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Skip to comments.Cher "Can't Breathe Same Air As Racist,Homophobe Romney" Homophobia May Have Saved Chaztity
Posted on 05/08/2012 8:36:42 AM PDT by joeclarke
Cher Tweets "@cher "If ROMNEY gets elected I don't know if i can breathe same air as Him & his Right Wing Racist Homophobic Women Hating Tea Bagger Masters"
And again,
@cher "TOO HARSH ? Thats me Holding BACK! They care nothing about the POOR The OLD The SICK The HUNGRY CHILDREN & People striving 4 a Better LIFE !"
@cher "Tell The Truth (lyric of new song) Supreme Court GONE,Women & Children Left Behind! GOD HELP US !"
What the heck happened to Cher? Dumped Sonny. Too many drugs with Gregg Allman? Hired a lesbian sitter for Chastity. Maybe, a little homophobia would have saved Chastity from becoming Chaz.
It was not that long ago that I would regularly
watch the Sonny and Cher TV show, featuring their cute little towheaded
daughter, Chastity, the three of them posing like a holy family. It was
hard to imagine little Chastity becoming "Chaz" after discovering her born
lesbianism. But, wait a minute, if she was born a lesbian, why would she undergo
semi gender-change surgery? (The semi surgery only included an upper
half alteration - or breast reduction). Even the very progressive David
Letterman was confused and confounded by his awkward sounding
There are so many paradoxes surrounding the
Chaz(tity) Bono story that it should leave younger, curious, and bicurious kids
even more perplexed about what the good Lord has invented. Yes, the Episcopal
Church has pronounced gayness as a gift from God,which brings to mind, " Whoever
causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better
for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, ..."
Long before cute little Chastity became
beefy Chaz, there was a well published story that when Chastity was eleven
years old, Cher left her with a known lesbian friend to baby-sit. Years later,
Chastity complained that she was raped by this friend, "Joan." According
to the story, Cher told Chastity that encounter would be, "A good life
experience for you."
The fairy tail story (pun intended) of Chastity
ended as she turned five years old when mommy dearest dumped her dad, Sonny, who
went on to lead a more regular life (compared to Cher), and served as a
Republican Congressman for several years until his untimely death on a ski slope
in 1998.
Still, I feel sort of sorry about Chaz(tity) even
though she is officially not a he, because the lower operation is "way too
risky," at this time - and Chastity was born a female. Chaz's morphed manhood
sort of resembles the below picture, but he she - looks more feminine, for a
sheman. Even still, I feel sort of sorry for Chaz(tity) and how confused heshe
has become, even though heshe claims that "the testosterone treatments have made
me randier, and harder to live with." Yeah, extreme male doses of testosterone in your
female body, just might do that.
It even becomes more complicated by the fact that
Chaz's lovely significant other is a lesbian, or maybe bisexual, or whatever the
soup of the day is. Whatever, California will probably soon
introduce a course for Kindergartners which will explain the advantages
and wholesomeness of this fairy tale story (pun intended): A beautiful
young, very feminine girl is raped by an lesbian adult, so she decides to become
a lesbian, only to later decide to become a man engaged to a woman who desires
only other women.
I am not sure that, clinically, we must refer to
semi transgenders (she did not go all the way) as the gender they prefer as
opposed to the way God made them, but contrary to what Lady Gaga has been
preaching, They were not "Born This Way."
Where is this Romney she's talking about?
An airtight bag could solve several problems.
already posted
I've long said that it won't matter WHO we run.
The Left, the media, and Hollywood will paint them as THE MOST EVEIL PERSON WHO EVER BREATHED AIR.
Stop taking drugs. Give all your money to charity and go work for a food bank. Or shut the F up. Another liberal physco trying to tell everyone else what to do based on her delusional drug induced thought process.
Hey Cher, what do you think of Free Republic?
Yes, after the terrible Romney years, hopefully America will be a free republic once more.
And Obama&Co. have done such of a bang up job of helping the POOR The OLD The SICK The HUNGRY CHILDREN & People striving 4 a Better LIFE !" /s
Give it up Cher...We're not going to switch to your low ball ideals.
Just so we are clear, the use of "Tea Bagger" as a purjorative and insult is always "homophobic".
Just as using the terms "pillow-biter" or "turd-burglar" are homophobic insults.
Don't you love it when "enlightened' celebrities -who spend more on their clothes, hair and nails than most people earn in a year- pontificate about the poor and hungry?? Does she fund a soup kitchen, or pay off mortgages for those about to become homeless?
No, she travels by private jet, lives in a mansion and claims she won't be able to 'breathe' if Obama isn't re-elected.
I respectfully suggest a large plastic bag over her head, or a running car in a closed garage.
Just another old has-been hag that wants another 15 minutes.
She should hook up with Michael Moorenow that's a story.
That's what I'm thinking!
Either Romney paid Cher to make him sound more conservative.
Or liberal paranoia runs really deep. Because Romney did more for gays as governor than Obama has done for gays as President, and that's saying a lot.
Sigh. "Teabagging" is decidedly not an exclusively gay activity. I don't know why so many Freepers seem to think otherwise.
If I didn't know any better, I would agree with that....it certainly is going to wind up having that effect. If they really don't want Romney to defeat Obama, do what Jimmy Carter did, say that they would be comfortable with a Romney Presidency.
Do the world a favor cher... just stop breathing all together.
Help a group of Military Chaplains disuade Congress, The President, and the Pentagon from reengineering military barracks, military weddings, military showers, and, no doubt military and VA furnished gender reassignments for our future fighters. They don't need the confusion. Support Navy Chaplain Captain Klingenschmitt at Persuade.TV Its not too late.
Understood. Yet the context from which it arose: a couple of faggots giggling like pre-pubescent school girls thinking they "got away" with a queer insult on national TV.
To add corollary to your post, the act that would generate the terms I included is not an exclusively gay (male-male) act.
He didn't say it was.
The world would be a better place if it had been Cher who skied into that tree instead of Sonny. RIP Sonny. You got screwed by this Beeyotch.
Cher would rather breathe the same air as the racist commie in the white hut who has done nothing in four years to better the lives of the poor, old, sick nad hungry. I hope all these rich Hollywood libs die old and poor.
Additon for correction:
the context from which it arose...should be understood.
Why couldn't this libwit have skied into the same tree????????????? Good grief. Isn't it time for her to go the 'Happy Hunting Ground' with Warren??????
If it wasn't for Sonny, Cher would be asking you if you'd like more coffee while eating your Grand Slam breakfast.
this from someone who thinks the sun revolves around the earth.
...poor, old, sick nad hungry.
Just had to bring this typo to your attention, given the context of our discussion.
I've got hot coffee all over the desk, now.
Poor Chaz was so confused by its loony mother that IT didn't even know what gender IT was. Now, it is just an it.
No amount of talent can overshadow dangerous ignorance.
Well, maybe she won't have to breathe the same air as Romney.
I can't wait to was the huge number of exploding heads if Paul gets it.
This plastic-faced overated hag would not even talk to her own daughter for years after she came out of the closet.
Now she tries to rewrite history by claiming she's always been there for her and those that are against this immoral, sick behavior are really the sick one. Time this almost 70 year old woman found a good nursing home. Definitely showing the early signs of dementia.
Considering what this has-been skank has had in her mouth, that's a pretty amazing statement
In Chaz Bono's new book, Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man, Chaz talks about the different approaches taken by dad Sonny Bono and mama Cher. Writes Chaz: "With my dad, I was comfortable and happy. "He treated me like the boy I felt myself to be." But Cher would say insensitive things like, "You walk like a truck driver. You dress like a slob." Says Chaz, "I heard again and again how she thought I was too masculine." Years later, when Chaz told her he was transitioning, the stuff really hit. Cher reacted positively at first, but once she was faced with the reality, she was devastated. She even said she couldn't talk to Chaz or see him for the time being! She had to break off communication! Writes Chaz, "I decided to take this request as a need to grieve the loss of her daughter."
Maybe Hugh Romney—real name of hippie Wavy Gravy :)
ughh.. really love Cher's acting.
she is an idiot, much like my jerk brother. knee jerk reactions to every issue.
Amphetamines, booze, crack and Twitter are a very sad combination...
*sigh* I think Cher's face is stretched to tight. How can a person be this stupid and function as a human being?
She is the world's number one dingbat!
cher doesn't so much breathe air as she just sucks.
Other than serving as a signpost of ancient hippies past, did she actually do anything of note?
Besides screw up her kid so bad it turns homosexual that is?
"How can a person be this stupid and function as a human being?"
Like someone else said, without Sonny Bono Cher would have been a truck stop waitress or a crack whore. She really is dumb as a box of rocks.
This woman is umber than you know what.
Why do folks care what Cher thinks?
Is she setting standards for society to emulate?
The more upset the Hollywood types are, the better off America is.
"They care nothing about the POOR The OLD The SICK The HUNGRY CHILDREN & People striving 4 a Better LIFE !"
No one is preventing this leftist aka progressive Ahole from giving her money to the poor, sick, and hungry.
Your feelings of pity for the needy is not a valid justification for the government's use of force to violate the natural rights of others. The needs of some is not a valid justification for the government's use of force to violate the natural rights of others.Government intervention that ends up bankrupting the country or causing runaway inflation only hurts the people you want to help.
Is Cher insane?
She asks God's help while she is pushing the perversion of homosexuality?
Really. Do these people even read the Bible?
Don't snakes like her hibernate in the winter anyway?
This from a vain woman who can't get near any heat sources for fear of damage to her 90% plastic Surgery body and face!
Cher was a lousy mother. Her own daughter said so.
Yes and she screwed up their daughter's life as badly as one could possibly do.
Crap like this screed sounds good only for other rich crap-screed tending liberals. The leftists may be overplaying the scare tactics, and so early in the election cycle. People, those who do not pay attention to politics until the end of September, find this sort of hyperbole ridiculous. Hearing Cher's pterodactyl-hippy ravings is a sure sign of desperation. She's preaching to a shrinking choir.
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No. I knew someone who did this and while not terrible, the stretchy creamy goodness wasn't close to what it should be.
Can someone please elaborate as to why the stretching of hot curds produces a final product that differs from what would be had had the curds not had been stretched?
The cost of making something vs. buying it depends on what you're making, where you're located, how much raw materials X and Y you're buying to make finished product volume Z, plus the variables of local labor cost, and equipment to make it.I don't think anyone can answer the question as asked by hawthead, I mean hawtsauce. He has to answer it himself.Your friend,The Jerk
update on cost. 280 for curd 4.29 for mozzarella in brine. well worth making vs. buying.
The market probably will have greatly changed by then, come back when you.....are ready.
The demand for fresh food is something that doesn't change and, if anything, is only showing a serious upward trend (particularly when you take into consideration the "numbers" for restaurants are becoming increasingly more favorable.)I'll come back and ask a year before I'm ready and end up grossly unprepared as a result...
When I read your initial post, the first thing to pass through my mind was how bloody good was the fresh mozzarella that Josh (Pieous in Austin, TX) made for us at Toms house a couple months ago. Like many folks here, Ive thought seriously about opening a pizzeria, and immediately I was thinking about if this was something Id do in my place if I opened one. The questions I considered were similar to what La Sara posed to you. Since the cash cost is so simple to calculate and varies from place to place, I didnt even think about answering along those lines. I was however going to give you an answer similar to La Saras until I saw that he had already done so. Im now very glad that I didnt as I hate to think how I would have responded if you called me a jerk.Good luck the next time you ask for help.
A month or two should suffice pizza pal....let's keep it real is what I like to envision...Like what's his name says....."You got a problem with that"..... You're not alone hotsawce ....
The heating and pulling gives the strechyness and stringy pull. I think it also has a creamier texture than curd and curd isn't seasoned.
I don't need to "calm down."
Is there a easy step by step how to make mozzarella cheese topic on pizzamaking.com ? I found this http://www.instructables.com/id/Great-Mozzarella-Cheese/ but i would like to see some stuff from pizzamakers if possible.
What many people are referring to is stretching the mozz from curd which is pretty different than making it from scratch.
I've been working from this one:http://www.leeners.com/cheese/recipes/mozzarella1.shtml
Everything needed on one page, that is as simple it gets, thanks! I have a source to get milk straight from the farm so i really would like to test making it from the scratch. How much mozzarella can you make from one gallon of milk ?


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Basking shark
The basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, is the second largest living shark, after the whale shark. It is a cosmopolitan species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder.
This shark is called the basking shark because it is most often observed when feeding at the surface and appears to be basking in the warmer water there. It is the only member of the family Cetorhinidae. Gunnerus was the first to describe and name the species Cetorhinus maximus from a specimen found in Norway. The genus name Cetorhinus comes from the Greek, ketos which means marine monster or whale and rhinos meaning nose, the species name maximus is from Latin and means "greatest". The following centuries featured more attempts at naming: Squalus isodus, in 1819 by Macri; Squalus elephas, by Lesueur in 1822; Squalus rashleighanus, by Couch in 1838; Squalus cetaceus, by Gronow in 1854; Cetorhinus blainvillei by Capello in 1869; Selachus pennantii, by Cornish in 1885; Cetorhinus maximus infanuncula, by Deinse & Adriani 1953; and finally Cetorhinus maximus normani, by Siccardi 1961.[3]
Range and habitat
The basking shark is a coastal-pelagic shark found worldwide in boreal to warm-temperate waters around the continental shelves. It prefers 8 to 14 °C (46 to 57 °F) temperatures, but recently has been confirmed to cross the much-warmer waters at the equator. It is often seen close to land, including bays with narrow openings. The shark follows plankton concentrations in the water column and is therefore often visible at the surface. They characteristically migrate with the seasons.[4] The basking shark is found from the surface down to at least 910 metres (3,000 ft).[5]
Anatomy and appearance
The largest accurately-measured specimen was trapped in a herring net in the Bay of Fundy, Canada in 1851. Its total length was 12.27 metres (40.3 ft), and it weighed an estimated 19 short tons (17 t). There are dubious reports from Norway of three basking sharks over 12 metres (39 ft) (the largest at 13.7 metres (45 ft), dubious because few anywhere near that size have been caught in the area since. Normally the basking shark reaches a length of between 6 metres (20 ft) and a little over 8 metres (26 ft). Some specimens surpass 9–10 metres (30–33 ft), but after years of large-scale fishing, specimens of this size have become rare.
They possess the typical shark lamniform body plan and have been mistaken for great white sharks. The two species can be easily distinguished, however, by the basking shark's cavernous jaw, up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in width, longer and more obvious gill slits that nearly encircle the head and are accompanied by well-developed gill rakers), smaller eyes, and smaller average girth. Great whites possess large, dagger-like teeth, basking shark teeth are much smaller 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) and hooked; only the first 3 or 4 rows of the upper jaw and 6 or 7 rows of the lower jaw function. There are also several behavioral differences between the two (see Behaviour).
Other distinctive characteristics include a strongly keeled caudal peduncle, highly textured skin covered in placoid scales and a mucus layer, a pointed snout—distinctly hooked in younger specimens—and a lunate caudal fin. In large individuals the dorsal fin may flop to one side when above the surface. Coloration is highly variable (and likely dependent on observation conditions and the individual's condition: commonly, the coloring is dark brown to black or blue dorsally fading to a dull white ventrally. The sharks are often noticeably scarred, possibly through encounters with lampreys or cookiecutter sharks. The basking shark's liver, which may account for 25% of its body weight, runs the entire length of the abdominal cavity and is thought to play a role in buoyancy regulation and long-term energy storage.
In females, only the right ovary appears to function.
Life history
Studies in 2003 proved that basking sharks do not hibernate, showing that they are active year-round.[6] In winter, basking sharks move to depths of up to 900 metres (3,000 ft) to feed on deep water plankton.
Satellite tagging confirms that basking sharks move thousands of kilometres during the winter months, seeking plankton blooms. It also found that basking sharks shed and renew their gill rakers in an ongoing process, rather than over one short period.[5]
A 2009 study tagged 25 sharks off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and indicated that at least some individuals migrate south in the winter. Remaining at depths between 200 metres (660 ft) and 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) for many weeks, the tagged sharks crossed the equator to reach Brazil. One individual spent a month near the mouth of the Amazon River. It is unknown why they undertake this journey. Lead author Gregory Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, suspects it may be related to reproduction.[5][7]
They are slow-moving sharks (feeding at about 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) and do not evade approaching boats (unlike great white sharks). They are harmless to humans if left alone and are not attracted to chum.
Even though the basking shark is large and slow, it can breach, jumping entirely out of the water.[8] This behavior could be an attempt to dislodge parasites or commensals.[4]
Basking sharks are social animals and form sex-segregated schools, usually in small numbers (3 or 4) but reportedly up to 100 individuals.[4] Their social behavior is thought to follow visual cues. Although the basking shark's eyes are small, they are fully developed. They may visually inspect boats, possibly mistaking them for conspecifics.[9] Females are thought to seek shallow water to give birth.
These sharks have few predators, but orcas and tiger sharks feed on them, and the aforementioned lampreys are often seen attached to them, although it is unlikely that they are able to cut through the shark's thick skin.[4]
The basking shark is a passive filter feeder, filtering zooplankton, small fish and invertebrates from up to 2,000 short tons (1,800 t) of water per hour.[3] They feed at or close to the surface with their mouths wide open and gill rakers erect. Unlike the megamouth shark and whale shark, the basking shark does not appear to actively seek quarry, but it does possess large olfactory bulbs that may guide it. It relies only on the water that it pushes through its gills by swimming; the megamouth shark and whale shark can suck or pump water through their gills.[3]
Basking sharks are ovoviviparous: the developing embryos first rely on a yolk sac, and there is no placental connection. Their seemingly useless teeth may play a role before birth in helping them feed on the mother's unfertilized ova (a behaviour known as oophagy).[10]
Gestation is thought to span over a year (perhaps 2 or 3 years), with a small though unknown number of young born fully developed at 1.5–2 metres (4 ft 10 in–6 ft 7 in). Only one pregnant female is known to have been caught; she was carrying 6 unborn young.[11] Mating is thought to occur in early summer and birthing in late summer, following the female's movement into shallow waters.
The age of maturity is not known but is thought to be between the ages of 6 and 13 and at a length of 4.6–6 metres (15–20 ft). Breeding frequency is also unknown, but is thought to be 2 to 4 years.
Importance to humans
Historically, the basking shark has been a staple of fisheries because of its slow swimming speed, unaggressive nature and previously abundant numbers. Commercially it was put to many uses: the flesh for food and fishmeal, the hide for leather, and its large liver (which has a high squalene content) for oil.[4] It is currently fished mainly for its fins (for shark fin soup). Parts (such as cartilage) are also used in traditional Chinese medicine and as an aphrodisiac in Japan, further adding to demand.
As a result of rapidly declining numbers, the basking shark has been protected and trade in its products restricted in many countries. It is fully protected in the UK, Malta, Florida and US Gulf and Atlantic waters. Targeted fishing for basking sharks is illegal in New Zealand.[11] Once considered a nuisance along the Canadian Pacific coast, basking sharks were the target of a government eradication program there from 1945 to 1970. As of 2008[update], efforts are underway to determine if any sharks still live in the area and monitor their potential recovery.[12]
It is tolerant of boats and divers approaching it and may even circle divers, making it an important draw for dive tourism in areas where it is common.
Basking sharks and cryptozoology
On several occasions, "globster" corpses initially thought to be sea serpents or plesiosaurs have later been identified as likely to be the decomposing carcasses of basking sharks, as in the Stronsay beast and the Zuiyo Maru cases.
See also
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Fowler (2000). Cetorhinus maximus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for this species' status
- ^ a b c C. Knickle, L. Billingsley & K. DiVittorio. "Biological Profiles basking shark". Florida Museum of Natural History. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/baskingshark/baskingshark.html. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ a b c d e Leonard J. V. Compagno (1984). Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- ^ a b c Skomal, Gregory B.; Zeeman, Stephen I.; Chisholm, John H.; Summers, Erin L.; Walsh, Harvey J.; McMahon, Kelton W.; Thorrold, Simon R.. "Transequatorial Migrations by Basking Sharks in the Western Atlantic Ocean". Current Biology. http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(09)00978-6#.
- ^ Basking Shark
- ^ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090507-giant-sharks.html
- ^ Pelagic Shark Research Foundation. "PSRF Shark Image Library". PSRF. http://www.pelagic.org/image_lib/basking.html. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- ^ Martin, R. Aidan. "A Curious Basker". SHARK-L. http://web.archive.org/web/20041020005715/http://www.elasmo.com/martin/curious.html. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- ^ "Martin, R. Aidan". ""Biology of the Basking Shark(Cetorhinus maximus)"". "ReefQuest Centre for Shark Researc". http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/cetorhinus.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b The Shark Trust. "Basking Shark Factsheet". The Shark Trust. http://www.sharktrust.org/do_download.asp?did=26369. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=700f1600-1e32-42c5-a54d-4f4cff249c53&k=6955
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2013 certainly had its fair share of religion in the news. Despite the fact that most major news sources know little-to-nothing about religion, they still report on it with gusto. Jeremy Lott, editor-in-chief at RealClearPolitics has put together a list of the top 14 religion news stories of the past year. (You can read them all here.)
Here are some highlights:
- The Tale of Two Popes. Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by abdicating, and the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, was a huge story. The fact that Pope Francis seems to have a knack for saying and doing provocative things keeps him in the headlines.
- The Final Sermon of Billy Graham. America's preacher, now 95, gave his last sermon this year. "He warned, 'our country's in great need of spiritual awakening.'"


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Italian Fig Cookies
- Filling:
- 2 cups dried figs, hard tips discarded
- 1 1/2 cups dried dates, pitted
- 1 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup whole almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup whole walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- For Dough:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 egg white beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash
- Colored sprinkles, for decorating
To make the filling, in a food processor, combine the figs, dates and raisins and process to finely chop. Place the mixture in a medium bowl, add remaining filling ingredients and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
To make the dough, in a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and whisk to combine. Add the butter and blend with your fingertips until most of mixture resembles coarse meal.
In a medium bowl, beat the egg, milk and vanilla together. Add to the dry mixture and stir to make a rough dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cut the dough into 4 pieces, cover, and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
On a lightly floured surface, one at a time, roll out each piece of dough into a 12-inch square. Cut the dough into 4 by 3-inch rectangles. Spoon 2 tablespoons of filling down the center of each rectangle. Fold the long sides of each rectangle inward to the center to enclose the filling; pinch the edges to seal. Turn the cookies seam-sides down and press gently to flatten the seams. With a floured knife, cut the logs crosswise into 1 1/2-inch-wide slices and arrange 1/2-inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Brush with egg wash and decorate with colored sprinkles. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, 2003
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Topic: Question about running Ruby code
I'm trying to run this Ruby program (Celsius to Fahrenheit converter) in SciTE:
print "Hello, please enter a Celsius value: "
print "The Fahrenheit equivalent is "
print f
puts "."
When I run the code, a command/terminal window pops up and I try to enter a number value. The thing is, the command/terminal window, for some reason, does not take input and let me enter a value.
I have an exit code of -1073741510 when I exit the code.
Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance,


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Also, this is going to be a five man team to compete in tournaments
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Skip to comments.Dobson: Where have GOP values gone? [GOP was AWOL on conservative values]
Posted on 11/17/2012 12:24:28 PM PST by fwdude
The 2012 election was an open door for the GOP to lead America back to its roots in faith and morality, and the Republicans were AWOL, says Dr. James Dobson, founder of Family Talk and a brand new political outreach arm called Family Talk Action.
I waited throughout the campaign for Mitt Romney to declare himself, to at least identify with the moral issues that are before us. He would not touch them, Dobson said on a two-part radio program in which Penny Nance, head of Concerned Women for America, joined.
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Believe as you wish, I have no problem with that.
But your comments about and to those you disagree with reveal a nasty and judgmental character. You aren't going to persuade anyone with your attitude. You will be dismissed as an arbitrary and contemptuous crank convinced of your own rectitude.
When I used to teach elementary school, from the first day I went over the rules for the classroom. We discussed each rule, why it was a good rule and what the consequences would be for breaking the rule. Every class had the few who would challenge my authority, but I showed them that I meant what I said, and there were no second chances - the punishment was meted out as we discussed. It wasn't paddling, BTW. I would usually have to be hard on them for about two weeks - not letting any slip by - but that was all it took. They knew the rules and knew I would enforce them fairly. The rest of the year went smoothly and I rarely had discipline problems. All the other teachers would ask me how I got my class to be so well-behaved.
I think what children today are missing out on because of the need for both parents to work to support the family is that they end up being raised by their teachers or other caregivers who do not have the experience, education or temperament - much less the authority - to train each child up in the ways best suited to each one. They have to go with a one-size-fits-all strategy and it's why we have so much of a problem in public schools. I taught in a private Christian school - they couldn't pay me enough to teach in public ones today! If kids do not learn respect for authority at home, they will seldom learn it anywhere else.
>> "...he is a psychologist, first, which is about as respectable as an actor in a traveling troupe" <<
This is one of those times where I have to agree with you fully. Jungian psychology is about as anti-biblical as you can get. It totally denies the spirit nature of men, making all things secular in nature.
My suspicion is that Dobson is not saved, or he would know better.
A dog that bares it teeth to me is going to get walloped. He's going to wish Thor would come and strike him down with his hammer.
In addition to dogs, I've got horses. A horse who threatened to bite or kick me will wish it had never been born.
Guess I'm just a horrible person...
Oh, and I DID spank my kids, none of whom is anti-social, addicted, or a bully.
Public schools keep churning out generation after generation of good little marxists...
>> " But he was also a man with some steel behind his tears, and who contended against pornographers and liberal establishment, and alerted and mobilized us to action." <<
Dobson is a Moralist, like most Freemasons are, but moralism is not Christian in nature, but humanist/secularist.
"Oh yeah, what your dad did? How about going with you and reading you a bedtime story, wouldnt that have been nicer than spanking you back up the stairs?"
WOW! You really ARE clueless, aren't you!
Yes, I like your approach
I felt horrible about it every time (maybe about 10 X) that I did it. I don't like it, and that doesn't make me a hypocrite. I smoked cigarettes while in college, don't now, don't recommend it and that doesn't make me a hypocrite either.
well she may have craved some attention since she was one of five and you know how kids are, if they crave attention they will take positive or settle for negative. He could have got her quieted down, but obviously you and I have different approaches. I don't think it was a safety issue, like a horse being aggressive.
wow, didn't know the guy was a Freemason
Well, you know what?
My parents set the guidelines and I KNEW they would be enforced and I KNEW how.
If I chose to disobey, the consequences were MY choice. I never felt they were being mean, or unfair, of unkind, or whatever else you wish to charge them with when they followed through. I knew it was my own stupid fault for challenging them.
The only times I resented discipline, and not just spankings but ANY kind of discipline, was when I didn't do it and they either wouldn't listen to me or believe me.
Other than that, I got what I was fairly warned was coming.
Kids aren't stupid. They can tell the difference. Discipline, even spankings, aren't resented when they are deserved. And there were times I'd have RATHER had the spanking over other forms of discipline.
Homosexuality the Boy Scouts and the military and removing abortion from the republican party platform are mere 'cherry picking' issues, and "state" issues?
The United States military, the national Boy Scouts, and the national Republican Party, and you want to let the states force local rules onto them?
""Same with the Boy Scouts - he said the organization should make the call; not the Federal government.""
Really? The Boy Scouts don't want to be forced to have homosexual leaders, Mitt wants them to become homosexualized, just like he supports the entire homosexual agenda.
That is a revelation, either of James Dobson, or what some people are willing to believe based on dubious sources: do you have some actual documentation that he is a Mason?
Masonry is definitely not Christian, yet one is not a mere moralist because they preach Christian morality as part of the Christian message, and Dobson's affirmation of the evangelical gospel made quite manifest over many years.
Focus on the Family yet states its mission is "disseminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible," and its Statement of Faith if definitely Christian, not Masonic. (http://www.ministrywatch.com/profile/focus-on-the-family.aspx)
And while he was somewhat too ecumenical at times with Catholics, he regularly would air evangelical testimonies and invite souls to conversion.
Yes, they have their faults, but it seems some are preoccupied with looking for and magnifying them,and lack a balanced view.
That's a wrong generality too. Science is a neutral thing; it is the study of empiricisms. It is the use to which the knowledge thereby gained is put, that is either evil or good.
I officially ride the fence, how's that for an emphatic maybe. Here's what I said once I learned about what she was doing.
Well, quite frankly I hadnt heard your own story and I can understand the concern of the monsters.
If God is truly moving you to total nonviolence then God will also bless it. BUT I think its too easy to paint others somewhat different styles as monstrous. The touchstone of balance in chastising children is Ephesians 6:4 fathers, do not exasperate (or provoke to rage) your children, lest they lose heart. The idea is not to get them to fear YOU personally, but to fear your specific displeasure at their misbehavior, if sweet reason is not enough to reach them. If the reaction is to burst into blind rage then you may have overdone it and you should moderate.
So I thoroughly ride the fence on this one.
How something is intended and how it's taken are different affairs.
Spanking is necessary sometimes, but is not the only answer all the time. It's not a one size fits all solution.
Sometimes it's a last resort, sometimes other discipline works better. It varies from child to child, and even from situation to situation and age to age with the same child.
Too bad that those who do use spanking when necessary are broad brushed as using only it all the time without restraint, thus portraying us as essentially child abusers. Especially when we are compared to them. It's not hard to miss the implication.
Science is the study of the material world; what is objectively observable, measurable and testable. The mind is none of these things.
You make the fatal error of assuming that psychology is science. It is not. If anything, it is a religion.
You make the fatal error of ignorance. Minds and their workings CAN be at least crudely charted.
Sure, psychologists have gotten cult followings but that happens when and because they are abusing their role as scientists.
Again, please explain how mind is empirically observable, measurable and testable.
Do you somehow make a living in the field of psychology? If so, your defensiveness is understandable.
I ONLY support individual candidates who unapologetically champion whole conservatism and who have a proven track record of staunch conservatism; most of whom identify as Republican.
A candidate can identify as Republican without adopting the pernicious value system of the party establishment. That's all I'm saying.
Amen, Antoninus.
But, I wonder which group will prevail?
Man, you both assume and project much. I do not make any living out of anything even slightly psychologically related.
You are however glaringly unaware that prior to the appearance of Sigmund Freud there was an older line of, yes, Christian psychology. Dr. Freud literally hijacked that and secularized it, which is the basis of the travesty we see all too often today. There was also a respected line of medicine called "alienism" — not the study of space aliens, silly, but of understanding the mentally ill, with the purpose of counseling them towards better normalcy or at least better coping. It's now known as "abnormal psychology." And to have an abnormal, you need to have a normal. From which the following applies.
As with navigating geography, one does not need a perfect map in order to be useful. And yes, personalities and minds both normal and abnormal have been mapped, to useful purpose.
If it were up to you we'd still be chaining the insane.
The way I saw the discussion was the you were coming at me with practical reasoning and I was responding with ideological reasoning.
I fully understand that we share much more in common than not. The underlying fact remains the same for both of us - the GOP-E has lost its way and no longer represents its conservative base, nor does it care. To that end, we need to stop any and all donations to the RNC and send them to a quick death so that the Tea Party can step up.
And, yes, I do undertsnad that we agree on these things, albeit from slightly different directions. The end result is that we will both arrive at the same destination.
Thanks for a good discussion.
T.A. McMahon encapsulates this issue almost perfectly in his recent article The Upcoming Psychologized Generation (The Berean Call Newsletter, November 2012):
...[Christians] contradict their professing belief in biblical authority by looking elsewhere for solutions to solving lifes problems, primarily by turning to so-called authorities or expertsand particularly to psychologists. This is a tragic mistake because Gods Word is sufficient: According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue (2 Peter:1:3). The Word of God is the Manufacturers Handbook, with instructions for humanity regarding all things that pertain to life and godliness. What exactly are the all things? Certainly everything that pertains to or involves moral issues and anything that is sin relatedeither how to avoid it or how to repent of it. Clinical psychology cannot deal with sinalthough most if not all of the issues for which people turn to psychotherapists are due to sin. The outcome of seeking psychotherapeutic help is always destructive for the faith of the believer for what should be obvious reasons.
Psychological counseling is an anti-biblical replacement program for the Manufacturers Handbook. Its essential doctrine is that self, which is declared to be innately good, is the key to solving all of lifes problems. Therefore, foundationally, it stands in direct opposition to the Scriptures, which declare that self, i.e., man, is innately sinful (Jeremiah:17:9).
Your desperate defense of clinical psychology is a tragic example of how ingrained this false "science" has become in the modern mind, even in Christian thought.
You err greatly to aver, with ad-hominem attacks packed in ("desperate"), that there can be no practice of clinical psychology that walks hand in hand with a classical Christian understanding of sin and righteousness. You err extremely greatly. But the people who practice in this manner, pay the likes of you no mind, other than to pray daily for you.
You have set up a straw man and masterfully bashed it. In the meantime, people who suffer from mental illness and were not healed by a traditional church format by bigots such as you, have been helped to better sanity by the application of psychological Christian understanding that, in fact, predated Sigmund Freud.
You belong at DU, Troll. You speak the language.
Ah, now the ad hominems begin flowing from you. Where is that vaunted grace?
I say bigoted with a very accurate dictionary definition, and bigots carry out what is bigoted, just as murderers carry out murders.
The ad hominem attack is wantonly using the meaningless leftist term of derision "bigot" improperly in an attempt to denigrate another.
Where, in anything that I posted, is "bigot" even remotely appropriate?
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Scott Koll joined Sacramento Bee editors Tuesday and Wednesday in their afternoon news meeting to discuss what stories should be on A1.
Koll's day job is a crime scene investigator for the Roseville Police Department, and he read about The Bee inviting readers to sit in on the meetings and learn more about how editors evaluate news and decide the day's top stories.
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Skip to comments.Paul Ryan Leading House for 'Amnesty' Deal
Posted on 06/29/2013 1:41:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Paul Ryan, the Republican congressman and former vice-presidential candidate best known for his war on spending, is emerging as his party's leading champion of immigration reform in the U.S. House of Representatives.
With Senate passage of a sweeping immigration bill imminent, Ryan has been meeting with House conservatives to persuade them that reform of the immigration system, including a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, is an economic necessity and critical to fixing the nation's fiscal problems.
Ryan, a potential 2016 presidential contender, sees himself as a "bridge builder" between immigration advocacy groups and reluctant Republicans, he said in an interview with Reuters.
He argues that the immigration system is broken and must be overhauled. "It doesn't work for national security. It doesn't work for economic security," Ryan said.
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I am embarrassed that I stood outside in the cold, listening to Paul Ryan. I made phone calls from call centers for him and (gulp) Romney.
My Romney/Ryan shirt is now my painting shirt.
I didn't leave the Republican party-it left me.
[Dead To Me®]
Death wish 2016.
But the the budget wizard boy wonder's plan balances the budget in 10 years with NO taxes, so we have to believe him, right?
We elected you.
You screw us.
Typical behavior in 2013. :(
all they need are D's and RINO's to pass it
it'll pass
Here is my issue with the whole thing and why I'm conflicted. If we don't do this then we are left with the current system. The current system allows illegals access to federal and state benefits, a border that is not at all protected and many other issues. On the other hand I believe that we should enforce current law, go after business' that hire illegals, and close the border.
In light of the Supreme Court and their verdicts on gay marriage I feel like there is no better option, I realize that's surrendering but I just don't see any other hope.
Who next? They're all showing themselves as RINOs and fools. I sincerely hope the voters make all these a$$*&^#@ pay with the loss of their seats in the next election.
What I fail to hear is enforcing the current Laws on the books. Hey, Paul, what's MORE unenforced crap going to give us??
Funny how the bills in the senate and the house have been championed almost 100% by republicans. Once they become law and the general public realizes that its a total sham, the democrats will just blame it on the republicans.
Its brilliant! Lucy with the football yet again...
You're prob. still ref: low-info. voters....on BOTH sides.
Unfortunately, the DEM camp votes in lock step. The GOP, for the most part, do the same.
It's those of us that (can) see past the party affiliation that make the difference.
I was, one of few, who didn't vote for the (D) or (R) presidential ticket, as I saw not a dimes worth of difference between the two Liberals (but, OH, listen to the howls of the (R) plantation, even here)
If there is one thing the DEMs are good for, is keep their plantation still on the plantation. I have YET to hear of anything BUT lip-service from the opposition party
Not only did this scumbag Ryan use the term undocumented immigrants....
Long before Romney picked him for VP, Ryan voted for TARP, expressed a desire for means testing for social security (in other words, changing the rules many years after you were forced to pay into that giant Ponzi scheme), and he expressed support for adoption of children by homosexual couples.
To hell with this guy.
I did hear him advocate means testing and eliminating certain deductions during the election and it sounded like tax increase on the wealthy....no wonder Romney lost!
Contemplating things further, it's not 'funny' in the least.
Congress passes 'law' upon 'law' that is never enforced, but expects, every 2 years, for the suckers to pony up $$ to re-elect the same son-of-bitches that allowed SOME (Animal Farm reference: Pigs) to get away with 'murder' (violate our intimation laws, reduce our wages (unskilled), document fraud for SS, W-2, etc.).
Hey, GOP, since you're 'posed to represent ME, and those that put you into office...What do *I* get in this deal? Greater unemployment? Reduced wages? A Rule of Law that is pandered? Disenfranchisement of those that PAY taxes?
I agree!
Wonder to what extent this reflects interest of the really big Republican money, which largely favors heavy immigration out of thirst for cheap labor. At any rate, I doubt he'd have ever had much of a chance at winning the nomination in 2016. He lacks charisma and there's something vaguely creepy about him. Seems frivolous, I suppose, but a good number of voters base their decision heavily on charisma and personality.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the current system. If they enforced current law, there would be a fence and deportations would be rapid and sure. They would be defending States from the invasion, deny anchor baby status. They would arrest people using stolen SSN# and jail then deport them.
But if you are naive enough to believe they will enforce new laws better than they do the old ones, then God help us all.
Screw Paul Ryan and the horse he rode in on! What a TOOL for the RATS!
Watching Cruz very closely after being stabbed in the back to many times.
It would seem that the mental defect found in all Democrats is actually resident in nearly all who enter politics. For some, it isn't fully developed so the brains allow them to lean conservative for a short while. Then, it is possible that close proximity to others with the defect causes it to "bloom".
For crying out loud.
What the HE// is the matter with this IDIOT?
He's no different from McCain!!!
Perfect analogy. And what do our political elites know that we don't? Nothing. They've gone native.
I typically don't consider Newsmax a reputable source of information, so I'm couching my words carefully here.
If this is true, and we'll find out very quickly if it is, then Paul Ryan ought to be primaried right out of the House of Representatives. No if's and's or but's about that.
IIRC, he and Romney lost his own district in the last election, so eliminating him via Primary Challenge shouldn't be that hard. I cannot imagine the people of Wisconsin (of either party btw..) being very happy with Ryan advocating for making millions of criminal illegal aliens - legal. Wisconsin has its own unemployment issues - pockets of that state are still in pretty bad shape - even in Ryan's own district, so I can't imagine this is going to sit very well with them.
We need help on our side from one of the conservative legal foundations/outlets. On our side we simply say, "it's in there, just believe us that the immigration bill is amnesty and it does these nasty things that lead to unforeseen consequences", but we don't point to those in the bill. There is no thread on Freep which points to those. I am trying to convince people that the $5k penalty is in there, that it will do this and that, but no where does our side point to these things so we can copy and paste and send them to people we're trying to convince. Does anyone know where we can find the "bad areas in the bill"?
1. Please don't link me to the whole bill; most browser search engines won't work; I've tried it, even in Adobe.
2. Don't point me to other Freep threads where people assure me it is as bad as advertised; I already know that and the source for these sections of the bill are outside Freep and I am hoping to find them. The problem is the left, low info voters, simply believe the lying CBO even though they were off on 0blummercare by 300% or so and it is guilty until proven innocent on our side and opposite for the left.
"Ya can never trust a TARPer."
Paul Ryan in 2008: Heaven help us if TARP bailout package not approved
Yet another one who sounded great on the campaign trail but proves himself to be another party hack when it comes to governing. That seems to be the rule today: campaign hard-right, govern left, especially when it comes to immigration.
No I'm not naive enough to believe that. But you are wrong that there is nothing wrong with the current system. The current system includes the piece that none of it is enforced.
Don't give him credit for naivte. He's bought and paid for.
Wisconsin does have a recall process - ReCall Ryan- Sorry I live in MI so I can not do it.
Exactly, and they won't enforce new laws either, since the President seems to have the authority to ignore laws passed by congress, and make up laws on his own.
Thank you for explaining the process to me. I understand now why it is necessary for the Speaker to bring the Senate bill to the floor for a vote and vote it down.
-— Bridges to the liberals will be burned by the liberals once the usefulness of the bridge builder is deemed to be used up. -—
Someone as smart as Ryan can't be this dumb. Whatever else is going on, it ain't good.
If this is passed, I'm done with the Dem-Lite Party.
Oh, it's definitely not about being dumb. It's far more nefarious than that.
FYI...Lyin' Ryan was recently on Mark Levin's show touting this Amnesty bill. He and Mark got into a good back and forth on it. I don't have all of the details of that discussion, but I do know Ryan's voice went up about 3 octaves and his words were coming out pretty fast. Mark had no part of it.
They are NOT on our side.
Let's not wait until 2014 or 2016 for 3rd party candidates...
We need a gang in both houses, a gang that includes Senator Cruz and whoever else is on our side in the Senate. This gang needs to draw a line in the sand and threaten to switch parties RIGHT NOW and become independent if this BS continues from the GOPe. I know the dems already control the Senate but let them control it even more without OUR participation and give them the House.
With enemies like the DNC who needs the GOPe?
Wonder what he'll be saying on Telemundo vs. the English language stations.
Bombard Ryan with phone calls, e-mails, typed letters, hand-written letters, marches, and rallies. He is blind and thinks he is fighting for some just cause; beware of a true believer like Ryan when it comes to this amnesty.
Does Wisconsin have a recall mechanism.
What's funny about this, is that as he tries to sell this debacle, I wonder how many of his constituents know what will happen to them? Correct me if I'm wrong, but how long will it take for the business owners up there in Wisconsin to realize that with all the cheap labor coming across the border and not having to worry about obamacare penalties, will they continue to employ the born and bred locals? Gonna be lots of folks out of work there and all over the place if he's successful.
He really is quite arrogant, though. It's like he thinks he's better than anyone else because he ran with Romney. What a sellout.
But, Almondjoy, if our immigration system and its laws were actually enforced they way they were designed we wouldn't be in this position. If they were given access to our state and federal bennie's, they'd have no reason to come here. Also, if we had an immigration policy similar to say, Mexico's or anywhere else, we wouldn't be in this position. Its not your fault or my fault that they live in a 3rd world hell hole. They have industry, auto plants, factories and piles and pile of US dollars pouring in every day. And they still can't get it right.
An old college friend went to Australia after graduating. He and I played lacrosse together. At the time there was a program for guys that wanted to go down there and play. They would get a short term visa, 3 months I think. After that, they had to leave. Anywho, he was having the time of his life so he called to get it extended. Aussie's told him no, that if he wasn't on a plane by the time he needed to be, they would come after him and deport him. He came back. That's the way it is in most places, why can't it be the same way here.
For the love of everything that is holy, can we please stop with this meme that conservative traitors really want to vote like conservatives but Obama has a file on them. Or worse that their family is being held hostage to buy their votes. It's cartoonish immature thinking like that which leads to branding Free Republic a kook site. We can do better than this.
Thanks, that's all I needed to hear. Time to primary Ryan's ass out of Congress.
Email/fax/phone Boehner and ALL R Reps up for re-election in 2014 and tell them this!!
House Republicans up for re-election in 2014 -
(* designates vulnerable/toss up):
AZ 4 Gosar
AZ 5 Salmon
AZ 6 Schweikert
AR 1 Crawford
AR 2 Griffin
AR 3 Womack
AR 4 Cotton
CA 1 LaMalfa
CA 4 McClintock
CA 8 Cook
CA 10 Denham
CA 21 Valadao*
CA 22 Nunes
CA 23 McCarthy
CA 25 McKeon
CA 31 Miller*
CA 39 Royce
CA 42 Calvert
CA 45 Campbell
CA 48 Rohrbacher
CA 49 Darrell Issa
CA 50 Duncan D. Hunter
CO 3 Tipton
CO 4 Gardner
CO 5 Lamborn
CO 6 Coffman*
FL 1 Miller
FL 2 Southerland
FL 3 Yoho
FL 4 Crenshaw
FL 6 DeSantis
FL 7 Mica
FL 8 Posey
FL 10 Webster
FL 11 Nugent
FL 12 Bilirakis
FL 13 Young
FL 15 Ross
FL 16 Buchanan
FL 17 Rooney
FL 19 Radal
FL 25 Diaz-Balart
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IL 13 Davis*
IN 2 Walorski
IA 3 Latham
KY 6 Barr
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MI 1 Beneshek* MI 3 Amash MI 7 Walberg MI 11 Bentivolo
MN 2 Kline
NE 2 Terry
NV 3 Heck
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OH 6 Johnson
OH 7 Gibbs
OH 14 Joyce*
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PA 7 Meehan
PA 8 Fitzpatrick
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TN 4 DesJarlais
VA 1 Wittman
VA 2 Rigel
VA 4 Forbes
VA 5 Hurt
VA 6 Goodlatte
VA 7 Eric Cantor
VA 9 Griffith
VA 11 Connolly
Vulnerable Dems up in 2014:
AZ 1 Kirkpatrick
AZ 2 Barber
FL 18 Murphy
FL 26 Garcia
NH 1 Shea-Porter
NC 7 McIntyre
TX 23 Gallego
UT 4 Matheson
This is so literally CRAZY it's impossible to know where to begin.
It is not an economic necessity to make any immigrant, legal or illegal, a citizen. Ever.
It will not only not FIX the nation's fiscal problems, it will make them worse. A lot worse. For a long time.
How can a serious person repeat words like these?
ah. the house rubio.
We have the making of a new noun and verb:)
Some ideas for definions?
What is a "house rubio?" hypocrite? turncoat? wolf-in-sheep's clothing?
What is the verb "to rubio?" to mislead? to deceive? to bait and switch?
Ah, never mind. I found the link on FR...Ted Cruz exposes the Amnesty....
Cut the krap...Look up Ted Cruz in FR's it's there several postings.
WTH do you mean "Cut the krap!" Thanks for being so helpful...NOT.
Geez, I was just asking, I had not seen it. Have a nice day fellow freeper!
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Paul Ryan Leading House for 'Amnesty' Deal, :
to my response his request for sources: To look up Ted Cruz as the unattributed source of my comment of the $5000 fine for employers who do not prefer illegals in hiring in the senate amnesty bill
bushwon wrote "WTH do you mean Cut the krap! Thanks for being so helpful...NOT."
It still stands, Now if Cruz is a liar I'd like to know as well as I think everybody else. So far nobody has questioned it. Not even either senator (Kirk RINO/ Durnban DC demo-com from Illinois who are both supporting the bill.
I honestly don't understand what is your problem, and I am really sorry I even asked—I will note not to ask you or comment on your posts ever again.
Wow, feel like I need to defend myself....I just wanted a good, concise source (if you had one) as I had not heard and you wrote a quite lengthy post on the whole subject....Figured you might have time to provide a link as I was not up to speed because I had been doing seminar for past 2 days and just peaked a little bit on FR. Oh when I logged on today, I read "my posts" first which noted Paul Ryan's position as I am on Wisco ping list. I had not seen Ted Cruz or anything about a $5000 fine.
No idea why you got so huffy about it. I wasa not/don't dispute you or Ted Cruz. Just really sorry I even replied to you. Big waste of time and energy and surprising considering your profile.
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Indians option Tomlin to Clippers - for now
The Columbus Dispatch - August 25, 2013 10:31 PM
The Cleveland Indians recalled pitcher Josh Tomlin from his rehab assignmet today, activated him from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to the Clippers.
Tomlin (right elbow) pitched in a rehab game for Columbus on Thursday against Gwinnett. He allowed three runs in five innings and received a no-decision.
He stayed with the Clippers afterward so the move is procedural. It allows him to work on his command while building up his pitch count.
Tomlin will start Tuesday in Louisville and could pick up one more start for the Clippers before the end of the regular season on Sept. 2. If the Indians feel Tomlin is ready, they also could recall him on Sept. 1 when the major league rosters expand.
Columbus will add Tomlin to its roster on Monday in Louisville. Infielder Ryan Rohlinger is going on a paternity leave to make roster room.


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Representatives From Croatia Visit Niagara Power Project To Discuss "Crossborder Issues"
October 17, 2011
The Power Vista, the visitors center for the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Niagara Power Project, hosted representatives from Croatia under the auspices of the United States Department of State, International Visitor Leadership Program for Croatia entitled "Crossborder Issues." They were, Tea Karaman, second from left, Department of Regional Initiatives Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Croatia and Maja Simunic, second from right, Department of Analytics and Speech Writing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Croatia. .
One of the goals of their three-week visit to the United States was to learn about federal, state and local governmental programs that involve U.S. and Canada. Doug Harding, left, General Maintenance Superintendent, NYPA, and also NYPA representative on the Niagara River Board of Control briefed the representatives on the bi-national organization that regulates the use of the Niagara River waters for hydroelectric generation by the U.S. and Canada. As part of the Oct. 12 visit, Renee Maillet, right, Senior Tour Guide, NYPA, gave a guided tour of the Power Vista which included information about the Niagara Power Project, New York State's largest power generator.
Photo Credit: New York Power Authority
For more information, please contact:
Connie M. Cullen
New York Power Authority
Josephine Perini
Rochester International Council
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Whats your dough Formula ? Drain the cheese for sure. a food mill gives you consistent results everytime on the tomatoes liked the nutella pie !ps how did the tools work out ? John
The oven looks great, and your first night's pizzas look fantastic!! Way better than mine did Dialing everything in takes time, and there will be good nights and less good nights. But it looks like you've hit the ground running. Keep sharing photos and let us know how the oven feels over time. I'm so curious to try a raised FGM. I'm glad you are happy with yours!!
I am really happy with my oven choice. Thanks to Antoine and all those here who helped, especially John and Robyn. The raised height seemed perfect and gives you a bit more flexibility. I didn't need it last night, but I like the deeper shape of my 1500 too. When cooking I can put a nice row of logs on the left long side and it leaves a very large cooking area to the right.


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has anyone heard the song Everybody, nobody?
I have it on a bootleg called Hari Georgeson and I think it´s a shame that this song never war officialy released.
Does anyone know if he ever did a "band" version of the song and which year the acoustic version was made`?


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Did any of you catch that? I saw him as a TV figure as a kid, but I had no idea. I've had lot's of opportunity to be in the real 'ville lately and had no idea his roots were in Ohio. Amazing film. He changed the game. I'm going to fine his resting place like I did Paul Brown's.
Jessie J himself went to bat for the Greek but he was fucked.
Amazing work by ESPN. Love him or hate him he was far more iconic than I ever knew.


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Heres a "photo journalistic" look at my trip to Pakistan(which im currently still on as i post this). Tried to give you guys insight as to where i was, what was going on, etc. if you have any questions about anything let me know.
Its a ton of pics, so i tried to keep them small. you can click the pic and look at bigger ones on flickr if one catches your eye.
Abu Dhabi International.
pakistan-1002 by AliZaman, on Flickr
pakistan-1001 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Traffic jams on the way to Liberty Market. Traffic is insane, but my driver is a fucking champion.
In Pakistan there are no strict traffic rules. Stop at red lights, dont run anyone over. aside from that, do as you please. Its awesome.
pakistan-1009 by AliZaman, on Flickr
pakistan-1010 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Went with my bro and his wife to go get him a ring. This little shop in the ghetto-ass market had literally $100,000's worth of jewelry. pretty crazy stuff.
They had a guard that stands outside with an ak-47 to prevent any robberies. I wanted to get a pic but didnt want to get shot.
pakistan-1011 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Liberty market. Tons of people, tons of stuff, tons of people trying to pick pocket you and steal your shit.
really awesome place to go and explore if you can manage to blend in.
pakistan-1013 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Random chef cooking kabob's on a spit on a coal grill. smelled amazing.
pakistan-1014 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Pakistani bride dancing at her wedding.
pakistan-1017 by AliZaman, on Flickr
The next few were taken inside and around the Wazir Khan Mosque in Old Lahore. Old Lahore is pretty much the center part of modern day Lahore thats been around for 100's of years.
The mosque is right in the middle of all the commotion of old lahore as you wind through these alleys and streets which are crowded with people, cars, motorcycles, etc.
Then you get inside the mosque itself and its just free of commotion, open, and spacious. really crazy contrast.
pakistan-1034 by AliZaman, on Flickr
pakistan-1021 by AliZaman, on Flickr
pakistan-1027 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Took this with an 11-16. bird just chilled while i was like 3 inches from it lol.
pakistan-1033 by AliZaman, on Flickr
This guy was awesome. He makes/fixes sewing machines(in the pic right after) for a living. Got him to stop for a second so i could grab a pic of him.
Super intimidating guy, but i was honestly surprised he let me take the pictures. glad he did. turned out to be a great shot.
pakistan-1032 by AliZaman, on Flickr
pakistan-1031 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Two men entering the mosque through the main archway. Might be hard to tell, but you can see the huge expanse of the mosque's courtyard in the back ground.
pakistan-1030 by AliZaman, on Flickr
A view through one of the blocked off archways of the mosque. It looks into the market that surrounds the mosque.
pakistan-1029 by AliZaman, on Flickr
pakistan-1023 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Awesome old man inside the mosque. He watches your shoes while you're praying in the mosque(you dont wear shoes inside of a mosque).
He was laughing hysterically when i took the picture of the bird above.
pakistan-1028 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Looking back at the main gate of the mosque from the actual praying area. You're not supposed to stand infront of muslims when they pray so i had to time this one properly.
You can see the kid on the right giving me a couple of weird looks.
pakistan-1025 by AliZaman, on Flickr
The main gate of the Lahore Fort. Its insanely big, almost overwhelming. I didn't listen to our guide much during this, but he said that when the british came to take over the fort.
Their elephants were scared of the doors for whatever reason. They then got their elephants drunk, rammed the doors, and eventually broke through. you can even see some bullet holes in the walls surrounding the fort.
pakistan-35 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Ruins of some of the living quarters inside of the fort.
pakistan-36 by AliZaman, on Flickr
View from a balcony that overlooks the Badshahi Mosque which is directly across from the fort.
pakistan-38 by AliZaman, on Flickr
View of the Badshahi Mosque against the sky. You can see the outlines of the minarets.
Interesting fact, the minarets were built leaning outwards. So incase there were in earthquake, they do not fall into the mosque and onto people who might be there praying. how cool?
pakistan-40 by AliZaman, on Flickr
The actual mosque itself at sunset. absolutely massive. I believe its the 5th largest one in the world and probably the largest one in pakistan. I could be wrong on that last bit.
pakistan-42 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Random shot of some night time driving. a little out of place amongst these few pics haha.
pakistan-44 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Wagah Border Ceremony. For those that don't know its essentially a flag lowering ceremony on the border of Pakistan and India. On either side theres huge stands for pakistanis and indians to cheer on their own guards who do these awesome displays "against each other". The guards spend day and night with each other, so the indian and pakistani guards are actually friends, but the energy and tension on the two sides is insane. Specific shot is of "Imran Pakistan" who leads the crowds in chants and what not. The entire ceremony is pretty intense- Pakistan and India have a huge rivalry so anything where they can compete or do something against each other, instantly turns into a spectacle.
pakistan-46 by AliZaman, on Flickr
This old man has been at the ceremonies everyday for years and years. He comes in everyday with a huge Pakistani flag and salutes the crowd.
pakistan-47 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Indian soldier and Pakistan soldier standing infront of each other. They stood there the entire time. I'm not sure why they only gave the pakistani guy an ak-47. from what i understand our military uses f2000's and Steyr AUG's.
pakistan-50 by AliZaman, on Flickr
Old guy being a total bad ass.
pakistan-52 by AliZaman, on Flickr
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A couple new Listener Feedback podcast episodes have been released in case you missed them:
- Episode 21: Silence is Sexy – This Ain't Hollywood (Pop, Rock)
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- Episode 24: Jelixa – My Beta Music (Pop)
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The Digital Skeptic: Security Site Makes Money, But Brings SWAT to the Door
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Brian Krebs had an interesting conversation in his suburban Washington, D.C., driveway last month.
"I just happened to open the front door and there was a full SWAT team with pistols, rifles and shotguns drawn," Krebs, author of security blog KrebsonSecurity.com, told me. "I said, 'You guys are getting tricked. There is no emergency.'"
Krebs had just finished filing a deep investigative piece exposing an identity-theft ring called exposed.su, which trades in personal information stolen from the likes of first lady Michelle Obama and the director of the FBI.
Krebs says those behind Exposed.su retaliated with a Web attack on his site and a false alarm that brought a heavily armed police force to his home.
Investors should expect the multi-award-winning Krebs, who has 14 years experience as an investigative reporter at The Washington Post, to be just another big-time Beltway journalist with another big-time Beltway job.
Save for one fact: Krebs works for no man.
Three and a half years ago, this passionate security writer grew tired of consolidation in the Post newsroom and accepted an exit package. Two days before he was to leave, he began his new life as owner and sole content creator of KrebsOnSecurity.com
And six months later it became how he made his living.
"I would be disingenuous of me to say that I don't miss being from The Washington Post and having it open doors," he told me. "But I don't miss much else."
Even more remarkably, in a business where successful Web writers suffer through grueling production schedule of five stories a day (at least), Krebs considers it a lot to create five stories a week.
"The type of reporting I do is very time-consuming," he said. "But I have the luxury of spending that time and still paying the bills."
It's a living that violates every supposedly ironclad rule of new media.
His traffic is tiny by modern Web standards: 350,000 to 500,000 unique visitors a month. And he engages in none of the modern Internet marketing chicanery. There is no Google


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Tidioute's Signature Event
Fifty-four years of dedicated volunteers working several hours a week all year long have made sure each Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament is a success.
At least three generations have worked on committees to put together a four day tournament that offers something for the entire family.
This year General Chairperson Dan Gazalie, Co-Chairperson Chick Conte and the other 20-plus volunteers promise nothing less than fun, food and excitement for everyone.
The 54th Annual Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament in Tidioute is set to get underway and the town is buzzing.
A "Catch and Release" tournament that is set for Sept. 26 through Sept. 29.
Events begin on Thursday at 6 p.m. when the carnival, concessions and grounds open at 6 p.m.
The carnival rides are being provided this year by Powell Amusements/Trowver of Gibsonton, Fla.
On Friday the carnival and concessions will once again open at 6 p.m.
This is a good time to meet friends and family members for the beginning of a fun filled family weekend in Tidioute.
Saturday, Sept. 28, the scales open at 8 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m. and are located on tournament grounds, stage next to Joseph Heenan Jr. Memorial Stage. Registrations will be taken at this time also if you have not already registered to fish. Pre-registration is encouraged.
The fishing is open to young and old alike, men and women, as long as you have a valid PA Fishing license.
A kids fishing derby for ages 3 to 10 will be begin at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Benner Park, which is located on Tidioute Creek Road at the end of Grant Street. Ann Jones and Dan McLaughlin are the co-chairpersons for this event assisted by Dick Bartges of the Tidioute Lions Club, and this is free to the children. A parent or guardian must accompany the children at all times and the fishing is strictly for the children, adults should not be fishing for them. And no children under the age of three. Baiting the poles for them is okay.
The Kids Derby is sponsored by Tidioute Lions Club, and the Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament Committee.
The fish are brought in from the Trout Farm in Farnsworth and stocked in the creek to insure the children have a chance to catch some fish.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place as well as for the youngest fisher person. And there will be a drawing for a new bicycle donated by the Tidioute Presbyterian Women's Association.
An Arts and Crafts Show will be at the Tidioute Firehall beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 and will be open till 3 p.m. pre registration is needed to set up at the craft show and should be done through chairperson Marty Bennett at 484-7372.
Carnival grounds with rides and concessions will open Saturday at noon.
A parade with the theme of " Salute to Volunteers " will begin with the line-up at 10 a.m. with the registration in front of the firehall on Main street and the parade will begin at 1 p.m. sharp. Rain or Shine. All fire equipment, ambulances and rescue units should park in the fire department parking lot. Pre-registration can be done by calling John Brown at 814-730-5646 or Nathan Brown at 814-730-6283. Please sign in upon your arrival.
The parade floats will be judged approximately 11 a.m.. and all persons who will be on the float during the parade should be on the float at the time of judging. All units will proceed though the business district and disperse near the Tidioute Bridge before Route 62.
The Parade starts 1 p.m. rain or shine.
All the parade results will be announced at approximately 2:30 p.m. at the grandstands following the parade.
Several food booths will be open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as will the famous funnel cake booth, manned by members of the Tidioute First United Methodist Church, and they will also have hot sausages with peppers and onions and meatball subs, and the Fishing Tournament Kitchen will be open the entire weekend.
Other organizations will have food and beverages for sale also.
At 9 p.m. Saturday evening the junior champion angler will be announced; this is for ages 10 through 15, and the winner will receive a trophy and cash prizes.
The Junior Angler will receive a $50.00 US Savings Bond, Trophy and Prizes, the bond is sponsored by Jim and Betty Marshall this year. The trophy and prizes for the junior champion angler is sponsored by the George Jones Walleye Tournament Committee and the Jones family.
The fishing finalists will be announced at 8 p.m. Saturday and they will be assigned a referee to fish with on Sunday.
Door prize drawings on Saturday, Sept. 28 will begin at 8 p.m. at the main grandstand area. You must be present for the 8 p.m. door prize drawings.
General rules and regulations for Champion Angler fishing are as follows:
The general chairman and committee shall be the sole interpreters of the rules. Their decision shall be final. The rules shall remain unchanged during the tournament hours. P.S.C.F.T. reserves the right to revise these rules from year to year.
All fish must be taken from the Allegheny Reservoir (PA waters), Allegheny River (Kinzua Dam to Hunter Station) Tionesta Lake and Creek from the Tionesta Dam to Kelletville Bridge, Brokenstraw Creek, Conewango Creek (PA waters) beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 28 until 8 p.m. Sept. 28. Weigh-in closes at 8 p.m. (no exceptions).
Catch and release rules will be followed. Please make every attempt to keep your fish alive. Fish must be brought to the outside weigh station in water filled containers. No dry bags or dead fish will be accepted.
Fish may be brought into the weigh station between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Total weight per category will qualify the contestant for Sundays Contest. There will be a 4 ounce penalty for each dead fish. Qualifying will be in a single category only. Only one weigh-in is permitted per day.
A registration and waiver/liability form is required before any fish will be weighed in. Pre-registration would be appreciated. Registration can be done at the weigh station Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on tournament grounds. All mailed registration forms must be post marked by Sept. 17.
A Pennsylvania fishing license is required for all contestants 16 years of age and older.
Sunday's Contest: The total weight of the combined catch will determine the Champion Angler. This will begin at 5 a.m. and run till 2 p.m. All anglers must in to the weight station by 2 p.m. to qualify. There will be 6 oz. Penalty for each dead fish. Each qualifier will fish with a referee at all times. No Exceptions.
Persons can be disqualified if any fish are determined by the committee not to have been caught during the tournament hours, any fish not brought to weigh station in a water filled container, or the contestant has not otherwise made a reasonable effort to keep their fish alive. Any person determined by the Fishing Regulations Chairman to be intoxicated and/or disruptive to tournament procedures or any person violating tournament rules.
Cash Prizes and Bonus Prizes as well as trophies for those qualifying for Saturdays fishing include: first place will receive $25 and trophy for the most total weight per category, second place will be $15 and trophy, third place will be $10 and a trophy. The person catching the largest catfish will receive $10 cash.
A $50 US Savings Bond will be presented to the Junior Champion Angler at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Game fish for this tournament include Muskellunge that are 40 inches long, Northern Pike that are at least 24 inches long, Walleye that are at least 15 inches long, Small Mouth Bass that are at least 12 inches and Trout that area at least seven inches long to qualify.
Sunday, Sept. 29th the conclusion of the festivities will take place at 3:00 p.m. with prizes and awards for the First Place Champion Angler and the Champion will receive $1000.00 and a beautiful trophy, Second Place Angler will receive $250 and a trophy, and Third place angler will receive $150 and a trophy each will also receive other prizes as well from local retailers.
Lunker awards will be presented to anglers in each of the categories. Lunker Awards are sponsored by the Tidioute Hardware.
The oldest male angler to register fish will receive $100, which is donated by the residents of the Tidioute Towers. And the oldest women angler to register fish will also receive $100 donated by a friend of the tournament.
Fisherpersons may fish in the tournament by boat, canoe, or raft, by floating, trolling, drifting or still fishing. Shore fishing and wading are very popular, and the river is accessible at most points and can be fished from either shoreline. There are access areas to put in boats at many strategic locations along the river and the fishing is better than average at these points. In Tidioute there is a boat launch facility that is also convenient to those wishing to launch from there.
First Place Grand Prize in the Pennsylvania State Championship Fishing Tournament Grand Prize is a 42″ Flat Screen TV; second place drawing winner will receive $250 cash. The drawing will be held on Sunday at approximately 3 p.m. and winner need not be present. Tickets are a donation of $1.00 each.
Major cash sponsors for this tournament include Tidioute Trading Post, King Building Supply of Tidioute, Whirley Drink Works, Tidioute Oil Company, Inc., Limestone Township, Tidioute Borough, Northwest Savings Bank, Budweiser of Crescent Beer Distributor, Inc., Seneca Home Health, Polly's ShurSave Market, and VFW Pequignot-Yeager Post 8803.
There will be plenty of food booths on the grounds, local restaurants will be open for your dining pleasures. Sidewalk sales, bazaars, bake sales, and yard sales will complete this weekend that the entire family can participate in.
In addition to the fishing and carnival festivities, the public is invited to attend the church of choice with Saturday evening services. Services at Tidioute First United Methodist, Sunday evening at 5 p.m., Tidioute First Presbyterian at 11 a.m. Sunday, Tidioute Baptist at 11 a.m. Sunday and a 7:30 p.m. Sunday service, Allegheny Bible Church at 110 a.m. and St. John Catholic with a 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday evening and 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
No dogs are allowed on tournament grounds except for service dogs.
Or more information pertaining to the tournament activities please contact General Chairman Dan Gazalie at 814-484-3585 or write PA State Championship Fishing Tournament, Inc., 90 Main Street, Tidioute, PA 16351


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I have a Larrivee LV-09 with a Baggs Imix Notch Dual Source pickup with Element and IBeam.
Problem is when I pop the Preamp out to change the battery it wouldnt lock back in.
Is there any fix for this or does it have to be replaced? Is this common for this preamp?
I wedged a small piece of velcro on the side of the preamp which seems to work. But the battery light stays on.


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The Lynville Console features classic style and modern home entertainment features. The hardwood construction is highlighted by hand-laid veneers and a durable multi-step brown cherry finish. The console accommodates today's larger TVs and has plenty of storage, including large cabinets areas, media storage drawers and a gaming console compartment.
The Lynnville Console combines old and new to provide a fully-functional home theater centerpiece with timeless charm. Each design detail makes a statement of elegance and style. Turned feet and elegant moldings complement the striking wood grains to provide heirloom-like appeal. The cabinet doors feature bevelled glass which is also tempered and provides remote control access to your audio/video components.
The console is 60 inches wide which makes it large enough to accommodate today's bigger flat panel TVs. In addition, the console profile is slightly taller to position the TV for optimal viewing. The console features multiple options for open and closed storage. Each cabinet includes two adjustable shelves which are ventilated to help keep components cooler. There's even a gaming console drawer with drop-down drawer face that provides instant access when your video game system is needed and concealed storage when it's not in use.
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Following up on last week's controversy over comments by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on church teaching on abortion, the U.S. bishops' conference yesterday issued a "fact sheet" on the history of that teaching. You can view the press release from the conference here and the fact sheet, called "Respect for Unborn Human Life: The Church's Constant Teaching," here. Especially in an election year, questions on this topic are not likely to go away.
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More than 92 percent of Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law graduates who took the Florida Bar Exam for the first time in February passed the exam, the highest in the school's history and the third-highest among Florida's 11 law schools.
The 92.7 percent passage rate tops the previous mark of 81.7 percent that Barry Law graduates achieved on the September 2012 exam, when Barry Law ranked fourth overall. The results were announced Monday by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.
Barry Law's passage rate was well above the state average of 80.2 percent. February's results mark the third consecutive time that Barry Law graduates have outpaced the state average on the Bar Exam.
"Today's record-setting results reflect incredible diligence by our graduates, an unwavering commitment to academic excellence by our faculty, and a superb Barry Law Bar Prep program," said Leticia M. Diaz, dean of Barry Law School. "Barry Law is constantly raising the standards for our students, and these Bar Exam results clearly demonstrate that our graduates have risen to that challenge."
Of Barry Law's 41 graduates taking the Bar Exam for the first time in February, 38 passed. The exam was administered Feb. 26-27 in Tampa.
Barry Law graduates who passed the Bar Exam will be sworn in Friday, April 19, at noon on the Barry Law campus by The Honorable Jose R. Rodriguez, Circuit Judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida.