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While visitors watch the animals at Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, a world of research is taking place behind the exhibits.
This week, in a narrow lab behind the snake and reptile enclosures, a veterinarian examined three baby snakes that researchers hope will help the species to slither back from the brink of extinction.
The non-venomous Louisiana pine snakes were hatched at the zoo Sept. 4 as part of a nationwide U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program to breed the snakes in zoo captivity and introduce them to parts of Texas and Louisiana, where they once thrived.
The species survival program includes 11 U.S. zoos and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. In a published report, national coordinator Steve Reichling of the Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium in Memphis, Tenn., said the Louisiana pine snake is "arguably the most endangered species of snake in North America."
Virtually extinct in their native savannah habitat, there are more pine snakes in captivity than in the wild. Breeding and hatching them is difficult, and failure is common. The successful hatching of three healthy Louisiana pine snakes puts the Pittsburgh Zoo at the vanguard of the species survival program.
"We're proud of the success because it's been two years we've been trying to get this," said Henry Kacprzyk, reptile curator at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Camouflaged in a distinctive brown pattern, Louisiana pine snakes can reach 5 feet in length. In the wild they eat small mammals, mostly the pocket gophers common to sandy, well-drained, open pine forests on the Texas-Louisiana border. Before sharp population declines during the last half century, the snakes spent much of their time underground in gopher burrow systems, enabling them to survive routine forest fires that killed many of their predators and competition. Habitat loss and the improved suppression of forest fires virtually wiped them out.
Returning the animal to the region's natural food chain is a priority of the Fish and Wildlife Service. But there's a problem. Most snakes produce a clutch of about 20 eggs and while mortality is high, enough survive to propagate the species.
"Louisiana pine snakes produce three to five eggs -- sticky, leathery and about 4 inches," said Mr. Kacprzyk. "These are the largest eggs laid by any snake in the United States and the babies are hatched very large. The biggest of these three is 19 inches. Their size gives them a genetic survival advantage, but the low number of eggs laid puts the snake at a great disadvantage, and that is complicated in captivity."
At the core of the species survival program is a Fish and Wildlife Service computer model that determines the best genetic matches for the 33 adult males and 31 adult females involved in the re-population program. A male and two females reside at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
"We induced hibernation by separating them, cooling them to around 55 degrees, kept them in the dark and didn't feed them," said lead keeper Ray Bamrick. "Then, when they came out of hibernation, they were primed for breeding. It took about three weeks for them to mate."
On July 3, 12 eggs were laid by the two females, and last week three little heads pushed through their leathery sacks. In October the young snakes will be shipped to the Memphis Zoo before stocking in Louisiana.
The Pittsburgh Zoo finances its scientific operations.
"It's part of our mission," said Mr. Kacprzyk. "A lot of people come to the zoo for recreation and education, and certainly that's a big part of what we do. But behind the scenes we're involved in conservation and research projects as well with species from all over the world. It's nice to be involved in a program for right here in the United States."
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Louis Jordan was a singer, saxophonist, and band leader who specialized
in upbeat jazz -- comic, novelty, and good-times songs. The plot of
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Five to perform their recent hits. Jordan does eleven songs in this
movie, and three of his female costars -- June Richmond, Bea Griffith,
and Mabel Lee -- do one song each.
The plot, for those who care, is that Jordan's father had a brief romance with Bea Griffith's mother, and his dying wish is for Jordan to marry Griffith. The family's crooked lawyer tries to substitute an altered will to cheat Jordan out of his inheritance, and also tries to sabotage the new show that Jordan is opening.
What makes Reet, Petite, and Gone different from other Jordan movies is that in addition to music it has many uncredited showgirls, the predecessors of today's video vixens, in daring scenes. Four or five pretty girls in short skirts will stand behind Jordan swaying a bit and doing a little dancing. A line of showgirls in swimsuits will step up to have their measurements taken. There's even a scene in which Bea Griffin sits in a black bra and panties and puts on her stockings -- hot-cha-cha. The highlight of the movie, however, is the strikingly pretty uncredited girl who sits on Jordan's piano and pantomimes her amusing reactions to his accusations of infidelity in "I Know What You've Been Putting Down."
Even if you are a die-hard Louis Jordan fan, as I am, and can't get enough of his jumpin' jive, this very low-budget movie will leave you yawning. The very basic (and not too funny) script is basically an excuse to cram as many Jordan numbers as possible, which is fine by me. But there is no direction to speak of, no rhythm in the editing, basically, nothing going on visually. The last song, which is supposed to be a Broadway musical number, doesn't even have any dancing at all ! As it is, "Reet, Petite and Gone" is at least interesting on one point : it seemed to be aimed exclusively at black audiences, and as such, they were not deemed worthy enough to deserve a well made and reasonably budgeted movie - I suppose the producers thought it was good enough to have a "race records" star featured in the movie and just doing his stuff. At least, that's my interpretation...
Continuing to review African-Americans in film in chronological order for Black History Month, we're once again in 1947 when Louis Jordan has another movie that's filled with his songs with a wisp of a plot for about an hour. In this one, he's Louis Jarvis who has to deal with both getting money for his Broadway show and contesting a will left by his dying father (himself in flashbacks, J. Louis Johnson as an old man). Besides Jordan, many other entertaining numbers are provided by Bea Griffith, Pat Rainey, and especially heavyset June Richmond who, like me, is a native of Chicago. And there are plenty of pretty female dancers, especially one on the piano in one number, who will make your blood boil! So with all that said, I highly recommend Reet, Petite, and Gone. P.S. Another player, a Rudy Toombs, comes from Monroe in my home state of Louisiana.
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This movie was a delightful surprise.
Louis Jordan -- a musician I'd never heard of, though, admittedly, I am not a jazz aficionado -- is a joy to listen to and watch. I liked him best as the junior version of the elder musician joining in with his lady love's song. What a charming duet!
Yes, the plot line is beyond absurd. But this was 1947 and sexism wasn't even a word yet. It's an old-fashioned story with a happy ending that introduces viewers to (or reminds them of) a master musician with incredible stage presence.
I caught this movie on the TV channel of the City University of New York, where a post-screening commentator noted the "homoerotic" nature of the bra-and-stockings interlude involving the two girlfriends. It was an interesting scene but I'm not sure I'd go that far in describing it.
This lovely film is a little jewel. See and savor it if you can!
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Louis Jourdan has four weeks to find the right wife to inherit his father's estate, or the late man's shady attorney will be given the right to give the money to charity (or his pocket). The lawyer continues to plot against Jourdan who is putting on a Broadway show, hoping to find the type of girl his father insisted he marry. Along comes Bea Griffith, a sweet young thing whose mother was once involved with his father. Griffith's mother dumped the father for a wealthy man, but he lost his fortune, and Jourdan's father gained his. Will the two find each other in the nick of time? That's all there is as far as plot in this fun all-black musical which features a fine performance by a lovable heavyset singer named June Richmond who had appeared on Broadway prior to this. There's plenty of music, some amusing comedy, and it's all over in a short 67 minutes. While it's no "Stormy Weather" or "Cabin in the Sky", it provides plenty of amusement to be worth a look.
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Macadamian Technologies has been doing Agile global development for a couple of years now. We have permanent offices in Romania and Armenia, and we have long-term deals with developers in two other countries. Most of the projects we're doing now have some kind of global component.
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- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
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That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.
In the rest of this article, I'm going to go over each of those bullet points, talk about the issues involved, and show you our solution.
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools...
Okay, so what happens when individuals are in four different time zones? What kind of "interaction" can possibly happen then? Face-to-face collaboration on a daily basis would mean earning a lot of air miles and developers having permanent jet lag; better hope those airports have wireless access...
Not to mention the cultural issues. North American school systems prepare students to solve individual problems, and in North American culture, we prize initiative, something that may not be as valued in other societies. That's just the start of cultural conflicts that might come into play.
Add in something else-not the society's culture, but the culture of the corporation that other developers are used to, and you've got one big interaction problem.
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The tools we use these days are all about individuals interacting. Like I said, Skype, which can be a better phone than a phone, letting you write stuff when verbal communication goes opaque; IM, which makes firing off a quick question to someone across the globe as easy as yelling over the cubicle wall; and call conference bridges, which have certain advantages over catching a flight across the Atlantic (though the movies aren't as good).
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I have a two story house on a septic tank. last week while draining the jazuzzi tub on the second floor it made the toilet next to it bubble and would have overflowed the toilet on the second floor if I didn't stop it. I used a plunger (for ten minutes) in the first floor toilet and it immediately drained (to lower than normal level). I was also then able to drain the rest of the tub without issue. Thought I had the issue solved as I used the tub without issue the next time. but several days later the same thing happen while draining the tub. The upstairs toilet and bath feed into a 3 inch line which changes into a 4-inch in the basement. The downstairs toilet is on another 3-inch branch line that is farther downstream than the first by about 10 feet, then there's another 15 feet to where the 4-inch line exists the house.
Wax seal is now leaking on downstairs toilet, I think I blew it out with the plunger.
Do I have something in the 4-inch line that is moving (plugging and unplugging? Is there something happening in my septic tank? Could it be a vent problem?
Drains plugging up someplace, septic tanks full, leach field has failed.
Could be anyone of these.
If a drains not completly plugged up it will still drain just slowly, by trying to dump that much water down the drain at once it's filling up the pipe and has no where to go so it backs up. Leave it a while and all the water drains.
If I was on a septic I would not be dumping that much water down the drain.
I'd be using a pump and just dump it out a window.
Don't think its the leach field or septic tank full - had it cleaned out a year ago and once I plungered the toilet all water went down right away fast and worked several days including draining the tub at least once. Could it be a partial blockage that I'm moving with the plunger? Is so what can I do? Could it be a vent blockage?
I can't pump my tub out the window. House is 12 is years old
Water that went down after plungering included what was in toilet and the second half of the tub I had stopped.
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Hi, I just found this forum and it seems to be full of info. Thumbs up to the webmaster. I have an 87 Chevy S10 that I'm gettting ready to drop a 327 in and I'm not sure about the rearend. It seems to be a 12 bolt Chevy (its the stock rearend) but its not a posi. I'm gonna eventually tub this truck and install some big wide sticky Mickeys but I dont know which rearend to go with. Will the stock unit hold up if I install a posi and narrow it or should I just go all out and try to find a 9" ford rearend. I will be using a 350 turbo tranny for now but will eventually swap to a 2 speed powerglide. I'm thinking 9" ford but Im not sure how to identify them and dont know which ford vehicles came stock with these units. Any advice would be appriciated. Thanks, Charles
All you have to do is count the number of bolts on the diff. cover to know if it's a 10 or 12 bolt. I'm no expert on GM rears but I've seen some 12 bolts take some abuse. The nice thing about the Ford 9-inch is the center section (third member) is removable. The ring & pinion is set up with the member out of the rear. The nice feature with this is you can set up more than one third member with different gear ratios and all you have to do to go from a 3.50 ratio to a 4.11 ratio is slide the axles out and swap members. The pinion depth and bearing preloads are already set. The 9-inch also used a third bearing on the pinion shaft which gave it the ability to handle tremendous torque. I have seen many rods with sbc engines and ford 9-inch rears. The 8-inch is a smaller version of the 9-inch but not as strong. They are both easy to recognize because their is no cover on the back like in a newer 8.8 or a GM rear. I know on my Ford the 8-inch that was in it the third member was smooth but the 9-inch I bought for it looks like it has fins across the front of the third member. I don't know if they're all like that. They're not so easy to come by these days but if you can use a 9-inch it's a bullitproof rear.
I put a 327 in my s-10 blazer..... it still has the stock rear (for now) in 1988 they changed from the smaller 10 bolt rear to a slighlty bigger one... its a little stronger but aint that great... it will break if u put huge tires on it and all that.... u might have a limited slip unit.. check the codes in ur glvoe box... lets see if i can fidn this post on s-series wehre they had the codes for ratios... bah i m sick of looking.. i woudl recommend checkign that board out for various stuff... www.prestage.com/cars/RearEnds.asp
<a href="http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html]http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html[/URL]
p.s. - Nice choice with the 327 in the s-10
Hey Jordan, thanks for the links. I just added them to my favorites for future reference.
The 12 bolt is a strong rearend, will have no trouble with a 327..
For you and any others interested, here's a great website regarding info. on Ford 9" rearends and what vehicles you can find them on.
http://dfwmotorsport.com/Fairlane/9inchrearends.htm
I'm currently building a 35 ford which had a 12 bolt chev rear. I was also going to narrow it 6" for use with the wider tires (17 inch MT sportsmans) but ran into a problem. The splines on the axles are tapered. You can pay the extra machine shop costs for dealing with this (which are substansial) or just go to a 9" ford, which does not have tapered axles and they are bigger/stronger anyway. I also elected to have the ford axles redrilled to the chev 4 & 3/4 inch bolt pattern to match the front clip which is also chev. I elected to go this route and feel like this is the best as well as the least costly solution.
I tell you what...I am so glad I found this forum. Everyone here is so helpful. Thanks to all that have responded to my post, I couldnt ask for more. You guys are great ! ! !
You can't just count the bolts on the back of a chevy rearend to see if its a 10 bolt. Both 8 and 10 bolts have 10 bolts holding the cover on. the blots holding the ring gear are the ones that count. However if you look at the back of an eight bolt you will notace that there are 2 narrow pieces of steel hainging down on the botom of the housing and the inside edge of them are cast round (they look like a whole was drilled in them and then one cornnor was broke off. The 10 bolt will look thesame, except the two hangey downeys will be larger, and square. does this make sense?
You can tell a 9" from an 8" by the third menber, If you can get a socket on the bottom two bolts then its a 9", if the drive shaft yoake is in the way so you have to use an open end to get to it then its an 8", at least thats what I was told when we went to get on for a friends dirt track car at the junk yard
The information in the post above this is wrong. GM 10 bolt rear ends have 10 bolts holding the cover on and 12 bolt rear ends have 12 bolts holding the cover on. I don't know where this person got his information from but this link will help him and everyone else ID rear ends.
http://www.prestage.com/cars/RearEnds.asp
"You can tell a 9" from an 8" by the third menber, If you can get a socket on the bottom two bolts then its a 9", if the drive shaft yoake is in the way so you have to use an open end to get to it then its an 8", at least thats what I was told when we went to get on for a friends dirt track car at the junk yard"
-jeff of nc
Actually, its the absoulute opposite. If you cant fit a socket on it, then its a 9 inch. I have an 8 inch in my mustang and a 9 inch in my garage ready to put in it. THe 9 is substancially larger and has a big hump in the back to allow clearance for the ring gear. THe 8 is just a smooth globe.
mustang66manic: Thanks for the corection, Its been a long time since I worked ford rearend and come to think of it I do rember cursing them last to bolts laying in the mud.
centerline: I didn't mean to imply that 12 bolts have 10 bolts in the cover, but that 8 and 10 bolts both have 10 bolts holding the cover on. Some people refer to both 8 & 10 bolt ring gears as ten bolts but technicly if there are 8 blots in the ring gear then its an 8 bolt. regardless the one with the larger bosses at the botom of the cover are the stronger of the two, but not stronger than the 12 bolt.
[ May 22, 2002: Message edited by: jeff of nc ]

they never put 12 bolt rear-ends in s-10's they have 7.5 inch rear-ends. They are the same rear-end that is in the camaro's with usually six-cylinders. I have a 350 in my s-10 pushin around 380-400 horse and i have the stock rear-end in it with 4.10 gears and it holds up fine. I am planning on putting in a 3.73 posi unit i picked up out of a astro van, same rear end also.
There are a lot of people guessing on this topic. Your s-10 has a stock 7.75" 10 bolt. They are not very strong. If you have a 4x4, there is a good chance that it is posi, but if not the junk yards are full of posi's for the stock unit. If you are going to build high power or get a good grip, then you may want to change rears. The 12 bolt 8.8" GM units are very plentiful and strong and can easily be narrowed. Replacing the axles cost $225 from Moser Engineering and they will do the job on a 2 day turnaround. All the major posi companies sell center units for them. These would be the poor man's equivalent to the Ford 9". The only downside is the C clips that hold the axles in. They are not recommended for circle track racing.
Or you can go to the Ford 9" which is very strong as well, easier to change gear sets and do not rely on C clips. They will be much more expensive unless you can find the rare one in a junk yard.
[quote]Originally posted by jeff of nc:
centerline: I didn't mean to imply that 12 bolts have 10 bolts in the cover, but that 8 and 10 bolts both have 10 bolts holding the cover on. Some people refer to both 8 & 10 bolt ring gears as ten bolts but technicly if there are 8 blots in the ring gear then its an 8 bolt. regardless the one with the larger bosses at the botom of the cover are the stronger of the two, but not stronger than the 12 bolt.
[ May 22, 2002: Message edited by: jeff of nc ]

I missunderstood your post. You're correct when talking about the differences in the 10 bolt internally.
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Racing has a history dating back over a hundred years. It seems that, for as long as automobiles have existed, people have wanted to see how fast they can go! Speed depends on a lot of factors, but most important of all is the condition of the tires. Proper tire pressure allows the engine to work at its optimum level and propel the car at its maximum speed. A fraction of a pound can make the difference between finishing first and just finishing. That's why the
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Works as described. I use it every day. Most accurate gauge I have used.
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Mine works fine, bleeds down as advertised. Some minor problems with no leak attachment to valve stem, have to jiggle it a little to stop air escaping, probably operator error.
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November 3, 2008
Please be aware this gauge DOES NOT read in a continuous manner. The function is a sample read. So when you press the gauge onto the valve stem it will take a sample reading and lock it onto the display. Where the writeup says that you can use the bleed valve to make fine adjustments, this is not exactly correct as you cannot see the pressure change on the gauge as you do the bleed. After bleeding some air you must remove the gauge and the reattach it it to make a complete new reading. In my opinion the advertising is completely misleading in the regard.
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Monopoly is getting revamped for the 21st century. Seventy-one years after the hugely popular board made its debut, its familiar Atlantic City boardwalk, railroads, currency, and old-fashioned die-cast tokens are making room for Times Square, airplanes, and enough tie-ins with big popular brands to make even the most brazen Hollywood producer green with envy.
If Monopoly constitutes a reflection of contemporary U.S. culture, here's the world we now live in. Most of the game's famous tokens are reemerging as branded products. They include a Toyota Prius (TM), a New Balance sneaker, McDonald's (MCD) French Fries, a Motorola (MOT) RAZR, and a Starbucks (SBUX) coffee mug. The three nonbranded tokens are a laptop computer, an airplane, and a Labradoodle.
Among other changes on the board: The old powerful railroads become the nation's busiest airports. Prices have gone up, too: It'll cost $4 million to buy Times Square, opposed to $400 for the old Atlantic City boardwalk.
Manufacturer Hasbro (HAS) is calling this updated game Monopoly: Here & Now. Mark Blecher, senior vice-president of marketing, says Hasbro wasn't paid a single dime for splashing corporate logos all over its game. Instead, he says, the tokens simply represent what Hasbro game designers see as today's "most iconic pop culture items." The five companies were asked if they would participate in the updated game. Who would say no?
According to Blecher, the Monopoly: Here & Now edition will be a permanent product rather than a limited-edition board game such as the movie- and sports-themed versions Hasbro has released. The new version hits store shelves on Sept. 14.
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No one can ever say that Diddy doesn't have manners. The music mogul is requiring that his employees be schooled in the art of etiquette in order to work for him. According to the NY Post's Page Six, Sean Combs wants his staff to know how to behave in formal settings.
Diddy hired internal protocol expert Dawn Bryan to teach Bad Boy employees "how to hold chopsticks, how to present a business card in Japan, guidance on giving business gifts and how to choose wine, hold a wine glass and eat caviar."
The lessons have already taken place at Bad Boy's New York offices and will be required curriculum for new hires. So if you're aspiring to break into the music industry and hope to work for Diddy, make sure you hold your wine glass at the stem.
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PSFK Shanghai Talks with Chinese-Inspired Fashion Brand "Nankeen"
PSFK Shanghai recently caught up with John Solomon, one of the founders of Nankeen — a unique new fashion brand that takes its inspiration from a traditional Chinese art form that dates back to the Song Dynasty.
Please tell us about the concept and inspiration behind Nankeen.
Two years ago, while on a visit to see my sister (who was living and studying in Shanghai) my family discovered a beautiful fabric tucked away in the back alleys in the French Concession known to the Chinese as blue nankeen. As a family of designers, we were immediately drawn to the intricate and stunning richness of blue nankeen, an art form that has been perfected over thousands of years. Using hand-cut patterns, a paste resistance method and natural colors derived from the indigo plant, the result is a highly durable and beautiful textile. Inspired by what we discovered, in Shanghai, we returned to the US to create a line of contemporary fashion and home items so that we could share Nankeen with the rest of the world. I re-located to Shanghai to work closely with the artisans and my mother (the designer) and father (preservation architect) started the business in New England.
What is unique about your fabric and hand-printing technique?
The term "blue nankeen" describes hand-dyed fabric of artistic refinement and primitive simplicity, which originated on the Silk Road over three thousand years ago. Hand-carved stencils, originally made from wood but now from heavy paper, are prepared and a mix of soya bean flour and slaked lime is applied through the openings of the stencil onto the 100% cotton fabric. The result is a material that still adheres to the original technique and provides a variety of patterns that we can use for men and women's accessories.
The fabric can often be found in historic houses throughout China where it was used for drapes, table cloths, and every day clothing. For centuries, the common people in China have found the fabrics spiritually satisfying. To them, the simple blue and white color scheme epitomizes contentment, tranquility, and harmony between human beings and nature. Many in the West have never heard or seen this technique and therefore it is viewed as fresh and unique.
What are your favorite 2-3 Nankeen products and why?
Prior to the launch of our men's line, I have always been intrigued with our wave and butterfly patterns. The products in these patterns are very popular.
Now that I have designed the men's line, I would say I cannot live without the new weekender with matching toilet kit and tray for my keys. It is often difficult to find interesting men's accessories that are durable yet stylish. We have managed to do this with a simple pattern and through the addition of leather accents. Our addition, this Winter, of leather to both our men's and women's line is very interesting as the traditional fabrics have never been combined with leather before.
Do you think traditional Chinese designs are popular in the US and if so, why?
Historically, the West has always been very interested in Chinese culture. Whether it is the food, ceramics, furniture or art, we tend to value these traditions as they have been perfected over thousands of years. We find this is true with Nankeen. With the variety of negative stories coming out of China, people are happy to hear about the more personal side of China. This is a process and art form that the Chinese are very proud of and our customers like to hear this story. They also enjoy being able to wear and use these products on a daily basis because they are so durable yet stylish.
What are your Nankeen's future plans?
Nankeen is currently expanding in a number of ways. We have a robust online store, and continue to open retail outlets throughout the United States–currently we are in over 20 stores. For the coming year, we have plans in the works for a our very own flagship store in New England, as well as continuing with our expansions overseas to Canada, Bermuda, and London. We are excited that we will be able to share Nankeen both domestically and abroad.
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Your kids want stuff. No, really, they do. Ask 'em "Do you guys want stuff?" and they'll yell back YEAAAAH! and then maybe throw in a "But it's good stuff, right?" And that's where you, the parent, come into play.
It's your job to find some good stuff and pass it along to the teeny types who don't know any better. Then they can smash it and tear and it feed it to a goat (how did that even get in your yard, anyway?) and demand more stuff. It's an endless cycle and the only thing that saves you from a pauper's grave is the though that one day you'll be mooching off them. And also, these Woot-offs.
Take this opportunity to stock up on the things your kids need and hide them in the drawer where you keep the broccoli. They'll never go in THERE, right?
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text: A University of Maine graduate research assistant hopes her project will help save the state money. Hannah Breton Loring has been working on a reinforcement system for 50 to 60 year old concrete bridges. Replacing bridges can be extremely expensive. Breton Loring's system increases the lifespan of bridges by 15 to 20 years. " This particular type of bridge, flat slab concrete bridges, there's somewhere in the order of 200 bridges in Maine that are structurally deficient. Of these bridges, a majority of them need to be replaced. Overtime that's a lot of money and we're talking about replacement not 20 to 30 years from now, we're talking about replacement now," said Hannah Breton Loring. As part of the project, a section of I-95 N will be closed for a few hours early Wednesday morning. Crews will be doing bridge testing from midnight to 3am. I -95 from Union Street to Broadway will be closed. Drivers will need to get off the highway at Exit 184 and get back on at the Broadway on-ramp. Maine Department of Transportation officials say it should add about 10 minutes to drive time.


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Customs & Border Protection (CBP): Securing America's Borders
Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resiliency to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.
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Happy to add another line to his lengthy entertainment resumé, James Franco will star in a commercial for Ford during the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 2).
Set to air between the coin toss and kickoff, the Ford Fusion Hybrid commercial features both the "127 Hours" star and Rob Riggle.
Joining forces yet again for an all-new comedy experience, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are currently writing the screenplay for their R-rated animated comedy, "Sausage Party."
Making the rounds during awards season, plenty of celebs checked out the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards on Saturday (January 11).
Tied for the Best Supporting Actor Award, James Franco suited up in a classic dark number with a gray tie while Jared Leto cleaned up nicely in a black blazer with white trim, black pants, and black and white shoes.
Continuing to ring in the New Year, Hollywood stars from all over are taking their wishes for 2014 to their Twitter accounts today (January 1).
Some celebs, including Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift, shared pictures from their celebrations, while James Franco dolled up a snapshot from his parody video. Check out all the tweets and photos below, and Happy New Year from GossipCenter!
He always has something to say about pretty much everything, and James Franco imparted his wisdom upon the readers of the New York Times in a new article about self-taken photos, aka 'selfies.'
The "Spring Breakers" hunk explained that when it comes to getting noticed on social media, a selfie is the surefire way to go.
Things are never boring for James Franco's fans, and the "Spring Breakers" actor posted a strange video to his Instagram account over the weekend.
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He's not usually one for flaunting his physique, but James Franco gave his Facebook followers a little weekend treat on Friday (December 6).
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The importance of fiscal prudence and economic growth
Those who tend to follow developments in the Italian political scene would know that some days ago there was a difficult situation for the Berlusconi government with regard to the position of Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti.
Essentially, Mr Tremonti is seeking support within the government for his intended economic reforms and would like to present a budget for 2010 that does look at stimulating economic growth, but would equally be prudent in its approach so as not to grow the fiscal deficit. He is also very keen to ensure that ministers do not hinder his reforms through their policies and actions.
The way the story ended is irrelevant to us. What is relevant to us as a country is the core issue - achieving both fiscal prudence and economic growth. Is a balancing act between the two possible? This must be a central thought that is preoccupying our economy minister, Tonio Fenech, while finalising Malta's 2010 Budget, due to be presented in Parliament on November 9. Mr Fenech has already made it very clear that he sees the priority for our economy being growth and employment.
In this regard I believe that he is totally correct. The critical question is whether we can achieve economic growth without growing the fiscal deficit to unsustainable proportions.
Last year, the general government deficit as a percentage of the gross domestic product reached 4.7 per cent, while the general government debt reached 63.8 per cent as a percentage of the gross domestic product I reiterate the fiscal deficit reached this level as a result of the payouts to former employees of the Malta Shipyards, who went into early retirement, and many of whom are now back into a job, and as a result of the subsidy given by the government for most of last year on our water and electricity charges. Otherwise, last year would have been very much a development of 2007 and 2006 where the fiscal deficit was reduced from 2.9 per cent in 2005 to 2.2 per cent last year.
This year, given the international recession and the resulting slowdown in our economy, there has been additional government expenditure to support jobs (surely no one can be against this sort of expenditure) and reduced government revenue (which is understandable given the economic environment worldwide). We will find out how we will end the year in terms of fiscal deficit on Budget Day; but it is unlikely that we will be hitting the levels of fiscal deficit experienced by the other economies in the eurozone.
A couple of examples would help to understand why I am making this assertion. Spain's deficit is expected to reach 10.6 per cent of GDP and France's is expected to reach 8.2 per cent. The eurozone average deficit is expected to reach 6.5 per cent for this year.
Thus, we have had two anomalous years which followed a number of years when the government had reined in the fiscal deficit to a sustainable level, while the economy continued to grow at appreciable rates. The government proved that it could maintain the balance between fiscal prudence and economic growth, so much so that unemployment has been kept at a low level (low unemployment is itself an indicator of economic growth) and we have been able to comply with the Maastricht criteria such that we were able to adopt the euro as our national currency (meeting the Maastricht criteria is an indication of fiscal prudence). As usual, an important corollary for the 2010 Budget is people's expectations. The way government arrives at the balance between fiscal prudence and economic growth, keeping in mind the key economic priority of the generation of employment, will need to fit in with the expectations of the various lobby groups in the country. Such lobby groups are in themselves not homogenous in their expectations and so no measure which the government will take is likely to find favour with everyone.
If it is any consolation, it is worth remembering that the balancing act is a challenge not only for Malta or Italy, but for all economies as the international recession starts to recede and we begin to see growth next year.
This is certainly a time when logic, method and coherence (apologies to Hercule Poirot) become essential. A wrong decision today will prove very costly tomorrow. There is the need of a budget where not only the fiscal deficit is kept to sustainable levels, but also a budget where the economy itself remains sustainable. In this regard wishful thinking is the surest way to economic disaster.
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>On Oct 8, 2013, at 5:01 AM, "Mark Deibert" > wrote: > >Hey Stanley :-) > >Thanks for the advice and for a normal, CouchDB only setup, you're info is >correct. However, with a Couchapp, it works a bit different. You have to >setup the rewrites.js(json) file in your Couchapp directory structure and >then it pushes the rewrite property to a specific doc in CouchDB. So the >rewrites property is on the correct document. I _think_ my problem is in my >paths. Either the vhosts, or in the rewrite "from" and/or the "to". I was >hoping some here is using rewrites and would notice something in my >provided code. All good things come to those who wait ;-). I re-read the beginning of the thread but it's not quite clear what you're trying to do -- if this is just a portion of your rewrite requirements, or the only requirement. >Also, I keep "services" open the background restart Couch after nearly >every change. When you change one of the ini's, you have to. > >Thanks again for your help :-) > >Mark Hey Mark, For your example you don't need rewrites, so let's get a simple solution in place first & work from there. Also, if you update couchdb settings via futon or the terminal, it Does The Right Thing with Erlang Magic, and won't need a restart. e.g.: curl -XPUT http://admin:passwd@localhost:5984/_config/vhosts/methods --data-binary '"GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD"' or similar does the trick. ## local.ini [vhosts] feedme = /feedme/site/index.html Obviously feedme exists in /etc/hosts or dns already, and /feedme/ is the couchdb, /site/ is a document (not a design doc, but it could be), and /index.html is an attachment within that doc. This means a normal couchdb user can serve an entire html site/app from a single document, so long as vhosts are set up. IMO this is amazing. ### check that vhost is active GET /_config/vhosts HTTP/1.1 Accept: application/json Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, compress Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dk Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Host: localhost:5984 User-Agent: HTTPie/0.8.0-dev HTTP/1.1 200 OK Cache-Control: must-revalidate Content-Length: 127 Content-Type: application/json Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:09:51 GMT Server: CouchDB/1.5.0+build. (Erlang OTP/R16B02) { "feedme": "/feedme/site/index.html", "testy": "/testy/site/index.html" } ## upload a doc + attachment I'm cheating slightly here by using a new doc and avoiding needing to pass the old rev in, that's an Excercise for the Reader. I use the excellent python-based http://httpie.org/ tool, but you can do this with futon or whatever easily. http put $COUCH/feedme/site/index.html content-type:'text/html; charset=utf-8' < index.html ## check that it all works http get http://feedme:5984/ GET / HTTP/1.1 Accept: application/json Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, compress Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Host: feedme:5984 User-Agent: HTTPie/0.8.0-dev HTTP/1.1 200 OK Accept-Ranges: none Cache-Control: must-revalidate Content-Encoding: gzip Content-Length: 189 Content-MD5: Vfjf6/NxkRUmfgCLdb1Uvw== Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:10:44 GMT ETag: "Vfjf6/NxkRUmfgCLdb1Uvw==" Server: CouchDB/1.5.0+build. (Erlang OTP/R16B02) <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>vhosting</title> </head> <body> vhosts in your couch </body> </html> Is this sufficient, or do you have a more complex situation that needs rewrites? A+ Dave
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Two weeks ago, I decided to sell a H&R 622 .22 caliber pistol to a friend of mine at work. I knew my wife was giving me some gun money for Christmas and I wanted to augment that. As yet, I do not have a carry permit for Oklahoma.
I placed the unloaded, holstered pistol on the pickup seat beside me and started my truck. It rained the night before and apparently I have a crack in the left headlight lens - the instant I turned on the lights, the left headlamp blew. I'm sure you can see where this is headed.
Five miles down the road, a Norman PD officer lit me up. I pulled over, grabbed my license, registration and insurance.
Approaching the driver's side window from behind, the officer greeted me and asked for those documents. As I handed them to him, I informed him that I had an unloaded pistol on the seat beside me - that I was transporting it to my place of work. I asked if he would like to examine it.
"No," he said. "Just keep your hands on the wheel and we'll be done here in a minute."
He explained that he had, of course, stopped me for the headlight. I explained it; he laughed and said he has an old truck that does the same thing. I received a warning for the headlight and a smile.
Just thought people might like to hear this kind of story since there are so many negative ones floating around about officers and folks with firearms.


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i have pasted variations of the links posted 200+ times. no worky. i'm not proud to admit that, but hey....
you don't have to lie to kick it, woot.
If Woot is going to have some self-respect for this new version of getting Big o' Cosmos's, they should punish the frauds that have to rely on published links instead of suffering through the game like the true winners.
Hey Woot, I assume you read your own message boards. Send these finks three Bon Jovi toothpicks in their bag. And do the same for those freaks that hacked the high score board. What is WRONG with people these days?
This was a triumph.
hld1970 wrote:It really, really, works. Take it from a long time wooter.
Yup, link works, just got mine. My first bag o' crap!
jesstopher1 wrote:ALT F4 = instant Big Orphaned Cetacea
Actually I think it's hitting CTRL+ALT+Delete over and over again...
Yea I played that damm game too many times before I found the link...did it 37 times and got my crap.
Thanks for a great April fool's woot! I knew I was doing something wrong but wasn't paying good attention to the comments. I finally really read the comments and now have my very own Bag of Cosmos! Thanks!
this is pissing me off....
i've tried the Jatravartid link like 100 times and it just keeps telling me to beat level 0.
what the hell i don't even
OH YEAH!!!! It worked for me too. I think I put the link in there about 20 times, then viola...the order page!! Thanks to everyone who put that out there. I wasted way to long playing the dumb game!
krandallsfury wrote:WOOT!!!
WORKED FOR ME!!! Only took 4 tries!
5 tries. always backed up to woot.com then reintered the url
OK, I am amazed. The link ending in 31 worked for me. It might end up being an April Fool's joke in the end. We shall see.
The link ending in ...31 worked! Only after 150+ tries haha but worth it!
Just saw this online:
I liked this woot off, much better then the who can click the button fastest woot offs...
Hey Woot, here's an idea for the future... why not reward long-time customers with some sort of race-car game... where you have to win a race to get the Big o' Cosmos, and the speed of your car is determined by the number of woots you've purchased?
ComputerCarl wrote:Here's a hint... the effing link is real...
Is this for real or are they really playing with us?
burns72 wrote:OK, I am amazed. The link ending in 31 worked for me. It might end up being an April Fool's joke in the end. We shall see.
I am thinking the same thing, maybe i'll the the "Gmail Motion" version of the Big o' Cosmos!!!
Yeah, this game is not fun. And pretty arrogant on woot's part to think that we should go through great lengths to order their products.
so for the first time ever, the Big o' Cosmos isn't sold out by the time i wake up at 6. no. now i have to try and sneak in a game with little to manueverability. been at this for how long now??? 40 mins? ain't gonna happen. april fool's on me. i gave it a shot,but damn. nowhere to go when the Jatravartid monkey's on the bottom and the puddle's on the top. Phhhttt. woot, i like you, but this sux.
Can you say age discrimination lawsuit. Only the young can get a Big Orphaned Cetacea. Us old poor guys have no chance.
That link works...I tried it probably 40+ times. The time it worked I actually used the one with a 31 at the end and added random numbers after it.
Surprised no one has mentioned you have to press Alt+F4 on that screen to make it work.
...and as for the picture link, look at that s-car-go! LOL LOL LOL win.
I just want the crap to stop so I can buy something besides crap.
This is Jatravartid as crap, some of us actually have to work in the real world and can't spend the time on this Jatravartid ass way of buying,
You guys really are evil. Stop messing with people.
After about 60 ties, I was sure the link was a bad April fool's joke, but the next one brought up the banjo!
jesstopher1 wrote:
I got to that point several times last night, but no joy after hitting the button.
We, the Hitchhikers?
Dang Brace of Coneys....you don't like me
straydog1980 wrote:this is pissing me off....
i've tried the Jatravartid link like 100 times and it just keeps telling me to beat level 0.
what the hell i don't even
Probably not played the game at all under your account.
This is a HUGE waste of time and a lot of crap I'm not willing to go through. April Fool's back atcha Woot. I won't be buying anything from you any time soon.
Dumbest thing Woot has ever done. Total waste of time. I go to Woot because going to the store was frustrating and time consuming. Now Woot is time consuming and frustrating. What's the point???
Yeah, this kinda sucks for those of us at work. Having a big colorful Flesh game up on the monitor is like a red target.
Just when I thought I'd get my very first bag o crap.....I crapped out!!!!!!
sirrix wrote:You guys really are evil. Stop messing with people.
we're not messing around, if it wern't april fools day you would be doing this over and over again...and then you'd be in our seat trying to convince other people to try this. i sware it works, all jokes aside, i don't play Jatravartid april fools jokes.
sorry woot, i'd rather play E.T. for the Atari then that craptastic game you guys probably overpaid for! Great idea and all but I took my Three dollars to and online casino where i'd actually have a shot at beating the game and now I have 6 dollars, and i owe it all to you! Thanks!
Thanks for posting the links. Finally got my Big o' Cosmos!
What a week!!!! My first "quality post" designation, My first Big Orphaned Cetacea AND I lost five pounds...how could it get any better???
I like how so many people are complaining that a game called CRAPSHOOT is actually a crapshoot. Get over it.
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Welcome, LilMs!
I agree with Sayoon about trying Henna, and there should be no problem using it while growing out your hair to try to keep the color even.
Have you checked out the Transitioning section? Although most of these ladies are transitioning from relaxers, they're all trying to get rid of damaged hair. (Yes... I've been there!) Some of their techniques could actually work for you.
Since you've been reading here for a while, I'm sure you've seen lots of product reviews from people with your hair type. But what I found is that just because someone else might have curls similar to mine (3C/4A), doesn't mean that what works for her will work for me.
The best thing to do is to keep experimenting with different products and techniques until you find something that works for YOU. Read product labels and you'll soon find which ingredients your hair likes and which ones it doesn't.
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The headphones were actually a lot of fun to make, but they nearly fell apart. Good thing the expo Cosplay Desk had a glue-gun. @___@


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Last night's show opener in Natal, Brazil, started the UFC Fight Night 38 event off with a 'K.O. of the Night' earning stoppage.
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After executive chairman Garry Cook discussed the practice with two of the club's Thai executives, the board decided to bury crystals underneath the City of Manchester Stadium grass. City officials are hoping that crystals will energize the players.
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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Thursday rammed through a measure opening a new investigation of the deadly assault in Benghazi, Libya, vowing to dig deeper in a search for truth. Democrats declared it merely a political ploy to raise campaign cash and motivate voters.
A bitterly divided House voted 232-186 to establish the panel that Speaker John Boehner insisted would answer questions that linger almost 20 months after the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission. Seven Democrats, many facing tough re-election campaigns, broke ranks and joined Republicans in supporting the probe.
The panel's investigation will be the eighth on Benghazi and will examine the entirety of the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Independent, bipartisan and GOP-led probes have have faulted the State Department for inadequate security at the outpost, leading to four demotions. No attacker has yet been brought to justice.
Republicans say they're unsatisfied with explanations so far, and they have leveled a range of accusations against President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other senior administration officials. Chief among them: that the administration misled the American people about the nature of the attack during a presidential election campaign and stonewalled congressional investigators.
"We will not take any shortcuts to the truth, accountability or justice," Boehner said during House debate.
Democrats remain divided over whether to boycott the select committee. They are concerned that their participation would grant legitimacy to what they believe will be a partisan forum. But they also worry that if they avoid it they won't have the chance to counter GOP claims and defend potential witnesses -- including Clinton, a possible 2016 presidential candidate.
After the vote, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was noncommittal about whether Democrats would participate on the special committee, but assailed the new probe. "Our nation deserves better than yet another deeply partisan and political review," she said.
Party leaders will meet with their rank and file Friday to decide on the next step.
Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida criticized the "song and dance" she said came from Clinton when House members wanted to question her about Benghazi a few months after the attack. Clinton's testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee was delayed when she missed a month of work toward the end of her tenure after suffering a virus, then a fall and a concussion, and then brief hospitalization for a blood clot near her brain.
Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., said no evidence uncovered in any of the investigations thus far suggests wrongdoing by the administration. Republican claims have descended into "the crass and unbelievable," she said.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said the questions "have been asked and answered time and time and time again," and he added: "Let's end the political circus."
Benghazi has produced 13 public hearings, the release of 25,000 pages of documents and 50 separate briefings. The select committee won't be the only inquiry, as other GOP-led congressional panels continue their probes, including a House Oversight investigation which just last week took the extraordinary step of subpoenaing a Cabinet member. Secretary of State John Kerry hasn't said when he might testify.
Democrats deride the effort as a conservative campaign designed to energize Republican voters in typically low-turnout midterm elections.
Boehner's legislation creates a select House committee through the end of the year. It will have to be reapproved when a new Congress begins in January or go out of existence. The select committee has no explicit financial constraints.
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Rep. Steve Israel of New York, the Democratic campaign committee chairman, called fundraising off Benghazi "despicable and insulting." Boehner on Thursday refused to criticize the fundraising drive.
In an opinion piece Thursday in USA Today, the congressman whom Boehner has chosen to head the probe signaled he'd re-examine the entirety of the Benghazi attack, including questions Democrats and some senior Republicans consider settled.
The GOP-led House Armed Services Committee concluded months ago the U.S. military couldn't have responded in time to save Stevens and the others. Still, Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina asked: "Was our military response during the pendency of the siege sufficient?"
The Obama administration says officials tried to provide the public with the best information available after the attack at a time when U.S. embassies, consulates and other facilities were facing angry demonstrations across the Muslim world over a YouTube video mocking Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The administration originally attributed Benghazi to a similar protest that extremists hijacked, but retracted that account amid severe criticism.
House Democrats have issued several demands if they are to participate in the select committee. Boehner already has rejected their call for equal representation on the panel, deciding instead to fill it with seven Republicans and five Democrats. The Democrats also seek guarantees they'll have equal access to documents, say on subpoenas and right to question witnesses.
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"Hope and Change" = propaganda. Excluding redleg and little republican, who actually takes stock in political propaganda?
clamandy, let us not forget the weapons of mass destruction. Our children have died and many have been permantly disabled due to that whopper of a lie. But, for some it's ok when it's a republican doing the lying. Or maybe they believe everything told to them by their comrades.
What the liberal democrat propaganda AP machine will never admit...all it would take is for hillary and obama to tell the truth. But...then both could face jail time. except...Biden could then pardon both of them.
The above article is misleading at best. Obama, rice, carney, continued the lie for weeks and until teh election was in the bag.
The military could havebeen in bengazi within a couple hours....or is it just drones that can get there and video the whole event?
Just where was obama? he wasn''t in the situation room. obama was able to fly to the west coast for a fund raising event the next day.
hillary's chief of staff said it was a terrorist attck within hours of the first attack...yet hillary said it was a video for weeks on end...until she fiinally said "what difference does it make".
G W Bush et al had "intelligence" regarding the 9/11 attack prior to 9/11. Politicians lie. ALL of them. ALL of them.
President Obama and the rest of his Hope and Change administration LIED to the American people.....PERIOD..............


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The Charlotte and Raleigh McClatchy newspapers have a story today about the new voter suppression bill in the General Assembly, featured in our April 21 Link of the Day: S-657. You can read the lame reasoning of the Art Pope-funded legislators who are the bill's chief sponsors. Saving tax money can't be a justification for this legislation, because Same Day Registration saves money and other changes it proposes will add costs to the election system. The bill sponsors have an elitist view of democracy and clearly don't want to help more people become voters. The New York Times puts this bill in the larger context of a national move by Republicans to use their new power in state capitals to roll back voting rights before the 2012 election. The Times editorial includes several useful links.
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If these bills were really about voter fraud, any republican worth a spit would be too embarrassed to support them, because there is no credible evidence suggesting such laws are needed. What's being pushed is The Cause — the radical right's ideology — , as exemplified by attacks on labor under the pretense of reducing debt. Lots of people (who could otherwise register and vote) lack the paper credentials to meet the demanding new requirements, but the convenient exclusion (suppression) of a big segment of the population from the voting rolls will make elections and governance more and more the privileged realm of the rich. That's what it's all about, a return to the good old days of feudalism, when common people knew their place.
The safeguards we need to finance are those addressing actual problems, such as food-borne salmonella, and industrial chemicals polluting our air by the hundreds of tons a year.
The voting process deserves our attention to make it secure and honest. Illegal aliens are not entitled to vote and as a voting citizen, I want my voting rights protected. You can say what you like about about motivations but it's just your speculation. I've always felt the process here in NC is too loosey goosey and open for fraud. As we all know illegal aliens make up fake social security numbers. See my note below for additonal comments.
You can call it what you want, but is solely about intimidation and vote suppression among students, the elderly, the disabled, minorities, the poor and others who generally support the Democratic Party. There is no voter fraud, except in the feeble minds of the proponents of this bill, which they got from the rightwing site, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) (they are not smart enough to think all this up in the Republican legislature). The goal is simple–deny Democrats votes! Any way possible, do anything necessary, including putting blocks in the way of the right, repeat right, of people to vote. All the Republican tea Party garbage about this bill is generated via the Americans for Prosperity, a Koch funded operation, with help I am sure from Pope Art and his merry band of liars at the Locke and Civitas places.
Feeble minds of the proponents? Grinning, that's what the leftwingers like to do to disparage anyone who disagrees with them. It doesn't accomplish anything put put your own shortcomings on full display. According to you the legislature members are not smart enough, is it your opinion that only the leftwingers are smart? I reckon not.
Your argument holds no water, nobody is having their vote suppressed or receiving intimidation. What this bill does is place boundaries on the process to make it more orderly. Order is good, chaos is bad. This will just cause all of the groups that you listed to plan a little better. So if they miss early voting due to their attendance at a rock concert, then the poor dears will just have to vote on election day!
Requiring voters to show photo IDs will put a stop to illegal aliens from voting. Oh, unless your real agenda is allowing illegals to vote since you feel they will vote the way you like them to.
Honestly, I continue to be amazed by the leftwing talking points on the Koch Brothers. Everything I've seen that they advocate are good values for this country. Whereas the leftwing hero, George Soros advocates destructive policies for this country. Please try to think for yourself and open your mind up more.
First of all your terms are inaccurate. It is not a voter suppression bill. No legal voter will be prevented from voting if they are properly registered and have a photo ID proving that they are who they say they are. Safeguards are necessary to prevent illegal aliens from voting.


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So I am working on ordering a Corbin seat. I am not a huge fan of the "tribal" stitching and don't like the flame stitching at all.
I have heard you can make up your own design to request.
So lets see pics of your Corbin seats. Explain your material choices and the stitching pattern along with the pic.
For mine I am thinking about doing black vinyl on the sides, black leather on the top and bomber jacket brown inside whatever design is stitched on the seat. Not sure if they will be able to do this or not, but worth a shot.


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Nymphomaniacal Jill
Tried a dynamite stick for a thrill.
and bits of her tits in Brazil.
there was a young lady
from brighton last year
whose hobby was swimming
beneath a long peir
each morn she would venture
this trim little lass
and give me the pleasure
of seeing her.......... swim
there once was a milkman names schwartz
whose pecker was covered in wartz
but the ladies they say
would play anyway
because schwartz came in quarts
In a hour of darkness a blind man is the best guide. In an age of insanity look to the madman to show the way.
Nymphomaniacal Jill
Tried a dynamite stick for a thrill.