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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (835 votes).
In short: third time i've done it and it remains my favourite raceIn full: glorious weather, smooth organisation, fantastic support (best yet i think) - would definitely recommend it to a newcomer - it was my first ever race three years ago and i've no regretsonly one complaint - why do faster runners have to be so rude? surely the main aim of the day is to have healthy fun and help raise money for charity, yet some men shoved their way through as though they were aiming for a world record!Date of review: October 10, 2005
In short: Great day despite the transport difficultiesDate of review: October 10, 2005
In short: Loved it!In full: Very flat, lovely views across the sea with the sailing boats towards the end. Date of review: October 10, 2005
In short: First-time 10 mile race for me and it was excellent!In full: Really enjoyed this race as a first-timer, I felt I pushed myself and the crowds and the other runners helped too. Small gripes: 1. couldn't see the mile markers and I don't think they were in the right place2. Beautiful medal but would be nice if it actually said "10 miles"!3. The wave system was good but it should be divided as to estimated timesI'm definitely coming back next year - I'll be sure to put on some no-run suntan lotion though as I got slightly singed yesterday...Date of review: October 10, 2005
In short: Super run with great PB potential.Date of review: October 10, 2005
In short: FANTASTIC, great atmosphere, weather and organisationIn full: Had a fantastic weekend, stayed in Southsea Saturday night. Just a brilliant race. Nice shower! Possibly even beats 2004. One of my favourites.Date of review: October 10, 2005
In short: First time I've done it since 2001, a great race, really well organisedDate of review: October 10, 2005
In short: I always do this one, and every time I do it, I remember whyIn full: Great atmosphere, good support well organised, good place to pick up lunch afterwards.Best of all the support of the crowd and other runnersDate of review: October 10, 2005
In short: Lives up to it's name - a really great race!In full: First time of running this race. Very impressed by the organisation, the organisers had paid a lot of attention to detail. Wave system worked well, although the start was a little crowded I don't see how this can be avoided with such a large field. Atmosphere at start, during the race and at the finish was really special. A nice goody bag at the end - very generous, organisers of the Windsor Half Marathon take note! I enjoyed this race very much. I didn't quite get the target time I had aimed for, but I'll be back next year to settle the score :-)Date of review: October 10, 2005
In short: Really enjoyed the event and the day as a whole. Could be some more crowd participationIn full: Was adopted at the start by an amazing bloke called Charlie, an experienced runner, who helped me around in a time 8 minutes faster than I believed I could run. I slowed right down in the last mile and let him go on, had a 200yd walk and saw a guy racing in a standard wheel chair - what was I thinking of feeling tired? Ran all the way to the finish where I saw and thanked Charlie. That's what it's all about. Beautiful weather, nice city - and the cleanest public loos anywhere in the UK I reckon!Date of review: October 10, 2005
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Black Ankle Vineyards
14463 Black Ankle Rd
Mount Airy, MD 21771
Capital Region
We believe sustainably grown grapes make the best wine, and are therefore committed to sustainable farming.
Management and Leadership
We use the following best management practices:
Environment Policy Statement
Environmental Team:
We have a small staff, and everyone is expected to keep our sustainability goals in mind at all times. Our goals are regularly reinforced in staff training meetings.
Set Annual Goals:
We have no formal process in place, but everyone is expected to keep our goals in mind. We regularly make informal audits to make sure that anything possible is being recycled. We work to make our delivery schedule as efficient as possible to minimize fuel use.
We have a purchasing policy to encourage the purchase of environmentally-friendly products and services
List of our environmentally friendly products and services:
We have no formal policy, but use environmentally-friendly services as much as possible. We have a low-water use dishwasher, use Eco-friendly cleaning agents, usenEco series glass bottles for our packaging, and try to never use disposable plates, cutlery, etc for special events.
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We use the following best management practices:
Have a plan in place to reduce property waste
Kitchen and Prep / Dining / Catering / Meetings and Events / Campground Snack Bar
Compost food waste and other compostables
Use effective food inventory control to minimize waste
Purchase locally grown produce and other foods
Purchase sustainably grown foods
Do not use polystyrene coffee cups
Do not use any disposable containers, dishware, cutlery or cups
Use reusable dishware and glassware and minimize use of disposables
Use non-bleached napkins and coffee filters
Use water pitchers and filtered water to minimize the use of single-use bottles
Provide organic, local or sustainable food choices
Use bulk soap dispensers in public restrooms
Purchase recycled-content paper towels and toilet paper
Registration / Office
Use electronic correspondence and forms
Purchase recycled paper with a high percentage recycled content
Make 2-sided copies / printed materials and avoid making extra copies
Use recycled content paper for copies / printed materials
Reuse scrap paper for notes
Reuse or donate shipping and packing supplies (peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.)
Sell organic cotton shirts
Sell environmentally friendly products
Sell sustainable, organic or local products
Buildings and Grounds
Use green cleaning chemicals
Dispense cleaning agents in bulk to reduce quantities used
Purchase durable equipment and furniture
Purchase low-VOC carpets and fabrics
Use low VOC adhesives
Use reused building materials or those from sustainable sources
Use latex paints that are low or no-VOC
Properly recycle and/or dispose of thinners and solvents - required by EPA regulations
Perform preventative maintenance on all appliances, HVAC systems, plumbing and vehicles
Use less toxic materials
Use Organic Farming Principals
Use integrated pest management - IPM
Use Biodynamics
Minimize the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizers in landscaping
Train staff effectively to use agrochemicals correctly and in proper applications
Use a nutrient management plan that minimizes the use of fertilizers
Use natural fertilizers instead of synthetics
Use composted production materials for fertilizer
Our Innovative Ideas and Specifics in Waste Reduction:
We save and collect corks from customers so that they can be re-used for flooring or craft projects. We use local florists who grow seasonal flowers when we need flowers. We re-use and re-purpose everything we can. We use re-washable towels in our restrooms.
We have recycling cans available to all guests. All staff are trained to recycle glass, paper, metal and plastic. We collect corks from customers for re-use (in secondary applications) or recycling. We feed scrap food to our farm animals.
We have clearly marked recycling bins or provide convenient drop off locations
We are recycling:
Aluminium Cans
Electronics equipment
Food Composting
Food Wastes
Fluorescent Lamps
Office Paper
Packing Supplies
Printer and copy machine toner cartridges
Steel Cans
Waste Management -- On-site dumpsters. Any hazardous items such as lights or batteries are taken to recycling centers.
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Have a plan in place to reduce property water usage
Perform preventative maintenance to stop drips and leaks
Offer water versus serving automatically
Discourage water-based cleanup, ie. sweep first
Use microfiber technology mops
Use or installed the following devices:
low flow restrictors on faucets and showerheads
aerators on faucets (0.5 gpm or less for lavatory and 2.2 gpm or less for kitchen faucets)
low flow toilets (1.6 gpf or less)
tankless hot water heaters
an air-cooled versus a water-cooled icemaker
high efficiency Energy-Star rated dishwashers
a WaterSense-rated pre-rinse dishwasher valve (1.6 gpm or less)
Have an effective landscape management plan which utilizes:
native species
drought tolerant species
landscaping using BayScapes techniques
Have an effective storm water plan management including:
Have a green roof
Maintain vegetative buffers around streams and ponds
Energy Efficiency
We use the following best management practices:
Have a plan in place to reduce property energy usage
Track overall energy bills and establish baseline energy usage
Have had an energy audit to identify efficiency opportunities
Confirmed that all refrigerator, freezer and oven gaskets provide a good seal, or replaced
Routinely clean condenser coils on all refrigeration equipment
Implemented a startup / shutdown procedure which specifies timing for lighting, kitchen equipment, room temperature, etc.
Designed use of natural lighting
Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms
Use high efficiency compact fluorescent light bulbs in rooms, canned lighting or wherever possible
Use LED Exit Signs
Use LED lighting for:
Outdoor lights and some interior lights
Other details on lighting:
Out door lights are only used after dark on days we are open.
Heating and Cooling
Have a high efficiency heating and air-conditioning HVAC system
Regularly perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system
Have geothermal heating and cooling
Have programmable thermostats for each room and ensure they are properly adjusted
Have a centrally controlled HVAC system that is activated only when occupied
Keep office doors and windows closed if HVAC system is on
Have installed additional insulation
Energy Efficiency:
Have a solar water heating system
ENERGY STAR computers, appliances, office equipments etc.
Have thermal-rated windows and insulation
Turn off all electrical items in unoccupied rooms when not in use or at the end of the day
Purchase Green Power from utility
Our Innovative Ideas and Specifics in Energy Conservation and Efficiency
We have two strawbale buildings on the property -- one for sales and tasting, and the second for barrel and case goods storage, which are extremely energy efficient. We use bio-diesel in our tractors and in owners personal car when -- 100% in summer months, and blend in cold months.
Linen Service and Laundry:
We use these best management practices:
Have water- and energy-efficient washers and dryers
Use non-phosphate, non-toxic and biodegradable laundry detergents
Minimize the use of bleach and chlorinated chemicals
Green Events
We use the following best management practices:
Support event planners who want to hold green events
Train all event planner staff on green event techniques
Provide visible recycling at all green events
Minimize the use of disposable food service items
Use double-sided printing and copying
Use recycled content paper and soy based ink
Use green signage at the event
Activities we undertake to make our events green are:
We try to make every event as green as possible. We strongly encourage use of non-disposable plates, cutlery, etc. We insist on recycling all recyclables. We use chalkboards for notices and signs wherever psooible.
Other Green Practices
We use the following best management practices:
Minimize the Comute of our Employees-
Employees work from home when possible.
Green Building:
Sustainable Building Materials:
Straw bale buildings. Designed to be passive solar. Green roof on several roofs of buildings. New construction is built as much as possible (85+%) from materials found or grown on our farm: wood, straw, clay and stones.
Our Innovative Ideas and Specifics regarding our Green Building techniques:
All garden areas are 95+% native plants. We never irrigate after initial planting.
Maryland Office of Tourism Award for Sustainability
Other Innovative / Creative / Commonsense Green ideas:
We are a very small organization, so we don't have a lot of formal structures in place, but everyone knows that environmental sustainability is a core value. Staff regularly think of small ideas that will help with sustainability -- ways to re-use things, ways to save on disposables, etc. It is part of who we are as a company.
Measurable Results
We recycled approximately 2 tons of material last year.


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Mechanical engineers in California are developing technology to harness the energy of coastal waves and ultimately, provide entire cities with limitless renewable energy and clean drinking water. Called the wave carpet, it's a system attached to the sea floor that generates power by rising and falling with the waves. Ben Gruber reports for Reuters.
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- 11-19-2012, 02:01 AM Thread Author #1
After 2 months your thoughts?
It's been almost 2 months since the 5 came out! I'm still loving every minute of it! The display, the speed, form factor, the battery (compared to 4s), and smoothness. This is really is the best iphone yet!What an awesome device! Good job Apple! For some reason I don't have as much urge for the jailbreak as I did with the 4s. Sure I will love to have jailbreak now, but all is good without it. Prior to buying the 5 I was bummed its taller and not both taller and wider. This screen dimension is perfect for me! After 2 months, I still can't put this thing down! Even just looking at the device, you can't help but get awed by the beautiful design. My thoughts for today after some beers lol.
- 11-19-2012, 05:00 AM #2iMore Beginner
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After 2 months your thoughts?
I'm grateful for the bigger screen. And glad to be back on a device that I know that no matter what app or feature I might need, more than likely it'll provide
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- 11-19-2012, 05:35 AM #3iMore Intermediate
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To be completely honest, I'm getting kinda bored of iOS. I'm really hoping that they'll add some exciting new features in iOS 7, whenever that comes out.
To be honest again, I did order a Galaxy S3 today, but I'm not using either one exclusively. It'll be nice to have the option. I also just started a job at Best Buy Mobile so it will help to get more familiarized with Android.
- 11-19-2012, 06:50 AM #4iMore Elite
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I'd say this one was the one that filled in the missing checkboxes such as LTE. Little reason to want a new one next time out. With the carriers not willing to offer early upgrades, I'm not that interested in upgrading next year.
- 11-19-2012, 08:03 AM #5Banned
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I love this phone...it is the best iPhone i have ever had. Our department is trying to move to getting the officers Note 2's for work purposes (since it has a lot of transcription features that the iPhone doesn't have) but I am fighting that tooth and nail (we would be getting iPhone 5's in January for work phones and trading our 4S's in if the Note 2 doesn't stick). This phone works exactly how i want it, has ALL of the features i personally want in a smart phone and it's form is 2nd to none in my opinion. I love this damn thing!
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After 2 months your thoughts?
I'm always curious about people who say they are "bored" with their OS regardless if whether that is iOS, Android, or a desktop OS. I like my OS to get out of my way and apps provide for entertainment and productivity. So I might get frustrated with an OS that gets in the way, but never bored with it because its supposed to fade into the background when working as it should. Just my two cents anyway.
- 11-19-2012, 08:32 AM #7iMore Intermediate
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Love it, nothing more to say really that hasn't been said.
- 11-19-2012, 08:33 AM #8iPhone Nanite
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Good job!
- 11-19-2012, 09:32 AM Thread Author #9
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I like the bigger screen and features I did not have on my 4. I hate, hate, hate that I can not get over 4 hours on full charge. Exchanged at Apple and still can't.
- 11-19-2012, 11:42 AM Thread Author #12
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Great phone but needs an iOS revamp. Hopefully iOS team pulls together some great features and blows away with iOS 7.
- 11-19-2012, 12:24 PM #14Banned
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I guess it'd be ok to share my thoughts on the 5. I went through a brief breakup during the 4S where I spent time with the Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound, and Galaxy S3. I have had the iphone 5 since the day of release. Of course these pros and cons relate to me only, not meant to signify anyone else's experience.
Hardware (Pros)
- I think the screen brightness and accuracy of whites is 2nd to none. This was one of the main reasons I could not stay with the S3. I found it too dim and the whites to be almost grey.
- The accuracy of colors on the screen, as well as sharpness, are also 2nd to none (reviews have it better than the HTC DNA screen). Again, another reason I left the S3. The sharpness was not comparable despite the 306ppi and the colors were almost cartoonish. Very flourescent. The Note II corrected on this going RGB vs Pentile and offering the 4 screen mode presets, but still no comparison to the iphone 5.
- The camera is the best of the phone cameras I tried in terms of picture quality. The S3 has more features, but at the end of the day it is the quality of the photo that matters to me. Video and still photo both excel on the iphone 5.
- The speaker on the iphone 5 is the loudest of the phones I used.
- Pocketability. Pretty self expalatory.
Hardware (Cons)
- For me, the size of the S3 screen is perfect. I am 6'7 so the additional size didn't compromise anything for me. I find the 5 to be a bit narrow and small. I spend more time on my phone then most I know, and I don't mess with tablets, so a larger screen would have been welcomed by me. But, this won't be the case for many generations to come.
- This is the shocker, and one I would never have expected. I found the android phones I used to get better data signal overall. I was able to hold on to 3G in areas the 5 (and 4S) would drop to 1x.
Software/OS (Pros)
- I find the selection of apps to be better on the iphone and IOS. The numbers really don't mean anything when any kid can throw together a junk app and get it approved. I find more quality, useable apps to either hit IOS first, or become exclusive to IOS.
- Simplicity can be valued. IOS is certainly simple, fast, efficient and designed to be a marriage with the iphone. I can value that.
- I experience zero lag, period. I cannot say the same with the android devices I have used though I have heard JB makes a big improvement on this.
- Backing up is simple. Not quite as simple on an unrooted android phone when you are talking about apps, texts, photos, settings, etc.
Software/OS (Cons) - This is where I start to lean android....
- I hate, HATE that I cannot move pics (actually move, not simply copy) between albums, or move pics from my camera roll to existing albums or new albums. Frustrates the hell out of me to be honest. I do a lot with pictures, downloads, screenshots, etc and in order to get any organization what-so-ever I have to connect to the computer and do it there. In my opinion Android's gallery features blow iphone's away.
- Customization would be nice. Sure a live wallpaper of pine trees and snow seems silly to some, but I liked having the option if I wanted it. I liked being able to put an app icon where I desired, a widget if I wanted to use one, switch a keyboard if I prefer a different one, have pop-up text reply straight out of the box, etc.
- I like that everything from facebook to SMS, etc is built in through everything on android. If I want to upload a video to facebook from the gallery, boom...done. If I want to text a link to a buddy from a website...done. With IOS I have to constantly seek workarounds.
- Sure, many on here will light you up if you mention flash cause "flash is dead". Listen, as long as websites I occasionally visit still require flash, then flash is not dead yet. It happens, and it is annoying.
Thats enough. I already wrote an essay that many probably skipped over or quit reading before finishing I love my iphone 5, but to be honest, I wanted the S3 to work. I craved the larger screen and welcomed many of the things android allows me to do that IOS simply does not. But, until they can put out a phone with a quality screen (amoled, to me, sucks and is too dim) I cannot make the switch. HTC was close with the DNA until they mindlessly decided 11GB or useable onstore memory is enough for the average user. I'm not the average user.
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- 11-19-2012, 01:15 PM Thread Author #15
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Ditto to what evorc said. Love my 5!
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Love everything about my 5 except for the relatively poor battery life on 3G and the music volume. Everything else is perfect.
- 11-19-2012, 05:38 PM Thread Author #19
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After two months I have definitely had time to collect my thoughts about the device.
To start, I will state that I have owned every iPhone since the launch--and this is my favorite one yet! It is a really close call in terms of the iPhone 4S and the 5 which one I like better (I like the small screen), but the 5 takes the crown.
The speed of the iPhone 5 is incredible, there simply is not another device that I have owned that is faster. It absolutely screams, even after two months the speed blows me away. Nothing I throw at it can make it choke or lag, where as I could get my 4S to stutter some.
One thing that varies day to day is my battery life. I'm not sure what is going on with it, but my iPhone 5 varies between having better and worse battery than my 4S did, but most of the time worse. (Though only marginally).
As a whole, I absolutely love my iPhone 5. I would recommend it to anyone who asked, period. Regardless of their cell phone background.
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I've had mine for just shy of three weeks (got it on the 1st of November). Coming from the 4, overall I am quite pleased. The speed is amazing, the display is great...I guess I miss things more on the hardware side. I still feel like the 5 is too light and thin and I liked the "heft" that the 4/4S had (and I liked that design better).
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Skip to comments.Fox Reporting Republicans CAVE On Filibuster!
Posted on 01/24/2013 10:09:15 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
Fox is reporting Mitch Mcconnell is working on a deal with Harry Reid on the filibuster.... If this is true I may give up the R next to my name. It means nothing anymore...
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Because its a hell of a lot easier for people to instantaneously assume the worst and panic. That is Free Republic nowadays.
Democratic majoritarianism is the antithesis of liberty.
I'm referring to Webster's first definition, lower-case "r".
The Republicans in the Senate give ground every step of the way. I can't remember the last time they stood up and said NO!
Join the Non-Party.
I registered indy in 2007.
It'll get to the point that someone with an R next to their name can't win an election.. then maybe they'll learn.
It's the new norm,media approved.
No one, I repeat no one could be this cowardly and lacking in self preservation skills. There has to be more to this.
Those who disagree will be sent to re-education camps in China.
Not the best, but based on comments made by people on this forum, it seemed McConnell gave up everything and totally capitulated.. He didn't.. Credibility goes to hell when people overact..
Agreed. There's no way. It doesn't add up.
I read it and I don't like it.
I have been a registered Republican since Ronald Reagan ran in his first primary.
What I am currently witnessing exceeds even the gutless and traitorous display of non-support for Barry Goldwater by the "Rockefeller Republicans" back in 1964.
Boehner and McConnell are caving in on EVERYTHING and ANYTHING they can and getting NOTHING in return. Obama has drained them of the little testosterone they possess. This allows Boehner to control the Tea Party COnservatives in the House and Reid to control any Republicans who get out of hand in the Senate.
The GOP IS the GUTLESS OLD PARTY. Unless these people can be flushed out of office somehow, a new political party is needed and people like Boehner and McConnel can slither over to the Democrats where they belong.
A question:
Seriously, why should we remain Republicans?
McConnell and Boehner are subreptiles.
Just look at Congress where we are in charge....yet fail to hammer the opposition. The GOP think this is old-school politics. The liberals know this is war...and are attempting to annihilate us....and they're winning.
I agree with your comment but I think most people are upset because it is capitulation after capitulation and we are being told by our GOP masters to eat the crap sandwich and be happy - it could've been worse.
"Once we have a GOP prez and senate, this will work to our benefit."
This is aimed at ensuring what you say will never happen.
That question needs to be posed to Mcconnell.
McConnell's failure (and of the other Republican Senate and House leaders) to reign in spending initiatives by Bush and by Republican Congressmen during the years that they controlled all three levels (Jan 2003 to Jan. 2007), is enough to have disqualified him from ever remaining in the Republican leadership. He is a big government hack who sees his role of gagging and binding his felllow Republicans to make sure they "go along to get along" with his buddies on the other side of the aisle. McConnell is poster boy for everything that's wrong with Washington.
Sun rises in the East-Republicans cave.
Doesn't sound like Harry got much of anything.
Of course McConnell's job was to give Harry much, much less than his crazy-liberal bloc wanted so they would be unhappy with Harry.
This sounds like it might do the job (pending further info).
It's like not every Muslim is a terrorist but every terrorist is a Muslim.
at the risk of repeating known information. there is no effective representation for conservatives in D.C. (our representation is at the state level and below where it exists). this has been the case for the greater part of 100 years.
thanks to tea party individuals acting at the grassroots, there is now a small group of senators/representatives present in D.C., able to monitor and perhaps influence what the ruling elite statists in both parties are doing. i estimate that presence at between 5 and 10 senators and 15 to 20 representatives. that's it.
thus, logic dictates that the answer for conservatism is outside the two party elites, working at the state level and below for non-partisan, conservatives. e.g., sheriffs, judges, local officials, while picking off RINOS and squish R's when opportunity presents and replacing them with true conservatives.
i believe a third party will eventually emerge, if the country still exists by then, from an 'none of the above', other, decline to state, group of conservative (God fearing) 'independents', who are geting near a plurality in the electorate, and already acting already as members of a defacto a Conservative Party.
The agreement creates a way to speed up the process for limiting debate, or invoking cloture, once the bill comes to the floor.
Basically neuters Republicans.
There is no reason anymore. If I could change my registration, I would but my state doesn't register party. That said, I've stopped giving and have removed myself from mailers. when they call, I politely explain that, after being a strong GOP support for more than 20 years, being a BPOU precinct chair, running for more county party leadership etc., I am no longer a Republican. I am a Conservative. The party is no longer Conservative and I'm tired of settling for the lesser of two evils. So I won't do it anymore.
"Once we have a GOP prez and senate, this will work to our benefit."
Yeah, good luck with that. From 2002-2006 was the first time since Hoover that the GOP controlled all the legislative branches and the presidency. How did that work out for us?
We gave in then too!
He told him you can basically get on the train or stay off but the train is leaving make no mistake about it.
Basically, he was saying if he played ball with the agenda, his life would be pretty nice. No guarantees for him if he didn't get on board.
That, in a nutshell, has to be basically what it comes down to with these guys. They feel they can't stop this new communist world order and they want to secure their and their families place as elites in it.
We'll have to see the actual agreement, not just an anonymous leak.
But what is described isn't caving in on the filibuster.
The Republicans have been filibustering things they would never have done before, simply because Reid has taken up all the amendment slots.
According to the news article, the agreement involves leaving 2 slots for the minority party to propose amendments (note that once you have a slot for an amendment, you can put as many of your individual changes as you want into the amendment). In those instances, apparently some part of the filibuster will be waived, although you will still need 60 votes to get the legislation to the floor, so you can still block things.
My guess is some things we don't like will pass, that wouldn't have passed before; on the other hand, the filibuster was never designed to create a 60-vote requirement for all legislation, it was an outgrowth of the infinite debate concept in the senate — that you didn't vote until everybody had a chance to say something, and that meant a single senator could talk "forever".
The senators got lazy, so instead of having to talk forever, they made rules to simulate the 'talk forever', which actually weakened the ability of an individual senator to stop things, but gave more power to the party apparatus (which is the true shame of the senate, that everything is geared to the two-party system, rather than every senator representing their own state's interests).
Invoking cloture is still always available though.
The effect I see from it is that people will have fewer opportunities to invoke cloture- yet they will always have a chance to do it on any bill.
From the link above:
"... the package falls far short of what a group of more liberal Democratic senators had sought, it should accomplish one of Reids stated goals: allowing business to progress more quickly. In no case, however, will senators lose the right to force a 60 vote supermajority vote on bills and nominations as provided under the existing rules."
A pro-reform aide I spoke to was agog. Right now, you have to negotiate with McConnell to get on a bill, he said. Tomorrow, if this passes, you still need to negotiate with McConnell to get on a bill. It changes nothing on how we move forward.
I think that's a big part of it. They are selling out their country for a nice, comfortable life.. while the rest of us suffer.
Good post.
I know that third parties don't work (historically), but I'm wondering if the exodus of Conservatives and Independents will be large enough to destroy the GOPe, while being strong enough to form a new alternative to the GOPe?
The only political power we currently have is being able to change who we support...either financially, or as an active party member.
Funny they agreed to these rule changes the SAME day that an assault weapons ban is being introduced..
It still takes 60 votes to cloture on the bill.
Same as yesterday.
And frankly if that gets through the House, Boehner should be tarred and feathered AND we should all just call it a day too.
Most DC politicians are drunk with power because they face no immediate consequences for their actions and the media cartel uses their propaganda machine to praise the anti-Americanism coming out of DC. Culling those in DC through the election process can't be relied on due to the level of fraud that taints the system. Obozo in the WH proves that fact. It's obvious what's left for we the people to do and the power elite fear it and are working over time to take that last bastion of freedom from our hands. With regards to the real purpose and intent of the Second Amendment, the old phrase; use it or lose it has never been more true than it is today.
Scandinavia would suck but you can eek out an existence. Not my idea of living but not tree bark soup either.
I am thinking the "plan" is Scandinavia on steroids but like all leftist plans, it goes horribly awry and we end up with Mao's China/North Korea.
Get a grip. Quit crying. I'm not sure I trust you anyway.
It's just a few tweaks in the majority's favor, adjustments the GOP will also take advantage of when they take back the senate. Boehner declared 2 months ago that anything that comes to the House as a result of senate rule changes would be DOA, so Reid didn't have a whole lot of muscle in the first place.
The basic filibuster rule stands. It will be interesting to see what the Republicans got in return.
Make no mistake the plan is Scandinavia but we'll end up like North Korea on the way to this "global society"
Um, not sure where you've been, but it hasn't meant anything in about 20 years, if not more...
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Rocklahoma Day 3 -- Pryor, OK -- May 29th, 2011
What a great weekend of having ZZ Top & Rocklahoma 2 days apart. When I found out that Seether, BLS, Poison & Motley in 1 day there was no way I'd pass that up. The other nights were weak. Friday had Whitesnake headline and that was my ZZ Top night anyway, plus the other "big" bands were Skillet & Hinder. No thank you. Saturday was Staind headlining. Yet again no thank you. Later on in the night Eddie Trunk told us we were the largest 1 day crowd in Rocklahoma's small history. From what I hear it was around 40,000 for the day. This is the best run festival I've ever seen. If anyone has any plans on ever going to this I cant suggest it enough. Day started off with beer in the parking lot. Saving Abel? Hell no. just a horrible band. All I heard was shit music & horrible cliches. Heard them do a half ass version of Simple Man. I almost started missing Theory Of A Deadman from last year and I hated them. Even 30 mins felt like forever.
Now finally onto Seether. Atleast for me they are my favorite "modern rock" out of what's out there now. Hadn't seen them in over 6 years. Crowd loved them as well. It was also nice hearing them do Heart-Shaped Box. Heard them do other covers but not that specifically. Shaun isn't much of a talker. Only time he talked was right before their last song. But I still.enjoyed them. I would have preferred a few different songs and switching spots with Papa Roach but I enjoyed them a lot. Set is correct:
Fine Again
Fur Cue
Heart-Shaped Box
Country Song
Rise Above This
Fake It
OK I know everyone on here who has 1 band who they saw at their first show they've ever seen and can't hate them no matter what. That's what Papa Roach is to me. They were my first show in '00. I've hated everything they've done after Infest but just can't hate them. Crowd loved them. I really didn't know anything of theirs outside of the 2 Infest songs & their radio stuff. Can't 100% confirm this but I'm pretty sure someone was holding up a prosthetic leg during their set. That's a new one. Tons of energy. Definitely not my favorite band but tolerable. Fairly positive of for the day:
Getting Away With Murder
... To Be Loved
Between Angels & Insects
Hollywood Whore
Kick In The Teeth
Life Line
Last Resort
This is the only real negative thing I will say about the day. I enjoy Poison. They aren't my favorite but I enjoyed them last I saw them in '07. Because BLS was doing sidestage I had it planned to see about 20-30 mins and then go to sidestage to get good spot for BLS. Poison took their sweet ass time getting out so I only saw 2 songs and had to leave. Did hear Poison faintly. All I really noticed was hearing a half ass solos from CC & Riki. Wow and apparently I haven't seen what CC Deville looks like these days but wow the years have not been kind to him, he looked like death walking. Of course thanks to them Black Label was late coming out. Their Roadies were basically sitting on stage waiting for Poison to be over. I'm not 100% of what was played but I'm pretty sure this is correct give or take a song:
Look What The Cat Dragged In
Ride The Wind
Something To Believe In
We're An American Band
Your Momma Don't Dance
One of the worst guitar solos I've ever heard
Fallen Angel
Unskinny Bop
Equally horrible drum solo
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Talk Dirty To Me
Nothing But A Good Time
After waiting for what felt like an eternity it was finally time for BLS. For having this being the 4th time I've ever seen them this was w/o question the best time I have ever seen them. Not even close. Zakk came out for Crazy Horse with Indian headdress. Got good pics of that. Sound was spot on and this was best I'd ever heard the vocals. Pretty sad that any kind of physical activity was enforced. A pit or 2 was started and stopped and other activities were also stopped. Pretty weak. When you see the setlist there is 1 glaring exception... NO BALLADS!!!!!! I love the ballads. I like In This River and the tribute behind it but thank God for that being gone. That usually ends up freeing up almost 15 mins in the set. It seems like something hit Zakk and told him to magically start playing off of 1919 album. Bleed For Me into Demise Of Sanity with Superterrorizer outro? Shit easily the highlight of the show. Still kind of an odd pairing as BLS still kind of stood out from the other bands today. This completely makes me forget the bad memories I had from the show w/ them COB & Clutch. This set is 100% order & accurate:
Crazy Horse
Funeral Bell
Bleed For Me
Demise Of Sanity w/ Superterrorizer Outro
Parade Of The Dead
Fire It Up
Guitar Solo - Only 6 mins, I'll accept that as victory.
Godspeed Hellbound
Suicide Messiah
Concrete Jungle
Pretty difficult to follow that up. I am a pretty big Motley fan. Last I saw them was Carnival of Sins tour in '05 & '06. Obviously ALOT has changed from them. I will talk positive first. Band still sounded great. I still think Mick Mars is very underrated as a guitar player. He amazes me everytime I've seen them. Nikki & Tommy were good as well. All the comments about Vince Neil.... all true. I feel like I sang more of their songs than he did. He was either late, skipped words, or let the crowd sing. He didn't look like he was out of breath, he just didn't sing that much. That kinda ruined their performance for me. One other thing I laughed at was Nikki was talking about how it was posted to vote for what they would play. What a joke. He said we are going to play something we haven't in over 20 years. I got interested... Too Young To Fall In Love. What? 20+ years? Maybe none of them have a DVD player where they did that song. Its one of my favorites but it was just ridiculous to get hope up and then try to tell everybody it was 20+ years. They were still fun and great end to the night. Set is correct:
Saints of Los Angeles
Live Wire
Shout At The Devil
Same Old Situation
Primal Scream
Home Sweet Home
Don't Go Away Mad
Guitar Solo
Looks That Kill
Dr. Feelgood
Too Young To Fall In Love
Smoking In The Boys Room
Girls, Girls, Girls
Kickstart My Heart
Pretty standard. Still a fun day no doubt. Minus being stuck being in parking lot for hour and a half. Amazing day for sure. Seeing Fear Factory and getting to do VIP for them on Saturday. Thanks for reading. Here's link to pics: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...8&l=c78970cdfc
3/5 - Dope
6/6 - Morbid Angel
7/11 - Iron Maiden
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1.) Papa Roach isn't even playing their biggest live anymore?
2.) I'm glad to see BLS is bigger then Poison.
That's about it.
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3/5 - Dope
6/6 - Morbid Angel
7/11 - Iron Maiden
Papa Roach is amazing live, and no BLS is not bigger than Poison. BLS played on the 2nd stage.
Blink 182/ADTR
I needs pics of Zakk in an indian hat.
3/10 Big Biz
This is probably my favorite one but I've got a bunch more if you go to the link.
3/5 - Dope
6/6 - Morbid Angel
7/11 - Iron Maiden
Good setlists by all bands.
Would like to see Papa Roach and might see Poison/Crue this summer.
That BLS set is a bit shorter than the one they played when I saw them a few weeks ago. Since it's a festival I understand they had to cut some songs out. At my show 'Born To Lose' and 'Darkest Days' were played after POTD and we also got TBH after Godspeed Hellbound. I'm glad Zakk is keeping BFM and DOS in for this whole tour leg. I'll never understand why he stays away from doing anything off 1919 and STD so much
Zakk wore the Indian headdress to, which I thought was cool.
How many people were there? I am curious. When I went to the second Rocklahoma, which was really, really, really awesome, the crowd numbers were wildly inflated. Just a ball park. Thanks!
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"Robot & Frank" is a sweet, moving little movie about a future that's not particularly dystopian. How's that for a change of pace?
Hell, even the future of Pixar's "WALL-E" was depressing, so it's nice to think that our near future may not be all that bad.
Don't get me wrong. It's still bittersweet, but it's not all the future's fault.
In the "near future," Frank (Frank Langella) is a retiree living in sleepy upstate New York. His son Hunter (James Marsden) is concerned about his ability to care for himself — Frank's mental and physical health are on the decline.
Hunter's solution comes in robot form, as he presents Frank with a mechanical helper … much to the old man's chagrin.
Frank soon comes to find his robot butler isn't so bad, and he devises unintended ways to use it.
"Robot & Frank" is one of those "little movies that could" that I find a hard time rooting against, even if it's got some dents. It's a simple, warm and altogether human story.
Langella's performance carries the film. It's inevitable that the lonely old man will develop an affinity for his robot companion (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard), but he plays it perfectly.
It's both quite funny and eventually quite moving — think "Lars & the Real Girl" meets "Driving Miss Daisy."
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Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez got to play King for an afternoon.
Pérez received a Los Angeles Kings jersey with his name emblazoned across the back as he welcomed the Stanley Cup to the California Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. He held the event to honor the reigning National Hockey League champion Kings, who defeated the New Jersey Devils in six games to capture their first championship.
"Entire generations have grown up mystified by the skill, the tenacity and the dedication it takes to become a world champion and earn the right to have possession of this cup," Pérez said, standing next to the gleaming silver trophy.
Pérez was flanked by Tim Leiweke, president and chief executive officer of AEG and governor of the Los Angeles Kings, and Luc Robitaille, a Hall of Fame hockey player who is now the Kings' president for business operations.
A line of hockey fans, many of them sporting Kings colors, stretched out of the room and wrapped around the hallway.
PHOTO CREDIT: Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez smiles as he receives an honorary Los Angeles Kings jersey, Jan. 15, 2013 by Jeremy B. White / Sacramento Bee.
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New numbers from Mercury Research, a market research company, that are planned to release on Wednesday, show that ATI Technologies has surpassed NVIDIA Corp. in terms of market share for the first time in about five years after the company's sales skyrocketed during the third quarter of the calendar year.
An industry source has sent X-bit labs the numbers that are presumably planned to be released by Mercury Research on
ATI Grabs the Top Spot on the Graphics Chips Market
According to the data, Intel Corp.'s market share in the graphics systems market rose 1% to 39% in the Q3 2004. ATI Technologies' market share skyrocketed 4% to 27% in the Q3 2004, while its arch-rival's – NVIDIA Corp.'s – share dropped 8% to 15% from 23% in the third quarter of the year. Intel supplies chipsets that contain integrated graphics cores for mobile and desktop computers, while ATI and NVIDIA concentrate on standalone graphics chips for desktops and laptops.
For the first time for a long time Markham, Ontario-based ATI Technologies managed to leave NVIDIA behind in terms of market share in desktop standalone market segment. Currently ATI commands 55% of the market, up 17% from the previous quarter. NVIDIA supplied 42% of graphics chips for desktops during the Q3 2004, down 16% from the previous quarter.
ATI Technologies also took the lead over NVIDIA in the market of standalone graphics components, which includes both mobile and desktop graphics processing units. The firm supplied 59% of all graphics chips, while Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA commanded 37% of the market, down 13% from the Q2 2004.
The success of ATI Technologies can be attributed to more affordable RADEON 9800- and RADEON 9600-series graphics cards hitting the market. While NVIDIA's current GeForce 6-series GPUs offer customers blistering performance and feature-set and is more than just competitive to ATI's RADEON X-series, the company's previous generation product family GeForce FX, which generates the majority of revenue for the GPU designer, cannot offer enough performance in a number of modern games, unlike ATI's 9800- and 9600-series products. With games like FarCry, Doom III and Half-Life 2 available today or shipping this year, both graphics chip designers managed to increase their revenues as a result of higher consumer activity.
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So ... obviously in the conversation, but ... Martin Brodeur, Best GK Ever?
I mean, I'm not sure there's a reasonable way to compare him to a Terry Sawchuck or even Ken Dryden (in the same way that it's largely pointless to argue Greg Maddux vs. Walter Johnson, if you wanted to do such a thing). Hasek has a better career save pct. But at some point, longevity + excellence trumps simple excellence in terms of defining a CAREER.
I'm not certain what the title MEANS, even, but ... Martin Brodeur has been damn good. And I hate the Devils (but, oddly, never Brodeur ... I did hate Patrick Wah, though).


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Comments: same as caius whatever. This reel feels less like plastic. This is really the only reel Shimano makes currently in the 100 size that's not 300 bucks. Great reel. Caught many bass with it. Have put every kind of line on it. Performs properly after 3 years of hard fishing. Little noisey on cast but other than that it has been my go-to since I started fishing seriously. Do yourself a favor and pick one up, it is a great value!
From: Justin: NJ
Comments: constantly smooth and great reel for price.If I had to choose the best out of all my reels it's one of the best.If you don't count the older curado.
From: MHD: AL,USA
Comments: I don't understand you shimano guys that give so much praise to the e series reels. I had two curado e's and three citica e's. This cheapo plastic ceanen casts father than any of them with less effort and the gears stayed smooth much longer. This is a decent reel for the price.
From: Nic
Comments: its a nice reel i caught some decent fish on it so far its a great reel for the price but the drag is a little bit sloppy and its wont click anymore but still a great reel
From: Brian: Socal
Comments: Love this reel. I have ALOT of reels. And alot of them are the top of the line reels from all the companies. This reel flat out works and works well. Casts far and smooth. Reels great and its lite weight. And at 89bucks how can you go wrong.. The reel foot does have some flex its minimal and only noticeable on bigger fish like 3lbs and up. Its worth the money
From: Sonny: Wareham, MA United States
Comments: this reel is amazing and for the price you can't go wrong with this reel. It cast mile and never ever backlashes and its actually fairly smooth and its pretty quiet, I have a 170$ revo sx and the caenan cast just as good. I'm not saying this reel is perfect but for the money it's a fantastic reel. It has never given me any problems
From: Jared: KY
Comments: Only baitcaster ive ever owned where the line (12# FC) gets caught between the spool and the frame. Not a big fan of the round handle, or its sloppy drag. Not impressed.
From: Mike: S. CA USA
Comments: i dont know if your color blind but the caenan is not purple so the shape might be the same but it doent mean it the same reel for example you can put a cheap motor in a corvette but does it make it a corvette..no the outside looks like it but if you look under the hoo its not the samesome people might get mad but its the way i think
From: Shimano Guy
Comments: first off let me say that if you are staying away from the caenan because of its low price then think again. I picked one up over a year ago at first as a temporary reel when one of my other reels gave up the ghost. A year later now and it still fishes like I got it a year ago. Great reel cant go wrong with it.
From: Tom: Ovayonda, IL
Comments: These things just feel cheap and junky. They work well, but when you're used to higher end reels these things are just annoying to use. I bought 2 of them and wish I had just spent the money for 1 better quality reel.
From: John: Toronto
Comments: huck I think you left out "time". But yes i agree with you. Great starter reel
From: Les: Tenn
Comments: im getting my son into baitcasters. got him this and he loves it. very easy to use and no bashlashes with the break tabs set right. i also like it cause i dont have to help him with a nasty birdnest each he cast. great reel by shimano. im even thinking of getting one for back up.
From: Chuck: NM
Comments: Very nice reel for the money. My only complaint is that it doesn't have enough drag/power. Better for lighter line I would imagine. Casts very good, smooth retrieve.
From: Mike: Huntington Beach, CA
Comments: Looking for a cheap reel that does it all. You just click on it. This reel is good for a beginner or pro. Its not your HEG gear or Dartainium drag Shimano reel. But it works as good. Hook a massive 42" Bull Red and reel her in. It took 6 minutes but got her in. With just saying that this reel handle it well and the drag was smooth as silk. Used 15lb Cajun line and 7ft med. heavy rod.
From: Sean: TX
Comments: Never owned a Shimano until I bought one of these. Only reason I bought it was because it was on sale for like $63. And I was really suprised at how smooth casting and reeling it is. My wife uses it all the time to throw a texas rig or jig on and it has been a really good reel for her. Ive always been a Revo guy but this little reel really impressed me. Its a good reel for the $90 but especially for $63.
From: Will: Tuscumbia
Comments: Great, easy to use reel, at an amazing price.
From: Adam: NY
Comments: I took was this reel to the Lajolla kelp beds to catch some Calico bass. It was loaded with 30lb spectra and paired with a 25lb Lamiglas rod. After awhile the captain wanted to look for yellowtail. We found a school of 30 lb fish. I baited up a nice sardine and was bit in seconds. Everybody thought I was crazy to even try to catch one of these fish. 25 minutes later I had a 28lb yellow on the boat. This little reel performed like a champ, it was smooth and had just enough power. I was pleasantly suprised. Next time i'll use something bigger though.
From: Rick: San Diego, CA
Comments: My first reel and i like it a lot it doesn't cast the farthest but it is great for beginners. definitely worth $90
From: Dylan: Ft. Myers, FL
Comments: I have 2 of these reels and I love them. Never had any grinding or noise coming from the reel... They also can throw the lightest lures a mile.. They dont backlash like other reels I have owned. Great reel for its price
From: Trey: Tupelo, MS
Comments: I have 2 of these reels, and I love them.. Even using a weightless swimbait it will still cast it a mile using 30lb braid.. None of mine make any kinda noise at. All around great reel
From: T: MS
Comments: I only have one of these reels and really like it a lot! i have another reel about double the price and this one casts farther! something if you set the hook and no drag comes out it makes a little grinding noise but it doesn't bother me! great reel!
From: Garrison: Bogart, GA
Comments: super smooth and i dont regret nothing
From: The Awesome Peter Nguyen: CA
Comments: These are great reals for the money . Ya can't beat these till ya get over the $200. mark in shimano. To me if you are looking for a great real this is one ya mite need to go check out .
From: Kevin: Johnson, KY
Comments: I've had this reel going on 2 years. It works great and casts a crankbait a mile. It has a look all of it's on. The only thing that I cannot stand about this reel is it has a grinding sound in the gears when reeling it in. I have torn it down and oiled and greased every thing that I can and I still have a noisy reel. I own all Shimano reels and I will sell this one to someone for a good price. I am not used to a Shimano making noise. I will not buy a reel that is noisy and I couldn't reccomend this reel to anyone who appreciates the quality that I have gotten used to in Shimano reels. I wished I had sent it back when I bought it, but I wanted to see if it would go away. Did not Happen. Buy you the new Casius gold reel. Better reel for the money.
From: William: Hohenwald, TN
Comments: i was about 2 buy this reel and i looked at it at bass pro it is not that great the handle sucks instead u should get a lews or get a johnny morris black carbon the black carbon is a boss and it was on sale for 70 now they r like 130$ so i got a great deal and the black carbon has a dual breaking system and is hard 2 to blacklash the lews is very good 2 almost as good as the black carbon
From: Matt: Port Clinton, OH
Comments: This is a great reel for the money the only problem is the knobs on the handles they make it hard for fishing medium crankbaits of fishing heavy jigs, my favorite thing was to throw baits like senkos and flukes, the breaking system and drag make casting light baits easy and doable for anyone.. Pair it with a rod like the skeet Reese honeycomb finesse worm fluke or a 6'6" to 7' rod with a medium action
From: Devin
Comments: This reel is a great rig for the money. I have 5 of them and to be honest I am quicker to throw one of them than my chronarcs. The only bad thing about these are the handles. The round handles SUCK! I have replaced all the original handles with curado handles and couldn't be happier with a $300 unit.
From: Jessie: TN
Comments: This reel is an all around good reel. Great drag, casts plenty far, only thing I can complain about is its not the smoothest reel in the world.. Not that interferes with performance. In my honest opinion I would spend the extra ten bucks and get an Abu orra, which has similar features except its extremely smoothe for the price. However if your looking for a budget reel, go with te Shimano cauis. My friend picked one up and it feel very similar, and even feels a bit smoother. Only thing that's different is the cast control, I honestly have no problem with magnetic cast control
From: Christian: CA
Comments: This is a great reel for the money, it is very smooth on the retrieve. THIS IS A GREAT REEL FOR SOMEONE NEW TO BAITCASTERS
From: Tim: SLO, CA
Comments: this reel is amazing! I love it so much, and all shimano products really, just because they make quality stuff that will last long as isn't going to break the bank. i paired this up with a st. croix mojo bass and the balence along with casting and overall weight of the combo is outstanding! best combo for under 200 bucks for sure.
From: Jason: Santa Rosa, CA
Comments: This is a great reel for the money. it casts a mile and wont backlash if you know how to use it. and for everyone you thinks it's made of plastic, your WRONG. the frame is made of graphite composite like most rods.
From: Wesley: Orange County, CA
Comments: just got this reel today and let me tell you this thing is amazing i cant tell you enough about how smooth and solid this thing feels i will for sure be buying more shimano for life
From: Hunter: Coon Rapids, MN
Comments: Great reel, great price, and great combo with abu garcia vendetta rod!
From: Joe: LA
Comments: after having it for a year i can still say i love it in my opinion this reel would have the same rating as the curado. the only things i would like to change on this is the plastic and make it free spooled but casting distance this thing blows the curado out of the water
From: TX
Comments: Great reel for great price! looking for inexpensive reel it's perfect! i love it and have had no problems!
From: Joseph: Natchitoches, LA
Comments: good worm reel along with the curade 50
Comments: this reel is sweet i think its way better than the citica. also it cast into the wind like a dream
From: Andrew: Arvada, CO
Comments: I got this reel in the hopes (and a theory) that with it and a 6' rod, I could cast lightweight Rapala Originals to smallmouth bass in the shallows where only a canoe can go. I matched it with Berkely Fireline 40lb braid, and hoped for the best on the first cast. It sent the Rapala's out like a rocket. I am very impressed. The only let down is the rod, which is in no way the reel's fault. This reel is awesome. It handle's my lightweight baits better than my ultralight spincast setup. Sure I get the occasional birdnest, I haven't quite yet mastered the breaking system. But I can't complain. It does everything I hoped it would, and it does it all ten times better than I expected it to. It's a great little reel. Well worth the money.
From: Eric: MI
Comments: Best reel for under $100. Not as good as a curado but for the price its very very good
Comments: This reel is amazing it cast's a Mille and with a light bait to I use it on a medium heavy and on a medium action for the light baits. I love this reel gone to buy another in two days
From: Shawn: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Comments: HIGHLY RECOMENDED! For someone who is a beginner bait caster to a pro. It is very smooth and feels very durable. I don't see how people are saying it feels like it's made of plastic. I have it paired up with the Abu Garcia vendetta and its a match made in heaven. I'm gonna be using this for spinnerbaits, crank baits, frogs, hard body swim baits, buzz baits, and maybe som soft plastics. It will do anything you need it to do. The best thing is it is super affordable!!! This is like a steal. I would definitely jump on this offer. I got about a $300 combo for $170! Both were underpriced, especially the ceanen!
From: Joseph: Natchitoches, LA
Comments: HIGHLY RECOMENDED! For someone who is a beginner bait caster to a pro. It is very smooth and feels very durable. I don't see how people are saying it feels like it's made of plastic. I have it paired up with the Abu Garcia vendetta and its a match made in heaven. I'm gonna be using this for spinnerbaits, crank baits, frogs, hard body swim baits, buzz baits, and maybe som soft plastics. It will do anything you need it to do. The best thing is it is super affordable!!! This is like a steal. I would definitely jump on this offer. I got about a $300 combo for $170! Both were underpriced, especially the ceanen!
From: Joseph
Comments: good reel but the lews speed spool for the same price totally blows this thing away!
Comments: I picked this reel up as my first baitcaster ever. I can not truly say that i am very good with them.I cant skip under docks but i can cast far , pitch accurate , and side arm a plastic were i want it. the parts are all plastic. If you want a reel that is smooth get this, but i don't know how long it will last because of all the plastic. I will certainly upgrade to a curado after this season. Overall if your on a budget or your a beginner and don't want to spend hundreds on your first baitcaster this reel will not disappoint.
From: Fishingdaybyday: CT
Comments: Not a bad little reel. I usually stick with my Curados but picked this reel up from a guy brand new for $25 bucks can't bet that. I really didn't expect much from this reel but it did surprised me. I cast almost as good as a Curado feels smooth like a Curado. Only thing this reel lacks on is drag. Very poor drag on it. Good reel for crack bait if your using 10lb test. Over all good reel for $90 even better at $25 =)
From: Jose: Torrance, CA
Comments: I usually buy the Citica, but I just had to try this one after I picked it up and it felt like a feather in my hand. It is very smooth, long casting and I like the little bit faster gear ratio, a little power, but it also picks up line well. It is a little noisy, it was quiet, but after a few outings it started making noise. I oiled it up and that kind of bound it up a little, so I used it for deep cranking until it freed up again. I think the bearings get too full and bind up, so I've been using lighter oil with no issues. The noise doesn't seem to be getting worse. Only on casting, not retrieve. I paired this with an Abu Garcia Veritas and let me tell you, it is SO light! 189.00 total combo price beats the heck out of spending 500 bucks on a magnesium frame reel and a super light Kistler for about the same performance. I fish 20 LB fluoro on it and I can cast the smallest crankbaits up to 3/4oz jigs if I want. Specifically this is my TX Rig combo.
From: Philip: New Braunfels, TX
Comments: It's not a Curado or Citica but if you are on a budget like we all are these days this is a great buy. Little noisy but it's a great reel I think will last for a long time.
From: Danny: Milan, TN
Comments: Sick, sick reel. i have it paired up with a berkley lightning rod shock. A great cheap combo. ive used this reel for swim jigging, flipping, and spinnerbaiting so far and loved it!!!! I highly recommend this reel to anybody, whether your a beginner or a pro
From: Julian: Amherst, MA
Comments: heres the deal this is an alright reel and thats about it only reson i bought it was the price but it feels like its gonna break the whole thing is plastic i would recomend the citica for $30 more you cant go wrong with it
From: Candlewood: CT
Comments: Look in side and you will find plastic parts. I guess that is why it's so cheap. It has worked just fine for me so far.
From: Jake: Bodfish, CA
Comments: Great for tuna out in guadalupa.
From: Edward: San Francisco, CA
Comments: I own a couple of these and they are great for the money. Let's not get carried away though and compare them to Curados. I use mine for casting applications on lower end rods and they are decent. But when it comes to pitching and flipping the difference is substantial. The Curado is smoother and has better free spool. The better free spool from the bearing supported pinion gear results in greater distance with less effort which translates into greater accuracy and less fatigue after a full day. Is that worth the extra money? Well to me it is. I maintain all of my reels properly so as to get maximum usable life out of them. Over the lifetime of the reel, the extra money works out to a very small amount of $$$/year.
From: Walter: Toronto, Canada
Comments: Finally got a chance to try this reel out and i must say that it performs like a reel twice its price. when i need new reels this will be the one i buy from now on.
From: George: So Cal
Comments: awesome reel totally worth more it is worth the 89.99 and more
Comments: Good reel for the money but i would spend the extra 10-20 dollars for the citica. Citica is a muchhhh better reel!
From: Cody: Tally, FL
Comments: this reel performs like a champ smooth casting great feel for the money it cant be beat
From: Matthew: Georgia, USA
Comments: I bought this reel and paired with my 7M Mojo Bass rod for plastics and topwater. Can't say enough good stuff about this reel and I own 2 Curados. For the price it is a great compromise reel to those who can't afford to drop extra money on the higher end equipment.
From: Grant: Wappingers Falls, NY
Comments: This is a nice little reel. It is a bit noisy, because of the lack of the super free pinion. The Curado and Citica have the super free bearing support, and it might be worth the extra money to get one of those. If under $100 is your budget, you won't be disapointed. The reel feel a lot like my old Curado B's. I really really like the handle. That might be a selling point over the Citica.
From: Chad: Loveland, CO
Comments: I have one paired with a Vendetta MH and one with a Diawa Light and Tough topwater rod. The caenen is light and the price is right.
From: Justin: Caldwell, NJ
Comments: This is a nice looking reel, practically the graphite version of the chronarch 100 D....have no idea why they didn't make it with an aluminum frame.....would have one by now if they did.
From: John: St. Louis, MO
Comments: The Shimano Caenan is a great reel for the price! It has a large line capacity, it casts exceptionally far and overall it is a smooth reel. I now own 2 Caenans and I can't say that I am dissapointed. It is the best reel for the money. Compared to the citica: it has any more bearings, a faster gear ratio and the sae line capacity. The difference between the Citica and the Caenan is the price! A difference of $30. I highly recomend this reel for any angler regardless of skill level. I could not be happier with the Caenan.
Extra Notes: The Caenan pairs up great with the Abu Garcia Vendetta
From: Patrick: Ontario, Canada
Comments: got this reel for xmas after i told my wife i liked it. easy to cast, easy to set drag. nice low profile and low wear and tear on my arm. brakes are secured and easy to access with removable side plate. i think i found a baitcaster under 100$ that acts like its 100$ plus
From: Chris: NJ
Comments: It backlashes a lot for a Shimano reel... I don't really like the grips on it I ordered a new handle and new grips
From: Ian: Longview, TX
Comments: great reel... i have it and love it to death.. defentenly will be buying another.. check out my youtube account ozarkangler for a reveiw
From: Devin: Springdale, AR
Comments: I bought this one on a whim and was very happy with me choice. I fished with it for a week and it performed very well. The casting, reeling, and drag were all super smooth. I took it off the rod to clean and oil it. After I did this, the reel lost some of it performance. It is not like that I do not know how to service my fishing reels either. For some reason, after I oiled this one up, the breaking system doesn't want to work correctly. It is as if I can't get the breaks dialed in correctly. After I service my reels, I will take them out and cast them several times with a 1/2oz weighted practice plug. Maybe it is me, but I just can't dial this thing back in. That alone won't keep me from buying more of these, but I thought that I would put an issue up that other people weren't having just to help out. I do like the reel, but now I just have to use more thumb control than I did before cleaning the reel.
From: Brad: Wynne, AR
Comments: update on previous review; I now own 4 Caenan's. Enough said.
From: Patrick: Palm Beach, FL
Comments: I fished this new reel Saturday and I have to say that I am very impressed. It is just another remarkable reel from Shimano. It casts a mile with 10 lb fluorocarbon and paired with a Lamiglas Excel medium rod it performs as well as my new Curado 50E. I caught fish all day and I felt very little fatigue in my wrist and arms. It performs excellent. If you are looking for a good reel that is beautiful sitting on the back of an American made Lamiglas rod and I guarantee it will catch any fish that decides to attack it. I love this reel and I plan on getting a couple more in the near future.
From: William: Hohenwald, TN
Comments: Super smooth and casts a mile. Slightly noisy, but at this price it's well worth it. Would buy another in a heartbeat.
From: Jim: Paris, TN
Comments: Been using one for a couple of days and I have to say it's pretty nice. Casts great, noisy but great. It's definitely not a Curado. That being said I'll be buying two more of these before I buy another Curado.
From: Patrick: Palm Beach, FL
Comments: Better than expected. i bought this reel specifically for my spinnerbait rod, something i don't do a whole lot of. i wasn't too sure what to expect from a reel at this low price point but it has exceeded my expectations. casting distance is phenomenal and the reel remained smooth and silent, even under load. i even had a chance to see how well the drag performed on a 12-pound striper and it was smooth and consistent. i have no problem with adding this to my lineup of curados, revos and zillions.
From: Norm: Sacramento, CA
Comments: I just bought this reel, man what a nice piece. I love casting it, smooth.
From: Kellley: Hendersonville, TN
Comments: I will have to agree very good reel for the money!!!!
From: Dimonsterb: Pittsburgh, PA
Comments: Purchased this reel when it came out for flipping and frogging. Without a doubt just as powerful and smooth as they come. oh yeah, it casts a country mile.
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State of Michigan wasting money lobbying itself
It came to light this week that government agencies in the state of Michigan spent more than half a million dollars on state legislature lobbying efforts in 2012.
According to the story first reported in The Lansing State Journal, state agencies last year utilized $556,000 in staff time and resources in an attempt to advance the interests of the agencies and of Gov. Rick Snyder.
In our opinion, that's a monumental waste of taxpayer money.
A Snyder representative said the lobbying efforts – the governor's executive office reported $96,000 in lobbying expenses – involved paying staff to listening to hearings and talk with lawmakers.
He said those actions are "nothing insidious" and argued that every administration undertakes such efforts.
While previous administrations have undertaken such lobbying efforts, it hasn't always been so costly. In 2003, for instance, state agencies spent $190,700 on lobbying.
More importantly, though, is it necessary to spend the public's money in this way?
In presenting his annual state budget proposal earlier this month, Snyder talked about the need to be fiscally responsible. Certainly, that must include responsible handling of taxpayer dollars.
Although $556,000 is a drop of water in the ocean that is a $50.9 billion state budget, it is not a wholly insignificant amount.
To an individual community, that money could be hugely important. The Marquette County Land Bank Authority, for instance, recently received preliminary approval for a $486,000 grant that will be used to demolish abandoned buildings at K.I. Sawyer.
That seems like a much more responsible use of a half million dollars.
In repeatedly mentioning his aversion to controversial legislative issues, the governor has said that there are many changes to be made in Michigan that everyone can agree on.
If that's true, Snyder should follow his own blueprint.
His office, and the agencies under his control, should limit the lobbying and focus on something everyone agrees on – like using state dollars wisely.


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Ann Southam
Soundings for a New Piano
R. Andrew Lee, piano
Irritable Hedgehog CD EP/DL
Canadian composer Ann Southam, who passed away in 2010 (Alex Ross and Tamara Bernstein eulogize her here), wrote in a number of genres. But her solo piano works are particularly distinctive. Written in 1986, Soundings for a New Piano is an evocative title. One can imagine many a contemporary composer doing similarly when confronted with a "fresh instrument:" trying out various post-tonal harmonies, arpeggiating them to test the piano's tone, tuning, and voicing propensities.
As William Robin points out in his astute liner notes, Southam combines the minimal repetition of ascending and descending arpeggiations with a harmonic tendency characteristic in her later music: a single twelve tone row that she morphed into various guises throughout multiple works. Combining the regular rhythms of post-minimalism with a row that contains consonances leavened and savored, rather than eradicated, by widely spaced dissonances, Southam creates a polystylistic world that is singular, self-contained, and often quite lushly attired.
Pianist R. Andrew Lee is a sensitive interpreter who recognizes the detailed and delicate character of Soundings. He uses pedaling in an impressionist manner, with delicate blurring around the edges of the omnipresent verticals, to further give these harmonies an organic and interconnected ambience. At twenty-three minutes, Soundings doesn't overstay its welcome. In fact, it may well whet the listener's appetite for some of her more extended compositional excursions: Recommended.