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David Tredinnick's gritty and impassioned performance injects Peter Temple's stark, neo-noir novel Shooting Star, set in Melbourne, with a shot of adrenaline in its depiction of protagonist Frank Calder, a former soldier and hostage negotiator summoned by the affluent Carsons to deliver ransom money to the captors of their kidnapped 15-year-old daughter, and who soon realizes that the family's checkered past may lift the shroud of mystery surrounding this seemingly senseless crime.
Full of razor-sharp, caustic dialogue and complex, morally ambiguous characters, this audiobook will appeal to fans of modern thrillers rooted in the tradition of classic detective fiction.
So a reluctant Frank begins to deal with the kidnappers, and quickly becomes convinced both Carson kidnappings were motivated by something other than money. Over several feverish days, Frank searches for suspects in the web of Carson businesses, deals, marriages, indiscretions and rivalries. And all the while he knows that if his instincts are wrong, the girl will surely die.
With Shooting Star, Australia's premier crime-thriller writer, Peter Temple, is launched into an even bigger league.
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"In particular, Tredinnick's ability to infuse the characters with unique personalities, coupled with his steady pace, makes the story fly by." (AudioFile)
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"Quality hard boiled fiction"
This is a quality early novel by Temple - not as good as "The Broken Shore" or "Truth", the latter being his undeniable masterpiece to date, this shows Temple's evolution from standard crime mystery writing to a higher standard of crime fiction. Whilst far from perfect, it makes for a very engaging read and has a "cold ring of truth" to its conclusion. Fast-paced, well edited, but in some places a little too convenient or a little too under-developed. Like a James Ellroy novel pre-L.A. Quartet. If you're after the lush descriptive passages of Bryce Courtenay, you will not find it here. But the terse and often darkly comedic tone is highly reminiscent of early hard boiled crime fiction, albeit with an Australian setting, and so if you like that sort of crime fiction, definitely give this a shot.
"as good as it gets"
There are many fine mystery and suspense authors on Audible. I know because over the past couple of years I've listened to lots.
None are better than Peter Temple. The variety of his books, even though mostly set in Victoria, Austrlia is first class, the plots are first class, the dialogue is first class, and his observations of society and culture are thoroughly enjoyable.
Finally I appreciate the dry Australian black humour that permeates the early stages of his novels, somewhat reminiscent of a more subtle Carl Hiasen.
Its an additional pleasure to find the books well read, although I appreciate that others may not find the nuances of the Australian dialect as familiar as they seem to me.
Finishing this book was extremely regrettable and how I wish there were more. Discovering Peter Temple has been one of my great thrills of 2009.
"Excellent characters,good story,very good reader"
I was home with painful dental stuff,and this kept my interest so well that the pills couldn't knock me out. The author has a nice tight writing style that can also manage some terrific lyric lapses on Australian life-style and geography.
Protagonist was well-drawn with a good back story that didn't go on too long.
Good accents, and it must have been truly challenging with all the different characters.
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he brings life to story as always the story comes to life with the charictors
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Pymble, one of the highest points on Sydney's upper north shore, is increasingly popular among young families looking to swap inner west and city apartment living for houses in a leafy neighbourhood.
The suburb is home to many white-collar professionals and their families. They are prepared to pay the extra cash for properties with a sizeable backyard and pool, while being relatively close to the city.
Jo Bursill, one of the contestants on Channel Nine's new reality TV show Top Design, and her husband Andrew, have listed their home in the suburb.
The couple are seeking about $2 million for their five-bedroom, two-garage property in Crown Road. Built in the 1950s, the house has been renovated over the past four to six years. That work has created a second level, new kitchen, bathrooms, walls and floors, says Carole McCrea from McGrath Estate Agents, who has the listing.
The house has separate living and dining areas, granite kitchen with steel Ilve gas appliances, a courtyard with louvred pergola and water features. The property is on 689 square metres, which includes gardens and a solar-heated swimming pool.
Jo, who will compete to win $100,000 and the Top Design title in the Jamie Durie-hosted show, and Andrew want to downsize after living there for 13 years.
"It's a lifestyle change," McCrea says of the decision. "They've decided to head down to the lower north shore [and] buy another home . . . in the Kirribilli area."
Australian Property Monitors says the median house price in Pymble for the 12 months to April 2011 was $1.3 million. Units are much more affordable, at an average of $637,000. Auction clearance rates are just above 60 per cent for houses, with the figure for units 100 per cent.
Two of the most expensive properties sold over the past two years are a six-bedroom, four-bathroom house in Pymble Avenue which sold for $7.25 million and a house in Church Street, which brought in $6.85 million.
Pymble, 16 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD, is popular among doctors, solicitors and financial services professionals and their families. Commuters normally take about 40 minutes to reach the CBD by car, although the suburb is well served by trains to the city.
"It's a family oriented area and tends to attract inner west and lower north shore people who have school-aged children," McCrea says.
"They come up here for a lifestyle that inner western suburbs don't necessarily offer – the big backyard, the pool, and lovely schools."
The suburb is home to Pymble Public School and Knox Grammar School, both of which actor Hugh Jackman attended when he was growing up in Sydney. Pymble Ladies' College is also located in the suburb.
Dining in Pymble is a multicultural affair, with residents and visitors having a choice of cuisines and restaurants.
Award-winning chef Dietmar Sawyere has a restaurant – Ad Lib Bistro – in the suburb.
While Pymble is relatively close to the large Macquarie Centre shopping and entertainment complex to the west, McCrea believes the suburb could benefit further by having a cinema.
Pymble's east could also sustain a few more cafes and restaurants, she says.
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For your gorgeous spring wreath, you will need:
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- 5 steps of grape hyacinth (also called muscari)
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Divide the boxwood by taking the stems off and grouping them into small bunches.
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Man's best friend can also be his hunting companion.
"These guys here are trained to hunt goose as well as woodcock and pheasant," says dog owner and trainer Daniel Albert. "They are a very versatile dog."
A demonstration at this year's Sportsmen's Show proved what bird dogs are capable of – proper training is essential.
"What we try to do is be insistent, consistent with their training," says Peter Wade, President of the Sebasticook NAVHDA, which is the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association. I always make it like training your kids . You set limits, you set rules and you do the same thing with your dog."
Although some dogs are genetically inclined to hunt, not every owner knows the best way to send a dog to fetch game.
"We train people how to train their bird dogs. Most people they don't know how to do it and they get a dog and they want to train it for upland hunting and they make mistakes. They usually get frustrated and we don't want to see dogs going to the pound."
There are several things to consider when training.
"It all depends on their temperament and their personality. A lot of dogs can take pressure some can't take too much pressure so you should to be looking for that."
"If all of a sudden you started getting frustrated and the dog's not doing it that day, say 'its okay, well work on it tomorrow.'"
These dogs might seem intimidating, but demonstrations like these help show what hunting dogs are all about.
"People have a deception that hunting dogs are not very friendly, they're not a household dog. We want people to understand that these guys grew up with my kids, they grew up with everybody's family; the dogs get acclimated with all the other dogs."
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Blast, drones kill 16 al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) - More than 10 suspected al Qaeda operatives were killed by an explosion in a house in south Yemen where they were making bombs, and at least six others died in two strikes from U.S. drones, tribal and official sources said on Sunday.
A bomb ripped through a house in the province of al-Bayda on Saturday night, the state news agency Saba and a local official said.
Strikes by suspected U.S. drone aircraft killed three people on Saturday and another three on Sunday in two parts of central Maarib province, tribal and government sources said.
The Yemeni Defence Ministry said in an SMS text message that a number of militants were killed in two air strikes but gave no further details.
The United States never comments on strikes by its pilotless aircraft, which it has used to hunt militants in Yemen for years. The Yemeni government allows U.S. strikes but usually does not comment on the U.S. role in specific incidents.
Yemen's government has been fighting a powerful branch of al Qaeda that grew in power and influence amid chaos in the impoverished state two years ago during a popular uprising against former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is considered by Western governments to be one of the most active and dangerous wings of the global network founded by Osama bin Laden and has attempted a number of attacks against U.S. targets.
The house destroyed in al Bayda had been used for making bombs, an official from the area told Reuters on Sunday.
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149 days ago,Mimi's Mom died. Everyone's given up. Dad keeps burning pizzas, and he doesn't smile anymore. Sally only wears black and has a terrible secret. Conor plays the drums all night and keeps the neighbors awake. And the dog, Sparkler, hasn't been walked in months. And that's not even counting how terrible things are at school (when Mimi finally gets there, very late each day).
But Mimi isn't one to give up. She goes through the days depending upon routine: Monday is Granny's day, Tuesday is Aunt Marigold's day, Wednesday is Aunt Betty's day, each providing some stability to Mimi and her siblings. Mimi's best friend, Orla, stands by Mimi at school and texts her jokes every day.
This finely crafted novel is both touching and comic, and it is a poweful portrait of loss, compassion, and the power that comes from sticking together.
Join us on Sunday, November 11th at 2 PM to discuss this delightful novel. Snacks will be served.
It's 1933, and twelve-year-old Rachel's family doesn't have two nickels to rub together.
Rachel lives in the city with Pop and her younger brother and sister, Joey and Cassie. Rachel's mother died long ago, but the family has a special friend in Miss Mitzi at the flower shop, and they know everyone on their block.
Pop needs a job. His search for work lands the family on a farm upstate, in North Lake. But times are hard there too---the school and library are closed. Bad news indeed for Rachel, who loves books and learning. Their isolated farm house is falling apart. Still, Rachel grows to love the farm.
Miss Mitzi and Rachel write to each other constantly, exchanging letters that sustain Rachel as the three city kids adjust to life in the country. When Pop's job takes him away from home for a while, Rachel is determined that she and Joey and Cassie will do just fine on the farm.
In this heartfelt novel, beloved author Patricia Reilly Giff brings the endearing Rachel, her family, and their days during the Great Depression to vivid life for today's readers.
Join us on Sunday, October 14th at 2:00 p.m. to discuss this excellent novel. Snacks will be served.
Because their parents have gone to Paris for a week and their usual sitter is not feeling well, Melissa, Amanda, and Pee Wee are being taken care of by their father's sister from Canada. It turns out that Aunt Sally is full of fascinating stories about her and their father growing up on Vancouver Island. Pee Wee, Amanda and Melissa are captivated by the eccentric characters Aunt Sally brings to life, particularly the trolls, who changed Aunt Sally's family forever.
Join us on on Tuesday evening, August 21st at 6:30 to discuss this entertaining book. Snacks will be served.
"Olive Barstow was dead. She'd been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew."
Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends. But they weren't---and now all that is left are eerie connections between two girls who were in the same grade at school and who both kept the same secret without knowing it.
Now Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. A family summer on Cape Cod should help banish those thoughts; instead, they seep in everywhere.
And this year Martha's routine at her beloved grandmother's beachside house is complicated by the Manning boys---Jimmy, Tate, Todd, Luke, and Leo. But especially Jimmy. What if, what if, what if, what if?
The world can change in a minute.
Join us on Tuesday, July 24th at 6:30 in the evening to discuss this intriguing book by Wisconsin author, Kevin Henkes. Snacks will be served.
It's 1953 and eleven-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing is that simple for Penny. For starters, she cannot go swimming because her mother is afraid Penny will catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her Nonny cries every time Penny's father's name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family are not speaking to each other! When it rains, it sure does rain, but Penny is learning that like the song says...even the darkest clouds may just contain some pennies from heaven.
Inspired by Newberry Honor winner Jennifer Holm's own Italian American family, Penny From Heaven is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America's history when being Italian meant that you were the enemy not all that long ago. But most of all, it is a story about families----about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. Holm includes pictures from her family album at the back of the book.
Join us on Tuesday, June 26th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss this wonderful story about families, love, and forgiveness. Snacks will be served.


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I running a circuit with 5 20a 240v outlets on it for woodworking tools. (I will never be using more than one at a time...) Since there are only one set of terminals on the outlets, I will have to pigtail the wires. Obviously there will be three wires; one from the line, one to the outlet,and one to the next outlet. The wire to the outlet from the pigtail; is that just a piece out of a romex scrap?
Years ago I was taught that grounds had to be crimped. Never understood why, but always did it. Do the ground pigtails have to be crimped? (and... why are grounds crimped?)
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You can use wire nuts instead.
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Cholesterol screening: Waukesha County's Public Health Division conducts screenings from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at its facilities, 615 W. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha. No appointment necessary; a 12-hour fast is required. The fee is $20. Call (262) 896-8430. For information on other screenings and services, including vaccinations, visit waukeshacounty.gov/publichealth.
Move Out: Free weight loss program aimed at veterans and their families and friends. A program of the Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center, the program will be held at Vets 76, 4222 W. Capitol Drive. The hourlong classes start at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, featuring health tips, contests, an exercise segment and more. Weigh-ins and free pedometers go to those who add walking to their regular exercise routine.
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ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis provides free one-to-one telephone support to people affected by breast cancer. Call 977-1780 or go to abcdbreastcancersupport.org.
ACOA: Support groups for adult children of alcoholics meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Luther Memorial Church, 2840 S. 84th St., downstairs; and 7 p.m. Fridays at Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12012 W. North Ave., upstairs. Call Peter at 630-2175 or Diane at 529-0845.
Al-Anon meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays at 1 p.m.; and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the New Day Club, 11936 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon. Call (262) 241-4673.
Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups: More than 60 groups for caregivers and others meet in southeastern Wisconsin. To find out more, call the Alzheimer's Association's 24/7 Helpline, (800) 272-3900, or go to alz.org/sewi.
Autism Support Group, for parents, teachers and professionals who take care of special-needs children, meets the last Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at ARCH Medical Center, 9612 S. Franklin Drive, Franklin. Call Beth Williams at 731-9579.
Bariatric Support Group, for those who have undergone or are considering bariatric surgery, third Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Aurora Advanced Healthcare Menomonee Falls clinic, N84-W16889 Menomonee Ave., Menomonee Falls. Call (262) 532-1570.
Cancer Caregivers Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Froedtert & Medical College Clinical Cancer Center, Room J, lobby level, near N. 87th St. and W. Doyne Ave., Wauwatosa.
Car seat safety checks, 2 to 6 p.m. first and third Wednesdays of month, Oconomowoc Fire Department Station No. 2, 1400 Oconomowoc Parkway, Oconomowoc. Free, but appointment required, (262) 928-2745.
Caregivers Support Group meets the first Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis, eighth-floor conference room, 3237 S. 16th St. Call 645-9095.
Cocaine Anonymous support groups for those wanting to stop using cocaine and other substances; meetings throughout metro area. Call 445-5433 or go to cawisconsin.org.
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America WI Chapter Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the ninth-floor conference room, North Tower, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa. Call 475-5520, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Death of a Spouse/Partner support group meets Thursdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Horizon Home Care, 11400 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee. Please register by calling 586-8383.
Debtors Anonymous meets Sundays from 4 to 5 p.m. at Rogers Memorial Hospital, 11101 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, and Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1511 Church St., Wauwatosa. Call (866) 781-5774 or go todebtorsanonymous.org
DivorceCare, for those going through divorce or separation, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Woodlawn Lutheran Church, 2217 S. 99th St., West Allis. Call (262) 821-2854.
Depression/Bipolar Support Alliance meets the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at IndependenceFirst, 540 S. 1st St. Call 964-2586.
Emotions Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at St. Sebastian, 5400 W. Washington Blvd., Door 12. Call 607-3898.
Families Anonymous, support group for people concerned about a loved one's drug or alcohol use, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1750 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, 384-8051; and 7 p.m. Thursdays at Crossroads Presbyterian Church, Highland and Green Bay roads, Mequon, (262) 227-6655.
Gamblers Anonymous meets seven days a week at various locations. Call the hotline at 299-0901 or go to gamblersanonymous.org
Grief Support Group, being formed by Jewish Family Services, meets Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m., at 1300 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee. Contact JFS at 225-1374.
Grief Support Group for LGBT Community, drop-in group Tuesdays 4:15-5:45 p.m., at Horizon Grief Resource Center, 11400 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee. Call 586-8328.
Gynecologic Cancer Support Group meets on the third Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. at Froedtert & Medical College Clinical Cancer Center, Conference Room M, Wauwatosa. Go to froedtert.com or call (866) 680-0505.
Gynecological Cancer Support Group: meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Stillwaters Counseling Center, 2607 N. Grandview Blvd., Suite 110, Waukesha. Call (262) 548-9148.
Heroin Anonymous Meeting, 7 p.m. Sundays in the Florida Room at Rogers Memorial Hospital, 34700 Valley Road, Oconomowoc. For information, call (262) 409-0920 or visit rogershospital.org/support-groups.
Hope & Healing through Loss Group (for all types of losses): Tuesdays, 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Horizon Grief Resource Center, 11400 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee. Call 586-8328.
Lupus Foundation of America, Wisconsin Chapter, meets at 6 p.m. last Tuesday of the month at 2600 N. Mayfair Road, atrium (lower level).
"Meltaways" Weight Loss and Nutrition class for people 55 and older, Wilson Senior Center, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Mondays. Healthy eating, recipes, weigh-ins and exercises offer support to those who want to lose weight. Monthly dues are $1, and weight gains are 25 cents per pound. Weekly biggest losers are rewarded. 2601 W. Howard Ave. Call 282-5566.
NAMI has support groups for families of those with mental illness. Among them are ones that meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 1615 Wauwatosa Ave.; call 807-9982. Other groups meet at 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa; and on the third Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Zablocki Library, 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave.; third Wednesday at 7 p.m., Underwood Memorial Baptist Church, Wauwatosa; call 344-0447. Another group meets the third Thursday at 7 p.m., Christ Church-Mequon, 13460 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon; call (262) 243-3627. Go to namigrm.org.
Nar-Anon of Milwaukee, for those affected by someone's addiction, meets 7 p.m. Mondays at Crossway Church, W156-N10041 Pilgrim Road, Germantown, and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 9235 W. Blue Mound Road. Call (800) 477-6291.
OCD Support Group meets on the second Wednesday and fourth Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha. Call (262) 542-4256.
Overeaters Anonymous offers several support group meetings in the metro area. Call chapter office at 259-0640.
Parkinson's disease support groups and exercise classes. More than 20 classes meet in the greater Milwaukee area. Call the Wisconsin Parkinson Association at 219-7061 or visit www.wiparkinson.org.
REFRESH is a support group for families who have children with mental illness or children at risk of mental illness. It meets the first and third Thursday of the month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Whitefish Bay Methodist Church, 819 E. Silver Spring Drive, Room 220. Call Nanci Schiman at 520-1561 or email email@example.com.
RESOLVE, an infertility support group for women, men and couples, meets at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Shorewood Village Center, 3920 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood. Go to resolve.org or call 967-1041.
Welcome, Baby! Thursdays 10-11:30 a.m., 7516 W. Burleigh St., Milwaukee. Free ongoing support/educational program for expectant and new parents. Registration required, 671-0566.
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Auburn fullback Jay Prosch respects Missouri's defensive line and its rush defense, but he also loves what his own team's offense can do.
"We're really good at what we do offensively," Prosch said. "I think no matter what, whoever we play, we're going to find a way to move the ball no matter what, where their strengths are. … Missouri has a very good defensive line and a very good defense, but overall I think that we're going to find a way to move the ball no matter how we have to do it."
You can't knock his confidence. The Tigers finished the regular season with the SEC's No. 1 rushing attack, averaging 318.25 yards per game. They average 6.3 yards per carry and have 39 rushing touchdowns on the season.
What's more is that Auburn averaged 286.3 rushing yards in eight conference games. In those games, the Tigers failed to rush for 200 yards just once (120 against Mississippi State). They rushed for 323 yards against Georgia, 379 against Texas A&M and 444 against Tennessee. In last week's epic win over Alabama, Auburn rushed for 296 yards on a defense allowing just 91 rushing yards per game before the Iron Bowl.
While Auburn runs a variation of the spread offense, its running game is very multiple with some power, read-option and triple-option.
"We're going to have to draw from some experience of other running teams, some of the running philosophies that they have that maybe some other teams had that didn't run the ball as much, be able to apply those lessons to this," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said of defending Auburn's running game.
But Missouri shouldn't feel overwhelmed by what those other Tigers can do on the ground. They have their own stout rush defense.
Mizzou is allowing just 119.1 rushing yards per game, 3.6 yards per carry and has given up 11 rushing touchdowns. Mizzou allowed a league-low 120.8 rushing yards per game in SEC games.
Mizzou linebacker Donovan Bonner has been proud of his defense's production, but he understands the major challenge Auburn's running game presents. After all, this is the same running game that dominated Alabama a week ago. The SEC's best rush defense was pounded and pounded again, allowing a season-high 5.7 yards per carry.
Bonner said stopping Auburn's run game takes discipline and filling gaps. It also means everyone has to be spot-on with their assignments for every player who could run the ball while on the field.
"If you mess up one gap, you go for a big run," Bonner said.
"It's not an easy offense to stop. They do a lot of motion.
"They can pull it out and run with the quarterback. Sometimes they can raise up and pass it. It's really a triple‑threat offense, man. You just have to be conscious of what's going on around you and not get caught up in all the other stuff and just focus on what's in front of you. You have to trust your keys as a linebacker and also the safeties, too. So if they scream downhill, and it's play-action, that could be a pass also. So we're just going to focus on trusting our eyes."
Auburn has four players with more than 500 rushing yards, but the stars of the show are Tre Mason and quarterback Nick Marshall, who have combined to rush for 2,239 yards and 28 touchdowns.
Mason is a home run threat and a bruiser. Marshall is slippery, fast and deceptive with the read-option. Twice this season, both rushed for at least 100 yards in the same game, and in the last three games they have combined to run for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns.
You know you're going to take one on the chin when Mason has the ball, but watching Marshall's movements is a little tougher to read.
"You have to stay with the quarterback," Bonner said.
"Marshall is obviously a great runner, probably the best runner other than [Johnny] Manziel that we faced this year. "
But has Auburn faced a defensive line like this? This team hasn't seen a Michael Sam (10.5 sacks, 18 tackles for loss), and fellow Mizzou ends Kony Ealy and Markus Golden have combined for 13 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss.
Auburn's running game likes to test players on the edge, but Bonner thinks Mizzou's ends have the ability to contain runs to the outside.
"It can kind of neutralize that, but our defensive ends are pretty athletic, physical guys," Bonner said. "They can get to the ball also I mean, really, if they keep doing what they've been doing all year, we should be fine."
It should be a fun matchup between Auburn's running game and Mizzou's defense. Neither unit has faced the kind of consistency and talent they'll see Saturday, but that hasn't hindered one side's confident nature.
"Offensively, from what we do, I think it will work in our favor," Auburn running back Corey Grant said.
"With us running the ball, we'll find a way to move the ball and get out on the edge and run our zone reads and things like that. So either way, our offense, we've gotten better each week throughout the season. I believe we'll find a way."


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WOW high roof bids (with pics)
so we are going to be replaceing our ceder roof next summer and are in the process of getting some quotes.
I have gotten 2 so far and I was shocked to find both bids were more than i expected house is 2100 sq feet not sure the exact size of the roof.
Company A quoted us 14k to do new 30yr comp roof and said that they would not need to put down plywood that the current structure would accommodate.
Company B quoted us 16k for 30yr comp and said they would put down plywood backing.
I realized that it would be a little more because of the steep roof but 16k seems a little high.
Are we just getting bogus quotes because nobody wants to tackle this style roof or is this legit?
Did either contractor get on the roof or try to look at the decking from below, even though it would be difficult to gain access with that type of construction?
Judging from the age and the obvious deferred maintenance, current debris accumulation and problems with valleys, it makes sense to assume new decking if you expect good guarantee. The detail of the existing conditions can determine what will have to be done for a good job.
You are right about the roof pitch because it increases the square footage of the roof surface AND increases the problems and labor cost above a normal roofing job. The chimney also needs some repairs and a good cap.
Cleaning the valleys and especially the gutters will do wonders for the life of the new roof.
Get another bid and pay attention to what they look at, since it is always easier to throw out a low price and go out of business before there is a problem. Also, question them on what they propose for valley flashing/installation.
What's under the shakes? Are either of them going to flash the dormer/valleys/chimney properly? Is either company properly insured? Roofers WC rates are very high around these parts.
I wouldn't recommend going over shakes, although I've seen it done. To do that roof professionally, neither of those numbers seem overly outrageous to me, assuming proper insurance being held.
Ask how many square's they figured. I have never paid more than 300-350 per square, remove and replace including dumpsters.
Thanks all for the reply's :thumbsup:
the pics were from when we first looked at the house before we bought it. Part of the requirements we had as buyers was that they fix the chimney have the roof/gutters cleaned and any leaks patched. It really looks much better now other than the shingles are cupping on the back side of the house.
Both companies are insured and both went in to the attic to see under the roof. our Inspector, the company that cleaned the roof/fixed the chimney and both roofing companies that did the bids said they saw no evidence of leaks. (surprising)
Under the shingles is another layer of shingles in much better condition :huh: so it's about 4 shingles deep.
The companies did give us info on sq footage and what they planed on doing for the valleys and flashing's, I'll see if i can find it and post.
Unless you know the exact square footage of the roof surface instead of the living area square footage, we would all just be guessing on if the prices are within line.
Since both companies are only a bit more than 10 % from each other, at least they are very close.
If you have multiple layers it compounds the difficulty factor form the tear-off and if the bottom layer is also cedar shingles, then you more than likely have spaced board skip sheathing, ie; plank boards with about a 2" gap horizontally between each subsequent board.
Then new Plywood decking would definitely be needed.
Now that becomes cumbersome because there is an extra guy on the ground full time to cut them to fit and you have alot of valleys.
What about the risk factors, not only due to the steep pitch, but also in the event that bad weather rolls in unexpectedly and the roof tear-off in progress needs to be made water-tight immediately and all of the liability issues that come up with that scenario.
Just curious as to what transpired with this project.
i am curious as well
Bids are like rear ends, every roofer has one and they all smell like doody.
Last time we replaced our roof I got bids from 11k to 3800.00! 4 Br tri level with attached garage, tear off 2 layers some plywood replacement and install 30 yr architectural shingles. Now I'm sure that 11k guy was fishing, but he would have took the job if I had bit.
Wound up with the MOR bid of $4300.00 from a construction superintendent who was running a crew of Mexican roofers on the side. (Due to hail, there were LOTS of new roofs in our area that summer.) They came out, were competent, cleaned up every day, and got the job done in good order.
Keep looking for bids and check references.
What a good honest American you are. :whistling2:
Who's the "doody"?
Ouf ta! Ya fer sure, you betcha...
I had a guy 'Cal' who is part owner in a security company in Canfield, Ohio brag to me about how he hired "3 letters ->" XXX Roofing because he was/still is running a crew of illegals and went on to explain how neat, fast and cheap they worked.
I see him frequently because we both do a lot work for the same GC's/builders here in the Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull Counties.
He's always one of the first to complain about high cost of insurance, taxes, etc., and has no idea/won't except that people like him play a large part in causing those high cost.
:thumbsup:Sometimes subtlety does not work on some people MJW.:thumbsup:
Linuxrunner, In your area it would not be surprising for that roof to run $375-450/sq. As Ed said, we can't say much of anything on your house without knowing at least the total area of the roof. You also have quite a bit of waste with the valleys and the pitch. Not a difficult job but it is very involved and tedious with poor access.
Oh yeah, I caught his not so "subtleness" But I don't have to play his game do I? Besides, who said anything about "illegals"? I didn't check their papers as they were working for the general contractor ( who is white BTW, not that it matters). That's HIS responsibility.
In my area (Midwest) almost EVERY roofing crew working after the last hailstorm was Latino!
I could care less if they spoke Spanish and listened to Conjunto. In fact, I prefer that over toothless rednecks and hillbilly music.
The guys who did my roof were professional, knew their stuff and didn't futz around or play grab ass. They were all business.
Guess you'd rather pay 11k for a roof you could get done for well less than half?
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
If he's an employee who also runs his own business than he is indeed a contractor, if he's an employee running a crew on the side he is not a contractor.
I assumed he was what I call a week end warrior rather than a contractor,
if that is indeed the case than neither him nor the crew he runs is properly insured, if they are insured at all.
Far as my post about illegals, I was not suggesting the crew that did your roof was, I know a lot of Hispanic construction workers who are not illegals.
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I was dismayed by Kerry Auriat's column (March 8, "Public Safety Trumps Individual Rights In Li Case") where he compares Vince Li to killers Paul Bernardo and Clifford Olson.
Bernardo and Olson were psychopaths and clearly knew — and enjoyed — the stalking, torture and murder of their victims. As horrendous and tragic as the
murder of Tim McLean was, Li was found to be not criminally responsible because of a severe untreated mental illness. He had no capacity to understand his actions. He had a disease that took away his control.
Clearly, Mr Auriat has no knowledge of mental illness.
I can't say it better than your sister paper's columnist Dan Lett wrote. It's an intelligent and more humane look at the issue of Li being allowed limited freedoms after six years of psychiatric treatment.
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new years help
1) what is the pine tea???? that sounds uber good, regardless of the holiday. 2) any small, traditions I can surprise Vic with. He's vietnamese, but they've adopted/adapted to most traditional chinese habbits. we have a good store just around the corner, so mochii will be involved!
Oh Oh~ Fun! Korean Cinnamon tea with Pine nuts! Oooh~ Mochiiiii. YUM!
I'm not a huge fan of bean paste, so I tend to eat around it. but the mochii itself tastes like solid marshmellows. :-)
My in-law (she is a distant cousain by European terms, but this family in texas is very very close - and viet families are just duty bound to care about the most distant of relatives as if they were siblings) sends us up a small box of goodies, including crysanthumu candy. But I should learn some traditions.
are you with family this year?
Yeah. Some people like the red bean paste, and others like it. I personally like it in a bun/mochi/ on top of my ice cream...not so much the candy. But mochi is yummyyyyy~ MMM...
Hahaha. Well, learning some traditions arn't so bad, if not...they're more interesting really.
And no. Not really. My mum doesn't care much for the Lunar New year. I was raised with it, so...I love it mostly for happy memories of the candy and the red envelopes. But the Korean churches here have a mini celebration. I merely go to the Buddhist Temple and celebrate it with close friends.
Advice (not that you asked for it)
"...being 33 and cutting away into a dead body. "You'll forever be alone. No one would want to talk to you. You'd smell like dead bodies. I WANT GRANDCHILDREN!"
Tell your mum to read Kay Scarpetta books. She's hawt, gets loads of nookie and gets to cut up dead bodies. Ok, she also gets stalked by mad psycho killers, but 3 out 4 ain't bad...
Rowdy Dumpling
I don't care that you could most certainly martial arts the shit out of me. I firmly believe that whenever you walk into a room, this happens:
Don't deny it!
That's how she martial arts the shit out of everything.
I don't care if your name is Stabby. I'd roundhouse you and poke you to near death. Then I'd probably feel bad and help you up and get you to a doctor and a giant teddy.
I say this of course in the nicest of ways. (ó㉨ò)ノ♡
Having Dumpling-chan martial art the shit out of you, is probably something akin to getting strangled by fluffy bunnies.
Getting strangled by fluffy bunnies can be horrific.
"I barely sleep. :P The results are strange."
But strange is good. We like strange.
That said, if you do want a cure for insomnia... eat more popcorn. It releases tryptophan, which in turn helps with the secretion of melatonin, which is the stuff that knocks you out. Unless I've got my terms mixed up, in which case you'll just turn black...
Oh and on the subject of strange...
"Manage to go to toilet pants man" indeed!
I suspect it's all the clicking in your head. ;-) (I can't even wrap my tongue around a "by rote" sentence drilled into me with a 'click' in it.)
for insomnia, I find that banging my head long enough to give me a concussion works. ;-)
Actually, if you are serious, new techniques are being studied with great success, that literally exhaust you first (and establish hard core rules for your body), then sorta reset your clock. In effect, you say to yourself "I will sleep between 12pm and 6 am (always 6 hours, not sure why). You ONLY use your bedroom for sleep. You do other things till 12 (including getting ready for bed) then at exactly 12, you go to bed. if you do not fall asleep in 30 (?) minutes, you get up and STAY OUT OF THE BED ROOM AN AWAKE for 4 hours, and try again. Under no circumstance do you sleep past 6am. even if you are exhausted. You become a bitch for like a week or two, but it really seems to be one of the best ways to reset yourself. Of course, you need to be at a place in your life where you can have such strict hours.
On the subject of clicking, our gardener taught me Zulu tongue twisters when I was a kid, to get the hang of the clicks. The first, using the !q click is:
- Ingqeqebulane yaqaqela uqhoqhoqho, uqhoqhoqho waqaqela iqaqa, iqaqa laqalaza. (The storyteller warmed up his throat, this woke up the skunk that looked around in amazement) - every q is a click, made by pulling your tongue away from the roof of your mouth, like you're geeing on a horse.
Then there's the !x click - made by parting your teeth slightly, pressing your tongue against them, then pulling it back. Almost like making a "tsk" sound of disapproval.
- Amaxoxo ayaxokozela exoxa ngoxamu exhibeni. (The frogs are gossiping loudly about the big lizard)
And then there's Miriam Makeba:
Wow: 「うんちぐバイバイ。」 literaly means "Goodbye, piece of shit!"
Hahaha. I've seen the Toilet song thing when I was little actually. I forgot the show. Gave me unrealistic expectations. Tsk tsk.
Anyways, 'strange' is a maybe a good thing? Considering I've been awake since Monday afternoon, I'm starting to get really weird...and I can feel it. I just want to say really random things and cuddle up to people and make them pat my head or wrap myself up in layers of blankets and go into the corner of my bed and knock out for a couple of hours. (No more than 4, because my body start to wake me up in intervals of 30 minutes and really painful leg cramps.) And I've tried getting myself into a schedule, but that's not...really...possible with me at the current moment and the way things are with me.. Though I have tried, and I do get a bit 'bitchy', but the rest is good. Apparently sleeping with something cold helps.
...And clicking is really hard to for me to do in general, so doing that as part of the actual words would be hard. But the song really is lovely.
That's really worrying. The sleeping thing, not the not-clicking thing, of course.
""I've seen the Toilet song thing when I was little actually. Gave me unrealistic expectations.
I'm too afraid to even ask, having watched the clip... {-_-;}
Well, Sesame Street gave me unrealistic expectations that learning was going to be fun. But it wasn't...which eventually led me to doodle and talk to my fingers, each having a funny face scribbled on. The Toilet song, along with many other children songs, led me to expect that inanimate objects could talk---which led me to talk to them. I don't think that's so much...scary, than it is rather amusing. Or if you're my grandfather amused/worried.
Just gonna leave this here.
Bah. You speak of portable toilets? I can top that.
What are you studying in anthropology? I minored in history in undergrad, which included some anthropology, but I have been reading anthropological/archaeological literature more in depth recently for a "cognition and culture" project. Incidentally, there is a site run by something called the International Cognition and Culture Institute that is very useful.
For Anthropology, I'm specializing in physical anthropology---which may lead to forensics! Woot~ But hm...that sounds really cool actually! I'll have to look more into that.
Mostly pre-behavioral modernity stuff or more modern stuff?
Mostly more modern. :3 Although, the pre-behavioral seems really interesting, but never really got a chance to go into that.
A lot of it is rather speculative.
Heard you were sick
Stop trying to curry favour for mod votes. It is sickening to see how low you have become Ty.
I am sorry to hear that. Hope dumpling is OK.
Get well soon, Dumpling!
I too would like to express my hopes that you will recover from your illness in a short amount of time.
Have no fear. Dumpling is here. With her trusty humidifier, which I have yet to name. Anyways...Thanks you guys.(ಥ㉨ಥ) <---Tears of joy? With enough rest and meds...and air...I'll be okay. Hopefully no more midnight emergency room trips.
Get well soon! Nothing serious, is it?
Damn Elaine. Way to kill the mood. I wanted some cake and ice cream...but not anymore. Okay. I'll still take the ice cream. Haha.
Anyways---Well, no. Nothing too bad, breathing is a bit hard. And talking makes me sound like a creeper. Like one of those sex offenders that whisper in your ear with a slight raspy voice? Except, it sounds weirder...'cause it's from me, and I have a relatively cheery voice...I...it's...It's just weird/hard to explain.
But mum wants to make a double check. So if I'm not better by Saturday, she's taking me to my doctor to get a spinal tap. Not cool. But other than that...I don't think it's too serious?
Oh shit, spinal tap? Don't get better soon, get better now!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! <---I wish it sounded like this.
You just made my day/night. That was hilarious. I'm TRYING. But yes. A spinal tap, because mum's worried that the reason my immune system sucks balls right now is if it's a result of my leukemia. Which...shouldn't be? Because...I had a bone marrow transplant like...2-3 years ago...but..meh. In other words, she just wants to make sure my white blood cell count is okie dokey artichokey.
"Hume" is a good name for a humidifier :-)
You should read some Hume while having your room moisturized by Hume.
You are not dead! Hooray for you!
Ding Ding Ding. 10+ Bonus point for you. You are quite correct my stabby-licious friend! (ಠ㉨ರೃ) It takes more than not breathing to kill me. Mwahahaha.
"Dumpling is fucking invincible" should become a meme.
You mean there isn't one already? Haha. Nah, I'm kidding. That'd be nice and dandy~ but I highly doubt I'm invincible. I'm sure I have plenty of weaknesses. Like cute kittens and sad puppies...and homeless children. Wait, I shouldn't have said that. O___O
HI Dumplin'! :-D So happy to see you back! I hope all is well now & you are feeling oh so much better - please say yes! You light up the wiki (isn't that a really old old song from long ago by Debbie Boone?)
kanojo to kanojo no neko
My favorite anime. i hate hate hate the dub. but you take what you can find. :-)
Totally understand what you mean. D: -siiigh- Usually, I'll stick to the original Japanese version though if I can't take the dubbing. I SHALL LOOK INTO THIS!
The irony is that I'm Jewish, and have never had ham or bacon. But I'll be damned if it isn't catchy.
I thought you were atheist . . . ?
I am, but I'm still culturally Jewish. Also, it's my parents' house, so I abide by the rules of kashrut (at least the parts they feel like following).
Yah. I told my philosophy teacher I was an atheist (after he heard I was Jewish), and he nodded and said, "There's a lot of others like that in Corvallis." (Corvallis is the next town over where all the Jews live.) :D
You don't know what you're missing on the pork/ham/bacon front. Also (presumably) shellfish. I recommend trying it, even if you have to do it away from home & keep it secret from the folks.
Heh heh. Just watched ep 1 of the live Nodame. Good fun and yes, Nodame is super cute.
it's a blast of a show. the actor that plays chiaki "senpai" just gets better each ep as he sorta falls for her, and sorta not!
ISN'T SHEEEE!? Ah! So adorable. It really is a great show. Haha. Chiaki-Senpai. Such a jerk-face. But a lovable jerkface.
I must confess I nearly fell off my chair laughing in ep 2, where she goes flying past Chiaki and goes face-first into a boulder. I think I must be a bad person... *sadface*
But they've done a good job capturing the "feel" of the show and the characters. And using Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" as BGM is pure win - that was my fave piece of music from the anime.
Every episode is a blast! Haha. So no worries. I must be a bad person too. Teehee. But YES! It really was awesome. I'm really glad they used Rhapsody in Blue. Ah~ So cute. I feel like I should rewatch this now.
This was my first drama so obviously taken from an anime. (I now realize many many of the dramas set in hs or college are from anime) and it really retained the anime style which I did and do find sorta off putting. But that aside, i've watched it at lest 4 times.
Limited Spoiler alert The scene where Nodama has left school, Chiaki Senpai rushes to her home, calls her, and sees her walking on the beach as she's talking to him on the phone. Ohhhhh that gets me every single time.
GOD I LOVE THAT SCENE. Maybe I'll watch Nodame to calm my nerves. Who knowwwwws.
So... you don't like country music.
Well... how about gothic country music?
tadiama! Okari
How would you spell in romangie (I can't read kangi or either of the kana) for the "hi, i'm home" "welcome back" that you hear in Japanese. something like what I wrote as the subject line.
"Tadaima"-I'm home "Okaeri/Okaeri-nasai!"-Welcome Back
Thank you. We watched one of the saddest/happiest dramas titled "Okaeri". It was about a group of people who had all lost relatives in a crash, and who formed a new family together. so it was sad, and happy. but the title of the show was sooooo appropriate.
I've heard of it. I haven't had time to watch it yet. Watch 1 Litre of Tears. SO GOOD.
Saw it. :(
My favorite emotional shows was with Hiroshi Abe "Shiroi Haru". i LOVE "abe" (i thought that was his first name for the longest time, duh). and this one he's an ex con who goes out to reconnect with his 8 year old daughter who he had to leave to go to jail. it's sooooo emotional. :-)
Awwww. I remember that! It was so good! But it kinda reminded me of the Korean Movie "My Father"...Just a tad bit. I also recommend this movie. Along with Tae-Guk-Ki.
Only Human...
Wow! What a read - that's quite the life you've lived. Well written too. Certainly puts my boring existence into perspective...
It's actually either/or -- I rolled back because you messed up the links, I didn't see the spelling change at first. Also, by "oppa" do you mean "opa"? If so, I'm definitely not old enough to be a grandpappy yet.
Sorry about the links. D: But, okay. Either or. Cool. YAY! I learned something new. Anyways, 'oppa' is the respective term from a younger female to an older male in Korean. Kinda like...an older brother of sort. I think I explained this to Psy once. If I was calling you an old man (in respectives, of course), it would be ajuhshi...
I see. "Opa" is grandpa in German (and Dutch). I had two opas, but now I've only got one.
Ah. Well, in that case. I too only have one opa left. The other, I've never met, but he died a long time ago.
Shouldn't the older male be "아저씨" and not "아주씨"? Or is that a transliteration/transcription thing?
Crazy Japanese game shows
Have you seen 24 hour tag?
I HAVE! Waaay back when I actually watched TV. Haha. Japanese and Korean gameshows are always fun. The Japanese ones are more 'off' though. Hahaha.
I remember reading about one where they locked the guy in an apartment and he had to survive by winning stuff from magazine giveaways.
I love J-drama, and the campyness of the **dubbed** Iron chef. But game shows and "talk shows" is japan blow me away. I just go "huh?"
I love Juri Ueno (Last Friends, Nodame) so I watched an interview on a "talk show" with her. I just stared. WTF was every other thought i had.
But I really do love j-drama. Cause it has an actual arc, a beginning, a middle and an end. No shows where you have to wait (Lost) for 7 years to figure out what's actually going on; or shows about cancer where the leads can't die, cause they have to come back next season, etc.
On the subject of mind fucks...
...meet the evil predecessors of Cat Soup
...I'll be okay. Thank you though. Fall Break if coming up, so no negative thoughts!
Liquid threads are teh work of teh ebil Devil hisself! Come back to the light!
But that means I have to dieeee. People that go into the light always dieeee. I'm too cute to dieeeee! ლ(இ益இლ)
Never liked dumplings, my self. too chewy.
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This paper investigates the role of comparative advantage on biofuel policy adoption. Results show that different countries have different drivers to create biofuel policies. GDP proves to be more significant for OECD countries, while arable land and feedstock prices are more significant for non-OECD countries. Land allocation may also be of importance. We speculate that a naturally endowed comparative advantage may not necessarily equate to a successful biofuel industry.
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The end of Marco Rubio's ambitions?
I'm increasingly concerned that a new sort of "gang of eight" (the approximate number of populist conservative writers who seem to have dedicated their lives to stopping the "Gang of Ocho's" "Shamnesty") are well on their way to sinking sincere efforts to fix our broken immigration system.
What is more, the bill is likely just a convenient target. Let me explain. Many of the bill's critics would probably be working to undermine any immigration reform that might attract enough bipartisan support to actually pass congress. No legislation would ever be good enough for them.
But rather than have the big, visionary conversation about immigration reform — a conversation they would likely lose — they have decided to attack the legislation as a corrupt boondoggle full of pet projects, and thus, doom it with a thousands cuts.
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unseen on April 22, 2013 at 2:10 PM
You're preaching to the choir.
Cindy Munford on April 22, 2013 at 2:12 PM
Rubio's aspirations have already forced him to sell out those that elected him and sell the country down the river. What else will his ambition lead him to do?
Republicans/Conservatives deserve better.
lynncgb on April 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM
Not true, I'm for immigration reform just not yours. Mine is a simple:
1) Declare all persons who violated US sovereignty ineligible for citizenship
Panther on April 22, 2013 at 1:38 PM
1) Declare all persons who violated US sovereignty ineligible for any continued residence.
Yeah, I'm voting for Rand Paul in the primaries.
Hate to break it to you, but Rand supports amnesty, and worse, he thinks everyone in the world who wants to come here should be allowed in.
xblade on April 22, 2013 at 2:19 PM
Rand Paul is another traitor to the TEA party.
You was snookered.
Schadenfreude on April 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM
RP is not looking to make them citizens, only legal residents. It's a critical distinction and one I support.
alwaysfiredup on April 22, 2013 at 2:21 PM
Rand Paul shows up on Druge now "we need to slow down on this gang of 8 bill"….???
Of some note:
Ted Cruz will not back down on this.
Ted Cruz will back up what he was elected on, we voted for him to deal with immigration based on the truth.
As of now the gang of 8 leads all liars to date on this issue.
APACHEWHOKNOWS on April 22, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Is the immigration debate doomed to failure, yes probably. The two sides goals are just far too different, so finding a compromise that could satisfy everyone is unlikely, even if the democrats were negotiating in good faith. Pro tip, the democrats aren't, they have no real interest in changing the current situation, since said situation is beneficial for them.
Is it the end of Rubio's ambitions? No, probably not. He's a very smooth politician, and he has three years to pivot to issues that'll put him in much better standing with the base between now and the next presidential election.
The real shame of this is, we really do need to reform our immigration laws, and if we had negotiating partners that were actually negotiation in good faith, I think we could make some good progress. As is, the people Rubio has been negotiating with, keep putting poison pills into the bill that make it unacceptable.
Let me be clear, I don't want amnesty. However, if we secured the border I'd be open to a lot of things that fall short of amnesty. As is however, all attempts to insert language into the bill mandating a secure border first, keep being gutted.
Like I said, this just isn't a good faith negotiation. Democrats want this to fail, because it gives them a talking point for the next mid-term election, and allows them to keep letting illegals into the country. They figure they'll be able to push through an amnesty someday, and they'd much rather make 20 million illegals citizens rather than making 10 million a mixture of citizens, residents, and guest workers.
The worst part about all this, is Rubio doesn't realize he's being played. I honestly think he's a good guy, that is honestly trying to tackle a problem. He simple doesn't seem to recognize that he's being set up by his negotiating partners. It really highlights his general inexperience.
WolvenOne on April 22, 2013 at 2:25 PM
APACHEWHOKNOWS on April 22, 2013 at 2:27 PM
WolvenOne on April 22, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Agreed. Perhaps, one day, there will be a president Rubio, but he will have at least a couple of senatorial terms under his belt. He's clearly not ready yet for the top job.
alwaysfiredup on April 22, 2013 at 2:28 PM
Obama was never up to the job, never will be, but then he is a buddy of the traitor John Kerry so the commie Democrats would vote for him to the end of time.
APACHEWHOKNOWS on April 22, 2013 at 2:32 PM
Pork-Chop on April 22, 2013 at 2:37 PM
opps, wrong thread.
Right now I am leaning toward Sen. Cruz in spite of the fact that bluegill likes him.
Cindy Munford on April 22, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Cindy Munford on April 22, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Rand Paul is another traitor to the TEA party.
You was snookered.
Schadenfreude on April 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM
Good Lord, Rand Paul is not a traitor to the TEA Party. In fact, he's one of the few Tea Party elected officials that have been willing to do what they were elected to do, fight big government. Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul have have nearly single handily fought the establishment. Rand's a libertarian, not shocking he has libertarian views on immigration. Still much better than anything Rubio/Gang8 has proposed, which is basically a welfare bill for illegals.
midgeorgian on April 22, 2013 at 2:52 PM
Lost lots of respect for him.
Another RINO?
sigh. . .
RedNewEnglander on April 22, 2013 at 2:53 PM
Sorry, after this travesty, I will not support Rubio for a national position.
I'm so tired of this immigration "reform" debate. How about enforcing the current immigration laws before trying to reform them?
I'm also tired of this flat out lie the media keeps telling over and over how the American people support "comprehensive immigration reform".
Ask how many people support enforcing our current immigration laws.
I do not know a single solitary person in my circle of friends and family that believe illegals should be able to stay in the country.
ButterflyDragon on April 22, 2013 at 2:54 PM
Dear Mr. Lewis,
I know the current White House has put straw man arguments in vogue; I was unaware the Daily Caller had been caught up in this latest argumentative fad.
Seriously, conservatives, electeded officials, columnists and pundits have been pointing out genuine problems with the Gang of 8 bill. And all you can do is bring up the phone "controversy"? There are serious questions about this bill that Sen. Rubio has not addressed. Nor is it obvious that he wants to answer them, especially as he must now know them. And those serious questions are easy to find, especially for someone whose day job is to do precisely that sort of thing. But you do not mention any of them. You don't even link to them.
Nor are these questions raised only by conservatives; Politico and WSJ have been highlighting some of the real problems. Indeed one of the first warnings that border security was far less than the good Sen. Rubio had been promising, of all places, the New York Times.
As for Marco Rubio being the most talented conservative politician in some time: he is articulate, passionate, and apparently genuine about (at least some) conservative principles. But if he is unable to tell a bad bill from a good bill, if he is unable to tell "goals" from "triggers," if he is unable to distinguish pork from dealing with a genuine issue, then perhaps he is not as talented as one might think. And if Politico is to be believed, he was wholly outclassed by Schumer on negotiating this bill.
Conservatives have been willing to have an honest, national conversation about the illegal immigration problem for some time. Rather than an 850 page monstrosity — where we will have to pass it to know what's in it — serious conservatives have suggested that an incremental approach might be better. But neither the left nor the media has desired any honest and wide-ranging conversation; they want only political advantage.
I'm sure you're more than willing to stand by your column. That's unfortunate. Because it is at least misleading, and probably worse.
EastofEden on April 22, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Rubio's a blithering idiot, and a conniving liar in the bargain.
The sooner we see the last of him, the better.
AZCoyote on April 22, 2013 at 3:05 PM
As I've said many times, this is a profile in courage for Rubio. There's a reason Mitt Romney won the GOP primary by attacking Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich — and demagoguing the immigration issue.
He did it because it works.
Mitt Romney was consistent on immigration. As governor he approved traffic stop id checks for illegal aliens. He consistently supported the letter of the current immigration law, and suggested if it was enforced, it would resolve the issue. i.e. not hiring illegal aliens dries up the market
Rubio on the other hand ran on one policy, and turned his coat for a plan that seems to have been in the stew a long time before the Gang of 8 suddenly included Rubio. The Party picked Rubio for the spotlight at the convention, and the SOU speech that was supposed to make conservatives crave amnesty, because he ran as tea party
Phone guy could be a plant, but Rubio's pro amnesty essays run in major news outlets were approved by Rubio, as was the SOU speech.
A profile in courage would be a politician who ran on his principles, and therefore did not deceive the public. I like the way his side is turning their hatred on the public, who are so stupid they have to be lied to to do the right thing, for their own good
All these stinking articles written by elites with big bucks salaries, while the little people face unemployment and have to compete with illegals for american jobs
Not being an insider, it is not impossible the big shots gave Rubio a long rope and let him hang himself. After all, he ran against one of their boys a while back, and elephants never forget
Zero sympathy for the rat
entagor on April 22, 2013 at 3:30 PM
The worst part about all this, is Rubio doesn't realize he's being played. I honestly think he's a good guy, that is honestly trying to tackle a problem. He simple doesn't seem to recognize that he's being set up by his negotiating partners. It really highlights his general inexperience.
Rubio came out against amnesty in 2010 to get elected. Now he supports amnesty, claiming it's the right thing to do, and apparently you support slavery if you disagree with him.
A lot of folks are getting played here, but Rubio ain't one of them.
xblade on April 22, 2013 at 3:32 PM
Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST! Enforcement FIRST!
What is so hard about that?
I would even be willing to entertain eventual citizenship for some of those already here (the law-abiding and working), but SECURE THE BORDER FIRST!
This is why Rubio is a sell-out and why he has lost me.
Whitewolf7070 on April 22, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Rubio the classic definition of a prostitute. You sir have lost forever my support.
jainphx on April 22, 2013 at 3:37 PM
You knew something like what he is doing would come up, seeing he was not attacked by the Republican elites.
jainphx on April 22, 2013 at 3:38 PM
Lets all continue to dump on Palin, you know the one that sticks to her principles and practice what she preaches.
jainphx on April 22, 2013 at 3:40 PM
RP is not looking to make them citizens, only legal residents. It's a critical distinction and one I support.
It's a distinction without a difference. Both would be horrible for the country. And once you give them legal status, there will be no stopping them from getting citizenship, or pretty much anything else they want. 30-50 million newly legal folks will have some serious bargaining power.
xblade on April 22, 2013 at 3:41 PM
On the other hand, all he would have to do to get elected President would be to run as a Democrat, chinch if he did that.
May be that is the game.
APACHEWHOKNOWS on April 22, 2013 at 4:22 PM
As I've said many times, this is a profile in courage for Rubio. There's a reason Mitt Romney won the GOP primary by attacking Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich — and demagoguing the immigration issue.
He did it because it works.
Romney won the GOP primary because of his money advantage; that's it.
Rubio is not a profile in courage. As others noted here already, he seems to have lied during the 2010 election to get into office. Furthermore, while the conservatives don't like amnesty, they are almost powerless politically given the Republicans' habit of voting along with the Democrats on most issues.
It is absolutely not a "courageous" position to support amnesty. On the contrary, amnesty supporters receive massive plaudits from the moneyed, Washington elite, the Democrats, and their media, plus the progressive Republicans. Those who oppose amnesty are regularly derided as xenophobes, racists, and hicks.
Doomberg on April 22, 2013 at 4:33 PM
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(Matt Dellinger, Transportation Nation) - On Tuesday we posted about the Indianapolis manifestation of Park(ing) Day, wherein a prime loading zone on Meridian Street was turned to lawn as a demonstration of the importance of urban green space.
The residents of Indianapolis are a little sensitive about their parking spaces these days. The city's mayor, Greg Ballard, has put forth a plan to privatize the city's parking. A Dallas-based company, Affiliated Computer Services Inc., would lease the meters for fifty years and share the proceeds with the city. They would pay an upfront fee of $35 million for local road improvements and cover the cost of modernization.
As Transportation Nation's Andrea Bernstein reported in July, the parking meter was invented 75 years ago to solve a scarcity of curb space in Oklahoma City, but the coin-eating meter has been replaced of late by a credit-card-friendly multi-space machine and window stickers. The Indianapolis plan would also allow the private company to raise the cost of parking (which has been static in Indy for thirty-five years) to a full dollar per hour and beyond.
Critics of the deal (there are many) say it is no good. Some point out that Pittsburgh has been offered more than $300 million for a fifty-year deal and that Harrisburg passed up an offer worth $215 million. Aaron Renn, who blogs as the Urbanophile, assembled a multi-point memo arguing that the timing is also bad, and the contract would be a cash cow for the leasers.
The specter of Chicago looms: Mayor Daley, after privatizing the Chicago Skyway toll road, signed a seventy-five-year lease of the city's street parking for $1.15 billion, but residents wailed at the price increases, and have since learned that the Morgan Stanley-led leasers stood to profit nearly $10 billion.
Parking is becoming big business, whether curbside or off-street. The Australian bank MacQuarie, which invested in the Skyway, led a consortium that bought New York's private Icon Parking garages for $634 million in 2005. Investors like steady cash flow and many are evidently betting that, with cities growing and car use steady, our demand for parking could outgrow the current prices.
No one likes to pay more, but maybe it's healthy to pony up, whether we're charged by a company or a government agency. Critics of Sprawl (such as Matthew Yglesias) have argued that free or under-priced parking amounts to a subsidy of driving and encourages car ownership over transit use. After all, the supply management provided by pricing is what inspired the business leaders in Oklahoma City all those years ago.
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Another year, another record-breaking turnout.
New Zealand's largest junior sporting festival, the NZCT AIMS GAMES, has closed off entries with more than 7250 intermediate-aged students confirmed to take part in September's week-long championships.
It's a sharp jump from last year's record 6500 competitors, with 216 schools to be represented in Tauranga from September 7-12, including Year 7 and 8 students from the length and breadth of New Zealand and several from Australia.
"We thought last year was huge, as we celebrated 10 years of the NZCT AIMS Games, but this year will be off the charts," tournament director Vicki Semple said.
"We've also had 1500 coaches and managers register and with all the supporters and parents, it means more than 10,000 people will be flooding into the city. Aside from the quality competition and life-long memories for our athletes, we're also starting to talk about a serious economic impact for the Bay of Plenty region."
The 750-strong surge in numbers equals the entire number of competitors in the very first AIMS Games, held in 2004. Among the 17 sporting codes represented will be 90 netball teams, 62 hockey teams, 79 football teams and more than 500 cross country runners. Table tennis also makes a debut this year, attracting 59 entries from 15 schools.
Several sports have been over-subscribed, with organisers having to limit entries in sports like hockey and tennis, where turf and court access is at a premium.
Once again, big schools like Tauranga Intermediate and Auckland's Northcross and Murrays Bay Intermediates have the largest team numbers but it's the interest from the smaller schools which continues to amaze Semple.
"We have 65 new schools taking part this year, many of them from passionate little sporting outposts like Auroa School in South Taranaki, Tolaga Bay Area School on the East Coast and St Joseph's Te Kuiti - they're little heartland schools with keen kids who are desperate to show they can foot it with anyone else their age in the country."


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Times are tough, Christmas can be an expensive hassle, the top holiday places will be packed out and, even in a recession, chances are all the good sites at the camping ground were booked out long ago - so, why not try a staycation this year, and spend the holidays at home?
I happen to live in Devonport, which is nice at any time, but particularly delightful over the summer holiday period when everyone else has gone away.
A colleague of mine, who also lives in Devonport, has for many years spent the Christmas-New Year period there as a matter of policy.
"It's wonderfully quiet because you're just about the only people around," he explains.
"The beaches are almost empty and, if you're of a snide nature, you can think about the crowded beaches of eastern Coromandel, and rejoice in the absence of jet skis or people driving quadbikes along the sand.
"If you want to go somewhere, the motorways are quiet, parking is easy to find and there are no queues.
The attractions of the city are just a ferry ride away and when you get there, that's empty too. It's just the best time to be around here."
Sure, Devonport is a special case, but I'm sure the basic concept applies to most places.
The holiday season is also a good time to be a tourist in your own town, to see all those places or try all those activities that outsiders flock to but locals ignore.
Why not go to the local tourism website - in my case aucklandnz.com - or visit the local information centre - for me that's probably the Tourism Auckland i-Site on Quay St.
I had a quick glance and came up with a whole host ideas: visit Rangitoto, go to the Auckland Museum, walk a piece of Te Araroa's national walkway, climb the harbour bridge, see the regional botanical gardens, visit the Stardome Observatory, go snorkelling at Goat Island, take a dip in the hot pools in Waiwera, gorge on the finest bacon and sausages in the land at the Pokeno Country Cafe, explore Cornwall Park, wander round the maritime museum ... I could go on but that's enough to give you the idea.
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Colombia's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit issued Decree 2318, on 22 October 2013, which modifies the basis calculation for withholding at source for overdue financial returns in Colombian pesos that are regulated by Decree 700 of 1997. The Decree will be effective beginning in January 2014 because of technological changes that must be made by withholding agents. However, taxpayers may be able to withhold under the new rules earlier. A Tax Alert has details.
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Puerto Rico issues procedures for requesting waivers from new AMT components
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Panama approves Tax Information Exchange Agreements with Nordic countries
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- Hungarian Government submits 2014 tax amendments to Parliament (5 November 2013)
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- UK announces changes to compensating adjustments (5 November 2013)
- Hong Kong's Tax Authority provides interpretations on certain tax positions (1 November 2013)
- Spain enacts new tax measures and extends temporary measures including NOL limitation (1 November 2013)
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- Association Agreement with European Union enters into force for Costa Rica and El Salvador (31 October 2013)
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IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements and IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities, present challenging practical issues to the asset management sector. This webcast will address topics such as issues encountered with implementing those standards, considerations in assessing whether you should consolidate the funds you manage or whether those funds are structured entities and issues that the IFRS Interpretations Committee is considering around the investment entities amendment. Register here.
- Put Mexico, Ireland and Spain tax issues on your radar screen (12 November)
In the next International tax talk webcast, the EY Global Tax Desk team will focus on the significant Mexico tax reforms and the latest tax regime developments in Ireland and Spain. These countries' political and regulatory proposals and actions have wide ranging implications for multinationals. The webcast will discuss Mexico's key reforms, Ireland's recent budget proposals and the current BEPS (base erosion and profit shifting) debate in these countries. Register here.
- Your talent in motion: Global mobility effectiveness survey 2013 (5 December)
Global organizations now deploy their talent around the world, around the clock – in structured assignments, in flexible work patterns, in ad hoc business travel and in short-term crisis management roles. This webcast will examine how the individuals in the global talent pool, and the organizations they work for, can both benefit from effective practices in the management of global mobility. Register here.
Recently archived webcasts now available on-demand
- Managing VAT/GST in rapid-growth markets
Are you concerned about managing value added tax (VAT) and goods and services tax (GST) in rapid-growth markets? What impact could tax reforms have on your plans? Do you want to avoid unnecessary costs and risks while maximizing the opportunities available to your organization? A recent webcast explored the VAT and GST landscape and looked at how companies can manage indirect taxes more effectively. The webcast discussed the latest economic developments, their potential impact, and ways of operating more effectively. Watch it on-demand here.
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