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ndlionsfan wrote:Yeah, if you look at the new football plan its pretty crazy how much the enrollment of a lot of those schools out west has increased in just two years. Stanley has gone from borderling 9man to near the top of AA in the next round.
bison football73 wrote:everyone talking about this subject is looking at right now and how it has affected it this year or a year ago. the truth is, this oil boom is still in its infancy. it is projected to last 20 years if not longer. will all these towns be affected most of them are and those schools like Hazen, Beulah, and Killdeer will likely start climbing more and more as the towns out west lose room to put people. im not saying this will happen but that is what is being projected. i read in the paper yesterday that Bismarck is starting to make plans on the population growth. a couple of the options talked about was adding an entirely new high school.
idk if this makes a case for a 3 class system, but populations out west will likely rise significantly
winner-within wrote:.....and not Hockey
Indy5 wrote:winner-within wrote:.....and not Hockey
Like it or not Winner, it's the 4th biggest sport in America.
winner-within wrote:Populations rising will change the dynamics of demographics, but I actually think it will speed consolidations and the 2 system will remain and become more competitive in both classes........I would really like to see more sports available to the youth of ND.....and not Hockey
ndlionsfan wrote:winner-within wrote:Populations rising will change the dynamics of demographics, but I actually think it will speed consolidations and the 2 system will remain and become more competitive in both classes........I would really like to see more sports available to the youth of ND.....and not Hockey
What sports would you like to see?
COACHWEST wrote:NDplayin - I agree with your entire post. As a school, coach, etc., you are responsible for participation issues. There are some highly successful programs that do fight numbers though, usually for other reasons. I was just hoping to point out that the "boom" students that move in, likely know they are going to move again and do not tend to get involved in many activities. Watford City enrollment numbers are up, but not participation. Do you consider them an unsuccessful program?
GRIDIRON GURU wrote:
I am fine with Rodeo, but but there is no place for limp wristed sports in North Dakota.
Soccer and tennis already robs kids from football in schools the size of Jamestown and Valley city. You offer those sports in smaller towns you are only hurting existing programs. Kids who don't want to play football can practice being boy cheerleaders in the fall.
On a more serious and logical note I would like to see power lifting sanctioned by the NDHSAA.
One Class, there are a lot of schools who do not have wrestling, and some class A schools don't have Hockey, numbers are not important, almost zero cost to the school other than some travel to meets. You don't have to be a tremendous athlete to compete and have success, It's an olympic sport, It gives kids who can not cut it on the matt, hardwood, or ice a chance to compete in the winter. Nearly every school as someone designated as a strength and conditioning coach or superviser. It makes sense to me
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Darien real estate market picking up
Single-family home sales in Connecticut climbed for the second consecutive month, jumping almost 7 percent in August, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.
In Darien, 31 homes were sold, compared to 25 in August 2008 -- an increase of 24 percent. The average home sold for $1.1 million, while the average last year in August was just over $1 million. Sales in 2009, however, have declined by 20 percent from 171 homes sold through August of last year to 136 sold at that point this year.
Single-family home sales rose 6.8 percent statewide to 2,644 from 2,476 in August 2008. Windham, Litchfield, New Haven and New London counties had the biggest gains for the month.
The 6.8 percent increase in statewide sales in August follows a 3 percent bump-up in sales transactions in July. Home sales from January through August totaled 15,086, a 12.5 percent drop from 17,234 last year.
There has been no uptick in Connecticut's median home prices, however. The median price for homes sold in August plummeted 13.6 percent to $250,650.
from $290,000 a year earlier. August ended a four-month trend that saw the decline in monthly median home prices year-over-year narrowing. July's median home price, for example, dropped 11 percent from the same month in 2008, the smallest decline so far in 2009. The year-to-date median home price is off 11.6 percent, falling to $245,000 from $277,000.
"We didn't see price declines moderate significantly this year. If sales volume continues to increase consistently, then median prices should start to respond in coming months," Warren said.
Unlike single-family home sales, condominium sales in Connecticut did not pick up in August. Condo sales slipped 5.4 percent to 757 from 800 in August 2008. The sales drop was the smallest percentage decline in monthly condo sales so far this year. A total of 4,330 condo sales have been recorded from January through August, a 29.5 percent decrease from 6,139 during the same months in 2008.
The median price for condos sold in August dipped 5.5 percent to $180,000 from $190,500 in August 2008. The year-to-date median condo price is off 12 percent, falling to $176,000 from $200,000.


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In the summer of 2010, mourners lined the streets of Wales's capital city to pay tribute to a seven-year-old boy killed in a house fire. In fact, Yaseen Ali Ege was brutally beaten to death, and then set alight with barbecue fuel. By his mother. For failing to learn the Koran. Over the preceding months, Mom had used a stick, a rolling pin, and a hammer on her son, but, despite these incentives, he had memorized only a couple of pages. And so she killed him, and subsequently declared she felt "100 percent better."
This month, at Cardiff Crown Court, Mrs. Ege was sentenced and jailed by Mr. Justice Wyn Williams for what he declared "a dreadful crime" that had inflicted "a good deal of pain" on an innocent boy. The judge, however, was discreet enough not to pass comment on more basic cultural questions. He had no view on whether or not being forced to learn the Koran is an appropriate educational priority for a "Welsh" schoolboy, so long as the parental hammer and kerosene remain locked up in the toolshed. Nor on whether a child so raised can be a fully functioning member of Western society. Yaseen's headmistress at Radnor Primary School, Ann James, called him "a delightful little boy and beautifully behaved who always had a smile on his face," and forbore to mention that on the day of his murder he had been kept home from class and the "teddy bears' picnic" because his mother felt he needed to focus on his Koranic studies.
To dust off the formulation that got me hauled before the Canadian "human rights" commissars: Time for the obligatory "of course"s. Of course not all Muslims brutalize their families — although the ten-year-old daughter of Asia Parveen of Stoke Newington was treated for 56 injuries after being beaten for not reading enough verses of the Koran, and Hesha Yones of west London had her throat cut by her father for being too "Westernized," and a five-month-old baby in Halmstad, Sweden, was beaten to death with a Koran, and this very month a campaign against Muslim domestic violence is being launched in Scotland, and a BBC poll last year revealed that two-thirds of young British Muslims favor violence against those who "dishonor" their families, and in the Netherlands Muslims make up 60 percent of the population of battered-women's shelters . . . And of course not all Muslims are self-segregating, although 57 percent of Pakistani Britons are married to first cousins, and in Bradford, Yorkshire, it's 75 percent . . .
Nevertheless, many Muslims share the broader cultural preferences of Yaseen's mother.
#page#In that sense, Headmistress James and Mr. Justice Williams are lagging indicators. Britain is undergoing demographic transformation. According to the 2011 census, the United Kingdom's Muslim population doubled in the decade after 9/11. In Cardiff, Yaseen's funeral service was held in the Masjid-e-Bilal mosque, which was formerly a Christian church and was built during the Welsh Protestant revival in the 19th century. In Wales, Christian revival has come and gone. If the Muslim population doubles again this decade, Mr. Williams and Mrs. James will be joined on the bench and in the faculty lounge by Muslim judges and teachers. Would a Muslim jurist look more kindly on Mrs. Ege, at least with respect to motive? Or would a Muslim headmaster reorient teaching priorities to make Yaseen's extracurricular studies no longer necessary?
Who knows? In Wales as in much of the Western world, we are in the midst of an unprecedented sociocultural experiment. Its precise end point cannot be known, but on the Continent its contours are beginning to emerge: In Amsterdam, formerly "the most tolerant city in Europe," gay-bashing is now routine; "youths" busted into a fashion show, pulled a gay model from the catwalk, and beat him to a pulp. Claire Berlinski reported for National Review two years ago that in the French suburb of La Courneuve 77 percent of veiled women say they cover themselves to "avoid the wrath of Islamic morality patrols." In Potsdam, the Abraham Geiger Theological College advises its rabbis not to venture on the streets wearing identifying marks of their faith. In synagogues from Copenhagen to Berlin to Rome, Jews are warned to hide their yarmulkes under hats or baseball caps at the end of the service. In Paris, a man wearing no identifiably religious clothing was beaten unconscious on the Métro for being caught reading a book by France's chief rabbi. The message is consistent, from Jews to gays to women: In the new Europe, you don't want to be seen as the other. Keep your head down, or covered.
For a decade, I've been told by those who think I'm "alarmist" that there's nothing to see here. The seven-year-old whose non-appearance at the teddy bears' picnic goes unremarked . . . the beleaguered National Health Service reeling under the costs of genetic disorders from cousin marriage but now providing free and discreet "hymen reconstruction" for Muslim daughters who got a little over-Westernized one night . . . the infidel women going veiled to avoid trouble in les banlieues . . . the rabbis wearing baseball caps on the streets of Berlin and Brussels . . .
One reason that there's "nothing to see" is the ever greater lengths we go to to cover it, and ourselves, up. The veil descends, on all of us.
– Mr. Steyn blogs at SteynOnline (www.steynonline.com).


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It was very important to keep the original exterior design of the building. So the choice of HansenMillenium to replace the old steel windows was easy for the architects, as no one else could provide a similar solution.
Design, projecting and installation was done by PreconalHansen, and fabrication by HansenPolska.


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Single direction angular contact thrust ball bearings
SKF supplies single direction angular contact thrust ball bearings (fig. 1) in the BSA and BSD series for shaft diameters from 12 to 75 mm. The bearings are non-separable and have a 62° contact angle. The transition radius between the raceway and shoulder on both rings is ground. This reduces edge stresses by approximately 30%, enabling these bearings to accommodate heavy axial loads and incidental overloading better than conventional designs.
Single direction bearings are designed to accommodate axial loads in one direction only and are therefore adjusted against a second bearing or mounted as sets. The bearings are universally matchable, as standard, and can be mounted in sets of up to four bearings for a variety of bearing arrangements, reaching the performance level of matched sets. A unique heat treatment helps to maintain a constant bearing preload over the entire service life of the bearings.
Matched bearing sets
Single direction bearings can be supplied as matched sets on request. However, because the standard bearings are universally matchable, SKF recommends reducing inventory by ordering single bearings only and arranging them in sets as required.


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Life on Earth may have developed below rather than above ground, reveal scientists – "Scientists have now discovered microbes living and reproducing as deep as 5km (3.1 miles) below ground and studies have shown that they are likely to have survived in complete isolation from the surface biosphere for millions and perhaps even billions of years. One of the latest studies into the deep biosphere has found that these microbes form a distinct subsurface community of genetically similar individuals despite living on opposite sides of the world. This global similarity of such an isolated life-form suggests that they may have evolved directly from a common ancestor that lived as long ago at the period when life on earth originated, some 3.5 billion years ago."
First ever animals were made of jelly, not sponge
Scientists discover double meaning in genetic code – "[G]enomes use the genetic code to write two separate languages. One describes how proteins are made, and the other instructs the cell on how genes are controlled. One language is written on top of the other, which is why the second language remained hidden for so long." – duons. – see also Exonic Transcription Factor Binding Directs Codon Choice and Affects Protein Evolution.
Environment drives genetic changes in Evolution Canyon – "[R]esearchers with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech studying fruit flies that live on opposite slopes of a unique natural environment known as 'Evolution Canyon' show that even with migration, cross-breeding, and sometimes the obliteration of the populations, the driving force in the gene pool is largely the environment." – see also Genome differentiation of Drosophila melanogaster from a microclimate contrast in Evolution Canyon, Israel.
Big brains are all in the genes – "Scientists have moved a step closer to understanding genetic changes that permitted humans and other mammals to develop such big brains…. Dr Humberto Gutierrez, from the School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK, led research which examined the genomes of 39 species of mammals with the aim of better understanding how brains became larger and more complex in mammals…. The researchers found a clear link between increased brain size and the expansion of gene families related to certain biological functions."
Not all species deteriorate with age – "Researchers claim that some buck trend in mortality and fertility, challenging evolutionary theory." – see also Diversity of ageing across the tree of life – h/t anatoly! – see also Aging from greg cochran.
there was a kerfluffle over the selfish gene concept this past week or two: Die, selfish gene, die by david dobbs. – see also Adversarial Journalism and The Selfish Gene by richard dawkins – see also David Dobbs mucks up evolution, part I and David Dobbs mucks up evolution, part II by jerry coyne – see also There is no revolution in genetics and Evolutionary orthodoxy may be boring, but it is probably true by razib – see also Science vs. Ideology in Genetics, in which Richard Dawkins and Professor Ceiling Cat Admonish David Dobbs by helian.
Western scrub-jays allocate longer observation time to more valuable information – "When humans mentally reconstruct past events and imagine future scenarios, their subjective experience of mentally time travelling is accompanied by the awareness of doing so. Despite recent popularity of studying episodic memory in animals, such phenomenological consciousness has been extremely difficult to demonstrate…. Thus, the jays can collect information to solve a future problem. Moreover, they can differentiate sources of information according to their potential value and modify behaviour to efficiently collect important, usable information. This is the first evidence of metacognition in a species that passes the behavioural criteria for both retrospective and prospective mental time travel."
Like humans, dogs have general intelligence – @dr. james thompson's blog.
H. Heidelbergensis Preferred Island Life – "[B]etween 500,000 and 200,000 years ago, Homo heidelbergensis preferred to live on islands in the flood plains of major rivers, where they would have had access to big herbivores that grazed on the rich grasses, water birds and plants with edible roots, and leafy vegetables. The island itself offered protection from other hungry predators, and raw materials such as wood and stone for fashioning tools would have been abundant."
No evidence for selection since admixture in sample of 29,141 African Americans – @dienekes'.
Older Dads: Possible Links to Autism, Schizophrenia in Offspring – inherited epigenetic effects? – "Maria Milekic, PhD, reported today, at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting in Hollywood, Florida, that old mice have an epigenetic change ‒ a loss of DNA methylation at the locations where the genetic code starts being transcribed. DNA methylation is a biochemical process that plays an important regulatory role in development and disease. The work was done by a research team in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. Offspring of old fathers showed the same deficit in DNA methylation, and they differed in their behavior from the offspring of the young fathers."
Inherited memories – greg cochran on inherited epigenetics (note: re. a different mouse epigenetics study from the one above).
Genetics accounts for more than half of variation in exam results @the guardian – "[T]he authors point out that genetics emerges as such a strong influence on exam scores because the schooling system aims to give all children the same education. The more school and other factors are made equal, the more genetic differences come to the fore in children's performance. The same situation would happen if everyone had a healthy diet: differences in bodyweight would be more down to genetic variation, instead of being dominated by lifestyle." – see also Nature more than nurture determines exam success @newscientist – "Overall, across the three core subjects of English, mathematics and science, achievement was 58 per cent determined by genetics. Individually, achievement was 52 per cent down to genetics for English, 55 per cent for maths and 58 per cent for science. The figure for humanities was lower at 42 per cent. This was a surprise to Plomin because, traditionally, excellence in humanities subjects such as art or music is considered to be 'handed down' from parents, whereas science is considered a product of the teaching environment." – see also The genetics route could spell a new direction for education @the independent – "[I]t may be that the innate differences in children's abilities because of their genes could argue the case for a more tailor-made individual curriculum to offset the disadvantages of birth." – no sh*t! – see also New twin study by Plomin, Shakeshaft et al from steve sailer – see also Strong Genetic Influence on a UK Nationwide Test of Educational Achievement at the End of Compulsory Education at Age 16.
Genetic influence on family socioeconomic status and children's intelligence – "[U]sing a new technique applied to DNA from 3000 unrelated children, we show significant genetic influence on family SES, and on its association with children's IQ at ages 7 and 12. In addition to demonstrating the ability to investigate genetic influence on between-family environmental measures, our results emphasize the need to consider genetics in research and policy on family SES and its association with children's IQ." – can somebody just give plomin a nobel already? or at least a hearty pat on the back? (^_^)
Climatic Variability, Group Selection and Dysgenics: Testing a Multi-Level Selection Model – from woodley, fernandes, and figueredo. @dr. james thompson's blog.
ISIR – What do intelligence researchers really think about intelligence? – "Asked: 'Is there sufficient evidence to arrive at a reasonable estimate of the heritability of intelligence in populations of developed countries?' 73% said Yes." – from dr. james thompson. also ISIR – Genetics.
'Poverty impedes cognitive function' shown to be BS – from mr. mangan, esq.
Survey of psychometricians finds iSteve one of 3 best journalistic outlets in the world for intelligence coverage – and anatoly karlin! (^_^)
Human brain hard-wired for rural tranquillity – "Humans may be hard-wired to feel at peace in the countryside and confused in cities – even if they were born and raised in an urban area…. Dr Ian Frampton, an Exeter University psychologist, stressed the researchers still had more work to do, but said they may have hit upon something significant…. Professor Michael Depledge of Exeter University, a former Environment Agency chief scientist, said urban dwellers could be suffering in the same way as animals kept in captivity. He said the move to the cities had been accompanied by an 'incredible rise in depression and behavioural abnormalities'." – h/t ed west!
Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome – "[S]hort-term consumption of diets composed entirely of animal or plant products alters microbial community structure and overwhelms inter-individual differences in microbial gene expression. The animal-based diet increased the abundance of bile-tolerant microorganisms (Alistipes, Bilophila and Bacteroides) and decreased the levels of Firmicutes that metabolize dietary plant polysaccharides (Roseburia, Eubacterium rectale and Ruminococcus bromii). Microbial activity mirrored differences between herbivorous and carnivorous mammals, reflecting trade-offs between carbohydrate and protein fermentation. Foodborne microbes from both diets transiently colonized the gut, including bacteria, fungi and even viruses. Finally, increases in the abundance and activity of Bilophila wadsworthia on the animal-based diet support a link between dietary fat, bile acids and the outgrowth of microorganisms capable of triggering inflammatory bowel disease. In concert, these results demonstrate that the gut microbiome can rapidly respond to altered diet, potentially facilitating the diversity of human dietary lifestyles."
Wheat Threatens All Humans, New Research Shows – "New research reveals that proteins in wheat may be detrimental to all humans." – h/t ray sawhill!
The origins of Northwest European guilt culture and Origins of Northwest European guilt culture. Part II – from peter frost. and my response to part i (in case you missed it – shame on you if you did! you should feel soooo guilty. (~_^) ).
The EU is corrupt because southern Europe is corrupt – "Nigeria is riddled with corruption and theft because enough people are corrupt (and it doesn't have to be that many) that it makes no sense to be an honest person. For societies to avert this situation free-riders need to be punished (shamed, ostracised, prosecuted) by other individuals acting with the support of the rest of society, and almost as importantly, for those punishers not to be punished in turn, as happens in clannish societies where people care more about their family than the well-being of the wider society. Destroying the power of the clans can take a very, very long time; around the North Sea it began a good millennium ago." – from ed west.
Why a Good Story Must Be Archetypal and Why Modern Storytellers Must Lie About It – from staffan.
White flight from the white robe? – from the awesome epigone. – h/t jayman!
'Boy/ girl differences are genetically programmed' – "Twinwag: As research shows the brains of men and women are wired differently, mother of two Anna White says she saw it in her own twins, Agatha and Benjamin, from as young as 14 months old." – h/t holtz!
Holding a guitar case increases the odds women will give a man their phone number – (~_^)
Your Genes Tell You How to Vote – in mother jones! – see also The Difference Between Republican and Democratic Brains – h/t avi tuschman! – see also Study on twins suggests our political beliefs may be hard-wired @pew.
Did Brain Scans Just Save a Convicted Murderer From the Death Penalty? – see also How Brain Scans Can Lighten Sentences In Murder Cases – "An increasing trend of defendants using neuroscience to argue for lesser sentences." – h/t neuroskeptic!
We Really Have no Idea Why Political Attitudes Change (or Not). A Guest Blog by Bernard Winograd – *cough*herding*cough* – @peter turchin's social evolution forum. h/t t.greer!
How much do we really know about sleep? – "We spend a third of our lives doing it, and yet we still don't fully understand the reasons why we sleep."
Eastern and Western Europe divided over gay marriage, homosexuality – "92% of Dutch & 25% of Russians say gay people should be free to live lives as they wish (via European Social Survey)." – from pew.
Late Stone Age settlement unearthed on Cyprus – "Excavations at Ayia Varvara-Asprokremnos (AVA) by archaeologists from the University of Toronto, Cornell University and the University of Cyprus have uncovered, among other objects, the earliest complete human figurine on the island. The site has been carbon-dated to between 8800-8600 BC, near the beginning of the Neolithic Period – also known as the Late Stone Age – when the transition from hunting to farming economies was occurring throughout the Middle East."
What Happened On Easter Island — A New (Even Scarier) Scenario – h/t razib!
Terracotta Warriors Inspired by Ancient Greek Art – "Nickel's evidence includes newly translated ancient records that tell a fantastic tale of giant statues that 'appeared' in the far west, inspiring the first emperor of China to duplicate them in front of his palace. This story offers evidence of early contact between China and the West, contacts that Nickel says inspired the First Emperor (which is what Qin Shi Huangdi called himself) to not only duplicate the 12 giant statues but to build the massive Terracotta Army along with other life-size sculptures." – see also The First Emperor and sculpture in China.
Phallic objects an ancient PNG status symbol? – "The cache of elaborately crafted tools was discovered at a construction site on New Britain Island, north-eastern PNG, in late 2010. Between 6000 and 3000 years old, the tools are made of a type of volcanic glass called obsidian and, remarkably, several of them are shaped as phalluses."
Nobel winner declares boycott of top science journals – "Randy Schekman says his lab will no longer send papers to Nature, Cell and Science as they distort scientific process." – h/t hbd bibliography!
Can you guess which states swear the most, least?
bonus: There's a Reason They Call Them 'Crazy Ants' << read this!
bonus bonus: How widespread is Islamic fundamentalism in Western Europe? – h/t michael story!
bonus bonus bonus: Google Adds to Its Menagerie of Robots – google buys boston dynamics. google really IS going to take over the world! =/
bonus bonus bonus bonus: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet – "I don't think most people yet realize just how fast the arc of technological innovation is bending skyward right now, and what that's really going to mean. I hang around with the people who are making this stuff happen, and *they* don't know what it's going to mean. *Nobody* does." – from malcolm pollack. (google really IS going to take over the world! =/ )
bonus bonus bonus bonus bonus: Freakishly realistic telemarketing robots are denying they're robots – the future (i.e tomorrow) is either going to be terrifying or really, really irritating. – h/t mike anissimov (wearer of track suits (~_^) )!
bonus bonus bonus bonus bonus bonus: First water plume seen firing from Jupiter moon Europa
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Cline Big Break Zinfandel 1997
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Cline Family Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery founded by Fred and Nancy Cline in 1982 in Oakley, CA. The winery facilities were relocated in 1991 to the Sonoma Valley, on a 350-acre estate in the Carneros district. The Cline winery and vineyards are built on a foundation of deeply rooted respect for the land and love of winemaking. Recognized for its rich portfolio of wines, Cline is one of the pioneers of California's Rhone Rangers movement, and the largest holder of 100+ year-old-vine vineyards in California.
Home to a diverse array of smaller AVAs with varied microclimates and soil types, Sonoma County has something for every wine lover. Physically twice as large as Napa Valley, the region only produces about half the amount of wine but boasts both tremendous quality and variety. With its laid-back atmosphere and down-to-earth attitude, the wineries of Sonoma are appreciated by wine tourists for their friendliness and approachability. The entire county intends to become a 100% sustainable winegrowing region by 2019.
Grape varieties are carefully selected to reflect the best attributes of their sites—Dry Creek Valley's consistent sunshine is ideal for Zinfandel, while the warm Alexander Valley is responsible for rich, voluptuous Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are important throughout the county, most notably in the cooler AVAs of Russian River, Sonoma Coast and Carneros. Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Syrah have also found a firm footing here.
Unapologetically bold, spice-driven and jammy, Zinfandel is often thought of as California's flagship grape. In fact it owns this title by having the ability to adapt to the states' many microclimates and landscapes, producing unique expressions of the grape throughout. Zinfandel thrives in California's Central Coast, as well throughout Sonoma County, parts of Napa Valley, the Sierra Foothills, Lodi and Paso Robles.
Zinfandel was born in Croatia and later made its way to southern Italy where it became known as Primitivo. The astute imperial nursery of Vienna collected specimens of the vine and acted as the source of its journey to New England, carried by George Gibbs circa 1829. Eventually, making its way to California around the Gold Rush of 1849, Zinfandel found its new home, parading the true American spirit.
Tasting Notes for Zinfandel
Zinfandel is a dry red wine, though typically forward in fruit. Notes of dark plum, blackberry, sweet spice, dark chocolate and licorice are common. Very ripe examples may express a dried fruit quakity like fig or prune. But Zinfandel grown in cooler, coastal zones often shows red fruit, black pepper and fresh herbal characteristics like juniper and menthol.
Perfect Food Pairings for Zinfandel
Zinfandel is a powerfully flavored wine, mingling happily with bold food like brisket, lamb shanks, pork ribs or anything barbecued. More delicate Zins work with pork, lamb curry and even Ceasar Salad or Salad Nicoise.
Sommelier Secrets for Zinfandel
Thanks to its popularity both for home winemaking and as communion wine, many Zinfandel vines were able to survive prohibition, leading to the abundance of "old vine" Zinfandels. These low-yielding, ancient vines tend to produce wine that is deeply concentrated, delicately perfumed and decidedly complex.


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Burger King has put up a Web site that lets you send a personalized beef — called an Angry-Gram — to anyone who has offended you.
Annoyed by a know-it-all boss? Miffed by a gum-popping cubicle mate? Bitter about a nasty boyfriend breakup?
Now you can tell the jerks what you really think, without really telling them, thanks to Burger King.
In another quirky advertising gimmick unleashed by the nation's No. 2 hamburger chain, the company has put up a Web site (http://angry-gram.com) that lets you send a personalized beef — called an Angry-Gram — to anyone who has offended you.
When you get to the Web site, you'll see a letter with blanks to fill in. Type in the oaf's name and the off-putting behavior. Need help? A list includes backstabbing, bad breath, meanness, eating habits, wastefulness, lack of commitment, large ego, sarcasm, sexism, selfishness, nail biting ... you get the picture.
Enter a few more details, along with the offender's e-mail address, and pop it into cyberspace. The recipient will receive the Angry-Gram, which features a furious Whopper blowing his top bun while screaming your rant.
Senders are given this disclaimer: "Angry-Grams are intended to be humorous and should not be used with intent to harass." The animated Whopper does act out in a funny way, but there's no telling how the clueless might react to the message.
The Angry-Gram is not the first of Burger King's offbeat marketing ploys.
There's a flight of odd TV ads about "Whopper virgins," in which burger-illiterate villagers and tribesmen in remote areas of Romania, Greenland and Thailand are asked to taste and choose between Burger King and McDonald's hamburgers. The ads seem to make fun of the unsophisticated "Whopper virgins."
Did the company's ad firm not know that 30 percent of the population of Thailand lives in poverty and would never be able to afford a fast-food hamburger, even it were available?
Before Whopper virgins came the Whopper Freakout commercials. In those, hidden cameras showed the reactions of customers when they were told the fast-food restaurant no longer served Whoppers.
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Government says all single parents not created equal
Last fall a single mother living in Osaka started a petition to get the city government to reduce the fees she paid for daycare. Her argument is based on the widow's exemption (kafu kojo), which is granted to certain people on their income tax returns. Though many single parents qualify for the exemption, this woman does not. The exemption only applies to women whose husbands are dead (or missing) or who are divorced, regardless of whether or not they have children.
According to an article in Tokyo Shimbun, the petitioner was engaged to get married, but during her fifth month of pregnancy her fiancee got cold feet and left her. It was too late to get an abortion, so she quit her job in Tokyo and moved back to her parents' home in Osaka. Three months after giving birth she started working part-time, and later secured full-time regular employment. Consequently, her income increased, and thus she had to pay more for daycare since the center where her child was enrolled determines fees based on income.
In Japan "income" (shotoku) is considered to be the amount of money on one's tax return after all exemptions and deductible expenses are subtracted. Because this woman is not a widow or a divorcee, but rather a single mother who has never been married, she doesn't qualify for the exemption, which is either ¥350,000 or ¥270,000, depending on circumstances. And since she can't take the exemption, her income is higher, and thus she pays more for daycare.
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations agrees with the woman, but actually goes further by saying that the law itself is unfair since it discriminates against certain types of single parents. As the name of the exemption attests, it was not originally enacted for the benefit of single mothers but rather for widows. The law went into effect in 1951 to help thousands of women whose husbands were killed in the war. Since then the law has been revised several times. It was expanded to include divorced women with children, and then divorced women without children (but who weren't getting alimony).


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They're awake, and probably hungry. Black bears have been sighted throughout Westford and Littleton, with at least three reported sighting in the last 10 days.
On March 14, Lisa Grant, who lives on Newport Drive in Westford, spotted a black bear outside her window. She said the bear came out of the woods between two homes, walked down the street, then up a driveway and back into the woods.
Last Wednesday, a bear was sighted on Robinson Road, near the Crisafulli and Robinson schools, not far from Westford Academy.
On Friday, Littleton police sent out a townwide phone call about a bear sighting off Route 119, in the area of Mattawanakee Trail.
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On 9/11: Matthew Ward: The Truth about 9/11
Over the years, Matthew Ward has kept us informed of what actually happened on 9/11, what the purpose of 9/11 was, who was responsible for planning and executing it, where their funding came from, what the likelihood of their success will be, and other matters which few other sources can tell us about with authority. Let's review some of what he has said about 9/11.
Let's begin then with Matthew's recitation of what he says actually occurred on Sept. 11, 2oo1.
"I shall mention some of the facts of 9/11 that we in these stations of light know as truth and that can be verified by those among you who are considered experts in their fields.
"The planes were remotely controlled by measures designed to override any manual maneuvers by pilots. The towers were designed to withstand the force of the largest planes hitting them directly. The towers collapsed due to controlled demolition measures, by explosives strategically located and detonated in timely rhythm; witnesses reported hearing explosions prior to the buildings falling.
"Both the Pentagon and the plane that crashed in the field were hit by scalar beam weaponry. Regarding the Pentagon, the beams were aimed at the section where a communications group had been recently relocated.
"Results of a major airliner hitting that building at top speed would have penetrated more deeply and devastated more broadly than photos of the destruction showed; further, no one saw any plane approaching that building and there was no way a plane could have struck as the damage showed without being seen at near ground level." (1)
In September of 2008, he revealed what the deeper purpose of 9/11 was and predicted that, when it became publicly known, the Illuminati would fall:
"The truth about who planned and executed '9/11' …. in the higher vibrations in which Earth is now orbiting, … cannot be hidden much longer; when it emerges along with its even deeper purpose than controlling oil resources in the Mideast, which is to dominate the entire planet and kill or enslave its peoples, the Illuminati's long reign of terror will meet its just end." (2)
Matthew has identified the lead alphabet agency within the American government mainly responsible for black operations like 9/11: "The major terrorist acts, such as the bombing of the trains in Spain, are planned and executed by the so-called 'Black Ops' faction of the CIA." (3) Moreover, he informs us that the drug trade funds operations like 9/11, HAARP, Area 51, etc.
"The enormously profitable illegal drug industry funds both factions' 'black ops,' including terrorist activities blamed on innocents and vast underground areas where their scientists conduct unconscionable experiments on humankind and develop spacecraft, weaponry, surveillance and weather control systems using technology introduced by the 'Little Grays.'" (4)
In 2004, as well, he revealed that the galactics have in place a plan to confiscate those funds.
"ET technology will be directed at electronic issues wherein money movement will not go the way the dark forces intend and undetectable glitches in their communication efforts will create confusion and errors. I am not speaking 'out of school' here as the dark forces are aware that this has started happening and they cannot locate the origins or detect and correct the flaws. This adds to their fear that they are losing control and their activities will become even more clumsy and obvious until all is 'brought to light.'" (5)
In mid-September of 2008, he revealed that the Illuminati had allies among a mysterious group, which he does not describe in detail. We do not know if they are galactic or spirit in nature. Were they the Anunnaki? Luciferian spirits? "Relative to dark thought forms, those of antiquity were attracted by those in the planning of '9/11,' and the force of that combined energy enabled the Illuminati to manifest that tragic day." (6)
In May of 2004, he told us that "while we cannot assure you that never will any terrorist acts be successful, we absolutely can assure that none on the scale of 9/11, as currently being speculated, will happen." (7) In September of 2008, he revealed why: after 9/11 Gaia had asked God not to allow a repetition of a black operation on that scale.
"[9/11] is when Earth chose never again to experience such death and destruction at the hands of dark ones, and in honoring her free will choice, God authorized off-planet helpers to use their technology to prevent all such unconscionable attempts anywhere in the world. Since then they have done so successfully on as many as a dozen occasions." (8)
Even by the end of 2003, many attempts at a second 9/11 had been foiled by the galactics.
"Many attempts rivaling '9/11' that have been undertaken have failed due to the vigilance and technological capabilities of these on- and off-planet beings. This is not interference in your affairs or a denial of the free will of the dark minds, it is in response to the massive free will desire for freedom from terrorist activity that these beings are acting." (9)
In December of 2004, he revealed that more than twelve second 9/11s had by then been prevented.
"By honoring Earth's free will to never again experience any terrorist activity like '9/11,' God has authorized extraterrestrial intervention to prevent all such attempts and they have successfully done so more than a dozen times since September 11, 2001, including the neutralizing of manmade viruses that were intended to create pandemics." (10)
Matthew said that the black operatives intended to attack stadiums and malls.
"If people on Earth knew just how much destruction in life and property has been attempted and thwarted, they would reel at the extent to which the dark forces go to retain their control and marvel at the vigilance and capabilities of the extraterrestrial light forces in preventing it.
"When your major media are instructed to send out the colored alerts and specifically mention 'soft targets' like sporting events, concerts and shopping malls where a mass of people will be congregating, you can know that terrorism does NOT occur on that scale because the attempts have been prevented. I am not tracking these occasions so I can't give you an accurate count of these ET interventions—PREventions—but Nirvana's [i.e., the spirit planes'] monitors of Earth could do so." (11)
He said this was no arbitrary intervention but a response to growing gaian (terrestrial) desire not to have a repetition of 9/11:
"This is not arbitrary interference by the ETs nor is it a denial of the free will of those who participate in the terrorist plans and attempts; it is the collective feelings of Earth's population for NO terrorism that is the invitation to the ETs to act." (12)
Sometimes terrorist alerts themselves were enough to scare the population sufficiently and no actual black operation beyond that was required.
"The ones who give the signal for the higher alerts to be announced are the same ones who do the terrorizing. If the alert alone causes widespread fear, the dark forces don't need the act itself to generate the negativity they desire and that fear produces. But they can't pull that off too often or the alerts would become ho-hum. It is when public complacency starts to set in after an alert or two are baseless that our space kin become evermore wary." (13)
In this message as well, he revealed that the galactics had been outwitted in the case of the Madrid bombings, which they were unable to prevent.
"For those who did not see my comments on the train bombings in Spain, I'd like to mention that it was the cleverness of the dark minds that allowed that effort to be successful.
"The darkness outwitted the light on that occasion and while it was a great sorrow for us and more so for those who believed the false location information regarding the detonators, scrutiny was further tightened after that tragedy that was to have been prevented. And as usual, those who are blamed are not the ones responsible." (14)
In May of 2004, he explained that "the light forces who have been counteracting major efforts were duped by false information from an Illuminati 'mole' and thus were not in position to thwart that tragedy." (15) He expanded on this account in June of that year.
"The aid of civilizations far advanced of you spiritually, intellectually and technologically has been and will continue to be at the ready to prevent the direst of the predictions, from major explosions to nuclear war. Although monitoring has been diligent, false information by one of the dark forces misguided the Earth teams so that prevention of the train bombings in Spain was thwarted, and since that time, scrutiny has been tightened both on the surface and beyond the planet.
"Additional ETs with extraordinary powers of both perception and self-protection have taken form on the planet, surveillance teams in spacecraft have increased their vigilant missions, and the reporting systems between them and their colleagues on Earth have been expanded. And not least, people formerly convinced that they were being truthfully informed now are realizing that they were supporting the dark side, and they have joined the ranks of the active lightworkers." (16)
Matthew said at the end of July 2008, that the Illuminati's structure was weakening and they were no longer able to mount an effort large enough to create another 9/11, even if it were allowed.
"In recent years the intense competition between the two factions, which eroded the power of each, extended to infighting within each faction, thus further weakening all areas of control. With growing distrust of each other within and between the factions, numerous futile attempts to stage another '9/11,' the loosening stranglehold on world economy, and defection of lower ranking members, the once solidly entrenched global foundation of the Illuminati now can be likened to scattered piles of rubble." (17)
By the end of August in 2008, many servants of the illuminati were jumping ship. Matthew felt that the truth could not be suppressed much longer, but he may have been too optimistic.
"More and more souls are 'seeing the light' and making U-turns from their dark tendencies, including deserters from the ranks of the Illuminati. Earth's ascension course, like everything else, is being accelerated, and storms, flooding, fires and earthquakes will continue to relieve negativity's pressure on the planet. You will see more honest reporting as media controllers' hold becomes increasingly tenuous; the lid that has been kept on the truth about '9/11' cannot remain securely in place a lot longer." (18)
In April of 2009, Matthew laid out the strategy behind the release of pandemic viruses, which included distracting attention from attempts to uncover 9/11:
"In addition to authorizing the creation of a virus and its intended worldwide fear, the darkly-inclined individuals' aim is to distract the attention of the populace from their growing demands for peaceful negotiations; indicting responsible ones in the US government who authorized torture; the truth about the perpetrators of `9/11′; what caused the collapse of the global economy; the decades of government cover-up about the presence of extraterrestrials; who operates the illegal drug industry; the real purpose of chemtrails and weather control; the aims of the worldwide Zionist movement; and the `black ops' behind terrorism around your world. (19)
In July of 2008, Matthew explained that the Illuminati do not want us seeking the truth.
"The Illuminati do NOT want you to think about these matters! The more you think, the more you question and seek the truth; and their intention to control all people through ignorance and deceit unravels more and more. That their former media control has become badly cracked is a devastating blow to the Illuminati and more evidence that the light is being victorious!" (20)
At the end of August in 2008, he again said that the truth could not be suppressed much longer: "The lid that has been kept on the truth about '9/11' cannot remain securely in place a lot longer." (21) But by Sept. 11, 2010, today's date, that truth had not yet broken through the Illuminati's barriers in full force. He put the suppression of truth in historical perspective.
"Truth is not yet surging into your mainstream information outlets, but it is seeping ever more strongly now that the finger is out of the dike, so to say. With this media barrier seriously compromised, the dark ones cannot much longer hide the massive deception that in this moment is only barely exposed to the public, much as the tip of an iceberg is visible while the immense part with potentially lethal destructive power lies out of view.
"There have been attempts to stifle the truth since the dawn of communication on Gaia-Terra-Shan-Earth, and the attempts were successful when darkly-inclined ones controlled the dissemination of information. In modern times, they expected to broaden their web of control with the Internet, but instead, it became their undoing.
"Now factual evidence that until recently was mainly restricted to that source is reaching the public through the perseverance of courageous investigative journalists, other reporters, eyewitnesses and individuals disclosing personal experiences. Not only is there increasing exposure of lies and corruption, but also innovative ways people are adapting to the economic situation are being publicized. The tearing down of mind control via the media has come about because of the ever-intensifying light." (22)
Apparently Gaia's desire to be rid of negativity like 9/11 influenced the election of a spiritual figure like President Obama, probbaly by the Law of Attraction:
"Earth, a sentient soul, cried out in her death throes sixty-some years ago for other civilizations' help to save her planetary body; she chose to have no more terrorism like '9/11'; she has been ridding herself of negativity so she can rise to vibratory levels where her original health and vibrancy will be restored and the higher consciousness of her humankind will glory in spiritual renewal. The energetic force that has been propelling her ascension out of third density's darkness has been leading naturally to a spiritually-evolved visionary as president of what you consider your world's most powerful nation." (23)
Matthew has thus informed us that the "Black Ops" section of the CIA is planning the so-called terrorist attacks, which historically they funded through their profits from control of the international drug trade. He's told us that the galactics can prevent all future attacks on the scale of 9/11 but not necessarily smaller terrorist attacks like suicide bombings.
He tells us that the Illuminati structure is weakening and falling apart and that the truth of 9/11 and other similar black operations will eventually emerge. We see how long it has taken for the truth to begin emerging about 9/11. At some near future date, the dam will burst and the truth of 9/11 and all other heinous activities will emerge, bringing about the downfall of the Illuminati.
(1) Matthew's Message, June 5, 2004 at http://www.matthewbooks.com/mattsmessage.htm. (All other messages from same source and webpage.
(2) Matthew's Message, Sept. 14, 2008
(3) May 7, 2004.
(4) July 27, 2008.
(5) July 16, 2004.
(6) Sept. 14, 2008.
(7) May 7, 2004.
(8) Sept. 14, 2008.
(9) Dec. 31, 2003.
(10) Dec. 21, 2008.
(11) April 20, 2004.
(12) April 20, 2004.
(13) Dec. 31, 2003.
(14) April 20, 2004.
(15) May 7, 2004.
(16) June 5, 2004.
(17) July 27, 2008.
(18) Aug. 30, 2008.
(19) April 28, 2009.
(20) July 27, 2008.
(21) Aug. 30, 2008.
(22) Sept. 11, 2010.
(23) 24 Sept. 2008.


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davidcjones | June 19, 2012
I do, and I can't say I have noticed a difference.
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I had the lights installed in March and also could not tell any difference
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I have the explification. Since you can see farther, you start to react sooner, hence giving the regen more time to slow you down. It's thus the driver which has become less aggressive, not the system.
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Using more mechanical braking suggests other way around. Driver slows down later, or regen is really less aggressive. Or it is just imagination like he says (human brain can fool the consciousness quite effectively sometimes by playing vivid false memories and other strange stuff).
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- 1. Obama's Radical War on the Navajo Nation and Rural Arizonans
In this video, you will see that West Virginia is suffering 6.9% unemployment, due to the Obama Administration's determination to shut down the coal industry with excessive regulations, thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There is no mention of the more than 50% unemployment suffered by 300,000 Navajos, or the destruction of jobs in Northern Arizona!
- 2. Please STOP the EPA's War on Coal in Northern Arizona: Sen. Sylvia Allen
Please submit your comments to the EPA expressing your opposition to the jobs-killing "Clean Power Plan." The environmentalist groups--who don't live anywhere near Northern Arizona--are writing in favor of the plan four to one. We need your comments! The letter Arizona Senator Sylvia Allen used to submit a comment is below. You are welcome to use all or part of it, but please write how this plan will affect you and your family.
Here are the instructions to submit your comments:Click here to read more
- 3. The Impact of Coal Restrictions on the Navajo Nation: Sen. Carlyle Begay
In announcing his recent decision to change from the Democrat to the Republican Party, Arizona Senator Carlyle Begay spoke of unemployment rates as high as 80% in his district. He also stated that future progress in Arizona has to include partnerships with rural and tribal communities. It is the Republican party that has embraced these crucial partnerships, which are the cornerstone of the future of our state.
As a rural Arizonan living in Gila County, I understand some of the concerns that we share. Rural and tribal Arizonans live in and of the land. We are sustained by it. We respect and love it. Rural Arizona offers rich natural resources that have fed, clothed, sheltered, and provided energy and water to millions of people.
The Democrat Party has waged war on our livestock, timber, and coal industries, the very industries that sustain Arizona's rural and tribal communities.
Back in July 2015, then Democrat Senator Carlyle Begay spoke at the Heartland Institute's International Conferences on Climate Change.
Please see a summary of Senator Begay's speech following the video.Click here to read more
- 4. Arizona Sen. Carlyle Begay: "We Must See Ourselves in a Whole New Light"
As noted in a November 24 news article, Senator Carlyle Begay has recently changed from the Democrat to Republican Party. I have never met Sen. Begay, but I've observed him and heard his remarks during the last legislative session. He is a highly intelligent, thoughtful, well-educated man. Both Democrats and Republicans can politicize his decision all they want, but I know that he will be guided by his convictions, not politics, whenever he casts his votes. The welfare of his constituents, many of whose ancestors were the First Arizonans, will rank far above either party. He believes that the time has come for his people to achieve prosperity. In fact, he wants all Arizonans to prosper. Please watch this video. Notice the many terms and phrases that he uses. This is what the Republican Party stands for.
In the following video, you will gain some insight into why Senator Begay is adamant that "change must happen" and why he believes it is the Republican Party that is working to find solutions that will help the people that Sen. Begay represents. He explains that "families living within our rural and tribal communities are in a crisis. Unemployment is as high as 80%. Roads, bridges, and infrastructure are wasting away. Many Native American families are without electricity and clean, running water. Native American students have some of the lowest graduation rates and some of the highest drop-out rates. Native Americans have the highest rates of suicide in the country." Senator Begay desires to work within the Republican Party to build a bridge connecting those who need and want a chance with those who can help provide that chance. The Republican Party is the party of progress, the party of opportunity. It is, now, Senator Begay's Party.Click here to read more
- 6. The Truth About Why the BLM Wanted Cliven Bundy off the Land: Harry Reid and Money and Power
Don't be fooled into believing that the BLM cares about a bunch of dusty, old tortoises that are supposedly endangered.
Think about it. In the name of the poor, dear tortoises, the BLM just spent millions of dollars to round up 300 of Cliven Bundy's "trespassing cattle." They managed to kill about 130 of them in the process. Why? Because, not only don't they care about a bunch of tortoises, they also don't care about a bunch of cows. Using their helicopters they ran many of them to death in 100-degree desert heat. Many of those cows were pregnant and weren't given veterinary care; many of the newborns that survived their births died from lack of nourishment and callous treatment; many cows were fat with milk, having been separated from their newborn calves. Each cow that died at the hands of the BLM thugs had a value of about $1500.
The BLM had enough money to pay thugs to intimidate, taser, and throw Americans to the ground. The BLM had enough money to hire cowboy mercenaries to help round up Cliven Bundy's cattle. The BLM had enough money to send over 80 brand new shiny trucks to Clark County. The had enough money to arm their thugs with helmet, body armor, and AR-15s.
Yet, the BLM didn't have enough money to feed the desert tortoises at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, so they euthanized them. See Desert Tortoise Conservation Center plan to Euthanize Hundreds of Tortoises in Nevada.
Put on your thinking cap. Does this make logical sense? Of course it doesn't! Because it isn't the truth.
In fact, the federal government doesn't care about any endangered species. If they did, they wouldn't allow the wholesale slaughter of every "endangered" critter that gets cooked by SOLAR and chopped up by WIND.
So, what do the federal government and their corporate cronies care about?Click here to read more
- 7. EPA's Secret Deals with Environmentalists: Sue and Settle
The EPA is under investigation for a practice called Sue and Settle. Environmentalists in government and private organizations have found ways to create new regulations by fashioning lawsuits tailored to have courts institute policy changes. Both parties involved in the lawsuits secretly decide in advance what the outcome will be and how much taxpayer money will be transferred to the environmental group in the settlement. In other words, they are exploiting the courts to change laws, and in the process, helping to fund radical environmental groups without legislative or taxpayer consent. Millions of taxpayer dollars have been given to these groups.Click here to read more
- 8. Report on the 11/14/2013 EPA Hearing: Navajo Generating Station
by Patrick O'Malley
Precinct Committeeman (LD12)
At the EPA Hearing on November 14, the EPA asked those who wished to speak to come up and take a seat at the front table two at a time for efficiency. So I'm making my comments and the guy sitting next to me is with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Is he supposed to be the balance to my conservative comments? No, we are both there trying to convince the EPA to leave Navajo Generating Station (NGS) alone. Or at least leave something in operation after they make their final ruling, because we both clearly see the damage changes at NGS will have on Arizona's economy. It's not just a federal authority out of control or state's rights issue. This agency is messing with our everyday lives.
There were about 200 people at the hearing and about 100 of them made statements. It broke pretty cleanly into the Sierra Club wanting quick, drastic changes that will close NGS, and everybody else. Everybody else included legislators, union workers, Central Arizona Project, farmers, Indian Tribes, and average citizens. Rep. Warren Petersen and Joy Staveley from Canyoneers wanted the EPA completely out of our business and to back off completely from NGS. They have the right principles for the long term fight with the EPA, but I'm afraid it's too late for principles to triumph on NGS.
The Technical Working Group (TWG) Negotiates a Surrender
In June of this year the Technical Working Group (TWG) got together and proposed a negotiated surrender as opposed to having the EPA force them into an unconditional surrender. TWG consists of Salt River Project and the Department of the Interior as major owners of NGS; Central Arizona Project (CAP) as the biggest customer of NGS; Gila River Indian Community as a major customer of CAP; the Navajo Nation because NGS is on their land, and they supply the coal to make it go; and two environmental groups, Environmental Defense Fund and Western Resource Advocates. The Sierra Club was originally part of TWG, but walked out when the plan wasn't severe enough to satisfy them.Click here to read more
So why didn't the State of Arizona get a seat at the TWG table? Technically because the EPA is dealing directly with the Navajo Nation and it's not an Arizona issue, but it's safe to assume the other members of TWG were afraid a State of Arizona representative couldn't be trusted to surrender fast enough.
- 9. Gilbert Town Council Votes AGAINST Gilbert Families, Homeowners, Free Market - ICC Codes Pass
The November 7, 2013 Town Council Meeting provided Gilbert Watch with the saddest and most telling evidence to date that proves that 4 out of 7 Town Council members have lost their ability to represent their constituents, unless those constituents are the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Alliance, SRP, Town Officials, and neighboring jurisdictions. These Council members include Mayor John Lewis, Vice Mayor Ben Cooper, and Council members Jenn Daniels and Jordan Ray.
They approved one of the largest increases in regulations on private property and on the building industry, in Gilbert history. What is truly disappointing is that they did this in spite of having received months of evidence from private citizens for why the Council should not approve these regulations. It is also remarkable that the Council is preparing to approve the next round of codes, as dictated by the ICC (International Code Council) for 2015.
Three Council members opposed passage of the Codes: Victor Petersen, Jared Taylor, and Eddie Cook. Council member Victor Petersen favored an option which would have allowed passage of only those codes that would have reduced regulation.
Each of these three Council members deserve a Thank You from Gilbert citizens! email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, and firstname.lastname@example.com.
The ICC
Over the last ten years, the ICC (International Code Council) has morphed into an organization that has forced builders all over America to comply with building codes that no longer address honest, urgent safety issues. Rather, these ICC codes force everyone to become captive consumers of products that the ICC mandates through its "codes." The obscene proliferation of these codes also forces builders and everyone in the building and construction industry to comply with an ever increasing time-consuming bureaucracy. More bureaucrats and more training are needed to ensure they consistently interpret the codes.
Just like the ICC, 4 members of the Gilbert Town Council have morphed into facilitators of Big Government tyranny. When you watch them reason and justify their rationales, they "sound nice." But what exactly are they doing? They are pushing centralized government. They do not trust the citizenry.
Their actions prove that they do not care about the damage they are doing to families and homeowners who are forced to pay thousands of dollars more than necessary for their homes. They do not care about the grief these codes have caused self-employed citizens who work in the construction industry who must adhere to these mandates. They do not understand Free Market principles. They reject the notion that these people are experts in their fields. They do not care that many of them have closed their businesses. They reject clear evidence that the Free Market reacts quickly to changing conditions, and that it's the government-imposed codes that are slow to change.
Gilbert Watch has reported on the ICC codes for months. Gilbert citizens and self-employed business people have been emailing and speaking out to the Council for months. They have been meeting with Town Staff, and supplying tons of research.
At the Nov. 7 meeting, there were 6 citizens who spoke in opposition; 24 citizens had sent letters; there were 19 citizens in the audience who were in opposition but did not speak; and 16 people who were in opposition who submitted their names to a list. That's 65 citizens documented in the Minutes of the meeting. And it doesn't count more citizens who showed up to the meeting.
The Council gave more credence to the representative from the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the representative from the Small Business Alliance, and the representative from SRP (Salt River Project). In fact, I doubt seriously if the members of these organizations have much first-hand experience dealing with these onerous codes.
There was one citizen who spoke in favor of all the codes, including the Green and Energy Codes. A quick search revealed that he's a Democrat and a member of Sierra Club.
Here is the Motion that Passed:Click here to read more
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* Twinkie launcher
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Put your ideas about the Bloominglabs Booth here!
- Photo booth
- Jay is willing to bring his photo booth (doesn't necessarily have to be in the Bloominglabs area)
- Laser booth
- Dan (a.k.a. LaserDan)
- Vacuum forming machine
- Need a volunteer for this
- Need to work with the Soapy Soap people to mold soap from the molds we make at Makevention
- Need to have things to mold
- Do we need more plastic? (yes, I will order some after August 1st - Nathan)
- Sales/donation desk
- Need a volunteer for this
- DIY speakers desk
- Need a volunteer for this
- Rowan said that he can help out for a few hours here
- The Library may want to do these at their booth
- Twinkie launcher
- Need a volunteer for this
- We now have two twinkie launchers!
- Need to acquire twinkies
- Smoke cannons
- We'd need Jonathan's smoke bombs for this
- Circuit bending booth
- Frankentstein stuffed animal booth
- Heath's booth
- Bicycle - currently being built.
- Really want it on the bike trail for people to ride.
- I'd be glad to switch out with people throughout the day.
- Rain barrels
- If someone else wants to run the rain barrel booth that would be awesome-tastic.
- Could have some barrels there that people could build them on site.
- a sign up sheet for a Bloominglabs barrel class.
- another sign up sheet for people to purchase rain barrels pre-made.
- Bicycle - currently being built.
- Workshop signups
- If anyone is interested in leading a workshop in the next few months it would be a great idea to have a signup sheet for the public in our booth. This could also be a trial to see what workshops the public would be interested in if you have been thinking of doing something for a while. It would be most useful to post specific dates, but just a signup sheet would be better than nothing.
- Arduino workshop
- Machining workshop: mill and lathe machine tools, a 4 week course (tentatively available to the public Jan 2014).
- Using PGP encryption with email: a short history of encryption followed by use of PGP/GPG with email. This would also be an install session where attendees bring their laptops and we do an install, share keys, and send encrypted messages.
- T-shirts - Nathan is ordering T-shirts to screen print for Makevention, we can also make some more to sell for Bloominglabs
- MAME cabinet


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I wrapped up the regular season last week (4-3) about as good as the Red Sox did, so here�s hoping I kick off the NCHSAA state playoffs on the right foot.
I wrapped up the regular season last week (4-3) about as good as the Red Sox did, so here�s hoping I kick off the NCHSAA state playoffs on the right foot.
Only three area teams are left � Kinston, Ayden-Grifton and Jones Senior. This may be a bold prediction, but I�m calling all three to play a second round game.
KILL DEVIL HILLS FIRST FLIGHT (6-4) at KINSTON (6-4): The Vikings and Night Hawks will meet for the first time tonight when they open the NCHSAA state 2A playoffs at Viking Field. Since Kinston began its run of state playoff appearances in 2008 it hasn�t failed to reach the second round. First Flight is seeded ninth overall and fifth in the East pod while Kinston is eighth and fourth, respectively. The Vikings� offense may be a tad too explosive for the Night Hawks. Kinston 35, First Flight 17.
JONES SENIOR (2-8) at SOUTHEAST HALIFAX (7-4): The Trojans traveled to Southeast Halifax in a second round game last year where they blanked the hosts (also nicknamed the Trojans) 15-0 for their fifth consecutive shutout en route to the state 1A title game. Coach John Davis has a way with getting the most out of his players, and this year � especially the last two games � that�s been particularly true. The Trojans are playing with a roster smaller than most 8-man teams. They�ve also played a much more difficult schedule. After all, Southeast Halifax gave up 40 points to Spring Creek. Jones Senior 20, Southeast Halifax 8.
GATES COUNTY (7-3) at AYDEN-GRIFTON (8-2): The Red Barons and the Chargers are meeting in the state playoffs for the third straight year with Ayden-Grifton winning the previous two meetings. Last year the Chargers walloped Gates County 70-14 en route to the state 1AA title game. After last week�s late-game loss at Goldsboro cost it the Carolina 1A title, Ayden-Grifton will be looking for some sort of redemption tonight. Ayden-Grifton 35, Gates County 22.
Ryan Herman�s picks column will appear in The Free Press on Fridays during football season. He is 46-18 (.719) on the year. Reach him at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.


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Pink Glove Dancing on National TV
November 9th was a great day. Medline named Lexington Medical Center the winner of its 2nd annual Pink Glove Dance video contest. The company made the announcement on FOX & Friends on the FOX News Network during a live shot right from our hospital! Here's the video clip.
Fox and Friends Live Shot 2012 from Lexington Medical Center on Vimeo.
Later in the day, LMC President & CEO Mike Biediger presented Catherine Hill of the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer a check for $10,000, our prize money from the Pink Glove Dance competition.
We were privileged to help raise awareness for women with breast cancer in this way. Thank you to everyone who voted for LMC's Pink Glove Dance!


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Graceland Calendar
Visit Friday
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Graceland University welcomes any prospective students and families to see what the institution has to offer. The day starts at 10 a.m. in Shaw Center and ends at 2 p.m. Some visitors may go later than 2 p.m., depending on whether or not individual appointments have been made with coaches or faculty. Visitors have the opportunity to learn about Graceland from Admissions, interact with faculty and staff, learn about student life from current students, and tour the campus. That is why, here at Graceland, we have designated every Friday "Visit Friday."
Schedule yoru visit today! Go to our Visit Fridays page.


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What does a car company who made a name for themselves with unconventional advertising do when they want to shake things up a bit? Make a normal car commercial...kind of.
To introduce an improved version of the Rabbit, Volkswagen rolled out the full auto show display complete with attractive female models. Although the model stroking the "new and improved" seats certainly looks sincere, what at first appears to be a trip into the world of normal car commercials ends on a note Volkswagen buyers had come to understand.
According to Volkswagen the best news about their improved compact was actually the fact it was still a Rabbit. We'd argue it was the fact they figured out a way to keep people interested in the Rabbit before the GTIs arrival on US soil.


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40 Glocc Speaks On Young Buck's Disloyalty (Says Buck Tried To Get Him To Turn On 50 Cent) "You Got Me F*cked Up You Fake a$$ Nicca"
Moviestar reports "Street Treats HD Presents 40 Glocc speaking on the situation that Young Buck created and the different things he did while under the wing of G-unit . "
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Arts education is emphasized for all ages, and we are proud of our reputation for award-winning programs in drama, music and fine arts. More than 5,000 of our students participate in choir, band and orchestra. Robbinsdale Area Schools developed discipline-based arts education that is now used nationally. District music students perform annually at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis and at prestigious locations around the world.
Athletics and extra-curricular activities are also an important part of student life in Robbinsdale Area Schools. Our district offers a full selection of athletics for girls and boys. In addition, students may participate in more than 30 extracurricular activities, including chess club, yearbook, Math Masters, Destination ImagiNation and many other creative and academic enrichment opportunities


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Let me kick this one off by admitting that yes, I'm a music snob. I've been one since I was about 11 or 12 years old and the older I get the worse it becomes. I am fully aware and comfortable with that fact, it's never going to change because I'm never going to try and change it and here's why.
I judge people openly when it comes to music because it's such a powerful force in my life that it's like a fucking religion to me. Forget heaven or hell or Jesus or Krishna or Brahman or Satan or God or Santa and the Tooth Fairy. They may or may not exist and I couldn't really care one way or the other because in music I've found a higher power that accepts me for who I am whether I'm wretched and seeped in sin or rolling holy and righteous without a goddamn care in the world.
To say it puzzles me when I meet people that are completely indifferent to music would be a gigantic understatement. I'll never say it openly because I learned back when I was a kid that no one likes having someone else's opinion rammed up their butt, but when I meet people that say or do one of the following things my estimation of them immediately plummets to the same level I reserve for people who's biological parents are blood relatives.
THING NO.1 – We've just met, I ask you what music you're into and you shrug and reply, "Oh, I dunno, anything really…"
It baffles me how many people say this, especially girls. There are a number of reasons people say this about music, namely:
- They don't want to say something you might think sounds stupid so they're going to sit on the fence on this one and hope for the best. Get off the fence. Admit to your love of Norwegian Folk Metal, fly that flag brother! I'd rather hear ANYTHING than the sentence in bold underlining above.
- They're drawing a total blank. This happens, just breathe and try to calm down a little, I'm not going to bite your head off if you say you're into someone I think is shit. You can listen to whatever the hell you want… except Nickleback.
- They honestly don't give a rat's ass what's playing. They will listen to commercial radio stations like 5FM every day of their lives from the minute they wake up until the minute they arrive back home after work and not even notice when the same song gets repeated 6 times in as many hours. I mean fuck's sake! I don't even listen to the songs I like six times a day because by day two I'd be bored to tears of it. These people cannot be saved. Their favourite movie of all time is Mr Bones. Just… give up.
THING NO.2 – People who describe music that is even slightly down-tempo or sad as "slit-your-wrists music"
I can't tell you how much this infuriates me. People who expect music to have the same effect as Prozac are, nine times out of ten, terminally boring human beings.
A perfect example of this actually happened to me recently when I was copying some music over to a friend's laptop who is totally clueless about music (some gems while I was copying the stuff over were "Foo Fighters? What do they sing?" and "Oh Green Day, I like them! Can you give me the first album, the one with American Idiot on it…").
Her friend, the music expert, was sitting with us, advising her what to copy and what not to copy when we came across Ben Harper.
"Ben Harper?" she said, "Who's he?"
"He's a bit like Jack Johnson," I replied, "they actually tour together quite a lot."
"Yeah, but it's real 'slit-your-wrists music'", the expert chirped in.
"It is, but unfortunately all my 'High School Musical' stuff is on my other drive, sorry," I replied in my head.
Walk away son, walk away.
THING NO.3 – People who pull you aside to play you a song that sounds like utter crap and then ask you what you think about it
Bonus points if they give you their greasy earplugs to put in your ear and double bonus points if they know what you're into and are deliberately playing you something they know you'll hate in some misguided effort to try and reprogram your musical taste.
For these people, music is an argument that they must win at all costs. If you do not like the music they do, they will make you like it or they will die trying.
Despite what you might think, while I am a music snob, I am not one of these people. You listen to whatever the hell you want to listen to, I'm totally fine with that. Just don't make me listen to it, respect the fact that our tastes are different and let's both just carry on with our lives shall we?
THING NO.4 – People who only buy "Best Of" or compilation albums
Why the fucking fuck would you ever want to buy a compilation album, ever? So you can hear the same old songs that artist has had playing on the radio for the last God-knows-how-many years all over again?
Here's a crazy question: What if you actually stepped WAY out on a limb and bought the album that one or two of those songs appeared on? And here's another wild thought: What if you found that your favourite track wasn't actually one of the ones that gets played on the radio all the time?
Why, that song would become "your" song in a way that the one that everyone knows and loves never could. It would have a special meaning to you and who knows? Maybe one day you'll meet someone else who also fucking loves that song and you'll instantly share a connection that is actually meaningful.
You know what my favourite Beatles song is? I'll give you a clue, it's not "Hey Jude", it's not "Yellow Submarine" and it's sure as shit not "Yesterday".
It's "Rocky Raccoon" because it's a story about a guy who's lady runs off with a total jerk so he goes to kill the guy and ends up getting shot by the dude instead. Then this drunk doctor fixes him up and he just kinda carries on with his life.
Poetry I tells ya!
THING NO.5 – Playlist Trolls
They lurk in corners at parties and wait until no one's looking so they can hijack the playlist and make it their bitch.
They won't relinquish power, take requests or play anything that has any merit whatsoever.
Expect Vanilla Ice. Expect Abba. Expect "Bohemian Rhapsody" at full volume. Expect Mr fucking Jones. Expect Rod Stewart. And just when you think things couldn't possibly get any worse, expect "Barbie Girl" or fucking Whigfield being blasted at you until your skull implodes.
What's worse is they'll play the same kak song three times, occasionally back-to-back just so you can get an intimate insight into what their hellishly mediocre lives must be like.
If you're a person who is guilty of any of the sins listed above, there is good news. I'm offering free lobotomies all week to help you overcome these terrible afflictions, just hit me on email@example.com and Uncle Slick will make everything better or your money back!


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When your profession is a painter, you are constantly looking for the perfect canvas for your own ideas. Jake Garcia, a twenty-nine year-old painter at Ed Bozarth Chevrolet in Aurora, Colorado, has been looking for a ride in which he could add his own flare. He came across a nice Monte Carlo years back but times got tough, and it was sold to help him catch up financially. He spent the next couple of years again looking for a clean Monte Carlo. With no luck, he decided to start from scratch, finding a 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for a mere $700. At that price, you can imagine the car's condition, and Jake certainly had his work cut out for him.
With the help of friend Jodi Johnson, Jake rebuilt the stock 305-c.i.d. in order to get it road ready. Tom Spirek from Denver, Colorado did the bodywork and prepped the Monte for the next step. The Chevy was brought into the paint booth where Jake showed off his talents, laying down layers of PPG water base Green Ice Pearl paint throughout the Chevy body. Creeper, from Carnales Customs in Denver, Colorado, had the task of adding a full hydraulic suspension. He lived up to the task masterfully, adding a two-pump, three-dump HiLow setup powered by eight marine batteries.
With the Monte Carlo on its way to full custom, Jake enlisted Max at Unstoppable Upholstery in Denver, Colorado, and a radical transformation from stock to wild was completed. A bold, crocodile-bronze two-tone with tan suede was wrapped around the seats and door panels. Fiberglass was built and painted to match, before being inserted into every section to flow with the overall theme of the car. The audio portion of this great build was completed by Joe Archuletta, who added a Jensen flip-out DVD player with a Nextar 4-inch navigation screen built into the console. Pioneer midrange speakers were built into the fiberglass console, and four 10-inch subwoofers were mounted in the fiberglass rear console.
When it came time to debut the Monte Carlo, Jake chose the biggest stage in Colorado; the Denver Lowrider Magazine Show, and the Monte did not disappoint. Earning a second place award at its first show, this Monte is on its way to Lowrider superstardom! For Jake, it was gratifying that his first custom build was a huge success and gathered the attention of a lot of custom builders. "I know I have more work to do," Jake tells us, "But as a first build, I'm pretty satisfied with what I was able to build with the help of my friends." A proud member of Boulevard Bullyz, Jake wishes to thank his family, kids, Lowrider Magazine and extend his enormous gratitude to Invesco Field. Nice work, Jake.
Tech Specs
"The Kolor of Money"
Owner: Jake Garcia
Vehicle: '79 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
City/State: Centennial, Colorado
Car Club: Boulevard Bullyz C.C.
Engine: The stock 305-c.i.d. was rebuilt, painted and chromed by Jake and Jodi Johnson.
Body/Paint: Tom Spirek at Ed Bozarth Chevrolet handled the bodywork. Jake sprayed the paint himself using PPG water base Green Ice Pearl tri-stage.
Interior: Max from Unstoppable Upholstery in Denver, Colorado added a radical transformation of crocodile-bronze two-tone tan suede throughout the cabin. A custom painted dashboard and center console was made in fiberglass.
Setup: Creeper from Carnales Customs in Denver, Colorado added a full two-pump, three-dump HiLow hydraulic setup. Lifting the Chevrolet is 8-inch CCE cylinders to the front and 10-inch to the rear. Eight Energizer batteries power the setup and four switches handle all the moves.
Sound System: The bumps were added by friend Joe Archuletta. A Jensen DVD flip-out was used to control the Pioneer components located in the fiberglass interior. Four Pioneer 10-inch subwoofers are powered by two Pioneer amplifiers and are mounted in the rear fiberglass console.
Tires: P155/80R13 Custom 428.
Wheels: 13-inch 100-spoke OG Wire Wheels with gold bullets.


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I also appreciate the commentary greatly. Knowing that you watch and will make such commentary keeps me on my toes a bit, even though you may not think it from how bad part 11 was. That I won was nothing less than miraculous, at one point I had like 21 corrosion and thought I was done for. I may have been kinda screwed by earthmother, but when things started going badly I gave up on the situation when I should have kept going strong.
Anyway it goes to show exactly how easy these dungeons are compared to how they could be. On a truly difficult dungeon mistakes like that should have made me very dead. So while it is still challenging to me now, I understand that as dungeons get harder things are going to get much rougher.
Oh there won't be a new episode tomorrow unless it is very late. I have been to busy today to play, and tomorrow will be a bit of work as well so it will be late before I can play.