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So far, things have not exactly gone as planned in the NBA season. Expected playoff contenders have struggled mightily (don't give me that look, Kobe, I like my job), and teams missing their star players have overachieved (kind of in for d rose?). It's still early of course, but I guess that's why it's the SoB Power Rankings. Here we giver order to the chaos each and every week, starting off with the Almighty and downgrading accordingly all the way to the Unsightly.
(And yes, they all rhyme-ish. It's kind of my thing. But don't take my word for it, see for yourself.)
1 (1). Miami Heat (4-1): Can't downgrade the Heat for losing on the road in front of an emotionally charged MSG crowd following Hurricane Sandy, considering it sounded like Dwyane Wade and company didn't even think the game should be played.
2 (2). San Antonio Spurs (4-1): Typical.
3 (13). New York Knicks (3-0): Two lopsided wins over the Andrew Bynum-less 76ers don't impress me much (did I just paraphrase a Faith Hill song?), but who else deserves this spot this early in the season?
4 (6). Los Angeles Clippers (3-2): If DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin can each go for 20-10 every night, say hello to the new kings of L.A.
5 (7): Memphis Grizzlies (3-1): A relatively balanced scoring attack (4 players in double figures) has given the Grizzlies a solid start to the season.
6 (4). Oklahoma City Thunder (3-2): Trouble, right here in River City! I don't think the shock of the Harden trade will haunt them for that long (other than keeping them from truly contending, that is).
7 (11). Chicago Bulls (3-2): Even if all their wins have been over mediocre to poor teams, energy and effort should keep them in the playoff race while Derrick Rose is on the shelf.
8 (16). Dallas Mavericks (4-1): Brandan Wright is averaging 12.5 points per game? No wonder this team inexplicably has 4 wins without Dirk Nowitzki.
9 (17). Milwaukee Bucks (2-1): Year of the Brandon Jennings (18 points, 10 assists, 3 rebounds) Contract Revenge?
10 (14). Atlanta Hawks (2-1): A takedown of the Thunder and Pacers bodes well for the new look Hawks, though the injury to Josh Smith doesn't.
11 (3). Boston Celtics (2-2): Two eeked out wins over the lowly Wizards (missing two starters, no less). Fast forward through the commercials, please.
12 (10). Utah Jazz (2-3): Tough schedule to start, with three straight losses on the road to the upstart Hornets, old-hand Spurs, and adjective-less Grizzlies. But they did beat this next team.
13 (5). Los Angeles Lakers (1-4): I imagined the Lakers would have their growing pains to start the season, but not bad enough to fire Mike Brown after FIVE GAMES. I won't lie and say I don't enjoy it immensely, though.
14 (12). Brooklyn Nets (1-2): I know it's early, but would people really be high on this team if they still played in New Jersey?
15 (8). Indiana Pacers (2-3): Danny Granger is out for three months, which probably seems more devastating than it really is. But they still won't be as good without him.
16 (9). Denver Nuggets (2-3): Getting back on track after an 0-3 start is easier with George Karl in charge.
17 (19). Houston Rockets (2-2): I have such a Harden right now. And yes, I'm going to use that joke like an old man uses his hanky – repeatedly, and with no mind for how old and stale it has gotten.
18 (18). Minnesota Timberwolves (3-1): No real impressive opponents, but I'm sure they'll take the wins without their two centerpiece players.
19 (20). Portland Trail Blazers (2-2): Damian Lillard has gone for 19 and 8 in his first four games as a pro. Anthony Davis, you've been put on notice.
20 (21). Golden State Warriors (3-2): Who knew "W's" could actually apply to Golden State outside of their nickname?
21 (15). Philadelphia 76ers (2-2): Held the Hornets to just 62 points, which counts for something, but Bynum's absence is pretty obvious in two blowout defeats at the hands of the Knicks.
22 (24). New Orleans Hornets (2-2): A 62-point effort mars an otherwise solid start for the Hornets, with wins over the Jazz and Bulls and a close loss to the vaunted Spurs.
23 (25). Cleveland Cavaliers (2-3): Can Dion Waiters keep up with Kyrie Irving to give the Cavs a dynamic backcourt and an outside shot at the eight seed?
24 (22). Toronto Raptors (1-4): Someone throw Kyle Lowry a lifeline; poor guy has to play next to Landry Fields, who is inexplicably making almost $4 million while averaging 2.4 points per game. AND STARTING.
25 (30). Orlando Magic (2-2): I won't lie and pretend like I didn't think a team with Glen Davis as its #1 scoring option would be terrible, but they should fall back to earth soon. After all, we Celtics fans are well aware of Big Baby's hang time.
26 (27). Sacramento Kings (2-3): Tyreke Evans leads the team in assists with 3.2 per game. That pretty much sums up the offensive mindset in Sacramento.
27 (28). Washington Wizards (0-3): Winless yes, but their bench has been rather impressive in two narrow losses to the Celtics – especially considering John Wall and Nene are both inactive, shortening their bench even more.
28 (26). Phoenix Suns (2-3): You don't get brownie points for wins over Detroit and Charlotte.
29 (29). Charlotte Bobcats (1-2): This team will only be relevant when Michael Jordan sells the team in order to play in their backcourt.
30 (23). Detroit Pistons (0-5): Incidentally, the winless and hapless Pistons represent the Lakers' only win. I'm going to enjoy this while I can.
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The California Public Employees' Retirement System has earmarked $500 million for investments to improve the environment and to lessen impacts of climate change.
The nation's largest public pension fund will manage the new global fund internally.
"Until now, we've invested in external managers whose funds screen out the worst-offending public companies," said Rob Feckner, CalPERS board president, in a release. "But this more robust, quantitative strategy will allow us on a large scale to support and become more directly involved in positive change by top performers that have improved share value and also done good for the environment."
The CalPERS team will model its investment management strategy after the HSBC Global Climate Change Benchmark Index. That index has 380 securities in 36 countries. To make that index, the companies have to derive a significant part of their revenue from energy storage, low-carbon energy production such as wind, solar, biofuels and other alternative energies. Or they must be heavily involved with water, waste and pollution control, energy efficiency and management. The companies can also be involved in carbon trading.
"This new index has kept pace with non-environmental investments in recent years, and has outperformed our external environmental managers who have focused solely on excluding polluting companies from their portfolios," said George Diehr, chairman of CalPERS' investment committee.
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This just in! The participants of this weekend's Revolution and/or Poetry Conference have started posting documents from this weekend onto the conference's official homepage. There, you'll find Jennifer Cooke's poetry reading at Revolution and/or Poetry, notes and talks by Jill Richards, Tim Kreiner and Jasper Bernes, Chris Chen's "Notes Toward an Abolitionist Antiracism," writing by Joshua Clover, David Buuck, and Juliana Spahr, poetry by Wendy Trevino, Keston Sutherland, Sean Bonney, poetry by Mahmoud Ezzat, as well as Marianne Morris's "I CAN HAZ NEW AESTHETIC ORDER?" which we discussed to some extent on these pages, here. Tune in regularly to catch future updates to the site. For now, here's the beginning of Jill Richards's talk from the last evening of the conference:
I wanted to start by talking about the political climate in Oakland right now. Some people call it a lull, which is perhaps the kindest word. I've heard other people describe the atmosphere as poisonous. We are perpetually talking about the infighting and denunciations between different left factions as a cesspool, dissolution, decay. Many people don't want to be in the same room with one another, much less organize together. I don't intend to get melancholic or propose an easy solution. These fissures are real. Instead I want to investigate this sense of mourning, of enemies at large, to quote a recent article making the rounds on the internet. This sense of mourning, for me, has little to do with the failure of a political movement. All of the actions I enumerated yesterday in the report back from Oakland—the Oscar Grant riots, the student movement, the building occupations, the freeway occupations, the Santa Cruz dance parties, the Bay of Rage, the occupy encampments, the port blockade, the January 28 arrests, the protests surrounding, Trayvon Martin, Alan Blueford, Kenneth Harding—either failed to achieve their demands or abandoned demands entirely. Of course "failed" is a tricky word, or rather tends to miss the point. But my sense of the political climate in Oakland now and the ways we tend to narrate this decay has nothing to do with the success or failure of any kind of demand imposed, reformist, revolutionary, or otherwise. What we seem to be mourning, now, is the loss of the communities that these struggles had built. I am suspicious of the word community, in that it seems overly romantic. Communities, by definition, are exclusionary. They can be entirely terrible. Thinking of Jen's opening remarks, I like the word "solidarity" better, because it implies, to me at least, that you don't have to particularly like or even know the persons involved.
Keep your heads up, chums– and revolution on!
Tags: Chris Chen, Francesca Lisette, Jasper Bernes, Jennifer Cooke, Jill Richards, Joshua Clover, Juliana Spahr, Keston Sutherland, Marianne Morris, Revolution and/or Poetry, Sean Bonney, Tim Kreiner
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wikiHow to Respect a Transgender Person
If you have recently learned of a person who is transgender in your life, you might not understand this part of their identity and you may be unsure of how to act around them without offending or hurting their feelings. The term "transgender person" in this article means a person who does not identify with their birth-assigned sex and/or their birth-assigned gender. There are transgender people all over the world and in a wide variety of cultures--in fact, it'd be hard to name a country or culture where transgender people aren't present. For such people, it is not always easy to explain their gender situation in today's society. You'll have to understand and respect someone who challenges your ideas about gender and sex, and who does not easily fall within the category of "male" or "female" or "masculine" or "feminine". You can start by respecting the person's self-identity and using the same terms and pronouns that the person uses to describe themselves.
1Be with people unconditionally, as you would be with any other person, especially where gender is a non-topic in life. People just acknowledge gender and move on. Respect each person as you would any person.
- Understand that the moment the conversation turns to respecting someone "because of" something, is the moment we are not just being with them unconditionally as the gender they present themselves as. If you aim to respect someone "because of" their differences, you're emphasizing a distinction and saying that we need to apply the conversation of respect to this person because of that difference; in fact, nothing is different, and we just need to be with this person, as we would any person.
- Above all else, be with them as the gender they refer to themselves as and refer to them with their chosen name and gender pronoun (regardless of their physical appearance), as you would with anyone. (Unless they are not out, or tell you otherwise. Ask to be sure if or when there are times it is not okay.)
2Watch your past tense. When talking of the past try not to use phrases like "when you were a previous gender" or "born a man/woman," because many transgender people feel they have always been the gender they have come out to you as, but had to hide it for whatever reasons- or at least be aware of when you do it. Ask the transgender person how they would like to be referred to in the past tense.
- One solution is to avoid referencing gender when talking about the past by using other frames of reference, for instance "Last year", "When you were a child", "When you were in high school", etc. If you must reference the gender transition when talking about the past, say "before you came out", or "Before you began transitioning" (if applicable).
3Use language appropriate to the person's gender. Ask what pronouns the transgender person prefers to have used in reference to them and respect that choice. For example, someone who identifies as a woman may prefer feminine words and pronouns like she, her, actress, waitress, etc. A person who identifies as a man may prefer masculine terms like he, his, etc. Other transgender people have begun using gender neutral pronouns like they, their and them.[1] Use the name they ask you to use.
- Your friend Jack has just come out as a transgender person, and now wishes to be called Mary. From this point on, you do not say "This is my friend Jack, I've known him since grade school." Instead, you say, "This is my friend Mary, I've known her since grade school." Table any awkwardness you feel for another time when you and Mary can talk privately. Definitely, if you want to remain friends, you will need to respect Mary's wishes and address her as who she is today, not the person you used to know; despite the fact that the transgender person is the person you used to know, you just know them better now.
4Don't be afraid to ask questions.[2] Some, but certainly not all transgender people will answer questions related their identity / gender. Don't expect the transgender person to be your sole educator, however. It is your responsibility to inform yourself. Also, if a trans person doesn't feel comfortable answering your question, don't try to "force it out of them."
- Questions about genitalia, surgeries, and former names should usually only be asked if you need to know in order to provide medical care, are engaging in a sexual relationship with the transgender person, or need the former name for legal documentation.
5Respect the transgender person's need for privacy. Do not out them without express permission. Telling people you are transgender is a very difficult decision, not made lightly. "Outing" them without their permission is a betrayal of trust and could possibly cost you your relationship with them. It may also put them at risk, depending on the situation, of losing a lot - or even being harmed. They will tell those they want to, if or when they are ready.
- This advice is appropriate for those who are living full-time or those who have not transitioned yet. For those living full-time in their proper gender role, very many will not want anyone who did not know them from before they transitioned to know them as any other than their current, i.e. proper, gender.
6Don't assume you know what the person's experience is. There are many different ways in which differences in gender identity are expressed. The idea of being "trapped in a man/woman's body", the belief that trans women are hyperfeminine/trans men are hypermasculine, and the belief that all trans people will seek hormones and surgery are all stereotypes that apply to some people and not to others. Be guided by what the person tells you about their own situation, and listen without preconceived notions.
- Do not impose theories you may have learned, or assume that the experience of other trans people you may know or have heard of is the same as that of the person in front of you. Don't assume that they are transitioning because of past trauma in their lives, or that they are changing genders as a way to escape from their bodies.
7Begin to recognize the difference between gender identity and sexuality. Do not assume that their gender correlates with their sexuality - it doesn't. There are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, and asexual transgender people. If the person comes out to you about their sexual orientation, use the terms they use.
8Treat transgender people the same. While they may appreciate your extra attention to them, they don't particularly appreciate you making a big deal of them. After you are well-informed, make sure you're not going overboard. Transgender people have essentially the same personalities as they did before coming out. Treat them as you would anybody else.
- Be willing to listen. Many transgender people live in small communities where sharing their experience is limited to other trans people. Often, being able to explain and educate people about their experience is helpful to both you and them.
- Don't obfuscate. If you are finding something difficult, let them know. An honest, straight forward response is a lot easier for them to deal with than cutting them off.
- Hang out with them. Make it "normal" - get used to them in the way they present and sooner or later you'll find that they aren't a strange person, they are "Joe" or "Josephine." You might just find you end up with a really good friend.
9Be supportive. Those who have begun to express a gender different from the one assigned at birth are usually undergoing a major life changing event. Patience, understanding, and a willingness to discuss issues these changes will bring about will help them through a difficult and emotional time. It is best to ask open ended questions that allow the person to share as much as they feel comfortable sharing.
- Examples: "How are things going?"; "You looked stressed. Care to share?"; "You look really happy. Something good happen?"; "How can I help support you during these changes?"; "I am all ears if there are things that wish to discuss."
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My 19-year-old is transgender boy (FTM). He lives all week as male with a girlfriend, but when he visits family, they all refer to him as "she" and use a girl name. What do I do?Call a family meeting, explain that your son's gender is important, and ask them to use the correct name and pronouns. Show them that you're serious about it. If they do not respect your wishes over something this important, then it's probably better for your son not to be with them. Being misgendered can take a toll on a person's mental health. Let him stay home, and tell family that he will come if he feels comfortable doing so. Dealing with your son being misgendered can be exhausting, so if it's too hard for you, feel free not to go. If they're doing this on purpose, then they are toxic people, and you and your son don't have to put up with it.
How as a Mother of a trans-gender can I best help her? My son, now a female, just told me about a month ago.wikiHow ContributorAsk them this same question. Be open and honest about your feelings. Give unconditional support. Research the issues and the questions you have before bringing it up to your daughter. Let her set the pace and just be there for her.
I have an FtM friend who just told me he's male. I'm 100% supportive of him, but he still looks female, so I keep slipping and referring to him with his female name/pronouns. How can I remember to refer to him as he/him?Try not to beat yourself up over the pronoun slip-ups. As long as it's not happening every single time you talk to your friend, he should understand. Being FtM myself, I've had friends and family in the past make mistakes with my pronouns, and it can take a while for people to adjust. I promise, you'll both get there eventually. In order to help you remember the pronouns, you could come up with some kind of unique way for your friend to gently remind you (and in a way that is not obvious, in order to protect your friend's person privacy and emotions). Discuss it with your friend.
How do I introduce my FtM trans friend to, say, my mother without having to ask him or make the situation awkward?wikiHow Contributor"Mom, this is my friend (friend's name)." Just like you'd introduce any other friend. Don't make a big deal out of it.
What do you call a person who's gay and transgender?wikiHow ContributorPrecisely that: gay and transgender. (There's no special term for that specifically.) What you may be asking is how sexuality and gender identity interact. Here's the deal: a person is defined as gay, bi, or straight with respect to their own gender and the genders they are attracted to. Therefore, if a person is male (whether cisgender or trans) and attracted to men, he is gay; women (whether cis or trans) who are attracted to other women (whether cis or trans), are gay. A transgender man attracted to women is not gay, and nor is a transgender woman who is attracted to men.
How do should I discuss past events, particularly if the person did something gender-specific, like give birth to a child or suffer from testicular cancer?wikiHow ContributorTry to more general with your sentence constructions and omit any gender-specific details. For example, instead of saying "when you gave birth," you could say "when your child was born" instead. You could also say "when you had the surgery to remove the cancer" instead of saying "when you had your testicular cancer surgery."
Should I apologize if I've been referring to them as "Anthony" and was not aware she was transitioning to "Amy" until now?wikiHow ContributorIf you weren't aware, then you haven't really done anything wrong. But if you want, you can say, "I'm sorry I've been calling you Anthony, I wasn't aware you were transitioning."
How can I talk to a friend who can't decide if they're transgender or what their sexual orientation is?wikiHow ContributorTalk to them like you would talk to anyone else. At the same time, however, be prepared for your friend to change his or her mind often, and always go with the flow. They may wish to be referred to as a female one day, and a male the next day; always go with what they prefer at that moment, and not what they preferred moments earlier.
How can I deal with the disrespect one of my younger siblings is giving me because I want to have gender reassignment surgery?wikiHow ContributorIf your sibling isn't respecting you, don't sweat it. Your sibling might not understand what you're going through, maybe because they've never felt that way before. Try and help them understand, and if they say no or continue to be disrespectful, ignore them. You are an absolutely lovely person, and hate shouldn't be tolerated, even from a family member!
I'm in love with a transgender person. Is there anything specific that transgender people enjoy? I am already very respectful and nice to him.Transgender people are no different from any other people. We are not a separate species; we're all human, just like everyone else. There are no specific things that we like because of being trans, and we all have different interests and thoughts because we are all individuals. Instead of treating someone a certain way because they're transgender, try embracing that part of them and simply getting to know them as the person they are (just as you would with any cisgender love interest).
- Do what you're doing now! Research can help! This is a key factor in supporting your transgender friend. Educating yourself could mean a lot. Keep it up.
- Not all transgender people pursue genital reconstruction surgery (GRS). GRS is almost always more appropriate to use than "sex change operation." Don't assume that it's appropriate to ask about a person's plans for surgery, hormones, and so forth, any more than you would pry into someone else's medical affairs. Moreover, don't assume that there is only one "right," path to transition (e.g. that to "really be transgender" or to "finish your transition," you need to have GRS).
- Asking about trans peoples' genitals and how they have sex is not appropriate, in the same way that asking cisgender (those whose bodies naturally match their gender preference) people how they have sex is not appropriate.
- Some trans people will be comfortable answering questions, and some will not. If a trans person is uncomfortable answering, or doesn't want to, then let it go. If you need to know, use the resources below.
- Many believe that the word "transgender" is an adjective, and a descriptive word; not a noun or a verb. Others believe otherwise. Just as you wouldn't call an older person "an old" or say they are "olded", it is inappropriate to refer to a transgender person as "a transgender" without adding "person", "woman", "man", or any other appropriate noun. Some transgender people also consider this objectifying and dehumanizing.
- For the media: Do not ask a trans person to show you their before/after person, be it 10 years ago or a morning before/makeup pictorial, unless they are expressly comfortable with doing it. Many trans people feel guilt if they don't comply with a request for something they consider advocacy, even if it harms them. Remember, these pictures will follow this person the rest of their lives and there are some online types who will use those pictures against them, for the rest of their lives.
- If you slip up early on and say "she" or "he" when you meant the other, don't apologize too much, just follow the mistake with the right term and continue what you were saying.
- Unless you have a close and personal relationship, it may be rude to ask what their "real" name or birth name was -- they consider the name they have chosen to suit their gender (if they have done so) to be their real name, and they want you to think of them that way.
- Some people believe that the only "cure" for being transgender is to correct the physical appearance (with surgery and/or hormones) to match the mental gender identity. These people believe there is a problem with the body, not the mind. Current medical evidence and authorities support the effectiveness of these treatments (See AMA, APA, APA, NASW and WPATH statements.) Some people believe that it is society's gender expectations and limitations for men and women are the core issue and need to reflect an acceptance of a wider variety of gender expression for males and females.
- Websites like My True Gender or Empty Closets have transgender groups, or other sections for transgender people; go to them to talk to people or learn more.
- Gender dysphoria is the term used by medical and psychological professionals and is the term used in DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, May 2013). DSM-4 used the term Gender Identity Disorder (GID) but was replaced due to the pathologizing nature of the concept that Transgender is a "disorder", not a natural part of the variation of human development, although only a small percentage of the population has this variation.
- Don't treat them differently than your other friends that are of that gender, because they are just the same. Don't even treat them nicer than most people because they're "special" because even though they need your support, they just want to be seen as a normal person.
- Be sure to remind the person who is transgender that they don't need to have certain parts to be considered male/female, and that as long as they know that's what they are they shouldn't feel bad about things that make them feel less transgender. For example: if you have a friend who was born as a girl but identifies himself as a boy, and is a boy remind him that he isn't a trans boy, he's just a boy. Make them feel happy with themselves.
- If you know a person is transgender, don't be mean and laugh. It's not funny. People aren't perfect, and just because someone is different doesn't mean they should be treated different.
- When introducing your transgender friend to other people or speaking about them, it isn't necessary to point out that they are trans; you wouldn't introduce anyone else by saying, "Hey, this is Kayleigh, she's a cisgender girl".
- Don't ask the transgender person what his or her name used to be; this is very rude.
- Even if you have objections to a person's gender identity, you should always respect the person and never willfully embarrass them publicly. Embarrassing or humiliating the person does no good for anyone.This situation could also become unsafe for the person the attention is being drawn to.
- Never tell a transgender person that people will not understand or love them because of their transgender identity. It hurts very badly, and is not true. Many transgender people are understood, accepted and loved.
- Do not compare them to a non-transgender person by calling that person a "real" or "normal" girl/boy. What makes a man a "real" man or a woman a "real" woman is the way they identify themselves, not the way someone else experiences or classifies their body. A transgender man is no less a man than a cisgender man; a transgender woman is no less a woman than a cisgender woman.
- Avoid the use of transphobic slurs like "tranny" and "shemale." These terms are oppressive, objectifying, and dehumanizing.
- Intersex" is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive and/or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male, [3] While some intersex people are also transgender, the two are not the same and should not be conflated. [4]
- Do not use Segregatory Coordination (separated and still make sense) language by applying pre-gender labels such as cisgender woman, trans-man, transsexual woman, and so on unless the person uses that identifying language as their gender designation. In life people just go by their gender identity, whatever that is for them. The unspoken language is that you are not your gender, you are something different, and that is not true.
- Be very careful when referring to someone's gender identity as a "choice". Gender dysphoria is certainly not a choice by its very definition[5]. Some transgender people describe their identity as a choice, and some do not. For some, the "choice" was to fix their body to match their mind. Find ways to respect a person's identity that don't hinge on whether or not they can "help it". For many the choice is to honor their authentic gender identity, or not. For many the choice is also to live or end their life through suicide.
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Shopping weekend tops 2011. Congressman-elect to write Elizabeth Smart memoir. Stalking injunction upheld against governor's son.
Happy Monday. The progressive site Media Matters is out with a column noting that the GOP shouldn't be blaming Mitt Romney for losing the presidency, it should be blaming the right-wing media, namely Fox News. Arguing that Fox and others were largely citing the same 47 percent lines and "gifts" lines that Republicans are fuming about now, the column adds that the GOP needs to take back ownership of its message if it wants to move forward. [MediaMatters]
-> In a similar vein, but with a different point, Ann Coulter says Romney was not the problem this year and the GOP should stop making him into the Bob Dole of 2012. [AppealDemocrat]
Topping the news: Congressman-elect Chris Stewart is writing Elizabeth Smart's memoir and hopes to have a first draft completed before he is sworn in come January. [Trib]
-> Robert Gehrke profiles a BYU graduate who is hoping to become president of Mali. [Trib]
-> Amidst the looming fiscal cliff, shoppers spent nearly $7 billion more this Black Friday weekend than in 2011, jumping from an estimated $52.4 billion in sales to $59.1 billion a jump that, as significant as it may seem, may not actually say much about the upcoming Christmas shopping season. [LATimes]
Tweet of the day: From @PoliticoRoger: "Are people already lined up on the sidewalks for Cyber Monday?"
Happy birthday: To state Rep. Tim Cosgrove.
Opinion section: Peg McEntee says Snake Valley's water shouldn't be sent to Las Vegas. [Trib]
-> George Pyle discusses the role number-crunchers played in the 2012 election. [Trib]
-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb propose what it is that politicians are most grateful for this time of year. [DNews]
-> Former Sen. Bob Bennett says America's education system does not match its educational needs. [DNews]
-> Paul Rolly weighs in on citizenship confusion, license renewal and thrifty Utahns. [Trib]
-> Rolly also talks about a stiffed former employee, premature office closures and holy carpet cleaning. [Trib]
-> Last but not least, Rolly reviews Matheson's win and the Republican establishment's concern with voter problems. [Trib]
-> Former Utah County Democratic Party Chairman Richard Davis, a professor of political science at BYU, suggests that Utah Republicans looking to seem open-minded tend to simply vote for one "token" Democrat. [Trib]
Weekend catchup: The Utah Transit Authority's decision to make extra cuts to their Black Friday service did not sit well with customers. [Trib]
-> Romney's Utah supporters reject post-election criticism of their candidate. [DNews]
-> A Salt Lake County district breaks from the rest of the county's trash services to become the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District. [Trib]
-> It's been nearly three weeks since the election and members of the GOP can be found looking through disqualified ballots from the Matheson-Love race. [DNews]
-> Increased enrollment and budgeting errors head the ongoing discussion about the funding of Utah schools. [DNews]
-> A stalking injunction filed against Gov. Gary Herbert's son was upheld by the Utah Court of Appeals on Friday. [DNews]
-> Former 1st District candidate Donna McAleer says she was "most surprised" by the lopsidedness of her defeat. [ParkRecord]
Nationally: Sen. John McCain urges the GOP to head immigration reform but leave abortion alone. [Yahoo] [Politico]
-> Manhattan may be largely blue, but Romney was able to pull out more than 50 percent of the vote in two precincts there on Election Day one of them, notably, was Trump Tower. [NYTimes]
-> For House Democrats, 2014 is going to be a rough year. [Politico]
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SL Co. Mayor Peter Corroon hosts a Cabinet meeting before meeting with Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake Valley Health Department.
SLC Mayor Ralph Becker hosts a performing arts center design meeting with the firm Pelli Clarke Pelli.
WVC Mayor Mike Winder films his mayor's video report.
President Barack Obama receives the presidential daily briefing and later meets with senior advisers in the Oval Office.
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They have got to be the ugliest uniforms I've ever seen.
Down 14-13, Terps should be leading this game.
I like the uni's, a bit flashy - yes. Better than the old one's for sure. Like the sleeve's the D are wearing. And how bout them shoes ?
Definatley shows off the Maryland flag.
There should never be an excuse for too many men on the field because you shouldnt have problems with head counts.
Touchdown Terps Woooo
lol WOW Big Man with football
That TD put them up by 5. Curious why they didn't go for two.
Young people seem to love the unis, old people seem to hate them. It'll be a great talking point and potentially help them get recruits. So overall, its a win.
I think they're crazy but entertaining. Just because a uniform isn't what it has been for the last 20 years doesn't mean its bad. They're celebrating the state flag.
I think the Unis are sweet - especially since they will change every game.
Terps lookin' sharp tonight
Call me nuts but I really like the helmets. I think the unis would look better if the shoulder pads and helmet alternated. Like, the gold and black checks on the rights side of the helmet and the left shoulder.
EDIT: I didn't see the game, but just came across pictures. Holy Crap those are ugly. :179421: I DID NOT see this combo during their cheesy catwalk fashion show. They stole those helmets from the Charm City Roller girls:
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Anyone who usually attends the annual Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference would have noticed a marked decrease in attendees at the 2009 event in Atlanta two weeks ago.
The popular show for the kitchen and bath set proved it's not immune to the overall recession, which slashed attendance numbers at the International Builders' Show in January and is likely to do the same at most trade shows for the year.
Despite the lower numbers and the subdued atmosphere, however, manufacturers still managed to provide some wow with innovative, albeit parsimonious, new product introductions. What the products lacked in volume, they made up for in inventiveness.
Plumbing giants Kohler Co. and TOTO USA led the crowd with a number of new products sure to generate buzz in the retail and wholesale world over the next year. And Emtek Products and Rheem Manufacturing Co. proved that innovation continues even when the economy stalls.
Final attendance figures for the show are not complete, but the number is likely to be less than last year's show in Chicago and far less than the record-setting 2007 event in Las Vegas. Here is a postmortem on the coolest products you may have missed if you weren't among the thousands that made the trip to Atlanta.


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I have my official invite now.
Thanks Jeff!
I have my official invite now.
Thanks Jeff!
If you read the video comments, they were aware of the CHP.. Not sure if same car, looks very similar. I can see the fender extensions / flares ..
When is the next TCL canyon run/mass casualty event?
Seems to be a big mystery about the Miata, wonder where the rest of the footage is?
All these fancy cars, and yet I'm most amused by the dog on the Triumph.
Here's me, 1/1/12 starting the new year off right
^^^ How'd you steal that picture?
You'll find the last TCL GTG on 9/25/2010 here:
Here's the truck tackling the snake. I was a few minutes behind the rest of TCL because I got stuck in the middle of all the MGs who decided to group up before climbing the hill so that their photos would all be in succession.
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Oh, but you will not find any Honda Insight in these photos. I assume he just didn't hear him coming..
Anyone else notice on that video, that the Miata isn't showing a front plate at first, then the momentum makes it swing out? (looks like it starts with a 6?)
It's probably a bit of a late notice but I'm down to cruise in my GTI; don't wanna hold people up with the Spider.
Anyone else seriously considering it?
I think it's just the whole zoo-like atmosphere that makes me LOL a little. It reminds me how people here go nuts over driving 20mph behind a minivan while dodging mountain bikes on highway 9.
Not that both aren't amazing roads, but the spectacle surrounding them is a bit much and kind of takes away a lot of what I enjoy about twisties - solitude, fluidity, peace, etc. But I guess every region needs it's tourist road.
I was leaving Los Alto's Rod and Gun awhile ago with g/f, and I was driving down Page Mill as we wanted to stop by Stanford and get some Ikes Place sandwiches. I commented on how pretty the view is, and how I never get to see it. She asked me if I drove the road often, and my comment was yes, but in the middle of the night, at three times this speed.
Driving While Awesome Podcast. Give it a listen.
^^^damn you guys! I miss the redwood lined windy roads of norcal
I won't quote the pics but Peloton, thank you for the reminder of Decker. I loved driving that road, especially after a stressful day at work. I worked right near Westlake Blvd and lived in Camarillo so I could take Decker to PCH and then PCH up to Lewis Rd. Ahhh memories!
Awesome video.
A lot of cars that I've never even seen nor heard of before.
LOL @ Jay Leno.
I hate all of you that have regular access to this road and roads alike.
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Check out this footage from the Elvis Presley movie "Spinout" from 1966. At 2:22 into it where I have conveniently started the playback they come up The Snake - crazy cool to see the road from nearly 50 years ago.
Cool vid, thanks for sharing. Love seeing the vintage iron out there being driven and enjoyed.
make shiny.
If crazy paid the bills.. I'd be freaking rich.
For some, it's neat to have the moment captured I guess. You see others that go every weekend to see and be seen. Might be fun to kick back and watch the show once in a while.
I had forgot all about it during the gtg and it wasn't till I saw the sign posted "cameraman in apex" that I realized it. It's the only time I've ever been photographed there, as I do most of my driving at night or during the week when I'm hoping for less traffic. (I like doing midnight runs - canyons are best in the Miata- and can get pretty far from home without realizing it.)
Ooh Vintage snake- awesome! There another thread lurking around here/archives? Of that Porsche 911 RSR? That has a video with some vintage footage as well.


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Claiming he's "seen a hell of a lot more combat" in last 35 years than Kerry, Geraldo Rivera accused Kerry of "aid[ing] and abet[ting] the enemy"
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Appearing on the June 22 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Geraldo Rivera, who is also host of the Fox News syndicated program Geraldo at Large, claimed that "in the last 35, years I've seen a hell of a lot more combat" than Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), adding that Kerry's Senate amendment to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq by July 2007 "only aids and abets the enemy." Rivera prefaced his remarks by noting that Kerry "is a combat veteran, so he gets some props."
In 2003, Rivera was reportedly expelled from Iraq by the U.S. military for reporting sensitive information about troop locations.
Rivera's remarks were first noted by the weblog Crooks and Liars.
From the June 22 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
BILL O'REILLY (host): Because now we're getting, as I predicted, and I hate to be an "I told you so" guy, but it's so predictable, the moral equivalency, all right, by these far-left people saying, "You know, it's not the terrorists responsible for the deaths of those two soldiers, it's the American government responsible." How do you react to that?
RIVERA: Well, I don't think that I have to accept that premise to say what I'm about to say. The only way we can find an honorable exit from Iraq is to do what the commander in chief is now suggesting and what good people like [Sen.] Hillary [Rodham] Clinton [D-NY] are also suggesting, and that's stay the course. We have to stay the course, [not?] to withdraw at a date certain.
I've known John Kerry for over 35 years. Unlike me, he is a combat veteran, so he gets some props. But in the last 35 years, I've seen a hell of a lot more combat than John Kerry. And for a smart man like that in a political ploy to set a date certain only aids and abets the enemy, and the Democrats are at their own self-destructive behavior once again.
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On your computer's monitor, that is! If your job involves sitting in front of a computer for hours on end, you may develop a pain in your eyes. Then again, it might not entirely be the long hours that's causing it. For all you know, it could be your CRT monitor's constant flickering that is tiring down your eye muscles. Besides taking frequent breaks from constantly viewing your monitor and focusing on distant objects every half an hour to avoid sore eyes, here is what you can do to stop the flickering!
Case #1
To increase the refresh rate of your CRT monitor and help prevent the monitor from flickering a little too continuously, follow these easy steps:
1.) Right click on your desktop.
2.) Select Properties.
3.) Click on the Settings tab.
4.) Click on the Advanced button.
5.) Open up the Monitor tab.
6.) Manually increase the Screen Refresh Rate, which is measured in Hertz. It looks like this:
Case #2
Follow the same procedure as above, but instead of doing steps 5 and 6, try the Troubleshoot tab after clicking on the Advanced button. You will notice that the flickering dies out when you move the slider to the fourth notch on the left. Also, don't forget to press the Apply button after you move the slider. If you disable the Hardware Acceleration for your XP display properties (Control Panel, Display, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot) or at least lower it to the second bar from the left, you will really notice a significant improvement in the behavior of some of your programs.
Case #3
Here's a scenario: You have just upgraded from the 2006 deluxe version to 2007 and you get a screen flicker only when your AVG antivirus is running a scan. If you pause the scan, everything is okay, but you cannot restart the scan, because the flickering is back and is worse. Since there is no remedy to this, here is what you can do. Run your AVG antivirus program at 3 a.m. (or sometime in the middle of the night). If you do that, you will probably not have a conflict with the antivirus software running while you are trying to use your computer. The same goes for any programs you use that require a scan of your PC.
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If there is a flicker only when you're printing something out, you may need to change your printer spool characteristics. It's best to go from Spool to Direct or vice versa. Or, if you're printing to a USB device, unplug the device and try again.
Case #5
If none of the above suggestions work for you, you may have a faulty monitor. One way of finding out is to hook it up to another computer and see if the flicker remains. Or, hook up another monitor to your PC and see if that flickers. Now, if you have a laptop and the screen flickers, it could be because of the wireless adapter. Those are just a couple things you can check out on your own before you panic too much.
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By Dr. Jan Meyer
Monday, April 28, 2014 3:20 AM
Much has been studied and written about how, as we age, we switch roles with the next generation. We diapered them, and eventually they diaper us. While I am not that far along yet, I have noticed some other trends, or stages of change, as we get older.
At the beginning of our existence, life is of course full of firsts. There is the first smile, the first time we sleep all night, the first word, the first step, first birthday party, first haircut, first tooth. There is the first bicycle, first day of school, first best friend. The years whiz by, and we note the first car, the first date, the first kiss (not necessarily in that order, I recall!), the first job. There is the first time we can vote, the first time for sex, the first place we live away from parents, the first house we own. Somewhere along the way we quit celebrating those firsts, but we still remember them.
Time never stands still and the years whiz by. The number of firsts we experience definitely slows down, maybe even stops if we let it. Then we start experiencing the firsts at the other end of our lives. I think those started for me when the first time a doctor told me "It's common for people your age," or worse, "It's just your age." That's just the beginning of the times we will actually hear those words or something like them. I actually see that phrase as the great wake-up call.
So far I have not experienced too may of those firsts. I do have to make a rigid routine of taking medications, especially the eye drops, to make sure I never forget. Forgetting in itself is a big problem, although I can't remember the exact first time I experienced the kind of forgetting associated with aging. Perhaps that is good, because unlike the firsts at the beginning of our lives, we don't celebrate the firsts at the end.
All of this takes a lot of time, especially if we are going to be gone overnight or for a period of time. We have to make sure all the "stuff of aging" goes along. And it is actually at that point that we need a checklist, much like airplane pilots use before takeoff. I say things like "OK, I have my eye drops, my medications and the cellphone. Do you have......?" We developed this because we have been known to have to return home because something very important was left behind.
Things like clothes, shoes, makeup or a swimsuit are not critical because usually they can be purchased somewhere along the way. But one time (before the first checklist!) we went to my cousin's in New Mexico for Thanksgiving and, oops, I forgot my critical eye medication. I knew I could not go the whole weekend without it, so rather than return home, on the holiday, my cousin and I stopped at the local hospital's emergency room and somehow convinced a sympathetic doctor to give me a prescription for that medication. Then we drove the hour or so to the only drugstore that was open and got it filled. That doctor and my cousin became my heroes for that trip and that might have been the occasion that necessitated the first checklist. New firsts along the way have required additions to the checklist.
Then there are the lasts. I may have celebrated when I got my first checking account and checks with my name on them. But I just experienced a last when I ordered check blanks for what I am sure will be the final time. This event was likely hurried along by the computer, because with the ability to pay bills online, I no longer write many checks at all. So, this final order will last a lot longer than I will, I am sure.
Some things are not necessarily a conscious decision that they will be or are the last. When I broke an ankle, I thought I was simply taking a recuperative leave from racquetball. But it has turned into years and I guess the two unopened cans of balls, racquetball shoes, and the racquet can now go to a new home somewhere. I didn't necessarily quit cross-country skiing, but since the skis have not been used since about the same time as the racquetball equipment, I guess there was a last time that I went cross-country skiing too.
We don't celebrate lasts, and it would be easy to lament them. But I think it is a better exercise to keep finding firsts to replace them.
When I was making notes about firsts and lasts, I was sitting in a cafeteria. It was pretty full, so I sat down at a table that was also occupied by a couple. The husband got up and went to get something. When he came back, he surprised his wife by handing her an ice cream cone. She took a couple of licks, and then said, "Wow, I've never had an ice cream cone at 10 in the morning before!"
That's a first worth celebrating. Maybe they are fewer and farther between as we get older, but they are still there. We just need to be sure to appreciate them when they come.
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A disability will affect an individual's ability to work and limit the jobs they can perform. For many people and their families, their disability is the source of financial burden. Luckily, the government offers assistance to these individuals through Social Security benefits.
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Attorneys play a vital role in helping people receive social security benefits. Many people make the mistake of filing themselves and when they are rejected, they do not know where to go. Although rejection is discouraging, you can appeal the decision. A North Carolina social security attorney can guide you through this process. The North Carolina Social Security disability attorneys are prepared to help you with topics such as:
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There are many complicated factors that play an important role in Social Security cases. It is essential that you file for the right type of assistance and obtain documentation showing proof of your disability. An attorney can make sure your paperwork is in order before you file for assistance.
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Fairchild Republic Company
|EPA Identification Number:
|Facility Location:
|1000 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, New York 11735
|Facility Contact Name:
|Michael Hodge, (703) 478-5858
|EPA Contact Name:
|Samuel Ezekwo, (212) 637-4168, email@example.com
|New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Case Manager:
|Steve Scharf, (518) 402-9620 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Last Updated:
|February 2006
|Environmental Indicator Status
|Human Exposures Under Control [PDF 163.2
KB, 14 pp] has been verified.
Groundwater Contamination Under Control [PDF 38.59 MB, 1 pp] has been verified.
Site Description
The Fairchild Republic Company facility is located in East Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. This facility manufactured aircraft and related parts from 1931-1987. All process units were clean closed in 1988.
The facility includes two New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) listed sites: the main plant site and the old recharge basin.
The main plant site is bounded by Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road) to the west; the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) to the north; New Highway to the east, and Republic Airport to the south.
The old recharge basin is located on the opposite side of Route 110, south of Conklin Street. The old recharge basin was used by Fairchild to discharge process waste waters and storm water. All of the former site buildings have been razed and the clean materials and site soils were used to fill in the old recharge basin.
A shopping mall is now located on the former main plant site area. The nearest down-gradient residences are about a mile away, and the closest down-gradient public water supply well field is about 1.5 miles southeast.
Site Responsibility and Legal Instrument
Order on Consent (#W1-0461-90) signed in March 1992 between NYSDEC and Fairchild Republic Company.
Permit Status
The facility has Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) interim status pursuant to State of New York (6 NYCRR) Part 373 standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste facilities.
Potential Threats and Contaminants
Soil contamination, primarily trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), was found under the PCE tank and the vapor degreaser, which were located in Building 17. There were also elevated levels of chromium in the soil underneath Buildings 17 and 42.
The groundwater has been contaminated by several sources. There are two upgradient sources, one of low-level mixed volatiles and one higher level TCE source. These are both contributing to the plume from Fairchild, which moves with the groundwater in a south-southeast direction. The old recharge basin is no longer characterized as a source but has historically contaminated groundwater with volatile organic solvents, primarily trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE.) This old contamination is currently still affecting the western portion of the plume. The main human health threat posed by this contamination is considered to be ingestion, and steps have been taken to eliminate this pathway (see discussion on groundwater remediation, below).
Indoor Air
Although there are new structures built on the main plant site, the contamination at that location has both moved downgradient (per 1997 sampling) and has settled quite deeply into the upper glacial and Magothy aquifers. Ongoing soil gas sampling following the soil vapor extraction interim remedial measure showed the soil gas volatile organic solvent levels to be below the State guidance values. The plume has not reached residences downgradient of the facility, so indoor air contamination is not a threat.
Cleanup Approach and Progress
Under the tank closure program, ninety-five underground and above-ground storage tanks were removed. During the demolition of Building 17, three more previously undocumented underground storage tanks were located and removed from the main plant site.
All structures at the main plant site have been razed, and the soil contamination has been removed through two interim remedial measures that were implemented in 1996. The first interim remedial measures consisted of two soil vapor extraction systems set up to clean volatile organic solvent contamination under Building 17, and the other interim remedial measures was the excavation of chromium-contaminated soils under Buildings 17 and 42. Both of these interim remedial measures have been completed and the sources removed. The chromium-contaminated soils, which did not qualify as hazardous waste, were properly disposed of in the old recharge basin.
The old recharge basin was taken out of use over 15 years ago and is no longer a source of contamination. The upgradient mixed volatiles source has been remediated, although the upgradient trichloroethylene (TCE) source has not yet been identified. Residents who use private wells as drinking water supply who are within the range of the plume have been advised to connect to the public water supply. Many residents have done this. The 1998 "statement of basis" issued by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) called for a groundwater pump-and-treat system to be installed. The construction of the pump-and-treat system is being finalized following several years of design, revision, and construction.
Indoor Air
No indoor air threats are anticipated at this time.
Site Repository
Copies of supporting technical documents and correspondence cited in this site fact sheet are available for public review at:
NYSDEC Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials
625 Broadway, 8th Floor
Albany, New York 12233-7252
NYSDEC Region 1 Office SUNY Campus,
Loop Road, Building 40
Stony Brook, NY 11790
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) makes its public records available for a review under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).


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It is an honour and privilege to serve as President of Randalstown Rugby Football Club and as such may I take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all visitors, not only to our website, but to the club in general.
Last February Randalstown were one of only eight clubs in the whole of Ireland to achieved the IRFU Club Excellence Award. This award was the culmination of the tremendous work done over the last number of years by all of our volunteers in the Mini, Youth and Senior Sections. It is also a guarantee to all our members, prospective members, parents and guardians that the club has achieved a high standard in Basic Club Requirements; Management Structure; Development Programmes and Health and Safety.
I should also like to thank all of our sponsors for their generous support over the past 12 months in what are economically challenging times, and would ask that, where possible we all give them our support.
To all players, coaches, managers and other volunteers, thanks for all your effort to date and good luck for the rest of the season.
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LED tail lights
LEDs like to make red light, or at least many of them do. That makes them a very attractive choice for automobile tail lights. However, I have seen a great many recent vehicles with LED tail lights that are to my eyes, visually disturbing to the point of compromising driving safety.
Here's what I mean.
It's my guess that the LED brightness is pulse controlled and that the pulse repetition rate, the operating frequency of the LED drive, is only 100 Hz or so. That's fast enough to make LED light look unblinking when it's being directly stared at, but it's not fast enough for me when I'm driving my own car and scanning the road.
It's worth noting that not everybody falls prey to this effect. My wife tells me that she doesn't experience this. Still, I do experience it and I'm sure I can't be alone in my distress.
To my mind, there is no excuse for such a low repetition rate. After all, high speed data transmission is done with LEDs. I want to see a sufficiently high tail light drive pulse rate to make this kind of visual upset a thing of the past.
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Plum softball teams ready to step into new batting cage
The Plum High School slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball programs now have a little more help in improving their hitting, as they have a chance to step into their new batting cage.
The batting cage, made possible through the sponsorship of and a donation from East Suburban Sports Medicine, is 70 feet long, 14 feet wide and 12 feet tall.
It is located at the high school, near the newly constructed softball field.
East Suburban Sports Medicine has provided athletic training services for the Plum School District since 1984.
"We are very thankful to East Suburban for their generosity in providing the funding for the batting cage for our softball teams," Plum athletic director Bob Alpino said.
"This batting cage is a nice addition to our new softball field, and it will be used by softball players in the borough for many years to come."
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And of course I disagree. It's bullshit for the
to insist on changing an existing law before they will agree to fund basic government functions.
Even in a shut down basic functions continue, only non-essential functions stop. Grandma will still get her social security checks, the military still functions, border patrol is still patrolling, USPS will still deliver mail, unemployment money will still be distributed, food stamps are still given out, the IRS will continue to collect taxes, etc., etc., etc.
So, why is it bullshit when these representatives are doing what they were sent there to do? That's what the mid-term elections were all about. Most of those elected ran on a platform of stopping Obamacare. Now when they do what the people sent them there for they're called dangerous terrorists by the opposing party with claims of holding us hostage. Fear mongering.
The real bullshit is no budget for about 5 years now, instead we have to constantly go through these continuing resolutions to fund the government.
The real bullshit is all the laws Obama has either changed, waived or out right ignored, including provisions in his own signature law.
Why isn't any of that front page news? You would think that the
U.S. President waiving provisions of a federal law
which bans the supply of weapons and money to terrorists so he can arm Syrian rebels (
read al Qaeda
) would be front page news. You KNOW it would be if the other party was in the White House, hell, it's giving aid to our enemies.
The people are fed up and the slight backbone some elected officials are showing proves that.
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100TH BIRTHDAY: Grace Filer
Grace McFarland Filer celebrated her 100th birthday July 6 at the Moorehead House, 116 Madison Circle, in Indiana.
Filer was born on July 5, 1913, in Rossiter. She has resided at the Moorehead House since March 26, 2008, where she attends all activities.
Joining her for a birthday celebration were 125 guests and family members. The evening was catered by Lily's Restaurant of Punxsutawney, and entertainment was by Randy and Paul, a country-western duo.