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WASHINGTON — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion a year.
The change continues the shrinking of what used to be one of the country's most visible and powerful agencies, one that put the presence of the federal government in some of the smallest towns across the U.S. The postmaster general had such powers of job-placing patronage that the position — once part of the president's Cabinet — was a coveted one.
But the Internet and package delivery companies such as FedEx and UPS have weakened the agency.
The Postal Service in November reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion for the last budget year and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default on billions in retiree health benefit prepayments to avert bankruptcy.
The Postal Service is in the midst of a major restructuring. Since 2006, it has cut annual costs by about $15 billion and reduced the size of its career workforce by 193,000 or by 28 percent, officials say.
Wednesday's move accentuates one of the agency's strong points. Package delivery has increased by 14 percent since 2010, officials say, while the delivery of letters and other mail has declined.
Under the new plan, mail would be delivered to homes and businesses only from Monday through Friday but would still be delivered to post office boxes on Saturdays. Post offices now open on Saturdays would remain open on that day.
It was not immediately clear how the service could eliminate Saturday mail without approval from Congress. But the agency clearly thinks it has a majority of the American public on its side.
Material prepared for the Wednesday press conference by Patrick R. Donahoe, postmaster general and CEO, says the agency's market research and other research has indicated that nearly 7 in 10 Americans support the switch to five-day delivery as a way for the Postal Service to reduce costs.
"The American public understands the financial challenges of the Postal Service and supports these steps as a responsible and reasonable approach to improving our financial situation," Donahoe said.
He said the change is expected to achieve cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually when fully implemented.
The president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Fredric Rolando, said the end of Saturday mail delivery is "a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers," particularly businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication.
There was no immediate comment from lawmakers. But others agreed the Postal Service had little choice but to try.
"If the Congress of the United States refuses to take action to save the U.S. Postal Service, then the Postal Service will have to take action on its own," said corporate communications expert James S. O'Rourke, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame.
The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were more than triple the $5.1 billion loss in the previous year. Having reached its borrowing limit, the agency is operating with little cash on hand.
The agency's biggest problem was not due to reduced mail flow but rather to mounting mandatory costs for future retiree health benefits, which made up $11.1 billion of the losses. Without that and other related labor expenses, the mail agency sustained an operating loss of $2.4 billion, lower than the previous year.
The health payments are a requirement imposed by Congress in 2006 that the post office set aside $55 billion in an account to cover future medical costs for retirees. The idea was to put $5.5 billion a year into the account for 10 years. That's $5.5 billion the post office doesn't have.
No other government agency is required to make such a payment for future medical benefits. Postal authorities wanted Congress to address the issue last year, but lawmakers finished their session without getting it done. So officials are moving ahead to accelerate their own plan for cost-cutting.


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August 21 2009 01:32PM
A post in which the young author is held computerless for almost two weeks.
I won't bore you with the details of how badly my computer's manufacturer botched a diagnosis of a faulty, noisy fan, except to say that the situation was so bad that the company more or less confiscated my laptop since early last week and I've just gotten back and working properly today. In the time between then and now, I've kept up with everything because of my fortuitous decision to get an iPhone about two weeks before my computer crapped itself.
So let's review what I've missed that was of any great consequence in the 11 or so days since I've been without the ability to comment on it here.
Okay, so the fact that it's August means that there is nothing whatsoever to talk about. Instead, everyone got worked up over a bunch of crap that, had it been January, wouldn't have been a big deal.
Oh boy, Patrick Kane beat up some old guy over a ludicrously small amount of money. That was a fun couple of days. Granted, this would have been a marginally big deal in January, but not as big a deal as everyone made out of it. "He's a criminal," they screamed from the highest rooftops. "He's ruining the sport's image!" End result: slap on the wrist and the kid doesn't do time. Who cares? Patrick Kane couldn't hurt the sport's image if he had been caught giving David Ortiz's steroids to Mike Vick's dogs with Michael Phelps' bong (I swear I hate making references like this, but it is at least somewhat illustrative of the point I'm trying to make, so here we are). It has no image of which to speak here in the States, and Kane would have to do a lot worse than punch some old guy to even slightly injure the sport's stature in Canada.
The kid's 20 years old (raise your hand if you done something regrettable while intoxicated and below the legal drinking age), and I've never been one to care what "OUR ATHLETES" do off the field/ice/court because it's none of my business. Patrick Kane isn't some rogue threat to society that's going to kill every cabbie he sees for the rest of his life. I know this is a shocking revelation (or at least would be if it were last weekend).
Seriously, I go away for 11 days and that's the only thing worth talking about?
Oh but wait, the NHL TV schedule got announced. Everyone's nice and ripped up about that, aren't they? Boo hoo, my team only has one game on national television here in the United States. Guess what: that's a good thing. If watching Calgary at Chicago in mid-October is the only time I have to suffer through a Flames game on the intolerable network Versus has always been, then I'm better off.
I understand the concern of fans in some markets, like Florida or Phoenix, where not every game is on television. They don't get every game on television down there (which makes the NHL look like, if you'll forgive the coming pun, a rink-a-dink operation) but whaddaya want? I even get the concern from Canadians who worry that their tax dollars are going toward the BBC, which shows nothing but Leafs, Habs and Canucks games. But if you're an out-of-market fan of any team in the league, you can see at least 75 of your team's games with Center Ice, and frankly, the $149 US I pay per season for this wonderful privelege is a small price to pay for the ability to watch, what, probably five hours of hockey on any given night? I'd be a fool not to pay even if the price doubled.
And finally, Dany Heatley continued his crusade to irritate everyone in the hockey media by not only saying nothing, but saying nothing about saying nothing. Great. Hope the whole thing blows up in everyone's faces.
All of this, by the way, has me wondering something: why didn't I just wait until October to return?
August 21 2009, 02:29PM
It seems this off-season should be over by now, yet it is barely half gone.
Why is it dragging so slowly this year?
August 21 2009, 03:23PM
Patrick Kane isn't some rogue threat to society that's going to kill every cabbie he sees for the rest of his life.
hahaha. Yes. God yes.
August 21 2009, 03:46PM
suffer through a Flames game
This is the only way to explain what it will feel like to watch every Flames game end 2-1 all season.
Versus does a MUCH better job at producing NHL Hockey than Snet does up North & they are miles better than the way puck was treated by ESPN.
Versus may be intolerable in your view, but your a Red Menace member, so I am obviously taking that opinion with 1 huge chunky cube of salt.
@ ScubaSteve: ScubaSteve wrote:
"suffer through a Flames game" This is the only way to explain what it will feel like to watch every Flames game end 2-1 all season.
You obviously haven't been paying attention to the dwindling numbers of Kiprusoff's save percentage.
August 21 2009, 10:32PM
@ TV: are you serious? Do you work for Versus? Saying theyre better than SportsNet is like saying Transformers 2 is a better movie than The Godfather.
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@ TV: are you serious? Do you work for Versus? Saying theyre better than SportsNet is like saying Transformers 2 is a better movie than The Godfather.
I'm dead serious, & no, I have not seen Tranny 2 either...
Versus has a much better HD signal (plus ALL their games are in HD), more interviews, more hi-lites, better graphics, intersting off ice reports & interviews, & they have better telly guys calling the game 96% of the time.
Versus lacks bigtime in how they cover the NHL when they don't have a game on their station, but they are heads & shoulders above SNet in the production of live games.
Nothing begets nothing.
August 22 2009, 07:33PM
raise your hand if you done something regrettable while intoxicated and below the legal drinking age
Of course not. That's illegal and I NEVER would think of doing anything like that.
I would go to Mexico, drink and act like a saint. And I ALWAYS treated with respect, because I wanted to make sure that I got back to the border :-)

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Some good info there. Thanks & Repped.As I've mentioned before, I think he has serious pouting potential a la DWill if things aren't going right. He really needs a strong coach to keep him in check, and continue teaching cause he wants to learn and seems to like a structured offense, but I would say his maturity is his biggest weakness. He had a one game suspension both seasons for some personal issues. Not showing up to practice on time, etc. I would say overall on the court he is poised and takes pride in that. Mentions it a lot in interviews. He also tries to teach/coach the younger players on the court as much as he can (in a good way).
He has the drive for sure. There are a bunch of clips of him working his ass off in between high school and Michigan to prepare himself. Google "road to ann arbor". Also, the improvement between last season and this season is very visible - showing his hard work in the offseason. However, having the players he has around him has helped both Burke and Hardaway to settle into their own game without trying to do too much. But overall, super competitive guy and always wants to be the best. Thats why he occasionally pouts.
I dont know a lot about the college scene because I'm too busy in grad school, but I have season tix here at Michigan and know this team very well.....might be a homer but try to keep it real.


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From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
Thomas Jefferson claimed, in 1818, that "in nothing have the habits of the palate more decisive influence than in our relish of wines."[1] His own habits had been formed over thirty years before- at the tables of Parisian philosophes and in the vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux. Before his journey to France in 1784 Jefferson, like most of his countrymen, had been a consumer of Madeira and port, with the occasional glass of "red wine." As he recalled in 1817, "The taste of this county (was) artificially created by our long restraint under the English government to the strong wines of Portugal and Spain." The revolution in his own taste in wine followed swiftly on the breaking of the bonds of British colonial government. Thereafter Jefferson rejected the alcoholic wines favored by Englishmen as well as the toasts that customarily accompanied them. He chose to drink and serve the fine lighter wines of France and Italy, and hoped that his countrymen would follow his example.
wines Jefferson preferred or the sake of his own palate from those he purchased for the comfort of his dinner guests, the quotations that follow should help to identify some of his personal favorites, as well as to illustrate the standards of reference for his taste in wine and his efforts to redeem the taste of his countrymen.
1803. Writing to a correspondent in Spain, Jefferson confessed that a certain pale sherry had "most particularly attached my taste to it. I now drink nothing else, and am apprehensive that if I should fail in the means of getting it, it will be a privation which I shall feel sensibly once a day."
1806. Jefferson described a recent shipment of Nebbiolo, a sparkling wine of the Italian Piedmont, as "superlatively fine." This importation proceeded from his memory of drinking Nebbiolo in Turin in 1787, when he described it as "about as sweet as the silky Madeira, as astringent on the palate as Bordeaux, and as brisk as Champape. It is a pleasing wine."
When paying a bill for three pipes of Termo, a Lisbon wine drier and lighter than ordinary port, Jefferson said that "this provision for my future comfort" had been sent to Monticello to ripen.
1815. By this time, after years of war had prevented importation, Jefferson's stock of aged Lisbon and leftovers from the President's House was exhausted. Writing to a Portuguese wine merchant in Norfolk, he said that "disappointments in procuring supplies have at length left me without a drop of wine. I must therefore request you to send me a quarter cask of the best you have. Termo is what I would prefer; and next to that good port. Besides the exorbitance of price to which Madeira is got, it is a wine which I do not drink, being entirely too powerful. Wine from long habit has become an indispensable for my health, which is now suffering by it's disuse."
For his major supply he wrote to Stephen Cathalan, the American agent at Marseilles:
"I resume our old correspondence with a declaration of wants. The fine wines of your region of country are not forgotten, nor the friend thro' whom I used to obtain them. And first the white Hermitage of M. Jourdan of Tains, of the quality having 'un peu de la liqueur' as he expressed, which we call silky, soft, smooth, in contradistinction to the dry, hard or rough. What I had from M. Jourdan of this quality was barely a little sweetish, so as to be sensible and no more, and this is exactly the quality I esteem. Next comes the red wine of Nice, such as my friend Mr. Sasserno sent me, which was indeed very fine. That country being now united with France, will render it easier for you I hope to order it to Marseilles. There is a 3d kind of wine which I am less able to specify to you with certainty by it's particular name. I used to meet with it at Paris under the general term of Vin rouge de Roussillon; and it was usually drunk after the repast as a vin de liqueur, as were the Pacharetti sec, & Madeire sec: and it was in truth as dry as they were, but a little higher colored. I remember I then thought it would please the American taste, as being dry and tolerably strong. I suppose there may be many kinds of wine of Roussillon; but I never saw any but of that particular quality used at Paris. I am certain it will be greatly esteemed here, being of high flavor, not quite so strong as Pacharetti or Madeire or Xeres, but yet of very good body, sufficient to hear well our climate."
in 1791 as "the first wine in the world without a single exception." The Bellet from Nice he called "the most elegant every day wine in the world." The Roussillon, which he continued to import, was evidently bought for the sake of his guests as an intermediate stage in the Madeira weaning process.
1816. "For the present I confine myself to the physical want of some good Montepulciano . . . ,this being a very favorite wine, and habit having rendered the light and high flavored wines a necessary of life with me." Jefferson had imported this red Tuscan wine as President and had declared all 1805 shipments "most superlatively good."
1817. Jefferson gave the state of North Carolina credit for producing "the first specimen of an exquisite wine," Scuppernong, and praised its "fine aroma, and chrystalline transparence." Writing to his agent in Marseilles about a recent shipment of Ledanon, a wine produced near the Pout du Gard, Jefferson declared it "excellent" and said it "recalled to my memory what I had drunk at your table 30. years ago, and I am as partial to it now as then." Elsewhere- he described this vin de liqueur as having "something of the port character but higher flavored, more delicate, less rough."
Speaking of the French wines of Hermitage, Ledanon, Roussillon, and Nice, he stated that he was "anxious to introduce here these fine wines in place of the Alcoholic wines of Spain and Portugal; and the universal approbation of all who taste them at my table will, I am persuaded, turn by degrees the current of demand from this part of our country, and that it will continue to spread de proche en proche. The delicacy and innocence of these wines will change the habit from the coarse and inebriating kinds hitherto only known here."
He added that he would order the white Hermitage only occasionally, it "being chiefly for a bonne bouche."
1819. No single letter provides a better statement of Jefferson's drinking habits, his tasting vocabulary, and his efforts to convert his fellow Americans than one written on May 26 to Stephen Cathalan:
"I will explain to you the terms by which we characterise different qualities of wines. They are 1. sweet wines, such as Frontignan & Lunel of France, Pacharetti doux of Spain, Calcavallo of Portugal, le vin du Cap &c. 2. Acid wines, such as the Vins de Graves, du Rhin, de Hocheim &c. 3. dry wines, having not the least either of sweetness or of acidity in them, as Madere sec, Pacharetti sec, vin d'Oporto, &c. and the Ledanon which I call a chy wine also. 4,. silky wines, which are in truth a compound in their taste of the dry wine dashed with a little sweetness, barely sensible to the palate: the silky Madeira which we sometimes get here, is made so by putting a small portion of Malmsey into the dry Madeira. There is another quality of wine which we call rough or astringent, and you also, I believe, call it astringent, which is often found in both the dry & silky wines. There is something of this quality for example in the Ledanon, and a great deal of it in the vin d'oporto, which is not only dry, but astringent approaching allmost to bitterness. Our vocabulary of wines being thus explained, I will observe that the wine of Nice sent me by Mr. Spreafico in 1816. was silky and a little astringent and was the most delicious wine I ever tasted, and the most esteemed here generally. That of 1817. was entirely dry, moderately astringent and a very good wine; about on a footing with Ledanon. That of 1818. last received, has it's usual astringency indeed, but is a little acid, so much so as to destroy it's usual good flavor. Had it come in the summer I should have suspected it's having acquired that acidity by fretting in the hold of the ship, or in our hot warehouses on a summer passage, but it was shipped at Marseilles in October, the true time for shipping delicate wines for this country. I will now say why I go into these details with you. In the first place you are not to conclude that I am become a buveur. My measure is a perfectly sober one of 3. or 4. glasses at dinner, & not a drop at any other time. But as to these 3. or 4. glasses Je suis bien friand. I go however into these details because in the art, by mixing genuine wines, of producing any flavor desired, which Mr. Bergasse possesses so perfectly, I think it probable he has prepared wines of this character also; that is to say of a compound flavor of the rough, dry, and sweet, or rather of the rough and silky; or if he has not, I am sure he can. The Ledanon, for example, which is dry and astringent, with a proper proportion of wine which is sweet and astringent, would resemble the wine of Bellet sent me in 1816. by Mr. Spreafico. If he has ally wines of this quality, I would thank you to add samples of 2. or 3. bottles of each of those he thinks approaches this description nearest. . . . I have labored long and hard to procure the reduction of duties on the lighter wines, which is now effected to a certain degree. I have labored hard also in persuading others to use those wines. Habit yields with difficulty. Perhaps the late diminution of duties may have a good effect. I have added to my list of wines this year 50. bottles of vin muscat blanc de Lunel. I should much prefer a wine which should be sweet and astringent, but I know of none. If you know of any, not too high priced I would thank you to substitute it instead of the Lunel."
Unfortunately Henri Bergasse, a producer of blended wines, did not make the desired wine and the death of Cathalan prevented a personal response to Jefferson's request for the perfect "rough and silky" wine. Cathalan's successor sent samples of several wines and from these Jefferson selected a Clairette de Limoux, which he found "much to our taste" and continued to order, but which does not seem to have satisfied his personal quest for perfection.
1826. With the exception of a "sufficient" quantity of Scuppernong, all the wines on hand in the Monticello cellar at the time of Jefferson's death came from southern France: red Ledanon, white Linoux, Muscat de Rivesalte, and a Bergasse imitation red Bordeaux. This cellar list and the preceding letters seem to confirm evidence of family members and visitors to Monticello that, at least in his later years, Jefferson drank wine at table only after the completion of the meal, in the English manner. His habits still reflected his British heritage but his tastes were international. High in flavor but low in alcohol, the wine of France and Italy was the perfect accompaniment to social pleasure and the "true restorative corm dial,n as he designated both wine and friendship.
- ↑ Article based on James A. Bear, Jr., Monticello Keepsake, November 2, 1984.
See Also
Further Sources
- De Treville, Lawrence R. Jefferson and Wine: Model of Moderation. The Plains VA: Vinifera Wine Growers Association, 989.
- Hailman, John R. Thomas Jefferson and Wine. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2006.
- Look for sources in the Thomas Jefferson Portal


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James J. Eldred House Historic Site
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Volleyball Canada's board of directors updateOTTAWA (June 18, 2012) – Volleyball Canada held its Annual General Meeting this past weekend in Ottawa with two board of director members re-elected and one new member added.
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Kocur, who has held numerous senior level roles in leading Canadian companies for the past 25 years, is also a successful coach in the Ontario Volleyball Association club system.
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The plan behind greening the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ - the Green Goal 2010 programme builds on the success of Germany's 2006 model and takes into account the impact on the environment of such a huge event.
The initiative is a result of a partnership between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA).
The initiative includes three major greening projects
Punta Del Este, Uruguay, 25 May 2010 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that they will be major players at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa with projects to reduce carbon emissions as part of a National Greening Programme.
Two of Uruguay's top goalkeepers, now retired, - Fernando Alvez, Jorge Sere - were on hand for the announcement.
In addition and linked to the UN's International Year of Biodiversity, another key initiative was launched aimed at assisting the Government of Brazil in conservation efforts.
At the World Cup, GEF has provided US£0.60 ($1)million to help retrofit solar panels on public street lights, traffic lights and billboards around the stadia in the six cities hosting the games.
Full details of these and other projects including one involving tourists and fans attending the tournament will be announced next month in South Africa. read more
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Copenhagen, 7 December 2009 - As the climate talks kick off in Copenhagen, key football nations are teaming up for the planet for the biggest sport event of 2010.
More than half of the countries that have qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup have committed or pledged to offset the emissions of their teams' and officials' flights to South Africa for the competition.
Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, England, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Serbia, USA, Uruguay and host country South Africa are among the squads determined to score green goals for the environment in 2010. read more
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Warm and dry never looked so good.
If there's one failing to most legwarmers, it's that they absorb water like a proverbial sponge. On rainy days, they end up waterlogged and providing compromised warmth. However, the Castelli Nanoflex Leg Warmers are perfect for riding in conditions that are both cold and wet. Then again, outside of Mojave heat levels, we can't think of any condition that won't benefit from Nanoflex.
Nanoflex is a proprietary Castelli fabric. The mill begins with Castelli's super-warm and ultra-stretchy Thermoflex fabric (used in many of its winter pieces) receiving an exterior coating of ultra-tiny nanofilaments of silicone fiber. These fibers create a near waterproof barrier to moisture, and raindrops run off the fabric without soaking through. Despite its water-resistant finish, Nanoflex fabric remains highly breathable, keeping you comfortable in almost any condition.
Silicone leg grippers keep the Nanoflex legwarmers in place on the hardest of rides, and ankle zips make them easy to get past the largest feet. And lastly, reflective logos are printed at the knee and below the calf in order to increase your visibility to motorists in low-light conditions.
The Castelli Nanoflex Leg Warmers are available in four sizes from Small to X-Large and in the colors Black, Red, and White.
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|Rider Weight
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(45 - 60kg)
|132.3 - 154.3lbs
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|154.3 - 176.4lbs
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- Short Size:
- Take your typically cycling short or bib sizing for comparison.
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I wanted to love these, but...
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
I truly was excited to try these leg warmers. I unwrapped them and the material (in and out) seemed very nice (fleece on the inside) and as if it would do the job to keep my legs warm and protect me from the elements (rain, wind, cold). However, as I put one leg into the warmer and rolled it up my leg, I noticed the material was separating from the "thigh gripper" material in several places. Unfortunately, I will not be able to try out these legs warmers because they are falling apart right out of the package, so back they go.
The marketing is true
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Medium
If you read the marketing description, you will get a good feel for how these work. I found them to be good at shedding light rain. These are not anything like rain pants, but on the other hand, rain pants don't breathe well. These definitely run small -- all my other legwarmers are sized small, but I fit comfortably into sized mediums in this case. I didn't order the small size, but given how tight the ankles are on the medium size, I think I would have had to exchange them if I had.
job done.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs small
I have these along with the arm warmers and they have done the job this fall in slc. I have a long slender build so both the arm and leg warmers fit me very well , though most people are tending to size up.
So what size do you wear?
Great Warmers,
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: XL
They run tight like all Castelli, but I've worn these for 3+ hours without any discomfort. Right out of the bag you can tell these are a different class of material and they feel much more like the Gabba exterior than your typical warmers. The bags they come in are classy as well and can be used as a wallet for storing CO2, Levers, money, etc. Nice touch for the price you are paying.
They do not disappoint. On a typical 3 hour ride here in Northern California, the leg warmers perform excellently in temperatures ranging from a low of 30F to a high of 55F. They are quick to dry after the ride as well.
I do wish that the ankle zippers were "locking zipper" but it works just fine when tucked into my overshoes. But even without overshoes I didn't really notice anything once I got going.
Zipper Digs into Your Ankle
- Fit: True to size
Have used the leg warmers a half dozen times. One of the times the zipper continually would dig into my ankle. Hey I bought the red ones anyway. What's a little blood.
I guess I had different expectations at this price point.
Otherwise they worked as expected. Warm and sheds water well.
Size up!
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: small
Boy they weren't kidding on the running small part. Since an XS Pearl Izumi women's leg warmer is still too big for my little chicken legs, I figured a small in unisex Castelli would fit. Nope, returning for a medium.
Tore up after one wear
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I wore it only once and after one wear. Even worse is apparently since I bought it a bit early (in September) I am ineligible for an exchange or refund.
One leg warmer to rule them all
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have had nothing but great experiences with this leg warmer.
First the fit, is great. I am 6'1" about 160 pounds and I chose a medium. I had some slight bunching up on the back of the knee but no discomfort like others have had. The bottom zipper also did not create any irritation by the ankle which I have seen in some leg warmers. Warm enough to keep me warm in ~3 degree celsius temps and cool enough in 20 degree celsius. Overall excellent leg warmer and highly recommended, if you have an issue it is probably due to improper sizing.
Like sandpaper
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The fleeced interior on these is like sandpaper. Too rough to wear on even a few warm-up laps at a cyclocross race.
not great for actual movement
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I was disappointed in these, I usually have enjoyed Castelli's clothing a lot. They seemed like they fit great when I firt put them on but when pedaling (bending your knee's) it bunched on the back and rubbed. I see that a lot of other reviewers had similar circumstances. I would suggest another brand of leg warmers, I have some craft that work better.
I just wanted to add that my problem is with the seam, and the rubbing it generates on the back of the knee. I consistently get enough rubbing from that seam on the back of my knee that it rubs the area raw and eventually scabs. I really like these warmers, however I wish Castelli would do something about minimizing or reworking that seam.
Cyclocross Must Have
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
These things are great for cyclocross.
They repel water really well and are nice and warm. Tight fitting as most Castelli gear is, but also very stylish!
Works well but watch sizing.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
I have used these in an extended rain ride. The water beads off like it is supposed to. The nanoflex stuff does not stretch like normal warmers do. I ordered a size L, but really need an XL. Like another reviewer here, the seam rubbed the back of my knee raw. In this case the seam was not in the middle of my leg, while the warmer on the other leg was and did not experience rubbing. The seam needs to be exactly in the middle to avoid the rubbing. At least with my legs.
Feels Like Cardboard
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: Runs small
I'm not sure what Castelli had in mind with these, but they felt like I was wearing cardboard. At the end of a 50 mile ride, the skin at the back of my knees was rubbed raw.
How does one decide between the Nanoflex...
How does one decide between the Nanoflex and Thermoflex leg warmers, other than price? In other words, why would you choose one style versus the other? Thanks.
Confucius say - go with the Thermoflex :) Almost the same :)
The nanoflex is very water resistant, so I'd pick the nanoflex if the weather is iffy. For cold and dry, pick the thermoflex.
The only way to go
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The nonflex are the only way to go. Great item, and allows you to reduce the amount of winter wear, without feeling the effects of the cold
Runs small
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: Runs small
I ordered a small, like all other legwarmers ever. I am a female and usually wear small shorts and leggings. I couldn't get these over my calves as a small, so I am returning them. I can't speak to the quality, but they seem nice like all other Castelli stuff.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Just put these back on after a hot summer and noticed that the material around the knees was flaking off. Not sure this is designed to happen after one season.
What is the durability of the water...
What is the durability of the water resistance of the nanoflex over numerous washings of the garment?
What is the length of the small leg warmers?...
What is the length of the small leg warmers? Do they come in XS? Thanks!


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As a land-grant institution, Delaware State has been at the forefront of agricultural education, research, and science for more than 100 years. There is no better place to get a degree in Pre-Veterinary Science.
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Students in the Pre-Veterinary Sciences program have the opportunity to develop professional skills and contacts by working with real-world problems through the College of Agriculture's research and extension programs. With adequate grades, experience and performance, they will be prepared for entrance into veterinary school. Other career opportunities include
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About 15 percent of our Pre-Veterinary students continue to graduate school.
Faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Related Sciences combine a strong academic background with extensive industry ties and professional experience. As a result, they can offer career guidance and mentorship as well as classroom instruction. Many of our instructors are very active researchers, and they regularly provide undergraduates with opportunities to get involved in scientific investigations and research projects. These experiences can give a student an advantage when applying to veterinary school. Our small class sizes guarantee a high degree of direct faculty-student interaction.
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Delaware State's extension programs serve the wider agricultural community, providing assistance with research, training, education, and public outreach. These programs offer Pre-Veterinary Science majors with a range of opportunities to gain valuable real-world experience. In addition, undergraduates enjoy many opportunities to collaborate with faculty in agricultural research. Current research projects related to pre-veterinary science involve such subjects as parasite growth, meat production, and reproductive management in sheep and goats.
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Skechers Scrunchy Flat
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Sport a fun and practical flat from Skechers. The Scrunchy has a sport bottom so you can walk comfortably and a stylish upper that looks great with any of your casual wear from shorts to denim.
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Chapter 21
David sins by numbering Israel—The Lord sends pestilence upon the people—David offers sacrifices and the plague is stayed.
1 And
2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
3 And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5 ¶And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a
6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he
8 And David said unto God, I have
9 ¶And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's
10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee
12 Either
13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
14 ¶So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
18 ¶Then the
19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord.
20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
25 So David gave to Ornan for the place
26 And David built there an
27 And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
28 ¶At that time when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29 For the
30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.


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Bottega Veneta Leather Peep Toe Pump
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With beautiful footwear and quality craftsmanship, Bottega Veneta is luxury at its best. With a sleek design, this tumbled leather pump will take you from work to hour happy with ease.
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Skip to comments.Emilie Parker laid to rest next to her grandfather
Posted on 01/22/2013 2:16:27 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
OGDEN, Utah -- Emilie Parker, a 6-year-old victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, was laid to rest next to her grandfather Saturday in the town where she was born.
Burial at Evergreen Memorial Park followed a private funeral for family and close friends at a Mormon church across the street from Ben Lomond High School, where Emilie's parents, Robbie and Alissa Parker, met.
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I hope that other sane freepers would join me in this thread, posting the hundreds of pieces of evidence showing that the family is real, and that they really lost their child at Sandy Hook.
It is a shame we would feel compelled to have to do this, but we owe it to the world to show that most conservatives are not heartless idiots who mindlessly parrot bizarre conspiracy theories.
Family members, friends, LDS church officials and the governor of Utah gathered to say their final goodbye to the 6-year-old girl who loved to draw and the color pink. They said their lives were better for knowing Emilie and spoke of her as a role model and inspiration for everyone, despite her young age.
"Emilie was an example not only to her little sisters but to her family, to all her little friends, and now she has become an example to the world about purity, innocence, tragedy and forgiveness," her aunt Jill Cottle Garrett said Saturday.
Are these the words of the conspiracy, describing a fake child actor still living, from a fake family?
Among the 20 children killed is Emilie Parker, the daughter of Robbie and Alyssa Parker who grew up in the Ogden area. They still have family in Utah, family that like so many others boarded flights and headed to the small town of Newton, Conn., to offer and receive what comfort they can.Was it a fake family that got on a plane and flew to Connecticut to be with the fake grieving parents of the fake Emilie Parker?
Emilie's grandfather Randy Parker, who lives in Ogden and raised his son there, said his granddaughter lit up a room. He said it's impossible to comprehend that he'll never see her again.
Is it the fake Randy Parker, part of the conspiracy?
I don't think we're heartless here at all. But, if you're suggesting by what you wrote that much of what you say is posted all the time here, you're mistaken.
I for one never once questioned the reality, or the grief, or whether someone there is genuine or not. I can't recall much, if any that said otherwise here - at least from what I've seen.
Dave Christiansen is the stake president in the LDS church where the Parkers used to attend before moving away. They know the family well, but can't imagine what they're going through.Or, is it the fake stake president, who is lying about knowing the fake Parker family well. Can they not "imagine" what they are going through, because it's all in their imagination?
You've posted exactly 3 additional comments to your opening post all within the span of about 5 minutes....are you open to hearing from the rest of us, or are you just not wanting to see them? Preparation is the key to effective communication. Perhaps all the thoughts should have been collected beforehand and presented when complete.
Do you really believe everything the Liberal MSM tells you?
Scarier than Conspiracy Theorists are the Mindless Media Bots who belive everything the Liberal MSM
I just hope that this young girls family got to ID their young deceased daughter before she was buried.....because the authorities sure did not allow it right after she was murdered. No amount of Liberal spin can explain away how wrong that was
I would wager that he's not interested in hearing from the conspiracy-moonbats.
Robbie Parker struggled to control his emotions throughout the memorial service, where a slideshow of Emilie's life was shown and relatives spoke about the young girl, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.Oh, was that a FAKE slideshow of a fake family life for this 6-year-old fake victim actress who is still alive?
'Even though this was a very personal and internal thing for us, I could see it touched everybody,' Robbie told the crowd. 'All of us feel connected to children.'
Part of the conspiracy, 6 years in the making, as they carefully constructed this family life for this moment.
Relatives recalled a girl full of love, compassion, charity and enthusiasm.Or is that fake relatives?
I just don't get this whole thing.
If someone did something to piss you off... then why wouldn't you go take THEM out? why go kill some little kids that had nothing to do with it?
Yes, they are moonbats. It just seems to me that his opening salvo(s) would have been more effective with some forethought......
However, only close friends and family attended the funeral, that commenced at 10am, though it was broadcast live at a nearby chapel for the public.That's a lot of "close friends and family" for a fake family created for a hoax gun attack. In an entirely different state than the fake attack.
On Thursday night, her relatives released 26 lanterns into the sky at a memorial service. Emilie's dad released the final lantern, a pink one, into the sky.
I thought all the victims of Sandy Hook were all buried. What is up with this? I recall funeral some twice on the same day burying the love one. This is a surprise to me that they are burying her NOW.
Ogden resident Nate Lucas, who is Robbie Parkers uncle and Emilies great-uncle, held out hope through the day that Emilie had survived.They had to hire a fake uncle in Ogden to set up the whole family in mourning thing.
The whole day we heard about it and thought, Is it possible it could be her? Lucas said Friday night. We thought there was no way. At first, we werent sure it was the right town, and after we knew it was, the details started to come in.
Lucas said his sister, Emilies grandmother, was on a plane to Connecticut by early Friday afternoon and that relatives of Alissa Parker boarded a flight to Connecticut earlier in the day.More fake relatives, flying to the scene of the fake crime.
"Effectiveness," and "moonbat," are mutually exclusive.
Her eyes. Ill remember those beautiful eyes as long as I breathe.Remembering the fake victim actress?
Like practically every little girl, Emilie Parker loved pink. She adored rainbows and ribbons and fishing with her daddy in the river running behind their house.
Those eyes look up at you from the side of her father, Robbie, on a Facebook page created by friends Brad Schultz and Alan Prothero. Those eyes gaze happily on her little sisters.Two fake friends for the fake family?
Finally, they were blessed with Emilie, family friend Brooke Prothero told me. Two baby girls followedOops, make that three fake friends.
Robbie is a fine man, said Alan Prothero. Hes a good father. An educated individual. He believes in God. Right now, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders.You get the point. There are a LOT OF PEOPLE who are being directly quoted who claim to personally know these people, while some here at Free Republic who know nothing and have no connection to anybody assert that the entire family is fake.
As for Alissa, Shes a mom who just lost her baby. Theres not much to say.
The band Rush has a song in their latest album called "The Anarchist". The lyrics also tend to fit the disaffected youth I think, and ones that have lost a moral compass due to mental issues or what have you.
There was a history writer that I heard that said these young men from the recent shootings remind him of the young men that have assassinated presidents in the past. Wanting their voices heard they go for bigger and more evil acts to get the biggest news in their warped minds.
Excerpt of lyrics:
"A voice so silent for so long
For all those years I had to get along,
they told me I was wrong
I never wanted to belong - I was so strong...."
"The lenses inside of me that paint the world black
The pools of poison, the scarlet mist, that spill over into rage
The things I've always been denied
An early promise that somehow died
A missing part of me that grows around me like a cage...
What I know, I've never shown; what I feel, I've always known
I plan my vengeance on my own - and I was always alone
Oh - They tried to get me
Oh - They'll never forget me
I don't question that it DID happen, but do have a lot of questions about how it happened and the way it was reported.
There was a Priest in Newton that was a well known Child Molester within the Catholic Community. The info the Church had on his problems is staggering.
It appears he was in Newton around the time that Lanza was a boy. You don't need to be an alter boy to have been molested by this Priest.
It is doubtful that he stopped molesting children once he moved to the St Rose of Lima Parish. He had major issues.
Priest Child molesters often tell the victim that the parent knows and approves.
Anything could have triggered the event.
The child molester Priest moved to the same town as Adam's father.
The things seen beside Adam's car may be related to the clergy or nuns.
We are never going to know what happened.
Oh btw, there is at least one Satanist in Newton. Curtis LeBlanc.
Are there more??
Apparently , for some time (as in many years), there have been rumors that Newton is a hotbed for Satanism.
That guy giving the devil sign in Vicki Soto's picture looks pretty creepy...
But maybe Newton only has the one Satanist.
And then there is the Orion project that targeted mentally issued children with a goal of gun control. A CIA operation. Fact or Fiction? We will never know. We do know that the Clintons didn't like the guy who revealed the info.
Saturday, Brad Shultz and Alan Prothero sat in Shultz' North Salt Lake home, updating a memorial Facebook page for 6-year-old Emilie Parker.It's those two friends again.
You "don't get this whole thing"? So, you don't get the actions of a crazy person? The shooter was nuts. A whack-a-doodle. He snapped. Who knows why. Maybe he was breastfed too much. Maybe not enough. But sometimes it is what it is. A crazy person killed a bunch of innocent people. Not much more to understand.
"Not much more to understand."
So, what are the cops investigating then. I agree with you. If a crazy person snapped, like everyone says, then why the investigation? No need. And no need to not answer any questions with "it's under investigation" now is there?
"Not much more to understand."
Yes, there is.
For starters, anyone who has kids that the Child Molesting Priest had access to should see if they can find out more info on who was treating Adam.
There is much more to this story.
Lanza may have never been molested but he was certainly seeing someone for his mental conditions at least at some point.
I am interesting to know if there was a purple van with people in ski masks and a nun outfit or if the call was put out on the scanner for some other reason.
That is definitely something they should be investigating.
You have a right to your opinion but in the14 years I've been on FR I have never seen someone answers his own posts so many times with such hatred for other FReepers. If someone has angered you this much why not just confront them by naming names?
Looks like some kind of Satanism going on near Newton.
Cops: Rooster burned in apparent satanic ritual
And apparently, Lanza had a thing for the Devil
Check out the comments by the barber.
- Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female - Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male - Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female. - Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female - Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female - Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female - Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, male - Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female - Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female - Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female - Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male - Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male - James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male - Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female - Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female - Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female - Jack Pinto, 5/06/06, male - Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male - Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female - Jessica Rekos, 5/10/06, female - Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female - Lauren Rousseau, 6/1982, female (full date of birth not specified) - Mary Sherlach, 2/11/56, female - Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female - Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male - Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female
Police knew the names of the victims Friday, but officials said they were pending positive identification by the state medical examiner's office.
In his mind they had something to do with it, because they were a part of his mother's world. Imagine having to live for years with a mother who saw you as her only world. Not only did she drop from having any jobs to be a stay-at-home mom for the formative years but she also handled her son's education by herself. She would teach him her beliefs and political ideas through firearms training and survivalist ethics. That is the love of a mother.
And than imagine that the father and brother split away from you because they see you and your mother as crazy, as not interested in you. So who is left? That is right your mother and the world she lives in. So imagine the personal betrayal you would feel if your mother tries to hide the idea that she, herself, thought that you were crazy enough to be committed.
He also had personality issues. He could've had Anti-Social Personality Disorder, and he could've been taken medication that might've caused mania in him which increased his aggressive scope of behavior. In the end, he saw his mission as destroying his mother's world and than destroying his mother along with it. I get it completely, however that doesn't justify it.
P.S.: If this is a lot of the info we have, than we mostly have just speculation which is never good when we start pointing fingers. I would like to deny it, but I might as well accept that tragedies happen in a free society and to move on to take care of my life.
"I just hope that this young girls family got to ID their young deceased daughter before she was buried."
Why wouldn't they? The body was released to their custody; they had a funeral. If they wanted to open the casket and look, the Feds were not waiting in the wings to arrest them.
"If someone did something to piss you off... then why wouldnt you go take THEM out? why go kill some little kids that had nothing to do with it?"
I think what we are witnessing with Sandy Hook and similar instances is the rise of what is known to psychologists as a "culture-bound disorder". That is when a psychological disorder is not universal and present everywhere on the planet, but only appears in certain cultures, because the culture in some way fosters that disorder. They have a very similar "culture-bound disorder" in Malaysia, called "amok", as in "running amok", that is about the same as what we see from these spree killers.
"Amok: A syndrome first reported in the Malay people, usually male, consisting of a period of brooding followed by a sudden outburst of indiscriminate murderous frenzy, sometimes provoked by an insult, jealousy or sense of desperation. The person who runs amok may also die in a form of murder-suicide. Spelled also amuck. The Malay word for "furious attack." Similar syndromes such as cafard in Polynesia and mal de pelea in Puerto Rico are known to occur in other peoples."
Man, how many times do I have to tell you that they have to hold an investigation for every single homicide, whether the perp was crazy, dead, or whatever. They are legally compelled to investigate.
Her name was Emilie Parker. Six years old. Long, flowing blond hair, piercing blue eyes and a sweet smile. Emilie was one of the 20 children killed on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. As we learn the names of the victims, we're also learning their stories.
Emilie could light up a room. That's how her dad, Robbie Parker, remembers her. He says she loved to try new things with one exception: food. She was bright and creative, he says, and was a talented artist who carried around her markers and pencils.
"I can't count the number of times that Emilie noticed someone feeling sad or frustrated and would rush to find a piece of paper to draw them a picture or write them an encouraging note," Parker told reporters Saturday night.
Among the 20 children killed is Emilie Parker, the daughter of Robbie and Alyssa Parker who grew up in the Ogden area. They still have family in Utah, family that like so many others boarded flights and headed to the small town of Newton, Conn., to offer and receive what comfort they can.
Emilie's grandfather Randy Parker, who lives in Ogden and raised his son there, said his granddaughter lit up a room. He said it's impossible to comprehend that he'll never see her again.
"Adults make the choices they do, but these innocent children, they didn't deserve any of this," he said.
You're welcome.
His incredibly bad acting, the stupid hat and child's scarf are telling, but the fact that they have been shown to have fake identities clearly indicates subterfuge on the part of the government. He is worried about how they will explain the killings to their two children,...yet he doesn't even know the name of the Principal who was killed. These are Crisis Actors who are employed by HS to oppose the ownership of semi-automatic weapons and create an atmosphere of anger and hatred against gun owners.
Did people die? Yes. We're the emotions of the parents 'odd' for people who had just lost a son or daughter to a maniac who shot some of them supposedly 11times? Yes, I would say their expressed emotions during interviews conducted within 48 hours of losing a beautiful young child were 'unusual' to say the least.
One thing we should ask is it possible that the federal government plays an even deeper role than perhaps we suspect? Is it conceivable that there is a 'Black Ops' program being run which identifies disturbed individuals who are then 'conditioned' or programmed to commit mass murders? I don't know but I do know that Obama is coming for ALL your guns, and anything he can do to hasten that he will do.
Because thats what cops do. They'll investigate it to death, and plot the course of each bullet. To what end, I don't know, but you can bet that at the end a voluminous report will come out that the media will salivate all over, and somehow use as a justification to further demonize guns and gun owners. Everyone is playing their role.
Because thats what cops do. They'll investigate it to death, and plot the course of each bullet. To what end, I don't know, but you can bet that at the end a voluminous report will come out that the media will salivate all over, and somehow use as a justification to further demonize guns and gun owners. Everyone is playing their role.
Did you actually check them out or are you just buying the slop from some You Tube video???
Perhaps, just perhaps, this was because of the condition of the bodies
Would you really want to see your child with most of his or her face blown off their body?
I'm sorry that the conspiracy theorists don't even have the decency to refrain from textually defecating on this thread. At least you tried.
I personally have tons of questions about the shooting itself; but suspect most of my questions are due to the absolute worst reporting of a serious incident that I have ever read/watched. The shoddy reporting and use of incorrect pictures with that reporting have led many to wonder what is the truth. Actions and statements/lack of by law enforcement and other authorities have not exactly cleared things up either.
I am puzzled by your anger, perhaps I have no idea who it is directed towards or what they may have posted. I don't think it is inappropriate to question incidents, especially when the stories surrounding it are so strange. My prayers go out to the family and friends of the victims and I will leave it at that.
Are you talking about this couple here: Nick and Laura Phelps who have a 1st and 3rd grader in Sandy Hook Elementary.
And you think they are really this other couple [the Sextons] living in Florida with two other children???
"She said Adam Lanza's mother "battled" with the school board and ended up having her son home-schooled."(from the article). I should've phrased it better.
Personally the whole "why?" is so murky and grey, and full of circumstantial info, that I would just say that perhaps the drugs did it. I don't know if videos exist of Adam's behavior back then, like home movies to give a clearer picture.
First, that is not the same person from the videos in December. Second, am I to believe this man wore jeans and tennis shoes to his daughter's funeral?
Oh it is clear a supernatural force for evil was involved. You can understand Columbine, even Aurora, but there is zero explanation for gunning down a kindergarten class, whoever was involved, assuming that is what happened.
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Despite volcanic disruptions and endless amounts of airline shenanigans, I managed to make it back to London for the weekend. So here's the craic: Tonight, Fabric's playing host to a stunning lineup to mark the drop of Duke Dumont's new FabricLive record.
ROOM 1: Duke Dumont; Jesse Rose; Hannah Holland; Solo; Jahcoozi (live).
ROOM 2: Friction; Dillinja; Commix; Alix Perez; Xample & Lomax; Ink; Tasha b2b FD; Macpherson + MCs Rymetyme; Messy MC; and IC3.
ROOM 3: MJ Cole; Bugz in the Attic; xxxy; Braiden; MC Serocee.
Where: Fabric (Closest Tube: Farringdon)
When: 10pm-6am
Cashmoney: £14 or £11 Students/FabricFirst
A few tracks to send you on your merry way:
Solo's most recent tropical effort remixing Berlin-based trio Jahcoozi. Their Sri-Lankan/British MC Sasha Perera sounds eerily similar to M.I.A., minus the gunshots and cashmoney samples, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Their latest album dropped last Monday, entitled 'Barefoot Wanderer', and you can get your mits on that here.
Banging remix of New Jersey based UK Garage guru and Daft Punk collaborator Todd Edwards. MJ Cole's smashed out a fidgety Garage rendition of the track – for me, it's the standout remix on the 'I Might Be' EP.
Spitting vocals over Mylo's house anthem 'Drop The Pressure', former Fabric resident collabs with LA-based electro-dancehall outfit South Rakkas Crew. Dope track.
Hopefully at this point you won't be a stranger to Florence's 'Drumming Song', as it's been remixed to death in the electro world. But this new remix by Seiji from Bugz in the Attic, gives a pretty fresh take on it. I'm a big fan.
Whether you're out at Fabric tonight or not – Party on, Dirty Dancers; the weekend starts here. Have yourselves a good one.


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Fleury doesn't care what you think about his comeback bid
Jean Lefebvre
August 08 2009 10:08AM
Here's what Theoren Fleury said to the Calgary Herald's George Johnson on Friday night about the expected public reaction to Fleury's attempted NHL comeback:
"I honestly don't give a shit what people think of me. I don't. People say I should get a life? Hey, worry about your own lives. This is mine. When you've gone through the 12 stages of Alcoholics Anoymous, you realize that you've got to be OK with yourself. I am. I've come to the realization that 50 per cent of the people like me, and 50 per cent don't. Guess what? I'm hanging out with the 50 per cent who do.
"I'm a busy guy. I'm not doing this because I have nothing else in my life. I do public speaking. I work with Native people. With the Dream Centre. I'm doing this partly because I didn't go out the way I wanted to. And partly because I've watched this for five years and believe in my heart that there's still a place for me."
Let's face it, it's so easy to casually dismiss Theoren Fleury and anything his name is attached to.
Let's face it, the undersized and overactive Fleury is this close to being a Warner Brothers cartoon character on the order of Elmer Fudd, Speedy Gonzalez and Pepe Le Pew.
Fleury hasn't played a National Hockey League game in more than four years and yet his name has never strayed very far from the headlines, usually involving stories that have everyone wondering: "Geez, what will that little runt do next?"
From his senior hockey adventures with the Horse Lake Thunder — a stint that inspired the following modest quote, complete with third-person reference:
"The only reason this (Allan Cup) tournament sold out was because of yours truly right here. We all know it and I'm going to say it: Once again Theo Fleury puts hockey on the map when it needs it the most" — to his overseas work with the Belfast Giants to his cameo stint with the Calgary Vipers, an independent minor-league baseball team, to a speculated reality TV show based on his fledgling concrete flooring company to his recent announcement that he's contemplating an NHL comeback at age 41, much of Fleury's life has that whiff of ripe Saturday Night Live scripts. Hell, Fleury's infamous scrape with San Jose mascot SJ Sharkie pretty much was one of the classic SNL Land Shark skits, wasn't it?
What's more, Fleury's troubled past makes it easy for people who have never met the little man to assume an air of smug superiority and join in the "Sideshow Theo" namecalling. If there's one reason to refrain from piling on, it's the opinions you get about Fleury from the people who knew him best. Just talk to anyone who knew him from the old days in Calgary, whether it's Terry Crisp, his old coach; Cliff Fletcher, the man who drafted Fleury against the wishes of his scouting staff; Flames broadcaster Peter Maher or former teammates.
Oh sure, they shook their heads at his attention-seeking antics and expressed disappointment that Fleury too often and too spectacularly strayed from the straight and narrow, but listen to them closely and the genuine fondness they have for the little dude is unmistakable. One veteran Calgary writer, who takes pride in being a curmudgeon and is quick to point out the arrogant jerks and phonies in the sport, unabashedly admits he likes Fleury.
A couple of years ago, Fleury made a rare appearance at the Saddledome and even though he was the smallest man in the lobby outside the Flames dressing room, the former No. 14 was the centre of attention. The ensuing informal monologue was typical Fleury. Today's game isn't nearly as good as when he played, said Fleury. He claimed not to remember the last time he had skated. In short (no pun intended) Fleury insisted that he didn't need the game and that he didn't miss it a lick. He even went so far as to proclaim he hated hockey.
Moments after making his exit from the room, one of the bemused listeners remarked: "That's funny, I saw Theo playing a pickup game at the community arena a couple of nights ago." A nice act maybe, but Fleury wasn't fooling anyone, probably not even himself. Sure enough, within a few months, word came down that Fleury was heading to Northern Ireland to chase pucks once again. Now he wants to do it in the NHL again.
Fleury's comeback bid may be implausible. It may be impractical. Given his age and his still-unresolved disciplinary matters with the league, it may even be a few tiny degrees shy of impossible.
But in a week that many fans and even more media members are bemoaning the retirement of the colourful and quotable Jeremy Roenick, the possible second coming of Fleury isn't such a bad thing, is it? The guy has already proven hundreds of scouts wrong by having a 455-goal, 1,088-point career. And while the claims that he's been clean and sober for the past four years will be greeted with the expected amount of skepticism, Fleury has also proven wrong any of the doomsayers who predicted Fleury would be found lying in a ditch or in a dark alley soon after his separation from the security blanket that was his professional career. After spending time with people who know Fleury and continued to support him and wish him well despite all the dark clouds that always seemed to follow him and all the second chances he frittered away, it's hard not to root for one more in-your-face chapter.
As ex-Flame Perry Berezan told the Herald: "Certainly, I'm going to root for him. I think most people will. You always want to see an underdog do well."
Harlie wrote:
@ Travis Dakin: no worries, man. And it will be GO TIME at the next ON party. Oh H.E double toothpick yeah!!
we have parties?....sorry but I'm new in this hood..
On behalf of the Metis Association of Alberta I would like to thank Mr. Jack Daniels for all his contributions to the native people.
fleury was quoted as saying on a radio stn in Calgary that the thing he hated the most and that would keep him away from hockey today is the amount of training and conditioning the new-nhl player has to do. hmmmmm. So multiple years of substance abuse, age, size, etc. We all like a comeback story Rocky but what club is going to roll the dice on this? maybe a team with very poor ticket sales and where the Fleury name has some sort of cache. Seems Calgary or nothing.
@ All Native Debaters
alcoholism, abuse, etc are not native/white issues they are people issues.
We have to be sympathetic to those dealing with these demons and the people affected and we need to help them regardless of skin color, sex, etc.
pilks wrote:
Mostly it is self distruction, lazyness and blaming what happened to you 100 years ago.
This is an ignorent and uninformed opinion. Aborigionals weren't allowed to vote in this country until 1960. (Hardly a hundred years ago) Canadian governments forcibly removed 150 000 children from their families and sent them to boarding schools designed to "integrate" them into Canadian society. Harassment, neglect, and outright abuse, sexual and otherwise was commonplace... Do you think some of these people might be justified in harboring ill will? The last of these schools wasn't shutdown untill 1996... Fleury was in his nineth full NHL season before the last of these children were sent home to their families.
This is a hockey website. I hate that I was drawn into a race discussion. You won't here any more from me on the matter. I believe that people need to take responsibility for their own lives and not blame others... But let's not delude ourselves into thinking that government transgressions agains certain minorities happened hundreds of years ago.
I feel like I'd rather talk about Dany Heatley than read half these comments. That's a new low.
Yeah, I'm done here. Fleury doesn't care what I think, and I don't care what any of you think about the state of First Nations peoples in this country. This is a hockey blog, let's talk hockey.
As much as I hate the Flames, he was a great player, too bad on how his career fell of the radar, I wonder if he get into the HALL OF FAME?
Chris wrote:
I hate that I was drawn into a race discussion.
We were all drawn into this by some guy making like it was the white people who are the cause of all his pain.
Sorry. Most of here are of the thought that if you drive yourself into the dumper, its up to YOU to get yourself out. Doesn't matter who you are.
I've worked with "aboriginal" guys. They busted their gut and tried to make something of their lives, just like any of us. I looked at them as people, not as "aboriginal", and they earned my respect for doing so.
Excuses are done. Get off the pity bandwagon and get to work, just like the rest of us. When you do, you'll earn the respect you so vocally demand.
I've come to the realization that 50 per cent of the people like me, and 50 per cent don't. Guess what? I'm hanging out with the 50 per cent who do.
This explains why he has not made millions in Vegas - he can't guess the odds very well...
theo will tune u so watch ur ass sea bazzzzzz
Am i the only person rooting for this guy? Theo is a class act and has charisma for days (something most NHL players lack in spades) and I really hope he can have a productive season.
@ Harlie: Ths was an ugly comment. Your attempts at humour are archacic and stupid. F**K YOU
@ Chris: Good Point Chris. A couple more points people need to understand. These Residential Schools also had numerous reports of sexual abuse. The parents visiting their children were not allowed to speak in their native tounges, therefore a whole generation lost a link to their parents and their culture. I would call it an intentional cultural rapping. That's just the past, there are still many reminants of our racist colonial past present in all sectors of society.
I've always likes Theo Fleury even when he played for the godless Phlegms. He has dealt with a lot of adversity in his life. The odds may be against him in landing another NHL gig but I certainly wish him well.
David S wrote:
Excuses are done. Get off the pity bandwagon and get to work, just like the rest of us. When you do, you'll earn the respect you so vocally demand.
Yes individuals need to take responsibility but to pretend this is the ONLY barrier to social equality and justice is just not accurate. There are still many social structures that restrict many people in the lower class from living a fulfilling lifestyle. What about the people who personify the Protestant Work Ethic but still make sh*t wages due to the mass explotation of big corporations. There are many people (I know a few) who work two bad jobs, take the bus to and fro, and still manage to put food on there tables. Unfortunatly it takes an extremely conscientious and determined person to thrive let alone survive in these economic conditions. Not everyone is capable of living this demanding lifestyle (including myself). Untill we, as a society, make it possible everyone to make a decent living (those who are willing to work full time)the old consevative argument that these people need to just pull themselves up by the bootstraps, doesnt apply.
And if you really believe that racism is non existent and doesnt, still systemically influence many aspects of our society, then I would suggest that you take a good hard look at the society we live in. Perhaps you should start with the Criminal Justice System.
I dont intend to come off as morally superior or to suggest that you're morally corrupt due to your post. You simply stated your opinion and I simply stated mine. Cheers
August 09 2009, 01:31PM
@ Deans: Well said. I heard a quote about how it was 7 generations of damage done to the Aboriginal population, and that it'll take 7 to undo it.
August 09 2009, 02:35PM
Harlie wrote:
On behalf of the Metis Association of Alberta I would like to thank Mr. Jack Daniels for all his contributions to the native people.
Pretty sick buddy, grab a life. Stat for you 72% of the members of AA are caucasia. Do you fall into that category?
August 09 2009, 02:46PM
Harlie already mentioned once on here that someone pretended to be him and posted some seriously off-colour stuff. If that was him then it was a douchey comment, if someone is pretending to be him then that person is an ass.
Deans wrote:
...the old consevative argument that these people need to just pull themselves up by the bootstraps, doesn't apply.
How about this. Take out the word "these", then it does apply. A just society should provide the opportunities for everyone to succeed while putting the onus on all members of society to be accountable for their own levels of success. At the same time, that same society should support those who can't support themselves (the mentally or physically disabled, sick and elderly).
What was done is done. Yeah, we're all sorry about it and countless billions has been squandered in an effort to make reparations. Fine. At some point the "you owe us" arguments are going to run out of steam (if they haven't already). Maybe its time to take on a little personal accountability and start moving forward instead of leaning on a past long gone.
August 09 2009, 03:59PM
Any chance people can stick to commenting on something loosely to do with hockey instead of going on and on and on and on and on and on in reaction to two comments (1 and 6) that were such broad-brush generalizations they didn't even deserve a reaction -- most of which are equally vague -- in the first place?
What we don't need is amateur hour on social, political and aborgional issues on a hockey website regardless of how bored people are right now. Are we going to get OT threads next? Need help with home brain surgery . . . Just shut it.
Archaeologuy wrote:
Harlie already mentioned once on here that someone pretended to be him and posted some seriously off-colour stuff. If that was him then it was a douchey comment, if someone is pretending to be him then that person is an ass.
it was someone else, once again. I tried not responding this time to hopefully tire out and stop feeding the flames on whoever is using my name. The people who responded to the ugly posts were 100% correct in their comments. I did not take the criticism personally because it wasn't me. Grab a life whoever is doing it.
And thanks Arch. I got your back anytime mano!
Sandra wrote:
He's an Aboriginal, He will be back.
All I meant by this was he will try his hardest to succeed, People blew this out of context, I my self am am Aboriginal. Fluery has fought the bottle and he has been sober for over 4 years, Our people have programs and steps that try to help individuals succeed and get back on track. Even if Fluery doesn't get back to the NHL, he has still succeeded in fighting his demons. That's it! people please this should not have been taken blown up, we are all humans and children of God, all one to him.
August 09 2009, 07:22PM
@ Harlie: np, its a problem that more than one person has come across because there isnt a password protecting our handles.
August 09 2009, 07:24PM
@ Sandra: ~jeez, now you're starting a religion tangent too?!~
Archaeologuy wrote:
@ Sandra: ~jeez, now you're starting a religion tangent too?!~
Grow up man, I am just cheering for him.
August 09 2009, 07:30PM
@ Sandra:
the "~" is for sarcasm. I wasnt serious.
@ Archaeologuy: @ Sandra:
all I was gonna say is...geez Sandra you walk away for the weekend and see what happens! You leave one post and boom 77 replies later!! Welcome back and thanks for clarifying. And how about that Dejarlais kid!?
And Arch, keep on keepin on.
and in other news...another millionaire f's it up big time. Patrick Kane allegedly beat up a Cabbie over 20 cents. Maybe that's why our Khabbi got out of Chi town!
Harlie wrote:
@ Archaeologuy: @ Sandra: all I was gonna say is…geez Sandra you walk away for the weekend and see what happens! You leave one post and boom 77 replies later!! Welcome back and thanks for clarifying. And how about that Dejarlais kid!? And Arch, keep on keepin on.
There was a great Pow Wow here at Beaver Lake First Nations this week end. You missed some great dancing and singing.
Wow!!!, Harlie, you need to get educated before you make comments like that, talk about lack of emotional intelligence.......very disappointing for a site of this calibre.
August 10 2009, 08:33AM
Here's an interesting quote from Eric Francis, Sun Media:
With the retirement of Roenick came suggestions he's a slam dunk for the Hockey Hall of Fame due to his numbers and contributions to the game. Funny then that no one is beating the drum for Fleury to earn similar accolades. He's got better numbers than ol' J.R. as well as a Stanley Cup ring and Olympic gold.
He's right. Neither of them should be there.
@ Les:
why don't you read the post above before you start running your mouth on what I allegedely (i didnn't!) say, and what that meant to this site and the posters on here as a whole.
Interesting to note: the Harlie imposter was posting from the same IP as Shaun Waskahat.
Let's try and avoid the temptation of spoofing other user names. Don't feed the trolls.
Wanye Gr... I mean bingofuel.
PS: Please continue talking about hockey. <3
August 10 2009, 10:43AM
Hockey is awesome....
I went to the Hockey Hall of Fame today in the center on the Universe...
The Stanley cup is wicked retarded awesome. Gift Shop officially blows...
Hockey Rulz. GOILERS!!!!
bingofuel wrote:
Interesting to note: the Harlie imposter was posting from the same IP as Shaun Waskahat.
Thanks Bingofuel. I figured as much. Shaun, if your reading this I call a truce ok? No hard feelings on my end. Please end the spoofing. Thanks!
August 10 2009, 11:40AM
bingofuel wrote:
Interesting to note: the Harlie imposter was posting from the same IP as Shaun Waskahat.
Holy man I was wondering when you were going to pipe up and save the day. Once against Uncle bingofuel, you are a god among men.
@ Travis Dakin:
Yeah, sorry I wasn't around this weekend. I needed some me time. Well, more like "me and some back-issues of Swank" time.
August 10 2009, 11:57AM
@ bingofuel:
You are NEVER allowed to leave again!
*wraps arms around bingofuel's leg*
@ The Towel Boy: Shouldn't be too hard to get stuck on that leg after a whole weekend of Swank-time. yiiiiikes
Theoren Fleury: 10 cent brain, million dollar heart.
I'm cheering for the million dollar heart. As much as I disliked the guy in a Flames jersey, I hope he makes it. There's nothing like a "beats the odds" story.
Fleury isn't even full native. That doesn't count.