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Keith Caldwell was born in Ohio and moved to Napa County in 1962. He grew up in American Canyon and graduated from Vintage High School. After attending and completing a Fire Fighter I Program at Solano Community College he began his career in the fire service in 1977 with the American Canyon Fire District. In 1990 Keith was promoted to the rank of Fire Chief and served in this position until his retirement in July 2007. Keith resides in American Canyon with his wife, Peri. He has one son, Mitchell, who lives in American Canyon with wife, Amanda. Keith was elected to the Board of Supervisors in November 2008 and took office in January 2009. He was the first person in the state to receive the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Institute for Excellence in Government credential in December 2009.
During Keith's career he served on many local and statewide boards and associations, including:
Issues Facing Napa County
How to balance the need for affordable housing and at the same time provide protection of agricultural lands. Many jobs have been created in the County; however, many workers cannot afford to live here. This adds to the overall traffic congestion in the County.
The continuation of services to County residents as the economy worsens and revenues diminish. The County is mandated to provide many services; however, State funding may be reduced or discontinued in this time of fiscal crisis.
During this time of change and tough economic conditions, how do we provide our residents a "Quality of Life" and at the same time protect the environment and reduce our consumption of resources?
Issues Unique to District 5
Groundwater continues to decline in the Coombsville area. Rainfall has been below average for multiple years and I am concerned that many wells will fail in the future, creating a "water emergency." We need to find workable solutions and begin implementation soon.
Traffic on highways 29 and 12 has increased significantly in recent years and commute traffic into the County has also increased at the same time that the City of American Canyon has developed new highway commercial sites. Any solutions to the problem will be very costly. Since the traffic is a regional problem, the solution and funding must also be regional and may require new special revenue.
Committees & Commissions for 2016
Airport Industrial Area Subcommittee (AIASC)
Great Wine Capitals (GWC)
Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency (NCTPA)
Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA)
North Bay Water Reuse Authority (NBWRA)
City-County Two-By-Two Ad Hoc Committee on Napa Pipe
Town of Yountville Ad Hoc Committee - Domain Chandon
Marin Clean Energy
Napa Sanitation District (NSD)
Napa Valley Tourism Improvement District (NVTID) Local Governing Committee
Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) BOS liaison
Napa County Fire Services Advisory Committee - BOS liaison
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (Alternate)
Association of Bay Area Governments-SanFrancisco Bay Restoration Authority
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) (Alternate)
Watershed Information Center and Conservancy of Napa County (WICC) - Board of Directors (Alternate)
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Ok sure its possible Pein's puppet master isn't Nagato but lets assume he is for now.
I was thinking Pein is pretty effin tough. Each Realm has some pretty crazy powers and the 6 together as of now seems almost unbeatable(some may disagree but whatever). So I got to thinking, if they find Nagato is he gonna be some pushover who's hiding behind the 6 Realms? Or will he be Naruto & Co worst Nightmare?
See thing is Nagato killed a Chunin as a child with no training. We don't know how but the guy was pretty F'ed up...
After 3 years he became a pretty accomplished ninja...
So lately I've really been thinking the true master of the Rinnegan might be much more of a problem than his pawns. And he must be pretty strong to get use of so many strong bodies against there will or if they joined of their free will. And after everything the only thing we know for sure the Rinnegan can do is PWN a Chunin in a brutal way.
Oh and a side note. I'm pretty sure Konan being a pupil of J-Man and comrade of Nagato and Yahiko, is far from as weak as everyone thinks. Just cause Jiraiya made her look stupid doesn't mean anyone else can.


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By Kevin Hunsperger
@kevinhunsperger & @my123cents
(Note: I know I spelled Wednesday wrong, it's a play on words.)
I was about 9 years old when cable television reached our community of High Ridge, a small town about 20 miles outside of St. Louis. I still remember the dial boxes sitting on top of the TV in our kitchen and family room. Instead of using a remote to zip through the channels, we had to turn the dial and click through each channel. Life was so brutal.
I have two strong memories from that time period. One was MTV and all the music videos that featured the stars I'd listened to on the radio for years. The other was Nickelodeon, the network for kids. The show that attracted my attention back then was called You Can't Do That On Television. For people who have never seen it, if you're older, it was a kid version of Saturday Night Live. If you're younger, it was the precursor to All That.
YCDTOTV featured a variety of child and teenage stars, telling jokes, doing skits, and getting slimed. The sliming was always my favorite. Whenever someone uttered the phrase "I don't know" a bucket of green slime was dumped on their head. I remember at one point they actually teased a show that would feature different colored slime. It was monumental in my tween years. If someone said "Water" on the show, you guessed it, they were doused with a bucket of water. Some stars had the double whammy of getting slimed and watered.
My friends and I would actually make our own slime and take turns playing dumb and saying those three famous words. While it wasn't as epic as the sliming on TV, it was a memory of my childhood that stands out to me.
The cast when I watched was great. I had a crush on the main star, Christine "Moose" McGlade. Lisa Ruddy, Kevin Kubushekie, and Alasdair Gillis were also favorites of mine. But perhaps the most talented member was the only adult male on the show, the late, great Les Lye. He played so many awesome characters including stage hand Ross, Barth (owner of the health code violating Barth's Burgers), and the dad. Music star Alanis Morissette appeared in five episodes of this Canadian hit.
I wish Nickelodeon would go retro and run episodes of YCDTOTV at some point, or even release the show on NetFlix or DVD. Everytime I see a locker, I have the urge to climb in and start telling jokes. Thanks for the memories.


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Office of the Secretary of the Interior
|Release Date: 02/16/11
President Obama Announces Plan for Community-Based Conservation through the America's Great Outdoors Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama today announced the Administration's action plan, under the America's Great Outdoors initiative, to achieve lasting conservation of the outdoor spaces that power our nation's economy, shape our culture, and build our outdoor traditions. This initiative seeks to reinvigorate our approach to conservation and reconnect Americans, especially young people, with the lands and waters that are used for farming and ranching, hunting and fishing, and for families to spend quality time together. Recognizing that many of these places and resources are under intense pressure, the President established the America's Great Outdoors Initiative last April to work with the American people in developing a conservation and recreation agenda that makes sense for the 21st century.
The report released today outlines ways in which the Federal Government will help empower local communities to accomplish their conservation and recreation priorities by recognizing that the best ideas come from outside of Washington. Last summer, senior Administration officials held 51 listening sessions across the country to gather input from Americans about the outdoor places and activities that they value most. These sessions drew more than 10,000 participants and more than 105,000 written comments, shaping an action plan that, based on local initiatives and support, which when implemented will result in:
"With children spending half as much time outside as their parents did, and with many Americans living in urban areas without safe access to green space, connecting to the outdoors is more important than ever for the economic and physical health of our communities," said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. "Through the America's Great Outdoors Initiative, this Administration will work together with communities to ensure clean and accessible lands and waters, thriving outdoor cultures and economies, and healthy and active youth."
"The America's Great Outdoors Initiative is born out of a conversation with the American people about what matters most to them about the places where they live, work, and play," Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said. "It's about practical, common-sense ideas from the American people on how our natural, cultural, and historic resources can help us be a more competitive, stronger, and healthier nation. Together, we are adapting our conservation strategies to meet the challenges of today and empowering communities to protect and preserve our working lands and natural landscapes for generations to come."
"America's farmlands and woodlands help fuel our economy and create jobs across the rural areas of our country," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "This plan seeks to work in partnership with landowners, conservation groups, states and others to conserve our working lands and our public lands and to reconnect Americans – especially our nation's youth – with opportunities to stay active. This blueprint was developed with input from the over 100,000 Americans in all corners of our country who joined our national listening sessions and who contributed their ideas online."
"This initiative is an effort to reconnect Americans with the valuable resources all around them and shape a 21st century plan for protecting our great outdoors," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "It is important that our waters, lands and greenspaces are brought back into our daily lives. President Obama's initiative will help make these critical resources a national focus once again, and involve people of every background in conservation of the places that we hold dear."
Specifically, the report calls for fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund; establishing a 21st century Conservation Service Corps to engage young Americans in public lands and water restoration; and extending the deduction for conservation easement donations on private lands beyond 2011, among other measures.
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Skip to comments.Berettas future in Maryland tied to states gun-control debate (may leave the People's Republic)
Posted on 02/24/2013 2:05:59 PM PST by Perdogg
On the production floor of Beretta USA sits a hulking new barrel-making machine ready to churn out the next object of obsession in Americas love-hate relationship with guns: a civilian version of a machine gun designed for special operations forces and popularized in the video game Call of Duty.
Beretta, the nearly 500-year-old family-owned company that made one of James Bonds firearms, has already invested more than $1 million in the machine and has planned to expand its plant further in Prince Georges County to ramp up production.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Come to Texas!!
Better yet, to Virginia
One word. Texas
How about Indiana.
If I was Beretta, I'd relocate to Virginia as close to the Maryland border as possible.
Segregation is coming.
+1 Centrally located, low cost of living, and gun friendly.
I would call and voice my support, but what do I say?
I'm unemployed, I would consider buying a berreta if you leave MD??? Yeah right.
+1 Centrally located, low cost of living, and gun friendly.
And within an easy smuggling distance to Chicago.
Liberalism triumphs over economics and jobs every time. I live in Tallahassee. Elbit, a defense company, occupied a large building in USF/FAMU industrial park near the national magnet lab. At an open meeting of the universitys governing board, one of the people on the committee said, We dont want some horrible defense company in our academic park. Lets offer them the pre-bubble collapse price for their building and be done with them. Elbit had about 350 employees and roughly $80 million per year in contracts. Their footprint on the local tax picture and job scene was noticeable. Elbit had other plants in the US only partially utilized. They grabbed the money and left smoking skid marks. That building is still empty nearly 3 years later. It annoys me as a taxpayer that universitys board spent our tax dollars for such a cavalier, liberalism like protesting the defense business. (Incidentally, Elbit hired engineers from both university programs and provided summer internships that paid extremely well.
None of the lower level employees, many of whom came off welfare, were offered a move package. Only the poorer members of society were hurt by this bizarre, elitist move.
They should negotiate with NM...
The state is desperate for any factory production company. They could probably get huge tax breaks, free rent etc.
And such a deal could help reverse the ugly direction that our legislature has taken the last few weeks, vis a vis anti-gun bills.
Who knew that the National Magnet Lab moved?
Isn't NM, like CO, lost?
"It annoys me as a taxpayer that universitys board spent our tax dollars for such a cavalier, liberalism like protesting the defense business."
Libtards have no problem spending other people's money for something the can "feel" good about. Never mind that it is totally illogical and causes more harm than good.
Come to Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca Arizona or Phoenix Arizona.
Let me get this straight: Gov. OMalley says these guns are evil and should be stopped...but he is perfectly fine with profiting from them?
That's what this statement sounds like:
We think getting assault weapons off the streets and keeping this company can both be accomplished, said Raquel Guillory, OMalleys spokeswoman.
BTW, I just fired my relatively new 92fs again yesterday. Not for hunting, not for self defense...just because I like to, and its my right (so far).
Indeed! But it's even better -- the state's Constitution (a) preempts any law "abridging the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense", (b)prohibits a county or municipality from regulating "in any way" even a single incident of the right to keep and bear arms [with case-law extending to sales there's a good chance it would be the same w/ manufacture], and (c) has GREAT FOOD.
And such a deal could help reverse the ugly direction that our legislature has taken the last few weeks, vis a vis anti-gun bills.
Gr, I've posted on the NM forum how that is likely treason and should be cause for arresting the legislature (well those members).
Who knew the national magnetic lab moved?
The national high magnetic lab. Maybe we have two of them? This one is in Tallahassee on Paul Dirac Drive. It's near to USF's Engineering building.
You get your letters mixed up, USF is in Tampa, FSU is the one in Tallahassee.
While I sympathize with what happened to your community, I would hardly call this a "liberal win".
The devastation liberalism caused in Tallahassee left many victims in its wake, but capitalism moved on to survive elsewhere - and will continue doing so as long as people spread the truth of stories like this and fight for what is right.
Not necessarily.
This should be grounds to prosecute the legislature, on multiple levels. You see the State Constitution comes into play.
Wanting one's cake and eating it, too.
I love seeing these gunmakers making the politicians squirm.
Not quite, but close. The northern half is leftist, the southern half is pretty darn conservative. Without Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos, it would be a solid 'Red' State.
We have a halfway decent Governor, and some good State Legislators from that southern half.
If we had some big private sector employers, I think the state would shift back to the conservative one it was in my youth, but the Federal and State governments are the largest employers, so way too many people vote for their own short term benefit.
Too bad I can't hype my state in an effort to get the gun makers to come here. I'd be laughed off F.R.
Thanks Shark... Yeah, I read the thing in the NM forum. I know you are correct legally... I hope that it works out that way in the real world.
So far it is touch and go here with our Mayor and Police Chief in that respect..
They like to make decrees, then when they lose in court, just ignore the court orders.
I remember when Beretta first got the military contract. They had to make a certain number in the U.S.
I think they already had a small factory in Maryland but never could understand why. I guess they wanted to be close to D.C.
Considering that, it's kinda a shame that the Congress forced us to retract some "anti-populist" provisions in the original draft-form of the State constitution, from Wikipedia:
As originally drafted and sent to the United States Congress, the New Mexico Constitution contained a number of limitations on the process for making amendments. These included
Congress was not sympathetic to these anti-populist provisions, and as a prerequisite to admission as a state required that the people ratify an amendment that would provide for a simple majority vote in the legislature, for ratification by simple majority vote of the people, and do away with the limitation on the total number of amendments.
- a requirement of a two-thirds vote of the legislature in order to propose amendments,
- that in addition to a bare majority, all amendments must be ratified by at least 40% of those voting in the election, with a 40%+ vote in at least half of the counties, and
- a limitation on the total number of amendments that could be submitted to the people per election.
On the other hand, that itself wouldn't make a difference when whole governments [municipal/county/state] ignore the Constitution; but that is going to be inherent in any Constitutional system.
We have a halfway decent Governor, and some good State Legislators from that southern half.
Very much agreed; though I was very very disappointed with my State Representative over her utter hand-wave dismissal of my inquiry into the legitimacy of NMSA 30-7-2.4 [prohibiting firearms on campus].
If we had some big private sector employers, I think the state would shift back to the conservative one it was in my youth, but the Federal and State governments are the largest employers, so way too many people vote for their own short term benefit.
Heck, the state re-elected Gary Johnson who was a pretty solid conservative (and Republican) while the State was going solidly Democrat -- so given it's status as a "purpleish state" it's already begun to swing that way.
West Virginia would appreciate the employment; I have friends on the Mineral County WV Development Authority who will be looking into this.
West Virginia would appreciate the employment; I have friends on the Mineral County WV Development Authority who will be looking into this.
I looked it up. The Bitter Magnet Lab (at MIT in Cambridge) used to be the National Magnet Lab (when I worked there in the 70's). Now it's not. I'll have to see what happened. (Could be Tricky Dick's Fault)
I'm not big on arrogant Yankee (or Border) states. However, there is something good about Mass.,Conn., Maryland and the like having a firearms industry: while it is there, they like the jobs and taxes.
Once the industry is removed to Texas or Mississippi, the Yankee politicos have absolutely NO vested interest in protecting firearm owners or the industry.
And we know the only interest those politicians have IS there own vested interest! The Constitution is not of the least bit of interest to them.
Come to Mississippi...we love guns more than Democrats love dead babies.
I'm preparing to fire my 92FS for the first time this coming weekend. Looking forward to it! It has a nice feel to it.
and it has a racist name that celebrates the genocide of valiant native americans. Just getting ahead of the PC folks and their spewing of hatred. Indiana is my home state and the Tippecanoe Battleground is a short drive away from where I was born.
And there are some empty factories in the Elkhart area that bh0 visited and promised they would be fully producing electric cars in a couple of years. They went bust before he was re-elected.
I know a lot of 'Famiglias Italianas' at my son's school whose husbands work at Beretta in Accokeek. The mothers can't speak that much English, and I've helped them 'maneuver' the system for years. None of them are pleased with the State and their stand on gun-control...
Their bold plan articulated a novel vision for a magnet laboratory that would:
Feature a model federal-state partnership Serve magnet-related research in nearly all areas of science Promote interdisciplinary research Support science and technology education Work in partnership with industry to enhance the competitive position of the United States in magnet-related research and development
The proposal proved persuasive. Following a stringent peer-review competition, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory was awarded to FSU in August 1990. With its first major hurdle cleared, the team moved quickly to the next: turning their promises into bricks, mortar and magnets."
There you go.
I think you'll enjoy your Beretta.
There is nothing very practical about it...too big to carry concealed easily, too small to put down a drug crazed grizzly bear, etc...but I just plain like it. I especially like the 'feel'.
I had used this pistol in the Army and liked it; but, I was somewhat ignorant of the Beretta company. Literature in the box stated the company was 500 years old! With a 'Beretta' still at the helm. Truly amazing.
Hello Rick Perry!
Before you try to lure Californians to Texas, look and see what they did to Colorado.
Yall can move to a free state, just leave your attitude and opinions where you came from.
I just purchased a 92FS two weeks ago, I love it! It is the only modern pistol I have found that fits my meat hooks properly. I was also lucky enough to find about a dozen mil-surp 15 rounders and a couple of Mec-Gar 18 rounders at an obscure gun shop.
Beretta should pull out of Maryland and create some unemployment in the state where residents hate them so unfairly. They should stop all the free training and repairs they give the state. The governor of Maryland will stomp all over Beretta in his attempt to be president of the US. If progressives in Maryland continue to have their way, one or two more American industries like Beretta will "go foreign" where they are welcome to add to the local economy overseas.
F'n Lawyer Compensation Legislation.
Texas will go purple soon, and blue within ten years.
To many Mexicans. What is worse is that there are a lot of Californians doing what they do best. Destroying where they live.
Start planning your exit strategy.
I did get the Hogue grips instead.
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Pacific Blue Finds Top Recruit From Polynesian Airlines23/08/2005
Virgin Blue's international airline Pacific Blue^ is pleased to announce the appointment of former Polynesian Airlines Manager of Training and Standards, Phil Meredith, as the new Flight Standards & Training Manager for Pacific Blue.
Pacific Blue Flight Operations Manager Tony Parrish said "Our search to fill this role was extensive and we know the decision to bring Phil across from his role at Polynesian is the ideal solution for the company. His skills and experience are broad and he brings a great deal of knowledge to the role."
Phil's knowledge and expertise will also help ensure a smooth transition for the launch of Polynesian Blue in October. Pacific Blue believes it is important to maintain continuity throughout this period and is pleased to welcome such a highly skilled Polynesian staff member on board.
Prior to his role as the Manager of Training and Standards, Phil was Polynesian Airlines Chief Pilot. He has had 19100 total hours flying time with 17000 hours flying in the South Pacific with Polynesian Airlines. Phil has operated a multitude of aircraft including a HS-748, B737-200, B727-200, B737-300 and a B737-800. He was employed by Polynesian Airlines for 31 years.
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Bordeaux and Lyon miss out
A review of the weekend's action in the French Ligue 1, including a defeat for Bordeaux at Montpellier.
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Bordeaux missed the chance to move to the top of the Ligue 1 table as Remy Cabella's goal midway through the second half gave struggling champions Montpellier a 1-0 victory.
The hosts started the game level with Sochaux, who occupied the third relegation spot - but Cabella's goal was just reward for their second-half display and gave them only a fourth win in 14 games, lifting them five places to 12th.
Marseille moved level on points with PSG thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory over 10-man Lille at Stade Velodrome.
All the key action took place in the space of two minutes around the interval as Lille's Florent Balmont saw red in first-half stoppage time before Jordan Ayew netted the only goal a minute after the restart.
OM move onto 26 points, level with PSG but second to the capital club on goal difference. Lille are ninth as their inconsistent campaign continues.
Marseille welcomed controversial midfielder Joey Barton into their line-up for the first time in Ligue 1 following the expiry of his 12-game domestic ban.
Lyon's annual capitulation at the Stadium Municipal saw Wissam Ben Yedder bag a brace as Toulouse climbed up to seventh with a 3-0 win.
Ben Yedder's double and Etienne Capoue's last-minute strike goal made it 11 goals conceded without reply from Lyon's last seven trips to the south west, as Remi Garde's men, who remain in third, also missed the opportunity to dislodge Paris St Germain from the top of the table.
On Saturday, Paris St Germain got back to winning ways and the top of the table after what proved to be a easy 4-0 win over Troyes at the Parc des Princes.
Maxwell gave the hosts the lead midway through the first half before Blaise Matuidi doubled their advantage with just over 20 minutes left.
It was then left to star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to bag a brace and seal the win.
Nancy remain rooted to the bottom of the table after they could only draw 1-1 with mid-table Ajaccio at the Stade Marcel Picot.
Djamel Bakar put the home side ahead after seven minutes, but it was a lead they could not hold onto as Adrian Mutu tucked a penalty away 15 minutes before the end after Romain Grange handled in the area.
The result leaves Jean Fernandez's side seven points off safety and with just one victory to their name so far.
Bastia defiantly hauled themselves clear of the relegation zone as they snatched a 2-1 win from Lorient despite playing almost the entire match a man short.
Anthony Modeste went from hero to villain as he opened the scoring on 11 minutes only to see red moments later.
The striker was perhaps unlucky to be dismissed, after he dived in on Kevin Monnet-Paquet, but Bastia looked set to be punished nonetheless when Lamine Kone levelled on the half-hour.
But rather than roll over the Corsicans immediately grabbed back the lead through Wahbi Khazri before holding the visitors at bay for an hour to move three points clear of the drop zone.
Evian climbed to 15th place courtesy of a 1-0 victory at the Stade de la Route de Lorient, ending Rennes' four-match winning run.
Substitute Zouheir Dhaouadi netted the game's only goal 11 minutes from time to earn the visitors only their fourth win of the campaign.
Brest finally claimed their first away point of the season and may feel they deserved to take all three after enjoying the better of their 0-0 draw with Reims.
The visitors went into the match with the worst away record in Ligue 1, losing all seven of their matches and scoring just three goals in the process, but they were able to lay that ghost to rest at Stade Auguste Delaune.
Nice moved into the top half after Dario Cvitanich's first-half penalty inspired them to a 1-0 win at struggling Sochaux.
Cvitanich netted from the spot to give the visitors a deserved lead on the stroke of half-time after Roy Contout was adjudged to have handled in the area.
On Friday night, Romain Hamouma's second-half strike proved the difference as St Etienne claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over fellow high-flyers Valenciennes.
Both sides had the chance to move to the top of the standings ahead of Saturday and Sunday's action with a win but it was the hosts who prevailed as they extended their unbeaten run to nine matches.
They dominated throughout at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard and deservedly sealed all three points when Hamouma netted after Valenciennes had failed to clear their lines in the 73rd minute.
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The Renaissance exhibition is now open until 7pm on Friday and Saturday evenings. The last session is at 6pm. Also, a reminder that the morning sessions are the busiest. We suggest an afternoon visit
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The Renaissance public programs really ramp up in February and offer many opportunities to enrich your experience the exhibition.
Visit our website for a full listing of Renaissance events. Highlights include:
Introduction to Renaissance
Each Tuesday night from
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An informative thirty minute introduction to Renaissance by an NGA staff member, and exclusive exhibition viewing after hours. Guides will be on hand after the lecture to answer questions and provide guided tours of the exhibition.
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San Remo Chef & Curator Dinner
Saturday 3 and 10 March 2012
The NGA will be holding two special evenings to combine your love of art and food. Your exclusive evening of Italian art, food and culture will begin with a viewing of the Renaissance exhibition, followed by drinks and a specially created 3 course dinner with the Curator of the exhibition, Christine Dixon and the Gallery's Executive Chef, James Kidman as well as special guest entertainment. The dinner package will include a Renaissance Catalogue or an autographed copy of James Kidman's Renaissance Table cookbook.
On sale now through Ticketek.$250 per person, $235 per person NGA members
Giovan Battista Moroni
'Portrait of a child of the house of Redetti' c.1570
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, legacy of Guglielmo Lochis 1866
Title image: Bartolomeo Vivarini
'Saint Michael' from 'Scanzo polyptych' 1488 (detail)
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, bequest of Giacomo Carrara 1796
Have you enjoyed following the coverage of the Aurora Australis' voyage to Commonwealth Bay? Penguins and Ice: Photographs of Antarctica 1910–2010 is currently on display and coincides with the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition [AAE] led by Australian scientist Douglas Mawson.
Antarctica has long been a region that has fascinated and captivated imaginations, a place that is high in our national consciousness. The stories of the heroic and at times tragic early explorations have become the stuff of legends.
The National Gallery has a fine holding of stunning large carbon prints by Englishman Herbert Ponting, who accompanied the expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott beginning in 1910; and by Australian Frank Hurley, who was official recorder of for the 1911-14 AAE. That these photographers, armed with large glass plate cameras, were able to capture the images they did is nothing short of miraculous.
Accompanying these photographs are more recent images of the region by American Eliot Porter, Australians David Stephenson and Peter Dombrovskis and New Zealanders Anne Noble and Megan Jenkinson.
Penguins and Ice: Photographs of Antarctica 1910–2010 is on display on level 1 until March 25
Herbert Ponting 'The "Terra Nova" icebound' 1910 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 2000
Title image: Peter Dombrovskis 'King Island penguins near Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island' 1984 (detail) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2002 © Liz Dombrovskis
Our new online membership portal is now up and running. As members you can now login and renew your membership, purchase the gift of membership and update your personal contact details. You should have received a username and password by email in mid December which you can use to login. With our new system now operational members who have provided an email address will receive their renewal notice by email. We have also launched our new Special Offers page for members. This page will be updated regularly with exclusive member's offers from our partner organisations.
In mid February we will be asking a number of members who will be randomly selected to take part in a short survey about the National Gallery of Australia. If selected you will receive an email from us asking for your feedback. We do appreciate your assistance with this.
We still have a number of members events scheduled for Renaissance - including our members exclusive viewing on February 16th. Places are limited, so be sure to book soon so you don't miss out.
December was a busy month indeed for Kenneth Tyler. Not only did he celebrate his eightieth birthday, he was also honoured with an Order of Australia for his services to the Arts in this country, particularly through the Kenneth Tyler Printmaking Collection here at the National Gallery. This collection, which contains over 7000 editioned prints from some of the most celebrated artists of post-war America, is a valuable resource for the Gallery and one that we are striving to share with the nation – and the world – through our website and social media accounts.
Title image: Steven Sloman, Kenneth Tyler in front of Frank Stella's mixed media print 'Juam', 1997 (detail)
Take a moment to browse by following the links below:
NGA's Kenneth Tyler Collection website, Tyler Collection on twitter and Kenneth Tyler Collection Blog
Congratulations Ken, and Happy 80th Birthday!
Caption: John Wagner, Kenneth Tyler inking the stone for Claes Oldenburg's 'Chicago Stuffed with Numbers' lithograph, Tyler Graphics workshop, Bedford Village, New York, 1976
I love arriving in Tokyo, but on a humid morning last July I was especially enthusiastic. I was in Japan to view costumes owned by Shochiku – Japan's premier theatre company – for purchase and inclusion in Stars of the Tokyo stage, an exhibition focussing on kabuki through the superb actor prints of Natori Shunsen (1886–1960).
Some time ago, the Gallery's Asian art curators decided that showing extravagant robes along with the prints would more vividly bring the visual spectacle of kabuki – with its exaggerated acting style and fabulous cross-dressing actors – to life. However, acquiring the robes proved difficult as the expensive garments are used until they become too damaged for the stage and therefore rarely offered for sale. It was through contacts in Japan, and luck, that Shochiku heard about the Gallery's interest and began to entertain the unprecedented idea of selling some costumes.
So, after months of correspondence, I found myself at the very ordinary office of the Shochiku Costume Company. Stepping behind a partition to see two gorgeous robes on display, I immediately knew that the National Gallery of Australia should represent this magnificent art form. For two hours I was treated to professional kabuki dressers expertly draping the weighty costumes and explaining the designs and intricacies of presentation.
Natori Shunsen (1886–1960) 'Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Benkei in The subscription list' 1935 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2011
The day before returning home, I attended Shochiku performances of the kabuki plays The subscription list and Yoshitsune and the thousand cherry trees, the perfect end to a whirlwind Tokyo trip.
In late 2011 the Gallery acquired seven kabuki robes from the Shochiku Theatre Company. The costumes will be shown in Stars of the Tokyo stage, due to tour Australian venues from mid 2012.
Join Lucie Folan, Curator, Asian Art for a free lunchtime talk on Stars of the Tokyo stage: the art of kabuki 16 February 12.45 pm.
Shochiku theatre company 'Kabuki robe for an akahime (red princess) character' c. 2000 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2011
In mid-January the 2012 Summer Scholarship represented a great opportunity for 16 students, two from each Australian State and Territory, all commencing Year 12 in this academic year, to immerse themselves in art and the Gallery experience. The Renaissance exhibition provided the inspiration for many of the activities in which the students participated during this intensive week. Art-making activities included life-drawing classes, landscape and perspective-drawing sessions in the hills around Canberra.
A photographic work titled Sun Picture II by South Australian artist Mark Kimber was the work chosen for the students to respond to for their applications to be part of the Scholarship and Kimber came to Canberra to meet the scholars, discuss his work and conduct a photographic workshop.
In addition to curatorial tours of the Gallery's collection on display, the scholars had the rare opportunity to go behind the scenes, into the conservation, registration and art storage areas, in order to gain an understanding of the workings of a large cultural institution. The week culminated in an exhibition of the works the students produced during their immersive art experience. The annual Summer Scholarship demonstrates to participants the scope and benefits of a future career in the visual arts, whether it be as a practitioner or a gallery professional.
View more images for this year's Summer Scholarship on Flickr.
The Family Activity Room within the Renaissance exhibition has proven a great success with visitors of all ages. Children in particular have embraced the activities on offer in the room that bring the exhibition to life. The task of constructing and decorating buildings for an Italian landscape has been incredibly popular, with a high density, yet ever-changing, hill-top town developing as more diverse buildings are added by visitors.
People are actively exploring the concept of one-point perspective in the room through the interactive space and by rendering this optical illusion, evident in many paintings in the exhibition, and through drawing, sometimes leaving their works in a growing portfolio of artworks in the Family Room for other visitors to enjoy.
The self-portrait drawing activity available in the room, inspired by the many portraits in the Renaissance exhibition, has a framed portrait wall that is constantly refreshed with images of visitors to the exhibition. Come along and add your own work of art. The Renaissance Family Activity Room is open everyday and is free after exhibition entry.
View some of the perspective drawings and portrait drawings created in the Renaissance family activity room on Flickr.
New South Wales
Australian portraits 1880–1960 | Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gymea (Sydney), 3 December 2011 – 29 January 2012.
Space invaders: australian . street . stencils . posters . paste-ups . zines . stickers | Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, 18 November – 18 March 2012.
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn gift: Red and Yellow cases | Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn NSW, 30 January –-
28 February 2012
Australian Capital Territory
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn gift: Blue case | ArtsAbility, Canberra ACT, 13 February –
13 March 2012
South Australia
The Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn gift: 1888 Melbourne cup | City of Holdfast Bay Glenelg SA,
2 February – 14 March 2012
In the spotlight: Anton Bruehl photographs 1920s–1950s | QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD, 18 February – 15 April 2012
Australian portraits 1880–1960 | Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, Gladstone QLD, 11 February – 12 May 2012
E. Phillips Fox 'The green parasol' c.1912 travelling as part of 'Australian portraits 1880–1960', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1946
Listen in to your ABC Local Radio station and Classic FM this February for your chance to win the ultimate Renaissance experience! You could join ABC Nightlife's Tony Delroy, Classic FM's Emma Ayres and National Gallery Director Ron Radford for a special viewing of the exhibition followed by a cocktail function. The prize also includes return flights from your nearest capital city, two night's accommodation, including breakfast, and a complimentary exhibition catalogue.
Australia's global classical sensation, the Tinalley String Quartet unveils its 2012 National Concert Series program. A dynamic season that bears witness to the tremendous breadth of repertoire that the string quartet genre has to offer. Join Tinalley as its excites, inspires and delights with the music of Haydn, Dvorak, Brahms, Schumann, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Barber and John Adams.
Subscription packages start from only $102 with National Gallery of Australia members receiving an additional 10% discount. Simply quote 'NGA' when booking online or by telephone to receive the members discount.
Visit tinalley.com.au for further information or contact Canberra Ticketing on 02 6275 2700 or canberraticketing.com.au.
Tinalley acknowledges its ACT partners: National Gallery of Australia, Novotel Canberra
Eckersley's Art & Craft is a proud supporter of the National Gallery of Australia's Big Draw and Sculpture Garden Sunday events. Eckersley's is offering artonline subscribers over $60% off Canson Visual Journals*.
Canson Visual Journals
240 x 320mm in a variety of colours.
Were $15.95, Now $5.95
*Available for purchase from Eckersley's ACT stores only until from 30.01.2011 - 29.2.12, while stocks last. Mention NGA to receive your special discount.
Multicultural Festival and Windows on Europe Film Festival
Early February brings the National Multicultural Festival and The Windows on Europe Film Festival at Dendy Cinema to Canberra, where cultures from all over the world showcase themselves in food, drink, dance and film. The festivities run from the 10 – 12 of February and there is an expected 200,000 attending the 150 activities happening over the 3 day period.
Visiting Canberra for the Renaissance Exhibition
If you're heading to Canberra to see the Renaissance exhibition at the NGA make sure you stay on to experience everything the city has to offer.
A short 5 min drive from the NGA, Canberra City CBD has a range of cafes, restaurants and retailers on offer. This summer for the first time, an outdoor Roller Skating Rink will take centre stage in Garema Place where you can get your rolling skating groove on to some disco beats.


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Scott and Dana Young announce the marriage of their daughter McKet to Johnnie Boylen, the son of Rhonda Boylen and John Boylen.
The couple will be married July 19 at the Notre Dame DeLourdes Catholic Church. The newlyweds will be honored at a reception that evening from 6-8 p.m. with dancing to follow at the Price Elks Lodge.
Johnnie and McKet will make their home in Rock Springs, Wyo.


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ABAJO MOUNTAINS: Tommi Budd fished recently at Blanding #4 and caught only one rainbow in four hours of angling. The other parties at the reservoir had equally poor luck. The ice is gone from Blanding #4. The ice is rotten on Blanding #3. Recapture Reservoir features plenty of open water.
ELECTRIC LAKE: On February 24, Ron Sorensen of Mount Pleasant fished the lake and reported catching 35-40 cutthroats, 12 tiger trout and one rainbow. His most effective end tackle was a rainbow-colored Lil Tuff Guy jig, tipped with chub meat. Second best was a two-inch, pearl-colored, tube jig, tipped with chub meat.
A week earlier, Conservation Officer Casey Mickelsen reported good fishing just off the dam. Anglers were fishing on the bottom with a small green jig, tipped with a worm. Others were using a worm by itself.
Be prepared for water, slush and softening ice.
HUNTINGTON CREEK: On February 26, Tom Ogden fished below the forks. In two hours, he caught 20 small, pan-size trout. Tom used floating line, leader with a split shot sinker clamped about 12 inches above a fly and finally a size 12 bead head Montana nymph.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR (MAMMOTH): No recent report. In the past few weeks, fishing has been slow. Most anglers have been using jigs, tipped with minnow or chub meat. Limited parking, deep snow and thick ice combine to present an angler with unusually challenging conditions.
HUNTINGTON NORTH RESERVOIR: On February 23, State Park Manager Dan Richards reported slow fishing and slushy ice. The shoreline has opened up. The ice fishing season is over until next winter.
JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR: On BigFishTackle.com, a party of five anglers reported fishing on February 21. Nine fish were caught during the course of the day. The biggest was a 2.6 lbs. splake. The best tackle proved to be a pearl jig, tipped with either a meal worm or chub meat.
Another party of three fished a day earlier and said the bite was best from 4 p.m. until dark. They ended up catching 48 trout. Most were in the 13-15 inch range with a few going 15-17 inches. They had best success by jigging just off the bottom with green jig heads and chub meat.
In the past week, angler Ron Sorensen of Mount Pleasant was presented a certificate, attesting that he broke the catch-and-release record with a 27-inch splake he caught at Joes Valley Reservoir in January 2009.
LAKE POWELL: Wayne Gustaveson, DWR project leader, is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to fish Lake Powell. Please visit his website at: http://www.wayneswords.com for the latest fishing report.
LASAL MOUNTAINS: Mountain reservoir access is still closed, although Kens Lake is seeing some angler pressure, says Conservation Officer Tj Robertson. At Kens Lake, the brown trout are biting on spoons, Rooster tails or Jakes Spin-a-Lures. Rainbow trout are being taken with a mixture of green and orange PowerBait and nightcrawlers. One angler reported good success with yellow PowerBait, tipped with a small meal worm.
LOWER FISH CREEK: Scofield Reservoirâs outflow has been cut to less than 2 cfs, which has dewatered the creek. The few surviving trout are trapped in pools. Angler Jeff Anthony reported seeing only two pools that held any fish in three miles of stream length below the dam.
MILLSITE RESERVOIR: Ice fishing is over for the year, due to hazardous ice conditions.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR: Although a few fishermen continue to catch fish and report fair or even good fishing, most anglers rate fishing as slow.
On BigFishTackle.com, "IceAndFly" reported fishing on February 28 and icing 22 trout. He said he missed a bunch of other fish, too. He described his setup as an FWB glow white jighead, tipped with a crawler. He fished on the west side in eight feet of water.
STRAIGHT CANYON: The best fishing will be had with fly fishing tackle, floating line, a small split sinker and a #12 bead head Montana pattern.


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I would say that despite the lower wattage of 1600W does not seem to have an adverse effect on the heat generated by this dryer. Maybe I am biased due to my loyalty to the Sedu brand, and I admit that I have only ever used one other dryer with any kind of power, the One 'n Only Brazilian Tech Keratin Dryer (BTW, also HOT and powerful. Folica totally sells the same thing with a slightly different name). Still though, I feel like Good Housekeeping made a lousy call on this one. I can't imagine that anybody who isn't a professional or doesn't have exceptionally difficult hair needs more heat than this.
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Unisa Nacra Platform Pump
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
City ordinances and their enforcement was a big topic at the recent Huntington City Council meeting. Zoning administrator and enforcement administrator Gary Arrington was requesting direction from the council as to the enforcement of the current city ordinances.
The current ordinances, which were recently redrawn and accepted by the council address the guidelines under which every resident of Huntington should function. All capacities of building and construction projects within the city are outlined with restrictions and requirements by the city, along with the need for a building permit from the city.
Arrington informed the council of several accessory structures which have been erected in city limits which did not have a building permit or the zoning clearance necessary for construction. "There is much misinformation out there in the community concerning the ordinances, and several residents have put up carports and sheds that do not meet the set back requirements," said Arrington.
A resident who attended the meeting said the ordinances have been enforced erratically in the past and not across the board to every resident. He suggested some sort of informational campaign to let each household in the town know that a building permit is required and zoning clearances must be obtained before building any accessory structures in their yard.
After much discussion, the Huntington City Council agreed their newly updated ordinances are sufficiently explicit in covering the regulations and the enforcement procedures. They instructed the city clerk to send a letter of explanation to each resident in town with information on how to get zoning clearances and a building permit for accessory structures, and that Huntington City will no longer tolerate the construction of any accessory structures without the proper permits and clearances.
In regards to the current zoning ordinances for Huntington City, the ordinance says any accessory structure erected should be set back 30 feet from the front property line, eight feet from a side property line, and eight feet from the back property line. Huntington City will enforce strictly, as of June 1, the ordinances for accessory structures in yards in town.
In other business conducted by the council, with comment gathered from three public hearings held, the council opened and adjusted the 2007-2008 budgets for Huntington City and the Huntington Municipal Building Authority. They also made corrections to and accepted the proposed budget for 2008-2009 budgets for those two entities.
Huntington City's next council meeting will be held July 16 at 6:30 p.m. in city hall.


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Skip to comments.Man Gets Life In Prison After 8th DWI Conviction
Posted on 11/25/2012 10:36:04 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
Comal County, Tex. (CBS HOUSTON) A Guadalupe County man arrested for his eighth DWI has been sentenced to life in prison after being pulled over last February with a Blood Alcohol level equivalent to consuming 23.5 beers.
In late February, authorities say Cornelio Garcia-Mata was driving nearly six times the legal alcohol limit, when he was pulled over around 6 p.m. off Interstate 35 in New Braunfels, WOAI-TV reports. Garcia-Mata got his first DWI in 1990. While on probation, he picked up his second. Since hes a habitual offender he faced 25 years to life in prison for his latest offense.
Subsequent blood tests shows that his blood alcohol was .446, Comal County Chief Felony Prosecutor, Sammy McCrary told the court, according to WOAI. It was a good verdict for the community. Thats somebody we wont have to worry about killing somebody.
In a video posted on YouTube from Feb. 26, 2012, an officers dashboard camera shows Garcia-Mata swerving in his truck before being pulled over on suspicion of intoxication. How much alcohol have you been drinking today? asks the officer. Im not drinking, Garcia-Mata replied in slurred speech.
Prosecutors said his blood-alcohol level was five times the legal limit.
He has been held since then at the Comal County Jail without bond after a hold was placed on his release by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was indicted in May, arraigned in June, and went to trial on Tuesday last week in front of a Comal County jury. They later returned a guilty verdict and a finding that Garcia-Matas vehicle was a deadly weapon because of his previous felony DWI convictions.
What would normally be a third degree felony with a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, became a 1st degree felony with a possible sentence of 25 years to life, KGNB Radio reported. After deliberating for only 20 minutes, the jury returned with the maximum penalty: life in prison.
In 2008, Garcia-Mata served less than two years of a six-year sentence, McCrary told WOAI. Garcia-Mata had seven prior DWI convictions out of Guadalupe County, which included felony charges. Garcia-Mata now awaits transfer into the state prison system.
Garcia-Mata will be eligible for parole in 30 years when he is 75 years old.
On the other hand, *CENSORED* him - it's a miracle he didn't kill anyone.
On the other-other hand, this famous Heinlein quote about stupidity would seem to apply:
"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity."
I can tell you from first hand experience that when you have drank to much you don't think very well!!! Sometimes you can't remember what you did.... i don't think we need to fill our jails with drunks. After they hurt or kill someone then throw the book at them!!! if this guy has a wife and kids guess what were probably taking care of them!!!
the man is not stupid he is an out and out alike....his obsession feeds his allergy which drives his obsession....he may be of the hopeless variety
I'm surprised he's not dead.
0.40 BAC and up: Onset of coma, and possible death due to respiratory arrest.
Alcoholics can build up amazing tolerances; IIRC, 60gunner mentioned seeing BACs in the 0.600-0.700's as an ER nurse.
No pity. I am sorry he is an alcoholic, but he could have given up his license, his car, and gotten drunk at home after the first half-dozen DUIs. Plenty of people walk to the liquor store.
So who is volunteering to be killed by this guy, so that we can throw the book at him?
I am not divided about this at all. If he is released on parole at the age of 75, he will again be a danger to the community. He will drink and drive as soon as he gets a chance.
I do not see the sentence as a punishment for the driver, I see it as the only way, short of execution, the community can protect itself against the driver.
My friend never got to have a tax paying family because of a jerk off like this guy. Why wait until he kills another person like my friend ... a golfer, an air force academy student ... a person you might have liked. Another life cut short by open borders (the perp was an illegal that slipped back across the border or changed his identity).
In Norway, after your second DUI within five years they take away your license, your car, and no one in your family can own a car lest you borrow it.
Found the following on the net, so better to be a drunk driver in Norway than Bulgaria: A second conviction results in execution.
Which is better than El Salvador: Your first offense is your last-—execution by firing squad.
The "looney bin" would be the usual place someone who was feared to be dangerous but had not committed a crime for which he would be punished, or had served its sentence, would be sent. Something like habitual drunk driving likely falls into that category. The person, once drunk, simply forgets all sense and becomes dangerous. This, modulo today's stricter standards for being too intoxicated to legally drive. A number of marginal technical offenses shouldn't necessarily be treated as harshly as those deep into the juice.
I am not divided about this at all. If he is released on parole at the age of 75, he will again be a danger to the community. He will drink and drive as soon as he gets a chance.
He probably already done enough damage to his liver that he won't make it to 75.
A friend of mine's daughter was arrested fourteen times for DUI, never spent more than a few days in jail, then finally six months in a half way house so she could continue working.
She was sober for about six months after that, then moved to another state (from California) and no one heard from her again (been twenty five years).
I agree, there are people once who get carp thrown at them and then others who go on and on and on........with little to nothing
he won't serve life but he'll sure be on the wagon for a while. Probably the best thing that could happen to him and his family.
Yup, and his pancake turnstyle and elephant noodling stick is gone WAY frankle!
"After they hurt or kill someone then throw the book at them!!!"
A stupid cow was too drunk to hit the brakes in time so that my dear friend wouldn't wind up under her van, breaking his neck.
She sued his widow for everything she had for "emotional trauma"..and won.
She's alive and rich.
Your logic is deeply flawed.
I have no problem with this sentence. Just make it with no possibility for parole and the whole state is safer. I almost lost my brother over one of these idiots.
It should have been, "firing squad or sword" after the SECOND DWI.
He must have been warned.
It seems probable.
The thing I find odd is the disproportionate outrage in this country over drunk drivers versus other dangerous drivers. It is bizarre. I see so many people driving like idiots, and they supposedly re sober. Speeding, tailgating, excessive lane changers, no signals, constant cell phone use... The only difference seems to be some people are having a "good time" by imbibing. If I'm killed by speeder or a cellphone user or whatever, I consider that WORSE than being killed by drunk cause they were sober and should have known better.
This guy should be locked up for good, though.
I just LOVE the Lone Star State!
Chuck Norris was convicted of DUI in El Salvador three times.
Another drunk Mexican behind the wheel in Texas is nothing to write about. But this one was particularly stupid in getting arrested in Comal Co., where they will still enforce every law to the max.
The good folk of New Braunfels believe in law and order. When visitors from Houston and Austin trashed their lovely little river by covering it in beer cans every summer weekend, they passed a law that no beer in cans or glass can be brought to the river. You may bring it in a non-disposible thermos or go without. Gotta love the law-abiding citizens that value their town above the dollar.
After? So let him loose now to what? Run over one of my loved ones? Then throw the book at him?
Eight chances already? we have no idea and maybe he doesn't either if he maybe already hit and ran and was never caught.
Sorry. You couldn't be more wrong on this.
He's a professional - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
Back in the day, we ALL used to drive drunk. The cops would pull you over and determine if you were too drunk to drive, and of the probably a dozen or so times I personally was pulled over, only once was I arrested and charged with DUI.
We were EXPERIENCED drunk drivers. I never had a wreck, I never even came close.
I knew a guy once, he got thrown in jail for 18 months I think it was, for his 8th, ninth, and tenth offense of driving drunk while his license was revoked, for driving drunk.
Now, would I recommend people do this nowdays?? HELL NO! But we did, and honestly, I dont know a single soul who got hurt or hurt anyone else doing it.
Yep they'll bust your arse in Comal county and I'm all for it, I have zero tolerance for drunks. After I got out of the Army in 72 I went to work for the Sheriff's Dept in West Texas. We had 16 Churches, 22 bars 4 liquor stores and at least a dozen retailers that sold wine and beer. I can honestly say that 85% of my calls were alcohol related in some way or another. I've seen men, women and children abused and beaten. I've seen dead bodies on the highway and in vehicles and far too many suicides. A world without alcohol wouldn't bother me in the least.
He let them off with a warning after the 3rd time.
True. And while it is aterrible thing to have a drunk person run into someone and kill them, I don't believe in harsh punishments for people that have not hurt anyone. This is supposed to be a free country, but by using the logic that a number of people here have used, you might as well lock anyone up who buys a drink, because they MIGHT drive drunk and hurt someone. And, applying the same standards to everyone isn't right,either,IMHO, some people can drive safely with a lot more alcohol in them than others.Pretty harsh punishment if he hasn't hurt anyone else.
This guy was a " professional " drinker, his body has adjusted to constant high alcohol levels. I see patients all the time with BALs of 300 and up who barely slur a word and are already getting a little shakey...
This guy deserves his sentence. He's proven he will drink and drive regardless of the consequences to those around him. Lock him up and toss the key...
this stupid. these laws are stupid. the guy has an addiction. the laws that take away driver's licenses for 10 years are stupid too.
So you would be okay with a guy drunk as a skunk walking around shooting a weapon as long as he doesn't hit someone? Who was caught doing it 7 times ( and actually out there doing it countless times without getting caught).....
You're right. Should fill up the jails with DUIs.
After the second DUI, confiscate the car and driver's license and leave the driver and passengers by the side of the road.
After the third DUI, put a bullet in the drivers head.
Problem solved. No over crowded jails.
"I can tell you from first hand experience that when you have drank to much you dont think very well!"
Thats a pretty silly reason to give this guy a pass. He's had 8 chances, how many more does he need?
Why bring up the perp's race?
A drunk behind the wheel is a drunk behind the wheel.
A buddy of mine from Green Bay finally saw the light after a series of three day binges. He drove over to the in-patient clinic and blew a .289 at 8:30 AM...
Just pretend he was high on pot. Ya'll will feel better.
Why should the taxpayers support him for the rest of his miserable life?
If he's a legal, deport him anyhow.
I'm not a Texan, but I think like one.
So a guy walks out of a bar at 8 PM after having 3 or 4 drinks with co-workers. A pig stakes out the place and decides to follow him due to his nice car. And even though he drives fine (i.e., much better than a typical sober 80 year old), he did not come to that FULL STOP before making the right turn on red. The next thing you know he has a criminal record and loses his job. We ALL know that happens.
But why does it have to be that way? Because of people like this guy - who will simply drive the moment he is released to society, and, of course, will eventually kill people. It is because of people like him that otherwise safe drivers by the THOUSANDS are having their lives wrecked. When a person gets to 4 or 5 DUIs (if not 3) in relatively short order, they have to be removed from society - or chained inside their residence - they simply are too dangerous to be left to be trusted not to drive drunk again - they don't have control over themselves.
I'm not. My family and I drive I-35 in Comal County regularly. It's a little safer, now.
Yes, but they are a bunch of spoil sports. They limit each person on the river to no more than 17 quart coolers.
Punishment doesn't fit the crime in this case. Sure, the guy ought to be fined if he is disturbing the peace, but if he hasn't hurt anyone when shooting his gun, then why should he be locked up for a long period, or have a felony charge against him? IMHO, there is such a thing as over-enforcement of the law.There is a fine line between punishing someone before they have hurt anybody, and violating their rights.And often, it's conservatives who don't see that.Giving a guy the same sentence for DWI that you would get for killing someone?
I live in rural Texas, and if someone wants to get drunk at thier home (outside the city limits) and walk around firing their weapon,they won't get caught, because it isn't against the law as long as no one else or their property is damaged.:)
Okay I'm back in 2012 now...
But why does it have to be that way?
Sounds like you had a tough (but fair) break. Hope this taught you a lesson and you have stopped drinking and driving.
Obviously you have not had a loved one seriously maimed or killed by a drunk driver, especially a habitual drunk driving idiot. I would only ask why did it take so many previous DWI convictions to finally arrive at this just sentence.
My husband drove drunk so many times, I shudder to think of the damage he could have caused. He is just plain lucky he was only caught once and that was reduced to wreckless driving because the police violated his rights when they administered the alcohol testing.
He finally went to rehab and has been sober over a year. Our lives have changed completely by his efforts and the grace of God.
I feel for this man and his family; instutions, prison, suicide, murder, and overdose, those are the consequences of an addicts failure to change his/her life.
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Skip to comments.69% See Palin as Good VP Pick
Posted on 05/04/2012 2:04:50 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
She is the 12th in a series of possible Veep picks graded by CHQ Poll respondents.
We asked you: If Mitt Romney becomes the Republican nominee, who would be his best choice as vice presidential running mate?
And we explained: Each day we will offer you a different choice, and ask for your reaction. We are not asking you to vote for the best candidate. We are asking you to give your evaluation of each candidate. In this way we will see who is acceptable, and who is not acceptable, to conservatives and Tea Partiers.
Here is how you responded on Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska:
69% Favorable. Would make me more likely to work and vote for the Republican ticket.
16% Unfavorable. Would make me less likely to work and vote for the Republican ticket.
13% Neutral. Would not change my likelihood of working and voting for the Republican ticket.
2% Undecided.
Picking Sarah as his VP is the ONLY thing that would make me enthusiastic about supporting the GOP ticket. Without her, it's a case of holding my nose, blinking back the tears, pulling the lever — and then going home to eat a three-day-dead toad to get the taste out of my mouth.
I'm doubtful that I would vote (r) even if she were on the ticket... and I voted for her in 2008. As long as we feed the elitist beast it will continue to screw up our country. They are only marginally less evil than the left.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
I'm voting Goode unless he is not on the ballot in my state...otherwise; I will write in Palin.
Ditto. The ONLY thing that would make me consider voting for him.
I'm not sure I could support a Romney/Palin ticket...she shouldn't be getting involved with someone like that...
...especially if Mitt would promise to resign after Inauguration Day.
Agree .... She wants validity she needs to evade such as McRommney.
Guilt by association per se.
Voting for Mitt is like putting more crap in a over flowing toilet to fix it.
My opinion..... Stay safe !
The only thing Governor Sarah Palin did was beat Democrats and Frick & Frack Republicans, get on the city council, become Mayor, chair an energy commission, become Governor and run for Vice President, raise her family, not abort her child, share earnings responsibility with her Husband, start a small business, and stick by her pregnant daughter. I can see how she would be a bad example for the woman's liberation movement, the establishment, Demoocrat & Republican elites, abortion for children without notifying parents and others who want us to buy oil from the Middle East and hate Israel.
Mitt will pick Sarah because he HAS to (whether she accepts or not is anybodies guess)!
If she isn't Veep, she would be the leading conservative contender to primary his ass out of office in 2016.
'Keep your enemies closer." right?
"As long as we feed the elitist beast it will continue to screw up our country."
And you think not voting is going to change the "elitist beast".
Wanna buy a bridge?
"...eat a three-day-dead toad to get the taste out of my mouth."
I still have that *taste* from Dole in '96 and McLame in '08, but it must be AB0 in 2012 - anyone but 0bummer!
Is that 69 percent of registered voters, 69 percent of likely voters, 69 percent of Republican primary voters or 69 percent of people who post at Conservative HQ?
It seems to me you're the one 'buying' ...
- and I didn't say I wasn't voting, I said "Im doubtful that I would vote (r) even if ..." (FWIW, the "(r)" is intended to indicate the elitist republican party and the lack of esteem with which I regard it).
I'm done with being led to slaughter by judas goats.
Freepmail me a link, please.
There will be an election whether you vote or not. There will be a President elected in November. It will be one of two people. A failure to vote or for a third party is the same as a vote for Obama.
You can't change the system by not voting. You can only change it from within the system. Its too late for this round, we need to get conservatives into the GOP.
Picking Sarah would make Romney only marginably more paletable,
Picking Sarah at the brokered convention as the POTUS candidate would be the best.
After all, it worked so well the last time.
We could spend all day typing out Mitt's bad points, however he's not McCain. McCain was outright Doleish in his campaigning. Of course it remains to be seen if Romney is willing to fight his fellow liberals for the Presidency.
Tony J. Lee @TheTonyLee
Sarah Palin goes to a very small segment, relatively speaking, of the Republican Party"...LOL, then why does person quoted want anonymity?
oh please, not again - stop dragging her around like a pet on a leash
...leave her alone
She [Palin] is seen positively by Gingrich voters (85/7), Santorum supporters (80/10), and Romney ones (57/27) alike.
Thats a contrast to Romney who is disliked by both Santorum (38/48) and Gingrich (32/54) voters and..
Santorum who is disliked by Romney (38/48) voters and only seen narrowly favorably by Gingrich (46/42) backers.
Exactly his team is what did her in. She could have withstood the MSM/Democrat onslaught, but not the GOP-E assassination, which to start was Mitt's guys' doing.
It is a testament to her strength that she wasn't done in by the MSM alone (she's got more substance and populist style than Dan Quayle had) or even by the Mittkickers. Actually after the full GOP-E piled on the last three years, it's not even clear that she couldn't mount a comeback in the future.
But make no mistake, it was Romney's Mittheads that pushed her out of viability for a 2012 run. They are to blame for our having two such bad choices this year.
Unfortunately, no. They did enough damage to keep her from running in an open GOP year, she almost certainly wouldn't come back and run against her party's incumbent.
Same here, Romney has realistically no chance on his own trying to bring in the conservative majority, if he had any brains he would grab Sarah Palin.
His odds of beating Obama will increase dramatically.
You follow your conscience, I'll follow mine. I will no longer play their game, ... nor yours.
Bachmann would be a good VP choice too.
Doesn't matter who the VP is. If Mutt's at the top, the ticket is a non-starter.
Despite Palin not being willing to run for the TOP spot on the ticket, some people still seem to think she'd settle for number two for two elections running.
I said some would find Romney slightly more acceptable if Palin was alongside, but speaking for myself its Sarah Palin up front dead center from a brokered convention or nothing.
Its not my judgement and its not about you. Its about the country and our childrens future.
BTW its not a game, its a matter of life and death.
Good lord. I hope the party is not that dumb.
Maybe it's time for the GOP to die off and be replaced by the Tea Party. I'm fed up with RINOs forcing liberals down our throats.
My team lost so I'm taking my ball and calling the game over.
Spoiled brats, not conservative standard bearers, more closed minded than any left wing envirowhacko.
Why would she sacrifice herself for someone to the left of John McCain, who gleefully fed her to the wolves?
The thought of voting for Romney makes me seriously ill, but the alternative IS worse. Sarah would lose credibility with her conservative base, who would rather have hot bamboo shoots jammed under their fingernails than vote for Romney. Sarah wasn't enough to save RINO Juan McCain, and might not be enough for Romney. It would make me feel better about voting for Romney, but unlike liberals, we aren't led by feelings, but by truth. She has plenty of time to make a run.
My team lost so I'm taking my ball and calling the game over.
Spoiled brats, not conservative standard bearers, more closed minded than any left wing envirowhacko.
Yup. Letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, so that the evil wins.
The SCOTUS choices alone of Obama would doom this country irreversibly. (Cue the lame arguments of Romney choices long ago in the most liberal state.)
That being said, I'm not convinced Palin would be a good choice.
1) She is too polarizing in that she would inflame the left. In a sports analogy, you don't give the other team something to anger them and rally around.
2) If MR is to win, he HAS to sweep FL, NC, VA. He has to pick someone that would enhance his chances in those states.
He also to, IMO, pick someone who demographically balances the ticket.
I think his best shot will be with Allen West, Marco Rubio, or Nikki Haley, probably in that order.
Pardon my French, but Romney doesn't have the balls to pick Palin.
I like your thinking. Wouldn't it be interesting if Romney won and Sarah almost immediately began a series of not so subtle ad's appearing to get behind Romney but at the same time letting him and the establishmnet know that we are paying close attention and that there will be consequences for failing to heed the warning.
Even if Mittens chooses Sarah for VP, I will not vote for him.
I voted for McCain because of Sarah, but I cannot cross the line and vote for Mitt.
Mitt needs a Conservative on the ticket—a real conservative—Newt, or Palin or someone else—Not a fellow RINO. Who ever it is shouldn't be a Mormon. A war hero would be OK— someone with a proven record. Someone who has walked the walk rather than just talked the talk—Not a Token of some ethic group but a hard headed social conservative.
Last time I checked; I have the right to vote for anyone I damn well please. I will NOT be herded into a liberal pen by Rove and his ilk. If Zero wins; that will just show that a majority of voters want Communism.
Although I like Haley, West and Rubio, I doubt that Romney will pick a VP candidate with so little experience in Congress or the governors' office.
All of them have been on their jobs only 15 months or so.
My guess is that it is a proven conservative governor with more years of experience.
"My guess is that it is a proven conservative governor with more years of experience."
IMHO, if he chooses an older white male non-Southern RINO (eg, Santorum, Daniels, Jeb Bush, Giuliani-type) then he will certainly lose.
He HAS to demographically diversify, and he HAS to win FL, NC, and VA.
As far as I am concerned, the 16% can go to blazes
Niki Haley being VP?? I would take that as a slap in the face, and I think any decent Conservative would share my pain
At the very least, she should be a speaker at the convention.
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Together with their families, Cali Johnson and Larry VanBuren, welcome you to share in the joy and celebration of their marriage on Sept. 2.
A reception will be at the LDS Church Third Ward, 165 West 800 North, Castle Dale, from 6-8 p.m.
Parents of the bride are Danny and Becky Johnson. Parents of the groom are Allen and Gisial Livingston.
Makynlee Nikole announces the marriage of her mommy, Brandy Elise Huntington to Cole Earl Anderson. The couple was married at a small ceremony on Aug. 26 in Castle Dale.
Parents of the bride are Paul and Joleen Huntington. Parents of the groom are Lanora Johnson and the late Cody Anderson.
The couple will make their home in Castle Dale where Cole is employed with XTO Energy and Brandy with the Emery County Progress.