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Clockwise from top left: House Speaker John Boehner, President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Marian and I have now been married for 20 years (yay us!), so we went up to LA yesterday to see a show and then stayed over today to have lunch with Mark Kleiman and then watch world No. 84 Ernests Gulbis beat Mardy Fish in the finals of the Farmers Classic at UCLA. Which reminds me—or rather, Mark reminded me: He has a new book out called Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know. It's basically a FAQ about drug policy, and it'll only set you back a little over 10 bucks on Amazon. If you're interested in a good primer on the subject, you probably can't do much better.
All of which is a fairly long-winded way of saying that I've been blissfully unaware of the latest idiocy regarding the debt ceiling fight over the past couple of days. But now I'm back, and CNN tells me that we've all agreed on a deal. Hooray. Roughly speaking, it's built around $1 trillion in cuts now and $1.5 trillion in cuts later. The "later" cuts will be negotiated by a super duper congressional committee, and there's a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads to ensure they don't deadlock and end up punting on a deal. It's not yet 100 percent clear what that sword is, but apparently if they don't come to an agreement, or if they do but Congress fails to pass their deal, automatic cuts will take place in the discretionary budget, split 50-50 between domestic cuts and defense cuts. Supposedly, the fact that the automatic cuts affect both domestic and defense spending will be so horrifying to conservatives and liberals alike that they'll support the Super-Duper Congressional Committee's deal. Color me skeptical. There are three possible alternatives here:
Now, sure, maybe they'll cobble something together that looks a little different. But once the dust is cleared away, what other alternatives are there? Compared to the automatic cuts, the SDCC deal will either cut more from domestic spending or else close the deficit partly with cuts and partly with tax increases. That makes it dead on arrival.
It's a shit sandwich no matter how you look at it. And it's a shit sandwich in at least two very specific ways: (1) It means we'll continue to live in a fantasyland that says we don't need any tax increases even though our population is aging and we're plainly going to need higher revenues to support this demographic reality; and (2) we'll continue to live in a fantasyland that says our problems are primarily caused by discretionary spending. This is, of course, exactly the opposite of reality, which means we're going to screw the poor and do nothing serious about the long-term deficit. Nice work, adults.
But hey—this is all very dismal stuff. So here's your reward for reading all the way to the bottom: a fun question to discuss. There are a few liberal pundits out there who believe that a cuts-only deal like this one isn't all that bad. Jon Chait is one of the leading proponents of this theory, and it goes like this: Maybe an all-cuts deal is bad, but by leaving taxes off the table completely it opens the door to letting all the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of next year. Basically, Obama just needs to keep insisting that he'll only sign a bill that extends the middle-class tax cuts1 but allows the tax cuts for the rich to expire. Republicans will flatly refuse to send him such a bill, and as a result all the tax cuts will expire without Obama having to break any promises.
So here's the question: Do you think this is how things will play out? Or alternatively, will Republicans cave in at the 11th hour and send Obama a bill he can sign? Or will Obama cave and end up agreeing to extend all the cuts? My guess is that Obama will stick to his guns on this and Republicans will eventually cave, which means that the middle-class cuts will get extended permanently. Prof. Kleiman, like Chait, thinks Republicans will never, ever agree to throw rich people under the bus and will never send Obama a bill that extends only the middle-class cuts. Thus, the whole Bush package will expire. You can vote in comments on how you think this will play out.2
1Actually, even this set of tax cuts mostly benefits the well-off. But everyone calls them the middle-class cuts, so that's what I'm calling them here.
2This assumes, of course, that Obama wins reelection. If a Republican wins, and Obama lets the Bush tax cuts expire in the final hours of his administration, I assume that the new president will simply pass new tax cuts via reconciliation sometime after inauguration day.
Kevin DrumJul. 30, 2011 11:42 AM
Every quarter, the Kauffman Foundation surveys a set of economics bloggers about the state of the economy. The full report for the third quarter is here. The summary is below. It seems about right to me.
Anna PulleyJul. 30, 2011 6:00 AM
Amanda Palmer's arrest in Amsterdam.
Amanda Palmer is not an artist so much as an event. Probably best known as the former front woman for punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, she's also a street performer, director, composer, blogger, and the unhinged virtuoso of fucking bring-it. After a heated battle with Roadrunner, her former label, Palmer has turned into a crusader for DIY music distribution. She now relies on her wits, her Twits (she's up to 517,000 followers on Twitter), and her loyal, creative fanbase to keep her rocking. Not to mention fan donations on her website, or music-making pledge campaigns on sites like Kickstarter.
Not too long ago, Huffington Post dubbed Palmer the "Social Media Queen of Rock-N-Roll"—her awesomeness in that realm is perhaps best encapuslated by her performance at The Shorty Awards, where she compiled and sang the year's most amusing tweets from the likes of Kanye West, Paris Hilton, and Beaker from the Muppets.
When she's not on the interwebs, Palmer tours relentlessly (New England and Europe this summer), and she recently collaborated on a project called 8in8 with Ben Folds, OK Go's Damian Kulash (we interview him here), and Palmer's husband, the author Neil Gaiman. In short, they tried to create and record eight songs in eight hours—and ended up with six songs in twelve hours, but still. Prior to that, Palmer released Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under, an Australia tribute featuring a cheeky homage to pubic hair, "Map of Tasmania," which you can watch below.
I reached out to Ms. Palmer on Twitter (of course), and she agreed to talk after I promised to take her on a dive bar date to find a Russian cyclops. For the record, I didn't actually ask her to do the interview in her bra, but, you know, you're welcome. Click on the questions in blue to watch Palmer's answers.
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PS: You can find more Amanda Palmer on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. And you really should watch "Map of Tasmania"—here it is!
Mark ArmstrongJul. 29, 2011 8:17 PM
Mother Jones guest blogger Mark Armstrong is the founder of Longreads, a site devoted to uncovering the best long-form nonfiction articles available online. And what better time to curl up with a great read than over the weekend? Below, a hand-picked bouquet of five interesting stories, including word count and approximate reading time. (Readers can also subscribe to The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by clicking here.)
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Jen QuraishiJul. 29, 2011 8:05 PM
Next week is "Shark Week" on Discovery Channel. While I do enjoy watching sharks on TV, I find their sometime-prey, dolphins, more interesting. This week, there was a thought-provoking letter in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology that explored how dolphins heal from shark bites that would be fatal to many other species, including humans. Author Michael Zasloff, a professor of immunology at Georgetown University, wondered how dolphins survive huge shark bites without bleeding to death or falling victim to infection from the many bacteria in sharks' mouths. Not only do dolphins recover from "basketball-sized" bites, they regenerate the missing flesh and heal over with no scarring or sign of injury. "That's impossible," Zasloff told ABC, "truly impossible."
Zasloff theorizes that dolphins can produce stem cells that regenerate the bitten-off tissue, or any other kind of tissue that's needed. "The repair of a gaping wound to an appearance that is near normal requires the ability of the injured animal to knit newly formed tissues with the existing fabric of adipocytes, collagen and elastic fibers," Zasloff explained. "The dolphin's healing is similar to how mammalian fetuses are able to heal in the womb."
But what about infection? Even if the dolphin didn't fall prey to the shark's bacteria, swimming around in the ocean with an open wound invites infection. Zasloff thinks that dolphins may have their own little supply of antibiotics, siphoned off from other ocean creatures like plankton or algae when the dolphin eats them, and then stored in fat for later use.
Another mystery Zasloff has been pondering for the past nine years is why dolphins with these large wounds don't appear to be in pain. Zasloff notes that not showing weakness or pain is an evolutionary response (so that predators can't tell which animals are weak), but he thinks dolphins may make their own version of morphine. "I propose that the wound itself is releasing a pain-relieving substance, and it must be unbelievably powerful."
The dolphin's amazing ability to recover from wounds that would be catastrophic to humans could be a boon to researchers... if, that is, they can scientifically verify how exactly dolphins are doing it in the first place. "My hope is this work will stimulate research that will benefit humans," says Zasloff. "I feel reasonably certain that within this animal's healing wounds we will find novel antimicrobial agents as well as potent analgesic compounds." Zasloff's only lament is that this research isn't happening fast enough, and that his own work is hampered by his limited "access to dolphins."
Pain relief, antibiotics... what else can dolphins give us lowly landlubbers? Oh, that's right, the ability to sense electricity from living beings and restrict blood-flow to injured areas. Here's hoping some enterprising cable channel will launch a week devoted to these intelligent, playful, and biologically blessed animals to compete with "Shark Week." "Dolphin Days," anyone?
Jen QuraishiJul. 29, 2011 5:59 PM
The fierce partisanship seen in the debt ceiling battle got me thinking about how the nation sees the Republican and Democratic parties. A new Gallup poll shows the public isn't happy with the standoff: House Speaker John Boehner gets a 31% approval rating for his handling of the crisis, while 41% approve of how Obama is managing the situation.
According to a new Pew survey, most Americans just want the two parties to get it done and over with: 68% of those polled said lawmakers should "be willing to compromise," even if the final deal is one the lawmaker "disagrees" with. These views varied by party: Democrats were overwhelmingly in favor of compromise (81%) while only half of Republicans felt the same way. Of Republicans, Tea Party Republicans were the least likely to think they should sacrifice their values for the common good: 53% said they should "stand by their principles" instead.
The Pew survey had some other interesting findings about how Americans are seeing the parties during this time of struggle. Republicans are seen as "extreme" while Democrats are seen as being more ethical and concerned with citizens' needs. Looking Google's autocomplete options, though, it seems many may think of the parties similarly: "stupid" is the #1 autocomplete option for "Why are Republicans/Democrats so...". After that, Republicans get "hateful," "evil," "selfish," and "mean" while Democrats get "weak," "dumb," "stupid" again, and "angry." Hmmm, both sound so appealing. Guess we'll see next year which party voters truly prefer.
Kate SheppardJul. 29, 2011 5:18 PM
Given the never-ending debt talks, it went nearly unnoticed that the Obama administration announced a fairly significant new deal on fuel economy standards for automobiles on Friday. By 2025, the makers of cars and light trucks will be required to have a fleet-wide average of 54.5 miles per gallon of gasoline. That averages to a 5 percent gain in efficiency for each model year, starting in 2016.
The new standard represents a deal forged between the Obama administration, car makers, and the state of California, which has traditionally set higher standards for cars than the federal requirement. The EPA estimated on Friday that this would save US drivers $1.7 trillion by 2025, or an average of $8,000 per for each new vehicle. It would also save 2.2 million barrels of oil per day by 2025, the administration said.
Enviros had been pushing for a 60 mile-per-gallon standard, but seemed to be pleased with the announcement on Friday. The Center for Progressive Reform, however, criticized the administration for working out the deal with automakers behind closed doors, rather than through the traditional regulatory process of determining the "maximum feasible" level that automakers should be able to attain.
In related news, Green Tech Media took a look at ten technologies that will help meet that standard.
Here's other news worth noting this week:
The US Coast Guard captain currently in charge of the response to last year's BP oil spill criticized Alabama officials for their handling of the clean up, reports the Press-Register.
An Associated Press investigation found that "about 1 of every 5 employees" working for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation in the Gulf had to recuse themselves from some of their duties because of conflict of interest. The new ethics policy was adopted last year in the wake of the Gulf spill.
Scientists say that climate change is forcing toxic chemicals trapped in the earth back into the atmosphere, Solve Climate reports.
Rolling Stone has a great piece on the plastic bag wars, highlighting how Big Bag is hell-bent on keeping us hooked.
And last but not least, Bill Nye—you know, the Science Guy—attempts to explain science to a Fox News anchor:
Asawin SuebsaengJul. 29, 2011 3:51 PM
The English Defence League stage a march protest in Newcastle in 2010.
If you're the leader of a loud, disorganized European hate group, you've probably figured out by now that the best way to recruit followers is the same way Ashton Kutcher does it: use Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace.
A lot.
The AP reports that European hate groups—including the English Defence League, an organization that Norway terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik claims to have communicated with—are increasingly relying on social networking sites like Facebook to recruit members.
In just two years, EDL membership has shot up from a few dozen to more than 10,000, a dramatic increase that EDL leader Stephen Lennon attributes to popular websites, as well as underground online fora. The AP has the interview:
I knew that social networking sites were the way to go…[b]ut to say that we inspired this lunatic to do what he did is wrong. We've never once told our supporters [it's] alright to go out and be violent.
I knew that social networking sites were the way to go…[b]ut to say that we inspired this lunatic to do what he did is wrong. We've never once told our supporters [it's] alright to go out and be violent.
Siddhartha MahantaJul. 29, 2011 3:30 PM
Nikki Haley, the Republican governor of South Carolina, talks with supporters at Daybreak Adult Care Services in Aiken, SC on Thursday, April 23, 2011.
For the children of immigrants, the road to acceptance in America can be a bumpy one. There will be pain. There will be embarrassment. There will be relentless, cruel accusations from your brethren that you are assimilating at the expense of your true cultural heritage. And the stories of the children of immigrants who rise to positions of influence and power are especially inspiring given the challenges before them.
Not so inspiring? Lying about where you're from, like South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC), the American-born child of Indian parents, might have done. The Associated Press reports that in 2001, Haley listed her race as "white" on her voter registration form.
State Democrats accuse her of being a fake-race opportunist in a state that is, according to the US Census poll, about 66% white (and just a tick over 1% Asian). From the South Carolina Post and Courier:
The state Democratic Party, which first obtained [Haley's voter registraton information], is calling Haley out on the matter and challenging whether her inconsistency on the card might have made her ineligible to voter under the state's new Voter ID law.
Dick Harpootlian, the party chairman, said whether Haley listed her race as white or not doesn't really matter to him, but the issue is that the governor has shown a pattern of such actions.
"Haley has been appearing on television interviews where she calls herself a minority—when it suits her," Harpootlian said. "When she registers to vote she says she is white. She has developed a pattern of saying whatever is beneficial to her at the moment."
The state Democratic Party, which first obtained [Haley's voter registraton information], is calling Haley out on the matter and challenging whether her inconsistency on the card might have made her ineligible to voter under the state's new Voter ID law.
Dick Harpootlian, the party chairman, said whether Haley listed her race as white or not doesn't really matter to him, but the issue is that the governor has shown a pattern of such actions.
"Haley has been appearing on television interviews where she calls herself a minority—when it suits her," Harpootlian said. "When she registers to vote she says she is white. She has developed a pattern of saying whatever is beneficial to her at the moment."
For Haley, voter fraud is a big deal. She recently signed a new law requiring that voters present photo identification at the polls that, she says, will "improve South Carolina in terms of integrity, accountability and transparency." Voter ID laws, of course, don't actually decrease voter fraud (which is virtually nonexistent). Instead, they mostly keep Democratic voters away from the polls.
Haley hasn't yet responded to the South Carolina Democrats' accusations. But even though she didn't exactly commit voter fraud, her self-race-mis-classification seems to undermine her credibilty as someone who wants to prevent people from lying on their way to the voting booth.
Kevin DrumJul. 29, 2011 3:00 PM
We got Inkblot a new area rug to tear to shreds this week, this time in bright olive green. Sets him off well, don't you think.1 (Naturally we do all our interior decorating with cat complementing in mind.) On the right we have — what? Let's call it experimental catblogging. Domino has a sound she makes that means, "Get down on the floor and play with me." She made it this morning, so I got down on the floor and played with her. This time, however, I had my camera, so I stretched out my arms and took some pictures of her playing with my head. This is one of her favorite activities. Pretty lucky for me, no?
1And very presidential too. He's thinking of using this color for the Oval Office carpet after he wins election next year.
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Re: how to make Italian ice?
Try this link.
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Re: how to make Italian ice?
Shammy, thanks for that. The marscapone lemon looks devine! I think I will have to cycle for an hour and go for a run before a little sampling, lol! The kids will love it though! I think we really need a YUMMY smilely icon here, lol.
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Re: how to make Italian ice?
Yes bcrain, "gelato" is Italian for ice-cream .
"Granita" means water ice or slush.
"Sorbetto" means sorbet or sherbet.
"Semifreddo" is a dessert/cake containing cream/icecream and therefore kept and served chilled.
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Boeing's (BA) stock is up more 2% this afternoon, jumping higher on a Bloomberg News report that the Federal Aviation Administration has officially approved the planemaker's fix for its 787 Dreamliner.
The decision means that Dreamliners can resuming flying. The planes have been grounded worldwide since mid-January after a series of incidents involving the batteries on board.
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Drug-eluting stents, once thought to increase heart attack risk, are generally considered safe if used properly.
Stents are small mesh tubes inserted to keep arteries open after a procedure called angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI). Drug-eluting stents have a polymer coating over mesh that emits a drug over time to help keep the blockage from recurring.
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Drug-eluting stents, however, require longer treatment with blood thinners to prevent sudden stent closure from clotting. This makes them less desirable for people with bleeding problems or those who'll need some type of surgery within a year after the stent is put in. Here's information to help you talk to your doctor about whether a drug-eluting stent is right for you.
Stents are usually metal mesh tubes inserted during PCI, a procedure that widens the blocked artery by temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon. Stents help prevent the artery from becoming blocked again (restenosis).
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Medications and lifestyle changes. If you have symptoms from your narrowed coronary arteries, such as angina, and your condition isn't severe or immediately life-threatening, it may be worth first trying medications, such as beta blockers, nitrates, calcium channel blockers, aspirin and statins.
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Coronary bypass surgery. Bypass surgery is used to divert blood around blocked arteries in the heart. The surgeon takes a healthy blood vessel from your leg, arm or chest and connects it to the other arteries in your heart so that blood is bypassed around the diseased or blocked area.
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Discussion in '2009 Playoffs' started by max, Apr 16, 2009.
is it wrong for me to laugh.?..stop it LOW!
do u disagree of my endearing affection for u?
I was very surprised to look at the box score after the game and see that Cleveland only scored 1 more FG than we did. I would have guessed 10 more at least. Pretty good rebounding by Kwame, 9 in 16 minutes. Not sure what happened to that gritty Dyess of the last 2 months. He just wasn't boarding like he can. Offensively, I actually think we over achieved today... given that we didn't get any free throws at all. We shot a good percentage against one of the best defensive teams in the playoffs in their arena. Stuckey was great early, Rip did some minor damage by hitting tough leaners, Dyess was hitting that baseline fadeaway, and Sheed was actually mixing it up nicely, even summoning the energy to venture into the post on occasion with pretty good results. Our bench was also very decent with Bynum, Afflalo and Kwame getting on the board in pts and rebs. And Maxiell's dunk at the end was pretty cool even though the game was obviously over. But on defense... I'm pretty sure we aren't ever going to score over 102 points in the playoffs this year, no matter how far we go. As I mentioned at the start, they only scored 1 more basket. That means that either the calls were bad or we just got out-muscled and could not play defense without fouling. There were a couple bad calls, but I can't say they were worse than any other game I've seen. So, what can we do to avoid this terrible FT deficit? Probably nothing.
Yes...cuz it grosses me out.
Thanks; i don't know why i couldn't remember his name. Great, now if he does it consistently and against actual competition, we'll have something here, but since it's likely that he will get shut down by Courtney Lee in the next round i'll wait before i heap praise.
I found that LBJ stat i was talking about before; BULLS: Sam Smith: LeBron gets star treatment edited to add; a little OT to that, but it's frustrating to know exactly what type of defense we need to play this series and realize that this line-up is not quick enough to play it. It completely nullifies even having a solid strategy.
Uh, yeah. That's why he's a defensive POY candidate I guess. I didn't really see him fouling us today. He just sort of stood his ground as MC foolishly called iso's for Tay.
In the words of Michael Curry: "HQ Fool."
Yeah, he didn't even have to play defense today. Tay has to be a [STRIKE]little[/STRIKE] lot more active and make him work at least a little on the defense end. As to the question proposed earlier in the thread about getting rid of Tay. That's a good question..it seems like he disappears in big games, but honestly sometimes he doesn't seem to be doing much in a game (while I'm watching) and then after I go look at the box score and he's got 20 points. It's weird with him. I think it's mainly because he has the same look throughout the game. He never gets angry, he rarely shows emotion, and he's not a flashy guy. However, we have no backup SF so I don't know what we would do if we got rid of him. I do think the PF and C need to be addressed before Tay though. I wonder what his post season stats are throughout his career. Especially his stats against different playoff series throughout the years. My memory sucks, but I do recall him doing horribly when we face Cleveland. I'll check them out tommrrow and post them if I get time, I'm interested to know.
He was absolutely horrible in the last 2 ECF series against Cleveland and Boston. I know I've posted his stats for those series on here before, but I don't feel like finding them. Here are his career stats though... Tayshaun Prince Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com
Very ugly game. I watched it but was still like I was made of stone because they looked like they didn't prepare for a playoff game at all. Jeff Van Gundy said that the Pistons don't have any contact that look like they are on the same page and he is right. You can see how this team is divided into pieces. The vets are so ready for this season to be over and the "future" of the Pistons look like they are ready for the vets to leave. Also you can see that Mike has no idea what to do.
If we can potentially get someone better than him than okay, but if not then we wont just get rid of him. Show me a good trade that both GM's would like that would get rid of Tayshaun and give us someone good in return.
So guess which road team was the only one not win today. All of the other underdogs got a road win to upset the applecart, but we folded as predicted. The series isn't over yet, but I still wonder why some thought we would be better playing the Cavs in the first round?? Unless we figured that easiest way to rid ourselves of Curry? However it doesn't explain why Curry would delibertly lose those last couple of games to the Bulls etc to face the Cavs in the first round.
Like I said in the chat, Tay, its the LEBRON factor. We'd played just good enough to lose by 8 pts but James' adds 10 pts to every win. We can play a great game this series, but will still lose by 10 somehow, some way.
We all knew what is was beofre the post season started. If they don't think they can win the title, then they aren't going to play. I guess we didn't know how fragile this team would be without billup's...even though it was time for him to go. Since we have 15 in the draft and some second round picks, plus big money, i am very anxious to see what happens this summer. If the new roster doesn't come with a veteran coach, then it doesn't matter, does it?
I believe it IS over barring a big boo boo to Lebeotch. I thought given my druthers, I wanted Detroit to play Cleveland because I couldn't see those clowns beating anyone else in the league (other than Orlando and that is only because of a mojo) and I still see them knocking off Cleveland IF Bronnie goes down to injury.
People say Joe D had to make the CB/AI trade for the much coveted cap space. DET needed the cap space because they weren't going to get by CLE & BOS with Billups anyway. The Pistons replaced Billups with nobody. Fans are up in arms because DET lost yesterday to the Cavs.
And so it goes. To misquote the vastly over quoted T.S. Eliot... This is the way it ends This is the way this team ends Not with a bang but a whimper Sad. I don't think it had anything much to do with Curry. I even kind of liked his rotations and would have liked to have seen similar ones much of the season. The team played probably as well as they can offensively, but there was no commitment to playing defense.
Lee, you said "Amir did not play at all". Amir did play. I do not appreciate being ridiculed.
its not a pretty sight , is it? welcome to the REAL piston Nation!!! Can U stay thru THE ROUGH TIMES?
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I love Quilter's Alley it is on 4th street close to the expo hall. I go every year when I go to the quilt show and end up buying more there than at the vendors.
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I love Quilter's Alley it is on 4th street close to the expo hall. I go every year when I go to the quilt show and end up buying more there than at the vendors.
The Quilt museum is a must see if for nothing else but the stained glass windows. Quilter's Alley is nice shop.
There is a store out in the country south of Paducah called Backyard Fabrics. It is south of Paducah about1/2 hour and all
her fabric is $5 except her Batik. I think it is 6 now. She has wide for backing too. Store hours are 9-5 Wed. thru Sat.
The place is in a building next to her home and behind the pond. She is a wonderful person. Her # is 270 7051017.
Happy shopping!!
Be SURE to allow time for the National Quilt Museum. Check online for their current exhibits. http://www.quiltmuseum.org/
Of course Hancocks is a must, but the prices at Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day are very good.
My DD lives in Paducah and we went to visit her last weekend. Hancocks of Paducah is an absolute must see. It closes at 3 pm on Saturdays and we were running late - so called our daughter and said that we were going to Hancock's before going to her house to make sure that I had enough time to shop - poor daughter - coming in second! She did meet us there about 2 pm and we shopped for about an hour. I am pretty sure that Quilter's Alley stays open on Saturdays till 5 pm. Don't think that Eleanor Burns stays open too late on Saturdays. You may want to call ahead at all of them to see what their hours are. That reminds me, I still have a pile of batiks to pre-wash that I got there!
Forgot to add: There is a Hampton Inn really close to Hancocks of Paducah that we stayed in that was fabulous. We got a handicapped room by mistake and LOVED it as it had more room in it and the bathroom was very open. Also, there are two wonderful quilt shops in Springfield, MO and a couple of wonderful fabric shops also.
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Calico Country Sew & Vac is very nice too. Just down the street from Hancocks . Their main store Is in Carbondale, IL.
Carol Bryer Fallert Studio is downtown.
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There is a Lambert's Cafe in Springfield just off HWY 65 if you miss the one in Sikeston.
patti's settlement ...in grand rivers ...food is great .....and there is a great shop in benton ky and the address for hancocks is 3841 hinkleville road there are a quit a few really nice hotels close by and that is a good location to stay near food .,mall, and and right next to the interstate.....have fun


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sit back and watch the show,,,,
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sit back and watch the show,,,,
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You couldn't be more full of **** if you were break dancing in a Port-a-Potty.......Kruunch
It was informative until the blurb about Antrel Rolle playing very well was written.
Rolle should probably be their first cut.
whilst Locklear was an upgrade to diehl, though i am certain they could find a better one in the draft, or maybe even Brewer or Mosley/McCants
if they don't start getting younger it will get to the point where it's too late and will have a year or two rebuilding, instead of rotating in younger guys until the whole in younger,
it's getting to the point where they draft someone to sit on the bench for multiple years and in the upcoming drafts players are getting better then past drafted players so the Giants play catch up instead of being ahead of the curve


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"dude. did you see that guy trying to talk to me in the bar last night?? what a creep attack!!"
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Hawaii hosts the first-known insects that are equally happy living underwater or on dry land
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In rocky, high-mountain streams on the islands of Hawaii, Daniel Rubinoff and Patrick Schmitz found tiny caterpillars grazing on algae and lichens underwater, several feet from the bank or surface—a distance that would take the slow-moving animals several days to cover. "A caterpillar can't hold its breath that long," says Rubinoff. He and Schmitz, both entomologists at the University of Hawaii, took dozens of the larvae back to their laboratory. To their surprise, the creatures were perfectly fine living underwater in an aerated aquarium for a month or more—but they were also just as healthy residing in a bone-dry tank for the same extended period. These caterpillars are thus the first insects discovered to be truly amphibious, as the group reported in the March 22 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A.
The caterpillars belong to a moth genus called Hyposmocoma that is found only in Hawaii. The genus is quite diverse and expansive, encompassing about a third of all butterfly and moth species on the islands (including the only caterpillar species in the world known to predate on snails, which Rubinoff discovered several years ago), but it has received relatively little study. The caterpillars in this genus spin silk cases around themselves, into which they incorporate local materials such as lichens, algae and diatoms, possibly to aid their camouflage and protection. So far there are three groups of yet-to-be-named species of amphibious Hyposmocoma, each of which builds its case in a different shape—bugle, burrito or cone. Rubinoff and Schmitz did DNA studies on adult moths and found that each group seems to have evolved its aquatic abilities independently, not from a common ancestor, and each species is endemic to a specific volcano habitat on each of the islands.
The caterpillars live in areas with volatile hydrodynamics: A rock that is three feet out of the water today could be submerged tomorrow, and there are frequent flash floods. Often finding themselves either deluged or marooned, the larvae make good use of their amphibious flexibility. In the water, the animals use silk threads to anchor themselves against currents, and they often gather together in small holes on the downstream sides of the volcanic rocks. Their cases do not store air bubbles that could account for long underwater activity. On dry land the insects breathe using spiracles, small holes along their bodies, but underwater, they appear to absorb oxygen by direct diffusion through their skin. Therefore, they can only survive in highly aerated, fast-flowing water. "Part of the catch for these things in straddling the aquatic- terrestrial environment is that they need specific conditions to be happy underwater," says Rubinoff.
Although the caterpillars currently live in mountainous areas, Rubinoff suspects these are a remnant of their original range, as the animals can still be found in a few lowland streams that have been preserved intact. It's likely that over the last thousand or so years of human occupation of the islands, streams diverted for agriculture became too stagnant for the caterpillars—or too dry for their algal food—to survive. Their specific habitat needs may be particularly important to preserve, says Rubinoff, in order to get a better picture of the process of evolution on islands.
"Islands generate diversity that's not found on any mainland area, and that makes them even more important for understanding how evolution functions. Hyposmocoma represent one of the last relatively complete pictures of how complex the evolution of a group in those islands could be," he says. "We've got these species that are not closely related to each other, which are living close by or adjacently, doing things that we see nowhere else on the planet, and it seems like that's got to be worth something."
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yqs100, what excellent performances? Sui/Han are just as inconsistent as the other pairs. They've had a fall or two + other mistakes in almost every competition this season, so why would they get a "reputation bonus"?
yqs100, what excellent performances? Sui/Han are just as inconsistent as the other pairs. They've had a fall or two + other mistakes in almost every competition this season, so why would they get a "reputation bonus"?
2. This isn't the first competition where their PCS get overscored. So they've essentially been getting the reputation bonus you speak of as soon as they stepped out onto the ice.
3. Lets be clear: if they were getting a reputation bonus, then they didn't earn the score they received. Period. End of story. PCS are "Program Component Scores" - they are to reflect the program, skate and skater on the ice in those four minutes (or whatever).
4. Their program(s) is (are) COP to the max. They've got a huge base value because of their backloaded elements as well as the high risk elements they do (throw quad). As such, their technical infelicities (that double axel, the constant two footing, the poor air position, the tiny jumps) get absorbed into base value (and what they do well: the throws like the 3F and the twist, get huge GOES.) I'm fine with that. But I do believe that on individual components (actually, all but transitions), they're behind Takahashi/Tran and Stoblova/Klimov. Skating Skills, interpretation and choreography is something they lack. Their perform with energy and enthusiasm and do well to mask, but their success
5. Stoblova said they didn't have any special "idols." I don't know how that makes them fake, even if you ignore the obvious language issues they would have. Don't need to criticize one to praise the other.
Agree with Pogue on all points 1-5. S/H have been this season's "judges' pets" but that rarely lasts forever, and sooner rather than later the cuteness factor will wear thin.
I totally agree with Pogue, as well. Reputation points are exactly how PCS shouldn't be used. Sui/Han have got a giant base value, but they're often sloppy, their lines are poor and do not match and Sui, in particular, have weak skating skills. Takahashi/Tran and Stolbova/Klimov don't have as much hype or as high of a base value, they skate circles around Sui/Han in terms of unison, maturity and polish. Last year, you could have made an argument about them having weaker transitions, but this year, both these teams have great programs with difficult transitions, so Sui/Han don't have an advantage there, either. The PCS don't reflect what happened on the ice. I really think Stolbova/Klimov deserved the title, or at the very least, to win the LP.
I found Sui/Han really impressive when they first came out but the cutesy programs are getting really old, the skating skills haven't improved at all since last year and the fact that they're likely too old/young to have won these titles really doesn't endear them any to me.
How long have you been watching them? Last year was their junior international competition debut, this year is their senior competition debut, compared to last year, their skating skill has improved, also the spin is much better this year..
Dont ignore skater's effort just because you prefer the other pairs, ok?
and i did not say they skated perfect without any mistakes, of cuz there were mistakes, but relatively they are more stable and aggressive than the other pairs, they never miss the podium in the competitions they attended this season,,,no matter its junior or senior...
so its reasonable,,, e.g. last year worlds' even though SS skated better than PT in the FP, but the PCS is still not as good as PT's...thats because PT's excellent performance throughout the whole season last year...
Worlds is like a final exam, it counts the whole details in the entire season,, not just one competition if they are in the same level
Plus, SH doesnt have a "premium" nationality,,, you don't have to put them in the "judge's pet" basket... thank you
and the age issue, ImaginaryPogue, ISU is still investigating,,, so please dont make a statement before the result comes out, otherwise its called libel. thank you
I'll stick with S/H and ignore the P/T vs S/S comment, because that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. And yes, I saw them last year. No, I do not think their skating skills have shown improvement.
How is China NOT a "premium nationality", as you put it, in pairs?
"Worlds is like a final exam, it counts the whole details in the entire season,, not just one competition if they are in the same level[/QUOTE]"
Let's assume S/H have a disastrous next season, barely make the world team,(I don't wish them that,for the record) but at their last competition, worlds, they have the skate of their life. Would you still think it's reasonable your ideea "worlds is like a final exam"? This means they will be held down, right? Try to be a little objective, will you?
The ISU has accepted the explanation of the Chinese federation that those ages on the website were all keyed in error, so there is no continuing investigation.
But you're missing the point. If, as you argue, worlds is a final exam, then you should follow through on that statement. If, during the year, there comes a rumour that I'm cheating that is plausible and the teachers (judges) believe, but currently there is no actual proof (and no one believes there will ever be, or certainly not within the time period that matters), I would fully expect the teachers (judges) to come down a little harder. It's not fair, because as there is no evidence, I should be presumed innocent (and Sui/Han clearly were presumed innocent).
You're right, they got bonus points for doing well on the senior circuit. They didn't deserved their GPF medal, nor the scores they earned, but hey - you seem to think that's okay. Because they earned them elsewhere.
S/Z deserved no more than bronze in 2002 and 2006. They got more inflatted scores than others.


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text: this thursday, i am heading to Gatlinburg, Tennessee and will be gone until the following sunday. we are renting a cabin shown in this link http://www.elkspringsresort.com/Cabin_rentals/secret_garden.html it will be me and my girlfriend and another couple we are friends with. i have been with her for a little over 3 years now, and i plan on popping the question while we are down there. i still dont know exactly when or where or how, but she doesnt have the slightest clue that i am going to ask. http://www.kay.com/webapp/wcs/store...01|10001|-1|940177811|15051|15051.15057.15107 that is the link to the ring i bought. she is the only one who doesnt know. this is the only publicly open place i can post this b/c she isnt a member, myspace is too open as is facebook, and she can see there so shhhh! if any folks are in that area, hit me with a pm, and maybe we can hook up. in pigeon forge, there is a chavy classics event from friday till sunday, so i will check it out and try to get some pics of some fun rides. i am going to take my laptop, but i may not be able to get online, so if you see me after thursday, then cool, if you dont, i will hopefully be back sunday, hopefully i will be engaged. if she says no, i guess she will have a longer vacation cause i will just leave her down there to think about it a little longer :lol:


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text: my wife and I installed a set of firestone air bags on the rear of our 2005 colorado, crew cab, before installing the air bag suspension, my truck would bottom out, when i had a trailer hitched,we have a pop-up camper we use to camp and go to races the tongue weight only @ 100 lbs, total trailer weight is 8000, my rear gears are 3:73 according to chevy, my colorado does a great job pulling the weight, 8000 lbs. seems like a lot but when you add all the camping gear ect. it adds up we also have a propane generator that comes in handy, the firestone air bags do a great job suspending the rear of my truck, and the ride is 100 % better i highly reccomend the bags on every truck that pulls a trailor or hauls a heavy load., i have been told by a transmission shop my automatic tranny will be ok as long as i downshift when pulling hills and when decending down hill, i do not have a tranny cooler any advice from you tranny experts would be welcome


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If Tebow was as good as some people on here say he is, he would be a starter somewhere..hell, he would be a starter on the Jets. The fact he couldn't beat out Mark Sanchez for the job says A LOT.
Tebow does not have the ability to play quarterback in the NFL. I don't care how many comebacks he's had against scrub teams.


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Grant is an Amazing person, with awesome personality. he can be very annoying at times. he has a great talent with his voice. he can make realistic dog sounds, sirens from a cop car, etc. it can get annoying at times also. he can play multiple instruments. but to pull a grant you have to annoy people with your presence. just walking in a room people walk out. your voice needs to make ears want to bleed. you have to be witty. got to be able to have come backs or something slick to say at all moments.
You walk into a room. "jesus christ its a grant edelson "
my god he pulled a grant edelson on him.
my god he pulled a grant edelson on him.
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2013 New GTAOnline Patch out now
Grand Theft Auto V - General News | @ 09:50 AM MDT | By Ash_735
Rockstar have released a new patch for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online hoping this one will sort out some of the most major problems once and for all. Check out the list below for the changes made:
- Fixes numerous issues that were causing vehicle loss and/or loss of vehicle mods
- Fixes an issue where the incorrect car is replaced when choosing to replace a car in a full garage
- Fixes an exploit allowing players to sell the same vehicle multiple times
- Fixes an issue that caused personal vehicles to be duplicated
- Fixes an issue where some players were unable to pay utility bills on an owned apartment or house
- Fixes an issue where players were not getting Crew invites in-game
- Fixes an issue where the starting point for the tutorial race was not appearing
- Fixes issues with joining Jobs from within a player-owned garage
- Fixes issues with players getting stuck while using playlists
- Fixes additional issues causing black screens, long load times, and players getting stuck in the sky cam
- Adds details in the UI to clarify that characters created while Rockstar cloud is unavailable are temporary (non-saved)
- Adds changes to the character creator to make better-looking default characters with the "random" option
- Players now only lose a maximum of 500 GTA$ upon death in Freemode
Also, Grand Theft Auto V is now available as a Digital Download on the Xbox 360, the game can be found in the Games On Demand section.
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text: When using this method of hunting, well-mannered hunters will make sure they only shoot at birds rising in the narrow angle almost directly in front of themselves. Shooting way right or left is considered engaging/taking a bird in another hunter's "zone" (unless you are on one of the ends of the line), and is poor hunting etiquette in most groups. Watch your muzzle and the line of hunters; don't get too far in front (a youngster problem in most cases), too far behind (you'll endanger others if you shoot from this position), or swing your muzzle across the line (hunters in the middle should carry their guns pointing almost straight up). Many groups prohibit shooting at a running/flying bird if it breaks behind the line, or moves back toward the hunters (too easy to shoot a buddy when you're swinging across the line or spinning around while concentrating on the bird). Keep the location of parked vehicles in mind as you walk/shoot, too. You won't win any popularity contests by peppering someone's expensive SUV with birdshot. Some groups encourage being very verbal/noisy; talking and calling out as they walk (both to spook the birds and to keep track of each other in tall brush and/or crops like corn), and calling out "Rooster" when someone flushes a shootable bird or "Hen" if it's not. Other groups are more subdued. Take your cue from those around you, or the hunt "elders" if there are any.I have all my appropriate licensing and attire, I just need some advice for a first time pheasant hunter. Any and all tips are greatly appreciated.Good luck!Hopefully if it is successful I will have some pics up after this weekend. This isn't opening weekend by the way, its the second weekend, I was reading that the birds get pretty smart as the season progresses.


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i HEARD THEY USE LOVE AS THE SECRET INGREDIENT . THAT WHY THEY TASTE SO GOOD .
For a yummy tummy experience:
i HEARD THEY USE LOVE AS THE SECRET INGREDIENT . THAT WHY THEY TASTE SO GOOD .
This is exactly why I get "Hate Chicken" from Chick-Fil-A. How often do you get to enjoy delicious real chicken and piss off liberals at the same time?
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
every bit as much chicken in them as ribs in the McRibb sandwich! LOL!
i am suprised they didn't find far more grotesque things in the McNuggets! with the teenagers of today who knows WHAT they do with the Mc-groceries after hours!!
funny thing is the local grocery had some frozen McRibb like things on sale on the two for $5 rack -- they actually taste like ribs-- with real pork!
everything today sold to the sheeple is a new version of "mystery-meat" -- i think all the good stuff gets shipped to china because of the national debt.
Taken from a 70's film. Soylent Green is a supposedly soy and lentil based nutrition source which later turns out to be made out of harvested humans hence the quote "Soylent green is people".
Sometimes used to describe a big and nasty lie told by a large company or goverment.
guy#1 "I don't like campaigners, they're just selling Soylent Green"
Guy#2 "what do you mean, are you saying it's all lies?"
Guy#1 "Yup, the whole load of it"
Guy#2 "Oh my God... Soylent Green... it's people"
McDonald's hamburgers contains only 15% real beef while the other 85% is meat filler & pink slime cleansed with ammonia which causes cancer.
This has been viral on all the sites.. You read correctly "Washed With Ammonia." Film of it is on You Tube if someone wants to look it up.. Here yah go.. Thank you Chef Jamie Oliver.. Mickey Ds exposed..
McDonald's will stop using 'pink slime' (aka, ammonium hydroxide) in it's beef after a campaign against it by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver raised public awareness and grossed people out. Ana Kasparian
Took him about a year, but he got the film and nailed em..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
in china their testing re-constituted human waste as an edible product.
i think it is going to be called a "McPoop" burger!
we ain't quite to soylent green--yet-- one thing about the Mc-mC outfit is whatever they put in there it will be damn little of it!--LOL!
Judge refuses to block new meat labeling rules
The Agriculture Department has also prohibited meat processors from mixing meat from animals born, raised or slaughtered in other countries with meat from the U.S.
Their are still people eating the Mickey D burgers and think their eating meat.. Ah hell I eat their fish sandwich on occasion.. Ugly fish, comes from New Zealand, but at least it is fish..
Not one part of their burger is actually classified as meat.. The tail, hooves, eyeballs, ground bone, skin, fat.
99 cents for a burger bun and cheese, sure, next..
"McDonalds McRib Sandwich a Franken Creation of GMOs, Toxic Ingredients, Banned Ingredients"
Whats Inside a McDonalds McRib Sandwich?
- A flour-bleaching agent used in yoga mats
- So in other words, its not actually a rib. Instead, its a combination of unwanted animal scraps processed down in major facilities and restructured into the form of a rib. Then, 70 additives, chemicals, fillers, and GMO ingredients later, you have a meat product that tastes like ribs.
Not singling out Mickey Ds. I don't trust some of the other fast food joints either.. I am by no means a health fanatic.. Just do not want to get poisoned before I leave their parking lot..
"Sweeney Todd" The Professor.. "Well you know they do say. After you get a taste for human flesh. It does become quite appealing." She did make the best "British meat pies."
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
I don't eat that fast food junk, even if I am starving
4th is right its solent green or is it solent red today, I thought wednesday was solent red day
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
"He bred up a strain of lab rats
six foot four by four foot three.
They lived on a diet of Styrofoam
Chicken Nuggers and DDT..."
- Greg Keeler
Perge, scelus, mihi diem perficias.
i think they were serving McNuggets and McRibbs to "detainees" at gitmo , then the UN found out and declared that "cruel and unusual " under the convention.


text: Those skins fans are crazy. You know who else is crazy? Redskins ownership for gambling with the cap. THEY are the real cheaters, and got caught. Their ownership is why I appreciate being a giants fan. Watching the team as a young man in the early 80's, I didn't really understand the teams owner(s) ultimately determine how successful a team can be. As an older and wiser gentleman, I know that that the level of caring must be highest at the top!


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Endocrinologist Moraghan joins Essentia Health-Brainerd Clinic
Dr. Thomas Moraghan, an endocrinologist, joined the Essentia Health St-Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic.
Moraghan serves as the area's only full-time endocrinologist. He specializes in treating conditions and diseases of the glands and hormones. The most common conditions are diabetes, osteoporosis/osteopenia and thyroid problems.
Moraghan earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in Grand Forks, N.D. He served a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester.
Moraghan is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in internal medicine and endocrinology.


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CUE Center looking at cases with potential Boyer ties
Authorities say John Boyer ( Pictured above) pleaded guilty to killing a woman, believed to be a prostitute, in North Carolina. He's facing charges in two other deaths, one in Tennessee and one in South Carolina.In all three cases, bodies were dumped near interstates.The apparent lack of remorse from Boyer has police officers encouraging their colleagues who work near major highways in the southeast to check their unsolved homicide files and missing person cases.
Community United Effort, CUE Center for Missing Persons has put together its own task force made up of several experts in the field of the UNID, missing persons and researchers form various regions, meeting for the first time last night.
PURPOSE: The project is called "Long Haul Territory Killer". We hope to combine all the cases we have first hand knowledge of, compiled together with existing case facts, interviews and information gathered over the years in reference to any links to John Wayne Boyer.The team has already publicly named a few cases of concern and have reached out to a some investigators on cold cases this past week.
OBJECTIVE: The team will be erecting a web site in an effort to aid investigators on a nation level with tips, cases submissions and facts to help identified cases of unsolved homicides, unidentified decedents and active missing person cases that have lingered for years across the nation.
How we got our name:
Definition Territory: any tract of land; district
Long Haul: a journey over a long distance, esp one involving the transport of goods


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FedEx angers Allen Township residents
ALLEN TWP., Pa. - People in Northampton County are sounding off about plans for a big package distribution warehouse.
Infuriated Allen Township residents, who are unhappy with a proposed FedEx packaging and distribution hub, made impassioned pleas to the township's planning commission Monday night to stop the project dead in its tracks.
FedEx is currently in talks with Allen Township and Northampton County officials to potentially build a massive packaging and distribution center featuring between one million and two million square-feet of warehouse space on 253 acres of land currently owned by the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority.
The airport authority is selling the land for $9.6 million to help pay down its massive debt.
That fact wasn't lost on Allen Township residents, who blasted the planning board and the project developers in attendance at the meeting, which took place at the Allen Township firehouse to accommodate a standing-room crowd of more than 100 people.
John Mattaboni, of 15 Country Rd., urged both the planners and the township's board of supervisors to "save our township."
"This is an issue about fairness and justice," Mattaboni said. "We should not be punished for the sins of the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority. The airport seeks to dump its problems on the residents of our beautiful community. We don't want the traffic, noise and pollution. We don't want to be the next truck stop, like they have on Route 100 in Trexlertown or Fogelsville."
Resident Robert Napa, of Bullshead Road, called on township supervisors not to go after big business in the township. "The supervisors must look after our best interests at heart," Napa said. "The airport is on the hook for big money. You must not give (the developers) these variances. You have that power. You must take whatever steps are necessary to save our way of life."
The majority of residents who spoke in front of planners echoed those comments, along with concerns about increased traffic, noise nuisances, the safety of local children and other quality of life issues.
The land in question is in the vicinity of Wayne Grube Park, Catasauqua High School, the Lehigh Valley Airport's control tower and a retirement community on W. Bullshead Road.
The Rockefeller Group of New York seeks a subdivision of four lots on 280 acres, two of which will be utilized for the FedEx hub.
FedEx presented a preliminary land development plan to planners Monday night. It was the first time the board made public comments on the plans, which were announced in late December.
The first phase of the build-out, according to Mark Heeb, senior project manager of BL Companies of Camp Hill, is an 818,000 square foot distribution center along Willowbrook Road. Two more warehouses could follow.
Traffic studies performed by the Pidcock Company of Allentown state that more than 5,000 trips per day, including 1,800 tractor trailers and 600 box trucks, will traverse through Allen Township on a daily basis.
Planning commission vice-chairman Eugene Clater told developers he'd like to see an updated traffic study and asked why there wasn't a mass transit plan in place for workers.
The FedEx hub could create as many as 800 local jobs and generate a healthy tax base for Allen Township. More than $25 million in privately funded road improvements are planned for Willowbrook Road, Race Street and Airport Road as part of the project.
"The tax base would grow. I can't tell you how it would be spent. I'm not on the Board of Supervisors," planning commission Chairman William Holmes told a member of the public who said she's now considering selling her home. "I can't tell who is for it and who is against it. I'm not telling you it will be approved or won't be approved. There are a lot of restraints on the planning board. If (all conditions) are met, it might be approved."
Catcalls about the FedEx hub being a "done deal" were addressed by Solicitor B. Lincoln Treadwell.
"The property in question is zoned industrial," Treadwell said. "The property has the right to be used by the owner in that manner. It's been zoned industrial for a fairly long period of time. The township always thought the property would be developed. Developers have the rights to file the application. This is the first step in that process."
"There are more wins than losses with this," Holmes said. "The township and school district will see a lot more tax money and other municipalities will gain."
Developers requests for project variances must be approved by planners who then must make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for its final approval.
That process may take several months.
Planners will meet again to publicly discuss these issues on Mon., Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
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A little BeeGone in the entrance should take care of that!
A little BeeGone in the entrance should take care of that!
I had 4 hives and still have 4 hives so 0% loss and I do not feed or treat.... I win!
What do I win?
how od your losses compare to the last couple of years? I know you had some pretty bad numbers a couple of years ago.
the one nice benefit to losing all my hives is that I don't have to worry about any of OD's traps near my place. And yet while OD was up in SF, I noticed some of his 'highland girls' conducting home tours of my deadouts!
well I go feed patties last week-end and it's my worst year for long time, lost all my 8 nucs, 20 doubles on 78 and 5 singles on 18. That's give me a 32% loss. I can't believe I will win the challenge in the opposite way .
varroa has been terrible last year and we have a little drough at the end of the summer. I should have remove the honey boxes by mid August and feed and treat immediatly, but I loose time hoping in a late bloom. Varroa take advantage of the weakness of the hives and give me a good lesson this year.
Chance for me, many of the remaining double have ten frames of bees, I will recover for my lost in the spring.
Pascal Fournier, hemmingford, Qc.
Turns out I lost my weak hive while they were in the almonds. Looks like I am raising wax moths in that hive.........do they make honey?LOL Freezing all the comb as I type.
So I am down to 5 hives, but the good thing is they are doing VERY well!! Looks like I'll need to collect some swarms this year to get up to the hive count I want!
Went to make up a queenless nuc today to raise some queens but the wind was howling, so no go for me.
Coyote Creek Bees
Last edited by Charlie B; 03-22-2013 at 08:51 PM.
"That's the place where all the Stanford kids get their weed and other pharmaceuticals! "
One reason I hang out there too. Plus the good honey flow.
"Where is East Palo Alto?"
Charlie, as you move in on my sites as fast as you find out where they are, I will let you figure this one out all by yourself. I would love to watch you fight off the locals on your first visit, though. You "boys" from SF might have a hard time in EPA.
Ollie, what does the honey taste like that comes from 40 oz bottles of Old English and Colt .45?
Coyote Creek Bees
Of my 11 hives and 7 nucs, I lost one hive to mites and 3 hives due to beekeeper's error of not strapping or weighing down the outer covers enough during a blizzard. The wind blew our windbreak into the hives shifting three of the tops enough to allow the elements into the hive. Too bad as they were all strong hives at the time. They were the last of the polystyrene hives I had. Never again...All 7 nucs made it. Apiaries are no treat with the exception of feeding 2:1 syrup in the fall to the colonies that need it.
9 yrs, TF 6 yrs, moved to OAV in 2014, MAQS 2016. 5 hives and 4 nucs Zone 4B
Ollie, have you noticed if your East Palo Alto honey contains any extra medicinal qualities from the local pollen / nectar?
Vice President, Beekeeper's Guild of San Mateo County
Down to one hive. Of the original 4 I started out with this year, 1 absconded in november. Another dwindled and died in the december freeze. The wild one remains but is awfully quiet. i split it twice in the summer and both of the splits died out (one in december, one just a week ago).
the wild swarm was a massive performer last year. I hope it can make it through these next couple of weeks.
Vice President, Beekeeper's Guild of San Mateo County