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The Guide, which will published at the Beijing 2008 Games, is aimed at encouraging competing teams to train in the UK in the run-up to London 2012, to acclimatise themselves to the environment.
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Sugar Grove Area News in Brief
By CANDIS RIEDER
Registration 2013-14
Registration is now open at the Imaginative Preschool of the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church for the 2013-2014 school year. The preschool has been in operation for more than 20 years and is a way to start off any child's education.
Registration is on a first come- first served basis. Students presently enrolled in the three-year-old class are given first choice as to which four-year-old class they would like to attend. There is a one-time registration fee of $10 and a one-time material fee which is $15 for four-year-olds and $10 for three-year-olds. Tuition costs for the 2013-14 school year is $85 for the four-year-old classes and $65 for the three-year-old classes. Scholarships are available for the residents of Warren County to help offset the cost of tuition.
The class schedules for 2013-14 are: the first four-year-olds class will meet Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.; the second four-year-old class will meet Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 to11:30 a.m. and Wednesday from 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. The three-year-old class will meet Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
For more information, contact Julie Harrington at 489-3105.
District Chorus Festival
The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association is holding the annual District Choris Festival Feb. 6-9 at Collegiate Academy in Erie. This year's event is under the direction of Dr. Michael Schwartzkopf, professor emeritus of music from Indiana University, Indiana.
Eisenhower Chorus students selected to participate are Ricky Zortman, Mollie Marsh, Amanda Morgan, Sharon Harrington and Andrew Childs. Public concerts are scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
District Jazz
Band Festival
The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association will be holding their District Jazz Band Festival on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Fort LeBoeuf High Schoolin Waterford. Jimmy Palmer, a junior at Eisenhower High School, was selected to be a part of the event.
WCSD Schedule
The Warren County School District will not be having classes for employees or students on Monday, Feb. 18.
Wednesday, Feb. 20 will be the day to register for 2013-14 kindergarten at Sugar Grove Elementary School.
Registration times are from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m. Bring to the school office the following items: student's birth certificate, immunization records, proof of residency by means of a utility bill, credit card bill, deed, mortgage, lease agreement, or driver's license. Each student being registered will have the opportunity to meet the kindergarten teachers and also complete a vision screening.
Registration packets can be obtained at the school office or at the Warren County School District Administration offices. Schools ask that the registration packet be completed prior to arrival on registration day. Everyone should allow at least one hour for the registration process. If you have any questions, contact the school office at 489-7851.
For those in the area attending school in Russell, the Russell Elementary School kindergarten registration will be held on Feb. 12 from 9 to11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m.
EMHS Mid-Winter
Eisenhower Knight-Time Players will present their third annual Dinner Theater on Feb. 15 and 16 in the Eisenhower gymnasium. The show, "Family Album," by Rod Frankel, is a series of monologues, duets, and skits about modern family life, including children fighting over a remote, and a child trying to make sense of a divorce. There will also be stand-up comedy and a selection of music.
The choices for the dinner on Friday night, Feb. 15 are bacon-wrapped filet or seafood (scallops and shrimp) alfredo. The dinner choices for Saturday night, Feb. 16 are bacon-wrapped filet or chicken cordon bleu. All dinners include tossed salad, dinner rolls, entree, potatoes, vegetable, dessert and beverages. Ticket prices are $15 and include both the dinner and all the show entertainment.
For more information or to order tickets, contact any Knight-Time Player cast member, the main office at Eisenhower High School (757-8878), or Director Mary Passinger at firstname.lastname@example.com.
World Day of Prayer
Friday, March 1 will be the Community World Day of Prayer Service. Our churches come together on this day and join in prayer. The theme this year is "I was a stranger and you welcomed me." This year the service will be held at the Chandlers Valley United Methodist Church beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Special speakers are John and Glenna Peterson from Chandlers Valley talking about their recent mission trip to Tanzania. Special music will be provided by John Landin from the Mission Covenant Church. Other portions of the service will be provided by the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Sugar Grove, the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, and the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church.
Book Club
The book club of the Sugar Grove Free Library will meet on Monday, Feb. 25. The book selection for this month is "Christmas with Tucker" by Greg Kincaid. It looks like a sweetheart of a story and one that is perfect for Valentine's month. Call the Sugar Grove library to get a copy of this month's selection and get reading.
For more information on the monthly book club, contact the library at 489-7872.
CVCC Auction
The Chandlers Valley Community Center will be holding an auction on Feb. 16. The auction will consist of food items, spring items, produce items. Refreshments will be provided for purchase.
Second Harvest
Food Pantry
The Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry distribution will be held in Sugar Grove at the Free Methodist Church on Saturday, March 2. Doors will open at 8 a.m.

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I am relatively new to duck hunting. So far I love it. I have a few calls, but Ijust bought my first "nice" duck call, an RNT short barrel. This call has been great. I primarily bought the call to introducemyself to a single reed call to practice as much as possible. However, the gold part of the call, near thecenter, is loose after owning the call for only two weeks. It wobbles easily when pushed or pulled. I don't think it affects the sound, but shouldI send the call back? I really don't want to because I want to practice as muchas possible before the season starts. Onthe other hand I am conflicted, because it is an expensive call and I should havea product that is soundly put together for the money. Should I send the call back, or is it commonfor this part of the call to become loose after some use?
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haha thanks for clarifying the terminology for me! Ok, so it has been dry here for the last week, no rain. Starting last night, through this morning it has been raining. The band is now tight on the call. Is this common for wooden calls to swell like this with more humidity?


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AT&T to Buy Leap Wireless, Cashing Out Paulson's Telco M&A Bet
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- AT&T
AT&T will pick up Leap's Cricket brand name and about 5 million subscribers on its CDMA network, in Friday's proposed deal. Cricket customers may benefit from accessing AT&T's recently upgraded network, the company said.
"Cricket's employees, operations and distribution will jump start AT&T's expansion into the highly competitive prepaid segment," AT&T said in a statement.
The telco giant will also acquire valuable 4G LTE and AWS spectrum, in a move that helps to fulfill its network expansion efforts.
At this time 24 months ago, AT&T was lobbying with the Department of Justice to win approval of its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile acquired MetroPCS in October while, most recently, industry third player Sprint
Friday's proposed merger between AT&T and Leap Wireless comes at a near 90% premium to Leap Wireless' closing share price of $7.98 and signals the nation's biggest telecom by revenue believes the DoJ will allow it to be an aggressor in the wireless sector.
Consolidation among industry third and fourth players such as Sprint and T-Mobile may have altered market concentration figures and those surrounding all important wireless spectrum. Leap Wireless is also a regional service provider, a big contrast to T-Mobile, which is the industry's fourth biggest national player.
The DoJ has expressed an interest in fostering at least three or four nationally competitive wireless providers, meaning Leap may mark the twilight for the telecom sector merger wave.
For satellite TV giant Dish Network
Dish had been an aggressor in trying to win Clearwire from Sprint and Sprint from SoftBank. Recent proxy filings also indicate Dish Network was likely a suitor for MetroPCS and T-Mobile.
Sitting in the background of telecom industry consolidation are hedge fund titans who made savvy bets on a merger frenzy.
John Paulson of Paulson & Co. was chief among hedge funds in targeting potential wireless consolidators and has played a crucial role in the industry's realignment.
Paulson successfully lobbied for lower levels of debt in T-Mobile's acquisition of MetroPCS, a large holding, and he cast a crucial vote of support on SoftBank's efforts to win Sprint amid a heated fight put up by Ergen and Dish Network.


text: You can say that again... David Beard <davidebeard at comcast.net> wrote: Well, I don't think I've had any girlfriends that weighed 165. Wives are a different story, though... :-( Jerry Clair wrote: > I think 165 lbs with the boots. I feel like a tub with this much weight too, or a pregnant toothpick. > I was around 140 lb for years. Goodness at 28 year's old I weighed in at 120, > I looked like the walking dead too... It was a different kind of need for speed then too.... > > What do you > > weigh, Jer? I bet I've had girlfriends that weigh more than you. > >


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As October is Adopt-a-Dog Month, Santa Barbara County Animal Services is teaming up with Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation to offer free microchips for dogs that are adopted through any of the three county animal shelters, EdHat.com reports.
Throughout the month, the animal shelters will be giving owners the $40 microchip for free, as a way to both thank them for adopting and to ensure the new member of each family has the safety precaution in case it gets lost.
According to the publication, the theme of this years Adopt-a-Dog Month is to inform people on what exactly a rescue dog can bring to their lives. From gaining a running partner or a constant companion to reaping the mental health benefits a dog offers as a stress reducer, adopting a dog helps owners fill many voids in their lives.
Most adoptable dogs are in good pet health and are eager to find love. Aside from the microchipping, all dogs adopted through the three shelters leave neutered or spayed and are up to date on all of their vaccinations.
ASPCA reports that every year, between five and seven million animals enter shelters. With such high numbers, anyone thinking about getting a pet should be able to find one they will love that also needs a good home.


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Skip to comments.Hillary Clintons quiet campaign for President
Posted on 04/06/2013 10:41:36 AM PDT by Zakeet
Hillary Clinton is running for President in 2016. Her silence gives it away.
Rand Paul made his intentions clear by boisterously launching a filibuster against CIA appointee John Brennan and making a stand on immigration. He has been on the cover of newspapers and magazines, making proactive speeches and commenting on the statements of others. He is, clearly, positioning for a run in 2016.
Hillary Clinton is taking a different, quieter, approach.
Clinton knows what the campaign will look like and how hard it will be. She knows she could retire and speak on talk shows and conference circuit, write her book and maybe even relax.
But Hillary Clinton also likely feels the pull of destiny, the possibility of winning the presidency, the possibility of redemption.
Clinton is building, quietly and carefully. Last week, long-time Clinton ally James Carville talked in glowing terms about Hillary Clinton and her capabilities. He discussed the Super PAC, Ready for Hillary that is trying to lure her into running in 2016 and how the group is trying to build grass-roots support for Clinton. Clinton stepped out of politicking when she became Secretary of State, he explained, so the Super PAC is working to rebuild her political base. It is also, of course, raising money.
Carvilles public appearances also reminded the public Clinton is still here, still viable.
We do not yet know when or how Clinton will announce her candidacy, but we do know it will not be accidental or unplanned.
(Excerpt) Read more at communities.washingtontimes.com ...
Same old Rat song and dance ... with the World's Smartest Woman wearing the pants ... as always ... and her boy Bill looking to be the First Lady.
The GOP needs to get its act together NOW.
Stop sending jobs to China.
Bring back US jobs. Cut down on welfare. Build up AMERICA for a change.
Now. This cannot wait.
America first.
The DemocRATS are ready to play their second stringers. Hillary came in second up against their boy, Barry Soetoro. He cleared the way for incompetence in the White House. It's ready for Slick Willie's wife now. If Barry can do it, anybody can. Low information voters unite! Your party needs you!
It's my belief that Hillary's health problems are more serious than what the public has been led to believe. The media will do their best to keep this quiet, just as they did with FDR during his campaign for a 4th term. However, if she has some sort of episode in a public setting, they won't be able to gloss over this issue.
She should be boasting about her diplomatic successes as Sec of State - stopping Iranian nuclear development, arab spring, Benghazi, etc. /sarc
You may well be correct, and of course she could be debilitated before 2016.
If not I think she's a lock for the Dem nomination, taking out SlowJoe and Cuomo early in the primaries.
I do not think Hillary has decided yet, but I think that articles like this are meant to pressure her to decide to.
She will win, and will be nearly a big a disaster as Barry - perhaps even bigger. Count on it.
I would say corrupt and sneaky.
All of the forgoing cults hate Sarah Palin.
Maybe Sarah Palin should be the first female president?
I think the demographic tides mean little hope for Republicans in the POTUS race.
Our only hope might be billionaire egomaniac Bloomie running as an indy and we pull off a Clintonian plurality win.
Unfortunately Bloomie and the Clintons are allies, so if Hillary is the Dem nominee, little chance Bloomie would torpedo her.
Ex-Clinton aide: Photo of Obamas all-male inner circle suggested women dont belong
Yahoo News - The Ticket ^ | 4-5-2013 | Rachel Rose Hartman
Scientology brainwashing Hollywood Stars? Nah, say it ain't so.
Not only no, but HELL no!
She's been out of the public eye for a time now. Is she recovering from another FACE LIFT?
As if it wouldn't be bad enough to have another Socialist POTUS to nail shut America's coffin, the thought of Bubba back in the White House with time on his hands is intolerable. Cigars for my "friends."
They mean little hope if fewer and fewer whites continue to vote despite their stable growth in absolute numbers.
She's hiding in the weeds, waiting to jump out and mug the American people.
She can't undo everything she has done up till now. She can't unkill Vince Foster, unborrow the FBI files, uncollaborate with her husband in all of his misdeeds, or unkidnap Elian Gonzalez.
She better go gopher and stfu as when, not if, the GOP conservatives get the house and senate in 14 her fat ass s going to jail hopefully .... My opinion.
She will definitely run, but she is beatable. The little known secret is that she isn't that good of a leader or manager. Obama beat her in the primaries. Yes, he probably cheated in some, but he also just plain out managed her.
GO Away OLD BAG!
spread the word - "Remember Benghazi."
I just can't believe people would vote for this do nothing hideous b*tch....old wrinkled ugly from the outside in.
America is a nation of morons.
She'll win. And it'll be like 0dunga's 3rd term.
Wishful thinking. The woman's sick and in no condition for another campaign.
I agree with you that Hillary's health is too poor for her to serve as President and that a long campaign would probably highlight her poor health. Those falls that she took had nothing to do with a bout of flu. The fall on the steps of the airplane were before the flu. I do think that Hillary has not admitted this to herself and is still planning on running in 2016, though.
It would be interesting to know what her father died of.
"Ah ain't no ways taaarrrrdddd....."
I just want to see her out in a blazing hot sun wearing her new (beer) goggle glasses.
And I also feel (my hunch) she has a drinky-poo problem that needs to be cleaned up first.
In any regard, lots of dirt covered up by the media that can be exposed easily.
You are right people who put Hillary Clinton as best Secretary of State in US History, better than Jay, Jefferson, Monroe, Seward, Marshall, Rogers, and Baker will be likely Hillary voters.
In those glasses, she looks like the long lost sister of the Hanson brothers from the movie "Slap Shot."
wrapping her hand in tin foil......
I was about to comment that her periodic disappearances from public over the next few years will be to accompany a probably ongoing regimen of plastic surgery,although at this point it kinda needs a come-along for best results.
However I too think she has larger neurological/alcoholism issues.
How can it be a quiet campaign when every news agency is already pushing it?
No doubt. She makes Jodi Arias look like a one-hit wonder.
Which will be used by the MSM to bring out the pity, rather than she's not fit, vote.
All from their play book.
Rumor that Hillary is under "HOUSE ARREST" for money laundering charges.
Check Hillary and Chelsey's financials.
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Worm | San Juan Worm | Aquatic Worm | Blood Worm
Worms are a bait fishers favorite bait but they are also favorites of fly fishermen in the know. There is a simple reason worms work for bait: fish see them often and they like to eat them. Many different waters have populations of aquatic worms and terrestrial worms are washed into streams and rivers by runoff and rain storms. Worms are a high-protein trout food that big fish like. Try fishing a San Juan worm in your favorite stream, river, or lake and you may be surprised with a lunker on the end of the line.


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The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua.
The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. And the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries Frederick "Fitcher" Penrose, a horticulturist determined to track down the priceless treasures of China that are hidden in plain sight: its plants that have the power to heal, or beautify, or intoxicate. All will converge in Canton's Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave: a tumultuous world unto itself where civilizations clash and sometimes fuse. It is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars.
Spectacular coincidences, startling reversals of fortune, and tender love stories abound. But this is much more than an irresistible page-turner. The blind quest for money, the primacy of the drug trade, the concealment of base impulses behind the rhetoric of freedom: in River of Smoke the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries converge, and the result is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance. Critics praised Sea of Poppies for its vibrant storytelling, antic humor, and rich narrative scope; now Amitav Ghosh continues the epic that has charmed and compelled readers all over the globe.
©2011 Amitav Ghosh (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"Funky town"
One of the obvious downsides is that there is no glossary ( apparently the print edition has one). So, even though I knew it must be something else (Fanqui Town as it turns out) I couldn't help hearing it as Funky town and imagining an appropriate Sino-GeorgeClinton beat. In any case, I LIKED the narration and thought Robin was hardly over the top in his Gayness. From the text alone, without Mr. Jhaveri's hilarious rendition, it is obvious that the 20th century has no monopoly on flamers.
I quickly got used to not understanding certain words and one can understand them adequately in context. I enjoyed that Ghosh pauses in his description of scenes to list things (I guess generally in Bengali or Hindi): "the alley was crowded with pudongs, khalisha, mradupamen, lascars, sepoys and phonkas." Particularly good are the lists when there are descriptions of food. It is easy (and a good exercise) to be drawn into contemplating the deep immorality of the opium trade and realize how recently this history was brushed aside since it was Heathen Chinee. This, of course, is why WE are now addicted to plastic crap. The Celestial Ones are having the last laugh.
"Mediocre story, further ruined by the narrator"
The cast of characters from the last book.
You have a few new characters with interesting storyline, but overall the story is loaded so much with irrelevant information that it becomes tedious.
The next book of course. Hoping that's better.
Robin's accent is jarring and over the top. And most of his story is through letters he writes. Hard to picture such an accent for a letter.
Disappointment. Specially since the first part of the trilogy was so good.
"Review of Part 2 of the Ibis Trilogy"
I read a number of professional reviews of this book (not on this site) before buying and now that I've listened to it, I feel like I read a different book from them. This book is so very dissimilar from Sea of Poppies - that book introduced a variety of characters and we followed them on their complex interesting journey that brought them together and beyond. What I found in this book was soooo much description of the time in place (ie: Canton and the pearl river delta area). It didn't seem very much happened. Diti's story opened the book, but then disappeared. Included in this story is Ah Fatt, Neal and Paulette as well as some new characters.
While short on storyline, the book is full of descriptive details that seem very authentic and vivid. But for much of the book, you'll need to be content with that and anticipating a third book that may bring more action, since the author is leading up to the Opium wars. I feel like this book should be part 1 of the next book. But as I say, my take on this book is different than others, so you may feel differently.
I wish that this book had been narrated by the narrator of SOP. This narrator is good except his very over-the-top rendition of Robin. Yes, we get he's gay. That's not the problem, it's that he often sounds like a Saturday Night Live spoof of a flaming gay man. He sounds so modern. We get most of the description of Canton in letters Robin writes to Paulette, so we hear a LOT of that character. And I think that is why so much of description was annoying to me - a little of the Robin voice as they chose to do it goes a long way. Ghosh added some light-hearted humor with Robin (ie: his unlimited pet names for Paulette), but the humor was lost to me in the extreme performance of Robin. I would not recommend this book other than it continues the trilogy and probably will be needed to get the full experience of the third part when it comes out.
"great book. flawed narration"
Wonderful writing and insight into a shocking period in world history. But, the narrator, who was fine for most of the voices, was absolutely horrible in the part of Robin. So horrible, overblown, and annoying that it was painful to listen to and I came close to just buying the book in print to avoid listening to him. I wonder what the author thinks of the narrator's interpretation of this important character. It really ruined this book for me and I have been waiting for it for three years. I wonder what kind of quality control was untertaken before this was released. Not enough I think.
"Vast landscape of characters"
Very engaging and enjoyable. Highlight: hilarious portrayal of British opium merchants' hypocrisy in justifying their trade. Weakness: the character Robin is already overwritten and intolerable when the narrator overactive him. Going on to book four in the Ibis trilogy.
"A remarkable book read by a remarkable reader"
Amitav Ghosh's trilogy takes as his subject India in the early nineteenth century and the maritime world that stretched east and west from it, from Mauritius to Macau. He renders it with such a depth of detail, intense characterizations, and depth of plot that it rendered me breathless.
"Wonderfully told history"
The story, though set in 1830s Canton, is full of metaphors for today's world. The British opium merchants cry "free trade" as they amass fortunes by peddling their drug in China. The Emperor tries to eradicate the trade, but is thwarted by corruption in his own bureaucracy.
"Big Thumb's Up!"
The story is thoroughly engaging, the reader is excellent, and the tale imparts a segment of history many of us in the the Western World know little about.
Before reading River of Smoke, one would do well to read the first of the Ibis Trilogy, Sea Of Poppies.
The cast of characters is broad and sympathetic, even with their flaws. Throughout the narrative I was concerned and anxious about the fate of each, and I can hardly wait for the the conclusion in the third volume, not yet published.
"History, adventure, pathos."
Yes, because I love the narration, I am looking at all of the books that are performed by this narrator. I loved the characters, so many interesting character studies, I loved the history and the subject.
Hard to pick one, images of Canton in this time period, the flower boats, the description of an opium high.
No, but I am definitely going to in future!
A romance with opium, flowers and human frailty
How does this narrator master so many accents and voices? He is incredible!
I love audible so much that I have two accounts. I'll take listening to a great book over watching TV almost every time.
"Great "read" but be prepared for close listening"
Sure. This book is a departure from my reads of late-Jonathan Maberry-the Joe Ledger Series. River of Smoke is the second in a series. Ghosh and the reader benefits from his background and research. It was a real education on the opium trade and the opium wars.
I know other reviews panned Mr. Jhaveri's performance, but I though he did a fabulous job. There are many many difference accents and languages that make up this story. I enjoyed listening to this book, and the other members of my book club thought it would be a better listen than read. They struggled with the pigeon speak.
The first chapter tells the reader what happened to the people who were left on the boat at the end of the Sea of Poppies. I thought that this couldn't be the first part of the book (because it started out so many years after the boat landed).
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by Anton Shilov
Oracle remains on-track to release its highly anticipated new SPARC Supercluster mission-critical systems powered by next-generation SPARC T4 central processing units that promises to be times more powerful than existing fault-tolerant systems in calendar 2011. In addition, the company plans to unveil a number of other proprietary products.
"In Q2, we will accelerate the trend [of transition away from selling low-margin commodity servers to selling high-margin engineering systems] when we introduce four brand-new engineered systems products. [...] The largest of these new-engineered systems is the fault tolerant SPARC Supercluster, featuring our new SPARC T4 microprocessor that runs up to five times faster than a T3 microprocessor it replaces," said Larry Ellison, chief executive officer of Oracle, during a conference call with financial analysts.
Sun/Oracle SPARC T4 is a vastly different processor compared to the T3. The new chip will have eight cores (down from sixteen on T3), but will sport improved per-core/per-thread performance compared to the T3 along with other improvements. Oracle itself calls the chip "highly-threaded server-on-a-chip with native support for heterogenous computing" and projects clock-speeds of 3GHz and higher.
Provided that the new SPARC T4 processor is really five times more powerful than the predecessor, the next-generation SPARC Supercluster can become a serious rival for competing fault-tolerant systems in terms of performance. However, Oracle primarily expects its existing customers to upgrade to the next-gen business critical systems that "deliver extreme high performance".
"The SPARC Supercluster runs the Oracle Database applications faster and less expensively than anything available from IBM. Thus, we expect that many customers in our large SPARC Solaris installed base will be upgrading to SPARC Superclusters," added Mr. Ellison.
Other new products to be released in Q2 FY2012 will be feature-rich Solaris 11 operating system and the ultra high-performance Exadata flash disk storage system.


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Grandma May Ng holds her great-grandson Penuel. (photo: Melody Ng)
I don't know that I have ever paid much attention to the
legend behind the Moon Festival, but I sure love moon cakes. I haven't bought them in years, because my grandmother always sends me a box of my favorite — lotus seed paste (a thousand times yummier than the usual red bean!) with one egg yolk per cake — from a good bakery in Los Angeles.
Last September, she gave me my box in person because I was in LA for my cousin's wedding and spent a few days with her. I brought the moon cakes back to Minnesota, ate one right away, and gobbled up the second during the Moon Festival. The other two are still in my refrigerator. I haven't been able to eat them.
My grandmother died last October, at the age of 96, just a couple weeks after the Moon Festival. Those two moon cakes are the last I'll ever have from her — from her thoughtfulness and generosity. Seeing them each time I open the egg compartment where I stashed them makes me happy.
My husband says it'd be terrible to my grandmother to let them go bad. It's true. She reused paper towels and never wasted food (and moon cakes are quite the luxury at $33 for a box of four). But I'm not sure moon cakes can go bad. In the past, I've kept them to savor over many months, and the ones my grandmother gave me a year ago still look just fine. That's not a quality I'd want in most of the food I consume, but, with moon cakes — especially my two remaining moon cakes — I guess shelf-life longevity is just fine.
I'll break out one to share with my two- and four-year-old tonight. They can recall memories of their Bak-Po, I'll tell them some new stories, and we'll talk about how she loved us so much that she's providing us moon cakes, even when she's no longer here with us.
And just in case the kids want more moon cakes, I'll stop by the store on my way home today to get a new box before they're gone for the year. Because my last moon cake's staying in the fridge.
Melody Ng lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is an analyst for APM's Public Insight Network.
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I have had 4 teas comfortably 2 days in a row. I do not take this lightly because I have struggled to have 2-3 teas a day for weeks. I am hoping for 3 in a row.
Welcome to TeaDay, please stop by TeaDay all day and share what is in your cup. If you must, stop in later in the day and reflect back on your TeaDay. But we truly want to know what teas you are enjoying today.
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Today's TeaPoll question and discussion topic is...White Tea! So, share with everyone your experience with White Teas...and definitely share what is your fav White Tea...if you have one.
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Crowd Funding
GERRY – The Chautauqua County 4-H program further fueled its new endowment fund Sunday during its second annual benefit dinner at the Gerry Rodeo Grounds.
Proceeds from the event will go toward funding a $2 million endowment through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. The benefit dinner was the first of many fundraisers to help the youth development group reach its 2017 deadline in order to stay independent of county and state support.
"This is going to support 4-H forever, not just this year," said Emily Kidd, local issue leader, of the funding plan. "We've had some pretty generous contributions towards it, and we're hoping to make a lot here today to help that."
The 4-H program began exploring its financial future two years ago when the group saw its funding slashed in the county budget. The organization received $100,000 from the county in 2007, but that amount dwindled to $25,000 in 2011 and nothing at all last year.
Kidd formally appealed the legislature's Human Services Committee in September for $70,000, pointing out that 4-H was rapidly running out of money. County Executive Greg Edwards in his executive budget returned financial aid to the program – in the amount of $25,000.
Edwards last year praised 4-H for establishing the endowment, noting the county could not afford to financially support multiple programs in the long-term.
If Sunday's event was any indication, the community is backing the 4-H program. More than 1,000 pre-sale tickets were sold for the dinner, which included silent auctions, raffles and music. Kidd expected proceeds around $20,000.
"I am very impressed," said county Legislator Mark Tarbrake, R-Ellicott. "This program is one of the hardest working groups in the county, and they always have been."
Tarbrake, whose district will represent portions of Gerry in the next legislature, said it was important for 4-H to begin the endowment with the county struggling to fund programs.
The Chautauqua County 4-H group has more than 500 members and 150 volunteers. The organization has one full- and one part-time employee.
The largest 4-H program, meanwhile, is in Wyoming County, which has 934 members, 232 volunteers and eight staff. The group there received $185,495 in county support last year.
Kidd said due to uncertainty of funding this year, enrollment fees were increased from $20 to $50, with a maximum fee of $200 per family. The Cornell Cooperative Extension board of directors approved the enrollment hike in its August meeting.
"We are off to a good start this year," Kidd said. "We hope to raise enough money where we won't have to worry every year."


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im with you on all accounts. Although.... I have never had an issue with dough tearing unless it was a severely undermixed dough made with my hands, or I was an idiot and tried to shape a pizza with a dough that was not fully fermented yet.


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Tree Name/ID
American Basswood DUARB-33
Location: Front of Observatory
American Beech DUARB-107
Left of main walk leading to South Quad
American Elm DUARB-649
In front of Doane, by the right corner
American Yellowwood DUARB-648
To the left of the front door to Ebaugh
Black Gum DUARB-101
Between Doane and Fellows, north of pathway
Black Walnut DUARB-26
Road up from Shaw
Blue Spruce DUARB-46
SW corner of Swasey, just off path
Canadian Hemlock DUARB-84
Front left of library entrance
Chinese Chestnut DUARB-19
Chapel Walk by Gilpatrick
Downy Serviceberry DUARB-643
Bench area in front of Doane
English Oak DUARB-49
South side of Smith Hall
Fringe Tree DUARB-642
Northwest corner of Doane, by bench
Ginkgo DUARB-253
West side of Shorney
Hackberry DUARB-777
Presidents' Drive near sidewalk leading to Swasey Chapel.
Honey Locust DUARB-645
Front of Shaw
Horse Chestnut DUARB-640
Across brick walk from Beth Eden
Kentucky Coffeetree DUARB-776
NE Corner of Fellows Hall
London Plane Tree DUARB-89
East of Barney Davis and Fellows
Northern Red Oak DUARB-50
SE side of Beth Eden
Norway Spruce DUARB-30
East side of Gilpatrick
Ohio Buckeye DUARB-700
South of Chapel Walk, near Beth Eden
Osage Orange DUARB-24
Walk from Huffman
Paper Birch DUARB-90
Southeast corner of Fellows
Pin Oak DUARB-56
Front of Doane between pathways
Red Bud DUARB-641
West of clock, with memorial marker
Red Maple DUARB-97
Off of East side of Fellows
River Birch DUARB-81
West entrance of Talbot
Sassafras DUARB-707
East of Fellows Hall
Saucer Magnolia DUARB-47
SE corner of Beth Eden
Scarlet Oak DUARB-775
Between Slayter Hall and Knapp Hall on A-Quad
Shagbark Hickory DUARB-25
Walk from Huffman
Sugar Maple (Observatory) DUARB-38
SW corner of observatory
Sugar Maple (Preston House) DUARB-782
In front of Preston House – Phi Delta Theta
Swamp White Oak DUARB-20
Sweetgum DUARB-28
East side of Gilpatrick
Tulip Tree DUARB-59
Southeast side of Doane
White Ash DUARB-3
Near Beth Eden
White Oak DUARB-178
South side of Smith Hall
White Pine DUARB-53
NE corner of Beth Eden
Willow Oak DUARB-43
West side of Swasey
Below chapel walk on the east side of the steps.
Below chapel walk on the west side of the steps.
Witch-hazel DUARB-647
By North side of library in front of Ebaugh
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""I've got a list of corporations that have gotten out of their airplanes [because of criticism from politicians]. It is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. When you look at the time and cost savings; it does not make sense not to fly [privately]. You can't let public perception interfere with your business decision to fly. It either is a good business decision or it isn't.""
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
There's likely no finer V8 engine in car showrooms today than the 6.2-liter monster that propels the AMG version of Mercedes' newest E-class. The rising snarls and staccato twitches of the tach will curl the hairs on the back of your neck. It can drop-kick your rump down the highway with a savagery that the four-door body barely hints at. Sure, the AMG dressing drapes some early-warning touches on this wolf in mutton duds. But perhaps most memorable is the engine's relentless willingness to deliver prodigious and startling power. The E targets the same crowd that BMW and Audi put in their crosshairs with, respectively, the 5-series and A6-people who are a few rungs up the earnings ladder from the junior account personnel who pilot C-classes, 3-series and A4s. Senior management plump for the Mercedes E, BMW 5 and Audi A6, and their bosses settle into the spirited luxury of the S-class, 7-series and A8.
Then there's the recently more crowded niche between the senior-management and boss strata into which the Germans dangle this E63 AMG, the M5 and the S6, now joined by Cadillac's 556-hp CTS-V [see review in our February/ March 2009 issue-Ed.] and the 510-hp Jag XFR. There's still time for these buyers to risk a serious splurge while they have the youth to relish pulling some gs on the off-ramp, and these modestly proportioned sedans won't upstage the boss in the company parking lot.
The 6.2-liter engine (which this car shares with the SL63 AMG) is not the whole story since the seven-speed transmission through which it assaults the blacktop is equally capable. Instead of a torque converter, it has a ZF wet-plate clutch pack. In manual mode its paddles crack off gearshifts in 100 milliseconds, and throttle-lifted downshifts from fifth to fourth make enough explosive noises out of the pipes to suggest that the car is flinging chunks of raw meat in its wake. Full-throttle redline upshifts sound like a grenade going off. The noises are savage, visceral, sure to incense people who don't really like cars and just the ticket for those who do. ("Must find a tunnel and open the windows!") A "race start" transmission setting gets the most acceleration possible by minimizing wheel spin.
Instead of using the steering-wheel-mounted paddles, select "D" and Sport Plus mode and the box predicts your every move as if it were suddenly hot-wired into your synapses. Brake hard into a corner and the transmission will crack off two downshifts just as your head is telling you to get on the stick and clutch. No slush box here, and if this is the technology in place when taps for the three-pedal manual shift reaches a final and undeniable crescendo, I think I can live with it. I never thought this diehard stick-shifter would ever concede that, but that's how good the iBoxes have got. Still, though, I hear that insistent voice asking where's the skill, the making music, in paddles, console levers and computers?
The E63 AMG reminds the Mercedes faithful that, just as we were told at Sunday school, good things come to those who wait. Impatient buyers forked over the $200,000 sticker price on an S65 AMG three years ago to get not only the S-class top dog's 604-hp twin-turbo V12 but also a slew of ingenious technologies that can now trick out a $100,000 E63 AMG, among them Distronic cruise control (which maintains a distance from the vehicle ahead rather than merely holding a speed); Night View Assist; inflatable side bolsters on the front seats (rather like a jet fighter pilot's g suit, they inflate to counter the centripetal force that pushes the driver to the outside of a turn and are wonderful at making the driver and car as one); and adaptive AMG sports suspension. But wait, there's more-stuff that wasn't ready for prime time when the S65 AMG was top dog, such as blind-spot assist, lane-keeping assist and autonomous emergency braking.
Base price on the E63 AMG we tested was $85,750, but the total ended up at $101,195 with the options listed above plus 19-inch wheels and Pirelli P Zero tires ($2,250); the $4,900 package that added GPS, traffic, voice control, 6-GB music register, heated and active ventilated front seats, drive-dynamic driver seat with massage, rear-view camera, bi-xenon headlamps with active curve illumination, adaptive high-beam assist, keyless on/off and electronic trunk closer; the $2,900 driver-assistance package (Distronic, auto braking, lane keeping and blind-spot assist); and a $1,700 guzzler tax for Uncle Sam's tank. Other clever/reassuring stuff in the base price included a driver drowsiness monitor and stalwart Mercedes safety items such as active head restraints, pretensioning seatbelts and rollover sensor.
Standard performance/handling gear on the E63 AMG includes the engine and transmission as already described, adaptive AMG sport suspension with springs and struts in the front and air springs in the back, AMG high-performance brakes with 14.2-inch rotors on all four corners gripped by six-piston calipers in the front and four pistons in the back, and an exhaust system to let the 6.2 liters holler.
Gripes: the positioning of the dynamic seat controls makes them hard to see when you're seated, and the seat heat was slow to be felt (we conducted this test in January). To the eye of this beholder, also, the exterior of the new E-class in general is a little over-embellished with creases, and the gills, mesh and other doodads on the AMG border on boy-racer unsubtle-the fat tires would suffice.
These quibbles will vanish, however, once you get stuck into the driving with this sure-footed, seriously quick and satisfying sports sedan.
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I totally agree. The truth is that many people don't wear watches any more. Rather than trying to cram every mobile phone function onto a watch, it's time to rethink what needs to be communicated for what purposes from which wearable devices.
The term watch itself is really old. Wrist computer might be the new term to define this segment.
As someone said, medical applications are the first to come. For example, a wrist computer (smart watch) will now watch your heart rate, ecg, blood pressure, etc.. and inform it to the smartphone. An app on that smartphone can make the information useful. Thus it is obvious that the company that can integrate more number of sensors on the device will be more successful.
Beyond these, there are certain other interesting things you can do with a wrist computer. For example the motion sensors on the device can monitor your hand movements and count the number of times you smoke per day and will warn you when exceeded a certain limit. With motion sensors, you can also take control your home appliances or smart TVs by simply gesturing your hand in the air. No need of kinects and video cameras.
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How Governor Snyder can only come up with raising Michigan's gas tax, increasing it by double and also increasing vehicle plates and registration fees by 80 percent to fix our roads and bridges, is nothing short of ludicrous.
We have been paying the highest constant prices for gas, crippling far too many people's pocket books as it is. Such a large increase regarding the plates and registration is just going to cause auto insurance rates to increase (again) eventually. Many will go without registration or find ways to finagle or swindle to get by.
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I've been taking my pu-erh storage rather seriously over the past 2 and a half years. I have my own special cabinet just for sheng, and I have kept the humidity around 70-75% in it 24 hours a day by re-heating water every 6 hours.
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In the recent issue of Reject Apathy, an off-shoot publication of RELEVANT Magazine, Tim Hoiland explores what he believes to be a tension between "serving justice" and "saving souls":
This [young] generation's passion for justice is, without doubt, something to celebrate. It's a breathtaking sign that the Spirit is at work, leading young men and women into lives marked by the reigning belief that all of life matters to God, not just the parts we might call "spiritual."
But in this sincere step toward activism, have other essential aspects of the Christian calling been neglected? As Christians respond to the cries of the oppressed, have they failed to share the life-giving message that is truly good news to the poor?
… If Christians are to bridge the artificial divide between evangelism and social action, they must immerse themselves in the Bible's story of redemption. They must learn from those who have gone before them. And they must see the strength of the diversity of the Church—a company of uniquely called individuals in God's cosmic mission.
As Hoiland goes on to remind us, pointing to the work of sociologist Rodney Stark, the church has successfully fused evangelism and social action throughout its history, from the selling and sharing of possessions in the Book of Acts to the church's widespread establishment of schools, orphanages, and hospitals in more recent centuries (a feature highlighted at length in Rev. Sirico's recent book).
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Skip to comments.Madison Project PAC Endorses Matt Bevin For Senate In Kentucky
Posted on 08/04/2013 2:31:04 AM PDT by mn-bush-man
Madison Project PAC Endorses Matt Bevin for Senate in Kentucky
Madison Project Chairman Jim Ryun: The only way to change the lackluster leadership in the Republican Party is to replace the career politicians who lead the party. Matt Bevin is brave enough to storm the castle of the GOP Establishment and challenge the sitting minority leader, and we are proud to stand with him and with millions of conservatives who feel disenfranchised by unprincipled GOP leaders like Mitch McConnell.
Washington, DC The Madison Project PAC announced today that it is endorsing Louisville businessman Matt Bevin for Senate against Senator Mitch McConnell in next years Republican primary for Senate.
Earlier this year, Senator Rand Paul illustrated the problem with the GOP establishment by noting that they have grown stale and moss-covered, said Daniel Horowitz of the Madison Project. After 28 years in the Senate and over 10 years in leadership, Senator Mitch McConnell has become the embodiment of stale moss-covered leadership. Its not just his votes for Democrat proposals, such as open borders, bailouts, fiscal cliff tax hikes, debt limit increases, green energy stimulus, and funding for Obamacare, it is the fact that McConnell has refused to use his leadership role to fight for conservatives. On so many major legislative battles important to conservatives, McConnell has refused to fight and has remained ambiguous about his own position until he felt a clear signal from his political weather vane. His behavior during the amnesty fight is a consummate example of McConnell following from behind instead of leading from the front.
Moreover, there is widespread fear among conservatives in the state that McConnell will lose the seat in the general election. It is an embarrassment that in a state Romney carried by 23 points with 116 of 120 counties, McConnell needs to run another $20 million scorched-earth campaign to eke out a narrow victory. With control of the Senate at stake, there is no reason we should waste tens of millions bailing out a failed unprincipled senator. Mitch McConnell should heed the advice he gave to Jim Bunning in 2009 and put the best interests of the party and conservatives ahead of his waning career.
We are proud to endorse Matt Bevin, a bold change in the direction of principled conservatism, said Drew Ryun of the Madison Project. Matt has lived the American Dream, coming from virtually nothing to grow multiple businesses and create jobs. As a family man, philanthropist, and successful entrepreneur, Bevin is the antithesis of a career politician. He wont need to put his finger in the wind to gauge the political winds in order to fight for his conservative beliefs. He understands that Washington corrupts even the best of people. Thats why he has pledged to serve no longer than two terms. Bevin is not only committed to voting with conservatives, he will give voice to conservatives in the Commonwealth of Kentucky by leading the charge for limited government along with other leaders in the Senate like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee.
The official endorsement along with the complete conservative case against Senator McConnell can be viewed here and also at www.DumpMcConnell.com
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down goes Mitch!
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Start a Freedom Party for Bevin group. heh
Now we need to find someone to replace boehner!
Matt Bevin is the real deal, and American conservatives should unite behind him to resurrect the values that McConnell and the establishment have killed in the GOP.
I agree with you and I am voting for Matt Bevin.
On Thursday I received a political flyer in the mail. Nice and glossy, (expensive), in it the McConnell campaign was trashing Bevin.
Here are the things it was accusing him of and called him a Fraud and a Con-man.
1. Sued by hundreds of people for selling defective products then bankrupted his company to dodge creditors.
2. No history of volunteering for TEA Party groups or conservative causes.
3. Donates money to liberal Democratic Candidates.
4. Took a Government bailout for his company in Connecticut
5. Failure to pay taxes resulted in being named in the "Top ten delinquents owing money to East Hampton"
Well you know something McConnell and your smarmy campaign if you fought even a quarter as hard against Harry Reid and the Democrats as you do against a Conservative opponent to your position we wouldn't be having this 'conversation' because you would have been doing your job instead of 'going along to get along' with the Democrats in D.C.
McConnell is just like John McCain - fights to the death against a conservative but tip toes through the tulips when it comes to challenging a Democrat. These wimpy, RINOs make me sick.
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I agree .
We need to replace all the amnesty traitors
Bonehead the town drunk
Gowdy. -yes this snake is a LaRaza supporter
Recall Mclame we can recall him in AZ
I don't think the Dems have a chance no matter who the candidate is. But McConnell is part of the problem. He is a man who has never earned a dime in salary that didn't come from the taxpayers. Bevin is someone who has made his career in the private sector. It is time that we got some leadership in Congress that aren't professional politicians.
No you can't. But elect enough conservatives to the Senate and reduce him to irrelevance and his head would probably explode. That would accomplish the same thing.
Voters in the great state of Kentaucky....Mitch McConnell must go!!! He is naught but a RINO "Weak Sister"!!! Please give Kentucky Senator Rand Paul someone he can work with. When Mitch McConnell signs, endorses and promotes the Lee/Cruz defund Obamacare petition among Republican Senators, (www.dontfundobamacare.com) I'll maybe reconsider him!!! Right now he is useless!!!!
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Unfortunately Rand Paul himself has endorsed McConnell, and said he would not support a Tea Party primary challenge to McConnell. Very disappointing, I would be interested to know what voters of Kentucky think of that, and how that will affect Bevin's chances.
Earlier this year, Senator Rand Paul illustrated the problem with the GOP establishment by noting that they have grown stale and moss-covered"
Too bad Rand is endorsing Mitchie for re-election.
Yes! If Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee really want to increase the size of their caucus in the Senate, then endorsing the likes of Mitch McConnell doesn't seem the way to go about it. I sure hope Ted Cruz doesn't do the same thing by endorsing his senior Senator John Cornyn here in Texas, we need to get rid of Cornyn as bad as we need to get rid of McConnell
People in KY will stick with McC. All they know is the incumbent.
You are right; at least the Kentuckians have a choice, but the Texans are so determined to keep Cornyn that no one will challenge him in the primary and probably not much general election challenge either.
McC started out as the county judge in Louisville; what was he before that? People in KY think he is tremendous, but they don't know why.
There is probably some kind of ordinance in Cincinnati that says one can't challenge an incumbent of his own party in a primary. Not really, but it might as well be.
Which Carter is that; is it the TX congressman; I thought he was conservative if it is.
I'm afraid you're right about Texans and Cornball. I'm praying that at least one strong conservative steps up to challenge him...and that Ted Cruz will/can endorse them over Cornyn.
Madison Project PAC also endorsed Ted Cruz in his TX Senate run against David Dewberry.
AZ can recall McPain, but Harry Reid won't recognize the recall. Harry needs McPain to keep above the 60-vote line.
Does anyone know anything about Dwayne Stovall from Cleveland, TX who is currently trying to collect enough signatures to get on the primary ballot against Cornyn? Is he likely to be a serious challenger? He has a facebook page and apparently is speaking at Tea Party meetings around the state but hasn't been in this area yet.
David Dewberry, good, I like. Go Bevlin!
Rand Paul has endorsed Mitch McConnell. Bevin must be a threat to Paul's "conservative" credentials. It reminds me of his old men kissing Romney ass during the primaries.
Rand Paul has endorsed Mitch McConnell. Bevin must be a threat to Pauls conservative credentials. It reminds me of his old man kissing Romney ass during the primaries. The least conservative man in the GOP primary and Ron Paul basically endorsed him. Then he ran down to the House and voted for sodomy in the Armed Forces. Look for the same "conservative" votes as long as Rand Paul is in DC.
He did the usual government jobs - congressional staffer and Deputy Assistant Attorney General under Ford. He has never earned a dollar in the private sector that I'm aware of.
Neither will the Constitution. Other than losing an election, the only way a sitting senator or congressman can be removed from office is for the Senate or House to expel them.
Cleveland, TX? Republican primary voters will think he moved down from Cleveland, OH, and will hence stick with Cornball.
Recall is not in the Constitution, but Congress could recognize a state's recall if it wished. I know they say federal law trumps anything the states do that is not specifically in the Constitution. Of course, Congress can do all kinds of things not in the Constitution.
Don't know where Cleveland, TX is, guess we should be glad he's not from Paris, TX. Primary voters might think he was French. Actually, his Facebook picture would clear that up right away!
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