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Mercedes-Benz CL550 Parts
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About Mercedes Benz CL550
As a member of the CL-Class C216 family of vehicles, the Mercedes Benz CL550 is a luxury coupe available by Mercedes Benz USA is one of the most expensive vehicles offered by Mercedes Benz. Interestingly enough, it is also one of the lowest selling models offered. This is not however due to a lack of appeal but rather the fact that the Mercedes CL550 is truly a vehicle for the elite and a newer model goes for about $115,000.00 dollars. Considering its sporty nature, the Mercedes CL550 gets relatively good gas mileage at 23mpg highway, and comes with a variety of impressive standard features such as DVD player, iPod input and satellite radio just to name a few.
Mercedes Benz CL550 Parts from FCP Euro
FCP Euro is an e-commerce website designed primarily around the needs and wants of those in the Mercedes Benz community. What separates FCP Euro from independent garage owners, chain stores, and the Mercedes Benz dealership is our level of personal commitment to the customer. Although that may sound cliche', we truly do offer a more advantageous and rewarding experience when it comes to shopping for the right Mercedes Benz CL550 parts. First off, we have an easy to navigate CL550 catalog that allows even the novice shopper to find the parts they need with ease. As you browse, simply select the part that you're looking for, and click on the 'fitment guide' tab below the product to drop down a comprehensive list of year and model specific examples of what that part will fit. Can't find what you're looking for in our catalog? We not only have a growing selection of Mercedes parts, (OEM, Genuine, and aftermarket) and CL550 accessories, but we also have a friendly, highly trained, highly qualified staff of customer service experts and salesmen who will work one on one with you to answer your questions and get you the parts you're looking for. With a quality fitment guide and one year warranty on all of our Mercedes CL550 parts, it's easy to see that FCP Euro is the number one choice for Mercedes Benz enthusiasts looking to enhance the quality look, feel and performance of their vehicle.


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Details for: Is Nuclear Power carbon neutral? |
Nuclear Power is not green, despite what the nuclear industry wants you to think. It is the opposite of carbon neutral! Every stage of nuclear power production relies on fossil fuel. Energy is used in every step and beyond; from mining, transport of raw material, enrichment, processing, manufacture of fuel rods, more transport, and finally with the use of nuclear fuel to produce energy - all based on fossil fuel. We are not even talking about other costs, such as security, and spent fuel pools, storage, waste transport and entombment. Nuclear power has more than just a little greenhouse gas attached to it, when mining uranium ore, refining and enriching fuel, building the plant, and operating it are included. A big 1,250 megawatt plant produces the equivalent of 250,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year during its life. Nuclear plants cause warming of the rivers they are situated next to because there is an incredible amount of heat that must be discharged into the air and water. This causes fish die offs and species decline. Nuke Plants also use incredible amounts of water from rivers (just to keep from overheating), Billions of fish and fish eggs perish every year by getting sucked up into the cooling system, or by being exposed to higher than normal temperatures. Again Nuclear power is not green and not renewable, it is powered with a limited amount of uranium, a mined material that is not overly abundant on the planet, which needs to be imported to the US. Nuclear Power is Not Green or Clean or Carbon Neutral The nuclear industry is now trying to change negative public perceptionsof nuclear power by promoting itself as the solution to global climate change. A recent column by Theodore J. Iltis proclaimed "Keep America green:Go nuclear" (WSJ 3/20/05). Iltis says that environmentalists who are concerned about the increase in greenhouse-gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels should embrace nuclear power because it does not produce carbon dioxide and thus does not contribute to global climate change. This commonly held view, endlessly repeated by proponents of nuclear power ignores the fact that without uranium there is no nuclear power. The mining, milling and enrichment of uranium into nuclear fuel are extremely energy-intensive and result in the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels. The most intense mining and milling activity in the United States has been concentrated on the lands of Navajo and Pueblo Indians in the Grants Uranium Belt of northwest New Mexico. Before uranium can be used in nuclear power plants it must under go a process of enrichment. Uranium enrichment plants are the largest industrial plants in the world and consume enormous amounts of electricity. Far from being "clean", each 1000 megawatt-electric nuclear plant requires the equivalent of a 45 megawatt-electric coal plant--which annually burns 135,000 tons of coal--to supply its enrichment needs alone. The enrichment plant at Paducah, Kentucky, requires the electrical output of two 1000-megawatt coal-fired plants, which emit large quantities of carbon dioxide, the gas responsible for fifty percent of global warming. During its operation the enrichment plant at Piketon, Ohio consumed 10 percent of Ohio's electricity,more than the entire city of Cleveland. Proponents of nuclear power likewise ignore the substantial emissions of radioactive radon gas and other radioactive elements from the mining and milling of uranium ore in underground and open pit mines. The Navajo and Pueblo Indians, along with several thousand white miners were never told of the dangers from exposure to radon gas when they first entered those underground mines in Arizona and New Mexico in the 1950s. At least450 former uranium miners have already died of lung cancer, five times the national average. For those communities living next to uranium mines there is the additional problem of exposures from radioactive tailings, the waste that remains after the uranium has been extracted from the ore and processed into yellow cake. The thorium in the tailings piles has a radioactive half-life of 80,000 years. In other words, while nuclear power plants will produce power for only about 40 years, the effects of mill tailings will remain for thousands of future generations. There are over 200 million tons of these tailings in large piles around uranium mines and mills and they are emitting radioactive elements into the air and water. Communities near these tailings piles report a high rate of miscarriages, cleft palates and other birth defects, bone, reproductive, and gastric cancers as related health effects of uranium mining and exposure to contaminated air and water. And what about nuclear waste disposal? A typical nuclear reactor will generate 20 to 30 tons of high-level nuclear waste annually. There is no known way to safely dispose of this waste, which remains dangerously radioactive for a quarter of a million years. Iltis says the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada is an excellent choice for storage. The Western Shoshone Indians strongly disagree. They claim the land on which the federal government tested its atomic weapons and now plans to store 77,000 tons of military and power plant waste still belongs to them under the Ruby Valley Treaty of 1863 . The federal government has tried to force the Western Shoshone to accept payment for the land and thus forfeit their claim to it. The tribe sued the federal government in March 2005, alleging the Yucca Mountain project would violate the treaty. To date, no Western Shoshone members have accepted payment for their land. The failure of nuclear proponents to address the disproportionate impact of nuclear activities on Native American populations has its origins in an environmental racism which justifies exposing certain groups to hazardous environmental conditions in the name of national security, economic progress or to avoid the perils of global climate change. Nuclear power is not green.It is not clean. And it is a continuation of the environmentally racistpolicies of the nuclear industry. Al Gedicks is a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and the author of Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations. The nuclear energy option is neither safe nor affordable Tom Bice claims that we can achieve energy independence by investing in nuclear power ("Nuclear power is the answer to energy independence," July 1 Tribune). He also claims that nuclear power is "the safest power source ever developed." Al Gedicks is a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the author of "Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations." |


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Ethrion Hotel, Ermoupolis,
Syros, Greece
tel: (+30) 22810 89066 |
Ethrion family hotel is located in the centre of Ermoupolis, the main
town on Syros island, in a quiet neighbourhood in the alleys of the old city near the port and the elegant main square. The Ethrion Hotel is a three-storey building. Adjacent to the main building is a small garden with a grape trellis, where one can enjoy a drink and the view to Delos and Myconos Islands. |
ground floor was built in the 18th century and renovated with great care
and love, preserving all its traditional characteristics. It consists of 5 large apartments, some with veranda and sea view, all with kitchenette, ideal for families. Two of the apartments still have the original old wooden ceilings. The first floor consists of 4 modern rooms with large verandas and a sea view or a view of the historic Ano Syros and Vrondado hill. |
second floor consists of 2 luxury rooms and the suite decorated with old wrought iron furniture and balconies offering a panoramic sea view with the islands of Tinos and Mykonos in the background. The suite is spacious can sleep five. The Ethrion is open throughout the year and all the rooms offer full amenities for their guests with air-conditioning, bathroom, fridge with freezer, satellite TV, free internet access with ADSL, Wi-Fi, daily maid service, and laundry service. |
The fine restaurants, markets and nightlife
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This Sept. 21, 2012 photo shows country singer Jason Aldean performing at the iHeart Radio Music Festivalat the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Aldean has apologized to fans after pictures of him acting "inappropriately" last week popped up. Aldean's apology tweet comes after photos appeared showing him and former "American Idol" contestant Brittany Kerr together at a bar in Los Angeles last Wednesday. In one photo, they appear to kiss. Aldean is married with two children. A publicist says there will be no further comment. (Photo by Eric Reed/Invision/AP, file)
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There's a tug of war happening between the academics of journalism and those currently in the professional journalism ranks. Unfortunately the debate addresses neither the problem nor a legitimate solution. Take the following excerpt from an essay written in the Nieman Reports for Journalism at Harvard by Reed Richardson:
This dour assessment of journalism's credibility "documented [...]
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Media, Modern Journalists Missing the Point
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The Veracious Blog is a compilation of blog posts from various authors who through their participation in the HowTru community have achieved the status of being the most credible within any category.
- Trustworthy and Conformity a Dangerous Mix 13. May, 2010
- Veracity's Future Relies on Preserving Its Past 01. Apr, 2010
- Newspapers Must Let Go of Old Ways or Be Left Behind 04. May, 2009
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June 16, 2010 Obama's First Oval Office Speech a 'Flop'
That harsh judgment was delivered this morning by Dana Perino on Fox News Channel. She has plenty of company (see below) in regarding the effort as less than successful. As predicted, he used the free TV time to shill for cap and trade (although avoiding that term -- apparently the marketing team led by David Axelrod is rebranding the tax scheme). He also ended with an appeal to God, something he normally avoids as much as he has avoided attending church since leaving Rev. Wright under the bus.
A roundup of other commentary, including some very harsh criticism from the left.
The leftists on MSNBC were even harsher. Real Clear Politics provides video and a summary:
Calvin Woodward of AP does a fact check, and finds "blanks." Maureen Dowd of the New York Times is cynical:
Of course Dowd does not miss a chance to bash Bush and Cheney. But like many on the left, she is coming to the conclusion that Obama is an inadequate remedy.
E. J. Dionne of the WaPo put his finger on the single most revealing and troubling lines of the speech:
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On the upside for Obama, Joe Scarborough, former Republican congressman from the Florida panhandle, expressed admiration this morning on MSNBC for the President's speech yesterday in Pensacola, and for his Oval Office effort. That's one, and Paul Begala, Democrat pit bull, thought it was a great speech. |
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Having to live in quarters with many other 'day laborers', sending majority of earning home to support the family, having to live among low-life haters who post only negatives about minorities in the local rags...sad.
Maybe some of these haters should try what Mayor Booker (Newark, NJ) did and give it a try for a week. I'm sure they'd be singing a different, more understanding song!
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Readers of Momentum sent us stories of sports they turned to when they were no longer able to do the sports they once loved. Here is a selection of their inspiring tales.
Hippotherapy (horseback riding)
I was a runner, hiker, biker—I loved being in the outdoors. After I was diagnosed three years ago, my brother suggested that I learn to ride because the horse can walk for me. My riding lessons from a certified therapist involve exercising on horseback as well as learning the basics of riding. My goal is to be able to enjoy trail riding with friends and family. Hippotherapy, as horseback-riding therapy is called, exercises muscles that are normally neglected. Many think that the movements of the horse are therapeutic. I believe that contact with these animals is healing to the spirit.
—Kay Roberts
For more information on hippotherapy, visit the American Hippotherapy Association or the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH).
I found the Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte, Colorado, by accident. The instructors gladly take new "customers" like me, and coax us into using an apparatus called a bi-ski. The person is strapped tightly in a seat atop two skis and shown how to use "outriggers," or short poles with short skis at the bottom for balance.
With the positive reinforcement of the instructors, I was soon empowered to ski. I rode up on a lift with my wife for the first time in 10 years. During the first run, the instructor held my bi-ski from behind with control straps. Yes, there were many falls, but I had skied before, so the experience brought back the old skiing sensations. Just like traditional skiing, one progresses to a higher level each year.
—Walker H. Bateman IV
Tandem bicycling
Having been a 55-mile-a-week recreational runner, I truly miss it. I experienced a significant loss of control in my left leg and after a battery of tests, I was diagnosed with MS.
I knew I needed athletic stimulation to keep me whole. My wife and I had always been avid bicyclists, but I didn't feel comfortable going out with her on a 50-mile ride and being stranded if I was unable to finish. We decided to try a tandem bicycle so she could monitor me and know when it was time to come home. We do 10 miles (not 50), but it is good exercise and the breeze it creates keeps me cool. When not bicycling, I join my wife with her exercise videos.
—A. J. Cetel
Line dancing
I was born 53 years ago, and I went through ballroom dancing, jazz, disco, and modern—but mostly tap dancing. As the song goes, "Oh, What a Feeling!" I am thankful I still have so much mobility, but I can't even do a basic time step. My legs are like lead. It broke my heart, until I discovered I can "fake it" in line dancing. Sliding my feet is still possible. A slow song is best. Mixed in with a crowd, it's a blast. I'm not the only one making mistakes! And if I'm wobbly and out of step, so what? I'm having fun, and I'm not letting MS get me. I also watch any movie or video that has dancing in it. I can't do it, but who says I can't enjoy watching it!
—Billie Bilbrey
Adaptive golf
If you're interested in recreational golf for people with MS, visit Play Golf America, an initiative sponsored by The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA). The website includes helpful information and resources. Use the online search tool to locate PGA professionals with experience providing instruction to individuals with disabilities.
A new plan
I had planned a retirement full of sports activities—racquetball, sail boarding, jogging, tennis, skating, skiing, etc., but I developed MS and, with it, fatigue, lower-body weakness, and poor balance.
I am now writing a new retirement story that includes walking, weight lifting, golf, freelance writing, reading, photography, and catching up on the latest electronic gadgets. When I compare the two retirement stories, the post-MS-diagnosis story actually looks better!
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Feb 2011 Archive
February 26, 2011
MuaMAD Gaddaffi addresses the crowd. This man is certainly mad!
Thousands of Iraqis protest in "Day of Rage"
U.N. Security Council to meet, Libya hands out cash
Witness: Up close, but not very personal, with Col. Gaddafi
EU contemplates Freezing Mubarak's Assets
Libyan Colonel: 'The people are running the city and the army is with the people'
Mercenaries gather in Tripoli for final battle
US Ambassador Scobey accused of Deliberate Killing of Egyptians
How dictators stash their cash 101: How can Egypt track stolen assets?
Thousands rally in Cairo, keep up pressure on Egypt's military leaders to carry out reforms
Behind the Arab Revolt is a Word We Dare Not Speak
Gaddafi blames al-Qaeda for revolt
Israel deeply appreciates U.S. veto on UN resolution condemning settlements
Libya's second city learns to govern itself
Yemenis 'Beginning of the End' Protests Call for Salehs Downfall
Israeli" army will cash in on egyptian revolution
Al Jazeera Enrages Dictators, Wins Global Viewers With Coverage of Unrest
Egypt committee proposes 8-year cap on presidency
Alan Dershowitz to join WikiLeaks founder Assange's legal team
Libya: Dreams of Western Intervention
Bahrain sacks ministers amid protests
Biden: Mubarak not a dictator, protests not like Eastern Europe
Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest
Biden whem Mubarak stepped down: This is a pivotal moment in history
Playing God in the Middle East. Accounting for the Human Toll in Iraq
Anatomy of Egypt's Revolution - Conditions and Consequences (Part One). By Esam Al-Amin
Anatomy of Egypt's Revolution - Conditions and Consequences (Part Two). By Esam Al-Amin
February 24, 2011
Arab League suspends Libya as deadly crackdown persists
Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation
Iran is celebrating Mubarak downfall with Suez crossing
Obama expected to appoint Dan Shapiro Ambassador to Israel
U.S. should direct Mideast storm of change toward Iran
Israel to let 300 Palestinians return to West Bank from Libya
Fallout from Egypt being felt in region
Thousands march in Morocco to seek reform
Saudi king announces new benefits
Yemen MPs resign over violence
Egypt-Turkey-Israel: 'A clean break'
Obama Says US Considering 'Full Range of Options' on Libya
Gadhafi survival means weak army, co-opted tribes
February 23, 2011
Arab League suspends Libya as deadly crackdown persists
Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation
February 22, 2011
WikiLeaks diplomatic cables released on February 21, 2011. Click here
WikiLeaks diplomatic cables released on February 22, 2011. Click here
Libyan diplomats defect en masse
Two Iranian naval vessels have entered the Suez Canal, officials have said.
Yemen's president refuses to quit
As Libya regime crumbles, defiant Gadhafi vows to cling to power
Gaddafi's Israel Threat Linked To Libya Riots?
Israel takes 'grave view' of Iranian warships in Suez
Analysis: Yemen protests threaten Saleh's grip on power
Muslim Brotherhood Press Release on Cleansing Egypt to Build It on a Sound Footing
How can "Israelis" protect their privacy with Google Street View on the prowl?
'Libya hires African mercenaries'
Gaddafi will die on Libyan soil
Eastern Libya falls to anti-Gaddafi rebels
Libyans say Gaddafi "butcher," flick V-for-victory
Egypt tells embassies to seek Mubarak asset freeze
Breathing space for Palestinians
American Zionism against the Egyptian Pro-Democracy Movement by James Petras
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appears on state TV
Egypt-Israel "peace treaty" brought more war than peace Richard Irvine
Venezuelan Parliamentarians Reject U.S. Lawmaker's Threats against Venezuela
February 20, 2011
Picture of the day
WikiLeaks cables show no evidence of Iran's hand in Bahrain unrest
Death Toll of Libya Unrest Tops 100: HRW
Egypt to open Gaza borders in both directions Tuesday
Israel could be the one thing all Egyptians agree on! They all hate it!
Egypt is no longer committed to an alliance with Israel against Iran
Egyptian officials: Iran warships to cross Suez Canal on Monday
Israeli Embassies May Close After Threats
Gaddafi: What now for Libyas dictator, and where does Britain stand?
Protests continue in Yemen, Algeria and Morocco as strikes banned in Egypt
Saudi prince Talal warns of uprising threat inside Saudi Arabia
February 19, 2011
Protest wave grows: Bahrain, Yemen and now Libya
Violent repression of protests rocks Libya, Bahrain, Yemen
Three Gazans shot dead by Israeli army
The toxic residue of colonialism
Helen Thomas: Jews Weren't Persecuted in Europe After the War
Jewish Groups Scramble To Adjust to New Mideast Reality
Anti-Jewish Fliers Target Rahm Emanuel
Middle East uprising will put oil giant Saudi Arabia in peril, claims historian
Egypt: US veto of Israeli settlement resolution "disappointing"
Amr Moussa to Seek Egypt Presidency .
United States Failed Miserably at UNSC Resolution on Israeli Settlement
Palestinians: Strangers in their homeland
'Bahrain's mercenaries shoot to kill'
February 18, 2011
Picture of the day: A man holds up a poster of Hosni Mubarak as the Moroccan people gather to show their solidarity with the Egyptian protesters, following the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, during a protest in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo)
2010 world rankings on democracy, corruption, press freedom. How did the corrupt Arab regimes score?
Sayyed Nasrallah speech of Feb 16, 2011:Resistance Might Occupy Galilee in Future War
Is Norman Finkelstein a Zionist? Yes! Oh, Yes!
Noam Chomsky, Closet Capitalist! Do as I say and not as I do!
February 17, 2011
Click here to access the wikileaks cables
472 WikiLeaks cables posted on EGYPT on February 16, 2011! Click here.
February 16, 2011
Obama welcomes Egypt's pledge to maintain international treaties
Only someone like Mubarak could defend Netanyahu's brand of democracy
Washington Faces the Arab Revolts: Sacrificing Dictators to Save the State by James Petras
What will become of Israel if Mubarak falls?
WikiLeaks: Israel long viewed Egypt VP as preferred Mubarak successor
Egyptians concerned about plot to hijack revolution
Berlusconi to face trial over prostitution scandal
Wikileaks cable: there was pressure to finish off HAMAS while the IDF had the chance.
February 14, 2011
The protesters wanted one thing more than any other: for this creature to disappear! But there he was on the screen telling 'the children of Egypt' that he was still in charge. The protesters went wild and they all showed him their shoes! Why didn't this monster get it a lot earlier that he was more hated than the devil?
February 13, 2011
Picture of the day:"The people and the Army are one". Viva!
Without Mubarak, Egypt state TV switches sides
Julian Assange links WikiLeaks to Egypt revolt against Hosni Mubarak
Egypt's Brotherhood No. 1: "We are not fighting for an Islamic state,"
Only someone like Mubarak could defend Netanyahu's brand of democracy
Egyptians must reject US interference in their internal affairs
Israel 'Happy' after Egyptian Military's 'Assurances'
When will Obama start talking to Hamas and Hezbollah?
Australian activist hails "astonishing victory" of Egyptian people
'Egypt, gateway to freedom for Palestine'
Revolutionary Egyptians Vow to Continue Protests Until Demands Are Met
Egypt opens a new chapter for Palestine
The hypocrisy of Zionism: The terrorism is realbut who are the real terrorists?
February 12, 2011
Ar-Raya, February 9, 2011 (Qatar). The cartoon's headline: "The Arab Tsunami of Rage" Written on the door: "Security" (Brought to you by the Arab Defamation League (ADL)
A con artist and a neo-con Daniel Pipes reflects on his beloved Mubarak
Israel Happy after Egyptian Militarys Assurances
Algeria Echoes Tunisian, Egyptian Revolutions
Hezbollah Congratulates Egyptians on Historic Victory
Egypt and Iran; Different looks at people power
Ain't That Good News! Yep! By ALEXANDER COCKBURN
Egypt and Tunisia: Dignity Revived. The End of Humiliation
You have got to watch this video! It is funny, very funny!
February 9, 2011
"Power takes a back step only in the face of more power." Malcolm X. That statement is very true when we see what is happening in Egypt. The Egyptian people are up against the most lethal and the most solidified power of international Jewry, plus that of the West and that of the repugnant Arab regimes. Take the so-called 'Israel' out of the equation, and this most repulsive tyrant who calls himself 'president' of Egypt would have been history on the 28th of January. But his fall also would mean the fall of the blood-sucking predators and leeches on Arab soil, who stampeded all the way from Europe, and who now have adopted a brand new and a very deceptive name of "Israelis'' - which translates into "the Chosen", since "Israeli" means nothing more than God's most precious little darlings.
February 6, 2011
February 5, 2011
Egypt and the Palestinian question - Aljazeera.net. Click here.
Mubarak's hired thugs
February 4, 2011
Watch one of my favorite Gamal Abdel Nasser videos. He is speaking on behalf of the poor and says in this video (only 27 seconds):
The poor have paradise. OK. So those poor people have no share on earth, but only in paradise? They would like a small share on earth, and in return they can give you their share in heaven. Click here
A tiny migrant people on Arab soil who call themselves 'Jews' and 'Israelis' have been causing untold horrors and misery upon the Arabs? These Jews number only 6 million whereas the Arabs number over 300 million - a ratio of 50 Arabs to one immigrant Jew in Palestine! What is going on? What the hell are the Arab regimes doing besides being glued to the ticker monitors speculating on the stock market? What chances do the Arabs have to regain their independence and dignity while the most lethal and alien enemy is stuck in their midst?
The louder the protest from the European regimes in favor of their former Jews now in Palestine and against the colonized Palestinian people, the more anti-Jew those Europeans are. The reason for their protest is not altruistic but rather due to the dread and trepidation of the prospect of their former Jews returning to the West! It is the desire of the West that these former European Jews remain on Arab soil for perpetuity?
February 3, 2011
Click here to access my Nasser archives
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Mubarak might flee towards his sweeties: the "Israelis"!


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Thread: Lift
hey i was wondering at what height iwill i need to buy new hoses when i lift up my truck?
2000 Chevy s10 4x4
4.3- 454 engine swap
17" skyjacker suspention lift
35" Grapplers
14" a.r. rims
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Dana 40 Rear end
02-08-2011, 04:30 PM #2You can do a leveling kit or 3'' body lift without doing any adjustments. If you do a 6'' lift or more just buy a kit and you'll be fine.
2006 Duramax LBZ
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4'' Diamond eye to 6'' tip
16'' ion alloy, 33'' fierce attitudes
Lots of work left to do!
02-08-2011, 04:33 PM #4They sell gap guard kits. Pretty cheap and heavy duty black rubber mounts where the gaps would show.
02-08-2011, 04:38 PM #6On my 94 I did a body lift and was nice because it was only 500 bucks for everything and I could do it myself. On this truck I just have a leveling kit and am running 33's so if I ever lift it anymore I'd probably do another body lift. Pretty happy with my old one. Unless they come out with an affordable suspension lift.
02-08-2011, 04:42 PM #7well i had 2000 s10 on a 17" skyjacker lift on 44s but i new i had to buy new hoses for that.. ill put pics of it on here later your trucks nice tho
02-08-2011, 04:57 PM #8Yeah you know about lifts then. But thank you. Look forward to seein some pics!
02-08-2011, 05:00 PM #1004 ECSB Custom silver & grey, Soft 8's, BFG KO's, ReadyLift Leveling Kit, Hellwig front sway bar, K&N filter, DeeZee EZ-Down, Rhino liner, Alpine CDE103BT, Rockford 6.5's, 12" V.A.T. Hammer Pro in a Subthump box, Alpine PowerPack amp, Hifonics amp, BackRack w/ 55w 5000k HID KC Daylighters, KC light bar with 4 KC Slimlites, UWS toolbox, Shaved Antenna mod, Black Bowtie, LED backup, license plate, dome lights & 3rd brake light
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Catch this film tonight: Only Angels Have Wings
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Hollywood, it's often said, had a very good 1939. Consider this handful of releases: Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Gunga Din, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Ninotchka. (Not a G-Force among them.) But honestly, this critic would trade all of those classics for Howard Hawks's unpretentious masterpiece, Only Angels Have Wings, released in May of that stellar year. When critics use the term Hawksian to describe the kind of stoic professionalism that marks the director's work, they really mean this movie—a terrific tropical-flyer adventure that's also a deceptively profound statement on mortality. Sexy and adult, the film doesn't feel seven decades old. It screens tonight at BAM as part of its tribute to Cary Grant, at 6:50 and 9:30pm.


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Mini: Boxes
Posted by Rindert Dalstra - Category: Ambient- Company: Mini
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Three days ago we posted and ambient ad made for Heineken regarding huge walk-in fridge boxes. Apparently car constructor Mini had the same idea. They made it look like the small car were delivered in a cardboard box that you could pick up in your local store. These boxes were put out on the street to get picked up by garbage men.
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Michael Furlong of UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School elected to membership in the Society for the Study of School Psychology
Dr. Michael Furlong of the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara has been elected to membership in the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP). New members of the society – which is limited to 110 of the most esteemed school psychologist academics in the country – must be nominated by a current member, pass a review by the membership committee, and be elected by the SSSP board. Criteria for membership include scientific contributions to the field and potential to contribute to SSSP activities.
Michael Furlong says, "This is a wonderful honor to be recognized by the school psychology research community and is a reflection the outstanding support provided in the Gevirtz School of Education."
The purpose of the Society for the Study of School Psychology is to support the development of a body of science and scholarship that provides a foundation for the provision of psychological services in schools and educational settings and to disseminate this knowledge. A major part of this effort is conducted through SSSP's Journal of School Psychology. SSSP has a unique role among school psychology organizations, a mission that is devoted exclusively to promoting and recognizing scholarship and research. Although the amount of funding will be modest by some measures, SSSP will provide, under current projections, about $40,000 annually to support school psychology research. These monies, coupled with the firm commitments of scholars and practitioners toward validating effective practices and expanding the scope and effectiveness of school psychological services, can become a significant force in the design and implementation of school psychological services in the 21st Century.
Dr. Furlong is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School. Furlong has been very active with state and national school psychology organizations, having served as the president of the California Association of School Psychologists. Currently, he is the Editor-elect of the Journal of School Violence and he serves as an Associate Editor of Psychology in the Schools and the California School Psychologist. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
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It doesnt play the songs properly... It plays at double the speed :)
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It doesnt play the songs properly... It plays at double the speed :)
any ideas????
It´s a beta, so wait for a new version :icon_wink . I didn´t have any problems with the speed, but I couldn´t play an album when it was in a specific folder (like fx "psp/music/some album/hey hey.mp3")Originally Posted by keyurgor
it states that in the readme:Originally Posted by Hmm
Reading of files contained in ms0:PSPMUSIC (no subdirectories at the moment)
Phat Black w/M33 + 16GB CR5400 || Phat White w/GEN + 4GB SanDisk
I've had the same problem with other homebrew music players, to make it play regularly encode the mp3 so that the sample rate is 44.100 Khz and itll play right, any higher itll play slow and any lower itll speed it up
happens the same to me
WII - 2.22E/DMS/Wiikey
It played my songs just fine. The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have anything to look at or what I mean to say is, you know that other MP3 player DJ something, well that one has the Windows Media Player designs on it, and looks great, but the menus suck. In this one, the menus and design look good, but has no feel to it.
Well I guess that's why it's a beta.
It's a fairly simple design, wouldn't you say?
DJPSP is better...
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Oops...should´ve seen that . Anyway I´m looking forward to a new version :icon_winkOriginally Posted by matchung
Yeah, hopefully the next release (or a future release) has those Windows Media Player designs going. I love those things and it makes it look a lot better. This MP3 Player is going to be pretty awesome, I love the layout, it's just missing those designs.
I don't see the efficiency of using a homebrew MP3 player on 2.0+. Loading GTA to play music when the PSP has a built-in MP3/WMA support is too time consuming, especially since there isn't a solid homebrew MP3 player yet. I would like to see the development continue however, because when other exploits are found that don't require GTA, and the homebrews are tighter themselves, then I might find them useful.
agree,except it can play all sorts of format, otherwise a solid mp3 is useless atm. many other media players such as PSPRadio/DJPSP can do already.
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Things I liked:accurate...well built...quality Things I would have changed:Method of loading pellet...akward to load upside down What others should know:I would highly recommend !!! Things I liked:There are so many things I like about my P1...where do I start?
The build quality is almost unbelievable especially in this day & age...this is an heirloom quality pistol.
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Amazon just updated their Amazon Mobile app for iPhone to now include barcode scanning. Basically, while you are out and about shopping, you can use your iPhone to scan the barcode of whatever you are thinking of buying, and Amazon will give you their price on the item. From there, you can purchase it and choose all your shipping options. Seriously, we have no idea what took Amazon so long to implement this, but it'll definitely be a money saver. You can download the Amazon Mobile app for free.Read the full story at Gear Live.
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my wife and i would like to walk snowdon early next year.as beginners what sort of equipmenr would you advise
Hello VT friends!
We are travelling this May 1st weekend to Snowdonia for 2 nights. 6 adult + 2 kids. Does anyone know a decent Cottage around? We checked on the internet, but guess we are now too late, all are full. :(
Please help
Hi there,
We're trying to plan a trip in Summer, with the aim of walking up Snowdon, but can only travel by train and by foot - although possibly by bike if the trains allow it. The plan is to climb Snowdon, then move on to Scafell and then Ben Nevis by the end of the week... in theory at least.
What I'd like to know is where would be a good place to head for to pitch a tent that's fairly near to a train station, but also has relatively good access to the peak. We don't need an electricity hook-up, but sanitation is a definite plus. A view would be great as well as a few local attractions, but accessibility is the most important factor.
Any suggestions, anyone?
Thanks in advance
Hi there.
We have a rough plan prepared for our trip to Snowdonia and need and advice to make sure we do not miss any 'must see/ be there'. We are mainly interested in nature - amazing views and great waterfalls and other wonders of nature (something of which there is plenty in Snowdonia), perhaps an old castle. We are certainly not that much interested in towns and villages and museums.
Short climbs can be managed but my friends by no means are hikers, so climbing any mountains out of question. If you think there is something really worth viewing that is missing from our list than please do say so (as this is the main reason for this post). It would be even better, as our plan is kind of full, if you could not only make a suggestion of what we are missing but also what we should drop from our list to make time for that new thing?. Actually I'm not quite sure if the list below isn't too tightly packed anyway and what with all the travelling around.
We plan to spend there 3 days and 2 nights. Will leave very early and get to our first attraction around 9 am. I have not yet checked if what we want to see can be fitted in that time but in rough order of our trip this is what we hope to see:
Pass of the Cross (off A470 at Dinas-Mawddwy),
Rhiwargor Waterfall (by Lake Vyrnwy or Llyn Efyrnwy)
Hirnant Pass (or through Cwm Cynllwyd and Bala Lake, depending on which rout we choose)
Betws-y-Coed (for Fairy Glen and Conwy Falls)
Swallow Falls
Lyn Ogwen (with short climb up Cwm Idwal, perhaps Llyn Bochlwyd and Ogwen falls)
then up A5 through Nant Ffrancon (Falcon Valley, right?)
if we have time than Caernarfon Castle
then down through Pass of Llanberis (and mountain railway up Snowdon)
Dolbadarn Castle
then down A498 to Pass of Aberglaslyn
then down A496 to Harlech Castle
Barmouth (for Panorama Walk or rather few glimpses)
Dolgellau (for Torrent Walk - ther is also apparently well worht seeing a route from Dolgellau to Arthog on B-roads)
and that would be about it
Any comments, suggestion would very welcome. Suggestions of which roads to take to reach our destinations so that to have the best views etc. are more than welcome. I know 3 days is not a lot but that's what we have and we are determined to make best of it. We did this kind of thing in Pembrokeshire last year and it did work - we had a glimpse of Pembrokshire magic that we marvel at to this day.
Hi guys,
I'm planning visiting the area for the first time in early October this year. I have several questions I hope some of you can help me out with...
1. What are the hiking conditions like on Snowdon at that time of year?
2. I plan on climbing Snowdon via The Llanberis Path on one day and hiking in the area for my other days. Where would you recommend as a base? A nice village with B&B and pubs hopefully.
3. What would you recommend for my toher hike, not involving Snowdon but starting from the same base.
4. Any specific B&B to recommend in the suggested base area?
Many Thanks
Hi. I'm only just beginning to look into this but how close can you get to Mount Snowdon, and any nearby hostel / hotel to use as a base, on public transport? ie what's the nearest train station, then do I need to get a bus....? The internet has proved quite unhelpful so far.... Any help at all will be much appreciated...
Hi everyone. I'll be visiting Snowdonia for a few days in August - on a quick break from London. I want to hike; I don't want to rent a car. So where should I stay? Ideally I'd take the train to Betws Y Coed or thereabouts. I'd like to hike around Snowdon, but hear that there's an area to the northeast of Snowdon that's actually supposed to be much nicer and less crowded (name escapes me? Glyer something, perhaps) I'm also open to suggestions for other destinations. Thanks.
Hi all
My wife and I are in the process of planning a driving holiday around the UK this coming summer. Our itinerary, at the moment is to leave Sussex where we live and drive to Wales and the Snowdonia National Park, spending a few days touring around the park before driving on to the Lake District, where we will spend another few days, and then driving onto the Yorkshire Dales, where we will spend another few days, before heading south and home, a total of about 12 to 14 days.
My question is, ?if you have been to any of the above locations, which routes would you recommend that give the most spectacular views and are there any little villages that you thought were out of this world and well worth a visit?.
Thank you for any help.
My boyfriend Rob and I are leaving for Snowdonia tomorrow morning and we haven't yet decided which of the paths up Mount Snowdon we would like to take. We are using the trip as part of our training towards climing Mt Kilimanjaro in September, so we'd like a relatively challenging climb, but with no steep and dangerous cliff drops which might cause us to fall and possibly die, thereby never actually making it to Africa! We'd like the route to be interesting and varied in it's terrain, and we would also like to stay away from the crowds if that's going to be possible on bank holiday weekend. Can anyone recommend a route to the summit which will satisfy all our requirements?
Many thanks
While walking up the Watkins Path I noticed a type of road going up the side of the mountain, this is very steep in places and unsuitable for a vehicle. Anyone know what it is?
hi there. Me and my friend want to go camping and walking in snowdonia around tryfan, however transportation is a problem. We can only go for four days. I live in Pembrokeshire so it's really not that far away from me, however we need to use public transport to get there. everytime i try looking it up on national express for coaches or the check rail timetables the shortest journeys i can find are 9 hours which is way to long. Does anyone know a quicker way of getting from Pembrokeshire (or near to there) to snowdonia? thanks nemo
Have any one here tried the Horseshoes before? I did the Pyg and Miners tracks last fall and they were quite fun. I was told that the Horseshoes is a lot harder than those two but it is possible and save for climbers with no scrambling experience to tackle the Horseshoe in a fine weather? Many thanks!
Hi, in a few weeks I'll be travelling in Wales.I was considering taking the mountain railway up Mount Snowdon. However, on their website I read that you have only 30 minutes on top and then have to take the train down.To me, that sounds like the "out of the bus, take a picture, back in the bus" tourgroups. What if I want stay up for more than 30 minutes? That doesn't seem to be possible. I also considered walking. The LLanberis Path is - according to guide books - "easy". Can anyone here tell me what "easy" means? I do a lot of walking and am reasonably fit, but I have problems when there is a sharp drop right next to a path.I once fell down a gorge and ever since I have problems with this.Is there any type of this during the course of the LLanberis path? I'd be very thankful if anyone here could answer these questions. Christine


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So my neighborhood King Soopers has been dramatically expanded – nearly doubled in size, spacious new bakery/deli/meat/produce departments, new Starbucks, the works. Apparently, to pay for all this, they've had to cut back on some services, like providing cashier checkout after 9:30 pm. Which I didn't learn about until after I had loaded up a cart with close to $200 in groceries. Yay! (The lady in front of me, who also had a full cart, simply left her stuff at the customer service desk and walked out.)
So I pushed my cart into the self-checkout lanes and started scanning and bagging all of my stuff. Meanwhile, the line of customers started backing up; surprisingly, no one pointed out that I had a lot more than the limit of 15 items in my cart (a good thing; I doubt they would have liked my response). I got down to my last few items…and the entire U-Scan system crashed.
By this time there was about 20 customers in queue, and the security guard directed us to two cashier checkout lanes while they tried to reboot the self-checkout system. So I waited in line again, with nearly all of my items already bagged and the ice cream starting to melt. As soon as it was my turn, they announced that the U-Scan system was back up.
I just looked at the clerk. "Please don't make me go back over there." He didn't. They were actually quite apologetic about it by that point. But it seems the entire debacle could have been avoided if they had just opened up a cashier lane on demand, like they used to do. I've been at that same store at midnight before (yes, I sometimes do my grocery shopping at odd hours; sue me), and they always had a clerk available to check out big orders. Why change that policy now, especially after expanding a store in response to what I can only guess was increased customer traffic?
Even seemingly simple changes in service can result in big headaches for customers. Business owners beware!
I suppose it's only logical – in that twisted, perverse way unique to the state – that if the president can now detain citizens indefinitely without trial for suspected terrorist activities committed on U. S. soil, the government would be able to arrest them for merely talking about suspected drug activities abroad:
The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill yesterday that would make it a federal crime for U.S. residents to discuss or plan activities on foreign soil that, if carried out in the U.S., would violate the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) — even if the planned activities are legal in the countries where they're carried out.
(At this point it should shock no one that the sponsor of this bill is Lamar Smith, the Republican senator from Texas who also backed the free-speech-crushing Stop Online Piracy Act.) So that means if you casually mention to someone that you can't wait to go to Amsterdam to try some hash – which is completely legal there – you might find yourself detained by DEA agents even before you've left the country. It would also conceivably apply to any publications, including blogs, which discuss future drug activity, or even advice about drugs aimed at overseas audiences (such as growing marijuana).
So now the country's lawmakers are reduced to enacting thought-crime legislation, in the state's futile attempts to prevent anyone from ever getting high. The only thing that surprises me is that they haven't named it Whitney's Law. Because nothing drums up popular support for terrible, unlibertarian laws like naming them after dead people.
Saturday Shorts
- Scandinavian show-jumping rabbit mania invades the UK (HT Tyler Cowen). Here is video of the "Rabbit Grand National Final":
- Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is under federal investigation for allegedly receiving kickbacks for securing city contracts for vendors.
- Warren Buffett makes $154 million on his Bank of America investment thanks to a foreclosure settlement deal between the Obama administration and the five largest U. S. banks (HT Radley Balko).
- If you live in a big house, you're an immoral asshole. Also, "Randian libertarians" apparently shouldn't be reading Gawker.
- It appears that the police shooting death of an unarmed 18-year-old man in the Bronx was the end result of a stop-and-frisk attempt, a tactic the NYPD have been using for years to trick blacks and Latinos into "publicly" displaying marijuana, which raises simple possession to a crime. Any price worth paying to prevent even one person from getting high, right?
Arizona has long been a rich source of batshit insane laws, usually good for a laugh or a moment of outrage (sometimes both) before they're quickly struck down by a judge for their utter lack of constitutional sanction. The state's anti-immigration bill, SB 1070, which contained provisions only a veteran of the Stasi could appreciate, is a prime example of the steaming piles of absurdity which lawmakers in Phoenix grunt out on a regular basis.
Now they've pretended the First Amendment has ceased to exist, and added bad words and the occasional boob shot to the list of things people just shouldn't do if they want to remain employed by Arizona's public education system:
In what has to be the most hilariously unconstitutional piece of legislation that I've seen in quite some time, senators in the Arizona state legislature have introduced a bill that would require all educational institutions in the state — including state universities — to suspend or fire professors who say or do things that aren't allowed on network TV.
Since the FCC's own rules on obscenity are sufficiently vague to warrant a current Supreme Court review of its authority to regulate speech on broadcast television, one has to wonder what the bill's sponsors – unsurprisingly, all Republicans – fear teachers and professors are doing in the state's classrooms to threaten impressionable youth. Because what sixth-grader hears on television off-color remarks that aren't repeated on playgrounds every day? When 12-year-olds are quite adept at finding video content online, all of which is completely unregulated by the FCC, the time for worrying about what teachers might show in class is long past.
Reason's Jacob Sullum has more on the FCC's incomprehensible obscenity rules.
A perfect example of the depths of collectivist stupidity to which California governments have plunged:
The Board of Supervisors this week agreed to raise fines to up to $1,000 for anyone who throws a football or a Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County. [...]
The updated rules now prohibit "any person to cast, toss, throw, kick or roll" any object other than a beach ball or volleyball "upon or over any beach" between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Exceptions allow for ball-throwing in predesignated areas, when a person obtains a permit, or playing water polo "in or over the Pacific Ocean". [...]
Your kids could also end up costing you big bucks: the ordinance also prohibits digging any hole deeper than 18 inches into the sand except where permission is granted for film and TV production services only.
HT Matt Welch at Reason's Hit & Run, who has plenty more to say about it.
…we now hear that the Pentagon is "reviewing options" as the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate:
Although the U.S. focus remains on exerting diplomatic and economic pressure on Syria, the Pentagon and the U.S. Central Command have begun a preliminary internal review of U.S. military capabilities, CNN has learned.
The options are being prepared in the event President Barack Obama were to call for them. Two senior administration officials who spoke about the review to CNN emphasized that U.S. policy for now remains the use of non-military options.
Yes, I understand that this is standard procedure at the Pentagon, and that even U. S. involvement in NATO attacks on Libya which precipitated Muammar Gaddafi's downfall was preceded by such reviews and planning, and that this results in no military action being taken as often as not. But still: what the mainstream media report is simply an endless parade of justifications for the U. S. to remain deeply embedded in the Middle East and Central Asia for years, perhaps decades, to come. All under the banner of "nation building," despite little evidence to prove that the nations which have been "built" are more free and stable than the ones which existed before.
But substitute "empire" for "nation," and suddenly it makes a lot more sense, doesn't it?
Of all the policies of the Barack Obama administration – one of many which began under the Bush regime and has been continued, even expanded, by his successor – I think the use of predator drones sickens and angers me the most. Especially with the revelation that the drones also target first responders, and even people attending funerals. Imagine if a suicide bomber had attacked police and firefighters as they arrived at the World Trade Center on 9/11, or the funerals of the victims. That is essentially what the CIA's predator drones are doing.
But what's really infuriating, though not surprising, is how quiet liberals are about this, given how loudly they spoke out against war during the Bush years. Yet this is arguably worse in terms of its sheer violence and callousness: worse than Abu Ghraib, worse than the Haditha massacre. If any other country's military engaged in such acts, they would be denounced by the U. S. government (and others) as war crimes, and rightly so. And as the report cited by Glenn Greenwald makes clear, government officials have been lying about the civilian casualties from the attacks. But from most Democrats, the response amounts to at best a shuffling of feet and an uncomfortable silence. In fact, most of them support the use of drones, and even keeping the Guantanamo Bay prison camp open, according to a Washington Post poll. This despite Obama's campaign promise to close Gitmo. I guess Democrats suffer from memory loss as much as Republicans do.
How anyone can vote for a man who gives orders to commit mass murder is simply incomprehensible to me. And please spare me the counterpoint that the Republicans are just as bad. Of course they are. That just further proves the point that the major parties are virtually indistinguishable in their lust for mass murder, bigger government, and more control over people's lives. Voting Republican or Democrat is voting for the imperial warfare/welfare state, and all of the blood and treasure it demands.
(Cross-posted from The Libertarian Standard.)
While enjoying a Mother's Day brunch at my sister's house, I learned that my older niece's boyfriend has an interesting part-time job. He has a theater background, and role-plays for training seminars to help police deal with unstable individuals and hostage situations. He's played drunks, people high on drugs, people having a psychotic episode, and people who for the moment are just very, very pissed off.
One of his recent gigs involved playing someone from the last category: a distraught father who's holed himself up in a house with his kids and threatening to kill them. While I didn't learn a lot of details, he apparently played his role so well that a frustrated cop ended up giving him a black eye.
I was struck by the irony of someone who volunteers to put himself in harm's way by our Protectors and Servants (granted, he's paid for it), when they will freely dish out the same punishment to any slob on the street unfortunate enough to find themselves in a cop's crosshairs. It also disturbs me that whatever training the police take to deal with unstable individuals, it doesn't seem to be working very well.
I mean, if an actor can get clocked by the police during a simulated exercise, what does that bode for genuinely troubled people when the cops have access to their Tasers and sidearms? Unfortunately to ask is to answer.
(Cross-posted from The Libertarian Standard)
The fury over Arizona's new anti-illegal immigration law continues at a brisk boil, and it couldn't come at a better time for filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. The 41-year-old Texan, himself of Mexican descent, is known for his gritty and graphically violent movies set in Mexico and featuring protagonists who seek bloody vengeance against those who have wronged them. Like his friend and collaborator Quentin Tarantino, Rodriguez is a fan of the pulpy, culturally exploitive action films of the 1970s; part of the fun of Grindhouse, the double-feature he and Tarantino directed, were the over-the-top trailers for films which didn't exist…until now, at least.
Rodriguez has now expanded one of the trailers, for a film called Machete, into a full-length feature starring Danny Trejo, a fixture in many Rodriguez movies, including the family-friendly Spy Kids series in which Trejo also played a character named Machete. I hope parents don't confuse that Machete with this one, however, as the new "illegal" trailer makes clear (warning: NSFW language and violence). In the new film, Machete is a former Federale and migrant laborer who drifts around Texas looking for work. He is hired by a businessman (played by Jeff Fahey) to kill a corrupt senator who's trying to kick all of the illegal immigrants out of the state. But it's all a setup; Machete is the patsy for a deeper conspiracy to whip up anti-immigration hysteria so that tough new laws can be passed without much protest. Machete then goes on the signature Rodriguez rampage of killing bad guys and scoring with hot women.
The real fun may be in seeing this movie played out against an all-too-real backdrop of anti-illegal immigrant hysteria. The senator in Machete, played by Robert DeNiro, uses rhetoric not much different from that heard by officials such as Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, who warned of an epidemic of cop shootings by illegals after one of his deputies was wounded by suspected drug smugglers near the border. No evidence of such an epidemic exists — only one cop in Arizona has been killed by an illegal immigrant since 2008 — but the amplification effect of non-stop media coverage lends credibility to Babeu's histrionics.
Then there's the condemnation of forcibly removing illegals from the country, and the rallying of immigrants by Machete's compadres to fight back, echoing the political and cultural backlash against Arizona's new legislation. Even professional sports have gotten in on the act; the Phoenix Suns wore "Los Suns" jerseys on Wednesday to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and take a swipe at the immigration bill.
Whether Machete is just a Mexploitation flick using illegal immigration as a pretext for a gory revenge fantasy, or represents a deeper political statement by Rodriguez, won't be known until the film is released in September. Of course it can be both; politics and pop culture often make strange, not to mention lucrative, bedfellows. Such is the wonder of American enterprise!
If you believe we all sleep a little better at night knowing our military is overseas defending our freedoms against evil terrorists, I hope this video upsets your slumber a bit:
There may be some debate over what weapons this group of people were carrying, but there is no debate over what happened after U. S. helicopters opened up on them with 30mm cannon fire. They then proceeded to shoot unarmed civilians, including children, trying to evacuate the wounded. At least 12 people were killed and the two children wounded.
Perhaps most sickening were the comments on the radio after the engagement, urging one of the wounded, Reuters driver Sameed Chmagh, to pick up a weapon (if indeed that's what he was doing) so he could be shot again, or that it was these people's fault for "bringing their children into battle", never mind that they weren't looking for battle; the Army helicopters shot them without warning as they tried to assist the wounded.
Perhaps someone can explain how we're any more free now, because I'm having difficulty seeing it. In fact there's no rational explanation for how these wars, or any wars, have ever helped us maintain our freedoms. We seem to be less free now than at any point in the past 200 years, and it's not because radical Muslims hate our wealth and decadent culture. It's because our rulers must continually find "enemies" to threaten us, from within and without, to maintain their authority.
These wars were started by the last regime, and this atrocity occurred on George W. Bush's watch; yet Barack Obama has made no real effort to reduce American troop presence in either Iraq or Afghanistan, and in the latter case has even escalated military operations. Yet Obama campaigned on promises to get troops out of Iraq and harshly criticized Bush's handling of both wars. The president has changed, the party has changed, but the regime has not. Nor has the rhetoric to justify the continued prosecution of overseas conquest.
Republican wars, Democrat wars — it hardly matters anymore who is to blame for them. They are now just imperial campaigns, with all the horrors and enormous cost in blood and treasure they entail. But empires inevitably fall.
[Cross-posted from The Libertarian Standard]
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Excessive work on your plate? Feeling like your life is imbalance? In a hectic schedule, how do you fit roles such as mother, wife? The biggest challenge in our life is to balance the demands of career, friends and family. However, with proper planning, balance is possible.
Set your priorities. The foremost step to attaining balance is to make your family agree on what the priorities should be. It is essential to learn to manage your time well, by devising proper lists and setting priorities. Stop juggling and struggling!
Each night spend some time seeding your brain with the top priority task you have to outset the next day. Be certain to include leisure time with your family and for yourself as one of your topmost priorities. Every night make your brain figure out a plan as "where" , "when," and on "what" to work. This will seed your brain with good solutions and will also keep you distracted from low priority activities. Develop clear-cut priorities. Use the 20/80 rule; "do it," or "depute it" or "dump" it to focus on the most precious 20 percent to 33 percent of any task. Accept the hard fact that you cannot do it all and, by and large, don't need to. Do not have an "open-door policy." Let your subordinates know and understand when you are available for meetings and calls. Make your co-workers realize that your time is precious.
It is not at all difficult to manage family life and career life if you have done a proper planning.


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In a few months, I'll be graduating from college. I haven't done much in the way of graduate school, though I'm dying to get my Master's in Public Health. I just don't think I'll get in anywhere right now. So I'm checking out job opportunities for now. What does this have to do with relationships? I'm in love with a guy with whom I've had a stagnant friendship for the past year now. He graduated last year and didn't know what he wanted to do, so he stuck around for a year and got a job in a bigger city 30 minutes away. Next year, it's almost guaranteed he'll be in seminary at BU. The job that's the most appealing, and the one for which I'm the most qualified, is in West Bridgewater, right outside of Boston. It would be great if we were actually dating for me to be so close my year off and then I'd most likely attempt to go to BU for grad school after that if we were still together. Well, our feelings have waxed and waned, battled obstacles and everything, and we still keep coming back to one another. We are so obviously wonderful for each other. Last year, I had the emotional maturity level of a three year old, and he got me to finally change my thinking after a decade through just a talk. Because he was jilted by love at the start of his sophomore year, he's been a whore for the past two years and is finally changing his ways because of me, and we've never even been intimate. Something about us makes us want to be better because we know we deserve it and not just for the other person, you know? However, for the past year we haven't been able to get anything together. My fears and insecurities blocked his advances in 2007, and now his are blocking mine this year. The first time he attempted to take me home, I was afraid (because I was/still am a virgin), and I didn't want to get my feelings hurt when I knew he would have sex with me and never talk to me again. After that, when I confessed I loved him, he confronted me about my emotional immaturity and said he could never date me seriously until I was more mature. So I changed. Mostly for me, but he was the jumpoff point. The second time, eight months later, I was completely willing and had decided to give him what no other man could claim as a thank you for helping me overcome years of baggage, but he had seen my transformation and, though it was in his nature to try, didn't want to have sex with me because he wanted to be better for me first. His fears and self-hate had caught up to him and he finally wanted to be rid of it. Soon after, he told me that he was giving up sex for the year because it was the part of him that made him hate himself, and he didn't want to do it anymore. The most frustrating part about all of this is that he is currently holding me in limbo when it comes to the prospect of a relationship. He has the same mentality I had last year: that while he changes, the world will lie in a Sleeping Beauty state, and as soon as he's transformed, he can enter back into it and no one's changed but him. In the meantime, he'd had two girlfriends, and I nearly lost him for good. The second girl is what actually made me realize that he wasn't sitting around waiting for me to finally get it together (I absolutely knew the first wouldn't last, so somehow I wasn't worried even though I was jealous). I asked him if we'd ever be anything more, and he said that maybe in a few months he'd would get enough sense to go after me. Since I haven't dated anyone this whole time, it's in his mind that I won't, and I'll be available for whenever he finally gets himself together, but I'm getting tired of being alone. Even though I love him. I'm tired of nothing and him or I always in the way of us. But because I love him, I can't just go. I need him to tell me that it's okay. I need the confirmation to move on. I had planned to make him promise me something or let me go, but then he quit his job, and I can't kick him while he's down with something else that's also stressful. So therein lies my dilemma. If I get the amazing job in WB while he's in Boston, and I'm both not dating anyone and he denied me or keeps me in limbo, I'll be utterly miserable. Because until he lets me go, I'll just lead on someone else until he wants me. Why can't we get it together? They're for great reasons, but I just want more. It's definitely not my first choice to move on because I know he wants to be with me eventually. But he's trying to deny all his passions and thinks that'll work when I know firsthand it won't. And meanwhile my heart is starting to just ache dully over the thought of waiting anymore when there are so many guys who like me and I deny them waiting on him.
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- What do I do if my pet is lost or if I have found a pet?
- Call the local animal control officer, or the non-emergency police department, and local town halls to file a lost pet report. Contact your local humane societies. Ask if they have any animals matching your pet's description. Remember a lost pet can travel far!!
Local Animal Control:
Town Halls
Humane Societies
www.animalhumanesociety.org Woodbury MN
www.dunncountyhumanesociety.org Menomonie WI
www.arnellhumane.org Amery WI
www.pawswi.com Western WI
www.stcroixanimalfriends.org Western WI
Be sure to call the local animal holding facilities at more than once as many animals come and out of their housing. - Call local veterinary clinics. Many people report stray animals to local veterinary clinics. They may have information of your pet's whereabouts. Contact your pet's vet clinic to let them know they are missing.
- Post flyers with your pet's picture and information in the neighborhood and in public places.
- Place an ad in the local paper, offering a reward can be very helpful.
- If your pet is microchipped, call the microchip company and file a lost pet report. Make certain the company has current contact information for you.
- Search your neighborhood thoroughly every day and talk to your neighbors.
- If your cat is missing always check near and around your home in any spot that looks as if a cat could hide there. Oftentimes cats will not be far from your home, but are too scared to come to you. The use of a live trap is sometimes the best way to retrieve your cat.
If you found a pet...
- Contact any veterinary clinics around the area to see if they have a matching description of a lost pet.
- Bring the pet to a veterinary clinic to have it scanned for a microchip. If it has a microchip, the veterinary clinic can look up the number and find out who the pet belongs to.
- Contact the local animal control and report a found pet. They will have you on record that you found a pet if someone calls to report a missing pet.
- Contact the Humane Society and report a found pet. They might also have records of a missing pet that matches the description.
- If unable to keep the animal, please bring to the local veterinary clinic where they may keep the animal until the owner is found or until animal control takes the animal.
- Call the local animal control officer, or the non-emergency police department, and local town halls to file a lost pet report. Contact your local humane societies. Ask if they have any animals matching your pet's description. Remember a lost pet can travel far!!
- How do I know when it is time for euthanasia?
Your pet's quality of life is the biggest question you want to ask yourself when making end of life decisions. Although it may be difficult to think about, this process should happen in giving your pet a high quality life. There isn't a clear-cut answer to this question. The following might be able to help you in making this difficult decision for your pet.
- Does my pet still enjoy being around the family?
- Is my pet in pain? Your pet may show different signs of pain where they don't enjoy the activities they had in the past or has gotten more "irritable" with age. Consult with your veterinarian for ways to help your pet with pain.
- Do my pet's "good" days outnumber the "bad" days, or are the "good" days very seldom?
- Has my pet stopped eating or drinking?
- Does my pet still get excited when I come home?
- Am I able to maintain proper care for my pet, including financially?
There may also be other circumstances in regards to contemplating euthanasia. Some of the other circumstances include:
- Has my pet become aggressive, irritable, or protective? In many cases, there are reasons why the pet has become this way. There are many options that you can choose before resorting to euthanasia. There could be underlying illness or pain with these changes or triggers that could be causing this behavior. Consult with your veterinarian in regards to these changes and he/she may help in your decision for your pet.
- If you have circumstances in your life that cause you to no longer be able to care for your pet, there may be more options than euthanasia. See if a family member or a friend would be willing to take over ownership of your pet. You may contact your local veterinarian to see if they know of anyone who would be able to adopt your pet. You can also locate a rescue group where they find foster homes for pets until they are able to find a permanent home for your pet.
Remember to include family members when the decision is made. Children also need time to realize what is happening and to grieve for the animal. There are many websites available to help with grieving the loss of a pet.
Any questions relating to euthanasia or the well being of your animal, please don't hesitate to contact your veterinarian. You can also go to www.pet-loss.net for support and a list of sites regarding pet euthanasia.
- What is involved with the euthanasia process?
Pet Euthanasia
At St. Croix Valley Vet Clinic, we honor your decision to assist your pet with euthanasia. We understand that in many homes losing a pet is like losing a family member. As pet owners ourselves, we too have found ourselves in the position of having to make difficult decisions for our pets. We recognize that there is a time when the greatest thing we can offer to them is assisting them with passing in a loving and honorable way. We understand the human-animal bond and try to make the process of euthanasia as easy as possible for all of those who may experience it.
Scheduling Your Appointment
Before phoning the clinic to schedule your appointment, you should decide if you would like to leave/drop your pet off at the clinic, remain with your pet during the procedure, or remain with your pet for part of the procedure. There is no right or wrong decision, only the decision that is the most comfortable for you. Remember that it is always ok to change your mind. If you are staying with your pet, please let us know so that we can schedule accordingly.
Arriving For Your Appointment
Please arrive for your appointment on-time and inform the receptionist if you are unable to transport your pet from the vehicle into the clinic. There will be form(s) for you to fill-out prior to your appointment and you may wish to pre-pay for the services for the day. The forms include verification that your pet has not bitten anyone in the prior ten days, authorization to perform services, and your decision for after-care of your pet's body. Plan for the euthanasia process to take anywhere from thirty minutes to one hour.
During Your Appointment: The Euthanasia Process
The process of euthanasia is somewhat tailored to each individual pet and their current physical condition. Be sure to be up-front with your veterinarian/technician if you have any questions and/or if you wish be close to your pet during the process. You are always welcome to hold your pet's paw or pet them throughout the process as long as the veterinarian is comfortable with your doing so as well. A clay paw can be made at your request with an impression of your animal's foot print and then taken home for you to bake.
An intravenous (iv) catheter may be placed to ensure access to a vein and minimize the amount of stress for your pet. The most common way for the process to proceed is to give your pet a series of injections.
The first injection is a muscle injection which will cause relaxation and sedation of your pet. This injection can take anywhere from five to fifteen minutes to reach full-effect. The veterinarian may choose not to sedate your pet if they feel that by doing so, they may compromise your pet's comfort or ability to breathe.
The second injection is an iv injection that causes unconsciousness and will stop your pet's heart. The drug works very quickly- usually your pet's heart will have stopped before the injection is complete. The veterinarian will monitor your pet with a stethoscope and verify that they have passed.
The euthanasia process is generally very calm, quiet, and peaceful. Your pet may take a series of large breaths as they are passing. With muscle relaxation, it is common to experience loss of control of bowel or bladder. If your pet is not pre-sedated, it is not uncommon for your pet to appear somewhat excitable and possibly vocalize prior to the injection. Your pet's eyes will remain open during and after the euthanasia.
After Care Of Your Pet's Body
After the euthanasia has been performed, you have options to choose from for care of your pet's body. You are always welcome to bring your pet's body home for burial. Should you choose to take your pet's body back home, please make arrangements for proper transportation of the body (i.e. blanket, bag, box). In most instances the clinic can offer a cardboard coffin. Please check into your local regulations for home burials.
Another option available to you is cremation of your pet's body. You may either have your pet cremated with a group cremation (your pet's ashes ARE NOT returned to you) or cremated in a private manner (in which your pet's individual ashes ARE returned to you). Your pet's blanket, collar, favorite toy, and any other non-metal items are welcome to be cremated with your pet. Ashes are returned to the clinic within two weeks of the appointment in a sealed, decorative metal canister. We will contact you when your pet's ashes have been returned. A technician can assist you with alternative urn options.
Remember that you are not alone in your grieving, and there are many support resources available for you and your children. For a list of internet resources near you, see the Pet Loss Resources of Wisconsin website at www.pet-loss.net.
I stood by your bed last night; I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying; you found it hard to sleep. I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear, "It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here." I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea. You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me. I was with you at the shops today; your arms were getting sore. I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more. I was with you at my grave today; you tend it with such care. I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there. I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key. I gently put my paw on you; I smiled and said, "It's me." You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair. I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there. It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday. To say to you with certainty, "I never went away." You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you. The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning." And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide, I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side. I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see. Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me.- Author Unknown