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The Rim country is graced with striking natural wonders, impressive ancient ruins and important historic locations.
Payson's central location puts visitors within easy driving distance of lakes, streams, hiking trails, Indian ruins, cultural centers, historic buildings and other points of interest.
This summer, some parts of the Tonto National Forest may be subject to closure during fire season. Call the Payson Ranger District at 474-7900 for a list of forest closures and fire restrictions.
Below, you'll find a guide to some of the area's hidden treasures. The numbered items correspond with locations highlighted on the map.
Strawberry Schoolhouse
The restored log schoolhouse is the oldest standing school in Arizona. Built in 1884, it was restored in the 1960s and has been rededicated as an historic monument and a living history museum. To visit the schoolhouse, go north on Highway 87 to Strawberry, turn west on Fossil Creek Road (approx. 1.5 miles).
Pine-Strawberry Museum
This local museum is in the heart of Pine, on your left as you drive north from Payson.
Natural Bridge State Park
This great bridge of travertine, arching over Pine Creek, is a natural wonder you will not want to miss. It can be reached traveling north out of Payson on Highway 87 for about 9 miles. Turn left at the signs and follow the road down into the canyon.
Dude Fire Area
Traveling on the Control Road or the Rim Road, you will pass through the area devastated by the 1990 Dude Fire. The Tonto National Forest Ranger Station in Payson can supply you with a map for a self-guided auto tour and the story of the fire.
Shoofly Village
Take Highway 87 north from Payson to Houston Mesa Road and turn east. The parking lot is a short distance beyond the Mesa del Caballo subdivision just off the paved road. Picnic tables, ramadas and toilet facilities are provided. A self-guided tour through this ancient village site will show you how the native people lived here between AD 1000 and 1250. The site has been excavated by archaeologists from Arizona State University, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. (Elevation, 5,240 feet.)
Payson Pioneer Cemetery
The cemetery was founded in 1882 with the burial of two members of the Meadows family who were killed by Apaches. Much of the local history is represented by the pioneer families buried here. In the springtime, the cemetery is ablaze with wild flowers. Follow Main Street west, past Green Valley Park to the Payson Golf Course. Turn right beyond the club house and follow South Vista Road through the golf course. You will see the Pioneer Cemetery ahead on your right at the intersection of South Vista Road and Mesa Road.
Rim Country Museum
The museum, which is housed in Payson's 1906 Forest Service ranger station and a replica of an historic local hotel, contains an extensive collection of artifacts and memorabilia, telling the history of the Rim country. The museum has a book store and gift shop and guided archive searches are available by appointment. Visit the museum at 700 Green Valley Parkway, telephone (928) 474-3483.
Tonto National Monument
From Payson, take Highway 87 south to Highway 188 (the road to Globe) and travel through the Tonto Basin to Roosevelt Dam. The monument is 5 miles east of Roosevelt Dam, on your right.
Here, you will experience how life was lived by the Salado people, the people of the Salt River. These cliff dwellings were occupied for about 300 years, until about AD 1450. The half-mile self-guided tour climbs 350 vertical feet. Disabled access is provided to the visitors center, but not to the ruins. (Elevation, 3,150 feet.)
Apache Trail Loop
This trip will encompass so much that speaks of Arizona -- its beauty and its history. Begin from Payson by taking Highway 87 south to Highway 188.
You will travel through the ranching country of Tonto Basin, paralleling Tonto Creek until it is swallowed up by Roosevelt Lake. Crossing the bridge at Roosevelt Dam you will intersect State Route 88. This is the northern end of the Apache Trail, named for the many Indian trails that once made their way through the Superstition Wilderness.
With the building of the reclamation dam, 1903-1910, a supply road was developed. The road soon became the main route between Payson and Phoenix for wagon and mule trains, and later automobiles. The road is gravel, but well maintained.
The 45-mile Apache Trail will take you into Apache Junction. En route you will enjoy unsurpassed desert-mountain scenery, a series of lakes along the Salt River, and quaint stops for gas or food.
Mogollon Rim Road Loop
Do you want to experience the ponderosa pine forest at its best, and see forever from the top of the Rim? This is the day trip to take. Drive north on Highway 87 through Pine and Strawberry to the top of the Rim. Continue past the Camp Verde turnoff (Highway 260) a few miles to Forest Road 300 on your right.
Drive east to the end of this well-maintained gravel road, until you reconnect with Highway 260. En route you will find picnic grounds, the Crook Military Road, (which plays tag with your road), numerous views from the edge of the Rim, a monument to the Battle of Big Dry Wash (Arizona's last major battle of the Indian War), isolated graves of pioneers, wildlife and magnificent forest, by-ways to Rim lakes, and trails to hike.
Turning right onto Highway 260, you can drive down the Rim and back to Payson. The trip is 100 miles.
Pleasant Valley
The infamous guerrilla war between the Tewksburys and Grahams and those loyal to them was centered in Pleasant Valley. The cemetery and various historic structures remind visitors of these events. Tucked away from the outside world, this valley can be approached from one of two directions, or a long day's loop trip can be made.
Go east on Highway 260 to the Young Road on top of the Rim. Turn right, and follow this gravel road 30 some miles down the Rim into Pleasant Valley. Enjoy the village of Young and continue south on the Young Highway (State Route 288) to Highway 88 at Roosevelt Lake.
After crossing the dam, you will be on Highway 188, which will return you through Tonto Basin to Payson.
Roosevelt Lake
This trip is worth a day, as you explore the Tonto Basin, the Tonto National Monument, the many campgrounds and recreational facilities on Roosevelt Lake, and the mighty dam built here at the confluence of Tonto Creek and the Salt River.
Note the monument to Al Sieber, chief of Indian scouts, at the point he was killed while working with his scouts on the construction of this road.
If fishing is your thing, go prepared. If you are interested in pioneer cemeteries, seek out Windy Hill Cemetery near the east end of the lake.
Roosevelt Dam
Built between 1905 and 1911, this was the first of the great reclamation projects in the West. It was promoted by Teddy Roosevelt, who dedicated it after his presidency in 1911. Many local settlers and native Americans worked on it and the roads leading to it. Follow Highway 87 south from Payson, then left on Highway 188 through Tonto Basin to the dam.
Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery
Take Highway 260 east out of Payson to Kohl's Ranch. Just beyond the resort, turn left on the paved Forest Road 289. Follow Tonto Creek to the end of the road. At the hatchery, a self-guided tour will show you how the fish are raised, and you can feed the food provided to the huge "lunkers" in the open pool. A museum will instruct you about the work of the hatchery. If you plan to fish, Tonto Creek and its tributary Horton Creek will occupy much of your day.
Fishing Lakes
In the Rim country, there are lakes to fish in three national forests and the town of Payson. The Green Valley Lakes in Payson, which are at the west end of Main Street, are stocked with trout. To fish, you must have an Urban Fishing License. A state license is not required. These can be obtained wherever fishing supplies are sold.
In the Tonto Forest, you will want to visit Roosevelt Lake. The Rim lakes, found in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, can be reached by taking Highway 260 east out of Payson.
Stop at the visitors center on top of the Rim (Fulton Point) for a map and guidance to Woods Canyon, Willow Springs, Bear Canyon, Knoll and Black Canyon Lake. All can be easily reached from Payson.
Fishing Streams
Those closest to Payson include Chase Creek and Dude Creek, both of which require hiking to where the water flows. The East Verde River and Tonto Creek are major sites, and at Horton Creek you will want to hike toward its springs.
There are numerous streams that flow out from under the Mogollon Rim. Some of them are stocked regularly, and others simply hold a surprise for you -- trout born and raised in their hidden pools. An inquiry at the Tonto National Forest Ranger Station in Payson is a must before you decide which one to try.
Highline Trail
This old pioneer trail linked the many canyons under the Rim, and enabled settlers to communicate with one another. It snakes along under the Rim, up and down many canyons and through forests, between Pine on the west and the 260 Trailhead on the east. Its total length of 51 miles may be hiked in small segments, and numerous other trails lead off from it. Obtain a map from the Forest Service. (Elevation from 6,000 to 7,000 feet.)
Railroad Tunnel to Nowhere
Take Forest Road 300 and stop at the head of the East Verde River. A monument to the Battle of Big Dry Wash is there to mark the spot, along with a sign pointing to General Springs. This is a difficult hike. Follow the switchback trail down into the canyon, and the tunnel is hidden up to your left in a side canyon. It was drilled in an attempt to bring a railroad train over the Rim in 1883.


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JJ Hickson- terrific athlete. can and should be a starter going forward.
Boobie Gibson- can shoot, and that's about it. but outside shooting is a valuable skill.
Ramon Sessions- decent back-up PG.
Anderson Varejao- solid big on a team with few. should be a back-up PF or C on a good team.
Samardo Samuals- I've seen enough of this kid to like him. Tough banger with high basketball IQ.
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Semih Erdin- big guy with decent athleticism. jury still out.
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Cristian Eyenga- very athletic and has shot pretty well of late. seems like a keeper.
Alonzo Gee- I know nothing about Gee. seems athletic but undersized.
Manny Harris- I know nothing about Harris either.
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Back in the 1970's there used to be 2 regular TV channels that broadcast all night movies. Channel 20 KEMO with Jay Brown's Spartan Dodge All-Night Theater ... I think it was, and Channel 36 (I forget the call letters) with 3M Theater with the Old Sourdough and Wachikanokee his native American sidekick.
Being a kid back then I used to love to stay up late and watch these movies, and at the end of the day ... they would sign off, even though it was supposed to be all-night. This was before they would bombard everyone with all-night commercials. TV used to be OK sometimes.
It's the sign-off video I am trying to find out about, and I think it was for Channel 36 ... but it might have been Channel 20.
There was a song and an animation in which I recall a bird flying with more or less uplifting and inspirational lyrics about people getting along and not fighting and during the animation part of it was two robots fighting in a boxing ring, a black one and a white one ... at least I think ... it was so old at the time I did not even have a color TV! Imagine that?
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The nation's surface transportation system is critical to the economy and affects the daily life of most Americans. The Department of Transportation (DOT) currently administers scores of surface transportation programs costing over $58 billion annually. The cost to repair and upgrade roads, bridges, and other infrastructure so they can safely and reliably meet current and future demands is estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars. However, large increases in federal expenditures for transportation in recent years have not commensurately improved system performance. Proposals to reauthorize the surface transportation programwhich expired in September 2009 and has been extended until March 2011have recommended consolidating or eliminating some of these programs.
The current federal approach to surface transportation was established in 1956 to build the Interstate Highway System, but has not evolved to reflect current national priorities and concerns. Over the years, in response to changing transportation, environmental, and societal goals, federal surface transportation programs grew in number and complexity to encompass broader goals, more programs, and a variety of program approaches and grant structures. This variety of approaches and structures did not result from a specific rationale or plan, but rather an agglomeration of policies and programs established over half a century without a well-defined overall vision of the national interest and federal role in our surface transportation system. This has resulted in a fragmented approach as five DOT agencies with 6,000 employees administer over 100 separate programs with separate funding streams for highways, transit, rail, and safety functions. This fragmented approach impedes effective decision making and limits the ability of decision makers to devise comprehensive solutions to complex challenges. For example, the federal government largely lacks mechanisms for aiding projects that span multiple jurisdictions and implementing projects that involve more than one state or local sponsor or multiple transportation modes.
At the core of this fragmentation is the fact that federal goals and roles for the program are unclear or may conflict with other federal priorities, programs lack links to the performance of the transportation system or of the grantees, and programs do not use the best tools to target investments in transportation to the areas of greatest benefit. For example, the federal government lacks a comprehensive national strategy that defines its role in freight transportation projects, even though enhancing freight mobility is viewed as a top transportation priority. Furthermore, efforts to spur economic development through highway construction may conflict with efforts to improve air quality, and motor fuel taxes that encourage fuel consumption to finance highways may conflict with reducing carbon emissions. The largest highway, transit, and safety grant programs distribute funds through formulas that are typically not linked to performance and, in many cases, have only an indirect relationship to needs. As a result, it is difficult to assess the impact of funding on achieving transportation goals. The federal aid highway program, in particular, distributes about $40 billion a year to the states through complicated formulas that are ultimately overridden by provisions that return federal fuel excise tax revenues to their state of origin. Once DOT apportions funds, states have wide latitude to select their own projects and considerable flexibility to reallocate their funds among highway and transit programs. While these provisions give states the discretion to pursue their own priorities, the provisions may impede the targeting of federal funds toward specific national goals and objectives. To some extent, the federal aid highway program functions as a cash-transfer general-purpose grant program, rather than as a tool for pursuing a cohesive national transportation policy.
A fundamental re-examination and reform of the nation's surface transportation policies is needed. Since 2004, GAO has made several recommendations and matters for congressional consideration to address the need for a more goal-oriented approach to surface transportation, introduce greater performance and accountability for results, and break down modal stovepipes. Also, GAO has identified a number of principles that can help guide a fundamental re-examination and reform of the nation's surface transportation policies that recognizes emerging national and global imperativessuch as reducing the nation's dependence on foreign fuel sources and minimizing the effect of transportation systems on global climate. These principles include ensuring the federal role is defined based on identified areas of national interest and goals, incorporating accountability for results by entities receiving federal funds, employing the best tools and approaches to emphasize return on targeted federal investment, and ensuring fiscal sustainability.
Applying these principles to a re-examination and reform of surface transportation programs would potentially result in a more clearly defined federal role in relation to other levels of government and thus a more targeted federal role focused around evident national interests. Where national interests are less evidentfor example, where the economic benefits are more locally focused or there are varying regional preferencesother stakeholders could assume more responsibility, and some functions could potentially be assumed by the states or other levels of government. This would then result in a more streamlined federal program approach and enhance the efficient delivery of programs and services..
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Sorry for the long break in postings - with two kids in teen sports (volleyball and lacrosse) both in state playoffs and finals almost upon us (and proms, who can forget THAT cultural right of passage...) and getting ready for the important USA Volleyball annual meetings, time to free range think has been crimped. I will be posting more now, and wanted to first start with yet another new read - Daniel Coyle's, The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
Like Outliers, you simply must put this book on your nightstand and READ it.
Have you ordered it online yet? Hey, what is taking you? You will find it making you think in several areas of import to growing our sport and helping kids become Citius, Altius, Fortius. The author went on journeys, to soccer fields in Brazil, a Dallas music school of excellence, and KIPP schools (Knowledge is Power Program - (www.kipp.org) to see with his own eyes what Dr. K. Anders Ericsson brought to our awareness from his Florida State offices researching effective practice. Coyle goes even a bit deeper, pun intended, by calling it "Deep Practice" due to the internal effects on our myelin that positively improve one's performance. He also points out the importance of passion - as previously seen in the value of "street volleyball" - for both "Ignition" and sustainment of the hours it takes to get great. Tying into implicit learning, Coyle says it this way - "Where deep practice is a cool, conscious act, ignition is a hot, mysterious burst, an awakening." Finally, there is mentoring as we have seen done so well in the men's side of USA Volleyball, with Carl McGown, Doug Beal, Marv Dunphy, and others helping guide Hugh McCutcheon and now Alan Knipe. I just crossed paths in a gym at State Districts with Craig Buck (whose son Jason was playing against Cody) and was reminded how there, not just a master coach was helping develop talent, but how each every player in the program, starting with Karch and the whole 1984 gold medal team, through the competitive cauldron and teammate interactions, helped the talent blossom. Coyle calls it "master coaching" for the talented performers, with those skilled at bringing forth the talent within. As we teach the players to problem solve without us, they too become master coaches...
So what does this mean for each of us? I think first, it reinforces the importance of first helping kids develop a LOVE OF THE GAME. Simple but a cornerstone to our ways of training and competing. I just did a Positive Coaching Alliance piece for a new DVD being shot by the amazing Mark Millon. For those of you who do not know lacrosse, he is one of the long time superstars of the sport, and I helped him shoot a DVD that his sponsor is helping him distribute at low cost ($10) to all the youth lax players and coaches. I spoke about the PCA and Honoring the Game - which we use the term ROOTS, to help everyone remember to respect the Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Self. My last line? "Never be a child's last coach..." for we are to do all we can, to help these young players love physical activity and playing/competing and being a great teammate. BTW, there is a new PCA topic (reprinted on the Kingston Soccer Club website) on how coaches should handle cutting players from a team at http://kingstonsc.goalline.ca/page.php?page_id=33596.
I also think it means to give time to focus on those things that INSTILL IMPLICT LEARNING, including guided discovery and Socratic coaching as we talk about in IMPACT clinics. It means continuing to fan the flames of self learning by playing more doubles, and more "speed ball" and queen of the court- while being there to teach and guide. A PLAYS (Pipeline Leadership for America's Youth Sports) working group meeting in Denver last week brought to my attention to another group working to redefine the role of youth sports Up 2 Us...www.up2us.org. Executive Director Paul Caccano sent me a copy of Ann Rosewater's great booklet - "Learning to Play and Playing to Learn" which you can get by signing up with the Team up for Youth Program. With Promise of Good Sports (www.promiseforgoodsports.org) led by Festival Founder Dave Epperson, the National Alliance for Youth Sports (www.nays.org) and the National Coalition of Youth Sports (www.ncys.org) there are many wonderful paths to helping become a better teacher of any sport - volleyball especially.
And finally, it means to remember to let your kids coach others, so they become better players. For the coaches reading this, it means to seek out those who might help you yourself be a better coach - starting with CAP and other coaching courses. It also means looking to have someone, perhaps a person even not involved with volleyball but an expert in another sport, come watch your practices and give you feedforward. Note that this means that just like you give the players immediate feedback as they perform their skills in games and drills, you would be getting this same kind of feedfoward. You might be lucky to get it while you are on the court teaching, right in front of the players (for immediate and frequent feedback is best) - along with delayed feedback that comes from going out to dinner afterwards to talk, or sitting around a gym after practices openly discussing any and everything with the intent to improve.
So more reading, and more ways to grow the sport. Let me know if you have other ideas to share on this topic by posting below and sharing with all. Thanks for your efforts in giving kids a chance to make volleyball one of their sports.
The following comments were made on our previous web platform and have been transferred here to maintain the historical record.
On May 18, 2009 Koa Avery wrote
While surfing amazon.com about 2 weeks ago I saw this book had very recently been published. I bought it on a Sunday and head read it 3 times in the next 6 days, simply because I'm OCD about books, and I would very highly recommend this book. The writing style isn't my favorite, but the information the book is based on is solid and will seriously accelerate the coaching and learning of pretty much any team on the planet.
On June 07, 2009 Dawn De Paula wrote
Well I loved the title to this book, I agree that greatness is grown, and one of the ways it is grown is of course the kids must have a love for what they are doing and enjoy it, but it is watered and taken care of at home with alot of family support, not only being there for them but, teaching them to eat, be disciplined to train, and making sure you are there for all of the ups and downs, I mean how hard can it be for a 16 yearold when all their friends are going to a party, and they say no because on the next day they have a game. We live in Brazil and volleyball traing is taken very seriously, we are talking about everyday, sometimes trainings double up youths with juniors, not to mention training on the beach also twice a weak, and 3 times a week physical preparation. But now she is collecting the fruits of her hard work, it is quite funny when you think sometimes everything was in Vain all of a sudden the light bulb turns on and a star is born...Then you finally feel everything is going up from now on!! just to say to any parents that might be readind it is important to be there for your kids!! and go to their games a trainings if possible, give them the reassurance they need.
On June 29, 2009 Pat Ryan wrote
Read "The Talent Code" and thought it was fantastic, great for any coach to read. It really mixes it up between practical insight that you can use and some pretty high level stuff to help you understand how the brain works and develops what is referred to as "muscle memory" Great book...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 21, 2012) - The U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Michelle Moriarty (Houston, Texas) and Traci Weamer (Upland, Calif.) finished second at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour event on May 18-20 in Chiapas, Mexico.
The U.S. men's team of David Smith (Denver, Colo.) and Skylar del Sol (Elizabeth, Colo.) had a tougher time with the competition, finishing sixth out of 18 teams.
In the women's competition, which started with pool play and moved into a single-elimination bracket, Moriarty and Weamer went 2-0 in pool play and carried that momentum through the next two matches. In the first round of bracket play, the Americans pushed past Puerto Rico's Dariam Acevedo and Tatiana Encarnacion 21-19, 21-19.
In the semifinals, which took place May 20, Moriarty and Weamer defeated Canada's Caleigh Whitaker and Victoria Altomare 21-16, 21-14.
In the final, Cuba proved too much to handle, as Moriarty and Weamer fell to Niriam Sinal and Ion Canet, 22-20, 25-23.
Moriarty and Weamer finished the tournament with a record of 4-1 and won $1,000.
On the men's side, which was a double-elimination bracket, Cuba's Karrel Pina and Sergio Gonzalez took the top spot, while the American team of Smith and del Sol finished sixth.
The U.S. easily defeated the Mexico 3 team of Juan Orozco and Alberto Gomez 21-10, 21-11 in the first round of play. The second round resulted in another win for the Americans, this time over the Virgin Islands' Marc Lomeli and Anthony Pippen 21-14, 21-8.
Round three placed Smith and del Sol against Cuba (names?) in what would be the Americans' first loss of the tournament, 21-14, 21-10.
Despite putting up a fight, the red, white, and blue fell to the Mexico 2 team of Ricardo Galindo and Juan Revuelta for its second loss of the weekend, 21-19, 23-21.
Smith and del Sol finished the tournament with a 2-2 record and won $300.
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Florence A. Dudzic, 93, peacefully passed away on Saturday (Feb. 2, 2013) at the Chautauqua County Home where she was a resident. She previously lived with her family on Nevins Street and West-beach Road in Dunkirk.
She was born in Dunkirk on Nov. 3, 1919 to the late Charles and Cecelia (Prechtl) Stalter. She was predeceased by Albin Dudzic, her devoted husband of 70 years whom she married in January of 1942. Three brothers: John, Charles Jr. and Francis Stalter also preceded her in death.
Florence is survived by a son Richard (Sally) Dudzic, and a daughter Diane (Gary) Valla of Fredonia; two brothers: Gerald Stalter of Brocton, and David Stalter of Pickens, S. C.; and a sister, Jean Britt of Fredonia. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Sarah Dudzic of Moodus, Conn.; Denise Hilton of Dublin, Ohio; Daniel Dudzic of Fredonia; Mary Beach of Fredonia; Renee Valla of Fredonia; and David Dudzic of Fort Worth, Texas. Great-grandchildren Alyssa, Daniel II, Connor, Ella, Lily, and Ethan and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Florence attended Dunkirk High School. In addition to being a wife and mother, she worked at the Van Raalte Mill and St. Vincent's Home in Dunkirk. She spend much of her later life with her beloved husband and grandchildren.
There will be no prior visitation. A memorial service will be held privately and interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Dunkirk. Arrangements are by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home in Dunkirk.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Two-time U.S. Olympian Howard Bach (San Francisco, Calif./Orange, Calif.) continued the form that lead him to the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games and lead the USA Badminton Team at the 2009 Yonex/OCBC U.S. Open Badminton Grand Prix Championships, winning gold in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan Orange, Calif.) and gold in mixed doubles with Eva Lee (Orange, Calif.). The event was held at the Orange County Badminton Club in Orange, Calif.
Bach and Gunawan, the 2005 World Champions in men's doubles, made short order of their opponents throughout the bracket; they defeated Austria's Jurgen Koch and Peter Zauner two games to none in the final (21-12 and 21-9). Bach and Lee also cruised through the mixed doubles bracket and defeated Canada's Alvin Lau and Xuelian Jiang two games to none (21-13 and 21-12)
Three U.S. athletes also won silver medals at the 2009 U.S. Open Mona Santoso in women's singles lost in the final to Canada's Anna Rice (17-21 and 9-21). Ying Chen and Yun "Grace" Peng also fell in the final to Canada's Ruilin Yang and Jiang in women's doubles one game to two (21-14, 15-21, 11-21).
The $80,000 2009 Yonex/OCBC U.S. Open Grand Prix Badminton Championships began July 6 at the Orange County Badminton Club in Orange, Calif. The event featured more than 100 players from over 20 countries.
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While would-be elementary teachers have below-average SAT and GRE scores, aspiring secondary subject-matter teachers compare well to other students, writes Education Realist.
The Richwine-Biggs study (pdf), which concludes teachers have lower cognitive skills than workers with similar education levels, combines elementary and secondary teachers, Realist complains.
Secondary teachers specializing in a subject — English, history, math, science — have "much stronger academic histories" than elementary, special education and phys ed teachers, ETS reports (pdf).


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Changing the clocks again
Daylight saving time is about to begin.
This Sunday morning at 2 o'clock, or before you go to bed Saturday night, we'll move our clocks ahead by one hour.
We "spring ahead." In effect, we lose an hour's sleep.
Sure, we'll have to deal with the extra hour of darkness in the morning, but we'll also get an hour more of sunlight when we get off work and school
For most people, that extra time to enjoy the outdoors in the evening is worth it.
Each year, daylight saving begins on the second Sunday in March, and ends on the first Sunday in November, when clocks are turned back an hour.
The switch to daylight saving time is a familiar habit for Americans.
It wasn't always that way. Years ago, there was one time – sun time. Proposed in 1784 by 78-year-old Benjamin Franklin as a way of saving candles, daylight saving time was years in the making.
Today, there are four standardized time zones in the U.S – Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.
About 120 years ago, there was as many as 27 different time zones – just in Michigan.
Before 1883, the time of day was a local matter. People called it "sun time."
Noon was when the sun was at its highest point in the sky.
Local folks set their timepieces by some well-known clock in their nearby community. Town hall clocks were more than decoration back then.
This meant that when it was noon in Chicago, it was 12:31 p.m. in Pittsburgh, 12:24 in Cleveland, 12:13 in Cincinnati, and 12:07 in Indianapolis
Or, when it was noon in Detroit, it was about 11:50 in Grand Rapids.
Michigan had at east 27 different local times.
Indiana was slightly less confusing with 23 local times.
Wisconsin was a watch repairman's nightmare with 38 local times.
"In every city and town," wrote historian Stewart Holbrook in 1947, "the multiplicity of time standards confused and bewildered passengers, shippers, and railway employees. Too often, errors and mistakes turned out disastrously, for railroads were now running fast trains on tight schedules; a minute or two might mean the difference between smooth operation and a collision."
Finally, America's railroads took control.
In 1872, railroad officials from around the country met in Missouri to arrange summer passenger schedules.
To address the time problem, they formed a permanent organization of private citizens to work on a solution.
In October 1883, this organization – the General Time Convention – approved a plan to establish standardized time zones.
Then, on Nov. 18, 1883, every railroad in the country adopted the new system. "Railroad time" quickly became the new "local time" everywhere – except in Detroit.
At that time, Detroit residents said that the sun, not man, dictates what time it is.
Time marched on, but Detroit didn't.
According to Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Detroit stuck to the sun time concept until 1900.
In 1900, city officials ordered clocks to be set back 28 minutes to comply with Central Standard Time. However, half the city obeyed the order and half refused.
Detroit City Council quickly rescinded the order and reverted to the old time.
This lasted until 1905 when, by a city-wide vote, Detroit adopted standard time and became part of the Central time zone.
Although nearly all Americans set their timepieces by these new time zones, the federal government was slow to embrace the idea.
In fact, it took 35 years for Congress to authorize the time zone idea. In March 1918, Congress approved time zones and a switch to daylight saving time to conserve fuel for the World War I effort.
At the same time, Congress moved Michigan into the Eastern time zone.
Michigan remained in the Eastern time zone for many years, until Michigan lawmakers approved moving the counties in the Upper Peninsula that border Wisconsin to join the Central time zone.
Daylight saving time is a dream for outdoor enthusiasts. The switch allows residents to enjoy the daylight hours into the evening.


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Topic: Removing conflicting prototype
When I was moving my site from development mode to production mode I noticed that the server at the webhost had 3.0.10 and I had 3.1.1, so I started change the project files to match 3.0.10. But when I was finished it still didn't work so I contacted support, who notified me that they upgraded the server to 3.1.1. So then I had to change back the project files manually to match 3.1.1 again. But it seems like prototype is still running and it conflicts with jQuery, which gives me this error msg:
Uncaught controls.js requires including script.aculo.us' effects.js library
/#about:30Uncaught TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'cycle'
/#about:12Uncaught TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'cycle'
So my question is: How do I remove prototype? Or atleast prevents it from conflicting?
Tried jQuery.noConflict(), but it doesn't work..


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Recently I dusted off outparamdel to see if I can get some refactorings landed. About a year ago, with the great QueryInterface outparamdelling experiment we ended up with a smaller binary footprint and tiny performance gain, but that never landed due to us not wanting to break compatability yet. Ever since, outparamdel has been patiently bitrotting within Pork waiting for the day it's allowed to break APIs.
Recently jst listed some private API candidates for deCOMtamination and I have been letting outparamdel loose on them for the past week. So far only one such change has been committed, the rest are sitting in jst's review queue. It's exciting, as it's the first ever application of outparamdel that didn't get canned. For the whole list see the most recent bugs blocking my analysis metabug.
Cool part about these patches is that after various outparamdel special-casing and manual cleanup the line count is reduced by 10-30% while maintaining existing functionality!
So far I haven't touched much outside of content/, so if you know of any APIs that could have the outparam rotated into the return value, file some rewriting bugs against me.
Rewriting with Mercurial
Mercurial is now my favourite python program ever. It makes rewrites so easy. Here is my typical workflow:
# Write an outparamdel input file specifying functions to rewrite..run outparamdel with pork-barrel to generate patch
hg qimport -f autopatch.diff && hg qpush && hg qref #make the patch nice and readable
hg qnew manual.diff #create a manual cleanup patch for cosmetic touchups and rewrites screwed up by macros#of course to submit patch for review, those two patches need to be combined
#do manual stuff
hg diff -r 19277 #produce a combined diff without loosing ability to edit each applied patch individually! For example, can regenerate the autopatch.diff with different outparamdel parameters or a bugfixed outparamdel. 19277 is a revision that has to be looked up with hg log, unfortunately there isn't a relative syntax to do hg diff -r "tip - 2"
This is a huge improvement over the ad-hoc workflow prior to hg switch when I was prototyping my tools. CVS + quilt don't hold a candle to a modern revision control system.
I also have been doing another round of prbool corrections. Somehow I didn't notice that the system stopped working due to the CVS->hg switch. Once again when reviving my nightly checker scripts, it was a pleasure to substitute all of the CVS hacks with mercurial commands.
I am waiting for the few remaining largeish (ie 3-4 bugs per file) patches to land before I can start submitting whackamole bugs with a single prbool correction per module.
It also seems that cairo and every other pre-C99 project have the same set of issues as Mozilla with their typedefed-int boolean types. Perhaps prcheck isn't mozilla-specific at all.


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Can anyone guess where the webbing was in this pizza. What differences can u see?Nate
1. in the nice brown puffy section of the cornice. 2. The olives are new?Mark
I don't disagree you sometimes see it under big bubbles in the crust. The bubble didn't cause the webbing per-se. The question is what caused the bubble and what caused this bubble to have webbing and another not?
Isn't this just as simple as being a larger bubble in the dough? That bubble expands faster and burns easier. When it expands quicker the gluten strands either break or don't get pulled with it in the first place so it has a different structure than the rest of the crumb.
I'm sure I have.
I don't cold ferment. I've had plenty of big bubbles, but I've never seen the spider webs.
Oh so you've never tasted the spider web texture?
No. Only seen it in pictures.
Time to make some cold ferments.
I'll look forward to seeing your pictures.
Actually I was referring to you. I know you use a starter so may need to use some IDY.
PE101:I think what you are making reference to is called "open crumb structure" aka "open grain". The best way that I know to get this characteristic is through a combination of high dough absorption and high baking temperature when combined with sufficient fermentation time (usually 2 to 3-days in the fridge).Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
I agree. There is "open crumb structure," and there is "zero crumb structure." I would classify the spider webs as the latter.


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When Alan Rubin commits to a project, quality standards of the highest decree are implemented, sparing no resource in the process. As a result, Alan Rubin, the founder of Alec Bradley cigars, has been churning out delectable blends since 1997. His prestigious line is continually receiving countless praise from the nation's top cigar advocates - Cigar Aficionado, Cigar journal, Cigar insider (you get the point). Bragging about his innumerable 90+ ratings almost feels arbitrary....almost. So in short, Alan Rubin's masterful blends are good. Scratch that, great.
The latest release from Alec Bradley cigars, Black Market, was launched at the 2011 IPCPR tradeshow (a festival for industry geeks). This 4-country blend is jam-packed with Jamastran, Honduras and Panamanian long-fillers, capped off by a lively Sumatra binder and powerful Nicaraguan wrapper leaf. Upon first lighting, the blend burns with purpose. Unique and satisfying arrays of flavors greet your palate, as spice, pepper, and peaty undertones finish the ensemble. With a long dry finish, and slow burn, the Black Market cigar is a finger burner.
Alec Bradley Black Market received a well-deserved 90-rating, noting: "A thick log of a cigar with a full, even draw. Herbal notes of juniper become sweet and cedary, taking on touches of nut and candied orange peel."
.... It's a very woodsy smoke. Every second or third puff I'd exhale about 10% through my nose and every hit was a woodsy, earthy, straight tobacco smoke....
5/3/15 Last Thanksgiving, my wife's stepdad ( my step-father-in-law? ) gifted me a few different cigars. The AB Black Market was one of them. This thing has been a staple in my humidor ever since. And a steady companion on my back patio. I see no reason to change things. I just love this cigar.
Excellent cigar.
Not very flavorful, and too light of a draw.
I had the pleasure of smoking this cigar and I have to say its one of my favs. It tastes and burns great and is well constructed. Can't wait to have another. Im fairly new to the cigar game but im starting to appreciate the charateristics each cigar brings. The Alec Bradley Black Market is definitley full of character..
This cigar was a great smoke till the end. Had a couple issues with removing the wrapper but other than that I will be purchasing more of these in the future.
Bought one from a local shop today. Love this stick. Burns perfect. Deep and rich flavor. I will buy a box ASAP with Cigars International price. Can't go wrong here!
Am smoking the robusto. Lots of smoke, good taste but I find it strong. I have to admit though that I prefer a lighter smoke.
I am a newer cigar smoker so I have been trying different smokes and I found this one to be pretty decent. On the first light mine was a bit peppery but none of the bite. The flavor changed more to a woody flavor and stayed that way through out till the band then the peppery flavor returned. This stick put out lots of smoke which i liked the burn was a little uneven but it could be my fault as I do not have a proper cigar torch just a cheapo from the gas station. I will be picking up more of these. Smoke time was about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
I received one of the toro tubos in a sampler about 3 weeks ago, and after figuring out how to get the damn band off (I'm new to cigars - don't judge me), I finally lit it up. My God, what a cigar! I was quite impressed right off the bat. The wrapper was flawless with virtually zero veins and no discoloration, and it lit incredibly easily. The thorough burn, pure white ash, and easy, but not loose draw all speak for its high quality construction. As for the flavor, well, like I said, I'm still new to cigars, so I'm not going to embarrass myself by qualifying the flavor artistically. What I can say is that it was a damn good tasting medium strength cigar, quite easily the best I've smoked so far. Do yourself a favor and pick some of these up - I know I will!
A peek into my big 125 count humidor tells the tale of what are & who makes my favorite cigars. I Keep it filled with dozens of different blends.... However, there are always at least 10 blends of Mr. Ruben's on hand including Prensado, Tempus, Maxx, Nica Puro & my personal favorite medium bodied/full flavored puro, Black Market. I am smoking one of the limited edition large figurados as I write this review. Alec Bradley is the purveyor of so many delicious medium bodied treats, as well as their heavyweight champ, Prensado, that I can rotate & never grow tired of any of them. Affording them is my biggest concern... Plus, I lean more toward full than medium with most of my selections. However, Black Market is special. Truly medium bodied, yet extremely full flavored, its pristine Nicaraguan wrapper smooths & mellows the 4 country long fillers to create a uniquely exquisite smoking experience. One that I highly recommend to almost anyone. Oak, leather, caramel, black tobacco, currants & peppery spices abound here. Complexity is a strong suit in this one. Black Market's uniqueness stems from its ability to remain mild enough for most people to enjoy, while delivering flavor that will satisfy even the most jaded fullhead. Like me! I order the 2nds that are 1 specific size & assure I am getting the BM blend. Hint is that it's a gordo corona. This trick puts them in my grubby paws for less than 3 bones per stick. The best part is I can't tell the difference once the band is removed from a 1st run sample. In closing, get yourself a few of these outstanding cigars & see if you don't agree with my assessment. 94/100 & a top 10 blend, in my book.
I was gifted two of these from a buddy of mine, he told me they were great cigars. Man he was an idiot - for giving me these and not keeping them for himself! These are beyond great. If you want a nice flavor, if you want white ash that doesn't stop all the way through, or if you want to let your manhood show, smoke one of these down to the nub. Perfect cigar!
A very good smoke, plain and simple. Very smooth and gets steadily more complex throughout. A little pricy for me, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Can't go wrong here!
I am not sure if there is a better Gordo out there, than the Alec Bradley Black Market. The massive 6" X 60 frame is cloaked in a dark Sumatran wrapper, over a 4 country blend of powerful tobaccos. Firm & heavy, the prelight lets you know that you are in for a treat. Voluminous clouds of thick white smoke bring flavors of peat, black tobacco & an underlying sweetness that takes this vitola over the top. Expect a full 90+ smoking time. Another medium bodied full flavored winner from the leader in medium cigars. Highly recommended & highly rated. 93/100
I don't know earthy, chocolatey, nutty, taste leathery. All I know is this stick burned like a charm. Thick and heavy, but not the burn heavy (I know you know that flavor) smoke. I almost smoked some thumb. This Black Market by Alec Bradley (it was so good I must refer to it by it's full name) is really worth the money. Smokes like a $250 box. I got the Alec Bradley flight sampler with the purchase of something else and I had to come back and got a box of the Black Market.
Got a 5 pack of these on special....couldn't wait to burn one, but was disappointed that the draw was pretty tight. I let the others rest in the humi for awhile and wow...what a difference. This is one great cigar! The ash is dark, but everything else is top drawer. I ordered a box and this is now my favorite after dinner smoke, expect to enjoy this one for an hour or so. The draw and burn is excellent with lots of smoke, and it has a slightly sweet taste. You owe it to yourself to try this one!
This is one of my go to sticks. I've tried all the AB family brands but this one is my favorite. My experience is that it has always lit and burnt consistent. A definite recommended by my standards.
This is a great, flavorful maduro. I would expect nothing less from AB.
Tried these on a 5 pack deal. Truly memorable. A really medium cigar. Not complex, but had great clean fresh taste. Tasty, had hints of citrus(?) Would recommend to anyone. Well made and lots of smoke. I puffed on a robust (5 x 52) for over an hour, and I can puff!
Had my first one today. Wow. Gotta make room for a box of these.
The only problem I have with this cigar is sometimes its tough to get the band off... it's really a phenomenal smoke. Highly recommended.
I simply love Alec Bradley cigars! Their newest offering found its way into my humidor recently. I purchased a 5-pack of Black market robustos & was not surprised to find the 1st one I smoked was thoroughly enjoyable. I am having another now, as a post dinner smoke. Pre-light toasting gives a hint of the delicious tastes soon to follow. It burns evenly, with a firm, white ash. Medium bodied, flavors of mild spices immediately swath the palate. These medium strength Alec Bradley offerings always seem to be mild in the beginning & slowly increase in power, without ever becoming harsh or cloying. One look at my big cigar ashtray & I can always tell which butts are Alex Bradley sticks. They are the ones that are so small, that I have smoked them right down to the nub.
This is a great cigar. Smooth draw, generous smoke, even burning, and tastes and smells great. I can't make out nuts or spices or cherries or whatever, but its a cigar that gives a ton of pleasure and never fights with you. Worth twice the the price.
I am currently sitting in my backyard on my day off work, feeling the nice so cali breeze. So i decide to kick it up a notch, i grab a cigar out of my humidor and toast it and take the first puff. I have many brands in my humidor and i pulled out a Alec Bradley black market churchill. The first puff is a really nice mild cherry flavor, following with a little bit of leather and spice. It is a nice dark wrapper with a tasteful aroma, slow burn just the way i like it. This cigar is a definite keeper in my humidor, matter of fact i will buy a 5 pack, why not?
The Black Market is a wonderful stick, great draw and the taste is awsome, very aromatic smoke, except my wife doesn't think so. I think this stick will be in the top 25 sticks in 2012 best cigars.
Fugedaboudit....Great Cigar to the max!
I must admit I'm addicted to this stogie, it won't let me light up anything else! Very aromatic indeed as the scent reminds me of a good smelling man; earthy, with a little winter pine and a hint of java. Great smoke all the way to the nub, very balanced with smooth notes of pepper and nuts. I also think this cigar will become even more spectacular with aging. I have 5 that have been aging in my humidor since November, will not touch those until March....if I can hold out!


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Ok, I had a dream last night where I was in a bar in Canada. Why I was in Canada, and why I knew I was in Canada will forever remain a mystery.
Anyway, many of the people I converse with in this forum were there. Since JB is the only one I've ever met in person, I was having discussions with a lot of Avatars.
I swear I'm only on Blood pressure medication, Vanilla Coke Zero and Pumpkin Beer.
Also, I'm sleep deprived because the 3-month old still refuses to go all night without wanting to eat at least once.
On the plus side, there were a lot of hot women in this bar and my wife was NOT in the dream.


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Skip to comments.Obama Trails Romney Again in Battle for Campaign Cash
Posted on 07/10/2012 4:59:22 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople
In the battle for political cash, President Obama is finding himself in an unaccustomed place during the final months of the 2012 campaign: he is losing.
Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee easily outraised the formidable Obama money machine for the second month in a row. A nonstop schedule of high-dollar events around the country brought in $106 million during June to Mr. Obamas $71 million, giving him and his party four times the cash on hand that it had just three months ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Obama trailing fundraising by $35 million probably means it's twice as much, and that the spigot is drying up. The only groups that still solidly back B. Hussein are black women (try getting a dollar from them!) and homosexuals (a reliable funding source, but with them being only 0.3% of the U.S. population, not very many of them).
I agree with Dr. Limbaugh about the direction of the Romney campaign- he needs to make this election about Obama, using the three legged stool- less government, strong defense, and pro-family social policies. That said, we could nominate a feces-throwing howler monkey for President and he could beat Obama this term. However, if Romney becomes aggressive in his campaigning, he could turn the comfortable victory into a bloodbath for the Democrats, changing the political landscape the same way Roosevelt's 1932 election changed the landscape for the Democrats.
Romney's not my first choice, nor even my second nor third. However, he's the only candidate that can defeat Obama. Choosing Romney over Obama is like choosing a slow-acting flesh-eating bacteria over the Bubonic Plague. You can always deal with the bacteria later, but before you do that you have to get rid of the Black Death. By getting Tea Party Conservatives elected in massive numbers, that'll ensure Romney gets pulled right once he's elected President.
Obama still has nore money on hand than Romney.
No mention of the economy eh?
I heard a little of Rush's "don't bother with the economy--nobody cares" proposal.
Huh? If true that nobody cares, or that a majority of people are happy with this neo-depression, then the election is moot anyhow.
But if not (and the polls clearly show the Economy @ #1 concern) then ceding the Economy to Obama will let them turn it into a positive. If Romney doesn't cast the economy as bad, Obama will cast it as fantastic....and he's got the magic numbers mill to back up his folly.
Anyone who believes this should be institutionalized.
Romney has much, much more money than Obama. Obama's stash is EMPTY.
It's not a shopping spree. I mean, the best financed campaigns buy the most minutes of mind-numbingly stupid TV advertisements. Some of those minutes turn people off. Dollars not well spent.
It is still about the ECONOMY, one way or another.
There's no chance in hell the Republican side will outspend the Democrats' interests in November.
Plus also Obama has lost just about everyone who would support him. He is NOW TOAST.
You nailed it .
Another Obama media scam .
Dems have way more money but they are hiding it to peddle the rich guy is buying the election theme
"The lie needs to be put to the very idea that President Obama might be outspent during the 2012 election. Nobody knows how much the candidates and campaign will raise in the weeks ahead, but, so far, the numbers are pretty clear. To date, the Democratic National Committee, the Obama campaign and Obama super PACs have raised $471,400,000. This does not include at least $400 million that the labor unions have pledged to spend on Obamas behalf. The Romney campaign, Republican National Committee and Romney super PACs have raised $264,223,126 and much of that was spent during the Republican primary contest.
Anyway, there is a myth in American politics today that Obama will be outspent by Mitt Romney. Maybe that myth exists because Democrats, including Carter Eskew and President Obama, say it is so. It must be a fundraising tactic to scare contributors into giving, because the numbers suggest something completely different.
If Im wrong about these numbers, I wish that Carter, President Obama or other readers would let me know. Lets not quibble over groups like the NRA or the Sierra Club. But any honest analysis of the funding at the top of the ticket confirms that Obama has a huge advantage. As more reliable information is confirmed, I will pass it along. In the meantime I think that the Obama campaigns complaints about being outspent by Romney should be greeted with skepticism.
As for the campaigns themselves, Obama began with a $100 million cash advantage, and still has nearly $100 million more in cash on hand. Romney has been doing much better than Obama at fundraising lately, but he had to spend a great deal on the primary campaign, while Obama faced no serious primary opposition. Since the primary season concluded and Romney officially became the nominee, the Obama campaign has outspent Romney 3-to-1, and the Obama ads have been over 75 percent negative."
You buy into that "lie" about Obama having a lot more money. LOL!
Plus Romney is a rich guy.
Everything is always a conspiracy?
All of that work to push some sort of media spin? Please.
The one issue that plagues Obama is that he is outspending Romney 3 to 1 since the end of the primaries. It is a high risk strategy that aims to define Romney early and possibly to draw Romney out so he starts spending his funds now making him weaker in the Fall.
Obama will not lack for funds. SEIU and the other unions will provide him with plenty of money along with Hollywood and Soros. Romney just has to remain about even to negate the huge advantage that Obama enjoyed over McCain. FWIW: Karl Rove thinks Obama is making a mistake setting up his campaign offices and spending on ads so early. It remains to be seen how the Obama high risk strategy works out.
You are right too .
The Obama media literally publishes every Axelrod press release as ordered like this fund raising lies .
We live in scary times when the US media is owned and operated by Soros operatives and America hating sociopaths .
Absolutely. As Carville said about '92, "It's the economy, stupid!"
Suggesting Romney ignore the economy to run on "pro-family social policies?" Did that get Romney the GOP nomination? Yes, yes I suppose it did because Rick Santorum ran on that and lost.
"Strong defense" isn't on voter's radar. With OBL gone, and even when he wasn't, any 'threats' are too abstract unless something breaks in the next 3 months.
You are ignoring the massive money funneled by left wing unions ,
Moveon.org, and these Far left front groups set up by the Lewis lefties (progressive ins) , the Taco Bell Billionaire, Katzenberg ( movie tycoon) ,
Spielberg , .
"Dems have way more money but they are hiding it to peddle the rich guy is buying the election theme."
True, but now they have to spend more of it in Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and North Carolina.
They thought these would be easy states where they could skimp. In addition, they have to defend 25 seats in the senate. The House is a throwaway. Obama will do an endaround on them anyway, so why bother?
That is why I do not believe a word that some of the posters are saying.
See, I was right, getting info from the "Washington COMPOST".
Romney supporters sign their checks on the front;
Obama supporters sign 'em on the back.
You can go to OpenSecrets and get the same info. Denial just ain't a river in Egypt.
The most reliable comment in this thread is that you have to read the NYT the way Russians used to read Pravda. Who has how much money stuck where is very difficult to pin down due to all the factors people have mentioned.
But how this "news story" helps the libs' agenda is easy to figure out: scare Obama supporters into sending more $$, make Romney supporters feel complacent about their candidate's chances (a feces-spewing monkey could beat BO only if the monkey was the more leftist candidate, and maybe gay — so he would be the one the media would be in the tank for).
You don't have to love Romney; you just have to dislike Obummer and his policies more than you dislike Mitt. The Republican House can do nothing by itself — with a Democratic president and without a filibuster-proof Republican majority in the Senate, none of Obama's "achievelments" will ever be undone.
Vote for Mitt in November and send him some money.
we could nominate a feces-throwing howler monkey for President and he could beat Obama this term.
I agree with 98% of your posted comment. But, with regard to the above statement: I respect Democrat operative Pat Caddell. He is an old-style, Truman Democrat who is also a man of intelligence and integrity. And I keep hearing, in my head, what he said on Hannity a week or so ago. He said: "Republicans must not get over confident; you don't know what you're dealing with here." (Referring to the Obama Thug-brigade.) And, he is right. The Dems will not go down easily.
There may be something to that, especially with the fact the Obama campaign is paying huge amount$ for staff, etc. They're burning money like there's no tomorrow.
We may be seeing a "rope-a-dope" strategy unfolding here, because on balance, Romney hasn't been badly damaged by the onslaught by the Obama campaign. While Romney closes the gap in the cash-on-hand department (if he hasn't already drawn even), it appears he's marshalling resources until after the convention, at which point he'll bombard the airwaves when voters begin more intensely focusing on the election. It'll be a reverse of what Obama did to a resource-poor McCain in the waning weeks in '08.
These are facts.
These left wing front groups are a product of McCain election reforms and the Soros and fellow radicals being ticked off that Bush won in 2000 and 2004 !
The radical left got organized and set up these 501C3 non profits front groups .
That phoney Texas Tribune is a prime example of a radical left Wing media propaganda group set up by a rich left Wing and Soros .
It's real interesting that you don't know these facts but post here
Trashing posters warning people about the media spin .
In other words, Romney may be laying low for a reason, wait until end of summer, after the convention to begin to POUNCE.
If true that nobody cares, or that a majority of people are happy with this neo-depression,
Really the people who care are who it effects. There are 8 million people out of work and 10 million under employed. There are tons more that are working and fully employed. The people in the country like to complain but really gas prices are the main factor for most people and they see it falling and think everything is great....What can I say about a group of people who voted for Obama in the first place.
Remember that Romney will have the "super pacs" ready to go to take on any of the "radical left", what they will come out with.
Opinion, nothing more.
Elections are all about momentum.
Right now Romney has it and Obama is sputtering.
How much does all the free MSM kneepadding of Obama amount to?
Obama does not even need close to the amount mittens needs since the entire MSM is a24/7 barackathon.
Let's hope the momentum continues thru November 6. The general public won't really start focussing on the race until after the conventions and Labor Day.
Ok, whatever.
Can you enlighten us then to the evidence proving that Obama raising less money than Romney was done as part of an elaborate conspiracy to...who knows what? Look weak?
we need to uses our "527's" to attack obama relentlessly.
Obama's supposed financial disadvantage in this campaign season is an insidious lie, a put on, a fairytale. It must be dismantled, and would be, in an unbiased media.
Remember, this is the "billion dollar" Obama. Expect his side to have a 2 or 3 to 1 financial advantage.
Factually, Romney and the Republicans haven't much chance of matching Obama dollar-for-dollar and need very dime, nickel and penny that can be pulled together.
This explains why Hussien went to France last week to fund raise. That tells me the spigot is drying up for the dems and Hussien.
My prediction is that Romney will out raise Hussien from here on out.
This election is only going to be decided in perhaps 10 states at most.
The rest are pretty much locked for one side or the other.
"Plus also Obama has lost just about everyone who would support him."
95% of black voters disagree.
"Obama Donations - Anyone, Anywhere"
Which is why Bobo has already told the downticket races, you ain't gettin' $h-t from me this time around.
There is no reason for Romney to spend it all now when Obama keeps stepping in it and working against the American people every day.
Your real quiet now that The Obama has less money has been
Debunked !
Need more enlightening ??
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