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By Hannah Means-Shannon
When Anica Archip, Dean Haspiel, TRIP CITY, and a host of talented people turned out to make themselves heard on behalf of Sunny's Bar, it definitely made a statement about what Brooklynites and the wider arts community holds dear. The Save Sunny's Bar Benefit, held December 1st at the Hamilton Gallery Theater in Carroll Gardens, also made another kind of statement, more subtle but widely pervasive, about the impact and recovery from Hurricane Sandy still deeply affecting the region. Some neighborhoods may have been little affected, while some faced previously unimaginable devastation, but the underlying truth remains that New York, Brooklyn, and the other boroughs form one social ecosystem, that like a human body, is interconnected on the deepest levels. When one part sustains damage, the process of reconstruction is slow, and often occurs under the surface, while other systems seem to bounce back more quickly and maintain normal operation. For Brooklyn, and especially Red Hook and Staten Island, the hurricane damage posed a very serious question: after rebuilding, would the ties of the past still be recognizable, or would continuity break down in the interest of starting over?
Sunny's Bar became a focal point for this question on December 1st. The "Save Sunny's Bar" benefit evoked a powerful response in favor of saving continuity and making sure that the future remains in dialogue with the best elements of the past. The fact that comics, storytelling, poetry, performance, and music became the medium to re-establish that connection says a lot about Brooklyn's identity as an arts hub, scratching the surface to get to the roots of community. The event was also a powerful display of the efficacy of the arts to take action and work together towards a common goal, something that's rare enough these days that it might disappear from public memory as an option. It might even be called a crazy idea, or one unlikely to succeed. The Sunny's benefit set the record straight: this is still an effective approach to expressing the needs and desires of a community. It was a live action Kickstarter to complement the online Kickstarter in place for Sunny's Bar, and in many ways those who participated got as much out of it in terms of inspiration and solidarity as Sunny's did in terms of financial aid. That's what happens when people find that they not only have a voice, but a practical way to express it.
(Anica Archip, Sunny Balzano, Dean Haspiel)
TRIP CITY's own provided a substantial chunk of the evening's performances due not only to the personal connection many felt to Sunny's, and the abiding influence their experiences at the bar felt on their work, but also because they had seen the destruction of Sunny's first hand. This included the heartbreaking grief they had witnessed from Sunny and his wife Tone, and their staff members, but also the determination and resilience that encouraged others to rally around and provide extra support. Dean Haspiel performed his comic "Beef with Tomato", which appropriately discussed the ways in which natives react to unexpected disasters, as well as the very personal disorientation that sets in. He also gave a sneak-peek at his creator-owned project drawing on the imagery and themes of super hero comics, introducing THE RED HOOK. The glimpse posed a number of interesting questions about love and identity, and certainly confirmed that Brooklyn continues to function as his muse.
(Dean Haspiel reads "Beef with Tomato")
Seth Kushner read a soulful new essay, "My Brooklyn", illustrated by photography from his book Brooklynites, a book which expressed the beginning of a journey into observing his own community. The reflective essay suggested that nostalgia was an important thing, a touchstone for rebuilding Brooklyn rather than simply casting away the debris following the hurricane without further inspection.
(Chris Miskiewicz raises a toast to "Last Night at Sunny's")
Chris Miskiewicz performed a story set at Sunny's Bar, "Last Night at Sunny's", that highlighted the role of the bar in many peoples' lives as a central fixture in time, one which enables people to find continuity, even while the world at large changes, often beyond wildest expectation. Jen Ferguson's presentation of the CulturePOP photocomic of her own meditations on Brooklyn Bridge provided another center of reference about what changes and what stays the same in the lives of Brooklynites.
(Jeffrey Burandt reads "Bibbin's Bodega")
Jeffrey Burandt and artist Zees voice-acted their new post-heroic comic "Bibbin's Bodega" with bass guitar accompaniment, expressing as much about culture, and relationships as about the thrill of super powers. Local poet Denver Butson rocked this meditative segment of the evening with poetry about the truly extraordinary and extreme elements of life hidden within ordinary exteriors, and challenged the audience to think twice about the seemingly solid world they take for granted every morning.
(Francis, a bartender + music booker at Sunny's Bar and a local poet drink hot cider)
Comedy performances were an opportunity to take an ironic look at the way we live, often featuring life's more superficial aspects. Brooke Van Poppelen really provided a voice for human foibles and weaknesses in the face of increasing gentrification in Brooklyn and Manhattan, from parodies of "brunch" culture to the excesses of grotesquely complicated salad-based luncheries. Queens native Angry Bob ripped into recent election vagaries and commented on relationships, or lack thereof, while admitting his own minimal experience of the hurricane. Both elicited big responses from the audience, proving that focusing on what we have in common may be the most integral part of the rebuilding process.
Music, such a life-blood to Sunny's Bar, continued to turn the evening into a celebration of resilience. The new band fronted by Jeffrey Burandt, Two Beards: One Heart, stunned the audience with impressive vocals and a fresh, off-beat approach to indie music. Blues music resurrected Sunny's own tradition of live music nights, with veterans John Pinamonti, the Black Coffee Blues Band, and Smokey Hormel. Sunny's own Tone performed with her group, the Luna Sisters, conjuring radio days with their melodic harmonizing.
(The Luna Sisters with Smokey Hormel & Band)
If the crowds of supporters hadn't realized already what the evening had been a tremendous success, when Sunny himself took the stage to thank them, it must have all hit home. The effort had turned into a celebration of culture so enjoyable, the financial success of the "Save Sunny's Bar" benefit seemed like a sudden revelation. This suggested that the audience needed the event as much as Sunny's, taking a few hours to rebuild themselves and call to mind just why Brooklyn is such a big part of their lives. The Sunny's benefit illustrated the connection between the people and the place: the arts community and Sunny's Bar, and also the people of Brooklyn and Brooklyn itself. For an area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, whether the wounds are visible or not, old, valuable connections were re-established and time started to move forward again at a more familiar and hopeful pace.
–Hannah Means-Shannon
(Sunny Balzano ends the night with gratitude and communal cheer)


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2016 - 2017 Season is here!
This family favorite has returned to Portland! With original choreography by Nell Shipman and live orchestra, we will kick off the season with a classic tale for everyone!
A Portland tradition, The Victorian Nutcracker tells the timeless holiday classic set in Victorian era Portland with sets and costumes inspired by the Victoria Mansion. Featuring the professional dancers of Portland Ballet alongside a cast of talented youth from across the area, The Victorian Nutcracker brings the story to life for audiences young and old. With music by the Portland Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Lucas Richman, Portland Ballet will once again bring this local favorite to the Portland public. The Victorian Nutcracker will be performed at both Merrill Auditorium and Westbrook Performing Arts Center.
We welcome everyone back to another exciting evening of dance works by a new selection of nationally recognized choreographers. Our Gallery series is becoming a tradition, offering the Portland audiences a taste of what is new and exciting in the dance world today. We invite everyone to come and experience a new set of choreographers and a new set of works in the intimate setting of the Portland Ballet Studio Theater.
Portland Ballet is excited to close out our 2016-2017 with this classic work. Steeped in tradition, Act II of Swan Lake offers the grace and beauty that ballet is known for. Complimented by more contemporary works from Portland Ballet's repertoire, this will be a great end to a great season.

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Archive for the 'Illinois Truck Accidents' Category
Illinois Megabus Accident Kills at Least 1, Injures 38 Passengers traveling to Kansas City Missouri
LITCHFIELD, Ill. — The media reported that a Megabus traveling from Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, August 3, on its way to Kansas City, Missouri slammed into a bridge support pillar on the southbound I-55 in Illinois. The impact of the accident was so strong that it tossed a 16-year old passenger Baysha Collins from the upper-level seat where she was resting to a stairway leading to the lower level.
Semi Truck Accident Kills 3 Illinois Teenagers
KENDALL COUNTY, IL. — A deadly crash occurred on Monday afternoon, June 4, involving a teenage driver and his two passengers who were killed after colliding with an 18-wheeler truck.
Fiery Semi Truck Accident in Brownstown IL Burns Driver Beyond Recognition
BROWNSTOWN, IL – A Springfield man was burned beyond recognition in a fiery semi truck accident on Interstate 70 in Brownstown, IL on Saturday, March 17, 2012. The deceased was identified as Hasib Karahodzic, 51 years old, from Springfield, IL who was driving a semi truck at the time.
Man Killed in DUI Crash with Beer Truck and CTA Bus in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – A worker who was unloading a beer truck was killed last month when a Blue Island man suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) caused a chain-reaction accident that fatally pinned the worker against a CTA bus.
Two Killed Four Injured After Bus Hits Semi Truck on Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – A tour bus hit a semi truck causing a six vehicle chain-reaction crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway. At least one car, a minivan, a bus and two semi trucks were involved. Two people were killed and four others were injured, officials reported.
Illinois Semi Truck Driver Crashes Into Building Then Shoots Himself After Police Stand Off
EDWARDSVILLE, IL – A troubled semi truck driver crashed his tractor trailer into the side of the trucking company building where he worked as a driver in Edwardsville, IL, then shot himself in the head after a long standoff with police on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Semi Trailer Plunges Off Overpass in Fiery Semi Truck Accident Near Peoria, IL
CREVE COEUR, IL – A semi truck jackknifed and tumbled off the top of a freeway overpass on I-474 in Creve Coeur, IL only a few miles from Peoria onto motorists on Route 29 below in a horrific accident on Friday, December 16, 2011.
Two Semi Trucks Crash Just East of Peoria, IL on I-74
GOODFIELD, IL – Two semi trucks collided with each other in Goodfield, IL on Thursday, October 13, 2011 spilling 20 tons of food all over the roadway.
Chicago Shooting Spurs Bus Crash Injures 11
CHICAGO IL — An incident occurred on Tuesday morning, March 29, at around 9:30 a.m. when gunmen opened fire near 75th Street and Vincennes Avenue in Englewood and a fleeing car smashed into a CTA bus, injuring 11 – two seriously.
Chicago police told reporters that shots were fired at a black Dodge Intrepid on the city's South Side, causing the car to hit the westbound No. 75 Chicago Transit Authority bus, which then hit a light pole. ... Read More
Two Killed in Multi Vehicle Truck Accident in Shawneetown Illinois
SHAWNEETOWN, IL – Two women were killed Wednesday, January 26, in a multi vehicle truck accident on a highway in Gallatin County, Illinois. The deadly crash involved two semi trucks and a passenger car and occurred on Illinois State Route 13 near the city of Shawneetown. The truck accident area is in the far southeast corner of the state near the border with Indiana, about 76 miles north of Paducah, Kentucky and about 47 miles southwest of Evansville, Indiana.
On Wednesday morning 34 year old James N. Thomas of Enfield, IL was driving a 2002 Peterbilt semi trailer truck through Gallatin County in southeast Illinois. He is employed by Thomas Farms, also based in rural Enfield. The truck accident occurred at around 8:00 a.m. as the truck driver was headed east on IL State Route 13. ... Read More


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SEC awards roll in for Missouri Football
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Senior defensive end Michael Sam won the AP's SEC Defensive Player of the Year award, while also joining four other Tigers on the first team All-SEC list.
Sam, E.J. Gaines, Justin Britt, Kony Ealy made the first team, while Andrew Wilson (team-leading 98 tackles) and Dorial Green-Beckham (830 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns) made the second team.
Junior defensive end Markus Golden was on the honorable mention list.
Sam finished with 10.5 sacks, while becoming a force on one of the nation's best defensive fronts. Ealy was second on the team with 7.5 sacks, while Gaines has four interceptions. Offensive lineman Justin Britt is the lone offensive player on the first team
One noticeable omission is receiver L'Damian Washington, who had 853 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Washington was not selected to any of the all-SEC teams.
Missouri will play in the 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 3rd against Oklahoma State.


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Hey Alon .
Mazel tov, za baseder gamur .ha-AD gif icon mh zh mat`sban .
Thanks + LOL !!!
Im a flashden reviewer/author with bits of freelance here and there my job means i stay in bed until 1pm then work 4 hours and then play PS3 all night, i love it lol
I wish I could do that for living ! Maybe in the future if I'll be lucky enough to be an official Envato reviewer… really hope so
Hello Everyone,
I'm not sure if you saw my first tutorial, maybe some of you guys aren't familiar with the great Tuts+ area, give it a shot to learn anything if it's Audio, Graphics, After Effects, Photoshop and more.
Here is my very first tutorial, for beginners:
" How to Get that Anime Look in Photoshop Using a Flexible Workflow "
I hope that some of you will find it useful, Enjoy!
I'm a freelance since 2004
2D ANIMATIONS , Graphic designs, Original Music, Mixing, Mastering, Video editing.
So if you need anything, I'm here for you.
Welcome Guys!
You're gonna love your new home!
Thanks guys, it's so nice to read your comments and opinions
Elreto – Thanks for the kind words, Actually I understand Toushi's thoughts and I'm pretty sure that he's not the only one who'll dislike this animation but it's ok I respect all the opinions, it's also a matter of taste.
Much love to all of you guys.
That is just sick and wrong. I really don't want to be rude here but I really just threw up in my mouth. These things shouldn't be created, they aren't funny, they aren't cool, and it isn't something I want to watch. Now the animation is really nice, I like that. Looking at your avatar I was expecting something happy and fun.
I understand what do you mean, and I respect your opinion
But I don't think that only "REAL MOVIES " should include horror and creepy themes.
besides, I highly recommend you to watch my OTHER Animation Channel which is something that will fit my Avatar, you won't find there blood and gore or anything like that. I'm pretty sure you will enjoy it.
This is the very first time in my life that I animate something so… "different" like out of the rules I used to stick with, I never used bad words or "adult" stuff on my animations before, this is new to me and I keep get messages on my YouTube that people want more.
Sorry if I made you or anybody upset, It wasn't my goal, I only wanted to share my creation to wish you guys a Happy Halloween.
My wife said after she have seen it , that the creator of this video must be seriously sick. I had to laugh out loud
OMG ! I knew people will think of that.. LOL
When I made this, especially at the edit part, when I designed some of the noises and mixed up with the animation, I had the feeling that people might think I lost it… but then again I realized that when people watch my older animations and hear my music, they might understand what things I used to animate before this creepy one.
Thanks everybody for your kind words, I'm glad that you liked it
I'm planning to make more episodes on my free time, not only Halloween related, I just thought Halloween will be perfect to release this project to the world because it's a bit creepy then any of my other animations.
Subeli – It's nothing to do with my childhood, I wasn't a psychopath killer or anything like that. LOL
I never used to draw in this style even when I was younger, the all idea was to make fast animation look creepy and evil, but keep high smooth motion into it so it will have some "character" in it.
Mafloral – Yes I drew everything frame-by-frame (not for lazy people hehe) using my wacom cintiq, and my goal was making it look as close to classical pencil animations from good ol' days, I think I almost got that look without even use after effects, which I didn't use in this simple movie at all, I may us it on future episodes if I'll need.
DDStudios – Thanks, that's the idea, I even made a Tiny Personal Blog (not my official studio) for people to be update at anything related to my creations, most of it now is about MDI animation series that I really want to produce more episodes of course. There is already another episode in the way (with voices and sick storyline to get a bit more information about the main character). but I will animate it on my free time so who knows when it will be released…
For the music I used 2 productions from my AudioJungle files, Since the webisode is so short I had to edit it extremely and cut parts, here and there but I believe it fits fine at the end result.
if you guys liked this Cheap-Animation, you may want to look on my other channel which have more colourful styles in it: MORE ANIMATIONS By me.
Feel free to ask anything, and please keep share the link with your friends and family for Halloween Sorry about my bad English, and thanks ahead for your kind support
Hello everybody,
I always wanted to make my own "cheap" animation style but I never had the time because of my work, so Finlay I had some free time and I made the very first webisode of a series I call: "Mr. Dan Insane".
The idea is to animate FAST , but keep the animation smooth… well yeah the drawings will look like a 4 year old but.. that's a style too, isn't? hehe
After you'll watch the animation, I would like to hear your comments and also if it's ok with you guys, can you please help me promote this new animation? Twitter, Facebook, whatever you can help spread the word will be great.
I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I enjoy making it.
Watch my HALLOWEEN ANIMATION (click)
Sorry about my bad English.


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Tea Party Cake
- Servings: 15
Source: Martha Stewart Kids, Spring
- 2 recipes Back-Pocket Chocolate Cake, thicker cake cut in half horizontally (3 layers total)
- Strawberry-Cream Cheese Filling
- Swiss Meringue Buttercream for Cupcakes, mixed with 1 cup strawberry puree (from Strawberry-Cream Cheese Filling)
- Rolled fondant, for decorating
Spread 2 cake layers with 1 1/2 cups filling each. Stack; top with unfrosted layer. Frost with buttercream. Tint fondant; cut into flower shapes, and roll into balls. Garnish cake with assembled fondant flowers.


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Seattle's urban forest continues to thrive, guided by the Urban Forest Stewardship Plan, updated in 2013. Our urban forest includes trees in parks and on private property as well as street trees within the public right-of-way. The urban forest is an important part of Seattle's ecosystem and is home to diverse wildlife. Our 4.35 million trees are worth about $4.9 billion.
With ambitious goals to expand the urban canopy cover to 30% by 2037, the city has invested significant resources in the protection and growth of a robust and healthy urban forest. Since 2007, SDOT has planted an average of 1,200 trees a year. The department currently shares the responsibility—with adjacent property owners—of managing over 140,000 trees in the right-of-way.
In addition to supporting the growth of a healthy urban forest, Seattle is committed to increasing pedestrian mobility by building and maintaining an attractive and accessible pedestrian realm. The Pedestrian Master Plan was adopted in 2009 to encourage walking as a healthy and sustainable mode of transportation and to identify areas for investment. The plan calls for a "walkable zone," an area that is six feet wide by eight feet tall (6' x 8') and clear of obstructions both on and above the ground. Trees play an important role in enhancing the pedestrian experience by creating shelter from the elements, reducing air and noise pollution, creating habitat for wildlife, and improving the aesthetic quality of city streets.
While our urban forest is greatly valued for its environmental and social benefits, there are times when street trees can create challenges for the traveling public or for adjacent property owners. Unhealthy trees may fall or drop dead limbs, and poorly sited trees can damage sidewalks, streets, and utilities.


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Tell City Roll Top Desk?
I found an inexpensive roll top desk on CL. The woman selling it seemed to just want to get rid of it. She mentioned a friend brought it over, but she had no need for it. I brought it home and was checking it out when I noticed some stickers on the back. It has a blue & white Tell City sticker with pattern and finish info on it, a white sticker stating the article was inspected and approved along with the inspectors info, and a branding inside the drawer that reads: Young Republic, solid hard rock maple, Tell City Chair Co. Tell City, Indiana. It has beautiful legs, roll top works fine and even came with a chair. Anyone have any info on this desk & chair by chance?
Re: Tell City Roll Top Desk?
Tell city has been around since the Civil War and made quite a range of furniture in older styles like roll tops, without seeing an image one can't tell if yours is a original or a later piece, though the "inspected" Label generally indicates a later piece. Here's a link to the company website:
Re: Tell City Roll Top Desk?
The link to that website says the website is being revised. I'll save the link for future reference. Below are some images of the desk and labels. Thought i'd ask about these pieces before I paint them, as I had originally planned. Thanks for your reply.
Re: Tell City Roll Top Desk?
Based on the images this is indeed a fairly modern reproduction, it's unlikely it prdates the 1970's. Still small desks like this are popular decorating items, comparables often sell in the $400.00- $600.00 range in the shops


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September 8, 2012 at 5:09 pm · Reply · Edit
I've been looking up data on carbon dioxide. A TRACE gas (0.04%) in the atmosphere. What can a carbon dioxide molecule do? Not much. It can absorb or emitt radiation at 2.7, 4.3 and 15 um. (also 1.9 um slightly) Radiation at 2.7 and 4.3 microns is from the SUN ONLY!!! The carbon dioxide absorbs energy in those two bands preventing that energy reaching the surface.
But the 15 micron band is certainly available from the earth's surface at all times, day and night. The question is; does carbon dioxide absorb any of this radiation? Umm… not really. The carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere, up to the altitude of 9 kilometres, is already too warm to absorb much of that radiation. You see, peak radiation at 15 microns is -80C (yes minus!). Look up radiative heat transfer.
BUT, carbon dioxide is radiating at 15 microns because most of it is way ABOVE -80C. But this is NOT 'back radiation'. It is perfectly natural.
It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate discussion, no limits on thought. No subject must be taboo. No censor must preside at our assemblies.
–William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1952
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Greetings, you guys! This week has flown by so quickly that I can't believe it's almost over.
Let's start the day:
- Get ready to see Iron Man 2 in IMAX.
- Arcade Fire is urging fans to donate to relief efforts in Haiti.
- Top Chef's Gail Simmons talks about her new Bravo show, Just Desserts, in this interview.
- Jimmy Fallon might not be taking sides, but ?uestlove from The Roots is on Team Conan.
- Jimmy Kimmel appeared on Leno last night and didn't hold back the jokes.
- Ha, The Tonight Show was briefly up for sale on Craigslist.
- Felicia Day talks about the Guild comic book. Check out the sneak preview!
- Patti Smith talks to NPR about her new book, Just Kids. (Look for audio to be posted around 9 a.m.)
- Golden Girls legend Rue McClanahan is recovering from a stroke. Get well soon, Rue!
- Here's a list of "20 Crazy Things that Nearly Happened on Lost (But Fortunately Didn't)."
- I like this list of the "Top 10 Weirdest One-Off Characters on Lost."
- Check out some new Lost promo images.
- The L.A. Times chats with Edie Falco.
- What are the 30 most anticipated movies of 2010?
- Holly Golightly is always on my iPod. Here's a new track from the songstress.
- Glee's Matthew Morrison is releasing an album. (I'd rather hear a Jane Lynch record.)
- Army Wives returns to Lifetime in April. (It had a bad season, but that was a good cliffhanger ... and yes, I'm still watching Army Wives.)
- TNT renewedMen of a Certain Age.
- Has Jim from The Office turned into a total Ted Mosby?
- Sort of random, but it's the best Adult Swim Flintstones parodies.
- Harvey Pekar chats with Comic Book Resources about his latest work.
- Nothing brightens my morning like an all-female banjo orchestra.
- Again, if you'd like to know how to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti, here are 10 ways to donate.
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Minor Moves: Hollingsworth and Bromberg Promoted To Indianapolis
There was a lot of roster shuffling going on today in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system involving all four full-season teams.
Bromberg has 100 strikeouts this season
Indianapolis sent catcher Ali Solis and pitcher Zack Thornton to Altoona. Taking their place on the Indianapolis roster is a pair of starting pitchers, Ethan Hollingsworth and David Bromberg.
Bradenton sent pitcher Thomas Harlan down to West Virginia and activated pitcher Matt Benedict.
Indianapolis is getting a pair of veteran pitchers that have been doing well recently. Hollingsworth started off slow, then had an 0.71 ERA in the month of June and in his most recent start, he threw four no-hit innings during Altoona's no-hitter on Thursday night. Bromberg is 5-8. 3.71 in 16 starts and five relief appearan...
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Merle Haggard of "Okie From Muskogee" fame has broken with the Republican Party. His reason: "they're all about fear."
Fear of terrorists. Fear of illegal immigrants.
Stirring fear – not inspiring hope – is the Republicans' only hope for 2008. But I watched Democrats try to sell fear throughout the 1980s when Ronald Reagan was proclaiming hope. Democrats won the White House only after they nominated the Man From Hope.
Now Haggard is supporting Hillary as his hope for the country.
As the Buffalo Springfield once said to us aging boomers, there's something happening here.
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General info on the track:Track Design:Dragonsridge Motorsports Park
The owners of Dragonsridge approached Baskervill with a novel concept. Not only did they want to create a road course facility, but they wanted to create areas for the drivers and their family's to comfortably stay at the track.
The concept of a driver's village was developed to create themed villages where the lower floor would serve as the garage space and a comfortable but cozy second floor would serve as sleeping quarters for the weekend. These spaces could be rented or built to specifications. The villages would take design cues from a more genteel time and include British, Italian and German themed villages.
A commercial village on the main entrance road will include restaurants, retail, residential, offices, plazas and entertainment areas. These areas are accessible at all times to the general public to assist in the economic viability of the retail and restaurant areas. They are also conveniently accessible to the paddock and driver village area for quick meals and another roll of 200 mph racer's tape.The Park:The design of a world-class road track is critical to the safety and the enjoyment of the driver. Both form and function are important aspects of the design. They are equally important in challenging the skills of the driver and providing flexibility for different types of racing formats.
DragonsRidge Motorsports Park will feature a road track designed by Alan Wilson. Mr. Wilson has extensive experience in the design of road tracks over his 35 year association with motorsports. Mr Wilson has been involved with nearly all aspects of road racing from design and development to operation and management. More importantly, Mr. Wilson is a recognized track Safety Inspector. Therefore, our members can be assured that the road track at DragonsRidge Motorsports Park will be designed to today's strictest safety standards.
Presently, track plans include a road course of approximately two miles with sufficient width for passing (minimum of 36'). Wide run-off areas will surround the track for improved safety and minimized vehicle hazards. Designed and developed with the knowledge and experience of today's standards, DragonsRidge will meet the needs of both driver in terms of safety, challenge, and enjoyment. Whether you are racing at the limit or taking your car out for a casual drive, DragonsRidge Motorsports Park will be the track for you.It seems that some of the people in the county are trying to keep it from being built. From this Link it appears that it is still up in the air, and the final decision will be made on monday. Please send an email to help get it built!DragonsRidge Motorsports Park is the newest motorsports park and resort being developed in Eastern Virginia. DragonsRidges primary attraction will be a competition-oriented road track available for the challenge and enjoyment of the professional and novice driver alike. Designed with today's standards, DragonsRidge is certain to be among the best motorsports parks on the east coast. As the park continues its growth, DragonsRidge will be eastern Virginia's venue for other motorsports events including autocross, race-karting, go-karting and car shows. In addition, planned resort amenities will include lodging, camping accommodations, eateries and shopping areas.
From VMSC:The track will be 2.970 miles long. Here is the proposed layout:I got the following from Greg Smith, Regional Exec of the Old Dominion Region of SCCA:
Well, I was 50% correct about DragonsRidge Motorsports Park in my last
e-mail update to all of you. The New Kent County Planning Commission did
voted 7-3 in favor of DragonsRidge's zoning request. However, that in
itself did not guarantee the new race track's future existence. The New
Kent County Board of Supervisors will vote on the zoning application at
their new meeting on Tuesday, June 1st. The agenda for this meeting has not
been published on the New Kent website (www.co.newkent.state.va.us), but I
have been told that the meeting will be held in the New Kent County high
school vice the court house due to the number of individuals expected to
voice their opinion on this project. I will monitor the county's website
and let you know when the agenda for this meeting is posted.
Meanwhile, opponents to DragonsRidge have mounted a negative e-mail blitz on
the county's Board of Supervisors in an effort to convince the supervisors
that there is widespread opposition to the addition of a "race track" in New
Kent. I have provided a list of the county's supervisors and their e-mail
addresses if you care to voice your support for DragonsRidge. Your message
should be simple and to the point. Don't disparage the opposition - just
voice your support.
Mark Hill (District 1), firstname.lastname@example.com
Marty Sparks (District 2), email@example.com
James Burrell (District 3), email@example.com
Stran Trout (District 4), email@example.com
Ray Davis (District 5), email@example.com
Gary Christie (County Administrator), email@example.com
Any supporting e-mails will be appreciated and may help tip the balance in
DragonsRidge's favor. Thanks!
Chuck Edwards


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Hi, I am embarassed to say, but I really don't know what options there are for this project.
I want to level off a 20' x 10' area next to my house to put stone down for a driveway. The area is level next to the house and slowly grades upward to about 2' above level, 10' out from the house. It is mostly clay and small rocks, with some roots from old trees (1-3" diam) thrown in. Because there is a powerline running to my house (in an area that I don't have to level, and its 24" down) I cannot bring larger machines in. I was considering a small bobcat with a tooth bucket, but miss utility says they cannot drive over the line. (even though I am not digging there)
My last idea is to get a 7hp tiller and slowly till a few inches off the top and then shovel dirt out, and repete
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS? Or at lease can anyone tell me if this will work? Problems with the stones, roots, etc? How long do you all think this would take?
Thanks for ANY help,
If you could find an old Troy built rear tine and baby it through it should work.
I'd water the area pretty good a couple/three days before you till it seeing how its clay.
I have a 1983 8hp troy built that has seen some work since the day I bought it new.
I have always gone easy ( slow,slow rpm,s) in the tough stuff and also set the
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That belt has squawked a thousand times hitting big rocks and I'm still on the original .
I tilled about 1/2 acre of very rocky soil with a 12 horse Troy rear tine tiller.
I was a lot younger then---lots of work but do able. I would not recommend a 'mid tine' tiller for this job.
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" Brand: VAX / Design: Upright / Dirt Capture: Container / Consumed Power: 1700 Watt / Filtration Technology: HEPA / Number of Tools: 3 / Upright Hose: With Hose / Features: Rotating brushes "
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My mum is so obsessed with vacuuming that she vacuums through the moderately sized house twice a day. Well, actually no, she tells me to do it. So when our Dyson cleaner completely burnt out and just said "Guys, I'm only a vacuum cleaner, I think you're looking for a superhero" it wasn't too much of a surprise. However it was a loss and we quickly began scouring the shops for a new one.
A word of warning, demoting from a Dyson to a VAX model will result in severe disappointment.
The V-060P 'Turboforce' is, at 2000W, a powerful bag less upright vacuum cleaner. It all sounded so promising The specifications listed on the box looked like this:
HEPA filtration: - a high level of filtration, which traps smaller dust and dirt particles, preventing contamination of the environment. This type of filtration is better for homes with allergy sufferers.
(This was very appealing for us as my sister suffers severe eczema and the dust really irritates it)
Carbon and Antibacterial filter: Carbon filter neutralises odours, and Antibac further reduces emission of allergens into the home.
No bags: The V-060P's bagless technology means that there is no need to buy bags - ever.
Brushbar height adjuster: Easily change the brushbar height for use on carpets and hard floors.
Large dirt bin capacity: For use in larger homes - no need to empty the bin as frequently
These are all undeniably good things, and the vacuum cleaner performs each of these tasks to a standard level. The greatly appealing feature is that it deals so well with pet hair, an issue in our house because of our long haired German shepherd. The V060 does deal with hair, and other dirt, very well. It performs to a high standard and deals comfortably with everyday use.
The box contains the dismantled vacuum (which I will cover soon), the hose, a few tools and an instructions booklet. The tools that come with the vacuum are standard. The crevice tool is very useful for getting under sofas or wardrobes, and is helpful for cleaning the stairs. However the way that these tools are supposed to hang on the vacuum cleaner, especially the dusting brush, is annoying and just plain bad designing. Whenever the product is jerked or moved fast the tool just falls off, very often onto bare feet which is quite painful,. We've ended up just placing it next to the vacuum cleaner and getting it when we need to.
Putting the vacuum cleaner together was a nightmare. The instructions booklet needed severe simplifying before it could be understood by us, a household of fairly intelligent people. The diagram was insisting that one piece, the 'manoeuvre handle' be screwed into a hole that simply wasn't there! We searched in vain for a place to put it and a call to customer services resulted in them denying the existence of the handle at all. In the end we forced the thing into a tiny hole that needed much pushing and shoving.
So, after this drama, we smugly sat back and switched the product on. We were met with an almighty roar and an electric shock for my mother, as an electric bright blue light sparked from the bottom of the Hoover. One explosion sound later and we've got a scorched carpet and a defunct vacuum cleaner which we're all too scared to touch.
Thanks VAX, Dyson would never have done this to us.
So we return the product and get a new one, set it up as we did before, struggle and all, and the thing works like a dream. We decide to forgive and forget and pretend the whole thing never happened.
The design of the product is quite simply terrible. It's an ugly, archaic looking thing. Our model is a different style from the photo, with a hospital wall white plastic exterior with tacky splashes of blue. The handle is good as it is a 'loop' handle, allowing for greater dexterity. However, the build of the vacuum cleaner is not designed with style in mind, but seems to have 'making hovering as difficult as possible' right up on its list of priorities. The product is the heaviest thing in our house it feels sometimes, and the clunky and misshapen wheels mean that pushing the thing, in its upright position, is nigh on impossible!
Of course, this is no longer a problem for us now that the vacuum cleaner has decided it's not an upright model anymore. The 'step handle' function to switch between its upright mode and its moveable mode simply broke after ten uses, and now the vacuum doesn't have the ability to stand up on its own without being lent against a wall.
We find taking the vacuum upstairs to downstairs very difficult as its bulky shape and heavy weight mean that manoeuvring it is very difficult and dangerous when moving up and down stairs.
The 'no bag' function is probably its best asset, although not many new models actually use bags anymore. This means there is minimal mess when emptying the VO60 and no need for buying vacuum bags. It has different functions for each type of floor, with a lever which allows you to adjust the height of the brush bar which collects the dust. Whilst we only use one function, as we don't have any hardwood floors, the lever itself is actually quite hard to move, and along with the weight of the product this is not a vacuum cleaner for the weak hearted!
The very loud noise reflects the power of the cleaner, and, to its justice, it does clean very well. An interesting feature of it is its 'anitbac' filter which apparently cleans the air being processed back into your home.
Whilst it continues to excel in its main functions we will probably keep it but the day that it breaks down and we can, justifiably, move back into the Dyson family, can't quite come fast enough in my opinion.
The fairly low price that this product now generates (less than £100 from eBay) reflects its features. If you aren't looking for particular grace or ease of use and just want the job done, then don't let me stop you!
I bought this vacuum on a special deal and although it's not the best it picks up all the dirt I need it to. It's an easy to use vacuum with 4 settings to suit different types of floor although in my house I have carpets, I'm not sure how it works on a hard surface.
As it's a bag less vacuum it's easy to see when it's full and needs emptying. It is a heavy vacuum compared to others out there but not unbearable. It comes with 3 tools including a hose which I think is a must to get into the hard to reach areas. The hose length is quite long so it you can leave the vacuum at the bottom of the stairs while you use the hose to clean the stairs however you may need to take it to the top of the stairs to finish the last few steps. Overall, the vacuum does what it says and I haven't had any problems with it.
Absolutely dreadful, so heavy and awkward to move about. After reading all the instructions and finally putting it together, it then informed me that it was NOT suitable for hardwood floors. I phoned Vax and they said to put it on the highest setting. But that doesn't not pick up any of the dirt. Vax Customer Services has been attrocious and I will not be buying another Vax machine again...
The Vax V-060 Turboforce is a 1700W, bagless upright vacuum cleaner / The on-board TurboTool, three-piece tool set and hose are ideal for pet hairs, stairs, upholstery and hard to reach areas / With an extra wide cleaning path and large dirt bin capacity, the Vax V-060 Turboforce is perfect for full home cleaning / Short name: Vax V-060


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Hello World Zine would like to again welcome the return of Artist, Paula Scheyer, who's work has once graced the pages of Issue #1 and is now back with some more fine artwork!!....
Be sure to check out Paula's awesome sketchbook, seen here, completely online for free!!...
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We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Welcomed but not "necessarily" summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation). Zines for the exhibition please send air mail: "Zineshow" A/C 9875, Sadivnycha 19/1, 79038, Lviv, Ukraine.
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Sometimes it's hard to figure out when you should save and when you should pay down your credit card debt. You don't want to have debt and owe money; however, you also want to make sure you have some savings built up. With the average U.S. household credit card debt standing at $15,252, many Americans are in this predicament, according to Nerd Wallet. So, what should you do? How do you determine what's the smartest move? Here are some ways to help you prioritize paying down debt and building up savings.
1. Make sure you have a sufficient emergency account
There should be at least $1,000 in it, which you can put it in a savings account or even in your checking account if you want to protect yourself against overdraft fees, Forbes writes. Make sure you don't touch this money unless it is an actual emergency. Also, make sure you have access to enough assets to cover at least three to six months of expenses (or more, if you'd like.) Home equity lines and credit card limits don't count and, if you're counting on selling investments or borrowing from your retirement plan, ensure you'll have enough even if the market takes a turn for the worse. You can kill two birds with one stone by contributing to a Roth IRA. It allows you to save for emergencies and retirement at the same time.
2. Tackle debt with a high interest rate attached
According to Bankrate, "low interest rates on savings accounts make paying off debt first a better choice right now." For example, if you have $10,000 in savings and are earning 2 percent, and have $10,000 in credit cart debt at a rate of 9 percent, it's similar to putting your $10,000 in an investment that you know will lose 7 percent a year." This is the time to focus on paying down your obligations. Forbes recommends paying off any debt with interest rates over 5 to 7 percent.


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Sink or swim? States couldn't decide in time
How come deputies can faff around for so long when debating their own pay, yet so many of them had no trouble deciding not to take a dip in Belle Greve Bay? Neil Ross' Emile knows why so many who are perfectly good swimmers have turned down the challenge – they can't keep their mouths closed for long enough.
CHER Eugene,
Hang, I can't believe this is my first letter of the year to you and it's February already, eh? I suppose it's still summer on your side of the world, but then again we haven't really had a bad winter here, us. It's only the last few weeks it's been cold, with that bloney east wind.
I suppose that's one thing about Guernsey you don't miss, eh? And it always seems to happen when there's an ormering tide, eh, Eugene?
Talking about the winds and tides, you know the States have spent years discussing a waste strategy and what to do with the sewage, and all that time they've just been pumping it out to sea?
Well, there's been a scientific report now that says if they put a few filters to the Red Lion they can carry on pumping it out into the Little Russel, because the tides and the sun get rid of it all naturally, eh?
The Public Services wanted the States to make this the official waste policy, so I suppose they were saying any money spent on a full treatment plant would be a waste, eh?
The States were supposed to discuss the report in January, but they spent so much time talking about their own pay they didn't get round to it.
It was typical States, Eugene, they had this report on how much the States members should get paid, done by an independent group, but instead of accepting it they all had to say something about it and suggest amendments and all that.
Then after five hours of talking they decided to accept it after all. So that was five hours wasted – and in the end the meeting went on for three days and they still didn't finish, eh?
They had to have a special meeting in February to try and catch up, but there's still a few who aren't happy with the idea of sewage going into the sea, Eugene.
They've even challenged States members to go for a swim to Belle Greve and some have agreed to do it, eh?
Jack Torode said he'd volunteer to be on a guard boat, him. Then he could choose who to haul out of the water and who to leave.
I said the ones who've refused can probably swim, but they know they couldn't keep their mouths closed long enough, eh?
It said on the Press there's still 37 different policies left to be decided before the election, so even with extra meetings I don't see much chance of that, mon vieux. Then again, Jack said that's 37 things they won't be able to mess up, eh?
They've already started building a freight quay to Longue Hougue for all the airport boats and the Public Services will be messing up the harbour and the North Beach soon so they can replace the cranes to St Peter Port Harbour.
They had to apply to the Environment to take 200 parking spaces away to the North Beach, but they got permission, so that's no surprise, eh?
I suppose they wanted it passed before new deputies got in and asked why they're spending money on freight facilities to St Peter Port when there's a new freight jetty being built to Longue Hougue.
I'll have to ask Mick how they managed to build the New Jetty and the cranes in the old days, when they didn't have the North Beach car park to put all their stuff on, eh?
And do you know there's still talk about commercialising the harbour and the airport – and even the waterworks?
Jack said I was being cynical, me, but I wondered if the States were spending taxpayers' money making the harbour all new just so they could pass it on to a private company.
I wouldn't put it past them, Eugene – after all, they don't seem to have learned from when they sold Guernsey Telecoms or commercialised the Electric Board.
You remember, they said it would be more efficient and lead to cheaper prices. But all we got was a utility regulator costing millions of pounds instead and prices still going up.
And you won't believe the latest, Eugene. That regulator is supposed to give permission before the electric put their prices up, eh? Well, now he's said they can increase prices without getting approval first, but he'll look after they've done it and if he thinks it's too too much he'll make them put them down again and refund the money.
Caw, it's a good job he's not in charge of vraic collection off the beach, mon vieux, he'd never get the horse and cart the right way round, eh?
And it's not just the utility regulator, because now there's that Public Accounts Committee saying Guernsey should have an auditor-general as well, to look how the States spends money.
But I thought that was their job, Eugene. If we have one of them we won't need the accounts committee, eh? Hang, if it carries on all the essential services will be run by people outside the States and the deputies won't have anything to do. Perhaps that's the idea, now they've voted themselves a pay rise, eh?
I said to Jack it should be the government that runs essential services, but he said he's not so sure, him, after all, they can't even run their own meetings, eh?
There's a lot of people asking what the politicians do now, mon vieux. After all the fuss about the Education board, no one seems to know whether the politicians are in charge or whether it's really the civil servants who run everything.
There was even a court ruling the other day that said the States aren't responsible for the police. Perhaps when it comes to the election we should be voting for civil servants instead of politicians, eh?
Old Jack said now the politicians get paid, they should remember the old saying, he who pays the piper calls the tune. But I said with the States it sometimes seems the piper hasn't got an instrument and can't even read music, eh?
Talking of the police, that new chief, he's all pleased him because he claims that crime has gone down since he's been here. Well, you expect him to say that, like you expect the Education to say school results are good, eh?
Jack said perhaps it just means there's less crime being reported.
Since the police chief stopped cars going into the police station and put a barrier across the entrance to the Town Hospital, people can't get into the police station to report incidents.
And no one wants to make a phone call to report anything now, in case their neighbourhood gets closed off for hours by armed police with guns and Tasers, eh?
Anyway, I said I'd go down to the slip to see how the lads got on with their ormering and I'll need to wrap up warm, me, so I'll finish this letter now and write to you again soon.
A la perchoine,
Your cousin Emile
GP EDITOR'S FOOTNOTE: The States voted this week not to continue investigations into full sewage treatment.
Deputies also approved the merger of Guernsey Water and Guernsey Wastewater, but rejected the idea of making the new body a States trading company.


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The number of automotive apps downloaded in cars will jump from around 12 million at the end of 2012 to some 4.3 billion by the end of 2018, generating revenues of $1.67 globally, according to a new study from ABI Research.
The market-research company thinks apps will have a revolutionary impact on the connected cars market, which has seen relatively modest growth so far, with car companies struggling to generate revenue from monthly subscriptions.
"Car OEMs now increasingly see infotainment as a key differentiator in their cars," said Gareth Owen, a principal analyst at ABI Research. "We predict a sharp growth in the adoption of connected car infotainment systems over the next few years, with apps being the main driver, as for the iPhone."
Various proprietary, open standard and open source systems are now vying to become the de facto technology for downloading apps in the car, notes ABI Research.
While the original impetus in connected cars came from platforms like GM's OnStar and Ford's SYNC, companies including Apple (Cupertino, CA, USA) and Google (Mountain View, CA, USA) are now battling it out for domination, with carmakers and major suppliers also in the mix of players looking to capture a slice of the market.
ABI Research also expects to see a sharp rise in the use of Bluetooth in cars with the growing adoption of in-car infotainment systems.
Consumers have grown used to listening to music or connecting with social media sites over their mobile devices, says ABI Research, but they will be able to make calls and use other services hands-free as Bluetooth becomes prevalent.


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The government of India is very upset at actions by American officials who dared to interfere in a case dealing with the right of Indian officials in America to abuse their maids. After all, this involves India, the land in which a female who goes out without a weapon in her purse is subject not only to be raped, but to gang rape that all too often is ignored by police and courts in India. Of course, if an Indian female decides to abuse her maid by promising a salary of $4,500 a month and then paying her 300, it is OK if the female is of the right caste and has access to the right people. Devyuani Kobragarde was working in the Indian consul in New York City when it was discovered she was abusing her maid with 80 hour work weeks and $300 a month. She was taken to a police station and searched which horrified the Indian government which is never horrified when an ordinary Indian woman is gang raped. Heck, as far as those who run the government of India are concerned, gang rape is simply the guys having a good time and who told the woman to display her body in public??
US energy chief Ernest Moniz and Asia Nisha Biswai of the State Department are not going to India because the Indian government is still upset at the Khobragarde situation. They closed a club for Americans and they removed anti-terror barriers in front of the embassy. One can only wonder why a strip search looms more important to those who run India than a gang rape does? I suspect if the "right" woman is insulted, then all hell breaks loose, if an ordinary Indian woman is abused, who the hell cares. Not a single concern expressed by the government of India towards the maid who was abused. Wonder why"?


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1. What, if anything, is wrong with President Barack Obama's proposal for a "public option" being made available to purchasers of health insurance?
Regardless of how it is structured or administered, such a plan would have an inherent advantage in the marketplace because it would ultimately be subsidized by taxpayers. It could, for instance, keep its premiums artificially low or offer extra benefits, then turn to the U.S. Treasury to cover any shortfalls. Consumers would naturally be attracted to the lower-cost, higher-benefit government program. A government program would also have an advantage because its tremendous market presence would allow it to impose much lower reimbursement rates on doctors and hospitals. Government plans such as Medicare and Medicaid traditionally reimburse providers at rates considerably below those of private insurance. Providers recoup the lost income by raising prices for those with private insurance. It is estimated that privately insured patients pay $89 billion annually in additional insurance costs because of cost-shifting from government programs. If the new public option would have similar reimbursement policies, it would result in additional cost-shifting of as much as $36.4 billion annually. Such cost-shifting would force insurers to raise their premiums, making them even less competitive with the taxpayer-subsidized public plan. Lewin Associates estimates that as many as 118.5 million Americans, nearly two out of every three people with insurance, would shift to the government program. The result would be a death spiral for private insurance.
2. In your view, what are the consequences of the U.S. ultimately going to a government-run single-payer health care system?
The one common characteristic of all single-payer health care systems is that they ration care. Sometimes they ration it explicitly, denying certain types of treatment altogether. More often, they ration it indirectly, imposing global budgets or other cost constraints that limit the availability of high-tech medical equipment or imposes long waits on patients seeking treatment. For example, at any given time, 750,000 Britons are waiting for admission to National Health Service hospitals and shortages force the NHS to cancel as many as 50,000 operations each year. Roughly 90,000 New Zealanders are facing similar waits. In Sweden, the wait for heart surgery can be as long as 25 weeks, while the average wait for hip replacement surgery is more than a year. In Canada more than 800,000 patients are currently on waiting lists for medical procedures. As the Canadian Supreme Court noted in striking down the part of Canada's single-payer law that prohibited private payment for health care, "Access to a waiting list is not access to health care." The court went on to note that "in some cases patients die as a result of waiting lists for public health care" and "many patients on non-urgent waiting lists are in pain and cannot fully enjoy any real quality of life."
3. Insurers, doctors and hospitals –- many of whom opposed "Hillary Care" in the early 1990s — all seem to be coalescing behind the president's health-care plans. Why is this happening, in your judgment?
Most providers would rather be at the table than on the menu. They are attempting to shape health-care reform to their advantage. For example, insurers would be all to happy to have the government mandate that people be required to purchase their products. Of course, we should not fall into the trap of believing that what is good for providers is good for patients.
4. What alternatives are the Republicans offering that you believe have merit?
There are two proposals that would go a long way towards lowering health-care cost and increasing access. We should change the tax treatment of health insurance so that individuals who purchase their own insurance receive the same tax break as those who receive employer-provided insurance. By breaking the link between employment and insurance we can ensure that insurance is personal and portable. That is, if people lose their jobs, they will no longer lose their insurance. At the same time, because people would be directly purchasing their insurance, and therefore directly confronting the cost, they would become much more cost-conscious in their health care spending. Second, one of the best health-care proposals of recent years is Rep. John Shadegg's proposal to allow Americans to buy insurance across state lines. State mandates and regulations drive up the cost of health insurance. Consumers should be allowed to shop for insurance in states with less costly regulatory regiemes. Finally, we can and should expand the use of health savings accounts.
5. Will the president's proposals actually lower health-care costs? If you don't believe they will, why not?
Sure, there are efficiency savings to be had here and there. But even Obama's budget director, Peter Orszag, just told Congress that savings from things like greater emphasis on preventive care are unlikely to be realized for years, if at all. In reality, any health-care reform will have to confront the fact that the biggest single reason costs keep rising is that the American people keep buying more and more health care. At its most basic, no one wants to die. If a treatment can save our lives, or increase quality of life, we want it. This problem becomes even more acute when someone else is paying. Right now, consumers pay only about 15 cents out of every dollar spent on health care in this country. The rest is paid by government (50 percent) or insurers (35 percent). One study by MIT's Amy Finkelstein suggests that the prevalence of insurance itself has roughly doubled the cost of health care. So, if Obama succeeds in expanding insurance coverage, it's very likely to increase the cost of care. Ultimately, controlling costs requires someone to say "no," whether the government (as in single-payer systems with global budgets), insurers (managed care) or health-care consumers themselves (by desire or ability to pay).


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DevHouse DC #4
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Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 11:55 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Hackers and Creatives - it's time for another DevHouse!
DHDC is going back to its roots for event number 4! The next DHDC will be on Saturday, April 23 from 1pm - Midnight. We'll be hosting at The Consulate, the personal residence of two of our organizers. (Think back to the scrappy days of LAN parties and hacked wireless connections!). This is a downtown DC location, 2 blocks from Shaw metro station.
Spend the day geeking out on whatever it is you do, sharing your excitement and knowledge with others, brainstorming, and meeting other DC geeks. If you like to like to code, craft, compose, compile, commune, create, collaborate, cogitate, communicate, or even just build Legos, then we have a place for you! Physical projects-- puzzles, electronics, structural engineering experiments, chemistry (please no hazardous substances), etc.-- have a place here too. As usual, Lightning talks will be held mid-evening-- and then we all go back to our projects.
Dinner (with vegetarian option) will be ordered and there will be a suggested donation of $5-$10. Some drinks and snacks will be provided. Additional contributions of drinks and/or homemade food items (creative projects in and of themselves!) are encouraged. Pursuit of the Balmer peak is acceptable but please remember this is an all-ages and family friendly event.
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The Consulate
503 S Street NW
Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 11:55 PM (EDT)
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Hope you have a great day, Unrul3R! Best wishes!
With metta,
Modus.Ponens wrote:I must be honest: I didn't exactly remember who Unruler was. Now that I remember, Parabéns! Muitas felicidades.
Weren't you planning on ordaining? How is that going?
Modus.Ponens wrote:Cool.
It would be great to have another portuguese bhikkhu. I really hope you can make it. If you make it, announce it here on DW, please.
Modus.Ponens wrote:As for me, I have anagarika aspirations. But not monastic aspirations. If my father gets sick, I will probably take care of him. I wouldn't want to lie at my hypothetical ordination ceremony, saying it's for life, when I knew it wouldn't be. It's not the whole story, but the rest is not suitable to discuss in a public forum.
Modus.Ponens wrote:Anyway, happy birthday, "carago"!
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"Thursday is the last chance to prepare physically," Georgia head coach Mark Richt said when meeting with the media prior to the practice. "We are going to go to the stadium like we said. We're going to crank it as loud as we can get it to try and get a taste of snapping the ball without a cadence and communicate with being able to hear or at least having to scream at each other. Historically, we've had good practices on days like today, especially offensively because you have to concentrate."
Richt also mentioned that senior Kenneth Harris (ankle) and junior Roderick Battle (neck) were questionable for Saturday's contest.
Georgia (2-0) will play in its first SEC contest and its first road game this season against South Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC) on Saturday.


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|Tanaka, Donald
|Krupinsky, Joseph
|Liebig, Mark
|Hanson, Jonathan
Submitted to: Agronomy Journal
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/12/2007
Publication Date: 6/5/2007
Citation: Merrill, S.D., Tanaka, D.L., Krupinsky, J.M., Liebig, M.A., Hanson, J.D. 2007. Dynamic Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production in the Northern Great Plains. Agron. J. 99:904-911. Interpretive Summary: The concept of Dynamic Agricultural Systems as developed by scientists at the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory is a strategy for farmers and ranchers to achieve longer-term sustainability by responding flexibly through annual-scale management decisions in response to changing conditions. For dryland crop production, applying these principles leads to Dynamic Cropping Systems, which means for northern Great Plains, planting a diversity of crops species in continuous (non-fallowing) rotations under conservation tillage. As water is overall the most constraining factor to crop production in the region, knowledge of comparative water use by crop species is key information for producers to have. The present paper reports on differences in water use among ten crop species observed in the second of a series of crop sequence experiments which were conducted under no-till management. Soil water contents were monitored over three cropping seasons to determine patterns of seasonal (May to Sept.) soil water depletion (SWD) and overwinter (next April) soil water recharge (SWR). Differences among the crops in SWD were more important than differences in SWR in determining differences in amounts of water in the soil in the following spring. Deeply rooted sunflower consistently used the most water, leaving the least in the soil the next spring. Corn was also a heavier water user, shorter-season legumes dry pea and lentil had the lowest water use, and spring wheat was intermediate. Spring wheat was the best at capturing snow overwinter, and was second only to dry pea in level of spring soil water. The up to 4 inches more soil water left in the soil in the spring after dry pea compared to a prior sunflower crop can have negative consequences on following crops if rainfall is deficient. These differences can also have both positive and negative effects on landscape water effects, such as equipment trafficability in low field areas and runoff and erosion.
Technical Abstract: The principles of dynamic cropping systems require that producers consider climatic, market, ecological, and other factors on an annual basis in making crop choices. One of the factors that must be considered in dryland management is the amount of soil profile water available in the spring for growing a crop. Soil water depletion (SWD; May to September) and soil water recharge (SWR; observed mid-April) were determined by neutron moisture meter to a depth of 1.8 m for 3 years in a crop sequence project under no-till management on Pachic Haplustoll soil and land in central North Dakota. Crops depleted soil water in the following order, from highest to lowest: sunflower, corn (maize), grain sorghum, spring wheat, canola, buckwheat, proso millet, chickpea, lentil, and dry pea. During the cropping season, sunflower and spring wheat depleted 8 and 5 cm more soil water on average, respectively, than dry pea. With precipitation being below average, overwinter SWR was 36% and 54% of SWD in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004, respectively. Overwintrer SWD increased soil water, with sunflower leaving the least amount of water in the soil profile in the spring, and dry pea leaving the most, about 10 cm more than sunflower on average. With one exception, SWR did not greatly alter differences in springtime soil water generated by prior crops' water use. Superior overwinter snow capture by spring wheat caused it to rank 2nd only to dry pea in April soil water amount, 10 cm greater than sunflower on average. Higher SWD by crops such as sunflower and corn has been observed here and by producers to have negative effects on following crops when rainfall is inadequate. The large differences in amounts of springtime soil water following growth of various crops the previous year – from 5 to 10 cm more for spring wheat, lentil, and dry pea compared to corn and sunflower – are expected to have considerable on-field landscape effects – more or less hillslope erosion and areas with trafficability problems – as well as off-field hydrologic effects such as increase or decrease of water, nutrient and agrochemical flows to ephemeral wetlands.


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Live Every Week like it's Oktoberfest
Ah, yes, the month of October. With it comes the cooling weather (depending on where you live), the changing leaves (depending on where you live), the excitement over pumpkin patches and haunted hayrides (...depending on where you live) and the slow cascade into yet another Holiday Season?¢. Oh, and I guess there's a little thing called Oktoberfest, too.
No matter where you actually live, there's an Oktoberfest celebration nearby. The long-standing German tradition of beer gardens and busty women lugging liter-sized steins has long ago invaded American shores. Or, more accurately, America's heartland, with legions of German transplants carrying on their fall drinking traditions in their newfound American neighborhoods. Now, the practice is ubiquitous with the season, as any spot with a tap and a grill seeks to cash in on the month long party that is Oktoberfest. So what's that mean for the rest of us? A whole lot of drinking.
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Heck, there are several big Oktoberfest operations that are so eager to kickstart the party, they've been going strong for weeks! The most notable example is The Alpine Village, that German megalith in Torrance you might have seen from the Harbor Freeway. Self-described as the Largest Oktoberfest in Los Angeles, they've been partying hard since September 7, with no plans of stopping any time soon. When all is said and done, Alpine Village will have posted just under sixty days of Oktoberfest, with countless broken Das Boots and untold sausages eaten. Others, like the German-themed Wirtshaus on La Brea, tapped their ceremonial kegs last week, with plans to run drink specials and curated dinners throughout the next month. Just like seeing snowflake window clings going up in September, it seems like Oktoberfest starts earlier and earlier every year.
Not all Oktoberfests are created equal. Some Alpine-inspired spaces like Wurstkuche, Spitz and Link-N-Hops have plans to serve their fair share of Bavarian brews, but won't be going much beyond that façade. Others, like an outdoor drinking favorite of ours, Red Lion Tavern in Silver Lake, have been doing Oktoberfest so long there's no need to advertise. Instead, you can simply head in any day of the week for a schnitzel and liter or two of their fines weisse beer, no reservations required. Steingarten LA, the more upscale Germanic cousin on the Westside of town, also has more subdued plans to celebrate the holiday.
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