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It seems that the offices of my local Disability assesment centre, do not allow anyone to visit in a wheelchair. Anyone who uses a chair, has to apply for a home visit. How can this situation come about, when many small businesses have had to pay for expensive alterations to allow disabled access?
Normal for Norwich.
(nfn, is a medical shorthand used in the area.)
The *sudden outrage* is possibly linked to a longer-running story.
Oddly enough St.Mary's does crop up in last September's campaign blog but nobody seemed to have thought of this particularly apposite angle of attack, back then.
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Local poet Vince Laws will be protesting outside Atos, St Marys House and invites people to join him
It makes perfect sense.
There's a piece in this weeks EYE about a woman with advanced Parkinson's and how she and her husband struggled to get a home visit, advanced Parkinson's and she's taking a back to work fitness test! Now that's a waste of taxpayers money.
Surely it fits in nicely with Atos policies - if you can struggle to their office, you must be fit for work
In my Grandads day back in the 40's and 50's, you had to visit the Doctor to get a sicknote. The Doctor had his surgery on the upper floor of a normal terraced house. Being more compliant /less savvy, Grandad struggled up the stairs and was refused a sicknote on the grounds that as he had made it up the stairs he was fit enough to work. Grandad was a labourer on a building site.
ATOS, in general, is a waste of public money - not surprising as Labour employed them. The people filling out the assessment forms are seldom, if ever, medically qualified because they seem to have a huge turnover of staff who leave because they get paid peanuts and dislike the underhand tactics used.
40% of claimants who 'fail' the assessment win on appeal, so figures about the percentage of people who are actually fit for work are just propaganda. ATOS gets commission for everybody they fail - I wonder if they have to give it back when people win an appeal?
It's really just another legacy of Labour's talent for false economy, but I suspect that the coalition don't consider it a priority to investigate this company and get a more efficient one which would, undoubtedly, cost the country less in the long term.
Atos Healthcare for some time now. They are just box tickers. If you don't fit into any of their categories then they declare you fit for work - even if you're dead


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A group of young adults allegedly smoking marijuana cigarettes spark a basement fire tonight inside a Walla Walla home.
Walla Walla County Undersheriff Edward Freyer tells KAPP/KVEW Local News the fire started after 7 p.m. when a portable blow torch somehow misfired and ignited furniture at the home located on the 1900 block of Pleasant Street.
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'Miss Saigon' Revival Will Open on Broadway in March
The musical's producer, Cameron Mackintosh, said it would come to the Broadway Theater, where the show began its original, decade-long run in 1991.
August 4, 2016, Thursday
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The producer Cameron Mackintosh is considering bringing his production to Broadway next year if the reviews are strong and a suitable theater becomes available.
May 14, 2014, Wednesday
'Les Misérables' Coming Back to Broadway Next Year
A new stage version of the blockbuster musical will open on Broadway in March 2014, the producer Cameron Mackintosh said.
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'Mary Poppins' To Fly Off as 'Aladdin' Lands on Broadway
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"Betty Blue Eyes," the musical at the Ivor Novello Theater based on the 1984 film "A Private Function," captures the the writer Alan Bennett's sensibility in its portrayal of the age of austerity in postwar Britain.
July 29, 2011, Friday
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Hit Broadway Musicals to Be Exported to China
Cameron Mackintosh, the British producer of a host of Broadway and West End hits, said that China could look forward to Chinese versions of "Les Misérables," "Mamma Mia!" and other shows.
September 18, 2007, Tuesday
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Meddler on the Roof
This handsome, homily-packed and rather tedious megamusical is less concerned with inexplicable magic than with practical psychology.
November 17, 2006, Friday
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Race and Gender as Explicit Sentencing Factors
Carissa Byrne Hessick
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - School of Law
February 11, 2010
Journal of Gender, Race and Justice, Vol. 13, 2010
This Symposium Article briefly traces the history of race and gender as explicit sentencing factors, identifies how the explicit treatment differed for race versus gender at sentencing, and explores how those differences persist in the modern discussion about sentencing policy. Historically, there were several differences between race and gender as sentencing factors, including the persistence of system-wide sentencing distinctions based on gender long after such distinctions based on race were prohibited. And while system-wide distinctions tended to disadvantage both racial minorities and women, distinctions made by individual judges when sentencing specific defendants resulted in longer sentences for racial minorities while women generally received shorter sentences than men convicted of similar offenses.
Although modern sentencing systems do not permit the explicit consideration of race or gender, they continue to play roles in debates over modern sentencing policy. Specifically, lawmakers are criticized for enacting policies that are thought to be based on racial stereotypes, and they are also criticized for failing to consider the differences between men and women when enacting other policies. Given the different roles that race and gender play in the modern sentencing policy discussion, it appears that legal commentators who study gender at sentencing may be working at cross purposes with those who study race at sentencing.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
$5 million dollar tunnel at Swami's is go
This would have been a lot less money:
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Yes, but every train (56 per day right now) will need to blast their horns every time they cross per federal regulations. Not worth 5 million? Just look to see how much the City of San Diego is spending on its downtown train noise abatement project. Plus the cost of all those pesky inverse condemnation lawsuits from every adjacent homeowner would cost a pretty penny as well. Just sayin'.ReplyDelete
Why isn't all of Encinitas a quiet zone like all of Orange County will be in the next few years. What is wrong with NCTD? Who leads that retarded organization and why do we still have it when we have SANDAG? Who is representing our interests on this issue?ReplyDelete
Who came up with the tunnel idea anyway? Maybe they thought Encinitas residents are too stupid to obey warning lights and barrier arms?ReplyDelete
People will continue to cross the tracks; if they have to walk more than 50 feet, they will not use this tunnel. Sounds like it is a sweetheart deal for some contractor, as the less expensive alternative makes more sense.
I agree with Alfred. Why do we have these train horns anyway? LA and Orange County don't have train horns because they implemented Quiet Zones. Why hasn't Encinitas done the same. Why are we always so far behind the curve?ReplyDelete
Part of the goodies we get for backing off on double tracking.ReplyDelete
Orange county doesn't have double tracking. Thats no excuse.ReplyDelete
Orange county has double tracking, except San Clemente, through to Fullerton. At that point it is up to four tracks to LA Union Station. And they use the horns. Hop on Amtrak and sit in the forward car to hear for yourself. Alfred, quiet zones cost a LOT of money. I do agree people between Santa Fe and E Street will still cross the teaks illegally.ReplyDelete
Corrected- I see OC just finished quiet zones. Cost 85 million.ReplyDelete
I'm all for at-grade crossings but I have to admit the planned design is winning me over: http://thecoastnews.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2012/01/IMGP9227-e1326994996212.jpg (compare to http://g.co/maps/3rhc9)ReplyDelete
The location will be major access point so any established crossing should be safe and inviting. The concept accomplishes both, eliminates the need to wait for or even think about trains, and keeps Swamis free from noisy crossing bells. The tracks are raised higher than 101 so a tunnel (really more of an underpass or bridge here) seems appropriate. No doubt it will encourage pedestrian travel and also define the southern end of downtown Encinitas. Hopefully it will also encourage some pedestrian-friendly infrastructure on the east side of 101, up toward Hansens. The question though is does the $5m solution make sense at every location? Supposing it does, are there cheaper ways to accomplish the same goal?
The bums will shit in it and it will be a place for the trolls to hang out. I hope the kids don't get snagged by the underworld elements at night underground. Bury the Tracks, Not People.ReplyDelete
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Forget Jung, Adler, and that other guy~what's his name? Oh, yeah, Freud. Our Humble High School is getting into the behavior modification business, big-time.
A few of you saw yesterday's post, which layed out, in a quaint little verse, our newest "initiative" 'round these here parts. We won't tolerate any more "effing" & other such gutter-talk in our hallways; we won't stand for trash accumulating anywhere but the trashcans; we won't put up with those frisky young men, who find it funny, somehow, to flush apples down the urinals & then pee on the floor.
No, by golly, we're going to reward our cherubs instead. "Catch them being good," is the strategy. We're going to teach those little suckers manners. Another example, of course, in a long line of schools picking up where the parentals fell down.
The way it was explained to me by a team of fellow partners-in-arms yesterday, is that the plan~known as Positive Behavior Support~helps reduce punishment by putting a reward system in place. So, instead of calling out one cherub for climbing out the window, I think I'm supposed to reward the 15 others who decided not to. Or, if two kiddos go to the Bagel Bakery, I will reward those who had the common sense to stay put.
Our program, entitled Do Your Part~Prepared, Accountable, Respectful, Truthful~kicks off today. We're starting 1st period with a 10-minute, student-shot video, which explains the program. I'm told oodles of students have been involved in the planning of this effort; I find it odd that I haven't heard about their participation, since you know how kids talk. We'll see, I guess. I'm approaching all of the hullabaloo with an open mind. For now.
So, come 7:30 a.m., I'll be armed with my Success Cards (yes, we're supposed to hand out these business-card-sized reward cards, which the students will then put into a raffle for a drawing at the end of every week) & my new OHHS lanyard to hold those precious cards in a laminated pouch around my neck, and I'll be wearing my specially designed T-Shirt~mandatory "spirit wear" for all staff on the first day of the second semester. All of this in the wake of a bad economy's downsizing, consolidation & layoffs. Oh & don't forget that I won't get a raise again this year.
I never was a cheerleader~too cynical, by a longshot. I'm a little leary of teaching old dogs new tricks, or puppies, as the case may be. But I'm determined to go along with the program, for now. We'll see if the students save their apples for their teachers now, instead of for the beleaguered urinals.
Then, I guess, we could say that the new program is "flush" with success.
And, no, the sign above decidedly does not sing the praises of the school at which I teach. Shot this Superior Snap out in Iowa last year, while scoping out law schools with Ella Numera Una. I wonder if they have Positive Behavior Support out there? Looks like they haven't had any victories in quite awhile.


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Bobby Jameson, A Man Of Trial And Tribulation!Posted by John Rhys on Saturday, May 30, 2015 4:12 PM
I first met Bobby Jameson in Detroit in 1963. His second record had just been released and my roomate, Terry Knight, loved the record and was playing it constantly on his radio show at CKLW in Windsor, Ontario.
One afternoon, Terry invited me to Boblo Island to meet Bobby who was performing his new disc in the park on Boblo. After his performance, I was introduced to Bobby and we had a few words together. I liked him.
It was almost ten years later that I met him again in Hollywood. We were both at GRT Records on Sunset trying to collect monies that were long over due. In this office we started our relationship again and it continued until Bobby's untimely demise on the 12th of May, 2015.
Bobby survived his brother Bill's death promptly followed by the passing of his mom. I had never heard him so down. Bobby was now completely alone familywise and when we last spoke I admit I was afraid for him. Bobby was not known to be the most stable of humans at best and would often become so angry I couldn't talk him down. He had every right to be angry as he had never received a penny for any of the many songs he had written and only tiny advances for the several LPs he had recorded for several record companies. People released his albums without his permission and kept any and all profits for themselves. Bobby had every right to be upset.
There was a side of Bobby only a few of us ever saw. That was the kind-hearted poet, the lover of anything artistic and a true talent.
Bobby and I wrote several songs together but there is only one which will explain my deep feelings for a man almost everyone thought was crazy. The link is below.
BB King….America' s Ambassador Of Music! Gone, But Not Forgotten!Posted by John Rhys on Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:04 PMB.B. KING is an American icon. He has won more awards than his home in Las Vegas will hold. He has been named "America's Ambassador Of Music" by the President of the United States. With all these achievements, the man remains the utmost in humility. In this most articulate interview, Mr. King speaks of the South in the 50's, Racemusic, and lists his major influences. Recorded after a tremendous performance at The Mirage Hotel, a remarkable man tells the truth about his life as an original bluesman. (Please click on our sponsor. It helps keep us alive during this critical period.) ESI Event Services (Go to B.B.'s own web site! Click on the link in blue.)B.B. King
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In The Beginning....Skip James!Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 12:01 PM
After several months of deliberation, BluePower has come to the conclusion that it would be beneficial to develop a series which exposed the many fine artists who added so much to the rich heritage of the American folk tradition called The Blues.
In order to accomplish our goals in this regard, we needed the product necessary to assemble these pieces of business. Coming to our aid in the form of early Blues product was Mr. Alec Palao and his great company, Ace Records of London, England whom we gratefully thank for their generosity and kindness.
Our first show highlights one of the strangest and most unique Blues artists of all time....Nehemiah Curtis James who came to be known as Skip James.
Born in 1902 in Bentonia, Mississippi, Mr. James struggled all his life to find a place in the world of the Blues. It took him til nearly the end of his life before he was discovered by three, up and coming, young musicians who talked him into taking a giant step to become known.
Listen as BluePower tells a brief history of Mr. Skip James and plays some of his amazing music.
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1)...."Hand Clappin' "....Red Prysock....Mercury Records
2)...."Hard Time Killing Floor Blues....Skip James....Blues From The Delta....Ace Records
3)...."Careless Love"....Skip James....Blues From The Delta....Ace Records
4)...."Devil Got My Woman"....Skip James....Blues From The Delta....Ace Records
5)...."Crow Jane"....Skip James....Blues From The Delta....Ace Records
6)...."I'm So Glad"....Skip James....Blues From The Delta....Ace Records
7)...."I'm So Glad"....Cream....Fresh Cream....Atlantic Records
8)...."Hand Clappin' "....Red Prysock....Mercury Records
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TRI Studios....A Step Into The Future!Posted by on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 3:07 PM
On the 13th, (Friday), I found myself sitting alongside my son as we headed toward TRI Studios which is located in San Rafael. We stopped for breakfast which was delicious and finally found ourselves in the parking lot of TRI Studios.
It looked like any other industrial building with hardly any mention that a studio might be located there. David showed me the door and I reluctantly stepped inside.
The first thing I noticed was the road case against the wall with the lettering, Grateful Dead. As my eyes became accustomed to the light, I saw a large room with a keyboard set up on one side, a set of drums in the corner and a small baffle with a vocal mike and a Telefunken mic in the center. Last but not least was a bass set-up for my son.
David and I were the first musicians to arrive and we immediately went to get a cup of coffee. The lounge needs to be described. First of all, there were numerous posters of The Grateful Dead hanging on the walls. Early group shots, a clock made from old 45 records and the best coffee I ever had in a recording studio. I felt as though I were stepping back in time.
We went back into the studio to get set up. Rick Vargas, the engineer came in and introduced himself and showed me where to sit. I sat behind the short baffle and unpacked my guitar. My Tanglewood looked small in this immense room. I was becoming excited. Everywhere I looked was sound reinforcing equipment. In the back of the room, behind me, there was a complete mixing console. I was told it was used when Bob Weir filmed his TV show, Weir Here.
Before the other musicians came, I asked Rick where there might be a set of headphones I could use. His answer was strange. "You won't need headphones", he answered and went back to the control room. I was baffled in more ways than one.
I plugged my guitar into a direct box and asked David how I was supposed to hear myself. A voice came from nowhere and said, "Play!" I started playing and all of a sudden my guitar sounded as though it was in The Hollywood Bowl. It was big and yet all the nuances of my style could be heard. The sound was coming from the ceiling. The voice came back and said, "Sing!" I sang and the vocals were clear and pure with just the right amount of echo. I was astonished! What kind of set-up was this?
David explained that the studio had been built to enhance the musician's sense of playing live music by eliminating the need for both headphones and baffles. This room is set to record live music with no leakage or none that is noticeable. The sound design is by Meyer Sound and the software is Space Map which is utilized by the Constellation System. From what I could tell, the ceiling contains six sections, any of which can be used to reinforce the sound of the musicians and can be moved so that the players can hear their instruments easily without headphones or baffling obstructing their view.
After the musicians arrived and started playing, I began to understand what was happening. Rick came in with an iPad with the Space Command controls installed and as we played he moved our sounds from one section of the ceiling to the other until the balance was correct. The music sounded great and everyone could hear quite well. I wondered about leakage.
I have been an engineer since 1960 and worked in studios all over the world but never had I witnessed anything like this. Virtually no leakage at all appeared on the recordings we made and the masters are as clean as I've ever heard. New technology ain't all bad.
Let me speak of the musicians with whom I had the pleasure to play. Jeff Chimenti played the keyboards, Jason Crosby played viola, Jay Lane played drums and Dave Schools played bass. Never before have I played with a more consummate group of musicians. I had the time of my life.
I found my son David has become a natural producer. Never, for one moment, did I feel stress of any kind and that, too, reminded me of the old days. My son's quiet guidance helped this old man through two days of intense work. I am proud of both David and myself.
May I also mention the fact that the recorders and the cameras never stopped rolling the entire time I was recording or even in the room. You've got to wonder where all that material is being stored. Those are some huge files.
My personal thanks to Rick Vargas (chief engineer) and to Justin Kreutzmann (video director) for their help in making this project a leap of love.
And to my son, Dave Schools, for making his old man as happy as he's been for a long time.
I will keep you all posted as to the outcome of this session. I am told I must go back to TRI for more work to which I am most assuredly....looking forward.
John Rhys Eddins
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Here is an explanation of the Constellation System!
A few corrections....
Space map is a feature within the Constellation System program. It allows you to insert a signal ie: vocal or guitar into the system at the same time giving u the option of choosing the location from which u hear it coming. There are 4 external inputs available in the system. The whole system itself is the Meyer Sound Constellation System. 20 DPA microphones pick sound up and 72 speakers (in real time) play reverb back to the musician. This is just the Constellation System alone. When recording, microphones are added and I can buss those signals into the available external inputs. The room is split in half so if there's an audience, they can hear the ambiance differently than the musicians. This is also good for creating slap back to mimic stadiums.
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Jackie Lomax, An Honorable Man!Posted by mike on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 2:24 PM
It was late in 1975 that I found a gentleman waiting in the lobby of my small studio in Hollywood, California. The man was of English decent and said he understood that I was also British. After a cup of coffee, he discussed his reason for coming to me.
It seemed he needed to make a demo for submission to record companies so that he could procure a record deal for himself. His name was Jackie Lomax. He then proceeded to play some of the tunes he wished to record. I was astounded! Being a record producer most of my life, I looked for artists who were gifted writers and performers. Jackie was both.
He asked if I would front the studio time for the demos and he would return the favor by paying the studio back at full bore plus 15%. Of course I knew of whom Jackie was as I had been a Capitol Records producer during the time of The Beatles and the beginnings of Apple Records on which Jackie Lomax had one of the first releases as an independent artist. In essence, I knew Jackie was an artist of note and therefore decided I would take the shot.
The studio time was arranged and Jackie said he had all the musicians but the keyboard player. I suggested Johnny Stephenson, a phenomenal player who resided in Hollywood. Johnny signed on to the project and we were off.
The night for tracking came and all the musicians were in place. Roy Alfred, a young and gifted engineer who worked for me at Hollywood Central set up the studio as Jackie and I worked with the musicians.
The tracks we cut came out beautifully and Jackie laid down his lead vocals like a pro.
When the tracks were complete, young Roy Alfred mixed the tracks to perfection and the masters were given to Jackie. He said he would return when he had secured a record deal from someone. Roy and I sat that night in the control room after everyone was gone and we had secured the studio discussing whether or not Jackie would ever come back to repay the loan. One never knew.
Several months later, Jackie walked in to the studio with a big smile, telling us he had done a deal with Capitol Records and then commenced to cut us a check for the full amount agreed. Jackie Lomax was not only terrifically talented but also....an honorable man.
What is sad in this story is the record that was finally released by Capitol had none of the original demo's energy and seemed to stray completely from Jackie's original intent. I have no idea why but it made me sad.
For years, I have kept the original demos in my vault and never released them to the world. I must do that now that Jackie is gone so that people will know how the original versions of these songs sounded.
I am truly sorry that the musicians list disappeared through the years. I hope that someone who was on that session can fill me in and I will list them all, as the players were as good as they come.
Here are the original recordings as they were mixed in 1975. Enjoy!
1...."Soul Light"
2....More (Livin' For Lovin')
4...."Who's Foolin' Who"
Please help us find who the band members are. Reports are starting to come in a bit at a time. If you played this session, please let us know.
Lead vocals....Jackie Lomax
Bass................Kim Gardner
Slide guitar, guitar....Paul Barrere
BGs.....Lea Santos (strong on "Soul Light")
Drums....Stu (someone)


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posted Apr 28 2014 5:01PM
With the type of talent available in the 2014 NFL Draft, the word 'elite' has been thrown around in regards to a handful of different prospects. Depending on who you talk to or trust, there have been said to be anywhere from four to seven truly special players available come May 8.
After his review of the draft class available in 2014, former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks published an article
revealing his elite, blue chip and red chip prospects at NFL.com
. Brooks explained his separate tiers of prospects as broken down into first-year impact.
Regarding the 'elite' prospects, Brooks wrote that "these players should earn Pro Bowl recognition early and rank among the top five players at their respective positions in two to three years."
While he didn't offer how many elite talents were available in the 2013 NFL Draft or any years before it, the former scout did write that he believes this year's group will surpass the instant impact that both the 2011 and 2012 drafts.
So who is part of this vaunted seven?
The first four are obvious, and have been linked to rhetoric like this for the past month or so. Those four are South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, Auburn offensive tackle Greg Robinson, Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack and Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins.
The other three? Well, all of which have been tied to the Bills as potential targets:
Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews, Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans and North Carolina tight end Eric Ebron are all members of the 'elite.' Notably absent from those top seven are any quarterbacks and Michigan offensive tackle Taylor Lewan, who is even generating some buzz as the possible second off the board from his position over Matthews.
The Bills hinted at a similar figure, telling reporters that they believe there are five to six elite prospects available in this year's draft.
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, the one that doesn't carry over from Brooks' list is Evans. Out of the pass-catchers available, Watkins and Ebron look to be the apple of their eye.
Regardless of who they may or may not be targeting, for them to get a player at a helpful position they need one quarterback to be selected in the top eight of the draft. The opinion by Brooks is certainly an interesting one, considering that tight end is not normally considered to be a position worth taking in the top-10 of the draft.
However, it's a new NFL and values of positions are constantly changing. Finding a big, athletic mismatch at tight end is of increasing importance. And as Doug Whaley said on Friday, "that's the way it's going and you've gotta get with the times."
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Spectacular Animal PhenomenaPosted Thursday, November 17, 2011, at 3:04 PM
One of my favorite things to do, is to read about Nature. There are hundreds of stories about how creatures attest to the brilliance of the creator. Even a tiny bug can strengthen our faith. One of those stories, I'd been blessed to come across the other day. Now, I didn't film this amazing act of nature, but I certainly felt motivated to share it with others.
This is one of the most spectacular animal phenomena known to man. It has to do with a flock of thousands of tiny birds flying and swirling about. Mind you, with thousands flying close to one another, it would had been easy for one bird to fly into another. This
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Once the Millersville University Office of Financial Aid has received your FAFSA results and other forms, if required, a financial aid package is developed based on your financial need. Scholarships and grants for which you are eligible are awarded first, followed by employment and loans.
The Office of Financial Aid will send you an Award Statement (to incoming students) or an email notification (to returning or currently enrolled students) outlining the financial aid included in your package. Any time your financial aid award changes, you will be notified with a new Award Statement (to incoming students) or by email notification (to returning or currently enrolled students). The paper Award Statements are numbered (the highest number is the most recent).
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
As I sat down to write this column, there were many things zapping through my head to write about and most of them are the type of things that would have got me in trouble with the dean when I was still in school. I wanted to mouth off about this and that.
I used to get in trouble for inserting remarks in a teacher's presentation when it was not my turn. I would insert and then I would go visit the dean. Today that person might be called a vice-principal. The dean and I were good friends; we talked often my junior year. He often thought my remarks were good but that it was not my turn to talk.
The dean and I came to an arrangement. Before I would blurt out anything when I was not specifically called on, I would have to count to 10 and yes, for you smart alecks, I can count to 10. Anyway I would count to 10 and after 10 if it was still funny and appropriate, I was free to blurt away. It worked for me and I think it worked for the school since my remarks got cut by 90 percent. The dean greatly appreciated my senior year.
I have been asked by many of you for my next getting "unfat"column. I kinda got derailed. I hurt my knee hiking of all things. It is kind of ironic that I stop exercising because of exercise. My knee swelled up and I was incapable for a few weeks of putting my leg through too much work and so my routine came to a screeching halt. And that was that.
I have put a few pounds back on but I am ready to go again. I went to a specialist for bones and knees and things. I have known him for a long time, he had done a good job on my rotator cuff and I trusted him. He told me some very disturbing news. He said Gary, which is my name and all; you need to lose some weight. Whoa, tell me something I did not already know. Talk about a slap in the face.
I want you to lose 75 pounds and if you do, you will be just fine without any medical services by me. So now I have it officially, I must get back on course and continue my weight loss program. I have even bought a dreaded scale for the house, I am serious. And I really am, I want to continue having a good quality of life.
And now the other stuff that I wanted to write about, I can't do it. I was going to talk about basketball, specifically girl's basketball because of something that had been said, and I cannot do it. I counted to 10 and I would violate my own rules, so I can't.
I would like to express my opinion that this year's Lady Spartan basketball team was really good because of the players and the coaching staff. As a unit, these individuals just clicked. Unlike other teams in other times that have had the opportunity to do the same, this team did it. And in the words of Forrest Gump "that's all I've got to say about that."
But I would like to pick those two idiots at CBS Sports that thought they know all about college basketball and were offended at smaller schools being invited to March Madness. Classic example of people mouthing off about something when they know nothing about it. Rule number 1; never mouth off about anything when you are an idiot. It makes you look bad. Rule number 2; if you do mouth off, do not let it get to print.
So to sum it all up "Lose weight and listen." That is my new motto.


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It has also been very interesting and exciting because I got to see what went wrong. Bloopers are usually not shown but I got to see it up front! Overall I really liked the experience and I will be always thinking of that when I watch a movie or a video.
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Skip to comments.Administrations New Climate Report: Next Ice Age Has Now Been Delayed Indefinitely
Posted on 02/10/2013 8:47:59 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine
(CNSNews.com) - A federal advisory committee appointed by the Obama administration to produce a report on climate change says that if Earths climate were still primarily controlled by natural factorsrather than by man-made global warmingthen the next ice age would occur within the next 1,500 years.
But now, because of humans, the committee says, the next ice age has been "delayed indefinitely."
Confirmation of what are called Milankovich cycles (cyclical changes in the Earths orbit that explain the onset and ending of ice ages) led a few scientists in the 1970s to suggest that the current warm interglacial period might be ending soon, plunging the Earth into a new ice age over the next few centuries, the advisory committee said in a draft report released last month.
Scientists continue to study this issue today; the latest information suggests that, if the Earths climate were being controlled primarily by natural factors, the next glaciation would begin sometime in the next 1,500 years, says the report. However, humans have so altered the composition of the atmosphere that the next glaciation has now been delayed indefinitely.
The U.S. Commerce Department created the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee in December 2010. In May 2011, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco named its governing panel. The committee was charged with developing a new National Climate Assessment report, following up on two previous reports published in 2000 and 2009.
In January, the advisory committee released an 1,146-page draft report so the public could review it and comment on it.
The statement that the next Ice Age had been indefinitely postponed came in a set of questions and answers appended to the end of the draft report. The question posed was: What about global cooling predictions in the 1970s?
The answer provided by the draft report blames the hyping of an impending ice age on the popular press.
An enduring myth about climate science is that in the 1970s the climate science community was predicting global cooling and an imminent; ice age, it says.
Where did all the discussion about global cooling come from? it asks.
First, temperature records from about 1940 to 1970 show a slight global cooling trend, intensified by temporary increases in snow and ice cover across the Northern Hemisphere," it says. "Unusually severe winters in Asia and parts of North America in 1972 and 1973 raised peoples concerns about cold weather. The popular press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times, carried a number of articles about the cooling climate at that time.
The report says average U.S. temperatures have increased 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1895, but will increase anywhere from 3 degrees Fahrenheit to 10 degrees Faherenheit by the end of this century depending on future human activity.
The amount of warming by the end of the century is projected to correspond closely to the cumulative global emissions of greenhouse gases up to that time: roughly 3°F to 5°F under a lower emissions scenario involving substantial reductions in emissions after 2050 (referred to as the 'B1 scenario'), and 5°F to 10°F for a higher emissions scenario assuming continued increases in emissions (referred to as the 'A2 scenario'), says the draft.
The report claims the planet will be a cooler place if the nations of the world create a scenario where there are fewer people born and fewer emissions of fossil fuels.
At the lower end of the range, it says, the B1 scenario represents a world with lower population growth, higher economic development, a shift to low-emitting efficient energy technologies that are diffused rapidly around the world through free trade, and other conditions that reduce the rate and magnitude of changes in climate averages and extremes as well as increased capacity for adaptation.
These bozos can't forecast what the cost of ObamaCare really is. How the heck are they credible forecasting ice ages, for Pete's sake!!
To even question the above "findings" would be anti-scientific, according to today's scientists, without any hint of irony in their proclamations.
Just good old plain hubris to think that mankind can stop the Earth from doing its thing.
How convenient.
Wishful thinking (and an argument in favor of making efforts to actually cause some anthropogenic global warming): a new ice age would be far more catastrophic to civilization than a 4 degree celsius rise in mean global temperature.
Inasmuch as the climactic record is consistent with a sudden shift from warm conditions to ice age conditions over the timescale of a decade, I wouldn't be entirely shocked were most of us posting here to live to see the start of the next ice age.
Speaking of ice ages, there have been numerous ice ages in earth's history.
During one ice age, Chicago was buried under a mile of ice.
Yet, somehow, the earth warmed before we had SUVs and coal fired power plants. The enviro-extremists never can explain these natural warming cycles which had nothing to do with man made global warming.
It wasn't just the "popular press" pushing the idea of an impending ice age. I walked in on the end of a science class at my college where the prof was pushing the idea in 1970. They were blaming industrialization then, as well.
Speaking of ice ages, there have been numerous ice ages in earth's history.
During one ice age, Chicago was buried under a mile of ice.
Yet, somehow, the earth warmed before we had SUVs and coal fired power plants. The enviro-extremists never can explain these natural warming cycles which had nothing to do with man made global warming.
Should be starting anytime now!
>>How the heck are they credible forecasting ice ages, for Petes sake!!<<
obozo did it by XO.
Yes I remember very well in the late '70's. Climate scientist at that time thought increased industrial SO2 and TSP would lead to solar defection and a new ice age. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. Vulcanism and Sun Cycles control it all. Not man.
There must be clowns ... don't worry they're here.
Is this by decree? Do the pinheads have a pipeline to the All Mighty? Or is there some other form of irrefutable evidence?
Just think of what would happen if you put your face into a car exhaust system and took many deep breaths. Now multiply that by all the cars on the planet. It makes one dizzy just thinking about it.
Where do I send my contribution?
If this were the Middle Ages these clowns would be counting angels on the heads of pins.
New boss—same as the old boss.
The sadest part of the story is that California has totally bought into the climate change myth and has thoroughly institutionalized Agenda 21 efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in general planning, regional planning and regulation in housing and development, transportation, water management, timber management, agriculture, fish and wildlife management, healthcare and business. Like lemmings we are jumping off the fiscal and economic cliff following duped progressive bureaucrats and legislators.
How about up your ass numb nuts.
I can see the AP Headline now: "New Ice Age Unexpectedly Arrives!"
Aren't you aware that Obama is Messiah and God to the Left? As far as they are concerned whatever he says is the truth.
A Committee of Gods, who woulda thunk it?
Can you tell us the source of your charts. I only see one identifier, the one for GISP 2, Greenland.
We may or may not have an ice age any time soon. The Younger Dryas which actually occurred when we seemed to be in the warming phase after the last ice age was likely caused by a major boloid event in the Northern Hemisphere. It is easy to see the signficant downturn after the eruption of Toba which left crater 18 by 65 miles. There was a drop after 22,000 years ago, when Sakara-Jima (Japan) blew and left the 15 mile diameter crater. Thus I think the most likely cause of another ice age will either be a super volcano or a very major extraterrestrial impact event. Unfortunately, those are somewhat hard to predict, except to say that at some point they will happen and kill millions if not billions of people.
The whole global climate change scam is sold based on the presumption that everything should stay the same, for the convenience of the individual.
There is no doubt that we affect the local ground temperature. The biggest contributors to local 'interference' with 'normal' temperatures are the giant heatsinks (parking lots, roads and highways), gas engined vehicles, and climate control systems (ACU, etc).
Other than that, the global climate is a complex mixture of effects from The various energies from the Sun, their effect on the Magnetic field of the Earth, the Jetstream (which is deflected by the Magnetic fields), and the results of uneven heating and cooling due to moisture in the air, changes in land topography, and probably some other factors we don't yet understand. Local variances may affect weather/climate locally, but that variance is only within parameters established by the effects beyond our control.
Bottom line, you are correct.
Maybe Algore should have kept current and went after the Weather channel audience with their new 1500 year forecasts!
If that makes you dizzy, then this should cause you to pass out.
Breath another person's lung exhaust for a while. Multiply that by all the people on the planet.
Since most cars today are very low on actual output of pollutants, it is not the CO2 that makes the difference, it is the HEAT generated and transferred to the air that helps to raise local temperatures, which affects local weather (but still it is a very small effect, and totally dependent on other factors way beyond our control.
Amazing that it even needed a </sarcasm> tag.
"Next Ice Age Has Now Been Delayed Indefinitely"
[The U.S. Commerce Department created the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee in December 2010.]
The DOC is a useless appendage that long ago should have been pruned from this bloated government.
Obama caused the sea levels to recede and he has now stuffed old man winter into a cage.
Next, he will solve the Middle East problem.
What a wiz he iz.
More polar bears alive today than 40 years ago
idiots.....we are already descending into another ice age
Awesome, the government proclaiming ice ages indefinitely postponed absolutely guarantees that by next year most of North America will be beneath 2 miles of ice (caused by global warming of course).
Let's see if this gets referenced in his STOU *inaugural".
These morons couldn't embarrass thrmselves to any greater degree even if they started showing up for work in pink pinafores and purple scrunchies.
To the democrats/socialists in the media and government it is always the fault of industry/capitalism/freedom. That idiots don't see what they are doing is beyond me.
the government provided trillion$ in grants to fund a hoax called global warming. This alone proves government/socialism doesn't work.
so they tried global cooling for a generation blame that on capitalism
then the next generation scare the population with global warming hoax. blame that on capitalism( big oil, coal, suvs). put guilt on Americans , terrorize them , tell them they and their capitalism is destroying the planet with global warming, that the ice caps are melting . and the sheep believe the lies. so they cry "we ought to do something" . then the media and government do something to take away our rights and freedoms, they ban bulbs etc. so now the earth is cooling so they change the name of global warming to "climate change" so now any change is blamed on capitalism .
Tell that to the folks in the northest who have been digging out from the most recent blizzard!
Prove it.
What a waste of taxpayer $$$$. These people make me sick. I hope EPA is a sequestration target. Dismiss these stupid committees and advisory counsels. Honestly.
"Can you tell us the source of your charts. I only see one identifier, the one for GISP 2, Greenland."
I think I found most of those at www.iceagenow.info or www.wattsupwiththat.com.
"Unfortunately, those are somewhat hard to predict, except to say that at some point they will happen and kill millions if not billions of people."
But ice ages do happen about every 100,000 years.
It must have gotten stuck in the same Senate committee that has yet to pass a budget to the Senate as a whole.
Where I live, the ice used to be at least 1,000 feet or more thick. I would rather have to be concerned about alligators in the swamp behind my house that have this kind of ice return.
"The Younger Dryas which actually occurred when we seemed to be in the warming phase after the last ice age was likely caused by a major boloid event in the Northern Hemisphere."
Furthering the same theory: the shock and heating of the ice sheet caused a huge chunk of ice over 1K thick and about the size of Greenland to slide off the ice sheet into the North Atlantic, blocking the Gulf Stream.
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But, what makes her a "next-gen storyteller"?
Two things: extension and technology. It's not just that she has a trendy web show based on computer gaming – it's waaaaay beyond that.
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Just three crappy years, and it appears that she's so busy doing web video that she no longer has time to pursue work in film, which is much more risky and far less fun.
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Like Madeline Kahn and Mae West before her, she plays down her obvious beauty, and writes, directs, acts, and allows her comedic nature to help her story. She is one of those multi-talented women that has been allowed to explore her creativity – and we love her for it. She is still warmly received by her community, and often pokes fun at the roles she's played, and any possible criticisms of 'selling out' (Parikh: "Where'd you get all this money? We make a web series..??!!??") by making even more content with that community.
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The NG Storyteller never goes it alone, but they boldly blaze the trail for those that support them.
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