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PrefaceIn August of 1994, Governor Racicot invited higher education to join him in a New Partnership, a partnership that would, in his words, push hard for efficiencies...[but also] push hard to reward efficiency, enterprise and productivity and positive results. This Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement demonstrates Montana State University-Bozeman's willingness to join in this New Partnership and to increase the effectiveness and efficiencies of the University so that it may serve even better the citizens of Montana. The Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement shares in this partnership in four ways. First, it establishes the groundwork for the partnership by focusing the resources of the University on goals that will serve the current and future needs of Montana. Second, it establishes clear accountability measures against which the University's progress can be assessed by those both inside and outside the institution. Third, it supports the principle that accountability must be balanced with opportunities for the campus to manage the inputs and the processes required to achieve these outcomes. Fourth, the Agreement is grounded in MSU-Bozeman's strong commitment to provide Montanan's access to higher education of the finest quality. Finally, the objectives of this Agreement can be achieved within Governor Racicot's and Commissioner Baker's proposed biennial budget.
For the past three years, MSU-Bozeman has been engaged in a collaborative, long-range planning process which brings faculty, staff, and administrators together in an ongoing project to discuss the evolving needs of students and the State in a changing environment, to identify University priorities, and to develop appropriate strategies by which MSU-Bozeman can better meet those needs. This process has provided an excellent vantage point from which the University can look to the future. Through the hard work of many members of the University community, MSU-Bozeman has reflected on where it needs to go and how it is going to get there. To this end, the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes project is a logical extension of these discussions.
As a land grant research university, MSU-Bozeman has many complex and distinctive roles in its service to Montana, all of which are fully described in its Long-Range Planning Document (presented to the Board of Regents in March, 1994, for approval). The Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement, which can be viewed as a subset of the Long-Range Planning Document, focuses primarily on the following themes in the near term, but these emphases, as they are developed in this Agreement, should not be construed as modifying in any respect the established missions and roles of MSU-Bozeman. It should be understood that the goals and outcomes described in this Agreement, though very much faculty-focused, will require increased activities and efforts on the part of administrative, professional, and classified personnel.
Process: Shared GovernanceMontana State University-Bozeman strives to make institutional decisions and to administer the programs of the University through the process of shared governance and collaborative decision-making. The work of the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Task Force demonstrates this approach. During Fall Semester, 1994, President Malone initiated the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes project by calling for the formation of a task force with the charge to identify ways the University could develop new services, efficiencies and achievements in the education of our students, and to do so by building upon the work of the Long-Range Planning Committee.
We decided that the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Task Force should include members, not just from the faculty and administration, but also from the professional and classified staff, because they too have vital roles in the implementation of the University's goals. Consequently, we determined the membership of the Task Force through discussions and mutual agreement between the leadership of the MSU Faculty Council, the Classified Employees Personnel Advisory Committee, the Associated Students of MSU (to give students a voice in shaping goals aimed at enhancing the quality of their educations), and the President's Executive Council. Finally, MSU-Bozeman sought to employ the constructive approach used earlier at the University of Montana of bringing both the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Governor's Office directly into the work of the Task Force. (See Appendix A for the names of the participants.)
Because the work of the Task Force occurred within the context of shared governance, it was agreed that the recommendations of the Task Force would be circulated widely for review and comment among the members of the University community, e.g., Faculty Council Steering Committee, Faculty Council as a whole, Long-Range Planning Committee, Deans' Council, Assistant Deans' Council, Associated Students of MSU, Professional Employees Personnel Advisory Committee, Classified Employees Personnel Advisory Committee, and the President's Executive Council. Thus, this Agreement on Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes represents the efforts of the entire campus governance community at MSU-Bozeman, as well as those of members from outside the campus.
Approach of the Task Force on Productivity, Quality, and OutcomesFrom the beginning, it was the intent of the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Task Force to identify the organizational goals that will make Montana State University-Bozeman even more responsive to the needs of Montana and to assure that the resources of the University are deployed in a manner to enhance productivity for Montana. In selecting the goals on which this Agreement focuses, the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Task Force drew not only on the MSU-Bozeman Long-Range Plan, but also on the strategic plans of the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE), as outlined in the document Higher Education in Montana--Defining the Future. This plan calls for the revitalization of undergraduate education by (a) reaffirming its priority; (b) refocusing curriculum and resources, (c) emphasizing learning as an active, collaborative process, and (d) measuring institutional success by assessing student outcomes. The Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement fully embraces these objectives. Indeed, they are embodied in all the goals and outcomes the Task Force developed.
Moreover, the Task Force followed the lead of Governor Racicot who emphasized in his convocation address that higher education needs to "measure the quality of the outgoing product at least as well as the quality of the incoming product." Thus, the goals and assessment measures set out in this document focus on the outcomes, not the inputs, of the academic enterprise. The Task Force agreed that these goals must be accomplished with existing resources and through the hard work of MSU-Bozeman's faculty, staff, and administration. We wish to assure the citizens of Montana that the resources of the University are being used as productively as possible, and that the University will not seek additional taxpayer funds beyond the proposed biennial budget to achieve these goals.
The Task Force began its discussions by asking two fundamental questions: "What goals are to be served by MSU-Bozeman?" and "How will the University and the citizens of Montana know if they have been met?" This orientation is reflected in all the goal statements in this document. Rather than focus on processes and inputs, the goals address the tangible interests and needs of our students and citizens. By meeting these goals, as determined by clear, objectives measures, MSU-Bozeman will de facto better serve the State. Thus, the Task Force sought to balance clear accountability based upon the measurement of outcomes with the need to allow the campus itself to manage the inputs and the processes required to achieve these outcomes.
As it studied the goals and productivity of MSU-Bozeman, the Task Force also considered all the responsibilities of Montana's only land grant university and their relationship to undergraduate education. In this regard, the Task Force again shared the views expressed in OCHE's statement Defining the Future, which says, first, that "The primary role of Montana's universities is undergraduate education, and high quality should be the hallmark of our institutions," and, second, that "Montana's universities are critical to the state's economic development through work force preparation, improving the quality of life, making Montana a more attractive place for businesses and individuals, supporting the development of high-tech business and industry, and stimulating technology transfer and economic development activities." The Task Force also endorses the assertions of Ernest Boyer who described the faculty's educational responsibilities in four "separate, yet overlapping" roles: "the scholarship of discovery; the scholarship of integration; the scholarship of application; and the scholarship of teaching." The goals and outcome measures stated here set forth MSU-Bozeman's clear intention to fulfill its land grant mission as an educational leader and as a partner in the economic development of Montana in a manner that integrates these roles as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Finally, the Task Force undertook its work knowing that the University's goals are achieved through the process of shared governance. Through the ongoing collaboration of faculty, staff, students, and administrators, MSU-Bozeman will continue to develop appropriate innovative strategies to meet these goals. President Malone has already called for two additional collaborative task forces. One, the Implementation Task Force, which will work in concert with the University's Assessment and Outcomes program, will take the lead in developing implementation strategies in order to realize the goals of the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement. The second group, the Information Services Task Force, will produce an action plan for restructuring student and faculty access to information technologies. The action plans developed by these task forces will be presented for review and adoption by the Faculty Council and the campus community. This process will commence immediately upon adoption of this Agreement.
The Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement establishes goals to be accomplished through Fiscal Year 1999, thus covering the bienniums of FY94-95, FY96-97, FY98-99. As identified in the Agreement, many of the goals will be reached before the end of this period, while others will be achieved by FY 1999. The outcomes measures, using FY 1993 as the base year for assessment purposes, will focus attention on the institution's success and provide clear feedback to the University community and its other constituents on MSU-Bozeman's progress. (See Appendix B: Financial Implications of the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement.)
Commitment of Institutional EffortIn the process of developing the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Agreement, all the participants involved recognized the necessary commitment of human, financial, and physical resources embodied in the goals listed below. Rising enrollments since 1993 have already caused the fixed number of faculty and staff to do more instructional and advising work, and that trend is sure to continue. Between FY 1993 and FY 1995, student FTEs increased from 9,945.85 to 10,022.7, while faculty FTEs decreased from 515.28 to 511.00. This trend toward higher instructional workloads is sure to continue. The productivity of the faculty has further risen during this period as reflected by the rise in extramural funding from $25,900,000 to a projected total of more than $40,000,000.
The present Agreement establishes institutional goals that will necessitate a reallocation of effort and time, with greater emphasis upon undergraduate instruction and advising.The faculty and staff of Montana State University-Bozeman hereby commit not only to newly focused efforts in research, economic development, and educational outreach, but especially to these major new services to our undergraduate students:
- Reduction in the time required to complete degree requirements
- Four-year graduation guarantee contract.
- Entirely new and improved system of advising.
- New structure of high-quality, low-enrollment freshman seminar classes.
- Major enhancement of student involvement in faculty research programs.
- Provision of capstone or individualized senior courses for nearly all our students.
- Provision of new electronic and computerized classroom and library facilities.
- Much greater availability of course opportunities at nontraditional times.
- Electronic course delivery to off-campus locations.
Implementation of the Agreement will result in each academic department's and administrative unit's developing strategies to ensure that the level of effort and investment needed to meet the nine goals is in place. For example, in order to begin the critically important freshman seminars envisioned in the Agreement, the University's administration is working with the General Studies program to invest $69,000 by internal reallocation to continue and to increase the number of seminars initially begun under a FIPSE grant. Similarly, the College of Letters and Science will implement its seminars for the relatively low reinvestment price of $15,000 for the first year. Freshman seminars in the College of Letters and Science will use, in part, volunteer faculty services and teaching specialists. A $45,000 investment in the Department of English will facilitate the reduction in size of writing classes from 60 to 25 and the offering of many more sections. In each of these cases, existing budgets are being examined and reallocated on a priority basis which will result in channeling reallocated funds, vacancy savings, and buyouts into hiring teaching specialists whose primary duties are teaching undergraduate courses. This change reflects new policies related to differentiated faculty. The most important strategy here is the reallocation of existing faculty lines as they become open.
The impact of the Agreement on the workloads of individual
faculty, staff, and administrators will vary with the specific needs
and strategies of each unit. Taken in aggregate, however, the faculty
and staff commitment to undergraduate instruction will increase.
As required by its land-grant and research missions, MSU-Bozeman's faculty workload has three components: 1) traditional teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, 2) research (scholarship and creative activities), and 3) service to the people of Montana. This document concentrates on the undergraduate teaching component and the creation of new knowledge (research), but the other components must be kept in mind, for they are integral parts of the faculty workload at MSU-Bozeman and not always separable from one another. We emphasize that the faculty at MSU-Bozeman already has a full (100%) workload as measured by any reasonable standards. Therefore, the workload implications of this document reflect a reallocation of resources and reaffirmation of commitment to quality and access in the undergraduate programs. The result is a shifting of effort towards undergraduate teaching, with increased efficiency related to additional access and quality, especially at the lower division level, while not reducing efforts to meet the scholarly or service missions of the institution. The estimated increased commitment by the University to undergraduate teaching is 15%.
The increased commitment to undergraduate teaching has several elements: freshman seminars which, when completely instituted, will significantly increase the total number of sections offered at MSU-Bozeman and contribute to retention; capstone courses which will also add to the total number of sections taught and will be a contributing factor in our assessment program; smaller writing sections and the establishment of recitation sections in science and social science curricula; and a significant strengthening of the undergraduate research activities. In addition, there will be an actual increase in teaching load for several categories of faculty. These include those faculty who choose the new route to promotion to full professor through teaching excellence, differentiated faculty who choose to put research aside and assume a full teaching load, and full-time adjunct instructors hired as excellent teachers.
We have also appointed a half-time intern director/coordinator of our new Assessment and Outcomes program. This person will also work with academic departments to develop additional capstone courses.
The most meaningful measure of the increases will be the successful achievement of the key goals described below.
Research Component
Workload at MSU-Bozeman, as it is at most research universities,
has traditionally included about a third of a faculty member's time to
meet research performance expectations. In addition to creating new
knowledge, this time is crucially important to the state, for it
provides undergraduate research opportunities not otherwise available.
The research effort produces technology transfer of tremendous
significance to the state and its economy.
During the past two years, the faculty at MSU-Bozeman has increased the extramural funding from $25.6 million to $36.2 million. This two-year change represents a 40% increase in the faculty's research productivity.
A very significant portion of this scholarly achievement is related to undergraduate education and directly applied to the systemic initiatives for science and math in K-12 education and for post-secondary teacher preparation, an area in which MSU-Bozeman is one of the leading institutions in the United States.
During the next two years, the overall extramural funding to MSU-Bozeman is expected to increase another 10%, thus exceeding $40 million per year. Nevertheless, this projection represents an average increase in quality faculty productivity of 15% over four years.
Reporting and Accountability
All parties to this Agreement recognize the need to report
periodically on the University's progress toward attaining the goals
outlined above. The outcomes measures listed in the Agreement
establish clear standards against which the University's performance
can be assessed. In order to use these measures for accountability
purposes, baseline data have been established for most goals and
sub-goals, while others are being developed presently. In some cases,
new data collection instruments are being developed. In establishing
these outcomes measures, the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes Task
Force incorporated the concept of continuous improvement, which
recognizes that the work of improving the quality of education is
never fully completed. There is always room for further improvement.
Achieving fixed, objective goals does not mean that the work has been
completed, only that a target has been reached. The concept of
continuous improvement calls for the ongoing assessment of program or
service quality and--even where that service is deemed of high
quality--for continuous efforts to enhance it.
In addition, each year the University will provide a progress report to the campus community, the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Board of Regents, the Governor, and the general public. This report will summarize the progress made toward each of the goals and identify the next steps in implementation. This annual report will be supported by MSU-Bozeman's regular data collection processes, including the reinstatement of the Faculty Workload Report, budget distributions, student-faculty ratios, and academic program reviews.
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I was tempted to cut Tom Brady some slack and give him an "Incomplete" on his report card this week, but the Patriots quarterback played most of the game on Sunday. He was replaced by rookie Brian Hoyer (Michigan State) in the second quarter, and on the Patriots' last drive. Brady's stat line was less than stellar. He completed 17 of 26 passes for 186 yards and threw a costly fourth quarter interception to safety Bernard Pollard. Patriots fans should be familiar with Pollard. He was the man who ended Brady's 2008-2009 season with a low hit while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Brady's performance was uncharacteristically sloppy, but it wasn't surprising. The Patriots didn't have much to play for on Sunday. The difference between the third seed and the fourth seed in the AFC was playing at either Indianapolis or at San Diego in the divisional round. Both are daunting tasks, and I don't think Bill Belichick felt like one matchup was significantly better for his team than the other. Here's what the Patriot's head coach had to say after the game:
"We didn't really have anything set," coach Bill Belichick said. "We just went out and played…We played the game like we thought we needed to play it."
Brady didn't finish on a high note, but he had a very solid 2009 regular season.
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Not bad for a guy still trying to recover from a torn ACL with three broken ribs and a broken finger.
Backup Brian Hoyer completed 8 of 12 passes for 71 yards filling in for Brady.
The Patriots didn't put much of an effort into establishing the run against Houston. They ran the ball only 19 times for a total of 74 yards. Sunday's rushing performance was a bit surprising because it looked as though the Patriots were not only trying to run the ball more over the last several weeks, but running it more effectively. Unfortunately Maroney's fumbling issues have caused the coaching staff to turn more toward Sammy Morris and Kevin Faulk. Don't get me wrong, Morris and Faulk are both solid backs, but they don't have the ability to carry the load like Maroney. It will be interesting to see if the Patriots decided to use a committee of backs in the playoffs, or give Maroney another shot as the featured back.
The return of Fred Taylor has brought a little attitude back to the Patriots rushing attack. Taylor ran for two touchdowns on Sunday. His first touchdown came on a four yard run in the first quarter, and his second on an 11 yard run in the fourth quarter. His second touchdown put the Patriots up 27-13, before the Texans scored three unanswered touchdowns. Taylor appears to be the man the Patriots can trust to punch the ball into the end zone and finish drives. However, he did lose a fumble which was recovered by the Texans in the end zone for a touchdown. Despite the fumble, look for Taylor to be the featured red zone back against Baltimore this weekend.
The big news coming out of the Sunday's game was the season-ending injury to Wes Welker. Welker was carted off the field in the first quarter after tearing both his MCL and ACL while trying to make a cut. Rookie Julian Edelman stepped up immediately in Welker's absence hauling in ten receptions for 103 yards. The loss of Welker certainly hurts, but Edelman shouldn't be too much of a downgrade. He possesses all of the physical tools including Welker's speed and quickness. But Edelman's inexperience might lead to him missing a block, running the wrong route, or making some other sort of rookie mistake. It won't be possible for Brady to develop the same type of chemistry he has with Welker in just a couple of weeks with Edelman, but if the rookie can get open, count on Brady finding him early and often against Baltimore.
Randy Moss continued his solid play, catching five passes for 75 yards, and tight end Benjamin Watson hauled in two passes for 32 yards.
The Patriots offensive line finally gave up a sack for the first time since the week 12 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Keeping your quarterback clean for four straight weeks in the NFL is extremely impressive, but Texans' defensive end Marlo Williams and rookie linebacker Brian Cushing finally brought the streak to an end. Tom Brady's interception occurred when he was hit by star defensive end Mario Williams, but other than the two sacks and the Mario Williams pressure, the offensive line did a solid job protecting Brady and Brian Hoyer.
The poor rushing output was due more to the lack of a commitment to the run than poor blocking. The Patriots running backs averaged 3.9 yards per carry against Houston.
The Patriots front seven played well up until the fourth quarter. The Texans ran all over the Patriots in the final quarter on Sunday on three touchdown drives, two of which were capped off by rookie running back Arian Foster. Foster ran for 119 yards on 20 carries, most of which came on the Texan's final two drives. Certainly the absence of Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren hurt the Patriots' run defense, but letting a no-name rookie shred you for over a hundred yards and two touchdowns isn't playing up to the standard. The Patriots front seven will be in for a rude awakening if they don't get their act together by this weekend. If the Ravens see that they can run the ball effectively, they won't stop.
Free agent acquisition Derrick Burgess recorded his fifth sack of the season against the Texans.
Rookie Darius Butler's 91-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter was the lone bright spot for the Patriots' secondary on Sunday. Matt Schaub threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns. Schaub connected with tight end Joel Dreessen for a 25 yard touchdown strike in the first quarter, and hooked up with wide receiver Jacoby Jones for an 8 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Patriots' secondary did a good job keeping Andre Johnson in check. They rotated a lot of their coverage toward Johnson throughout the game, but Schaub did a nice job spreading the ball around to his backs, tight ends, and other wideouts.
There was some good and some bad from the Patriots special teams. Punter Chris Hansen was not very special on Sunday, averaging just 26.0 yards on 3 punts.
Pro bowl selection Stephen Gostkowksi went 2/2, and drilled one through the uprights from 51 yards in the second quarter.
Wes Welker's injury is a tragedy, but I don't blame Belichick for playing his starters against the Texans. Even though the Patriots didn't win, at least they tried, and the game was entertaining. Firstly, Momentum always plays a huge factor for teams heading into the playoffs, and Belichick is well aware of this fact. He wants to keep his team fresh and in sync. And secondly, no NFL fans want to pay to watch games like the Colts/Bills and Jets/Bengals. It not only angers the fans when teams don't play to win, it damages the integrity of the League.
It's interesting that Belichick let Brady play with a broken finger and three broken ribs, and the Indianapolis Colts held a perfectly healthy Peyton Manning out for over half the game against the Jets and Bills. We'll have to wait and see which quarterback plays better in the postseason.
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They didn't do too well did they?
The defensive collapse in the fourth quarter was real disturbing. Let's hope Wilfork and Mayo are ready for a heavy doss of Rice, McGahee, and McClain on Sunday.


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You need to distinguish this a little more. A suspect is someone who is suspected of committing a crime and just being investigated. The police may question this person, but not arrest him and ask for an alibi. Even in this scenario though, a suspect has a right to say nothing and not incriminate himself under the 5th Amendment right to remain silent.
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Sparkfun now has the PodSockets http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10327
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I have a first generation iPod Nano, and the charger port is broken, is this part what I need in order to fix it?
I'm about to perform surgery on my iPod Touch 3G (mentioned this in an above comment).
Find your device's teardown on ifixit and follow their steps to take it apart. You will probably need several special tools, which will be mentioned there.
This connector puts all 30 pins to one layer (true surface mount) and does not pass the default DRC in Eagle. The male connector, on the other hand, can be coaxed to slide onto the edge of a board, with half the pins on each side. Any chance you can find a similar "split" female connector?
I need a housing for this, a nice plug I can connect to the docking station and still fit a small pcb. Any ideas on sources?
The dock connector on my iTouch 3G broke, and it's no longer covered by warranty. Any thoughts on desoldering it and replacing it with this one?
Any thoughts on desoldering it and replacing it with this one?
Yeah, my thought is go for it. If it's out of warranty, what's the worst that could happen? I would try it, especially if you have a decent soldering iron.
Apologies for the delayed response. At the moment, I've devised a charging cradle that holds the iTouch at various angles, applying pressure on the dock connector which causes all the pins to make contact. This is working less effectively every day, so I will have get it backed up and do the procedure fairly soon.
I have a good soldering iron, works fine with SMT components.
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This is a discussion on Price check on revolvers within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Merry Christmas everyone, I'm thinking about picking up another revolver, and just wanted to get some ballpark prices for what I should be expecting to ...
Merry Christmas everyone,
I'm thinking about picking up another revolver, and just wanted to get some ballpark prices for what I should be expecting to pay. I live near Philadelphia, PA and about a year ago, I paid $195 for a used 4" model 10, and $325 for a 3" model 13. I'm not sure if prices have jumped around since then, and I'm on the lookout for any of the following:
2" or 3" model 10 s&w
2.5" model 19, 66, or 686 s&w
4" model 19, 66 s&w
2.75" ruger speed or security six
3" ruger gp-100
I am mostly looking for a 2" model 10, and the 2.5" model 19, but just want to get a heads up to be prepared in case I see something else that tickles my fancy. I tend to look for used pieces, definitely shooters and not collectables. I've looked on the gunbroker site to give me an idea of what the going price is, but the prices don't seem to be consistant, and I don't know how much of an indicator an auction is. Thanks for your help!
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My last two buys were:
model 60 prelock $320 cash
19-5 nickel 4" tagged at $375 ( but I did some trading )
I'm in NEPA
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I paid $350 for a 3" GP100. That was cash, slightly used with box and all the paperwork.
I have for sale or trade a Taurus 85CHSS2 .38 2" snub like new in the original box. Asking $285
Paid $400 OTD for S&W 686-4 mag-na-ported.
Very slick trigger I might add
Why is it that you always find things at the last place you looked?
Because when you find something-you stop looking-Mooch
Thanks for your replies, they'll give me a good gauge to go by.
RB 2" Model 10s and the 2.5" 19/66 command a good price..expect to pay around 400 for a minty 10 and around five bills for a minty 19/66.
I purchased this 686 online for 300.00 I was very happy with it.
I paid $459.00 for the Ruger GP100 shown at the link below. New in box.


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CBS's Bill Plante and the White House press corps' double standard
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This is sort of a P.S. to the recent look at how, "Right on cue, the White House press awakens from its Bush slumber."
NPR did a straight-ahead report about all those suddenly skeptical and aggressively inquisitive reporters showing up to work at the Obama White House. (i.e. NPR didn't see the irony.) In particular, CBS's Bill Plante was suddenly adamant about the media's civic role:
The whole idea of an independent press as guaranteed by the First Amendment is that it would serve as a watchdog and check on the power of government.
Well, no argument there, Bill. But it sure would've been nice if Plante and company had mouthed the same watchdog declarations during George Bush's time in town. Instead, what was Plante's take on the GOP press operation, which immediately began limiting all kinds of information from the press and generally stiff-arming journalists on the White House beat?
Back then Plante told the American Journalism Review he was "fascinated by how well they've been able to manage" the press. Not concern or scorn, but fascination. That sounds an awful lot like admiration to me.
Going back further to Bill Clinton's White House arrival in 1993, why did Plante think the press was so tough on the new kids. Why did the new Democratic administration get hit with so much bad press? Here's how Plante saw it:
There was too much going on and too much of what was going on was controversial. There was...endless meetings, late night pizza, people wearing jeans. You name it. So there was no shortage of stories out of here in January, February, March of 1993."
To recap, Democrat Clinton got early bad press because, according to Plante, there was "too much going on" in his White House. (People were wearing jeans and eating pizza!). Republican Bush got early good press and Plante was "fascinated" by how the GOP managed the press. But now Democrat Obama suddenly needs to be held accountable by the watchdog press.
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Hey! After a quick Graphic River "All Catergories" top sales search it looks like the items that sell the most are items that are functional and/or can generate some desired effect.
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Tinkler Wins Delay on Mirvac's Contempt Request Over Land Deal
Nathan Tinkler, the largest shareholder in Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (WHC), won more time to defend himself against a bid to hold his companies in contempt of court over a failed property deal with Mirvac Group. (MGR)
Mirvac wants a judge to hold Buildev Group Pty and Ocean Street Holdings Pty in contempt after they failed to comply with an Aug. 1 order to complete the purchase of industrial land north of Sydney by Sept. 1. New South Wales Supreme Court Registrar Andrew Musgrave today gave Tinkler's lawyers until Sept. 18 to prepare their defense.
Tinkler, an electrician-turned-miner, scrapped a A$5.3 billion ($5.5 billion) initial offer for Whitehaven last month, giving the company no reason for not proceeding with the bid, according to Chief Executive Officer Tony Haggarty. That came as coal explorer Blackwood Corp. (BWD) said Aug. 31 it began a lawsuit to recover money after Tinkler's Mulsanne Resources Pty missed a deadline to complete the purchase of A$28.4 million of shares in the company.
Tinkler's "financial difficulties are a matter of some notoriety," Jason Lazarus, a lawyer representing Mirvac's Domaine Steel Pty unit, told Musgrave at a hearing in Sydney today.
Tim Allerton, a spokesman for Tinkler at City Public Relations, declined to comment on the hearing. Documents filed in the case weren't immediately available from the court registrar's office.
Buildev and Ocean Street were ordered by NSW Supreme Court Justice John Sackar on Aug. 1 to complete the purchase of Steel River Echo Industrial Estate by Sept. 1. The acquisition wasn't completed.
Mirvac wanted the case to be heard before a judge today, while Michael Wigney, a lawyer representing Ocean Street, said the company needed time to put together evidence.
The case is Domaine Steel Pty v. Ocean Street Holdings Pty. 2012/00126536. Supreme Court of New South Wales (Sydney).
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Krakow hosts a vibrant Christmas market for most of December, but what makes it different is 'Szopki', a unique competition of nativity cribs. These are delicate handmade recreations of the city's baroque churches and gothic cathedrals – some reaching 2m in height – that everyone, from schoolkids to pensioners, spends months labouring over. They are displayed in the Market Square on the first Thursday of December and the winners are then shown in the Historical Museum.
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For true luxury, one address has always stood out from the rest, the Hotel Copernicus (ul.Kanonicza 16, 00 48 12 424 3400; copernicus.hotel.com.pl, doubles from £200). Housed in a 15th-century mansion, this is where everyone stays, from visiting heads of state to movie stars. There is a cool swimming pool in its underground medieval cellars and a renowned restaurant. But the Copernicus now has competition from the more fashionable, boutique property, Hotel Stary (ul.Szczepanska 5, 00 48 12 421 4865; stary.hotel.com.pl, doubles from £200), which has a much better location just off the Market Square. There is also plenty of affordable, comfortable accommodation to choose from too, such as the friendly, family-owned Trecius Guest House (ul.Sw. Tomasza 18, 00 48 12 421 2521; trecius.krakow.pl, doubles from £50), in the heart of the old town, and Tango House (ul. Szpitalna 4, 00 48 12 429 3144; tangohouse.pl, doubles from £50), a funkier B&B with its own cafe.
Hit the streets
This is a walking city, with beautifully preserved baroque architecture. So, rather than spending too much time in museums, just enjoy the sights out on the street. Kick off at the glorious Market Square, Rynek Glowny, dating from the 13th century, and boasting the splendid Renaissance Cloth Hall, a towering Clock Tower and St Mary's Basilica. The opulent interiors of the basilica are remarkable, especially the elaborate Gothic altarpiece, probably the largest in the world. Then set off down Krakow's grandest boulevard, Florianska, and get lost in the maze of ancient backstreets that make up Stare Miasto, the Old Town. If you only choose to visit one of the city's wonderful churches, don't miss the little-known Basilica of St Francis, for its incredible Art Nouveau murals and stained glass. Eventually you will pass a sign indicating you are on the 'Royal Way', which leads to the massive Wawel Castle, sitting majestically atop a hill with panoramic views.
Coffee break
Cafe society is a major part of daily life. The grand old lady, right inside the Cloth Hall, is the lavish Cafe Noworolski (Rynek Glowny 1). Relax on red velvet sofas and feast on delicious cakes and hot chocolate. Even grander are the stunning Art Nouveau interiors of Jama Michalika (ul.Florianska 45), which has an aged, genteel clientele today, but was once a decadent, bohemian haunt. You will find today's arty crowd hanging out in Cafe Camelot (ul.Sw. Tomasza 17). Apart from the fab cheesecake and mulled wine, there is alternative cabaret and live jazz or gypsy music in the cellar most evenings.
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Krakow's historic Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, has been booming ever since Steven Spielberg shot most of Schindler's List here. Get a glimpse of the past by visiting the Jewish History Museum in the Old Synagogue. Kazimierz is where you find the latest bars and clubs, trendy restaurants and offbeat boutiques opening up, alongside a very visible reminder of Jewish culture and religion that was all but obliterated during the Holocaust. Also in Kazimierz, you can search for bargains in the morning flea market on Nowy Square, then explore the two main streets, Estery and Jozefa, stopping at hip bars and cafes such as Alchemia and Novo Resto Bar, the avant garde art gallery, and Galeria Kawalec-Konieczny, where you'll find tempting one-off clothes and accessories created by two young Krakow designers.
Retail therapy
For souvenirs, check out the artisans' stalls lining the vaulted arcade of the Cloth Hall. Amid the tourist tat you will find some excellent contemporary jewellers working in the local speciality, amber, as well as gold and silver. Both the budget prices and cool designs of Polish fashion will surprise you at Click (ul. Milkowskiego). And for a glimpse of local life, don't miss the Stary Market, there are tasty smoked hams and dried porcini to take home, as well as dirt-cheap leather goods.
Worked up an appetite?
If you visit when the Christmas market is on, take your pick from the food stalls around the Cloth Hall and feast on plump sausages, roast pork and sauerkraut, washed down with a foaming mug of beer. For lighter bites, snack on a bagel from one of the many street stands, or try Poland's national dish, pierogi at Zapiecek (ul.Slawkowska 32), a tiny bar specialising in sweet and savoury varieties of these tasty dumplings, stuffed with cabbage and mushroom, sheep's cheese, black pudding, blueberry or cherry. For a healthy lunch of quiches, soups and salads in a hip studenty haunt, head to Moment Cafe (ul.Jozefa 34), in the Jewish quarter. In the evening, reserve at Szabla i Szklanka (ul.Poselska 22, 00 48 12 426 5440), a new restaurant that is a stylish mix of rustic and contemporary design, where the cuisine blends traditional Polish products with creative recipes such as goose foie gras cooked with pears and Tokaj wine, or cinnamon-roasted duck.
Big night out
Resist the temptation to begin the evening in one of Krakow's countless boozy pubs – be it the Polish Pub, Irish Arms or the English Football Club – and try what the locals drink: vodka. The elegant Wodka Bar (ul.Mikolajska 5) serves just vodka, around 60 varieties in frozen glasses that cost about £1 a shot. For a memorable dinner, it is difficult to beat the splendid medieval decor of Restaurant Szara (Rynek Glowny 6, 00 48 12 421 6669), where the chef creates dishes such as tender venison cooked with cranberries or potato pancakes with sour cream and salmon caviar. From the Szara, it is a couple of minutes' walk over to U Muniaka (ul.Florianska 3), a great basement jazz club, hosting Polish and internationally renowned bands. After midnight, head for Nowy Square, where you can choose between the chilled-out B-side Club and the classier Le Scandale, or sample Krakow's vibrant clubbing scene, starting at Frantic (ul.Szewska 5), where DJs play on two dance floors.


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The flight of Hitler's chief aide, Rudolf Hess, from Germany to
Scotland in May 1941 is still a mystery. There are several theories
about it, but nobody can pin it down. It left many rumors (and some
frictions) in it's trail, but it did one thing - it gave Hess an unfair
advantage at the major Nuremburg Trial in 1946.
We really have to go back to November 1923. That year Hitler and Field Marshall Ernest Ludendorff lead a right wing coup attempt in Bavaria. The Munich Putsch was a bloody fiasco, but it gave Hitler a nationwide forum (his treason trial) where he denounced the Weimar Government and the Treaty of Versailles. In one of Weimar Germany's less wise decisions, instead of trying to execute Hitler they allowed the Judge in charge to give him a relatively light prison sentence. Hitler, at this time at least a master of opportunistic timing, used the sentence to write his political testament: MEIN KAMPF. His secretary was Hess, who was fanatically devoted to him. After Hitler's release from prison, Hess became one of his closest associates in the Nazi Party, and remained so up to 1941.
In dealing with political parties (like the Nazies and Communists)when they take over states they develop a kind of duality that is not quite met in the democratic countries. All political parties have a chairperson, but that person is mostly involved in keeping the party strong in national or local elections. But the chairpersons of the Democrat, Republican, Tory, Labour, or Liberal parties have opposite number heads that balance them off. The actual heads of the parties are either the elected President or Prime Minister, and his/her chief political rivals in the other parties.
But in countries which allow only one major party this is not the case. There the Chairperson of that single party is usually the head of state, although that title may be a separate one. Mao, for example, was "Chairman" Mao of the Chinese Communist Party when he ruled China. Hitler made himself the head of the Nazi Party and was the elected Chancellor of Germany as well. And this duality led to some problems.
Everyone who has studied Nazi Germany has wondered what would have happened to the leadership if Hitler had left the scene. In the end he appointed Admiral Doenitz to be his successor as Chancellor, and Joseph Goebbels as second-in-command. But for most of the 1930s and 1940s, his heir apparent was Field Marshall Herman Goering. Yet it was not an assured thing. All during his rise to power Hitler broke and destroyed others he considered rivals. The most notorious one he destroyed was Ernst Roehm, head of the "Stormtroopers" (S.A.) in the "Night of the Long Knives" purge of 1934. Goering had abilities (especially regarding air power), but he was an extreme sybarite and a drug addict. Goebbels was a firmer type. Later the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler, was a potential successor (as was Himmler's assistant and ambitious rival Reinhard Heydrich). Still later Albert Speer (who had the benefit of a friendship with Hitler) was suggested. And there was also Hitler's deputy as assistant head of the Nazi Party: Rudolf Hess.
Hess had gained his position by Hitler's rewarding his devotion in prison and since, and was the perfect "yes-man". And through the 1930s he was involved in German planning. But Hess had mental problems...and they were becoming obvious. Also, Hess had an ambitious assistant too: Martin Bormann. Whether Hess's growing irrational behavior or Bormann's cunning underhanded tricks convinced Hitler to gradually freeze Hess out of his inner circle is still debated. Probably a combination of these did. By May 1941 Hess was aware of his fall from grace and looking for a quick solution.
He flew in a private plane, without any warning, and went to Scotland (landing on the estates of the Duke of Hamilton). Naturally he was arrested, but the Churchill Government did not know what to make of this (Churchill, hearing of it, suggested it was a Marx Brother movie plot). Soon Hess explained why he came: he wished to offer a peace between Britain and Germany. Churchill, seeing the advantage of this for propaganda, released this to the world.
Hitler was furious. He said that Hess was a lunatic who never got any go-ahead to do this. He was read out of the Nazi Party, and his post of Deputy given to Bormann (who may have pushed Hess's action).
Was it a deluded error? That's the problem. In May 1941 there were many powerful British leaders who were interested in a separate peace with Germany. They even toyed with replacing Churchill with former Prime Minister Menzies of Australia (then working in London). Hamilton was connected to the Royal Family, so Hess landing on his estate was curious. Also, although Hitler did not mention it, Hess's actions were timed just before the invasion of Russia. It would have been quite a success if Hess had gotten a peace at that moment. A sense that there was more than met the eye here poisoned Anglo - Russian relations considerably after Russia was attacked. Stalin was paranoid enough to wonder if Hess reacted to a secret British peace feeler.
Hess spent the war in the Tower of London, and went to Nuremburg for the 1946 trial. But unlike his co-defendants, most of the atrocities that led to death sentences were due to plans and actions and orders post May 1941 (including the "Final Solution"). Hess could not be tried for these. As a result of being active in Nazi planning in the 1930s, Hess was sentenced to life imprisonment.
His death in the 1980s, the last of the Nuremburg defendants to be in prison, is officially a suicide, but there remains questions about whether he hanged himself or was murdered.
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This picture, released by ABC News, shows a woman identified as Specialist Sabrina Harman posing over the body of detainee Manadel a-Jamadi in Abu Ghraib prison. Photo: Reuters
The top military commander in Iraq, General Ricardo Sanchez, has told US senators it is likely that more military officers will be prosecuted in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal as new photos surface of abuses by US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
General Sanchez told members of the Senate armed services committee investigating the abuses that he was fully committed "to thorough and impartial investigations that examine the role, commissions and omissions of the entire chain of command, and that includes me".
Senator John Warner, a Republican who chairs the committee, told the hearing he had been informed the Pentagon had discovered a new CD of photographs.
And the Denver Post newspaper revealed what it said were Pentagon documents showing that at least five detainees in Iraq had died under US interrogation.
The deaths included an Iraqi general who allegedly died after he was put in a sleeping bag and rolled on the floor until he suffocated. The general, who had turned himself in, was considered "a high priority target". The Pentagon reported in a news release last year that his death was due to natural causes. But the Denver Post said the death was under a new investigation.
Four generals in charge of the Iraq war, including the head of US Central Command, General John Abizaid, appeared before the senators to answer questions about the abuse scandal. Several hours of testimony failed to establish who was to blame for the abuses spiralling out of control.
General Sanchez said he had never seen the rules of interrogation that appeared under his name at Abu Ghraib jail near Baghdad. The rules, which human rights lawyers say include techniques violating the Geneva conventions, were allegedly posted by a military intelligence captain.
General Sanchez said he had approved new rules for interrogation last October but insisted he had not authorised the use of extreme techniques that would violate the conventions, including the use of guard dogs to intimidate prisoners or sleep deprivation.
Senators asked General Sanchez and his boss, General Abizaid, why they had failed to act on repeated warnings by the International Committee of the Red Cross that abuses were rampant at detention centres in Iraq and Afghanistan. General Abizaid admitted that "the system was broken" but he denied there was "a culture of abuse" in his command.
The two generals both took responsibility for the abuses when they appeared before the committee. They insisted that responsibility for Iraqi prisoner abuse was limited to US military personnel in Iraq and did not extend up the chain of command to the Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, or the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers.
Both commanders also said the Red Cross reports of prisoner abuse last year at Abu Ghraib did not reach the two top commanders of US forces there for months after the complaints were submitted to their subordinates. General Abizaid and General Sanchez have ordered that Red Cross reports be shown to senior commanders as soon as they are received.
General Abizaid also said the number of the Pentagon's new abuse investigations was rising. According to one report 27 cases involved the death of the suspect.
General Abizaid said at least 100 Iraqi scientists and former government figures were still held by the Iraqi Survey Group, the unit looking for weapons of mass destruction. The 100 have been isolated and little is known of them.


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Another week has come and gone and I am here again to share the events of our team. This past week has been quite the challenge for our team, both physically and mentally. As you loyal readers and fans know, we have found ourselves in a bit of a rut lately. A couple of losses that were unfortunate and a couple of losses that just came down to giving our best each time we step on the field.
Coming off of a loss, we knew this past weeks' practice would be at a much higher level, not only because that is what Coach Harbin wanted, but also because we were not satisfied with the outcomes of our games. Each day last week we worked very hard out on the practice field. We worked on our one vs. one defending, having an appetite for the goal, and just being relentless and dynamic in everything we do, with purpose and with heart. Our practices were at a very high level all week to prepare us for our conference opener against Memphis.
We went to Memphis with their home crowd and also knowing that they just recently lost a student-athlete and friend. We knew that they would have a lot of emotions going into this game and ready to play. Stepping out on the field that night, we played a lot better and more effectively than we have been and ended up getting a goal in the first half from sophomore Danya Barsalona.
In second half, we knew it would be a battle and we continued to play fairly well, but they werre able to find the back of the net. Neither team was going to let the other score throughout the rest of the game, which made us go into golden-goal overtime, where the first team to score wins. After a few detail mistakes that we made, Memphis found a way to get by us and score to win the game. Our whole team felt frustration and helplessness at the time. Coach Harbin talked to us after the game and was pleased with our progress and effort from the last game and reminded us of the amazing competition that is within our conference. He also told us that we just have to get better and play harder each time we step on the field against an opponent.
Our team is on the road again this coming weekend, heading to Texas to play Rice and Houston. Practice has been focused on keeping possession of the ball this week. This is an ideal thought. but one that we are keeping in mind to try and set ourselves up for the best outcome. With this battling mentality, I hope that our team will be very successful and we hope to reap the benefits this weekend.
Although a rough week for many reasons, our team has practiced hard and kept each other smiling. So please tune in next time for what we hope to be exciting and good news for you all. Thanks for reading and cheering. GO BLAZERS!
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Bacteria are notorious for developing resistance to antibiotics through rapid mutation and natural selection. Radiation is a sure way to stimulate mutations. Could the radiation that will be contaminating the environment surrounding the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant for hundreds of years produce bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics? Researchers, Shigeyuki Nakanishi and colleagues reporting in the February 1, 2012 issue of the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety have performed experiments to find out.
The nasty ability of bacteria to develop resistance to our most powerful antibiotics is a major global problem. MRSA, a drug-resistant strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, thrives in hospitals where antibiotic use has bred a super-bug commonly known as the "flesh-eating" bacteria. Vancomycin is the only remaining antibiotic that can touch the antibiotic resistant germ, but new strains of MRSA are showing resistance even to vancomycin.
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Nurses will strike on Monday, rather than Sunday, to give discussions a chance to work, the Histadrut labor federation announced Friday, according to Israel Radio. Non-crucial services will be limited during the strike, like on Shabbat, the nurses union announced Thursday.
Weeks of negotiations between union leaders and finance ministry representatives yielded no results, the nurses said.
The nurses have been complaining for months that they are understaffed, and that there is a lack of equipment, mainly rooms and beds for patients, resulting in overcrowding of up to 140 percent at hospitals throughout the country.
Nurses have warned that this is a life-threatening situation. "There are patients sleeping in hallways, and sometimes people can wait for hours before they receive medical attention," they said in a statement.
On February 15 nurses at the Soroka hospital in Beersheba and the Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon left their posts for two hours, in protest of massive overcrowding and under-staffing.


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From Cynic to Chef: My Blue Apron Review
by Janet L.
Grocery shopping is like therapy for me. When I'm walking the aisles of my favorite grocery store, I get lost in the sea of colorful produce and baskets of freshly baked breads. I also love scouring food blogs for delicious recipes to make for the week. So when several friends urged me to try Blue Apron, a pre-planned recipe and meal delivery service, I was quick to shut the idea down. How could I give up my Sunday afternoon trips to the grocery store? Or abandon my meal planning for the week?
I finally caved when my sister sent me a free box. She told me that Blue Apron had introduced her and her husband to new dishes they never thought they could make (or would even enjoy), and she had a feeling my boyfriend and I would feel the same. I agreed to give it a try.
My box was waiting at my door on a Tuesday evening, and I was surprised by how well the ice packs inside kept the ingredients fresh while I was at work. Each ingredient was clearly labeled, and the produce and chicken breasts were of the freshness and quality I (a self-proclaimed perfectionist) would have selected myself.
Dukkah-Spiced Salmon with Spring Vegetable & Oyster Mushroom Ragout
For our first of three recipes of the week, my boyfriend and I chose the brown butter gnocchi. We typically prepare meals separately (he's more of a breakfast guy), but Blue Apron made it so easy for us to cook together. The colorful, step-by-step recipe cards were really straightforward, and we managed to prepare the entire meal in just under 25 minutes. We were both impressed by how flavorful the dish was, and my always-hungry boyfriend even complimented the generous portion sizes.
We've now been ordering Blue Apron about twice a month for the past five months (luckily, Blue Apron gives us the option to easily skip any week we like). I haven't had to completely give up my food blog addiction, but it's really nice to order Blue Apron on weeks when my schedule doesn't leave me a lot of time to shop or plan. Because the ingredients are pre-measured, we've noticed a decrease in our food waste, and there are less items hogging space in our tiny kitchen. As an added bonus, the 2-person plan only costs us $59/week, which is less than we typically pay for groceries.
Before Blue Apron, I was spending many nights cooking similar takes on the same recipes and cuisines out of habit. I'd stopped stepping outside my comfort zone in the kitchen. Now I'm embracing new foods again and cooking exciting dishes, like Green Shakshuka and Bhindi Masala. Plus, I've been learning new cooking techniques along the way, like how to mince garlic and how to get the perfect citrus zest. I never knew I could be so adventurous in my own kitchen!
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McCandless Hall was acquired by the college in the spring of
2011 and first opened in fall of 2011. The building is named after
Jerry and Kendrick McCandless. McCandless is capable of housing 100
female students, and typically houses first year and upper class
female students. Each room in the building has its own vanity sink
and shares a community bathroom with the hall. The bathrooms and
building is cleaned daily by the LWC Custodial staff.
The Residence Life staff in the building is available 24/7 to
help residents with almost any problem they may encounter during
their stay. McCandless Hall has a full time professional staff
member who lives in the building year round. There are also
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Evangelical poses as gay for a year
There are 47 comments on the News 4 Jax story from Dec 2, 2012, titled Evangelical poses as gay for a year. In it, News 4 Jax reports that:
Timothy Kurek's motivation to spend a year pretending to be gay can be boiled down to a simple conviction: it takes drastic change to alter deeply held religious beliefs.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at News 4 Jax.
#1 Dec 2, 2012
This man is the perfect example of how sin overtakes your life once you've opened the door to it. It was horrible what he did to his family.
Since: Oct 10
San Francisco
#2 Dec 2, 2012
And you are the perfect example of how bigotry overtakes your life once you've opened the door to it. It's horrible what you say to people here with every one of your ignorant comments.
#3 Dec 2, 2012
Hey dimwit.....before you condemn him.....I suggest you read his book...you might learn something about how love, tolerance and acceptance, three things that were very much a part of the teaching of Jesus!!!!!
You obviously speak from a position of bigotry and extreme ignorance!
Since: Jun 11
#4 Dec 2, 2012
The scriptures can and have been used to justify genocide, slavery, apartheid, segregation, crusades, inquisitions, to persecute Jews including support of the Third Reich and the Holocaust, to oppose medical science and inter-racial marriage, to execute witches and to support the KKK, as well as other actions now rejected even by most conservative religious leaders and communities. They are currently being used to rationalize prejudice and justify discrimination in a wide variety of ways against gay people.
When religious beliefs are used to justify torture, imprisonment, and even suicide/homicide bombing, the abuse of power by those who claim the authority of God should be clear. History has proven authoritarian religious organizations will violate and annihilate others in the name of saving them. We should have learned this by now.
But no matter what anyone thinks the bible says, and there is plenty of disagreement, it should not be used as an authority for writing and interpreting the law. The authority for laws in the US is the constitution, which says everyone is equal under the law. The founding fathers were well aware of the abuses inflicted by religious control, and that is why they established us as a constitutional representative democracy with separation of powers, including checks and balances on those powers. They avoided a direct democracy precisely because they were well aware that majorities would restrict the equality of minorities, often based on religious beliefs not shared by all. Using someone's interpretation of the bible to support laws undermines the constitutional guarantees of liberty and equality upon which our government was founded.
While the bible says many things, it also tells you to treat others the way you want to be treated and to leave the judgement to God. But please understand that if you continue to spread those harmful beliefs, they will continue to result in pain and suffering in a wide variety of ways including bullying, beatings, torture, imprisonment, and death. When you spread those beliefs, you promote hate and harm throughout
the world instead of the love Jesus intended.
#6 Dec 2, 2012
Just because you're still bitter that your ex-wife won't let you anywhere near your own kids anymore doesn't mean you should take it out on the rest of us, David. No wonder you're divorced. LOLAY!
Since: Mar 09
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#7 Dec 2, 2012
Shades of "Gentleman's Agreement"
#8 Dec 2, 2012
If you open yourself up to the long view, I think you would find that modern American society does not consider religion an authentic force. Instead, we have various collectives running simulations of various spiritual beliefs with various tangential connections to sacred texts. On the other hand, American society seems to view sexual preference as deep-seated, unalterable and genuinely authentic. I would contend sexual preference is no more (or less) deep seated than religion. I realize that some are truly born that way - which I respect just like I respect authentic individual believers. On the other hand, I think religion or preference with most people can change over a cocktail or a chance encounter. I don't make any judgements here but I would ask you to ignore the crap of cartesian grids of sexuality and spirituality foisted on us by self-serving elites. People are free and it is a good thing. This guy tried something, now he is free.
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#10 Dec 2, 2012
I would suggest that Timothy also learned another lesson about the impact of religion on LGBT folks: What it means to live a lie and feel you have to deny who you are. I'm glad that his journey helped him to recognize the pain inflicted when we forget the "golden rule", and hope that others can learn from his sharing of the journey - but I'm afraid the ones most in need of the lesson won't read the book. I hope in the follow on book that he is able to communicate how hard it is to undo the effects of living a lie...
Since: Nov 12
#11 Dec 2, 2012
That's exactly the very first thing I thought of when I saw an article on this on the front page of The New York Daily News.(I read the New York newspapers every day, not the Arizona newspapers).
"Educating the uneducated"
Since: Aug 12
#12 Dec 2, 2012
I might actually get this book...it seems really interesting.
This man has guts to take on such an experiment.
La Rioja, Argentina
#13 Dec 2, 2012
BEAUTIFUL!! and beautifully written..
La Rioja, Argentina
#14 Dec 2, 2012
The usual nonsensical, confused and hysterical trash.. You'd be lucky to have even 1 per cent of his brains and generous heart..
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#15 Dec 2, 2012
I am not very optimistic that the book will be read by as many as will try to make more out of it than it is probably worth.
#16 Dec 3, 2012
Reminds me of the similar experiences of Griffin in "Black Like Me". He was condemned and praised by both black and white... Just how can we know about another group unless we attempt to share, inasmuch as we can, its experiences?
"Where's my fairy wand!"
Since: Apr 08
Reading PA
#17 Dec 3, 2012
I didn't see anything in his response that was anti-Christian. Anti-religion mayhaps but not anti-Christian.
You need to really look at history and look at what "religion" has done to mankind over the past 2,000 years. And today's uber-evangelical Christianity is following in the same path by dehumanizing people with who it disagrees and inciting others to violence.
Christianity is quickly becoming a bad thing. The bad apples are destroying it's reputation much in the same way Islamic terrorists are destroying the reputation of all peace loving Muslims.
"Equality marches on! "
Since: Apr 08
Location hidden
#18 Dec 3, 2012
David Moore only has his own warped view on Christianity, and it centers around a blue-eyed Jesus! Enough said.
"Luke laughs at hypocrites!"
Since: Sep 10
Palm Springs, California
#19 Dec 3, 2012
You are obviously a pathological liar, DAVID MOORE of PEKIN, ILLINOIS.
At least you are sticking with one false name, instead of the dazzling endless list of false names you usually use.
#20 Dec 3, 2012
You read his book, you fking Fa$$ot. He's just another Queer playing a game for recognition and money.
"Luke laughs at hypocrites!"
Since: Sep 10
Palm Springs, California
#21 Dec 3, 2012
Oh, SNORE. Your posts grow more tedious and repetitive by the day. Can't you come up with any NEW taunts? You must enlarge your vocabulary repertoire.
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Submitted to: Journal of Environmental Quality
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/3/2010
Publication Date: 9/1/2011
Citation: Yates, S.R., Knuteson, J., Zheng, W., Wang, Q. 2011. Effect of organic material on field-scale emissions of 1,3-dichloropropene. Journal of Environmental Quality. 40(5):1470-1479. Interpretive Summary: A field experiment was conducted to determine if composted municipal green waste added to surface soil would lead to lower 1,3-D emissions to the atmosphere compared to traditional fumigation practices. The field experiment was conducted to measure the volatilization of Telone (1,3-dichloropropene, 1,3-D) after shank application at a depth of 45 cm. A year prior to the field experiment, the field received 300 tons/acre of composed municipal green waste which was incorporated into the upper 15 cm of soil. After soil fumigation, the volatilization rate was measured and total emissions of 1,3-D were found to be from 3-8% of the applied chemical. Several studies conducted by other researchers has shown that typical 1,3-D volatilization rates exceeds 25 % of the applied chemical, and may be as high as 30-40%. A laboratory study that used the field soil found that the emissions matched closely to the field observations. For soil collected in an adjacent field, that did not receive composted municipal green waste material, emissions of 1,3-D were approximately 30-35%. This study is unique in that the effect of composted municipal green waste on emissions of 1,3-D has been quantified. These results are also useful in providing a simple, cost-effective, method to reduce volatile organic carbon (VOC) emissions to the atmosphere. This methodology also provides municipalities with a disposal mechanism for excess quantities of green waste material, and provides growers with a product that improves soil tilth and soil nutrient levels. This research will help growers to meet future regulations on VOC emissions as a result of EPA's ambient air quality ozone standards.
Technical Abstract: Soil fumigation is important for growing many fruits and vegetable crops, but fumigant emissions may contaminate the atmosphere. A large-scale fi eld experiment was initiated to test the hypothesis that adding composted municipal green waste to the soil surface in an agricultural fi eld would reduce atmospheric emissions of the 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) after shank injection at a 133 kg ha-1 application rate. Th ree micrometeorological methods were used to obtain fumigant fl ux density and cumulative emission values. Th e volatilization rate was measured continuously for 16 d, and the daily peak volatilization rates for the three methods ranged from 12 to 24 µg m-2 s-1. Th e total 1,3-D mass that volatilized to the atmosphere was approximately 14 to 68 kg, or 3 to 8% of the applied active ingredient. Th is represents an approximately 75 to 90% reduction in the total emissions compared with other recent fi eld, fi eld-plot, and laboratory studies. Signifi cant reductions in the volatilization of 1,3-D may be possible when composted municipal green waste is applied to an agricultural fi eld. Th is methodology also provides a benefi cial use and disposal mechanism for composted vegetative material.


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Charles Harbison found perfection in the unexpected: bell sleeves on a crop top – one sleeve black, one white – skirt hems that were cut shorter in front, or offered up adjustable levels of senuality by way of zips up their centres. Black and white was made almost as striking as print, but the latter won out on clashes of floral and gingham and exotic geometries.
Everything at his New York fashion week (NYFW) presentation – from the venue to the catering to the clothes – felt fresh. And isn't that what we all want for spring?
You can see all of the Charles Harbison spring / summer 2014 collection by clicking on a thumbnail on the left. From there you can browse through each of the pictures.
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All I see is a box...
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my jelly is in beast mode
i'll install tomorrow or on sat
Yesterday I replaced my front lip, put in new fog bulbs (3000K), and today I hardwired my detector
Washed her and then used Lucas Oil Slick Mist Speed Wax - I love this stuff! Highly recommend
Then I took a few photos since it was almost 70 here today
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I need a job I have too much time on my hands
Drove my car for the first time in 3 weeks...and drove it hard
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i just finished polishing the mani...
started with a 600 grit, ended with a 2000.. Tis shiny.
pics later
i spent the last 5 hours polishing... started with a 600 grit, and worked my way up to a 2k.. an entire handjob!
my "tools"... i had already thrown the sand paper
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Looks nice Fred. Good job
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Fred, little word of advice on the install. DO NOT use the supplied hose from the VC to the mani itself if you want to avoid a minor headache down the road. This hose over time tends to collapse in on itself because its not strong enough to hold up to all the oil vapors. Get yourself a silicone hose or something stronger and throw that on instead. They might have changed the hose since I bought mine over a year ago but I doubt it. It should be good for 2-3 months tho if you just wanna get it on there and hooked up, but deffinately swap it out. Looks good all polised up .
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They're going to their house over there.
You're not utilizing your education properly.
lol.. i DONT need the hose... remember that my VC is already re routed.
btw, i'm installing. removed the stock mani in 20 mins with the "fabbed" tool.
Being a vw owner for only 44k miles now, i hadnt really gotten a chance to do anything to 'Jett-Li'. And when i saw the price of a certain 2.5 intake retailing for $280, i was a bit dismayed to say the least.. 280!?
So, after warming the engine up a little and prying off the cover, i discovered the maze-like route for air (barely) getting into the engine- not enough i say. I unplugged the two hoses that attach to the black plastic bend before the MAF, and removed the air shroud attached to the back of the grille- so i came up with those two parts as extras. One 3",90° silicone bend, and two hose clamps from the Saab later- the Jett feels and sounds cooler than before! $280.. for an intake?? YUH right. how 'bout $4.99 for two hose clamps, and an extra k&N lying around the garage?
painting my calipers on my UG this goldish color...
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