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I've also tried to explain many times why other people in the world might like the Los Rojos uniform -- why it is, in fact NECESSARY if the Reds want to become something more than a provincial brand and to build a fan base that has growth potential.
It isn't that Spanish-speaking fans are unable to wear Cincinnati Reds uniforms. They can, and probably have -- some of them for many years. It's just that there is another language that is part of them, part of their culture, part of who they are. And these jerseys, in some small way, might speak to that part of them. For others, it might not. And that's their prerogative as well.
I remain baffled as to why any of this makes you angry. To me, it is a welcome expansion of the team and the culture I love to call my own in some small way.
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Since when does baseball have a language? It's a sport. It's played with bodies and skill and athleticism, not words -- that's one of the things that makes it universally appealing. Given that pitchers and catchers are the ones who communicate most intensely on the field, in fact, it's possible that for many MLB teams there's more Spanish spoken on the field than English.
Also, Randy, I realize that part of your above argument is rhetorical, but the reality is that Hispanic/Latino heritage does have a disproportionate amount of influence on the game when compared with almost every other company in the world. What "huge heritage" do other countries have in MLB besides America and Japan? Would you have problems with a French jersey for the Blue Jays given that they play in Canada? And those are countries, not languages; many countries speak Spanish including this one. From a commercial standpoint, yes, it does make far more sense to market to them than to the Dutch-speaking population.
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There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
It's not about where it ends. It's about where it begins. Quite honestly, I'm sure that if there were a large enough Japanese population of Reds fans, we'd see a Japanese jersey as well. And we may still. Crass commercialism is actually quite democratic that way.
"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
The reason this one is being honored because there are a lot of Reds fans in this world whom have a different heritage that this might appeal to. It doesn't particularly appeal to me, but at the same time, I understand that there is a reason that it appeals to others, and for that reason, I am incapable of understanding why it is "unnecessary" and wish it didn't exist simply because it's not marketed to me. There are other Reds fans that are just as entitled to enjoy a jersey as much as you, and I don't really get outrage if it gets used in a game or batting practice or spring training or whatever because "it turns other people on".
At the same time, I get what you are saying Randy, I think maybe you just aren't articulating the point the way that you intend to and it's turned a few people off (it's hard to please everyone!).
Then call it what it is, Redeye, crass commercialism, and quit trying to paint people as intolerant bigots.
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Frankly, you seem very intolerant of that idea. Or at least of the idea that those people could have a shirt in their native language.
"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
Nobody can disagree with you on that.
I think the problem, as it seems to have developed this evening, is that you're taking something that is objectively unnecessary to the enterprise of playing baseball, and giving the impression that it is a gross misstep by the Reds and something that gives you cause for offense. Or, at least, annoyance.
The fact that an hispanic-targeted jersey is unnecessary for the Reds or MLB to continue doing business is hard to argue against. The notion that this is the thing that would get one's panties in a bunch is equally hard to understand. I hope that distinction is clear.
Now, you're still entitled to an opinion on the matter, and for what ever it's worth, I'll take you at your word that this is just an issue of aesthetic displeasure and/or over-marketing displeasure, and nothing more nefarious. But at the same time, I'll repeat something that I think is often overlooked: the first amendment gives you the right to have an opinion, but it doesn't give you the right to have other people shut up and agree with you. Free speech is a great thing, and all, but even better things are thinking before you speak and picking your fights wisely. Otherwise, you're gonna get called on it, by other people who just so happen to have the same rights.
And this? Just doesn't seem like a fight, at all. We live in the 21st Century, we live in a multi-cultural world, the Reds put out a new jersey reflecting that. Who, honestly, gives a flying frick?
Well, I do. But only in so far as the fact that I, too, do not care for the "los." Or "los" los. Sign me up as a chairperson if "Lose the Los" becomes A Thing....
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Alyssa Milano has gotten obscenely wealthy selling team gear tailored for women. My wife has no interest is wearing an official jersey designed for some bulky dude. However, she'll gladly wear a team shirt that fits her properly and that has some basic feminine styling. That's not a jersey for her individual group. No one's doing it to appease her or to kowtow to the female agenda. That's apparel makers figuring out what kinds of clothes women like to wear and selling it to them.
Same thing applies to Rojos shirts. Hispanic and non-Hispanic people in the U.S. and other countries want to drape themselves with the things. A Rojos shirt with a Chapman 54 on the back and suddenly you're borderline hip. It's not a shirt for a group of people. At most the Reds are looking to sell to to a group of people, and in this case it extends well beyond any one group. The reality is the Reds are selling it for fun and profit.
Remember the green St. Patrick's Day shirts and caps the team used to sell? Still might for all I know. That wasn't for Irish fans. It was for people who might want some club apparel that's slightly different from the norm or slightly different from the half dozen other Reds shirts they already own.
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I don't know you, and I don't know what your motives are. I assume that they are noble. I've tried my level best to show you where your logic seems suspect to me.
At every turn, you have responded to my honest questions by simply repeating the same assertion that the shirts are "unnecessary" without any real counter-evidence to back that up. The more you do it, the more intolerant you sound.
"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
So are you telling me I have to like the jersey? I didn't like the ugly St. Patricks day uniform and I'm of Irish heritage. I like traditional home whites, road greys. That's all. If you want to read more into it, tells me everything I need to know about you. I suppose "tone" on an internet board only applies to what you want it to.
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You would admit, though, that there are distinctions to be made here as well. Adding a Spanish language shirt to the mix has more potential for far different forms of fandom than the green Irish shirt. To me, the Irish shirt seems more like a pure gimmick (and I'm part Irish) than the Los Rojos, if only because it is in the same language and there is a ton of overlap between the two groups (Anglophone Irish Americans and other Anglophone Americans tend to be pretty closely affiliated with one another, at least over the past few centuries).
The Spanish stuff, though, that's much newer and more dynamic and untested waters. Right?
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Norma,If you scan through the thread at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.0.html, you will see several examples of doughs made without any sugar that cold fermented for very long periods of time yet exhibited good coloration in the finished crust. Some of the doughs had the spotting that you mentioned. See, for example, the spotting of the dough shown at Reply 29 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.msg36081.html#msg36081. That dough contained no sugar and cold fermented for over 12 days, yet the finished crust had good coloration. I never did quite understand how that happened but keeping the dough as cold as possible throughout its entire life up to the point of using to make a pizza seemed to be an important factor. Peter
Norma,Note the crust coloration for the pizza made with a dough that was fermented for 15 days without added sugar: Reply 57 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.msg40092.html#msg40092That dough also exhibited spotting.Peter
I see you did have enough residual sugar in the dough at the time of baking to have great crust coloration. I think Steve and I noticed a a little sweetness in his crust today too. What is that sweetness from?
Norma,There are a lot of mysteries and unknowns when it comes to pizza making. For example, there are hundreds of flavor compounds produced by the Maillard reactions, and those compounds break down into more flavor compounds, and so on, Of course, the Maillard reactions depend on the existence of reducing sugars in the dough to provide both crust coloration and flavors. I specifically asked member November at Reply 13 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.msg33945.html#msg33945 if he could explain why my dough had high levels of residual sugars and why there was detectable sweetness in the finished crust. You can read his answer at Reply 14 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.msg33947.html#msg33947. I later found that as the fermentation time increased, the sweetness of the crust declined. I reported on this phenomenon at Reply 117 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.msg42556.html#msg42556. The crust made from the dough described in that post did not have the sweetness that the other crusts had that were based on shorter fermentation times. But there was still decent crust coloration given the duration of fermentation.I think it might be difficult to make very long fermented doughs in a commercial setting because there are so many variables that have to be controlled, especially for large dough batch sizes. Also, making a lot more dough balls requires more cooler capacity and more work for the cooler to keep all of the dough balls cool. And if there is a cooler failure, the losses are far greater than when storing smaller numbers of dough balls. You are also correct that November was an advocate of adding the oil to the water. He felt that the dispersion of the oil in the dough was as important as when the oil was added. In general, anything you add to the water, whether it is salt, sugar or yeast, is bound to be more uniformly dispersed throughout the dough because of the water mobility. However, as you know, this is not usually done when using commercial mixers. Peter
I'd just like to add one correction to the formula that Norma posted. The amount of yeast was .11% not 1.1
Did November ever post again about his preferment members would enjoy that would keep the nutrient level high for the Yeastie Boys like he posted at Reply 12 http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3985.msg33942.html#msg33942
Norma, I did a search of November's posts but I did not find a thread along the lines he mentioned although he did use a preferment in connection with the Ultragrain flour. November was very fond of finding and using nutrient-rich ingredients that make yeast perform better. The malted brown rice syrup, turbinado, maple syrup, and raw sugar were some of those ingredients but he also used nutrient-rich sea salts.Peter
I didn't know November was very fond of finding and using nutrient-rich ingredients that make yeast perform better. I don't recall that November used nutrient-rich sea salt either.
Norma,This is an example of what I was referring to:Reply 19 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,4517.msg37982/topicseen.html#msg37982Peter
I have found that long fermentions that started with cold water make for a more spotty dough. Last Friday we made 20 dough balls with room temp water and they sat over the weekend and until Tuesday. They had no spots at all. I use no sugar/oil in my dough and it has sat for over a week and still made great pies. The 2 day minimum is my goal. I had some Denison University student volunteers in my room today to help out. A few were from the NYC area and went on and on about how bad the pizza is in central OH. We made them some pizzas and a couple loaves of potato/fresh rosemary/roasted garlic bread for them as a thank you. The went nuts over both and said they are spreading the word on campus armed with a few dozen of our menus. Those balls had a 3 day room temp water fermentattion on them with no spotting. Walter
Norma: You are an experimenter. I would make a few balls as a test on a Friday. When I use cold water I take the balls out of the fridge at least 3 hours before using it, is good for a solid couple hours, and can push near 4 hours before it is unusable(at that point it is blowing out and way loose but still can make a good pie). For a long ferment I prefer using cold water because it slows the yeast way down and the few hour wake up brings it up to speed for baking. The dough is usually pretty lose but very easy to hand stretch but not real good for tossing. the flavor is great too. If we crack the Dension population it could be a goldmine in pizza making for us. The challenge is no one from there comes to Newark. Newark is a very depressed town and no one from Granville goes there very much even though it is only 6 miles away with no traffic of any sort. But with these volunteers starting to come in our room it may open it all up once they get familiar with our universe. Walter
Norma: As much as you experiment I can see how you could get tired of eating pizza I stick to my one basic dough and use it for both thin crust and deep dish and force myself to only eat 2 slices a day for lunch. Left to my stomach alone, I would eat at least 1/2 a pie a day and be a big fat boy real quick. I tweak it some with temp, hydration, yeast, but nothing like the different styles of dough you do. The cold water doesn't let the dough balls rise much and even when I take them out they never puff up like a room temp multi day ferment but the finished pies look and taste great. Make a dough ball at home on Friday, refrigerate it, and bring it to work with you on your market day. It will need to warm up anyway right? I am limited on refrigerator space. We have a true single door that I use for our dough boxes. I can put comfortably put 10 in it (push it to around 15 if need be) as well as our blocks of Parmigano Regiano and Romano cheeses. Our other true fridge, which is a 2 door is not wide enough for a dough box to go straight in. I have to tilt them and such to get them in and it is too much of a hassle to deal with. Plus that fridge is full of eggs, butter, loaf mozz/provolone, sticks of pepperoni, and lots of other small stuff we use in the bakery. Today I was taking a pizza out of the deck oven that was on the edge of burning ( I forgot it was in there), pulling bagels out of the double convection ovens, checking breads in the lower deck oven, adding bagels to boiling water on the stove, and putting together chocolate chip cookies and brownies for the ovens. Students were also helping with this stuff but 3 of my most skilled students were out today and I had to be in 10 places at once. I flashed- man what would it be like to just make pizzas someday? It sounded pretty darn good today! We are right on the verge of moving to the next level with our pizza numbers. We have been doing 30 on a slow week and 100 on a busy week. Various agencies are starting to put in good number orders for seminar lunches and such. This is going to bump us to closer to 50-60 on a slow week. I know that isn't a lot of pizzas but combined with all our baked goods is a good chunk of product for us. My goal is to be able to sell a solid 100 pies a week. I could reach that number today selling pies to our school cafeteria but they have to meet federal wellness laws which means 100% whole wheat crusts, low fat cheese, and low fat pepperoni. We could bake them and immediately deliver to the cafeteria serving area which is only 50 feet from our door but I have no interest in making pizzas like that. Currently the cafeteria is buying 20 pies a day from donatos. I will hold out until our pies reach those numbers. I know you are also trying to find your optimium output as well. Walter
Norma: That is great you experiment so much. I am austic like in many ways and sometimes think I am on the high end of that spectrum with the ability to function socially pretty well. I figured my pizza dough about 25 years ago and it really hasn't changed much. The sauce/cheeses haven't changed much either. The forum has been a great place to read about others ventures like yours but I like my formula enough to still be excited by it and the few experiments I have tried that I found here didn't excite me to mess with my formula. My wife says I am nuts. I eat the same breakfast everyday, the 2 slices for lunch, and if she doesn't make diner, I will make one of my 4 or so recipes I like. I could eat the same breakfast, lunch, diner, everyday with no problem. She thinks that crazy but I like these items so why change? Thanks for the compliments on my operation. I find the details stay in my head pretty easy. The part I struggle with the most is the paperwork I have to do with money taken in, spent, and the balancing of the books. This stuff does not interest me at all but I am having to get it figured out or the district treasurer has threatened to shut us down. Schools are audited every year and our club, which allows us to earn money, is now the top earning club in the district. This includes athletics and band/orchestra. I can't believe we are earning more than the sporting events because sports are big here. I think it wise you stay within your limits of space and production. That is what kills most every successfull place. They get greedy and spread it out so thin the quality goes down via unskilled people having to move into production to meet the bigger demand. Then they realize the bigger space costs more so the quality is usually compromised to make more money........... I figured that number with the pizzas as my goal based on how many doughs I could refrigerate, mix, with our current space limits. I have tons of dishwashers/cleaners working all day. My lower functioning kids love doing this and are imaculately anal cleaners. Making more pizzas would be pretty easy. I am now starting to take in some kids from what we call The School Within The School Program. These are kids that are doing so bad achievement/behavior wise that they are not going to graduate if not somehow turned on to school real quick. The teacher is given a lot of creative freedom and we have teamed up. I have 1 of his students and he is a super hard worker and has natural culinary talents. With a couple of these kids around the lunch hour we could easily knock that number out. Also Denison University requires all its students to do community volunteer work and I have tapped into this. I now have 1 girl doing deliveries and another volunteering every Wed. This number will only go up as time goes on. Denison has an entire dept dedicated to the volunteer component complete with vehicles the students use. I teach hand stretching and if they get good at it, tossing. Young people are the best workers when they are inspired. They follow me blindly and mimic my moves to the T. We also might start selling pizza at the basketball games this year. Our team has been state champs and the gym gets a thousand people or more for games. Things continue to unfold at a pace that is exciting but not overwhelming to often. It sounds like you are on the same groove. I wish your town was on our route back to NJ. My wife has a bad back and the 10 hour direct ride really taxes her. Walter
Norma: I hear you on sitting down. I figured in the 8 hours I am here I sit about 15-30 minutes a day and most of that is at the end of the day when everything is cleaned up. Riding my bicycle to and from work really helps with waking me up on the ride in and calming me down on the ride home. It is a beautiful paved trail and when I have some baguettes on my rear bags I often think I am in France a hundred years ago I usually take 10 for my 2 slices but our room is a steady flow of staff and community people all day. This is good because most special education rooms are isolated from the school and community- rooms at the end of halls that nobody knows what goes on in there. So you are making the same Mack's Wildwood style pie but calling it Boardwark pie? Funny how a name can attract more people. The main thing is once they are in you got em! I spent a couple weeks at Wildwood with a girlfriend in the early 70's. I don't remember much about what I ate............ Teenage years......... It sounds like your recent thread about expanding operations made you think about it some? If it gets to being work and not fun, then it isn't worth it IMO. I am in no hurry to meet my dream pizza #. I am no spring chicken either. Today made me realize I am satified with things as they are. We still get to do a Mayberry like operation and that is what is great for my students and me. We also sell a lot of reheated slices. Sounds like you have found your go to pie as well. I always say master one thing and it will shine and jumping all over the map makes for mediocrity. I grew up with the basic pie I make. Eating it, making it, learning it as a kid, has left a life long taste in my soul and I know when I got it right or wrong. My pie isn't patterned after any particular place but more of a memory of the best tastes I remember. Star Tavern in Orange NJ is my favorite pie besides my own. I did try to copy it a few times but lost interest. I prefer to wait until I get back there and experience it live. We take the PA turnpike to Philly. So next time we head back there I will let you know. Hopefully it will be on the day you are open. I love eating good pizza! Walter


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In 1913, judging from a report received from the public service commission, the Erie grade crossing elimination in Jamestown was not so far advanced as was supposed by the people and, for that matter, by the commission. The Journal, some months ago, announced that the Erie Railroad Company would hurry the work of elimination and that by Jan. 1 the highway traffic on Main Street would be passing under the tracks of the Erie road. It now appeared that no contract had been let and no work whatever had been done towards the actual elimination of this crossing.
An imposing new addition to the public school system of Jamestown was to be erected at the corner of Fairmount and Stewart avenues in the spring. The building, which would be used as a grammar school, would contain 13 classrooms and afford accommodations for between 500 and 600 pupils. A public meeting of residents of the west side would be held in the temporary school room in the Wilcox block, Fairmount Avenue, the evening of January 27 for the purpose of considering the matter of an appropriate name for the school.
In 1938, a prayer service and cheer-up party were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, 211 Broadhead Avenue, sponsored by the Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Gustav Erickson was in charge of the program, also conducting the devotionals and leading the group in singing. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Andrew Nyland, Mrs. C. O. Lynn, Mrs. Hulda Greenlund Johnson, Mrs. A. W. Carlson, Mrs. Carl E. Olson and Mrs. Gustav Erickson. Mr. Anderson was presented with a purse. An original poem was recited by A. W. Lundberg.
State police, members of the local police department and Erie Railroad police participated in a raid Thursday afternoon which netted nine alleged gamblers and enriched the coffers of the village of Falconer to the extent of $65 when the men pleaded guilty to gambling charges.
In 1963, four members of a Red House family were taken to Salamanca District Hospital following an accident at 2 p.m. Sunday on Route 17, one mile east of Red House. It was reported by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department that a late model car owned by Floyd John, Route 280, Quaker Bridge, and operated by his son Martin, 17, same address, rolled over when the driver lost control of the vehicle on the icy road. The car came to rest in a field. The driver and occupants, Dorothy John, 14, Karen John, 15 and Wilbur John, 22, all of Quaker Bridge, were taken to the hospital. All except Karen were treated and dismissed. Fifteen year old Karen was reported in "good" condition
Wind gusts lashed Chautauqua County the previous night, closing some roads and causing auto accidents with injuries. The winds were accompanied by light snow, which glazed highways. Lowering temperatures added to the discomfort. Mayville and Westfield reported 4 below zero while Sherman registered 3 below. Police said poor visibility caused by wind-blown snow caused two accidents on McAllister Road, about one quarter of a mile south of Route 20. Route 17 from Mayville to Westfield was closed the previous night for a time because of the poor visibility.
In 1988, a Fredonia man began new duties as director of the Chautauqua County Office for the Aging but not before a battle at a meeting of the County Legislature regarding his salary The post was filled by Francis "Mac" McCoy who had served as the agency's deputy director for 2 1/2 years and succeeds Sandra Cliver of Lakewood who resigned to resume a counseling career after heading the office since May 1984. Those legislators who opposed his proposed salary did not question his qualifications but only the level at which he was to be paid. When the confirmation vote finally came, it was unanimous.
A faulty light was determined by fire investigators to have caused a fire on the corner of Vollentine and Bragg Roads in Randolph. Randolph Fire Chief Howard Zollinger requested the Cattaraugus County Fire Investigation Team to a residence, formerly occupied as the Hungry Hound Restaurant in the town of Randolph. Investigators found an overheated ballast in a light had ignited the fire. Zollinger said the one-story structure was occupied by Robert Ackler Jr., who was awakened by the fire and went across the road to summon firemen. Harvey Blood was the owner of the property which was 90 percent destroyed.


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Skip to comments.Gingrich: Conservatives Will Have to Accept Marriage 'Equality'
Posted on 12/20/2012 3:05:19 PM PST by KazanEdited on 12/20/2012 7:08:12 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Real conservatives don't and won't accept it.
Fake conservatives like Newton do accept it.
He likes being invited to the DC parties — therefore he has to use the right words on certain issues — he likes being liked by people who would stab him in the back at the first opportunity.
It must be something in the water in DC, or maybe the air . . .
I don't have to accept anything. I may have to live with it, but I don't have to accept it.
There already IS "marriage equality." Any gay man can marry the exact same set of people that any straight man can, and the same goes for lesbians and straight women.
What "marriage equality" really means is "using the power of government to redefine society's most basic institution to fit our personal, private preference."
Just another 'bandwagon' Conservative. He deems himself Conservative only when there is political benefit for him and the rest of his RINOs on the bandwagon.
We may not want to listen to a man on gay marriage who has been married three times.
Don't blame me. I voted for Santorum.
In a cesspool the solids always rise to the top
Marriage equality exists today. It existed yesterday. And 100 years before that.
I'm not bothered about John Doe being straight, gay, confused, bisexual, asexual, or acrobatic. If he wishes to marry a female he can have at it and equality with every other marriage in recorded history will be instantaneous and automatic.
But John Doe's desire to 'marry' Joe Sixpack is an impossibility because marriage already has a definition and John/Joe ain't it.
I can call a giraffe a dog but that won't make it bark.
Newt may be a fag, but he's no authority on marriage.
Just bend over. Newt wants to be the first to service us.
We had a thread winner. The board is no longer taking further entries.
We can either be Christian or American, but not both?
Those of us who questioned the sincerity of Newt's claimed embrace of the Catholic faith may now take a few moments to feel smug.
It must be a virus carried by the mosquitoes in the Potomac that causes conservatives to go over to the dark side once they get to DC.
And dumped his cancer-stricken wife to fornicate with a woman while he was STILL married.
How can gays, being 3% of the population, be in every family and every community?
Hey NEWT - don't ever ever tell me what I have to accept. Your party can go to %&^%(a
Newt has a history. Affairs, divorces. Caving to clinton after his good early start in the House. And lack of moral principles.
I was a Santorum supporter. Santorum ran SECOND to Romney, Newt ran third. Rick might have beaten Romney if Romney hadn't managed to demonize him so thoroughly, while Newt stayed in the race just long enough to ensure a Romney win—even though it was evident much earlier that he had no chance to win himself.
That was hard to predict. Sarah Palin and Jim Robinson evidently decided that Newt was the best bet to edge out Romney. At the moment they threw their support to Newt, that looked like it might be true—but it didn't last long.
Rick was not a perfect candidate, but he was much better than any of the others who were in the running.
Newt, I don't have to do a damn thing.
You accept it, you worthless republican.
The minute I saw Newt sitting pretty on that sofa with Nazi Pelousy in that stupid "climate change" ad, I knew he was a traitor.
The only thing I have to accept is RINO Newt's lips on my butt (in a non-homo way of course since this is a homo thread). Not that there is anything wrong with that....
I personally don't care what they do in their house but it will not be called "marriage".
Newt has a Lesbian sister and he changed his mind about marriage the moment she came out of the closet years ago. Newt changes his ethics to suit himself.
Yep, we sure were. Staking horse for Mitt he was the whole time. Thanks Newt for 4 more years of Obama
Some Catholic he turned out to be. Who is his Bishop?
We do not have to accept their denila of reality
"It looks like the Newt critics here several months ago were right about him. In the end, he is a RINO and not much different than Mitt Romney."
It appears his conversion to Catholicism/annulments was simply a political ploy, as pointed out by many.
Go ahead. Flame away.
NEVER! This is an epic fail on Newt Gingrich's part. When he goes off the reservation, it can be a real doozy.
No big surprise that Newt Gingrich now lectures the GOP (and, presumably, conservatives) to 'accept' 'gay marriage'. That recognizing the fact that states are allowing same-sex couples to be legally 'married' is one thing but 'accepting' it in any way other than as an immoral aberration of God-ordained marriage is something else. Newt is being 'pragmatic' and likely not intending to run for office as a Republican so he can now throw conservative values out the window. A RINO is as a RINO does.
Because they are in every movies, tv show and music albums so they seem to be every where.
Newt's always been about Newt. First and foremost.
I will never accept the concept of two people of the same sex, "marring" each other and becoming one. Two people of the same sex will never constitute a couple. At the most, they will be a pair. Otherscan do as it pleases them, but I will never accept it.
Fig Newton is a charlatan who has drunk too much Potomac water. Marriage is one man and one woman. You can call the sky a different color. Yet we all know it's blue. Same with marriage. ESAD Figgy RINO.
When my wife and I were first married, she continued her work as a costume maker for a few years. Of course costumes are used in the theater, and a huge percentage of the people in the theater are - gay.
The funniest thing to me was the homosexual "couples." I never saw one that wasn't 'husband' and 'wife.' Whether male or female, there was always one that was clearly the 'husband' and one that was clearly the 'wife.'
So when I hear these gay activists going on about how, "they are just like us" my thought is always, "yes you are, but you are totally confused." Why a man would want another man to act and behave like a wife - when he could have an actual wife, is beyond comprehension. Ditto for a woman choosing to have another woman act like a man and take care of her, when she could have an actual man, is equally stupid.
If two gay guys both acted like husbands, or two gay women both acted like wives - maybe it could be called homosexual marriage. But right now all it can be called is confused and mixed-up as hell people play acting.
Sorry Newt, the abomination is not acceptable. Please ESAD as soon as possible.
If this is the civilized world and we are the barbarians, then let Rome burn.
browbeating the public with it and braiwashing kids in schools on it, is something we will NEVER EVER accept
Braver man than I. I voted Santorum in just the TX primary. I went with Virgil Goode in the general. Hopefully Santorum runs again in 2016.
Also overlooked is that Gingrich has drifted ever more leftward since he enjoyed the under-the-desk ministrations of the pious Catholic Calista, for whom Gingrich converted to Catholicism.
Santorum, who proudly proclaimed George Zimmerman a murderer, does demonstrate that one should not trust ANY politician.
It looks like the Newt critics here several months ago were right about him.
***Yup. Where are the newtsters now?
Newt is great on talking a good talk. And he's a good person to have in your corner if you agree on an issue.
But he is VERY weak as a political leader. 2 divorces in his past definitely reflects on his inability to stay a course...in this case homosexuality.
I've stayed away for many months because of the vile & false accusations against Santorum on a daily basis here.
Still....very disappointed Newt would say this........also Beck.....also, from what I hear Hannity and definitely O'Reilly.
They all can fold if they want....
I intend to stand.
The states can do what they want but "I" won't accept it and I'm the only thing that counts anymore ...could care less what other people think.
I still believe Santorum's arm was twisted to drop out with some well applied extortion by fake info. Even the GOP-e is capable of this.
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Whitehall focused on superintendent search, then school board vacancies
The Columbus Dispatch - March 15, 2013 02:29 PM
The Whitehall school board hopes to make some critical decisions in the next few weeks.
After re-launching the superintendent search last month, the board will interview six candidates next week to succeed retiring Superintendent Judy Dobbert-Meloy.
They also have to appoint two new board members from a pool of 17 applicants after Ronda Howard and her son, Brandon, resigned last month.
Their priority? A new superintendent, board President Walter Armes said.
The three board members will interview six educators out of the 39 who applied:
- Brian Hamler, director of certified personnel, South-Western schools
- John Stanford, deputy superintendent, Columbus schools
- Gary Barber, assistant superintendent, Big Walnut schools
- Tod Hug, superintendent, Ayersville schools
- Cheryl Spain, elementary principal, Whitehall
- Jeffrey Talbert, assistant superintendent, Cleveland Heights-Union Heights schools
Armes said he hopes to have two finalists named by the March 28 meeting, when the board is also expected to appoint its two new board members.
Many of those vying for a board seat are Whitehall graduates, lifelong residents and volunteers in the district's athletic and music programs.
Two applicants — Darryl Hammock, 41, and Clint Hikes, 31, — have previously run for the school board but were not elected. Hammock said in his application that he plans to run in November regardless if the board appoints him.
The Howards resigned less than a month after Brandon, 21, pleaded guilty to a gun charge.
Brandon was charged on Aug. 7 with carrying a concealed weapon while he was attending an anti-crime National Night Out event in a Whitehall city park.
At the event, board member Mike Adkins told officers that Howard was carrying a gun without a permit. Howard told officers he had recently obtained a conceal-carry permit. But Howard's attorney later said that Howard's application for a permit in Madison County had yet to be processed.
Howard originally was charged with a felony, which would have barred him from public office in Ohio if he was convicted, but a plea agreement lowered the charge to a misdemeanor.
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IAJE Evening 1 - Lionel Loueke
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I'm interviewing guitarist Lionel Loueke at noon, so I'm jumping the shark a bit. But Loueke closed the Gala Concert. After New York Voices, about 80 percent of the audience poured out of the Metro Toronto Convention Center's Constitution Hall. Those with a thirst for adventure (or simply no restrictions on bedtime) stayed for Lionel's trio. They are formerly known as Gilfema - Loueke, the Swedish/Italian bassist Massimo Biolcati, and Hungarian drummer Ferenc Nemeth.
They opened with the title song from Lionel's upcoming Blue Note release, Karibu. For the Swahili challenged, that means "Welcome."
Another live performance from the trio. This is called "Seven Teens." Don't bother trying to tap your foot or count the 17 beats per measure. Just enjoy listening to it.
The set ended with a little surprise. Lionel added to the international flavor of the band (not to mention the already-high musicality) with an invitation to harmonica player Gregoire Maret. And for lagniappe, let's throw in a some audience participation.


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Hi all, I have some routing question. On my local machine and another's friend local development (both are Mac+Mongrel+MySQL+Rails 1.2.3 + Ruby 1.8.6), the application is all running fine except on my staging server which is on (Mongrel+Ubuntu+PSQL+Rails 1.2.3+Ruby 1.8.5)
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Rails on my staging is dis-oriented and tell me there is no "general" action on the ResumeController when in fact i am asking for the "index" action of the GeneralController.
The problem is my Mac development and my friend's work fine.. Any one has encounter this problem? Thanks a lot


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Zoo talk
The future size and appearance of the Oleson Park Zoo will be determined by a proposed contract between the city government, which owns the site, and the Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo, which owns the animals and operates the facility.
That proposed contract will be discussed by the city's Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission when it meets at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S.
The proposal calls for reducing the number of animals in the zoo by10, according to Lori Branderhorst, the city's director of parks, recreation and forestry.
The zoo is now home to about 60 animals.
The city budget for the zoo is now just $500, which mostly pays for utilities.
The Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo pays for the animals' food, veterinary services, pest control, security and any improvements at the site, according to Jim Kramer, the president of the group. He was unable to estimate how much money the group spends on those things.
"I don't have the figures in front of me," he said Monday afternoon. "It's a considerable amount. I don't want to give you a number because I'd be wrong."
He said all the money comes from donations.
"We're hoping that the city will become more involved in the financial aspect," he added.
The Friends group had gross receipts of less than $50,000 in each of the last three years, according to information posted on the Internal Revenue Service web site.
Improving the zoo is the goal of the new contract to be discussed Wednesday, according to Steve Daniel, the chairman of the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission,
"We're trying to make it a happier place for the animals and the kids," he said.
Kramer said he agrees with that objective.
"The goal is to make it both more attractive for the animals and the people who visit them and make it easier to maintain from the volunteer standpoint," he said.
The zoo became the subject of criticism after two Arctic foxes that lived there died last summer.
Following those deaths, several residents publicly questioned the level of care provided to the animals and called for a reduction in the zoo population.
In the ensuing months federal inspectors issued a series of reports critical of the zoo. The most recent inspection report, dated Sept. 20, 2012, again cites an accumulation of animal feces, this time in the prairie dog enclosure.
Branderhorst has been meeting with leaders of the private Friends group since September to negotiate the contract.
"I have been so happy with our progress," she said.
"We all want the same thing, which is a nice zoo that we can all be proud of," Branderhorst added.
Branderhorst said she was directed by the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission to negotiate a contract that would reduce the number of animals and improve the appearance of the zoo.
"At the end of the day, there has to be a decision made on the direction of the zoo," Daniel said. "I'm assuming there will be some decisions made about the population and hopefully some ideas will come forward on the future improvement of the zoo."
Branderhorst said the zoo "will always be there."
"It's just a matter of how many animals will be there and what it will look like," she said.
Branderhorst credited the Friends group with making some recent improvements.
"The Friends of the Zoo in the last two months have done an incredible job of recruitment of volunteers," she said. "They have made great big strides in improving the services and the care of those animals."
Branderhorst said she has asked Joe Mueller, a Fort Dodge graphic artist, to prepare some drawings showing what a revamped zoo may look like in the future.
The Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo was established in 2000 to help pay for a project launched in 1999 which created the barn and current animal pens. The organization was granted ownership of the animals in 2001 mainly so that it could acquire new animals and sell others without going through the city government bidding process.
Under a 2008 contract with the city, the Friends organization became responsible for feeding the animals. Between 1999 and 2007, the city government spent more than $146,000 to pay city workers to do zoo chores, so the contract provided some budgetary relief.
Over the years, the group has purchased animals at various trade shows and auctions, including an exotic animal auction regularly held in Lockridge.
The Oleson Park Zoo is not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, according to Steve Feldman, a spokesman for the organization. He said the association has independent standards that must be met before a facility can be accredited.
The local zoo does come under the jurisdiction of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is part of the United States Department of Agriculture. Its inspectors enforce the federal Animal Welfare Act.
Death of the foxes
When two Arctic foxes died last summer, conditions at the zoo came under increased scrutiny.
The animals died in June 2012. One was found dead in its pen. The other was taken to a veterinarian who was unable to help. The fox was then taken to the home of a Friends member, who was unable to nurse it back to health.
A heat wave may have been a factor in the deaths, Kramer said last July. He also acknowledged that the zoo doesn't have access to a veterinarian who specializes in exotic animals.
However, a federal inspection report cast doubt on the possibility that hot weather killed the foxes.
In the July 12, 2012, inspection report, Dr. Heather Cole, a veterinarian for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, wrote that the foxes had fleas and possibly anemia.
Cole wrote that the veterinarian who examined the fox said it was "beyond help" when it arrived at his office.
"He also stated that he had 'a hard time believing it was the heat' that led to the death of the animal," Cole wrote. She did not name the veterinarian.
The situation prompted her to call for better veterinary care at the zoo.
"Failure to seek medical attention and/or provide medical treatments, prevention and diagnostics in animals with flea infestations showing signs of illness or injury can be detrimental to the health of the animals," she wrote. "The facility must establish and maintain programs of adequate veterinary care that include the use of appropriate methods to prevent, control, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries, including flea infestations."
In response to that report, the Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo implemented a pest control policy and started using a power washer to clean the animal pens.
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Monday, August 8, 2011 - Badminton World Federation | Badminton Photo
Maybe it's something in the Irish air around County Donegal or possibly it's in the genes but watch out this week at the Yonex BWF World Championships for the Magee family.
Already, 22-year-old Chloe Magee (pictured right), ranked 53 in the women's singles event, was first to nail an upset at the 2011 World Championships after defeating Indonesia's Adrianti Firdasari, ranked 31 in the world, 13-21 24-22 21-13 at the Wembley Indoor Arena this morning.
Sam, brother Dan and sister Chloe all hail from the small "one horse" town of Raphoe. Chloe, who plays singles and mixed doubles with Sam explained, the family secret.
"Dad got us into the game when I was maybe four of five," she said. "We just played at our local club and all things spiralled from there."
Dan, 26, an ex-international who now coaches Chloe, said: "It was a small, one-court hall in a church building. Because of the badminton we all grew hungry for more.
"Then we moved further afield and it's been going well since then.
"Raphoe is a really small town - a one-horse town with not many people in it but at one time Sam, Chloe and myself were all playing for the Irish team."
Chloe will team up with Sam on Tuesday to play French duo Baptiste Careme and Laura Choinet.
Sam, 21, said: "We've won two tournaments this year, in Romania and Lithuania. We won one before that but this year we've been a bit more consistent and we're getting a litlle more experienced."
The Magee's exploits (pictured left during training in Wembley Arena) have done a great deal to lift the profile of the sport in Ireland.
Dan said: "When I played for Ireland the publicity was not so big but now with Chloe and Sam winning things in Europe and Chloe winning a singles title in Lithuania badminton is getting more recognition.
"And of course we've got our number one man Scott Evans who was in a few of the European finals as well." Evans opens his campaign on Tuesday against Austria's Michael Lahnsteiner.
Meanwhile, back in Raphoe, remarkably, there's a fourth Magee shaping up in the form of young brother Josh, aged 16.
Sister Chloe, world-ranked 38, said: "He doesn't play too much internationally at the moment but I am sure he will in the future."
Sam said: "Maybe we've saved the best till last!"
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C-H-O-K-E! You're welcome--yeah dsnito, I know what you mean, I'm getting up in years too!dsnito wrote:And you know what Ding-o? I HAVE that album...searching in my LP collection there was AHM!! Since a long time having not listened to that LP, I've just forgot that I own that...I thought I've lent that to someone and you've just recalled about AHM to me, THANKS!!!!
What a great album cover, too--you can almost smell the cow manure!


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Jaime Hernandez:
The 1878 Indian Cent is one of the semi key dates in the series. From 1878 to 1909 it is the third lowest mintage as only the 1908-S and 1909-S have lower mintages. From 1864 to 1878 only four other coins in the series have lower mintages which are the 1870, 1871, 1872 and 1877. Although the 1898 Indian Cent has a similar mintage or sometimes lower than some of the earlier issues, it tends to command significantly lower prices than Indian Cents from the 1860's and early 1870's. Therefore it is somewhat of an underrated date.
In Uncirculated grades there are probably about 1,000 examples in existence and possibly about 200 in MS65 or higher. In MS66 condition they are scarce with about two dozen known examples. In MS67 they are very scare with no more than 5 examples known and none being finer.
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Topic: File manipulation
I have my first rails project underway and I've got a request for one portion of it.
I need Rails to be able to import a bunch of excel files, merge them and output the result in PDF (or, it can convert to PDF, then merge, but the key is excel in, merged PDF out). Is this possible in Rails? Can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance.


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These rooms prove that high style adapts well to life in the country
5 Ways Paint Can Change Your Home
These rooms prove that high style adapts well to life in the countryMore
In the great room of her family's Idaho retreat, Mary Lynn Turner of M. Elle Design flanked a custom-made sofa and a stone-and-iron cocktail table from Lucca & Co. with a pair of George Smith sofas. The curtains are of a Holland & Sherry wool, the overhead beams are reclaimed white oak, and the oak floorboards were treated to appear aged.
At the 500-year-old farmhouse of Henry Bourne and Harriet Anstruther in southeast England, garden chairs from a Paris junk shop surround a Lucite dining table from Habitat; the 19th-century brass candleholders came from a hotel in France.
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Power Authority to Reopen Upper Reservoir for Fishing
May 26, 2004
NORTH BLENHEIM – The New York Power Authority has reopened the upper reservoir at the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project to boaters who obtain and display special permits on their boats and boat trailers.
Applications for permits may be obtained by calling 1-800-724-0309 or by visiting the Power Authority's web page, www.nypa.gov. The reservoir, located on Kingsley Road in the Town of Gilboa, is open to boating daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 30. Permit holders are required to call 1-800-FOR-NYPA (1-800-367-6972) extension 6364, on the day before they intend to use the reservoir. On the day they use the reservoir, boaters must stop at the South Gate on Valenti Road to notify security personnel.
The lower reservoir remains closed to boating, but shoreline fishing off Mine Kill State Park is permitted from 7:30 a.m. until the park closes each day.
Upper reservoir boating is restricted to recreational craft -- rowboats and canoes -- with or without electric trolling motors, which are clearly marked with New York State registration numbers and a NYPA permit. Gasoline-powered engines are not permitted.
The reservoir may be closed at any time due to increased threat level as determined by Power Authority corporate security officials.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (330 votes).
In short: Well organised, great atmosphere would do again.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: pricey and not exactly scenic, but the great atmosphere and organisation make it very worthwhile.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: a well organised and a great atmophereDate of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Great race, great course would definitely do it again.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: excellent organisation very friendly marshallsIn full: well done everybody had a great time very friendly marshals and excellent crowd a bit crowded at the start but it didn't spoil my day still got a respectable time not much in my goody bag just a bottle of lucozade overall a good day out and will be back next yearDate of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Best race i have participated in.In full: What a race! Thought the course, coupled with the atmosphere made for a wikid pb potential. Managed to run a 39mins so very pleased...i give some of the credit to the fantastic crowd tho, they really did push me round at times. An absolute credit to the inspirational woman that is Jane Tomlinson.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Fun race for a good cause, but crowded startIn full: I started running a few months ago so that I could enter this event. Organisation and course were very good, but the km markers were not obvious, and I missed a couple. The start was very crowded - all runners with expected times of 40-60 mins were bunched together and I couldn't run at the pace I wanted until about 4km. Nevertheless, a very enjoyable race, but not one for a PB due to the crowds.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: I enjoyed this race, the atmosphere was fantastic and it's my home city!!In full: Overall I enjoyed taking part in this race and would do it again next year. I think it has a definate PB potential providing you listen out for the announcements(which I found difficult to hear) telling you when to go to the start area depending on your estimated finish time. I found the course relatively flat with a few small inclines, but nothing to get too worried about. You actually do a U-turn on meanwood road so you don't get to the big-ish hill further along that road which you run up on the Leeds half marathon. The plane flying overhead congratulating runners at the race finish was a nice touch.Thanks to Jane Tomlinson and everyone else involved in organising such a fantastic event and I hope it proves to be just as successful next year.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Great course, great organisationDate of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Great atmosphere, great race, taxing hills!In full: Brilliant atmosphere and organisation, brilliant fun. Seperation of runners of different speeds and start meant if you wanted to get away fast you had to be alert or face serious crowding. Those long, not particualrly steep, but very wearing, hills and crowds took their toll so no PB :-(, but it was a great fun event with a good goody bag, brilliant friendly atmosphere and fantastic cause, even the sun came out! Definitely one to do again.Date of review: June 24, 2007
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Is there anything more fabulous than the night before your wedding, when you're gathered with all your friends and family, wining and dining, the excitement of your wedding lingering in the air? We don't think so either! That's why we're in so in love with this super whimsical, not to mention drop dead gorgeous, rehearsal dinner photo shoot by Urban Style and 410 Studio Photography.
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Topic: Rails + Apache + SCGI
I was wondering if anyone has gotten the above combo up and running fine. After placing the mod_scgi.so file in the modules directory and making appropriate changes to the httpd.conf file, I get the following error.
apache: Syntax error on line 119 of C:/dev/xampp/xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load C:/dev/xampp/xampp/apache/modules/mod_scgi.so into server: The specified module could not be found.
The module however is present in the modules directory, so I have no idea why it keeps telling me this. If it helps, I'm using the XAMPP install for Apache and MySQL. Oh yes, I'm also trying to do this on Windows XP.
Thanks in advance
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Limeil-Brévannes France Businesses For Sale
Searched the DealStream database for Limeil-Brévannes France Businesses For Sale and found no matches. Expanded the search to nearby areas and found the following matches.
The Apartment is Well-Known Musician in Paris #459716 posted Dec 18, 2016
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
The apartment is well-known musician, with great views, in Paris. The apartment lived leader of the band The Doors - Jim Morrison. Total area - 90 sqm, living space - 72 sq.m. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (a rarity in Paris), a stunning view, as the apartment is on the top 6th floor, the house has an elevator....
Private Hotel in Paris #457418 posted Nov 7, 2016
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hotel area - 600 sq.m. The hotel is in good condition. The hotel is located in the 16th district of Paris. District 16 is a bourgeois area, concentration of embassies of countries around the world (their number exceeds 90). In addition, there are a large number of attractions, glory to the French capital:...
The Hotel Is "Four Star" in the Center of Paris #451440 posted Aug 10, 2016
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
The hotel includes a well-known hotel chain. 430 rooms. The bright rooms are decorated in a contemporary style. It offers panoramic views of Paris. There is a flat-screen TV and free access to the latest movies, docking station for iPod and free Wi-Fi. Most rooms have a balcony. Some rooms offer magnificent...
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Topic: Getting started with SVN in rails
After viewing ryanb's screencast on using SVN and rails I had some questions about using SVN in rails.
I assume if everyone's deploying with Capistrano they all use SVN. How do you guys go about setting up the SVN originally? Manually each time, or did you write your own scripts after getting annoyed at doing it manually. There's quite a few scripts available online that more or less do the same thing. Do you even use SVN each time, or only when you know you're going to be deploying the application? I guess I'm just interested in your experiences with SVN and rails.


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Many of us have an abundance of extra soccer equipment – balls, shoes, bags, jerseys—even from other clubs!, shorts, etc. If anyone has any extra gear- that is in good shape, it can be donated!
Rush Equipment Assisting Children (R.E.A.C.H.) is a program that collects used or unwanted soccer equipment from Rush and other community members to donate to underprivileged children throughout the world. From tsunami victims to Russian orphans to the children of war torn Iraq, all benefit from the generous donations from Rush soccer and its members. The simple thing of a soccer ball or soccer shirt can make a world of difference to a child that is going through troubled times.
Please be sure that donated gear is for soccer only, is clean, and has no rips or holes, shin guards should be bound together. Pairs of shoes should also be bound or tied together.
Tami Aspelund, Alaska Rush R.E.A.C.H. Coordinator, was able to mail out 2 large boxes of donated soccer gear and boy's uniforms to Colorado in December. From Colorado, the gear and uniforms will go out world-wide to Rush clubs with players in need of equipment.
There is a large blue tub in the Alaska Rush office where anyone can donate used soccer gear. The tub is there year round (it's in a closet so you'll have to ask someone in the office to open the closet for you) and boxes are sent out 3-4 times a year. Tami will be mailing out more boxes soon so please bring your donations by and put them in the R.E.A.C.H. tub.
For more information on R.E.A.C.H., please visit http://alaskarush.com/index.php/programs/37-general/51-programs-reach
Bring assorted equipment by AK Rush office anytime- Our office hours are Monday-Thursday, 12-6 pm.


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Here's a poem that I wrote especially for BOTR1. (Spoken in his "King's English.")
Oh, but to fart on BandOnTheRun's head,
And to take a big poo poo all over his bed.
Thou is but a freak, a very scary man,
Come and smell the stink on thine hand.
Alone at night on his porcelain throne,
Straining to push out his poo of stone.
Thou spends an hour to wipe his butt,
Please, man, keep the door shut!
He names his poo poo "Mr. Stinkity Stink",
It usually comes out like a fine sausage link.
Thou posts messages that are rather koo-koo,
Only in between breaks from taking a poo-poo.


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Hi Everyone,
I am a complete newbie when it domes to the world of tea. The white tea I had been having became unavailable and I was forced to search for a replacement.
Research led me to this forum. I see there is a lot of valuable information here and friendly members.
I'm very happy to have found this place.


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Keeping the Glass Half Full - Page 4
Electrolytes: MODERATE
|Hydration: HIGH
|Hydration: OK
|Hydration: LOW
|Proper hydration and electrolyte balance
|Likelihood: Moderate
|Likelihood: Common
|Likelihood: Common
|→Weight is up a few pounds or more
|→Weight is stable or slightly down
|→Weight is down a few pounds or more
|→Wrists and hands are probably puffy
|→Stomach is fine: food acceptance is normal
|→Thirst is high, and salty foods taste normal
|→Stomach is queasy
|→Mouth is normal—can spit; skin is normal
|→Mouth is dry; food acceptance is poor
|→Thirst is low, and salty foods taste normal
|→Urination is normal
|→Skin is dry and may tent if pinched
|→Mouth is moist—can spit
|→May feel dizzy, confused
|→May have cramping
|Causes: Fluid intake in excess of needs
|Causes:Proper water and electrolyte intake
|Causes:Insufficient fluid intake
|What to do: Drink only to wet mouth until weight is near normal.
|What to do: Continue with hydration and electrolyte practice unless conditions change.
|What to do: Drink sports drink with electrolytes, or water.