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Lyft just got a big boost in its uphill battle against Uber in the form of a $500 million investment from General Motors. It's part of a $1 billion fundraising round that values the car-hailing startup at $5.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Business. (Uber's most recent valuation was more than $60 billion.)
GM is hailing the deal as "a long-term strategic alliance" to create "an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the U.S."—essentially, driverless taxis.
"We see the future of personal mobility as connected, seamless and autonomous," GM President Dan Ammann said in a statement, demonstrating his command of the relevant buzzwords. "With GM and Lyft working together, we believe we can successfully implement this vision more rapidly."
Those are certainly the right noises for a Detroit automaker and the No. 2 ride-hailing company to make on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, where it's rumored that Google and Ford may make a big announcement of their own. And I suppose it is conceivable that GM and Lyft really believe they'll be working side-by-side for years to come to "shape the future of mobility," as GM's press release proclaims. But this feels more like a hasty marriage of convenience than a corporate match that will stand the test of years. While the likes of Uber, Tesla, and Ford lead the parade, GM and Lyft are chasing the driverless-car bandwagon from behind. (So is Apple, although being the world's most valuable company could come in handy in closing that gap.)
General Motors' first step toward autonomous vehicles will come next year when it releases "Super Cruise," a feature of the Cadillac CT6 that will allow the car to pilot itself on the highway. Tesla, you might have heard, already has that. Uber poached a crack team of robotic-car experts from Carnegie Mellon last June. Google, the company that kickstarted the whole craze, has been putting actual self-driving cars on actual roads for years. Even Mercedes-Benz had a self-driving car at CES last year. At this point, neither GM nor Lyft appears to have a concrete plan to catch up, let alone surpass their rivals.
Yet the deal is significant for a different reason: It gives Lyft a deep-pocketed backer with a big stake in its survival, something it desperately needs as it claws to keep up with Uber in the booming global ride-share market. Lyft has other strategic investors, including "Uber of China" Didi Kuaidi, but nothing on GM's scale.
On-demand driverless cars may or may not spell the end of vehicle ownership as we know it. But on-demand cars with human drivers are already changing the transportation industry, and Lyft doesn't need fancy new technology to compete with Uber in that realm. All it needs is enough money and marketing muscle to avoid being squeezed out by the sector's big bad bully. GM could help with both of those things.
It's odd to think of an alliance that includes General Motors as an underdog. But it could be one worth rooting for, if only to stave off a future in which this guy effectively monopolizes the global taxi industry.


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According to a survey conducted by ClosingCorp, over half of all homebuyers are surprised by the closing costs required to obtain their mortgage.
After surveying 1,000 first-time and repeat homebuyers, the results revealed that 17% of homebuyers were surprised that closing costs were required at all, while another 35% were stunned by how much higher the fees were than expected.
"Homebuyers reported being most surprised by mortgage insurance, followed by bank fees and points, taxes, title insurance and appraisal fees."
Bankrate.com gathered closing cost data from lenders in every state and Washington, D.C. in order to share the average costs in each state. The map below was created using the closing costs on a $200,000 mortgage with a 20% down payment.
Keep in mind that if you are in the market for a home above this price range, your costs could be significantly greater. According to Freddie Mac,
"Closing costs are typically between 2 and 5% of your purchase price."
Bottom Line
You need to speak with your lender and agent early and often to determine how much you'll be responsible for at closing. I have always wondered – Why do buyers wait till they are under contract to find out how much they need. In many discussions I have found that most Realtors do not understand how closing costs work and also how much they really are. With these two statements above it is no surprise why many buyers have challenges with the home buying process.
We have created a process called the Home Express Mortgage Plan that haelps our clients to know there numbers prior to contract thus helping them navigate the contract negotiation process and make the transition that much easier.
Unfortunatly it is not uncommon – Finding out that you'll need to come up with thousands of dollars right before closing is not a surprise anyone is ever looking forward to.

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What's left of the Boy Scouts of America (now operating as Scouts BSA) is on the brink of declaring bankruptcy, according to recent news reports. With estimated assets of more than $1 billion, Scouting's problems go beyond the financial, deep into the problems with America's civil culture today.
The U.S. Boy Scout movement reached its numerical height in 1969 with 6 million members, in a year with President Richard M. Nixon as honorary head of the Scouts and Eagle Scout astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping out on the moon.
Fast-forward ahead nearly 50 years: Scout membership has dropped toward 2 million. The impending departure of the Latter Day Saints troops this year will drop that total by one-fifth. Our local school district in conservative central Pennsylvania won't allow promoting Scouting at school. In our college town, many in the woke local elite now despise Scouting as neo-Nazi and white nationalist, despite efforts to change the national movement to please progressives. My son's local troop closed recently for lack of members, and so did others in the area.
The national organization faces large lawsuits due to alleged cases of sexual abuse as state legislatures change the statute of limitations on such cases. It also faces a lawsuit from the Girl Scouts for poaching on their membership by changing its name recently to Scouts BSA and recruiting girls.
Continue reading "The Boy Scouts' Bankruptcy Is Not Just Financial. It's Moral"


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Business News Update: Pan Asia Bank's Rising Fixed Deposit – the unique two year FD that allows depositor to benefit from market interest rate increases even during the tenure of the deposit while safeguarding him/her from any downward trends in market interest rates.
Pan Asia Bank famed for its innovative financial services sector products has designed this fixed deposit which combines best of both worlds for customers by passing on the benefits arising out of the interest rate volatility in the market.
Currently the Rising FD product offers guaranteed minimum interest rates for 10.5% for a 2 year term where interest rate of the product may be upwardly revised every 6 months if the market interest rates have increased during that time. On the other hand, if the market interest rates are found to have decreased during those reviews, the deposit holder will still continue to the receive the guaranteed minimum interest rates of 10.5% for the remainder tenure of the fixed deposit.
"So far the deposit holder in Sri Lanka has remained a passive customer, but with the Rising FD Pan Asia Bank challenged the conventional wisdom in a fixed deposit product for the first time", said Mr Nalaka Wijayawardana, Pan Asia Bank's Deputy General Manager- Marketing, Cards & Deposit Mobilization. "What we wanted was to offer a product to pass the benefit of the rising interest rates in the market to the deposit holder and thereby ensure that he/she would not lose on an opportunity to benefit from any such increases during the deposit period".
"While extending the above mentioned unique feature, we still provide peace of mind to the depositor by offering a guaranteed minimum interest rate even if the market interest rates decrease", Wijayawardana added.
Customers can open a Rising FD at any of the 85 branches of Pan Asia Bank scattered across the island. For further details please visit your nearest Pan Asia Bank branch or call 011-4667222


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Question for Kossel Owners
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What do you as insulation between your heated bed and your electronics under the bed? I am still using cardboard with aluminium tape on top which came with mine but I feel like I could do with something better.
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I have starting at the electronics and going up, a sheet of
-foil bubble wrap
-an aluminium plate 3mm thick resting on the horizontals
-4mm cork sheet
-silicone heated bed
-6mm tooling plate
I have 2 x50mm fans with decent ducting in push/pull config, with the push fan directed at the duet board. Printing now, 26 deg C ambient temp, processor 56 deg C.
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I have 2 kossels (mini & XL) and both use the corrugated cardboard with shiny tape on top and neither have ever had a problem with overheating electronics with bed temps up to 80c.
KeithW last edited by
With my print bed at 120c my cpu sits at around 52c-53c but I am also concerned that the cardboard isn't er efficient and so my heatbed has to be on for longer to maintain the temperature than if I has something more insulating.
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I would have thought that almost all the heat would be lost upwards due to the convection above the build plate added by
the forced air from the part cooling fan (if you use one).
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I built stands for my units out of 1/2" MDF. They are 4" tall. I moved all of the electronics into them, equipped them with dual cooling fans, power switch, reset switch and abort switch.
T3P3Tony administrators last edited by
I used cardboard with ALU tape for years with no issues. The larger Kossels now have cork with ALU tape.
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eat (one's) words
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eat (one's) words
To retract, regret, or feel foolish about what one has previously said. You think I can't get an A in this class, but I'll make you eat your words when we get our report cards! After my negative prediction for the season, I certainly ate my words when the team started out undefeated.
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eat (one's) words
Fig. to have to take back one's statements; to confess that one's predictions were wrong. You shouldn't say that to me. I'll make you eat your words. John was wrong about the election and had to eat his words.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
eat one's words
Be forced to retract something one has said, as in The incumbent won easily, so I had to eat my words. This expression was already proverbial in John Ray's English Proverbs (1670). [Second half of 1500s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
eat your words
COMMON If someone has to eat their words, they have to admit that an opinion that they stated publicly has now been proved wrong. He was very doubtful about our chances of success but he'll be eating his words now. The company's chairman has had to eat his words about the company being recession-proof.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
eat your wordsretract what you have said, especially when forced to do so.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
eat your ˈwordsbe forced to admit that what you have said before was wrong: Nick told everyone that he'd be picked for the team, but when he wasn't chosen he had to eat his words.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
eat (one's) words
To retract something that one has said.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
eat one's words, to
To be forced to retract a statement, usually in a humiliating way. The term first appeared in a sixteenth-century tract by John Calvin on Psalm 62: "God eateth not his word when he hath once spoken." In 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh wrote in his memoirs, "Nay wee'le make you confesse . . . and eat your own words," and in 1670 the expression appeared in John Ray's collection of English proverbs.
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Preventing corruption and the misuse of funds: How can law teachers prevent assist in fighting the scourge of corruption in Commonwealth countries and other common law countries
Paper presented at the 2013 CLEA Conference in Durban
George Devenish
Senior Research Associate
University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
I teach public law subjects, such as Constitutional law, Human Rights, Administrative law and Interpretation of Statutes. I use these subjects as a vehicle for the dissemination of values. These are the values found in the South African Constitution, such as human dignity, freedom, equality, non-sexism, non-racism and the rule of law. These are also the values common to the great philosophies and religions of the world, including Ubuntu, the philosophy of African people. A summary of which is set out below. Any discourse on corruption must attempt to assess the situation from an African perspective.
Modus operandi
On the issue of corruption, good governance and related issues. I write letters and op-eds for the press. Most of these are published. These I then furnish to students as part of their resource material for the subjects I teach referred to above. These letters and op-eds allow me to participate in a public discourse on corruption and related issues.
Substance of this paper
My paper will deal with the issues that form the substance of my discourse in the media, such as:
(A) Moral Regeneration;
(B) Cadre deployment;
( C) Corruption and mal-administration in the civil service.
(D) The Independence of the judiciary.
(E) The merit of a basic income grant.
(F) Accountability in the Electoral System.
(G) Political violence.
(H) Funding of political parties.
(I) Freedom of expression.
(G) Separation of Church and State. Some of my articles, letters and op-ed published in the press are attached to this paper.
All of these are relevant in relation to corruption.
Although I am critical of the government of the day, ie the ANC, I encourage loyalty to the SA state and the Constitution. South Africa is a great country and it has infinite potential. Many good things are happening in South Africa. It is necessary that these should be acknowledged and the ANC government given credit where credit is due. This attitude informs my discourse an values and corruption as well the concept of loyal opposition. Criticism must therefore be constructive.
Some of my letters, op-eds and articles are listed below:
(1) Cadres are Zuma's main challenge- The Witness 28 December 2012.
(2) More leaders need to speak out against graft- Daily News- 3 January 2013.
(3) Civil Society Must Act Daily News- 14 December 2012.
(4) Moral regeneration is the only way to go. The Star- 14 December 2012.
(5) Gauteng premier shines light on stronger federal system- Sunday Independent 25 November 2012.
(6) Sisulu's decision in conflict with constitution- Daily News 20 November 2012.
(7) Durban must fight against this gag- The Mercury 16 November 2012.
(8) Legal Bill opens way to abuse of power- Tribune 18 November 2012.
Ubuntu actually means humanness, (see S v Makwanyana 1995 (6) BCLR 665 (CC) par 308). and it was acutely reflected in the preservation and stability of the whole community. Its operation within their codes of tradition and law was evident in times of war, when women and children were never killed (see Mostert Frontiers 197). Ubuntu therefore underlined the entire basis of their intricate code of social laws. The African scholar Sogo explained that 'the primary object of Xhosa law …is to preserve tribal equilibrium. The law therefore guides the individual towards keeping the tribe from disintegration,…'(see Amakosa Customs). Constitutional Court judge, Yvonne Mokgoro, explains that ubuntu serves 'as the basis for a morality of co-operation, compassion, community-spiritness and concern for the interests of the collective, for others and respect for the dignity of personhood; all the time emphasising the virtues of that dignity in social relationships and practices.'(S v Makwanyana par 308}.
In the social and political culture of the Xhosa people, the chief played a pivotal role. In principle everything, and everyone belonged to the chief (see Mostert Frontiers 199). On the face of it he possessed unlimited power, and was able to impose any tyranny he wished (see Mostert Frontiers 199) . However, in reality the situation was vastly different. The relationship, as explains Mostert, between the Xhosa chief and his subjects was finely balanced. So for instance the loyalty a Xhosa chief commanded depended upon the way in which he used his privileges and prerogatives. This meant in practice there was no unconditional acceptance of a tyrant (see Mostert Frontiers 199). In practice the chief was accountable, and subjected to checks and balances upon his power. This arose from the fact that the lack of any central apparatus through which absolute control could be exercised. An important safeguard against the abuse of power by the chief was effected by the influence of his group of councillors, known as the amapakati or the middle ones (see Mostert Frontiers 199). In effect they constituted his Parliament and Supreme Court (see Mostert Frontiers 199). He governed on their advice and was indeed not expected to go against it. Although the chief was the head of the council, whether this applied to a chiefdom or a nation, he dare not veto a decision of his court except at the peril of his reputation and authority see (Mostert Frontiers 199).
The Xhosa people had laws and courts of law. Furthermore, there was a powerful tradition for democratic debate and a gift of logic that impressed outsiders. Nevertheless, the Xhosa world was most certainly not perfect, like other societies, including European ones, was as susceptible to greed, malice, envy conspiracy and darkness as any.
African people had their own religion, their own ethical views, and their political systems and philosophy before the advent of European colonisation. There was a distinctive collective consciousness that manifested itself in certain behavioural patterns, and spiritual self-fulfilment. This as indicated above, is described as Ubuntu, and is an African view of life and world view. It can be described as African Humanism, involving, alms-giving, sympathy, care and sensitivity for the needs of others, respect, patience and kindness.
Ubuntu takes seriously the view that man is essentially a social being. African ubuntu thinkers formulate their views in terms of 'a person is a person through other persons'. Ubuntu style management involves a departure from hierarchically structured management, as well as the introduction of cooperative and supportive form of management in which the collective solidarity of various groups employed is respected and enhanced'. Ubuntu is a social survival technique that developed from socio-economic and demographic circumstances in which African people had to cooperate to survive. In certain respects Ubuntu corresponds to social democracy, to which it has a 'certain affinity in terms of industrious individual efforts which are lauded and rewarded as long as they are altruistic'. Ubuntu requires the right balance between individualism and collectivism and it is made possible by taking 'people's need for dignity, self-respect, and regard for others seriously'. It requires consensus management, in that its emphasis is not on differences, but on accommodating differences. It should be noted that the interim Constitution stated the need for ubuntu, but unfortunately this authentic African concept does not feature in the current Constitution. We have sacrificed the textual foundation and encouragement for the furtherance of a truly African jurisprudence. Nevertheless the idea has a universal significance lives on and has most certainly not been extinguished.


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Where: CoCo's Crepes & Coffee, 218 Gray, Houston 713-521-0700 What $7 gets you: Crepes: dessert, breakfast or main meal crepes. Panini. A wide assortment of coffee, tea and other drinks. It does not get you any alcohol, though. This is BYOB.
Open seven days a week from 6 in the morning to 10 at night (till midnight on Friday and Saturdays) this corner restaurant is relatively low on overhead and high on good, competently executed crepes. Recommended? Yes, if you like crepes done by people who know how to make them.
On a recent chilly Saturday, this place was loaded with college kids and all-generation families looking for good food and a good deal. A few stalwart souls sat outside at the sidewalk tables, but it really wasn't the day for it even fortified with their hot chocolate topped off with whipped cream. As the wind picked up, most everyone eventually came inside to the warmth.
Even standing at the counter wasn't too bad. It's fascinating to watch the crepes being built, one right after another. And the cooks and order taker were certainly doing their best to get patrons seated as soon as possible. Food service isn't the fastest on earth but it wasn't terribly slow on this Saturday.
My dining companion went pretty basic with a build-your-own crepe with goat's cheese and mushrooms. She really liked it, but said next time she'd probably add in the Morrocan sausage.
The No. 1 crepe on the menu is a chicken, spinach and cheese combo. The chicken was lightly done, not tough, and the flavors were deliciously well blended. Next time, I'm going for the desserts.
Lucky for you: CoCo's offers a daily special as well as several vegetarian crepes.
-- Margaret Downing


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SEO Ranking – An Overview
It is a known fact that an effectively optimized website would rank higher on the SERP.
When we enter a phrase in search for information on Google, the first three results are the best of the lot. The probability of visitors clicking on the first three links is much higher than the other links. Again, appearing on the first page of any search information refers your website to be most aptly optimized based on the search engine standards. This conclusion is based on a study that 95% of the visitors do not move out of the first page on the lookout for information.
With this interpretation, read on to drill down further about how Google algorithms segregate information and few aspects for marketers to keep in mind while web page optimization.
Read also: How does Google Algorithm deal with website ranking?
Google's Expectation from SEO:
Google as a search engine aims to provide the right and most relevant type of information to visitors. In this process, Google segregates the huge amount of information it obtains at every search and gives the visitor the best possible result based on Google ranking algorithms. Ranking algorithms are a set of sequential procedures to categorize the most relevant information. Henceforth, having a brief idea about the working of these algorithms would further help strategists to fabricate an impactful marketing plan.
Primarily the Google algorithm looks for:
- The quality of content provided
- Relevancy, authority and depth of the content showcased on the web page
- The authenticity of source providing the content
- Online presence of the website owner
How does the Google Algorithm work?
To begin with, when a visitor keys in the search terms,
- The Google spiders crawl through the website and the pages to check its quality. Sitemaps plays an important role as the crawlers use these sitemaps to find new links and pages.
- The appropriately optimized web pages which is based on keywords and website exclusivity are then added to the Google's index and the further process of cataloging these pages happens
- On searching specific terms, Google throws out the most relevant searches first depending on the catalog listing.
Does Google Ranking Impact the Traffic on Web Page?
Yes! Essentially every marketer aims to fetch the maximum amount of traffic to his web page. An appropriately optimized web page with the right type of content on it would immensely contribute in boosting webpage traffic. When the attributes of a web page are on par with the demands of Google search engine algorithms, the web page undoubtedly ranks higher on SERP thereby catching the attention of visitors and hence improving online traffic.
Google ranking varies and it does vary based on location too. Marketers should ensure this attribute is well thought-out specifically if they have a geographically augmented customer base.
What is Location Based Ranking?
To cope with soaring expectations and shifting trends, location based ranking has come up as a boon in disguise. This ranking algorithm could give you results exclusively with regard to your location. For example if you were to search for a restaurant in your area, your search term would be something like "restaurant+ location name" rather than simply "restaurant" to save you from the work of scanning through multitudes of options.
To add on, location based ranking also helps businesses to rank higher on Google by setting up dedicated websites for specific locations. You could
- Create specific location based URLs instead of using the generic home page URL.
- Showcase content with regard to the particular region which could give better traffic and also help connect better with the target audience.
- Put up location based advertisements to increase credibility on Google
Read also: Explore how a location based strategy for SEO makes the difference
Tackling Google Ranking Fluctuations Effectively:
It is quite normal that Google rankings keep fluctuating very frequently. Your web page might be on position one today, getting back to position three, four and so on in the days to come. So is this a real concern? Actually, Google tends to keep track of web pages and pushing rankings back and forth. If your web page was ranked two today and ranks four tomorrow, it definitely is not a matter of concern. You ought to essentially follow up your ranking but give it time spanning from weeks to a couple of days, not every day.
What should be done?
Again, have a hold on your website traffic. This could be accomplished by having an effective SEO tool in place which would take charge and keep monitoring your webpage traffic consistently. If you derive from the reports generated that your site is driving steady traffic, you need not worry or make drastic changes to your SEO strategy.
When should you be concerned?
Consider your website having 20 pages and a few important pages have dip in terms of ranking almost suddenly. In such cases, probably Google has caught hold of something inappropriate on your web page and it needs your attention. Reevaluate your web page to check on bottlenecks.
Ranking high on SERP and maintaining a steadily performing web page involves numerous technical intricacies. One pivotal support every marketer needs a next-gen SEO tool which takes charge of end-to-end tracking activities and produce exhaustive reports on the web page performance on a regular basis.
Here is a comparison of few state-of-art SEO monitoring tools:
Google's Webmaster:
This tool is used primarily for site analysis. Thus helps marketers see the web page as Google does supporting them in comprehending the nuances of Google algorithm. Yet another aspect of this tool is the page speed monitoring which plays a significant role in checking website performance.
Elite site optimizer:
ESO is an automated SEO tool which equips marketers with vital information about their web page performance like on-page issues, site audit, and also top performing page. To add on this tool provides the missed opportunities report, a detailed traffic analysis report, mobile keyword rankings and also line check analysis to better understand website intricacies.
It functions on keyword research. Hence provides extensive reports about individual page performances based on keywords. Also helps in performing a comparative analysis with regard to competitors, delve into link building, on-page issues and analyze keywords used.
Read also: Best SEO Tools for complete Website Analysis
Moz's Pro tools:
It enables analyzing 3000 links on a given web page. It is a unified tool which helps in tracking web page performance, SEO ranking and also generate interactive reports.
Upcity's SEO report card:
Read also: SEO Automation Tool – A magnified approach


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Grand River / Elora Gorge answers the search for whitewater in SW Ontario
We are down in southwestern Ontario hanging out with family right now. We had heard rumours of some whitewater around here so drove 2 hours up to the Kitchener/Waterloo area and thought a run down the Elora Gorge run on the Grand River would be perfect to test out our new Salus Marine lifejackets. It was down from flood levels a few weeks ago and running around 10 [m^3/s], which seems to be just higher than normal summer flows.
The put in is just below the dam in the town of Elora (park at the baseball diamond and walk across the bridge and then down the path on the opposite side of the road). The old mill is in the background and the new micro dam is just out of the photo on the right. Check out the blue heron photo bombing the picture!
The Elora Gorge is primarily limestone, with cliffs up to 72 feet on either side. At high water it can be quite crazy with a river wide hole that forms in the middle of the gorge and no sneak lines… At lower waters it's a tubers paradise and a scenic class 2+ float with lots of eddy hopping and mini waves to surf.
The run took us about 90 minutes and we definitely milked it for all we could since we had been off the water for 10 days.
Lots of scenery to check out and enjoy along the way, and warm water to go with it!
It made for a fun family day on the water… If you are interested in going, you can find flow levels here: https://apps.grandriver.ca/waterdata/kiwischarts/rf_uppergrand.aspx (look at Shand Dam).
Kelly's Whitewater Park – a family destination
Kelly's Whitewater Park is located in Cascade, Idaho – about 1.5 hours north of Boise. This was our 3rd stop here, and our first time coming during the "summer season". The first few days did not seem promising as we had big rains, cool winds and were watching snow accumulate on the local peaks out our window.
The first sunny warm day was also the same day as the North Fork Championship, held just south of Kelly's near the town of Banks on the North Fork of the Payette River. The sun was shining, the river was pumping (running over 4000 cfs, which equals HIGH WATER) and it was a tonne of fun. We got to meet Canadian kayak legend Benny Marr, who is one heck of a nice guy, and watch Dane Jackson style a very challenging course and come away with the win for the second year in a row. If you are in the area and the race is on, be sure to make the effort to check it out. A great day for paddlers and spectators alike. Hint: Bring foam to sit on the rocks and a cooler with drinks and snacks as it's a full day of fun.
The North Fork was at high water levels for the first full week we were there. It was fun to paddle the top wave at everything from 5,000 cfs down to 2,500 cfs over the course of a week's time. All of our other experiences were at 1,200 cfs so this was a big change. At high water the top feature has both a juicy hole and a super green surf wave, combined together. This allows you to work on all sorts of tricks and skills.
My focus was making friends with the big foamy hole, which took a good 6 days BUT left me with another 6 days to work on my wave skills which was pretty fun. Tim tackled learning wave loops and was doing well by the second week. Hunter got so comfortable in the feature that he and Tim party surfed it together and he tackled learning how to do front and back blunts.
The one downside of living in a parking lot at the side of the river is the wildlife…Hunter found a mouse in his boat one day – luckily it was before he got in!
The middle wave at Kelly's is a fabulous place to play for people of all levels. It isn't really in at high water so we were happy when the levels dropped down to 2500 cfs and it came back. It's almost river wide with eddy service on both sides and deep enough to loop if you line up with the osprey nest on the short.
The middle wave is also a great place to SUP surf and surf surf. We brought the surf boards out and had a great time figuring out the wave. We all decided that it should be classified more as a swimming activity than surfing based on the % of time actually spent standing on the board.
The middle wave is just off a large rock island, which is a 2 minute walk from the parking lot. You lug all of your various toys out there for the day and then play/rest/swap/repeat for hours on end. With warm water and warm temps it really is an ideal summer playground for families of all interests.
One of the best parts of our stop this year was being there with friends. We capped the stay off with a convoy out to the local natural hot springs. There are 2 pools that have been built that are beside a small creek with pipes running from the creek that you can use to moderate the temperatures in the pool. Bring some beverages and snacks and it's a fabulous afternoon or evening activity.
We had a great two weeks in Cascade this year. It is a fabulous small town, with great outdoor amenities and really friendly people. There are a number of campgrounds in the area if you want more than a dirt parking lot to stay in. Can't wait to explore more of the runs on the Payette next year. Oh – and if you happen to come across a set of keys for a Ford F350 and 5th wheel – call Tim!


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by Jane Deren, Education for Justice
The early Church understood Jesus' call to redemptive suffering and rejected the concept of redemptive violence, which only destroys. On the cross, Jesus showed his followers "how to hold the pain and let it transform us, rather than pass it on to others around us," a tenet of nonviolence. But the pacifism of these early Christians was challenged as they became part of the Holy Roman Empire. The Church's Just War doctrine was first proposed by St. Augustine in the 4th century who sought to reconcile nonviolence with empire building. The Just War doctrine was fully developed by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 14th century and was used for centuries.
But in light of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in WWII and afterwards, the Church has been re-examining this doctrine: civilian deaths and vast devastation have become too commonplace in modern conflicts and warfare. The belief that modern weapons of war and the threat of nuclear mass destruction make all violent conflicts unjust is reflected in Pope St. John Paul II's declaration during the Iraq War that "war is always a defeat for humanity," and that "violence and arms can never resolve the problems of man." He proclaimed that "only peace is the road to follow to construct a more just and united global society." In declaring "May people learn to fight for justice without violence," John Paul was affirming the beliefs of his predecessors Blessed Pope Paul VI, who taught that "peace is the only true direction of human progress," and Pope St. John XXIII, who realized authentic development which supported the human dignity of all members of the human community could only be realized in a peaceful world.
Just Peace
Pope Francis has continued developing the concept of a just peace in his writings. In his January 2017 World Day of Peace message Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace, he makes clear that "violence is not the cure for our broken world. Countering violence with violence leads at best to forced migrations and enormous suffering…" Francis laments because vast amounts of resources are being diverted to military ends and away from human needs, especially of those suffering at the margins; he calls again for disarmament and abolition of nuclear weapons and the rejection of fear as the basis of co-existence…


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Purple Whirlpool
This is a twin bend of the Whirlpool bend in the Noir Collection. The difference is in the hand painting with a feathery trifold color of pink, purple and red blended together.
Approximate size: 5" x 5" x 3"
Our sculptures are 100% hand-bent and finished in Oakland, CA or Brooklyn, NY. Due to the nature of the wood bending process and the wood itself, each sculpture is unique. Variations in color, graining, and dimensions will exist.
Please note that plant variety may fluctuate according to season and availability.
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When you ask anyone outside of the U.K. what they think about London, you'll almost definitely hear some kind of weather-related reply. "It's always raining, right?" is the usual refrain. Wrong, if the gloriously sunny spell the city is currently experiencing is anything to go by, anyway. Seriously though, we haven't even broken into our new-season 100 dernier tights yet.
But, who are we kidding, here? While sunshine spells are very much appreciated, it is Monday's eerily beautiful fog cloud that really rocked our boat. The fog wasn't pea-souper, but rather a soft-focus lens that bathed the city in a fuzzily, gentle light.
And of course, when the city looks this good, people take a lot of pictures. Cue Buzzfeed's fantastic round-up of a very lovely London town. Click the link below to see the entire line-up and send a silent plea that this everlasting summer we're having continues on until at least November. (Buzzfeed)
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text: Finding Purpose and Soulutions will feature Holistic Psychologist, founder of the Christallin Method, and best-selling author Joy Martina, Ph.D. Joy helps clients with a myriad of issues, and we are going to focus on her work helping people re-program their subconscious mind for permanent and straightforward weight loss. Joy and her husband Roy Martina, M.D. recently published "Sleep Your Fat Away" (SYFA) which describes their scientifically robust weight-loss program in detail. I was fascinated to learn that losing weight is not all about diet and exercise – it is about re-programming the unc


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RM Auctions' inaugural Sporting Classics of Monacoevent held at the Grimaldi Forum on May 1st achieved $45,101,139 in total sales matching the highest dollar single-day collector car auction to date, also produced by RM.
Eighty-eight of the 105 pre- and post-war motor cars changing hands produced an 86 per cent sell through rate, and five automobiles fetched prices in excess of $2,638,443, along with setting two new world records.
The event's top seller was a rare 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina SWB,s/n 3309SA, set a new world record for a Superamerica when it sold for $3,799,600 well exceeding its high estimate of$3,232,083.
The sale's cover car, the 1937 BMW 328 MM `Buegelfalte',s/n 85032, considered one of the world's most significant pre-war sports racing cars, exchanged hands within less than 24 hours of the sale's conclusion for a confidential sum and is not included in the final sale results. However, the Buegelfalte had reached a high bid of $5,835,100 and its addition to the final auction results produce a successful collector auction.
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UConn sent out the following press release today on former soccer standout Jossimar Sanchez, who has signed with the New England Revolution ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Former UConn men's soccer standout Jossimar Sanchez has reached an agreement with the New England Revolution of the MLS, as announced by the organization Wednesday.
Sanchez appeared in 74 games for the Huskies from 2009-2012, making 73 starts as a center midfielder and center back and finishing his collegiate career with three goals and one assist. The Paterson, N.J. native was a team captain his junior and senior year for the Huskies, who reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in each season during that time. He helped UConn win the Big East regular season title and earned All-Big East First Team Honors as a senior after finishing the year with one goal, which came against conference rival Marquette, and two assists
The former Husky was drafted No. 4 by the Revolution in the MLS Supplemental Draft in 2013 despite a leg injury that occurred during his goal against Marquette, which caused him to miss the rest of his senior year. As a junior, he was named to the All-Big East Third Team and to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week after leading Connecticut to back-to-back shutouts over Tulsa and SMU.
Sanchez once again earned All-Big East Third Team honors his sophomore season when he tallied four points on two goals, and he was named to the All-Big East Rookie Team as a freshman, helping the Huskies win another Big East regular season title.
"Jossimar personifies what a UConn soccer play is about: passion, determination, competitive spirit and great feet," UConn men's soccer coach Ray Reid said. "Jay Heaps and Michael Burns are going to be very happy over time with this signing."
The UConn defender has played in four of the first five preseason games for the Revolution this season, playing as an outside back.
"Jossimar is a young player who will provide us depth," Revolution general manager Michael Burns said. "He worked hard to return to full fitness after his injury in college, so we're pleased he's earned a spot on our roster this year."
The Revolution open regular season play March 8th when they go on the road to face the Houston Dynamo.


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That isn't the point though. It didn't seem that hard. I'm sure to actual English people we sounded like idiots but hey, we were young, and stupid and we probably were idiots.
I bring up this trip down memory lane because I just watched an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
He's doing that again. Making movies. Since we didn't change the rules and he can't run for President he's back to "acting". Yeah there are quotes around that word because although I will watch True Lies every time it is on he is not winning an Oscar for his nuanced roles anytime soon.
Back on topic though. So the movie I watched was Sabotage.
Besides Arnold's awful hair. It's a pretty good 2 hours of people never running out of ammo and surviving ridiculous amounts of bodily trauma.
The part I find funny though is that because in the movie Arnold is a DEA agent we need to explain why he has an Austrian accent. I couldn't help but remember all the other movies with him that I had watched where they had to do the same thing.
Sidebar: As I type this The Presidio with Sean Connery comes to mind and how even though he was a Lt Colonel in the Army he had a Scottish accent. No one complained though because he beat a guy up with his left thumb. Right one's too strong for you.
Arnold isn't playing King Lear so who cares?
No one, but right now there are so many actors on American TV speaking with American accents that are not American!
This is a movie list but you get my point.
Is he lazy? Does he just not care?
Maybe it's because if you lost the accent he wouldn't be Arnold anymore and there would be no more ridiculous Internet insanity like this.
I should not have laughed at this as hard as I did. I'm blaming it on my sleepiness.


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نصوص مصريه قديمه قام بتجميعها المؤرخ وعالم المصريات بسام الشماع عن الطب فى مصر القديمه ذكر فيها
نص مصرى قديم ذكر ألم فى الزراع و الصدر......
المصريون القدماء أكلوا الكثير من " لحم الخنزير "..........
نسبة الدهون و انسداد الشرايين و تصلب الشرايين كانت نسبة ملحوظة .....فى مصر القديمة
(Related: "King Tut Mysteries Solved: Was Disabled, Malarial, and Inbred.")
Ahmose Meryet Amon—"Child of the Moon, Beloved of Amun"—had blockages in five major arteries, including those that supply blood to the brain and heart, said study co-leader Gregory Thomas, a professor of cardiology at the University of California, Irvine.
"If the princess was in a time machine and I was to see her now, I would tell her to lay off the fat, take plenty of exercise, then schedule her for heart surgery," Thomas said.
"She would require a double bypass."
Egypt Princess Lived in Times of Bread and Honey
Although the mummies' actual hearts had been removed before entombment, the CT scans uncovered calcium deposits elsewhere in the bodies that are indicative of artery damage. But the study team could not confirm that any of the mummies died of heart disease, because most of the mummies' organs were either disintegrated or missing.
However, a medical text dating back to the time the princess lived—between 1550 and 1580 B.C.—describes the pain in the arm and chest that precedes a potentially fatal heart attack. (Read "Mending Broken Hearts" in National Geographic magazine.)
In general, blocked arteries and heart attacks are health risks we associate with today's lifestyle and diet, not those of the ancient Egyptians, noted study co-author Michael Miyamoto of the University of California, San Diego's School of Medicine.
"They lacked a lot of the risk factors that we consider to be important in the development of atherosclerosis in modern populations—namely smoking, high rates of diabetes and obesity, and foods rich in trans fats," Miyamoto said.
But as a daughter of the Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao II, the princess—like the other examined mummies—was a member of the elite. That means she was possibly more prone to heart disease than the rest of the population.
"Since they were the elite, they presumably led more pampered lifestyles, were more sedentary, and also—maybe importantly—had access to foods which were dense in calories, particularly meats," Miyamoto said.
Adel Allam, study co-author and professor of cardiology at Egypt's Al Azhar University, added that the princess lived during a prosperous period of Egyptian history.
"Even the very poor people would eat a lot of pork, and the bread became mixed with honey," he said. "If ordinary people at this time did get a lot of carbohydrates and fat in their diets, then of course the elite would have got even more unhealthy food," he said.
Royal's Damaged Arteries a Family Affair?
Perhaps backing up diet as a contributing factor, researchers had previously found some evidence among ancient Egyptians for diabetes, a condition often associated with obesity, Allam added. Also, Egyptian papyrus documents by ancient physicians refer to diabetes symptoms.
However, although body fat is not preserved on ancient mummies, the signs are that Ahmose Meryet Amon was probably petite, Allam said. In fact, the team suspects some factor other than diet and lifestyle may have contributed to her vascular disease.
(Related: "Chemical BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms.")
For instance, "in her family there were a couple of other queens and princesses that had atherosclerosis, so a genetic element cannot be excluded," Allam said.
The new study suggests that genetics may be even more important than thought in causing atherosclerosis, and the mummies might hold clues to which genetic factors are involved.
Another possibility is that atherosclerosis can be brought on by chronic inflammation caused by a person's immune system responding to infection, which in turn can lead to inflammation of the blood vessel walls.
"The princess was known to have arthritis and inflammation of the joints," Allam noted. "Also, she had severe dental disease, which is another inflammation."
The US-Egyptian research team is undertaking further studies on a total of 72 mummies to investigate the individuals' genetic links, evidence of other health issues including arthritis and cancer, and whether their bones can reveal how active they were.
The team's most recent findings are published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is a condition
in which plaque builds up inside the arteries. Plaque is made of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a general term for the thickening and hardening of arteries.
What damage does atherosclerosis cause?
Plaque may partially or totally block the blood's flow through an artery in the heart, brain, pelvis, legs, arms or kidneys. Some of the diseases that may develop as a result of atherosclerosis include coronary heart disease, angina (chest pain), carotid artery disease, peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic kidney disease.>>>>


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L7 Announce First Album in 20 Years, World Tour Dates
After a sold-world 2015 reunion tour, L7 are back with new dates across the United States, Canada and Europe from spring through late fall – a fitting drum roll for February 2019, when the punk-metal band plans to release its first new album in 20 years.
L7 made the announcement via crowdsourcing website, PledgeMusic. A video teases the band playing their Hungry for Stink hit, "Fuel My Fire." Fans have roughly 60 days to donate by pre-ordering the album on L7's PledgeMusic website. The band is enticing larger donations with a miscellany of historic prizes, including a record player prop from the 1994 "Andres" video, vintage L7 vinyl records, signed set lists, a meet and greet in Boston, Dee Plakas' drum head and sticks and Suzi Gardner's cherry red Gibson Les Paul.
"It's one of those things [where] if we get a label great, if we don't, we'll just make it happen," singer-guitarist Donita Sparks tells Rolling Stone of the band's future. Since returning, the band has been unexpectedly productive. In 2017, L7 released its first original song in 18 years, the Trump-lampooning "Dispatch From Mar-a-Lago," chased by the furious punch of "I Came Back to Bitch" months later. "The reunion was for the fans and us coming together as peers and friends again and giving it another go," Sparks says. "But now our creative juices are really going."
Crowdsourcing services have become the de facto route for bands of any genre to release new music and PledgeMusic campaigns funded albums by artists including KT Tunstall, Pixies and Robbie Williams. Earlier this week, Megadeth announced a campaign for a special vinyl reissue.
But L7's connection to Pledge is unique in that the band wasn't planning to get back together until the success of their 2014 campaign for a band documentary convinced them otherwise. The crowd-funded documentary, L7: Pretend We're Dead, was nominated at the 2018 BRIT awards for Best Music Documentary alongside docs about Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, George Michael and more.
"L7 has a specific voice that is good for this era," Sparks says. And as a band? "We're all a lot better musicians. We're aware of arrangements, trying more new stuff and picking things up quicker than when we were younger … Plus we have an appreciation for the best job in the world."
L7 hasn't revealed any new information about new music or whether the just-released standalone singles will make 2019's expected full-length. But if the recent music and tour are any indication, L7 are poised for reinvention. "Suzi and I still get together; I write on my own. Sometimes Jen will bring something," Sparks says. "We're like the Beatles. George has got to sing sometimes. And possibly even Ringo."
L7 Tour Dates
April 10: Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
April 11: Boston, MA @ Paradise
April 12: New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
April 13: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
April 15: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
April 16: Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club
April 18: Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue
April 19: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
April 20: Chicago, IL @ Metro
April 21: Detroit, MI @ El Club
A John Waters Birthday w. L7 & John Waters
May 27: Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival
June 9: Leicestershire, UK @ Download Festival UK
June 29-30: Madrid Spain @ Download Madrid
June 13: Paris, France @ La Cigale
June 15: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg Amsterdam
June 17: Berlin, Germany @ SO36
June 27: Zürich, Switzerland @ Dynamo Zürich (offiziell)
June 28: Segrate, Italy @ Circolo Magnolia, Punk In Drublic
July 23: Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
July 24: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
July 25: Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
July 27: Montreal, Quebec @ 77 Festival
October 6: Glasgow, UK @ Garage
December 6: London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
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Never just an ivory tower, or a monument, the Campanile is a trusty landmark, a familiar friend, a treasure trove of history, a music box, a guardian, a solace and a thing of great beauty. But most of all, it is a symbol of the university's lofty vision and enduring contribution to California and the world.
The Bells: Did You Know?
A carillon needs at least 23 bells – the tower began with a 12-bell chime.
Fear of World War I submarine attacks delayed the first bells' arrival on a British ship.
The bells played for two continuous hours at the end of World War II.
Famous jazz pianist Herbie Hancock gave a concert on the chimes in 1968.
Famous artist Ruth Asawa sculpted the young bears on the 5.25-ton Great Bear Bell.
The prestigious Berkeley Medal was once the Berkeley Carillon Medal.
Carillonists play with their feet as well as with their hands.
"The coolest job in the world"
"Natural Frequencies"
Sounds of the Tower
How many fossils are in the Campanile?
Some 20 tons of ancient fossils – about 300,000 individual objects – are housed on five levels of the tower.
How did they get there?
UC paleontologists excavated most of them in the early 1900s from tar pits in prehistoric Los Angeles. Tar pits form when natural asphalt seeps up from the ground and creates pits or lakes. Fossils from the La Brea tar pits were brought to the Campanile for storage in 1913, before the tower was completed. More fossils, from the McKittrick tar pits in San Joaquin Valley, arrived in the 1930s.
How many animals – and what kinds – were trapped in the tar pits?
It's hard to say, since there were no whole skeletons found in the sticky tar seeps, and countless more fossils still are stuck there. UC Berkeley's fossils include the remains of many animals, such as saber-toothed cats, horses, camels, ground sloths and birds like the vulture, which fed on animals caught in the tar.
What is the most common fossil in the tower?
The No. 1 fossil is that of the dire wolf, an extremely common large, wild dog that lived throughout North America 10,000 years ago, but then became extinct.
In the No. 2 slot is Smilodon, the saber-toothed cat that weighed between 750 and 900 pounds and became the California state fossil in 1974. Professor and UC Berkeley alumnus Donald Savage in the Department of Paleontology lobbied to make that happen.
Why can't the public see the fossils?
Most of the fossils are stored in cabinets and taken out only for research and teaching purposes. The collections also aren't exhibited on campus; public research universities rarely have space for that. But you can see a skeleton of Smilodon in the Valley Life Sciences Building and a Smilodon sculpture outside McCone Hall.
According to campus lore, the Campanile's elevator door used to open onto the levels where the fossils are stored, and animal skeletons were dramatically positioned to scare tower guests.
Why are the fossils still in the tower?
It's unusual to store fossils in a bell tower, but the location suited students in the early 1900s with paleontology class in nearby Bacon Hall. Today, students and researchers work in the tower measuring, sampling and observing the fossils, and students and staff curate and catalog there. The Valley Life Sciences Building, where paleontology and integrative biology are taught, is close by. So is McCone Hall, home to the geology department. There is no comparable space for the fossils elsewhere on campus.


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Can Kava Make You High?
Having heard about a Kava Tea high that was apparently similar to being drunk but without the loss of control that alcohol produces, I decided to give it a shot. I enjoy alcohol but the waste line certainly doesn't. I was also looking for something that would not induce that morning-after agony.
Alcohol Alternative
My first foray into Kava Tea, having heard about it through an article at io9.gizmodo was to search through some of the kava forums. I was looking for an alcohol alternative that didn't do any of the bad stuff. I suppose it was like looking for the Holy Grail, probably wasn't going to happen but I thought I'd give it a try.
Seeing Kava tea described as an alcohol substitute in some of the forum posts, with folks talking about feeling drunk, high or as the kava connoisseurs call it "krunked", and it started to look like I had found a substance with some potential. Add into that that this root of the "Piper Methysticum" plant (Intoxicating Pepper – sounds promising, right?) was a naturally occurring psychoactive that had been used by Polynesian Islanders for thousands of years, apparently with little to no side effects and the case was made for a trial.
Squeezing The Root
I had heard all about the supposedly disgusting taste of imbibing the root, so attempted, after picking up a bag of Paradise Kava's 100% Lateral Root Borogu Kava (apparently a good noble kava – recommended over the more-edgy Tudei varieties) to make the kava drink taste better by adding some chocolate milk. The taste turned out not to be as bad as the embarrassment of having to ask my wife for a pair of her stockings in order to squish the root's natural goodness into a bowl of receiving water. Imagine squeezing putty in a big muslin bag and this is how you get the active kavalactones into the water out of the root powder.
As you squeeze, the water goes murky until it becomes literally mud-coloured, with a fine oily sheen at the surface (apparently this is good as it means the natural Kava oils are being extracted out of the pulp well).
Downing The Brew
Once I had a good bowlful of this (quite pleasant, woody smelling) concoction – I think I used around 4 tablespoons of powder to half a litre of water, I screwed up my nose (expecting the worst from the taste) and proceeded to neck the whole bowl down in one. So it wasn't the nectar of the gods that was for sure. Although I'm sure the chocolate milk helped – this was no Ambrosia. It did taste kind of peppery and earthy, quite thick also (I think I had made a "strong batch") but I kept it down without a problem.
I went to sit down and relax, having heard that the best thing to do to reach the state of blissful euphoria so often mentioned in the same breath as Kava Tea, was to "Listen to the kava".
Well, I kept listening, but nothing happened! Honestly, absolutely nothing. So much for this alcohol alternative! This Kava tea was not making me high; not immediately, not 15 minutes later, not at all.
I hit the forums again, ready to denounce this lie, this myth. Ready to condemn and berate all these fibbers with their tales of calm euphoric bliss and cloud-floaty mental meanderings. But then something caught my eye. In the midst of the Newbies part of the forum, I was seeing the same response from other intrepid traveler on the kava journey. Why hasn't it worked for me? Why did I not get the Kava High. What is Reverse Tolerance? And there, before I even knew what it meant was my answer. Check out my article about Kava reverse tolerance, what it means, how you can get over it and why it may put so many newcomers off this wonderful herb.
So, What Does A Kava Tea High Feel Like?
Suffice to say, I eventually did find out that Kava tea can make you high, but that was a matter of three weeks later! Read my follow-up post on what a Kava Tea high feels like.


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The Turkish military has been conducting a live fire exercise today off the north west coast of Cyprus on the same day that Exxon Mobil was scheduled to hold a news conference to discuss the energy prospects of the island's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The military drill began at 5am on Wednesday morning after Turkey issued two NAVTEX (notice to mariners) and is expected to continue until the early afternoon.
It will also include Turkish seismic survey vessel 'Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha', submarines and frigates which will be reportedly circling within bloc 6 and 7 of [South] Cyprus' EEZ.
Cyprus Weekly


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Michigan's own, Shane Hagedorn and David Gries, seasoned actors with character role and leading man credentials, have far exceeded 'one-trick pony' status.
Running the filmmaking gamut of experience – from actor, writer, director, editor, to producer, graphics designer, webmaster and production coordinator – the two men have joined the cast of Collective Development Incorporated's feature film, 'MBF' (Man's Best Friend), scheduled to roll cameras in March in mid-Michigan.
Written by DJ Perry (who stars as Paul Landings, an Afghanistan war-wounded Marine veteran), 'MBF' is an engaging, yet dramatic cautionary tale that explores parallels between the treatment of military veterans and 'last chance' shelter dogs.
The film touches on an array of veterans' and societal issues. From PTSD and other mental health/psychiatric disorders to mistreatment and abuse of animals (specifically canines); disrespectful, troubled teens; and, the arrogance of perceived privilege by those in positions of power.
Explains 'MBF' Director Anthony Hornus, "What sets 'MBF' apart is its reach for redemptive balance. Our story exposes the darkness of man's inhumanity, yet embraces the goodness in the hearts of others. Shane and David are great additions to the ensemble."
Both Mr. Hagedorn and Mr. Gries honed their acting skills in community and collegiate theater.
Shane started in 2000 in Lansing Community College's Theater Program. He earned many roles and trained in disciplines from improv, comedy and drama, to Shakespeare.
His venture into film (he's now been involved in nearly a dozen films) began with 2008's 'The Model Father,' a piece he wrote, produced, directed and edited. He collaborated on two award-winning features with Rebel Pictures, 'Fairview St. and 'Handlebar' (which he co-wrote and earned a Detroit festival nomination for best supporting actor). His 'break-out' film, 'Ashes of Eden,' a gritty urban drama (that he wrote, directed and co-produced under his company, Newhouse Entertainment), introduced him to the CDI Tribe of artists.
Shane earned the role of Arch Angel 'Gabriel' and he appears in all three of CDI's films in 'The Quest Trilogy' ('Forty Nights,' 'Chasing the Star' and 'The Christ Slayer,' due out in 2018).
Audiences will soon see Shane in a starring role as 'Emmett,' a quiet Civil War veteran and family man, in CDI's 1870's drama, 'Wild Faith' due out in 2018.
"I get to work with a team of professionals that I call friends," enthused Shane of 'MBF.' "Like- minded problem solvers who blend business and art seamlessly to tell great stories. I'm proud to be on a project telling a story about real-life heroes."
Mr. Gries, a staple in the Grand Rapids stage and film scene, is coming into his own as an actor. In 2011's 'Mimesis,' David worked with horror icon Sid Haig. His work was labeled 'stellar' on 'America's Most Haunted' and 2017's 'The Lost Within' in highly memorable roles.
With credited work on more than 20 films (shorts and features) in various capacities, David came across the radar in Lansing through his friendship and work with actress Melissa Anschutz, who is also a producer with CDI.
In 'The Christ Slayer,' David gives an impassioned turn as a conflicted Roman Centurian, 'Crispus,' who is at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, while audiences will see him in 'Wild Faith' as 'Ely,' part of a racist, local band of cut-throats. Both films are in post-production and due out in 2018.
"We embark on another story-telling journey and I'm so honored to again join the CDI ranks," said Mr. Gries. "MBF is not just a touching story about connection between humans and our animal companions, it's a look into the treatment of those who have served our country."
Concludes Mr. Gries, "Being a dog owner, my family and I understand the bond. The human/canine story inside 'MBF' is touching and beautiful, while the damaged, returning war veteran portion of the
tale is powerful and poignant. Most of all, it's relevant. For today, tomorrow, always." 'MBF' is slated to be released by Bridgestone Multimedia Group (BMG).
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And again with no pictures of what I did. Oh well. I cut out more (and more, and more) of the squares for my orange-yellow-black-and-grey quilt; I've finally gotten enough now to start up sewing together another batch. I've got sixty nine-patches done already, and I think the finished size is going to be twelve by fifteen squares, so I'll need one hundred eighty altogether. So that's one third down, with one hundred twenty to go. I still need to find probably about four yards of ash grey cotton for the plain squares in between.
I also sat down and listed a bunch of unfinished object projects, and then laid out the next series of steps to do for each, which is very helpful. Because I'd like to use November also to help me learn to finish things (I am notorious for the amount of UFOs I've got kicking around. How many quilts have I started now?)
Earlier today (well the 13th, I guess) I went scouting around for lumber on the property. I may have found a good hunk of something to use as the two inch thick piece for the top of the bookcase I designed last week. Except, looking at it, all I could think of was Gandalf's remark about Barliman Butterbur's mind: it was 'like a lumber room: things wanted, always buried.'
Sunday, November 14, 2010
AEDM November 14th
Posted by Thalia at 12:38 AM
Labels: Art Every Day Month
2 comments:
- Debra She Who Seeks said...
I haven't thought of Barliman Butterbur in years!
- November 14, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- B @ Sweet Limes said...
Who cares if you don't have pictures, that's not entirely the point is it? It sounds like you're keeping busy and being creative though, that's awesome! I'm not a quilter at all so I'm in awe of what you're working on.
- November 14, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- Let me present two pieces of information for your consideration, loyal Ammoland readers, which will give you a glimpse into the minds of our enemies.
Piece of information number one: Comments from Democratic strategist David Shor, who was interviewed by New York Magazine about the 2020 election and trends for the 2022 midterms:
- "[H]istorically, Democrats have won non-white conservatives, often by very large margins. What happened in 2020 is that nonwhite conservatives voted for Republicans at higher rates; they started voting more like white conservatives."
- "[T]he fundamental problem is that Democrats have been relying on the support of roughly 90 percent of Black voters and 70 percent of Hispanic voters. So if Democrats elevate issues or theories that a large minority of nonwhite voters reject, it's going to be hard to keep those margins."
- "Basically, we have this small window right now to pass redistricting reform and create states. And if we don't use this window, we will almost certainly lose control of the federal government and not be in a position to pass laws again potentially for a decade."
Does this sound like someone confident in the so-called "emerging Democratic majority" or in the inevitability of a "coalition of the ascendant?" The answer is clearly, "No." These are the comments of a political strategist who sees the political landscape shifting and not necessarily to the advantage of those he is strategizing for.
For instance, Gallup's polling shows that conservatives (who we can generally assume are pro-Second Amendment) hold an 11-point lead over liberals (where the bulk of anti-Second Amendment extremists come from), 36-25, with 35 percent of the country identifying as moderate. Now, the exact splits may vary by state, county, state/local legislative district, or Congressional district, but there is one thing Shor noted in his interview: "Roughly the same proportion of African American, Hispanic, and white voters identify as conservative."
Shor's comments indicate that the ratios Gallup found don't really discriminate by race. This means that given the ratios that the anti-Second Amendment extremists running the Democratic Party count on to win elections, there is a demographic disaster looming, but it isn't for the Second Amendment. If anything, given the trends Shor mentioned, you can see that the anti-Second Amendment extremists who currently run the Democratic party are in a precarious situation and are thus pushing desperate measures to avoid being locked out of power.
What else can explain the furor of the Left over Tim Scott's state of the union response, or the candidacy of Caitlin Jenner for governor of California, if not furthering those ideological fault lines? That isn't the only factor as well. After the 2018 midterms, I noted that sometimes, other issues will dominate the election. That year, health care was the issue, and along with a distaste for President Trump's tone, it hurt pro-Second Amendment candidates. In 2022, critical race theory, Biden's co-called "equity" agenda, and the Left's affinity for socialism could be the issues that dominate.
Asian-American and suburban moderates, in particular, aren't taking too kindly to "equity" campaigns in local school districts, which means that over the short term, they may ignore a pro-Second Amendment position they would otherwise see as a deal-breaker to defeat local and state officeholders who are carrying out an "equity" campaign.
As for socialism, Shor himself admits that it shifted Hispanic and Asian-American support away from Democrats, saying, "I think one natural inference is that the increased salience of socialism in 2020 — with the rise of AOC and the prominence of anti-socialist messaging from the GOP — had something to do with the shift among those groups." Shor also noted the Hispanic opposition to the "defund the police" campaign.
While some might hold permanent grudges over those issues and change their voting accordingly, others will default to the other issues that held primacy in their decision-making process on Election Day. How big each of those groups will be is the big question. Once the immediate crisis is over, the number of people whose defections are permanent can be maximized if Second Amendment supporters are willing to put in the work to change these "temporary" defectors into Second Amendment allies who will overlook the other issues, or at least render them non-hostile to those candidates and officeholders who defend our rights.
This is achievable but will involve carefully thought out messaging, along with hiring translators to start making the case to new arrivals. Let's face it, until 2025, the Biden-Harris regime will have the gates thrown open. The question is, whether we surrender to despair or fight like hell to make our case? The latter may be the better option. Why?
For that, let's consider piece of information number two: Polling results from the Washington Post as reported by Breitbart News, showing a sharp drop in support for anti-Second Amendment measures among young people and Hispanics. John Nolte noted a number of reasons why this is happening, including the riots of last summer and the lack of response by authorities.
The 2020 election has taught us that leaving votes on the table could be bad for the future of the Second Amendment.
There are huge gains to be had for Second Amendment supporters, who just need to be willing to put in the work to accelerate some trends that are already starting instead of surrendering to despair.
About Harold Hutchison
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.


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Back to the Future: 2012 Presidential Race has Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Tied at 45%
Barack Obama, you've come a long way baby in six short months. Talk about a poll that shows the American attitude and feelings of buyer's remorse.
Obama was touted as The Chosen One, he was the Obamamessiah, he was the man of Change, the man of Yes we can … Now he looks like a one term neutered President who the American people have lost confidence in.
Mitt Romney, Yes He Could Have and Will …
How on earth can a 6 month sitting President be behind in a hypothetical 2012 Presidential match up? Maybe the MSM would like to provide some rose-colored spin? The fact of the matter is that Barack Obama's first 6 months has been a disaster. Never have we seen the likes of such a free-fall as Obama. Then again, we have never had a US President ever try to spread Socialism and big government control in America under the guise of economic stimulus.
Although polls like this are way too premature, the fact that The Chosen One is tied with Mitt Romney speaks volumes to the free fall that Obama has had in the polls and America's disenchantment with the Obamamessiah. According to a recent Rasmussen poll, if the 2012 presidential election were held today, President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney would be all tied up at 45% each.
One thing is for certain and the American public should have paid attention during the last election. Mitt Romney was the only candidate who could have handled the economic issues that faced the country. Maybe America will actually pay attention in 2012 as opposed to fawning over a social experiment, words and a teleprompter.
What a difference a couple of months of socialism makes. It was just last November, Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain by a 53% to 46% margin.
What might be even more eye opening and a sign of just how weak Obama has become is that in the same poll Obama only beats Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, by six points, 48% to 42%. This after Obama, his minions, the media and Democrats and their operatives have had on all out full court press against Palin. Only six points? Maybe the so-called pundits would like to reevaluate their thoughts that Sarah is finished politically?
As stated at Hot Air and agreed with, this poll says more about the failings of Obama than it does about the other candidates. The Obama Presidency might be the shortest one in US history. The publics loss of faith in Obama to handle the economy and health care is a kin to a British Prime Ministers vote of no confidence in the Parliament.
Posted July 21, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
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33 Responses to "Back to the Future: 2012 Presidential Race has Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Tied at 45%"
Michelle Smith on
July 21st, 2009 11:51 am
Wait! Did you say Obama beat McCain by a 56% to 43% margin? Well I'll be dipped. According to all the left wing nuts, Obama won by a landslide. Go figure.
What you wanna bet that it would be the other way around now?
twolf on
July 21st, 2009 12:36 pm
Romney? I thought Palin was the 2012 one to beat?
PlatinumSkye on
July 21st, 2009 12:50 pm
Actually Michelle it was Obama 52% to McCain 45%. That ain't a landslide. 2012 however appears to be a landslide.
However I think you may have a different Presidental Contender from the Democrat side rather than Obama in 2012.
Scott on
July 21st, 2009 12:51 pm
Reagan won in a landslide; Obama did NOT!
twolf – go tbag somebody.
Romney can fix 'things.' He might offer Obama a tip or two for fixing economies, businesses, etc…He's DONE it!
Jack Hammer on
July 21st, 2009 3:02 pm
Do you morons understand whoever is in the White House is going to suck. Wow Scott, you sound like a real smart and mature human being.
twolf on
July 21st, 2009 3:41 pm
Scott…I would but you like it too much..not fun anymore
david r on
July 21st, 2009 4:53 pm
Let's watch the liberal attack dogs start going after Romney now.
yoyo muffintop on
July 21st, 2009 5:56 pm
In 2000 it was:
48% Al Gore
47% George Bush
Who won that election #1 & #3? Lol.
Electoral votes determine who is the President….and Obama won in a landslide (365 to 173).
yoyo muffintop on
July 21st, 2009 7:01 pm
#7 – The base of the republican party, evangelical christians, will tear Romney to shreds. Evangelicals believe mormonism is a cult – just ask James Dobson and Focus on the Family.
Liberals won't have to do anything but sit back and watch.
St Stephen on
July 21st, 2009 7:39 pm
@8 yoyo
You are right. Total popular vote, while nice, mean exactly zilch in the United States Presidential elections.
Electoral votes name presidents, and it does not appear likely to change anytime soon.
That being said, however, I like the way things have been shaping up re Gov Mitt Romney, and Sarah Palin IS a strong and positive voice for the American people as well, tbags notwithstanding.
Michelle Smith on
July 21st, 2009 8:53 pm
Hey YoYo we are talking about how Americans feel about the candidates and the current president not electoral votes. DUH!
So 52% voted Obama & 43% voted McCain (not a landslide) Obama's popularity is falling fast.
JustaMom on
July 21st, 2009 10:11 pm
Ron Paul 2012!!
yoyo muffintop on
July 21st, 2009 10:35 pm
#11 – That's not what you wrote.
Reread post #1.
Really Michelle, you weren't talking about "winning" but instead you were talking about "feeling" in post #1? Really Michelle?
Here, I'll post it again for you Michelle:
"Wait! Did you say Obama beat McCain by a 56% to 43% margin? Well I'll be dipped. According to all the left wing nuts, Obama won by a landslide. Go figure."
Did I read "beat" and "won" in your post Michelle?
Nice try though – haha.
yoyo muffintop on
July 21st, 2009 11:51 pm
Oh, but I forgot #11 Michelle….you are a Birther.
And we all know what you Birthers are about Michelle – you are racists and xenophobes who have found an apparently socially acceptable way to express your rather transparent bigotry.
SUPER DAVE on
July 22nd, 2009 7:14 am
YOYO: i thought you were away doing a tampon commercial for obama.
PA Mom on
July 22nd, 2009 7:58 am
With jobs being so scarce, I decided to look on the internet to see in which state I could move to and find a good economy and job opportunity. The number one state was Alaska. This speaks tons for Sarah Palin's qualifications. How come no one is reporting on this?
I also like Mitt Romney.
President Obama is obviously not qualified.
Dolf on
July 22nd, 2009 8:47 am
It speaks for the natural recourses Alaska has, with the smaller population.
Michelle Smith on
July 22nd, 2009 9:10 am
YoYo There you go with your racist remarks again. Is that all you know? It's really getting old. Everyone that disagrees with you is not a racist. But you seem to think everything is about race so it appears you have the problem with race and you know? I don't have to defend myself to you. You are just an angry liberal that can't accept that not everyone worships Obama.
And yes that was the percentage of the popular vote YoYo and that is what I was referring to not electoral votes. The percentage of popular votes that Obama won by. I know what I wrote, I don't need you quoting me.
Trying to twist things again I see. You really need to get new material.
Michelle Smith on
July 22nd, 2009 9:11 am
#14 And you just think you know me….
Scott on
July 22nd, 2009 10:09 am
Michelle – don't let the liberal illegal immigrant douche bag get you all riled up. He's the typical liberal with his mouth wide open about this and that but if it really ever came down to it, he wouldn't give up his paying job (although I doubt he even has a job) for some down on their luck brother from the hood.
I highly doubt he donates to charity or does charity work. I highly doubt he has a compassionate bone in his body like most liberals; i.e. attacking the Canadian woman who came here for CANCER surgery because she would have died waiting for that same treatment in a socialized medical country. There are THOUSANDS of these cases..THOUSANDS THOUSANDS!
He doesn't know the definition of a landslide…LOOK AT REAGAN's two wins…those are REAL LANDSLIDES….
It's funny, the doofus uses whatever method; percentages or electoral votes, depending on however the argument goes, typical backboneLESS liberal attitude.
FACT is this…there are prominent and very powerful Dems who are behind in any 'snapshot;' including the POS Steny Hoyer in my districtl; who is five points behind and he has held a very powerful hold for MANY MANY years. It's happening all over the country and the American people are finally realizing this guy is trying to basically push what we have left off a cliff; DESPITE what the liberal MSM will NOT report.
Nancy Pelosi is a LIAR when she says they have the 'support' of the American people. See, they still think the election validates something but when in fact; TIMES ARE A CHANGING and that validation no longer exists. Americans do NOT want the type of healthcare being offered. PERIOD.
CALL, WRITE, EMAIL your congress representative.
And if you think you can't call, write or email anymore, do just that, call, write and email some more!
Rusty Bridges on
July 22nd, 2009 12:15 pm
Wow, could you imagine if Romney became president? The first person from the only group of people in the history of the US that had a federal extermination order placed on them to become president! That is a success story a heck of a lot more compelling than Sotomayors and Baracks combined.
Thats when the diversity of America would be complete!
SUPER DAVE on
July 22nd, 2009 1:25 pm
obama, the 6th black president. there were 5 before you bro. all democratic propaganda produced by brobama and his paid for media junkies.
where's the birth certificate bro ?
nurturer on
July 22nd, 2009 2:26 pm
#8 – Yo, YoYo. LOL
Bush won Florida in 2000. Your liberal media on the East coast determined that Gore had won after the polls closed after 7pm EST.
Meanwhile, on CST time, voters in the panhandle of Florida, in the central time zone, were still voting. Those votes are what won Florida for Bush. Nothing was stolen. LOL. It was a legitimate win. LOL. But your dopey left-wing press wanted a Gore win, forgetting all about the 'other half' of Florida. They know where the Florida panhandle is now, hey YOYO.
Dolf on
July 22nd, 2009 3:43 pm
Scott, ppl who shout out that they donate to charity…are usualy ppl who are ppl who are full of shit.
just an fyi
ANewGirl on
July 22nd, 2009 5:27 pm
Dolf—just an FYI…..you still are not an American Citizen..so you are completely free to DONATE your irrelevant comments elsewhere.
yoyo muffintop on
July 22nd, 2009 6:05 pm
#25 – How's the booze taste from scott's chalise newgirl? Lol.
#23 – who said Bush didn't win the presidency in 2000 other than #1 & #3? Do you believe the popular vote determines who becomes president?
The popular vote doesn't matter – just ask George Bush.
Michelle Smith on
July 22nd, 2009 10:47 pm
#26 I did not say George Bush didn't win the presidency. More lies. I think you need to put the bottle down and read my post again. Where did I say that George Bush didn't win the Presidency?
Andrew on
July 22nd, 2009 11:42 pm
If yer not an american u aint got no right to talk and yer opinion doesnt matter.superdave for trailer park congress 2010!Anignorantgirl——your seriously an idiot.get back on the couch and watch reruns of walker texas ranger while you chug diet mountain dew thinking it is a diet.
St Stephen on
July 23rd, 2009 5:52 am
I see that this thread has deteriorated sufficently with unproductive name-calling.
Fact remains, however, that the Republican party may experience a resurgence in popularity as more potential candidates take this time to present the American public with a sane platform that is understandable and will fix the present system with fiscal conservative values that we have been missing for so long.
Scott on
July 23rd, 2009 7:23 am
Dolf – bite me. That's a false statement. I'm proud to donate to charity. You don't know a damn thing about me. My son had to go to Children's Hospital for the first year of his life so I donate to them. People talk all the time about where they donate and how proud they are. I donate to the Jimmy V Foundation because I've have close people to me have cancer or die of cancer.
F off! It's finally great to see others are piping up and telling this loser to go away!
NOBODY here cares what you have to say. You are NOT an American so you have know dog in the fight. And don't give me this "global economy" bullshiZ!
I usually try not to 'hate' people but I borderline hate your stupid liberal non-informative, add nothing to the debate, CNN watching (*&(*&*(&)!
People like you, liberals, DISGUST me by trying to tell people how they SHOULD live their lives. For example your moronic statement that people that boast about donating usually dont….I NEVER said how much I donate nor did I boast about it. I just said I am proud to donate to charities FOR A PURPOSE!
You wouldn't know about having compassion because you are souless person!
new creature on
July 23rd, 2009 2:31 pm
Firstly, let me say I am a christian conservative, who loves people. Even people who disagree with me. I have a dear friend who works on The Hill and is a liberal. I love our conversations because he seeks to hear me, and I him. We disagree, but there is productive dialog. And I truly respect him.
Secondly, I was drawn to this conversation because it focused on Mitt Romney. He was written off early in the game last time around because the pundits "assumed" christians would never vote for a Mormon. I also recall them writing off Huckabee because his name was silly. Nonetheless, they were right. The pundits, rather. Christians wouldn't touch Romney with a ten foot pole—ignorantly. Romney and Huckabee both were powerful candidates. Each with flaws, but both more capable, with more experience than the current office holder.
The point being, christians MUST begin to operate shrewdly in the years ahead. And remember, He who is not against us, is for us. Mitt Romney shares our values even if he doesn't share our litergy. The question isn't "is he saved?", the question is, "does he support our values?". And the answer is a resounding YES! Take a look at mormon families, typically. They emphsize family, education, hard work, morality, personal responsibility, and being self-sufficient. Literally, EVERY mormon I know is a valuable, hard-working memeber of society, whether I agree with their book or not.
You don't have to have a "C"hristian in the White House in order for christian values to be upheld. We can look at history for the proof in that puddin'. Certain modern presidents who need not be named claimed to be christian, but were morally bankrupt. Look at the fruit of a person, not the religious hat they wear.
SUPER DAVE on
July 23rd, 2009 3:33 pm
andrew: i see that we have a new racist from the democrat klan. get a job boy and serve your country. stop waiting on your free obama bucks, they're worthless.
and yes, my trailer is one of those complete with brick and slab to boot. now go figure !
another little tree hugging punk trying to prove he is cool by voting for obama.probably was suckered into buying a pair of the obama payless shoes.
Dolf on
July 24th, 2009 5:44 am
global economy BS
maybe in your little backward world its BS
and hate all you want…it tells more of you then me.
I don't feel the need to start insulting…you hhave to do something about your Old Angry White Male syndrom
and again..you failed the reading course: I say ppl who boast about the donations to charity are full of shit, not that they don't give.
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New England 200 Odds
LOUDON, NH (TheSpread) – The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this week for the running off the New England 200 on Saturday afternoon.
According to oddsmakers at online sports book Bodog, Kyle Busch is the favorite to win this race with 5/2 odds. Other short odds to win are Carl Edwards (3/1) and Kevin Harvick (5/1).
Busch won this race in 2004. Busch has five Nationwide wins in 14 races. He has finished in the top 5 of his last eight Nationwide competitions. His average finish on the season is 6.6.
Edwards won this event in 2005. Edwards has four wins in 17 Nationwide races. He has an average finish of 8.2 on the year. He has finished in the top 10 in six of his last seven races.
Harvick was victorious in this race back in 2001. Harvick has competed in nine Nationwide races this year. He has yet to win any of them and has an average finish of 14.2. Harvick has failed to crack the top 10 in four of his last five races.
The New England 200 will take place Saturday, July 16 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway at 3:47PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year's event, see below.
Odds to win the New England 200 – 2011 New England 200 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Saturday, July 16, 2011
Kyle Busch 5/2
Carl Edwards 3/1
Kevin Harvick 5/1
Joey Logano 6/1
Brad Keselowski 6/1
Kasey Kahne 10/1
Ricky Stenhouse 12/1
Elliot Sadler 12/1
Trevor Bayne 20/1
Reed Sorenson 25/1
Aric Almirola 25/1
Field 8/1
2011 New England 200 Information
Race Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Pre-Race: 3PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 3:47PM ET
TV Coverage: ESPN
Radio Coverage: PRN
Track Type: Oval (200 laps)
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Who Made The Better Call?
by Paul on 06/01/12 at 01:50 PM ET
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from Justin Bourne of The Score,
I'm a Canadian guy living in the US, so I'm quite familiar with the work of most national broadcasters. I love Bob Cole and Harry Neal ("Great save by…the goalie!"), and usually I love Jim Hughson. Now that I'm in the US, I get a lot of Doc Emrick, who is a whole bunch of fantastic himself ("Waffleboarded into the corner by Brodeur!").
When Anze Kopitar scored the OT winner in Game 1 it, Emrick owned the moment. You could see the play unfolding, so the announcers had time to get excited as things developed. It's not as fun when some surprise garbage goal goes in – this one gave us the rising action and the climax.
Jim Hughson's call on CBC wasn't exactly electric though. He sounded like a one of the bias broadcasters that sounds openly disappointed when their team gets scored on.
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