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The current topic of Tie Guan Yin compelled me to try it with different water combinations.
I used 3 grams of TGY in 90 ml porcelain gaiwans. Three kinds of water were used.
1. Filtered water through 'fridge carbon filte: heated in Kanjove Kettle.
2. Filtered water through 'fridge carbon filter: heated in cast iron uncoated tetsubin.
3. Distilled water
4. Spring water (day 2) Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value (Calistoga?) CG ROXANE Spring Salem, SC
First I tried all the waters on their own.
It is actually a lot harder that I imagined. It is difficult to get the parameters exactly the same. Maybe I should have just brewed at a full boil. Tea was brewed at 200 F and timed equally. Does anyone else have parameters they use to help ensure equivalent brews?
The results were surprising. Each tea tasted very different. Even with possible slight variation the contrast was unmistakeable. Today is day two and I added a fourth. (Spring water.)
1. Filtered water: The water heated in the Kamjove kettle was decent. Somewhere between the tetsubin water and distilled water.
2. Filtered water: The tetsubin water made for the roundest fullest flavored tea. Although I did pour right away with all teas, it is possible that the cast iron held heat better?
3. Distilled water: The tea brewed in distilled water was raw and not as pleasant.
4. Spring water: The brew was nice. A bit sweeter. Not as round as the tetsubin water.
The spring water and tetsubin water were my favorites in that order.
Our Cleveland water (filtered) is actually pretty good for most teas.
Anyone have additions or other experiences?


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Who is upholding the Constitution?
To the editor:
Isn't it wonderful? The Supreme Court has upheld the First Amendment which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
But the Senate of the United States is trying in a new way to silence conservatives. So they have scheduled a Senate vote to repeal and re-write the First Amendment.
Imagine that! Who can trust the Senate to tamper with the most precious of our freedoms?
It is called Senate Joint Resolution 19. And 40 cosigners – all Democrats – have already signed on to support Reid in his attack on the Constitution.
As Senator Cruz says, this amendment will "muzzle" citizens like you and me from "saying things the government finds inconvenient."
S.J. Res 19 empowers Congress to silence anyone who criticizes them or says something they don't agree with. And they have scheduled a vote on it this year.
Isn't it time to contact Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar on this issue? Hands off the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. No to this Senate effort: S.J. Res 19!
Why doesn't Congress hold President Obama accountable to keep the promise of his oath to uphold the Constitution?
Sometimes I feel like we are in the pre-Hitler stage and everyone is sleeping and too busy to pay attention. Wake up America before it's too late.
This is the Republic of the United States with the laws founded on Christian principles based on the authority of God who is the Creator of all of us and to Whom we will all have to report someday. We are not just a democracy where majority rules.
And though we use democratic principles, our nation is a republic.
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D20Studios delivers asynchronous multiplayer and more to Hero Mages as promised!
Read about Ross's experience developing Hero Mages in this article featured on Adobe's ADC homepage
I am beyond excited to share that Hero Mages will be published as a tabletop board game by Game Salute.
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U.S. Men's Indoor Team Adds Scrimmage to Schedule
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 4, 2012) – The U.S. Men's National Indoor Volleyball Team will hold an intra-squad, Red versus Blue scrimmage at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.
The team will use the scrimmage to help prepare for the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament, which will be held on May 7-12 at the Pyramid.
"This will be a final warm-up for our team before it competes at the NORCECA Men's Olympic Qualifier," said U.S. Men's Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.). "We invite volleyball fans to share in our preparation for a very important tournament."
Players and coaches will be available for autographs after the match.
Tickets will only be available at the door and will be $8 for adults and $5 for seniors (60-plus) and youth (4-14).
The Blue versus Red scrimmage offers volleyball fans one more way to watch the U.S. Men's National Indoor Volleyball Team play live in the United States this summer.
On April 27 and 29, the U.S. Men will host Argentina for two exhibition matches at JSerra Catholic High School. For more information, click here.
On May 4 will be the Red versus Blue Scrimmage at the Walter Pyramid.
On May 7-12, USA Volleyball will host the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Pyramid. For more information, click here.
The United States Olympic Committee and the NBC Sports Group have announced that the finals of the Olympic Qualification Tournament will be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network on May 13 at 3-5 p.m. ET.
Finally, on June 29-July 1, USA Volleyball will host FIVB World League matches at the Dallas Convention Center Arena. For more information, click here.


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Pacing Diana - Page 5
It was dark and we climbed out of the trees and into the alpine again. We had dropped our rain jackets at Sherman, and I looked up for the stars, to see if the weather would hold. A midnight downpour could slow us down. I looked up, out of the orb of my headlamp, and got dizzy. "Night drunk," we call it, when you look beyond your generated light. There were stars and just a few clouds.
I also peeked behind us. I turned off my light so that the runners behind could not see me. I did not want them to think we were worried, searching for our pursuers. I could see lights—all of them in twos, a pacer and runner. I was pretty certain they were all male runners. If she maintained any pace, Diana would win the female race. But a line had been crossed. Gender did not matter.
When I started pacing her, Diana told the stories that had been rolling in her mind all day. Now, she said almost nothing. She had run over 75 miles, the night settled in and the effort silenced her. Normal.
I went into chatterbox mode, talking about focusing on the task at hand, and then, conversely, talking about things that I hoped would help her enter some Zen-like state. I talked about my day at the aid stations, how her dad had her splits figured out to the second, how I watched a runner at Ouray say, "I feel fine, 100 percent," and then vomit all over his crews' shoes. Then back to how well she was doing. Always positive, always truthful and realistic. She grunted, sometimes. Usually in agreement. This is normal for her, us, in the recesses of a 100-mile night. She never complains. When I reminded her to drink, by saying, "Have you been drinking?" she doesn't answer. I can tell if she needs a drink if I hear the noise of the nozzle of her Camelbak being raised to her lips.
I move in front on the climb, trying to pull her a little bit, to maintain a pace. I looked behind us at the lights.
"I think we're 20 minutes ahead," I said.
We reach the top of the Continental Divide, the spine of North America. I tell her this to remind her that we are in such a beautiful place, to remind her to take the race moment by moment. Add up the moments, and we would be in Silverton. The finish.
We ran the downhill to Pole Creek Aid Station, Diana in front, so I could get a feel for what pace she was capable of, so she could choose her footing and line without interference. It was an OK pace. Just OK. I looked back as we rolled into the Pole Creek Valley and saw lights—much closer now. I could even hear voices.
We ran through spider webs across the trail. We busted bedded elk, which ran, clacking on the scree. Only one runner in Hardrock will run through spider webs, awaken elk on the trail: the runner in first.


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Paleozoic Partner Highlight
Fossil sponges and modern lichens are amoung the discoveries awaiting visitors to Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas). Snorkels were required about 270 million years ago! NPS Photo.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Snorkel Far West Texas
Snorkeling far West Texas's Delaware Sea and her world class reef requires only a little imagination and a beautiful hike. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is home to the Capitan reef, recognized as one of the most well-preserved Permian fossil reefs in the world. The Permian Period lasted approximately 47 million years from 299 to 252 million years ago; the rocks in the park were deposited in the Middle Permian and span nearly 12.5 million years from 272 to 260 million years ago. Forty five miles of this ancient reef's 450 mile length are exposed between Carlsbad, New Mexico and majestic El Capitan peak. The park's Permian Reef Geology Trail offers visitors the opportunity to get up close and personal with the creatures who built Capitan reef. The fossil record the sea and reef left behind create a perfect natural classroom bringing scientists from all over the globe to investigate the formation processes of Permian basins and reefs as well as the marine life which lived in them. New species continue to be discovered; among the latest, is a giant sponge up to 6 feet long. Gigantospongia grew on the reef both vertically and horizontally.
The supercontinent Pangea was fully formed by the early Permian; what is now Texas and New Mexico lay close to the equator. Instead of the mountain and desert landscape of today, Permian park visitors would have enjoyed the pleasures of a tropical sea. The Hovey channel allowed waters and marine life from the Panthalassa Ocean to flow freely into the 150 mile long Delaware Sea.
This sea urchin fossil is an example of the incredible diversity of fossils from the Capitan reef. NPS photo by Michael Haynie.
During the Middle Permian, the Capitan reef grew along the shores of the sea. Marine life on the reef varied with the depth of the water and was every bit as diverse, but very different than that found on modern reefs. Unlike today's coral reefs, Permian reefs were built by a community of sponges, lacy bryozoans (moss animals), and algae. Brachiopods and, to a lesser extent, clams also played an integral role in reef life. There were ammonites, echinoderms such as sea urchins, crinoids or sea lilies, fusilinids (rice-shaped single celled organisms with a hard skeleton), tusk shaped scaphopods, snails, trilobites and, though they were rare, a few corals.
Just as 21st century coral reefs face environmental pressures so, too, did the ancient Capitan reef. For several million years the great reef grew until the Hovey Channel connecting the Delaware Sea to the Panthalassa Ocean became restricted. Gypsum precipitated from the dense brines, trapped by the choked channel, gradually filling the sea basin and the highly salty water killed the reef.
In the late Tertiary, approximately 27 million years ago, erosion of the overlying sediments began, as uplift, associated with the formation of the Basin and Range Province, affected west Texas. Somewhere between 12 and 2 million years ago, faulting in west Texas raised the Guadalupe and Delaware mountains. The long buried Capitan reef was pushed several thousand feet above its original position as tectonic activity moved faults on the western side of the Delaware basin. The eroding effects of wind and rain uncovered the reef and formed the modern Guadalupe Mountains.
Brachiopods populated the Permian Capitan reef within what is now Guadalupe Mountains National Park. NPS photo by Michael Haynie.
Come visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park, hike the Permian Reef Geology Trail, pause your fossil exploration for a few minutes to imagine you're snorkeling along the Capitan reef. Suddenly you see a small school of ammonites jetting across the reef. A little one lagging behind the others, uses her big eyes to search for both food and danger. She would be an easy meal for a hybodontid (hump-toothed shark). Suddenly, a hybodontid swims into view speeding towards the ammonite; she releases an inky black swirl into the water, making her escape in its darkness. The frustrated shark swims on searching for an easier meal, perhaps a paleoniscid fish (ray-finned fish). Paleoniscids are known only from isolated scales and teeth, which have been found in the Capitanian age rocks of the park. A shadow glides through the sea, over a colony of sponges and bryozoans who quickly close up. It's another hybodontid shark looking to fill an empty belly. As the hump-toothed shark swims on, life in the reef resumes its peaceful pace.
Article by Laurie-Ann Curry, Student Conservation Association Intern, Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Special thanks to: Dr. Jonena Hearst, Geologist, Guadalupe Mountains National Park Natural Resources; and Michael Haynie Park Ranger, Guadalupe Mountains National Park Interpretation.
About Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a hiking and trail riding paradise, as we have more than 80 miles of trails which meander through woodland canyons and lush riparian springs, or zigzag up steep switchbacks directly into the park's rugged wilderness. 60% of the trails are available for horseback riding if you bring your own stock. The park is a wonderful place to look at fossils and learn about Permian Period geology, enjoy bird watching and wildlife observation, backpacking, delve into nature photography, or enjoy unlimited opportunities for stargazing under pristine night skies. Be sure to visit the Frijole Ranch Cultural History Museum, the Pinery, where the ruins of a historic Butterfield stagecoach station await you and, for the more adventurous, the Williams Ranch, which requires a high clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle.
The Pine Springs Visitor Center is the best place to begin your visit to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Here you can pick up maps and brochures, view an informative orientation slide show, enjoy remarkable interpretive exhibits, browse the bookstore for additional educational material, get a current weather forecast, and talk directly with knowledgeable staff, at the information desk, about your itinerary. The Pine Springs Visitor Center and contact stations are open daily (except December 25th, although the park remains open to hikers).
Camping is available year round, on a first come, first served basis, at Pine Springs and Dog Canyon. Both campgrounds offer water, accessible restrooms, picnic tables, and sites for tents and RV's, however there is no dump station or hook-ups. There are ten backcountry campgrounds; a free permit, which is available at the Pine Springs Visitor Center or at Dog Canyon, is required. Be aware that there is NO WATER available in the backcountry, pets are not allowed, and you must cook only on camp stoves.
Adams, J. E., and H. Frenzel. Capitan Barrier Reef, Texas and New Mexico. The Journal of Geology, v. 58, no. 4, p. 289-312.
Coleman, C., and C. Coleman. 2010. Identification Guide to the Fossils of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Carlsbad Caverns Guadalupe Mountains Assoc. Paragon Press, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Glenister, B. F., B. Wardlaw, and L. Lambert. 1998. Defining the Base of the Guadalupian Series—The World Standard Middle Permian—In its Type Area, Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Guadalupe Mountains Symposium Proceedings 25th Anniversary Conference. Chapter 31, p. 251-258.
Glenister, B. F., B. Wardlaw, and L. Lambert. 1998. Guadalupian Series: International Standard for Middle Permian Time. Guadalupe Mountains Symposium Proceedings 25th Anniversary Conference. Chapter 30, p. 245-250.
Hill, C. 1998. Geology of the Guadalupe Mountains; An Overview of New Ideas. Guadalupe Mountains Symposium Proceedings 25th Anniversary Conference. Chapter 27, p. 219-226.
Kidwell, S. M. and K. W. Flessa. 1996. The quality of the fossil record: populations, species, and communities. Annual Review Earth Planetary Science. v. 24, p. 433-464.
Kues, B. S. 2006. Geological Studies of the Guadalupe Mountains Area, New Mexico and West Texas, to 1928. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 57th Field Conference, Caves and Karst of Southeastern New Mexico, p. 127-144.
Kirkland B. L., S. A. Longacre, and E. L. Stoudt. 1999. The Dynamic Capitan Reef; An Image of an Ancient Reef and Suggestions for Future Research. Society for Sedimentary Geology, Special Publication 65, p. 161-173.
Newell, N. D. 1955. Depositional Fabric in Permian Reef Limestones. The Journal of Geology, v. 63, no. 4, p. 301-309.
Pray, L. C. 1998. Geologic Significance of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Guadalupe Mountains Symposium Proceedings 25th Anniversay Conference. Chapter 26, p. 211-218.
Rigby, J. K., B. Senowbari-Daryan, and H. Liu. 1998. Sponges of the Permian Upper Capitan Limestone Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas. Brigham Young University Geology Studies, v. 43, p. 19-118.
Weidlich, O., and J. A. Fagerstrom. 1998. Evolution fo the Upper Capital-Massive (Permian) Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico. Brigham Young University Geology Studies, v. 43, p. 167-188.
Wilde, G. L. 1998. Permian Extinctions: A Fusilinacean's Way of Life. Guadalupe Mountains Symposium Proceedings 25th Anniversay Conference. Chapter 32, p. 259-278.
Wood, R., J. A. D. Dickson, and B. Kirkland-George. 1994. Turning the Capitan Reef Upside Down: A New Appraisal of the Ecology of the Permian Capitan Reef, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas and New Mexico. Palaios, v. 9, p. 422-427.
Wood, R., J. A. D. Dickson, and B. Kirkland. 1996. New Observations on the Ecology of the Permian Capitan Reef, Texas and New Mexico. Palaeontolgy, v. 39, no. 3, p. 733-762.
2013 Paleozoic Partner feature articles:| January: Fossils of the 2013 National Fossil Day Artwork | February: Paleontological Research Institution, Museum of the Earth | March: Falls of the Ohio State Park | April: Field Museum of Natural History, Mazon Creek Collection | May: Prehistoric Trackways National Monument | June: Cincinnati Museum Center | July: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve | August: University of Michican Museum of Paleontology, Silica Formation Fossils | September: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Beecher's Trilobite Bed | October: Guadalupe Mountains National Park | November: Utah Geological Survey, Millard County Cambrian Fossils | December: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, High-Altitude Mass Extinction |
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|Lunch & Learn: Get to Know Your eReader
Event Type: Inhouse Adult Library Program
Date: 4/23/2013
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Are you thinking about purchasing an E-ink eReader? Do you own one but aren't sure how to use it? Bring your lunch to the library on Tuesday, April 23 for a free workshop on using the Kindle, NOOK and Sony Reader. Learn how to set up your device and get free eBooks from the library.
Just bring your lunch, your library card, and your eReader if you have one. If you're thinking about purchasing an eReader, you can even take one of ours for a test drive. The library will provide the expertise -- and the dessert!
NOOK owners: Please note that in order to download eBooks from the library, you must also bring your own computer.
Location: Bradbury Room (Lower Level)
Contact Number: 847-623-2041 ext 292
Presenter: Sara Teti
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Recipe: Strawberry Santa Hat Brownies
- Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
- 2 eggs
- Canned cream cheese frosting
- 8-9 fresh whole strawberries
Prepare and bake Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix as directed on package with butter and eggs. Cool completely. Cut brownies into 2-inch squares or 2-inch rounds with a cookie cutter. Top each brownie with a circle of frosting.
Cut off the tops of widest end of each strawberry to make a flat surface. Place the strawberries, cut side down, on top of each brownie to form a hat; place a small dab of cream cheese frosting on the top of each strawberry like a pompom.
Makes about 8 servings.
Recipe is from: www.tastefullysimple.com.


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Men's Beach Teams Advance in Poland
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 17, 2012) – The U.S. men's beach volleyball teams competing at the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam in Stare Jablonki, Poland all concluded pool play with 3-0 records and automatically advanced to Saturday's second round of single elimination.
The event is the final grand slam on the 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour.
On the women's side, Jen Kessy (Jen Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) along with Kerri Walsh (San Jose, Calif.) and Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) suffered losses in the single-elimination bracket on Friday to end their runs in Poland.
Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.), seeded No. 2 in Poland, are coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Gibb and Rosenthal closed pool play on Friday with a win over Germany's 15th-seeded team of Sebastian Fuchs and Eric Koreng, 21-14, 21-15 in 36 minutes. Gibb and Rosenthal's undefeated pool-play record earned them a bye in the first round of single elimination. They are slated to face the Norwegian team of Iver Andreas Horrem and Geir Eithun (No. 23).
The quarterfinals are also slated for Saturday.
Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Calif.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.), seeded No. 4, also competed in London, and went 3-0 in pool play before falling in the first round of single elimination.
They concluded pool play with a win over the Kazakhstani team of Alexey Sidorenko and Alexandr Dyachenko (No. 13), 23-25, 21-19, 16-14 in 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Dalhausser and Rogers received a bye in the first round of single elimination and will face the 19th-seeded Norwegian team of Tarjei Skarlund and Martin Spinnangr on Saturday.
Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), seeded No. 6, won their final pool-play match against Brazil's 11th-seeded Ricardo Alex Costa Santos and Vitor Goncalves Felipe, 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 in 50 minutes.
Fuerbringer and Lucena automatically advanced to the second round of single elimination on Saturday and will face the Polish team of Bartosz Losiak and Piotr Kantor (No. 21).
On the women's side, Kessy and Ross, seeded No. 1, are coming off a silver-medal finish at the 2012 Olympic Games. They lost in the gold-medal match to U.S. compatriots Walsh and Mist May-Treanor (Santa Monica, Calif.).
After earning a 3-0 record in pool play, Kessy and Ross earned a bye in the first round of single elimination. In Friday's second-round contest, they defeated Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Else Baquerizo McMillan (No. 19) ,17-21, 21-16, 15-17.
Kessy and Ross suffered their first loss of the tournament in the quarterfinals to Germany's Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler, 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 in 50 minutes. They finished their run in Poland in fifth place.
Walsh has paired up with Branagh in Poland as May-Treanor is taking off the rest of the season. After going 3-0 in pool play, the duo received a first-round bye in single elimination.
The fourth-seeded Walsh and Branagh suffered a second-round loss to the Czech Republic's seventh-seeded Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova, 21-19, 21-19 in 35 minutes on Saturday. They ended their run in Poland in ninth place.
For complete information on the 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour, visit their web site.


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Nanostructured Materials
The engineering of nanostructures at interfaces and in thin films by using different approaches (from self organization and self assembly down to single molecule manipulation) is in the focus of our work. We are interested in the fundamental investigation of structure, dynamics and interaction leading to the formation of nanostructures by using physico-chemical methods and polymer physical approaches together with a comprehensive combination of advanced characterization techniques. The understanding of structure-property relations is used to tailor and control the functionality of the produced nanostructured interfaces and thin films for prospective applications, as sensors, organic displays or solar cells, in nano electronics, batteries, membranes or intelligent and stimuli responsive coatings and 3D objects. Furthermore we are interested in control, manipulation and fundamental investigation of interfacial interactions and activity of nanostructured interfaces and thin films.


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Skip to comments.Lincoln and the Copperheads
Posted on 02/02/2013 5:07:52 AM PST by iowamark
In January 1863, Abraham Lincoln made a remarkable confession. He was, he told a senator, more worried about the fire in the rear than he was about the Confederates to his front...
Disgusted Republicans termed them Copperheads, after the poisonous snake...
By January 1863, their assaults on Lincoln, combined with the poor performance of the armies, were taking a toll on civilian morale. Midwesterners spoke openly about seceding and establishing another new country or aligning with the Confederate States of America.
Lincolns critics were harsh, uncompromising and relentless. They said Lincoln was a tyrant, bent on amassing power and ruining democracy. They demanded an immediate end to hostilities, believing contrary to all available evidence that the Southern states would return to the Union if only Lincoln would stop the shooting. They wanted to keep slavery...
As Lincoln worried about the state of the home front, an important shift was taking place among soldiers. They were distressed about the 1862 elections, where Peace Democrats had performed quite well, gaining seats in the House, several state legislatures and the governorships of New York and New Jersey. The men thought Copperheads did not believe in their cause, honor their suffering or respect the sacrifice of their fallen friends.
As a result, soldiers, even many Democrats, were increasingly aligning themselves with Lincoln. Along the way they became more open to emancipation, and by April 1863 most embraced Lincolns proclamation. The Copperheads, with their mystical thinking, never realized this, and they and the Democrats generally would pay a heavy political price for their misreading of the political landscape.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com ...
Oh, I get it.
The NY Times is saying Obama's critics are just like Lincoln's, racist ("sympathetic to slavery") and unpatriotic. With the 150th of the Emancipation Proclamation this year, get ready for more of this Chicago-style race-baiting crap, another naked attempt to smear anyone who isn't a leftist.
HOWEVER, the comparison isn't a good one, because Lincoln did not try to deliberately menace the US economy, especially the energy sector, like Obama has. Lincoln didn't try to kill coal-mining, or stall oil distribution (Keystone), or attack anyone successful as being suspect, just because they were successful.
Obama HAS done all of that, and more.
Obama is no Lincoln. Remember that this year, amid all the leftist adulation.
Hooray for the Copperheads.
Not so subtle suggestion comparing modern-day Conservatives to Copperhead DEMOCRATS during the Civil War. So I guess that Mark Levin is now Clement Vallandigham?
And NOW—the Secretary of State is not only a Copperhead; he's an ACTUAL TRAITOR—having given assistance and support to our country's enemies in time of ACTUAL WAR.
Anybody else see a problem, here?
May we all live in "interesting times".
The Copperheads were Democrats. Democrats acted just like Copperheads with regard to the War on Terror.
The article is generally true. But I would hope that she would also write another one giving the credit that is due the Radical Repulicans - the true abolitionists that pushed Lincoln to making the war about emancipation sooner than he would have on his own.
This is also the story of the civil rights where the so called southern democrats were really republican racists.
I just have to wonder if in the twisted mind of this writer she realizes that it would make more sense to switch her allegiance to the side which she celebrates rather than try to rewrite history.
Lincoln praised the Declaration of Independence in almost every speech he made. Obama disdains that document.
Lincoln praised the DOI the same way that Obama praises the Bill of Rights...with rhetoric, not actions.
"They said Lincoln was a tyrant, (check) bent on amassing power (check)and ruining democracy (check)."
Those copperheads were pretty smart. No way they could see Obama in our future, but it was Lincoln, who determined once and for all that the federal government reined supreme, that eventually allowed a dictator be elected.
"They demanded an immediate end to hostilities, believing contrary to all available evidence that the Southern states would return to the Union if only Lincoln would stop the shooting."
True. Had Lincoln stopped hostilities early on there was a good chance that Southern states would have come back to the union. By 1863...not so much.
I was talking about the DOI that John Hancock signed. Not the pro-slavery assault on unalienable rights that South Carolina passed in Dec, 1860.
"Hooray for the Copperheads."
They were Democrats.
The governments of the seceding states were filled with Democrats.
Looks to me like the Democrats have been trying to destroy this country for a long time.
Some of us don't stand with them.
Rhetoric aside, follow the money. It's nearly always about power and money——Any people, anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable, a most sacred right, a right which we hope and believe is to liberate the world.
Abraham Lincoln U.S. Congress, 1847
A little over 10 years later after the South attempted precisely that, Lincoln, when asked, Why not let the South go in peace? replied; I cant let them go. Who would pay for the government? And, what then will become of my tariff?
Abraham Lincoln to Virginia Compromise Delegation March 1861
The Central idea of the story was to compare the Copperheads of that century to Freepers and others of this century who oppose Obama.
Certainly I am not standing with Democrats when I oppose Obama.
When I say Hooray for Copperheads I say it to commend them for standing against Lincoln, not to praise Democrats of today.
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Thanks iowamark. RINOs and CINOs reject Lincoln.
The NY Times is saying Obamas critics are just like Lincolns, racist (sympathetic to slavery) and unpatriotic. With the 150th of the Emancipation Proclamation this year, get ready for more of this Chicago-style race-baiting crap, another naked attempt to smear anyone who isnt a leftist.
This is from their online Civil War Sesquicentennial blog, not from the newspaper.
Not everything is about Obama.
That is one of those questionable Lincoln quotations.
If the slave states didn't want high tariffs, they could have stayed in Congress and defeated or moderated them.
Maybe it is all about money as you say, but in those days, slaves and slavery were a pretty big investment in some states -- big enough to secede to protect and big enough to fight for.
Feel free to scan them all for coded messages about Obama -- the post about the cavalry, or the ironclads, or the Irish brigage, or the canals.
But that sort of thing can make somebody go batty.
The same as saying Hooray for Bill Ayres.
Total BS and even Robert E. Lee would have called you on that.
Take your revisionism somewhere where there are people stupid enough to buy it.
"I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.......... In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence, and there shall be none unless it be forced upon the national authority. The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere." Slavery where it existed was OK. Not paying duties and imposts not so much.
There wasn't anything the Republicans could do about slavery in the slave states, and trying to do anything about it would have split the country.
What Lincoln and the Republicans were concerned about was the spread of slavery -- and the break-up of the union. Giving guarantees to slaveowners in the slave states if it would preserve the union was an acceptable policy for them.
How was the federal government's presence felt in 1860? How did most people interact with it? The mails, the courts, the customhouses, maybe the land offices in the West.
Maintaining forts, delivering the mails, collecting import taxes were ways that the federal government could maintain that the union was intact, and work or wait to resolve the situation. So it's not surprising that the collection of import duties, like the delivery of the mails was mentioned in Lincoln's inaugural address.
The idea that "it was all about tariffs" was something that developed after the war when it was clear that support for "slaveowners' rights" wasn't an appealing issue to most people.
But if you really want to say that the Civil War was all about money and power that would apply to both sides. Don't pretend that there weren't strong economic motivations on the secessionist side that were even less legitimate than what you ascribe to Lincoln and the unionists.
Lincoln implied the use of force/violence in his address not over the 'spread' of slavery but amongst other things the collection of those 'duties and imports'. Tariffs had been an issue with many of the Southern states for decades. South Carolina threatened succession in 1832 not over slavery but tariffs. Tariffs were a powder keg with the South. Slavery was the fuse. As it appears opinions are fairly set on this subject, I will peacefully 'secede' from further comment.
The fire in the Union rear was not nearly as great as the one burning in the Confederate rear. And the means Lincoln used to fight his fire was not nearly as heavy-handed as the methods the Confederates used to suppress southern citizens.
Democrats, committing treason in support of race based slavery. Rather like Democrats supporting treason in support of communist slavery.
Okay, so I get the last word.
Slavery was the great issue of the 1850s. The country was up in arms over the expansion of slavery (and the threat to freedom it implied) and the spread of abolitionism (and the explicit threat to slavery it carried). Nobody was very excited about the tariff. Nobody was screaming about the tariff in 1860.
That doesn't mean most supporters of the union cared about slavery. They were concerned about the fate of the union. And it doesn't mean that all confederates cared only about slavery. Many of them only supported secession because of Lincoln's call for an army to keep the Deep South states (which largely did secede because of slavery) in the union.
But without slavery, there wouldn't have been a war. The tariff question was one that could have been resolved peacefully. By 1860. the slavery question couldn't. It was only after the war, after slavery became a dirty word that the myth that the war was fought over tariffs came into its own.
And Lincoln himself? This whole caricature of him obsessed by the tariff doesn't ring true. Tariffs were one way you knew which country you were in and where the border was, and the continued existence of the country within the existing borders under the existing laws was what mattered to him.
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|Directors Cup 2013
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Academy teams from the Select program won two titles at the annual IYSA Director's Cup to go along with championships from the Competitive program at U11 and U12. In all, Idaho Rush teams brought home top honors in six different divisions. The Elite Academy teams are made up of players in the Select program who played week in and week out with their regular Select teams, but attended special additional training led by Rush professional staff. Most of those players will advance to full Competitive teams next fall.
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|Silver-West Division
|The girls had their shooting boots on for the first two tournament games on Saturday, beating Nationals-Dynamo 4-3 and Nampa Select-Tximist 4-2 in their first games in a non-Recreational environment. The two wins got them into the final against Fury-Storm. The championship game was a closer affair, but Rush still came out on top 2-1.
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|Not to be outdone, the boys U10 Elite Academy team rolled their four games of the tournament on the strength of a goal-scoring frenzy and stingy defending. Their run started with a 6-1 thrashing of FC Boise, before beating their club brethren 4-2 later that afternoon. Sunday morning saw the closest game of the tournament for the boys, a 4-3 in over Crossfire of Caldwell. Rush secured the trophy with an 11-0 win over Nationals that put them top of the table in the round-robin format.
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|It was pins and needles all weekend for the U11-Black team as they won four consecutive one-goal games to win it all. The girls started with a tight 1-0 win over FC Nova-Grey on Friday evening before getting their goal-scoring issues solved for Saturday's 4-3 win over Torrent, which put them into the final. There was no room for error Sunday morning, as Nationals-Santos took them to the wire in a 4-3 win.
|Girls U10-Blue
|U11 Silver Division
|It was an all-Rush final as the U10-Blue team won playing up a year. The girls started right with a 3-0 win over Fury-Strikers on Friday evening, before getting past Nova-Black 5-1 Saturday afternoon. With a spot in the finals on the line, Rush put away Crossfire-Black 4-2 Sunday morning to set up an afternoon final against Rush-Grey, which gained the final behind a draw and two wins. The Blue team was too much, though, cruising to a 5-0 win in the championship match.
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|Silver Division
|The boys secured their first tournament win in an all-Rush final. The U11-Blue team was formed by combining players from two Select teams during the winter off-season and was playing in its first competitive tournament. The boys got a pair of one-goal wins on Saturday, 1-0 over Arsenal-Unknowns and 2-1 over PVSC-Fire. The two wins put them in the final against a Rush U10 team playing up an age group. The size and experience of the U11 teams won out in the end, as the boys won 2-1.
|Boys U12-Blue/Grey
|U13 Silver Division
|The boys played in a combined U12/U13 age group, but still managed to come out on top. They started with an easy 4-1 win over FC Boise, then outlasted Fury-Adi Pure 2-1 to claim a spot in the final where they would face Nampa Select-Vipers. Nampa had rolled through their three group-stage games outscoring their opponents 8-0. But they hadn't seen the likes of the Rush boys, who won 3-2.
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What are Hectors Dolphins And Why Are They Endangered?
Posted By G Living Staff Monkies On October 24, 2010 @ 4:00 am In Nature / Non Human Stories | 7 Comments
There are plenty of things I didn't know about the Hector's dolphin. In fact, until recently, my only knowledge of them was the most troubling fact of all – that they're among the rarest dolphins in the world. But seeing as how I've always been fascinated by these amazing creatures, I wanted to know more. And more importantly, I wanted to learn something less troubling about them. And what, if anything, we can do to help them.
Found only off the coast of New Zealand, the Hector's dolphin was named for Sir James Hector (1834-1907), the curator of what is now the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. The most influential local scientist of his time, Hector was the first to examine this particular species of indigenous dolphin. Primarily grey, black and white with a distinctive stripe running across its belly, this cetacean (air breathing, water living mammal) is the smallest dolphin in New Zealand's waters and is most recognizable by its lack of discernible beak and its round dorsal fin. (The fins of New Zealand's other dolphin species are pointed and crescent shaped.)
There are only an estimated 7,400 in left in the entire world
Aside from their beauty and playfulness – if you've ever watched dolphins, you can sense how much fun they're having playing in the surf and exploring the shallow water – what has always fascinated me is the built in sonar they use to track down their prey. Using echolocation (seeing with sound), they send out streams of high frequency noises that travel through the water, bounce quickly off moving objects and then back, easily identifying what sort of fish is out there, where it is and how quickly it's traveling. Incredible.Hector's dolphins live off the coast of New Zealand's South Island. There are an estimated 7,400 in existence. (The physically and genetically distinct subspecies living off the North Island, known as Maui dolphins, are often considered to be Hector's dolphins.) Part of the problem with this particular species is its very infrequent breeding. The females (which are larger than the males) don't become fertile until around age seven, and after that only breed one calf every two to four years.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, there were once over 26,000 Hector's and Maui dolphins.
Classified as nationally vulnerable by the Department of Conservation (DoC) and endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), Hector's dolpins won't survive without our help. Set nets are an enormous threat – the lungs of a Hector's dolphin are about the size of a human's, and when trapped in one, it takes about the same length of time for them to drown as it would a person. Another major concern is marine pollution. Not only does polluted water breed disease, there is a large risk of the dolphins eating or getting tangled in plastic bags and other carelessly discarded garbage.
What can we do?
Most obviously, stop polluting the oceans and storm water drains. (And the next time you're at the beach, feel free to pick up and dispose of some of the trash left by others. The life you save might be a Hector's dolphin.) You can also write to the New Zealand Minister of Fisheries and let them know that set nets should be banned from Hector's Dolphins' habitats, as they have been the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.
We've lost so many species already; let's make Hector proud by keeping his dolphins off the list. To make an online donation to the Hector's dolphin fund, or for more information on this amazing animal, click here.
Cute video from New Zealand About the Hector Dolphin
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Just back from Milwaukee where over 60 coaches shared two full days of a CAP course. I got up at 3 am to catch a 6 am NW flight there and spent a very interesting part of Friday with the Badger Region Board of Directors and Junior Leaders, sharing ideas on growing the game…
Jenny Hahn and the group there run a very innovative region, with many great volunteer leaders USA Volleyball is fortunate to have involved. So for two days Cecile Reynaud, Stu Sherman, Tom Shoji and I shared the ideas of over a hundred years of coaching expertise and the latest science of sport. The site was a superb one. Waynze World with 8 well lit courts and tons of space for each court.
A lot of understanding went on over the two days, along with a lot of laughs. I tasted perhaps the best root beer I had ever tasted, made with honey they say, by Sprechers, and had more than a few bratwursts, and was pleased to see some coaches I first worked with decades ago…still teaching and still learning, along with many young coaches.
So two things stood out, beyond the people doing so many good things to help grow our sport there.
1. Never be a Child's Last Coach
This is one of my mantras, and I am very proud of the number of my players who continue to play long after school volleyball is over, as well as those who give back to the sport by coaching and officiating. Retention is a very important area to improve in this wonderful lifetime sport. I heard a story about a passionate player who, due to the kind of "coaching" she got at college, had stopped playing the game. I will write more on this problem later, but for now, I challenge any of you reading this to simply never be an athlete's LAST coach…and think about what that means to your own skill development and coaching…
2. Train in Reality
So many coaches seem stunned when we start to guide them towards understanding what pepper and partner passing and all sorts of traditional drills do in a player's development. It seems they are so shocked with the idea of using the net the whole time you HAVE one there, that they think that we are saying never pepper or partner pass. Marv's line about "train in reality" was oft said, but the point remains that when we have such a limited time to have the net, and our teammates, you simply must use it the whole time. Sure the kids will partner and pepper, in the driveways, back yards, and even school hallways until they break the fluorescent lights….but to spend so much time setting up the net, then to ignore it for the first 10-30 minutes of practice is not understanding the importance of both cumulative effect and the reality of our limited time of training. Development of positive mistakes first is also very important and not well understood it seems, given the amount of time training negative errors, but that is a different topic…
On the flight back, this quote came to mind that I will share – like Sprechers, you can google up John Holt and find some good writings and ideas by him…
"Not many years ago I began to play the cello. Most people would say that what I am doing is "learning to play" the cello. But these words carry into our mind the strange idea that there exists two very different processes: (1) learning to play the cello; and (2) playing the cello. They imply that I will do the first until I have completed it, at which point I will stop the first process and begin the second. In short, I will go on "learning to play" until I have "learned to play" and then I will begin to play. Of course, this is nonsense. There are not two processes, but one. We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way…" -- John Holt
Hey, Happy 2009 all. Let us know how we can help you grow the game…. John
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On March 02, 2012 JJ wrote
Thanks John. I like reading your blog posts.
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Debates of Dec. 16th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #119 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-12.
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- Questions on the Order Paper
- Ensuring Safe Vehicles Imported from Mexico for Canadians Act
- Democratic Representation Act
- Community Policing
- Military Families
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- Canadian Wheat Board
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- Mount Allison University
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- Sterling R. Lyon
- Multiple Sclerosis
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- The Government
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- Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
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Mining Industry
Oral Questions
December 16th, 2010 / 3 p.m.
Anita Neville Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government has failed to protect jobs in Thompson and bring Vale to the negotiating table. Vale Inco's decision to shut down its nickel smelting and refining operations in Thompson will eliminate 500 jobs and stifle economic development in northern Manitoba.
The city of Thompson and the province has made it clear that they want to work with Vale to find a solution. Will the nine Manitoba Conservative members finally show some leadership, speak up and stand up for Manitoba?
Mining Industry
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is a little late to this situation. I have been in contact with the company and with the Manitoba government. The Minister of Public Safety himself attended a meeting with officials of the Manitoba government to see what the federal government could do.
We are on top of this issue. Why are the Liberals not and why is she not? That is what I would like to know.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Yves Lessard Chambly—Borduas, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development refuses to renew the pilot project to ease the criteria for employment insurance. She says she would rather offer more training. We agree with the idea of training more workers. However, to access Emploi Québec programs, you must first qualify for employment insurance. Consequently, many unemployed workers will not have access to benefits or training.
Will the minister stop laughing at the unemployed and renew the pilot project to ease access to employment insurance?
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Diane Finley Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Mr. Speaker, the objective of most of our pilot projects is to encourage people to return to work as quickly as possible because it is best for them and their families. This pilot project did not work well and did not meet these objectives. Therefore, we let it die.
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Jean Crowder Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Speaker, the environment commissioner said that the federal government was failing in its responsibility to monitor water bodies on reserves.
Grassy Narrows First Nations was recently revisited by Dr. Harada 35 years after his initial visit. Residents still suffer from mercury poisoning and 43% of the people have mercury levels three times over the Health Canada limit.
When will the government finally take first nations' health seriously and take concrete steps to monitor water quality on reserves?
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Saint Boniface
Shelly Glover Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Mr. Speaker, as soon as we took office, our government sought to improve access to clean running water on reserves. That is why our government has invested significant resources in water and waste water infrastructure in aboriginal communities. Thanks to these efforts, much progress has been made.
In 2006, there were almost 200 identified high-risk water systems on reserves. Today that number is below 50. However, more needs to be done and more will be done.
In addition to our investments, our government has introduced another bill, Bill S-11, and I hope all members of the Senate will support that bill when it comes time.
Opposition Coalition
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Scott Armstrong Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Mr. Speaker, today the Bloc and the NDP confirmed what we have known all along: that after the next election they will try to form a coalition government, led by the Liberal leader. The Bloc House leader and the NDP leader made reference to that fact during their year-end press conference.
Could the Minister of Justice please comment on the pieces of justice legislation and other legislation before this House that these coalition parties have obstructed this fall?
Opposition Coalition
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, there certainly was no shortage of slowdowns and obstructions from members of the coalition, but I hope, now that there is a break coming, that they will take time to sit down with their constituents and explain to them why they did not support our efforts to get tough on violent crime in this country.
I hope one of their new year's resolutions will be to start supporting this government's efforts to crack down on crime and to stand up for victims and law-abiding Canadians, just for a change.
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, during question period, I witnessed a verbal exchange that took place apart from the recorded debate. I would like to give the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie the opportunity to do the honourable thing right away: to apologize for the comments he made about the member for Beauport—Limoilou, and I quote: "You are as ignorant as you look."
As Quebeckers, we make an effort to encourage women to enter politics and we insist that people respect them. His comments were unparliamentary, inappropriate and especially right now, when we are about to break for several weeks.
I simply and respectfully ask the hon. member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie to rise in this House and apologize.
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Gilles Duceppe Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
Mr. Speaker, what I said was that the Bloc was the first party to call for a free trade agreement in 2000.
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Gilles Duceppe Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
I will explain. They always yell when we are talking, and then they act innocent and try to play Pontius Pilate. That will not work. What I said was that not knowing that showed ignorance. And if someone shows ignorance, it means they are ignorant. Attacking and mocking someone shows ignorance. It is being ignorant. That is what I said. If I am not allowed to say that, then let me know.
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order, please. I wish to indicate to all hon. members that if they wish to have an opportunity to wish one another happy holiday greetings, they can come to room 216 forthwith.
This is the end of the session. Best wishes to all of you and happy holidays.
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas.
It being 3:08 p.m., pursuant to order made Wednesday, December 15, the House stands adjourned until Monday, January 31, 2011 at 11 a.m. pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).
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Dillon Resigns as Chair of Officials and Rules Committee
Wendell Dillon, Chairman of the Officials and Rules Committee, has submitted his resignation as Chairman of ORAC effective July 15th. Wendell has indicated that he is willing to remain as a member of ORAC for as long as he is wanted. Wendell nominated Roman Tinyszin , current ORAC member, as his replacement.
Roman submitted his resume to me and I in turn presented that to the Board. The Board voted to appoint Roman as Chairman of ORAC through the remainder of Wendell's term at which time all USATT Committee Chair positions will be opened up for review, nomination, approval and appointment.
Roman has accepted the nomination and I anticipate that he will accept the Board appointment.
I would like to personally thank Wendell for not only his years of service but for his years of professional and visionary service. Wendell took care of his area of responsibility to the nth degree and it was comforting to me to know that he was in charge and would see his duties completed in a thorough manner. We will miss him a great deal. In the same breath, I would like to welcome Roman to the ORAC Chair position. Wendell has groomed Roman for the responsibilities and he also is blessed with the experience, wisdom and demeanor that will serve us all well in his term as ORAC Chairman.


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Government Scientist Threatens Murderous Rampage After Watchdog.org Exposes Massive Spending at Secret Junk Science Lab
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Nutty Professor Kerrilee Ann Crosby threatened a murderous rampage after a conservative group exposed massive spending at a secret green junk science lab.
Watchdog.org reported:
A woman angered by a Watchdog investigation into the government lab where she works retaliated by threatening mass murder against this news organization in several Twitter posts.
Have you ever felt like going on a murderous rampage? Start at @WatchdogCO s offices. They perpetuate lies like this, Kerrilee Ann Crosby tweeted last month while working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Crosby, 34, was responding to a Watchdog story detailing massive spending at the secret government lab, a Jimmy Carter initiative to push green energy. NREL and the two companies that manage its activities have received more than $1 billion from taxpayers since 2010 alone.
Top executives at the lab earn well into six figures. NRELs top manager, Dan Arvizu, makes close to $1 million per year. His two top lieutenants rake in more than$500,000 each and nine others make more than $350,000 a year.
The 'green' movement.. It's the color of MONEY!
What a dumbass.
Nope, can't cut the Federal Budget in any way.
Can't be done without hurting the poor, minorities, women, transsexuals and children.
Did I mention the homeless and their pet kittens? Can't starve the kittens of the homeless.
Evil Republicans, wanting to keep some of the money they earned.
Just can't do it, no way, no how. Forward, we must move Forward.
Why take the chance? Lock her up.
Any idea what the deal is with her Glasses? Does she own a mirror?
They look like those oversized plastic ones they give out as prizes at a carnival game.
And to think she probably makes more money than I did at the top of my career as a Vice President at a Major Banking Institution.
Life isn't fair, unless you're a Government Employee working at a "secret" facility.
Obama and his crew got their start robbing the government blind.
How can i get aboard?
If this is the same place I'm thinking of, it's near Golden Colorado. I remember driving by there regularly back in the 90's thinking what a feel-good government funded boondoggle it was.
She's no more wack, no more useless than 50% of federal workers. The Federale Gov't is just a huge hiring hall for idiots, libs, feminazis, gays and affirmative action babies
Of the People. For the People.
Cracked all the way.
They had a whole bunch of security come down and swarm the guy and hold him for the cops, they threatened to charge him with terroristic threats, etc. They finally wrote out a contract saying they would drop the charges if he promised not to pursue his firing, no lawsuits, and not to come on the property again. (The guy doesn't even own any guns).
Too bad this gal will never face that kind of scrutiny.
It's Brains off Thunderbirds!
She looks like Squeaky Fromme.
There is no threat in that listing.
Crazy redhead is crazy.
My dear girl that is called "fomenting a riot" at best "terrorist threats and solicitation of murder" if the Federal Prosecutor is feeling a bit miffed that day. And yes I said federal. It went across state lines.
Under any other Administration we would be talking some serious jail time.
What was the original story that got her so angry?
When you have more money than brains you tend to follow the latest fashion trend. That style of glasses is called nerd chic.
" Together, the three organizations have received more than $1 billion tax dollars since 2010. Key NREL management earn in the mid six figures; the top official clocks in at just under $1 million per year.
When Watchdog.org published those numbers, lab worker Kerri Ann Crosby responded via Twitter that she wanted to go on a murderous rampage at Watchdog offices.
Have you ever felt like going on a murderous rampage? Start at @WatchdogCO s offices. They perpetuate lies like this, Crosby tweeted.
Asked why she advocated mass murder given Colorados recent history of violence in such places as Columbine High School and Aurora, she responded: Because you deserve to die.
She' totally cute.
Has that hot-headed redhead thing going, too.
I'm serious as a heart attack. If Quentin Tarantino was going to make a movie with a bat-shit crazy psycho mass murderin' female in it, this woman has the part locked up.
Had to look that up, but:
Me thinks you have applied the hammer to the head of the nail.
LOL, if that does turn out to be true it explains the whole thing.
"We don't really have much in the way of energy production breakthroughs,
but we REALLY, REALLY feel good about ourselves as "good people"
because we REALLY, REALLY care about the erf."
Let me amend your comment;
>>>The green movement.. Its the color of MONEY!
The 'green' movement..It's really "RED' the color of Communism!
Thought it was just me...
1. Get laid off or fired from job.
2. Collect unemployment while working under the table (or sell drugs)
3. Apply for EBT
4. Apply for free college or training in "Social Work".
5. Apply for "Green Entrepreneur" grant money.
6. Run above company into ground sell all assets.
7. Retire.
8. Move to coast.
Radical lefties in science are super dangerous having access to biological agents. That is no kidding. We had a radical in Texas present a sceniaro where biolgical agents could be used to reduce the population to protect the environment. He got a standing ovation, from other scientists. Leftists are truly criminally insane people. They have no moral qualms and no respect for human life.
They will be taking over the medical care system as they already control humanism's "bioethics".
Update: CO: Murderous Rampage worker eyed by cops, off job
Government Worker Fired After Threatening Journalists
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It's Just a Mild Hangover
Posted at 10:58 a.m. EDT on Friday, July 26
At last, we have one of those days when we come in and people say, "We have to sell because..." And the "because" isn't answered with a U.S. situation, such as tapering or earnings, or a fight between the House and the president. Today it's all about whether Japan is in trouble.
I am adamant that Japan isn't in trouble but that the market there has become unstable in its volatility, and it does freak people out. I come back to the high quality of earnings we have seen all week and a belief that we can't throw out the baby with the Japanese bathwater.
Just think last night and this morning about the ratio. We had a bad number from Expedia
I think today just feels like a bit of a hangover and nothing more, not the start of something big.
And, oh yes, we are a buyer of Japan for the Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust, as the situation there is going negative to positive and not back to negative again.


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Spud crop is looking good
ESCANABA – Baked, boiled, or chipped potatoes are a mainstay on dinner plates across America. Thanks to a good growing season, many of those plates may be filled with Upper Peninsula potatoes.
"It looks like it has a potential to be a good crop," said Warren Schauer, Michigan State University Extension business management educator for the Institute of Agriculture and Agribusiness.
The potato harvest in the U.P. began about a week ago, which is typical. According to Schauer, the harvest will continue into mid-October.
"The crop is pretty decent so far but they're not all out of the field yet," said Keith Lippens of Lippens Potato Farm near Escanaba, adding he believed the crop was average, but much better than last year's crop.
Last year, drought damaged much of the potato crop in the U.P. Even farms with irrigation systems experienced a harder than average season during 2012.
"We have a lot of groups who irrigate but many say the rain is even better," said Schauer.
Potato plants faired better not only because of the increase in moisture from summer rains, but also because of the relatively cool temperatures. Days with excessive heat, 90 degrees or warmer, are damaging to the crop.
During the harvesting season, the potato crop can handle light frosts, but deeper freezes could cause crop damage.
"You like to avoid a very, very heavy frost during the harvest," said Schauer, adding potatoes which freeze and are put into storage become mushy.
Because weather outlooks for this harvesting season look promising, Schauer believes consumers may see lower prices when buying potatoes. However, potato prices like other crops, fluctuate.
The majority of potatoes grown in the U.P. are either white potato varieties or russet varieties. Six varieties of potatoes are grown at the Lippens Potato Farm – including white, russet, red, Yukon, and Norland varieties. According to Lippens, growing a multitude of varieties is not unusual.
"That's part of table stocking – selling to grocery stores – you have to cater to what the customer wants," he said.
In addition to the potatoes grown for table stocking, U.P. farmers grow potatoes for processing, which are sent to plants and turned into items like potato chips, and seed potatoes, which are used to produce seeds for the next year's potato planting.
Schauer noted the technology for producing potatoes is changing and new certifications are being established to ensure that potatoes meet standards. These technological advances allow producers to inspect potatoes for rocks or other debris and to use x-rays to identify potatoes with "hollow hearts" – cavities near the center of the potatoes which make them unappealing to consumers.
"With potatoes it's a very safe production system, but even more safety systems are being put in place," he said.


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First attempt at Neapolitan today. Made dough using Same Day Dough recipe from Flour Water Salt Yeast. Cooked on Big Green Egg at 700-725 dome temperature, stone was somewhere over 600 based on the last reading I remembered to take with IR thermometer. Cook time was about 4-5 minutes each. Cooked two pizzas, slightly different toppings. Pleased with results, though could have used a few more seconds or slightly higher temperature. Any other suggestions from the more experienced members?
MCKEVENSON - I was having trouble getting the round shape eyeballing it, so I put my stone on parchment paper, traced the outline, then inverted the paper (so ink facing away from the dough); that let me have a visual target for size and shape as I formed the pie. It's probably cheating, but I want skilled enough doing it any other way.


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- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant banana pudding mix
- 3 Butterfinger candy bars (2.1 ounces each), crushed
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 3 medium firm bananas, sliced
- In a large bowl, beat milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes or until thickened. Set aside 1/3 cup crushed candy for topping. Fold whipped topping, bananas and remaining candy into pudding.
- Spoon into serving dishes; Chill until serving. Sprinkle with the reserved candy just before serving. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Originally published as Banana Butterfinger Pudding in Country Woman January/February 1999, p37
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"Quick and easy. It was a little heavy on the whipped cream side and we are big pudding fans, so I used one 5.1 ounce box of banana cream pudding AND one 5.1 ounce box of vanilla instant pudding and it was delicious!"
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Gluten-free lemon drizzle cake
With a special surprise ingredient, this gluten free cake stays beautifully moist. To everyone's amazement it's mash potato!
Nutrition and extra info
- Without drizzle
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal514
- fat36g
- saturates2g
- carbs41g
- sugars35g
- fibre2g
- protein9g
- salt0.88g
- 200g butter, softened
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 4 egg
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 175g ground almond (switch for polenta or wheat-free flour to make this recipe nut-free)
- 250g mashed potato
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- zest 3 lemons
Oval in shape, with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile fruits…
- 2 tsp gluten-free baking powder (Supercook does one)
Baking powderbay-king pow-dah
Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…
For the drizzle
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Beat the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, then gradually add the egg, beating after each addition. Fold in the almonds, cold mashed potato, lemon zest and baking powder.
Tip into the tin, level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins or until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack after 10 mins cooling. Mix the granulated sugar and the lemon juice together, then spoon over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.
Potato ricer
If you have one, use a potato ricer to mash your potatoes; it will give a fantastically light and fine texture.
Make it nut-free
If you'd like to make this nut-free, as well as wheat-free, switch the ground almonds for polenta or wheat-free flour.
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Having read comments re this cake being undercooked and soggy, I made half the quantities In a smaller tin. I iced it with lemon water icing instead of soaking it in a lemon syrup. It was very moist but quite delicious and the first cake my daughter has been able to enjoy for ages. I plan to use this recipe as a basis for a variety of different flavoured cakes. We used the same recipe minus the lemon and with the addition of 20g of cocoa to make individual muffin size cakes. ( Half the quantity made 11 cakes) . Baked them for 25 mins. Delicious. Thank you. I think this is going to be a very versatile basic recipe to play with.
I have just tested this cake whilst still warm and it is better than I expected. It is light and moist (although not the same texture as traditional cake which is fair enough). No potato flavour evident either. I'll be interested to see what it like when completely cold. Cooked for 50 mins, turning at 40 mins to even out the colour. Came out of the tin well and held its shape. Not as lemony as I would like so may add a lemon glace icing later.
Just made this cake to use up some leftover mashed potato. Absolutely delicious. Light and moist. Like others have said, it did need longer in the oven and I gave the (rather lumpy) mash a good going over with a fork before adding to the mixture. I will definitely make again when my coeliac son-in-law visits.
I usually dispair at the results of gluten-free baking recipes which are often dry, crumbly and a shadow of the full flour version, or they are jammed with fat and sugar and calorie-laden. This recipe still contains lots of sugar and fat BUT it is absolutely yummy. I only made a half-recipe in a 14cm cake tin.... and I used fine polenta/cornmeal instead of ground almonds. I put in a very large heaped teaspon of baking powder (as it was past its best!); and supplemented the zest of my one lemon with a little orange zest too; and later used all the lemon juice in the drizzle... The result is a beautifully risen, moist, good textured, well flavoured cake that you can't tell contains neither flour nor gluten. And the half recipe also provides 8 quite generous slices... This will be the first of many I think!
My daughter Emma found this gluten free recipe for me and to start with, I was slightly concerned about the mashed potato in it. However, I gave it a go and was amazed by the result - a lovely cake without even a hint of potato flavour. I cooked the cake at 170 degrees in a fan oven for 55 minutes. I added the zest of one lemon and 2 oranges to the topping mix and heated it gently to bring out the flavours. Nobody guessed that there was potato in the cake, or that it was gluten free.
Excellent cake.
I tried this recipe and found the awesome, so now i will sale this cake to my Customers .
Oh my goodness! This cake is amazing. My husband is undergoing tests at moment to see if he is gluten intolerant, he loves cakes so finding this recipe has helped him realise a gluten free diet certainly isn't doom and gloom. I made it with polenta and it was as good if not better than a "normal" lemon drizzle cake. Will be making again and again! Big success.


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Flash Player 10.3 and Internet Explorer 9 update and workaroundschris.campbell May 31, 2011 2:22 PM
Hello Flash Player community,
We are tracking the issues being reported on Flash Player 10.3.181.14 and Internet Explorer 9 and actively investigating them. Users are reporting that Flash content is being displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. We want to give those who are encountering these issues an update.
First, we apologize to everyone affected. We know you count on Flash Player as an integral component of the web and we strive for high quality and performance in each release. We are actively looking into the root cause of this issue. Thanks to many of you submitting information via email and our online bug database, we now have some solid leads we are pursuing.
Flash Player 10 and later can use your system's graphics hardware to accelerate video decoding, and can also accelerate video presentation on some sites. Starting with Flash Player 10.2, Flash Player will also take advantage of hardware accelerated graphics in Internet Explorer 9, utilizing hardware rendering surfaces to improve graphics performance.
With Flash Player 10.3.181.14, reports indicate that systems with Intel HD Graphics adapters running Internet Explorer 9 are the only systems impacted by this particular bug. If you are encountering this issue and have a different configuration we'd love to hear from you. Please review the instructions on this page for details on generating the information we'll need for further investigation.
Solution #1
Adobe has officially released Flash Player 10.3.181.16 for Internet Explorer to address the graphical issues introduced in 10.3.181.14. You can get this release by visiting our official download page, directly downloading and running the installer file, or using the Flash Player auto update mechanism.
After installing, we recommend you re-enable hardware acceleration if you had it previously disabled. We also recommend you clear your browser cache and restart your system.
If you continue to encounter issues, please create a new thread and we'll do our best to investigate further.
Solution #2
On some systems, you may be able to resolve this issue by updating the Intel HD Graphics drivers. It has been reported that driver versions 188.8.131.521 and above do not exhibit this bug. Unfortunately, some systems might require updates directly from your system manufacturer. We're working with system manufacturers to make sure they include the latest drivers in future releases.
Solution #3
You can disable hardware acceleration in Internet Explorer 9 using the instructions on this page. Please note that you should re-enable hardware acceleration once this problem has been resolved to enjoy the full benefits of hardware acceleration.
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Update 5/20/11 - We've temporarily disabled the automatic update notification for Flash Player 10.3 and Internet Explorer. We're making progress on a fix and hope to have a new version available next week.
Update 5/24/11 - Added link to the 10.3.181.15 test update
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