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XS Sights doesn't have any models listed for the Kahr line of pistols on their sight, do you know of a set that works for Kahrs?
Has anyone installed XS Big Dot 24/7 sights on their Kahr? I was wondering how hard or easy it is and if they are happy with them.
XS Sights doesn't have any models listed for the Kahr line of pistols on their sight, do you know of a set that works for Kahrs?
I had Big Dots on my Kahr P-45, and I did not care for them.
But, I'm an old-timer who likes to draw a fine bead and try to shoot tight groups at 15-20 yards, unlike most pistol shooters I encounter, these days.
They are great for snap shooting at close range, though, so if you are happy with 6" groups at 7 yards, you will probably like them.
As for intallation, the rear sight on Kahrs are notorious for being very tight in the dovetail. I tried to change one, once, and gave up. The front sight on the older model K-9's is sometimes held by a spring-loaded pin, and is not too hard to remove, but I can't say about the newer ones, or other models.
I did the following with my Sig 220 using Big Dot sights.
Yeah they take some getting used to, but once you find the sight picture that works for you they are just as good as partridge style sights.
I would suggest having the sights professionally installed by someone with the proper sight tool. We had a hell of a time putting them on my Sig and my Wife's Kimber, we eventually has to take the Sig to a smith to have the front sight done.
I wonder why XS doesn't have the sight set listed on their website? I was looking for info on aftermarket sights for Kahrs and was coming up dry on most makers websites....
This was one of my Wife's groups at 10ish yards with a 3" Kimber using standard XS dot sights, not too great, but she was recovering from a sprained wrist at the time.
The Dot is larger than the bulls eye past about 7 yards, so please explain to me how to compensate for that by adjusting sight picture.
Now, if you are just talking about the standard dots on the sights of a Springfield XD, then, I agree. I can do that, too.
so if you are happy with 6" groups at 7 yards, you will probably like them.
The bit about the sight picture is that what they list in the "instructions" isn't always what's needed to hit where you want, you need to toy with the sight picture a bit. But as for you saying that 6" groups at 7 yards are normal, average, or to be expected, well that's just bogus.
When the front site covers a circular area on the target that has a diameter of about 6", how do you adjust the sight picture and make it better?
I took this picture, with this 11"x17" target at less than 7 feet away from the Big Dot sight on my Kahr P-45, and the 'Dot' is obviously about the same size as the bulls eye. So, imagine increasing the distance to three times that far away, to get to 7 yards, and the Big Dot is probably going to be covering the first diamond outline...and so on, and so on, at greater distance.
Past about 5-7 yards, you have to just try to center it, as best you can, inside one of the larger circles, or the diamond in this case, because the bulls eye, and a large area around it are covered up by your front sight, if you are on (or close to) the target.That is a distortion of what I actually said, but even so, it's probably not far off, for the average shooter. With all the new shooters out there these days, most of the people I see are just spraying silhouette targets at 5 or 7 yards, because that's what self-defense instructors seem to be telling them to do.But as for you saying that 6" groups at 7 yards are normal, average, or to be expected, well that's just bogus.
I will go along with the idea that a good marksman can learn to compensate and shoot a little better than that, with Big Dots. But, most folks won't...in my opinion.
I'll try and explain a little more in detail.
Regarding sight alignment/sight picture and the XS sights. What the instructions state as proper alignment is as follows:
I've found that this is not always the case and the suggested sight alignment leads towards shots being either high or low. A lot of people seem to think there's something wrong and refuse to deviate from the instructions to play with their sight alignment. Once you find and apply proper sight alignment and apply that to your target (sight picture) you're pretty much good to go at up to about 10-15 yards the projectile is going to go pretty much where that dot is.
Would I try to shoot a bulls eye match with them qt 25-50 yards? Hell no, but those aren't bulls eye sights and that's not what they are intended for.
The people that will get 6" groups with these sights won't do any better with BOMAR, Henie, Millet or any other sight set. Equipment does not make one shoot better all on it's own, yes it can help, but the end user still has to put the work in.
The Big Dot sights are great at what they we're designed for, to provide a front sight that is quick to be acquired.
I don't want to fuss any more, and I have made all the points I wanted to make. I would not have made an issue of it in the first place, except you called 'BS' on me.
These aren't target sights, they are fast aquisition defensive shooting sights. I personally don't have a need for them. At the ranges where they are effective for defense, all you really need to do it put a "metal over meat" sight picture. But, when you need a more refined sight picture, not having them installed gives you the ability to dial in a bit more.


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#1 Mon 17 Mar 08 12:40pm
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Mince Beef
Has any one got any recipes to share? sick of spag bol and meatballs!!
#2 Mon 17 Mar 08 4:15pm
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Re: Mince Beef
Cottage pie Try this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/food/reci … it=Search- bbc recipe finder where you can search in ingedients. Something Mexican perhaps.
#3 Mon 17 Mar 08 4:50pm
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Re: Mince Beef
Mince meat pie or mince wraps with a chilli sauce or mince meat with pasta shapes
Only when I cok these recipes they are Gluten and wheat free
#4 Mon 17 Mar 08 4:53pm
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Re: Mince Beef
I occasionally make hamburgers and serve them on a grilled field mushroom with melted cheese (for those of my family who can eat it) on top
#5 Mon 17 Mar 08 5:37pm
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Re: Mince Beef
Pastitsio - courtesy of Rick Stein -
For the meat sauce
4 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
1kg/2¼lb lean minced beef
200ml/7fl oz red wine
400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato purée
10cm/4in piece cinnamon stick
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 tbsp dried oregano, Greek if possible
2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
3 fresh bay leaves
100ml/3½fl oz water
1½ tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper
For the pasta
8 tsp salt
500g/1lb 2oz tubular pasta, such as rigatoni, tubetti or tortiglioni
2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
50g/1¾oz Greek kefalotiri cheese or parmesan cheese, finely grated
2 tbsp melted butter
10g/½oz fresh white breadcrumbs
For the white sauce
115g/4¼oz butter
115g/4¼oz plain flour
1.2 litres/2 pints whole milk, plus a little extra
½ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1. For the meat sauce, heat the olive oil in a medium-sized pan, add the onion, garlic and celery and fry until just beginning to brown. Add the minced beef and fry over a high heat for 3-4 minutes, breaking up any lumps with a wooden spoon as it browns.
2. Add the red wine, tomatoes, tomato purée, cinnamon stick, ground cloves, dried and fresh oregano, bay leaves, water, the 1½ teaspoons salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, and simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring now and then, until the sauce has thickened but is still nicely moist.
3. Remove from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
4. For the pasta, bring 4.5 litres/8 pints water to the boil in a large saucepan with the eight teaspoons salt. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 13 minutes, but take care not to overcook as it will cook a little further in the oven. Drain well, transfer to a large bowl and leave to cool slightly.
5. For the white sauce, melt the butter in a medium-sized non-stick saucepan, add the flour and cook, stirring, over a medium heat, for one minute. Gradually beat in the milk, then bring to the boil, stirring. Lower the heat and leave to simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Season with the nutmeg and some salt and pepper to taste.
7. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Stir 250ml/9fl oz (about one-fifth) of the white sauce into the warm pasta with the beaten eggs and half the grated cheese. Keep the remaining sauce warm over a low heat, stirring now and then and adding more milk if it begins to get a little thick.
8. Use the melted butter to grease a large, shallow ovenproof dish that measures about 23cm x 33cm (9in x 13in) across and 7cm (2½in) deep. Spread one-third of the pasta over the base of the dish and cover with half the meat sauce.
9. Add another third of the pasta and then the rest of the meat sauce, then cover with a final layer of pasta. Spoon over the remaining white sauce.
10. Mix the remaining grated cheese with the breadcrumbs and sprinkle them over the top. Bake for 40 minutes until bubbling hot and golden brown.
11. Serve with a green salad, crusty bread and a gusty red wine.
#6 Mon 17 Mar 08 6:35pm
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Re: Mince Beef
Loads of mince meat recipes around.
Just off the top of my head, and in no particular order:-
Scotch stovies
Scotch collops
Mince & Tatties
Minced Beef pies and pasties
Chili con Carne
Steak Tartare
#7 Tue 18 Mar 08 3:41am
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Re: Mince Beef
Beef, potato and pumpkin bake
1/3 cup olive oil
750g minced beef
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, trimmed, peeled, grated
1 celery stick, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
1/3 cup tomato paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup beef stock
750g potatoes, peeled, chopped
650g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, diced
90g butter
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan over high heat. Add mince. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until browned. Remove mince to a plate.
Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to saucepan. Add onion, carrots, celery, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
Stir in paste, sauce, stock and mince. Bring to the boil. Cover. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Spoon into 4 x 2-cup capacity ovenproof dishes. Place onto an oven tray.
Preheat oven to 180°C. Cook potatoes and pumpkin in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Return to saucepan over low heat, shaking saucepan for 1 minute or until any remaining water evaporates. Remove from heat. Add 60g butter, and salt and pepper. Mash.
Spread mash over mince mixture. Dot with remaining 30g of butter. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden. Serve.
Minced beef and black bean noodles
2 tablespoons black bean sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock
350g packet fresh Singapore noodles
1 tablespoon peanut oil
350g lean beef mince
1 bunch broccolini, trimmed, cut into thirds
4 green onions, cut into 3cm lengths
1 1/2 cups beansprouts, trimmed
1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, seeds removed, sliced
3/4 cup coriander leaves
lime wedges, to serve
Combine black bean sauce, hoisin sauce and stock in a jug. Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with warm water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Separate noodles.
Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add 2 teaspoons oil and mince. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
Add remaining oil, broccolini and green onion to wok. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until broccolini is tender. Add noodles, sauce mixture and mince. Cook, tossing, for 2 minutes or until heated through. Spoon into serving bowls. Top with beansprouts, cucumber and coriander. Serve with lime
Meat pies
2 tbs olive oil
1 medium brown onion, thinly sliced
250g button mushrooms, sliced
Salt &, ground black pepper, to taste
500g minced beef
1/4 cup tomato paste
125mls (1/2 cup) red wine
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
3 sheets (25 x 25cm) frozen puff pastry
1 egg, lightly whisked
Preheat oven to 220°C.
Heat 1 tbs of the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat and cook the onion for 5 minutes or until lightly coloured.
Add the mushrooms, reduce heat to medium and cook for a further 3-5 minutes or until just tender. Remove from pan, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Heat remaining 1 tbs of olive oil in the frying pan over medium high heat and cook the mince for 5 minutes or until browned.
Add the tomato paste, red wine, Worcestershire sauce and rosemary and stir to combine. Stir in the mushroom mixture and transfer to a bowl. Stand for 10 minutes to cool slightly.
Remove puff pastry from the freezer, lay on a cutting board in single sheets and stand for 2-3 minutes to thaw slightly. Cut each sheet diagonally in half to form 6 triangles in total.
Place 1/6 of the mixture into the middle of 1 triangle. Bring the 3 points of the triangle together and then press the edges firmly together to form a triangular prism shape. Repeat with the remaining pastry triangles and meat.
Place on a baking tray and bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 180°C and bake for a further 10 minutes or until pastry is golden and cooked.
#8 Tue 18 Mar 08 9:24am
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Re: Mince Beef
JennyR wrote:
Pastitsio - courtesy of Rick Stein -
Mmmm, tried that last year. Very nice,
#9 Tue 18 Mar 08 9:51am
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Re: Mince Beef
Mum makes a hotpot using minced beef, and she also does various curries for my stepfather using it. Normally one should use chunks of meat in curries, but he's too lazy to chew it, and won't eat it if it is in chunks, but done with mince a curry is actually quite nice!
Mince is one of the most versatile meat around in my opinion.
#10 Tue 18 Mar 08 1:26pm
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Re: Mince Beef
I fry some mince with some onions,garlic and mix in some cooked rice, then in some partly steamed cabbage leaves roll a small amount of mince mixture in the middle to make a little parcel, then place in an oven proof dish and cover lightly with some passata sauce and cook for about 10/15 mins and serve with creamed potatoes
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And he just wasn't buying it.
"I wasn't convinced," he says. "Why do you have to go back and make it sound better?"
It was, perhaps, the inevitable response of a boy put in a strange sort of trance, several years previous, by his first Fisher Price record player — "I listened to Winnie the Pooh over and over and over," he says.
Yes, Lifrieri, 33, was a vinyl man from the start.
Little surprise, then, that MP3s — with their compressed sound and soulless form — don't move him.
They're great tools, he says, a quick and easy means of transmission. But "they're ethereal," he says, "they're just information."
"You put a record on and its 20 minutes a side," he says. "It's a full program . . . it's in the room with you. It's a tactile event."
That he could sell this tangible experience with some success — Analog Underground, 10 months old now, must be considered established — is not entirely surprising.
While overall album sales dropped 13 percent nationwide last year, vinyl sales were up 14 percent.
Of course, if record collecting is a sort of rebuke to the digital age, it has been fundamentally altered — even enhanced — by it. Indeed, Lifrieri says he can't pretend that he's offering a commodity his customers can't get anywhere else. They plainly can — on the Interzone.
But he does provide the enthusiasm and the expertise of a diehard. He is a curator and, for those not schooled in the mechanics of record players and vintage sound systems, a teacher.
"We enter a relationship," he says, bearded and corduroyed, of his customers. "I can connect you to this other world."
His shop, next to Nick's on Broadway, occupies the old Stairwell Gallery space.
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Geez somebody's a bit bitter.
Bet it's even worse this morning!
Only game one...lots more football to go.
Sorry im a boys fan too... and i just made this account to mention that this wasn't just a game.. it was a division game which right now is hurting the giants and could end up being the deciding factor like every season....
The giants might have lost more than just a game last night.
Professor Crue ??? Cruehead is back and nasty as ever...
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thing is cowbilly fans, the 90s were a looooong time ago.
the NFCE is back alley of the NFL, you may have got the drop on us this time but while you turning to focus on the Pigeons and Skidmarks we'll end up snuffing your ***** from behind.
like we always do.
win a few Lombardi's in this Century already, you guys are an embarassment...
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Bennett didn't do much to change my opinion of him last night. He looked good in some areas, but no better than he was here. Although I feel like you guys used him correctly by targeting him in the redzone since he's a big target. He only had the one bad play with the drop, but in this TE rich league I don't feel like he did anything to separate himself from the rest.
I saw a lot of posts last night saying that he was a bright spot with his blocking on Ware, but I just didn't see that.
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T Will Beatty -- Hard to find starting left tackles. Might be most important Giants free agent.
DE Osi Umenyiora -- Won't rule out return but sounds ready to move on.
G Kevin Boothe -- Versatile and solid. Giants should bring him back.
TE Martellus Bennett -- Should only get better but will another team offer more money?
S Kenny Phillips -- Would like to see him back but for right price.
LB Chase Blackburn -- Solid vet is an asset but is NYG ready to go with Mark Herzlich?
LB Keith Rivers -- When healthy, showed glimpses of speed and athleticism.
K Lawrence Tynes -- Best NFL kicker until shaky finish. Should still be re-signed.
DT Rocky Bernard -- Cheap and reliable but Marvin Austin needs snaps.
WR Domenik Hixon -- Solid veteran provides depth and a punt returner.
WR Ramses Barden -- Shined in start vs. CAR but didn't get many other opportunities.
QB David Carr -- Knows system and works well with Eli.
TE Travis Beckum -- Injuries hampered Giants career.
T Sean Locklear -- Great until suffering ugly knee injury.
CB Justin Tryon -- Invite to camp?
RB Kregg Lumpkin -- Saw some third-down duties.
DT Shaun Rogers -- Blood clot kept him out of '12.
CB Brian Witherspoon -- Has to come back from another ACL tear.
WR Victor Cruz -- Time to pay the salsa.
S Stevie Brown -- The surprise of 2012 could be starting safety next season.
RB Andre Brown -- On the mend after broken leg derailed best season.
TE Bear Pascoe -- Versatile and needed for blocking.
RB Ryan Torain -- Didn't play much.
DE Adrian Tracy -- 'Yosi' (Young Osi) might see bigger role.
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1 (4-ounce) package crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
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12 thinly sliced deli ham slices
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
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3. Roll each bread slice with a rolling pin to flatten. Spread 1 side of each slice with 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture; top each with 1 ham slice.
4. Place 2 asparagus spears, tips pointed toward opposite ends, on 1 end of each bread slice; roll up, and place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet. Brush with butter; sprinkle with paprika.
5. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately.
Recipe reprinted by permission from Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook Featuring Favorite Childhood Recipes by Over 50 Celebrities by Nick Katsoris. Copyright (c) 2011 by NK Publications, Inc.
Eli Manning's Lace Cookies
"My mom made these cookies for us all the time and they are my favorite. She still makes them every time I make a visit home" –Eli Manning
2 Cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
1 Tablespoon Flour
2 Cups White Sugar
½ Teaspoon Salt
2 Sticks Melted Butter
2 Eggs Beaten
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1. Put the Oats, Flour, Sugar & Salt in to large bowl & mix well.
2. Pour very hot melted butter over mixture & stir until the sugar has melted.
3. Add Eggs & Vanilla - Stir Well.
4. Preheat oven to 325 Degrees.
5. Cover Cookie Sheets with ungreased aluminum foil.
6. Drop ½ level teaspoons of the mixture on foil - 2 inches apart.
7. Cook about 10-12 minutes.
8. Watch Carefully – When cookies are completely cooled, foil will peel off.
9. Store in airtight containers.
10. Makes about 6 dozens.
Recipe reprinted by permission from Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook Featuring Favorite Childhood Recipes by Over 50 Celebrities by Nick Katsoris. Copyright (c) 2011 by NK Publications, Inc.
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Tiny animals solve problems of housing and maintaining oversized brains, shedding new light on nervous-system evolution
William G. Eberhard, William T. Wcislo
A basic fact of life is that the size of an animal's brain depends to some extent on its body size. A long history of studies of vertebrate animals has demonstrated that the relationship between brain and body mass follows a power-law function. Smaller individuals have relatively larger brains for their body sizes. This scaling relationship was popularized as Haller's Rule by German evolutionary biologist Bernhard Rensch in 1948, in honor of Albrecht von Haller, who first noticed the relationship nearly 250 years ago. Little has been known, however, about relative brain size for invertebrates such as insects, spiders and nematodes, even though they are among Earth's more diverse and abundant animal groups. But a recent wave of studies of invertebrates confirms that Haller's Rule applies to them as well, and that it extends to much smaller body sizes than previously thought.
These tiny animals have been able to substantially shift their allometric lines—that is, the relationship between their brain size and their overall body size—from those of vertebrates and other invertebrates. Animals that follow a given allometric line belong to the same grade and changes from one grade to another are known as grade shifts. The result is that different taxonomic groups have different, variant, versions of Haller's Rule.
The mechanisms that are responsible for grade shifts are only beginning to be understood. But this combination of generality and variability in Haller's Rule appears to call into question some basic assumptions regarding the uniformity of how the central nervous system functions among animals. It also reveals a number of overlooked design challenges faced by tiny organisms. Because neural tissue is metabolically expensive, minute animals must pay relatively higher metabolic costs to power their proportionally larger brains, and they thus face different ecological challenges. There is reason to expect that tiny animals might cut corners wherever possible, for example by adopting lifestyles that are behaviorally less demanding. Yet available evidence indicates that at least some small-bodied animals express the same kinds of behavior as their large-bodied relatives.
Biologists have tended to ignore the lower limits of body size and the physiological processes that are associated with evolutionary decreases in brain mass. Instead they have focused on evolutionary increases in brain size, and its possible links to intelligence and other mental processes. And almost all of the current data have come from adults. But problems associated with the demands of a relatively large nervous system in a small animal are not limited to taxa with miniaturized adults. Many species have extremely small immature stages that are free-living, and whose growth and survival depends on their behavioral capabilities.
The new data on invertebrate brain allometry have several important implications. They challenge vertebrate-based hypotheses that were proposed to explain Haller's Rule that invoked factors such as surface-volume relations, longevity and metabolic rates. They also challenge the idea, again derived from studies of vertebrates, that animals with relatively and absolutely larger brains have more sophisticated behavioral abilities and mental capabilities. For these reasons, the time is ripe for exploring the ways that central nervous systems are organized at very small scales, within constraints that differ from those of large-bodied organisms.
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Hello there. You may or may not know who I am, so allow me to introduce myself. My name is Vince Favetta. You might know me from one of the many blogs I've written, or you might have gotten a message from me a while back asking you to participate in what became the "Red Lyric Video". Today, however, I am coming to you to talk about a brand new project.
You already know this if you've ever been anywhere near my page or read a single word of stuff I've written, but four years ago I had a chance encounter with Taylor, that, in many ways, changed my life. After all, it was that very event that brought me to Taylor Connect a while back, and so many people here have become so much a part of my life's ever-expanding story. But from the moment I created my very own page, I had a dream. I dreamt that one day I would get the chance to look Taylor in the eye and thank her for all she's done to me. Sure, I could write a letter or just type out a message, but I believe that there are some words that take on a whole new meaning when you look someone in the eye and say them. Things like "Thank you". Things like "I love you". Things like "You changed everything".
With that goal in mind, I began to create a project that would allow all of the Swifites that had become just as much authors in this story to help write the next chapter. To decide whether or not I should get to see Taylor again and thank her. But as the project expanded, as people came in and brought countless ideas to the table, something dawned on me. The project became about the words that lie at the heart of it all. Thank you. We owe so many people so much, and I wanted to give people a chance to say it. I, for one, have found that more often than not we may think the words, but we never actually say them. We never speak now. We love our parents but we don't thank them for the immeasurable acts they do for us. We love our friends but we never thank them for adding untold beauty to our lives every day. We love Taylor, but we never get to thank her for giving us the means to express our deepest selves.
And so, ultimately, The Thank You project has been born. In this very first stage, it has been set to an event page of Facebook, the link to which will be on the bottom of this post. On this page, when you click the "join" button, you are saying to your friends and to the world that you WILL speak now. You won't just keep the words in your head, but you WILL say the seemingly simple words that can change a life for good. Then, use the page and do just that. Thank the people you love. Thank your friends and your family, and tell them all the things you feel. And thank Taylor and her music. Thank her for a song, a lyric. Speak now and say how a lyric or an attitude has done so much for you. Then, invite other to do the same. Share the page on your own personal means of social media, be it Facebook, instagram, Twitter or whatever you use. Being a light in the world is a beautiful thing, but sharing that light with others is a miracle.
So that is what I ask of you. Whether you have read anything I've ever written or have never even heard my name until this message, this is what I ask of you. Join the event, leave your Thanks, and Share the page. Join, Thank and Share. Steps as simple as the words themselves, yet potentially just as powerful. Speak now and let those people know that they are appreciated. That they are cherished. That they are loved. Whether it's the friend you see every day or the artist this site is meant for, every single person deserves to hear the words.
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I found this one on Craigslist and picked it up today...
Superior Machine Works Chicago purpose made box joint machine. It appears complete. It was converted from babbit to ball bearings, but the original babbit boxes and caps were saved.
It doesn't appear that the shaft was permanently modified either. It has handwheels with double gears driving double screws to set depth and clamp boards to the carriage.
The orginal carriage handle is missing. I'm guessing it might have been a ships wheel, but maybe not. It came with a big Western Electric motor, belt drive. It came with a box of extra cutters and spacers. The ones in it are carbide tipped.
I thought the beekeeping community might like to see what was used historically to produce wooden ware. I imagine the current machines aren't a lot different, just more automated and with better guards. I collect old woodworking machinery as a hobby.


text: Well, it comes up once in a while so I figured we'd get this down to making a thread about it to refer people to. Questions like "How do I hook up fog lights?", "How do I power this", "How do I have these turn on when this is? etc etc...normally can be answered relatively easily. It's generally an easy mod to do and once you know the basics you'll be able to do it no problem. For these few posts I'll concentrate on two questions and show a solution for both. With a few word swaps I'm sure these two examples can be broadened to cover quite a number of other questions/scenarios. 1.) I want to install driving/fog lights and have them come on when my high beams are on. How do I wire this up? 2.) I want to power my new spot lights. How do I wire them to a switch on my dash? Before we get answering the questions directly, let's look at a few of the components you'll need. ---------- Post added at 06:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 PM ---------- Relay Think of a relay, essentially, as a switch. The switch works like any other - it turns things on and off. The only (major) difference is that to flick the switch you apply power to it or disconnect power to it. "Why!?" Well, relays can handle a lot more amperage than your usual automotive/12v switches. If you were to wire a regular switch directly to power your 100W spot lights you would melt your switch. Period. There would just be too much power going through the switch and most are not able to handle full amperage that is drawn from accessories. Relays, then, are used as a secondary switch that CAN handle all the amperage. All your dashboard switch is powering up, then, is the relay, which uses hardly any amperage - there's no load there to drawn any amps. Relays come in a few different configurations but the most common is the five terminal. The above picture is a four terminal. Check the packaging/configuration before buying. All look basically identical. For most applications what you are looking for is a relay that is Normally Open. This means that power needs to be supplied to the relay in order to toggle it on. Confusing, right? Let's have a look at it visually, maybe it will make a little more sense. In the above image is a typical five terminal relay. I dare say this is the one you will find 9 times out of 10. Numbers 85 and 86 are the coil power. These are the two terminals that need to be powered in order for the 'switch' to go on. 85 is simply wired to ground, aka your vehicle's body/frame/engine. 86 is wired to a source of power. This is the one you'd wire to the switch on your dash. Both of these will be relatively low in power draw. They do not require a large diameter wire. 30 is the terminal that needs to receive high power rated wire gauge. This terminal will be supplying power, in the end, to the accessory you are hooking up. We'll look at amperage draw later on in the thread. 87 and 87A are what will be wired to your accessory. In this five terminal relay 87A is Normally ON, and 87 is Normally OFF. As it sits, with nothing powering the 'trigger' power WILL go from terminal 30 to 87A. At rest this relay feeds power straight through. Powering this relay (switching it 'on', triggering it, etc) will CUT the power to 87A. Terminal 87 will NOT be receiving power until the relay is triggered. At that time power will flow from 30 to 87, powering your accessory. I hope this makes a little sense! Just remember...a relay is a switch that is powered on by electicity. More on purchasing a relay later in this thread! ---------- Post added at 06:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:37 PM ---------- Switches Various switches can be purchased, and the sky is the limit on how they operate! Most people think of switches as ON/OFF but look closely when you buy! On the top in the picture you have regular automotive toggle switches. On the left you have an ON/OFF/ON switch. Meaning you can choose to power either one accessory or another, but not both at the same time. The toggle is in the middle when OFF then flipped in one direction of the other, depending on the accessory you want powered. To the right of that you have a lighted rocker switch. This is your simple ON/OFF switch but when it is power on it lights up to let you know. Both others, to the right of that, are mini switches - one toggle, the other rocker type. Both of these, with their three terminals, show that they can be wired either normally ON or normally OFF. Complicated but that means with one switch you can have an accessory powered and one OFF...at the flick of the switch power diverts from one accessory to the other. Neither of the two accessories can be OFF at the same time. More on buying switches later in this thread! ---------- Post added at 07:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 PM ---------- Fuses Fuses are a big deal. Just know that. Okokok...how/where/why, right? Fuses should be used in any circuit that is powered(+). If you have power from the positive(+) side of your battery it should have a fuse. WHEN (not if..but when) you get a short at some point, or if an accessory fails you will keep from having a major problem on your hands...at the very least melted wires and burned out accessories...at worst a fire! Depending on how intricate your mod/installation is, you can either have simple single fuse holders: .....or a full buss with 4, 6, 10 fuses: Single fuse holders are easy to use, easy to wire in your circuit and are well protected. Most busses are NOT well protected but can eliminate a lot of wiring. Busses have one single power(+) wire going in and the different fused circuits going out. Soooo..with one power wire from the battery you can power, and have a fuse in line with, 6 circuits with the above buss. For any project you do on your vehicle, a spade-type fuse should be used. Lastly.....any circuit that is receiving power(+) SHOULD BE FUSED ON THE BATTERY SIDE, AND AS CLOSE TO IT AS YOU CAN. The longer you have a length of wire, the more chance you have of getting a short. TECHNICALLY there is no difference how far away from the battery the fuse is, as long as it's on the power(+) wire somewhere. But I always advise 'the closer the better'. If anything goes wrong, a fuse close to the battery will blow and ensure your entire circuit loses power, no matter where it is, no matter what it's touching, no matter what you have in your circuit. Make sense? No? Good...moving along then! ---------- Post added at 07:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:02 PM ---------- Plugs I don't know why but it seems a lot of people forget about the usefulness of plugs! They're cheap, they're very handy, and they're easy to install! Next time you're at a salvage/junk yard, go through a few cars and pull plugs! Get some two wire ones, three wires, 10 wires, one wire...whatever you can get! They'll come in handy at some point, I promise you. If not...well..you've spent an extra few bucks on something to fill up your parts bin in your garage! When it's time to clean your fog lights you'll be happy to have used plugs for them so you can take them off without cutting any wires. If you need to quickly cut the circuit to any accessory, pull the plug! ---------- Post added at 07:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:06 PM ---------- Buying any of the above I just want to give you an idea of what to calculate before you go buying this stuff. How much amps are you going to draw? What size fuse? There's a simple equation you need to keep in mind, and this will serve you well in the future and will help you pick the right pieces to the puzzle: Watts \ Volts = Amp Keeping in mind that automotive electrical systems are generally in the range of 14V With lights that are 55w (EACH!!!), the example would be: 110 \ 14 = 7.9 So you're looking at a fuse one size up from 7.9A If you have lights that are 100w each: 200 \ 14 = 15.7 So a fuse greater than 15.7A The same goes for your relay. You have to make sure your relay can handle the power that will be going through it when your accessory is powered. Look on the packaging or look on the relay itself. It SHOULD tell you what the amp rating is on it, as on most electrical components: This relay should be fine to power your two 100W lights.


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Has anyone else seen this news article?
The training process is very 'hands-on'. Individual bees are taught to detect chemical compounds in caterpillar spit, in particular the light brown apple moth caterpillars. I assume they then release the trained bees and observe their behaviour around the apple trees.
That's a lot of effort, considering the life span of each bee. I'm struggling to see a long term commercial benefit. Any thoughts?


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PLEASANTON MAYORAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: Cheryl Cook-Kallio
Original post made on Sep 27, 2012
Twenty-five years ago I chose to raise my family in Pleasanton because it was a safe, vibrant city with excellent schools and a strong sense of community. Pleasanton retains these outstanding qualities.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 27, 2012, 7:34 AM
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 8:51 am
As Mayor, I will do what my union sponsors tell me to do - which means decreasing services and raising taxes on Pleasanton residents in order to continue the unsustainable pensions of city workers.
So long as developers provide me the campaign contributions to which I'm accustomed, I will allow more development than is required by the Jerry Brown lawsuit - including high-density, low-income housing.
As someone with higher political aspirations and the endorsement of Pete Stark, I will espouse the ultra-liberal views of the liberal, athiest East Bay and not the more conservative values of the Tri-Valley which embrace public safety, great schools, hard work and a high quality of life. Vote for me and you'll see the "transformation" of Pleasanton.
I will also make sure the Pleasanton weekly does not provide equal time for opposing viewpoints - they've already shown they're moving in that direction with all the favorable coverage I have received, and the lack of coverage for Mr. Thorne.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 9:46 am
Not one mention of the largest fiscal issue our city has faced in its entire history - unfunded pension liabilities ... very disappointing.
Cheryl, you seem to be a good person who wants what is best for the city. But you are too intertwined with the public union stranglehold on politics to be objective on this issue.
Your strategic ommission of mentioning this issue speaks loudly and unfortunately demonstrates that you can't be trusted on issues pertaining to public union benefits.
You've chosen your path by aligning so closely with your union backers. Let's see what Pleasanton voters have to say about this.
Disappointing ... I was hoping for more from you.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 10:00 am
It is tsunamic in proportion I tell you! I insist! It is the singlemost, biggest, most utterly completely significant, most critical, issue that has ever faced this or any other city. I speak of the appalling, unsustainable, union-induced, liberal-backed, Big Brotherish, pathetic, incompetent, deplorable, unfunded -- unFUNDed I tell you! -- pension liabilities. We're doomed. We're Greece. Listen to me!!! I have nothing more to say about anything in the world, and if you don't heed my words I will implode leaving you all to deal with a pathetic puddle of GASEOUS residue.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 10:42 am
Cook-Kallio has been a sidekick of The Hippy Mayor. Sadly, she is an even bigger left wing loon than the Mayor. More sadly, she is even a bigger union pawn than the Mayor. You want unfunded pension liabilities to destroy Pleasanton? Vote for Crook-Kallio. You want more taxes? Vote for Cook-Kallio. You want to block any business that the unions don't like from Pleasanton? Vote for Cook-Kallio. You want a 35 year union member representing you in negotiations with city workers so they can get an even bigger slop trough? Vote for Cook-Kallio. You want your city to turn into the pits on the other side of the hills? Vote for Cook-Kallio.
If that is not what you want, VOTE AGAINST COOK-KALLIO!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 27, 2012 at 11:00 am
Stacey is a registered user.
And yet Cook-Kallio has voted consistently to protect the fiscal health of the City.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 11:12 am
Stacey - What does protecting the fiscal health of the City mean to you? Also, how would you factor in the point that Pleasanton's unfunded liability has grown from zero to $137M? Is this an example of fiscal prudence?
Pleasanton's fiscal situation is like a family saying that they are fiscally healthy given their annual income and expenses match, while at the same time charging all overuns to a secret credit card and ignoring/downplaying the growing balance.
Doesn't seem like fiscal health protection to me.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Sep 27, 2012 at 11:14 am
The mere fact that Cook-Kallio went to the Obama inauguration is enough to prevent me from ever casting my vote for this union-loving socialist.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Hey these comments have been a big help. If the wingnut fundaloons hate her, she's got my vote!
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Sep 28, 2012 at 6:22 am
It's down to sound bites and allegations.
There has been no record of Cook-Kallio bending to any special interest. She has been part of a council that has taken steps toward addressing the pension issue while being fair to workers. She voted yes on the Walmart causing many union members to be angry. Based on the PW, she was right about asking Castlewood to go back and talk with their employees. If they had taken that approach Castlewood management could have saved their members millions of dollars.
She has my vote.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 28, 2012 at 8:00 am
Stacey says: "And yet Cook-Kallio has voted consistently to protect the fiscal health of the City."
Stacey, what does fiscal health of the city mean to you? Has this candidate who is appallingly bad, overrated, oblivious to our city's economic meltdown in the form of unfunded liabilities ever discussed giving you a tax refund? Has she ever discussed her and her teacher friends giving 30% of their salaries and pensions back to the city? If not, then how can you say Cook-Kallio has tried to protect the fiscal health of the city. Isn't she just another hippie? Please answer my question.
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:17 am
This is my first blog, normally I just read them. But frankly I am sick of Stacey's one sided conversation on Cheryl. We get it, you are going to vote for her. Now go do something else besides blogging for a while. Get a life.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 28, 2012 at 9:49 am
Stacey is a registered user.
What does "mention of unfunded pension liabilities" mean to you? Thorne's profile was just published today. He doesn't mention the unfunded pension liability either. Are you requiring candidates to directly address unfunded pension liabilities before you vote for them? Do their past votes and performance not count?
You wrote: "Pleasanton's unfunded liability has grown from zero to $137M? Is this an example of fiscal prudence?"
And the growth in the liability is not a direct result of any way that both Thorne and Cook-Kallio have voted. It didn't start overnight and is not solved overnight. A past Council voted to give retroactive benefit increases almost a decade ago. The recession exposed it. Thorne and Cook-Kallio have both worked to deal with the situation in an inclusive manner. That looks like protecting the fiscal health of the City to me. If the contracts they have both voted for, and their votes on the authorization to use some surplus funds to pay down the debt, do not meet your standards, I don't think you're going to find an ideal candidate for you this time around.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 28, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Stacy, reread the 5th paragraph of Thorne's profile. While he doesn't use the specific words unfunded pension liability, he mentions providing a pension for City employees without burdening our children with debt--ie from pensions.
The difference here for me is that yes, they all voted for the new union contracts but Cook-Kallio has been all over the map with her approach to this. To one group, its the employees are paying their 9% therefore problem solved, at the Chamber forum, it was we need to do more, and to another group its wait for the stock market to rally. The bottom line is in the meantime, the unfunded liability is STILL growing and i don't get the sense Cheryl really understands that and is committed to doing something about it.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 28, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Sure, Thorne is more direct by mentioning "sustainable" pensions. "Protecting fiscal health" requires "sustainable" pensions. That's why Cook-Kallio spoke with her vote for the contracts that moved Pleasanton in that direction.
As for union membership, some may vote for Cook-Kallio simply because of unions and some may vote against her for that. So what? Expressing personal opinions about unions is not the same as actual votes when in the role of elected representative. People have a right to free association and I respect that. Union membership is not a good predictor of outcomes. People seem to forget that Reagan was a union boss.
Clearly the mayoral campaigns are leveraging the national discourse. Yet how does that benefit Pleasanton?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Just one more thing, my experience is that Cook-Kallio is receptive. If she doesn't understand something, she strives to, for your sake.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 29, 2012 at 12:37 am
Posted by Stacey: "And the growth in the liability is not a direct result of any way that both Thorne and Cook-Kallio have voted."
Stacey, that is bull. If you go back to just the PCEA contract it was basically a done deal because Hosterman, Cook-Kallio, and Matt Sullivan had endorsed the PCEA contract. It wasn't until members of the Pleasanton Public brought sunshine to what was happening to tax payers that the issue of unfunded pension liabilities and overly generous compensation packages became an issue. I think you were at that council session. While the community voiced concern about these issues it was the Mayor Hosterman and Cook-Kallio that tried to push their agenda. Matt Sullivan, to his credit, and after listening to the public comments, was the one that helped delay the decision to approve the PCEA contract.
Matt Sullivan was right in delaying the approval of the PCEA contract while acknowledging the concerns of the public. He allowed the public to be heard and deserves much credit for breaking from the Cook-Kallio/Hosterman agenda and allowing further discussion on the topic - to the dismay of the Mayor that had all but guaranteed the unions their contract would be approved. That led to further discussions and the re-working of the PCEA contract saving Pleasanton tax payers several million dollars over the next two years (at least that's what city management is claiming).
The two shills that were advocating against taking a second look at the PCEA contract were Hosterman & Cook-Kallio. Stacey, weren't you there? I think you were.
Stacey, back to your original statement, "Posted by Stacey: "And the growth in the liability is not a direct result of any way that both Thorne and Cook-Kallio have voted."
Not true. As I've described above, Cook-Kallio has voted to ignore the problem at every opportunity, as has Hosterman.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 29, 2012 at 9:19 am
Stacey is a registered user.
The PCEA asked the Council to pull that proposed contract for further negotiation. There was no Council vote on it!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2012 at 12:15 pm
The unions must see some benefit to getting Cheryl elected. Otherwise why would they spend $25,000 of a push/pull survey regarding the mayor's race?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 1, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Stacey wrote: "The PCEA asked the Council to pull that proposed contract for further negotiation. There was no Council vote on it!"
The PCEA did "NOT" ask the council to pull the proposed contract. They fought to have that contract approved without public discussion. After public discussion they fought to have public discussion ignored.
"There was no Council vote on it."
That may be true, Stacey, technically, but it is clear that Hosterman & Cook-Kallio were determined to block any further discussion regarding the PCEA contracts. They wanted it approved. If not for concerned citizens, and Matt Sullivan, taxpayers would still be paying both the employer and employee share of pensions - and that doesn't even include the unfunded liability costs which double the already burdensome costs that are strangling Pleasanton's General Fund.
Cook-Kallio was willing to push-through & approve what amounted to a bad contract for TAXPAYERS. Cheryl is a nice woman but we do NOT need more union members in a position to approve more UNION contracts. That back-scratching relationship needs to be ENDED if taxpayers are ever to be fairly represented.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Oct 2, 2012 at 12:02 am
Stacey is a registered user.
I agree with your statement "if it were not for concerned citizens" yet your characterization of events is pretty wild. The PCEA asked for the Council to pull the proposed contract and you can verify that from the public record. The Council agreed in closed session and then took public comments anyway. There was no clear indication that Hosterman and Cook-Kallio were "determined to block any further discussion". Personal opinion is just that: personal. If they wanted it approved contrary to what they believed was in the best interests of Pleasanton, they would have voted that way. Cook-Kallio would never have voted yes to explore the matter during a workshop if she were so determined!
Moreover, I really don't see how this has anything to do with why Thorne would be the better candidate. Cook-Kallio and Thorne are typically on the same page. I think the BACPAC statement sums it up best:
"The community is fortunate to have both Cheryl Cook-Kallio and Jerry Thorne on the Pleasanton City Council for two more years, regardless who wins the mayor's seat in November," the BACPAC statement added. "Their strengths are different, but their voting records are similar. Both Thorne and Cook-Kallio received our endorsement for Council in the past for being hardworking, conscientious advocates for the best interests of the total community."
The choice for mayor this year comes down to which candidate has the strengths that you think will be the best for Pleasanton. And one of Cook-Kallio's strengths is taking the time to LISTEN, even when she may not personally agree with you.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 12:17 am
Stacey, be realistic--the Chamber is trying to soften the endorsement of Thorne because they're smart enough to realize that Cook-Kallio is still going to be on the Council for 2 more years regardless of the election. The bottom line is that the direction Cheryl wants to lead the community is not where the chamber wants to go. Labor agreements, unfunded pension liabilities, requiring conditional use permits for retail, etc are not consistent with supporting business in the community.
And by the way, I've personally found Cheryl short on listening skills and long on telling me why she is so great which i find offensively from an elected official.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 12:21 am
One thing that would be of interest to me is would Cheryl have been willing to impose a contract if the firefighters had not agreed to pay their 9% employee contribution towards their pension. My understanding is that she is not willing to impose a contract. How then can she say with a straight face that she supports pension reform? That's an example of her union affilation coming into play and clouding her judgement.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 1:11 am
I've enjoyed this comment section immensely. I went through the Fremont Unified School District, particularly Irvington High School where Cook-Kallio is a teacher. I graduated a few years back but in all of my run-ins she is as some others have said a total loon. It is nice to see that others in the community feel the same way.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Stacey, I stand by my previous statements. With that said I feel fortunate that this website has someone as intelligent as you posting on a regular basis. I look forward to hearing your opinion and respect what you have to say. On the issue we're discussing, however, I'll have to respectfully disagree.
What do you think about the Police contract? Do you feel like the council & city management have been honest with TAXPAYERS regarding their representation of the Police Union Contract? Do you believe the savings the city is claiming will ever/actually materialize?
I do not believe the unions, city management, or even the city council have been anything close to transparent or honest. I'm very disappointed in the lack of "TRANSPARENCY" demonstrated by our city manager, council, and unions.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 7:24 pm
This is a great thread, and I'm proud to be on it except for the loons and trolls who hang out and spoil things for us who want to assault the candidates in an intellectual matter. I respect everyone except the loons, which includes Cook-Kaillo and the other loon. I know them and, trust me, they're loons. We need candidates who will cut pensions of union teacher incompetents by thirty percent and who will take savings and give back to each and everyone of us a rebate for the bad service we've been getting over the years.
Respectfully yours,
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2012 at 7:38 pm
"Posted by curious, One thing that would be of interest to me is would Cheryl have been willing to impose a contract if the firefighters had not agreed to pay their 9% employee contribution towards their pension."
They haven't agreed to pay anything. What they've "probably" agreed to is to pay the 9% they should have been paying all along. What the city has negotiated, "probably" (because even though they have approved the FD contract months ago the City of Pleasanton hasn't allowed the PUBLIC to see what they have approved - Why?) includes the 9% contribution which is probably followed up by a 9% pay raise! There are probably NO savings but there are probably INCREASED costs to taxpayers.
The entire Hosterman claim that Pleasanton is soooo TRANSPARENT is disingenuous! I don't see it!
a resident of Danbury Park
on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:07 pm
"The unions must see some benefit to getting Cheryl elected. Otherwise why would they spend $25,000 of a push/pull survey regarding the mayor's race?"
I was a recipient of that push/pull survey and no way was that paid for by the unions. If anything the Thorne camp sponsored that survey and should have been titled which way does the wind blow!
The chamber (developers) must see some benefit to getting Jerry elected otherwise they would not be spreading rumors about Cheryl's position on a variety of issues. What more proof do you need that it is really a good ole' boys network than the fact that they came out in FAVOR of measure B, the transportation tax and for Jerry, the gut campaigning against it.
Which way does the wind blow?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:08 am
It was done by labor unions.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:50 am
Clearly, the Chamber (think business) doesn't want to go where Cheryl is leading (think about her out of town endorsements) so therefore the endorsement of Thorne was the clear choice.
As far as wind blowing, remember Cheryl's comments about trying to get a union project labor agreement with the project across the street from BART & now all of the sudden she says she doesn't support project labor agreements. . .hmmm.
Recall her desire to have a conversation about requiring conditional use permits for all retail as a way to deal with future companies such as Wal Mart. Funny, how at the next meeting she was no longer interested in having that conversation after folks from the Chamber had a conversation with her. And which way does the wind blow?
a resident of Stoneridge
on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I gotta say I didn't know there were so many anti union people in this town. Regardless, some of those facts are distorted. I seem to recall that Cheryl was in favor of the Walmart store going into the old Nob Hill. Considering that Safeway is union & a big part of Pleasanton I wonder if Safeway employees will support her. Myself, being a Stoneridge resident I have to ask her why does she keep bragging about being a big part of the completion of Highway Stoneridge?! I and my neighbors don't want that or a nasty Walmart market in our neighborhood. But what's the other alternative, Jerry Thorne?! Wish Matt Sullivan had run. He seems more interested in maintaining Pleasantons small town vibe. Guess we have to decide which is the least worse of the worst!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2012 at 9:06 pm
While I share some of your concerns, Cheryl, as a union member that will have the pulpit if elected mayor, will be just one more level of unions voting on contracts and pensions issues that just aren't affordable.
Cheryl will be leading the discussion, the unions will be arguing in favor of the continuation of bad and unaffordable contracts that will impact city services, future city amenities, and the ever increasing unfunded pension & health care liabilities that are already staggering. Those contracts will be supported by Cheryl, advocated for by every public employee union, and endorsed by city management that stands to gain from the very same continuation of BUSINESS AS USUAL - at taxpayer expense.
Russ, this isn't rocket-science. Please connect the dots. There are just too many aligned interests after our tax dollars using claims of: our house will burn down, we will be murdered, and teachers won't be able to teach if we don't give them more money - and that money will only go toward paying unfunded pensions anyway - while not even addressing the root cause of the problem.
Part of the problem is that we continue to elect public employee union members to positions of authority, because we think they're nice people (and I think Cheryl is nice) and expect them to represent taxpayers. If the unions thought Cheryl would put taxpayers first they wouldn't endorse or fund her campaign - they've done both.
I'm voting for Jerry Thorne because he represents both taxpayers and a sustainable budget. If you're a public employee union member then by all means vote for Cheryl.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2012 at 9:50 pm
If you need further proof of which candidates are supportive of the city unions take a look on Black Ave where the union rep for the non-safety employees has a Cook-Kallio and DeMarcus sign in her front yard. Not even close to the property line to be able to question which house the signs belong to!!
What's interesting is that this union rep is a planner and with Planning Commissioner Petin running for council, one would think she'd be smart enough to have one of his signs as well, just in case he should lose.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2012 at 10:41 pm
One big achievement of this election cycle is that "Union" has become a dirty word because so many cities have been dragged into bankruptcy because of the public sector unions. Pleasanton is in the same boat. I will vote against any candidate who is even remotely connected to a union.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Oct 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I attended the forum hosted by the Pleasanton Weekly. At that forum Cheryl said "taxes create jobs." The only jobs that taxes create are government jobs so Cheryl speaks as a government bureaucrat. I am not anti-teacher or anti-government, but what we need now is an environment conducive to creating private sector jobs, not government jobs.
Cheryl also blasted Jerry Thorne at the Chamber of Commerce forum for voting against Measure B1. Jerry did the right thing by holding government accountable for taxes because B1 was a perpetual tax with no end in sight. Cheryl was playing politics as usual - you scratch my back I'll scratch yours. At this time we need more government accountability and less political chumming.
Cheryl kept saying it takes communication skills to be a leader at both forums, yet her answers to questions were more convoluted than any of the other candidates. It sounded like a lot of hyperbole.
Jerry Thorne has my vote.
a resident of Mission Park
on Oct 9, 2012 at 2:39 pm
I absolutely love Cheryl Cook-Kallio. I first spoke with her when she knocked on my door during her block walking on the weekends. She spoke with both my husband and I in-depth about our neighborhood concerns regarding traffic. I also discovered that she had attended a couple of our neighborhood meetings (I was at home with a baby), and even took the inattentive to visit the park with the city planner on her own time. I was just really impressed with her dedication and patience. She is very intelligent and forward-thinking in her approach to our beautiful city, and she is passionate about helping the citizens of Pleasanton.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 9, 2012 at 2:45 pm
As a member of the Chamber, I think excuseme is 100% wrong. The Chamber's decision had nothing to do with her vision for the future, but rather politics politics politics.
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