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#1 Feb 23, 2006
I currently live in CA but will be moving to Dowingtown later this year. I was recently notified that Coatesville is fighting to take over the portion Downingtown were we just bought a house. Does anyone know more about this?
#2 Mar 25, 2006
Did you hear anything further about this? what portion of Downington is it?
#3 Mar 30, 2006
Jan I used to live near Temecula when I was stationed in San Diego. I live near Coatesville and I haven't heard anything like that.
#4 Apr 5, 2006
I live in Coatesville and I think it would be good for the city to expand. If not Downingtown then at least Thorndale.
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#5 Jun 28, 2006
They are!! planning new downtown project to bring from the philly area to Da"Ville!!! XCool & about time!!!!!!!!!! BILLI P. Former C"Ville Original..........
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#6 Jun 28, 2006
Watch COATESVILLE GROW, BY BILLY P. 910 CHARLES ST.
#7 Jun 28, 2006
Be glad if Downingtown takes over. Coatesville has the highest school taxes in Chester County and it isn't because our schools are top notch with the best facilities. The old school board squandered our money on superintendent buy outs, sexual harrasement suits etc.
#8 Feb 18, 2007
I live in Thorndale but it belongs to Coatesville school district. The taxes are about $4 thousand per year and we got a break this year. We did hear so many unpleasant stories about the school district. And yes. They are building a lot of retirement homes in Thorndale. If your zip code is 19335, than it will be Coatesville school district. If you have kids you should check it out first.
#9 Feb 19, 2007
If you are in zip 19335, then you are LIKELY to be in the Downingtown School District, not Coatesville. But some 19335 zips are in Coatesville schools. It is based on Township, not zip code. East Brandywine twp is D-town schools, but neighboring Caln twp is in C-ville. ALL of Thorndale is in Caln, and thus, in C-ville schools.
#10 Sep 19, 2007
Coatesville can't hang with D-town in H.S. sports no more!
#11 Nov 1, 2007
what is all the fuss !?! Guss! D-Town Rocks anyway.!
#12 Nov 9, 2007
coatseville would deff win in a street fight but thats only cause theyd come and attack while dtown kids where in class cause coatseville kids never go to class and fight dirty
#13 Nov 10, 2007
Downingtowns a bunch of panzies. and if you think other wise than come on down to coatesville and we can handle it
#14 Nov 23, 2007
d-town west is the best, ill never go to coatsvill, downingtown 4 life
#15 Nov 27, 2007
jacket town is so yesterday when it comes to sports & tough guys.
#16 Dec 4, 2007
Go D-town
#17 Dec 7, 2007
d town coatesville all day
#18 Feb 6, 2008
D-town East is the beast
#19 Feb 6, 2008
Born in Coatesville & raised in Downingtown until I graduated. I dont understand what all the fuss is about. Coatesville USED to be hood, but now its changing. I purchased a beautiful home in Coatesville in a great Development. I have had no problems. All my neighbors are wonderful and its a diverse community (thats what children need because that is the way the world is). Downingtown on the other hand has a lot to learn from Coatesville. There is little to no diversity. Drug use is extremely high mainly amongst the well-to-do kids. Downingtown has been and continues to be very prejudice / non-acceptance of anything that doesnt resemble 90210 land. There are people there however that are very good as in Coatesville. I just cant stand it when I see people lying about Dtown being better than CVille. Those who have invested in property in CVille are a little more intelligent, because if I purchased the same home I brought in Coatesville in Downingtown I would being paying over $100K more just because of the name Dtown.I DONT THINK SO Downingtown has just as many problems as Coatesville, its just that Downingtown sweeps their crime under the rug in order to keep the prices of housing up. Now tell me who is being deceived and who is not.
#20 Feb 6, 2008
Sounds to me like you're justifying the issue of you not being able to afford the D-town area, being a D-towner coming up and all, so you pumping up jacket-town and putting down D-town. I know this post got your panties in an uproar!
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German courts are much more likely to provide injunctions than U.S. courts are for FRAND patents. Microsoft is suing Motorola in the U.S. to try and settle the exact same FRAND patent licenses, and it naturally didn't want to lose in Germany before settling the issue at home, where FRAND rules are more strictly enforced. How exactly can a U.S. court overrule a German one? It can't of course, but a procedural anomaly in German injunctions means they don't have to. If Motorola gets a favorable ruling next week (which Microsoft must consider reasonably likely since they have taken this unusual step) it would prevent Microsoft from selling almost any of its major products in Germany (including Windows and Xbox).
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Ok I changed the high limit and the pressure switch and got good air flow through he vent and still wont stay on and it wont give me a blinking code it blinks everything normal. Im getting ready to swap the whole thing out.
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didnt check voltage on gv just changed it.
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Ok I changed the board already but have not changed the thermostat I wired it constant so it should have ran nonstop and it still shut down.
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ok I just replaced the stat and still no bueno I am at a loss I think I am going to have to change the unit out with another one that I have if no other sugestions.
could it be that im not getting enough gas pressure?
Pigtail the R & W stat wire connections inside the furnace, Not at the thermostat. Turn off furnace power/ detach stat wires from R & W inside the furnace/ connect a wire between the R & W/ put furnace doors back in place/ turn power back on.
If it still shuts itself off...Thermostat circuit is OK but Board is suspect!
If it runs continuously...thermostat wiring or thermostat is the problem.
Thanks for all the advise i found out the inducer vent that goes to the pressure switch was plugged. Thanks
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I hope all is now well.
Anyone have an idea why the board diagnostic led didn't give a code for a pressure switch shut down?
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Original post made by Walter_E_Wallis, Midtown, on Jul 15, 2009
It is time for some zero based evaluation of the philosophy that mandates this waste. The so-called dump site crisis, like many of the chain jerks we suffer, never was. LA has available a receptacle for the next 50 years in the abandoned Iron Mountain diggings. Groundwater contamination is a concern only where that aquifer is is a usable source. Biodegradability is a so what quantity. The pottery shards from 5ooo years ago did not biodegrade but so what; Civilization continues.
Like many, perhaps most of the feelgood restrictions on personal freedom of action, the time for compliance is given no value. In 3rd world countries, dump scavenging is a way of subsistence life - all we get for the effort dividing our waste is the feelgood of the fooled.
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 15, 2009 at 9:04 am
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You forgot to mention all the car trips to diverse locations dispose of stuff not allowed to be picked up by those 3 trucks.
Greenwaste has increased the allowed "Blue Cart" items, which is a good thing, but will require un-learning the old exclude list.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 16, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Let's see. You can't realistically mix everything together. It's not easy to separate grass clippings from cans, bottles, and newspapers.
In principle a single truck could be compartmented. However, there's a certain volume of material to be transported. You'll want to minimize the round trips because the trucks are productive when they're actually collecting. For a given number of trips you can haul 3 trucks worth of material in 3 trucks, 2 big trucks, or 1 really honking big truck. What's the most practical option for our streets?
Now let's consider how many dropoff destinations we have to accommodate. Each supertruck would have to visit each, unless we build a transfer/sorting station to move the stuff to other trucks that go to separate destinations. How cost-effective is that?
Interesting optimization problem.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 16, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
I hope, for the profession, AnEng, you are not a manufacturing engineer. It would be trivial with vintage technology to better separate the waste stream than the current system does, but the first question is, why bother? I question whether the total value of the separated wastes is even a fraction of the cost of collection and, as I asserted without fear of rational contradiction, an onerous collective burden on the general population. Long before a real engineer thinks of how, she must first answer why.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 16, 2009 at 6:38 pm
"I hope, for the profession, AnEng, you are not a manufacturing engineer."
I hope, in my turn, that you are not a practicing engineer. Conclusions based on political ideology instead of objective analysis are not the way to design a bridge.
Any engineer knows that optimizing the cost-benefit ratio involves reducing costs while boosting benefits. I find it fun to objectively speculate on either. After all, somebody made the decision. Why not try it myself? It's the engineer's mind.
In my previous post I surmised the trades associated with the number of truck trips. The existing 3-trip model may well be optimum for the situation. However, neither of us has at our fingertips the hard information to analyze the net long-term ROI from selling the recycled materials, therefore I'll leave the data-free grousing over it to you politician types.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 16, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
I challenged the benefit, but I am sure you can demonstrate them with what passes for green math. If you can find a political party that matches my concern for the maintenance of the structure, both physical and logical that make modern society possible I will consider belonging; neither of the major and none of the minor parties meet that criterion. Mix objectivism, General Semantics , and a bit of The Realist and you will see why politically I'm sleepin' out and far, tonight. The end of the month I enter my 35th year in private practice. Many of the common uses of computers in engineering, I helped pioneer. And I am not ashamed to sign my work
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 17, 2009 at 10:22 am
"what passes for green math."
That's a political term, not a scientific one. If that's the kind of work you've been signing it's understandable you're working for yourself.
Look, since your got all that time on your hands and no boss to bug you, why not get the data for Palo Alto's recycling operation and tell us objectively whether it's making or costing money.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 17, 2009 at 11:05 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
My opinions are free. I will quote a fee for an engineering study. I don't give it away, except my offer to the city, to donate the engineering of the addition of air conditioning to the Mitchel Park library, including the electrical system upgrade required, as long as the city paid for the work by canceling city attendance at out of town dog and pony shows, substituting teleconferencing. Green math is a philosophical term to define those assaults on our freedoms justified by exaggeration of harm and undervaluing the benefit of technology. If you consider it political, tell me the party. Carl Sagan, The state's higher education systems are in a financial bind, a bind that might have been alleviated had the original assignment of tidelands oil revenue to the system, and the drilling continued.I am ethically obliged to point out the foolishness and often venality of energy policies. It has taken generations of Rachel Carson, Ehrlich,
Sagan and Gore, et al,
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jul 17, 2009 at 11:32 am
The point is everyone in Palo Alto must sort waste (per changing rules) and bring three containers back and forth to the street every week, with no value to themselves or society at large.
Even if an organization can find a way to make money around this, it is the wrong thing to do if there is negative net benefit.
Many studies have shown the economic and environmental cost of processing bottles, cans, plastic, etc. for recycling outweighs the benefit, without counting the sorting and lugging by individual contributers.
Actually, I suspect the garden clippings sort is worth the trouble; once sorted, the decomposition seems fairly easy to manage.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
How much will private business pay for our waste stream? Put it out for bid.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 17, 2009 at 4:53 pm
"My opinions are free."
Yes, and judging by what I've read, worth every penny.
"How much will private business pay for our waste stream? Put it out for bid."
Now you're talking. Hint: first find out how much it IS paying. It ain't the government buying those aluminum cans and scrap iron and plastic bottles.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 18, 2009 at 7:19 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
"Yes, and judging by what I've read, worth every penny."
Deduct the revenue from the mandatory deposits and see if the additional revenue [or, I suspect costs] from final disposal of the material makes business sense.
Did you ever study engineering ethics, in particular the ethics of challenging another engineer's work?
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 20, 2009 at 12:44 pm
"Did you ever study engineering ethics, in particular the ethics of challenging another engineer's work?"
Only on the job. Any practicing engineer knows an engineer's work is always open to challenge. I challenge and get challenged every day at work. It's how errors get caught, especially attempts to substitute opinions for facts and analyses, whether deliberately or by oversight. They can be deadly either way.
In this case I am not challenging your work because you haven't shown any of it. Opinions are always fair game, however. Don't confuse the two.
"Deduct the revenue from the mandatory deposits and see if the additional revenue [or, I suspect costs] from final disposal of the material makes business sense."
Now you're talking. That's a good start on defining the problem. Keep going.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 20, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
Mine was not just an opinion it was an engineering judgment based on the apparent circumstances. I need not reprove Ohm's laws. A simple showing of my error in my estimate would have been sufficient. It is somewone else's time, money and convenience that "recycling" involves, and so the burden of proof goes to the imposers. So far, no show except "Ain't I got the power?"
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 20, 2009 at 5:04 pm
" A simple showing of my error in my estimate would have been sufficient."
There has to be a simple showing of a factually traceable estimate first. I see none. Judgements based on apparent circumstances are for hippies, like, whatever feels good man.
"It is somewone else's time, money and convenience that "recycling" involves, and so the burden of proof goes to the imposers."
Did you ever try that argument, suitably modified, on your drill sergeant? Or a traffic cop?
Look, you could do Palo Alto residents a service by proving your assertions. It would be an easy task for any competent engineer. If the analysis supports your point I'm sure you'd show us all the details in headlines. You aren't doing that, therefore either you're not an engineer, or you've done the analysis and got the result you didn't like.
In the latter case, it is my turn to ask about engineering ethics -- of suppressing truth and promoting a contrary preconceived opinion.
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By Light Alone by Adam Roberts (2011)
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A book whose central conceit and writing style make me want to be generous, even though there are all kinds of problems going on here. Our setting is a near future in which human civilisation has been changed forever by the development of photosynthetic hair: people can now spread their locks out in the sun and they never need eat again. World hunger is a thing of the past; but Roberts's insight is that, far from ending poverty, this might only make things worse. In the past, the poor had to be given at least a little in order to survive and therefore work; in this brave new world, the poorest of the poor can have literally nothing at all.
Roberts would like on the one hand to write a kind of neo-Swiftean, hi-tec social satire about the wealth gap (and the caricatures are very broad, with the rich all fat and deeply unpleasant and the poor stunted and feral) and on the other hand to write a post-apocalyptic feminist quest narrative. Both admirable ambitions, but they don't cohere at all – it's like they were written as separate projects and then glued together with Pritt-Stick and a rubber band. The result is a very, very odd structure indeed, where the first section takes twenty-six chapters to cover 180 pages, and the last section is just one massive, chapterless block of 150 pages which are scarcely related to the rest of the novel.
Adding to the confusion is a third-act twist – well not a twist exactly, it's pretty well signposted, even for someone like me who is usually oblivious; a reveal, let's say – which is supposed to make you go "Oh, shi-i-i-t—" but which actually just throws the whole timeline of the novel into serious doubt. (If you've read the book, talk to me. Because I'm not actually sure it makes sense.)
The only other Roberts I've read is Yellow Blue Tibia, which I thought was incredibly good. Here he is less funny but there is still a distinctive, flexible prose style to lead you through all the strangeness. As a stylist he can't be accused of being clichéd – if anything he's tempted to go a bit rococo in his descriptions, but at least it's never uninteresting.
A fishbone of lightning, discarded by the cloud. It made Marie's breath stick in her throat. Scaldingly white, coldly white, and then vanished. It was a bone picked clean, bleached clean, washed clean by the oceanic sky, glimpsed clean, and gone.
One, two, three seconds later: the cosmic empty-belly rumble.
Meteorological reflection seems to bring this out of him – a little later we hear that 'The clouds are icebergs, and the day repeatedly crashes against them and eventually it goes down in flame-coloured splendour.' Yeah, I like reading him – I like how he talks to me as a narrator, the apparently omniscient style that nevertheless throws in the occasional first-person interjection – I must say that, if you ask me though – it's endearing. But I've got to be honest, this book is a bit of a mess – a flood of good ideas without enough authorial control.
I hesitate to end on a ridiculous tangent, but I must record that every day I was reading this I ended up being reminded of that scene in The Young Ones where Rik, in a fit of energy-saving, bursts in on Neil while he's bathing to demand in outrage: 'Do you need the light on while you're having a bath, Neil?' To which Neil, confused, says, 'Well…yeah.'
'Why, what are you going to do? Photosynthesise?'
For quite a while now, Roberts has been writing literary-quality novels with science fictional settings. Another excellent story of social and personal tumult.
Set in the near future, Adam Roberts imagines a world where someone has invented a way for people's hair to photosynthesise light into energy thus removing the problems of hunger and famine: they live, quite literally, 'by light alone'. But rather than ushering in a new age of contentment and equality, this invention has created an even larger gap between the rich and the poor, emphasised by the fact that the very poor are kept jobless and childless now that there is no need to pay them and due to the fact that the energy produced by photosynthesis isn't enough for a woman to carry a pregnancy to term. The only way to have a baby and to feed that baby is to have food. But even once common foods are now unbelievably expensive and only available to the very, very wealthy who shave their heads to show they are not reliant on photosynthesis. The end result of this imbalance? Revolution.
"The thing wealthy people don't understand is that, for most of human history, poverty has been something that could always get worse. Human beings would appear to be completely down and out; but they could alwys sink lower. This was beacuse for most of human history poverty was a subsistence phenomenon. Poor meant having the bare minimum. That is to say, it meant having something. And something can always be pared away. Not now! Now a new manifestation of poverty has come into the world - the most significant development in human history since the invention of farming. Now we have absolute poverty. And absoute poverty is absolute freedom! It can't be pared away, or threatened, or warred down."
Roberts has written a very thought-provoking, social science fiction novel which reminded me of Margaret Atwood's writings, both because of the themes of genetic engineering and poverty and because the writing style is quite literary. I've seen its depiction of the very rich referred to as Gatsby-esque which makes the cover particularly apt. The negatives? The first part of the book is mainly about how empty and pointless the lives of the very rich are, and how unhappy they are as a result. Fair enough and some of these characters do develop later in the novel, but I felt this first section was close to becoming heavy handed. And the ending is still a puzzle to me. But all in all, a literary science fiction novel which deserves more readers. I can't help feeling that this comment by the reviewer in The Telegraph is sadly, probably all too true: "If By Light Alone were written by David Mitchell or Margaret Atwood, for example, it would doubtless be said to "transcend its science fiction" roots, as all literary fiction which borrows SF trappings must. But By Light Alone is unashamedly SF, and would that half the supposed "literary" novels on the shelves today were as well written, thoughtful and intelligent as this."
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The world has been freed from hunger. A gene-tweak to human hair makes it able to use photosynthesis to support human life, albeit needing very long hair, lots of sunbathing and a sedentary life. Some life on rafts, with desalination kits providing drinking water. So is this a story of utopia?
Unfortunately not. The world is still not a happy one. The rich cut their hair and deliberately live on gourmet 'hard food'. The poor need hard food to have children, thus while men sunbathe women labour in menial jobs to get the hard food they need to survive pregnancy. Those among the poor able to afford hard food act like gang leaders, rewarding followers with hard food and condemning opponents to death by shearing their hair.
There is tension between rich and poor. The former live in fortified ghettos, protected by police, and when necessary, the military. Some among the poor ('Spartacists') stir up trouble and try to organise attacks on the rich areas. There is rising tension as recent incidents referred to (but not narrated in detail), have inflamed the rich/poor conflict. There are scenes in the novel of the poor being shot, and bombed on their rafts.
Separate sections each cover a particular member of a rich family, the father George, the mother Marie and their daughter Lissa. The parents are both shown as self-centred individuals, who do nothing of any importance. An awful event shakes up their dull existence for a while but it is resolved, albeit by external parties. The last section in the book is the best as it puts a markedly different spin on the previous ones and gives us some characters with much more depth than the shallow rich.
All in all, the writing throughout is superb. However, one cannot though help feel though that the global scenario given is a little unlikely. It exists somewhat uneasily in between realistic and surrealistic modes.
Roberts strips the super-rich of glamour and lampoons everyperson's complicity in the toxic religion of greed. If some readers are offended or sceptical of his motives, that's a risk he seems happy to take.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0575083654, Paperback)In a world where we have been genetically engineered so that we can photosynthesise sunlight with our hair hunger is a thing of the past, food an indulgence. The poor grow their hair, the rich affect baldness and flaunt their wealth by still eating. But other hungers remain ...The young daughter of an affluent New York family is kidnapped. The ransom demands are refused. A year later a young women arrives at the family home claiming to be their long lost daughter. She has changed so much, she has lived on light, can anyone be sure that she has come home? Adam Roberts' new novel is yet another amazing melding of startling ideas and beautiful prose. Set in a New York of the future it nevertheless has echoes of a Fitzgeraldesque affluence and art-deco style. It charts his further progress as one of the most important writers of his generation.
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Why should college kids have all the fun? Well, at least that what Jim Melin, CEO of Air Force Village West wondered when trying to figure out how to pay tribute to first responders who helped the Breezy Point and Rockaway communities as Super Storm Sandy roared in.
In appreciation for the first responder efforts AF Village West is sponsoring a "Spring Break for Heroes" for eight lucky couples who win a raffle drawing scheduled for February 14th.
Contest entries were available at local precincts and firehouses.
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Obamacare is bad for small business
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Saint Paul, MN
#1 Jun 22, 2013
A new poll of business owners about how Obamacare has affected employment decisions is positively brutal for the health law.
Forty-one percent of the businesses surveyed have frozen hiring because of the health-care law known as Obamacare. And almost one-fifth19 percent answered "yes" when asked if they had "reduced the number of employees you have in your business as a specific result of the Affordable Care Act."
The poll was taken by 603 owners whose businesses have under $20 million in annual sales.
Another 38 percent of the small business owners said they "have pulled back on their plans to grow their business" because of Obamacare.
Only 9 percent of the businesses surveyed thought the law would be good for business. Another 39 percent thought the law would not have much effect. More than half55 percentsaid they expected Obamacare to result in higher health care costs.
This tracks with other survey data. In April, a survey by the Chamber of Commerce found that the health law was the top worry for small business ownersedging out economic uncertainty, which had been at the top of the list for two years. Weve also seen some economic evidence that the law is discouraging employers from hiring full-time employees.
And why shouldnt small business owners be worried? The Obama administration recently delayed a key part of the laws small business insurance exchangeessentially the only part that might provide small businesses some benefit. The law also imposes health coverage mandate on businesses with more than 50 employees. Firms that dont comply end up paying a per-worker penalty. Thats already sparked concern amongst some employers who worry they might have to reduce full-time staff, and confusion amongst others who still dont have a clear idea about what they will have to do to comply with the mandate.
#3 Jun 22, 2013
And there's winners and there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
'Cause the simple man, baby
Pays for thrills
The bills the pills that kill
Oh, but ain't that America
For you and me
Ain't that America
Something to see, baby
Ain't that America
Home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses
For you and me
Ooooh, yeah...
#5 Jun 22, 2013
When did I become the topic, senile cant/con/crass/non ?
#7 Jun 22, 2013
Gotta LOVE a survey that asks if healthcare is "good for businesses" ....
Actually, it's GOOD FOR AMERICAN WORKERS...
Yeah, I see your made up numbers & childish deflections & accept your concession.
In AMERICA, we care about people, not PROFIT, koch suckers...
Saint Paul, MN
#10 Jun 22, 2013
Increased health insurance costs aren't very good for American workers if the American workers aren't getting hired because of it.
We know facts are very painful for you. So ignore them, and carry on with your childish rants. Lefties like you are the experts at that.
Saint Paul, MN
#11 Jun 22, 2013
Sorry to everyone (except Slouchebagger) for posting this article twice. It didn't show up the first time, so I thought it didn't work.
#12 Jun 22, 2013
114 of 603 and you "feel" this proves ANYTHING ???
It proves some owners are too cheap to pay healthcare & want society/welfare to bear the costs FOR THEM....
Seems fair to me(sarcasm), for American workers to pay more taxes, so an business owner can have MORE profit....
Saint Paul, MN
#14 Jun 22, 2013
Wow. Logic really does escape you, doesn't it Slouchebag. Is a business really expected to NOT make a profit? Enlighten us, Sloser, and explain to everyone how a business is to stay in business and hire employees and pay for health insurance if a business doesn't make money?
Seems fair to me to expect health insurance costs to rise for employers and anyone that works, and then to have them pay for those who'd rather suck off Obama's government teat.
#15 Jun 22, 2013
That government sucking is currently done, by bad managers that shift costs to US... like your WalMart & church, both "companies" that can afford the costs.
I like you paraphrasing the company profit line....
Since, the company's profit is earned by the staff, how about benefits, FOR THE STAFF !!!
PS- Been government before Obama, will be government after Obama, try something intelligent...for a change.
#16 Jun 22, 2013
Complaining about government waste, then electing BACHMANN ?? Come on..........
#17 Jun 22, 2013
Would you rather a business make a nice profit or provide healthcare for the employees...
I'm happy with the owner working & getting a wage & benefits, just like the staff.
Greed is the new right, since Mittiot gave $100 million to the kids for being Mittiots, while workers GOT THE SHAFT !!!!
#18 Jun 22, 2013
Like MY quote, since I didn't say it, write it, or imply it.... Try again, dipsh*t.
Saint Paul, MN
#19 Jun 22, 2013
It's a moot point, dumbass. God you're stupid.Once Obamadoesn'tcare kicks in, employers will have to pay for it, at a higher cost than they do now (and employees having to pay more) or be fined. Higher costs, less money to pay employees, so hire less employees or go out of business and everyone loses.
Got it now? Obamacare is bad for business AND employees.
And yes, government has been around long before Obama. But stop being your illiterate self and do a search on how many MORE hands are in Obama's bottomless goody bag. You might learn something. Doubtful, but who knows?
#21 Jun 22, 2013
Nothing like moving the goalposts and changing a point, since you've lost.
I accept your concession, from any community you move monikers to...
#22 Jun 22, 2013
Love your IRONY...
"....God you're stupid.Once .."
Space bars are higher function, huh ?
#23 Jun 22, 2013
Even better, Papa John's can give away free pizzas for a promotion, but cannot afford healthcare for the COOKS ???
News flash to Papa Johns CEO John Schnatter: Obamacare isnt the only thing costing your business money.
The pizza chain head has made his views on the Affordable Care Act clear in recent months, claiming the new health care law will cost his business about $5 to $8 million per year. To compensate Schnatter's said he will likely raise pizza prices and cut back some workers hours so he doesnt have to insure them.
Caleb Melby of Forbes has graciously done the math on Obamacares cost to Papa Johns and according to his analysis, to cover the cost of Obamacare, the pizza chain would have to raise prices by 3.4 to 4.6 cents per pie -- way less than the 11 to 14 cents Schnatter claims he needs.
And there are other changes the chain could make to save some money, Melby notes, like not giving away 2 million pizzas for free at a cost of between $24 and $32 million to the company, for example.
Saint Paul, MN
#24 Jun 22, 2013
Even better, lefty members of congress, who voted for Obamacare and think it's just fine and dandy for the rest of us peasants, think "it's unfair" and too costly for themselves and their employees.
You can't make this sh*t up!
Saint Paul, MN
#25 Jun 22, 2013
Ummmm yeah, no I didn't. It's kind of been my point all along, so once again, you lose, Sloser LMAOROTF at you FU!!!!
Saint Paul, MN
#26 Jun 22, 2013
ohhhhh Ouch. Oh boy, you got me good there, Sloser!!!
#27 Jun 22, 2013
Leadership has benefits ??? Who knew..... LMAOROTFU~!
You go price a new heart like Cheney needed, then pretend Obama helped Cheney get the coverage...
SWING & A MISS, this batter's O-U-T ~!
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Wingnut: People Who Want to Coexist Hate America
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Ever seen one of these "COEXIST" bumper stickers?
They're all around my town. I think they're wonderful. We must — MUST — learn to coexist in this world. War is not the answer.
But, silly me. A Tea Party candidate in Florida thinks people who display one on their car want to "give away our country," and when he sees one it "incenses" him.
Coexisting is now a bad thing?
My God. It's getting beyond crazy around here.
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Monday 18 November 2002
AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs. It covers the stories each morning that the other current affairs teams follow for the rest of the day. Below is the program summary with links to transcripts and audio (if available).
More than five weeks on, Indonesian investigators believe that they now have what could be the definitive list of those who plotted and enacted the October 12 Bali bombings, and so buoyed are they by progress, that they're allowing themselves to wonder whether it might all be wrapped up by year's end. But they also warn of continuing threats from those not yet in custody and known to be still at large in Indonesia.
It was quickly incorporated into the Australian Government's public pronouncements on the worrying extent of terrorist networking, and it filled Britain's commuters with new dread, but Britain's Government is now playing down reports about an alleged plot for a cyanide attack on the London Underground.
After virtual silence from the republican side since the loss of the referendum, the former Chair of the Australian Republican Movement, Greg Barns, has embarked on a risky new strategy trying to reinvigorate the republican cause. He's abandoned any remaining niceties about the immunity of the Royal Family from criticism and launched stinging claims that the monarchy is a corrupt institution and a menace to democracy.
Summer holidays loom and with many holiday towns around the country facing severe water restricitons this year due to the drought, there's trepidation about the impact of the usual end of year vacation onslaught. But the Federal Minister for Tourism and Small Business, Joe Hockey, says suggestions that tourists should stay away are driven by a fringe element.
Another controversy is dogging part of the Australian religious establishment. It's a claim of nepotism, and it's been levelled at the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen. The trigger is the appointment of his wife to a key women's ministry position, which follows Dr Jensen's recent nomination of his brother Phillip for the role of Dean of Sydney, while his son is also a Chaplain at the Sydney Cathedral school.
Victoria's election campaign is at the halfway mark, and just days after the embarrassment of losing one of their most senior members, the Liberal Party is desperately trying to get some momentum back. So in a climate of political desperation, the Party is hoping that its official campaign launch yesterday will help it regain traction.
Melbourne businessman and millionaire Ron Walker has confirmed to the ABC that he raised 27 million pounds to boost the election campaign of former British Prime Minister, John Major. Mr Walker has previously denied his fundraising role in Mr Major's general election campaign, but has now admitted to paying an average 4.5 million pounds a year for six years, into a party account.
As diplomatic manoeuvring continues to try to avert war in Iraq, American military bases and the towns that support them are bracing themselves for what might lie ahead. Fort Stewart in the US State of Georgia is one example, and the base and its surrounding town of Hinesville, are trying to draw from past experience in the 1991 Gulf War.
Well he's finished 2002 as he did 2001; as the men world tennis number one and winner of the sport's grand final, the multi-million dollar Masters' Cup. But back in Australia Lleyton Hewitt still struggles to receive the adulation that so many other Australian sport stars receive for achieving far less.


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DGAP-News: SURTECO SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous SURTECO takes an important step towards optimizing its production network following the Süddekor integration 07.05.2014 / 15:29 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Release SURTECO takes an important step towards optimizing its production network following the Süddekor integration - Decor printing activities are concentrated at the Buttenwiesen site following the integration of Süddekor - Implementation of measures to 2016 - Significant synergies at the cost level - focus on personnel management with social compensation scheme Buttenwiesen-Pfaffenhofen, 7 May 2014 -SURTECO SE - one of the leading manufacturers of decorative surface materials - announces roll-out of the first strategic measures for integration of the Süddekor Group, which was taken over at the end of 2013. The Board of Management has decided to concentrate the decorative printing activities of the SURTECO Group at the Buttenwiesen site and to transfer the printing section of Plant I of Süddekor GmbH, Laichingen, there. The laboratory facilities will also be transferred there. The paintwork division of Süddekor GmbH (Plant II in Laichingen) and Dakor Melaminimprägnierungen GmbH, Heroldstatt, are not included in the resolution. "Since the sales structures have already been harmonized following the takeover of Süddekor, the focus is now on optimization of our production network," commented Chairman of the Board of Management of SURTECO SE, Friedhelm Päfgen. The transfer of printing activities is to be introduced promptly and implemented by 2016. This will enable substantial costs to be saved. The move will safeguard production in Germany over the long term while also providing an efficient counterweight to increasing competitive pressure. The administrative and central functions which are necessary for operation of Plant II will remain in Laichingen while all other operations will be concentrated in Buttenwiesen. A concept is being worked out together with the employee representatives to implement these measures. The objective is to give the maximum number of employees from Laichingen a job at Buttenwiesen located roughly 100 kilometres away. Where job losses are unavoidable the company will make arrangements for a social compensation scheme. This concentration of operations on a single site has already delivered tangible improvements for customers who have been supported by sales from a single source since the beginning of March under the Group logo "SURTECO Decor". Harmonization of the colour, engraving and printing standards will optimize speed of delivery and flexibility to a very high level of quality. You will find further information on SURTECO SE on the Internet at www.surteco.com. 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One of the best things about summer in Colorado is fresh Palisade peaches. They're heaven, and they began their annual appearance at our local farmers' markets and grocery stores a few weeks ago.
The town of Palisade is on Colorado's western slope, just east of Grand Junction. The town hosts an annual Peach Festival in August; it's this weekend, in fact. And Palisade is home to a most excellent restaurant, Inari's, owned and operated by my friends Meg and Hiro.
Last weekend Brad and I were invited to dinner at our friends' house. Being thoughtful dinner guests, we asked our host what we could bring. But I also added if she wanted us to bring angel food cake and fresh peach ice cream, then she was reading our minds. Because Brad and I were dying for some Palisade peach ice cream.
We had a busy day on Saturday, but everything for dessert was coming together just fine. Until it was time to pop the ice cream mixture--which had been chilling in the refrigerator for several hours--into the maker. I keep the cylinder in the freezer in our downstairs bar, so it's out of the way but ready to go whenever we get the urge for some ice cream.
Well apparently at some point when we'd gotten into that freezer for something, we'd left the door ever-so-slightly ajar. The freezer was pretty much room temperature inside, and most everything in it had thawed. Including the cylinder for our ice cream maker. Oh, and there was a nice green puddle on the floor from several bags of roasted Hatch green chiles (another great seasonal Colorado treat).
Undeterred, I phoned our host and asked if she had room in her freezer to try and get enough of a chill on the cylinder to make the ice cream at her place. It was dessert, after all, and I knew the four of us could leisurely make our way through dinner and some great wine and postpone dessert until the freezer had some time to work its magic on the cylinder.
Well, we had plenty of wine. And lots of great food. But the cylinder never froze that night. What I learned, though, is this ice cream mix makes a great creamy peach sauce; spooned over angel food cake and drizzled with caramel sauce, it was delightful.
And I also learned you always need to keep your sense of humor about cooking.
Oh, and sorry this post is a bit light on photos. Another fail. I thought I'd taken more, but I guess I hadn't.
Angel Food Cake
From Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook. Martha has a lot of recipes on the web for angel food cake, but none I've seen are exactly like this one.
I like this recipe because it calls for a measured amount of egg whites, instead of just a certain number of eggs. Egg whites are the key to angel food cake, so it seems to me that precision likely results in a better cake. And I enjoy sifting the dry ingredients several times. It's relaxing. Just kidding, it's kind of a pain. But, again, anything to make an angel food cake light and airy is worth the extra effort.
1 cup unbleached cake flour (not self-rising)
1 1/2 cups superfine (baker's) sugar
1 3/4 cups egg whites (approx 13 eggs), at room temperature
1 Tablespoon warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in the center.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour and 3/4 cup of the sugar four times and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites and the warm water on low speed until foamy. Add salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla, and whisk on high speed until soft peaks form (approx 3 minutes). Continue beating and gradually add the rest of the sugar (3/4 cup), adding it by Tablespoons. Beat until peaks are stiff and glossy, but not dry (approx another 2 mins). The egg white mixture should have beaten up to the top of your mixing bowl at this point.
Transfer the mixture to a large bowl:
Add the dry ingredients in six parts by sifting them over the egg whites, then quickly but gently folding them into the egg whites. Gently transfer to an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Drag a knife through the batter to disperse any air pockets, then bake until done (golden brown and springs back upon touch, 35 to 40 minutes).
If your tube pan has legs, invert the pan and let the pan cool completely. If no legs on your pan, you can invert the pan over a wine bottle (surely you have one of those lying around if you're a friend of ours). Neither of these worked for me, so I set the pan upside down over four ramekins (supporting the rim) to allow the cake to cool.
After the cake has cooled in the pan for about an hour, run a small rubber spatula or knife (taking care not to scratch your pan) around the edges to loosen. Remove the cake and cool completely on a wire rack.
Fresh Palisade Peach Ice Cream
This recipe is based on one published in The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz, which is pretty much the best ice cream recipe book out there.
It calls for sour cream, but I substituted an equal amount of creme fraiche. Mainly because we had some in the refrigerator. I also left out the small amount of lemon juice listed in the original recipe because the creme fraiche added enough tartness and tang. And we didn't have a lemon (the real reason).
1 1/3 lb fresh Palisade peaches (about 4 large), peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup creme fraiche (or sour cream)
1 cup heavy (or whipping) cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
few drops freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional; I didn't use)
Cook the peaches in the water on the stovetop over medium heat until the peaches are soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in the sugar, and cool to room temperature.
Place the peaches (and liquid) and remaining ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine and until somewhat smooth. Leave lots of peach chunks.
Cool in the refrigerator for a few hours, then freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions. You may want to check to be sure your ice cream cylinder is actually frozen before you get to this point.


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Small caps and undervalued stocks have usually been the sweet spots of the stock market. Since 1926, large-company stocks have returned about 10.5% annually while small-company stocks have returned about two percentage points more per year, according to Chicago-based Ibbotson Associates. Similarly, undervalued stocks have, over time, performed better than "growth" stocks—although the evidence here is somewhat more controversial. That's why our portfolios generally tilt towards funds that specialize in stocks of smaller companies and bargain-priced stocks.
But not now. Since 1999, stocks of small companies have beaten stocks of large companies by a huge margin. And ever since tech stocks began their swoon in March of 2000, undervalued stocks have also been stock market darlings.
The upshot: Small-caps, particularly, have gotten very pricey. Based on estimated 2007 earnings, the price-earnings ratio of small caps recently was 9% greater than the P/E of large caps. Small caps normally trade at a discount to large caps and haven't reached such a lofty premium since 1983, according to the Leuthold Group, a Minneapolis-based market research firm. For those with long memories, that marked the end of another multi-year period of small-cap outperformance.
Common sense tells you that small caps shouldn't sell at higher P/Es than large caps. Small companies have fewer product lines, less access to capital markets and less margin for error.
Consequently, we've realigned our portfolios. While every portfolio is different, ordinarily we wouldn't consider it unusual to have 20% or more of a portfolio's stock money invested in small-cap stock funds. Today, we're closer to half that weighting in most portfolios. We believe large-caps offer the most attractive sector of the U.S. market.
The case for growth isn't quite as compelling as the case for large caps. But incrementally, we have moved some assets into stock funds that emphasize growth stocks as opposed to undervalued stocks. We see overweighting large caps as likely to work whether the market goes up or down or sideways from here. The fundamentals support them in a rising market. And in falling markets small caps typically fall more than large caps.
What's more, large caps and small caps have often tended to lead and lag each other for multi-year periods, so once small caps relinquish their lead, they could well to trail for some time. The same goes for growth and value stocks. We think the evidence backs us up: It's time for large caps and, to a lesser extent, growth stocks, to excel. We never bet the farm, though. Rather, we make modest moves in the directions we think the market's fundamentals lead us.
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Niche and artisan businesses were a welcome sight at the Food Show.
I admit, I wasn't my usual enthusiastic self about this year's Auckland Food Show. Having been involved for the past eight years, the whole concept was beginning to pale.
The show gives food businesses and suppliers the chance to show off their wares. Members of the public pay an entrance fee and are able to sample and purchase products.
While this is an opportunity for punters to freely taste their way around the show and bag a few bargains, for exhibitors it is a major investment. The cost of a stand, staffing, products for free sampling, time and travel and so on precludes many smaller businesses from taking part. In hard economic times, fledgling businesses are hard pressed to justify this investment.
International food stars have been replaced by MasterChef judges and winners. Yes, they pull a crowd, but can't we watch them on the telly?
The reality of all this had resulted in the show becoming very "mainstream".
So it was a pleasant surprise to see some changes in the right direction this year. Possibly there is more business confidence out there, with more niche businesses prepared to take a punt.
The show's decor also looked better with clean white backgrounds for the stands and wider visitor pathways.
The best news though was the initiative taken by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development. Under an "umbrella" area, a group of Auckland-based innovators were represented. Most agreed that this grouping had made it possible for them to take part. It was a good example of how to make the show more interesting by enabling smaller players to get involved.
Here's what I tried at home: Tomette
Thomas and Etienne arrived in New Zealand as corporate French boys. They fell in love with the country, threw in their jobs and started Tomette - ready to eat French-style meals made with love and New Zealand ingredients.
Their product is so wittily packaged (as is their website), and Thomas and Etienne are so Gallic in their enthusiasm, how can they fail? Their offering has both style and substance. The food is delicious and tastes authentic. I reheated their Coq au Vin and made a simple salad using Fresh Grower cos, some croutons toasted off in Lewis Road Creamery butter and crushed garlic. A dressing of red wine vinegar and olive oil was dashed over the salad.
Here are a few other dishes to try:
* Lighthouse Gin scallops with baby bok choy
* Poached Rangitikei chicken breast
* Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter
* Tomette


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Date of Stay: December, 2007
This is trailer park with RV Spaces. Located at Grant & Swan it is conveniently located in the middle of town. Has a pool and no organized activities, which we appreciate. Rate is $399 a month and includes Electric. It ain't the Ritz, but it works.
Date of Stay: October, 2007
This is one of the worst parks I have had the misfortune of staying in in a long time. The manager was the surliest, most unreasonable individuals I have had to deal with in years. Von was totally unreasonable when it came to seeing to his guests needs. We were assigned to a totally unacceptable site in an otherwise empty park and he refused to re-assign us to another site. The restrooms were in bad need of maintenance and the grounds crew used leaf blowers to clear the debris and stick all the crap on the sides of everyones rigs. I would not recommend this park to my worst enemy! I could go on & on. Suffice it to say this place gets a zero from me!
Date of Stay: July, 2007
I was very surprised that leisure systems (Yogi) would allow their name to be associated with this park. The place recently flooded and they were in the process of cleaning it up from the previous flood. The damage had been extensive and the repairs were minimal at best. The electric was a farce. I was reading 85 volts at my site. The location of this park is such that it will most certainty flood again. I will not be staying there again. If they want to charge Yogi prices, they need to have a Yogi facility!
Date of Stay: July, 2007
If you have kids, you need to stay in this park. If you don't, Would not recommend it. It's a little on the rundown side and dirty. But the kids have such a good time, you won't mind.
Date of Stay: July, 2007
Don't get to excited about this park. The "New Owner" did a great job, but the old owner played some games with him and he gave it back to her. It is rapidly turning into the old dump it was. Sorry!
Date of Stay: June, 2007
This is now a KOA. Has prices to match, but many new improvements underway. Worth the stop!


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Sharing The Land of Canaan
Popular Resistance in Palestine
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Activist Manual
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Please visit this page periodically for updated information:
Sunday, March 30, 2014 - Pasadena and Newport Beach, California
12:30 PM luncheon talk at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, CA
7:00 PM Talk at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road, Newport Beach, CA
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - Sacramento, California
7:00 PM Talk at Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA
Fri-Sat, April 4-5, 2014 - Portland, Oregon
Two workshops at Sabeel Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Sunday, April 6, 2014 - Victoria, BC, Canada
7:00 PM Talk "Palestine today and in the future" at Camosun College Lansdowne Campus Young Building Room 220, Victoria, BC, Canada. Contact 250 370 3389.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
7:00 PM Talk at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Rm. 1700, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Free Admission.
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Every week in Palestine I do give talks to visitors. Check with me if you are in the area and would like to attend
Recent Past Speaking Tours:
05/8/2013 in Hiroshima: 18:00 Local Voices in Hiroshima: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Okinawa, Fukushima, and Palestine
06/8/2013 in Hiroshima: 9:00 Short messages from NGOs before Die-In performance
09/8/2013 in Nagasaki: 7:00 Memorial Ceremony for Korean Victims. Short messages from NGO (Palestine and Taiwan); 10:00 Local Voices in Nagasaki
11/8/2013 in Osaka: 13:00 Public lecture
12/8/2013 in Kyoto: Public lecture
14/8/2013 in Tokyo: 18:15 - 20:45 Public lecture "Israeli occupation policy and Palestinian nonviolent resistance" at JICA Global Plaza
3-8/3/2013 The Oikotree Global Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa speaking on Kairos issues
10/3/2013 In Cape Town: Brief Talk during 9:30 AM Service at The Cathedral of St George the Martyr, 5 Wale Street, Cape Town, South Africa
11/3/2013 In Cape Town: 13:00 – 14:00. Public event at Attie Van Wijk Auditorium (Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University, Dorp Street 171, Stellenbosch
19/2/2013 In Paris: conference in Science-Po Paris at 7.15 PM
20/2/2013 In Bordeaux: Science-Po Bordeaux at 4 PM
21/2/2013 In Grenoble: Science-Po Grenoble at 6 PM
22/2/2013 in Geneva: Conference at room M1160 in Uni Mail around 6.15 PM. Address: Boulevard du Pont d'Arve 40, 1205 Genčve, Suisse
24/10/2012 Concordia College, Moorhead, MN (private classes)
25/10/2012 7 PM, Joseph Thompson Middle East Lecture "Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle" at Concordia College, Centrum (Knutson Campus Center), Moorhead, MN.
26/10/2012 Morning at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN (private event), evening in Minneapolis, MN (private event)
27/10/2012, 10 AM to Noon MEPN Forum: Looking at the Zionist Arab Conflict from Many Angles. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN. Info:
28/10/2012, 12:30 to 2 PM, ELCA Peace with Justice Forum: Human Rights in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict. Central Lutheran Church, 3rd Avenue and 12th Street, Minneapolis, MN. Evening, private event near Northfield, MN
29/10/2012, late afternoon, On-campus presentation at Carleton College, Northfield, MN. Evening presentation at a Northfield Lutheran Church.


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Wool Part 1
I have to admit, I picked up this book without knowing anything about Hugh Howey, or the hype surrounding this series. I guess I was living in my own personal indie book Silo, sheltered from the realities of the outside world (e.g. the intense fanfare Wool has received since its release in 2011). Now that I've finally mustered up the courage to put on my cleaning suit and go outside, I can say that I am in LOVE with the world Howey created.
When it comes to creating a really detailed and believable dystopian universe, the author usually has to force the reader through some fairly thick description and a lengthy setup before being able to really dig into the characters and the story. Wool (Silo #1A) is extraordinary in this respect, because Howey manages to set up the universe, characters, and execute a plot in an incredibly short amount of time (it took me only a few hours to read it). For those of you who are impatient for action and a story line, this is the series for you. Howey's writing is simple and transparent, yet somehow creates an incredibly rich world right from the very beginning.
Now for some SPOILERS….
I love this book because Howey tricked me. He messed with my mind and he made me go a little bit looney like Sheriff Holston did over the three years since his wife's death. By the time he was in the airlock, about to go out for a little bit of scrubbing and a lot a bit of truth, Holston and I were both fully convinced that something wonderful existed outside of the silo. Our expectations were of course confirmed once he stepped outside, but a few pages later, Howey took it all away. I almost wonder if he was laughing at his future readers as he wrote the final chapter. I got duped and I absolutely love it.
The only critique I need to mention, an issue that is far too common in dystopian stories, is how unrealistically orderly people are in complying to the Silo's strict laws. Sure, people do occasionally break the rules and are sent out for a cleaning, and the records indicate that there have been some rebellions throughout history, but humans are just not that organized. I'm not convinced that some punk teenager, or even an adult in fit of rage, would not make the mistake of saying they want to go outside, no matter what the consequences may be.
After finishing the book, I am left with nothing but an intense curiosity to know more about what does, and does not, exist beyond the screens of the Silo. Are there other Silos? What happened to the outside world so long ago? I must know the answer to these questions.
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The Captives: Or, Escape from the Druid Council
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Oktober 2007
BeschreibungThe Druid priests are as cold and cruel as the forest spirits they claim to represent, and Guntra, the chief of her tribe of Britons, must make a desperate deal with them to protect those she loves. Unaware of Guntra's struggles, Jugurtha, her son, longs to lead his tribe against the hated Roman conquerors and drive them from the land. When Jugurtha encounters the Christian centurion, Marcinius, he scorns the idea of a God of love and kindness, certain that he has no use for such a God. There comes a day, however, when he is in dire need of help for himself and his beloved little sister, Norma, and it is Marcinius who comes to his aid. Through the kindness and humility shown by Marcinius, Norma, Jugurtha and even Guntra begin to be drawn to this God of love.
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Erscheinungsdatum: Oktober 2007
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Shasta Dam water releases explained
CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - Water rights are always a touchy subject in the Northstate. That is especially so this year with the historic drought.
And that's leading some to question about the job the Bureau of Reclamation is doing to keep enough water in the Sacramento Valley for farmers and residents.
The truth is that Shasta Dam releases almost five times the amount of water during the summer as during the winter. Over the past five years, Shasta Dam has released around 11,000 cubic feet per second of water starting in late June and extending through September.
In late October and early November the outflow is cut back to between 3,000 and 3,500 cubic feet per second.
But almost all of that water is put to use. Most of the water released in the summer months goes to agricultural use for farmers in the Central Valley. The greater demand for water warrants the greater outflows during the hottest months.
The water is also used in cities and towns in the Central Valley, in industries that line the river and to help preserve the ecology of Northern California.
The river also helps preserve farmland in the Sacramento Delta. The push of fresh water is used to keep the ocean from flooding the low-lying farms between Sacramento and San Francisco. If the river wasn't flowing the ocean water is liable to flood farmlands, allowing salt to penetrate into the soil and destroying the farms for Sacramento Delta farmers.
The other key point is that the releases are all required by law. Shasta Dam must release a minimum amount of water to be available for the farms, municipalities and unique environmental areas in the Sacramento Valley.
The lake's water is also released during the summer in order to make room for more rain during the winter. Every year the Bureau of Reclamation must prepare for an average rainfall for Northern California. That means the dam itself can expect about 60 inches of rain, easily enough to fill the reservoir.
Climate models are nowhere near accurate enough to accurately forecast one month in the future, let alone six months. The Climate Prediction Center is fairly inaccurate even with general trends three months out so there is virtually no way to know how wet or dry a season will be months away.
This year marks the third year in a row with below average rainfall. To this point Shasta Dam has received only 9.16 inches of rain, or 22 percent of normal rainfall for this time of year.
Officials say that the longer the dry weather last the greater the strain becomes both on farmers trying to grow crops and on the reservoirs providing water to the valley's agriculture.
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ROLL CALL FOR SC,NC,GA,TN I am calling out all subies and tuners for a meet,or anything there all wheel drive dnyo in the area more than one place to choose from to eat we have two malls less than 20mile from each other hit me up and so we can set up some date
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post #2 of 5 Old 05-08-2009, 01:29 PM
I'm not in SC,NC or GA but i'm down.
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post #3 of 5 Old 05-09-2009, 05:00 AM Thread Starter
Well got 7 cars so far and i gotta put a clutch and brakes on my subie and am out of work so yet this cook a lil while maybe we can shoot for july
Cars might be coming
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post #4 of 5 Old 05-09-2009, 09:36 PM
Where are you thinking about meeting? I always try to keep up with the southeast forum. I just got back a couple of weeks ago from a nasioc meet at the dragon. It was a blast! We need to get more people interested from the southeast on this site.
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Backus man injured when garbage truck crashes
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BREEZY POINT — A 23-year-old Backus man was seriously injured Monday when the garbage truck he was driving ran off the road, hit a tree and he was ejected while traveling near 32485 Timberlane Point, just off of Crow Wing County Highway 11 in Breezy Point, reported the Breezy Point Police Department.
Andrew Zwart was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital where he was treated and released.
It was reported that the crash was a result of "driver inattention."
The crash was reported at 7:39 a.m.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied that the country's recent elections were fixed, called on protesters to stop and blamed the "Zionist" media.
In his first public address since the June 12 elections, Iran's highest ranking political and religious authority accused the opposition of "challenging democracy after the elections."
Khamenei delivered a nearly two-hour sermon during Friday prayers at Tehran University, reportedly attended by tens of thousands of worshipers. He called on the opposition to take their protests off of the streets and to instead use legal channels to register their complaints about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory.
Turnout at the ballot box has been officially set at 85 percent, or 40 million voters, with Ahmadinejad winning by a margin of 11 million votes, or 60 percent of the vote. "How one can rig 11 million votes?" he asked. "The Islamic republic state would not cheat and would not betray the vote of the people."
Khamenei blamed the "media belonging to Zionists, evil media" for fomenting the demonstrations.
He also warned that if street demonstrations don't end, then "leading politicians will be held accountable for the chaos."
Hundreds of thousands of protestors again on Thursday night demonstrated in the streets of Tehran, the sixth day of ever-increasing protests in the Islamic Republic's capital.
"This election was a political earthquake for our enemies and a celebration for its friends," Khamenei said. "This election showed religious democracy for the whole world to see."
Reporters representing media from around the world have been barred from covering the demonstrations or opposition news conferences, and have been restricted to one transmission of news per day.
Iran's Guardian Council, the main oversight body of the country's constitution, was reportedly planning to convene a meeting of the three losing candidates to discuss their accusations, reportedly as early as Saturday.
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Not only is it oh so sweet and scrumptious, honey has been known to have many benefits in the field of natural healing.Honey contains antiseptic values that can fight infections and help the healing process as well.
Honey is a very valuable alternative to using many of the powerful skin treatments that we are used to seeing over the counter and that our doctor's prescribing every day. The possibilities are many, from healing cuts to helping with dissipation of scars, to eliminating wrinkles.
One of the useful things I have spoken about previously here, for acne, a simple honey recipe along with lemon, and apple cider vinegar can be a terrific "spot" treatment.
A type of honey, Manuka Honey, from New Zealand has been known to alleviate athlete's foot. It has been said to use it at least three times daily topically on the feet. Also, taking about a tablespoon by mouth three times daily it will be necessary to treat the same. There is also a Manuka oil that you can use afterwards for two weeks to be sure the treatment has done it's work. This honey produced in New Zealand has extremely strong healing properties. I would try it!
There's also many home made facial masks and scrubs you can create that contain honey in the ingredients. One thing I like is that it's a SAFE ingredient. Because of it's use as an exfoliant it helps to loosen dead skin cells and help to stimulate the collagen production, which can make the skin less wrinkly in time, if you continue to keep on using it loyally. It also has great moisturizing properties, so that's another plus for your face to continue to appear soft and stay younger looking.


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- This summer, at the movies…
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Mary Schantz, founding member of several local organizations, dies at 98
Mary G. Schantz, R.N., 98, of Ephrata, passed away Saturday, Jan.12, 2013 at her farm.
Her husband, the late Dr. Paul S. Schantz, M.D., passed away in 1980. Mary was born in Ephrata Township, near Bergstrasse, daughter of the late Henry and Magdalena (Martin) Graybill.
She attended New Holland High School, West Earl High School, and La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing in La Junta, Colo. She worked as a Registered Nurse and assisted her husband at his medical practice in Ephrata for 45 years.
Mary was a member of Bethany United Church of Christ in Ephrata where she had served as President of the Board of Christian Education, on the Church Consistory, and was a Deacon and Elder. She was formerly active in the Ephrata Area Young Farmers, Ephrata Women's Club, Ephrata Community Hospital Auxiliary, and the Lancaster County Farmland Trust. To confirm her stewardship of the land, she preserved her farmland and woodland under permanent conservation.
She was also a founding member of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, founding member of Ephrata Area Social Services, and founding member of the Ephrata Library Board.
Mary is survived by her daughter Deborah, wife of Nasser Basir of Highland, MD, four step-children: Ann, wife of Dr. Robert McInroy, M.D. of Camp Hill, PA, Dr. John Schantz, M.D., husband of Beverly (Baum) Schantz of Lancaster, PA, Paul Schantz, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA, and Joseph Schantz, husband of Ann (Goldstein) Schantz of Rockville, MD; 15 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Surviving are Mary's siblings: Lois, wife of Paul Dagen, Omar Graybill, husband of Edna, Jacob Graybill, husband of Janet, Orpha Harnish, Eunice, wife of Jesse Enck, and Marie, wife of Levi Hoover; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband Paul and her parents, Mary was preceded in death by a step-son: Dr. Troy Schantz; a step-daughter: Elaine (Schantz) Boynton; and four brothers: Mervin, Paul, Arthur, and Noah Graybill.
Friends will be received at Bethany United Church of Christ, 140 E. Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522, from 5-6 p.m. on Wed., January 16, 2013. Memorial services will follow at 6 p.m. with the Rev. William LaSalle officiating. A time of fellowship at the church will follow the service. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mary's memory may be directed to the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at cocalicovalleyhs.org/Support.htm, or to Bethany UCC at the above address.
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We all know the experience of a 'personality clash'. Attempting to connect with those who just "push our buttons" usually causes us to react, dislike, or even distrust the other party, often leaving us feeling antagonistic towards them. Then there are those who just seem to react to us. They display unease and appear to be uncomfortable in our company. Unfortunately these are often the people we are seeking to influence.
A more accurate description for this poor connection would be a 'temperament misunderstanding'. This suggests that a solution can be found, rather than merely accepting the status quo and coping with a relational failure. The solution is to build rapport; easy to say, but often hard to achieve. Rapport is a process as well as an outcomeView/Download Master Rapport Builder Sample .
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