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Friends of Cozumel - Helping Families, Women & Children!
Friends of Cozumel
was created to assist families and the Cozumel community and is comprised of a network of friends, family, donors, volunteers and colleagues who share a passion in assisting those in need in Cozumel. The focus of the organization is to connect people and resources to:
Promote volunteerism and develop local leadership skills
Support education and learning for both youth and adults to develop skills to help themselves
Benefit both individuals and families who require assistance
Benefit the community by leading projects related to health, safety, environment and culture
Friends of Cozumel
began initially in 2003 and was an extended family effort of Karen & Larry Pederson and Phyllis & Gary Larsen to give back to the community that both families had fallen in love with initially as frequent vacationers to Cozumel. Karen and Phyllis are sisters and what started as a small family effort has now grown into a source of interest, volunteer talent and resources.
A number of years ago, they started a newsletter to assist them in identifying community needs, express appreciation to both volunteers and donors, report how donations are used and to promote and provide project updates. This quickly grew into the
website and is the primary source of communications now amongst the volunteers and donors.
Their ongoing project called
Mission Weeks
is a large part of the efforts of the organization. These planned weeks allow visiting volunteers the opportunity to participate in the efforts of the organization. Travelers can plan vacations around these scheduled events as they occur throughout the year. The webiste has detailed information on the dates, times and options of how Cozumel visitors can participate as well as lots of great information on what is needed to support the volunteer efforts of the organization.
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Friends of Cozumel
projects are coordinated by the organization leaders and consist of short-term projects that occur all year long which only require a few hours of each volunteer's time yet provide critical assistance and support to Cozumel individuals, families and local non-profit organizations that have demonstrated a willingness to help improve their own situation. These projects are chosen for areas within the community that are known to have very limited resources. The projects can consist of:
Distributing food, clothing, shoes, household goods and/or health supplies to Cozumel families in need.
Holding Gran Bazars which are like garage sales and provide families the opportunity to purchase donated items at affordable prices with the proceeds going to varouis Cozumel non-profit organizations.
Providing school supplies for children. While attending public school is free in Cozumel, families are required to furnish the learning supplies, uniforms and shoes. Without assistance to obtain the learning materials, those families who are unable to afford the required suppllies often end up having to decide which of their children can attend school.
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Itchen Stoke and Ovington
An early mention of Itchen Stoke occurs in 960 when King Edgar granted the manor to the Bishop of Winchester. By Edward the Confessor's reign the land belonged to Romsey Abbey, as confirmed by the Domesday Book, and remained so until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. The manor was then granted to Sir William Paulet (created Marquis of Winchester in 1551) and remained with the Marquesses of Winchester until the Commonwealth period. The Parliamentarians confiscated much of the property in the hands of Royalists and Itchen Stoke was given to Walter Strickland and others. At the Restoration the fifth Marquess of Winchester claimed the manor; his son was created Duke of Bolton in 1689 and the land belonged to successive Dukes of Bolton until the early nineteenth century, when it was sold to Alexander Baring (created Lord Ashburton in 1835).
The Manor of Abbotstone in Itchen Stoke was held by Hugh de Port at the time of the Domesday Survey, and stayed in the same family for seven centuries, finally leaving the descendents of Hugh de Port in the early nineteenth century.
The old Parish of Ovington was mentioned twice in the Domesday Book, firstly as being held by the bishop and secondly as being held by St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester. Possibly it was held by St. Mary's from the bishop, as the land had formerly been held by Archbishop Stigand. The revenues from the Manor of Ovington supported the nuns of St. Mary's until 1284 when it was sold to the monks of St. Swithun's Priory (Winchester Cathedral). The manor belonged to St. Swithun's until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when it was transferred to the newly-formed Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral. The manorial rights were in dispute between 1855 and 1859 when the Baroness van Zandt came into conflict with the Bishop of Winchester, but the estate passed to the Hewson family in the early 1860's.
Further information on attractions to discover in the area and other interesting villages to visit is available. For information on public services for Itchen Stoke and Ovington please take a look at the Alresford local pages.

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You do this on your own, there will be risks involved and I will not take responsibility if you screw it up.
The magnets used are rare-earth magnets that are permanently magnetized. They are made from an alloy of neodymium, iron, and boron. If you want some just google "neodymium magnets" and you will find plety of shops that sell them, but you might have to search a bit to find a shop that sells the dimensions you will want for this project.
I bought the ones I used from a danish website (MagNordic.com). The ones used are 4x2 mm and disc shaped.
Remeber that these magnets are very powerfull and can interfere with pacemakers. They can allso be harmfull if ingested, so if you have kids be carefull. You can allso get larget magnets and sand them down so they fit, but I do not recommend this as neodymium magnet dust is magnetic and a conductor. If you get this on your board or on anything else electrical it might short the circut and ruin it.
You will need:
- Three x 4x2 mm disc shaped neodymium magnets. Im sure other magnets can be used, but might not be powerfull enough to give the smoothness that you want.
- One tube of epoxy. I use epoxy instead of superglue to ensure that the magnet stays put. Superglue becomes brittle and does not adhere well to aluminium.
- Wooden Toothpicks. I used them to place and mould the epoxy on the magnets, allso used them to hold the magnet in place while the epoxy cures.
- Paper Towels/Wet Wipes/e.t.c. Spilling epoxy can be bad, it sticks to pretty much everything and when its cured you will have a tough time removing it. So keep these handy!
- A clean and level work surface that you can clean easily and that you might not mind getting epoxy stains on.
Remember that most epoxy mixes cure fast, so make sure everything is ready BEFORE you mix it.
First strip down your marker by removing the grips, eye wires and solenoid wire. Be carefull when removing the wires, allways pull them out by the connectors so you do not risk pulling out the wires. We do this so you do not risk getting epoxy on them. It should look something like this:
Secondly strip down your trigger by removing the spring from the back and unscrewing the trigger pin. Then unscrew the screw spring adjustment screw. You should end up with something like this:
After that you can place one of the 4x2mm magnets on the tip of the adjustment screw. You should allso prepare your workspace and ready the epoxy for mixing.
Then stack two of the magnets. Let then stick so you know they are aligned right. Mix your epoxy and use a dental pic point to drip it in to the spring cradle. Be carefull not to get it anywhere else, I cant stress enought what a nightmare it is to clean off if you get it places you do not want it.
Place the magnets in to the spring cradle and gently prop them in place with dental pics. The magnets will be attracted to anything metal (like the microswitch activation handle) so you might have to prop it in place with quite a few dental picks.
Immediately after this you take the third and last magnet and swipe it over the stack of magnets in the spring cradle. Prop them in place with a dental pick so the are not attracted. Do this to check allignment of the magnet and find out which side is the repulsor side.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SIDE! If you do not have the correct
side the magnets will be attracted to each other and the magnet mod will not work!
Then epoxy the magnet to the tip of the spring adjustment screw. Let this cure for 24 hours so you have full epoxy strength.
After the epoxy has cured you can screw the spring adjustment screw in to the back of your trigger. This will make it somewhat adjustable so you can increase/decrease the distance between the magnets to get the trigger feel to your liking. You should also make sure that the magnets do not touch when you actuate the trigger. They are brittle and will break if banged together repeatedly. When you are done it should look something like this:
Playing with the magnet mod is sweet and the trigger feels much more responsive and "snappy". Enjoy and good luck!
PM me if you have any questions or feedback on this mod. Remember that im Norwegian and my first language is not english so grammar might be a problem. But im sure you get the gist of it
Guide: How to magnet mod your Clone Trigger.
Started by Worldeater, Apr 05 2012 07:31 AM
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Posted 05 April 2012 - 07:31 AM
Posted 05 April 2012 - 07:37 AM
Great guide. Most certainly worthwhile if you dont want to shell out for a Violent Products trigger.
Oderint Dum Metuant
Posted 05 April 2012 - 08:33 AM
VP trigger ~ 40 USD + Shipping. The magnets + the epoxy was about 12 USD and shipping was free
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- Recycling America's Land: A National Report on Brownfields Redevelopment (1993 -2010)
- Brownfields Redevelopment: Reclaiming Land, Revitalizing Communities A Compendium of Best Practice
Previous Publications:
Recycling America's Land: A Compendium of Best Practices, Vol. 1- Reclaiming Land, Revitalizing Communities (Featuring the Communities of: Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Dearborn, Fayetteville, Gainesville, Jackson, Lansing, Lewiston, Moline, Palatine, Rome, St. Louis and Tallahassee)
Recycling America's Land: A Compendium of Best Practices, Vol. 2- Reclaiming Land, Revitalizing Communities (Featuring the Communities of: Altoona, Akron, Buffalo, Indianapolis, New York, Seattle, South Bend, Trenton and West Hollywood)
Recycling America's Land: A Compendium of Best Practices, Vol. 3- Greening America's Workforce (Featuring the Communities of: Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, District of Columbia, Long Beach, Miami, Roanoke and Winston-Salem)
A National Report on Brownfields Redevelopment- 2006, Volume VI (Survey)
· Creating a Green Jobs Program- A Step By Step Guide
Spotlighting Best Practices in America's Cities, Vol. 1 (Preview)
City of Buffalo, New York-
The closing of the Hanna steel plant in south Buffalo in 1982 signaled the end of a chapter in the city's economic history, which for more than a half-century was dominated by steel production. But since 2001, a project at the former Hanna site has been setting the stage for a new economic future for Buffalo. A vast redevelopment is converting 113 acres of land including the abandoned Hanna plant, an adjacent shipping canal, a former railroad yard, and a 19-acre disposal site into the Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park. In the process, the City is cleaning up contaminated soil; recycling available infrastructure; luring developers away from greenfield sites and into the urban community; boosting city commerce, jobs, and the local tax base; and eliminating blight.
City of Miami, Florida-
In the 1980s and 1990s, Little Haiti was one of the poorest areas in Miami and was known for its crime and drug trade. Some of the area violent past still exists today, however the area is experiencing a cultural renaissance and the city is investing in its future. Villa Patricia, previously a vacant and dilapidated warehouse property in a main corridor of the city of Miami, which significantly contributed to slum and blight. The Villa Patricia project was prime for redevelopment as the location had ready access to public transportation and is located close to downtown and acts as a catalyst of redevelopment for the area to upgrade the business corridor. The site is located close to the New Little Haiti Cultural Campus and Soccer Park which added to the project redevelopment value.
Through the years, the community has changed from agricultural to residential, from middle class to lower class and middle class again. Part of this change was driven by immigrants from Haiti and the significant unrest on the island in the early 80 that found it a way to Miami, and soon the area was called "Little Haiti, (La Petite Haiti). The area is undergoing a cultural renaissance, due in large part to the development of the Little Haiti Cultural Center, Soccer Park and proposed redevelopment of the Caribbean Marketplace. The City of Miami and original property purchaser Mr. Neptune worked on the property after Mr. Neptune purchased the property in 1999 for $30,000 cash with no financing, and unknowingly he acquiring the site with existing contamination from an adjacent dry cleaner. Across the street from what became the Piman Bouk restaurant on the redeveloped site is the recently renovated Caribbean Market Place, and the recently completed Little Haiti Cultural campus and soccer park with an investment of over $40 Million from the City of Miami.
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Thought I'd share a quick snapshot of the cup of dragonwell used to baptise my new sou-shun yunomi into it's tea-life ... (I know, Chinese tea in a Japanese cup, I'm such a rebel)
iannon wrote:Why yes it is actually. Ran into his shop while just trolling for teaware. i really like this cupSaladin wrote:That's a beautiful Karatsu cup, it it Michael Martino?
debunix wrote:This cup, though Japanese, and with reasonably thin walls at the middle of the bowl, has thick glazed rim and thick solid base, so plenty of insulated spaces for my fingers. Hot and cool, this one will take on all comers.
togeika wrote:This was from my recent clay experiments.
hopeofdawn wrote:Is anyone besides me noticing their sou-shun is picking up tea-crackles really fast? All it took was one cup of tea, and bam! Golden lines across the bottom--it's been very interesting to watch.


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Wetlands revered?
To the Journal editor:
The longer one lives, the more one sees the increasing weight of our government on our lives. Being in my nineties, I've had a long time to observe this process. It's as if the government feels, in its position of power, that it knows best and whatever our views, we must accept theirs.
I'm a Yooper, having been born in Negaunee, and for the succeeding 40 plus years considered it home. Growing up in the 20s and 30s without the attractions of television, video games, cell phones, etc. one looked elsewhere for diversion.
I, for one, found spending my free time in the woods, or bush as we called it, the most attractive alternative. In those days we had swamps, lots of swamps. But these were areas in the bush to be avoided. Knee deep muck and mosquitoes were not all that appealing.
Which brings us back to government. Now we have no swamps. They have eliminated them. Instead we have wetlands. (Organ music please). These supremely lovely patches filled with flowers, exotic birds and what have you are literally areas of heaven on earth. You would no more make a trail over one of these patches as tread on your mother's grave.
I would give anything to take a group of the government people who write these rules for a day's walk in one of their revered wetlands on a warm day in June when the mosquitoes, black flies, deer flies, horse flies and wood ticks are their friendliest and see how long they would last.
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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Is there a tea, general or specific, that you have NOT had for tooooo long? Please share with us.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (373 votes).
In short: Some tough hills!In full: Hard race on a very hot day... Was 29c on the day and humid. Well organised and the guy with a hose was a life safer, probably literally :)Great atmostphere at the end, the finish and the pool was great to unwind in. Nice touch.Date of review: April 26, 2013
In short: Spot on & still very goodIn full: It`s a fine event. Course is excellent, parking is good (the walk eases off the legs), the use of the pool is just great. Well done. Date of review: August 28, 2012
In short: Great!Date of review: August 23, 2012
In short: Well organised, enjoyable race in a lovely locationIn full: This is a great race in a lovely location. The organisation and support were excellent, many thanks to the organisers for adding in an extra (much needed!) water station. The run itself was scenic and enjoyable, undulating but not hilly and the rare opportunity for a post-race dip in the open air pool was much appreciated!Date of review: August 20, 2012
In short: Good race but quite expensiveIn full: Was a really enjoyable race this one. Signed up on the day though and they had changed the price- only a couple of quid more but I brought exact change and nearly wasn't allowed to run! Also, the photographers are asking £12 for a digital download?!?The run itself though was really good and it was great to jump in the pool afterwards!Date of review: August 20, 2012
In short: I love Burnham Beeches half!In full: This is an excellent race. This is the second year I have done this. Although hot, hot, hot this year it was still great. The atmosphere is good, there is a swimming pool for a dip afterwards if you fancy it, loads of room for spectators to relax and picnic during the race, the marshalls and volunteers are friendly. Recieved a water bottle and mars bar in my take home "party" bag. The race started on time, drink stations every 3 miles and a spot where you can pick up a bottle of water too. Ace!Date of review: August 20, 2012
In short: Beautiful day - but not for running!In full: If I had been there for a perfectly organised walk in the woods I could not have had a better experience. The organisation, supportive marshalls (they all cheered me on), regular water stops and fantastic location were without parallel.However, running on the hottest day in 2012 (starting at 25C and finishing around 27C) in med-high humidity turned things around. Although I finished, I could easily have dropped out at the half way mark and probably ran the second loop a minute per mile slower than the first.The supportive marshalls (certainly no crowds) and great location and organisation made the day though! Date of review: August 20, 2012
In short: Good organisation, enjoyable courseIn full: First time I did this race. On the hottest day of the year, a PB was tough to get, but course wasn't as brutal as feared. Dip in the pool afterwards was a bonus. Date of review: August 20, 2012
In short: Really good and well organised although very hot!In full: Excellent organisation good atmosphere very scenic and well priced. Small improvement not allowed dogs near the start finish area provided they are on a lead what's the problem? Although may be a school restriction rather than the organisers.Well catered for in the heat Date of review: August 20, 2012
In short: Soooooo hot. Well organised, good atmosphere.In full: Slowest half in about 5 years due to the heat. The course is very scenic with many undulations that give the course a bit more difficulty. Date of review: August 20, 2012
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Skip to comments.Romney vs Obama: One Critical Difference We Can't Ignore
Posted on 04/17/2012 12:52:07 AM PDT by Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh
I am beyond disappointed that the RINO Republican establishment has saddled us once again with a scum sucking moderate. Jim Robinson has expressed his non-support of mitt Romney in no uncertain terms. I wholeheartedly agree with his disgust.
The reason that the establishment wants Romney as opposed to a true conservative is status quo. The Republican establishment is just as guilty as mainstream Democrats. They are making money off a system that is fundamentally broken. Their only concern is who is steering a sinking ship.
However, there is one critical difference between Romney and Obama. It is a difference we cannot ignore. Barack Obama hates the united states of America. Barack Obama believes that the USA needs to be taken down a notch. Barack Obama apologizes for our history. Barack Obama believes that the core foundation of our country is rotten. Barack Obama believes that the "so-called founding fathers" we're Evil and to blame.
The Republican establishment may well have saddled us with the one piece of crap candidate who can actually lose to Barack Obama. I can't stomach the idea of voting for a left of center RINO like Mitt Romney.
However, mitt Romney does not hate America. There is no more pressing danger and threat to our country than Barack Obama in the hard-core socialist communist left wing.
I did not want George Bush. I did not want John McCain. I do not want mitt Romney. I am sick of the Republican establishment counting on me to vote for their mainstream moderate candidates simply because they know I will not abandon ship. In essence, they take true conservatives for granted.
We should not take our ball and go home just because we are not winning this time. There will be no third-party candidate. A vote for anyone other than that Romney come election time will be a vote for Barack Obama. I don't care how much I dislike Mitt Romney. And nothing anyone here can say can make something positively untrue true. Barack Obama and Romney are not the same. The one critical difference is that Barack Obama hates this country and secretly or not so secretly wishes to destroy this country and change its future for the worse.
We got stuck with Bill Clinton because of disillusioned conservatives who voted for Ross Perot. Surely we are smart enough people to learn from the past.
Romney 4,595,908Or another way to look at these numbers: the "establishment" didn't "ram Romney down our throats", we did it to ourselves, by dividing our vote:
Santorum 3,209,301
Gingrich 2,284,557
Paul 1,191,026
Vote totals so far. Whether you like it or not, I personally loathe it, a plurality of the GOP electorate, not the GOP ESTABLISHMENT, voted for Romney. Now we must concentrate on how best to kick Obama out of office.
5.6 million conservative vs 4.6 million Romney.
And I'm not even counting Ron Paul, which is arguably beyond hope.
WE rammed Romney down our own throats by not sticking together.
Once the first big conservative vote was in from South Carolina (Iowa is not big and NH is not conservative) we should have COALESCED behind the winner and we would have 5.6 million votes for the non-Romney candidate.
But we conservatives don't know how to coalesce. We don't know how to work together. We only know how to bitch and moan about the "establishment" after we divide our clear majority into 2 non-working minorities.
We. Are. Stupid.
So Romney would give 2 or 3 John Paul Stevens-type justices (a la Ford), vs. 2 or 3 Ruth Bader Ginsburgs.
Well, that makes all the difference. /s
That is exactly right. Except for the color of their skin and the (R) and the (D) next to their printed name there is no difference.
Don't forget who gets to appoint Supreme Court Justices. If Obama gets to replace Kennedy the Constitution will be abolished.
You are a cowardly fear-monger and you ought to leave Free Republic.
As Glenn Beck pointed out MITT ROMNEY IS NOT A COMMUNIST
If you entertain the thought that (R)Money will appoint conservative, principled judges you are living in fairy land.
Prove it. We KNOW Obama will appoint another marxist to the SC. You want another Kagan or Sotomayor? How about Bill Ayers? Yeah, I'd rather take my chances with Romney appointing a SC justice than Obama.
Romney knows there are not 57 states.
Romney would not have canceled the F-22 program.
Romney would not have canceled the American space program.
Romney didn't smoke pot in college.
Romney may not be (in a million years is not) my favorite candidate, but he's most certainly preferable to four more years of Obama.
It is absurd the comparison is even being made.
Governor Mitt Romney, who touts his conservative credentials to out-of-state Republicans, has passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters (75%) of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced, instead tapping registered Democrats or independents including two gay lawyers who have supported expanded same-sex rights.
Of the 36 people Romney named to be judges or clerk magistrates, 23 are either registered Democrats or unenrolled voters who have made multiple contributions to Democratic politicians or who voted in Democratic primaries, state and local records show. In all, he has nominated nine registered Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters, and 14 registered Democrats.
You are actively campaigning for Romney on a website owned by a heroic man who says he doesn't want you to do that! What is the matter with you?
See ya Mr. .30 Carbine.
With Romney and a strong conservative congress we will at least have the opportunity to influence who gets appointed to the courts, like stopping Bush with his Harriet Miers suggestion. With Obama as president, we have absolutely zero opportunity to do so, and I don't have the faith in the GOP congress to stand strong and vote down all Obama's nominees all the time. Even if we do, he will simply disregard it and make recess appointments.
Whether we like it or not, the battle is in, and for the courts. Obama will make sure that all federal courts are ultra-liberal for the next generation at least. No chance of getting Roe v Wade repealed. The end of the 2nd amendment as we know it. States forced to recognize other states gay marriages. And so on.
Yes, Romney doesn't have a strong record for appointing conservative judges, but if he is the nominee, and ultimately the president, then we can put all kinds of pressure on him to nominate conservative judges. With Obama, we can't, and won't. It is a crappy position to be in, and reason #1 that Newt should be president. But having a Republican of some sort as president is still better than having Obama, who will turn the federal judicial system into a communist rubber stamp.
I will be voting against Obama.
I disagree. Obama belongs in prison, I can't say that about Romney, Not yet, anyway.
Amen Brother, this story hits the nail on the head.
Its not just about the person who will sit behind the Resolute desk. We must not forget the Presidents cabinet, his advisors, and others that influenced his political ideology ? For Obama we all have become familiar with names like;
Bill Ayers,
George Soros
Cass Sunstein
Van Jones
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Frances Fox Piven
Reverend Write.
We are still in the Primary process, and if someone is still pinning their hopes on Newt, then by all means go for it and good luck. But comes Aug 27th when the GOP convention is in full swing, If Newt is not the nominee, they need to start thinking about the people Romney will bring into his administration, and who shapes his ideology. Do we want a whole new set of names or are we good for another 4-years with the names above?
I proudly stand with the other Cain, Bachmann, Perry, and now Santorum supporters that are in now in the fight for Anybody But Obama. I hope there is still room for us on FR, but I will not be shaken from my firm belief that we must send
Then you are one of those who fail to learn from history.
I don't like the choices either, but denying the reality and assuming a make believe fantasy that some elites are going to "learn a lesson" by you staying home and letting BHO win in November in naive and will be still more damaging to the country.
Obama will go on an all out spending spree, will not sign any Repub budgets therefore we will be in perpetual continuing resolutions to our ruin; He will continue to commit treason with our national secrets and treasure; He will continue to villianize the best industries of our nations; he will continue to staff his executive branch with die-hard communists and squash development through "environmental" concerns; He will continue to ignore/pander to/sympathize with the Islamo-fascist third world; He will continue to be seen as weak and exploitable by our adversaries.
I don't see any of this coming from Romney, no matter how much he loves looking at his hair in the mirror.
Its not just about the person who will sit behind the Resolute desk. We must not forget the Presidents cabinet, his advisors, and others that influenced his political ideology ? For Obama we all have become familiar with names like;
Bill Ayers,
George Soros
Cass Sunstein
Van Jones
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Frances Fox Piven
Reverend Write.
We are still in the Primary process, and if someone is still pinning their hopes on Newt, then by all means go for it and good luck. But comes Aug 27th when the GOP convention is in full swing, If Newt is not the nominee, they need to start thinking about the people Romney will bring into his administration, and who shapes his ideology. Do we want a whole new set of names or are we good for another 4-years with the names above?
I proudly stand with the other Cain, Bachmann, Perry, and now Santorum supporters that are in now in the fight for Anybody But Obama. I hope there is still room for us on FR, but I will not be shaken from my firm belief that we must send that America hating commie loving A-hole back to Chicago.
It won't happen with Mitt Romney running against him.
To the Members of the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts:
I am writing to thank the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts for the advice and support you have given me during my campaign for the US Senate and to seek the Club's formal endorsement of my election. The Log Cabin Club has played a vital role in reinvigorating the Republican Party in Massachusetts and your endorsement is important to me because it will provide further confirmation that my campaign and approach to government is consistent with the values and vision of government we share. I am pleased to have had an opportunity to talk with you and to meet many of you personally during your September meeting. I learned a great deal from those discussions and many thoughtful questions you posed. As a result of our discussions and other interactions with gay and lesbian voters across the state, I am more convinced than ever before that as we seek to establish full equality for America's gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent.
I am not unaware of my opponents considerable record in the area of civil rights, or the commitment of Massachusetts voters to the principle of equality for all Americans. For some voters it might be enough for me to simply match my opponent's record in this area. But I believe we can and must do better. If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot do this. I can and will.
We have discussed a number of important issues such as the Federal Employee Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), which I have agreed to co-sponsor, and if possible broaden to include housing and credit, and the bill to create a federal panel to find ways to reduce gay and lesbian youth suicide, which I also support. One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation's military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share.
As we begin the final phase of this campaign, I need your support more than ever. By working together, we will achieve the goals we share for Massachusetts and our nation.
W. Mitt Romney
Romney would not have canceled the F-22 program.
Romney would not have canceled the American space program.
Don't be so sure. Given Romney's track record as Governor, nothing would surprise me.
Sounds as if you're going to pick up your marbles and go home. That is a tactic that not only aids the enemy but also betrays your allies.
One thing bothers me ....the Troll-OBots in here will now be focussed solely on dumping on Romney. I hate to admit this; but, lately, on this particular topic, it's getting hard to tell FReepers from OBots. Is it just me? It must be really confusing to the average person who drops by for a read.
Hell no... I'm still voting.
And once again, here we are with the "gotta vote for this pathetic RINO because look at the alternative" bit. WHEN, pray tell, will that game end?
So, let me get this straight... NOT buying in to Romney's faux-conservative play-acting constitutes being a closeted O-Bot.
Got it.
That is exactly my point all the rants about this candidate or that candidate or about going the third party route are self defeating. The loudest rants come from those who refuse to look in the mirror and take some responsibility for the mess we now ourselves in. The volatility this primary cycle suggests how divided conservatives are and how willing they are to surrender to the liberals.
Lest we forget... in 2008, Romney couldn't even take down McCain, who lost in a landslide to Obama. So, how does THIS current arrangement make any sense whatsoever???
In Virginia, only Romney and Paul appeared on the primary ballot, with no write-in options. I'm not "owning" this problem.
If Romney wins the presidency, we may have a chance to throw him out in 4 years. If Obama wins, we may not even have elections any more. We will probably have CWII before this decade is over, Maybe sooner than later if Zero stays in office. We live in interesting times.....I will support Newt until he either wins it or is out of it.
I assume this was said as a joke. One of the most fervent anti-communists of the last century was Adolf Hitler, so it is obviously not the sole standard for selecting a good candidate.
When we the people start acting as adults and stop stomping our feet to get our way. I will gag as I vote for the GOP candidate but will find a modicum respect in the fact I at least did what I could to slow Comrade Obama's mad rush to dictatorial socialism.
Careful now, you are using logic and math. ; )
Of course we will have a chance. We can primary him in 4 years if he starts to go off the reservation. Unlike the rats, we obviously wouldn't have the fear of going up against mitt. If obama gets four more, you know Biden isn't going to last through the duration. Some radical VP will be put in his place to carry the communist torch. We won't have a remote shot at a conservative in 2016 once he's fully entrenched in his second term.
Yet, it appears to me that your solution to the problem is to surrender the Republican Party to its liberal wing. I'd vote for a moderate and I'd vote for a left-leaning moderate but I won't vote for a man whose record has shown him to be consistently liberal just because he has an R behind his name. I said back in early 2008 that I could hold my nose and vote for McCain but not Romney.
Whose fault was it that Gingrich and Santorum did not qualify to be on the ballot? And as an aside, might not such failures reflect on such candidates ability to assume executive responsibilities? Or would prefer to replay the fiasco New Jersey indulged in with Bob Torricelli. I seem to recall conservatives were rightly incensed about.
People need to keep the goals of this November clearly in mind. The goals are simple!!
Maintain control of the House and gain control of the Senate. 66+ seats in the Senate would be fantastic, but heck Ill settle for a solid majority at this point.
Elect someone, anyone for President with a (R) after their name. Stacking the House and Senate with SOLID CONSERVATIVES can and will do wonders to counteract a RINO President.
I want Obama gone at least as much as you do. I am telling you that running Romney against him will not accomplish that goal. Just like it didn't with McCain.
We got Bill Clinton for the same reason. Aren't you sick and tired of this charade?
Regardless of placement of fault, it shows the amount of disarray that permeates the GOP.
You are correct and that logic would apply to this election except for the fact that we now know that obama is more evil and conniving and will push the envelope further than we ever could have imagined back in '08.
Those of us who are standing by our principles are going to defend ourselves when our decision is challenged. Defending our decision involves revealing facts about Romney that you and others would like to conveniently ignore. Instead of respecting our right to stand by our conservative principles, we are called fools, OBots, extremists, childish, etc. I am very disappointed that so-called conservatives can't accept the fact of another conservative standing on principles. Frankly, I think the antagonism comes from the guilt they feel in selling out their own principles to support a liberal like Romney.
Who's been stomping feet? I've given my reasons for not supporting Romney rather plainly, without a lot of emotionalism. I'm not sure what else you're looking for.
will find a modicum respect in the fact I at least did what I could to slow Comrade Obamas mad rush to dictatorial socialism.
That will depend upon which part of the electorate Romney wants to placate on a given day. He can talk a pretty good conservative game but his record shows something quite different. So when (not if) he shakes up that Etch-a-Sketch and reverts to his naturally liberal ways, what again will you have accomplished?
We got Slick Willy because many "conservatives" deserted the GOP for snake oil salesman Ross Perot. The same remedy more than a few on this board are advocating in this election cycle. As an aside, Slick Willy won both of his elections because of third party candidates.
What realistic alternatives are now available?
I am over 70 years old and have live through many administrations and I have never seen a president as evil as Obama. If Obama were merely inept it would it would be unpleasant, but Obama is deliberately pushing this country toward a dictatorial socialist government and is intentionally weakening our superpower status.
"mitt is a socialist... he would turn communist while in office. He codified and implemented the communist plan to move America into the communist system by controlling health care under full government mandate. He is a baby killing, gun grabbing, high taxes, big spending, lying cultist who worships something that is not of GOD."
And that would so much worse than what we have now!
These Romney supporters, former Democrats and Republican alike, refused to recognize the fact that Romney has failed miserably to implement or support many or most of the planks in the Republican Party platform.
Many of you simply refuse to take responsibility for the consequences of making irresponsible political compromises. Like the legislators you denounce for being RINOs, you too compromise in the illusion that half a loaf or less is better than none. This circumstance is all the more worse when you shun winning the whole loaf by shouldering your responsibility to suffer ridicule by performing your Constitutional duty to remove the ineligible occupant of the Office of the President by legislative, judicial, and direct parliamentary efforts. If you cannot and will not take responsibility and personal leadership, who do you think is going to do it for you? Romney?
This election highlights as never before the capacity or incapacity of Citizens to properly govern themselves. The question is whether or not you are going to compromise the integrity of the Constitution and the republican form of government with a vote for Romney or Obama, or will you vote for another candidate or demand the removal of the ineligible occupant of the Office of the President?
It should not be forgotten nor ignored that the removal of Obama from office in this term or another term would cause all of his acts, orders, and appointments to become null and void as if they had never happened. Whereas Obama's departure from office by election of Romney would leave all of Obama's acts, orders, and appointments in full effect.
I agree. Sadly many here don't. Barak will bring us on down if they have their way.
Romney is not a a scum sucking moderate. He's a scum sucking leftist.
Of we used a 1 to 10 scale with 5 being a moderate, 1 being a socialist and 10 being very conservative, Obama would be a 1 and Romney would be a 1.1.
Jimrob pointed out two wise things this last week:
1. That the Republican party needs to be fought or they will always take conservatives for granted and shove GOPe candidates down our throats to protect their own power.
2. That Romney is the same as Obama re policy.
Those are both true. But while some might take that to mean we must passively support Obama so as to rather passively fight the Republicans, I do not wish to go down with the ship.
We must as top priority starting now fight for 2016 by leaving the Republican party in spirit if not in name and getting on the ball with a Tea style party that will have as a platform our true Constitutional values, period. It will take years to make it happen.
Because right now we are taken for granted by the Pubs. But if all we do is not vote Romney (assuming he is the nominee), then we are taken advantage of by... Barack Obama. I can't abide that.
Obama is barely American and hates not just our Constitution but US, the American people. I see Romney as a pretty normal Democrat. I really don't fear he will kill us all off. I don't like the man. I don't want him as President. But unless something wild happens at the convention, it looks like for 2012 we will choose between a Democrat in R clothing or an abject enemy.
We must staunch the bleeding first. Then we must change our entire political lifestyle to reach true conservative health.
They are both really Democrats. But only one has been a lifelong 3rd generation Communist.
For all the take-your-ball-home armchair pundits, ask yourselves that. Do you really truly believe that the average soldier, putting their life on the line daily, believes there is no difference between Obama and Romney?
Bingo. They are under an enemy commie as CiC now.
What you say about Obama is true, I am not disputing that. What I am trying to point out is that if you (all) insist on running Romney for the GOP Obama will win a second term.
Well, you can all disagree with him, and I must also say that to vote for Romney is WAY worse than voting for McCain, but he is right in the fact that voting against Romney is a vote for Obama. It's too bad the tea party did not become an actual party, something I suggested and have advocated for since 2010. Every body said that it is not possible to have a viable 3rd party candidate. Well, at this point, in this election, yes. It is too late. Had we done it in 2010, we very well could've fielded a good enough candidate to fend off both major parties. By saying it is not possible, we do ourselves in. What better time than when the ship of state is in such bad state that a really good candidate might draw most independents, many, if not most republicans, and even a few democrats. Not all democrats are voting that way, as some are genuinely disgusted with the democratic party, but see little on the republican side to draw them over. I did not register as a republican this move so I could remain off everybody's rolls.
This election, we need to vote for the republican party, then we need to work among the tea parties, the Constitution party, and some other 3rd parties to form a viable party for 2016. Even if we initially call it the Independence Party, we must start the ball rolling. Look what we did in 2010. If the republicans are going to fight us, then we must fight back, but on our terms. There are a LOT of disgruntled voters in the democratic and republican parties. We need to take advantage of this. Work for the republicans this time around, but start listening for those who are fed up, keep in touch, and keep the ball rolling to form a better party. The republican party was formed when the Whig party was losing its way and its voters were disenchanted. Much like we've been seeing for a couple decades now. If we keep saying it is not possible, then it will never be. It requires action, but not at the last minute. Four years is a good amount of time. Let's face it, the conservative ones who jump into the republican party for president are going to be decimated by the party, itself. We will always have a dead fish for our frontrunner. It has become the party's way. They will not change and they have the clout at the top to have their way, as we see year after year. So, let's move on. We have some clout, and if we do the groundwork well, we can make gains in 2014, then go for broke in 2016. The tea party already has a reputation. Yes, the left hates us, but that will never change. To be openly derided can have good effects, as well, if we get some smart people on board.
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Microsoft Corp. was among the first companies to support personal computers in slate form-factor in 1991, then it was the first firm to introduce a mainstream operating system for convertible tablets in 2001. However, in 2011, the company's chief strategist doubts that media tablets will actually remain a popular product category. Still, he admits that Microsoft should have introduced a new OS for tablets earlier.
"I think there's an important distinction - and frankly one we did not jump on at Microsoft fast enough - between mobile and portable. Mobile is something that you want to use while you are moving, and portable is something that you move and then use. These are going to bump into one another a little bit and so today you can see tablets and pads and other things that are starting to live in the space in between. Personally I don't know whether that space will be a persistent one or not. [...] I don't know whether the big screen tablet pad category is going to remain with us or not," said Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft, at an event in Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald news-paper.
Microsoft has criticized media tablets for the lack of keyboards, however, its forthcoming major Windows 8 operating system will not only be able to use ARM architecture microprocessors - which power media tablets and smartphones - but will also feature touch-screen interface designed specifically for tablets. Moreover, several companies are planning Windows 7-based slates this year.
Unlike many executives at high-tech companies, who claim that the desktop PC is dead and that laptops/tablets/smartphones are the new PC, Mr. Mundie believes that while desktop form-factor can extinct, stationary PCs will remain, they just will get new forms.
"I believe the successor to the desktop is the room, that instead of thinking that the computer is just something on the desk that you go and sit in front of, [in the] future basically the whole room is the computer and you go in it," said Mr. Mundie.


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Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of microprocessors that is seeking to enter the market of discrete graphics processing units, demonstrated the first wafer with its Larrabee graphics chip at Intel Developer Forum in China last week and this week the company's chief executive officer said that the first Larrabee graphics chips would be available in early 2010 with other chips to follow.
"We have silicon, it is in debug now and we are marching towards production of that product. The silicon will get ready, or get better, over the course of the year; the software gets finished over the course of the year. I would expect volume introduction of this product to be early next year," said Paul Otellini, president and chief executive officer of Intel Corp.
Observers noted during the demonstration of the wafer that the first Larrabee graphics chip is rather huge, about as big as Nvidia's GT200 made using 65nm process technology, or even larger, about 600mm². According to Mr. Otellini, the size of the chip, which is produced either using 32nm or 45nm process technology, is within expectations and is rather large. However, there will be smaller devices with smaller die sizes going forward as well.
"The size of the product is within expectations. It is a multi-core device. What you saw on that wafer was the high-end version of it. There are obviously other versions of it that have far fewer cores for different price points. So, what you saw is the extreme version," Mr. Otellini explained.
All the cores inside Larrabee are x86 compatible, which makes them larger compared to proprietary stream processors inside ATI Radeon or Nvidia GeForce chips.


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text: Remember The Perfect Storm was actually comprised of multiple storms all merging? That's the game Sunday. Dallas is the Andrea Gale floating on the high seas, wondering what all the fuss on the horizon is about. Sayonara, white men. We tried to warn you via radio, TV and carrier pigeon. The perfect storm, as I see it: 1. Buffalo coaches demonstrate what confuses the QB. 2. The QB is looking in the mirror and distracted by his own image. 3. Short week to prepare. 4. Draining experience that left them in a state of adrenalin depletion. You don't need that right before a matchup with NE. I don't think the Cowboys had a shot on paper anyway. But as they proved last night, resiliency counts, heart counts, and whomever wants the game the most will usually prevail. We need our A game, not our Browns game. One thing they did do well is get the ball to Witten. The other thing they did well was bounce back from turnovers, and prove that they have a kicker who can't be iced. Still, it's too little and too late .......... a kicker won't help their lost souls Sunday.


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This week, we looked back at Apple's most popular apps, played with a futuristic table PC and listened to a new radio service. Here's what you need to know about the week in tech:
1) Games dominate Apple's all-time apps list
Apple users like to work hard and play hard. The company unveiled the top 25 paid and free apps for the iPad and iPhone, and games dominated both lists. Apple said games account for 15 of the 25 most downloaded apps on the iPad, and 21 of the 25 top paid iPhone apps.
Here are the top five apps for each category:
Top paid apps for iPhone:Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Doodle Jump, Cut the Rope, Angry Birds Seasons
Top free apps for iPhone: Facebook, Pandora, Instagram, YouTube, Skype
Top paid apps for iPad: Pages, Angry Birds HD, Angry Birds Seasons HD, Where's My Water?, Fruit Ninja HD
Top free apps for iPad: Skype, The Weather Channel, Netflix, Angry Birds HD Free, Kindle
2) Lenovo's 27-inch table PC is fun, versatile
Lenovo has combined tablet and PC into one very cool device. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC functions as a 27-inch touch screen Windows 8 computer when held upright. But when you lay it flat, the computer presents a touch overlay called Aura and transforms into a tabletop environment for playing games, looking at photos and listening to music. The table allows multiple people to interact with the table at once — perfect for family game time.
USA TODAY's Ed Baig took the table PC for a spin and said he had a good time playing air hockey and looking at photos. The IdeaCentre is not always intuitive; Baig said it was hard to find the exit button in some games and the mute button in music mode. But he has high hopes for the PC's social features: "Lenovo's machine promises to keep you engaged and (literally) in touch with friends and family."
3) First Take: Internet taxation shapes Amazon-eBay battle
A new bill in Congress could mean higher prices in the world of online shopping.
The Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act last week, a bill that would require online retailers with sales of at least $1 million to collect sales tax in the states where they ship goods (taxes would vary by state).
What does this mean for you? It depends on where you shop.
Amazon: The company "embraces [the tax] as it looks to expand its physical operations across the USA, paving the way for faster, same-day delivery of goods," says USA TODAY's Jon Swartz.
Ebay: The auction site "argues the tax would hinder its sellers who do more than $1 million in out-of-state sales annually."
Online shoppers can rest easy for at least a few more months. The act has to pass the Republican-controlled House and get approval from President Obama.
4) Talking Tech: Slacker face-lift dials in more listeners
Online radio service Slacker is slacking no more. The free service relaunched with a fresh new look in February and quickly climbed the charts to No. 3 for radio apps. Slacker offers over 200 pre-programmed radio stations and 13 million songs on-demand.
So what can you expect from Slacker in the months (and years) ahead?
• Fine-Tune: The new tool lets users adjust the mix of artists on a particular radio station.
• Premium service: You can pay $9.99 for on-demand music or $3.99 for an ad-free version.
• Car features: Slacker is working with car companies to get the service in car stereos and dashboards.
5) Ouya game system gains funding; retail date pushed back
A new low-cost game system is on its way … but we're not sure when it will arrive. The Ouya game console, originally a Kickstarter project, will now be released on June 25 instead of its original release date of June 4.
Ouya raised $8.6 million on Kickstarter last June and "really [broke] the mold on how you bring a new product to market by starting with Kickstarter," said founder and CEO Julie Uhrman to USA TODAY's Mike Snider.
But here's a bit of good news: This pushback will give the company more time to produce consoles for retail stores. Ouya will launch with 120 games, including Portal, Left 4 Dead and Soul Fjord Studio.


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With the expansion of economic freedom and the resulting material prosperity, we've reached an unprecedented position of personal reflection and vocation-seeking. This is a welcome development, to be sure, but as I've written recently, it also has its risks. Unless we continue to seek God first and neighbor second, such reflection can quickly descend into self-absorbed and unproductive naval-gazing.
Thus far, I've limited my discussion to the ways in which privilege and prosperity can impact our views about work outside of the home, but we needn't forget the side effects that modernity might foster in an area that often consumes the rest of our daily lives: the family.
Just as most of our ancestors had few choices about where they glorified God in business (toiling for the feudal landowner), they also had few choices when it came to raising families (who they married, how many children they had, etc.). Whether due to lack of contraception, more practical material/financial concerns, or any number of other factors, for most families, children were simply a given.
Today, much like in our approaches to job-seeking, child-bearing has come to involve a significant degree of choice, and the overriding choice of the day seems definitive. As Jonathan Last points out in his book, What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster, birthrates in the Western world are in a free fall, with more and more adults opting for fewer and fewer kids, if any at all. Last offers plenty of nuances as to why this is happening, pointing to a "complex constellation of factors, operating independently, with both foreseeable and unintended consequences." But on the whole, he concludes that "there is something about modernity itself that tends toward fewer children." (more…)


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Classy Blonde Bob with Side Swept Fringe
This medium blonde bob is chic and classy. The hair is medium length and styled rounded at the back. The fringe is brought over to one side.This short haircut is cut to chin level.What a nice cool blonde colour this is.
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Strategic Planning
For the past six years, SUNY Cobleskill has been dedicated to Developing Capacities, created through campus efforts, guided by the 2011 strategic plan, Second Century Enterprise.
Preparing for a second century of service fuels our passion for possibility. Increasingly, our long history of proactive commitment to "Real Life, Real Learning" is garnering our campus an enviable reputation as a transformative learning community that is engaged, dynamic and uncommon. The Second Century Enterprise outlines how SUNY Cobleskill will approach the next 100 years.
In 2016, the plan was extended to June 30, 2017. SUNY Cobleskill has embarked on the process of developing a new Strategic Plan.


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quote:Originally posted by scrodfish256
actually I have seen 1 and 2. I'm not sure if I would call it great cinematic experience. I for one would think you would have a more refined taste in movies.
I liiiike robitussin.
Scrod--I dont think that dude has seen them either. He thinks he's a funny guy--NOT. LOL


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Let's Get Off Oil
The environmental costs of our oil dependence are out of control — from accidents and spills, to smog, to climate change. It's time to set this country on a path to getting off oil for good. We can get there by convincing our leaders to make new investments in fuel-efficient cars, new technology, and a first-class system of public transportation.
The cost of our oil addiction
American families are paying more than ever for our addiction to oil. With rising global demand and instability in the Middle East pushing oil prices ever higher, oil dependence takes an enormous bite out of our paychecks and our economy. But the prices that we pay with our wallets are only a fraction of the true costs of our addiction to oil.
We pay for it with our lungs, every time we breathe in toxic chemicals released from burning oil.
We also pay for our oil with our beaches, coasts and oceans. In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster dumped 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and contaminated thousands of miles of coastline. And in 2011, an Exxon Mobil pipeline spilled and dumped 42,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River, which runs through the national park.
It doesn't have to be this way. And in 2011, Environment America made encouraging inroads in our effort to break our nation's oil addiction.
At 54.5 mpg, a big move to get America off oil
In the wake of the Yellowstone spill, our staff and allies got straight to work, mobilizing more than 21,000 people to voice their support for cleaner cars that use less oil.
The Obama administration responded with fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks, finalized in August, 2012. The standards represent the largest single step the U.S. has ever taken to tackle global warming.
The standards will cut carbon pollution from vehicles in the United States by 270 million metric tons—the equivalent of the annual pollution of 40 million of today's vehicles—and save 1.5 million barrels of oil every day.
What You Can Do: Ten Tips to Get Off Oil
Strong fuel efficiency standards are critical to reducing our oil dependence. However, small changes can also add up to a big difference.
Check out our Top 10 Tips to use less oil and shrink your carbon footprint.
Key Facts
- The 54.5 miles per gallon standard will help American families save $50 billion at the gas pump per year by 2030, and cut annual oil use by 1.5 million barrels by 2030.
- The new standard will cut annual global warming pollution by as much as 270 million metric tons by 2030.
- Increasing our transit capacity by 10 percent annually, we can reduce transportation-related global warming emissions 40 percent by 2030.


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Brown Bag Lunch Bunch
Category: Book Groups & Discussions
Location: Adrian Lamb Room
Join librarian Laurie Iffland for a discussion of "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver, on Wednesday, November 7 at 12 noon in the Lamb Room. Light refreshments will be served. Bring a brown bag lunch for a heartier meal.


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Let dough get to room temp.DO NOT knead the dough.Sprinkle peel with corn starch.Shape dough into ball and use roller to spread onto peel.Lightly baste with olive oil and add toppings.Preheat oven and pizza stone at 500.Cook pizza on lower rack until done.
Let dough get to room temp.
Your dough ball looks like it dried out a lot... was it left uncovered for a while?I would say preheat oven comes first... if you are using a stone especially you need to let that heat up for at least 30-45 minutes.Also I believe it is corn meal not corn starch. You can use just flour as well. "Not sure what you mean by shape dough into ball and use roller to spread onto peel". I don't like the sounds of that. :-) Shape the dough by hand and preferable not to use a roller."You cook it.... Until it's DONE!"- aba


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Huntington Mahogany has a very fine and even grain ranging from light brown to dark red with a slight smoky tint. This 100% hand scraped floor has a 4mm SAWN top wear layer.
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Lots of big-time releases are coming up:
April 25:
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning
May 2:
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
May 9:
Paul Simon - Surprise
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Also, Neil Young's Living With War album will be released on streaming audio later this week.
Quite a busy couple of weeks! I hope those new ones are just as good as the new CDs released by Donald Fagen, Prince, and Ray Davies this year. I haven't heard the new Morrissey record yet, but I've read it wasn't as good as You Are the Quarry. The jury's still out on Van Morrison's country record released earlier this year. I've played it a few times, but it still hasn't completely grabbed me. (Although his show earlier this year certainly did)
I'm really looking forward to the new Paul Simon, Springsteen, and Knopfler/Harris CDs. I'm also anxious to hear the new Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint CD. (But it doesn't come out until the first of June) Then there's the new Keane CD. (Under the Iron Sea). I've got to start saving my money!!![/i]


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Every day is Earth Day in Upper Michigan
ESCANABA – Frogs sing – spring peepers on a warm April night.
What a thrill to hear!
A tiny white pine sapling has survived the harsh winter's snow and the hungry deer.
We rejoice!
A trout sizzles in a cast-iron frying pan on the stove. Just hours ago, it was caught in the river nearby. Some fresh asparagus, a bunch of fiddle-head fronds or a smidgeon of wild berries complete the harvest meal.
The cycle of life, the food chain or the balance of nature is something we see every day in Upper Michigan.
Yes, Earth Day is every day in the U.P. We are in love with our forests (even though they're mosquito-filled at times) and our lakes and rivers (even though they're ice-capped half the year).
We know our soil and are on a first-name basis with it. We plant it with trees, flowers, potatoes, corn and all kinds of grain.
We both hunt and hug the wild creatures of our north woods. Some days we feed birds. Some days we hunt grouse or geese. Sometimes we plant trout and sometimes we catch trout.
Most of us work hard to create or let Mother Nature create a healthy ecosystem so that a good balance of wild plants and animals can thrive at our camps, cabins or back-forties.
I've seen bearded Yoopers stop their pickup trucks and remove a baby turtle from the middle of the road and gently release it in the ditch on the other side.
School kids have taught whole families to recycle paper, plastic and cans. We plant trees and gardens for us, the animals, birds and butterflies. Composting, mulching and conserving water is in.
If we can snowshoe or ski half of the year, we are happy. The bike, the fishing pole, golf clubs, and canoe or kayak are ways of communing with nature in the summertime.
Earth Day is observed on April 22, but we don't much need a calendar here in the U.P. to tell us to respect our natural environment. We live in "God's Country" it is often said. Tourists flock to our neck of the woods to recreate. They marvel at our clean streams, waterfalls, lakes, peaceful woodlands and wildlife. They wish they could live here, too.
Earth Day was started in 1970 by a Wisconsin U.S. senator named Gaylord Nelson. After witnessing a massive oil spill in California, Senator Nelson knew he did not want to see that happen in the Great Lakes area. Back then, there were virtually no laws protecting the air, water and land. Because of Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency was formed.
In the U.P. most of us are not tree huggers or Bambi lovers. We are far more in tune with our natural environment than that. We live it, breathe it, and see it every day.
Most of us have traveled to the urban areas and have come back. We know the joy of living simply and as close to the Earth as we can.
Let's celebrate Earth Day this weekend by going for a walk, a bike ride, or by doing shadow puppets in the dark with the kids.
Watch the wild and smile.
Karen (Rose) Wils is a lifelong resident of North Escanaba. Her folksy columns are published weekly in Lifestyles.


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Just a Random DayPosted Friday, January 27, 2012, at 1:21 PM
Sometimes in the evenings, I think, "I should blog" and give something different to think about. You know, other than the stuff that can be so aggravating. All I have to do is look in my computer at the folders of my photos, and I'm inspired. Some I can't share, cuz I sell them, and so, they aren't mine. But ......
Some days are just so pretty, I feel like sharing.
Wayne got hold of the camera while I was in the Maverik getting Life's Blood, (in other words, diet coke, my addiction) He thinks it's funny taking my picture. This is BEFORE I caught wind of him,
Then, we're off! To go give the calves protein and just in general 'check up on them" The yellow stuff is Corn Distillers (sp?) Along with the pasture that they are on, this is an all natural supplement to ensure happy/healthy calves.
You have to admit, they have a wonderfully cute and innocent look! Another thing about these calves, is their curiosity. They know what we're there for, and they love it. While Wayne is (of course) doing the actual work, they are focused on me. I'm weird to them I guess...and they would come up and lick me, if I gave them time. Trust me, I know they would. Long ago, Childhood experiences tell me so!
If you have time some time, or can convince your kids, grandkids or someone, tell them to go lay near some calves, and hold real still. Eventually, those calves will come right up and lick them right on the cheek. Then, for fun, jump up and go "Boo"! They'll scatter like pool balls.... but, lay down and start all over, they'll come back for round 2! not that I'd have ever done such a thing.... not me
See Wayne working back there? I am here for moral support though!
Something that we are pretty proud of, is that we've helped them gain trust in us. Not all calves would let you pet them. Many ranchers' calves hang wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy back, cause they have been treated roughly and don't want to take a risk of being done so again. These calves have been fairly treated and they are all kinds of happy to hang around. Wayne just ran his hand along the head (above the eye) of the red calf, and along her neck. She hardly notices and just continues nummm nummin' in the protein.
Those are part of the Owyhee Mountains way in the back ground. Not bad for a Saturday office huh?
I'm a simple girl, really, and I was a bit simply fascinated by the corn sneaking out of cracks in the back of the bed, and bouncing out. I'm easily amused/entertained I suppose!
They really just don't that we are there!
Again, I'm easily amused. We saw this on our way home. We parallel to the highway, and saw this 'stretch" This is thru the windshield of our pickup, and zoom lens way out...not clear, but still thought I'd share
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No such thing as a ramdom day when it comes to livestock, they are around 24/7 and need to be treated that way. They don't get Holidays or time off for good behavior, still need to eat.
-- Posted by Eagle_eye on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 1:35 PM
Our cows used to love sugar beet tops. Dad would place piles of them in various places. That would keep them eating all day.
I really don't miss dealing with cows. But loved your pictures. Bev and I had to load up silage using a pitchfork into the trailer. Character building!
-- Posted by KH Gal on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 1:41 PM
Joe, you are right about that. No random days really. They need to be watched over all the time. It definately takes a commitment and working together to make sure every day is covered. Even on a day when supposedly nothing needs done, something might need done, RIGHT NOW. Or else.
Ranching is a life, not a job, for sure
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 2:02 PM
Yep, sugar beet is another good supplement.
And yes, there is alot about this that is character buildng. Breaking ice in winter has to be done without fail. Absolutely without fail. We do get cold, but we can't come in, til what needs doing is done.
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 2:04 PM
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Coeur d'Alene Resort goes dry for next five days
You can't buy drinks at the Coeur d'Alene Resort for the next five days. The Idaho State Police confirmed the hotel and its restaurants won't be serving liquor this weekend because of an alcohol violation last year.
Thursday was a wet, dreary day in the Lake City, the day before the Coeur d'Alene Resort goes dry. Its liquor license has been suspended for five days following an incident from last April. ISP reports one of their minors working undercover was able to purchase a drink at Splash at the resort.
The bartender was hit with a criminal citation and now the resort will have it's liquor license suspended. Investigators say serving alcohol to minors could carry a 30-day suspension but the resort showed they've worked to prevent this sort of thing. They paid a fine and the suspension was reduced to five days.
Jerry Jaeger, president of Hagadone Hospitality, which runs the resort, said they fired both the bartender and the doorman after that incident.
"We've got a sterling record through all of our operations in the state, but we flubbed up here and have to pay the price. It's very costly to the company and it's going to furlough a large number of employees that don't deserve it," Jaeger said.
Jaeger added it's the first time the resort's been hit with a suspension like this in the 50 years he's worked there, something investigators confirmed as well.
This weekend you won't find one drop of alcohol sold in the Coeur d'Alene Resort; that includes restaurants and room service. Both Beverly's and Whispers are closed for the weekend and one event scheduled for this weekend has been moved to an event center at the golf course.
The resort will once again be able to serve liquor on January 8.


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Hi folks,
I have an LB6 fitted in a Martin OM 21. My problem is that the 6th string is louder than all the others!
As this pickup is a ready made saddle incorporating the pickup, I don't see what I can do to either bring down the volume of the 6th string, or bring up the volume of the other 5 strings. The bottom of the slot is flat.
Any ideas would be very welcome.


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Company that runs jail is sued
A former inmate says the jail could have done more to prevent an attack by other inmates.
By JONATHAN ABEL
Published March 13, 2007
BROOKSVILLE - Two years ago, inmate Jeffrey McLaughlin was beaten up at the Hernando County Jail while waiting in line to use the microwave.
Last week, McLaughlin, who is now a state prisoner, filed suit against Corrections Corporation of America, the company that runs the jail, claiming that the jail was negligent in not preventing the other inmates from attacking him.
The incident happened about 6 a.m. on March 22, 2005, according to McLaughlin's statement to sheriff's deputies at the time. He was standing by the microwave in cell block C when Byron Burch, another inmate, came up and started shouting that McLaughlin was standing too close.
Burch punched McLaughlin in the face a few times, the report said, and then Darrel Hall, another inmate, came over and helped Burch stomp on McLaughlin's face.
Burch, 36, was charged with felony battery and Hall, 44, with misdemeanor battery. Both pleaded no contest.
But McLaughlin, 49, said the jail was partly to blame.
In a lawsuit he wrote in state prison, McLaughlin enumerates his complaints: the emergency call button wasn't working, the guards weren't paying close enough attention in the cell block, no one was monitoring the surveillance camera.
Had any of these things been done, "the petitioner would probably have sustained minor injuries" instead of major ones, McLaughlin wrote.
The Sheriff's Office report on the incident said the surveillance camera did not cover the area of the cell block where the fight took place.
McLaughlin wrote that he suffered "major damage, mental as well as physical," but the extent of his injuries is unclear.
At the time, a jail nurse told the Sheriff's Office that McLaughlin did not suffer bone fractures nor neurological damage. He was observed to have several scrapes on his head, and cuts on his nose and lip.
McLaughlin was booked into the jail March 8 on a violation of probation and a drug charge.
According to Department of Corrections records, he is now about two years into a 10-year term in state prison for aggravated battery, aggravated assault and cocaine possession.
Hernando jail warden Don Stewart, who wasn't working at the facility when the incident happened, said he wasn't familiar with the accusations or the suit.
"At this point," he said, "I don't think we've even been served."
Jonathan Abel can be reached at email@example.com or 352 754-6114.


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Family protests DOT plan to cut down tree
Residents of an Arkwright family homestead are up in arms about the Department of Transportation's efforts to remove a cottonwood tree from their property.
This isn't the first time the DOT has made an attempt to cut down the almost 100-year-old poplar.
Gina Vecchio, who resides on the family-owned property, said the department attempted to cut the tree down three years ago, causing severe stress to her ailing mother who passed away this year in June. As members of the family are still grieving, the possibility of losing the tree is only making things worse, she said. The property has been within the family since 1922.
According to Vecchio, the DOT claims the tree is a safety hazard to those traveling on Route. 83, even though it's highly visible from both east and west directions and a traffic accident has never occurred due to its existence.
For possible solutions, Vecchio said she had spoken with Senior Forester Jeffrey Brockelbank of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Brockelbank told her that the 80-foot-tall tree is healthy and eligible for the DEC's Big Tree Register which, according to the website, is maintained as an effort to recognize trees of record size. Also, as part of the register, the tree would be protected from the DOT's efforts to cut it down.
However, it must undergo further testing to determine its exact age and statistics in order to become eligible and the process to become part of the program can take as long as nine months.
Vecchio also reached out to Assemblyman Andy Goodell for help. But, she said his contact with the DOT was bleak and he reported that they could cut it down at any moment.
Beau Duffy, director of communications for the DOT, said in a phone interview on Friday, "The Department of Transportation conducted a roadside safety inspection as part of a pavement patching project and the tree was identified during that safety inspection as a safety hazard because of its proximity to the road and because of its size and because it has been identified as a safety hazard it must be removed."
Duffy added, "We recognize this is an unfortunate situation but since it is a safety hazard, we must act accordingly to protect the safety of roadway users and remove the tree."
As of right now, the tree is still standing.


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Cramer on NBC's 'Today' Show: Politicians Need to Find Common Ground Now!
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The fiscal cliff is not about Republicans or Democrats, it's about avoiding a recession, Jim Cramer told Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" Monday. Cramer said there has to be some common ground, that's what politics is supposed to be about.
Cramer outlined some of the many spending cuts and tax increases, over $600 billion in total, that will take effect on Jan 1. He said that everyone will feel some of the $174 billion in overall tax increases, but many may not even be aware of the $59 billion being raised as the alternative minimum tax gets readjusted for inflation.
Cramer said he's most worried about the $100 billion in social security tax increases, as those increases will damper hiring and lead to a recession. Yet of all the expected changes, it's the $40 billion tax increase for the wealthy that has most of Congress' attention, noted Cramer, which shows how misguided Washington still is and how unlikely a deal is to occur.
"Someone has to give," Cramer concluded, or tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs, benefits will be cut and our country will be seriously damaged.
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