October 27, 2015)
Flood warning for San Antonio River near Elmendorf
(October 24, 2015)
Weather-related cancellations Oct. 23-25
(October 23, 2015)
Friday Update from Governor: Flash flood watch for South Central Texas
(October 22, 2015)
Resident reports break-in, pursuit outside Stockdale
(October 22, 2015)
Texas firefighters mobilize to fight wildfires
(October 18, 2015)
Update: Texas Balloon Spectacular closed to further visitors
(October 17, 2015)
Capture balloon photos to enter WCN photo contest
(October 16, 2015)
Fire erupts behind Floresville event center
(October 15, 2015)
Elmendorf mayor passes away
(October 10, 2015)
Flags to be flown at half-staff
(October 8, 2015)
FELPS board selects Duke as general manager
(October 7, 2015)
Floresville cops warn residents of water-bill phone scam
(October 6, 2015)
September 2015
Polarization punctuates Floresville council proceedings
(September 29, 2015)
Local rainfall reports
(September 28, 2015)
Severe thunderstorm warning until 5:30 p.m.
(September 25, 2015)
Update: Two flown by AirLife from crash near Sutherland Springs
(September 25, 2015)
DPS: $5,000 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive
(September 21, 2015)
Reminder: Reward Increased to $10,000 for Most Wanted Fugitive
(September 16, 2015)
TxDOT offering free child safety seat checks this week
(September 16, 2015)
UPDATE: Terroristic threat suspect has been captured
(September 15, 2015)
Local rainfall reports
(September 14, 2015)
Texas Rangers Seek Information About Unidentified Deceased Woman Discovered...
(September 14, 2015)
Governor Orders Texas Flags To Half-Staff On National Day Of Remembrance
(September 10, 2015)
Lawmen converge on two Poth game rooms
(September 10, 2015)
Vehicle leads deputies on two-county chase
(September 9, 2015)
Update: Keon Fields has been found
(September 8, 2015)
UPDATE: Roadway open after crash that injured deputy
(September 3, 2015)
Cuellar to dedicate Floresville Post Office today
(September 2, 2015)
Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Call To Stand With Law Enforcement In Texas
(September 2, 2015)
August 2015
Governor Abbott Announces LIFE Initiative In Response To Planned Parenthood Videos
(August 28, 2015)
DPS offers $3,000 reward for fugitive from San Antonio
(August 26, 2015)
Officials hope jewelry will offer clues to burned woman's identity
(August 26, 2015)
Rainfall totals reported from weekend
(August 24, 2015)
18-wheeler crash, rain, limits traffic north of Stockdale
(August 20, 2015)
SAPD officer dies in La Vernia
(August 20, 2015)
AirLife transports one in morning accident
(August 15, 2015)
Gov. Abbott Statement On Capture Of Suspected Capitol Arsonist
(August 13, 2015)
Floresville police seek forgery suspect
(August 12, 2015)
Nehring surrenders to authorities for livestock theft
(August 12, 2015)
Gonzales County deputies arrest Nixon city manager
(August 7, 2015)
July 2015
Dicke resigns as general manager of FELPS
(July 30, 2015)
24 senators introduce legislation to defund Planned Parenthood
(July 29, 2015)
Crews battle out-of-control grass fire near Jackson Nature Park
(July 29, 2015)
Traffic alert: Northbound I-37 closed near Campbellton
(July 29, 2015)
DPS Offers $5,000 Reward for Most Wanted Fugitive from Seguin
(July 28, 2015)
Poth police hunt for alleged prowler
(July 24, 2015)
STPR Association welcomes Trump in South Texas
(July 23, 2015)
UPDATE: Officials confirm ID of driver killed in U.S. 181 crash
(July 15, 2015)
La Vernia city secretary loses job
(July 12, 2015)
Cornyn has 'grave concerns' about Iran deal
(July 7, 2015)
Fairview Road to be closed July 7
(July 6, 2015)
San Antonio Missions receive World recognition
(July 5, 2015)
Rush-hour wreck slows U.S. 87 traffic near La Vernia
(July 2, 2015)
June 2015
From Texas Attorney General Paxton
(June 28, 2015)
Southbound traffic crawling on U.S. 181 near Floresville
(June 26, 2015)
Deputies respond to reported shooting near Seguin
(June 25, 2015)
Two airlifted from Father's Day Crash near Floresville
(June 21, 2015)
Overturned big rig closes S.H. 119 near Denhawken
(June 17, 2015)
Governor Abbott urges Texans to take precautions as tropical storm approaches
(June 16, 2015)
Flash flood watch
(June 15, 2015)
Rainfall reports
(June 15, 2015)
Flood warning issued for San Antonio River in Bexar, Wilson counties
(June 14, 2015)
Flash flood warning until 9 p.m.
(June 13, 2015)
DPS reports arrests of three most-wanted fugitives
(June 10, 2015)
Governor Abbott Implements Toughest Border Security Plan In The Nation
(June 10, 2015)
UPDATE: Dominique Browning has been found
(June 10, 2015)
May 2015
Flash flood watch across South Texas May 30-31
(May 29, 2015)
Severe thunderstorm watch until 4 a.m.
(May 28, 2015)
WCN special edition
(May 28, 2015)
Governor Abbott Adds 24 Counties To Disaster Declaration, including Wilson
(May 25, 2015)
National Weather Service continues alerts
(May 25, 2015)
Rain leads to flooding, road closures
(May 25, 2015)
Update: Tornado warning extended: National Weather Service
(May 25, 2015)
Flash flood warning until 12:15 a.m.
(May 23, 2015)
Tornado watch until 3 a.m.
(May 23, 2015)
Flash flood watch for all of South Central Texas, May 23-24
(May 22, 2015)
Update: Encana workers secure blown Karnes County gas well
(May 21, 2015)
Rainfall report: May 11-17
(May 18, 2015)
Flash flood warning issued May 15, expires at 1:45 p.m.
(May 15, 2015)
Union Pacific suspects weather caused Pleasanton derailment
(May 15, 2015)
Events rescheduled this weekend
(May 14, 2015)
Severe thunderstorms, flooding possible in area
(May 14, 2015)
Tornado watch for South Central Texas
(May 13, 2015)
Weather Updates; Road closures; Flash flood warning until 5:15 p.m.
(May 13, 2015)
Flash flood watch continues May 12
(May 12, 2015)
Officers nab fleeing fugitive
(May 12, 2015)
Rainfall reports for May 4-10
(May 11, 2015)
Update: Six suffer injuries in U.S. 87 crash
(May 7, 2015)
Cornyn Presses State Department On Clinton Emails
(May 6, 2015)
ADL condemns violence at Garland event
(May 4, 2015)
April 2015
Governor Directs Texas State Guard To Monitor Operation Jade Helm 15
(April 29, 2015)
Rainfall report for April 20-26
(April 27, 2015)
Vote for Allison Mitchell, national finalist
(April 27, 2015)
Flood warning issued for the San Antonio River
(April 25, 2015)
Flash flood watch until 5 a.m.
(April 24, 2015)
Team-roping event rescheduled
(April 24, 2015)
Gov. Abbott Challenges Federal EPA On Proposed Regional Haze Regulations
(April 22, 2015)
Severe thunderstorm warning: Atascosa County
(April 22, 2015)
U.S. 181 closed near Karnes City
(April 22, 2015)
Rainfall reports
(April 20, 2015)
Baptist Health and MD Anderson finalize agreement
(April 17, 2015)
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 p.m.
(April 17, 2015)
U.S. 181 at Falls City, Hobson open
(April 17, 2015)
UPDATE: Urban and small-stream flood advisory until 7 p.m.
(April 17, 2015)
Construction slowing traffic on U.S. 181 south
(April 16, 2015)
Win a balloon ride!
(April 16, 2015)
Senate Passes Parent Empowerment Bill
(April 15, 2015)
Unofficial rainfall reports: April 6-13
(April 13, 2015)
Texas to recover $25 Million, U.S. Medicaid Program
(April 8, 2015)
$7,500 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive From El Paso
(April 7, 2015)
UPDATE: Officials release ID of man killed in crash on U.S. 181
(April 2, 2015)
Man dies in crash near Pandora
(April 1, 2015)
March 2015
TxDOT reopens I-35 north of Georgetown
(March 27, 2015)
SAPD searches for robbery suspect
(March 26, 2015)
F.M. 3191 closed in Karnes County
(March 25, 2015)
No injuries in Floresville bus crash
(March 24, 2015)
Flash flood warning for Karnes, southeastern Wilson counties until 8:45 a.m.
(March 21, 2015)
Latest from Wilson County Garden Day
(March 20, 2015)
Wilson, Atascosa, Bexar, surrounding counties under flash flood watch
(March 20, 2015)
Weekend cancellations due to bad weather
(March 19, 2015)
Senate passes open carry gun bill
(March 17, 2015)
Wilson County Garden Day is March 21
(March 17, 2015)
Joint statements issued on evolving role in Alamo management
(March 12, 2015)
Wilson County residents report 'explosion' noise
(March 12, 2015)
U.S. 87 closed north of Nixon
(March 10, 2015)
Flash flood watch
(March 9, 2015)
Officials charge McQueeney man in Guadalupe County shootings
(March 9, 2015)
Rainfall report: March 3-9
(March 9, 2015)
DPS Increases Spring Break DWI Enforcement
(March 6, 2015)
Search continues for Guadalupe County gunman
(March 6, 2015)
UPDATE: Officials release sketch of suspected Guadalupe County gunman
(March 5, 2015)
Bexar County officials seek help in identifying human remains
(March 4, 2015)
Dump truck overturns south of La Vernia
(March 4, 2015)
Texas AG Responds to Administration Request to Stay Executive Amnesty Ruling
(March 4, 2015)
Body found in creek near Stockdale
(March 3, 2015)
Publics Help Needed to Find Child Possibly Exposed to Rabies in Austin
(March 3, 2015)
February 2015
Firefighters manage to contain house fire
(February 28, 2015)
$5,000 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive From Laredo
(February 23, 2015)
Most wanted fugitive arrested in San Antonio
(February 23, 2015)
TxDOT issues weather warning for north and west Texas
(February 22, 2015)
Update: Joseph Sullivan of Houston, TX has been found
(February 18, 2015)
Driver dies in Karnes County crash
(February 17, 2015)
Fatal accident closes U.S. 181 in Hobson
(February 17, 2015)
Texas considers relaxing gun laws
(February 13, 2015)
Truck crash, fire shut down SH 123 near Kosciusko
(February 11, 2015)
$5,000 reward offered for most wanted fugitive with Houston, San Antonio ties
(February 10, 2015)
Overturned tanker shuts down stretch of S.H. 80
(February 5, 2015)
Bexar deputies seek murder suspect
(February 3, 2015)
OWL PROWL rescheduled for Feb. 6
(February 3, 2015)
Police charge La Vernia teacher with inappropriate relationship
(February 2, 2015)
Following a LVISD story
(February 1, 2015)
January 2015
AirLife transports one from wreck near La Vernia
(January 30, 2015)
HSI seeks public tips to help locate 10 human trafficking fugitives
(January 28, 2015)
Crews continue cleanup after Stockdale tanker crash
(January 27, 2015)
Crude oil tanker overturns on U.S. 87 in Stockdale
(January 27, 2015)
Three most-wanted fugitives in custody
(January 27, 2015)
Rainfall report
(January 26, 2015)
Rewards Offered for Three Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives
(January 22, 2015)
Broken line cuts phone service in La Vernia area
(January 14, 2015)
Ritchey gets 28-year prison sentence
(January 14, 2015)
Floresville police respond to shots fired
(January 13, 2015)
Rainfall report: Jan. 9-11
(January 12, 2015)
Update: Officials ID driver in fatal Loop 1604 crash
(January 9, 2015)
$7,500 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive From Corpus Christi
(January 8, 2015)
UPDATE: Investigation into deadly Karnes County crash continues
(January 8, 2015)
DPS Urges Texans to Prepare for Arctic Weather
(January 7, 2015)
Rainfall report: Dec. 29-Jan. 4
(January 5, 2015)
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Juan Martin Del Potro and John Isner both reach Washington Open final
Top seed Juan Martin Del Potro and US eighth seed John Isner advanced to the final of the ATP and WTA Washington Open with rain-interrupted triumphs on Sunday morning.
Seventh-ranked Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion from Argentina, defeated German third seed Tommy Haas 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 while Isner blasted 29 aces in a 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russia's Dmitry Tursunov.
Del Potro, the 2008 and 2009 Washington winner, was down 1-4 when rain halted the first set for more than three hours, but won the next four games once play resumed, saved a set point with a second-serve ace in the 12th game and took the tie-breaker when Haas hit a backhand long.
Haas netted a backhand to surrender a break in the eighth game of the second set and Del Potro held for the victory, stretching his win streak to 13 matches at the hardcourt event, having not played in the US capital since his title run four years ago.
Haas fell to 0-5 against Del Potro and has never taken a set from the South American star.
Isner, who won last week in Atlanta, took the only break of his second set on the first point after a rain delay of more than an hour in the fourth game.
In the final set, Isner broke in the fifth game, fired four aces in a row in the final game and 10 aces overall in the last set.
"I've served incredibly well the last two weeks," Isner said. "That has carried me. I'm in a pretty good serving rhythm right now. I'm riding high with a lot of confidence.
"My body doesn't feel great, but nothing is wrong with me besides being a little tired and worn out," he said. "That's what happens when you're playing well. I'm a little beat up but I'll be ready to go."
Isner, ranked 20th, tops the season ATP rankings in aces with 587 in 37 matches and has a tournament-best 78 aces this week. But he is 0-3 all-time against Del Potro, having never taken a set.
Defending women's champion Magdalena Rybarikova, the seventh seed from Slovakia, beat Russian third seed Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-0 and will face either French fourth seed Alize Cornet or Germany's Andrea Petkovic in Sunday's final.
Del Potro, playing his first event since losing an epic Wimbledon semi-final to top-ranked Novak Djokovic, seeks his 15th career ATP crown and second of the year after Rotterdam in February. His most recent final was at Indian Wells, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.
Isner seeks his eighth career ATP title and third crown of the year, having also won in April at Houston.
Tursunov took the first set tie-breaker with a forehand volley winner after each man had saved a break chance.
In the second set, Isner netted a forehand to miss a break chance in the fourth game when rain halted the match with Tursunov facing another break point when play resumed.
"It's definitely not a comfortable feeling," Tursunov said. "If you lose this point, you are down a break and the set is over."
After waiting for more than an hour, Isner smacked a forehand winner to break Tursunov for a 3-1 edge and held the rest of the way to force a third set.
"It was just about getting warmed up and winning that point," Isner said. "I did come out fresher from that rain delay. Winning that first point gave me all sorts of momentum."
Isner broke him at love for a 3-2 lead and dominated with his serve the rest of the way.
"You really can't see the serve too well," Tursunov said. "It's just a reaction. It's really a lot of guessing and hoping you put your racquet where the ball is going to be.
"In the third set, with his serving, I would like to see somebody do better than I did."
Topics: tennis, sport, united-states
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Following up on my last post, I mentioned that we are creating a fun installation that involves tracking small fast-moving objects. So without further ado I give you Rally Keeper:
Before I get into how it works, I want to mention some of the inspiration for the project. A while back I saw this cool product concept for an interactive ping pong table. Inspired by the idea, the team and I spent some time pondering how we could take this "future" concept and turn it now concept.
Researching similar projects we examined a variety of approaches including audio triggers, triangulating sound waves, and color tracking. Then the 'aHa' moment came – we only needed to track the ball at a certain depth to capture it's coordinates. Knowing that we could easily track depth with the Kinect, we quickly put together a prototype.
The Approach
The diagram above shows our approach..it's actually quite simple:
- Position the Kinect far enough away to capture the whole table
- Slice Kinect's depth image creating an "invisible" layer directly above the table surface
- When the ball enters the tracking layer, use OpenCV to grab it's coordinates
- Store and paint the coordinates back onto the UI layer
Most of the tech details of how to do blob tracking can be found in my last post.
The UI Concept
When we overcame the major tech hurdles, it was time to give this thing a face-lift. The aesthetics were mostly inspired by the original concept. And the UI was implemented using WPF.
You can see more of the artwork here
Aside from a being purely a cool visualization, we also wanted to add some utility. After a typical battle session and a brutal defeat, we often exclaim "I can't believe you beat me! How'd you do it!?" Convinced, that if we could see the ball patterns we could calculate a better strategy for the next bout. Additionally, analyzing data is cool. With the ball data we can calculate percentages, make predications, and see trends in our games.
What's Next?
After messing around with this for a week we came up with dozens of additional ideas we'd love to explore…time permitting. Some of the highlights include:
- Authenticating purely with Kinect gestures
- Leverage the Kinect's microphone array for automated scoring
- Pushing game results up to a website for comparison and analysis
- Use projection mapping to draw the visualization onto the table in real-time.
- Use multiple Kinect cameras for even better tracking
Anybody else out there with any ideas? I'd love to hear them…
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Chilean architect, filmmaker, landscape painter and collector Alvaro Jorge Covacevich has been awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican government in recognition of his efforts to promote Mexico's culture in Chile.
The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, the country's highest award for foreigners, is given to individuals who have provided "prominent" service to the Mexican nation, the Foreign Relations Secretariat said in a statement.
Foreign Relations Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean Norma Pensado Moreno presented Covacevich with the award in a ceremony held on Tuesday.
Covacevich is a "tireless promoter and admirer of Mexican culture," Pensado Moreno said.
Covacevich, who was born in Santiago, has worked to spread knowledge of Mexican culture, especially in the Gulf city of Veracruz, "where he collaborated in the creation of the Museum of Anthropology in Jalapa and in recovering a large collection of archaeological artifacts held abroad," Pensado Moreno said.
He also helped put together works by artist Diego Rivera for the museum in Veracruz and participated with the Economic Cultural Council in the creation of the Science and Audiovisual Culture Council, the secretariat said.
Covacevich produced the documentary "Los Pintores Mexicanos y su Mundo" (The Mexican Painters and Their World), which highlighted the contributions of Mexican artists. EFE


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|28.10.2010 - Chinas sovereign wealth fund: Developments and policy implications
|From Bespacific.com: Chinas ruling executive body, the State Council, established the China Investment Corporation (CIC), a sovereign wealth fund, in September 2007 to invest $200 billion of Chinas then $1.4 trillion in foreign exchange reserves. As with other sovereign wealth funds worldwide, the CICs existence allows China to invest its reserves in a wide range of assets, including stocks, bonds, and hedge funds. After a rocky start in which it incurred losses of 2.1% on its global investments in 2008 caused in part by aftereffects of the global financial crisis of 2007 the CICs rate of return in 2009 rose to 11.7%..............................................Full Article: Source