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Fishing with Capt. Gus: It's spring, and anglers' fancies turn to fishing
Spring has finally arrived, and it's time to go fishing. Get the dust off your rods and reels, the rust off your hooks and make a few practice casts on the lawn.
A little spring cleaning will assure a good start to the 2015 fishing season. Begin by rinsing your rods and reels with the garden hose. Wipe them dry and check for loose and broken guides.
Reels should be cleaned and lubricated and the line replaced if it's more than six months old. Check the hooks on each lure and sharpen or replace those dull to the touch. Next, inventory your tackle box and make a list of the terminal tackle and lures you'll need to buy or replace.
Inspect clothing, particularly rain gear and anything else that might need a water proofing spray. Trout fisherman should check waders for leaks and make appropriate repairs or replacement.
Before venturing off on your first trip of the year, be sure your fishing license is current. If not, the easiest way to renew is online at www.ncwildlife.org. In addition, review the 2014-15 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest. Hard copies of the booklet are available at most tackle outlets, or it can be reviewed online at the above-mentioned website.
A quick call to a fellow angler or tackle shop might give you a better idea where to begin fishing and which baits to use. If all else fails, consider these tips for your first April fishing trip:
▪ Fish the warmest water you can find.
▪ Fish slowly. The water is still cool, even in late April.
▪ When in doubt, fish shallow.
▪ Soft plastics bumped along the bottom and shallow-running crank baits cast around docks are good choices.
▪ When fish ignore artificial lures, try live minnows or worms. Sometimes it's easier to feed them than it is to trick them.
▪ Best colors to use are silver, gray, black, blue and green. A favorite with locals is chartreuse.
▪ On days when fish are hard to catch, downsize the lures and slow the retrieve.
▪ Best time to fish is at sunrise and again at sunset.
Hot Spots of the Week
Ramsey Creek is still seeing a lot of bedding activity, while anglers fishing Reed and Davidson creeks are catching bass around docks and points. Schooling bass are breaking the surface at dawn in boat basins and around bridges. Crappie fishing has improved recently with the majority of fish coming from shallow water. Best baits are small minnows. Striper, hybrid and white perch fishing is slow. Catfish are hitting cut bait and chicken parts near the hot-water discharge canals.
Upcoming events:
▪ Corey Oakley, inland fisheries piedmont research coordinator for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, will discuss the changes in Lake Norman's fish population leading up to the introduction of hybrid striped bass. He will speak from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 15 at Gander Mountain, Exit 36, Mooresville. For more information, call 704-658-0822.
▪ "How to Navigate Lake Norman Day or Night" will be held at The Peninsula Yacht Club, 18501 Harbor Light Blvd., Cornelius, 6:30 p.m. April 23. Becky Johnson and I will cover Understanding LKN's Channel Marker and Buoy System, How to Avoid Shallow Water, 10 Most Dangerous Spots and Interpreting Lake Maps. For information, call Ashley at 704-892-7575.
Water levels are about 2.4 feet below full pond on Lake Norman and 3.7 feet below full on Mountain Island Lake. The surface-water temperature is in the 60s in water not affected by power generation on Lake Norman.
Gus Gustafson is a freelance writer and a professional fishing guide on Lake Norman. Have a story idea for Gus? Email him at email@example.com.


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Getting Mobile for Copenhagen
Posted on November 12, 2009
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"Is everything well in the state of Denmark?"
My [deliberate] misquoting from Shakespeare's Hamlet is perhaps apt given my absence from the blogosphere for the past several months, and the approaching climate change conference in Copenhagen (COP15).
The world's focus is rapidly moving to this small country in the northern hemisphere as climate change policy makers prepare to seek agreement on targets to limit human contributions to greenhouse gas emissions. There is an expectation that these same policy makers will be ready and willing to lock in meaningful commitments to reduce these emissions within their own jurisdictions.
It's also an opportunity for industries to have their say on how they'll contribute to the range of solutions needed to reduce emissions. For example, more than 730 companies have voluntarily signed up to the Copenhagen Communiqué – a commitment by corporations to reduce emissions. Signatories are urging policy makers to forge an agreement for a global emissions cap and a long-term reduction pathway for all greenhouse gases, including interim targets. Telstra, along with several other global telcos are signatories.
One of the elements of the communiqué that caught my eye is the call to policy makers to acknowledge the importance of "enabling policies" for industries to make their contribution to the low-carbon economy (for example see the reports: Telstra initiatives & SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age [PDF]).
The telecommunications industry is a low-carbon enabling industry. Look at mobiles. This sector has a relatively low-energy intensity, contributing much more to the economy than its proportion of national energy usage. For example, in Australia, the mobile industry is responsible for less than 0.3% of greenhouse gas emissions but delivers 3 to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP). It's a similar story in the UK. But it's not just the financial and social benefits this sector delivers. The sector, with its global reach of networks, is emerging centre stage as an enabler of smart technologies to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. In a future blog, I'll share concrete initiatives on what the mobile sector is doing globally to deliver on this promise of contributing to emissions reduction.
In the meantime I'll wait and see after the COP15 talks in December if the original Shakespeare quote was more appropriate. Hopefully I won't be saying "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" and that our climate change policy makers did in fact set the scene for meaningful long-term emissions reduction targets…
Related Blogs & Posts:
- Barry Brook's blog gives a credible scientist's view on climate change. Joe Romm's tracks the politics of climate change.
- Industry analysts are active in the green IT and low-carbon space with Doug Washburn (Forrester) on green IT and Jeremy Green's (Ovum) insights on ICT and sustainable transport
- Tony Chan's Green Telecom site brings together the latest stories on green ICT and telcos.
- Other related blogs I am following www.change2.net; seanwhetstone.blogspot.com; www.tomw.net.au; paulgilding.com.
- Individuals can have their concerns heard at Copenhagen too. Go to the "Hopehagen" site to sign up and have your say. Also take a look at the 1 Million Women Program.

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According to police records, 29-year-old Omar Alanis, a Dallas Independent School District social studies teacher at Seagoville High, used his school email account to correspond with the principal and other administrators, demanding they pay him and another teacher "Master Teacher Salary" wages plus monetary compensation for the new classification retroactive to August, which was the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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Alanis, a world history teacher, was employed by Dallas ISD in August. The Texas Education Agency lists master teacher certifications in reading, math, science, and technology. One of the requirements for this credential is three years of classroom teaching experience.
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Description This smells strongly of British Progressive rock, some Quintessence, some Deep Purple (with flute instead of vocals). The organ and flute, and gung- ho attitude, reminds a bit of both Focus and Out of Focus In April 2018 Agusa embarked on a short tour in Italy. The first stop was at Stazione Birra in Rome where the show was recorded by the resident sound technician Alex Di Nunzio. The full gig without any overdubs is now released by Kommun2 Records. The songs on "Ekstasis - Live in Rome" contain much of the playfulness and improvisational bravado that fans have come to expect from these Swedish rockers. This is the sequel to the live album "Katarsis", but twice as long and with previously unheard renditions of some of the tracks performed exclusively for these Italian gigs. The "Ekstasis" cover features a simple, pencil-drawn picture of the flower woman that has become synonymous with Agusa in 2018. I was made by Swedish artist Robin Gnista and was originally sketched out to reflect the complex, yet raw approach of the music. This is the first Agusa album featuring the organ playing of Jeppe Juul and it was mixed by bass player Tobias Petterson together with sound technician Emil Isaksson. This may very well be looked back upon as the most ambitious release from K2.
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Cape Town Hosts Nautical Institute Command Seminar
The second in The Nautical Institute's 2017 series of Command Seminars continues to focus on Navigation Accidents and their Causes, a topic that is receiving considerable attention in the industry.
The seminar began today in Cape Town, South Africa, with NI President Captain Duke Snider FNI giving the opening address before handing over to South African Maritime Safety Authority CEO Mr Sobantu Tilayi for the keynote address. Independent marine consultant Captain Alan Reid MNI, then introduced the main theme.
Navigation assessments play a key role in helping maintain high standards on board and prevent accidents. NI Technical Manager Captain Harry Gale FNI, author of The Nautical Institute's popular new book Navigation Assessments – a guide to best practice, stressed that a well-conducted assessment is something that all on board should welcome. Captain Gale explained: "A navigation assessment is a learning event for both the assessor and the bridge team, bringing fresh insights and new resources. The assessor should aim to help improve the skills of the bridge team, congratulate them on what has gone well and encourage them to further improvement."
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Navigating the middle and high school years can be tricky for pre-teens and teens. They have come to a point in their lives where the choices they make can determine the direction of their future. Through the community-based Character And Relationships Education (C.A.R.E.) Program, passionate and caring adults go into Hancock County Schools to talk to middle and high school students about difficult topics such as peer pressure, substance abuse, sexual choices and long-term consequences of behavior with the goal of empowering them to make wise decisions and giving them hope for the future.
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Temperature for July 1990
In July 1990 the average high temperature in Washington, DC was 90.0°F, and this was 1.1°F warmer than the average of 88.9°F. The hottest day in July 1990 was 6 July when the temperature reached 100.0°F. Overnight the average temperature in July is 70.4°F and in 1990 the average overnight temperature was 0.8°F cooler at 69.7°F.


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For many decades, beer consumers in North America were hooked on the domestic products created in mass quantities for a low cost. In Canada in particular, the consumption of domestic mainstream beer was due in large part to a simple lack of choices within the country. However, approximately around 1982 the first craft beer appeared in Canada and the industry has grown ever since.
The craft beer genesis in Canada started at pubs, predominantly by fans of British-style ales that had more complexity to the taste and a fuller body. In a matter of years, craft beer's exposure in Canada caught on and led to the first full microbrewery opening in 1984. Overall growth of craft beer options was slow during the latter part of the 1980's, but a massive expansion of the industry occurred during the 1990's and beyond.
An influential businessman and hobbyist carrying on this newer craft beer trend in Canada is Eli Gershkovitch, the CEO of Steamworks Brewing Company. Eli Gershkovitch is somewhat of a renaissance man, as his time has also been spent working as an attorney and an airplane pilot. His demeanor is also uncommon for a business leader and he is much more likely to sit down and have a beer with the everyday working man.
Steamworks is a microbrewery by definition, because it focuses on creating smaller batches of beer with higher quality ingredients and taste. However, the company's direction under the guidance of Eli Gershkovitch is focused on keeping the price of these beers relatively low. The result is a superior product in a very competitive market that gives beer drinkers quality without a massive hit on their wallets.
Eli Gershkovitch understands that demand for craft beer has increased. For this reason, he decided to expand the pub where the brewery got its start in 1995. At the present time, Eli Gershkovitch has made the Steamworks pub large to fit over four times the capacity it originally had (LinkedIn). The Steamworks Brewing Company is a fitting reflection of how Eli Gershkovitch views his lifestyle, by seeking new avenues without compromising one's true identity.
More at http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Steamworks+founder+Gershkovitch+echoed+firm+theme+Stanley+Steamer+from+vintage+automobile+collection/9952459/story.html


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Epsilon Class of SYZ Yale!
When not writing about herself in the third person, Joy may be found brushing her teeth and/or delivering newborns. She is a prospective Bodybuilding and Canadian Studies double major who enjoys nothing more than long walks on the beach, foie gras and fine wine, kissing in the rain, and bad dating website clichés. As of today, her attempts to spread the use of the word "goober" have been fruitless. If you have questions, comments, or if you wish to arrange a book-signing event, please contact her publicist at 867-5309.
Kathy is a geeky, pun-loving epicurean by day, and at night she just goes to sleep. Or so she wishes. Having lived in mostly tropical places (or just places with no weather norcal hells yeah) for her entire life, she also wishes she could hibernate in the winter. A prospective ChemE major, Kathy probably always has some exam to study for or lab report to write, but that doesn't stop her from, uh, not doing those things. She likes painting, shoes, webcomics, Wolfram Alpha (seriously!), and digressing a lot (like Ammianus Marcellinus) whenever she writes anything. She dislikes the 54-minute limit on Megavideo and her Lady Gaga Pandora station when it plays irrelevant music.
Nicole is a potential political science major from California. If she could choose a friend from a novel, it would be Clarisse McClellan from Farenheit 451; her insatiable curiosity, love for life, and originality would be contagious. Together, they would catch raindrops in their mouths and jump in piles of leaves. Nicole would show Clarisse her perfected method of making instant mashed potatoes and how to tap dance in sneakers. Their discussions about the meaning of love and life would draw out into the night, long after the last chord from Clarisse's midnight piano concerts had dissipated into the air. Nicole also loves Hong Kong and everything associated with it.
Coming from a family of nine, Lauren plans to spend her life playing with kiddies as a pediatrician, if she can survive the seven billion years of school to get there. Having just finished her certifications for being an EMT, she dreams of the chance she will get to stab someone in the leg with an eppie-pen, saving the world from anaphylactic shock. If she's not at work, on hulu, or making a complete fool of herself, you'll find her looking up pictures of all the kitties and puppies she wants to smuggle into her dorm room. She tries to be funny, but always just ends up talking in her Californian ghetto language, badly impersonating accents, or deeming everything to be what she said.
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Archive for September 2014
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Good afternoon Widdershins. Fall, the bestest of seasons, is upon us. This past weekend my hometown had its forty-third annual arts and crafts festival built around the making of sorghum molasses. It was all the fun you can imagine when you throw out the welcome mat for 40,000 humans and the town's tornado ravaged infrastructure was built for fifteen hundred. I hope your weekend was a good one as well.
Today I thought we would play a short game of Wudja — would you rather have the life of person X over the life of person Y? For purposes of today's little thought experiment, person X is President Obama and person Y is China's President Xi Jinping.
So would you like to be Barack where he is "relicking the calf" on Iraq and Syria? A president elected by touting a fortuitous, opportunistic anti-Iraq War speech on a Chicago sidewalk where he was the last-minute substitute is faced with again spilling blood and treasure on the sands of the Middle East. He's making decisions as would a make-up artist playing the part of a dermatologist — any decision is merely covering up a long-festering pustule that could erupt at any juncture.
You could be the Obama who is faced with finishing his presidency with the bookends of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell actively leading a Congress in rabid inactivity. Given that this Congress has been the least productive in the history of the Republic, the obvious next step is going for the world record in placing 535 people in simultaneous cryogenic stasis.
Or you could be the U.S. President who is protected by an agency that seems to recruit from the Barney Fife school of protective services. In any event the Secret Service has given Hollywood the premise for the next incarnation of the Home Alone franchise. Allowing a fence jumper to breach the North Portico into the White House, get through the East Room, almost to the Green Room and then issuing a misleading statement about the matter is a better film treatment than 95% of what the studios have turned out this year.
And just for good measure, there remains Sarah Palin and her ilk lumbering about the country like Brontosauruses proving that 140 million years just isn't enough evolution for some walnut-sized brains.
Or would you like to be China's Xi Jinping? The leader of a country of 1.3 Billion where between 150-170,000,000 still live in poverty. While a startling number, China has reduced its poverty by a staggering 71% in just three decades.
Xi has the privilege of running a government where corruption is almost as plentiful as the smog choking the skies. He also enjoys the burden of leading an economy that is slowing down where every decision is a Gordian knot of increasing wages for a growing middle class or making it less advantageous for Chinese manufacturing thus slowing the economy further.
Perhaps the newest Damoclesian issue began unfolding last Friday and escalated over the weekend. Succinctly put the issue is: Whether or not the central Beijing government will make good on the right of Hong Kong to democratically elect its leader — a confrontation building for almost 20 years.
The riots and demonstrations of the weekend were met with a violent response obviously sanctioned by Beijing authorities. What is most disconcerting to Beijing and Xi has to be, this is Hong Kong! The very same Hong Kong that is an affluent and orderly Eden bordering on obsessive compulsive adherence to civility and graciousness. Hong Kongers have somewhat of a superiority complex — seeing themselves well above and beyond the authoritarianism and disorder of mainland China.
When the British turned over Hong Kong in 1997, one of the central tent poles of the deal was allowing Hong Kong's citizens to democratically elect their top leader for the first time ever in 2017. Chinese leaders reaffirmed the promise in 2007, but last July the government began to "crawfish" on the deal. The "newly reformed" deal is that Beijing must "approve" all the candidates from which the voters may choose. That doesn't sit well with the wealthy, independent, and socially entitled Hong Kongers, especially the youth.
This whole episode is reminiscent of Tiananmen Square. For those living in Hong Kong, they believe they have a special obligation to maintain the memory of 2,600 peaceful protesters being mowed down. The obligation is a solemn one since all semblance of Tiananmen has been erased from the history of mainland China and the current generation knows nothing of the massacre.
Xi's choice is literally an existential one for China. Can he allow democracy to gain a foothold? How can he differentiate between a two-system dichotomy ruling over a billion citizens? The greatest question is whether China has opened the door too wide and for too long to ever hope to close it to the infection of free enterprise capitalism? The inevitable loss of control terrifies Beijing. The eyes of the world would be well-advised to keenly watch China's reaction to that fear since it will be a defining milestone for the next decade.
So wudja be Barack or Xi? There are no neithers in Wudja.
Unlike the Chinese intertubz, this is an open thread.
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Good Monday, Widdershins. I hope you had a lovely weekend; as for me, I experienced some extremely odd weather – in the 90's on Saturday and Sunday. And, I heard a lot of noise about Emma Watson, a goodwill ambassador for the UN, and her "He for She" campaign.
On the principle that no publicity is bad publicity, I would say that having a camera-friendly, articulate young woman claim the mantle of "feminist" is always a good thing. Just ask Beyonce.
….[In] Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards…the 33-year-old closed out the show with an epic declaration of the F-Word, a giant "FEMINIST" sign blazing from behind her silhouette.
As far as feminist endorsements are concerned, this was the holy grail: A word with a complicated history reclaimed by the most powerful celebrity in the world. And then she projected it — along with its definition, by the Nigerian feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — into the homes of 12 million unassuming Americans. Beyoncé would become the subject of two-thirds of all tweets about feminism in the 24 hours after her appearance, according to a data analysis by Twitter, making Sunday the sixth-highest day for volume of conversation about feminism since Twitter began tracking this year (the top three were days during #YesAllWomen).
While Beyonce's endorsement was a great marketing moment, Emma Watson's speech championing the UN's new initiative, "He for She" (which I'll post in full below), in my opinion, was the beginning of a new era for feminism. The UN's efforts, and Watson's bravery in being the spokesperson for them, mark the first step towards reclaiming feminism as a mantle that includes and invites men; a call for activism which gets back to the true roots of what our First Wave foremothers were trying to do: gain equal rights for women.
Here is the transcript, for those who would rather read than watch.
Happy Friday, Widdershins. Uncle Fredster is up to his kneecaps, so I'm filling in this weekend. I thought that we might continue Rosh Hashana by celebrating songs about sweet things. It's wide open – sweet, sugar, candy, sweethearts – whatever tickles your fancy. I've found well over a hundred songs from multiple genre and eras that will fit the bill, so let the sweet times roll.
I'm leaving late this afternoon and will be away until Sunday afternoon. be sweeties and consider this to be an open thread.
(1) Sugar Pie Honeybunch – The Four Tops
(2) Sugar Magnolia – The Grateful Dead
(3) Sweet Cherry Wine – Tommy James and the Shondells
(4) Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
(5) Sweet Talkin' Guy – The Chiffons
Good Thursday, Widdershin, and a Happy Rosh Hashanah to all. While I am not of the Jewish persuasion, I will happily celebrate any and all holidays. My friend Rusti is the ultimate Jewish mother and one hell of a good cook, so I have been known to frequent her table at holiday times for a nosh or three. I do not pretend to be well-informed, but I have been told that Rosh Hashanah signifies the new year, when the righteous have their names inscribed in the Book of Life for another year. There are gatherings, music, and wonderful sweets prior to the solemn season of Yom Kippur. Being raised Roman Catholic, it's almost as if Easter were to precede Good Friday.
Just to throw in my two cents' worth, I hope that this season brings for us new life. I wish for an end to eternal conflict, and hope for the twin miracles of peace and harmony. As long as I am reaching, I would like to see some resolution to never-ending conflicts and mind-numbing callousness across the globe. May this be the year that we actually begin to care about each other instead of believing that ends always justify the means.
I know intellectually that nirvana is not usually obtained, but I'm a Sixties kid. I know, because I've seen it, that harmony is possible. People can work together for the greater good. Past practices can end, new beginnings can start. My friend Rusti tells me that she does not make resolutions in the classical sense, but rather does self-examinations as to how she can be a better person, family member, employee, citizen, etc. then strives to improve. That works for me.
This has been an uneasy year. Expenses are outpacing salaries at a scary pace. Medical costs are multiplying by a factor of awful. The national debt can't be getting better thanks to a defense budget that already exceeds that of any number of other nations' combined total outlay. We haven't done much to solve our homeless problem, and veteran's care is managed only by crisis. Not exactly what we had hoped for in this enlightened age.
I won't pretend that I have the foggiest notion regarding what to do about any of this. I can't even imagine what it will take to get Congress off of its collective keisters to do their damned jobs. I can't imagine who is voting for these people – oh, wait. Yes I do, and I only wish that they would realize that their problems could be solved by cleaning house (and senate) up there.
But as we close out this year (if you are Jewish) and enter the autumn months, we have an outside chance of making things better. So make a donation, call some people, register some voters and offer to drive people to the polls. It's our best chance to at least level the field and hope for a better tomorrow. May all of our names be written in the Book of Life, along with all of those whom we hold dearly.
L'shanah tovah, y'all. This is an open thread.
I was perusing various political sites the other day when this one caught my eye and almost made me want to put my eyes out! It appears that our dear "progressive" friends on the far left are once again unhappy with the possibility (probability?) that Hillary Clinton may become the Democratic nominee for President in 2016. And this time it appears they have even formed their own little super secret club on Google groups called the "Gamechanger Salon" where they can complain and kvetch amongst themselves about how horrible and terrible Hillary is and how "not left enough" she is.
The Hill reviewed hundreds of emails from a progressive members only Google group called the "Gamechanger Salon," a forum where nearly 1,500 activists, strategists and journalists debate issues and craft messaging campaigns.
The group includes prominent Democrats, Sierra Club officials, journalists who work for The Huffington Post and The Nation magazine, senior union representatives, leaders at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and the president of NARAL.
I was really totally surprised at the inclusion of NARAL there because as long as I've been aware of Hillary Clinton, and as far as I know, she has steadfastly believe in and defended a woman's right to choose when it comes to womens' reproductive rights.
The group's existence was revealed earlier this year by Mediatrackers.org which is some type of conservative group.
The Salon group "expressed an appetite for an alternative to Clinton to teach her — and those from the centrist wing of the party — a lesson." Uh-huh. Really? Carl Gipson who is a progressive activist and writer for Occupy.com said in one email:
"The establishment Dems need to be punished, and the best way for that to happen is for Warren to beat Hillary in the primary on a populist message,"
Really? Doo tell! So you think Elizabeth Warren has a chance in hell of winning a national election? You do realize Carl that Warren would be torn apart as she would be described and tarred and feathered as a Northeastern Liberal. (Shock! Horrors!!) Wanna think Mondale/Reagan:
Mondale was defeated in one of the biggest landslides in US history by President Reagan, gaining electoral votes from only his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia.
It would be like shooting fish in a barrel.
But apparently from reviewing all of these emails from "the group", they are still mad and holding their breath, threatening to pout, over one thing: THE VOTE
Conversations with a half-dozen of the members of Gamechanger Salon this week confirm that the angst within parts of the progressive movement has only grown.
"There's good reason to believe the discontent remains the same," Neil Sroka, spokesman for Democracy for America and another group member, told The Hill.
Much of the exasperation with Clinton hinged on the former New York senator's vote for the Iraq War, which is still toxic for many progressives. Clinton has since said her vote was a mistake.
Charles Lenchner, a progressive operative and executive director of Organizing 2.0, said Clinton — and anyone else who voted for the Iraq War — is "tainted."
"And personally, I would like to see a Democratic Party where folks who enabled George Bush to drag the country into a permanent war are punished at the ballot box," he said in an interview.
Ya know Charles…actually I'd like to see punished the folks who provided all of the false information, false intelligence, like Dubya, Cheney, Colin Powell, Condi Rice all brought up on charges. But that's not gonna happen. And I'm not going to "punish at the ballot box" anyone who voted for the AUMF when all they had was the propaganda from the Bush administration to go on.
To use a phrase that Charles Pierce likes to use, here's some stupid for lunch from one of the folks:
Ryan Clayton, a left-leaning commentator and strategist, wrote in a July 2013 email, "The more Progressives I talk to, the more people tell me that they'll never forgive her for voting for the Iraq War… and won't even vote for her in the general."
Well Ryan, you and your friends do that and then see above: Mondale/Reagan mkay?
Guy Saperstein, a big Democratic donor is another one unhappy with Hillary and his mad is about her relationship with Wall Street.
In emails, Saperstein called a report out in December of last year that Clinton offered a "reassuring" message to Goldman Sachs executives "horrific," and slammed her for "ducking a lot of issues, like the Keystone pipeline."
He also raised questions about her leadership at the State Department and referenced "the type of intimidation the Clintons want to quietly promote [in the velvet glove, of course]."
Hey Mr. Saperstein, you're a part owner of the Oakland Athletics. How do ya like those tax breaks that Major League Baseball and the others sports get? Ah…I thought so. He also worries : " that voters would begin to speculate over her personal life and relationship with her husband." Oh Guy, if you don't think Hillary Clinton has already seen, heard and read it all about her personal life then you just don't have a clue.
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Sadly, this a group that's a part of the Warren Wing of the party and I wonder how the good Senator feels about them calling themselves that. They may have some doubts but they are firmly in her corner. Lux said about Warren:
"She represents most of what I have been looking for in a Presidential candidate for my entire career in politics and who is besides a dear friend. I am not expecting her to decide to make the race, though- she certainly hasn't given me much indication she is considering it," he said in an August 2013 email.
Another supporter professed "disappointment" that Warren hasn't talked about climate change publicly since she was elected. Uh, no Mark she hasn't because she was elected based on her taking on Wall Street.
Some of the "progressives" have even talked about (gasp!) sitting out the election. (Sound familiar to anyone?)
"if we have no Progressive candidate with legitimate street cred about taking effective bold action to face the vital issues we're confronting as a country today (which is pretty much Warren and … cricket, cricket…) in the race for Presidency, that means the abandonment of the Democratic Party by the reemerging and resurgent Left in America."
Lux added:
if she doesn't take steps to assuage some of the angst on the left, "there's a danger of progressives tuning out" if she wins the nomination.
Indeed, Gibson said in an interview that might be the plan.
"They'll either vote for the Green Party of just sit out. That's a really big aspect of progressive voters' strategy" to have their voices heard, he said.
Really? Ask us from 2008 how that sitting out thing did. In the event our good friends from the far left do decide to pout and stay home and it somehow does cost Clinton the election, I can assure them that the alternative will be much worse. Warren says she's not interested (now). Bernie Sanders would be a delightful President but that ain't gonna happen either. No, I'll take the one we know thank you very much.
These next two youtube musical clips are from the HBO series "The Leftovers" and I put them here just because I like them.
Okay Widdershins, this is a completely open thread so discuss whatever is on your minds today.
The Value War…
Posted September 23, 2014on:
- In: Open Thread | Sexism | Womens' Rights
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Good afternoon Widdershins. There is much astir today. It appears that Iraq 3.0 began last evening — a war so nice we have now done it thrice. From early returns, it appears we have bombed between 20 to 25 ISIL and Khorasan outposts, training grounds, and their ostensible headquarters.
The Arab neighbor watch appears to have stepped up to the challenge. Good on Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Qatar, and Bahrain for their help.
But this is not the war to which I am referring in the title. A little prefatory explanation is in order. Last week, the Census Bureau reported that the gender wage gap is now 22 cents — not the 23 cents we thought last year. That's the right direction, but the wrong analysis.
It's right in that the gap has narrowed slightly. It's the wrong focus since it accentuates a symptom and not the real problem. To analyze the wage gap through numbers is a game of three card Monte — the focus is always shifting and subject to the slight of data manipulation. The larger issue and I believe the correct analysis is how we value people — not just women although women are the primary beneficiaries of this view.
The traditional liberal thinking on the wage gap is typified by the Center for American Progress. Hoping to remedy the wage gap, the CAP addresses the gender wage gap with seven proposals:
1. Raise the minimum wage
2. Raise the tipped minimum age
3. Support fair scheduling practices
4. Support pay transparency
5. Invest in affordable, high-quality childcare and early child education
6. Pass paid sick days legislation
7. Pass a national paid family and medical leave insurance program
Are these worthwhile goals — yes. Will they help narrow the wage disparity — yes. Will they address those who are low-wage workers, who are disproportionately women — yes. Will it cure the larger problem of how we value women and in larger measure, all working people in our society — no.
Without question, all of the above goals are laudable, worthwhile, and should have been implemented the day before yesterday — that is if Congress ever gets back in the law-passing-business. But while these goals would shrink the wage gap to some degree and boost women's pay, the underlying question of why women make up nearly two-thirds of people working at or below the minimum wage is a more productive and far-reaching inquiry.
When you look at the opponents of the seven proposals and the tactics they employ to resist the inherent fairness embodied within them, they manipulate the data and invariably wind up talking about the scary lady parts of which they know so little. Childbearing, as if by immaculate conception, and child-rearing, as if by June Cleaver Stepford clones, are the excuses always trotted out, but what goes begging is why women are systematically disadvantaged up and down the economic job ladder — not just at the lower rungs.
Here are some of the better questions: Why do women suffer such a penalty for taking time off after having children and men do not? Why is insufficient childcare a woman's problem and seldom if ever a problem affecting the men folk? And instead of asking why women are taking lower-paying jobs than men, perhaps the question is why women, who now are clearly more educated than men, are dissuaded from studying math and science?
There are thought pieces about incentivizing girls to study in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) areas, rethinking paternity leave, retooling scheduling, and actually reinventing positions so the jobs are more conducive to lifestyle choices, but none of these address the fundamental undervaluing of people, particularly women, in the workplace. Women obviously need to be paid more, but the real point is how we, as a society, value them and their work.
I've seen this first hand in my consulting with businesses. You have probably heard the tired old hiring motto about "getting the right people on the bus". That's only half the analysis — what is important is "getting the right people in the right seats on the right bus". It is about value hiring and paying that person in terms of world-class performance.
Here's a quick example: A world-class hotel chain was consistently scoring low on its housekeeping services. The recommendation to the hotel: Study those within the organization who consistently outperform and then hire more of them. The CEO resisted by saying, "They are just housekeepers why do I need to spend the money to study them? Just hire some more housekeepers."
Having identified the hotel chain's world-class housekeepers, the CEO was challenged to spend a day doing the job of a housekeeper. He was a miserable failure — a world-class failure. On average, it took him three to five times longer to do the same job and his results were poorer. As so many people do, the CEO failed to realize the inherent talent associated with cleaning a room.
In those world-class performers, cleaning a room translated into a strategy of attack, the inventiveness to place themselves in a guest's mindset, and the overwhelming pride of ownership in creating a spotless room. The CEO relented and began hiring for talent, began paying for the talent, and most importantly, came to respect the value these employees represented.
Imagine a world where DMV workers were filled with positivity. Imagine a help line where the workers were filled with a love of actually solving problems. Imagine a police officer who understood the art of listening. While we are imagining these worlds, imagine these people were not only respected, but paid for their value.
That is a world where the wage gap would not exist. That world is perhaps a couple of generations away from where we are now, but nonetheless a world to which we should aspire.
It's not exactly rocket science either: Where we respect, value, and reward the individual, it's society that collectively benefits. It's just that simple.
Take the conversation wherever you like since this is an open thread.
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Good Monday, Widdershins! We had quite an exciting weekend in Noo Yawk, as over 300,000 people took to the streets to highlight the most important issue of our modern world: Climate Change.
Early reports from event organizers are hailing the turnout as the largest climate march in history, far bigger than the Forward on Climate rally held in Washington, D.C., last year. High-profile environmentalists including Bill McKibben, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva marched alongside policymakers such as Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former Vice President Al Gore were also there, and more than 550 buses carried in people from around the country.
The rally comes at an opportune time as 120 world leaders, including President Barack Obama, are expected to convene Tuesday at the United Nations in New York to discuss ways to tackle the growing threat of carbon pollution.
The White House has pledged to "show the world that the U.S. is leading on climate change, and to call on other leaders to step up to the plate," John Podesta, who serves as a counselor to the president, told reporters on Thursday. However, a recent study found that the world spewed more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere last year than ever before, primarily driven by China, India and the United States. And the top leaders of China and India announced earlier this month that they won't be attending Tuesday's summit.
We talk about so many things here at TW, but I think we all understand, at some level, that climate change outweighs them all. After all, if our Mother Earth becomes unlivable, then we will be forced to concentrate on how to survive, not being able to focus on things like equal rights for women and LGBT, an end to war, or any other cause dear to our hearts.
I think one of the many disappointments supporters of Barack Obama have suffered, if they are honest with themselves, is his complete lack of commitment to weaning the United States off of its dependence on fossil fuels, natural gas and minerals. Instead, he adopted the Republican meme of "ending our dependence on foreign oil." Clearly this course of action has only accelerated global warming, although it was first heralded as somehow different from his predecessor's.
The initiatives signalled the new president's first attempt to honour campaign promises to join the international fight against global warming and reduce US dependence on energy sources from restive regions of the world.
Mr Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider whether to grant California a waiver to regulate car exhaust emissions blamed for contributing to global warming.
Former President George W Bush's administration had blocked efforts by California and a dozen other states to impose their own limits on carbon dioxide gas emissions.
Mr Obama also ordered the transportation department to produce guidelines to ensure US vehicles reach average fuel efficiency of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
Ugh! I read this, and am disgusted all over again by how incredibly corrupt and venal Obama is. Remember that when he put this policy forward, both the House and Senate were controlled by Democrats, AND he had an 80% approval rating. He could have done anything he wanted, and anyone of any moral character would have taken this opportunity to become the President who started turning climate change around. Instead, apparently, what he wanted was to give a big wet kiss to his oil and gas buddies. Mwah, boys! Go buy yourselves a Caribbean island! We'll just turn up the AC when we start to sweat!
At this point Obama and Kerry are busily distracting us with more war, more terrah terrah terrah. But in reality, wars and terrorism are closely linked to our dependence on oil, and the eeeeevil foreign policies we have executed for the past 60-odd years because of it. Had Obama even had the courage of Jimmy Carter, who put solar panels on the White House and had a well-thought-out plan to switch us to alternative energy (click the link to read his speech in 1977 – you will be amazed), we could have been so much farther along by now, almost six years after his inauguration. Instead, we are still marching in the streets while Obama ponders the wisdom of the Keystone XL Pipeline. STILL!
I certainly hope that by the time 2017 rolls around, we will be inaugurating a President who truly understands the urgency of this issue, and puts it at the center of U.S. environmental policy. If this happens, it will, in great part, due to the men and women who have put their feet on the street, time and again, to make sure we don't lose sight of this goal. I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
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Is there anything more important than making the world a better place? We think not! Here is our monthly update on whats happening now. For other tips for being green and where to recycle in Singapore see our environment section – we are keen for us all to make a difference.
Message in a Bottle
At first glance, it's hard to imagine how beer could make a positive impact on the environment, but Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has done just that. Created to raise awareness about climate change, the "Make Earth Great Again" saison (pale ale) style beer contains ingredients sourced from areas most affected by global warming, and fermented at a higher temperature than other styles. In a bid to amplify the message about climate change, BrewDog has sent a case of beer to The White House in Washington DC. Buy a schooner at BrewDog's Bar in London served directly from a beer tap built into a life-size polar bear replica, or online at at BrewDog.com. All proceeds will be donated to climate change charity, 10:10.
Car Sharing is here
Hot on the heels of bicycle sharing is the arrival of BlueSG in Singapore, an electric car-sharing service that launched in December with 30 charging stations and 80 Bluecars. Ambitious work is underway to meet the eventual target of 500 stations with 2,000 charging points; 20 percent of which will be for public use. A fleet of 1,000 vehicles will be rolled out by 2020. The company behind the service, Bolloré group, operates car sharing programmes in Europe and North America and has plans to make Singapore the second largest electric vehicle car-sharing service after Paris.
Why use a shared vehicle? Aside from its environmental cred (no petrol required), users don't need to pay for insurance, road tax or maintenance. Cars can be returned at locations different from their point of pick-up and can travel about 200km before the battery needs to be recharged. Drivers get a reminder to return the car to a charge station when the car's charge level drops below 30 percent.
What's the buzz about electric cars? Bluecars are powered by a Lithium Metal Polymer battery, which over years of testing has demonstrated high levels of reliability and safety. The 100 percent solid battery has no solvents or rare earth metals. What's more, the cars emit no noise pollution, no direct carbon dioxide emissions and no petrol odours.
It's simple to subscribe to the BlueSG programme. Choose from a yearly membership plan ($15/month) or a weekly membership plan with no recurring fee.
Check out deals on offer until the end of March. bluesg.com.sg
Cut the Cups!
Last month's three-day homage to the brown bean, the Singapore Coffee Festival, is an indication of how seriously we take our daily caffeinated beverage. But have you thought about the cup you drink it in? If it's a takeaway, it's likely a cup that looks recyclable but actually isn't, because of the plastic coating. The issue takes on greater weight when you consider how many cups are disposed of – in Australia alone, it's estimated at 2.7 million a day. Yet it's so easy to bring your own reusable cup to your local café; the KeepCup is one popular example. And, if you like to linger in a café rather than grab a takeaway, you'll soon be able to drink from the new HuskeeCup. The environmentally friendly cup is made from coffee husk, the outer shell of the bean discarded during the milling phase. It's chip- and crack-resistant and should look right at home on the counter of the hippest café. The cup raised US$113,000 in crowd-funding – far exceeding its modest target of US$20,000. huskee.co
Re-thinking that time of the month
Like nappies, female sanitary products cop criticism because they are disposable and nonbiodegradable. The good news is that we now have choices, thanks to the release of several innovative and environmentally friendly products.
Singapore based Freedom Cups are silicon cups that are inserted into the cervix to collect menstrual fluid. Manufacturers say one cup can be reused for up to 15 years. An alternative, also made from silicon, is the Diva Cup, which offers up to 12 hours of protection. Another option, possibly more appealing for teenage girls, is Thinx – absorbent anti-microbial underwear worn during menstruation. Nicknamed "period panties", they're made from four layers of fabric and can be worn all day, washed and re-used. freedomcups.org | divacup.com | shethinx.com
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Distribution of speed cameras
Alistair Lockyer made this Freedom of Information request to Dorset Safety Camera Partnership
This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.
Dear Dorset Safety Camera Partnership,
How many "safety" cameras are there in Dorset? How many of each type are in operation?
Yours faithfully,
Alistair Lockyer
Dear Mr Lockyer,
Thank you for your email.
Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response
within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act
(this is by 18/02/10), subject to the information not being exempt or
containing a reference to a third party. In some circumstances the
Dorset Safety Camera Partnership may be unable to achieve this deadline.
If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised timescale at
the earliest opportunity.
There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed
and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive
payment from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request
will remain unanswered.
Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
the Dorset Safety Camera Partnership.
Brian Austin
Freedom of Information Manager
Dear Mr Lockyer,
Serial Number: 0005/01/10 (Please quote this reference in future
correspondence regarding this submission).
Thank you for your email of 21 January 2010 concerning Safety Cameras.
The number of safety camera sites operated by the Dorset Safety Camera
Partnership (DSCP) is:
41 Fixed Safety Camera Sites
46 Mobile Safety Camera Sites
13 Red Light Safety Camera Sites (includes 2 x Speed on Green Safety
Camera Sites)
Although the DSCP does hold information about the number of
cameras that are operational at any given time, I consider this
information is
exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section 31 (law enforcement) and
Section 38 (healthy and safety) of the Freedom of Information Act.
Subject to the application of a public interest test, section 31 of the
Act provides that information is exempt if its disclosure would, or
would be likely, to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime, or
the apprehension or prosecution of offenders. Similarly, section 38
provides that information may be withheld, subject to a public interest
test, in situations where disclosure would, or would be likely to,
endanger the safety of any individual.
Having considered the information requested, I have concluded that
the exemption afforded by sections 31(1)(a) and 31(1)(b) of the Freedom
of Information Act does apply, as disclosure would, or would be likely
to, prejudice the prevention or detection of speeding offences and the
apprehension or prosecution of those committing such offences. In
addition, the exemption under section 38(1)(b) of the Act is engaged, as
disclosure would, or would be likely to, endanger the safety of road
users and pedestrians.
I am suitably convinced by the reasoning that if such information were
to be released into the public domain, certain individuals may well use
it to draw conclusions about the likelihood of speeding offences being
detected at different times by cameras at this site and thus calculate
the percentage risk of activating a safety camera. This would render the
camera deployment less effective; and any lessening of the deterrent
effect of such cameras would consequently be likely to present a direct
threat to the safety of road users and could result in an increase in
the number of casualties caused by speeding vehicles.
In considering the public interest test, I acknowledge that, as a
general principle, there is a strong public interest in public
authorities being as open and transparent as possible. However, this
principle needs to be balanced in this case against the need to enforce
the law and to improve the safety of the roads for the public at large
by ensuring that effective measures are taken to reduce the risks caused
by excessive speed.
I therefore considered that in all the circumstances of the
case the greater public interest lies in withholding the information you
have asked for, and as such, this aspect of your request is refused at
this time.
In the event that you wish to complain about the manner in which your
enquiry has been handled, you should write in the first instance to:
Head of the Fixed Penalty Department
Dorset Police
Dorset Police Headquarters
Brian Austin
Freedom of Information Manager
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September 1st Deadline
Guidelines and Criteria
The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF) grant to charitable activities that promote and enhance vibrant, healthy and caring communities in Southern Saskatchewan. The purpose of the Smart & Caring Fund is to allow the SSCF to respond to areas of focus identified in its annual Vital Signs Report.
Grants in the range of $500 to $2000 may be awarded to successful applicants.
- SSCF can only grant to registered charities or qualified donees, and a Department of National Revenue Taxation Charity Registration number is an eligibility requirement. A non-charitable receipt is required. If not registered, a formal partner with charitable status is required and a formal agreement with the partner included as part of a complete application.
- SSCF funds are intended to benefit communities in southern Saskatchewan.
- Grants are intended to support projects rather than ongoing programs.
- Grants are intended to support projects that align with the purpose and intent of the Smart & Caring Fund and have a potential for positive community impact, as demonstrated by the application.
- Grants are made to organizations with the capacity to successfully complete the project, a realistic project plan, and a sound financial plan as demonstrated by the application.
- Grants are not made to organizations or for activities that promote discrimination or that do not comply with SSCF policy.
- Grants are not made to organizations engaged in multiple activities, which might redistribute SSCF funds to other organizations.
- Grants are not made to any religious organizations where the funds would be used to further the organization's religious purposes.
- Grants are not made for any political purposes.
- Grants are not made to support projects normally financed by public tax funds or that appear to be sufficiently funded.
- Grants are not made for endowments, contingencies, operating or deficit financing.
- Grants are not made for fundraising, advertising or marketing activities.
- Organizations with any overdue SSCF reporting may be ineligible to apply to or receive new funds from SSCF.
- Organizations may only submit one application per Smart & Caring Fund deadline.
- Projects that have previously received Smart & Caring Fund funding are not normally eligible.
- A grant agreement will be required. Grants are only to be used for the purpose described and approved. Any unused portion of the grant must be returned to SSCF.
- A report on how a grant has been expended and the impact it has made toward "building a better community" is required 60 days after the project end date.
How to Apply
- Submissions are to be made to SSCF by downloading and completing the fillable PDF and emailing to firstname.lastname@example.com by the application deadline. Complete applications must be received by SSCF on or before September 1st.
- Before applying, please read the application guidelines, and contact the SSCF office to confirm eligibility.
- You will receive a confirmation email within two days of receipt of the application. If you do not, please contact the SSCF office.
- SSCF office may request further details, if required.
- Smart & Caring Fund is a competitive grant program. The requests for support typically exceed the amount of funds available, and worthy projects may not be supportable. Applications are assessed by the Smart & Caring Community Committee, and decisions are approved by the SSCF Board of Directors.
- All SSCF decisions regarding an application and interpretations of guidelines and policies are final.
- SSCF has the right to update and revise its program information at any time.
Email complete applications on or before the deadline to firstname.lastname@example.com
- Application Form – available early 2019
- Grant Budget Form
- Final Grant Report Form
March 1st, 2018 Deadline (One-time)
For any grant related questions please email Donor & Grant Services Administrator Cindy Hauck at email@example.com
For more information, contact:
Karen Henders
Director, Programs and Operations
(306) 751-4756
Updated: September 11th, 2018


text: Haiti's prime minister is facing increasing calls to step down, after days of violent demonstrations sparked by plans to raise fuel prices. There were peaceful protests across the country on Wednesday - and more are expected later this week in the run-up to a vote of confidence in the national assembly. Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Port-au-Prince. Latin America Haiti War & Conflict


text: Welcome to Mrs.Marchand's web page. You will be able to find homework, quizzes, links and other helpful information on this site. You can find out what your child will be doing each week in the classroom and what homework they may have by clicking on the Weekly Happenings link. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call me. I hope this will be a great school year!


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Check Out Our Newly Remodeled Comfort Inn!
Comfort Inn in St. Robert, Missouri was the first hotel opened by Ehrhardt Properties. It is a home away from home tucked into the beautiful Ozark hills, and boasts tons of amenities for any traveler! Newly renovated, we are excited to enhance your lodging experience and create a more modern open feel for guests to enjoy. Need a hotel in St. Robert, MO, our Comfort Inn will not disappoint. On your next visit, here are a few new hotel additions you will see!
What's New?
Hotel Updates
- Modern Open Lobby Area
- More room for guests to enjoy breakfast and relax in the main lobby area
- New communal table and seating areas for families in breakfast/lobby area
- Breakfast is served on real China dishware for a eco-friendly home like meal
- Private business center with a printer for those that need more space while working
Room Updates
- All Rooms are updated with high-end finishes including granite countertops and marble bath surrounds
- Microwaves in every room
- Refrigerators in every room
- 49" TVs in every room
- Spacious Closets
- Suites feature a pullout sofa couch
- Queen Suite offers two queen beds and a pullout sofa couch to accommodate a large family
Location! Location! Location!Comfort Inn near Fort Leonard Wood is ideally located in the beautiful Missouri Ozark Mountains, with many natural attractions to keep you busy during your stay including swimming, fishing, hunting, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, and spelunking. Our hotel is just three miles from Fort Leonard Wood Army Base and minutes from the Roubidoux Springs, which is a natural spring excellent for cave diving. This Saint Robert, MO hotel is just 16 miles from Mark Twain National Forest, home to many outdoor recreational activities.
We have many local attractions and shops to enjoy while in town, including antique shops, Route 66 Courthouse, Old Stagecoach Stop Museums, and World Class Fort Leonard Wood Museums to name a few.
Comfort Inn is closely located to many local restaurants within walking distance or a short drive. No matter the reason for your stay, our area has plenty to keep you busy while in town.
Lots of Hotel Amenities
- 70 Guest Rooms
- Children Under 18 Stay Free!
- Connecting Rooms Available
- Free Business Center
- Handicap Accessible Rooms
- Free Local Phone Calls
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free WiFi
- Over 100 Channels with DirecTV
- Complimentary HBO
- Heated Salt Water Pool
- Indoor Hot Tub
- Guests Laundry Facility
- Fitness Center
- In-Room Iron & Ironing Board
- In-Room Coffee Makers
- In-Room Hair Dryers
- In-Room Microwaves
- In-Room Refrigerators
- In-Room Safes
- Snack Shop/ Marketplace
- Free Deluxe Hot Breakfast
- Completely Non-Smoking Hotel
- Additional Truck Parking
- 24-Hour Front Desk Assistance
- Green Certified Hotel
Award Winning HotelOur hotel is a Six-Time Gold Award Winning property, ranking it among the top 10% of all Comfort Inns. Years Awarded: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Just ask anyone who's stayed here, our hotel's reputation is its strongest asset! Our guests return home and recommend our Comfort Inn to friends, family, and co-workers.
Comfort Inn near St. Robert Missouri, is the place to stay during your next visit. Newly renovated our hotel will surely impress and keep you coming back. We are absolutely committed to ensuring that your stay is as special as the reason you are here. At Fort Wood Hotels we offer great brands in a great location. With many local attractions, shopping, dining to keep you busy during your entire stay, there's no reason why not to stay at Comfort Inn, a hotel near the Fort Leonard Wood area.


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My 70th post, "Beetroot Kurma", a Valentine's Day inspired Indian gravy. It is that part of the year where all places are filled with pink and red. The lovely roses, strawberries, heart shaped balloons, and everything else that symbolizes love.
I wanted to jump onto Valentine's day bandwagon at the earliest, by posting a few Valentine's day inspired dishes. But was not interested to start with the same cakes and bakes. So wanted to try something from the Indian cuisine which is healthy and highlights the color of love.
I couldn't think of any better vegetable than the wonderful beetroot. Soon took that inspiration and made a lovely Beetroot Kurma out of it. It was very easy to prepare and it tasted just as wonderful as it looks. Bright and vibrant 🙂
Beetroot Kurma
Beetroot Kurma, a bright, healthy One Pot Spicy Indian gravy made with beetroots. Perfect with any Indian Bread like chapati or even idli and dosa.
- Beet Root - 1 medium (Chopped)
- Onion - 1 small (Sliced)
- Tomato - 1 large (Chopped)
- Sambar Powder - 3/4 tsp (or 1/2 tsp red chilli powder + 1/4 tsp coriander powder)
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1/2 tsp (adjust per taste)
- Water - 2 Cups
- Coconut - 3 Tbsp (chopped / grated)
- Fennel Seed - 1/2 tsp
- Green Chilli - 1
- Cashews - 5
- Garlic - 4 cloves
- Ginger - 1/4 inch
- Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Cloves - 3
- Cinnamon Stick - 1 small
- Cardamom pods - 2
- Bay leaf - 1
- Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves - 4
- Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp (chopped)
- First grind the items mentioned under "To grind" to a smooth paste along with required water.
- Heat the oil in the pressure cooker pan. Add the items mentioned under "To temper" to the cooker pan in the order given. Once the fennel seeds turn golden brown, add the onion and saute until golden brown.
- Add the chopped beetroot and saute for 1 min until combined.
- Now add the chopped tomato, salt and saute until the tomato turns mushy.
- Add the ground paste, sambar powder, garam masala and saute until the oil starts to ooze out.
- Add about 2 cups of water, mix well and pressure cook the kurma for 5 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure subsides. Open the lid, garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with rice or idli, dosa or indian breads.
- Adjust sambar powder quantity as per your liking.
- Adjust water quantity as per the quantity of beetroot you are cooking.
- Adjust cooking time as per the setting of your pressure cooker and stove.


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Why USB?
PRO audio has been embracing Firewire and SPDIF for too long. SPDIF was really the only reason that we looked at Jitter in the first place. Like Firewire, SPDIF requires a moving oscillator to match the sending units internal Sample Rate. Sure USB has this mode as well used in many audio devices and is called Adaptive Mode. Anytime there is a moving clock to match the sending unit, this causes jitter in the conversion from data to what we call the audio stream to or from the DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) or ADC (Analog to Digital Converter).
With Asynchronous USB we can take that control back from the computer and instead use ultra low jitter fixed audio oscillators for the reference clocks and work the DAC & ADC from these resulting in a minimum of 100x better sound. Many companies making Firewire and SPDIF converters will make you think that the computer has to resample the data going out or that there is some inherent design flaw in this technology. These are all lies into keeping the flock moving forward to a new technology that kicks the pants off of what you are using now.
Why Fix Jitter?
Since the beginning of Digital Audio we have been trying to fix jitter. As engineers we have used secondary PLL, FIFO's, reclockers, upsamplers you name it. This has been the thorn in the side of every digital engineer.
With USB came a mode that is supported under all operating systems called Asynchronous USB. Unlike other USB DAC/ADC (Adaptive) the DAC/ADC actually controls the flow of data and operates all the internal I2S protocol and dac clock using a very low jitter Master Clock. No longer is it require to fix the jitter as there was very little from the start.
Adaptive mode USB on the other hand is required to change the clock every 1ms which in it self adds jitter to the system. The Master Clock in Adaptive systems that generates all the I2S signals is derived from a programable high jitter clock. All of these types of products usually use some sort of method to Fix Jitter, otherwise it would be too high to tolerate.
Streamlength Asynchronous USB Audio-What's it all about?
Every USB DAC you have ever heard uses Adaptive Mode USB Audio. This means the computer controls the audio transfer rate, and the USB device has to follow along updating the Master Clock (MCLK) every one millisecond. The USB bus runs at 12MHz, which is unrelated to the audio sample rate of any digital audio format (i.e. 44.1K requires a MCLK = 11.2896MHz). Therefore Adaptive Mode USB DACs must derive the critical master audio clock by use of a complex Frequency Synthesizer. Since the computer is handling many tasks at once, the timing of the USB audio transfers has variations. This leads to jitter in the derived clock, which means you are not getting the maximum sonic potential available from computer-based audio.
Now, for the first time ever, Wavelength Audio has developed Asynchronous Mode USB Audio. This means the computer is controlled by the USB DAC. No longer is the tail wagging the dog. Instead, an ultra-low-jitter audio master clock located in the DAC controls the audio transfer rate from the computer. Jitter is reduced by a factor of greater than 100 times! What's more, this is accomplished using the standard USB drivers (Windows or MacIntosh) for easy plug-and-play installation. Now the convenience of computer-based audio is combined with the lowest possible jitter. This breakthrough technology from Wavelength Audio delivers the highest level of sonic performance and a new era in digital audio.


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Friends of Bob - Preorder
No fiction writer could have dreamed up the life that Robert A. 'Bob' Hoover actually lived. An American hero, a legendary aviator and a man who lived his life with uncommon grace, Bob Hoover's astonishing life is the stuff of legend... and reality.
Now, via the fondly remembered tales of those who knew him best, Hoover friend and author Jim Campbell, brings forth some of the most amazing stories of the Hoover legend -- with candor, appreciation, familiarity and authenticity... because these tales come directly from Bob's friends and confidantes.
'Friends of Bob' is expected to total just over 200 pages, will be well-illustrated, and available in early 2019 -- hopefully on Bob's Birthday. The book will be published in both print and e-formats. ISBN, distribution, and other publication details are pending. Those parties with stories about Bob's life that they wish to bring to the attention of the author (for possible inclusion in the book) are welcome to contact KSP, via the means shown below…


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everything i wanted to know about how to pronounce krauTHammer:
goTHam city, home of batman
vicki laTHam from american pie - not "vicki vale" from batman (there is no "TM" sound, so it's bat-man)
toPHer grace (though i'm sure this man could "top her" and surpass her in any weightlifting activity)
maTHematics, not "mat hematics"
seeTHer (not a command to a waiter)
weaTHer (have you ever wanted to see a broad "wet her" t-shirt?)
caTHeter (not "cat heter")
laTHer (not "lat her")
koSHer food (not "kos her")
goPHer on "friends" (not "gop her")
i could go on, but my name is not Pat Hology. it's janet, miss jackson if you're nasty.
check out my site,
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These days Amrita Rao is very excited. Reason? She has a powerful role in 'My name is Anthony Gonsalwis'. In this movie, Amrita plays a lively and confident Christian girl. Now, this is quite different from her role in 'Vivah' where she played a naïve Indian girl.
The gal is all full of praises for the director E.Niwas. She says, "I have seen his 'Luv Ke Liye Kuchch Bhi Karega'. He is very clear about what he wants from his actors. He has all the qualities of a good director. He had told me very clearly what he wants in the role even before the shooting started". All the best Amrita!!