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Investigators have found closed circuit television footage showing the truck in the moments leading up to the crash, in which a 43-year-old man died.
Police do not have video of the actual collision.
The train driver remains in a serious condition in hospital and the truck driver was interviewed by police and released pending further inquiry.
Detective Inspector Bernie Rankin, of the Major Collision Investigation Unit, said the second truck, a Kenworth prime mover towing a semi-trailer with white curtains, was seen passing through the crash intersection just before the collision.
Police believe that driver overtook the driver of the truck involved in the collision just before it occurred.
"We do ask that the driver of that vehicle contact us, he may have some significant evidence which would assist us in the ongoing investigation," he said today.
"[He may have observations about] the way it was being driven and may have some observations of the person driving that vehicle.
"We're also seeking, from any member of the public who observed the driver of the vehicle involved in the collision ... either on the freeway leading towards Abbotts Road or on Abbotts Road prior to the collision ... to contact Crime Stoppers."
Police have traced the movements of the truck involved in the collision before the crash. Investigators believe it left a market site on Footscray Road about 10.30am, travelled on the Bolte Bridge to the Monash Freeway, went south on the South Gippsland Freeway and exited onto Abbotts Road towards the collision site.
Detective Inspector Rankin also urged train passengers who left the site before speaking to police to come forward.
He said it was too early to determine if any prosecution would eventuate from the crash.
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On today's episode of "As the Rock Hall Turns," Gene Simmons hints that by KISS refusing to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, they are giving the middle finger to the Hall.
He says when the Hall told him and Paul Stanley that they were only inducting the original four members, and not the other six members who have put on the make-up, they called Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. "We said, 'Hey, congratulations. The Hall of Fame is gonna induct only the first members of the band. And we'll be proud to stand up there and accept the award with you, and then we're gonna go home.' And by the way, both Ace and Peter were very gracious. [They said], 'Hey, great.' And [they said] we did a great thing. And then the media hoopla started."
Sources close to Peter and Ace tell us they dispute the accuracy of Gene's statement, and it's not known if they will attend the April 10th ceremony in Brooklyn, New York.
In Gene and Paul's defense, the Rock Hall did allow all the members of the Eagles, past and present, to be inducted, as well as the Grateful Dead, including their lyricist Robert Hunter, who is not a member of the band, and keyboardist Vince Welnick, who only joined the band four years prior to their induction and never played on any of their studio albums.
The six hired hands to pass through KISS since 1980 are the late drummer Eric Carr, guitarist Bruce Kulick, guitarist Vinnie Vincent, the late guitarist Mark St. John, and current members -- guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer, who portray the personas created by founding members Ace and Peter.
And of course there are the members of the Rock Hall's nominating committee, some of who have been very outspoken about KISS being nominated, something they have been eligible for since 1999, let alone inducted. Just recently, one of the members, critic and wanna-be satellite radio host Dave Marsh wrote: "Why shouldn't KISS be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Because they have added not the slightest musical value to rock, which is why they were not especially huge record sellers. And because, so far, in one way or another, the Hall has avoided honoring the music at its most mercantile and shallow."
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I recently bought a C-6 and only have a one car garage at this apt., so this C-5 has to be sold. For this fun in the sun convertible, I am asking $13,000 which is reasonable price below NADA and Kelley Blue Book. I paid $22,500 almost 3 yrs ago and got my money's worth of enjoyment out of it. This would be an excellent first corvette for someone; Birthday or one heck of a Valentines Day Gift.
Now let me tell you about this Corvette. I bought this car almost 3 yrs ago and when I bought the car the mileage was 80,084 and over the last almost 3 yrs have put on an additional 33,000 miles, bring the total odometer reading to 113,300. This is less than 10,000 miles per year.
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I have a 2 yr old male cat. He's always been violent but its getting worse.He scarred my face badly yesterday unprovoked
I have a male cat called Star who I've raised from a kitten. We have a closer bond than most humans, I love him. He's very intelligent and though he's always been violent to strangers (fear attacks), he's recently attacked me. Yesterday I fainted and he attacked me while I was on the floor, scarring me in 5 different places including my eye. He also clawed my head and was hissing. Everyone thats seen my face is horrified and says I need to get rid of him for health and safety. He's already caused me to break up with my boyfriend because he couldnt take Star constantly attacking him, and I don't have guests anymore cause they're afraid of Star. I cant even go away for a weekend as no one will look after him. We live on the top floor with a balcony, he goes out on the roof level but doesnt interact with other cats. He is neutered.
It makes me really sad but I dont want to give him up as I don't think anyone else could love him and he'd be put down. I have no idea what to do,it's a mess.
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I had a cat that was very similar to this once. I was very close to him also, as you are with yours, but with my cat, he had been completely feral and wild and never completely learned to trust people. When I got married, he would attack my husband. The cat would sit next to him on the couch, he would start petting him, and then he would sink his teeth into his arm. It was pretty bad. when I had a baby, I had to send him to live with the boyfriend I had adopted him with. He lived to age 13. Was wild with him too, in fact, he bit him through his lip once. He just learned how to not provoke him, to let him be and to know that he would never be the cat we all hope to have. He knew if he took him in he'd be pts. He had moments when he almost took him in to be put down. He eventually let him roam the back yard, it helped him having that outside time, that did help.I wish you luck, wish I knew what to say, other than just let him come to you, let it be on his terms when he does want attentio
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Okay - my cat Joey is aggressive - he has attacked me and other members of my family - and I had a vet tell me once to put him down. What you need to do is get to the root of his aggression and find out what is setting him off. It can be a lot of things - it could be medical. What I would do is see the vet - get a comprehensive physical and tell the vet what is happening. Then get a journal and keep track of what is happening when he attacks. Noise, smell, people, is there a stray outside, other animals on your floor. If you can eliminate what is setting him off you can limit the attacks. Alternatively, you can medicate him. There are medications that you can try to calm him down. I didn't go that route - I took the time to understand Joey and we haven't had a problem in a very long time. See the vet, start a journal, try and keep him calm, and treat your wounds properly. Don't give up on him - pawmail me if you want to talk about it. Good luck.
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The "Source Code" stud hit the Berlinale Palast red carpet on the tenth day of the festival to attend the closing ceremony alongside his fellow jury members, Anton Corbijn, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mike Leigh, Francois Ozon, Barbara Sukowa, Asghar Farhadi and Boualem Sansal.
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I missed the part about onea the perps showing up with gunshot wounds,I am glad the LEO was able to put the hurt on the attackers and wish he would have come out unscathed.
The problem with this Country is our Prisons are full of repeat violent felons.I'm not talking about guys doing time for felony drugs,I'm talking about rapists armed robbers murderers,Nobody should have an extensive rap sheet,they should get at the most 3 violent felonies and then they get put out permanently,and if they all happen during one incident tough doodoo.I will be willing to bet there wouldn't be any prison overcrowding
It's too bad we follow some of the provisions of the Geneva Convention. Some things outlined in it are relevant, but many things are not. Winning requires the ability to do whatever it takes to survive. The last nation standing rights the history books after all. It's certain provisions within that document that require us to use less effective ammunition for the primary weapons for our soldiers after all. We use better (more effective) ammunition for SD and hunting in this nation every day of every year, and have been for many years now.
I think many Americans have lost sight of what it takes to keep our freedom. That fact will get us killed as a nation at some point.
As far as career filth being killed in the commission of a crime, I too like hearing those stories. Why? The first of the two juries I sat on I gave some scumbag his 27th felony conviction after he tried to kill a man by stabbing him to death. I had to settle for the lesser charge because some of the other jurors felt sorry for the guy because he had a "disability" that he used to garner sympathy. How we can tolerate career filth in this nation who live on the law abiding peoples' dime is beyond me. We should have set limit and you're force fed a lead diet policy after you hit that level. The money this nation as a whole would save is tremendous.
My second trial was a civil one, where a family had a history of scamming other people and getting money/property. Criminals yet again. I can't stand people like that. They spend more time thinking of ways to cheat people when they could just work an honest job and live an honest life.
I work hard to have what I have, and I take pride in that fact. That's the way my parents taught my brother and I to live. That's how they were taught to live. That's the lifestyle that is losing ground in this nation, and that is a damn shame.
Because Police officers, corrections officer, parole/probation officers and some federal agents are more likely to run into someone who wants to do them harm. During an officers career they may take a life or cause a prison sentence, and may more likely be a victim of revenge. The same reason police carry firearms off duty. How do I know?... It happened to me.
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Nonsense he would just have to conform to what we mortals do and get a FL CCW
I'm in this camp on this one!
And behind ret 100%.
Knuckledraggers suck.
They CHOOSE to prey on the unsuspecting, the weak, the old and the young.
When they die at the hands of an honest citizen, I believe it is THEY who chose their own destiny, much the same as everyone who leads an honest and decent life.
They should garner NO sympathy from anyone.
Society did not force them to behave in such a mannner.
Ret is not rejoicing in the fact that they are dead, he is merely stating that its good that society will no longer be subjected to the actions of an uncivil thug, who neither cares whether you lived or died,only that they did not have to work hard for what the took from others.


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The service fee only applies to electronic (online) transactions. Customers who
do not wish to pay the additional service fee may renew their registration by
mail or in person at a deputy registrar office.
If I renew online, how long will it take to get my tabs?
You should receive your tabs within 7-10 days.
What are my payment options if I renew online?
US Bank accepts Master Card and Visa. You may also choose to pay by automatic
withdrawal from your checking account (ACH).
What if I do not have sufficient funds to cover the registration fees when US
Bank make the account deduction.
US Bank charges $30 for insufficient funds.
Can I renew online if I need to change my address?
Yes. Please click on the "Address Change" line found in Step 3 of the renewal
process and provide your current address.
Minnesota law requires that you apply for a new driver's license within 30 days
of changing your address. The fee is $15.75. Many motor vehicle offices are
also able to take your driver's license application.
I received a renewal notice for a car I no longer own. What do I do?
If you sold or traded your vehicle to a dealer, you do not need to do anything.
However, if you sold your vehicle to an individual, you should file a report of
sale. You can do this online or by visiting your local deputy registrar office.
I winter in another state. Will I receive my tabs if I choose to renew online?
Yes, if you filed a forwarding address with the post office. If you do not file
a forwarding address with the post office, the tabs will be delivered to the
address on your renewal notice.
Am I required to have insurance for my vehicle?
Yes. When you register a vehicle in Minnesota you are attesting that the
vehicle is properly insured. The Minnesota No-Fault Act requires owners of
registered motor vehicles to maintain no-fault insurance. Drivers are also
required to carry proof of insurance in the vehicle at all times and to provide
it to peace officers upon demand. (Reference: Minnesota Statutes, section
65B.48 and
I just moved to Minnesota, can I register my vehicle online?
Welcome to Minnesota! You will need to go to a deputy registrar office to
register your vehicle for the first time in Minnesota. Please bring your
vehicle title, or if that is not available, the vehicle's current registration
card. You will also need to present identification, such as your current
driver's license.
The deputy registrar will issue you Minnesota license plates and registration
stickers. Next year you will be able to renew the registration online.
My renewal shows a plate fee, but my plates are in good condition - do I have to
get new ones? Yes. Minnesota law requires that DVS replace the plates
on passenger vehicles (including personalized, collegiate and critical habitat)
every seven years. If a plate fee appears on your renewal notice, it means that
your plates are due for a seven-year replacement.
I noticed that one of my license plates is missing - can I renew and replace the
plate online?
Yes. In step 3 of the online renewal process, check the New Plates box under
Plate Options. Select the type of plate from the drop down menu. You will also
need to indicate the reason for the replacement (lost, stolen, etc.).
There is a Gross Wt./Base listed on my renewal notice - what is that?
Trucks (one ton and greater) and trailers are taxed upon the gross weight of
the vehicle. This is the weight displayed on the renewal notice.
Registration tax for passenger vehicles is determined in part upon the base
value of the vehicle as provided by the manufacture when the vehicle was new.
This is the base that is listed on your renewal notice. It does not represent
the current value of the vehicle. Registration tax is also determined by the
age of the vehicle.
What is the Tech Surcharge?
A surcharge of $1.00 is charged on every driver's license and title transaction
and on every tab renewal, except when done in conjunction with a title
transfer, effective July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2016. The surcharge will
be used to build and implement the replacement of the existing driver's license
and motor vehicle information systems.
What is a wheelage tax?
A Wheelage tax is a $10 tax that is levied by a metropolitan county board of
commissioners on vehicles kept in their county. (Reference:
Minnesota Statutes, section 163.051.) The tax is determined by where
the vehicle is ordinarily stored or parked during non-business hours or when
not in use; the tax does not apply to vehicles that do not require an annual
registration tax. If you have any questions related to the Wheelage tax, they
can be directed to your participating counties listed on the
Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) website.
Do I have to pay the wheelage tax if I live in Ramsey County but work
in Anoka County?
Yes. The tax is based on where the vehicle is kept, not parked during the
course of the day. Kept means where a vehicle is ordinarily or routinely
stored, located, or parked during non-business hours or when not in use in the
course of general transportation. Usually, this is your place of residence.
Is the wheelage tax due if I keep my vehicle at my cabin up north?
If it is in a Wheelage tax participating county. You will need to indicate on
your renewal the county in which the vehicle is kept.
Can I get a refund if I pay the tax at time of registration and then move to a
county that does not have a wheelage tax?
No. The tax is based on where the vehicle is kept at the time of registration
and is non-refundable.


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*stepping out of your comfort zone will not only make you stronger….it will make you a better person.
*red wine is good for your heart.
*if you keep saying "what if" then you'll never get to say "i did".
*sheltering your children does not prepare them for the future.
*once you get your first grey hair…it's all downhill from there.
*carrying your camera around with you is important.
*nothing compares to a Hawaiian avocado.
*i spend way too much time on Pinterest …..pinning pretty clothes that i can't afford……
styling for a house i don't live in anymore….and food that i can never get to look that good when i make it.
*a house doesn't make a home.
*if you don't breastfeed…..it's not the end of the world.
*turning the clocks forward on some nights and putting the kids to bed early is not a bad idea….
it's pure genius.
*values and views vary from person to person…..hold onto what you believe.
*if your third child does not wear underwear…….the occasional shart will make you think
you just weren't strict enough.
*being closed minded only hurts yourself.
*you have to live life moving forward not back {courtesy of Spy Kids 3}.
*making minimum wage humbles your character
*your spouse should always come first.
*it's okay to have "me" time.
*it's not okay for your cleaning lady to find your vibrator.
{just kidding mom}
*communication is the best asset.
*not everything will go according to plan.
*there is something magical about not knowing what comes next.
*a good hair cut by a good stylist is worth every penny.
*there is nothing more deflating then to have to do the walk of shame out of a cheap hair place.
*a temperature of 99.2 does not constitute a phone call home from the school nurse.
*being on the beach in the middle of February is good for your soul.
*it really isn't about what "school district* you are in.
*you can't rewind time…but you can help shape the future.
*i don't really like grapefruit juice without the vodka in it.
*don't make a list of things you want to do…make a list of things you are going to do.
*always keep a journal next to your bed.
*just make sure that you don't look in that journal a few years later to find the pages filled with
get milk. sign permissions slip. make pap smear appointment in morning.
*there really is something to be said about drinking 8 glasses of water a day.
*with the right attitude…..a jump in the pool can also be the kids bath for the day.
*you can wash a shirt…you can wash your socks….but you never have to wash your jeans
*kids grow up.
*time flies.
*life is what you make of it.


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After a career working with children and in the last ten years hearing impaired pupils in a secondary school I decided to embark on furthering my own education and studied 3D Contemporary Craft Degree in which I gained a 1st Class Honors in 2014. I have since completed a Skills Knowledge Enhancement course and will embark on my teacher training in September 2015. I in my spare time continue to experiment with my glass sculptures.
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Recently Dr. Ormes has turned his attention to understanding the issues involved in our stewardship of the planet, including global warming, species extinctions, land and water issues and how these issues are driven by increasing population and affluence. He joins Mediators Without Borders as a research advisor for grants and other relevant issues for the Mediators Without Borders Research Center planned for Boulder, Colorado.


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I'm no expert, but I can certainly sympathize. I have the same hair coloring history that you do but with a few more years (I'm 45), and I get the same permanent until washed ponytail dent. I figured since I have colored for so long, I must be highly porous, but I had a hair analysis done by Live Curly Live Free, and they said that my hair is medium porosity. I didn't quite believe them, so I have done a couple of gelatine protein treatments. They make my hair super soft, it loses all the wave, and gets super frizzy. I did my last one on Friday, and realized that I really DON'T need protein! I read all my product labels and dropped all my protein products and I'm adding as much moisture as possible. Thinking about doing a deep treatment of some sort.
Currenly I'm using Suave Naturals as co-wash, GVP Conditioning Balm as rinse out (left in during my shower), then adding a bit back for leave in, and using a tiny bit of BRHG for hold. I'm thinking about trying silk or keratin at some point, but not any time soon.
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About Destiny Counselling
Destiny Counselling Service has offered Christian Counselling since 2005. Our aim and desire is to provide acceptance and understanding to all who come for help. We seek to enable people to work through their difficulties and choices as they wish, by offering counselling for all whether Christian, of any other faith, or no faith.
Destiny Counselling is affiliated to the Association of Christian Counsellors.
Who are we?
All of our counsellors are trained, and whilst they may work with different models of counselling, all are committed Christians. Some of our counsellors give up their time on voluntary basis. All of them receive supervision and are accountable to the Lead Counselling Team.
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There are full time lead counsellors in both Edinburgh and Glasgow Campuses, supported by well trained and dedicated volunteer counsellors.
Pastor David Thomson Pastor David Thomson is in full time ministry and a member of the Pastoral Leadership team of Destiny Ministries, which consists of congregations in Scotland and a network of Churches in the UK, Europe and India. He is responsible for the development of counselling services as well as providing therapeutic counselling and pastoral care at the Glasgow Church. David also serves on the Board of ACC UK . At Destiny College he teaches on Project Management, Mercy Ministries, Counselling and Pastoral Care. David has an infectious passion for God and for people and a desire to truly make a real, practical difference in the world locally and nationally.
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Review for The Ellie Fund, Needham, MA, USA
In addition to the previous review on how The Ellie Fund impacts families, I wanted to add a few words about the charity's "back of the house" heart. The Ellie Fund and its dedicated staff are not only excellent charitable partners, but are hyperaware of how each penny could best be used making a difference in the lives of breast cancer patients and their families. They are kind, caring and crazy smart administrators and marketers. By raising awareness about supporting families surviving breast cancer through creative high-end fundraising events, they have also heightened the profile of those who choose this cause over many others, and this specific charity as their primary nonprofit for giving in a philanthropic marketplace with many choices. I've never in my 20-year career seen such profound loyalty and love for and within an organization - whether they are "taking care" of event volunteers or making every sponsor, donor and partner feel like they are part of the family. This is a nonprofit organization that loves its staff, volunteers and supporters as well as it cares for the women who are in crisis and need support.
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Subsupply is one of the smallest independent family businesses in the world of commercial divers and sport divers and perhaps the smallest A-brand in The Netherlands. Since 2001 Subsupply designs and produces sheaths for Green River knives, the dive knife for commercial divers around the world. Besides the production of the sheaths, we also produce gloves and tool bags in-house where slightest changes or desired customer specifications (depending on the number) can be implemented quickly.
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons is a satirical animated comedy series created by Life in Hell cartoonist Matt Groening. The Simpsons started as part of The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. In December 1989 the show debuted on the Fox Network. The show was also made into a feature-length movie, which was released on July 27, 2007.
The Simpsons is the longest-running sitcom in the United States, as well as the longest-running animated television series, and is viewed all over the world. It has won 27 Emmy Awards, and since September 2014 FOX presents the 26th season. In February 2012 the 500th episode was broadcast.[1]
In Iran, China and Venezuela this serial is banned.[2][3]
The show revolves around the fictional Simpson family.
Homer Jay Simpson
The overweight, balding father of the family. Homer "works" as a safety inspector in the local nuclear power plant - where he usually sleeps, which gets him into trouble with his boss, Mr. Burns. However, many episodes have shown him performing a wide range of other jobs. Homer enjoys a diet mostly centered around donuts and "Duff" beer. Homer is by choice quite lazy but does get pushed into occasionally performing heroic acts for his family.
Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson
Marge is the mother of the family. Instantly recognizable thanks to her unfeasibly large blue beehive hairdo, Marge provides the foundation for the family. Her relationship with Homer is portrayed as a loving one but frequently exasperating due mostly to Homer's buffoonery. Marge is in many respects the prototypical suburban American mother, as she stays at home and takes care of the family while Homer works. On a few occasions Marge has gotten a job which has sometimes met with horrible results but sometimes with more pleasant ones.
Bartholomew "Bart" Simpson
Their son Bart, the eldest child, is a troublemaker and self-proclaimed underachiever. Bart has a mixed relationship with his father. While sometimes harboring a very close relationship with his father, Bart's opinion of Homer is all over the radar, ranging from very affectionate love to deep frustration.
Lisa Simpson
The older daughter. Lisa is mostly concerned with being a good student, protecting the environment (although she is involved with other liberal causes at different points in the show's history such as recycling), and playing the saxophone. Her high intelligence relative to the rest of her family often makes her feel isolated.
Margaret "Maggie" Simpson
A baby who hardly ever talks, instead sucking her pacifier twice. On a couple of occasions she has proven to have exceptionally high intelligence (for example, when her pacifier was taken away during a trip to a foster home, she staged an elaborate plot to get it back).
Currently, there are 596 episodes in 27 seasons.
Conservative Episodes
- The Crepes of Wrath: Lisa discusses with Adil, an Albanian Communist spy. Adil wants to know: "How can you defend a country where five percent of the people control 95 percent of the wealth?", whereupon Lisa answeres: "I'm defending a country where people can think, and act, and worship any way they want!"
- Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington: Lisa becomes a Patriot.
- Bart Gets an "F": Bart prays to God to pass a school test.
- Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment: Lisa is concerned about her father, who breaks the 8th Commandment: Thou shalt not steal.
- Homer the Heretic: Homer does not go longer to worship and gets punished by a house brand.
- Duffless: Homer fights Alcoholism.
- Bart Sells His Soul: Bart recognizes the existence of the soul.
- Homer Loves Flanders: Ned Flanders and his Bible group help Stan Taylor overcome his sexual addiction.
- The Trouble With Trillion: Ned Flanders makes an Conservative quote about Nanny state. His son asks: "Daddy, what do taxes pay for?", whereupon his father answeres: "Why, everything! Policemen, trees, sunshine- and let's not forget the folks who just don't feel like working, God bless 'em.". Also depicts Fidel Castro and Communist Cuba in a negative light, as he was shown taking the trillion dollar bill from Mr. Burns in a very underhanded manner.
- Simpsons Bible Stories: The Simpsons dream Bible Stories. (Although, partially mocks the Bible Characters)
- Alone Again, Natura-diddily: Ned Flanders keeps his faith in God, even after his wife Maude died.
- Weekend at Burnsie's: Marge is worried about Homer´s drug use.
- Treehouse of Horror XIII: Springfield becomes a Gun-free zone. As a result of it Springfield gets terrorized by evil Zombie-gun-owners. Homer gets back into the past to prevent Gun control.
- Pray Anything: Homer starts to pray, but later he sues the church. He gets punished by a weather disaster.
- 'Tis the Fifteenth Season: Homer wants to become a good Christian.
- Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays: Marge fights an Anti-family campaign.
- The Simpsons Movie: Environmentalist EPA wants to destroy Springfield.
- That '90s Show: Marge is romanticized by her radical feminist Anti-American university professor which leads Homer (who's paying for her) down a deep depression, this has him turn into a grunge rock star (parody of Kurt Cobain). Marge later learns the error of her ways and abandons her professor and returns to Homer who's now a drug addict (or more accurately, a diabetic), which she helps him to recover from. There's also a condemnation against Bill Clinton, as Homer and Marge while the former is recovering at the hospital ends up speaking badly about Bill Clinton.
Liberal Episodes
- Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish: Supports Environmentalism and criticizes nuclear power.
- Sideshow Bob Roberts: Takes jabs at the Republican party as attempted murderer Sideshow Bob becomes a Republican mayor (although that being said, there was also some jabs at the Democrat party in the form of Mayor Quimby), there's also right-wing talk show host named Birch Barlow (parody of Rush Limbaugh) who defends him whether it's right or wrong. Later in the episode, in a similar manner to the Watergate Scandal, it was revealed that Bob committed voter fraud. The episode had been written as a result of the Republican Revolution of 1994.
- Homer's Phobia: Homer criticizes the practice of homosexuality, but in the end he changes his mind.
- The Old Man and the Lisa: Promotes Environmentalism.
- Mother Simpson: Treats the hippie movement and the decadence of the sixties in a positive and sympathetic manner relating to the titular character, Mona Simpson.
- D'oh-in' in the Wind: Again, promotes the hippie movement in a positive manner.
- Smart and Smarter: When Maggie gets a high score on an IQ test, Philippa says "That's amazing for a Christian!"; implying that most Christians are dumb.
- There's Something About Marrying: Marge supports gay marriage.
- G.I. (Annoyed Grunt): Mocks and villainizes the United States Army.
- The Monkey Suit: Promotes Evolutionism and mocks Creationism.
- You Kent Always Say What You Want: Kent Brockman says a blasphemes word (episode never says what word though), mocks the Parents Television Council and then has Brockman and Lisa expose the "Fox News conspiracy"
- Mypods and Boomsticks: Promotes Islam.
- Loan-a Lisa: Bart makes an atheist statement: "We've already heard stories from thousands of years ago about stuff that didn't happen."
- Opposites A-Frack: Against Fracking.
- A few episodes feature a group of "evil republicans".
Other Political Episodes
- Two Bad Neighbors: Homer becomes an enemy of his new neighbour George H.W. Bush (RINO). In the end Gerald Ford (Conservative) is the new neighbour of the Simpsons, who becomes a friend of Homer.
- Treehouse of Horror II: Lisa's nightmare, an adaptation of the Monkey's Paw, has a subtle condemnation towards anti-Second Amendment beliefs, as after Lisa wishes for World Peace, everyone destroys all of their weapons and guns, and proceed to sing kumbaya, only for Kang and Kodos to proceed to invade the planet easily because of it. Bart's nightmare, based on the Twilight Zone's It's a Wonderful Life, however, has a slight anti-family message, due to the nightmare being Bart releasing Homer from his psychic-induced curse by bonding with him.
- Much Apu About Nothing: Homer is initially against immigration of Illegal aliens before deciding to support it, with any criticism against illegal immigration being depicted in a negative light. On the other hand, it also depicts the naturalization process to become a legal immigrant to the United States, as Apu decides to undergo the naturalization program to become a US Citizen, and showcases it in a positive light. It also depicts encroaching government in a negative light due to the whole illegal immigration criticisms in the episode being due to Mayor Quimby blaming the tax increases on illegal immigrants when in reality it was the result of his own policies, with Lisa asking why they do that.
- The Cartridge Family: Homer becomes a gun owner. It is controversial, whether this episode is pro-Gun Control or anti-gun control. The writer of this epiosde is John Swartzwelder, who is a 2nd Amandment-supporter.
- Coming to Homerica: Another Pro-Illegal immigration-episode.
- Bart-Mangled Banner: The Simpsons get arrested for criticizing government. They leave America, but go back, because of homesickness.
While The Simpsons has many liberal themes the basis and morals of the show often portray family centered values in a warped sort of way and many episodes have a strong church focus. The show also has many episodes which focus on politics. The writers of the show come from both liberal and conservative backgrounds, and this is reflected through the portrayal of American politics on the show. The Springfield Republican Party is headed by the villainous Mr. Burns and meets in an old castle. Twice they have put forward candidates for elections: Burns himself ran for governor of the anonymous state Springfield is in, though he eventually lost; while in a later episode Sideshow Bob, though twice convicted for attempted murder, becomes Mayor of Springfield. He is removed from office when it is discovered that he personally and secretly committed large scale voting fraud. Meanwhile, the Springfield Democratic party is led by Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby, who is portrayed as a promiscuous, pot smoking, unfaithful and corrupt politician, once admitting openly that he murdered his opponents. Quimby and his family are clearly modeled on the Kennedy family, as Mayor Quimby's voice is identical to the one used when imitating John F. Kennedy on the show.
Public Education is satirized in the form of Springfield Elementary, which is portrayed as often taking extreme cost cutting measures at the expense of the children's education. When Bart gets Principal Skinner fired, Ned Flanders takes over as school principal and, as a result of his leniency towards trouble makers, the students run wild. In an attempt to get Skinner his job back, Bart takes Superintendent Chalmers to inspect the school. Despite the chaos he witnesses, Chalmers decides to let Ned remain Principal saying: "...the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be this way in a few months. I say, lay back and enjoy it! It's a hell of a toboggan ride". However, when he discovers that Flanders has brought prayer into the school, he fires him on the spot.
The show's portrayal of religion and Christianity in particular is often given in the form of Ned Flanders, the Simpsons' next door neighbor. A devout Christian, Ned is sometimes overbearing in his faith, but he is consistently shown to be compassionate and decent. In the series' first few seasons Ned was generally loathed by Homer for the perceived (and often real) superiority of Ned's quality of life. Later episodes have shown the two to be quite close at times, with more than a few featuring mutual adventures. Ned's reception amongst Christians has generally been positive due to his strong faith in God, even when faced with obstacles such as a failure of his business, The Leftorium, a hurricane destroying his house and most tragically, the death of his wife Maude.[4]
Well-known atheist Richard Dawkins had an appearance at The Simpsons as devil.[5]
During the early years of the show Bart Simpson was criticized for being a poor role model for children. Though The Simpsons is considerably less atheistic than other Fox shows such as Family Guy, recently it has become quite controversial. Ironically, Marge Simpson, arguably the most wholesome character on the show, has been a highly controversial character, as she appeared on the cover and as a centerfold of Playboy, a pornographic magazine.
In the 2009 Halloween Special, "Treehouse of Horror XX," the writers of the show took a jab at the Eucharist. In one story in this episode, the people of Springfield were zombified and Bart's DNA was a cure. When the Simpsons escaped Springfield, other survivors wanted to eat him, but Marge screams:
- "What kind of civilized people eat the body and blood of their savior?"
Catholic League President Bill Donahue criticized the writers for this line.[6]
Some Christian family groups such as the Parents Television Council criticized the episodes There's Something About Marrying of supporting same-sex marriage.[7]
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/18/robert-thompson-simpsons-to-air-500th-episode/
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7338131.stm
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/iran-simpsons-ban-idUSL5E8D61X320120206
- ↑ http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/february5/1.28.html
- ↑ http://www.christianpost.com/news/richard-dawkins-appears-as-the-devil-on-the-simpsons-91641/
- ↑ http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/faith/2009/10/catholic_league_simpsons_donoh.html
- ↑ Simpsons' gay character is Patty - BBC


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The Rabbit Who Came To Dinner
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or setting.
This fanfiction was made for fun, not profit.
Epic Mickey is owned by Disney.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is owned by Disney and Universal.
The Man Who Came to Dinner written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Sheridan Whiteside. Famous critic and radio personality. The toast of Hollywood, New York, London, and other such places. Friend of movie stars, theatrical actors, men of science, and even royalty! The man who could make or brake careers without a second thought. The man who was both loved and feared by the upper crust of entertainment. One of the leading men of the 1930's, this great decade that will be forever known as a golden age.
This well known, charming, long sought-after genius… was currently sitting on his fat ass in a dark room a two o'clock in the morning, confined to a wheelchair.
Curse all the luck. He just had to visit this place, this paltry little town somewhere in Ohio, for a charitable event and partake in dinner at the house of one Mr. Earnest W. Stanley. But on the why of making a hasty retreat from this "charming home," he accidently slipped on the icy front step and fell on his posterior, spraining his hip.
Now, he would have to spend the Christmas of 1939 in this country dump; this shoddy outhouse with it's fine carpets, high ceilings, well made food, and servants on his every beck and call… Ha! He'd been to brothels more upscale than this place.
Whiteside sighed and look around the living room that he had commandeered as his private office. It was dark. Only his small desk lamp provided any light; a small island in a bleak sea.
He was currently writing a review, and his favorite kind at that: a scathing one. He loved the scathing ones. They just sizzled as he penned them. The late hour did not bother him. Sheridan Whiteside did not need to sleep. His world was always moving. Never staying. Never stalled in the past.
As Whiteside continued his work, he picked his glass of brandy but found that his unquenchable thirst had long since removed the brandy from his glass. With a sneer he reached for the bottle only to find it empty as well.
"John!" he cried, calling the butler. After a minute of waiting he tried again. "John!" Still nothing. He'd try the maid. "Sarah!"
Nothing again. Then he slapped his forehead as he remembered that the servants had gone home. How indigent. All he did was run them through the ringer all day and this was the thanks he gets? Why, he had the right mind to go to the owner of this establishment and ask him to fire them.
Well, there was nothing for it. He would regrettably have to call his nurse.
"Miss Preen!" But again there was nothing. "Miss Preen!" Came the call again, but he remained the sole occupant of the room.
Had she gone home for the night, too? He wasn't aware that a twenty-four hour nurse could do that. What was the would coming to?
Well, there was always Maggie, his secretary for fifteen years. She was like him: rarely slept, always working. She would always be by his side.
Another pause.
Whiteside slammed his fist into the arm of his wheelchair. Where was that women. It wasn't like her to take so long. Why just earlier this evening she had…
Oh, that's right. She had asked for the night off, and then gallivanted off with that newspaper man.
Giving a low growl, Whiteside wheeled his chair away from his desk and toward the nearby door.
That's when he heard it. The sound of a door opening and closing softly. Whiteside stopped were he was and surveyed the darkness. Was that one of the staff? Maybe they didn't all leave.
"Hey! John, is that you?" Only silence greeted him.
"John! Miss Preen! Maggie!" he tried. Still no answer.
With a small huff, Whiteside began to wheel his char away. It was just his imagination. Old country houses like this had a way with one's mind.
But then he heard a soft scampering from the far end of the room. Whiteside once again halted his endeavors and tried to spy the source of the noises, but could not see beyond the curtains of shadow.
"Stanley, is that you," he called, "I told you this room is now my study. If you have any rants, you may contact my lawyers-"
He was cut off by another soft noise, this time coming from the shadows on his right. He hastily turned his chair to face the dark nothing.
"Banjo, is that you?" he said hopping to high hope that it was his comedian star friend, but he heard no confirmation. "Banjo, you vaudeville reject, this is not funny! I demanded you come out hear at once!"
He heard another scamper and turned his head just in time to see a small shape run across the floor. It was too small to be Banjo.
Whiteside stiffened. "Look, whoever you are, I won't stand for this intrusion. Leave at once, or I will sue you out of house and home."
Even as he said this, however, he backed into the nearby wall. It wasn't that he was afraid, goodness no! He was just, uh…cautious. Yeah, cautious. Couldn't let some common thief touch one hair of the voice of the radio waves.
He heard the shuffling again, this time before him, off in the darkness.
Out of the shadows walked the figure and as it got closer Whiteside could start to make it out. It was indeed very short; if Whiteside was standing its head would reach just above his waste. It was thin and lanky, with long feet and what looked like two long pieces of rubber hose sticking out of its head like ears. It was completely black except for a white patch on its face, and the only clothing it wore was a pair of blue short pants. It looked like some sort of animal or, Whiteside realized, a caricature of one. Yes, this thing looked just like those short feature cartoons from a almost two decades ago, right down to the dots for eyes. But cartoons weren't real. So what is it doing here? And why did it look so familiar?
The thing walked forward, its tiny eyes focused strait on Whiteside, who could not move. It was not that he was scared… okay, he was terrified. If some strange inky whatya-ma-call-it broke into your house and came strolling ominous up to you, you would be too. But Whiteside would not falter, nor would he give this monster the satisfaction. He sat firm as the thing got closer and closer. Suddenly it leapt up into the air, coming right at him. Whiteside closed his eyes, waiting for what ever was coming.
And he waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Not feeling the horrible mauling he was expecting, Whiteside slowly opened an eye and gazed around the room. Nothing. The thing had vanished! He scanned the room, turning his head one way and the other. Where did it go? It was just…
Whiteside fallowed the sound and looked down…at his lap. There, spread out across it and looking quite comfortable, was the cartoon thing, its hands behind its head, looking up at Whiteside. It smiled and gave a wave. "Hey ya, Sherry!" it greeted.
"Get of me!" Whiteside yelled, tossing the thing to the ground.
"Hey," the thing grumbled as he stood, and nonchalantly dusted himself off. It had a strange, ruff voice; definitely male and definitely full of attitude. Whiteside hated him already. "That's a fine how-do-you-do! And here I thought I could surprise you with a visit and…"
He was silenced when Whiteside brought up his hand.
"I'm sorry," he said in a tone that made it clear how unsorry he was, "but I just wasn't expecting to be disturbed in the middle of the night by some reject from the funny papers."
"Oh, that's okay, Sherry," the cartoon said, "I understand since my visit is so abrupt…"
"Oh well, don't sweat it, my chum," Whiteside said sweetly, "Now get out!" he said this not as sweetly.
"But I just got here," He cheered as he hopped onto Whiteside's desk and grabbed the empty brandy bottle, "you can't expect me to leave before I say 'hi'" he picked up the shot glass, inspected it for a second before chucking it over his shoulder, then put the bottle itself to his lips, only for his eyes to light up when he felt no liquor hit his mouth.
"Well, you said 'hi'" Whiteside sneered. He couldn't believe it. A moment ago, he thought that he was being targeted by some assassin, but what it actually turned out to be was much worse: someone wasting his time. He hated people who wasted his time! There was already no shortage of time wasting people in his life lately; he did not need one more.
"Oh, come on, Sherry," the cartoon said, as he shook the brandy bottle over his open mouth, hoping to get at lest one drop, "don't tell me your not happy to see me?"
"I hardly know you, sir." Whiteside said, though he couldn't beat down the feeling that he did indeed know this thing from somewhere.
The brandy bottle fell to the ground with a crash, the cartoon-thing looking at Whiteside with his tiny dot-eyes going strikingly wide in panic. This lasted only an instant, however, and the thing suddenly smiled.
"Ha! Good one, sherry! You can't tell me you don't know who I am."
"I certainly know who you are," Whiteside huffed, "You're a hallucination caused by too much brandy, or not enough, whichever the case may be."
The panic returned to the thing's face, but he tried to keep calm as he began to speak, "Sherry, Sherry, Sherry, Sherry! You did a three page article on me, remember? Said I was the funniest thing you had seen in years. You said my cartoons were a work of art. You know my father!" he spread his arms out as if he was presenting its self. "Give me a good look, Sherry. You know who I am."
Whiteside could deny it no longer; the cartoon-thing did look familiar. Yes, he remembered faintly, watching someone similar to him, long, long ago. He studied the cartoon: the long, noodly arms and legs; the round head and white face; the short pants. Suddenly, it came to him: "You're Mickey Mouse!"
That was the wrong answer.
"Mickey Mouse! Mickey Mouse!" the cartoon-thing roared, hopping up and down in rage, "do I look like Mickey Mouse to you?" Whiteside opened his mouth only to be interrupted with a quick "Don't answer that!" from the cartoon as he plucked the long appendages from his head, and shoved them in Whiteside's face.
"See these ears? These are rabbit ears. Not mouse ears, rabbit ears. I am a rabbit!" he practically screamed the words, and Whiteside had to back up his wheelchair away from the deck and the angry blob of ink.
"Okay. Okay," Whiteside said, "I get it. You're a rabbit, not a mouse. Not that it makes a goddamn difference to me."
Sitting down on the desktop, the cartoon held a pleading look as it returned its "ears" to its head with a plunk. "Please, Sherry. You've gotta remember. Don't ya' recall my first picture, 'Trolley Troubles?'"
Whiteside frowned. It didn't sound familiar. "No."
"Sure you do," the rabbit insisted, "I was the trolley conductor, remember?" he sprang to his feet and began to mime driving a trolley car, twisting and pulling imaginary wheels and levers.
Whiteside stroked his beard. That did seem familiar… he shook his head. No, no it didn't.
"No," he said simply.
But the rabbit didn't stop. "And I crammed dozens of people into a tiny trolley car, and we rode through the twisting hills and rolling paths, remember?"
That all did seem to ring a bell.
Now the rabbit began to wave his arms wildly, saying his words quickly. "But then we came to a really, really steep hill, but I trick an angry Billy goat into pushing the trolley up the hill. Remember that?"
Okay, now he had to admit it felt like he had seen this picture before.
The rabbit didn't even seem to register Whiteside anymore being far too caught up in his story. "But it was just as steep going down and we sped out of control, unable to stop," he was now swaying left and right, mimicking the rocking motion of the trolley, "all the while passengers kept flying out of the trolley with every bump until it was just me left. Then the trolley reached the end of the tracks and fell into the river below!" he suddenly fell onto his inky ass. "Remember now?" he asked hopefully.
Yes! Yes, it was all coming back to him. The trolley. The rabbit. Long forgotten memories exploded through him like a summer evening. He knew who this rabbit was. He knew his name. He knew.
"No," Whiteside said simply.
The rabbit's long ears drooped in disappointment. "Really, you don't remember me?"
"No, I do not. Now, do you mind? I have more important things to deal with than rowdy hallucinations."
His back hunched, the rabbit turned and began to slump dejectedly into the shadows only to stop and look back. "Are you sure?" he said hopefully.
"Yes, quite sure." Whiteside said happily.
The rabbit took a few more sad steps forward before turning back again. "Not even a little?"
"No, I have no clue who you are." Whiteside gave a smile.
The rabbit returned to his solemn march, but halted for one last time before reaching the darkness. "Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes, yes. Positive!" Whiteside said, waving ecstatically, "goodbye, Oswald!"
As Whiteside uttered those words, the cartoon rabbit disappeared into the shadows, and finally all was quiet.
Whiteside cracked a cocky grin as he wheeled himself back to the desk. He decided he did not need any more brandy. Hell, what just happened was probably a sign that he had quite enough. Now he just wanted to finish his article, hopefully without anymore strange interrupt-
"You said my name."
Whiteside had to stop himself from springing up from his chair in fright. There on his desk, bulbous head just a few inches from his own face, stood the cartoon rabbit, ears twitching and mouth half open. He had somehow had gotten that close without Whiteside noticing till he spoke.
"What?" blabbered Whiteside, not sure if he asked that to the rabbit or to the situation in general.
"You said my name," the rabbit repeated.
"No I didn't." Whiteside said bluntly.
"Yes, you did," the rabbit said smiling, "you said 'goodbye, Oswald.'"
Whiteside began to shift in his chair. "No! No I said 'goodbye lard pearl,'" he gave a strained laughter, "bet you didn't see the oyster made entirely out of bacon grease fly by, did you? Oh, it was a sight to behold!"
The rabbit looked thoroughly unconvinced.
"No, really! Shot right by," Whiteside said, waving his arms.
The rabbit still looked thoroughly unconvinced.
"Oh, you should have seen it. Uncooked fat everywhere! It was a miracle I cleaned it all up in the thirty seconds you were gone!" Whiteside insisted, practically on the edge of his wheelchair.
The rabbit still looked thoroughly unconvinced.
"Fine, fine," Whiteside said, raising his hands in defeat, "you win. I know who you are, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit."
Oswald crossed his arms in victory. "So you do remember me?"
Whiteside frowned, not sure if he wanted to admit that this was not just all some dream. "I know that Oswald was the first hit cartoon series of my good friend Walt Disney before legal reasons forced him to-"
"I was abandoned!" Oswald interrupted his face literally red with anger, "he tossed me away like a cheap dime store portable hole. All for that… that… goody two-shoes mouse!" he practically bellowed the word at the ceiling with venom.
"I take it you hold a grudge?" Whiteside snarked, only to see two angry dots staring at him in return.
"Grudge? No, I don't hold a grudge," the rabbit said as the fires of the purest hate burned in his eye, "I just don't take kindly to the fact that my cartoons were left to those who treat me like some cheesy Sunday funny. I used to be a star. Have you seen my new cartoons?"
Actually, now that he thought of it, Whiteside had seen some of Oswald's latest endeavors recently, which brought up the question of why he did not recognized the rabbit sooner. Then he recalled said cartoons, and the answer immediately sprang to his mind.
"Forgettable," he spat.
"Exactly!" Oswald said excitedly, "that's why I'm here tonight."
"Oh-no." Whiteside groaned as he grabbed a blank sheet of paper and began to squiggle nonsense on it in a vain attempt to look busy.
"You have all kinds of connections. Maybe call a few friends…"
"Sorry, can't! Very busy!" Whiteside cutoff, now randomly smacking papers with a large, rubber ink stamp.
"Listen!" Oswald suddenly shot forward and grabbed Whiteside by the collar of his bathrobe. "I need an audience. Not want, need! A cartoon lives on the love and adoration of people, and if we become less popular we become weaker. Do you know what happens to cartoons that are forgotten completely?"
Whiteside stared into those intense little dots. "No," he said carefully.
The rabbit's face turned deadly serious. "Nether do I, and I do not wish to find out. Got that?"
Whiteside pushed Oswald away and regarded him for a moment, deep in thought. Than a wide grin spread across his face.
"Oswald," Whiteside said, his voice deep in syrup, "You have convinced me! Your sad story has tugged at my heartstrings," he gave the animated rodent a slap on the back that sent him falling off the desk, "you just run off and leave everything to your old pal, Sherry."
Oswald happily picked himself off the floor. "Gee, thanks! You won't regret it," he said as he began to hop off into the shadowy curtain before stopping and turning back, "so I can leave it all to you?"
"Of course!" Whiteside cheered.
"And you'll get a hold of some people?"
"Already got someone in mind."
"Do you have a number were I can-"
"That won't be necessary. I will keep in touch."
Satisfied, Oswald marched off into the darkness and was finally gone.
Whiteside grinned stupidly at nothing for a few seconds and, when he was sure the rabbit was really gone, gave a relieved sigh as he moved his chair away from his desk.
You know, maybe Sheridan Whiteside did need some rest if this was the strange tricks his mind was going to play on him. Yes, a good night's sleep and he could forget all about the delusional rabbit.
Outside, snowflakes were still falling slowly, the white hills rolling off into the night. Oswald was trudging through the neck-high snow, shivering violently with every step.
For a brief moment the small rabbit halted in his progression and looked back unsurely at the house in the distance, fear trembling in his eyes. But then he shook his head dismissively.
"Nah!" he tried to convince himself, "he'll pull through. He has to pull through."
With that, the cartoon rabbit ventured off into the harsh, cold wasteland.


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Routt County commissioners to finalize chip-and-seal policy
February 13, 2012
Other agenda items
■ 2 p.m. Consider developer's request to divide 10 duplex lots in Blacktail Meadows in Neighborhoods at Young's Peak in Stagecoach into 20 single-family home lots. Planning Commission voted to recommend denial on Jan. 19.
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Steamboat Springs — Acknowledging that Steamboat Springs has a growing reputation for hosting major competitive and recreational cycling events, the Routt County Board of Commissioners is preparing to put a crunchy issue to rest Tuesday.
The commissioners will host a 5 p.m. public hearing to formally sign a resolution limiting the size of the gravel used in chip-and-seal treatments of paved county road to three-eighths of an inch.
Avid Steamboat cyclist Scott Schlapkohl said the signing of the resolution will be a cause for celebration.
"I'm so happy," he said. "I'm ready to go. Yahoo!"
The intent of the new resolution is to limit the impact of the gravel used in a chip-and-seal overlay on the smoothness of the road surface and, as a result, the cycling experience. The resolution will eliminate the use of larger gravel chips that make the road surface difficult to navigate on the narrow tires of modern road cycles.
One exception to the three-eighths rule would be allowed in instances when a double chip-and-seal is required to maintain a road. In that case, a first course of three-quarter-inch chips topped by a three-eighths-inch chip-and-seal would be allowed.
The county has held public hearings on chip-and-seal gravel since October 2011 after it was brought to the commissioners' attention that chips as large as three-quarters of an inch had been used on Routt County Road 14, a popular cycling route.
Schlapkohl pointed out to the commissioners in November that the Colorado Department of Transportation had standardized on three-eighths-inch chips, leading Commissioner Nancy Stahoviak to ask later in the meeting, "CDOT uses three-eighths everywhere. Why the heck don't we?"
Schlapkohl said Monday that while the smaller gravel will make riding roads like River Road (C.R. 14) and Elk River Road (C.R. 129) more pleasant and safer for cyclists, the greater issue is enhancing the cycling experience for visitors.
"The bigger part is what it offers to cycling tourism," Schlapkohl said. "We have beautiful roads to ride, and we've hosted big events like Ride the Rockies and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, as well as many smaller events. People like our roads, but if they're bumpy they won't come back."
The resolution prepared for the commissioners' signatures by the County Road and Bridge Department points out that "the widespread use of bicycles brings many benefits to a community." "Cycling improves people's health, increases public safety, encourages greater involvement in communities, reduces traffic congestion, improves air quality, reduces our reliance on fossil fuels and generally is better for the environment than alternate methods of travel."
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Wow, that sure is an ugly 3 grand's worth Fujitsu! Looks like something out of the 80's when Pet Commodores were king.
Good luck trying to tempt cash out of wallets.
It's a nice looking system and I'm glad to see someone realises that gaming wasn't started with USB and older high-end peripherals should be catered for on a system this price - especially as high end stuff can last forever.
I doubt the noise will make it very appealing though, and the lack of blu-ray writer and eSATA is a strange omission on a high-end system. The Peripherals are just odd, if this is a Fujitsu system then why isn't the keyboard an HHKB?
No, those I could do without. The strangest omission from a near £3,000 PC is the lack of an SSD (and Windows 7). Those 10,000RPM 'Raptors are looking increasingly redundant these days, when their price rivals that of an SSD yet delivers considerably inferior performance.
It's a long time since I saw a product that misses the mark on quite so many levels - the core spec is undeniably tasty, but the case (though solid looking) is horrific, the lack of an SSD bizarre, no RAID, last gen graphics tech (the 295 is no slouch, but why have they ignored the 5xxx series?), and Vista?! Seriously?
The inclusion of a top spec Extreme Edition processor is all well and good, but the compromises that have to be made in other areas where budget is even a vague concern are, in my view, inexcusable. On anything other than a total no-holds-barred, money-no-expense monster, you'd be far better off dropping a much cheaper Core i7 920 into the mix and spending the difference on an exotic cooling solution (a 920 under water will in general clock at least as well as, if not better than, a 975 under air), an SSD, top of the range GPUs, a current OS (I'll reiterate - Vista? Seriously!?) better peripherals, and a case that doesn't look like it was designed by a blind man.
what on earth was Fujitsu thinking
Did you guys just look at the spec list and started whining? The 5XXX series weren't even on the horizon when Fujitsu started planning these machines.
And Vista isn't that bad - why all the hate? If you can't use Vista, you lack skill in computer-fu. Blame yourself, not the tool.
Admittedly the casing looks dated, but whoever buys these probably doesn't care about appearances.
PS2 ports do offer something over USB for keyboards - N key roll-over works only for PS2 ports, not USB.
waiting for lenovo to build a think... gamer, or something. one that's bomb proof, too. in case die hard 4 happens to you.
kind of reminds me of that ibm server that i bought for some unfathomable reason other than perhaps for the rather acquired and raw industrial design
and ps2 keyboard ports are a godsend for when your pc just aint having it and refusing to boot up
Overpriced and underspeced. Do they actually believe they will sell these things? All I can say is: FAIL
Sorry to nitpick but I highly doubt this machine has a FW800 port. From your pictures they look more like FW400 ports to me.
Designed by managers who most likely ignored the technical staff :(
No eSATA, probably disgusting PCIe bandwidth for the Quad-SLI GTX295, little expansivity. FAIL.
I could assemble a CUDA-rig myself with for the same price and get even more performance out of it. Shame on Fujitsu!
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Ain't it Cool
That's right, kids! Here's your opportunity to spend a night with Stev… Oh, wait… sorry… *ahem* On tap right now are the official one-sheet and release date for the new terror tale from Steven C. Miller, Under the Bed (review). Whom he dates is his business.
Under the Bed, the new horror/thriller from the producers of V/H/S and director Steven C. Miller (The Aggression Scale, Silent Night), stars Jonny Weston, the young star of Chasing Mavericks, and Gattlin Griffith (Green Lantern, Changeling). Written by Eric Stolze, the film also stars Peter Holden, Musetta Vander, and Kelcie Stranahan. It tells the story of two brothers who team up to battle the monster living under their bed.
XLrator Media will release the film July 19th.
Every child knows about the monster under the bed—Neal Hausman's mistake was trying to fight it. Neal (Jonny Weston) has returned from a two-year exile following his tragic attempt to defeat the monster, only to find his father ticking ever closer to a breakdown, a new stepmother who fears him, and his little brother, Paul (Gattlin Griffith), terrorized by the same monster. While Neal and Paul work together to try to fight the nocturnal menace, their parents are taking desperate measures to get the family back to normal. With no support from their parents, the brothers have nothing to rely on but each other and courage beyond belief.
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