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Director : Nicolas Winding Refn
Screenplay : Hossein Amini (based on the novel by James Sallis)
MPAA Rating : R
Year of Release : 2011
Stars : Ryan Gosling (Driver), Carey Mulligan (Irene), Bryan Cranston (Shannon), Albert Brooks (Bernie Rose), Oscar Isaac (Standard), Christina Hendricks (Blanche), Ron Perlman (Nino), Kaden Leos (Benicio), Jeff Wolfe (Tan Suit), James Biberi (Cook), Russ Tamblyn (Doc), Joe Bucaro III (Chauffeur)
Drive, which won Nicolas Winding Refn the Best Director prize at Cannes last spring, is a sharply etched, finely tuned homage to the existential road movies of the 1970s like Vanishing Point (1970) and Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) in which the nature of human existence was fused with the open road. Weighted with steely silences and sudden explosions of graphic violence, Drive confronts and dismantles our expectations with a hardened confidence that is all too rare in contemporary Hollywood filmmaking (are we reaching a point in Hollywood, as we did in the 1960s, where we have to import European directors to breathe new life into old genres?). The Danish-born Refn has already wowed film festivals and European audiences with his previous films, which include Bronson (2008) and Valhalla Rising (2009), and if there is any sense in the universe, Drive will cement his reputation stateside and ensure a steady stream of work that allows him to remake the familiar with his mix of formal austerity and tonal playfulness.
Like the lead characters in its '70s predecessors, the nameless protagonist in Drive (Ryan Gosling) is an enigma--both everyman and no man. We learn precious little about his background: only that he showed up six years earlier looking for work at a Los Angeles garage run by Shannon (Bryan Cranston), a nice guy with bad luck who is constantly reaching but rarely succeeding. Gosling's character, referred to in the credits as the Driver, is a natural with mechanics and a genius behind the wheel. In addition to working in the garage, he makes money of the side stunt-driving in Hollywood films by day and working as a wheelman for various criminals by night. Like the gunslingers of western lore, he lives and works by a strict code of his own devising: He doesn't carry a gun, he doesn't get involved in whatever criminal activity is taking place, and all he promises is five minutes of driving, during which time he will do everything possible to get out clean. We see him in action during the film's opening sequence, and it is a thrilling, brilliantly choreographed piece of work that draws us immediately into his experience behind the wheel and stirs questions about what is going on behind his rigid façade.
The Driver's regimented life is thrown for a loop when he becomes involved with Irene (Carey Mulligan), a quiet young mother who lives down the hall in his nondescript apartment building. Irene has an adolescent son named Benicio (Kaden Leos) whose father, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is released from prison just as she and the Driver are starting the tentative first steps toward developing a relationship. Standard is not free from his previous life, though, as he owes protection money that he must pay back by robbing a pawn shop. The Driver agrees to be the wheelman in order to help Standard escape his criminal obligations and settle down and be a proper husband and father, but the deal goes terribly wrong and the Driver finds himself on the wrong side of a pair of mobsters (Ron Perlman, always a solid choice, and, in an interested bit of against-the-grain casting, Albert Brooks). It just so happens that these two mobsters are also loaning money to Shannon to build a formula racecar that the Driver will helm, so his multiple worlds end up colliding in consistently unexpected ways.
The screenplay, taken from a 2005 novel by the multi-talented crime writer, poet, and musician James Sallis, was written by Hossein Amini, who is better known for adapting classic tragic novels, including James Hardy's Jude (directed by Michael Winterbottom in 1996) and Henry James's The Wings of the Dove (directed by Iain Softley in 1997). Amini strips the story down to its bare bones and renders its emotional layers with a minimum of dialogue, which allows Refn to engage in moments of pure, unencumbered cinema. From a narrative perspective, Drive is a straight-up genre picture, one whose story components, characters, and themes are plenty familiar from any number of B-movies and programmers dating back to the era of film noir. Its cinematic godfather is Jean-Pierre Melville, the American-obsessed French director whose nuanced portraits of professional criminals in the 1960s and '70s perfected the template for the criminal cool. At the same time, Drive is also inflected with the neon vibe and synthesizer rhythms of early Michal Mann films like Thief (1981) and Manhunter (1986).
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by Dawn T in Rouxbe RecipesLuxurious Middle Eastern spices and slow cooking make this Moroccan Lamb Tagine a tender and exotic stew.
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Luxurious Middle Eastern spices and slow cooking make this Moroccan Lamb Tagine a tender and exotic stew.
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You forgot to add the ingredients for the ras el hanout. And if this is "lamb tagine", who forgot about the tagine pot?!!!I was looking forward to learning about how to use a tagine. Not having the tagine slightly diminished my learning experience. Otherwise, the recipe seemed pretty tasty.
Sorry for any confusion. The ras el hanout is actually a separate recipe. It's sort of like garam masala, meaning a mixture of spices that is sold as such. But we also added the separate recipe just in case you wanted to make your own. Which is very easy and will keep for a very long time.
Here is the link for the ras el hanout http://store.rouxbe.com/recipes/53/
As for the tagine...there are two meanings for the word, one is the "pot" and one is the "dish" that is cooked in it. We chose not to use a tagine simply because most people would not have one.
We will do a video on it one day though, promise!
I can see what you are saying about missing out on the tagine. It does make the whole experience just a bit more authentic.
Thanks for your feedback! Glad you liked the recipe though.
I have made this tangine at least 4 times. The first time, I made the ras el hanout and still have lots left which simplifies the recipe now. I love the blend of spices. Instead of shoulder, I have always used boneless leg of lamb. (Just a personal preference). The meat is very moist and delicious. Tonight I served it with rice instead of couscous and the best part is that I have 4 yummy meals for 2 tucked away in the freezer. I have never used a tangine pot but it is hard to believe it could taste any better than it does.
This was the recipe that first led me to Rouxbe. I needed a 'specialty' dish to cook and as I am not a very confident cook, I decided that I had to have something that not many people are familiar with-Morrocan cooking! This dish is very versatile and as I cook onboard a yacht, I don't always have all the 'correct' ingredients. Thanks
Lower and slower is better, you are correct. Good for you, it seems like you have been doing your homework :-)
To be honest this is an older recipe and we used to cook at higher temperatures, until our experiments proved that slower and lower is better with moist heat cooking...if time permits.
Really you can make this at either/any temperature - but again for the ultimate results - lower and slower is best! I have attached a Drill-down to step 2 of this recipe to help clarify this point.
Hi Dawn,
Thanks for the reply. We only have one oven, so after cooking the meat in the oven at low temp for an hour, I put the dutch oven on the stove top over a very low flame while roasting the squash at a higher temperature. My first attempt at lamb, and it was good and tender! Thanks for the recipe.
Not only the best stew I have made, but also the best lamb-dish! I used Oregon grass-fed lamb and even through the bones into the stock-pot for some extra flavor-delicious and so tender and moist. I only used 2 orange slices and regret it now, I was afraid it would be over-powering, but not at all. Served it with sour dough bread, and the roasted squash. A hit!
My son shows up in town and and the two of us need to treat the chef of the house. Turn to Rouxbe of course! Now we made a few mistakes. We made our own Moroccan spice mix from Google. (that was not a mistake, it worked well) Never marinated the lamb, as I looked the video late (5:30 pm) and saw that we had to let it sit for 2hrs at least. So skip that and onward. All is going well until we realize that we have spaghetti squash instead of butternut. Leave the sous chef to keep everything going and run to the store. Back in the kitchen, squash is now in the oven. Sorry, but 15 min does not cook that squash, so keep it in there for another 20. Finally fold squash into the stew and oh my....what a thing of beauty, so tender. Can you imagine if I had it sit for 2 hrs? The flavour was still lingering a half hour later. The couscous was a great side that picked up the sauce. Thought we messed it up, only to have it be one of the best Rouxbe nights on record.
Ive just joined and have to say that your videos are detailed and well presented . BUT I would like to take issue on the one thing that is lacking - and that is the list and quantity of ingredients . I do understand that you have a separate text on this , but I find this very inconvenient . Cannot the text be included in the video like VIDEOJUG do ? It makes life ever so simple .
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Hi Bob,
Glad you are enjoying the videos. You raise an great point - one that we raised and tested in the early days of Rouxbe's development. We actually used to have text overlays for the ingredients, but the overwhelming response from users was to remove the text as it interfered with the video viewing experience.
Most users watch the videos, then print off the recipes to use when playing back the recipes as they follow along. So based on user feedback, we won't be moving back to the VideoJug-style of video production. Sorry. It's a challenge to provide the best user-experience for all users, but we do our best to accommodate as many as we can.
Thanks again for sharing your feedback. Sorry we can't provide this service for you.
Cheers, Joe!
It was so tasty that my husband screamed, 'It's a keeper'! And he doesn't say it that often. No need to go to a moroccan restaurant anymore. For some reason my tagine was a little dry at the end even though I followed the recipe exactly. I did add a little water to moisten it and it was fine after that. Should I add little more broth that the recommended portion?
It has inspired me to make time to cook at home again. I have made several recipes and they all turned out perfect. What a great website!
So glad that you and your husband liked the dish Minerva. As for it being a bit dry at the end, you were correct to add a bit more liquid. The thing with cooking is that most recipes are merely guidelines and not exact maps. This is because things are not always the same. For instance, perhaps your oven temperature was higher or lower, or perhaps you had more or less meat, or the meat itself could have been leaner etc, etc.
For the best results, one has to know what to look for and how to adjust things accordingly. For much more in-depth information on what to look for when stewing, braising or using combination cooking in general, we highly recommend that you watch the lessons in the "Moist Heat Cooking" section in the Cooking School. In particular, the "Combination Cooking Lessons" and the "Stewing Lesson". Hope this helps. Cheers!
I made this for a Sunday supper and even those that declared that they don't like lamb loved it. It took a while for me to get rid of the silver skin on the lamb - but I guess practice makes perfect! This is a delicious recipe and I served six adults with it - and there wasn't a scrap of leftovers!
While searing the lamb I somehow managed to burn the sucs while not creating the perfect seared lamb (some pieces were perfect but others did not caremelise at all. . I had the gas on the highest it would go but the sizzle just wasn't quite high enough per the lesson. . Do you think this is due to an insufficient frying pan or sOmething else I did wrong?
Keep on practicing. Obtaining good color takes practice and patience.
When searing, sauteing and pan frying even though a particular heat level is recommended, cooking is all about adjusting the heat up or down as you cook. It sounds like the heat was far too high. Let your pan heat up properly and don't disturb the meat until the first side has obtained good color.
If, during the searing process, you notice that the sucs are starting to become too dark, you can mop them up with the meat or you can deglaze to save them. This process will take more time (as you will have to heat the pan up again), but it is better than burning them and incorporating a bitter flavor in your dish.
Also make sure the pan isn't too dry - there should be a thin layer of fat during cooking and in between batches. This will also help to keep everything lubricated. If the meat did not obtain any color, it might have been too wet or you may have overcrowded the pan and some pieces will sweat, rather than sear. Lots of things to keep in mind when practicing this cooking method. Hope this helps! Cheers!
I used a Le Creuset Dutch oven and had made boeuf bourguignon many times with good searing results. The searing of this lamb was a challenge by comparison. The diffrence with French stew is that the meat is dried to accomplish good searing. The lamb meat for this dish was covered in wet marinated onions and it came between the meat and the heat.
I shook as much of the onions from the lamb and seared it at medium high as recommend. The meat still had problems searing and the sucs kept burning on the bottom of the pot. So I deglazed my Dutch Oven and set it aside and brought out my carbon steel wok (for a natural teflon surface) in hopes of searing that meat better. I don't think I was totally satisfied from that experience, but it worked a little better than the Dutch oven somehow.
Kimberly's thoughts about searing was new information I had not consider, and that was lowering the temperature even further than the medium high heat the recipe had suggested. I guess I was worried the meat would not sear at a lower temperature.
Thanks Kimberly for broadening my knowledge and presenting other posibilities! I am exicited about finishing out this dish and tasting this recipe.
I bought leg of lamb on sale and removed the bone myself. Would of used lamb shoulder, but the sale was too good to pass. I felt confident when someone earlier said that they used leg as preference and it turned out "moist and delicious."
Even though the searing part was a little bit of challenge, only some of the meat came out dry. The flavor was delicious and I had six people including myself enjoy the stew over basmati rice. As suggested, I added a Middle Eastern style salad and that made my meal complete.
Everyone raved about the flavor! I'm looking forward to making this recipe again and getting another opportunity to practice searing the lamb to see if I can make it even better.
Also, next time I will read through all the feed back on comments so I might pick up some good tips and helpful information before attempting the next recipe. This was a great experience! Thank you so much!!!
Great job on the dish. Glad you liked it and will make some tweaks next time. Meats that have been marinated can be more challenging to sear/brown so it is important to adjust the heat level to protect the sucs. With this marinated meat, you might not be able to get as much browning as you normally would with drier pieces of meat, but a little bit will help with flavor. Cheers!
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Lippy wrote:I'm pointing to Testing too. Running gnome-shell 22.214.171.124-1 and librsvg2-common 2.34.2-2 as well. Can't reproduce the crash here either. My gnome-tweak-tool is at version 3.2.2-3, which is the fixed version. It landed in Testing a couple of days ago.
Wonder if Cinnamon crashes for you if you try the same thing, if you have it installed.
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We just returned from the ecumenical celebration at Cathedral of Christ the King. It was a most interesting celebration with excellent music from the Cathedral choir and inspirational words from the Bible and from the guest speaker, Bishop Duane Pederson of the Northwest Wisconsin ELCA.
As much as we enjoyed the afternoon, we were disappointed at the small numbers who attended. We arrived early so we could get a good seat, only to find there were only about 100 people. This, from an area of churches that span from Superior to Bayfield and Ashland and south beyond Minong.
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Look at the exploded parts diagram, that parts select provides on their website.You have to take off the nine star pointed screws. So you need a special screwdriver or I had a socket set of them and I used a ratchet to make it easier. I think there are nine of them around the base of the door. Then remove the door and set it on the counter. Flip it over and there is a small plastic cover that has to be removed from the back of it, and it is easily removed by gently pulling on it. Now comes the difficult part. There is a locking piece on it that holds the latch onto the door by interlocking with a piece on the back side of the door. I took a pair of wire snips and just cut the old interlocking piece off. This way I didn't have to try and slide the two interlocking pieces apart. When you go to put the new piece on before you interlock them make sure they are put on right. Specifically the latch is pointing the right way to seal the detergent door. Otherwise it can be a pain to separate the interlocking pieces again. (which is why I cut it off the old one). Then you're done. Just put it all back together.
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I removed all the ( what my Husband called star screws ) star screws and removed the housing panel ( holds dish detergent cup and silverware basket ) I discovered everything accross the bottom was all gucked up with detergent soap accumulation. I took the part to the kitchen sink and used the sprayer hose on the part with hot water and it cleaned up beautifully, and the detergent latch then worked ( the spring that operates the latch was all gucked up with detergent accumulation ). I am the wife and did all of this myself and it only took around 5-10 min. My Husband had to help me figure out the type of screws because they turned out to not be phillip screws, but as Hubby called them.."star screws".Soooo, I did not need to use the Latch Kit I purchased, so will store it in my parts supply! :)Happy repairs to you..Judy Estes Park, CO


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i liked it at first. but it fell off a few times. and eventually a plastic part broke. i now keep it in a backpack. might bolt it down
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I was impressed with the size and the bag features, but the first ride I went on it ripped off and fell into my rear wheel within an hour of riding. The seems ripped out of the bottom leaving the bag trash.
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I was not sure how this would mount from the picture. I was looking for something that would mount via the straps. This bolts to the fender so it is sorta permanent. It does fit great and took it out the first ride with a few spare parts/tools and it did great. could not tell it was there. I do need to cut down the bolts though. they rub the tire on jumps and bumps.
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ive had these for a while and the only problem ive noticed is they are starting to fade. my bike is garage kept so its not like its bakeing in the sun all day. if they hadnt started to fade id give them a 5 out of 5 been about a year and they are faded really bad and the straps are starting to break. The place where the straps connect to the bags are falling apart.the zippers still work fine and can still be used but will have to modify them to continue use. Bike is garage kept and only parked outside for a few ours a day while at work and I even try to park it in the shade, they bike rarely sees water other than the occasional washing.
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i didnt buy the rack to mount mine, i just used the plastic mount it came with and bolted that to the bike. it says waterproof but it doesnt have any weather stripping(havent used it in the rain yet) Had for about a year now. it is water proof(not submersible) it holds a full face helmet. it hasn't broken yet but sometimes you cant just close it and have it lock you have to do it manually w/ the key which is alittle inconvenient but its better than having a wet helmet or having it stolen.
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As Congress debates how to cut climate-warming emissions, insights drawn from the European carbon market can help. (Because of the timeliness of this issue, the editors of Scientific American decided to publish this article online in advance of its publication in the December issue.)
The odds are high that humans will warm Earth's climate to worrisome levels during the coming century. Although fossil-fuel combustion has generated most of the buildup of climate-altering carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, effective solutions will require more than just designing cleaner energy sources. Equally important will be establishing institutions and strategies—particularly markets, business regulations and government policies—that provide economies with incentives to apply innovative technologies and practices that reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
The challenge is immense. Traditional fossil-fuel energy is so abundant and inexpensive that climate-friendly substitutes have little hope of acceptance without robust policy support. Meanwhile, for nearly two decades, negotiations on binding treaties that limit global emissions have struggled. But policy makers in Europe and other regions where public concern about climate change is strongest have already implemented significant initiatives to limit release of CO2. Lessons from these endeavors can help governments and world bodies fashion more effective strategies to protect the planet's climate. Policy makers in the United States, which historically has produced more CO2 emissions than any other nation while doing relatively little to tame the flow, can in particular learn much about creating viable carbon-cutting markets by studying Europe's recent experience. Based on these insights, we offer several concrete suggestions on how the U.S. should go about constructing an effective national climate policy.
A Global Approach
Until recently, nearly all policy debate about building institutions to protect Earth's climate focused on the global level. Successful climate policy, thought analysts, activists and politicians, hinged on signing binding international treaties because the activities that cause climate change are worldwide in scope. Such an approach was needed because conventional wisdom assumed that if national governments merely acted alone, without global coordination, industries would simply relocate to where regulation was more lax.
This globalist theory underlay the negotiation of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which called for all countries to work in good faith to address the climate problem and created a new organization to oversee its implementation. That treaty spawned negotiations to produce more demanding agreements, leading to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Under Kyoto, the industrialized states—including the U.S., the European Union (E.U.), Japan and Russia—agreed in principle to individually tailored obligations that, if implemented, would have cut industrial emissions on average about five percent below 1990 levels. But developing countries, which placed a higher priority on economic growth, refused to accept caps on their emissions. They argued that responsibility for greenhouse gas pollution fell squarely on the industrialized world.
Clean Development Mechanism
Without any practical way to force developing nations to control their emissions, the Kyoto signers instead reached a compromise known as the clean development mechanism. Under this scheme, investors could earn credits for projects that cut emissions in developing nations even though the host country faced no binding restriction on its output of these gases. A British firm that faces strict (and thus costly) limits on its emissions at home, for example, might invest to build wind turbines in China. The company would then accrue credits for the difference between the "baseline" emissions that would have been released had the Chinese burned coal to generate electricity and the essentially zero emissions discharged by the wind farm. China would gain foreign investment and energy infrastructure, while the British firm could meet its environmental obligations at lower cost because credits earned overseas are often less expensive than reducing emissions at home.


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Actually here in MT there is no limit on the number of rounds you can have in a gun hunting big game. I was sure the limit was 4, but I asked a game warden directly and there is no limit (for big game hunting). So yes, if you wanted to you could hunt with an AK or an AR15. I hunt with a bolt action rifle, but its personal choice, not law.
As a Northwesterner, I'm tired of city folks trying to tell country folks how to live. I think it's time we dump wolves into the mountains of southern California and the rural areas outside of other major metropolitan areas.
And, then, I'll just lean back and...wait...
well put Bert Gill. Last time I checked the hunting regs, any gun having more than five rounds was illegal for big game hunting. so no ar-15 or ak-47 with thirty round magazines allowed. similar to pump or autoloading shotguns can only hold three shells for waterfowl.
Ya right, we need more "kids" hunting….read this:
I dont get the low blows on the NRA or the nonhunting gun owners. The NRA is the reason you get to hunt unfettered in the first place. Second, in 1970 a 10% tax was put upon all handguns with the money to be used for the Hunters Safety programs. So the people with the "big guns" are helping fund your recreation.
Hey Dan! This is indeed GREAT reportage! It is amazing what can be found out even if you are not the NSA!
There ARE alot of Natives in jail, and that would be because the legal system is about as corrupt as it gets. I used to sing in bars, and I can tell you that the majority of drunks I saw were WHITE. The WHITE culture introduced alcohol to the Natives, and there are at least as many WHITES driving drunk and getting into brawls as Natives, so WHY are the prisons being populated with Natives?
Havre does have it's problems, so you have to be careful who you piss off, when you go out and hit the town. The trouble is some people just can't handle alcohol.
I think the difference between you and an Indian, Greg, is that if you get hammered and wander around downtown, nobody claims that all white people are drunks.
Spot on, Dan. Thank you for the chuckles, while spotlighting ignorance.
Mr. Strandberg, please read history. It is a history far older than your ancestors in this beautiful country we white people now call our home. Had you, and yours, been treated so dismally, you might think differently.
My ancestors -- all from Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Scotland and England -- came to this country after it was stolen from the people who had lived here for thousands of years. I bear no gulit for my ancestors; I simply acknowledge this fact of depredation.
Drunk Indians is a common perception in the state, and having several of them walking around downtown Missoula in the summer while they're drunk doesn't help.
These opinions are going to stay in place until the tribes of the state stop feeling sorry for themselves, stop blaming the white man, and start taking responsibility for their actions. Having your representatives drive drunk and then act arrogant certainly doesn't help.
Indians in this state have yet to prove to me that their anything but a burden on our resources and a sad-luck case that I'm frankly tired of hearing about. My life sucks too and I've got no money, but no one would give a damn if I was complaining. I'm white.
I assume the CSKT owns the land in fee. Why does it want to put the land in BIA trust? To save $808?
Don't forget to add this to the "Drunk on Power" list....From a recent Indy no less....
Power grab: Bitterroot considers case for state ownership of public lands
Awe! The tree huggers are back. I truly find these people bigots.
They scream "save the tree" as they live in a home built out of wood.
Raising a fist and yelling "fossils fuels are bad" as they drive to there protest, burning the same fuel.
Ranting "coal is bad" as they plot out there next protest heating there home with it.
Crying "trains pollute and make noise" as they relax in that easy chair that arrived in the store by train.
Yelling "down with big business" as they set in the street (NOT WORKING A JOB) oblivious to the fact that its big business that create jobs.
Yea, you got to love the bigots they truly are. Oh and as always these people never have a solution to anything.
Here is something I posted the other day concerning the Bitterroot Valley and what I've seen happen to it where the wolf is concerned. This was a response to one of the people that wrote in as to why so little wolf tags are being filled. As always the supporters of the wolf responded with the typical deflection of the truth. Using Federal numbers and studies to vindicate the mistake that was made and blame shift what has happened. The bottom line to this is that I've grown up in the Bitterroot Valley and the surrounding areas all my life. I know what I saw back then and what I see today. The only major change to the Bitterroot Valley and surrounding area is the wolf. What I've written below is what I've seen with my own eyes and there noting more to add. It's the truth and that's that.
I can tell you who the intelligent one is here. It's the wolf and that is without question. The wolf has decimated the deer and elk population in the Bitterroot Valley and that I can testify to.
When I was a child growing up in the area you always seen elk, deer and mule deer all over the place. I can recall huge herds of elk roaming wild and free with the satellite bulls working hard to cut out some cows for there own. Elk and deer were everywhere and hunting them was just a natural part of life back then.
Local people didn't trophy hunt or go on wild killing sprees shooting up the entire valley for sport like the supporters of the wolf would like people to think, and they don't do it even today. No the elk and deer were hunted for food and there was a natural balance between animal and man. It was a great time in my life where people helped out each other and no one ever went hungry or depended on the grocery store to survive.
Since the wolf has been reintroduced in the environment those very majestic herds of elk are no more. The deer that used to come into our yard are forever gone and the local people who hunt see nothing but the wolf tracks.
The supporters of the wolf will tell you this is not true but they lie for there cause. I've seen it with my very own eyes and my freezer is empty and the families I know that depended on these hunts work even harder to feed the grocery store.
Why is this happening you ask? It's because some people thought it would be a great idea to bring the wolf back. They never stopped to think that they were about to reintroduce a species into an area that the wolf has not been in for almost 100 years. A cunning hunter that thinks and hunts in a pack was turned loose into a population of elk and deer that had no fear of the species nor knew how to adapt to such a hunter. No thought was given to the elk or deer or the people that depended on them and that's evident by the lack of harvesting of the species.
Now to your question. The reason so many tags are sold and such a small amount of wolfs are killed is simple. The wolf is a cunning and intelligent predator that can adapt to it's environment extremely fast. It's a fast learner and it teaches what it has learned to its young and the rest of the pack. That includes the avoidance of man. This is why and for no other reason, so don't believe all the lies the wolf supporters put out there.
Be warned and don't take the wolf lightly or you could find yourself on the wrong end of the wolf if you venture to far off the beaten path while out in the woods. The good news is that man also adapts quite well and you will see the number rise as the elk and deer wither away to nothing and the wolf moves into populated areas.
Liz, the reason you don't see elk is not because the wolves have taken them all, it's because the elk have had to become more careful, more elusive, more wild. They are behaving the way true elk should. It has been shown (there are SO many scientific peer-reviewed papers) that too many elk overgraze and change the landscape when allowed to flourish unharassed by predators. Elk should not be our only concern, the environment as a whole is more important. Predators serve a purpose.
It may be sad to lose sight of the wildlife that lived in your draw, but changing their behavior to act more like wild animals is the bigger good.
However, I do agree that individual wolves could be killed WHEN they harrass livestock or pets. I do NOT think hunters, wandering deep into the woods to shoot and trap wolves, are doing anybody any favors. Why kill wolves that are deep in the woods, bothering no humans or livestock? Aren't these the wolves that are behaving the way we would prefer? Staying away from human contact and teaching their pups to behave the same way?
I've heard too many hunters complain about the wolves taking elk, sometimes in a seemingly cruel way, yet they don't see the irony of their complaints when the same hunters eagerly use leghold traps. Trading cruel for cruel does not justify a hunter's behavior, it makes them hypocrites. My feeling has always been that many hunters hate wolves because it forces the hunter to have to work harder and walk farther to find their prey. It's laziness and competition.
Speaking of the Bitterroot Valley, it has become a place where young and old retirees from virtually everywhere in the country who evidentally have no idea where the paper and wood products come from, with pockets full of money come to settle.
The first thing that happens is to have a beautiful log home built, settle in and possibly work from home and then find a cause to support such as save the forests from themselves. A not in my back yard mentality but only after they take from the forest what they need. Where do they think the logs, and everything they use in life come from ? The upper Bitteroot valley has been burned to a crisp from fires that could have been prevented if wise forest management ie, logging, thinning would have happened rather than stop all forest management.
This is not to say open the forests to log like they did in the early years in the forests but manage them wisely.
You know, you guys put up some good articles, but there's never any comments on them. I can't help but think this is because you never reply to any comments. I mean, why do you even have this site? Did your mom make you or something?
The feds dumped wolves throughout the northwest, doing serious damage to ecosystems that weren't suitable. My rugged river valley in northern Idaho, the St. Joe River, has been drastically altered. I live at the back of a very small community, with an unobstructed view up our draw, and I used to count twenty to thirty elk in two herds up on the glades. They are gone, the most I've counted "post introduction" are 11. The grouse are gone, the wild turkeys are gone, my draw is suffering. Couger are becoming a "problem" all over the area - they are being out-competed and hunting dogs and cats. It doesn't help wolves to dump them into places they don't belong.
So you citizens are the educated and honored supporters of the wolf. Is this how it works? You know hunting the hunter and making idle threats to those who hunt and trap? I sincerely believe none of you have and ounce of bold or honor between the entire gaggles of worthless garbage that you are.
The reality is that you're no better than the radical terrorist I've fought for 10 years, defending your right to be unintelligent. Eco terrorist, I believe it's called. You use the same process of misleading information, idle threats, bullying and harassment.
I'm not saying this about the article written, because it was quite good, but rather to the people that responded to the article. How pathetic you are and how unrealistic you seem.


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I don't know why, with my rig, I get way more FPS than the review.. with max details.. With Lockframe, I get constant 60fps, no drop..
I changed the keybinds so ADS is right click and vigor power use is G (i simply imagine im throwing a grenade, so my brain tells me to press G.) Middle is the worst keybind for ADS I've ever known, I dont want to accidentally change weapon while im zooming...
You'll find it on the right click menu... ------------------------------------------------ Another performance review over @ Guru3D: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/bioshock_infinite_graphics_performance_review_benchmark,1.html
i seem to be following it quite easily, little annoying that Elizabeth could say something id want to hear which explains the story when your on a skyline so you miss half of it. Haven't finished the game so by the end it might make no sense but so far the story is being unveiled quite well.
My favorite character(s) were certainly the Lutece who I think are really the same person just from different timelines where in the constant was she/he discovered this time bending. The hint for that was when you see them finishing each other's sentences and the male notes how it would only be weird if they did not do that. In case you missed it, when you see the male Lucete painting a picture of the female, if you look at the painting he has painted himself. On the note of Booker's Baptism I believe it was his dropping of responsiblity for his actions that created Comstock. A bit of existentialism I think though I will certainly be thinking on it for a while as I feel I missed a lot.
My favorite gun is the Hand cannon. Love it. Second is rpg. I maxed out mana and added a couple points to shield and health. I just run around the map spamming magic abilities. And I dig the story. I'm at the end of the game and I have to admit the story has kept me going.
I haven't read the whole of your post because i haven't finished the game yet an don't want to spoil it. edit: and welcome to TPU
Nice analyses, didn't think of it that way. Granted I'm sure I missed a lot despite trying to search every nook and cranny of the game. Gonna have to have another play through to make sure I didn't miss any subtle clues to the story. The story is awesome IMHO, although I did like the twists in the first Bioshock a bit better (not by much though). That's them. Without ruining anything for you let's just say you learn where they fit into the story of Columbia.
The Carbine is great, esp when upgraded. Only thing I don't like about it is in a few of the bigger battles there's not much ammo for it. Thus you need a good backup weapon. For most of the game it does very well though, including picking off snipers. I think it's kinda odd they put such a powerful sight on the Burstgun and left the Carbine with just iron sights though.
I guess its to even it out, plus if you had proper sights on it wouldn't it rival the sniper too much?
I'm not talking about a sniper type sight, more one like the burstgun has. It's just weird to have such a powerful sight on a gun that fires in three round bursts. The sniper rifle is also quite a different gun than the carbine. It's more powerful, but has more recoil, a smaller clip, and slower reload time.
In that case i have no idea Thoroughly enjoying this game however. Even more so then my first play through of crysis or the various battlefield games, i like how it keeps going. It feels like you've come to the end and boom still more to go. Well worth the money so far
I do say good sir, after finishing this game twice and thinking that this was one of the best games I've ever played with a large part of that going to the story, your immaculate post has persuaded me otherwise with its formidable argument.
Maybe he thought the emphasis of using double equal signs was a sufficient argument. LOL Only thing I really thought strange about the story was the somewhat odd and confusing ending. I get the whole bit with Lutece and her bro being used to manipulate, but the deal with Booker, Comstock, Elizabeth and the multi-verse was too weird for me. Anytime a game winds up generating threads of endless debate about what the ending of it's story means, it's off putting to me. I'm a clear resolve kinda guy, it kinda rocks my boat in a bad way. I did however find some set pieces remarkable enough to gawk at a while, like the first glimpse of the Comstock house up in the clouds with huge stone faces. That was awesome.
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NBA AM: Howard Confims Its Only Brooklyn
Its Brooklyn Or Bust: Magic star Dwight Howard has finally decided to tell his side of things. Based on what he said yesterday, Howard would only consider a trade to Brooklyn in the long-term, and a trade anywhere else would see the NBA's top center exploring free agency in July of 2013.
"There's only one team on my list and if I don't get traded there, I'll play the season out and explore my free agency after that," Howard told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Reports have surfaced suggesting that Howard contacted the NBA Players' Association to see if there was any recourse legally he could pursue to gain his release from the Early Termination Opt-In he signed at the trade deadline to try and force his way out of Orlando.
"I never used the word blackmail in reference to any of my dealings with the Magic," Howard said. "I never said that. It's defamatory and it's inaccurate. I know what blackmail means and any report that I used the term incorrectly is inaccurate."
Howard is reported to have told new Magic GM Rob Hennigan last week that he still wants to be traded and that Brooklyn is the only team he'd consider a long-term deal with.
"This was not the first time," Howard said. "I communicated this to Alex and Otis way before Friday that I wanted to be traded – months before this meeting with Rob Hennigan. That was all way before Stan got fired."
Howard has been upset with Orlando on a number of fronts, including the perception that he faked a back injury.
"I've never faked anything," Howard said. "I'd never fake a back injury to not play for my team. I played a lot of games in a lot of pain, and there were times that I was crying in the locker room afterward because I was so seriously hurt. But I kept fighting. I've played with a cracked sternum in the past, and played with a lot of different [injuries]."
The Magic have opened talks with a number of teams about a possible Howard based trade, and sources close to the process say while Howard may want to be traded to Brooklyn, "the franchise will do what's in its best interest" and it's up to the acquiring team to decide what to do with Howard.
The Houston Rockets, the LA Lakers and Clippers, and Golden State Warriors have expressed interest in Howard, however what those teams will give up to obtain Howard on a rental remains to be seen.
Sources close to the process say Howard will likely be dealt quickly, however there is no internal rush to make a bad deal; the team will be thorough in its process but would like to gain closure as soon as the right deal presents itself.
Some of the Things That Have Gotten Done: While teams and players can openly talk about free agency, physical deals cannot be signed until July 11th, but with the first full day of free agency in the books there were some agreements reached, here is where we stand:
Portland Offers Max To Roy Hibert: The Portland Trail Blazers wasted no time ponying up a maximum contract offer to Pacers restricted free agent Roy Hibbert. The deal would be a four year agreement worth $58 million. Hibbert is said to be leaning towards signing it, if only to close the process.
While the Blazers made the offer, Roy is under no obligation to sign it. Roy has maintained for months that staying in Indiana was his first choice Roy could opt to do a straight deal with the Pacers on his own terms, but if he signs the offer from Portland on July 11th, the Pacers would have just three days to decide to match the deal.
Sources close to the Pacers' thought process before the offer joked that the team would match anything offered to Roy unless it was a max offer, which is exactly what Portland has done.
If Roy negotiates his own deal with the Pacers he could gain a fifth contract year and bigger annual raises, so it's not a given that Roy signs the Blazers' Offer Sheet, although he now has options.
Houston Nabs Omer Asik: The Houston Rockets reached an agreement with Bulls' restricted free agent Omer Asik on a three-year, $25.1 million deal. Omer is what's called an "Arenas Rule" player, meaning he has not been in the NBA long enough to be unrestricted and teams looking to poach him are limited in what they can offer him in terms of salary.
Houston's offer appears to be constructed like this – Year 1 is $5 million, Year 2 is $5.2 million with Year 3 ballooning up to $14.9 million.
There are a couple of wrinkles to this deal. The first being that Houston must be able to fit the "average" value of this deal under the cap this year, which comes out to roughly $8.36 million per year. The Bulls on the other hand can match this offer as defined but only take the cap hit on what's actually paid to Omer, where Houston takes a cap hit on the average yearly value of the deal.
The Bulls will have three days to match the deal once Omer signs it, but they will have to consider how much they value Omer, especially given that in Year 3 of the new Omer deal the Bulls would be paying Carlos Boozer $16.8 million, Derek Rose $17.832 million and Joakim Noah $12.20 million. It is hard to imagine the Bulls would sign on for another $14.9 million but they would have the option of using the Amnesty provision on Carlos Boozer that year or decide to eat the Luxury Tax for a single season to keep their emerging big man.
The final year of an Arenas Rule deal is typically called the Poison Pill; the question is, will Chicago swallow it or simply let Omer head to Houston?
Gerald Wallace Gets His Deal: The Brooklyn Nets reached a verbal agreement with free agent Gerald Wallace. Wallace was obtained at the trade deadline and opted out of the final year of his deal that would have paid him $9.5 million this upcoming season.
The new deal for Wallace is said to be four-years and $40 million guaranteed, which sources say includes a slightly lower dollar amount for next season, giving the Nets room to add another player or two.
The Nets have been in talks with the Atlanta Hawks about a deal involving Joe Johnson, and it seems Wallace's deal gives them a little more room to work in exchange for a fourth year on the back of the deal.
The Nets are expected to meet formally with Deron Williams today, and if he agrees to return it's believed the Nets will consummate a deal with Atlanta that could see the club parting with MarShon Brooks and possibly a signed and traded Gerald Green as the meat of the deal.
Raptors Pony Up For Nash: The Toronto Raptors have made no secret about their affections for Suns' free agent Steve Nash and its being reported that the Raptors put a three-year $36 million fully guaranteed offer on the table for the 38-year old Nash.
There has been some dispute on whether the Raptors really offered that much to Nash, but sources close to the process say there was no wavering on Toronto's part and they made it clear that if Nash signed in Toronto it would not be to tutor a young roster, but that the team would make all of the moves necessary to be in the playoffs each year.
The New York Knicks also met with Nash and appear to have laid the ground work for a sign-and-trade deal with the Suns that would net Nash a salary in the $8 million/per range if he wants to be a Knick.
The Knicks sign-and-trade deal would be centered on the non-guaranteed $1.7 million deal of Dan Gadzuric and possibly injured rookie Iman Shumpert. Knicks free agent Landry Fields and guard Toney Douglas have also been mentioned in reports.
Nash is expected to ponder his options and make a decision soon.
The Raptors are also looking for a small forward upgrade and will focus their attentions on that after getting an answer from Nash.
The Knicks are expected to turn their attention to former guard Raymond Felton and Jason Kidd should Nash pass on their offer.
Andre Miller Staying In Denver: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Denver Nuggets and free agent guard Andre Miller have reached terms on a new three-year deal that will keep Miller in Denver. The value of the deal is reported to be just at $3 million per season.
Gordon Taking Visits: Hornets' free agent Eric Gordon is taking a number of free agent visits, meeting yesterday with the Houston Rockets, who are proposing a sign-and-trade deal with the Hornets centered around forward Luis Scola and possibly one of the players they drafted last Thursday.
Gordon is expected to meet with the Phoenix Suns today. The Suns met with Wolves' forward Michael Beasley yesterday. The Suns look to be losing guard Steve Nash to free agency, meaning they would have a sizable amount of free agent money to offer Gordon.
Gordon has long been the target of the Indiana Pacers, so there will be no shortage of options for Gordon.
The New Orleans Hornets have said they will match any offers to Gordon, assuming he wants to remain in New Orleans. There is growing concern that Gordon, who missed most of the season to a knee injury, does not see New Orleans as a good long-term fit and would rather be elsewhere.
The Hornets won't tie up salary dollars into Gordon if he genuinely does not want to be there and would explore sign-and-trade scenarios if that turns out to be the case.
76ers keep Lavoy Allen: The Philadelphia 76ers reached a deal with free agent center Lavoy Allen. The two sides agreed on a two-year deal worth $6 million. The 76ers were seeking a longer-term deal something in the four year range, however Allen's camp was seeking a three year deal to get him past restricted free agency. The compromise was a two-year deal.
Allen who was labeled by ESPN as the 500th best player in the NBA last offseason will now make more than Thomas Robinson who was taken 5th overall in last Thursdays draft.
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Alguersuari turns down drive with HRT
F1 Fanatic round-up
In today's round-up: Jaime Alguersuari has rejected a seat with HRT for 2012, instead hoping to be third driver at one of the big teams.
Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:
Alguersuari 'says no' to HRT (Sky Sports F1)
"Jaime Alguersuari has reportedly turned down an offer to drive for HRT this year, saying it would be a backward step."
"Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were given enough time to demonstrate whether they were potential grand prix winners, and lost their Toro Rosso seats because they failed to do so."
Button has built strong team around him, says Hamilton (ESPN F1)
"Lewis Hamilton says that team-mate Jenson Button was able to perform so well last season because of his relationship with his technical team."
Human rights group urge Formula One teams to boycott Bahrain GP (The Guardian)
"Human rights groups have urged Formula 1 teams to consider boycotting the Bahrain Grand Prix in April, amid continued political unrest in the Gulf kingdom."
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Comment of the day
There's been lots of comments about Sebastien Buemi potentially taking Mark Webber's seat in 2013. Prisoner Monkeys says:
Helmut Marko might like the idea of Vettel winning everything, and he might lobby for a driver who will not threaten Vettel, but Red Bull is a constructor, which means they are fighting for the constructors' championship. When their main rivals are taking the two best drivers available to them, Red Bull will have to do the same.
Sebastian Vettel isn't so good that he can single-handedly win the constructors' championship. If the team make the mistake of thinking he can, there is a real chance that they will finish behind Mercedes in the constructors' standings simply because McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes will get results through consistency. Red Bull need a strong second driver, and they will take the strongest available, regardless of what Helmut Marko thinks.
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On this day in F1
Jody Scheckter scored a remarkable win in the first race of the 1977 season. He won for Wolf in the team's first race, a feat only matched by Brawn in 2009.
Carlos Pace was second for Brabham ahead of Carlos Reutemann, who was driving at home for Ferrari.


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PDA partnership with Camp and Conference Centers moves forward
Great progress has been made in partnering in new and expanded ways with other ministries of the church. Expanding the understanding of our centers to be resources—centers for mission and ministry, if you will—presents an opportunity to better serve our denomination and congregations.
After years of planning, our partnership with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is coming to fruition. A disaster-response truck and trailer has been delivered to Bethelwoods, making it the first regional response training site in South Carolina.
Why Presbyterian Centers?
Camping ministry
Presbyterian camping offers faith-filled encounters with Christ in a spiritually safe environment. True to our denominational Reformed tradition, campers get to experience the saving grace of God in a spirit-filled Christian community. By living their faith, campers get an opportunity to more fully integrate their faith into their daily lives.
Conference and retreat ministry
Presbyterian Conference Centers offer hospitality and welcome to all God's children in locations surrounded by the beauty of God's creation. Time away from our busy lives to reflect on our faith, to formulate new mission and vision and to build trusting relationships with others reminds us to keep our faith central to all we do. Presbyterian Conference Centers are also great places to bring meetings, schools and family reunions!
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After I had been at Highlands for a while, I began to feel an inner peace that I'd been lacking for so long."
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• Scanning Blissful Blog, I came across this image they posted of new wallpaper from Fine Little Day. Paired with a bold graphic rug and piece of artwork, I love the contrast of both color and pattern.
• Over at Nordic Design, I rarely find myself uninspired. This peek inside the home of the Berzant family is no exception, as I found myself craving the simple black and white palette of their home. Well, except for the children's room, which is adorable!
• Alright, speaking of Fine Little Day (one of my absolute favorite blogs) and the new wallpaper they've come out with, check out the same pattern on a pillow (and the same rug) in the living room of Elizabeth Dunker, the creator.
• That Cole & Son wallpaper that we all love (or hate by now, who knows!) makes a subtle appearance in the hallway of this great black and white room, seen on Fine Little Day.
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Health care organizations are required to store, analyze, and reference historical medical imaging data. And many health care disciplines—including Pathology, Endoscopy, and more—maintain their own clinical systems with local data repositories consisting of direct-attached storage, a storage area network, or network-attached storage.
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Pinellas County is introducing a new homebuyer initiative designed for Pinellas County veterans and active service personnel.
The Pinellas Community Housing Foundation's Proud Ground Pinellas program provides quality, move-in ready homes at incredible prices. The purchase price of a home is greatly reduced because the cost of the land is removed. Instead, the homeowner pays a modest monthly ground lease, while enjoying all the benefits of traditional homeownership. For a limited time, a grant of up to $10,000 is available to assist with closing costs.
Funding for the unique program comes from the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Foreclosed and/or abandoned properties are purchased and renovated to help stem the negative impacts the unattended properties can have in communities.
Proud Ground Pinellas homes feature energy saving amenities and Florida-friendly landscaping to help lower monthly household expenses. Hurricane preparedness enhancements provide additional peace of mind. Participants in Proud Ground Pinellas benefit from free homebuyer education classes, and the program provides ongoing tools and support to ensure a successful homeownership experience.
"Proud Ground Pinellas is an exciting housing opportunity for veterans," said Anthony Jones, executive director of the Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County. "We appreciate the service and dedication of our military and hope this new program will assist them with their dream of homeownership."
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ALBANY -- New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state's economic recovery has been slow and uneven.
DiNapoli in a new report says that while private-sector employment is up, public-sector employment is down. And while home values in upstate New York's largest metropolitan areas spiked in the fourth quarter of 2010, values have begun to decline in the New York City region.
DiNapoli notes there is still positive news.
New York's Gross State Product grew 2.2 percent during 2010, after two years of decline. And economic output in all the state's metropolitan areas rebounded, with Ithaca leading the way with a 3.3 percent change. Ithaca was followed by the mid-Hudson Valley at 3.1 percent, Buffalo at 2.9 percent and Rochester and the Utica-Rome regions at 2.4 percent.


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Trying out a new drink cooling system? Sounded like a good job for the Houseboat magazine staff. Getting a one-of-a-kind experience out of a drink cooling system? An expected delight. The HOPR system exceeded our expectations at every turn and would be a fabulous addition to any houseboater's galley.
The HOPR is a self serve, self cooled, stand alone, beverage server. It holds up to 96 ounces of your favorite drink. We love it because it really works unlike some other gimmicky concepts. Once the eight of us emptied the pitcher, the Super Chill Rod in the middle of the pitcher kept cooling as we refilled. There was no stopping to refreeze; we just poured in the liquid and sat back and marveled on cool our drinks were.
"It keeps drinks colder for longer than anything else I have ever used," said Houseboat staff memberTerri Duncan. "It is the perfect thing for a party with lots of people or hanging out with the family."
We were told this machine typically turns into a conversation piece and that's correct! The elegant design caught everyone's attention as soon as they boarded the boat. The HOPR spins on a swivel base so everyone has easy access yet it's extremely stable so rougher waters won't be a problem.
Besides being wonderful to look at, the features make this device. It's extremely easy to clean, which is important for those of us who don't want to spend a lot of time working in the galley. Since it doesn't require electricity, it can be set up anywhere, which makes it a homerun for the top deck.
We also love the hands free spout. "With the tap on the bottom you just push your cup against the spigot," said Houseboat sales rep Chris Searle. "It gives the machine a professional feel."
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KENNEWICK, Wash. - Sheila Barichello spent much of her week in the Benton County Justice Center for Matt Hibbard's trial. Her son, 32-year-old Ben Ensign, is brain damaged after an assault outside Jack Didley's where Hibbard dropped Ensign onto the sidewalk.
"We the jury find the defendant guilty of the crime of assault in the 3rd degree as charged," the court clerk read Thursday afternoon."I'm very relieved we have justice for Ben," Barichello said. She also expressed concern for the Hibbard family but said the jury's verdict has reaffirmed her belief in the justice system."You know, this whole thing is so tragic all the way around, just tragic. But again, justice has to be done and they need to get laws in place to prevent this from happening again," Barichello said."Dropping somebody in a prone position, held by two people from a distance of five feet onto a concrete sidewalk with no warning is criminally negligent," said Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller.He said the jury's decision will go a long way in setting safety standards. By charging Hibbard with the aggravating circumstances the maximum time behind bars he'll face is five years. However, Miller said it will likely be less than that.


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Washington, DC Thursday, September 20, 2012
Robert Hale, Undersecretary of Defense & Chief Financial Officer says the department will be ready for sequestration but as of right now there is no detailed plan of action should it take effect. He stressed to the House Armed Services Committee that the automatic cuts are of great concern to them but added that the DOD remains hopeful Congress & the President will work together to resolve it.
The committee convened the hearing to discuss the Defense Department's sequestration plans. Representatives from each of the four military branches also testified.
The cuts will be implemented if Congress fails to approve $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction.
Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 1:34pm (ET)
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