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Day 234 - Rio de Janeiro (Redeemer)
Trip Start Sep 02, 2007
243Trip End May 01, 2008
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The weather here can change very quickly so we were determined to make the most of the clear skies while we could.
We practically inhaled our breakfasts and were running out the door before 08:30, which I know is a bit late for most of you worker bees but it was early for us!
It was a public holiday today (again), so we knew that it would probably be even busier than normal out and about, with many more Brazilian tourists around than usual.
We decided to head for the Corcovado mountain first, which at top of it boasts one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the famous 31 ft statue of Christ the Redeemer with arms outstretched, blessing the city below.
It was a bit of an arse to get there, we had to take a public bus which took a very convaluted route but eventually pulled up at the Corcovado train station about 40 minutes after leaving Ipanema.
We were immediately surrounded by taxi drivers offering their services, to take us up to the top of the mountain.
This seemed a bit odd to me as clearly every single person getting off the bus at this stop had probably travelled half of Rio in order to catch the hill train, so why would they suddenly change their mind and take a taxi instead?!
We bought our expensive tickets up there (R$36 each), found the entrance point to the train platform and joined the front of the queue at 09:41.
It would have been much easier to take a seat and wait with all the other people, but we really wanted to get good seats in the train either of the statue or the city below, so we decided to stand instead.
At 9:55 the next train pulled in (they leave every 20 minutes) and we were pleased that we were going to get first choice of seats.
When I got to the barrier, the guy scanned my ticket and I walked through the barrier. I waited for Katie to join me on the platform, but just as I started to walk back to see what the problem was one of the blokes asks to see my ticket.
He looked at it very seriously and then told me that we had to wait for the train leaving at 10:40... an HOUR after we bought our tickets! How ridiculous.
So we sat down for a while and then joined the front of the queue again, finally taking our front row seats on the left side of the carriage, hoping that from here we would either see the statue appearing, or have good views over the city to our left.
Wrong and errr... wrong!
Quick tip - if you take this train, sit on the RIGHT side going up, which has wonderful views over the lago and Ipanema & Leblon's beaches.
There is absolutely nothing to see on the left or at the front. D'OH!
Oh, sorry, there are some erm.... trees.
We did have one lightning quick 'blink and you'll miss it' view over the city!
When we got off at the top we sped past the other tourists and walked up the steps, eschewing the elevators and escalators as we could do with the exercise and it's normally faster anyway.
Half-way up the stairs we had a lovely view of the back of the statue, I'm not totally sure why I bothered to take a photo, but here you go anyway!
We got to the very top of the mountain a few minutes later, somewhat sweaty but happy and walked quickly towards a viewing platform in front of the statue, which looked like it would provide some incredible views out over the city in front of us.
The only problem was that half of Arkansas appeared to be there at the same time as us!
All around us were fat, loud, obnoxious Americans, pandering to the very worst of US stereotypes and the type of people that I always tell my friends are only about 0.001% of the US population.
They must have been on a convention or something, they were EVERYWHERE; ominpresent or more accruately 'ominaudible', although I've probably just made that up. They were so NOISY!
To get to the best viewing platform you have to weave in and out of people who were lying on their backs to get photos of their friends or loved ones in the same frame as El Christo himself.
I started off being very considerate, waiting for people to take their shot and making sure that I wasn't in their shot or disturbing them in any way.
I soon realised that everyone else around me was mowing through their photos, nudging past the poseurs and practically walking on top of those people who were lying spreadeagled on the ground. It was clearly dog-eat-dog up here!
When I (EVENTUALLY) got to the front of the viewing platform it was like a tin of sardines.
I stretched my broad shoulders as far as I could, to buy a bit more space for a photo, but it was hopeless.
You could just about get a decent photo of the amazing view, but it was almost impossible to get a good one with me or Katie in front of the view.
You could get a shot, but always with someone else's hair, elbows, camera or whatever encroaching into the shot.
Thank God for the "trimming" function on digital cameras, which allowed me to crop out any unwanted distractions...
They weren't exactly the shots I wanted, but they were the best I could do without having Billy Bob's head or Emilou's marshmallow man arms!
With the 'people' shots done I spent some time trying to get some good photos of the views below us.
To be fair I think that Stevie Wonder would have had a pretty good chance of taking a good photo up here ;)
You can clearly see the 'Sugar Loaf' mountain in the middle of this next shot; you might even be able to see the cable car going up it, on which James Bond famously battles Jaws in 'Moonraker'!
Here's a bit of video showing the gorgeous panorama...
...and here's the Big Guy Himself.
He seems to bear an uncanny resemblance to Fernando Torres, Liverpool's number nine?!
The weather was still pretty good but it was cloudier than earlier and seemed to be getting cloudier still; it was a shame that it took us over an hour to get to the top of the mountain, the delay meant that we missed a big chunk of clear skies :(
We did get a great view over the Maracana stadium though.
After the photos we made our way back through the photographers on their backs, with their buddies/wives/kids with arms stretched out like airplanes in front of them.
It was rude not to follow their lead ;)
This is a shot of Katie looking over towards Ipanema (where our hostel is), with Ipanema beach to the left and Leblon beach to the right, behind the lake.
It was only then that I remembered I had the video camera with me.
Our wonderful but not inexpensive Sony mini DVD recorder has been playing up for months.
It has wiped about 3 full discs worth of memories so far and caused me to swear even more than ginger Norwegian left backs who choose to attempt a dive header in the last seconds of injury time when the ball is on the floor, rather than hoofing it into row Z. Anyway...
Losing some amazing video footage has really hit me hard, so I just hoped that it wouldn't do it again up here because we had footage of the Iguazu Falls, the Pantanal, the north coast beach of Jericoacoara and also the west coast island of Morro de Sao Paulo on the disc.
I took some quick footage, then went to switch off the camera and saw the message that broke my heart: "FORMAT DISC?" This meant that it had wiped the disc again so that it was blank.
I swore very loudly and promptly went into what I believe the great philosipher Plato would refer to as "a right strop".
Katie knew that I was gutted and furious and sensibly let me silently burn off a few brain cells before we took the escalators down to the train platform.
Again we had to wait a long time for a train back down the mountain, but at least this time we knew where to sit and had a much better view out of the windows.
When we reached the bottom of the mountain we got the public bus back to Ipanema (the loooooong way around via Leblon) and grabbed some lunch at our favourite little snack bar again.
I think the thing we like most about this place is that it does a fantastic glass of iced acai, which is a local black berry full of anti-oxidants and bursting with health, which is now very much our drink/desert of choice!
Here's a photo of the cafe, which is on the corner of the main road in Ipanema, in case you want to try for yourself!
By now the clouds had nearly disappeared and the sun was still shining brightly when we left the hostel, so we decided to head to the beach, to get some photos of the golden sand and the big crowds.
It was like a weekend, the beaches were absolutely PACKED!
This was the view to the left of Ipanema beach, walking towards Copacabana...
...and this is the view to the right of Ipanema beach, looking towards Leblon.
When we got to the rocks at the end of the left side we had some great views back down Ipanema beach.
We really love staying in Ipanema, it's got a great atmosphere, an excellent beach and its less developed & built-up than Copacabana.
We walked out onto the rocks to get the best possible angle back towards the beach.
After that we made our way up the beach towards the devil's beach (a.k.a. dog beach!) before cutting inland and following the sea to get to the beginning of Copacabana beach.
This was the last view we had of Ipanema beach before walking back inland.
Katie suggested that we go to Copacabana Fort to take some photos over the famous beach and towards the Sugar Loaf mountain, so we walked to the end of the heavily armed pier, took some snaps and then continued walking along the main beach.
This is another perspective of Sugar Loaf mountain...
...here's one of the cannons from the grounds of the fort...
...and here are some of the surfers riding a wave back towards Copacabana beach.
By now it was about 3:30pm and the sun was starting to disappear behind the high rise hotels and apartment buildings which line the beach road.
This meant that some parts of the beach were totally in shadow already so we'd missed the boat a bit on this beach.
Hopefully we can get some better shots tomorrow if the weather stays good.
We walked to the bus stop in the middle of Copacabana and caught a public bus heading east towards the cable car which takes people up to Sugar Loaf mountain.
We really wanted to see the view from the top of the mountain during the day and also at sunset, when the views are supposed to be fantastic, but we had a feeling that we were going to arrive just too late to enjoy the day view.
We paid our R$35 each at the cable car office and headed up to the first stop, a mountain between the city and the Sugar Loaf mountain.
I managed to sit us on the wrong side of the cable car, so we had nice views of the Red Beach to our right, while everyone on the left had breathtaking views over the city! I wasn't having a good day with my seat selection :(
We took a few photos from the top and then changed cable cars, to get the second one up to the top of the famous Sugar Loaf.
I got us in the right spot this time, but I knew the view from the top would beat any photos taken through the cable car glass, plus I only had a bit of space left on the memory card!
This was the view from the first mountain...
...I really like this shot as we headed towards the top of the Sugar Loaf...
...and this one taken from the top, looking back at the climbing cable cars and Ipanema beach.
By now the sun was definitely on a one way express ticket below the horizon and the sky was beginning to show flashes of colour to give us a taste of what to expect from the sunset.
Unfortunately (as has been so often the case on our travels!) at the very last minute some clouds appeared just above the horizon, hiding the sun and diluting the colours of the sunset.
It was still pretty fantastic, but it could also have been even better.
This is a close up of Ipanema & Leblon...
...while this one shows the centre of the city with the Redeemer statue to the top right.
Katie found us a bench seat with perfect views over the city, so we sat there watching and recording the setting sun over the city.
We had great views of Copacabana and Ipanema beaches to the left of Christ the Redeemer and also great views of Flamengo beach, Botafogo, the Lagoe and part of the central area to the right of the statue.
El Christo himself was just a tiny spek behind the city, but the statue has such immense character and presence that it still manages to utterly dominate the skyline.
The statue can just be seen on the top of the mountains on the left side of the photo below... look carefully!
While I was taking more photos than you could shake a stick at, Katie spotted a funny Japanese guy that we did the mine tour with in Potosi, Bolivia.
Or more accurately, she spotted a funny Japanese guy who Katie shared a bus with and who I nearly died next to inside the mines!
He didn't recognise us from Adam but we had a quick chat and found out that he's two and a half years through a THREE YEAR round-the-world trip! Lucky git.
He was an interesting chap so we asked him tons of questions about his travels to compare notes but also to learn from his travels to places that we wanted to visit but were unable to include this time, like China, India, Pakistan, Africa and Antarctica.
This guy has definitely seen more of the world that anyone I've ever met and had a highly amusing Japanese slant on his experiences, which really made me laugh and miss my friends in Japan.
Anyway, yadda yadda yadda, more photos!
Once again (as per Salvador) the sun got a short round of applause from the assembled tourists and then we sped off quickly to avoid the long queues for the cable cars on the way down.
With only one leaving only every 20 minutes we didn't fancy waiting around!
I got some nice shots of the sunset before we left, I love the purple tinge to the clouds.
When we got down to the street level we got a bus back to Ipanema with our old friend, before leaving him in Copacabana and continuing to our hostel.
We weren't sure what to do for dinner but eventually decided to try one of the famous Brazilian 'churasco' (barbecue) restaurants.
For those of you unfamiliar with them, a churasco restaurant is essentially an upmarket all-you-can-eat restaurant specialising in meat.
Usually they provide you with a circle with one green side and one red side.
The waiters carry huge BBQ skewers with different cuts and types of meat on and if they see that your disc is displaying the green side (GO!) then they will bring the meat to your plate and shave off a few slices kebab style or slide the chunk of meat onto your plate.
There is always a full salad bar and often side dishes like fries also included in the price. Drinks are never included and are expensive, but sometimes deserts are thrown in free.
We've been to plenty of all-you-can-eat and pay-per-kg restaurants in South America, but we hadn't yet been to a specialist 'churasco' place; Katie agreed that I couldn't leave Brazil without trying one, which was very kind of her considering that she can't eat any of the meat!
Our friend on the front desk of the hostel recommended two places in the area, one of which was unfeasibly expensive and the other only absurdly expensive.
We tried the cheaper of the two first, which looked ok but nothing special. There was some sushi and fish for Katie but she wasn't that impressed, so we set off to find the other one.
It took a while to find it (like I said, I wasn't having a great day today... I blame that own goal yesterday!), but when we did it was clearly far superior to the other place and as well it bloody should be for R$65 (20 quid) a person, plus drinks!
I'm sure I'll read this when we get back to London and think "�20 for all that amazing meat, what a bargain!" but right now that seems a bloody fortune!
Katie had one look around the buffet and was sold, there was loads of sushi & sashami, seafood salads, huge veggie salad bar, pasta salads, etc etc.
The meat list that I was given was absolutely extraordinary, with a huge selection of different meats, then about 10-15 cuts of each type of meat. It was like eating in a butchers!
We were dressed like backpackers who left home 9 months ago, so unsurprisingly we didn't get the best table in the world, but as soon as the meat waiters located me in the corner they didn�t stop coming over!
I lost count of the different cuts and types of meat I tried at twelve, but left some space for some miso soup, sushi and octopus salad. Yummy scrummy for my tummy!
Deserts here were not included (thankfully!) so we left the place with very full stomachs and very empty pockets.
I managed to talk Katie into yet another frozen yoghurt on the way home, which highly amused the staff who must think that we're addicted to them or something!
After that we managed to get on the internet, tried to sort out a few days on Isla Grande and read up on United choking at the Neu Camp, as usual! What I would give for Barca to score first at Old Trafford next Tuesday...
We'd really enjoyed a full and exhausting day today and tomorrow we're HOPEFULLY going to go hang-gliding off one of the highest mountains in the city!
This is something that we've both been looking forward to for over 6 months now and we've got everything crossed that we get a clear and windy day tomorrow which would make it perfect conditions for hang-gliding and hopefully something that we would never forget and a definite highlight of our trip.
So I wish you all a thousand good nights and look forward to sharing another packed day with you tomorrow!
Lots of love,


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If you're a dog lover, you probably know about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Held annually in New York City, the event attracts thousands of dogs and their handlers, each competing for the top prize, Best in Show. Westminster is so popular that some people call it a canine Super Bowl.
But did you know that lots of smaller—and very different—dog shows take place each year across the country? One of them was held recently in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the Pals and Paws Agility Trial.
About 100 dogs took part in the three-day event, held March 8–10 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. In an agility contest, canines compete on an obstacle course. They run through tunnels, weave through poles and jump through hoops and over hurdles. Handlers direct the dogs through obstacles in a sequence. Dogs are judged on how long it takes them to complete the obstacle course and how well they perform each of the challenges. Ribbons and titles are awarded as dogs complete different events.
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Dog agility is a popular sport, widely practiced around the world. Participants say it strengthens the bond between handler and dog while providing exercise for both.
Does your dog have what it takes to compete? Liz McGuire says preparation is key. "You can keep your dog in condition by exercising them and feeding them the right foods," she told TFK. "The dog has to . . . train, sort of like a football player." McGuire competes in agility trials with five Australian shepherds.
Suzanne Wesley's gray poodle, Raya, was in top shape at the Jacksonville event: Raya won the Agility Dog Champion title. It is one of the competition's highest awards. Other owners and dogs taking part in the trials included Terry Herman and her miniature poodle, Idgie, and Stuart Mah with his four-year-old border collie, Ares.
For dog owners like Hunter Moore, however, the Pets and Paws Agility Trial was pure entertainment. He has a pug named Bessie, but he doesn't compete. What did Moore like most about the Jacksonville event? "Seeing everyone try their best, even the dogs!"

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I got a Habano Magicos 5'x52 fiver on a combination order, choosing it solely on its CI Customer Reviews. I've never tasted such a wonderful & tasty Dominican, & I smoke about half Dominicans in my weekly rotation. It's a great one for my first daily cigar while my palate is fresh. Smoke it slow, & take it all in because it's well worth your attention. They're at the top of my list, one click behind Ave Maria, which is tops on my medium-bodied. So happy I found them!
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This cigar is really delicious in flavor and handsomely made. The flavor is very tasty and smooth. It burns evenly and it is very meaty. If you haven't tried one you're missing out on a really great cigar.
Having tried & thoroughly enjoyed Pinar del Rio's Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet Seleccion Colorado Habano Magicos robusto in the past, I was eager to try the same blend wrapped in a Habano Maduro wrapper. A trip to the MMAO section netted me 20 of the Maduro Magicos robustos at over 50% off the regular box price. With only one day to rest after delivery, I fired up my 1st one. Similar to the Habano version, featuring rare Vuelta Abajo long fillers, the Maduro cigar feels heavy in the hand, is well constructed with a triple cap & delivers medium bodied flavor in spades. One of the few Dominican smokes still in my rotation, Magicos robustos are 5" X 52 sticks that perform outstandingly, with no hint of burn issues. The fact that these can be had for far less than the MSRP makes them an outstanding value. I slightly prefer the Habano version, but am pleased with the Maduro's performance. A level below my favorites like Diesel, Tempus Maduro or 5 Vegas Triple "AAA", Cabinet Seleccion still garners a solid 89/100 rating, in my book. Since you can always pay more for less, I am enthusiastically recommending this vitola to Maduro lovers & medium bodied smokers alike.
Magicos Maduro 5 x 52. Like most maduros I've smoked, these have a very earthly flavor and the wrapper has a hard time keeping up with the filler burn. Required a few touch ups for uneven burn and one touch up to correct tunneling. Might try these again if I see them on sale, but they would not make it into an on going rotation.
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The Magico Habano has become part of my regular rotation. Good construction and draw with a complex medium full flavor profile. A fantastic value at its price point. Flores y Rodriguez is a leader in the continuing trend of increasingly more full-bodied cigars being produced in the D.R.
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A superb stick! Do yourself a favor and give it a try; the different flavor transitions will surprise you. I taste bread, raisins, eucalyptus, pepper, leather, butterscotch and the price was under $5 a stick!
I am always looking for a great cigar that I can smoke everyday. Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet Seleccion Robusto is a good example.... So far I have ordered 20 & am smoking 2 or 3 a day. They are really good. One of my favorite Dominican smokes. They have received rave reviews from "Cigar Journal", including a 95 & a #9 position in the "Top 25 Cigars of 2012". Pre light aroma is spicy. Construction is firm, heavy, with a triple cap over the Colorado Habano wrapper. Rare Vuelta Abajo long fillers make this a Dominican vitola that has surprising strength & flavor. Medium/full bodied clouds of smoke are filled with tastes of earth, wood & citrus. An underlying sweetness is evident throughout the burn. The greyish/white ash clings to the body of the cigar until removed. At the reduced price I am getting these, it has become my new go-to stogie. Cigar Journal isn't far off in their worship of this blend. Highly recommended. 92/100
I am burning a 5" X 52rg Robusto, as I write this review. My 1st Flores y Rodriguez ever.... I am halfway through & all is well. No need to worry, these smoke fine right off the truck. The triple cap is a refreshing change. Construction is good. The body firm without any soft spots. The Habano wrapper is stout with large veins & what appears to be a problem area on the leaf, which is being held together by the cigar band. Prelight aromas are spicy with cedar & cinnamon. A pinch cutter makes short work of the cap & the 1st few puffs are mild & taste of wood. The smoke is thick, the draw even & 2/3 of the way through I have experienced none of the burn issues other reviewers have mentioned. On the contrary, the burn is perfection. 1/2" in, the pepper & spice become more prevalent, as a medium bodied, somewhat full flavored level is reached. I like the flavors of this vitola. Not what I have come to expect from Dominican stogies. It reminds me of blends like Sol Cubano or Man O' War, only missing that last gear that Nicaraguan cigars in general & AJ Fernandez offerings in particular always provide. I can see why some find it quite enchanting, give it absurdly high 95 ratings & Cigar Journal loves it so much. At the price I paid, I am quite happy with this purchase. However, my full bodied leanings say I want more precocious flavors. Even among medium smokes, I prefer something by Alec Bradley. With AJ mediums out there like Pueblo Dominicana or La Herencia Cubana to compete with, well, it's a tough sell for me. Having said all that, I find this blend satisfying, fairly complex & quite well made. A quality Pinar del Rio cigar. 90/100
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"Perfect burn, great draw", has decidedly NOT been my experience with this line. Both the Habanos and Maduros are work to enjoy (every single one---of 15 or more), but enjoy them I do. And Joe's price is definitely right. So keep your lighter nearby because they're mighty tasty.
I've tried both the Habano and Maduro Magicos. They are both excellent. Perfect draw, great burn and flavor. Outstanding finish. I've had cigars at three or four times the price that do not stack up to these. They're in my regular rotation.
Got the Flores y Rodriguez Cabinet Seleccion Maduro Robusto from a Joe's Daily deal, and boy am I impressed! It starts a bit spicy and then goes into a cool creamy flavor all the way to the end of the smoke. It is becoming one of my favorites and I've only had 2 of them so far! If you haven't tried it yet, do so and you will not regret it. It has a good draw from a cut (haven't tried with a punch yet), gives about and hour or a little more smoke, and burns well, if a bit uneven at times. I know I will have to order more when I can.
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I get the Mágicos Habano and I was hooked by the elegance and flavor profile of this cigar. Complex, you bet! Now I'm buying the Maduro version. Dominican Republic Still has it!
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What Happens to Former US Presidents?
Original post made by Paul Losch, Community Center, on Apr 9, 2013
Former President Bill Clinton was on Colbert's show this Monday, and former President Jimmy Carter will be on Stewart's show this Tuesday.
It got me to thinking, without judgment—here are these two former Presidents, both Democrats, who have important organizations that they have led since leaving the White House. By contrast, former Republican Presidents, from Nixon, Ford and Ronald Reagan to W, pretty much have maintained a low profile with the public after leaving office.
It is, of course, a personal decision how a former President chooses to spend his time after leaving office. And public visibility is at best a two edged sword. I am not sure how I would feel after being in that fishbowl at 1600 PA Ave. Want to be in the limelight still? I am not one to chop wood or clear brush, but such a respite after several years in those guys' jobs might just be the ticket.
By the same token, however one views the policies and legacies of former Presidents while they held office, it seems to me that a person who has held such an important responsibility should use their influence after leaving office for other better goods. Things they were constrained from doing while they were Presidents.
I guess you can just make speeches and command 6 figures for a 45 minute talk. Nice work if you can get it.
Seems like a waste of talent and influence.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 9, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Lets face it, Nixon, Ford, and W were failed presidents. No one wanted to hear from them after they left office. Even other Republicans shunned them, never asking for any kind of endorsements from these guys. Father Bush did a little better, but as a one-term president, his clout was limited.
Carter was also a one-termer, but he has successfully pursued his own anti-poverty agenda mostly outside of politics.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Apr 9, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Hmmm is a registered user.
This is timely, given the revisionist history going on in the Reagan-worshipping circles. It comes down to gaining the wisdom to know that one can serve humanity in new ways, being willing to do so & hopefully doing it for the right reasons. It shouldn't be limited to one party, but it seems to nearly be in our current era.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Reagan won the cold war. He then made some highly paid speeches, but he also liked to cut brush on his ranch. Clinton had sex with an intern, lied about it, and still gives a bunch of speeches. Take your choice.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Apr 9, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Hmmm is a registered user.
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a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 9, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Reagan had the biggest criminal conspiracy ever for a US president -- the most felony indictments ever for an administration. By a MILE. Folks, it was truly ugly, less than a decade after the criminal Nixon.
Many indictments and guilty verdicts came when they traded arms for hostages with Iran, and Reagan LIED about it. He was almost impeached (and should have been, new information confirmed.) The traitor Ollie North was CONVICTED (to be later pardoned to keep him form spilling the beans.)
Reagan and Rumsfeld also sold weapons to Saddam - want to see the picture? Search images for "Rumsfeld Saddam" - just some smiling buddies loving each other!
Reagan cut taxes on the uber wealthy, and raised taxes 11 times on WORKING Americans, including the largest middle class tax hike in American history when he doubled payroll taxes.
Reagans giveaway to the uber wealthy led us to the largest income gap between rich and poor in a generation.
Ronnie Raygun did not win the cold war - we have since learned that the USSR was teetering on it's last legs anyway.
Reagan took more days off than any president (eclipsed by Bush911, of course)
Reagan TRIPLED the deficit! It took Clinton to get America on steady footing again (and again, efforts destroyed by the budget busting of Bush911.)
Reagan ignored AIDS as it killed tens of thousands, a horrific disease that needed the bully pulpit of the president. Yet Ronnie was scared.
Reagan was the disaster that is the War on Drugs.
Illegal alien amnesty, anyone? Ronnie's your guy!
The list goes on and on.
After leaving office, Americans DID NOT WANT Reagan around anymore. It took a great deal of whitewashing to put lipstick on this pig.
Enter the RR Legacy Project. They constantly rewrite and smooth over the disastrous policies of Reagan to make him appear a saint to the fox type viewer.
Facts and history show the truth.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 9, 2013 at 3:08 pm
All the facts above are easily searchable. I would have put links to each one, but there is a 4 link per post limit.
Reagans damage to America is far greater than 4 links.
Bush now paints crude pictures, the most famous being of his toes in the bath.
You figure it out.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Apr 9, 2013 at 3:39 pm
Having my posts deleted won't stop me from voicing my informed opinion. Reagan & other GOP former POTUS's have done little to help the world around them when they're out of office, at least in this era. Why is that? The one notable exception is Bush1 who's done a bit of good - but he could do so much more.
Reagan did NOT win the Cold War. Pretending so is so simplistic, it's silly. Clinton fooled around w/an intern, left office w/a country in much better shape than he found it in, financially & has gone on to do many, many things, incl humanitarian work. I'm not Clinton's biggest fan by any stretch, & I know he did some lousy things in office, a la Reagan. Sure, he was younger than Reagan when he left office, but look at all of the good that Carter has done at his advanced age that has nothing to do w/politics, but has to do w/living his values.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Apr 9, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Last republican to do anything worthwhile after presodency was T Rosevelt.
All he did was found the modern progressive movement.
Yes, reagon was the worst.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Reagan won the cold war. That is good enough, for a legacy. He deserved his time to cut brush on his ranch, with his own sweat and labor.
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a resident of Southgate
on Apr 9, 2013 at 6:59 pm
Actually, a large number of Americans have stated that they trust Jon Stewart to give them an unbiased version of the national and international news, according to a poll taken by Time Magazine about two years ago!
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 10, 2013 at 10:19 am
Kevin, Gary:
The USSR was on it's last legs, Reagan did not 'win' the cold war; any president in the office at that time was going to get 'credit'. Besides, the Berlin Wall fell after Reagan left office to enjoy his last few good days amid the fog of dementia,or as you kindly put it "clearing brush".
Once the USSR fell, we finally found out how badly their economy was held together, along with their political structure, now an oligarchy masking as one of the weakest forms of democracy.
Even giving Reagan some creadit towards assisting witht the fall of ght USSR, it still doesn't compare to the disasstrous policies and decisions highlighted above.
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a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 10, 2013 at 10:24 am
poster Teddy Rosevelt: great post!
TR is forgotton too often these days as the 2nd greatist republican president, after Lincoln. yes, he was remarkably progressive.
The third greatest republican president ever, based on proven successes in replican ideals, is of course, Bill Clinton (balanced budgets, ending welfare, DOMA, repeal Glast Steigal, etc..)
Ike is 4th for his infrastructure, peacekeeping and his fafewell warning on the congressional/military/industrial complex.
And his letter to his brother calling Koch Bro types "stupid".
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a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 10, 2013 at 1:26 pm
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] Thatcher was, along with Reagan, one of the early polticians to recognize and see the danger of Global Warming. That would make them both anathemas to the right fringe today - completely unelectable.
When Thatcher and Reagan had their little sessions together, do you think afterward they talked about Reagan's days as union leader? or his signing the law approving collective bargaining for CA public workers?
Yes, many brits immigrated to the Falklands. Sort of like building housing in a Palestinian village, giving it away to ex-pats and then declaring it Isreali territory. Tried and true methods for hanging on to colonial territory.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 10, 2013 at 4:35 pm
Regardless of where the present Falklanders came from, there were no residents there who were from Argentina. That is why they did not want to be Argentian. It was not a divided population, it was a population that considered themselves completely British.
Remember, many US citizens came from Britain and other European countries. They may be proud of their heritage, but would not want to be considered British today. The Falklanders have been there for generations and still consider themselves British. They have no affiliation for Argentina at all so why should they have wanted to become Argentinian?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 11, 2013 at 12:32 am
If I never hear the nonsensical "Ronald Reagan won the Cold War" again, it will be far too soon.
What Reagan really did was to suck so much wealth out of the rest of the country and put it into the defense and corporate sector that it brought about all the changes and scandals we see today ... under the farcical banner of "creative destruction" he has really destroyed the idea of public, public space, public good, public sector, and at the same time substituted an all consuming corporate hierarchy whose only means of surviving is being too bit to fail.
Reagan and W. Bush could not have done more harm to this country if they worked for the fascists in WWII like Bush's Grandpa.


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T.J. Houshmandzadeh gave an interviewto the Cincinnati Bengals website before leaving Seattle for Minnesota this afternoon and he said he expects to make a decision by Sunday night.

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Rockets look competitive lately....winning 4 of the last 5, including tonight's game against Washington. Wonder how JD feels about signing a has been and a never was this off season............. Gotta be hard on BK being on a team with no good examples to follow at guard. Houston by 11.............
Houston by 9
Houston by 11. They'll be up 20+ pts in the 4th, but Bynum will score a bunch of points in GT to make the score seem respectable.
Pistons plane makes an emergency landing. Everybody's ok. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AgjbA7Ey165sE5CSs858DlC8vLYF?slug=ap-pistons-plane BTW, 44 people on the plane? Quite the entourage.
Post forced-landing-traumatic-incident, the players start to reflect on "What's Really Important In Life." Most don't pick basketball. Pistons lose focus, Timberwolves by 16.
Perhaps Mr Cheever and a few associates from his company co-chartered Roundball-one.
I bet the Pistons org is just throwing some perks at Mr. Cheever and his associates after the incident.
"Pistons shake up lineup: Ben Wallace starts due to upcoming rash of post scorers. Jonas to the bench." - Keith Langlois, via Twitter.
First time since December 2003 that the Pistons had no FT in the first half.....also believe this may be the first game this season that Monroe did not score in the first half....
don't saw the game, can't really talk. Hope some of you guys to do some of their resumes of the games so I can have some idea of why Monroe took less shots
Was stuck with Houston's announcers on LP. Biggest homers ever. No one is good except their players apparently. First time I've ever heard of the number 8 overall pick being "late in the first round". Do your homework. Seriously. And then they kept campaigning for continuations on shots that were not at all continuation worthy. Just painful. Greg's worst game of the season scoring wise, but the effort was there. He was just ice cold, and the Rockets did a good job of getting the ball out of his hands, forcing the Pistons to look for other options. He did have 6 assists, however. With him neutralized on offense, the team struggled to score. Tay, BG, Brandon and Stuckey all scored in double digits, but this team needs Greg to be a threat inside. The Rockets just clogged the lane and forced everyone to settle for outside jumpers. Like Brandon, he didn't get a favorable whistle, which is why he and the team had zero free throw attempts all of the first half. Dalembert was just elbowing and hooking him all night, no call. Looked frustrated as hell, but who wouldn't be. These officials were so horrible even the homer Rockets announcers were whining about them, and their team was the one getting the hometown calls. Tayshaun had probably his best game so far. He really helped keep us in it, especially in the first half. Had a horrible, horrible turnover midway through the fourth. Got to clean that up. He's been horrid at protecting the ball at the rim the last two games. He did have two brilliant plays at the end of the first and third quarters though, running ahead and first getting a dunk with .7 left on the clock, and the next a jumper. He was probably our best player tonight. Brandon started off very well, aggressive early, driving the lane and not settling for outside jumpers. Only took 2 shots from behind the 3 point line, both wide open, going 1 for 2. He was fouled a lot while doing all this, no calls. The officials swallowed their whistles for the entirety of the first half then started calling silly fouls on everyone and everything. The TO numbers are bad, but 3 of those are for offensive fouls, 2 of which were bad calls. This was the most frustrated I've ever seen him, which, like with Moose, is understandable. Heck, even the homers on the Rockets broadcast were conceding that he was fouled. He and Moose had tough nights in that aspect. JJ hit him with an elbow to the face at the end and he looked like he was limping a bit, but hopefully he's okay. Stuckey looked okay. Had his moments of tunnel vision as usual, but he did well in the first half. Unfortunately, it wasn't all roses and honey for him; lazy ball handling was about the worst thing about him in this game. He got his pocket picked twice in a row if I remember right, once after an inbounds pass (he bends over and dribbles it low to the ground, which is then poked away from him). This was what kick started Houston's blowout-inducing run. And he didn't even try to get back on defense either time. Frank needs to get on him to correct that. BG was good. He scored relatively efficiently, going 7 for 15. His effort on defense was also there, in fact it was probably the best I've ever seen from him on that end. He was able to steal the ball away from Kevin Martin multiple times as well. He did get up one or two bad shots, but he had just hit two in a row at the time, so forgivable. JJ was just invisible. He got two quick fouls when he came in during the second quarter, and he just was never able to recover. He's been really inconsistent, and with him or Ben on the floor, the Rockets were playing 4 on 5 basketball on defense basically the whole way. Not a good game for him at all. Big Ben - love him, but the Rockets took advantage his lack of an offensive game all night, leaving him to go and double or triple team Greg every time on offense. The Pistons really need a good two-way big man to play alongside Greg. Good effort, it all just fell apart at the end. Fourth Quarter Collapse ftl.
Good recap Alexa... The Pistons continued to hang around the Rockets despite nada scoring from Monroe and even had an excellent chance to possibly tie game as they open the 3rd on 4-0 run coming within 3pts of Houston before they woke up. I haven't check the final stats, but from what observed, I know we got killed in the paint and probably got out rebounded too. Once again careless mistakes like one that Alexa mentioned where a time out by Frank turned a six point Piston deficit into a 15 pt deficit in less three minutes. Stuck and Tay's lack focus on an inbounds play pretty much turned a close game into a rout. Some dude name Drago scored the next 7 points for the Rockets and we never recovered... Frank started a front line of Ben, G-mon and Tay, but only player that seem to benefit was Tay....back to drawing board.......
I definitely agree with this statement. If we have to start Ben Wallace or play him more than about 10 mpg, we are probably going to lose on most nights. Good recap. The officials really let both teams play in this game. This did not help some of our softer guys (e.g., Monroe).
GM only scored 4 pts on 2/9 shooting but had 6 assists and 11 boards, so he was making the passes and workin the boards. He didnt get to the line once which is kinda his bread and butter as a good ft shooting big. Also our shooters couldnt shoot tonight which allowed the Rockets to collapse and give help on GM so he couldnt drive. We need our guards to quit this dribble and pass bs, when you have the shot.....TAKE THE ****IN SHOT!!!!! instead of making the extra pass to a guy that is covered. This is making me furious. These guys are makin love to it instead of simply playin the game, since we were kids you shoot when youre open...whats the problem here? are they so confident that they need a defender in their face to justify how good they are when they finally make a shot? Newsflash, you suck, you are losing at an incredible rate fellas. No need to increase the difficulty here. when youre open??????SHOOT THE ****ING BALL>>>>>>>I swear to christ I will pistol whip the next son of a bitch that passes up an open shot just to give the ball to a teammate that is covered and forces that teammate(which is usually Ben or GM) to shoot under pressure. The scouts for other teams have our number, look at the step in front steals...they know the friggin pass is coming even if the defender is there. man Im pissed
I thought the team look pretty bad. Tay had a good game. That is about it. Yes, other teams can get the Pistons to make turnovers by increasing pressure pretty much when they want. The Piston offense is last in the league apparantly. Don't know what happened to Monroe in this game? JJ just passes the ball around the perimeter and when he drives often doesn't know what to do. He needs coaching... Gordon and Stuckey have little or no impact on games. They both tend to lose the ball at critical times. The points were there from them this game but the impact was negligible. I would rather see Knight play.
Interesting to see that with ben paired with Monroe, the opponent doubles Monroe and takes away his scoring.... But he gets them back with assists. he was responsible for 16 points with the assists and his own scoring, which is fine for a big. I'm totally past the losing and just find the development interesting. Monroe "goes to work" every game and it it's refreshing.
Well I can't quote you word for word, Copper, but I agree there is to much passing as no one wants to shoot even if they got an opening other than Monroe or Stuckey. All that passing leads to a hurried low percentage shot or a turnover, To much pump Tay faking by JJ, Daye, Gordon and the master Tay himself. The team is not agressive enough either. I am certain they must be in the bottom 5 in the league in FTA. None were taken tonight until about 4 mins left in the 3rd qter. Who is the offensive guru on the coaching staff?
Kudos to the coach for at least realizing JJ is not a starting power forward. However, coach has yet to realize JJ is not a power forward at all. It is a good start that Ben Wallace replaced him in the starting unit at least. Coach did not stick to his game plan though, leaving Ben Wallace in past the 6 minute mark of each half. Just a couple of minutes over each half - but look at what happened in those two minutes. Play Ben just a bit to start the games, get him off the floor for a while - and put him back in for a short spell again. Like the coach said he was going to do. We had very good defense to start each half. Inside stuff got knocked away - and on our offensive end there were were getting offensive rebounds. Without a few broken play scores Houston lucked into, our new starting unit (for 6 minutes anyway to start each half) looked pretty darn good. On offense, Gordon is still out there. He will hit a shot on occasion sure, but we need Stuckey to start along side Knight, not Gordon - and Daye should be the 3rd guard in a 3 man rotation. Neither Gordon nor Daye can handle the ball all that well - but Daye gives you better D, and helps out a lot with the interior stuff. And as a shooting guard, he is going to pose a mismatch we can exploit. In this game, Ben Wallace should have come out at 6 minutes, and JMAX should have went in for him. Instead, as one would expect from someone as stubborn as this new coach, he went with JJ, reforming the failed starting unit he just went away from. And when Monroe gets a spell - bring in Macklin - to keep a big with length on the floor at all times. Pretty simple concept. Not to mention, if we let him, Macklin could also be a post threat for us while Monroe sits. Time JJ should play power forward in a game - zero minutes. Start: Knight, Stuckey, JJ, Ben Wallace, Monroe at 6 minutes, bring in JMAX for Ben Wallace and Daye for Stuckey. Gives for 2nd 6 minutes of 1st quarter: Knight, Daye, JJ, JMAX, Monroe Start of 2nd quarter: Stuckey, Daye, Tay, JMAX, Macklin Last 6 minutes of 2nd quarter: Knight, Stuckey, JJ, Ben Wallace, Monroe Repeat for 2nd half. For minutes: Gordon zero, CV zero, Wilkins zero, Bynum zero Stuckey 36, Knight 36, Daye 24, JJ 36, Tay 12, Ben Wallace 24, JMAX 24, Monroe 36, Macklin 12
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Alex Feneridis headed home the equaliser 14 minutes later.
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Last month, the USDOL released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that could have profound implications for family farms that are partnerships or corporations. The rules are designed to protect employed child labor. However, the regulations also cover young people who are not receiving a paycheck but are performing tasks on other people's farms, including those owned by an uncle or aunt.
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Thanks for all the input. I am not going to go forward with his investment. I did not need it and didn't ask for it, and again thanks.
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Thanks for all the input. I am not going to go forward with his investment. I did not need it and didn't ask for it, and again thanks.
Runaway! Runaway!
He can make a better, no hassle return on his thousand elsewhere.
Over the years I've been approached by several people who want to invest money in bees but not do any work. Without exception they were wildly overoptimistic about what the returns should be.
Beekeeping is tough enough without a money lender on your back.
If your beekeeping really is profitable enough to give this investor the return he wants, plus profit for you, the work doer, then pitch in your own thousand bucks. Or if you just can't, it's most likely you will be better off at least stress wise, with 3 less hives, and without your friend keenly awaiting his returns.
I agree with the sentiments (and warnings) above.
I DO, however, have one apiary where a couple of the hives are "owned/managed" in a shared fashion, and it has worked out well for the last couple of years.
I had a friend/customer who bought/buys my honey to use in the production of his own end product. He had a prime forage location, and asked me if he bought some hives and put them there if I'd manage them for him. We talked about several alternatives, but in the end, here is what worked for US:
He bought two complete hive kits from me (brand new, same manufacturer and same specs as I use. I bought them unassembled, put them together, wired the frames like mine, painted the boxes, and provided the stands - charged him just the "assembled" price as listed in supplier catalog). I also procured the nucs that we used to populate his two new hives.
He also agreed to let me place a certain number of my OWN hives at that same location. This is only 10minutes from my office, so its convenient for me to go work them on a long lunch break... While I'm there inspecting, etc my hives, I work his two into the mix. When we harvest honey, he helps out, and we segregate his boxes from my own. He owns the honey from his hives, and I own the honey from my hives. If his hives don't produce as much honey as he needs for his business (they don't, nor will two hives likely ever produce as much as he uses in a year), he has first right of refusal on the purchase of the honey from my hives at that apiary. I just keep it stored and labeled independently of my other apiaries. Additionally, I store HIS buckets of honey and drop them off to him when he needs more.
All in all, it works well for us. He gets to help and learn, he gets a source of honey that is HIS, I get an additional great location for some of my own hives, and I have a built-in buyer for the majority of the honey that comes from that apiary. We agreed that if HIS hives need anything (hardware replaced, treatments, re-queened, etc) that I'd procure and supply what is needed at cost. Last season I did end up moving a couple of frames of stores over to one of his hives from one of mine to help it out, but just did that as a friendly gesture as I would do for almost any friend or good customer.
We both believe that time-permitting, he may be able to take over the management of his own hives in a couple of years (if his schedule allows it).
Not saying that NOTHING could go wrong in the future, but since we both clearly expressed what our intentions and goals were, and talked about many potential hurdles in advance of this "partnership", we have not run into any speedbumps yet.