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Auburn , once a rich hub of auto manufacturing, is now a hub for transportation heritage with museums about planes, trains and automobiles. The museums offer a Passport ticket, so pick one up at your first stop. Here you'll pay regular admission, then receive discounted admission to the others.Planes and TrainsDiscover the people who designed, built, flew and maintained vintage aircraft at the Hoosier Air Museum located at the DeKalb County Airport. Committed to preserving military aviation history, the museum collection includes two WWI French Nieuport fighters and a Cobra Helicopter.In Garrett, about 10 minutes west of Auburn, the Garrett Historical Railroad Museum awaits. Located in a restored early 1900s Baltimore & Ohio freight station, the exhibit tells the story of Garrett's history and includes a scale model railroad, post office railcar and Chesapeake & Ohio caboose.And, AutomobilesThe Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum , a National Historic Landmark,exhibits over 120 cars ranging from 1894 to 1999. The exhibit is housed in the original Act-Deco headquarters of the Auburn Automobile Company, the creators of Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg automobiles.Next door, in the former manufacturing building is the National Automotive and Truck Museum . Also a National Historic Landmark, NATMUS (for short) exhibits post World War II cars, muscle cars, trucks and 1908 "high wheelers" to current production pickups.Their annual Labor Day weekend festival, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival , celebrates its auto heritage with an ACD auto cruise-in, Kruse car auction and parade.The American Heritage Village is home to two museums: The National Military History Center and the Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum. The Military History center offers a compelling World War II story. The Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum features a variety of vehicles: from carriages to race cars to movie cars and even Carl Casper hot rods.The newest addition to Auburn's collection of automotive history museums is the Early Ford V-8 Museum , honoring Ford Motor Company's 1932-1953 influence on American auto history. Like this trip idea? Then you also might like Take the Indiana 500 Tour.
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Help fund FFRF's work through CFC
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has once again qualified for inclusion in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
The CFC is the only officially sanctioned program for soliciting federal government employees on behalf of charitable organizations. The CFC conducts annual campaigns in the workplace and allows federal employees to make donations through payroll deductions or other forms of payment to an approved list of charities. It's part of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
FFRF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was first included on the CFC list of eligible charities in 2008. "Federal workers had contacted the Foundation in the past, noting the many religious charities on the listing, and wishing there were a nontheist alternative," said Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor.
"We're delighted to announce now again in 2012 that our activities throughout the United States, including the many scholarships we grant students, helped FFRF meet the rigorous eligibility criteria," Gaylor said.
To FFRF's knowledge, it's the only freethought group on the list, which includes hundreds of religious groups. All dues and donations are deductible for income-tax purposes.
"Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc." will appear in the listing of "National/International Independent Organizations" that's published in each local campaign charity list in the early fall.
The solicitation period for 2012 campaign donations is Sept. 1 through Dec. 15. Deadlines vary by region. The CFC code that donors will use to designate their contribution to FFRF is 32519.
CFC donors contributed more than $63,000 to FFRF in 2010 and more than $88,000 in 2011.
Another way to give is via matching grant donations, which have become a significant boost to FFRF in recent years. Many companies offer to match (fully or a percentage of) their employees' donations to charitable nonprofits. These matches multiply the impact of the initial donation to further FFRF's goals.
Gaylor added, "It is recommended that all CFC donors check the box to include their name and mailing address (in addition to your email) with the donation. Donors will receive an acknowledgment from FFRF when we receive pledge notification (throughout the year). If you do not receive that acknowledgment, please contact FFRF to be sure we have been given your name and information about your pledge."
Charity Navigator gives FFRF its highest rating of four stars, which means "exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause."
Meet a militant atheist
Name: R. Kelly Wagner (the R stands for Rebecca Ann, or possibly for Robot if one happens to be an Asimov fan).
Where I live: Columbia, Md.
Where and when I was born: In Chicago, 50-"mumble" years ago, raised on Long Island around Levittown.
Family: Oh heavens, too many siblings to mention, most of whom are Catholic. The one person I would like to mention would be my late husband, Steve Harsch, who was also an FFRF member until his death in 2010. No kids, lots of pets.
Education: B.S. in accounting, Northeastern University, 1978; MBA with concentration in federal income taxation, St. Edwards University, 1988. I've also taken coursework toward advanced degrees in dispute resolution, actuarial science and educational technology. My CPA license is currently on inactive status.
I'm a lifelong reader. I'm always learning something new. I take knitting and quilting classes, too.
Occupation: Before I retired, I worked as a CPA doing taxes in the 1980s, then spent 15 years as a financial analyst for the Texas Department of Insurance, doing solvency monitoring of property-casualty companies, which was a lot more fun than it sounds to most people. I taught introductory computer science courses at St. Edward's University in Austin for six years.
How I got where I am today: Let's not start too early, but let's go with getting diagnosed with congestive heart failure in December 2002 and my husband and I deciding to move someplace closer to my family, with better medical care and more culture in 2005. Maryland suited our politics much better than Texas ever did (though Steve was born there and I lived there for 24 years), and it's a lot easier to be an atheist here than it ever was in Texas. As for all the stuff prior to that, I'd say the short answer is whim and random turns of fate!
Where I'm headed: Various attempts to improve my heart failure via surgery haven't worked out, so mostly I'm spinning my wheels rather than headed anywhere.
Person in history I admire and why: Has Isaac Asimov been dead long enough [1992] to count as history? And do I even need to explain why?
A quotation I like: "Do not let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you must, with the same weapons of reason that today arm you against the present." (Marcus Aurelius)
These are a few of my favorite things: Luxury knitting yarns, small pets (especially guinea pigs), playing the saxophone in community bands, sleeping in till noon on Sundays, autumn leaves, public libraries, the hope for universal health care and the Udvar-Hazy Center (part of the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum, a great example of science and reason).
These are not: The guy at the supermarket who tried to tell me about Jesus last week; slow progress on new treatments for chronic illnesses; long waiting lists at the library for books I want to read right now; people who brag about being bad at math; people who "don't believe in" vaccinations (and people who don't believe in paying for public schools and libraries and recreation centers, but then it sounds as though I dislike all libertarians, and I've met a few that I do like).
My doubts about religion started: When I was 15. My family was Catholic, and I was depressed, and the oppressiveness of a god who would deliberately inflict depression on someone, and a religion that considers women second-class, started to weigh on me.
Why I'm a freethinker: Getting rid of organized religion was a start on lifting my depression; getting rid of the idea of gods who can do good things for human lives but arbitrarily, capriciously, and cruelly choose not to, really gave me a boost. Life is so much easier to explain, and so much less cruel, once we know that evil is the acts of humans only, and that prayers don't fix it, only good works by other humans do.
It's like free speech: The answer to speech you don't like is more free speech; the answer to religion is more freethought.
Ways I promote freethought: I fill in "militant atheist" as my religion on forms that ask. I openly discuss my atheist views with anyone who asks. I wear my "Friendly Neighborhood Atheist" T-shirt, and I'm working on a piece of music for concert band that will be called "Freethinkers' March." When it's done and I get one of my community bands to play it, you'll get a recording of it and rights to it — next spring, with any luck!
FFRF florist complaint gets green light
In early October, the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights notified FFRF's local attorney Katherine Godin that "a Preliminary Investigating Commissioner carefully reviewed and considered the information gathered during the course of the investigation by members of the Commission staff. The Commissioner has determined that there is 'probable cause' to believe that the respondents have violated the Rhode Island Hotels and Public Places Act. . ."
FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert filed a complaint in January after four florists refused its order of flowers to congratulate Jessica Ahlquist, the Cranston, R.I., teen who had just won a major ruling in her favor by a federal judge, who agreed a prayer banner in her high school's auditorium was unconstitutional. FFRF had to contract for the services from a Connecticut florist in order to get the flowers delivered. FFRF filed the complaint against two of the Cranston florists.
FFRF alleges "illegal discrimination based on religion" for failure to fill the order. Markert cited the state law that says it's unlawful for a place of accommodation to deny services "on account of religion."
The commission's preliminary finding further states, "Since the finding of probable cause, the parties [FFRF, Twins Florist and Flowers by Santilli] have begun conciliation endeavors. Should the parties not come to an agreement or settlement, the Commission will order a hearing to determine whether the statute was violated. Either party also has a right to request a transfer of the case to Superior Court."
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We believe the best way to ensure religious freedom is to protect all religious references and symbols; including those on public buildings, lands, or documents. This includes prayer in public schools, thanking God in a graduation speech, and religious symbols being placed on public property during their appropriate holiday season. . . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Wisconsin . . . believes that school boards should have discretion as to the teaching of intelligent design within their districts.
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Somehow or another there's this, ya know, steel wall, this iron curtain or whatever you want to call it, between the church and people of faith, and this separation of church and state is just false on its face. We have a biblical responsibility to be involved in the public arena proclaiming God's truth.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, participating in a conference call with evangelicals preparing for Rev. Rick Scarborough's "40 Days to Save America"
Dallas Morning News, 9-19-12
I grew up in a religious environment, and I'm proud of it. I was going to be a priest; I'm proud of it. And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, public interview at the National Archives on the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution
New York Times, 9-17-12
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Buddhist stupa ordered out of park
A 10-foot-tall Buddhist stupa was removed in September from New Mexico's Petroglyph National Monument after an opinion from the Department of Interior's solicitor general that it endorsed religion.
The agency bought the stupa, a mound-like structure housing relics, when it acquired park land in 1990. It will be donated to the Buddhist community in Albuquerque.
School avoids prayer ban by singing
Republican state Rep. Justin Harris told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Sept. 29 that in order to get around a ban on religion in state-funded preschools, he will have children sing prayers at the school he operates through Growing God's Kingdom in West Fork, Ark.
A new rule, which went into effect Oct. 26, allows religious music under certain circumstances. Records show Growing God's Kingdom has received $2.6 million from the state since 2005.
No coach-led prayer, says Portales, N.M.
Coach-led prayers will not be allowed in Portales, N.M., city league sports, the Portales News-Tribune reported Sept. 13.
League Director Mike Doerr told coaches he's watched them leading prayers. "We have multiple ethnicities, nationalities and religious backgrounds involved in our city leagues. As much freedom as everyone has to express religious views, we must have the courtesy to respect the views of others."
Players still have the freedom to pray or observe a moment of silence at practices and games, Doerr said.
Delaware vote for Psalm 23 is 3-2
The Sussex County Council, Georgetown, Del., voted 3-2 on Sept. 11 to substitute Psalm 23 for the Lord's Prayer to open meetings.
Four county residents had sued to stop the Lord's Prayer. U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark ruled in May that the plaintiffs would likely win the case because use of a Protestant version of the prayer "constitutes government endorsement of the Christian faith."
County attorney J. Scott Shannon explained the perceived legal difference to the Sussex Countian: "Because The Lord's Prayer is from the New Testament, the judge in this case found that it was specifically Christian and therefore not permitted under the Constitution. Psalm 23, on the other hand, is a recognized prayer in Judaism and Christianity and also is acknowledged in Islam, so it meets the Supreme Court's test."
2 of 3 Pussy Riot sentences upheld
One member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot had her sentence overturned by a Moscow appeals court Oct. 10, but the court upheld two of her bandmates' sentences for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred."
Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, was freed after serving six months. She and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Maria Alyokhina, 24, were sentenced to two years in August for a "punk prayer" on the altar of the city's main cathedral. The prayer asked the Blessed Virgin to rid Russia of Vladimir Putin.
Defense lawyer Mark Feigin told Reuters the only difference was Samutsevich spent 15 seconds at the altar compared to 45 seconds for his clients.
"We did not want to offend believers," Alyokhina told the court. "We came to the cathedral to speak out against the merger between spiritual figures and the political elite of our country."
Wisconsin board votes against cross logo
The combined Catholic and public school Messwood football team in Shorewood, Wis., replaced a religious logo on players' helmets after the Shorewood School Board on Oct. 9 unanimously agreed after a district parent complained to the district that a Christian cross on the logo violated separation of state and church.
The new logo has "2012 PLAYOFFS" in red set on a blue football and replaces the old one. The Catholic Messmer High School and the public Shorewood High School have co-oped in football for 12 seasons.
"It's clearly a Christian cross," board member Michael Mishlove said. "I think it's inappropriate to have on a uniform or any sort of school-authorized clothing, as I think it could be viewed as an endorsement," reported Shorewood Now.
"We are not happy about it," Brother Bob Smith, Messmer president, told WTMJ Radio. He called the decision "hurtful for the team."
Pastor banned from Ind. school lunchroom
The Associated Press reported Oct. 20 that the Southwest Allen County School District, Fort Wayne, Ind., has banned a youth pastor from addressing students in the lunchroom.
It announced the policy less than an hour after John and Linda Buchanan, whose 11-year-old daughter attends Summit Middle School, sued in U.S. District Court. The family is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.
The minister, from a nondenominational church called The Chapel, was allowed to hand out materials and move from table to table, talking with children, the claim stated.
Linda Buchanan, 44, said her daughter brought home religious anti-abortion literature. "We're not a bunch of heathens," she said. "We're not anti-religion; we're anti-religion in public school."
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Pew: 1 in 5 'nonreligious'
The U.S. for the first time ever does not have an adult Protestant majority, according to a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The percentage of Protestants has fallen to 48%.
Contributing to the decline, The Associated Press reported Oct. 9, is the fact that about 20% of adult Americans say they have no religious affiliation. That's up 5% from five years ago.
According to Pew, the category includes people who say they pray or consider themselves spiritual but not religious. "Still, Pew found overall that most of the unaffiliated aren't actively seeking another religious home, indicating that their ties with organized religion are permanently broken, AP reported.
In 2007, 60% of people who said they seldom or never attended religious services still identified themselves as part of a particular religious tradition. In 2012, that statistic fell to 50%, according to the Pew report.
Pew predicts more growth in "nones," saying that one-third of adults under age 30 have no religious affiliation, compared to 9% of those 65 and older.
Man kills rather than spoil his child
Benjamin Edetanlen, sentenced to 18 years in prison Oct. 11 in DeKalb County, Ga., for killing his 5-month-old son and beating his two other children in 2004, blamed the bible.
Assistant District Attorney Dalia Racine told the court that "The defendant stated that he disciplined the children according to the Book of Proverbs in the bible."
Edetanlen told authorities that Proverbs 13 taught him "Spare the rod, spoil the child."
Italian churches losing tax exemption
The Catholic Church in Italy will be forced to pay taxes starting in 2013 after the European Union pressured the government to pass a law stripping the church of its property tax exemption, La Repubblica daily newspaper reported Oct. 12.
Historically, all church property, even if used commercially, (for a bed and breakfast with a chapel in it, for example) has been tax-exempt.
The move will net estimated annual revenues of 500 million to 2 billion euros.
Einstein 'God' letter sells for $3 million
A handwritten letter in which Albert Einstein questioned the existence of God sold for $3,000,000,100 to an anonymous bidder on eBay. The minimum acceptable bid was $3 million for the online auction held Oct. 8-18. Only two bids were received.
Einstein wrote the so-called "God letter" in German on Princeton University stationery, a year before he died in 1955. It said, in part, "The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this."
The letter and envelope last sold in 2008 for $404,000.
Ahlquist not buffaloed by family institute
Rhode Island freethought activist Jessica Ahlquist, 17, spoke Sept. 18 at York High School in Elmhurst and at two other Illinois high schools despite pressure from the Illinois Family Institute to get schools to cancel her speeches during Constitution Week events.
FFRF sent an Action Alert to members Sept. 17 urging their support of Ahlquist's efforts to bolster the First Amendment.
The Elmhurst Patch reported students were eager to ask her questions. "Why did it bother you so much? Couldn't you just look away?" one student asked.
"Because it's illegal," Ahlquist said. "Because it's my right and I feel strongly about my rights and I feel other people should too."
Charles Ovando, social sciences division chairman, said the discussion was more about Ahlquist being threatened, which was a good message for students to hear.
"When you talk about exercising your constitutional rights, that sometimes comes at a cost. It's not just a joy ride to speak up."
Former Tiller clinic reopening in Kansas
The Wichita, Kan., clinic formerly operated by the murdered Dr. George Tiller has been bought by an abortion-rights group and will reopen as a family and women's health center that will offer abortions and other services.
Julie Burkhart, executive director of Trust Women Foundation Inc., said the nonprofit bought the clinic in August. An attorney for Tiller's widow, Jeanne, confirmed the sale Sept. 26 to The Associated Press.
The state has been without abortion services except for the Kansas City area since religious zealot Scott Roeder fatally shot Tiller in church, where he was ushering, in 2009. Tiller was wearing body armor because of death threats but was shot in the head.
Property tax records online listed the property's appraised value at $734,100. Burkhart said she was unsure when the clinic would open. "Thousands of women right now have to travel three hours-plus for medical services. It's a burden on women. It's a burden on women's families."
Scouts forced to open 'perversion files'
About 14,500 pages of Boy Scouts of America detailing sex-abuse allegations from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s were made public Oct. 18 by an Oregon court, including internal reports of alleged child molestations by more than 1,200 U.S. scoutmasters and other adult volunteers. The records, formally called the Ineligible Volunteer Files but commonly known as "the perversion files," were submitted as evidence in a 2010 lawsuit.
Kelly Clark, a Portland attorney who won the landmark 2010 suit, told The Associated Press that the documents show that even though the Scouts have been collecting the files nearly since the Boy Scouts' founding in 1910, the organization failed to use them to protect boys from pedophiles.
The decades-long cover-up is being compared to the failure of churches, the Catholic Church in particular, to report sex abuse allegations to police. In fact, many Scouting troops were sponsored by and met in churches. Pastors were leaders in some instances.
Religious Right groups' coffers overflow
The top 10 Religious Right groups have total revenues of $1.177 billion, according to a new study from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. [FFRF's annual budget is less than $2 million.]
The revenues, in parentheses, come from official IRS filings and other reliable sources.
. Jerry Falwell Ministries/ Liberty University/Liberty Counsel ($522,784,095)
. Pat Robertson Empire ($434,971,231)
. Focus on the Family ($104,463,950)
. Alliance Defending Freedom ($35,145,644)
. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Lobbying expenditures: $26,662,111)
. American Family Association ($17,955,438)
. Family Research Council ($14,840,036)
. Concerned Women for America (Tim and Beverly LaHaye: $10,352,628)
. Faith & Freedom Coalition ($5,494,640)
10. Council for National Policy (founded by Tim LaHaye: $1,976,747)
Taliban targeting Pakistani girls
A British hospital in Birmingham is treating Malala Yousufzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head on a school bus Oct. 9 by the Taliban in Mingora in retaliation for championing education for girls. She was alert after surgery and is expected to live but the extent of her recovery is uncertain. Another girl was slightly injured in the attack.
A Taliban spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said the girl's activism needed to be stopped: "This was a new chapter of obscenity, and we have to finish this chapter."
Malala received Pakistan's first National Peace Award in 2009 for publicizing violence by hardline Islamists against education, The Guardian reported.
Another girl, 17-year-old Hina Khan, has received Taliban death threats and has had a red cross painted on her family's home twice because of her views on female education.
Scandal topples D'Souza at Christian school
Dinesh D'Souza's conservative Christian "family values" reputation took a big hit in past weeks amid rumors the married 51-year-old was having an affair with a woman in her late 20s. The shoe dropped Oct. 18, when he resigned as president of King's College, a small Christian university in Manhattan, reported The New York Times.
The school announced the resignation two days after a Christian magazine reported he had checked into a South Carolina motel with a woman he introduced as his fiancée. The magazine reported he filed for divorce the same day its reporter contacted him. D'Souza and his wife Dixie, 44, live in southern California and have one daughter.
He's also the director and co-producer of the conservative documentary currently in theaters, "2016: Obama's America."
His fiancée, Denise Odie Joseph II, 29, is also married and has written extensively about the importance of so-called family values.
Mothers 'maimed and forgotten' in Ireland
"The imperative to bear as many children as possible crippled hundreds of Irishwomen," Marie O'Connor writes in a column titled "The maimed and forgotten mothers" in The Irish Times. Catholic hospitals encouraged doctors to treat difficult childbirths with a symphysiotomy, a procedure that severs the pelvic joint, instead of doing a caesarean section.
According to O'Connor, the church preferred the symphysiotomy because it could widen the pelvis, "enabling an unlimited number of vaginal deliveries.
"But when it went wrong, which was often, the women suffered chronic pain and incontinence, and many could barely walk. . . . Doctors in every other Western country shunned the operation, but in Ireland it was performed on some 1,500 women between 1944 and 2005. About 200 victims survive today, most of them disabled. Yet they can't seek redress in the courts, because it only recently became public that these operations were unnecessary, long after the statute of limitations expired."
Judge chastises pandering Pennsylvania House but dismisses FFRF suit
U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner on Oct. 1 dismissed the Freedom From Religion Foundation's lawsuit against officials of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for declaring 2012 as "the Year of the Bible," while at the same time chastening state officials for "premeditated pandering" for religious and political purposes and expressing alarm that it passed unanimously.
FFRF sued in March after the House passed the resolution Jan. 24 that exhorted citizens and government officials to "study and apply the teachings of the Holy Scriptures." It challenged the resolution for violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
In his Oct. 1 decision, Conner ruled that FFRF and its local plaintiffs had standing to sue, "which is a major victory in itself these days," commented FFRF Co-President Dan Barker. Conner also ruled that House officials had absolute legislative immunity. Conner, who was appointed to the federal bench in 2002 by President George W. Bush, has notably also ruled against the Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Barack Obama.
While granting the defendants immunity for a "legislative act," Conner noted that the immunity "should not be viewed as judicial endorsement of this resolution. It most certainly is not."
Conner wrote, "At worst, it is premeditated pandering designed to provide a reelection sound bite for use by members of the General Assembly. But regardless of the motivation. . . its express language is proselytizing and exclusionary. . . . The court is compelled to shine a clear, bright light on this resolution because it pushes the Establishment Clause envelope behind the safety glass of legislative immunity. That is passed unanimously is even more alarming."
The resolution passed 193-0, although several members soon expressed regret that they voted for it. It was included in a stack of "noncontroversial" resolutions that are usually approved pro forma.
The "blatant use of legislative resources" contravened "the spirit — if not the letter — of the Establishment Clause," Conner wrote scathingly.
He concluded, "At a time when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania faces massive public policy challenges, these resources would be far better utilized in meaningful legislative efforts for the benefit of all of the citizens of the Commonwealth, regardless of their religious beliefs."
"The Establishment Clause, prohibits all government speech endorsing religion — without or without coercion. The government is precluded from taking a position on the merits of religion, contrary to the clear import of the Year of the Bible Resolution in this case," said Barker.
The lawsuit was filed by attorneys Lawrence M. Otter, Doylestown, Pa., and Richard L. Bolton, Madison, Wis., on behalf of FFRF and 41 named Pennsylvania members.
In a related story, the House on Oct. 17 approved another "noncontroversial" resolution that was introduced Oct. 15 declaring October in Pennsylvania as "Prayer Month for the purpose of setting aside time to pray. . ."
FFRF sent out an Action Alert but the resolution passed 189-2.
"It's absurd to declare that a month of prayer should be observed by all citizens, including many who never pray or certainly don't say Christian prayers," said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. "Even more absurd is that they didn't pass the resolution until the month was more than half over. I guess we should at least be thankful for that."
FFRF saves Tucson taxpayers $1.1 million
The Freedom From Religion Foundation received word in September that the Tucson City Council has permanently suspended its decision to grant $1.1 million to the Catholic Diocese of Tucson, Ariz., to repair the church's Marist building.
FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel had written an Aug. 7 letter to Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, warning that it was unwise policy for the city to offer $1.1 million to repair a religious building it does not own.
"If you truly believe the best policy is to repair the Marist building, then the diocese should sign the building and property over to you free and clear. Alternatively, given the neglect the diocese has shown for a piece of Tucson history, consider seizing the property through eminent domain. Title should not remain with the diocese if the taxpayers are paying $1.1 million."
Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik, who was one of two council members to vote against the original funding scheme, noted at the time, "The Catholic Church has neglected it for a decade. If they were serious about this building, they could cancel one of their pro-life ad blitzes and pay for it in a heartbeat."
Seidel echoed this point in his letter. "The diocese is perfectly willing to spend money to restore its other property. Last year, the church spent $75,000 to restore a crucifix." He pointed out the diocese just spent $1.1 million raised in the "Treasures of the Heart" campaign to restore St. Augustine Cathedral next door to the Marist building.
According to a Sept. 11 memo by City Manager Richard Miranda, "The diocese of Tucson has informed city staff that they wish to retain ownership of the Marist College so that it can be used by them and the local parish."
Miranda explained that because of the diocese's position, the grant "can not be accommodated" and the city will "take no further action regarding a potential agreement for the use of [grant] funds for the stabilization of the Marist College." The city has already begun allocating the grant funds for other projects, including road and water tower repairs.
"This is a major victory for taxpayers and for the constitutional principle of separation between state and church," said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. "It pays to complain, or rather in this case, our complaint stops an unconstitutional payment."
Seidel's letter reviewed details on the diocese's healthy finances despite bankruptcy after payouts for more than 100 credible allegations of sexual misconduct with minors involving 26 priests.
FFRF, not Jesus,
saves taxpayers
An FFRF letter of complaint Aug. 21 about a wrongful religious tax exemption in Wichita, Kan., resulted in the property being put back on the tax rolls and back taxes assessed. Sedgwick County Appraiser Mike Borchard said in October that Grace Baptist Church owes $2,194 in back taxes for 2010 and 2011 on a home occupied by a local politician.
Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott wrote to Borchard after being alerted to the nonexempt use of the home, which has been listed as a parsonage for clergy since 1996. Michael O'Donnell, a Wichita City Council member and Kansas Senate candidate, lives in the home. He's the son of a Grace Baptist Church pastor of the same name.
Pastor Michael O'Donnell said the church will refile a tax exemption request, "essentially appealing the appraiser's ruling," the Wichita Eagle reported Oct. 17. Under state law, there is a presumption that property is taxable. The church will have the burden to show that the house is exempt.
The younger O'Donnell, who has now changed his original story to the newspaper on whether he was paying rent to the church, accused FFRF of having "a political agenda."
Not so, responded Elliott to the Wichita Eagle, "We're an apolitical group, a nonprofit that does not get involved in elections or campaigns, but we are concerned about state-church issues, including churches abusing tax privileges, which was the case here."
The house is taxable for 2012, but because levies aren't set, an exact figure isn't known, Borchard told the newspaper. The church likely faces a total bill for current and back taxes in excess of $3,000.
FFRF stops city's church collaboration
The city of West Linn, Ore., rescinded an unconstitutional grant to Willamette Christian Church after a Sept. 28 Freedom From Religion Foundation letter of complaint.
It came to FFRF's attention that the West Linn City Council had approved a $1,300 grant to the church, ostensibly to start a teen center called The Summit. City staff purportedly spent considerable time on the proposal, with the regular fees waived.
Councilor Mike Jones, who later became a member of the church, was apparently the driving force behind the grant, fee waiver and overall proposal.
"Finding suitable after-school activities for middle school students and providing them a safe place to gather is laudable," wrote FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel. "Teen programming may be a genuine concern for the community, and while WCC is willing to address that concern to a certain extent, the record provides ample evidence that the city's actions crossed appropriate constitutional boundaries."
It's clear that the center, which would have been managed by the YMCA on weekdays, had religious purposes, Seidel noted. "WCC has scheduled 'church-related activities' for twice as much time as teen center activities."
The schedule called for the center to be open 10 hours a week to the general public and 20 hours a week for church activities.
FFRF noted numerous public statements that the main use of the center would be for church activities.
"The primary effect is to help a church expand by funding new construction," Seidel wrote. "In other words, the council gave WCC $1,300 to expand their church space."
FFRF suspected the center would be another way to target children who would otherwise not attend WCC.
"The city had no safeguards against religious use or proselytization at the time the grant and waiver were approved, nor does the city have any way to ensure that YMCA involvement continues. WCC is leasing the space, setting the hours and has the final say in all decisions. Should they choose not to partner with the YMCA, the city has no recourse."
The complaint letter noted other problems with the proposal, including waiver of fees, parking impacts, city officials in their official capacity sitting on a church advisory board and Councilor Jones' ties to the church.
While the city has not formally responded, FFRF has learned the proposal is dead, at least for now.
According to an Oct. 2 story in the Oregonian, Assistant City Manager Kirsten Wyatt told the newspaper the city decided to immediately rescind the grant to avoid controversy and a legal battle.
"Our options are either fight this or say, 'Hey, $1,300 isn't that much money,' " Wyatt said. "We're chalking this up as a learning experience."
FFRF pulls plug on hospital religion
A public hospital in Hollister, Calif., will no longer allow Christian prayers and verses to be displayed on its walls.
Hazel Hawkins Hospital formerly displayed Christian prayers, including a plaque entitled "Nurse's Prayer" on the wall in the medical surgical unit.
In a June 26 letter, FFRF Staff Attorney Stephanie Schmitt warned, "Government-run hospitals have a constitutional obligation to remain neutral toward religion."
On Sept. 17, FFRF received assurance from hospital management that they "have taken all appropriate actions to address the areas identified and respect constitutional rights of all employees."
Lord's Prayer out, silence is in
Another Pennsylvania school board has decided to drop prayer at board meetings after getting a letter from FFRF.
The Octorara Area School Board in Atglen voted to substitute a moment of silence for Christian prayer to open meetings.
FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert had written Aug. 17 to board President Lisa Bowman on behalf of a local complainant about the illegal recitation of the Lord's Prayer as an invocation. She reminded the board of numerous court rulings that said scheduled prayer at school board meetings is unconstitutional.
While the school hasn't formally notified FFRF of the change, according to a LancasterOnline story, the decision was made Sept. 17. The story said Vice President Brian Norris told the board it must honor the law and that members could meet privately to pray before meetings.
The advice to pray privately didn't sit well with everyone, the news story said: "Three school board members, however, stepped down from the official table to protest the change. Board member John McCartney Jr. walked to the end of the table and knelt in prayer as the school board began its new tradition of a moment of silence."
Bowman was out of town but told the board in a letter: "The board should not put the district at [financial] risk. It could affect taxpayer and student programming."
The Greencastle-Antrim, Eastern Lancaster County, Grove City and Big Spring school boards also voted recently to stop praying before meetings after getting FFRF letters.
Georgia district drops team chaplain
FFRF has followed up on Walker County Schools' (Ridgeland, Ga.) response to its request to investigate unusual constitutional violations by Ridgeland High School football coach Mark Mariakis. Although praising the superintendent's "commitment to upholding the Constitution," the letter raised some lingering concerns.
FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Sei-del's Aug. 21 letter of complaint had detailed allegations FFRF had received over a number of egregious public sports-church entanglements at Ridgeland High School. Most notably, they included the coach taking public school football teams to pre-game church meals where pre-meal prayers are conducted.
FFRF also asked for an investigation into the allegation that Mariakis regularly prays with his teams, had pressured public school students to attend a "Christian football camp" and that the team had adopted a "team chaplain."
Superintendent Damon Raines responded Aug. 30 that "the district will not have a team chaplain nor will school officials or employees, including coaches, organize, lead or participate in any prayers. Staff will also refrain from participating in the FCA [Fellowship of Christian Athletes]."
The district indicated pregame meals will no longer include "religious references."
As Seidel stated in his Sept. 11 reply, "taking public school teams to church still involves constitutional concerns." Quoting legal precedent that prohibits public schools from holding graduations in churches, Seidel argued that regardless of the purpose in choosing to have a pregame meal in a church, "the sheer religiosity of the space create[s] a likelihood that high school students . . . would perceive a link between church and state." FFRF suggested that the district could avoid legal liability and save money on transportation by hosting a "potluck" at the school and allowing "any organization, restaurant, or business to donate meals."
FFRF was alarmed over Mariakis' attendance on Sept. 9 at a "Rally to Pray" by those who wish to "keep prayer in the practices and before games." FFRF's response called the coach's appearance inappropriate, saying, "It seems to send a message that he is unrepentant and hostile to First Amendment limitations on his proselytizing."
The letter asked the schools to investigate the context of his remarks and to "ensure that Mariakis understands he cannot use his position as coach to 'share the Gospel' with his team and other public students."
FFRF urged the district to adopt a written policy over religion in the schools "clearly prohibiting proselytizing and prayer by school officials or at school-arranged and sanctioned events."
FFRF also noted that it appears public school buses and drivers are taking players, coaches and staff from the school to churches for meals. FFRF further requested a response to an unanswered allegation from its original complaint that the football program has used the bible as a motivational tool.
Faculty now barred from Christian club
A teacher in Abbeville County Consolidated School District, Abbeville, S.C., will no longer be allowed to actively participate in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes student club.
The Wright Middle School science teacher was the group's faculty sponsor but actively participated in its 2010 prayer meeting and praised its Christian agenda. She stated in an article on the South Carolina FCA website that the 200-student prayer group was "very sweet and moving" and that at each FCA meeting they've had a student come to Christ.
A June 18 letter from Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert warned, "The Supreme Court has stated that public school employees, including teachers, must refrain from actively participating in religious activities while acting within their governmental role."
An attorney responded Sept. 14 that the district would "ensure that school faculty understand their role with regard to the sponsorship of religious [clubs] so that no further concerns will occur."
FFRF halts discount at Miss. restaurant
A restaurant in Wiggins, Miss., will no longer offer a preferential discount to church-going patrons.
Western Sizzlin' Steakhouse promoted a "half-off buffet" to customers who presented a "church member appreciation card." The discount was valid only for members of three local Baptist churches.
In a June 11 letter, FFRF Staff Attorney Stephanie Schmitt warned the manager that the restaurant was in violation of the Civil Rights Act and that "it is illegal for Western Sizzlin' to discriminate, or show favoritism, on the basis of religion."
In a Sept. 11 response, management confirmed the business will "discontinue including churches in our discount promotions and programs moving forward and will only offer them to other local businesses and companies that are not religious in nature."
Michigan board drops opening prayer
The Pellston [Mich.] Public Schools board meetings no longer open with prayer after FFRF letters of complaint. The prayers were often delivered by a board member.
FFRF first sent a letter in July 2011. An attorney for the board responded that he didn't believe the prayers were illegal.
In a November 2011 follow-up, Staff Attorney Stephanie Schmitt clarified the law. She urged discontinuation of the practice immediately to "eliminate the need for costly and protracted litigation of an issue that is settled by the courts."
The attorney responded Sept. 10 that "the Board of Education no longer opens its meetings with a prayer. Instead, the Board observes a moment of silence which is not intended to promote religion."
Teacher uses FFRF's letter against student
A Cheektowaga [N.Y.] Central High School teacher who posted bible verses and a drawing of three crosses in her classroom has been admonished.
She also invited a guest speaker to her advanced placement anatomy class who used bible verses to encourage students to "head down the right path, according to FFRF's student complainant.
Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert objected in a June 7 letter to Superintendent Dennis Kane. The student reported that the teacher shared FFRF's letter with the class on the last day of school and verbally attacked the student anonymously, alleging that the person who had complained to FFRF lacked integrity and character and was on the same level as a student who had cheated on the class's final exam.
Markert sent another letter June 14 to the school district outlining the teacher's egregious reprisal. In a series of replies on June 20, June 22 and Sept. 11, Kane informed FFRF that he took the complaint very seriously, had done an extensive investigation and confirmed that the student's allegations were true.
Kane told FFRF that all religious displays were removed from the classroom and said the teacher was reprimanded and directed not to discuss religion in her classroom.
Arkansas teacher told
to stop religious talk
An elementary teacher in the Little Rock [Ark.] School District who "referred to Jesus and God in several conversations" has been warned to stop. A June 21 letter from Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott cautioned the district "to make certain that 'subsidized teachers do not inculcate religion.' "
The district responded Sept. 13, assuring FFRF that the administration told the teacher that her conduct "was inappropriate and that she must follow the LRSD 5th Grade Curriculum."
FFRF action stops football prayers
Monroe High School in Alexandria, Ind., will no longer permit coaches to participate in or facilitate pregame prayer. In a May 23 letter to the Alexandria Community School Corp., Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel informed the district that coaches were violating the law.
The superintendent responded Sept. 12: "The administration has undertaken measures to correct behavior by providing reference to our school policy and the case law . . . as well as your original correspondence to the building principals and athletic director."
Pregame prayers will no longer be broadcast over the loudspeaker at West Jones High School football games in Ellisville, Miss.
Staff Attorney Stephanie Schmitt wrote an Aug. 26 letter to the school district. After several follow-up letters, FFRF has learned that prayers have been replaced by a moment of silence.
Epic fail for teacher's 'Critical Thinking'
A Suwannee High School teacher in Live Oak, Fla., is no longer permitted to display religious images in his "Critical Thinking" classroom. FFRF was alerted that the teacher had a Ten Commandments statue on his desk and a poster with a quotation exhorting people to pray.
"It is unconstitutional for the school to promote a religious message to students through calls to prayer and religious iconography put on display by a school official," Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel wrote Aug. 28.
Three days later, the superintendent responded that "religious statutes, posters, or messages" had all been removed from the classroom.
Religious commercial forced off air
The New Mexico Department of Health has stopped airing an anti-smoking TV ad containing religious messages. The ad featured a woman in a church pew praying, lamenting her ability to quit smoking and making the Catholic sign of the cross.
In a May 3 letter, Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor noted "this imagery tends to send the message that the New Mexico Department of Health endorses the Christian religion."
On Sept. 5, the agency answered that "The ad is no longer being placed and there is no plan to renew the license for that spot of others in the 'Dear Me' series at this time."
Water board can't pray for rain in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board stopped opening its meetings with Christian prayers after getting an Aug. 1 letter from Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel.
An attorney for the board responded Sept. 10 that "the OWRB has discontinued the invocational prayer at the beginning of its regular monthly meetings."
FFRF investigates election abuse complaints
'Tis the season for FFRF to combat potentially illegal electioneering by churches and pastors. On Oct. 17, Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the senior pastor of Summit Church in Wichita, Kan.
Senior Pastor Terry Fox ran an ad in the Wichita Eagle stating that he would speak "about how the Obama administration and its socialistic agenda is [sic] making the way for the Antichrist to take over the world." Fox and Pastor Joe also host the church's weekly radio show, on which they routinely breach the wall of state/church separation.
Fox stated on one show that "There's no question in my mind that the sitting president we have today is far more evil and far more committed to a one-world government. . ."
These pastors also previously violated IRS rules when they endorsed Rick Santorum during the Republican presidential primary. The church's publication, The Summit Informer, includes illegal political campaign intervention, including an issue in August which railed against Obama's campaign strategies: "The secular left has mastered use of the Internet to further its extremist goals. In fact, President Obama's web-based 'Organizing for America' propaganda machine may have given him the 2008 election. Let's beat them at their own game."
Romney endorsement
On Oct. 19, Markert wrote to the IRS about a sign outside of Church in the Valley, Leakey, Texas. The church's marquee read, "Vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim! The capitalist, not the communist!"
Markert stated the church violated IRS regulations by expressly advocating its support from presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Bullies in the pulpit
FFRF's legal staff continues to sift through complaints generated from the so-called Pulpit Freedom Sunday on Oct. 7 that was organized by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Religious Right law firm formerly called the Alliance Defense Fund. The pastors are thumbing their noses at the IRS, which has stopped enforcing the 1954 Johnson Amendment that requires political neutrality on candidates in order to maintain tax-exempt status.
It was first held in 2008 with 33 pastors taking part in 2008. A record 1,477 participated this year, organizers said.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Skyline Church Pastor Jim Garlow ended his Sunday sermon in La Mesa with this: "Some came to hear to hear an endorsement. My endorsement will be Jesus. I'll tell you whom I'm going to vote for, but I don't think that makes it an endorsement. I'm going to vote for Mitt Romney, but I'm not telling you to."
The Bloomberg News editorial board summed it up pretty well Oct. 3:
"The plan is for pastors to make explicit candidate endorsements in their churches, tape the endorsements and send the incriminating evidence to the Internal Revenue Service. . . . This is not a battle for free speech, in the pulpit or out. It's a test of whether Americans are willing to allow a taxpayer subsidy to be used for partisan political activity."
Voting in churches
FFRF continues to receive complaints from members distressed about voting in churches. FFRF sent three letters in October to elections officials asking them to refrain from selecting churches as polling places in their precincts.
Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter to the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., regarding a large picture of Jesus right above a voting booth in Christ Baptist Church.
Letters also were sent to the village clerk in Germantown, Wis., and the Orange County supervisor of elections in Orlando, Fla., asking them to "remove churches as polling places for future elections."
Look what happened in Murfreesboro, Tenn., a city with more than six dozen churches. Muslims wanted one mosque, but the locals would have none of it. Scratch an "oppressed" Christian and watch a hypocrite bleed.
Justin Blair, letter to the editor, on the contention that nonbelievers should just not listen to pregame football prayers over the loudspeaker
Knoxville News Sentinel, 10-3-12
I just think they're misrepresenting certain minorities. Judaism, atheism, the lack of a religion, agnosticism or Islam — their God or their lack of God wasn't on this banner. And I think if it were, then that would be equally offensive to the many Christians that are in this community.
Dillon Nicholson, Vidor [Texas] High School senior, on cheerleaders' Christian football banners at neighboring Kountze High School
KFDM Beaumont, 9-23-12
As we learn more about the universe, there's less and less need to look outside it for help.
Theoretical cosmologist Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology, comment in an article headlined "Will science someday rule out the possibility of God?"'
"Life's Little Mysteries," 9-18-12
If we raise a generation of students who don't believe in the process of science, who think everything that we've come to know about nature and the universe can be dismissed by a few sentences translated into English from some ancient text, you're not going to continue to innovate.
Bill Nye, "the Science Guy," decrying creationism
Associated Press, 9-24-12
As long as there are those who would take innocent life in the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya
You roll your eyes and say why is this going on at a government-subsidized event? It shouldn't be happening. I also see it at all the high school games where they have prayers before games and after games. It's really out of place. It's hurting all those people that don't have that belief and ostracizing them.
Retired ecologist and FFRF member Bob Craig, Oak Ridge, Tenn., on prayers over the loudspeaker before University of Tennessee football games
Knoxville News, 9-18-12
As Every Student Every School's name implies, their idea is to proselytize every student in every public school in America through an aggressive "Adopt-a-School" campaign. And the way to do it is to have the kids do what grownups are not allowed to do: establish full-fledged missionary operations inside the schools. A clever map allows viewers to click on their state and type in their area code, revealing every school in the district and determine whether it has been "adopted" by churches or other religious organizations. Kids from those entities are instructed to conduct daily prayer groups during the school day, distribute religious literature and are given numerous other ideas for practicing or promoting their religion at school.
Author Katherine Stewart, who spoke at FFRF's convention in Portland, Ore., "How evangelicals are making children their missionaries in public schools"
The Guardian, 9-25-12
Critical thinking says it's time we start cracking down on child molesters, whether you are the Boy Scouts, the Catholic Church or affiliated with any other organization. Until we get tough and prosecute to the full extent of the law, more and more horrifying stories are going to come to light, and more innocent young children will continue to needlessly suffer.
Steve Siebold, author of Sex, Politics and Religion: How Delusional Thinking is Destroying America
Huffington Post, 9-26-12
We're atheists not because we want to gather and engage in collective back-slapping, not because we want to chortle at the foolishness of benighted believers, but because we care about creating a world that's more just, more peaceful, more enlightened, and we see organized religion as standing in the way of this goal.
Adam Lee op-ed, "Atheism's growing pains"
salon.com, 10-6-12
To permit this name change would be placing unwitting members of the public, including public servants, in the position of having to proclaim petitioners' religious beliefs, which may or may not be in agreement with that person's own equally strongly held but different beliefs. For instance, a calendar call in the courthouse would require the clerk to shout out "JesusIsLord ChristIsKing" or "Rejoice ChristIsKing."
Discussion of a New York court's denial of a petition to change a family's surname from Nwadiuko to ChristIsKing
volokh.com, 10-13-12


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a foreign asian car (e.g. honda civic or any toyota) that is tricked out or souped up for show, often with silver rims and an unnecessary spoiler often driven by an Asian but not necessarily.
Man, he got a hella cool rice rocket. I saw him driving it down the street yesterday.
Por kayla 02 de diciembre de 2003
Asian rich kid toy. An import sedan or 'sport' sedan souped up to look fast, sound fast, and go exactly the same speed as any other sedan. Usually customised with unecessary spoilers, coffee can exhaust for that mosquito on steriods sound, and racing stripes to show off your 'team'
"Look at that kid's rice rocker, his parents must be loaded and blind to let him do that"
Por Joe 22 de agosto de 2004
A usually derogatory term used to desrcibe any of a number of imported cars (hondas, mitsubishes, etc.) that are not specifically designed for racing. Many have only physical modifications, including neon lights, massive spoilers, and decals for equipment they don't have. Others, however, are extensively modified for racing and often sport NOS, Tubos/superchargers, well tuned exhaust systems, and computer enhanced fuel/air mix ratios. This variety is MUCH rarer.
I pulled up next to this guy driving a rice rocket yesterday. His fake stickers didn't help him when i smoked his ass.
Por Rypsaw 30 de abril de 2003
rice rocket is an inexpensive car, such as Honda Civic. For some reason domestic owners hate them so much that they forget about Neons and Cavailers with big fart cannons and boeng wings, I guess they are an american cheap rice.
the funny thing, a rice rocket can be pretty fast if hooked up right, sometimes its funny to see how Honda Civic beats domestic junk :D
Por demon585 30 de marzo de 2006
its not called rice rocket nomor, its called BEAN ROCKETS
fast n furious screwed the asian racing culture
Por Lala-ing 08 de febrero de 2004
Car that is not made to go fast. But is dressed up in what the owner believes to be "Pimp" looking stickers, body kit, high mount or "GT" wing, huuuge exhaust and 20" rims.Good for a bit of a laugh as u leave em for dead in ur TT supra, GTR or even 180sx
sif u could even call a supra a rice car u eunuch above me. Stock the N/A MK IV will run a 14. Yeah thats real rice. Just another closed minded domestic car lover genrally refered to in Australia as a "TREV"
Por Psiker 13 de marzo de 2003
Rice, generally referring to an Asian make of vehicle, Rocket generally referring to the speed or power of that particular vehicle. A true Rice Rocket means that the owner has tricked out his/her ride with actual engine/performance equipment to allow it to go faster. Often times, the owner will also do external/internal appearance mods to give the vehicle a racey look. Some people, however, forget to do engine/performance mods, and only do external appearance mods, meaning they don't have a a true Rice Rocket. They have a typical Asian vehicle that may or may not look fast, depending on the mods done to it. In recent times, "Rice Rocket" has been used to describe not only cars of Asian origin, but also some cars of European and North American descent that have been tricked out to go and look fast.
Hey, look at Tai Pai over there in his Rice Rocket...Man, the $12,000 he put into his Civic's engine mods, ground FX, rims and suspension really paid off. He killed that Mustang GT that cost $20,000. But look over there, Tai Pai's little brother Ling Lee tried racing the same Mustang GT. He got killed, because the Ground FX and Coffee-Can exhaust didn't do anything on that Corolla. Guess he doesn't have a true Rice Rocket!
Por kstamler 13 de julio de 2004


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They were supposed to have played county and region rival Adairsville Friday night, but inclement weather kept that from happening.
"It has been awhile since we've played, but we've had excellent practices throughout the week, and most of all, our players are rested heading into a week where we play three games in four days," Cartersville coach Mike Tobin said. "Maybe, having Friday night off was a blessing in disguise."
The three games Tobin was referring to were the Canes hosting Coahulla Creek tonight at the Storm Center, traveling to Adairsville Wednesday for their make-up game and then Friday's showdown with Gordon Central.
Cartersville prevailed 65-48 in its first encounter with the Warriors. Gordon Central is currently one-game behind the Canes in the region with a 9-1 record.
"It's going to be a tough week for sure," Tobin said. "But, as long as we get balance scoring and solid defense, we should do fine against teams who want to knock off the No. 1 team in the state."
While the Canes have relied on balanced scoring headlined by Ryan Davis, Corey Tobin and A.J. Moseby to have already won 20 games with five left to play, the Excel Eagles have led by the offensive explosiveness of Rudy Winters and Elijah Robinson.
The duo combined for 57 of Excel's 64 points in the Eagles' two-point victory over the St. Pius X Golden Lions Saturday in overtime at the Eagles Nest.
Robinson though was limping noticeably throughout the game and afterward.
"I need a trainer," he said.
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Hi all,
I'm going to be spending a week travelling Italy at the end of the month, and considering all the beautiful sites that are there, i don't think my iPhone will do it any justice!
Seeing other people's beautifully high quality photo's recently has made me take the plunge and buy a new camera, i just don't know where to start! I have looked at so many that I've just confused myself!
I was looking at the bridge cameras as they are cheaper than the DSLR's, but i haven't the foggiest what the differences between them are!
My budget is around £200 and a lithium battery is a must! It's not much of a problem if the battery doesn't come with it, as long as it's compatible, i can buy one! Some cool features would also be nice, but not essential.
Other than that, i haven't a clue what to get! High quality would be an advantage, as well as a nice zoom, but would prefer quality over zoom if i have to choose!
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Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Staff Reviews Customer Reviews Q&A Articles & Videos Accessories Our take on the Pioneer ND-BC6 by Buck Pomerantz Pioneer's tiny ND-BC6 rear-view camera measures about an inch in all dimensions, so you can mount it unobtrusively on the back of your car. The view, however, is expansive, as the camera supplies a 138-degree horizontal and 114-degree vertical view to the rear of your vehicle. Hook it up to any receiver with a composite video rear-view camera input, and you've added an extra measure of safety to your car, truck, or RV. The adjustable camera bracket adheres to your license plate or any other convenient spot. A small (2" x 1" x 1") power supply module gets connected in with the included 30' of wiring, so virtually any size vehicle can get equipped with a rear view. The camera renders a detailed 330,000 pixel resolution color image, and boasts Lux Automatic Luminance Control for a clear picture in bright or dim conditions. See more info on this item Highlights:rear-view camera with bracketCMOS-based camera system330,000 pixel resolution color image138-degree horizontal and 114-degree vertical viewLux Automatic Luminance Control (0.9-100,000 lux)350 lines of horizontal resolutioncamera comes with 23-foot cable attached plus separate power supply and 10-foot RCA harnesscamera dimensions: 1"W x 1"H x 1"Dpower supply dimensions: 2"W x 1"H x 1"Dwarranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) What's in the box? | In-depth notes Product Research What's in the box? Download owner's manual Camera with adjustable adhesive stand (installed) and attached 23' cable Power supply box 10' Power/ground/video harness Allen wrench Hook-and-loop fastener Double-sided tape Waterproof rubber wedge 6 Self-adhesive cable clamps Owner's Manual (Eng/Fre) Scratch & Dent items may be missing non-essential accessories. In some cases the manufacturer's accessories have been replaced with generic equivalents. Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team — they open the box, verify contents, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Features Specifications DimensionsFeatures Compatibility: The Pioneer Universal Rear-View Camera (ND-BC6) is designed for use with Pioneer and other manufacturer in-dash AV/Navigation head units that feature an integrated monitor and rear view camera input (composite video). Waterproof Aluminum Chassis: The camera is built into a compact waterproof aluminum case, making it perfect for mounting outside the vehicle. CMOS Image Sensor: The Pioneer Universal Rear-View Camera (ND-BC6) utilizes a 1/3.6" color CMOS image sensor that has approximately 330,000 pixels to deliver a high quality picture. A CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensor offers improved resolution and eliminates the vertical light "smear" phenomenon that occurs when a camera using a CCD sensor is exposed to a very bright light source or direct sunlight. Wide Angle Lens: The 138° horizontal and 114° vertical viewing angles provide an excellent near field view of anything behind you. Automatic Sensitivity Compensation: The camera automatically adjusts to the available light, from 0.9 lux to 100,000 lux. The 0.9 lux rating ensures you'll have visibility at night in low light, while the 100,000 lux rating means the picture won't be washed out in bright sunlight. Power Supply: The hideaway power supply unit features two Molex plugs. The 3-pin molex plug connects to the camera's attached harness and supplies power and receives signal. The 4-pin molex plug connects to the Power/Ground/Video harness. Its RCA output feeds signal to your monitor while the other two lead provide power and ground. The power lead has an in-line 1 amp fuse. Mounting: The rear view camera comes supplied with a pre-installed self-adhesive bracket which can tilt the camera up and down. Specifications Power Source/Ground System: 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable); Negative type Max Current Consumption: 75 mA Output Video: Mirror image for rear view confirmation Sensor: 1/3.6" color CMOS sensor Effective Number of Pixels: 330,000 Wide Angle Lens: focal length - F = 1.02mm, F value = 2.15 Angle Of View: 138° horizontal and 114° vertical Iris System: Electronic Iris Scanning System: Interlace Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 38 db or more Horizontal Resolution: Approximately 350 TV lines Illumination Range: Approximately 0.9 lux to 100,000 lux Image Output: NTSC compatible - 1 Vp-p (75-ohm) Dimensions Rear View Camera: Width = 0.9375" Height = 0.9375" Depth = 1.375" Rear View Camera With Bracket (already installed): Width = 1.4375" Height = 1.0625" Depth = 1.5" Power Supply Box: Width = 0.0375" Height = 0.9375" Depth = 2.3125" Product reviews from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) Quick impressions from the Lab Comment by Buck Pomerantz Staff Writer - Creative, Easy-to-mount and tough rear view camera Written by Buck Pomerantz, Staff Writer - Creative, on 12/7/2012 12:22:00 PM This heavy-duty little cube-sized camera comes everything necessary for a quick and easy installation. It comes with a 7-m cord already attached. The camera's mounted on a small hinge assembly that's adjustable using the included allen wrench. The camera cable plugs into a power supply module (2" x 1" x 1"). Then, a 3-m (almost 10') power/RCA harness connects that to power and your video receiver or monitor. The camera mount and the power module come with adhesive stick-on pads. The large fold-out instruction sheet carries detailed instructions in four languages, but not English. But that's okay, the illustrations are quite clear and captioned in English. Pioneer's ND-BC6 backup camera looks like a well-thought out product, with all necessary accessories included. Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $500 rewards card Pioneer ND-BC6 Reviews Average Customer Review: 25 people say: Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. Display name (e.g., JohnD) Your review will be signed using the display name and location * Your location (e.g., Charlottesville, VA) * Your rating Click on a star to rate the overall product on a scale of 1-5 1500 characters left * Your review Attach a YouTube Review Crutchfield Video Review Guidelines Only submit videos that you made or are authorized to use. Do not submit videos that contain music, video or visuals that are copyrighted and belong to someone else. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. Submit the URL of your YouTube™ video review or product demonstration. e.g., "http://www.youtube.com/v/o79TWHh598U" 500 characters left Pros 500 characters left Cons * Agree to Terms By checking this box you agree your review becomes the property of Crutchfield, that you are over 18 years of age, that you own or have owned this product, and that you are located within the United States or its territories. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) 5 out of 5 Good Camera Written By Tom, Texas on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great camera, good picture quality, even in low light. Wide angle makes it easy to see. The included cable was more than long enough for my truck and the mounting hardware included with the kit worked well. Pros: Good quality, easy mounting Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Product Written By Alex, United States on Sunday, September 07, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Awesome camera, easy to install. Works with myGig Lockpick Pros: Easy to install, great quality Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Absolutely beneficial Written By Michael, Laddonia, mo on Wednesday, August 06, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Easy to install. Quickly connects to my Pioneer head unit. Easy to connect and see through the camera. Great to use during day or night! Pros: Easy to install and use. Saves aggravation on backing up to a trailer! Cons: N/A Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great Camera with Grid Line Capability Written By mitch, Warrenton, VA on Sunday, July 20, 2014 My primary reason for posting this review is because many of the preceding reviews complain about the lack of grid lines. I installed this on a Pioneer AVIC Z150BH and easily found the setup options to both activate and adjust the grid lines to within an inch of my bumper. The wide angle lens is a little overwhelming at first but then you start to realize how much real estate is covered to pick up pedestrians moving into your path in parking lots. The only challenge to mounting this camera is where and how to attach it which, unless you are going to use a license plate bracket camera, would be true with any good quality camera. I installed this in an older vehicle after becoming spoiled by a newer factory installed system and have been very pleased both from a safety perspective and the convenience of backing into tight parking spaces more easily. The only way I see to improve on this unit is to have it built in and customized to the specific vehicle from the factory. Pros: Grid Line Capable, Wide Angle Viewing, Abundance of cable, Ease of Use and of Course Safety. Cons: None for an aftermarket Camera 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Pioneer ND-BC6 Written By precastlou, Westville N.J. on Thursday, July 10, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Fantastic camera. Very clear Pros: very clear Cons: I wish it had guide lines on the screen Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 excellent camera Written By JoeD, Fenwick Island, DE on Monday, May 05, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent camera when paired with the Pioneer head unit. Image quality is good, even at night. Pros: Does what it says it would do, and wiring set up is nice and easy to thread thru the headliner and tailgate. Small, easy to mount camera. Put it on the back of my 4Runner to aid in backing up a jetski trailer, and finding the hitch/ receiver point. Image quality, and frame rate are impressive! Cons: The viewing angle is so wide that images come at you fast! I know that's not much of an option but I wouldn't trust this camera as much as a stock backup camera that was installed, and made, for a car. Viewing lines would be nice as well to know know when you're in the danger zone! Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Great Camera Written By markk110, Osceola, WI on Saturday, May 03, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) View is good all the time. Mounted it next to the license plate light on the "09 Vibe. Pros: Installed well. Cons: None. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 Pioneer ND-BC6 Written By Anonymous, Monterey CA on Sunday, March 16, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Installation was easy, the picture quality is grainy. Pros: Ease of installation Cons: Picture quality 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Pioneer ND-BC6 Written By dave l., sanleandro ca. on Sunday, February 16, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) works great , easy to install and tech service is great if you need help Pros: easy to istahl wide angle veiw and good picture Cons: no grid lines 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 excellent images Written By Tony D, Southampton, PA on Saturday, February 15, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This camera has a better picture than the generic camera. I have this camera on my truck and my brother has the generic camera on his. We have the exact same Pioneer head units. Pros: Great picture. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 pioneer camera Written By joe g, malden missouri on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) the camera had plenty of cable to run my 2011 Silverado ext cab. only drawback on my truck is I couldn't mount it right underneath the tailgate as it hit when letting it down so had to mount to license plate top. picture is top quality. does as advertised. Pros: nice night time and daytime picture. plenty of cable included. 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great backup camera Written By Rob, TN on Friday, November 08, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Much better than the audiovox I have on my other car. Very wide angle. Very defined images at night as well. Pros: Excellent night camera. Cons: lacking in mounting options with the kit. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 A great addition to my nav Written By Bert, Linden, NJ on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Def something I needed for my navigation. I back up into my very narrow driveway a lot; always hit the curb. This helps me avoid it. Pros: Easy to follow instructions Cons: Perception of camera is a bit far. Am closer to objects than camera shows; minor issue though. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Rear-View Camera Written By Jose R, Sterling, VA on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This rear-view camera is pretty nice. It is small and compact, has a pretty good wide view so you know what you're backing up into. Camera is also durable; took it into a car wash and held up well. Has good lighting at night. Pros: Small and compact. Good lighting at night. Weather resistant. Cons: Objects seem further away than they are. 2 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Perfect Backup Camera Written By jland, Petaluma ca on Sunday, September 01, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The image on this camera is excellent. It comes in handy when backing up my jet ski trailer. Pros: compact, size and great image 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Pioneer ND-BC6 Written By firstname.lastname@example.com, Sumter SC on Wednesday, August 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Easy to hook up and use......... Almost plug and play... Great! 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Nice camera Written By RyanW, Minneapolis, MN on Friday, August 02, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This is the second camera I bought, (I have one on another vehicle of mine). I like it a lot, good picture during the day and the night and nice field of viiew. I am sure there are better ones out there, but for the price, this is a great choice. Pros: Good field of view good display for day and night Cons: The only things it does not have is the markers/lines that display on the screen that show distance like some of the factory review cameras have. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 great clarity Written By Mike, New Jersey on Monday, July 01, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I needed a rear view camera for my jeep since I cant see over the rear tire well. I found good reviews on this camera and gave it a shot since it was also waterproof. I like the camera since I can see where Im going now. The only dislike is that the angle is a little too wide for me so the depth perception is off. Pros: Small Waterproof Cons: Too wide of an angle Things are a lot closer than they appear 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Very happy Written By cg, Lacey, WA on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I can't really compare this to other rear-view cameras as this is the only one I've owned, but it seems to do the job very well. It's very small so can fit lots of places. I needed one that would mount high up on the rear of a van, so the license plate mounted style wouldn't work for me. This was easy to mount, the cable is plenty long to run the length of an extended full size van (Ford), and picture quality seems good. I haven't tried it at night yet so not sure how well it works in the dark. I tow a boat with the van and wanted something that I could use to check the boat while towing, as well as gain another perspective while backing down the launch ramp. Works great. Pros: Small size, easy to mount. Cons: None 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great product Written By John B, Upstate NY on Monday, May 13, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great product!!! Pros: Easy install!! Great view when backing!! Cons: None 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Pioneer ND-BC6 Written By Anonymous, Lebanon Tn on Sunday, April 28, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I thought the picture was very clear even at night. I installed it on my daughters pickup with a switch too, she said that way she could check out the guys behind her at the red lights with out looking in the mirror Pros: great picture Cons: objects closer than they appear 4 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 Ok, expected better clarity Written By Bobby, Cary, NC on Monday, April 08, 2013 The camera works, no complaints there, but i must echo what others have said about objects being a lot closer than pictured. Also I feel like the overall picture quality is a bit lacking, not what I would have expected from a pioneer product. I have it hooked up to a AVIC-P8400BH for those who are curious. Pros: very wide angle, easy install. Cons: clarity, object depth 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Pioneer backup camera Written By Debra, Harrisburg on Sunday, April 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent camera with good night time lighting Pros: Clarity Cons: No backup markets 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 ND-BC6 Written By Berle, Mississauga Ontario on Monday, March 11, 2013 Very good clarity. Only complaint is that objects in the rear view are actually much closer than expected. When I backed into my garage it looked like I had a few feet of room before hitting the wall, when actually I was just inches away. Pros: Can be purchased fairly inexpensively if you shop around. Cons: Don't rely on it to back up. It's just a reference of what's around you. 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Pioneer ND-BC6 2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan Written By C L, Chapin, SC on Saturday, January 19, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Camera works great, as described. VERY WIDE angle...would NOT use this as a means of backing up, but definitely good to use to see ANYTHING behind you. Pros: Easy install. Cons: VERY expensive. 5 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 questions already asked Hello I am looking for a backup cam for my 2003 chevy suburban I like this model but it says it will not fit is there any other good ones out there? [ jamie Jul 28, 2014 ] 5 answers I don't have a Chevy suburban. However as small as the camera is I would think it would fit on your suburban. It works perfectly. [ RICHARD J Jul 29, 2014 ] Glad to help. This camera would not fit on our Land Cruiser. So, we had a license plate camera installed instead. The license plate camera is not very good for resolution. We did have this camera installed on our Avalon with great results. It' a great product for the Avalon. Just wished we could have gotten it to fit on the Land Cruiser. [ STEVE Jul 29, 2014 ] I got the pioneer camera because it plugged right into my pioneer receiver. Not sure what input your receiver has,so cant be sure which one to tell you. I have installed 2 Peak brand backup camera systems on different vehicles and have been VERY happy with them. They run about $70 and include a 4.3 inch monitor ( not sure if you want to mess with an additional monitor) ,but the camera may plug into yours. They are universal, so should work on any vehicle. Hope this helps. Good luck! [ DONALD Jul 28, 2014 ] It has adhesive tape or you can screw it on I d [ DEACON A Jul 28, 2014 ] This will depend largely on your vehicle. Since that is the case, please contact an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to pull up your vehicle and give you the details on what you will be the best fit for your Suburban. [ Greg Staff Jul 28, 2014 ] Was wondering if this camera works with all Pioneer Head Units? I have the Avic z150BH. It does have the camera input in the back of the radio. [ Paul Jan 25, 2014 ] 1 answer For details on fit or installation please contact an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to pull up your vehicle and give you the details on if this will fit and what you will need for an installation in your vehicle. [ Krissy Staff Jan 26, 2014 ] I have the camera but I am beig told that the power supply unit that comes with it is not putting out enough power to power the camera. Is there anyway to fix this without having to send the camera back in? [ Maximilian Jan 18, 2014 ] 3 answers If you purchased the product from Crutchfield, feel free to contact our Tech Support team. Our toll-free Tech Support number is printed on your invoice, and is also available under the "My Orders" tab in the "My Account" section of our website. If you did not purchase the unit from Crutchfield, then you may want to contact the manufacturer. You can also post your question in our forums: http://community.crutchfield.com. Or try our online support center: http://crutchfield.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/kw/. [ Jeff Staff Jan 21, 2014 ] I have had this camera installed for 2 weeks now and havent had a problem yet. I did take it to a shop and have everything done by pros. [ WILLIAM R Jan 19, 2014 ] I did not have any issue with the camera and it does have a wide angle view [ JEFF Jan 19, 2014 ] Add accessories for the Pioneer ND-BC6 Add Accessories The right tools and connectors help the job get done right. See all categories & accessories The right tools and connectors help the job get done right. 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Wabbit and I got back on Friday night from a week of deer hunting in north central WA. I took my first deer with my new Cougar FC, Wabbit took his first with his Onza 3 and our buddy took his first with a bow. This is where I really need to thank Martin for makeing the FC so easly adjustable. Our buddy has a Bowtech Genral (sorry for swearing) that Neither Wabbit or I could get to tune to save our lives (viens are hitting the cable, something is not right). We where able to adjust my Cougar FC in matter of 90 minutes total from 70#'s at 30 1/4" true draw to about 57#'s and 29" draw and tune it for GT 5575 arrows. Thanks to Wabbit for the help with that. Long story short, our buddy was able to tak his first deer with my bow and not waste his season.
My deer:
She was standing broadside 51 yards away and didnt have a care in the world. With my first shot, the string hit my sleeve sending the arrow to the right and hitting a tree. a Piece of bark flew over the does head and she still just stood there. As I nocked another arrow our buddy took a shot and the arrow hit the ground 20 yards in front of her. She still didnt move (she wasnt that smart I guess). I got my second arrow nocked and as I drew back the sleeve knocked it off the string. I got the arrow to fall to the ground, re-nocked it and drew again making sure to hold my arm out so it didnt hit the sleeve again. Put my pin in the pocket and let her fly. The string still hit my sleeve slightly but the arrow was only back a little bit. Liver shot. The blood trail was fantastic and she only went about 100 yards or so. I hit something important.
Our buddies deer:
I take parial blame, heres why.
The doe was standing at 30 yards quartering hard towards us. He asked if he should take the shot, I told him I would wait but it was up to him. He drew and I told him where to aim. he let the arrow fly. As she took off I could see the front leg was broken and it looked like he had hit her too low. We gave her some time and looked for the arrow. No luck.No arrow, no blood, no hair. I decided that we would take a drive and waste some time. My buddy was sure that he saw the fletchings sticking out of her as she ran down the hill. On our way back to camp, we took another look and found some convincing sign. Still no blood, but I felt like we had a direction and a little drainage to focus out search in. We ran down to camp, talked it over with Wabbit and all decided to take one last solid look to locate her. After about 45 minutes and 200 yards our buddy found some blood on a ranchers road bed. We started to follow a trail and just kind of fan out knowing she would be in that bottom someplace. Our buddy that shot her found her another 150 yards down the drainage and was totally stocked. Wabbit and I were super happy we found her.
I will leave it at that and Wabbit I am sure will continue with his story..............
Sorry guy's, Wabbit and I were too stupid to remember to take pics.