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" The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between Whitehall Street at the southernmost tip of Manhattan near Battery Park (South Ferry) and St. George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace in Staten Island near Richmond County Borough Hall and Richmond County Supreme Court. "
So as every one knows I won a trip to New York City and I chose to go in early April. When I was talking to my husband about it and what he thought I should see The Staten Island Ferry was a top on his list. My husband visited the big apple as a child and remembers riding across on the ferry. How ever as it was many years ago things had changed quite dramatically I was sure but I did know that they were still running the Staten Island Ferry and that it did provide some great views of the city.
As our visit to the Ferry was very impromptu and more on a spur of the moment we just sort of discovered it after walking through Battery Park and seeing the ferry leave the dock as we walked through the park brought us to the front door of the Ferry. I was excited and was very nervous as I am not a big boat type person or a boat person at all for that matter. Every time I have been on a boat I end up hanging my head over the edge with a green tint to my skin wishing I had never had the thought to get on the blasted thing. As I was not planning on getting on the boat I was not able to take any thing to help with my boat problem not that it would have mattered any way.
So I had been told by my husband that when he was there they charged a small fee to ride the ferry and that you could drive your car onto the boats and pay to have them taken across to Staten Island. I had expectations of how it would look cars pulling up on one level as people that walked were on a different level. How ever it seems that they no longer allow cars on the ferry's and the best part is that several years earlier the New York City Department of Transportation took over the operations of the ferry and have since provided it free of charge. For me the expectations of having to pay and then it being free made it a great opportunity that I was thrilled to take advantage of.
We walked in to the main entry way of the boarding terminal and had to wait a few minutes for a ferry to arrive and for the people that were riding it from Staten Island to get off. As we stood around and waited the closer the boat got the more people that were milling around waiting. As I looked around I did notice a place that you could buy food and drinks as you waited but not being hungry and having drinks already with us we opted to just wait but it sure did smell good.
The ferry arrived and we were able to get onto it. As I knew that I needed to be close to the edge just incase we opted to sit on the outside. It was a windy day and the wind really did blow hard. I was sure that it was going to be the undoing of me. As the boat started to disembark I felt my stomach do a flip flop then even right back out. I was too interested in the sights that I was seeing and trying to skype my daughter so that I could show her every thing that I was seeing. That even the biggest wave could not have phased me.
The whole ride across to Staten Island took all of 20 to 30 minutes and it was one of the coolest things I did while in New York City. From the ferry you have a great view of the Manhattan sky line as well as the Statue of Liberty. There are it seems never ending photo ops from the side of the Ferry with the skyline in the back ground. I had directions from my husband that I needed to be outside and to take a picture of me with the Manhattan skyline in the background as my husband wanted to do a then and now picture as when he went the Twin Towers were still standing. It was sad to see the void of where they used to be but was pretty cool to see the Freedom Tower rising tall in the skyline.
Once we arrived at Staten Island we were disappointed to learn that every one must get off the boat at this time. If you wanted to go back to Manhattan you had to go back around and reenter. It was not a pain to do but it was rather shocking that you could not just ride the boat back. So we got off and opted to check out the boarding terminal on the Staten Island side. This side was a little more updated as they had stores and shops as you got off the boat and in the waiting area to get on the boat. I would have been happy to check out some of the shops but it seemed that they had already closed shop for the day. So we got back on the boat as we did not want to miss the last boat going back to Manhattan and have to find our way back.
We figured that we would ride the boat back the same way we went out. While we were in the Staten Island Terminal the wind had picked up. As we tried to open the doors to the outside sitting area it was rather hard and really took both my cousin and I to push the doors to get them opened so we could go out side. We stood out side for a few minutes but I was not able to hear anything that my daughter was saying on skype so I tried to go in. As I tried to open the door I realized that I was not going to be able to do it alone I asked a very nice guy that was by the door if he could help me. He opened the door and in I went with the door slamming shut behind me the wind really blowing now. I was able to show my daughter on skype via a video call the entire ride on the Staten Island Ferry she was able to see the Statue of Liberty and every thing I saw while riding the Ferry. It was one of the coolest things ever and I was thrilled to have service on my phone the whole way across.
As we got back to the Manhattan side and got off I noticed all the guards and police that were just standing around watching every thing that was going on. It made me feel very safe to know that they were there doing their jobs. This is one of those must see things while in New York City and the price makes it right. You can not go wrong with this freebie.
Would I recommend this to my friends and family? Yes and I would raise cane if they missed it. This is one of many must see's in New York City.
We often take things under our noses for granted. As a Londoner, it usually needs a foreign visitor to lift me out of complacency to visit places like the National Gallery and the Tower of London. It was much the same during my thirteen years in New York during the Eighties. An unexpected opportunity to visit the Big Apple arose last week, and I was determined to scratch a seventeen year itch by finally taking a ride on the Staten Island Ferry (the Ferry).
Staten Island (also known as Richmond County) is one of New York's five boroughs (along with Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan) and is geographically situated on the New Jersey side of New York Harbour. The Ferry has been operated by the City between lower Manhattan and the northern tip of Staten Island for over 100 years, first commencing service in 1905. The route covers just over five miles, and takes around 25 to 30 minutes depending on harbour traffic.
It is, first and foremost, a commuter ferry, carrying around 20 million passengers a year to and from New York's so-called "forgotten borough". It's the most direct route to the City for most Staten-Islanders, whose only other connection to New York is over the majestic Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the gateway to New York harbour. However, given the fantastic views of lower Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the East River Bridges and the Brooklyn riverside, the Ferry has become a practically mandatory destination for tourists.
The downtown Whitehall ferry terminal, next to Battery Park was completely refurbished in 2005, and is easily accessible from the South Ferry (1,2, & 3 train which runs up Manhattan's West Side) and Bowling Green (4,5 and 6 train running up the East Side) subway stations. The instantly recognisable orange-liveried Ferry offers a twenty-four hour, free (yes, that's completely free) turn up and go service every fifteen minutes during busy times and thirty minutes, most other times.
Visitors from the UK will despair at the lack of obvious queuing system. There is usually a fairly inelegant rush to get on board. Although the main deck is wheelchair and pushchair accessible, the upper decks are not. For commuters, a seat, or position, on the bow is the holy grail (quickest to get off) and for tourists, the starboard (right) side outbound and port side (inbound) narrow outside decks are prized for the best views of New York, Lady Liberty and Jersey City. It can get very windy and nippy in the winter months, so warm clothing is essential if you plan on braving the elements.
Once on board, there is generally plenty of space and seating available (depending on time of day) for those not fussed about the coveted vantage points. A full service snack bar operates on board, providing much needed coffees and snacks. Information points around the deck exhort the charms of Staten Island, but as an ex-New Yorker I remain to be convinced. The half-hour ride is relatively smooth. The ferry we took on both legs was the newest in the fleet, the MV "Spirit of America" which has been in service since 2006 and was built to deliberately echo the more traditional designs that have plied the route for a century. It is one of eight ferries currently operating. More information on each of them (if you're interested) is available at www.siferry.com.
Before docking at either terminal, its popularity with tourists is evident from the announcement requesting that all passengers making an immediate return journey leave the Ferry and re-board at the gate. This is easily accomplished (the route is clearly signposted) and is done for both security reasons, and to give waiting passengers an equal chance of getting on board.
The Ferry is well worth the time and effort and makes a great budget alternative to expensive ferry tours such as the Circle Line. My voyage was at sundown on a clear day, making for some spectacular light behind Lady Liberty on the return journey. By the time we approached lower Manhattan, the skyscrapers in the Financial District were twinkling with light, with the still-unfinished Freedom Tower (the replacement for the fallen Twin Towers) festooned with multicoloured Christmas lights from top to bottom.
Unmissable and highly recommended.
©Hishyeness 2011
During our trip to the USA, we have also spent a few days in New York. There we also went to the Staten Island Ferry.
The Staten Island Ferry has nothing to do with the boat tours, but it's a ferry that connects the southern tip of Manhattan to the Staten Island. Staten Island is 22 kilometres long and 12 kilometres wide, the smallest district of New York. There are about 400 000 inhabitants, what sounds a lot, but for New York standards is just a small district. Because there are few sights the 'New Yorkers' sees the part as the 'Forgotten suburb'. There is a nearly 1.3-kilometer bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island, but there is no bridge to Manhattan. And here comes the ferry into sight as the Staten Island Ferry replaces the non-existent bridge. At a distance of 5 miles, or about 8 kilometres it just makes sense to use a ferry than to build a bridge. Within 20 minutes you can take the ferry and it's absolutely free. Daily use about 60 000 passengers in the ferry, which are about 20 million passengers a year. The New Yorkers use the ferry to get to work, but also many tourists have now discovered that the ferry can be a free alternative to a tourist boat. Because of the ferry, you have a great view of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, located on the opposite Governor's Island Iceland and on the bridge that connects Staten Island with Brooklyn.
The Staten Island Ferry has two ports. One in Manhattan and on Staten Iceland. The pier is located in Manhattan in Battery Park, this is named after the gun range, was defended in the earlier hours of the port. Here lay off the more ships sailing to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The pier for the Staten Island Ferry is located in the south of the Battery Park Ferry Terminal, which is in turn at the end of Whitehall Street. The metro line 1, you can go directly to the ferry terminal by getting off at the South Ferry terminus. If you want to go a few minutes' walk, you can also take the line R to Whitehall Street. From there you are at the terminal within 10 minutes. The ferry terminal has a large waiting room, in which there are also public toilets. As the ferries run regularly but, never have to wait long. The second pier is on Staten Island and specifically at the St. George station. There, too, there is a waiting hall. Several buses leave from the dock into the interior of Staten Island.
The ferry runs every day around the clock. From 6 to 1:30 clock it runs every 30 minutes. During rush hour, so during the week, when the commuters traveling to work or on the way home, she travels occasionally even in the 20 - or 15-minute intervals. At night she runs only hourly. Overall, one can say that the ferry has very good departure times. In that at peak times several boats are in use, you must never wait long.
The Staten Island Ferry is a typical ferry boat. It's completely orange and is not necessarily pretty, but it does not have to be, because any way you look at the skyline and the Statue of Liberty but not to the boat.
After our ferry has arrived once poured out a lot of people, we were allowed to board the ship. This is a larger ferry with several decks. In the lower deck you can sit on wooden benches in the warm and even drink a coffee or something else for there are opportunities to buy snacks and drinks, which we have not done so I can say nothing about the prices. Even toilets are there if you go during the journey.
Most of the passengers crowded to the open deck, because only here you have great views. We are placed in the back of the ship. So we went back and could see Manhattan is slowly reduced. If you are in front, you see Staten Island coming towards you but the view of Manhattan is already rewarding. Of course you can also place the side, what we did on the way back.
Once the ferry has passed, you get to see something directly. It has a really nice view of Manhattan and it is also relatively close past the Statue of Liberty. We decided to see the Statue of Liberty from a distance, just from the ferry. The ride lasts even 20 to 25 minutes.
After our arrival, we wanted to stay on the ferry and head straight back, but you have to get out and stand in line again. Since not much was going on - it was a Wednesday afternoon - we came in the same boat back in and could go back without waiting. The trip was very nice. If the weather still been a bit clearer and the sky is not so gray and overcast, they would certainly be able to have better vision, but even with the cloudy weather, you get plenty to see.
The Staten Island Ferry is a free and excellent alternative to tourist boat tours. Whom it is enough to see the Statue of Liberty. The crossing from 20 to 25 minutes each way is fun, because you have a great view of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as the whole and costs nothing, saves you also have a lot of money. For me there is nothing negative and therefore there is a perfect score and a recommendation for the Staten Island Ferry.
We had heard of the Staten Island Ferry before we went to New York. Wasn't really sure how to get to it, and although it is a free service to use it which was quite appealing to us, there wasn't any point in travelling for miles to perhaps get a freebie. That may sound bad as we were just on a holiday of a lifetime to New York, but we had so much to cram into our 9 days there that all time was precious.
We went down to Battery Park to take the Statue of Liberty Cruise and it was down there that we saw the Staten Island Ferry. Since it was so close to where we were, we decided to take a walk over to it after going to Liberty Island, go over on the Ferry and basically come back again. When in New York and all that!
This was just a short walk left from where we boarded the Cruise Boat for the Statue. Upon looking the details up here I see it leaves from Whitehall Street which is at South Street. We just looked at the large orange Boat and followed where to go. It wasn't hard to be honest.
Although it looked a large Boat when we were some way away from it, it was even bigger when next to that (bit of an odd statement, but it was huge!). It looked kind of grubby and in need of a bit of a wash. Although it is in the water going back and forth all the time, the water is pretty grimy and this does show on the boat. Who cares as long as it is mechanically sound anyway. Perhaps if it was a chargable service then the standards may have been a bit higher.
This service runs 24 hours a day every single day of the year. I think the Ferry is busy all the time, and it was pretty crowded when we were on. There is a good amount of seats, and loads of standing room on either of the levels.
The crossing takes about 25 minutes and goes to the St George's Ferry Terminal on Staten Island.
Nothing too much to see and do over on Staten Island, but it was a nice little walk around.
Ferry leaves every half hour, so really you get there in the 25 minutes, everyone gets off, new crossing is boarded and away it goes again. We just walked about until the next ferry came back and headed back to Manhatten.
A nice little Ferry cruise. Yes, nothing much to do but it was free and felt like a New York thing to do.
As I carry on with my reviews of the sights and sounds of New York City I couldn't miss out on one of the main methods of transport used and one of the cheapest too, its completely free!
New York City is made up of five boroughs, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island.
The only non-vehicular way to access Staten Island is using the free ferry run by the New York City Department of Transportation that commutes between the Whitehall terminal in Manhattan and the St. George terminal on Staten Island.
The fleet is made up of 9 different ferries, Spirit of America, Sen. John J. Marchi , Guy V. Molinari, Samuel I. Newhouse, Andrew J. Barberi , John F. Kennedy , John Noble, Alice Austen, Michael Cosgrove , American Legion III.
The Spirit Of America is the newest ferry at only 4 years old and the Barberi and Newhouse are the highest passenger capacity vessels in the world at 6000 passengers each.
60000 people use the ferry each day to commute between Staten Island and Manhattan whether it be for work, pleasure or if your a tourist like we were and the ferries run approx every 30 minutes or 20 during peak times.
Even if your not going to Staten Island as a tourist its a great free way to see the Statue Of Liberty on Liberty Island and also Ellis Island which is home of the Immigration Museum.
Unfortunately I didn't get to either of these due to bad weather on the day we planned to go but we did get some great pictures of the statue from the ferry on the way back, on our trip over to Staten Island it was torrential rain and wind so we had to stay inside.
You also get fantastic view of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan as you head back towards it.
The trip is only 25 minutes each way so is a fairly quick thing for you to do but as its free you could ride it all day if you wanted too!
I highly recommend a ferry ride, its free and a great way to see Manhattan from a different view point.
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I have recently returned from a trip to New York and one thing I can really recommend is the Staten Island Ferry. In 1997, the NYCDOT removed the 50c charge allowing passengers to travel on the boat for free. On the 25 minute trip each way, you get an excellent view of the island, Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty - for nothing.
The ferry departs from the newly completed terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South Street in Lower Manhattan and will dock again at the St. George Ferry Terminal at One Ferry Terminal Drive, Richmond Terrace, Staten Island.
The ferries have capacity for large numbers of people, so you don't have to queue to board and are fairly free to move around the boat whilst it is en route.
On a clear day you can get excellent views, and you don't have to wait long to board the ferry, it leaves every 30 minutes, but up to every 15 minutes at peak times. You can travel on the ferry 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is great for taking sunset shots of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty on the enclosed, seated deck or on the open terrace. If you want to come straight back, you can quickly exit the ferry and reboard again at the arrival terminal.
You can also carry bicycles with no charge and there is dissabled access to the lower decks.
If you're travelling on a budget, this is one of many free attractions in New York, and if you're short on time you can be there and back in around an hour. A visit to Liberty Island takes considerably longer with long queues and a security check.
...Don't think that the tourist boats will be the best way to see the island. The best, and by far the cheapest way to get an amazing view of the island is to take the Staten Island Ferry. It departs from the ferry terminal which is in between the place where the Statue of Libery ferry leaves from and South Street Seaport. It only costs 50c for a return trip, and is the only place you can get a view of the island with the Statue of Liberty in between. The views you will get are outstanding, and you won't have to worry about having to queue for hours or get jostled by hundreds of tourists. Another excellent place to view the island from is to take the PATH train (only costs $1) from World Trade Center and go just one stop and get off. It's not really a tourist area, but is totally safe, and the views are amazing. There are also great views to be had if you stay on the path all the way to Hoboken - a great place for a night out.
You haven't been to New York city if you haven't been to the Liberty Island. And yes this is where the Statue of Liberty lives. The only way to get to the island is by ferries, from Battery Park, which is at the south end of Manhattan. I went on a Saturday morning. Tickets were $10 for a round-trip, for students. The queues at the ticket booths are horribly long. And there were only 2 ferries on that day so the queues for the ferries were like hundreds of people. Once get on the ferry, you're off for a nice trip. Manhattan sky-crapers such as the World Trade Centre are in a perfect view for photo taking when the ferry is half-way through. Souvenirs and refreshments are being sold on the ferried but most people won't be interested as they're busy taking photos. Be sure you bring your camera with you. Single journey to the Liberty Island takes about 15 minutes. You can stay on the island for as long as you like. But again expect long queues for the ferries on the island. On the journey back to Manhattan, the ferry will stop by another island nearby, called the Ellis Island and again you're free to get on the island for as long as you like. From Ellis, the ferry takes you back to Manhattan.


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Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Philander Smith College, will deliver the keynote address at Pulaski Technical College's commencement ceremony Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Alltel Arena.
Cindy Harkey, vice president for student services, said 955 students are expected to receive associate degrees, technical certificates and certificates of proficiency in more than 40 fields of study.
Honor cords will be presented to graduates with cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or better, Harkey said.
In its first year, the Pulaski Technical College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Milton Lites, will present special music during the ceremony. The North Little Rock High School--West Campus band will perform, and the NLRHS--East Campus Junior ROTC will present the colors.
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Five Guys Burgers and Fries have picked up no small share of plaudits during their two decades of business around the country.
The chain was launched in Virginia but has spread to some 1,200 locations, including 2950 Ryan St., Lake Charles.
"Fine dining of hamburgers," is what The State of Columbia, S.C., said of Five Guys.
They've been selected as best burger by various publications around the country: boston.com; Capital Living Region Magazine in New York state; New Hampshire Magazine; Washingtonian Magazine.
We had our own nice things to say about Five Guys after our visit this week. Five Guys is a fun, tasty and friendly place to eat, certain of its identity and eager to please its customers.
Food is cooked in plain view of the customer, service is cheerful and prompt, and the dining area stays clean.
I selected the veggie sandwich, which included green pepper, onion, tomato, mushroom and lettuce, served on a sesame seed bun. The sandwich was filling and tasty.
My dining partners, Michael Cooper and my daughter, Tess, selected the cheeseburger and kosher style hotdog. Cooper said his cheeseburger was "well done" — that's the house standard — but not overdone. "It was juicy, but a little messy, but that's my fault because I added barbecue sauce. The jalapenos, he said, still had "some fire" to them, reflecting freshness.
Tess found the kosher dog "hearty" and "flavorful," a meal in itself.
All of us sampled the fries, mine served without salt because of a dietary restriction. (The fries, incidentally, have been chosen as "best fries" in places as diverse as Montana and New Jersey.) Tess added some malt vinegar, which she found pleasing.
The fries were a winner. They are cut on the premises and cooked in peanut oil, served crispy yet soft inside. There is a Cajun fries option.
Five Guys' menu is not extensive. It includes burgers, dogs, sandwiches and fries, with some selections starting at $2.99 and topping out at $7.09.
You can pick up free peanuts to accompany your meal, but don't look for shakes or desserts.
Open seven days from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., you can order online at fiveguys.com.
Of special note, Five Guys drink options include Sprite Zero, of special value to me because I cannot drink caffeine found in most dark soft drinks. Most area restaurants I've visited don't give an option on a light-colored, diet soft drink.
Total bill for meals and drinks: $26.08.
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Billy Niles – you should be ashamed of yourself! The funerals of these children are NOBODY'S business. I didn't even want to open this article. The only reason why I did was so I could comment on how you have disrespected all of the families of these kids. And anyone who is actually interested in seeing this is just as bad of a person as this "journalist". I hope this gets taken down immediately!
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Please try one of the "real" ones as well. Mine are "springy". Since I do not have an actual issue one, I really want to know. My two "good" ones are commercial from Springfield Armoury, the 20 round came with the rifle, and the 10 round was bought at the same time to ensure compliance before we knew better, and is also an SA Commercial mag.
Thanks again. The info alone is very valuable.
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I'll check. I'll also measure thickness of the body.
In a search to refresh my memory about stampings , I ran across this site.
Evidently there were some fake ones floating around. I didn't download the book but there is an interesting read in this thread.
RIFLE-COMPANY.COM • View topic - Pictorial M14 Magazine Identification Guide
How can you tell Springfield commercial apart from any thing else. Are they marked ?
All of the ones with GI stamps have good non-bending plates and measure .030
Promags have cheesy floorplate, measure 0.30 and have 6 spotwelds on the lug, but I cant find a stamp..
When I had these rifles I don't recall having problems with them.
The one next to the 10 rder in my pic with a question mark on the paper has a good floor plate but measures .032. and the lug only has 4 spot welds. Fake??? don't know. It has no markings that I can find. The 10 rounder has a good plate and measures 0.30 with 2 spotwelds on the lug but I can find any stamping on it. It too, looks like someone experimented on it.
Count the spot welds on the lug on the mags that you have.
I was always told that if it's not 5 or 6 it's not 'real'
Then I found a dozen blued non hardened gunshow junk mags that have the lug stamped out of the body. I think I got ripped off on those..
My computer wouldn't let me download Different's guide but here is another link
Pictorial M14 Magazine Identification Guide Version 1.8 by Lee Emerson (eBook) - Lulu
Exile Machine in TX sells mags to Calif. in "rebuild kit" form broken down.
Some 10 rnd M1A mags here on pg. 2:
44Mag.com does sell M1A/M14 mags & floor plates (Checkmate brand), but they are out of stock like everyone else except for 5 rnd :
AND, here is a short FAQ on M14 mags. It has some critical info on mag body wall thickness specs and follower hardness - a very good read:
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FYI - Copes just got some Checkmate 10rnd & 20 rnd mags in, here:
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By Richard Littlemore • Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 13:12
In a recent post in The Citizen.com, Dr. Robert C. Balling, director of the Office of Climatology at Arizona State University, launches pseudo-scientific attack on Al Gore's move, An Inconvenient Truth.
As with a clutch of other industry-funded academics who quibble over climate change, Dr. Balling is happy to use his Ph.D. and his title to suggest expertise and to imply scientific objectivity. But readers might be better able to judge the quality of his input if they knew that he has been the eager recipient of funding from such philanthropic organizations as ExxonMobil, the British Coal Corporation, Cyprus Minerals and OPEC. Per the link above, Sourcewatch lists his take from these sources at a little over $400,000 in the last 10 years.
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I gather you have no disagreement with what Dr. Balling actually wrote in the Citizen – just the fact that SourceWatch claims he got $200,000 (that's what SourceWatch actually says Balling himself received, not $400,000 as you wrote) from industry?
Does it bother you at all to note that the SourceWatch information is footnoted exclusively by a nonexistent link?
That the comment "over the last decade" on SourceWatch was written in 2003, so your comment "the last 10 years" would – if the information is accurate – actually be more like "last 13 years"?
That the person who wrote the funding information cited only by a non-existent link refused to sign his real name to his (or her) writing?
By the way, how do you know Balling was "eager"? Just make it up?
John Lefebvre replied on Permalink
Busted on the out-of-date
Busted on the out-of-date SourceWatch info – the last 13 years would be correct.
But if out-of-date references bug you, how, for example, do you feel about Balling treating a 13-year-old quot from Dr. Roger Revelle as if it is relevant today or reflects Revelle's current position (which it clearly does not)?
Balling also uses two other references to the last (five-year-old) report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, notwithstanding the widely publicized updates on questions such as the link between climate change and the intensity of recent hurricanes.
So, as you may gather, I have considerable disagreement with what Balling wrote, but quibbling through details of his argument only plays into his hands – "proving" that there is a "debate" about the science of climate change.
As to whether Balling was "eager" and not just willing to accept money from big energy firms and then come up with "scientific" arguments that defend their interests, that was a clean kill; I was leaning on the language and your criticism is well taken.
But the fact remains, if you remove from the public "debate" everyone who is taking or has taken money directly from big energy, well, you'll find your debating partners disappear in droves.
Driver1953 replied on Permalink
Singer is so outdated
Most of Singer's denial publications are 10 to 15 years old and were published in the Washington Times.
Tartly Critical replied on Permalink
I respect what you wrote
I respect what you wrote here. Most people would not have owned up to errors, esp. "leaning on language," a phrase worth remembering.
As to updates on the link between hurricanes and human activity, I agree there have been some, but would not agree they are conclusive, as you imply. Denials notwithstanding, there actually are many vibrant debates in climate science and related fields, and the degree of influence, if any, of human activity on hurricane frequency and intensity is definitely one of them. If all is known already, why would scientists devote their lives to studying these things?
Finally, your statement about Dr. Roger Revelle has me perplexed. It seems to me Balling was saying Gore cherrypicked among Revelle's views, and you're leveling a similar charge against Balling, implying Balling cherrypicked Revelle's old views against "Revelle's current position." Are there two Dr. Roger Revelles? Because if there are not, Balling couldn't cite "Revelle's current position" - he died in 1991.
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Sorry about duplicate post -
Sorry about duplicate post - software said "page not found" the first time, so I tried it again.
John Lefebvre replied on Permalink
Nice String ...
Appreciate the intelligence about Revelle - gone but not forgotten.
I'm curious, though, about this notion that scientists are toeing the party line in order to ingratiate themselves with intrusive politicians who are champing at the bit to implement anti-social climate legislation. Last I checked, the Republicans had a death grip on the Executive and Legislative branches of the U.S. government – and their policy is to challenge climate change science on every front.
It seems to me that if a no-account scientist was really keen to get unearned government support, said scientist would be producing work that took issue with climate change, thereby earning the approbation of the current president. Such a scientist might even bump the fiction-writing Michael Crichton from his position as George W. Bush's expert-of-choice.
Tartly Critical replied on Permalink
I respect what you wrote
I respect what you wrote here. Most people would not have owned up to errors, esp. "leaning on language," a phrase worth remembering.
As to updates on the link between hurricanes and human activity, I agree there have been some, but would not agree they are conclusive, as you imply. Denials notwithstanding, there actually are many vibrant debates in climate science and related fields, and the degree of influence, if any, of human activity on hurricane frequency and intensity is definitely one of them. If all is known already, why would scientists devote their lives to studying these things?
Finally, your statement about Dr. Roger Revelle has me perplexed. It seems to me Balling was saying Gore cherrypicked among Revelle's views, and you're leveling a similar charge against Balling, implying Balling cherrypicked Revelle's old views against "Revelle's current position." Are there two Dr. Roger Revelles? Because if there are not, Balling couldn't cite Revelle's current position" - he died in 1991.
Justin Lancaster replied on Permalink
Balling cherrypicked Singer's views attributed to Revelle
Anyone perplexed by this Balling/Revelle/Gore story might want to examine the sworn testimony of one S. Fred Singer at the following site: http://home.att.net/~espi/Cosmos_myth.html
Balling didn't cherrypick Revelle's old views, because Revelle didn't write that Cosmos article to which Balling refers. And Balling knows that Revells didn't write it, because Balling himself was a participant in S. Fred Singer's ploy to hoodwink Revelle shortly before Revelle's death. It was a nasty, disgusting and secret business. Its purpose was to undermine Gore. It has been incredibly effective, as Singer, Michaels and Balling have successfully fed this story to a plethora of secondary bloggers who are happy to add their echo to the rant.
Crandall and Singer's chapter in the Hoover volume, published online is a mass of misinformation. I encourage anyone interested to examine the primary evidence and draw their own conclusions.
alex luce replied on Permalink
query for mr.Lancaster
coming from the relatively neutral standpoint of a young student (sorry for the corny introduction of myself), I would like to ask you where you attained the knowledge that Balling and Singer plotted against Revelle and Gore by forging an article of Revelle before the time of his death. I am not proposing any competitive implications, I simply enjoy checking sources. Thank you.
Justin Lancaster replied on Permalink
Alex, the source is directly from Fred Singer, in his sworn testimony. See: http://home.att.net/~espi/S-F-Singer_Deposition.pdf
This evidence is at the web site "The Cosmos Myth: The Real Truth about the Revelle-Gore Story". See in particular Singer's deposition at page 67 and page 125, where he acknowledges Balling's contribution to the drafting. Singer admits he cannot recall any contributions or feedback from Revelle during any of the drafting, but there were numerous contributions from Balling, Michaels, Lindzen, Ellsaesser and Nordhaus. Previous to this group act, it is documented that Singer, Balling and Michaels had meetings hosted by factions of the energy industry focused on "public relations", which was the cover for an intentional misinformation campaign to sway the views of the public, journalists and the U.S. Government. "Plotted" is your word, Alex. My impression is that the evidence may support such a characterization. JL
RougePierre replied on Permalink
Disagreement? Absolutely.
We'll stick with the consensus view on climate change that has the backing of every Science Academy of the G8 countries (and most every other developed nation) rather than the outlier conclusions of skeptics like Balling.
As far as the Sourcewatch link, we just like linking to them and raising awarness of the great work they are doing (FYI desmog readers, we will shortly be posting a great interview with John Stauber on the subject of PR and climate change).
The work and the words on our site are based on the in-house expertise of Ross Gelbspan, renowned author and journalist. Ross has spent more than a decade studying and writing on this movement that works to confuse the public on climate change. Check out his site: www.heatisonline.com for more on Balling and the other scientists that have received money from oil and coal interests.
Robert G. Duncan replied on Permalink
An Inconvenient Truth for Whom?
What is pseudo-scientific about Robert C. Balling's issues with clearly deficient computer models? Or his and others contention that much of global warming has occurred on a schedule inconsistent with the rise of human-generated greenhouse gases?
Perhaps the real Inconvenient Truth is that there are many scientists like Robert Balling who have problems with the global warming scenario, and some of them have not received money from energy companies.
In any case, money received for research from interested parties does not automatically justify condemning or ignoring their work. They may have had few options for necessary research funds, or, more likely in Balling's case since he was a global warming critic years before the funding in question, money was offered for further research after he had already become associated with conclusions which coincided with an interest of a funding source.
Put another way, do you think any pro-global warming scientists might have received money from environmental extremists? If they did, would their conclusions be automatically so suspect they could be dismissed without even reading them? So read what Balling has written and then decide!
In fact I believe it is absolutely vital that anyone who is moved to consider support for any local, state, national and/or global political action requiring people to significantly sacrifice as a preventative or corrective measure must in good conscience thoroughly explore both sides of the issue, and thoughtfully consider whether the evidence truly justifies the sacrifices. Here's one place global warming believers can start: TCS Daily : Technology - Commerce - Society
Another Inconvenient Truth is that seeing a movie and reading a few articles on one side of the issue is not enough.
Robert G. Duncan replied on Permalink
Correct link
I meant to use this link to the Science Roundtable for global warming enthusiasts who might like to read something on the other side of the issue. TCS Daily : Science Roundtable
And BTW, might it be possible that government scientists are interested parties insofar as they get paid by governments, some if not all of whom (the politicians, not the scientists) might be interested in the increases in government power which might result from panicky citizens accepting their authority to take more of their money and/or freedom to face that Great Global Warming Threat?
Robert G. Duncan replied on Permalink
Speaking of Public Relations Smog...
You might find this interesting. It seems the global warming "deniers" (that was a real word in the Middle ages, but then it referred to French coins!) are not the only ones blowing public relations smoke! Poor Justin Lancaster - another Gore casualty! The Revelle-Gore Story
Revelle has been dead for fifteen years, so he has no more recent opinion! The thesis of his last work, which Gore tried to besmirch, that global warming was not likely to cause such severe consequences that it required immediate and drastic government actions, is still current among many climatologists. Therefore it is not outdated.
Justin Lancaster replied on Permalink
Revelle did not write the Cosmos article
You might find this interesting, actually, if you are curious to Balling's shenanigans behind the scenes. http://home.att.net/~espi/Cosmos_myth.html
Balling once boasted to me in a hearing that his fancy suit was paid for by the energy industry.


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I missed my post yesterday and I'm sorry about that. Things have been pretty busy here of late, I have many things going on in real life that prevent my usual persistence with the family history. So, for the time being, it's going to return to kind of a weekend hobby. I will continue to post daily if I can, but I won't make any promises of that either. I'm on a different kind of hunt at the moment and hopefully will be successful very soon.
I've learned that one part of the family left England to find freedom from the church, and a profitable future. They found one, not necessarily the other. I have learned not to trust family "lore", no matter who it comes from. The other hard lesson I have learned, is that genealogist's results can vary depending on the part of a family they are researching, and how dedicated they are to documenting the records they find.
What do I mean by results may vary? It really comes down to how well the individual doing the research followed the records, and interpreted them. What I'm talking about, is three separate results I've found on line. Each one covers a different sibling of a particular family. What I found is that each one was a slightly different variations on the make up of the family. At first it took me a little while to figure out the first one. That was simply because there was a marriage I had been unaware of. The father of this family had been married three times, instead of two, or even just once. The first born child, a son was actually the result of the first marriage, then four by the second marriage, and one by the third. Can you see how things could get a little twisted around in interpreting these records. Now take into account that all of this occurred in the mid 1700's.
Many of the older records are more difficult to reason out. You'll find that they kept records in a different language than the rest of the populace. I'm not talking about language like French, German, or English, although it is not uncommon to find church or government records from the old days kept in Latin. What I'm talking about, is the difference between the way to educated spoke or wrote and the general populous who were usually peasants. Then factor in the fact that you might be translating the record from French, German, or maybe Latin, and you have the makings for some real confusion.
One of the most useful tools I've used so far, is the translator in the Google toolbar. It has been invaluable to me of late. You still have to remember that other languages, sometimes structure their sentences differently than we do in English. So even after you translate a page, you still have to interpret it correctly, and mistakes can be made. All of this is why I have been saying you have to do your own confirmation or corroborating research. You never know, you might be the one to stumble across something all the others who have researched this family missed.
There is another thing this research has reinforced, I am not infallible and I will always be learning myself. It never ceases to amaze me, where I can find the next lesson. Sometimes, that invaluable lesson comes from a completely unexpected direction. It's amazing just how educational, my own family history has become, in more ways than I ever imagined.
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Original post made by Dana, Laguna Oaks, on Oct 31, 2011
Now I am all for kids having fun, believe me. But when they overpack the facility (fire hazard & not safe) and girls are dressing in fishnets, shorts (that I have dishtowels bigger) and bra tops? I get that it was Halloween (hopefully. I noticed in several pictures when these young girls were at the front door, they had shirts/hoodies on. As you scroll through pictures, the tops are removed and there you have it..they are in bras. Are you kidding me? "Hi mom, here are my boobs on Facebook, you must be so proud"! Most are harmless and cute pics...keep scrolling..it won't take long.
These girls maybe do not realize that anyone can see these pictures (as I just have) and the long term affect. Good luck when you go on a job interview 4 years from now and a picture of you pops up of you in what you thought was a harmless Playboy bunny costume with torn fishnets and your bum & bra hanging out. I feel for the parents who saw her leave the house in a hoodie. Rock & Jump, you should be ashamed. Parents...be aware...our kids are good kids and deserve better.
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a resident of Dublin
on Oct 31, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Holy Moly. I just looked at those pictures and saw a few of my daughters friends. Very sad to think their parents probably have no idea. Well I suppose they will now.
a resident of Laguna Oaks
on Oct 31, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Friday night teen night is known as a time where anything goes. Kids doing nasty dancing with each other and apparently the kids have ample hidden spaces or there's no adult monitoring the situation and the kids are engaged in making out and more. They also play very nasty music that most parents wouldn't approve of. My son has gone twice, but I did pick up duties the second time and couldn't believe what he and his friends were talking about had occurred while there. I don't think we would let him go again with what I heard. By the way, the sports bra look is pretty common and not just for halloween.
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On our bus journey we started to notice that the scenery was unlike anything we'd seen before and had a strange white tinge to it. After about 20 minutes, we remembered seeing on the news that volcanoes had been active down here, and we realised there was volcanic ash on the ground! People say Patagonia is surprising and constantly changing, but we never thought we'd experience something so dynamic.
Over the Andes, we arrived in Bariloche in time for some colder weather and rain. A charming place, but we quickly discovered a town just north called San Martin de Los Andes that held everything we were hoping to see and do with a quiet atmosphere and well equipped town. Seven days here and we aren't looking forward to the final stretch to Buenos Aires. San Martin is set between two mountains and Borders a stunningly blue lake that is 300 metres deep. We have tackled both mountains on foot and were almost defeated by one while on bikes. The scenery is constantly taking our breath away and around every corner we see different views that only Patagonia could contain (Alex says it reminds him of Switzerland or New Zealand on steroids - I hope to be able to make this comparison some day).
So the Argies have been playing over the last few days just like Endland and this has lead to some interesting times... The first match was on in the supermarket where all but one of the cashiers has pulled up their chair to the TV screen. After a very long wait Alex couldnt help but announce he was cheering (accompanied by actual cheering!) for Bolivia and the conversation descended into Maradona's hand of god... The second took place whilst watching the Colombia match and followed a fierce debate about Beckham and Simone... It got kind of childish though with a rather passionate Argentinian supporter saying Beckham was a bad footballer anyway and Alex calling Simone a cheat who would never be forgotten... They are both right! Anyway thank god the Falklands didn't come up! It's acrualy been in the press recenty as madam Christine has stated she wants a crack at getting them back (election promise!) and we spoke to some locals about it- it's rather a touchy subject still.
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We've spent 8 nights here at Bike Hostel, an enormous, beautiful cabin-like house. It can sleep over a dozen people, but we have been essentially alone the whole time. It has a decent kitchen so we haven't had to eat out once, huge rooms (we have the eaves all to ourselves) and bikes literally litter the hostel (walls, floors evrywhere) and the hosts are very relaxed, they just leave us here alone as its shoulder season and the ash cloud has closed all the airports so there are very few tourists (twe are about 20 hours by bus to Buenos Aires)
It's a lovely end to our travels here, and who knows if we would have ever gone anywhere else if we would have started our trip here. In a few weeks we will very sadly be leaving to do the monotonous task of filing for our paperwork to return to the UK so we can both work but are already getting excited about taking some time on the way back to the UK (there is more than one way to ge there you know;)
Right now, if we could go anywhere in the world, it would be right here, right now (spring!)
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Got mine!!!
I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Got mine!!!
I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Got mine today too, thanks!
Got mine in too... Great work. THanks!!
Got my set today also!!! Great work again! I'll put in the suggestion for your next project! Accurate Aluminum toe spikes!!!
After years of us waiting for someone to step up to the plate, Tim did a fantastic job on these pieces! Mine came in today, too!
I haven't painted my jet pack and I want to install the beacon!
Again, Tim, thanks!
Git R Done!!!! I got back from the airport, and mine were waiting for me in my mailbox. These are awesome! Thanks a bunch!
got mine... super!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad everyone likes the sets
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Got mine - Killer job Tim!
I'll get you some info on the blade.
Anybody want to post some ideas of what they are going to use to light it up?
yes ideas :-)
mine will probably show up at work today right after i leave for the day. that always happens...
Got mine today. Awesome work. :thumbup
Wondering if there is any chance of getting a set?
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i got mine. i'm hopefully going to install mine tonight for a troop in the morning
Got them Friday.
Painted the beacon, and had to do some minor surgery on the BM pack to make it fit.
You may want to extend the "nut" for the beacon about 1/2" more for the slightly thicker packs.
I had to cut into the pack to allow enough thread up to connect it. Also, in the BM pack, he has metal rings embedded there, so that had to be chopped up a bit to allow for the width.
Wasn't too bad though.
End product came out pretty good.
will have to post a pic tonight.
i didn't paint mine, but i did slap it on my jet pack (ruffkintoys fiberglass), and it worked out great.
i'm going to unscrew it, paint it, and put the LED in it some time soon.
Got it! Thanks!:thumbup Now how bout knee darts?
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sweet!!! now i just need a jet pack to put mine on LOL


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I happened to stumble into some free lumber I have enough to build 10 to 15 TBHs and a few 6 bar nucs. So what I want to know is what would be the ideal design. Looking for ideas and /or improvements on previous designs.
1. side or front entrance, top or bottom?
2. SBB or Not?
3. Different size bars for brood nest as opposed to honey?
4. Flat or sloped roof?
5. 22.5 degrees or 30?
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Fall Fest at Little Rock-South will take place 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the student parking lot .There will be an inflatable twister, a photo booth, tattoos, and free hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy and other treats.
The rain location will be inside the Community Room.
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Anybody have a reciept for making your own pollen substitute using Flour,Soy,Oat,WheatSugar, Honey & etc? Dale
Anybody have a reciept for making your own pollen substitute using Flour,Soy,Oat,WheatSugar, Honey & etc? Dale
I have one:
3 parts soybean flour
1 part pollen
2 parts table sugar
1 part water
If you don't have the pollen, substitute brewers yeast.
Mix it up into a stiff dough, make patties. I used it rearing queens last year, and they ate it.
Dale Richards
Dal-Col Apiaries
Drums, PA
Did you use your own or commercial pollen? Aren't worried of bringing in AFB or something at the most critical period (when the bees are in low numbers and going through a potentially rough buildup period)?
I used my own pollen collected in the fall. Further, if you buy pollen, it is electronically treated to kill the "bugs". Some type of radiation. I guess like a special microwave thing.
Dale Richards
Dal-Col Apiaries
Drums, PA
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Dale, I mixed up the reciept today, also added 1 1/2 parts of Oat Flour and didn't add the water, just left it dry and set it out for the Bees in a 20" dishpan. The bees sure are going after it, kinda fun to watch. I realize that I will have to take it in at night and that they won't have access to if it isn't warm enough for them to fly. Will make some patties and put them in the hive. Supposed to be warm today and tomorrow. Having fun in S.E. Ks. Dale


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The Serious Fraud Office has begun an investigation into the affairs of former financial services provider and former director of Auckland-based Strategic Planning Group Limited, Andrew Hrothgar Robinson.
Acting Serious Fraud Office (SFO) chief executive Simon McArley said the matter had been referred to his organisation by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
The FMA opened an investigation into Robinson late last year. On December 21 the FMA cancelled his authorised financial adviser license and Robinson ceased being a director of Strategic Planning Group two days later. The FMA investigation is ongoing.
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An anonymous group of security researchers last week published information about an unpatched Windows bug, saying that they were disclosing the vulnerability because of the way Microsoft treated a colleague.
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There are reports of those committing the vilest of crimes, impersonating a pirate.
We must work as a group and make sure this does not continue.
Go to work fellow pirates, sniff out those who seek to betray us and make them pay.
2. Scallywag Relantel - Ole' One Eye
3. Landlubber MRandall - Puddles
4. Deck Swabber CBear - Vitamin See
5. Kraken Bait Mac - Fayettenam's Curse
6. Sam's Drunk Sea Dog - Beached Buoys
7. Doc "Forget About Me" Emrick - Flying Space Ship
8. Scurvy Infested Ulf - Hard Tack
9. Kaizer's Parrot - Merry Christmas
10.TEIB Blood - Royal Fortune
11.Shafnutz's Monkey - Thriller
12. Commodore MWB - The Floating Keg
13. Corsair Willie Kool - Dark Side of the Ocean
14. Troy "Bucco" Loney -Watermelon Jolly Rancher
15. Hornswaggling Redwill - Puppy Lover
16. Plank-Jumper NAN - A.C.C. Nannerpuss
17. Admiral Loaf - Hard Tack
18. Raider LITT - The Forgotten
19. Deckhand PFiDC - Lady Liberty
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NEA Survey: Members "Not Energized for the Election"
posted at 6:23 pm on August 6, 2012 by Mike Antonucci
If it seemed like the National Education Association's advocacy for the re-election of President Obama during last month's Representative Assembly was a bit forced and anxious, it's probably because the union's internal polling shows a genuine lack of enthusiasm for four more years of the current federal education and labor policy.
At the end of each calendar year, NEA surveys its members and its activists, asking a variety of questions to get their pulse on the upcoming year in politics. The union holds the results of these surveys very close to the vest, but when you can get hold of one, it is always informative. At the end of 2011, NEA commissioned GBA Strategies, a DC-based communications and opinion research firm, to conduct a survey of 750 rank-and-file members and an additional 750 activists, the latter defined as elected union reps, PAC contributors, and other members who have been involved in organized union political activities.
The numbers reinforce what past surveys demonstrated. NEA and its activists are not at odds with the leanings and desires of the rank-and-file, but their opinions are much more zealous and less nuanced than those of the average member.
Sixty percent of the rank-and-file surveyed gave Obama a favorable rating, while 26 percent gave him an unfavorable rating. For presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the numbers were 26 percent favorable and 41 percent unfavorable.
Among NEA activists each of those leanings intensified significantly. Seventy-three percent rated Obama favorably, while only 17 percent rated him unfavorably. Romney's ratings among activists were 18 percent favorable and 57 percent unfavorable.
Obama's job performance stats showed a similar gap overall, but neither group was overjoyed. Only 19 percent of the rank-and-file strongly approved of how the President was doing his job while 20 percent strongly disapproved. The activists were somewhat kinder. Thirty percent of them strongly approved while only 12 percent strongly disapproved.
Asked to choose between Obama and Romney, it was no contest. The rank-and-file selected the President 56% (36% "strong") to 26% for Romney, with the rest undecided. The activists went for Obama 70% (49% "strong") to 16% for Romney, with the rest undecided.
The layman might find these numbers encouraging for NEA, but the union is worried that even its activists aren't planning on being very active. Only 10 percent of the rank-and-file and 13 percent of the activists were "very likely" to join Educators for Obama, the NEA PAC volunteer group. Twenty-four percent in each group were "not likely at all" to do so. And even among those likely to join, large percentages wouldn't talk to the media, recruit others, or volunteer for two hours a month.
GBA Strategies came to the simple conclusion that while a significant majority of NEA members supported the re-election of the President, "they are not energized for the election." The firm recommended more work be done to mobilize the union membership "even if it means concentrating on educating them about how bad the alternative is."
NEA obviously has taken that recommendation to heart in 2012. But a "Vote for Obama So Things Don't Get Worse" message isn't a formula for success with education voters (or with those who vote on the economy, for that matter). NEA won't be able to energize Obama voters. Only Obama can. He hasn't shown any signs of reversing course in education policy or personnel, so NEA is playing the only cards it holds.


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Nowadays the calculator is very familiar to many of us. What did
people do to save time working out more difficult problems before
the calculator existed?
This problem challenges you to find out how many odd numbers there are between pairs of numbers. Can you find a pair of numbers that has four odds between them?
In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?
In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping!
It is not a race, but a game of skill. You have to be able to look ahead.
The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible, keeping to the rules.
The first line of the track looks like this:
You start on the green square which tells you that you can jump forward either one or three squares. Here is the whole track:
You make your way round the track and finish on the red square with 'end' on it.
If you land on a square which has 2 and 3 on it, you can jump forward - or back - either 2 or 3 squares.
If the square has 2 and 0 on it, you can jump forward - or back - only 2 squares.
If the square has 0 and 0 on it, you cannot jump at all. You have to go right back to the beginning and start again!
You can download a larger version here.
You can do this on your own or with a friend.
You can count your jumps by making a note on paper whenever you jump or by counting out twenty counters and taking one from the pile every move.
What is the least number of jumps you can make to get round the whole track?
Which squares do you need to land on?


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What is in this article?:
- The Basics of Overcurrent Protection
- O&M problems and solutions
- Follow the Code
Flawless functionality is dependent upon correct design and installation.
Overcurrent protection of conductors is an idea so simple that it is almost self-evident. Excessive current in a conductor results in rapid temperature rise, which damages insulation and creates enough heat to ignite nearby combustible material. Therefore, if you limit the current to a manageable level, you'll protect the conductor and any materials nearby.
You can achieve this in one of two ways:
1) Insert a short segment of material of lesser ampacity (e.g., a fuse) in the circuit path, which would melt and open the circuit path before more widespread damage could occur, or
2) Incorporate a mechanical device into the circuit (e.g., a circuit breaker) that would perform the same protective function, but that could be reset any number of times rather than being replaced.
Fuses provide perfectly competent overcurrent protection. However, in residential and other low-power applications, they are considered obsolete, though still Code-compliant. Besides being resettable, a circuit breaker provides a clear visible indicator when it has switched off after detecting a fault. In addition, these types of panelboards are easier to wire and repair.


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Special Forces Workout: Cycle 1, Week 2, Day 4
EDITOR'S NOTE: Special Forces workouts are written by Wes Kennedy. Wes developed his passion for fitness during his eight years in the Canadian Forces. He spent the last five of those eight years as a Special Forces Operator, which required him to develop into a mentally tough and physically robust individual.
Welcome to the Special Forces Training Program!
Make sure you read through to the bottom before commencing training.
Week 2 Day 4
30min Swim @ Z1 pace
Every 2 lengths of the pool swim to the bottom and up again X2
Tread water 5min
10min AMRAP @ 85% effot
16 sit ups
8 burpees
40 single skips
Walk 10min
10min AMRAP @ 85% effort
5 strict pullups
10 medicine ball slams
Row 300m
- a good rule of thumb for Z1 pace is a HR between 120-135 bpm, this should be based on feel over time
- military standard sit-ups reference video
Who is this program for?
- Military members preparing for a Special Forces selection phase
- Anybody who wants to train like a Special Forces Operator
Where can I find more information and ask questions?
I will post notes at the bottom of each workout that will go into more detail. I will also post links to videos whenever possible. I am constantly adding videos to my Vimeo and YouTube pages that break down various movements in great detail.
If you have more questions, you can head over to the Breaking Muscle Forum, and I will get back to you as soon as possible with an answer. For a detailed explanation of how to read the workouts, warm up properly, and get the most out of this training plan, check out the Special Forces Workouts FAQ.
Why should I use this program?
Whether you are looking to increase your chances of passing Special Forces selection, or you simply want to train at this level, this program follows an intelligent progression over nine months that incorporates injury-proofing, strength, stamina, toughness training, and event specific modalities such as swimming and rucksack marching. It is written based on my experience as an ex-Special Forces soldier turned coach.
When do the workouts post?
The workouts are released every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It is recommended that you begin the program from the beginning rather than jumping in part way through. This program is safest and most effective if you follow it in its entirety.
What equipment do I need?
Mondays and Thursdays will generally be strength specific days that you can perform at most gyms. Tuesdays and Fridays may require equipment typically found at a CrossFit-type gym. Saturdays will often include things such as boxing, swimming, biking, and running outside.
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|Sarge's Adoption Center
|256 Industrial Park Dr., Waynesville
|Nov 20, 2013
Back in Black — the national campaign dedicated to finding homes for black cats and dogs — is back for a third lifesaving year. The Best Friends Animal Society and its Haywood County partner, Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation, are holding a Back in Black special to help find permanent, loving homes for black cats and dogs. A variety of beautiful black and mostly black pets will be showcased throughout the month of November.
"Sarge's and Best Friends believe that black dogs and cats are special, and we will be giving away gifts with each black or almost black cat that's adopted throughout November," said Sarge's board president Gary Smith.
The gifts include a goodie bags for cats with a hand-made self-heated thermal cat bed, cat treats, a cat scratcher or cat tunnel, and cat toy. The dog goodie bags include coupons, a leash, shampoo and choice of dog coat.
Black cats and dogs often wait longer than their lighter-colored friends to get adopted.
"All of us in animal rescue know this is true, that black cats and black dogs routinely get overlooked by potential adopters," said Smith, who recently adopted two black cats, Jedi and Misty.
"As a matter of fact, famous leaders favored black pets," Smith said. "During World War II, U.S. Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a black dog and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had a black cat. Both pets actually sat in on strategic meetings. We hope the community will help save all these great pets."
To participate in the November Back in Black special, visit Sarge's Adoption Center, 256 Industrial Park Dr., in Waynesville, or the Sarge's cat condos at the Waynesville PetSmart.
To see cats and dogs available for adoption, visit www.sargeandfriends.org. For more information on the Black in Back adoption special, visit www.sargeandfriends.org/backinblack.html. To volunteer or to donate, call Sarge's at 246-9050.


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Pio Pico Energy Center
Power Plant Licensing Case
Docket Number:
11-AFC-01 (Application For Certification)
11-AFC-1C (Compliance Proceeding)
Project Status: Licensed; In Compliance Phase.
The California Energy Commission approved this project's Application for Certification on September 12, 2012. The Commission monitors the power plant's construction, operation and eventual decommissioning through a compliance proceeding.
Committee that oversaw Original Licensing Proceeding:
Carla Peterman, Commissioner, Presiding Member
Karen Douglas, Commissioner, Associate Member
Hearing Officer: Raoul Renaud
Key Dates
- 2/9/2011 - Application for Certification (AFC) filed
- 4/20/2011 - Commission accepts AFC as "data adequate."
- 2/22/2012 - Commission staff releases Preliminary Staff Analysis.
- 5/22/2012 - Commission staff releases Final Staff Analysis.
- 8/6/2012 - Committee releases Presiding Member's Proposed Decision.
- 9/12/2012 - Commission approves Application For Certification.
On February 9, 2011 Pio Pico Energy Center LLC submitted an Application for Certification (AFC) to the California Energy Commission seeking permission to to construct and operate a power generation facility, the Pio Pico Energy Center (PPEC), in the County of San Diego, adjacent to the existing Otay Mesa Generating Project.
The Pio Pico Energy Center is a proposed simple-cycle power generation project that consists of three General Electric LMS100 natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. The total net generating capacity would be 300 megawatts, with each CTG capable of generating 100 megawatts.
Energy Commission Facility Certification Process
The California Energy Commission is the lead agency (for licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts and larger) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has a certified regulatory program under CEQA. Under its certified program, the Energy Commission is exempt from having to prepare an environmental impact report. Its certified program, however, does require environmental analysis of the project, including an analysis of alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize any significant adverse effect the project may have on the environment.
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Easter weekend events in Nevada County
March 30, 2013
Ah, springtime. The warmer weather, a blanket of freshly bloomed flowers and Easter with the religious commemoration and opportunity for the inner scavenger to be unleashed through the search for brightly colored hidden gems in the form of an Easter egg hunt.
Several of these events will be sprinkled throughout Nevada County by the Moose Lodge, Nevada City Elks lodge, Twin Cities Church, Animal Place and many more local churches.
The Penn Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a hunt 9 a.m. at Western Gateway Park at 18560 Penn Valley Drive, as a way to promote the businesses and community in the area, said volunteer Marlene Bracken.
Twin Cities Church will also have an event 9 a.m. Saturday at Scotten Elementary field, which will include 8,000 plastic eggs.
"Everybody at church brings candy for several weeks and then we have people that stuff the eggs and bring and hide them," said Brenda McMullan, preschool ministry team leader. "We're just hoping for families to be able to connect with other families and discover the joy of Easter."
Animal Place will not only have a hunt for plastic toy- and treat-filled eggs but also a tour of the animals to show the community the animal-free version of Easter. Visit http://www.animalplace.org to sign up. Cost is $5 per person.
"Generally, kids and parents celebrate with real eggs or chocolate, and because we rescue the animals who produce eggs and milk, we wanted to offer a fun and kind alternative to these traditions," said Marji Beach, Animal Place education director.
The Lake of the Pines Easter Eggstravaganza will take place 10 a.m. for ages 3 and younger, 10:30 a.m. for ages 4 to 7 and 11 a.m. for ages 8 to 12 Saturday at the Sports Lounge.
The event will also include a cakewalk, face painting, games and a raffle.
This year marks the 36th annual Easter egg hunt for the Moose Lodge, which will hide 4,000 real eggs that took eight hours to boil and dye, said Bill Chappell, Moose Lodge trustee and future governor.
The festivities will begin 10 a.m. with the egg hunt at 11 a.m. at 225 S. Auburn St. and will include the Easter bunny, face painting and a barbecue, and those who find plastic eggs can choose from the prize table.
"It goes until all the eggs are picked up, which usually takes about three minutes," Chappell chuckled. "We had about 400 kids last year, and this year we are hoping for even more."
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text: Any socially transformative movement gets to a point where it needs to be fully embraced by the people it impacts. The green power movement within Canada is at just such a point. The past decade has seen an increase in the number of options available to Canadians to support renewable energy -- often associated with a premium cost to the consumer.


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12 billion reasons to dump Gonski and NDIS?
29 April 2013 , 10:12 AM by Elliott Dunn
We all know that the Gillard Government won't be giving us a surplus anytime soon. But today, the Prime Minister will reveal that Australia's fiscal position is not as bad as we all thought. It's actually worse. By about $12 billion.
That's the drop in government revenue estimates, since the October 2012 budget update.
Nevertheless, Ms Gillard is digging in, vowing that this latest fiscal flummoxing will not deter her government from its important (and expensive) reform agenda, including Gonski-inspired education reform and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Is this the right attitude? Or is it time the PM and the Treasurer dropped the big ideas for the sake of the budget? Is it worth racking up such sizeable debt for education and disability reforms?
Elliott Dunn Talking about it this morning, on the streets of Canberra. Have a listen:
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In using the idea of going into debt to buy a house for future benefits, I think the person who made that comment should realize that one has to be earning enough money to pay for the monthly payments, not borowing more money to pay for the cost of the payments as what the government is doing. Thats why a lot of people call it irresponcible spending, if we can afford it then great but the economy is getting into more and more debt and having to borrow more and more, in the reality of living if you can't afford to buy or pay off a home you will either have to sell it or declare yourself bankrupt
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Inventory Department staff members (from left): Miriam Marin, Frank Bates,
George Estevez, Olinda Ongay and James Sumner
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Team Spirit Award: Inventory Department
By Kareem El Dahab
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(April 18, 2006)--Staff members from the UTSA Inventory Department will be honored with the Team Spirit Award, one of five that will be presented April 20 at the UTSA Staff Excellence and Service Awards ceremony. The Inventory Department staff members are George Estevez, inventory clerk I; Olinda Ongay, inventory clerk II; Miriam Marin, inventory clerk II; James Sumner, inventory clerk III and Frank Bates, accountant II.
The five Staff Excellence Awards recognize excellent work performance in emerging leadership, dynamic leadership, teamwork, extraordinary initiative and overall excellence.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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This year's additional award winners are:
- Rising Star Award: Dan Smolenski, senior systems administrator, Department of Computer Science
- Leadership Award: Lowa Mwilambwe, university center director
- Extra Mile Award: Robert Rivas, research scientist associate II, Department of Biology
- Order of the Roadrunner Award: Hermilo "Milo" Silva, assistant director of planning and engineering, Center for Distance Learning and Academic Technology
In the third of five award spotlights that will be featured on UTSA Today, the Team Spirit Award is awarded to a group of university staff members who have demonstrated exceptional ability to foster collaboration, communication and cooperation among colleagues within and outside their department. The team has significantly improved customer service, customer service satisfaction, and notably improved productivity and efficiency.
Inventory Department
Team Spirit Award winners
The UTSA Inventory Department's mission is to report and reconcile all university capital and controlled inventory. The inventory can either be bought by UTSA funds, transferred to or donated to UTSA departments. This year, the inventory staff overcame workload barriers, promoted procedural changes, maintained task consistency, embraced diversity and provided top-notch customer service.
The staff, George Estevez, Olinda Ongay, Miriam Marin, James Sumner and Frank Bates, have worked together as a cohesive team, leaning on or lifting each other up to get the job done right.
This year, they managed an inventory training schedule that trained 159 people in four months. They coordinated state agency transfers with other UT System institutions and state agencies and ensured that property transfers of nearly $500,000 were recorded correctly. The team overcame file-transfer crossover failures, system errors and learning curves. They continually worked out the problems until the files were created, and confirmed the transfer of 100 percent of inventory records between three databases with accuracy and reconciliation.
According to their boss, inventory manager Cassandra Porter, "They've had an amazing year -- far exceeding established goals that couldn't have been achieved without a coordinated group effort. I'm very proud to have them on my team."
UTSA employees are invited to attend the event hosted by Rosalie Ambrosino, UTSA provost and vice president for academic affairs; Kerry Kennedy, UTSA vice president for business affairs; and Jude Valdez, UTSA vice president for extended services, at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 20, in the University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28) on the 1604 Campus. The ceremony will include remarks by UTSA President Ricardo Romo.
Downtown Campus and Institute of Texan Cultures staff members can attend the event utilizing VIA buses 93 or 94 at no charge by showing their UTSACard.
The ceremony will include retiree recognition, service pin awards for 5 to 35 years and refreshments. Thirty-four staff members will be honored on their retirements and 214 staff members will receive UT System service awards for the 2005 calendar year.


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MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show Design and the Elastic Mind — full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now.
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Upper class joins masses, says Vanderbilt sociologist
(March 25, 2005)--Are the fine arts losing their niche group to more populist interests? Will the revamped, refocused marketing strategy of the San Antonio Symphony succeed?
Richard A. Peterson, Vanderbilt University sociology professor, says there is a growing disconnect between the fine arts and upper-class Americans who typically patronize them. Peterson will give the keynote address, "Roll Over Beethoven: Whatever Happened to the Highbrows?" at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 29 at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The address, free and open to all, is part of an International Sociological Association convention March 29-31, coordinated by UTSA sociologist Jeff Halley.
The three-day convention is open to the public and features an international lineup of sociologists. Discussions cover a wide range of topics such as art, culture, media and politics. The convention opens with a panel discussion on museums and exhibtions, followed by a panel discussion on rationalization and resistance.
The late afternoon Tuesday panel will look at media influences, while Wednesday and Thursday run the gamut from nationalism to music. The convention closes with a look at gender, class and power.
According to Peterson, support of the fine arts was a status symbol during much of the 20th century. However, the past few decades have seen the elite crowd diversify, participating more and more in a wide range of popular entertainments. Now there is evidence that fewer high-status people participate in the fine arts at all, says Peterson.
The sociologist's address will examine the reasons for the changing culture of the country's upper class -- something increasingly grounded in what he says has been called "bourgeois Bohemianism."
Peterson's work centers on the sociology of culture, organization, social class and the music industry. He is the founding chair of the Culture Section of the American Sociological Association.
For more information on the conference, contact Jeff Halley at (210) 458-4670.