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Report: Sensenbrenner's Town Hall on Pelosi healthcare
One look at the crowded parking lots affirmed my suspicions: Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner's Town Hall meeting was going to be packed!
The meeting was in Elm Grove's Village Hall courtroom. About 175 people packed the room with about another 75 out in the hallway. Prior to the meeting, one woman summed up the sentiment in the room when she greeted a friend in the audience, "I've never been to one of these before, but I'm so mad!"
The colossal 1,990 page bill was sitting on the judges bench. Congressman Sensenbrenner posted the bill on his website, if you need a little light reading. State Representative Leah Vukmir was also present, but since ObamaCare (my term throughout for government health insurance reform) is a Federal issue, most of the questions were directed to Congressman Sensenbrenner.
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Q: Government control: Nearly all of the attendees who spoke, were against ObamaCare in any shape or form. The first question cut to the heart of the issue, This isn't about health care, it's about controlling our lives. Judging from the reaction of the crowd, the vast majority agreed with her statement.
A: Congressman Sensenbrenner pointed out that ObamaCare doesn't train 1 more doctor, 1 more nurse or build 1 more hospital, yet it is to cover millions more Americans. [How many more? 36 million is often referenced.] When you put all these new people in the system, we are going to have delays. I hate to use the word rationing, but we are going to end up having delays and [some government board] will decide, this person's problem is worse than this person's, Sensenbrenner explained.
Q: We're broke! Question 3 was puzzling. A woman, who was quick to point out she was an independent, chided Sensenbrenner and the audience, I'm angry at all people who think the government must pay for them. We're out of money! In other words, she was yelling at us for wanting ObamaCare!
A: Sensenbrenner replied, With all due respect, we [Republicans] all voted against the stimulus, etc....then added that the President said he will not sign a bill that adds "1 cent to the deficit". [The audience laughed.] We should not be spending money on ourselves and sending the bill to our grand and great grandchildren.
Q: What can we do to stop this?
A: Sensenbrenner: Contact your Senators and remember who votes which way 1 year from now! Good advice. Calls do influence.
Q: Republicans shut out? Is it true that Republicans aren't allowed into meetings?
A: Our bill was written in Democratic Caucus. [Yes] I will give Baucus some credit, he welcomed 3 Senate Republicans in committee [Olympia Snowe was one of them] BUT since it got out of committee, Reid re-wrote the bill. Snowe doesn't support the government run [insurance option] now in the bill.
All new private insurance company policies illegal after 2013: Sensenbrenner affirmed what we have all heard, but the president, senate, and house leaders have denied: The bill does make it illegal for anyone to sell private insurance after [ObamaCare] takes effect on Jan. 1, 2013! He then gave the example of an employer who opts out of providing group insurance to their employees after the January 1st deadline. They might do this because they can choose to pay the 8% penalty instead of the average 15% of payroll costs. Opting for the penalty saves them money. Now you, the employee, have no choice but to sign onto the government run option because it is now illegal for private insurance companies to write policies.
This private insurance policy prohibition also carries over to Supplemental Medicare plans. Not to be confused with Medicare Advantage, these are the plans that seniors purchase--at a monthly premium--to pay for the remainder of health care expenses that Medicare doesn't cover. So Supplemental Medicare policies will also be outlawed under ObamaCare.
Medicare Advantage, the privately run voluntary Medicare plan, will also suffer under ObamaCare. In Sensenbrenner's district alone, about 25,000 of those enrolled now, will lose their coverage.
Q: Constitution: What provisions in the Constitution are there to order an individual to buy a product they don't want? (Applause)
A: They say the Commerce Clause, "necessary and proper" will be used. [Sensenbrenner didn't believe this was a proper application for that clause. The Constitution's Commerce Clause deals with the activity of commerce or regulating interstate or international commerce, not mandating or regulating activities.]
Q: Hardship for small business: A small business owner expressed concern that by being forced to pay an 8% penalty because he didn't provide insurance for his workers, he would either have to drop employees, vacation days, or other benefits to pay for the new 8% penalty.
A: Sensenbrenner agreed the insurance requirement/penalty would be a hardship. One half of all jobs in the country are from small businesses...raising taxes is already a job killer, in a recession it's even more... the last guy who raised taxes during a recession was Herbert Hoover!
Q: How many unelected bureaucrats will this bill require?
A: The CBO doesn't talk about how many will need to be hired, but you don't administer a new program without people to do it. One recent program was Cash for Clunkers. It ran out of money early on, auto dealers weren't paid [on time]. ...IF we couldn't deal with a $2 billion clunker program, how will we with a $900 billion one for health care? [House Republicans have found 111 New Bureaucracies in the Health Care bill.]
Q: Voter Fraud: Our president took an oath of office to uphold the Constitution. What can we do to relive this man of his office? ...Joe Wilson was right. [...crowd affirmation of President being less than truthful.] We don't have free elections anymore. How do we go about stopping voter fraud?
A: By showing a picture ID, Sensenbrenner said. [Crowd affirmation] Since this is a state issue, Rep. Leah Vukmir was able to address how Wisconsin had a chance to finally get a Voter ID referendum question on the ballot last spring, but a certain Senator voted against bringing it to the ballot. [State Senator Jim Sullivan was one of 2 who voted to defeat the measure last year, if memory serves correctly]
Q: ObamaCare and organ transplants: One woman was for ObamaCare because she was involved with [advocating] raising money for transplant patients. [I can't see the government program, which must delay and ration care to make it fiscally viable, will be handing out organ transplants.] Is there anything you see in ObamCare that is positive?
A: If they don't allow amendments, we can't make it better. If Sensenbrenner could, he would get rid of pre-exisiting conditions, allow shopping across state lines, offer group plan rates for small businesses, use vouchers for health insurance for the poor, add medical liability reform, use health savings accounts, equalize the tax treatments for employer and private purchaser plans. He then added, I don't know what will happen with organ transplants because Pelosi's bill will have government boards making this decision vs. doctors.
Q: Doctors paid only 20% of fees: A doctor from Elmbrook Hospital: The bill is said to be backed by the AMA, I haven't belonged to the AMA for years. This bill is strictly a vehicle to control the Dr./Patient relationship. It is a single payer option. I lose 80% of income under Medicare. [Who will want to invest in becoming a doctor to only be paid 20%?] It is a misnomer that doctors get reimbursed 80% under Medicare, It's NOT TRUE.
[General affirmation]
Other questions dealt with the crushing debt level, Amnesty bill, concern over the Copenhagen Treaty, ACORN funding [still unfunded until Dec. 19th], The Fairness Doctrine, and abolishing the Federal Reserve.
There is a lot of talk about abolishing the Federal Reserve, but Sensenbrenner was quick to point out that if that were the case, monetary control would revert to the Congress! The cure would be worse than the ill, he said. Sensenbrenner does favor the audit of the Federal Reserve.
One bit of excitement was a woman fainted in the back of the courtroom. Is there a doctor in the house? A nurse friend of mine, who happened to be in the audience, promptly attended to her needs. The Elm Grove police were also of service. I believe the woman was fine.
There was a little discussion of Cap and Trade, or Cap and Tax, as Sensenbrenner likes to characterize it, and our massive deficit leading to inflation, the tax increase no politician has to vote for but every politician can run against.
2 protesters: There were 2 young men there with protest signs, Health Insurance Reform Now [signs were loosely folded, not held up], in the back of the room. They left the courtroom before the meeting officially started. Another older man stated his support for ObamaCare.
The meeting ended at about 2:30pm. The remaining portion of time was devoted to specific problems with government agencies. Representative Leah Vukmir and Congressman Sensenbrenner stayed to assist their constituents.
Congressman Sensenbrenner was on the Jay Weber radio show on Monday. He mentioned many of the same points he made at Saturday's Town Hall meeting. Program highlights.
The Pelosi version of ObamaCare, as well as the Reid Senate bill, both cover taxpayer funded abortion and insurance for illegal aliens. House Republicans have proposed many health care reforms, but they do not receive media or house floor attention. House Republicans are expected to unanimously vote against The Worst Bill Ever this week.
Will the Democrat Blue Dogs join in the nay saying? Time will tell.
UPDATE: Call State Representative & Senator: VOTE NO on AB458 State Mandated Sex Ed
Wisconsin's State Assembly will vote on bill AB 458 today, Thursday, Nov. 5th. This bill would seriously alter Wisconsin's current human growth and development (sex education) statutes. If passed, AB458 would remove local school board's control over how sex ed is taught in each district.
Assembly Republicans were able to temporarily block the vote on Tuesday, but it will come to the floor today, the last day the Assembly meets for the year.
Considering the countless hours Elmbrook's Human Growth & Development curriculum committee spent on evaluating our proposed HG&D program, the state usurping our and other school board's local control, disregards the sacrifice of time and talent these committees invested in their programs. The bill disregards the right of local boards to make decisions for their districts.
I urge you to call your State Representative and tell them to vote NO on AB 458. My Rep. is Leah Vukmir 608-266-9180. Rep. Rich Zipperer 608-266-5120 represents the west side of Brookfield. (Even though the Republicans are against this legislation, I still call to voice my support for their position.)
What is so bad about the bill? Senator Glenn Grothman explained on Jay Weber's radio program Wed. morning how AB 458 would change HG&D instruction in Wisconsin (should it pass) Here are my notes:
- We would have to do [teach] it in a way that doesn't create any bias against those sexually active.
- It would ban abstinence centered and abstinence only teaching like Thiensville['s program.]
- This would force districts to allow Planned Parenthood into the classroom for condom demonstrations, starting at age 12.
- It would normalize teen sex, which is illegal according to state law for children under age 16.
Sen. Grothman mentioned that the Assembly Republicans tried to get an amendment to "provide instruction in marriage and parental responsibility," included in the bill, but that provision was rejected by the Democrats. (That language is currently in the state statutes.)
Pro-Life Wisconsin's Monday Update outlined more specifically what AB 458 would do.
Fall of Berlin Wall's 20th Anniversary gladdens and saddens
Remember the fall of the wall in 1989? It was like a dream come true to those like me who recall it's construction and lived through the height of the Soviet Union's power.
Fast-forward 20 years and today we celebrate the anniversary of that momentous day. But when I compare the state of our country in 1989 to the U.S.A. of today, it saddens me.
Our House of Representatives just passed the most expensive and oppressive health care reform bill AGAINST the wishes of the majority of Americans.
Ordinary citizens have risen up in unprecedented numbers for Tea Party rallies, Town Hall meetings and an impromptu' House Call press conference on the stairs of the nation's Capitol, all to no avail. Turning a deaf ear, 220 Representatives ignored their constituents' wishes and voted for it.
The house bill includes what I believe are unconstitutional mandates for insurance purchase and a hefty $25,000 fine and/or up to 5 year imprisonment for noncompliance. So much for America being called the Land of the Free.
I don't know which saddens me more: the fact that our president didn't think the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall was important enough to merit his time? Or that if he would have gone, any commentary from him about New Berliners being freed from oppression would ring hollow, considering his own socialist agenda.
ObamaCare passed House: Some frogs must like it hot!
Sunday's news, Health Bill Passes House, sickened me, especially because the vote was so close. Although there was little hope that the Pelosi version of ObamaCare would fail, if ever there was a week that might give a House Democrat pause to rubber stamping Pelosi's ObamaCare legislation, you would think the recent turn of events would do it.
For Democrats, last week was not a good one:
- Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey
- The expose' of falsely reported stimulus jobs
- Congressmen and Senators challenging ObamaCare's Constitutionality
- Rep. Michelle Bachmann's impromptu "House Call on Washington" rally on the Capitol steps attracted about 20,000 citizens
- October's 10.2% unemployment numbers (highest percentage since 1983)
- President Obama's flip response to the Ft. Hood murders (Video).
We often compare the slow creep toward controversial positions to a frog being boiled in a pot of water: The water heats so slowly, the frog fails to notice he is in danger, the frog doesn't jump out to safety.
Thank you, Veterans, for the final salute
Shortly before Memorial Day, my father, a WW2 Veteran, died. He was 90 years old and even though declining health had taken its toll since his stroke, he still held his Marine Corps days with high regard.
In planning his funeral, we were asked if we wanted military honors. Knowing how Dad valued his Marine Corps service, we said, yes.
At the internment, 9 senior veterans from the Badger Detachment of the Marine Corps League and 3 young Marines performed the honors.
First there was the 3-volley salute. Eight of the 9 Marine Vets raised their rifles and fired 3 rounds,* while the 3 active duty Marines stood at a distance facing the casket.
After the 8 gun salute, the 3 Marines approached and commenced with their ceremony.
The bugle player paced to the left and played Taps while the remaining 2 soldiers gave a final, white gloved salute.
The 2 remaining Marines then removed the flag from the casket and performed the flag folding ritual.
It was a solemn ceremony, and as the soldiers carefully folded the flag until only a triangle with stars** in the field of blue remained, the quiet time allowed each of us an opportunity to contemplate a life well lived.
When the young Marine came forward to present me with the flag, my eyes welled up with tears. I thought of this young man, and how my dad was once a young man just like him. They both had hopes and dreams. They both enlisted to serve, and possibly die for their country. I also thought of my neighbor, whose 2 sons had enlisted in the Marine Corps since 9/11. I felt a deep sense of gratitude for their service.
The young Marine handed me the flag with great solemnity and these traditional words: "On behalf of the President of the United States, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one's service to Country and Corps." I managed to whisper, Thank you.
Our Pastor finished the internment service with some scripture, a few words, and prayer. It wasn't a sad occasion but a celebration of a life lived well. Because of our faith, it was a celebration of the gift of eternal life through Christ Jesus.
Dad was always proud to have served as a Marine. It stayed with him until the end. They call these ceremonies, Military Honors. I can only say that it was truly an honor to witness these activities.
Thank you, Veterans, for your service to our country and for the final salute.
Oh my! A Lib blog thanks and apologizes to Bush and Chaney?
It is amazing to me that President Obama's approval numbers are still around 47%, when so many supporters are showing signs of voter's remorse.
Obviously, the President has lost his invincible, I'll solve it all, image, and many people are quietly changing their minds about him. But rarely do we see a turn around such as this one from a Pro-Hillary Clinton blog written by some gay guys in Chicago!*
Read this amazing post from their HillBuzz blog, Thank you former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush Here are some highlights:
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Brookfied 2010 Budget: Public hearing and vote tonight, 7:45pm
The City of Brookfield is voting on the proposed 2010 budget tonight. There is a short public hearing segment on the budget at the beginning of that meeting. This is your chance to voice a concern. The Hearing/Council Meeting will begin at 7:45pm, in Common Council Chambers at Brookfield's City Hall. Agenda/Alderman Packet (Thanks Fairly Conservative)
There are certain city services most of us would agree are necessities, regardless of cost. You know, police and fire protection, keeping roads in good condition, maintaining city utilities, etc.
As for the niceties, things like bike paths, sidewalks on one or both sides of the street, boulevard plantings, faux painted retaining walls, etc., one change I would love to see is that a price tag be attached to these unnecessary expenditures. Price tag being defined as the total cost and cost per average household for initial expenditure and yearly maintenance.
It is very easy to say, yes, I like having the boulevards planted with grass, trees and flowers, or faux field stone retaining walls, or paved sidewalks/bike paths. But what are the yearly costs associated with maintaining the plantings? How about the faux painted retaining walls? How much does path snow plowing cost?
I know this is small potatoes, but as we see these types boulevard plantings becoming more commonplace, know that the cost is not just for the initial installation, but in the maintaining. Ongoing nicety maintenance payroll costs are a concern to me.
In times of plenty, maybe we can afford these niceties. But in a troubled economy, where people are unemployed or underemployed, any increase in their property tax bill is a hardship. Commercial property owners also have a tough time paying their taxes in bad times. When the mall owner has vacancies, they can become delinquent taxpayers.
Creating labor intensive niceties is creating a larger dragon as they say, and that dragon must be fed in the lean times too.
We can play all sorts of bookkeeping magic to make the 2010 budget (bottom pp4) look like it is less than last year's, but the bottom line for me is, are my property taxes going up this year as compared to last year's bill?
2010 Proposed Budget
Summary of City fund budgets
Tax Levies and Rates
General operating fund budget summary
Finance Committee Amendments
Mayor's budget calls for 2.4% rise in levy
Good Grief, President Obama, The Buck Stops With YOU
President Harry Truman often said, "The buck stops here." He even had a little plaque that sat on his desk in the Oval Office, bearing that motto. It served as a great reminder that he was ultimately responsible for what went on in his administration. Truman said, "The President—whoever he is—has to decide. He can't pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That's his job."
Fast forward 60 years to the Obama administration. We have a president who doesn't seem to realize he is the man at the helm; he is responsible.
Today's latest Obama news from Beijing, China made me see red: Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession:
"President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession."
..."It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the U.S. economy in a way that could actually lead to a double-dip recession," Obama said.
True, the debt is piling up. Lookie Mr. Obama! Click the link to see the Federal Budget Deficit as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product at a glance. The graph shows this year's amount of 9.9% is over 3 times that of last year's. (That would be President Bush's deficit, a level that alarmed conservatives like me.)
But with all due respect to the office of the president, who do you think pushed/is pushing for all that deficit spending? Obama said the Stimulus was absolutely necessary to prevent unemployment from going above 9%; it is currently at 10.2%--more accurately, it's over 17%. (The Stimulus jobs haven't even been created.) Who took over GM? Who is pushing for Cap and Trade? Who is saying we must reform health care even though it carries an unsustainable price tag?
If the President is looking for someone to blame, he can just look in the mirror. The buck stops there.
Bad News Friday or what will Obama dump on us today?
It seems every week there is some new policy change, gaffe, apology for America, or assault on liberty coming from President Obama or his administration. If you have been paying attention, you've noticed how many times the bad news is delivered on a Friday. It is very wearing.
It must be getting to other people too. On Wednesday, Nov. 18th, two related opinion pieces from Monica Crowley, A 'What now?' presidency, The endless series of unfathomable decisions and Karl Rove, The Permanent Campaign Continues, The KSM trial announcement was too important for a Friday news dump, summed up what I and other Americans are feeling. Both are worth reading in their entirety.
What is interesting to me is that they follow a similar format: They each list Obama's bad decisions in chronological order. The only real difference is that Rove supplies dates--all on Fridays.
A friend and I were just talking about this very thing: The Obama Presidency is wearing us out! Monica Crowley must have been listening in on that conversation. She wrote:
"Over the past 10 months, President Obama has subjected the country to a grueling and dizzying whirligig ride. Every day brings a new outrage, failure, resignation, scandalous revelation, incompetence, untruth, laughable spin and, most important, horrifyingly bad policy.
You cannot open a newspaper, go to a news Web site, or turn on cable news without seeing a new story that is more appalling than the last. Just when you think you've heard it all from Team Obama, the next day brings another jaw-dropper.The man is exhausting."
It's Health Care "Let's Make a Deal", Call Senators today!
Don't you love it? The rumor was, not to worry, healthcare was dead in the senate. Oh, by the way, they will begin proceedings at 10am and take vote on a motion to proceed to debate* (cloture) at 8pm this Saturday! And the arm-twisting is in full force.
Arm twisting? Yup. Can you tell me what a $100 million dollar Medicaid subsidy for "certain states recovering from a major disaster" has to do with a health care bill?
Plenty, if you must have Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu's support to make ObamaCare fly. Cloture on the motion to proceed requires 60 votes. Sen. Harry Reid needs her. From ABC News: (My emphasis)
"Here's a case study [on arm twisting]: On page 432 of the Senate bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for "certain states recovering from a major disaster.. ...that it would be states that 'during the preceding 7 fiscal years' have been declared a 'major disaster area.'
Defeating ObmaCare isn't about inflicting punishment!
Late Saturday night, I checked Drudge to see if there was any news on the Senate healthcare procedure vote and found Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle. The opening paragraph revealed a strong media bias. (My emphasis throughout):
"Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare."
The article then quoted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's absurd comparison that the Republicans trying to squelch debate on his health care bill was like preventing debate on ending slavery or granting the right to vote!
"Imagine if, instead of debating whether to abolish slavery, instead of debating whether giving women and minorities the right to vote, those who disagreed had muted discussion and killed any vote," Reid said. (By the way, Republicans championed abolition.)
Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell summed up the real reason for opposing Reid's ObamaCare. McConnell "said the vote was anything but procedural -- casting it as a referendum on the bill itself, which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a 'massive and unsustainable debt.'"
The bill does create MASSIVE and UNSUSTAINABLE DEBT. That is the REAL reason for opposing ObamaCare, not to just deliver a defeat to the president! Someone has to be the grownup here and say, no. Bottom line is, we cannot afford this legislation.
By the way, Sen. Mary Landrieu corrected the perception her vote was purchased for $100 million in aid to her state; it was really $300 million! She held out for a better deal.
It is ironic that Harry Reid views his health care legislation in terms of abolishing slavery or granting rights when in reality it will*:
- Create 3,425 new mandates for individuals and businesses
- New mandates will be managed by 111 NEW bureaucracies
- Creates massive and unsustainable debt
- Fails to cover 12 million Americans
- Costs closer to $2.3 trillion over 10 years; $6.4 trillion if impact on private sector is factored in
- Mandates taxpayer funded abortion
Does that sound like abolishing slavery or re-instituting it?


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Follow these steps to find for a code for a device using the Cox DVR Universal M7820 Remote Control.
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- by rayalukI was lucky enough to get to go and see the boys play in Camden last night. The show was awesome! Typically tight sounding thrashing Slayer show. Getting to see "Old School Slayer Night" was perfect for me as 85-90 was when my musical taste was developed and I know the lyrics of every album front to back from that time period. Absolutely all my favorites! The pit was a little active throughout the show but I can tell that the Slayer audience is getting a little older as I ...
- by Chanpion09Just saw Slayer in Columbus for the first time, and also the first metal show I've been too. Big eye opener getting clocked in the face in the first 5 minutes, but it was rad as hell. Shit got gnarly and heavy and it was exactly how I imagined it'd be
- by Number1ndnOk so I just signed up for an account n I am 25 been to plenty of metal shows, super big fan of Megadeth, I've seen them like 5 times. Any way I'm like 5"11' benching 365 n pretty much fuck up shit in the pit!!! So i haven't been to a Slayer concert yet!!! I'm going to see them this Friday in Las Vegas. I hear stories about the Slayer shows my older cousins been to back in the 90's but they don't get down in the pit like I do!! Some ppl like sky ...
- by GinsengMy first Slayer shows were when they co-headlined Pantera's two final U.S. Tours. I was 15. Went to the show alone, don't remember how I got home a hour away. concerts pre-9/11 were fucking crazy! First thing I wanted to do was get high and mosh, held my own for awhile until some fat kid started skanking and punched me in the mouth. Got cheap shotted in the back by a skinhead, there were a lot of them there for Pantera obviously. I remember making it through WAR ENSEMBLE. The ...
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- by buzzgudAfter being in the Army for four years and missing you guys all four years, YOU GUYS COME TO MASS!! I'll be there and can't wait to fucking mosh my way to hell!!
- by vanhapeltoIn summer 2011 Slayer was playing the Heavy festival in Toronto so I knew I'd have to make the journey to the big city. The last night's top three headliners (in order of time playing) were Slayer, Billy Talent and then Rob Zombie. Well everyone thought that Slayer was going to close out the festival but to everyone's dismay it looked as if Slayer would technically be opening for Rob Zombie... and Billy Talent. This did not sit well with the hardcore metal crowd of ...
- by jedi68Good afternoon, I wish I could have contact with the band manager, since they Slayer band is comming to Mexico City I would like to know if they will be willing to do something with low resources young people that is good fan of the band. Please send me an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com
- by KawalChujaI first heard Slayer in 1998. I was 11 at the time. My older brother just bought the Diabolus In Musica tape. I'll probably make a pussy out of myself but at first I was so fucking afraid of this whiteheaded motherfucker on the cover that I didn't want to get anywhere near this tape. But finally curiosity won. I've put the tape in, pressed play and I waited. It was on side A and the first track was Bitter Peace. At first it was normal. Some guitars, some drums. Just music. ...
- by zaskar75SLAYER WERE IN TOWN MUST HAVE BEEN EARLY 90S ONLY PASSING THROUGH TO DO A SOUND CHECK , ME AND A LOAD OF OTHER KIDS FROM LIVERPOOL. DENIM OVER BIKER JACKETS ETC STOOD IN THE RAIN FOR HOURS MAN. LISTENING TO THE LADS PULL THE SOUND SYSTEM APART . AFTER ABOUT FIVE HOURS THE CAME OUT AND THROUGH A FEW SIGNATURES AND DONE A LEGGER , IVE STILL GOT MY SEASONS IN THE ABYSS PICTURE DISC SIGNED BY JEFF AND KERRY 20 YEARS LATER . RIP BIG MAN SOUTH OF HEAVEN
- by geertmargodtI still remember this day as it was yesterday..... Heavy Sound Festival in Belgium (1985).... You guys joined us at the festival bar drinking beers, telling jokes.... This was fun ! From that day on, Slayer was in my heart.
- by biker123i went to my first slayer concert either in 2012 or 2011 and everybody was headbanging including me and it was a fucking awesome concert
- by Metal423Me and My friend went on a bike ride the day before the mayhem fest in scranton in 2012. I got into a really bad bike crash and broke 2 ribs and brused my left hip. The next day i went and i was in so much pain but i still fucking moshed to every Anthrax song, every Slipknot song, and every fucking Slayer song. I will not let anything get in my way to see and mosh to SSSSLLLAAAAYYYYYEERRRR!!!
- by gruponayaWOW! No one like Slayer guys! What a crazy motherfucking show! These guys are a freaking punch in da face!!! Slayer did it once again, no one can take from them the heavy weight title of Trash Metal! SLAYER FUCKIN RULE!!! GNA
- by BigGIm a 37 year old Slayer fanatic from Ireland!! Ive been following Slayer since the South of Heaven Days and no other band gives me goose bumps like they do!!!!! Ive seen them live 9 times so far over the years, twice in the UK and 7 times in Ireland, 6 times in Dublin and once in my home city of Cork. I recently moved to Edmonton, Alberta in Canada and long for Slayer to come back here, so I can put my gigs into double digits!!! Being a metal drummer of 20 years, Dave Lombardo and Paul ...
This is my first Slayer album, and would have been my first tour...something magical about this, Tom's screaming and melodic brooding as I like to call it, this album is definitely tormented. One of my top 3.
i walk, step by step with Death, where all blungeoned bodies lie, you will see my face of rage, cut your heart out of your chest, leaving impaled the consumation of Mankind.
This album is a great follow-up to Reign In Blood and here's why: it doesn't sound like they tried to record Reign In Blood II. They experiment with more depth and different tempos. It doesn't have the same energy as Reign In Blood but it still holds up. Silent Scream and Ghosts of War are my faves on this one. This album and Seasons In The Abyss are number 2 and 3 of my favorite Slayer records - its just hard to pick one over the other.
before you see the light......
you must dieeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
this lyric is..........AWESOME!!!!!!
Now this is what I call a killer follow up from reign in blood, which indroduces a more mellow style even though still containing all the classic killer traits, stand out songs here are "South of Heaven" "Silent Scream" and for a real good mellow song "Spill the Blood"
When I first bought this album I was really hoping for something along the lines of RIB and when the title track started playing I was a bit disappointed. As the album progressed though, I picked up on some of the faster stuff and thought it was okay. The song SOH has grown on me over the last 21 years, particularly due to its intensity and of course some of the other songs are cool too but overall, I found this album to be quite patchy and haven't played it in its entirety for nearly 20 years.
this album follws up RIB thats why some fans look so disapointed but no album is so perfect as reb but south of heaven is a great album
It would have been a shame if Slayer had tried to repeat RIB, and thankfully they never. SOH is a classic in itself and just as heavy in a different way. Nothing will fully compare to RIB so I think this album suffered being the follow up, but I would urge people to listen to it again with impartialiaty and enjoy the originallity of this album. Awesome......
Read between the lies... classic!
Mandatory Suicide... Epic!
South of Heaven... WOW!!!
This was my first Slayer album. I had RIB on tape but this was the first that I actually went out and bought. And it was worth every penny and every bit of the 5 mile round trip I had to walk to go buy it. Never looked back since. And now I own a proper copy of RIB aswell......
This album is completely different from all the past with mid tempo on few songs.
Lots of classic songs too with south, silent, live, mandatory & ghost and Judas song is really cool.
Another master piece of Thrash metal.
Chaos rampant in an age of distrust
Confrontation impulsive sabbath
On and on south of heaven
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No. 87: Colorado
By Paul Myerberg // Jun 4, 2011
Feel the love. Gather around the warm flame of peace and order; if that alone doesn't do it for you, rally around the fact that Jon Embree, for any of his faults, is not – I repeat, not – the one and only Dan Hawkins, who has been gone for eight months but whose unsteady touch still defines the state of Colorado football in 2011. Feel the love of your new Pac-12 brethren, who send nothing but good tidings and salutations: that love will soon be gone, lost among the slings and arrows of conference rivalry and antipathy. Feel the love of a new start on the field, off the field and in overall geography. Feel the warm sunshine of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Tucson and Tempe; feel the rocking foundation of Autzen Stadium, the orange-clad hue in Corvallis and the deafening roar of Seattle on a fall Saturday. Feel the love in Palo Alto and in Berkeley, homes of two fan bases whose off-an-on commitment to their respective football programs you'll find familiar. Just feel the love. It all feels right.
Pac-12, South
Boulder, Colo.
Returning starters
14 (8 offense, 6 defense)
Last year's ranking
No. 81
2010 record
(5-7, 2-6)
Last year's
No. 80
2011 schedule
- Sept. 3
at Hawaii
- Sept. 10
- Sept. 17
Colorado St. (in Denver)
- Sept. 24
at Ohio St.
- Oct. 1
Washington St.
- Oct. 8
at Stanford
- Oct. 15
at Washington
- Oct. 22
- Oct. 29
at Arizona St.
- Nov. 4
- Nov. 12
- Nov. 19
at U.C.L.A.
- Nov. 26
at Utah
Last year's prediction
Now, let's be honest: Colorado is not good — by Big 12 standards. It helps to play in the North, of course, where Kansas and Iowa State are pegged to take a step back this fall and Kansas State not projected to do more than battle for bowl eligibility. Colorado could — could — land six wins thanks to its Big 12 schedule, which lands it home games against Baylor, Kansas State and Iowa State. In Colorado's way? Poor quarterback play, a lack of big-play ability on offense, changes at linebacker and a dearth of proven commodities in the secondary. And, lest I forget, a coach ill-suited for college football on the big stage.
2010 recap
In a nutshell Perhaps one can be excused for starting to believe come the start of Big 12 play — that's the last Colorado preview to contain that line, by the way. Through three games, the Buffaloes had an impressive resume: a rivalry win over Colorado State and home wins over Hawaii and Georgia. Among the September results was a 45-point loss to California; more on that below. Then the bottom dropped out, as most had expected, with Dan Hawkins' dismissal standing as the lone positive of the five-game losing streak that followed the 3-1 start. But what a positive it was: Hawkins was a disaster, to put it lightly, and by general consensus should not have even returned in 2010 at all. It's not a coincidence that Colorado began playing good football once Brian Cabral stepped in as the interim coach: two wins in three games, with a shot at bowl eligibility entering the season finale at Nebraska.
High point The back-to-back wins under Cabral. I even wrote at the time that if Cabral knocked off Nebraska he deserved heavy consideration for the head job at the end of the season. It didn't come to pass, but the two straight wins boosted the program's confidence heading into the winter.
Low point I'm not going to say the long losing streak, as that's what prodded Hawkins' dismissal. It's really a two-way tie: Nebraska and California. At the time, I guess losing in Lincoln stung worse; the Buffaloes were a win away from bowl play and feeling very good under an interim coach. The 28-point loss was the most lopsided in the series since a 52-7 Nebraska win in 1992. Now, the loss to California is a bit troubling, what with the move to the Pac-12 and all.
Tidbit Embree is the third Colorado alum to coach the football program. Each of his two predecessors spent only one season on the sidelines: Harry Heller went 8-1 in 1894 and Bud Davis went 2-8 in 1962, one year after Sonny Grandelius was fired for using a slush fund to pay recruits. About Grandelius, since his transgressions are timely: it's believed that he was the first coach in F.B.S. history to be fired for such illegalities. To some college coaches, he's the godfather of recruiting impropriety.
Tidbit (Pac-12 edition) Colorado holds a 68-59-4 career mark against the current makeup of the Pac-10, with most of that damage coming against Utah. The Buffaloes and Utes were both part of the Colorado Football Association, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and Mountain State Athletic Conference from 1902-1947, with Colorado holding a 30-24-3 mark in the all-time series – that means the Buffaloes are 38-35-1 against the other 10 teams in the Pac-12. That includes a 3-8 mark against the conference since 2000. Over the last 11 years, the Buffaloes are 0-1 against California, 0-2 against Arizona State, 0-1 against Oregon, 0-2 against U.S.C., 2-0 against U.C.L.A., 0-1 against Washington and 1-1 against Washington State.
Tidbit (13 points edition) Colorado hasn't won a game when scoring 13 or fewer points since Nov. 16, 1996, when the Buffaloes beat Kansas State, 12-0. Colorado is 0-31 in such games since, beginning with a 17-12 loss to rival Nebraska the week after topping the Wildcats and extending through a 43-10 loss to Oklahoma last fall. Fourteen of the 31 losses came under Hawkins, including each of his first five losses: 10 points against Montana State and Colorado State, a field goal against Arizona State and 13 points Georgia and Missouri.
Tidbit (nickel edition) Colorado has gone 34-51 since the U.S. Mint put the American bison back on the reverse side of the nickel on Sept. 16, 2004, after a 66-year absence. On the other hand, Colorado went 192-92-19 from 1913-38, when the famous Buffalo nickel was used by the U.S. Mint.
Former players in the N.F.L.
20 DE Taylor Brayton (Carolina), CB Jalil Brown (Kansas City), K Mason Crosby (Green Bay), TE Tyson DeVree (Cleveland), LB Jordan Dizon (Detroit), LS Justin Drescher (New Orleans), TE Riar Geer (Tennessee), C Andre Gurode (Dallas), LB Brian Iwuh (Chicago), LB Brad Jones (Green Bay), S Michael Lewis (St. Louis), WR Scott McKnight (New York Jets), OT Tyler Polumbus (Seattle), C Daniel Sanders (Baltimore), CB Jimmy Smith (Baltimore), OT Nate Solder (New England), CB Donald Strickland (San Diego), FB Lawrence Vickers (Cleveland), CB Terrence Wheatley (Jacksonville), WR Patrick Williams (Seattle).
Arbitrary top five list
Big 12′s ill-advised coaching hires (since 1996)
1. Colorado: Dan Hawkins (2006-10).
2. Nebraska: Bill Callahan (2004-7).
3. Iowa State: Gene Chizik (2007-8).
4. Baylor: Kevin Steele (1999-2002).
5. Texas A&M: Dennis Franchione (2003-7).
Jon Embree (Colorado '87), entering his first season back in Boulder. Embree is a former starter at Colorado, a big, strong tight end who was a central figure on the first Bill McCartney-led teams to turn the corner in the mid-1980s. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, serving as a volunteer coach under McCartney in 1991, shortly after the conclusion of his N.F.L. career. He began coaching in earnest in 1993, when he joined Colorado as a full-time assistant. He spent the next decade in Boulder, first as the tight ends coach (1993-94), then coaching the defensive ends under Rick Neuheisel (1995-98) before returning to tight end duties under Gary Barnett (1999-2002); over his final two seasons under Barnett, Embree coached the C.U. receivers and kickers. He then left for U.C.L.A., where he earned three years of solid Pac-10 experience under Karl Dorrell. Then it was off to the N.F.L.: first with the Chiefs, followed by the Broncos and Redskins, spending much of last fall as Washington's tight ends before accepting the open Colorado position in early December. The drawbacks: Embree has no coordinator experience, let alone head coaching experience, at any level; his inexperience is a concern, and he'll undoubtedly have a learning curve. The positives: he's not Dan Hawkins, meaning Embree is a college coach not only with B.C.S. conference experience but with experience at Colorado. As anyone who knows the program can tell you, Colorado is unlike any place else. Embree gets that, he gets Colorado, which is why he was hired in the first place.
Tidbit (coaching edition) Is it wrong to like a rookie coach's lead assistant more than the head coach himself? If that's wrong, I don't want to be right: Eric Bieniemy is a future head coach himself on the college ranks, a contender for the spot that eventually went to Embree and, maybe, the best new assistant hire in the Pac-12. He'll carry the offensive coordinator tag — a first for Bieniemy — but will have loads of help, as former Akron head coach J.D. Brookhart will coordinate the passing game and Cabral will lead the running game; one assumes that the added duties were dangled as an enticement for Cabral to remain on the staff. Former Texas assistant Bobby Kennedy will coach the receivers, former Arizona co-coordinator Greg Brown will lead the defense and former N.F.L. assistant Rip Scherer will coach the quarterbacks. Kanavis McGhee, another C.U. alum, will help coach the defensive line; he has one year of college coaching experience — at Gannon University in 2008. It has to be mentioned, Colorado fans.
Players to watch
This new offense will go away from the shotgun, three-receiver, pass-heavy alignment and towards a pro-style look, which sounds positively wonderful. Embree will call on Colorado's roots as a physical running team, one that typically places the quarterback under center and uses a fullback, not a single-back backfield. I love it.
I never bought into the idea of a quarterback competition during the spring, and I'm sure you didn't either. The job was always Tyler Hansen's, barring injury, and that he played so well during the spring is merely icing on his cake and a nice omen for the position as Colorado enters the summer. If you recall, Hansen has received far more publicity for his ongoing competition with the since-departed Cody Hawkins than for his play thus far in Boulder; he's done pretty well on the field, however, and in pretty adverse circumstances. It hasn't been merely competing with Hawkins but also injuries and a botched redshirt campaign, and if Hansen does turn into a solid Pac-12 quarterback it reflects well on his own level of perseverance. About those injuries: Colorado can't afford to lose Hansen, what with unproven assets behind him. So he'll need to be protected. Also, given his college experience, it does bear asking: Is Hansen a good fit in a pro-style offense?
I remember when Ryan Miller first arrived on campus as a five-star recruit. Most penciled him in at the time as the foundation of the future offensive line, a franchise tackle who would excel, with his size and wingspan, on the blind side. It didn't quite turn out that way, but Miller has still become a star, albeit at right guard. He's an all-American candidate and the undisputed star of this offensive line — so, in a sense, he is the franchise guy most expected him to be. The line was pretty banged up in the spring but should be ready to go come the fall, with seniors Ethan Adkins and Mike Iltis joining Miller at left guard and center, respectively.
Of course, the big question is how Colorado plans to replace Nate Solder at left tackle. The easy answer is to move sophomore David Bakhtiari over from the right side, where he started 11 games as a freshman. Bakhtiari continues to add on size, something Bryce Givens has been unable to do since arriving on campus, which makes me think the junior is a bad fit at strong side tackle — even if he did start one game there in 2010. Senior Sione Tau has the requisite size but perhaps not the agility, so perhaps sophomore Jack Harris is the best option. All in all, the interior of the line looks good but the outside a question mark.
If you're going to be a small, be real small. At running back, at least: 5'6 is better than 5'8, in my mind, as the size difference is negated by the fact that at 5'6, it's unlikely that you'll take all that many direct shots. If that theory stands, it's a good explanation as to how a 5'6 back like Rodney Stewart can take 290 carries and continue to produce to the tune of 1,318 yards and 10 scores, earning him second-team all-Big 12 honors. He's the heart and soul of this offense, both in terms of his own heart and production, and Colorado would be in a world of hurt if Stewart went down to injury. His primary reserve, Brian Lockridge, is only slightly larger, leading me to think that perhaps redshirt freshman Cordary Allen — 6'1, 225 pounds — could find a role in this offense.
There are clear issues with this defense. It's a major concern when you lose two strong cornerbacks — one premier cornerback — off a defense that still managed to finish 110th nationally against the pass a year ago. That's a major worry, and the answer Colorado finds in the secondary, if they find an answer at all, will decide the 2011 season.
Question marks abound. Will Parker Orms make a full recovery from his knee injury? Is Makiri Pugh a guy who can make a difference? Will the two seniors lend some stability to this unproven unit? Orms, a sophomore, was poised to see a ton of playing time as Colorado's nickel back last fall before until suffering that injury in September. He's a starter if healthy, but that's an issue. Pugh is a former Georgia transfer with plenty of talent, but he's only now really beginning his college career. Seniors Jonathan Hawkins and Arthur Jaffee have been around — Jaffee as a running back, to be fair — but neither has contributed much thus far; perhaps that's for a reason. From Jimmy Smith and Jalil Brown to this? There are bigger, potentially more athletic youngsters on the depth chart, but the cornerback situation doesn't look good.
The outlook is better at safety. Junior Ray Polk has the athleticism to be a difference maker at free safety but needs more snaps on defense to hone his skills: a converted running back, Polk is still a relative neophyte in the secondary. If 100 percent, senior Anthony Perkins will provide some much-needed experience at strong safety. He'll also provide some toughness; Perkins played the entire second half of last season's loss to Missouri on a torn A.C.L., which says something about his desire to be on the field. Sophomore Terrel Smith looks like the future at strong safety, so I wouldn't be surprised if he starts for Perkins while the senior returns to full health.
The new coaching staff exhaled deeply once it was clear that last October's knee injury wouldn't cause Jon Major any long-term issues. He was back at it during the spring, limited somewhat but clearly itching for the fall. That should make Colorado happy, as the linebacker corps is spotty with Major, a disaster without Major. He'll start on the strong side and challenge for 100 tackles and all-conference honors, but what about his running mates? At middle linebacker, junior Doug Rippy looks like Michael Sipili's replacement. Rippy was part of a strong recruiting class a few years ago but has yet to make his mark, partly due to injuries. Patrick Mahnke rounds out the starting lineup. Not a great group, even with Major back at full strength.
This isn't the first time we've heard that defensive tackle Conrad Obi has turned a corner. Why would this year be any different? Well, it might not. But it's now or never for the senior, and perhaps he's been energized by the new coaching staff. You cannot underestimate what a disciplined and motivated Obi would mean to this defensive line, which could then rotate four good, solid tackles.
Obi would be one. Senior Curtis Cunningham is solid and experienced. Junior Will Pericak, a converted tight end, earned honorable mention all-Big 12 honors last fall. Sophomore Nate Bonsu must show he's bounced back from last year's knee surgery, but he was very good as a freshman in 2009.
Depth at end took a hit when Forrest West opted to transfer to N.C. State. He had finished second on the team in sacks a year ago and was poised to play a major role. Colorado does return its best pure pass rusher in end Josh Hartigan (24 tackles, 7 sacks), but his lack of size is an impediment against the run. West's transfer does open up a significant role for sophomore Chidera Uzo-Diribe, though he might have grabbed a starting role regardless. Nick Kasa's ready to breakout, whether at end or inside.
Position battle(s) to watch
Wide receiver The Buffaloes will miss the steadiness of Scotty McKnight, who concluded his career — which began as a walk-on — as the program's all-time leader in receptions and receiving scores. In my mind, the overall welfare of the receiver corps hinges on the development of two returning contributors: Toney Clemons and Paul Richardson. For Clemons, it's about delivering on a week-to-week basis, perhaps filling the steady, intermediate role that McKnight held for four seasons. If Clemons can be Hansen's security blanket on third down, this offense will really benefit. For Richardson, a sophomore, it's about delivering on the massive potential he flashed in a record-breaking rookie campaign. He set new C.U. freshman records in receiving yards (514, breaking McKnight's record) and scores (6), really coming on strong down the stretch once he began to grasp the offense. I have no doubt that this pair will lead the way, and little doubt that this pair will deliver — particularly Richardson, who has a bright future. The key will be finding options three through six, and the cupboard is a little bare. A pair of former walk-ons, seniors Kyle Cefalo and Jason Espinoza, will be in line for snaps. And sophomore Jarrod Darden has intriguing size, even if he lacks top-end speed. There are a large number of young freshmen, redshirt or true, also in the mix. That includes Keenan Canty, who's even slighter than Richardson but is currently running second behind the sophomore on the depth chart. The secondary might be the larger concern, as at least Colorado has two good options at receiver, but it will be interesting to see how the depth chart will shake out behind this leading duo.
Game(s) to watch
Colorado is one of the small handful of teams in the F.B.S. with a 13-game schedule. My in-depth, hard-hitting immediate analysis: with the extra game comes an extra chance for a win or a loss. The last Pac-12 team to play a 13-game regular season under a rookie coach was Washington State, which went 2-11 under Paul Wulff in 2008. Speaking of Washington State: must-win for the Buffaloes. So are games with Colorado State and Hawaii. No game looks easy, though some look easier than most.
Season breakdown & prediction
In a nutshell Colorado can sit back and take a deep breath, free from the confines of Dan Hawkins and his misguided blueprint for the program. But don't relax for too long: come September, one of the nation's most intimidating schedules awaits. It's positively ghastly, providing few chances for clear wins, and it's one reason why I'd be surprised to see Colorado make an improvement in the win column. There are other reasons for concern. One is a rookie coach in Embree, who will experience quite a learning curve in his first season. I do like his staff in spots, and having a star lieutenant in Bieniemy at his side and experienced hands like Brookhart, Brown and Scherer for support will aid him immensely. A second worry is the dearth of big-play guys on offense. Perhaps this is a slighter concern now than it was in 2010, thanks to someone like Richardson, but I'm not sure if this offense is going to strike fear into the hearts of the Pac-12. At its most basic level, is the offense potent enough to hang with a conference loaded with firepower? No group on the defense seems secure, though the defensive line looks like the strongest of the bunch. There are question marks at linebacker and particularly in the secondary. Look at some of the quarterbacks on the schedule: Foles, Barkley, Thomas, Luck, Tuel and Moniz. Think those guys aren't salivating? Lost in the positive vibes following the coaching and conference moves is the fact that Colorado is four years removed from its last bowl trip and six years removed from its last winning season. The light is not just going to turn on, especially with a rookie coach and these issues.
Dream season Feel the love. Embree's an immediate hit, with some help from his staff, and Colorado goes bowling for only the second time since 2005.
Nightmare season Some of the goodwill accompanying Embree's arrival dissipates after a 2-11 mess, complete with several lopsided losses at the hands of Colorado's new conference brethren.
In case you were wondering
Where do Colorado fans congregate? Colorado has a number of football-oriented independent sites, which is always good to see. If you're interested, take a look at Net Buffs, Buff Backers and All Buffs. For recruiting coverage, check out Buff Stampede and Buffalo Sports News. And do yourself a favor and visit Ralphie Report, the clear and undisputed leader of Colorado blogs. There's more to be found at Buff Scoop, which also touches on Colorado's recruiting.
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Sorry to do this, but Colorado is in the PAC-12 South. I'll let it slide since their new, but won't let it slide for any other Pac-12 teams
This is the first one I've ever guessed… Wyoming is next.
Sonny Grandelius may well have been the first coach fired for using a slush fund for paying recruits but he was not the first to use such a weapon. Jim Tatum and Bud Wilkinson were using the device 10 – 12 years earlier at OU – a fact documented in Jim Dent's book- The Undefeated. Grandelius was sick and tired of the Bufffs coming in second second to OU. When Wilkinson was putting together his 47 game winning streak, a couple of the closest wins were last minute escapes against Colorado.
In 1924, Stanford and California accused USC of subsidizing its players. (…) "Many believe this is the reason USC fired their head coach Elmer Henderson after the season"
I'm surprised the Kansas loss wasn't the low point.
My guess is Utah State. Highest point in Utah is King's Peak, named after Clarence King the first director of the USGS.
And the one fun bit about one of Colorado's games is that, even though Colorado and California are in the same conference, the game between the two is not a conference matchup, but an OOC game. Ah the fun of having prior schedule arrangements before conference realignments…
Steve, you might be right but that loss was what finally cost Hawkins his job and there was much rejoicing. It might qualify as the high point given the context.
Offensive line play will be worth watching since the Buffs' new o-line coach, Steve Marshall, was drummed out of Berkeley after completely tanking the front five.
Who's Dan McCartney? Buffs have a rough schedule, but will be back.
Sinful omission on the sites list:
Best source for inside information, coaching interviews, recruiting coverage, etc. Unlike many others, constantly updated info and true inside scoop on the program.
Dan McCarney? He was Iowa State's coach 1995 – 2006. Surely you mean Bill McCartney. He's only the most successful coach history of the program.
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Make Easter even more fun with these wildly popular cake pops! Made with the Babycakes™ Cake Pop Maker, an easier and quicker way to make cake pops.
Designed by the Michaels Design Studio.
Material List
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- Chocolate Pro Melting Pot
- Wilton® Candy Melts® – White
- Wilton® Fondant – White
- Wilton® Icing Writer – White and Pink
- Wilton® Icing Color – Leaf Green
- Wilton® Sprinkles, Jumbo – Confetti
- Wilton® Parchment Paper
- Chocolate Chips, Mini
- Flaked Coconut
Project Instructions
Prepare a cake mix and bake the cake balls according to the directions on the Babycakes™ Cake Pop Maker. Let cool completely.
Melt Wilton® Candy Melts® in a Chocolate Pro melting pot. Dip cake balls into chocolate and set on parchment paper to cool.
Use the white Icing Writer to attach the mini chocolate chips as eyes. Let harden.
Use the pink Icing Writer to put on a small dot for a nose. Let harden.
Use a piece of Wilton® white fondant as ears. Begin by working a small piece with your fingers to soften. Begin to mold into a 3D triangle. Pinch the top corner to make the ear shape. Let harden.
Add pink to the inner ear with the pink Icing Writer. Let harden.
Attach ears to the cake pop with a bit of the white Icing Writer. Let harden. Set aside.
Use a pea size amount of Wilton® Leaf Green icing and mix with flaked coconut. Coconut will turn green and can be used as the grass on which the cake balls will be displayed.
If you choose to make a cake pop, do the same as above except keep the cake ball on a stick when dipping into the melted chocolate.
Use fondant to make a bunny tail or feet if desired.
Attach to hardened cake balls at the flat end with the white Icing Writer. Let harden. Use this as a bunny's full body and decorate accordingly.


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This DVD introduces the updated Adopt-a-Club and helps you motivate others to participate.
- Duration: 8 minutes
- Sales Unit: each
Share your enthusiasm for Adopt-a-Club, along with valuable information! Enjoy fascinating stories and pictures of kids and leaders overseas. The DVD also includes interviews with Brian and Sandee Rhodes of Awana International. Commanders and leaders, pair this with the Adopt-a-Club Promotional DVD to get everyone excited about this important program.