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Dr Bob, you are continually trying to draw clear distinctions between Catholicism and other (especially Christian) religions. I grant that Catholics are (a little) different, but, as they still fundamentally believe in the magic, invisible daddy in the sky, there is really NO difference.
Two points: The Bible (whether or not you take it literally) is the foundation of your (and all Christian) religions. A cursory examination of the Bible reveals a SMALL handful of usable tenets along with pages and chapters FULL of utter nonsense. The fact that any religion would base itself upon such a holey book, makes that religion as creditable as Joseph's golden tablets from God which he, unfortunately, misplaced.
God: I will be heartily disagreed with here, but I find the idea of God to be completely understandable. Here we have, at the dawn of civilization, various groups of totally ignorant people trying to put words, meanings, and causes to all manner of things which they couldn't possible understand. Combine this with a clever but ruthless set who have come to realize that, if they ascribed words, meanings, and causes to the world around them, people would actually BELIEVE them (as they no other source of information). These priests could and did use this power to govern the people - insisting that everyone in the tribe bow before them.
Then came the age of knowledge. We could start to actually understand all these things that the priests had, up till then, kept to themselves. As the power base for all civilized people rested with these priests, they were (and, of course, still are) wildly defensive of their position.
There is, however, NO CONCEIVABLE REASON for any educated person to believe in the supernatural - aside from these historic pressures.,
Damn, Nate. Have you seen yourself lately? You don't look very well, if I might say.
I have never looked well. I'm a sick ogre. hahaha
rather than dividing ourselves into oppositional tribes.
Well, coming from someone who made an awful lot of incorrect statements about what atheism is, and how atheists are this does sound a bit ironic.
You seem to think that atheism is more than the simple lack of belief in god(s), but it simply isn't. Stop making assumptions, if you want to understand us then start asking questions.
Practice what you preach, you know.
Earlier I mentioned that it's kinda useless to categorize people by what they are not, we are both non-Zoltarians, does that really say anything about you and me or what we stand for?
You and I both are atheists (lack belief towards gods), I simply go one god further than you, whether you like it or not, you yourself are an atheist, as atheism is nothing more than a position opposed to a belief in a god.
A lot of people think that you can either be theist or atheist, but not both, that's just incorrect, this seems to create a divide where there really does not have to be one.
we are both non-Zoltarians,
Are you sure you are a non-Zoltarian? There's a Zoltarius-shaped hole in your soul, you known, so only Zoltarius can fill it!
OK I'd better stop this before the Lord God Tarskyte smites me for my lapsing and following false gods.
Zoltar will crush you underfoot, trample you, burn you and torture you forever and ever, and ever!
It's because he loves you like a father loves a son, you know.
@Jorita, I'm sure you don't need religion to teach you right from wrong, or to treat others with kindness. That's not quite the same thing, though, as saying that no one does, nor is it the same thing as saying society doesn't. After all, you have been raised from birth in a culture that is steeped in Judeo-Christian belief. Everything from Hollywood to literature to friends to social structure. You can't help but adopt a lot of Judeo-Christian modes of thought just by osmosis, like the notion that we are one humanity, and that humanity is worth caring for.
It's also not the same as saying that you'll never need it, or that it wouldn't be helpful. Kindness sometimes benefits from reminders when we are tired or grumpy.
To answer your question, though, no, I am not a historian by profession. As you can tell from some of my other examples, my work is in physics and in science education. I'd be interested in what evidence and reasoning you have for the claim that Christianity has done more damage than any other religion, though. How are you defining damage? What makes something "in the name of Christianity?" Are you correcting for the fact that Christianity has more adherents than any other religion, to be sure you're not just measuring total numbers of people?
Society doesn't need the bible for morality and it actually makes society worse when the bible is used as a standard for morals. (data can show this not just my personal opinion) I have been raised in a fucked up and highly unequal culture that has used Judeo-Christian beliefs to justify things like hatred of homosexuals, racism, classism, tribalism, etc. Humanity is doing much better as religion loses it's power and money. (see northern Europe and Australia for examples)
Christianity (but to be fair so has all religions) has done the deepest kind of damage possible and that is the imprisonment of the human mind with mythology and fiction. The number of Christians is not relavent. The majority of humans are Asians, does that make Asians better than or more "truthful" that any other humans? You need to study history more and actual facts BEFORE you make assertions about the truth or facts.
"After all, you have been raised from birth in a culture that is steeped in Judeo-Christian belief. Everything from Hollywood to literature to friends to social structure."
I think this is correct, and it's been interesting over the last few years as I've analyzed why I think certain things are good to do, figured out why and tossed it aside or kept it with new reasons replacing the old. We are one humanity not because we are children of God or made in his image, but because we share a genetic similarity. One can find people who act in similar fashion all around the world. It's like congruent evolution. An appendage or organ might have a similar shape and perform similar action in two different species, but that doesn't mean the two species are in anyway closely related.
Robert is not offended, he just truly believes in god and the catholic church, and is trying to show us the error of our ways and thinking. The thing Robert is missing, is that most Atheists have and do read the bible, some have been lucky enough not to have gone through the indoctrination and brain washing. Some Atheists are angry, as well they should be, at what they have been through, and from that, they learned, especially in institutional teaching, there were/are so many evil people, how could that be, when they were constantly told, god was a loving, gentle, kind god, who would look after you, if you prayed hard enough. Religion and the bible is the best source of recruitment for Atheism. Robert, as with religious people of every persuasion, doesn't answer questions, or puts the same question back to us. Always evasive.
I, also do understand why all the different gods were thought up, and I agree with MikeLong, I don't understand it from the days of Enlightenment and the information which abounds these days.
Catholics are actively told not to read the OT, children are bought up with Catechism, a summary of what they want catholics to believe. It is total propaganda and a lesson in what to drop out of the discussion, what and how to twist words, and what to completely ignore, never to be spoken of again.
I'm not sure where you're coming from with those claims, @Suzanne. Old Testament readings are part of almost every Catholic mass. That seems like an odd thing to do if we're being actively told not to read it. In fact, Catholic services run on a schedule of readings, so that nothing important is left out and no minister can dwell overmuch on any "favorite" biblical verses. That also helps put verses in context, rather than isolation.
The Catechism is far too dense a read for children; nobody would do that. It's more like a quick reference book for adult learners. Even then the English translation is a bit awkward.
Sorry, I have to agree with Suzanne. After 12 years of Catholic education (4 in grammar school, 4 in high school and 4 in a catholic university) I will attest to the fact that the Old Testament was downplayed, glossed over or ignored. I remember being told that the old testament was a teaching tool for a primitive people and should not be taken literally. So while you can cherry-pick the Old Testament for a few passages for a mass, vast tracts are embarrassing. Ezekiel and Leviticus come to mind as being over the top rantings of a Bronze age people.
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Parents, extended relatives, Internet service providers and technology providers can all be incorporated in thinking about how children use technology, Holt said.
Apps that control how much time children spend online, and other easy-to-use parental control devices, may help, Holt said. There could also be apps to enable parents to better protect their children from certain content and help them report bullying.
Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on an even more automated solution. They want to set up a system that would give bullying victims coping strategies, encourage potential bullies to stop and think before posting something offensive, and allow onlookers to defend victims, said Henry Lieberman.
Lieberman's students Birago Jones and Karthik Dinakar are working on an algorithm that would automatically detect bullying language. The research group has broken down the sorts of offensive statements that commonly get made, grouping them into categories such as racial/ethnic slurs, intelligence insults, sexuality accusations and social acceptance/rejection.
While it's not all of the potential bullying statements that could be made online, MIT Media Lab scientists have a knowledge base of about 1 million statements. They've thought about how some sentences, such as "you look great in lipstick and a dress," can become offensive if delivered to males specifically.
The idea is that if someone tries to post an offensive statement, the potential bully would receive a message such as "Are you sure you want to send this?" and some educational material about bullying may pop up. Lieberman does not want to automatically ban people, however.
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Lieberman and colleagues are using their machine learning techniques on the MTV-partnered website "A Thin Line," where anyone can write in their stories of cyberbullying, read about different forms of online disrespect, and find resources for getting help. The researchers' algorithm tries to detect the theme or topic of each story, and match it to other similar stories. They're finding that the top theme is sexting, Lieberman said.
"We're trying to find social network sites that want to partner with us, so we can get more of this stuff out into the real world," Lieberman said.
Turley and Rigal, who is now a freshman at Columbia University, are currently promoting the idea of having a "bully button" on Facebook so that people can formally report cyberbullying to the social network and have bullies suspended for a given period of time. They haven't gotten a response yet, but they're hopeful that it will take off.
In the meantime, Turley is feeling a lot safer in school than he used to.
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I'm using four jDrones AC30-1.0 ESC on my quad and I'm often having problems with some ESC that won't arm when I connect the LiPo battery.
One odd thing I noticed is that most of the time, they will arm without any problem when I'm at home, but on the field, I have a lot of trouble to get the four of them armed and sometimes I'm even not being able to fly! That's very frustrating...
It seems to be linked to the temperature, and I found out that at 20°C, during my tests, only one ESC was having some problem at arming (it took about 20 seconds to arm). Outside, at 10°C and below, only one ESC could arm, and waiting didn't help, the three others couldn't arm at all.
When I'm connecting the ESC connector to the receiver, I can arm any of them manually without any problem.
I used my scope to check the signal sent to the ESC by the APM and it seems to be a correct 400Hz PWM signal (I didn't bring the scope outside, but I guess the APM wouldn't send a faster signal just because of a colder environment?).
I understand that some ESC are not compatible with a 400Hz PWM signal (http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/esc-arming-problem), but I guess that a stock jDrones AC30 should be compatible with such a signal, shouldn't it ?
Did somebody already have such problems with those ESC ?
Could there be another reason for them not being able to arm?
Should I remove the jDrones ESC and buy some others ?
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You are right, that solved my problem! (^_^)
I shouldn't have focused on the 400Hz compatibility...
Thanks a lot, Davey!
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Rancho Buena Vista Adobe
Visit the 163-year old Rancho Buena Vista Adobe for a fun and educational experience! Tours available Thursday through Friday, 10 am - 2:15 pm, and Saturday at 10:00 am only. The 45-minute tour includes a short video presentation. Cost is $3 for Vista residents or seniors, $4 for non-residents, $1 for students, and 50¢ for children. The La Tiendita Gift Shop is a fun stop for one-of-a-kind purchases, (760) 941-7639. And don't miss the art gallery.
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Vista's historic Rancho Buena Vista Adobe has been inhabited by numerous residents since it was built in the mid-1800s. Some say those early residents have never left. The San Diego Paranormal Research Society (SDPRS) offers the unique experience of joining them in actual paranormal investigations at the Adobe. These interactive ghostly journeys include a walking tour of the Adobe that includes the history of the historic site and the paranormal happenings that occur there. The SDPRS will focus on their paranormal investigation techniques offering tour guests the opportunity to participate in a live EVP session, dowsing rod session and an ITC session via the spirit box.
Look closely at the picture, in the boxes... Do you see a figure walking away?
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Tours are offered every 3rd Friday. Click on links below to register!
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December 8, 2013: Holiday Home Tour
This event is co-sponsored by the Vista Community Clinic. It is a self-guided tour of homes throughout Vista that are decorated by professional designers in the holiday spirit. One of the locations highlighted will be the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Various community organizations and volunteers sponsor a room in the historical house and decorate it with time appropriate holiday appeal. The proceeds for this event benefit the Kare for Kids Fund which provides medical services to families with children that do not qualify for state assistance but do not have their own insurance. Tickets will be available through VisTix, Vista Community Clinic and the La Tiendita Gift Shop towards the end of the year. Ticket prices have not been set yet.
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Make your party or wedding an historic event. The Rancho is romantic, photogenic, legendary Old California. Call (760) 726-1340, ext. 1575 for more information. View our Wedding & Rental packet.
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Badge programs are offered for Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts. Call to make reservations for this three-hour program. Cost: $10.00 per Scout. Other Scout or Indian Guide programs available. Call (760) 726-1340, ext. 1521 for more information.
Adobe Days School Field Trips
Take your class back in time to early California. This two-hour program consists of two 40-minute "hands-on" activities and a tour of the historic Adobe house. Adobe Days is offered Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Reservations are required. The cost is $12 per student. Classes must have a minimum of 10 students. Call (760) 726-1340, ext. 1521 to schedule your trip! See our Teacher Resource Guide.
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The center includes the La Tiendita Gift Shop for your one-of-a-kind purchases. Unique gift ideas at affordable prices. All purchases benefit the Adobe. Call (760) 941-7639. Visit the La Tiendita Gift Shop for all of your holiday shopping! Shopping hours are Thursday-Saturday, 10am-3pm.
Adobe Gallery
The Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery features local and nationally known artists. Gallery hours coincide with the Rancho's regular hours and is included in the cost of admission.
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Learn about the history and the variety of roses at the Adobe.
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Volunteers are always welcome at the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe as tour guides, gift store clerks and special event organizers. If you love people and history, you will make a wonderful docent. On-going training is given to volunteers. Docent applications are accepted in the Adobe Gallery or call (760) 941-7639.
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Support the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe by joining the "Friends." Membership cost is $25 for individuals, $50 for a family and $500 for corporate. Life memberships are $200. Send your memberships to 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, CA, 92084. Check is payable to "Rancho Buena Vista Adobe."


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It's heating up in Southern Arizona ~ Doesn't an Italian Salad sound great for dinner?
Monday, March 5th, 2012The weather here in Southern Arizona is warming up! This is why we live here! Sunshine and heat! When it warms up, we love to eat lots of salad at our house! Some people tell me, salad is so much work; but it really isn't! Just get in the kitchen and start chopping! If you aren't going to use the whole bowl, just keep the dressing on the side and it will last all week! Also remember, don't use a knife to cut your lettuce, just tear it apart with your fingers. This will prevent browning around the edges!
Here is my favorite ITALIAN SALAD: great with some grilled meat or just add some grilled chicken to the salad and call it a meal!
For the dressing:
1 cup loosely packed fresh flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped, about 1 bunch
10 large leaves of fresh basil
1/4 tsp. fresh oregano
2 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
3/4 cup good quality olive oil
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. honey
Place all in a food processor or blender and pulse until blended.
For the salad:
1 large or 2 small heads of romaine lettuce, washed, patted dry and cut into large bite size pieces
1 large red bell pepper chopped
1 cup hothouse cucumbers chopped
1 large carrot peeled into ribbons
Handful of grape tomatoes
Handful of Kalamata olives
Red onion rings to taste
Feta cheese to taste
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FARMINGTON — Usually the person celebrating a birthday gets the gifts.
When it's Harmons grocery stores, they're the ones who gave the gift as part of their 80th anniversary celebration.
The locally-owned grocery chain, which has a store in Farmington's Station Park, presented a big check to the Utah Southern Idaho chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society.
Funds were raised via donations given by customers at check stands, through bratwurst and hot dog sales on weekends, and a golf tournament and bike team sponsorship.
Harmons became a strong presence in Davis County in the spring of 2011 with the opening of its Station Park store, which includes everything from a fine dining opportunity to cooking classes, and more.
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We've been giving a lot of thought into how to make the home page of the dashboard more useful for you. This is the most-loaded page in our admin backend, but the balance of community vs. personal information wasn't that good, and the design with the grey boxes and such left something to be desired.
Well, now we have something new.
We've split the dashboard into two, the left which shows all the action happening in your world — new posts, comments, comments you've left — and the right, which shows the hottest stuff in your language's community. (And provides good fodder for blogging.)
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Forums >Gears and Wears>For anyone in the boston area
check out this link from Groupon
you can get $50 worth of running gear for $25 at the Greater Boston Running Company - 3 different locations
It's interesting how this post is stacked right above the "running store anxiety" thread.
Thanks, Jeff. I bought the groupon and got so carried away that I bought two before I read the fine print that stated "1 per customer." Damn! So, I had to go back and edit down my purchase. I'm looking forward to comparing this running store's opinion of what I should be running in before I just go ahead and buy the shoes I want.
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Jeff, you did it wrong. You should have put in your referral code with the link and you would have gotten groupon bucks.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I Groupon'd once, but that was back in college when we all...you know...
Once we rode together in a metal firecracker
"Groupon" is on my list of most foul sounding brand names ever.
Sorry I overlooked this too.
Damn, I was in such a rush to help my fellow runners that I forgot about this.
Either way, no biggee.
As for the "1 per customer thing", I bought 6 myself. It says one per customer per visit on the Groupon.
It's back on!
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"Tiny Paleontologist" Loves Dinosaurs
From professional paleontologists to kids, there are dinosaur lovers of all ages. But one of the most enthusiastic I've ever seen is "the Tiny Paleontologist" – a 4-year-old dinosaur fan who shares his passion through occasional video updates on this blog. In the latest entry, the tiny paleontologists rhapsodizes about dromaeosaurs, or the group of carnivorous dinosaurs with retractable sickle claws on their toes. He's a little off on some of the particulars, but there can be no doubt that this kid absolutely adores dinosaurs. I hope he holds on to that enthusiasm as paleontologists continue to discover more.
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Thank you so so so so so much and I want to let you know that your blog is, like, the most coolest in all the world for dinos. I cannot believe you know of me. Thank you and I will work hard to keep learning more and more and more dino facts.
Cool! I hope that everyone's Sunday is going great and safe!
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Reliable canister filter. Comes in models XP1, XP2, XP3, AND XP4.
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TD Ameritrade CEO Fred Tomczyk on electronic trading and investor sentiment.
May 4, 2012
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So are the bulls back a new survey from TD Ameritrade says investor sentiment is bullish does that mean that.
Retail investors are ready get back in the game joining me now the CEO of TD Ameritrade.
Fred Thompson Fred thanks much for joining us they would appreciate -- -- great to be here.
You know a lot of retail investors one the reasons why they've been nervous have been on the sidelines that they feel like became his rating kind of stacked against them there is so much high frequency trading.
So many people -- and algorithms on the SEC for example has said.
In -- most recent study that they think 50% of the volume five out of ten -- are coming.
From you know from electronic -- professional traders were trading on computers.
Is the games stacked against the.
Average investor I don't think it's stacked against the the average trader.
As much as people might might believe.
You're certainly see that trading in the markets come off -- -- here and there's no question of -- the high frequency trading is moving to other venues vs the stock at -- And that's a bit of a problem and I think that's a -- the structure issue which the industry and regulators.
Need to need to -- She's a danger -- that because we don't even really you're talking about dark pools you're talking about trades that are going on that are not on the NASDAQ and not on the -- -- some people think that numbers -- highest.
40% a third -- on a recent study as well is there a danger of about.
Well there's definitely a dangerous because that means that the rest of the -- not seeing those trees live from known as -- -- after the fact.
And you know you know I think ideally in a perfect world you want to be able to see everything.
So everybody sees that exactly the same information and then people track.
So TD Ameritrade reported 20% decline in profit came in -- -- the forecast but a lot of that was because of weaker trading volumes so.
Are you changing your business model to accommodate this new push this this actually -- you -- can call it new anymore but the electronic trading is the way to -- Well I would not changing our business model whatsoever we we've always been a leader in the in the retail trading side we're going to continue to focus on that it's a very.
Profitable business for us is what we're known for.
But we're definitely have been shifting to the asset gathering side quite aggressively now when -- for fear of gathering analysis and double digit -- switcher.
The best in the industry so we feel pretty notable things.
A month ago the survey conducted showed that more investors are becoming bullish but that was a month ago and -- the economic data just today alone -- you think it's gonna -- their sentiment.
I think today's bringing back a bit of memories of last year sentence about that I think that's a risk but I think -- have to look at that -- went on call.
What they say they're -- believe or do and what they're actually doing so if you look at what they're saying that basically.
They say there are more bullish but they also -- the more cautious and the ones that are more bullish are the ones that are more experience more active and -- And I think as much risk that's -- like that but if you look at what they're actually doing.
If -- we look at our business in three segments so if you're under look being looked after by the independent registered investment advisor.
-- those registered investment advisors have moved our clients into the market taking advantage of the balance of their busted.
To look at the active trader and more experience when they definitely are in the market but there's no volatilities you're not seeing -- trading.
But if you look at the average long from investor they're definitely on the silence and you can see that and mutual fund flows which continue to go out of equity funds and into bond balance.
CNET today in the market asset class so -- -- -- the stealth rally since the beginning of the year you know we've seen about 8% lives in the in the major indices but at the same time as you said the regional investors still sort of on the -- what is keeping him there and for your business how do you get that person -- -- What we've worked -- -- we do a lot of advertising we put a lot of you talked a lot of our clients we do have we investment advisors in the branches and we -- have people in our.
Certain investor services area but you don't you don't let the -- do what they wanna do as long as they understand their risk profile what not but.
If you try and work -- that but that there of the day I I think they have memories of the crisis.
They have memories of last year or so we have this run up in the in the spring and then in late spring.
But there's a risk rating on the sidelines because look you've missed out on this move since the beginning of the year and it tends to be that you see the small time investor come back in at the top when they miss the moving get out of the bottom when they've been crash.
And that's a historical problem and we always try to help people with particular if you have a long term we have a long term plan.
Investment objective stick to it threw up markets and down markets don't go in and out.
It will never work as a usually get it wrong it's very hard it has -- is gonna show in terms of bullishness.
Wallace president -- -- this trend continues on unemployment.
-- are they the jobless claims I think people will get some more pessimistic hat.
Fred Fred Thompson -- was a pleasure thanks for coming in always great insider when investors are thinking we appreciate it.
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This theater opened in 1968 with the film "The Impossible Years" and was operated by the Y & W management company. The theater then showcased "Funny Girl" in 70mm. It was designed with a rustic image. It was part of a strip shopping center anchored by a Zayre department store.
The theater in 1974 removed its flat screen and installed a larger curved screen to accomodate the re-release of "This Is Cinerama". Though there was hesitation to redo the screen, it later was a big pay off as the exclusive venue for "Star Wars".
The theater had begun in the early-1970's to be the eastside showcase for all Disney releases, which eventually helped the demise of the neighboring Arlington Theatre, which had been the Disney location for nearly 20 years. The theater thrived on the releases of the other "Sar Wars" movies, but it, too, floundered to the times and was unable to expand to keep up with other locations.
The Eastwood Theatre was torn down and replaced by a Menards.
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The Eastwood Theatre opened Sept 11, 1968 with Prudence and the Pill" which was a short run picture till Funny Girl" opened in Oct and ran 9 months. For "Star Wars" we purchased the first Dolby unit in Indiana, I think it was a CP50, and we had an exclusive run in Indy for the first 12 weeks. We had 35-70 projectors (made in Italy), 4-track magnetic and 6-track magnetic sound, with 5 large Altec speakers behind the screen. For "Tommy" which was 35mm with 4-track stereo, we took two speakers from behind the screen and mounted them in the rear corners of the auditorium, then tied them to the surround speakers. It was pretty impressive. In the ads, just for fun, we called it "Eastaphonic Stereo".
The EASTWOOD's run of "Star Wars" ended up being an Indianapolis exclusive for eight weeks, not twelve. On July 22, 1977 (week nine), two more bookings of "Star Wars" were added to the Indianapolis market (REGENCY 1 & 2 and LAFAYETTE SQUARE II-III-IV).
The EASTWOOD's run of "Star Wars," by the way, went on for 55 weeks, which I believe was the longest run in the theater's history.
I stand corrected. The original contract was negotiated for 12 weeks exclusive but after the huge openings everywhere the pressure was on Fox to broaden the run, which they did. I originally agreed to put up $50,000 to Fox for the run; however, Fox bid the run in Louisville and they only got $40,000. They then came back and changed my deal to $40,000. The picture was a gamble because the deal was made more than six months prior to opening and all we really knew was it was being made in England, on a closed set, with no big name stars, directed by a fairly new guy named George Lucas. Fox wanted the Eastwood because of its 800 seats, projection, and reputation as a good theatre. There were other considerations, too. It wasn't trade screened until just before the actual opening and … . I felt a whole lot better. It grossed about $50,000 a weekfor the first few weeks, which was capacity on most shows.
Wasn't this theatre a concert venue briefly in the 1990s?
I'm pretty sure I saw Hole, The Cramps, and Urge Overkill there.
I worked at the Eastwood when Star Wars opened in May 1977. Just to add my memory to verify a few things brought up here already. There was an invitation only VIP screening 1 or 2 nights before the opening. I brought my family and a few friends. Seeing Star Wars before it's official opening is a fact one of my guests (I was a high school senior at the time) still boasts about today. The first public screen was the standard 12:45 show on a Friday afternoon. When I showed up the typical 30 minutes early to start popping corn, there was already a line of 100 people waiting at the box office—something our concession stand wasn't prepared for. That first weekend was an under-staffed madhouse. The concession would run out of ice every few hours, and I'd have to haul a huge cooler to the nearby Dairy Queen to bum a supply of ice to get us through the next wave of customers.
If memory serves correct, the midnight screenings began a few weeks later after it became obvious the huge crowds that were routinely turned away after the last show sold out could justify adding a 6th screening to the daily schedule. Considering Star Wars opened the last week in May, it's likely Ronnie Clark saw his midnight show in June at the earliest. I believe the midnight screenings were only weekends, but I could be wrong about that.
I have zero memory of Marty Carr or Dave Battas; they must have been upper-management with C & W. As I lower-level employee, my only dealings were with the on-site manager, Ron Keedy, who later went on the run several repertory theatres in Indianapolis.
<<< I worked at the Eastwood when Star Wars opened in May 1977. The first public screen[ing] was the standard 12:45 show on a Friday afternoon. >>>
The first showtime is correct (based on how it was promoted in the local paper) but the day of the week isn't. It opened on a Wednesday.
Just for historical accuracy – the theater wasn't torn down and replaced with a Menards. The shopping center was originally an Ayr-Way, then changed to a Target ca. 1980 when they bought the local chain. When Target closed the store it became a Menard's. All of them used the existing building, so nothing was "demolished" for the Menard's. As I recall, the Eastwood was on an outlot (on the northeast side by the extant apartments, I think), not in the main shopping center building itself.
Sorry, davebindy , but your comments aren't quite accurate. The strip mall where the Target was located was definitely torn down and replaced with a new building. You can see this by looking at the current satellite view of the area on Google Maps. One part of the strip mall is still there, by the way, just not where the Menards actually is.
The Eastwood Theater was located on an outlot, as you say, but it was on the west side of the area, where Menards now appears to have some kind of warehouse. You could get to the theater by driving on what is now marked as N Elizabeth St. I remember my sister always drove that "back way" to get there.
There used to be a hotel at the corner of Shadeland and Pendleton Pike, which was basically next to those apartments, and you might have been thinking of that as the location of the Eastwood. The hotel was finally torn down in the 2000s, I believe.
@davebindy – even before ayr-way, the store was Topps.
@Miyeko – That hotel that had the round dining area was a Holiday Inn.
@Martyj – Marty Carr managed the Eastwood Theater at least 81 – 83. Annie was a big movie at the time for Eastwood. Daddy Warbucks even flew in via helicopter, landing in the parking lot. Also red icecream was served that day. Marty Carr also introduced concerts to the theater after the Dolby System was installed and the Starwars days had passed. First it was AC/DC's movie "Let There Be Rock!" It rocked! I think the first physical concert was performed by a group called Moviola. They rocked at the time as well. A song they performed was "She loves the Radio". Ah… good times.
Anyone remember the sci-fi music montage the Eastwood played before every showing of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi?
I produced that for Ron Keedy the day before the first showing of "Empire". He had called just about every radio station in Indy for help in producing it… and they all turned him down. Then he called WEDM (Warren Central's radio station). I was the station manager/instructor… and a Sci-Fi buff… and of course I had all of the songs he wanted to use.
With the help of a student we finished the production the same day. When we presented Ron with the tape… he invited us to comeback later that evening to attend the employees sneak preview.
What a night… and many more to follow. I never had to pay to watch either film… no matter how many time I watched it… or how many guests I brought with me.
If memory serves me… Ron was the manager for "Empire" and owned the theater for "Return".
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The Lady details
Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
Starring: | David Thewlis, Michelle Yeoh, William Hope, Sahajak Boonthanakit |
Director: | Luc Besson |
Genre: | Drama |
Studio: | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
Collections: | April - Drama |
Name | Discs | |
The Lady |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
Run time: | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Rental release: | 23 Apr 2012 |
Main languages: | English |
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Hapless bounty hunter Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) jumps for joy at the prospect of tracking down his bail-skipping ex-wife, Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston), but gets a hard dose of reality when the job proves tougher than anticipated. Every time Milo gets close to resourceful reporter Nicole, she gives him the slip. A high-profile murder has been committed, and Nicole is determined to stay out of jail long enough to crack the case. And she must be getting close, because now someone is trying to take them both out. They may not have been able to make marriage work, but if Milo and Nicole can just stay alive long enough to solve the murder, they might discover they're not such a bad team after all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A woman approaching middle age yet still childless decides to get pregnant by artificial insemination, only to discover that the donor she chose may not be the father of her child in this comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. Wally Mars (Bateman) is a dyed-in-the-wool pessimist. Hopelessly neurotic and unrepentantly narcissistic, he gets no joy out of life except for the time he spends with his best friend Kassie (Jennifer Aniston). However, despite the fact that Wally pines to be more than just friends with Kassie, she isn't convinced they'd make a good couple. When Kassie announces to Wally that she's found the perfect sperm donor, he's crestfallen; as far as he's concerned, the ideal candidate is standing right in front of her. Later, Kassie selects handsome stranger Roland (Patrick Wilson) to provide the seed. Things get complicated when Kassie's best friend Debbie (Juliette Lewis) throws an "insemination party" to commemorate the big event, and Wally intercepts Roland's special delivery, drunkenly replacing it with his own before blacking out. Pregnant and content, Kassie leaves the city for Minnesota, where she gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Flash-forward seven years, and Kassie returns to New York with her son, Sebastian (Thomas Robinson), who shares an uncanny number of physical and psychological traits with embittered bachelor Wally. Before long Wally and Sebastian have become good friends, and Wally becomes convinced that the boy is his biological son. His ideal family is finally within reach, and if he can just figure out a means of breaking the news to Kassie gently, perhaps she'll find it in her heart to forgive him, and recognize that he'll make the perfect father for Sebastian. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Ken Kwapis' adaptation of Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo's best-selling self-help book He's Just Not That Into You follows the love lives of a dozen or so characters. Ginnifer Goodwin stars as Gigi, a young woman attempting to understand the mixed signals she gets from the men she's dating. She gets advice from a bar owner (Justin Long) who prides himself on understanding the ins and outs of the dating scene. Gigi's co-worker Janine (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself involved in a major redecorating project with her husband, Ben (Bradley Cooper). Unbeknownst to Janine, Ben contemplates an affair with Anna (Scarlett Johansson), an attractive woman trying to make a career as a singer. Another of Gigi's friends at work, Beth (Jennifer Aniston), enjoys a successful, healthy relationship with Neil (Ben Affleck), but storm clouds hover over them as he has no interest in getting married. Kris Kristofferson co-stars as Beth's father. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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The directorial debut of Brandon Camp concerns a widower (Aaron Eckhart) who makes a living as an expert on grieving. During the course of teaching a seminar, he meets and begins to fall for a floral designer (Jennifer Aniston), a discovery that leads him to face up to the fact he has not fully reconciled the loss of his wife. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston go to the dogs with Marley & Me, a tale of a couple embarking on the adventure of marriage, career, family, and the world's worst dog. At least that's how writer and newlywed John comes to describe his blonde lab, Marley, when he takes the puppy home and finds that the fluff-ball has an uncanny ability to eat and/or destroy just about anything. As years go by, John and his wife, Jennifer, contemplate having babies and moving across the country, while Marley grows into 100 lbs. of funny, wild, completely untrainable canine companionship -- as well as one of the most important people in the family. Marley & Me is based on the best-selling autobiographical book by columnist John Grogan. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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After a one-night fling, a motel manager (Steve Zahn) impulsively follows a small-time art dealer (Jennifer Aniston) across the country in this romantic comedy from playwright-turned-director Stephen Belber. Woody Harrelson co-stars as Aniston's wealthy boyfriend in the MGM production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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Jennifer Aniston produced this fact-based period musical set in the 1940s and detailing the formation of the all-female country & western group comprised of eight inmates serving time in Texas' Goree Prison. Inspired by writer Skip Hollandsworth's 2003 Texas Monthly article "O Sister Where Art Thou," the film follows the Goree Girls as they form the band, capture the hearts of millions, and ultimately receive pardons from the powers that be. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Screen newcomer Joseph Cross portrays Augusten Burroughs in director Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of author Burroughs' best-selling personal memoir of the same name. A child of the 1970s whose alcoholic father, Norman (Alec Baldwin), and delusional, unpublished poet mother, Deirdre (Annette Bening), serve as the dictionary definition of the word "dysfunctional," Augusten is sent by his mother to live with her eccentric psychiatrist, Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), when his disagreeable parents ultimately decide to terminate their turbulent marriage. Suddenly thrust into an environment that is as unfamiliar as it is unpredictable, young Augusten forms a curious relationship with the doctor's two whimsical daughters while learning to adapt and survive under even the most unusual of circumstances. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Legendary director Martin Scorsese takes the helm for this tale of questionable loyalties and blurring identities set in the South Boston organized crime scene and inspired by the wildly popular 2002 Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs. As the police force attempts to reign in the increasingly powerful Irish mafia, authorities are faced with the prospect of sending in an undercover agent or seeing their already frail grip on the criminal underworld slip even further. Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young cop looking to make a name for himself in the world of law enforcement. Collin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is a street-smart criminal who has successfully infiltrated the police department with the sole intention of reporting their every move to ruthless syndicate head Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). When Costigan is assigned the task of working his way into Costello's tightly guarded inner circle, Sullivan is faced with the responsibility of rooting out the informer before things get out of hand. With the stakes constantly rising and time quickly running out for the undercover cop and his criminal counterpart, each man must work feverishly to reveal his counterpart before his identity is exposed by the other. Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Ray Winstone co-star, and writer William Monahan adapts a screenplay originally penned by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A single woman envies the security of her married friends, while they in turn dream of her freedom in this comedy drama. Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) is a single woman in her mid-thirties who feels she's reached a crossroads in her life. Unhappy with her career as a teacher, Olivia quits and takes a job as a maid until she sorts out her feelings. However, Olivia feels as if she could use some support, both personal and financial, from her best friends, all of whom at very least have more in the bank than she does. But that's not to say they don't have problems of their own. Christine (Catherine Keener) and her husband Patrick (Jason Isaacs) are screenwriters who have discovered that collaborating is more stress than they can deal with. Jane (Frances McDormand) is married to Aaron (Simon McBurney); they work together as designers, but while their professional relationship is cordial, they've become numb to one another as lovers and friends. And Franny (Joan Cusack) and Matt (Greg Germann) are a couple who comfortably support themselves and their children thanks to an inherited fortune; while their material needs are met, emotionally they can barely handle marriage and parenthood. Friends With Money was written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, who previously made the acclaimed independent features Walking and Talking and Lovely & Amazing. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A once-loving Chicago couple whose happily-ever-after quickly turned into a never-again finds their crumbling romance complicated when both parties refuse to move out of the pair's recently purchased condo. The Break-Up is a romantic comedy that starts where all the others end. The future once looked promising for thirtysomething couple Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn), but lately it seems like a series of increasingly petty and intolerable squabbles have snuffed any semblance of romance in their relationship. Their confrontation endlessly fueled by mean-spirited suggestions of revenge tactics from friends and family and their stubborn refusal to budge resulting in an excruciating stalemate, Brooke and Gary ultimately decide to spitefully stick it out as hostile roommates until the weaker party eventually admits defeat. As the competition to drive one another out grows increasingly intense and outrageous, however, Brooke eventually comes to the realization that she's not fighting for possession of the condominium as much as she is fighting to salvage her relationship with the man she once viewed as the love of her life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A clandestine love affair may claim a terrible price from two desperate people in this psychological thriller. Charles Schine (Clive Owen) is an advertising executive who is married to Deanna (Melissa George) and has a young diabetic daughter whose third kidney operation has just failed. Charles' life turns a most unexpected corner when he meets Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston) on a commuter train. Lucinda, who is also married with a daughter, keeps bumping into Charles on the train, and they strike up a friendship that soon grows into something deeper. Eventually Charles and Lucinda meet for lunch, then dinner, then check into a posh hotel, but the consequences turn out to be greater than they imagined; the dangerous criminal Philippe LaRoche (Vincent Cassel) breaks into the couple's hotel room, beats Charles nearly unconscious, and rapes Lucinda. The problem doesn't end there, however; LaRoche soon unveils both his certainty that the couple avoided calling the police, and -- more troublingly -- his possession of Charles' personal information. When he makes the ill-advised attempt to blackmail the couple, Charles turns to a rough-cut friend from his workplace, who offers to help out -- for a small commission.Derailed was the first American project for Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A woman discovers that a part of her family history may be more complicated -- and more famous -- than she ever imagined in this comedy. Thirtysomething Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston), who has spent most of her adult life in New York City, is flying home to California with her long time boyfriend, Jeff Daly (Mark Ruffalo), for the wedding of her annoyingly perky younger sister, Annie (Mena Suvari). While Sarah and Jeff have recently announced they're engaged to be married, Sarah has been having second thoughts, and she isn't excited about the prospect of spending time with the family where she's always felt like the odd duck. As Sarah tries to decide what she should do with her personal and professional lives, she turns to her sharp-tongued and still youthful grandmother, Katharine (Shirley MacLaine), for advice, and Katharine shares a little-known bit of family history -- that Sarah's now-deceased mother left her father, Earl (Richard Jenkins), a few days before their wedding and ran off with another man for several days before coming back and marrying Earl. However, after hearing this Sarah is also treated to some long-simmering local gossip about a young man who ran off with a bride-to-be after he was seduced by her mother...and that the story became the basis for the hit movie The Graduate. Sarah begins to wonder, was Katharine the real-life Mrs. Robinson of this story? And if it's true, who was the man who had affairs with Sarah's mother and grandmother? Was it dashing and wealthy family friend Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), who has also turned Sarah's head? Rumor Has It... was produced from an original screenplay by Ted Griffin; Griffin was originally set to direct the film, but shortly after production began he was replaced, with Rob Reiner taking over the project. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Screenwriter John Hamburg directs his second film (since his 1998 debut Safe Men) with the romantic comedy Along Came Polly. Ben Stiller plays Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor who never takes chances in any aspect of his life. When his new bride Lisa (Debra Messing) leaves him for a European scuba instructor named Claude (Hank Azaria), he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), whom he remembers from his seventh-grade Model U.N. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces him to a new world of spicy food and suggestive dances. Along Came Polly also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Reuben's washed-up best friend Sandy Lyle and Alec Baldwin as the obnoxious insurance company boss Stan Indursky. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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After a bad day at work, a man suddenly gets a new job -- as the world's new Heavenly Father -- in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television reporter working in Buffalo, NY, who has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his existence, and after an especially bad day, he flies into a rage and curses God for making his life miserable. To Bruce's great surprise, the Supreme Being Himself (Morgan Freeman) appears, and tries to convince Bruce of the enormity of his task. Bruce, however, isn't buying it, so God gives him a chance to find out what he's up against; God bestows all of his powers on Bruce for a week, to see how he'd handle things. At first, Bruce has a great time bending the world around him to his will, much to the puzzlement of his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), but after six days God stops by to remind Bruce he hasn't done much to make the Earth a better place. Disappointed, God presents Bruce with an ultimatum -- he has one day to improve the world in a concrete way, or God will toss the planet back into the void. Bruce Almighty was directed by Tom Shadyac, who previously teamed with Jim Carrey for Liar, Liar and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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With the official announcement that the tenth season of Friends would be its last, the series' fans loyally rallied around each episode, ensuring that the program would go out in a blaze of ratings glory. There was also little doubt that the many romantic intrigues that had evolved during previous seasons would finally be resolved -- happily or otherwise. Season ten begins with Ross (David Schwimmer), the father of Rachel's child, being upset over the burgeoning relationship between Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) -- who, truth to tell, also feel awkward and uncomfortable about the situation. Meanwhile, Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler (Matthew Perry), having learned that they cannot have children, find a mother-to-be named Erica (Anna Faris) from whom to adopt a child; they also decide to move out of Manhattan and into a "real" home in Westchester. As for the eternally unlucky-in-love Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), she is on the brink of a happily-ever-after denouement with her marriage to a nice fellow named Mike (Paul Rudd). The series' now-famous climactic episodes find Rachel deciding to give up both Joey and Ross by moving to Paris, and Joey preparing to go to L.A. in pursuit of movie work (thereby establishing the premise of Matt LeBlanc's new spin-off series, Joey); and Erica gives birth to twins, named Erica (after herself) and Jack (after Chandler's dad). As the last scene of the last episode approaches its final fadeout, it looks as though Ross will be left all alone...but there's still one more surprise in store. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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With season eight of Friends concluding on a lively note as Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) gave birth to Ross' baby, season nine gets off to an equally lively start as Joey (Matt LeBlanc) "accidentally" proposes to Rachel, and Rachel "accidentally" accepts. This leaves Ross (David Schwimmer) out of the picture, and he puts up a brave front about it, while the rest of the "friends" (except Joey, of course) try to bring Ross and Rachel back together. Elsewhere, former Married...With Children co-star Christina Applegate shows up in the role of Rachel's sister Amy; and as newlyweds Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) try to adjust to Chandler's new job, which will require him to commute back and forth between New York and Tulsa, word comes that the couple may never be able to have any children. The season ends with a jaunt to Barbados, a confession, and the long-awaited, long-delayed "Joey and Rachel kiss." Although its status as America's top-rated series was upset by the emergence of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Friends remained the country's most-watched network sitcom during its penultimate year on the air. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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By Ken Stephens - The Hutchinson News - email@example.com
With the wind industry bleeding jobs in anticipation of the expiration of a tax credit at the end of the year, the Climate + Energy Project, a Kansas-based nonprofit group advocating renewable energy, is seeking to turn up the heat on the state's four U.S. representatives opposed to renewing the tax credit.Through a blog, social media and email, the Climate + Energy Project is trying to gather the signatures of at least 5,000 Kansans urging Reps. Tim Huelskamp, Mike Pompeo, Kevin Yoder and Lynn Jenkins to change their minds and support an extension of the production tax credit.
Kate Van Cantfort, communications director for Climate + Energy Project, said the organization began the campaign the week after Siemens Wind Power announced that it would be laying off 256 of the 408 workers at its Hutchinson nacelle plant because uncertainty about whether the tax credit would be available had caused a steep drop in orders in 2013. Other wind industry businesses across the nation also are laying off workers, about 11,000 direct jobs lost so far, Van Cantfort said.
"This is not a theoretical impact," Van Cantfort said. "It's real."
So far, she said, more than 600 "households" had signed the letter, which can be signed electronically online at http://blog.climateandenergy.org. The letter also can be reached through Climate + Energy Project's Facebook page.
Siemens employees, Van Cantfort said, are separately circulating their own letter to the Kansas congressional delegation.
The production tax credit, currently scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, doesn't go directly to manufacturing companies like Siemens. Instead, utilities earn tax credits based on the kilowatt hours of electricity generated by wind farms. Companies like Siemens benefit because the tax credit makes their wind turbines a better buy for utilities by making the cost of electricity generated by wind more competitive with that generated by natural gas, the price of which is exceptionally low at this time.
Gov. Sam Brownback and the state's two senators, Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts, have said they favor an extension of the tax credit and a gradual phase-out over several years. Last week the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce urged renewal of the credit for five years, with a 20 percent reduction in the credit each year.
The Climate + Energy Project's letter begins by saying that "the livelihood of thousands of Kansans is impacted by the wind industry" and says the production tax credit "more than pays for itself through job creation, tax revenue and economic development in rural Kansas."
"Failure to extend the PTC will lead to thousands of jobs lost," the letter adds. "It turns back the clock on progress here in Kansas, as underscored by Siemens' recent announcement of layoffs at its Hutchinson facility. Kansans know that a job is a job and that ANY project that brings jobs to our state as well as economic security and a brighter future for our communities deserves support. Now more than ever we need our political leaders to fight for our economic livelihood."
Van Cantfort said her organization decided to draft and circulate the letter because people were frustrated that there didn't seem to be anything they could do. Unlike descending on a local retail store to buy something to help save the business, they can't go out and buy a multimillion-dollar wind turbine. So Climate + Energy Project decided to organize a way for them to raise their voices and send a message to their elected officials.
Because the wind to turn turbines is abundant and reliable in Kansas, Van Cantfort said, the state could become the Silicon Valley of the wind industry.
"If there is any time we've needed our elected officials to have some vision about our economy, it's now," Van Cantfort said.


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At the gym, it was back and triceps emphasis, and then Sharon and I went to Lakeside Glass in Lorain, where we picked out things for our new shower.
We had lunch at Sorrento's, and then came home.
Much Progress was made on the bathroom.
I went to the 9th annual Lorain County Chairman's Banquet, where Ed Fitzgerald gave a good speech, and rewards were given to several long time activists. (It is heart warming to read their stories).
When that was over, I headed over to the Avon Ballroom, where I was able to catch the end of the Friday Party, and have a few dances.