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Quality Inn and Suites Conference Center - Mattoon
The Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center provides guests with countless features, great service and a convenient location. Lake Land College is less than a mile away from this Mattoon, IL hotel and local points of interest like Illinois Amish Country, Eastern Illinois University and Lincoln Log Cabin are nearby. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the multitude of recreation areas offered in the surrounding area.
EconoLodge features standard amenities. In addition to standard amenities, all rooms include refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, and cable television. Free continental breakfast, high speed internet, and coffee are also available.
61 room motel. There are restaurants within walking distance. Small meeting room for eight people.
In a 50's style motor lodge, The Effingham Motel is available to all guests, but geared toward long-term occupancy.
29 units with smoking and non-smoking. Two queen beds are in a standard room.
Baymont Inn & Suites Effingham
Suites available, meeting facilities, handicap access, small pets allowed, free breakfast, cable, bus parking,free access to outdoor pool and fitness center, adjacent to restaurants.
Fairfield Inn & Suites - Effingham
Fairfield Inn & Suites offers comfortable guest rooms for both business and leisure travelers. Free continental breakfast, including fresh-brewed coffee, cereal and fresh fruit, is available each morning. Free HSIA access. All rooms include microwaves and mini-refrigerators. Fairfield Inn & Suites also has a 1,890-square foot conference area, which is perfect for meetings and events with up to 85 people. Features include one large room, which can be divided, 68 hotel rooms on location.
Meeting facilities, handicap access, free breakfast, cable/movies. indoor pool, bus parking, free pass to local health club, AAA rated.
Opened in 2000, this facility has 70 units, there are jacuzzi suites and 2-room suites available. Two restaurants on connecting property, one with a full service bar.
A beautiful wooded country setting, within walking distance to several restaurants. Outdoor pool.
Indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, exercise room, free continental breakfast, pet friendly, smoking and non smoking rooms, free internet.
Experience a fun, comfortable stay. Free continental breakfast. Clean rooms, affordable rates.
Located on the banks of the Embarras River, Riverpark offers weekly rates with boat hookups.
Clean Rooms! Free Coffee, Free HBO, Free Local Calls, Microwave & Refrigerator Available, Weekly & Monthly Rates Available, Food Nearby.
Days Inn features family and executive jacuzzi suites, in-room safes, and expanded cable television. Other amenities include free high speed wireless internet, guest computer in lobby, microwave and refrigerator in all rooms. Free deluxe continental breakfast is also available.
Rodeway offers standard amenities, along with microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, and cable television. Whirlpool bathtubs, sofa sleepers and spacious work desks are available in some rooms. A continental breakfast is also provided.
A Civil War era, hewn log house that has been moved to Central Illinois and restored. It is furnished with mid-19th Century antiques, has a full kitchen and bath, and sits on 55 acres of woodlands, meadow and fields.
Country Inn & Suites - Effingham
At Country Inn & Suites, guests can enjoy cozy, comfortable rooms equipped with modern amenities, such as free high speed internet access, cable television with premium channels, an in-room coffee maker, and iron/ironing board. other features include a fitness center, swimming pool, lending library, and a free breakfast.
Paradise Inn is a clean, well-maintained hotel. The hotel allows small pets, has cable and bus parking, and is adjacent to restaurants.
Best Western offers free breakfast, pool & spa, non-smoking and smoking rooms, and is pet friendly. If you want to go out diner you don't have to travel to far, because the Raintree Restaurant is located next door and it is owned by the same family.
This 61 room facility is located just off I-57 and Illinois Route 16, and has a variety of restaurants within walking distance. Attractions nearby include the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site and the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum. Free Wi-Fi, business center, free breakfast bonanza, and pet-friendly. Kids 17 and under stay free with an adult.
Baymont Inn & Suites - Mattoon
Consider our Baymont Inn & Suites Mattoon hotel your home base during your stay in Mattoon. Conveniently located off Interstate 57, the hotel is just minutes away from local destinations like Lake Mattoon, Fox Ridge Park and Rockome Gardens. Each guest room comes with homestyle amenities to make your stay relaxing. Take advantage of amenities like free Wi-Fi Internet access and our heated indoor swimming pool and hot tub. After a peaceful rest, start your day with free continental breakfast before starting your Illinois adventure.
Baymont Inn & Suites Effingham
Offers meeting rooms, non-smoking & smoking rooms/suites, pet friendly, free breakfast, pool & spa, and free internet.
Holiday Inn Express - Effingham
Features an a pool & spa, free internet, free parking, suites, meeting rooms and regular bedrooms.
Thelma Keller Convention Center
Central Illinois' premier meeting destination, the Thelma Keller Convention Center, offers today's meeting/event/wedding planners a relaxed atmosphere, quality service and tempting cuisine designed to make every event impressive and productive. No matter what size event you are planning, they have room for your needs. Deluxe conference facilities. Impeccable service. Dedicated staff. On-site technical and meeting planning resources. The Convention Center offers over 20,000 square feet of space with a grand ballroom measuring 10,500 square feet. Perfect for your next meeting or a beautiful wedding here.
Small 27-unit motel, cable TV with free HBO.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Mattoon
Conveniently located at I-57 between Champaign and Effingham. Indoor pool and fitness center.
Days Inn & Conference Center - Mattoon
123 room facility located in Mattoon, IL. Located just off Interstate 57 and a short drive from Charleston, Eastern Illinois University, Lake Shelbyville, Tuscola and Amish Country.
America's Best Value Inn - Effingham
Meeting facilities, handicap access, free breakfast, small pets allowed, indoor pool, bus parking, meeting services available, free movie rental.
Comfort Suites offers suites with kitchenettes, handicap accessible rooms, free internet and breakfast. They have a very nice lounge where you can play a family card game, enjoy some television or just enjoy a warm fire.
Rooms with single, double and kingsize beds
Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1892; sits on a wooded 1½-acre lot and is located 3 blocks from Eastern Illinois University.
American family owned and operated for over 20 years. AM coffee and local calls free. Some kitchenettes available.
Suites available, small pets allowed, cable/movies, kitchenettes aveniable, in-room safe, free super start breakfast from 6:00 am - 10:00 am.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Effingham
Offers free breakfast, indoor pool & spa, free internet and parking, meeting rooms and suites are also available.
Newly constructed French Country style home located on 100 acres featuring equine hotel, nature trails, and fishing pond. The outdoors is as enchanting and as lively as it is indisde. Each of the 4 guest rooms is tastefully decorated.
Illinois Wildlife Connections Lodge
All deer and turkey hunts include clean and comfortable accommodations in our new 3400 sq/ft. lodge. The lodge has 7 bedrooms, 5 showers, pool table, mud room, washer and dryer, patio, and more. Guide, stands, transportation, and meals are also included. All meals will be continental style breakfast, soup and sandwich type lunch, and an out of this world gourmet country style dinner, guaranteed to put on a few extra pounds. Airport pickup is available if needed. More than 5,000 acres for Archery Only Whitetail Deer and Eastern Wild Turkey. A lodge with full amenities await hunters. Their GPS Coordinates N39 .03.297' W088 .06.482'
Offers hunting, fishing, golf and meeting packages, as well as getaway weekend packages. Gas fireplaces, central heating and air, satellite TV, and gourmet meals delivered directly to your table. Outdoor Sportsman's Lodge is conveniently located just off Newton lake with 2 cabins so you can enjoy your hunt. Some of the nations best Bass Fishing can be found as well as a hunters paradise for all game. Guided and non-guided fishing and hunting packages are available by calling. In the off-season this facility is a Bed & Breakfast. Described as a "Sportsman's paradise" by World Champion Angler Denny Brauer.
A 3,000 sq. ft. lodge features a master bedroom with a private bath and two bedrooms with semi-private bathrooms. Located in rural Jasper County, Turkey Creek is perfect for hunters or individuals wanting a weekend retreat.
For this locally owned hotel, showing guests special attention is our goal to make your stay as comfortable as possible. We have connections with caterers and plenty of ballroom area to host your next party or conference. We are a 77 room hotel with ballroom facilities, seasonal swimming pool, free WIFI and continental breakfast. Located in Charleston, Illinois near Eastern Illinois University.
Come out to Camp Lakewood and enjoy the views of Lake Pauline plus all the creature comforts. Camp Lakewood is an RV campground. The sites include cable, WiFi, 30/50 AMP. They also offer a one and two bedroom cabin that is fully furnished and self contained. The newest cabin sleeps five and includes Cable TV. They do offer tent sites as well for those who want to be a little closer to nature.
A pleasant walk from the campus of Eastern Illinois University, The McGrady Inn honors its heritage, a United Brethren church constructed in 1919. From the original maple floors to the nine-panel stained glass window at the center of the 23-foot sanctuary ceilings, guests are surrounded by the results of a three-year restoration matching the original craftsmanship. The Inn offers modern amenities such as flat screen televisions, wireless internet and spacious bathrooms in the company of intricate oak woodwork and nineteenth century church pews. Enjoy a stroll to one of the many restaurants located on Charleston's courthouse square or simply relax in the shade of a hard maple tree on our front porch. The McGrady Inn is centrally located among the distinguished homes in our college community.
Anthony Acres Resort has picturesque views of Lake Sara. The resort is only five minutes from Effingham, so you can come into town and enjoy some food or shop.
Enjoy a relaxing retreat at Sara's Sanctuary. Every retreat offers a different health and wellness experience, which includes therapeutic massage, aromatherapy, yoga or meditation, reflexology and Reiki. Each session has a limit of eight participants and four sleeping rooms.
Tuscan Hills Winery, recently opened in 2011, is on Historic Hills Drive, directly behind the Harley Barn. This winery is located on eight picturesque acres which helps bring an Old World Tuscan feel to the heart of Effingham. The owners are focused on creating elegant, approachable, and perfectly balanced wines of the highest quality. Wine tastings, along with space available for reservations makes this a must stop for group tours. Tuscan Hills Winery wants you to "Come as our guest, but leave as our friends." We welcome you to plan your next event at Tuscan Hills Winery - whether it's a beautiful wedding in our vineyard or book the space for your next meeting.
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This week saw the culmination of a project began earlier this year. My follow up work to Master of the House finished its initial draft. Initially the book was to be titled "Children of the New Potential". I've decided to change that and use the series title along with a shorten version of that tentative title. That being said, I am happy to announce Legacy of Shadow: The New Potential (TNP) is complete and ready to face the challenges of the market.
So, how do I explain this book? TNP is the story of a group of characters who make a similar decision to walk away from the lives they are leading into the unknown. Each of the characters does this for a different reason but as they end up on the same path, together they are given a warning that the answers each of them seeks rest at the top of a frozen mountainous wasteland at the top of the world. Over the course of a week these characters fight against the forces pursuing them, against their own fears, and against the fear of passing the point of no return.
Laylani is an Elf of Deep Shadow who has taken up a burden that was not her own. Her arrival in Britania spells doom for its people and spreads fear that the City State is under attack from the undead forces at its door. She has come seeking refuge after her failures in the northern lands. Laylani finds no refuge in Britania but manages to regain control of her destiny and perhaps the friends who will see her through it.
Eric is a Templar in the service of Britania. He is smart, skillful, and has a promising career ahead of him however a nagging sense of worthlessness and isolation leave the warrior feeling as if there should be something more. When he comes face to face with Laylani and senses something familiar and kindred in the supposed threat to his homeland, it becomes the catalyst that will either ruin his life or save his soul.
Vavian is a free-wielding mage who works and lives outside the control of Britania's Magi Guild. He is a sought after criminal. He is a threat to the social order. He knows what the Guild has in store for the downtrodden of Britania. Using the chaos around Laylani's arrival to move on his own plans, he becomes hopelessly wrapped up in a struggle that he could have never imagined.
Dempsy is a wealthy 'Copter pilot with a keen eye and a strong distaste for the law. He plans to help Vavian escape Britania and life a life of comfort, ease, and coin but when his friend returns to him and reveals that their plans have changed, Dempsy has a choice to make.
I never could have imagined how difficult writing this book would be. It was not that the actual writing, typing, and plotting were hard, overcoming doubt was the challenge. Master of the House lent itself to an ever tightening plotline and left plenty of room for character evolution. TNP is a lead off book, meant to spark a whole series but still be self contained.
I had to capture a world, introduce new characters, justify motivation… Of course every book does this. I'm not complaining, not at all. What I wish to express here is that this book is the first step in a bigger story. This overall story is something I have captured in my mind and now had to find a way to condense the important parts into an opening act.
I was not even sure I liked my own characters as I wrote the book. That's a hard pill to swallow. (Rest assured they ARE awesome and the book turned out great.) It's simply that when you are inside a story, crafting it and setting the stage for later, you know who these characters WILL be. As you write them, you see them only as they are on the first page or first chapter and it feels wrong.
The further along I traveled in this book, the better it felt. Not only were my own fears unjustified but many of them were incorrect too.
I plan to do some site expansion and add information about these characters in the coming weeks. I will also post my query that I will send out for this book for anyone to see and comment on.
I should really take a lesson from Dempsy. He pretty much nailed it:
"You can never bake the same cake twice. That's a life lesson. Don't forget it."


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Rob and Donal have already said what needs to be said about lap swimming etiquette – and with great style, I might add.
What I'd add to the discussion is this: The importance of etiquette is not limited to lap swimming! It's not just the noodlers and resolutionistas. You might think Masters swimmers would pick up the basics of pool etiquette pretty quickly. It's tougher to get away with being oblivious and/or rude in a team environment. You might even think more experienced Masters swimmers – those who, by virtue of their proficiency, have obviously been swimming for many years – would be least likely to offend.
Which leads me to a funny story. On my Masters squad, we recently had a new person join, who just moved from out of town. We'll call him/her "Pat." Pat is an excellent swimmer – most likely, (s)he once competed at the college level. Nonetheless, here I am, writing this post…
With a tip of the hat to Bill M., here are five New Rules of Etiquette in Masters swimming:
- When you join a new Masters team, join the lane you can keep up with… without equipment. Do not join the lane you "aspire" to swim in, but can only make the intervals with the assistance of gigantic flippers.
- If, on your previous team, everyone used gigantic flippers on all the main sets, do not assume that on your new team everyone will also use gigantic flippers on all the main sets – and that therefore, it is still OK for you to use gigantic flippers on all the main sets.
- Do not leave five seconds apart when everyone else is leaving ten seconds apart. Especially in a long-course pool with only three people per lane.
- When politely asked to leave ten seconds apart, do not petulantly ask at the next break, "Is it a crime to leave five seconds apart?"
- When it is explained that, "Yes, sometimes people get annoyed when someone pushes off right on their feet in a long-course pool with plenty of space" — do not, in response, say, "Well, I like chasing after bubbles – it makes me go faster." Um, no. See, here's the thing, Pat: It's not about you.
Actually, that's a pretty good rule to live by when swimming with a team: It's not about you.
Rob's guidelines for lap swimming etiquette boiled down to: Don't be a dick.
Donal's guidelines boiled down to: Be aware of what is going on around you.
To these I would add:
When you join a new team, pay close attention to the prevailing norms. Everywhere is different. What is normal in one place might be unbearably annoying in another. It's your responsibility to figure that out – not your teammates'.


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Skip to comments.Bypassing Congress, DOJ to Announce Expansion to Gun Background Checks
Posted on 03/03/2014 10:26:31 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to announce an expansion of background checks based on executive orders president Obama issued in January 2013.
According to The Hill, the expansion consists of "three changes to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
If only obozo went after the Russians as fiercely as he attacks law abiding Americans.
Effing POS.
Another Constitutional attack by Obama. OK, NRA, go to work.
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"Obama's January 2013 executive orders were issued in response to Adam Lanza's heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary. "
what are the chances that the Regime's people got to lanza...and pushed em over the edge!?
Surprise!! We don't need congress anymore. Not with a genius like Barry around.
Obama is flipping Congress the bird once again.
Another example of Imperial Edict over the rule of law.
Foreign "leaders" screw Obama ... and
he (like the 3 stooges) turns around and slaps
the American people and the useless, hated, EXEMPT Congress.
Are those 'changes' of sufficient merit to justify this breathless reporting?
If only obozo went after the Russians as fiercely as he attacks law abiding Americans
it's exactly what Dictators
Bypassing Congress, DOJ to Announce Expansion to Gun Background Checks for all gun control freaks who immigrated to/emigrated from/ Indonesia, a muslim country.
There are LOTS of liberal gun owners who are NOT going to like this.
I could see this one item flipping CO, IA and WI to Red States.
...assuming GOP-e is smart enough to use it.
Ok so its a big assumption.
Too late!
All ready have all that I want....
Is everyone here who posts comments an NRA member? You should all be LIFE members, you know.
Obama is flipping Congress the bird once again.
The more he gets away with, the more he will push his unilateral law making. Congress is nothing more than a potted plant. Obama is steamrolling them without any resistance.
If a Republican president were to do anything like this, he/she would already have been impeached or forced to resign. The media would have gone brezerk over the abuse of power.
I am an NRA member but will never be a Life member to any organization. All organizations can lose their way, and the only way to keep them in check is to leave if need be.
Oh yeah, and Putin is totally like evil and stuff?
At least he manages to get approval from their congress.
"Tribal access"?
To date, none have been recovered...
Also, Virginia Citizen's Defense League.
Like the guy who gets chewed out at work for being a no-account foul-up and then goes home and beats his wife and kicks his dog.
I'm a Life Member of the AMA (the motorcyclists, not the doctors); but only because they award it to you after 25 years of paid membership.
I agree with you about buying life memberships 'up-front', though.
Mr. Limbaugh has some sort of truth noted about liberalism having the exact opposite of its' intended outcome. Wouldn't be surprised to find that gun ownership has dramatically increased under the current regime.
I'm certainly inspired... I'll be buying a new rifle or handgun in the weeks ahead.
I can't wait for the conservative president. I want the first rule to be an EO that abolished abortion in all 50 states. Number two immediately release an EO that makes all takes 15 percent from the poorest American to the wealthiest. No EIC, no exemptions, no child credit. Everyone pays 15 percent period. I sure have dreams don't I.
In my opinion, no. The new regulations are, according to the Hill:
1) will grant tribal police access to NICS;
2) authorize law enforcement agencies to use the system to run full background checks before returning guns that have been seized or confiscated during the course of investigations;
3) involves consolidated, electronic storage of information on gun purchases that have been denied via the NICS system.
While I can see potential for abuse, especially considering this WH and the Holder DOJ, 1 and 2 seem like common sense.
And yes, I'm a gun owner and NRA member. But I still don't see what this has to do with Sandy Hook, which none of these regulations would have remotely prevented.
Sloppy reporting. They mean tribal police will have access to the NICS database.
Look, it is an executive order, which means it isn't worth the paper it is printed on.
It is time the American people took Executive Action on 0bama's little tyrannical hissy-fits.
Dear DOJ,
We will not comply with illegal orders from anyone.
The three changes are as follows:
* Grant tribal police access to NICS;
* Authorize law enforcement agencies to use NICS to run full background checks before returning guns that have been seized or confiscated during the course of investigations.
* Consolidated, electronic storage of information on gun purchases that have been denied via the NICS system.
Not true. He's showing his utter contempt for that fractin of the populace that didn't vote for the worthless turd.
....and they just keep getting away with criminal behavior in this administration. When are our "lawmakers" gonna say "ENOUGH ALREADY"??!!
Thanks. I figured that was probably what it meant, but it definitely appeared incongruous alongside the rest of the poorly reported story, especially since absolutely no explanation was given at all as to what it meant.
How about background checks on the illegal invaders??
That would be unconstitutional...
Dangit, ya beat me...
Congress appears to be morphing into little more than a customer advisory panel to the CEO.
Well lets just get rid of the legislature all together since they seem to be unecessary.
Another glaring example of executive overreach, and STILL nothing from the Congress. Sickening, disgusting abrogation of their obligations under the Constitution.
As long as no one challenges him, Zero has no intention of stopping. He will amass all the power the opposition is willing to cede to him, and then some.
We are not heading for good times, IMO.
Impeach these bastards!!
We should be impeaching these bastards everyday of the week!!
I'm not holding my breath. There are a handful that try, but they can't do it alone!
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So I'm going away for a week tomorrow. Should I receive any prompts they'll be done after I get back as I probably won't have internet where I'm going.
Just to keep in mind, my characters are all mages, unless states otherwise (so only one of them isn't).
Saul: Noticeably foreign with a joie de vivre. Saul spends his time instructing students in the art of magic (when he's not messing with their heads for fun). He enjoys being somewhat eccentric and would prefer to spend his days lazing away than doing anything important.
Aurelia: Saul's wife. Together they have four children and one adopted son. Aurelia is an ambassador with a bit of a superiority complex. She's not particularly domestic but tries her best and loves her family very much.
Logan: Aurelia and Saul's close friend. Logan is a serious man who very rarely bends the rules. Whenever he has bent the rules, it's been at the insistence of Saul and Aurelia who can get in a bit of trouble together (especially Saul). He also instructs students, though at a lower level. His relationship with Saul and Aurelia is often less than platonic.
Silas: Silas was your typical pretty bishi boy without a care in the world. He reveled in the attention he got from others and was somewhat of a mystery. Since becoming a parents however he's become a bit of a nervous nelly and can be overly protective of his kids.
Baal: Silas's partner. Baal is a calm, wise, reserved man. Being significantly older than the other characters he often acts as the voice of reason. He is in charge of all the mage instructors and is pretty much the only reason the dynamic duo (Saul and Logan) got their jobs.
Deirick: Deirick is phenomenally irresponsible. He loves nothing more than to drink, fight, eat and do other things that start with F. He gets into a great deal of trouble but he is laid-back and jolly. Nothing ever gets him down and he's never upset for very long. Can't hold a grudge to save his life.
Malcolm: The prince next in line for the throne. Malcolm is fun loving and a bit of a rogue but he's very skilled at handling politics. He and Aurelia have maintained a cordial friendship for years. Has a wife named Camilla and two children. Non-mage
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Opening Tuesday, the National People's Congress is derided by critics as theater.
BEIJING – The Chinese people have been making daring demands for change ahead of the Tuesday start of the National People's Congress even though it is largely derided as Communist choreographed theater.
Among the calls for change issued by individual petitioners and interest groups: gay marriage. human rights. More than one child. No more labor camps. Clean air, water and soil. Justice for the Tiananmen dead. Safer food and higher wages, too.
The demands voiced in the past week are unlikely to be met or in most cases even mentioned officially during the roughly 10-day session of the congress.
Critics deride the annual sessions as theater since China's ruling Communist Party leadership still pulls all the strings. Yet global and domestic interest in this spring's show remains high as China completes a once-a-decade leadership transition.
And if anything, the show may reveal what sort of regime now runs the world's second-largest economy.
Party and army boss Xi Jinping, 59, installed last November, will assume his third and least important title when he becomes state president. Under party guidance, the NPC will also appoint a new premier, top judge and chief procurator, plus Cabinet posts. The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the nation's main advisory framework, opened Sunday.
Many Chinese strive to get their issues raised and discussed at these two sessions, the annual highlight of the still-secretive world of Chinese politics. Among them are more than 100 prominent Chinese academics and intellectuals asking Beijing to finally ratify a major human rights treaty, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Beijing signed in 1998.
"We fear that due to the lack of nurturing of human rights and absence of fundamental reverence and assurances for individuals' freedom, rights and dignity, if a full-scale crisis breaks out, the whole society will collapse into hatred and brutality," said the accompanying petition letter, quickly eliminated, as was the petition, from the Chinese Internet.
The request "has not the slightest hope of being successful," admitted signatory Dai Qing, an outspoken writer in Beijing. "In theory, the NPC is China's highest organ of state power, but in practice, it's just a rubber stamp" for the Communist Party, she said.
"As intellectuals, the least we can do is raise some voice on the most important issues: human rights and people's political rights," she said. "We must keep China open to the world, not only in business and financial matters, but universal values too."
The NPC is "an annual institutional opportunity for pushing reform or preventing it. There is real substance to the discussions and debates," argued Russell Moses, an independent political analyst in Beijing.
This year, "there could be a showdown, like the OK Corral, between conservatives who think that the role of the party should remain overwhelming and unfettered, and reformers who think otherwise," he said, "or it could become a damp squib."
In southern China's Guangdong province, activist Ah Qiang, 35, has been battling for gay rights for almost 10 years. Recently, he helped 100 parents of gay children draft a letter to local people's congress' deputies calling for the legalization of gay marriages in China.
Ah Qiang accepts that the concept requires time and plenty more effort to be successful.
"The government and people don't consider equal rights for gay people a serious problem. I am optimistic we could have some breakthrough in 10 years if more gay people dare to express themselves," he said.
"Compared with America, we make efforts from the grass roots, but we lack a spokesperson for our rights and to promote a law. Although we are a large population, Chinese politicians don't need to beg us for votes."
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The Planet Express crew learns the true meaning of Xmas, Robanukah and Kwanzaa.
What's wrong, Fry?
Are you regrettinganother wasted year?
I don't know.Something about Xmas
just doesn't feellike Christmas.
(alarm blaring)
Santa's coming!
Initiate defenses!
(rattling, clanking, thudding)
God rest yemerry gentlemen...
in peace.
Can someone please explain
how you celebratethis crazy holiday?
Preferably in song?
(others gasp)
♪ It's the violent-estseason of the year ♪
♪ And Krinklebot hascome dispensing mugs ♪
♪ Of Xmas fear ♪
♪ Sugarplummy visions ♪
♪ Will be dancing in your head ♪
♪ When I cane youfrom the comfort ♪
♪ Of my sled ♪Ow!
♪ On Xmas Eve,we don our gay apparel ♪
♪ Kevlar vests ♪
♪ Asbestos stockingsand a barrel ♪
♪ And if grandma'sXmas fruitcake ♪
♪ Finally reachescritical mass ♪
♪ It can be re-gifted ♪
♪ Straight to Santa's ass ♪
♪ But the ornamental armaments ♪
♪ Are merely superficial ♪
♪ The tinsel and the trappingsare just icing on the missile ♪
♪ The one thing that you need ♪
♪ To make your Xmas daysplendiferous ♪
♪ Is a pine tree ♪
♪ A pine treethat's coniferous ♪
♪ We have to have a pine treethat's coniferous! ♪
You're welcome!
You know, Santa mayhave killed Scruffy,
but he makesa good point.
What we need isan old-fashioned pine tree!
Cram it, Virginia!
Pine trees have been extinctfor over 800 years.
maybe there's some way
to bring the pine treesback to life.
Like we did withthe barking snakes.
Pine trees aren'tbarking snakes!
They won't just turn upin a salad at Olive Garden.
But there is one hope,
and, as usual, it's Norwegian.
(cracking, creaking, rumbling)
(people gasping)
Oh, no!
Could the seed havebeen contaminated
by a virus fromthe germ vault?
Uh, yeah, I suppose.
Wait! This couldbe a goodthing.
That weaponized virus
made the sickly little treegrow big and strong!
(rumbling continues,pine cones whizzing)
(people gasping, yelling)
(yells, whimpers)
(rumbling stops)
(wood crackling)
Wait-- this could bea goodthing.
Reforestation has begun.
Aw, geez with this, hah?
(rumbling continues)
(gasping, panicked shouts)
♪ ♪
(clattering, glass shattering)
Arguably, this could bea goodthing.
The planet has returnedto its primeval state!
Earth is just the way it wasbefore the white man came!
(device beeping)
Good news!All these pine trees
are fighting global warmingby producing oxygen!
Happy now, Gore?
Yeah. But I'd be happierif I had a set of lungs.
(device beeping)Hey, wait a second!
Oxygen levels arerising too rapidly!
Ten percent...
20 percent...
60 percent!As long as itdoesn't hit 70.
80 percent!
You know, I don't recallhaving done anythingfor a while,
but I still feelI deserve a smoke.
Hey, cool.
The air's on fire.
(deep whoosh)
Ho, ho, ho!
Everyone's dead!
Stay tuned for another taleof holiday hilarity.


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Skip to comments.The New Sarah Palin? Sarah Palin: She's back in the political endorsement game for 2012
Posted on 06/01/2012 12:15:33 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Politico has discovered the Sarah Palin of 2012, and it's: Sarah Palin. Though the years since 2008 have seen her wild popularity and seeming omnipresence fade, she's edging back into the 2012 election with a string of successful endorsements. She's made four so far, and two have won their respective primary races; the other two races have yet to be decided. For comparison: Rick Santorum has also been making endorsements, "to no great effect," Politico notes. If Palin's picks continue to do well, she can use her success as evidence of her continued influence.
"There is a vacuum on the right now, and
Sarah Palin has as much a claim to that as anyone right now," says one Republican strategist. "I think she has settled into her role as the power behind the thousands [of] thrones, instead of sitting on one." But what does Palin ultimately want? The answer to that question remains unclear, as she has seemingly no desire for either an elected office or her own TV show. One thing is certain, as another GOP strategist points out: "Gov. Palin will be around and have a following as long as shes on Fox."
Palin who??
Millions will NOT vote for Bishop Romney, the author
of RomneyCARE, but will in its stead write in the
name: Gov. Palin.
Admirable for the principle of it, however unwise for lack of unity.
Along that line, consider sending a donation to one of her endorsements: Cruz for Senator in Texas. He is a true conservative!
The only thing Santorum did was scew up Gingrich and give us Romney.
Go Cuda, let's get 'er done!
You have proof that Lt. Governor Dewhurst is a true conservative.
You only hope Cruz is a conservative. Cruz has no record to shoe he is a conservative.
There will probably NOT be enough votes for the
DNC-chosen-loser Mr. RomneyCARE.
Where was the UNITY during Mr. RomneyCARE's Dirty Tricks in 2008 or 2009 or 2010 (and how many more?):
"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"
"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"
"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"
"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"
"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"
Poor sport spoiler Romney doing what he does best:
Novak: "Fred Thompson drop-out rumors traced to Romney campaign"
Said Novak: "The rumors were traced in part to Mitt Romney's campaign,
trying to stir up strife between McCain and Thompson."
"Despite outspending his rivals by huge margins throughout the primaries,
(Mitt Romney, Carpetbagger UT,CA,MA,NH,Mexico) lost Iowa, South Carolina, Florida and California.
The only primaries he won were in Michigan, where Dad was governor; LDS states;
and a few states on Super Tuesday in which his California-obsessed rivals
couldn't spare the cash to advertise.
Only John Connolly in 1968 had a worse cash-to-delegates ratio.
And John McCain rightly did not like Romney's tactics during the primaries.
(W)hen (Romney's early leads) started slipping away, he resorted to unfair,
distorted, scorched-earth negative ads, betting that his opponents couldn't
afford to spend enough for the truth to catch up to his charges."
[Romney: A Mistake for McCain, 7/23/2008, Dick Morris]
YEEEEEEEUP! Him and his supporters....
I like Palin as much as the next conservative but Romney is going to have to be it (R), warts and all unless we're prepared to endure another 4 years of the Obamastration.
Her endorsement got him up to 34% thus 66% still were against him. It will be an interesting runoff come July 31.
The author conveniently omitted Sarah's successful endorsement record in 2010 elections....
C'mon, this is Politico.
Even the writing is insincere.
How about those of us in solidly Dem and in solidly GOP states write in Palin to cut into Romney's national vote total, while those in potential swing states vote for the "severely conservative" and somewhat patriotic big government liberal from Massachusetts over the anti-American big government liberal from Kenya/Indonesia/Hawaii/Chicago?
What has Sarah Palin accomplished since resigning as Governor? She needs to actually do something other then just be the person that gave a great speech at the convention four years ago. Just sayin'
How can the strength of any endorsement be measured? Have you ever changed your mind because some more public personality endorsed a candidate? I haven't.
She has become wealthy...a noble undertaking (sincerely).
Have you ever changed your mind because some more public personality endorsed a candidate?
Can't say never but I usually come to a decision based upon info over a time period.
I don't know about Politico, but I'd like to think that the GOP and conservative establishments (not to mention more than a few Freepers ahem ) have learned that sometimes, there's nothing better than the real thing.
The endorsement of an organization (like a union) is a different story.
*** consider sending a donation to one of her endorsements: Cruz for Senator in Texas.***
I was slumming around on DU a few days ago when up pops this advert calling for support for Sarah Palin and her endorsement for Sen Cruz. It took a while for me to realize that some type of DU spyware saw I was conservative and up popped the add.
I NEVER post on DU. It is too slimy.
Neither do I!
Of course I don't know for sure how Cruz would operate in DC. Many have disappointed in the past. However, I based my judgment and my money on the comments from Governor Palin and Mark Levin.
If you think best of his opponent, I urge you to send LTGov Dewhurst your contribution.
You should pay more contention.
She seems to have found her niche..... giving a last minute booster shots to conservatives in select races.
As long as she picks winners, more power to her.
Whatever it takes, I don't care. Let's just kick some ass in November!
So his [Obama] view is what I call crony capitalism, Romney said. Give money to your friends that contributed to your campaign. Thats crony capitalism.
The term "crony capitalism" is not one that Romney appears to have used before. The only politician who has used the term "crony capitalism" in recent memory is Gov. Palin. She used it often during the latter part of 2011.
Crony Capitalism on Steroids from GE to Solyndra (UPDATED) by Sarah Palin on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8:25pm
· "In my recent speech in Iowa, some eyebrows were raised when I took on our governments enormous economic problems caused by crony capitalism. As if on cue, just days later President Obama selected someone who exemplifies a major crony capitalism problem to sit next to the First Lady when he delivered his jobs plan speech before Congress. He selected General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt as his honored guest."
It looks like Mittens is fishing for a Palin endorsement. How sweet. You'd have to believe that he saw with his own eyes how she energized the ticket in '08, and realizes that she has the uncanny ability to not only energize the base, but rally Reagan democrats and independents.
Palin's endorsement of Romney, if it happens, would be an immense boost to his campaign, one the dems could not overcome.
"Of course I dont know for sure how Cruz would operate in DC. Many have disappointed in the past. However, I based my judgment and my money on the comments from Governor Palin and Mark Levin."
You would do better to base your judgement on people from Texas than rely on the judgement of people from Pennsylvania and Alaska. They have their own agenda, and their political agenda is based on their own political interests, not the interests of Texans and the State of Texas.
Lt. Gov. Dewhurst is a consrvative who will best represent the people and the State of Texas.
Mark Levin? Philadelphia? Ring a bell?
If you have to ask that question, you haven't been paying attention to American Politics in the last couple of years.
Perhaps you heard of, say, the 2010 Congressional elections, wherein Sarah worked tirelessly to help achieve a GOP landslide.
Sarah made endorsements, she spoke at events, she went on TV, energized TEA partiers, and overall had an enormous positive influence on GOP/conservative turnout and electoral success, by any reasonable objective analysis.
To fail to recognize Sarah Palin's accomplishments since resigning as governor is to willfully ignore reality.
A whole lot of people with open minds listen to her. They don't vote in lockstep with her suggestions (McCain and Hatch come to mind), but they do look into candidates she endorses. A substantial proportion of conservatives, after checking on those endorsed politicians, find that she was right about someone they overlooked. It's more "nuanced" (to use a word that so many Sarah-haters love) than changing their minds because of Sarah, but her endorsements result in huge jumps in polls and in votes. She takes good candidates who would have been ignored by early deciders because no one ever heard of them and then would have been ignored on election day because voters want the best among the front runners and her picks are so often too obscure to be considered competitive before receiving her endorsement.
The Washington Post tracks Palin endorsements - a sign that people care enough to attract clicks. This woman, who endorses far more relative unknowns than front runners, and VERY few incumbents, had a pretty good record in 2010: 33 wins, 10 primary losses, and 20 general election losses. That's just barely over 50%, but non-Palin endorsed challengers have about a 10% success rate against incumbents. We can't prove that they won because of her - they might as Palin haters claim just be good candidates who would have emerged from obscurity without her, but their polls jump almost immediately, and their election outcomes are startlingly positive.
If palin were to endorse early (which she doesn't) and if she were to campaign for those she endorses (I don't think she does) then it would be easier to make a case for the impact of her endorsements. But, jumping in at the eleventh hour with nothing but an announcement does not create a model where one can say her action changed minds and put people over the top.
"Mark Levin lives in Virginia. He just gave a nice appraisal of the Texas situation. I appreciate your interest in informing me, but I will continue to support Cruz."
Levin may live in Virginia now, but he is a Philadelphia carpetbagger from way back.
Levin is just like every other Lawyar. He lives to manipulate and control every citizen of every state from his perch, or should I say his bunker, in suburban Washington D.C.
Not much different from every Progressive proponent of centralized federal government, the only difference being a one of degree, primarily because he is afraid the current crop of Progressives are going to go too far and end up killing the Golden Goose.
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It was never intended to be a cornerstone album in the history of West Coast Country Rock. The record company that financed it merely wanted a quick bluegrass item for their budget catalogue, and the group of young musicians who recorded it just wanted something that would help them get more gigs in and around Southern California. Among those musicians, the 17-year-old mandolin player had to lie about his age to sign his portion of the contract, and the rest of his bandmates were only just old enough to sign theirs legally. The whole album probably didn't take much longer to record than it does to play - not even 20 minutes - and, judging by the significant lack of extant outtakes and extra unused performances in the Ace vaults, what was recorded was what was recorded, and nothing more.
Who would know that the 1962 Crown Records album BLUE GRASS FAVORITES by the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers would go on to influence a generations of young Californian musicians with a bent for Country music - or that the aforementioned underage mandolin player would go on to be a founder, or integral member, of four of the most important country and country rock groups of all time. Certainly not Modern Records, who financed the album and re-released it on a succession of bargain-price labels, in various guises, throughout the 60s. And probably not underaged mandolin picker Chris Hillman - then at the very dawn of his career as a professional musician, and still some way from joining Don Parmley and the Gosdin brothers in the Golden State Boys, before going on to become a key member of the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers and Desert Rose Band over the next 30 years. (SSB fiddler Kenny Wertz would also do a future tour of duty as a Burrito, as well as becoming a founder member of both the Stone Poneys and Country Gazette).
Though they didn't necessarily know it at the time, the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers were an inspiration to all who came up in their immediate wake. To be a young Southern California picker and to not own a copy was tantamount to admitting you were proud to be In With The Out Crowd. ( One of their biggest fans was another future founder Burrito, and country rock icon - the late Gram Parsons is famously quoted as saying that he would have "given (his) right knee just to be in the group")! When they made this, their sole album, in Modern's Culver City studios in the very early 60s, the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers were simply a bunch of young guys playing their version of traditional music they had learned from the likes of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and the Osborne Brothers, putting their own youthful twist on it for audiences closer to their own ages and attitudes.
Still an incredibly active musician - and having recently revived the SSB for a reunion tour - Chris Hillman himself is happy that it is being reissued for 21st century audiences. Although it doesn't take long to play, it's so exhilarating that you would be hard pressed not to want to play it again as soon as it's finished...
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Skip to comments.'Dead' man's recovery shows why prolonged CPR works
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Yahle, a diesel mechanic from West Carrollton, Ohio, "coded" - a term meaning emergency -- on the afternoon of Aug. 5, after arriving in the hospital that morning in cardiac arrest. A team of doctors rushed to his hospital bedside and used chest compressions, a bag connected to a breathing tube and medications to force blood and oxygen through his body. After 45 minutes, they gave up and declared him dead.
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Talk about your gutters and strikes kinda day!
In my 20+ years as an ambulance medic, I probably worked around 100 cardiac arrest cases. I can count on one hand the number of times I saw the patient survive even after extended resuscitation efforts. This case raises some profound questions about what we think we know about cardiac arrest.
I can attest from personal experience that non-professionally administered CPR can work. I have done it successfully.
People so willing and quick to pull the plug remind me of gun control dummies, everyone else but me!
God is doing something.
maybe he was only pining for the fjords
When I left the scene as the ambulance left I thought he was gone only to learn later in the evening from a fellow fireman that he came to.
Been a ff for 33 years and that was my first of many attemps at CPR. Members who were involved in CPR were acknowledged by the NYS Fire Chiefs Association.
What a rush for this old guy!
Miracles still happen. Maybe he has a wonderful life-after-death story to tell.
Not just cardiac arrest but no electrical motion, no respiration, no heart beat, and no blood pressure. Pretty definitive signs that the mortal coil has been shed ... and yet!
Something inside him was still ticking and kicked off a resumption of electrical activity.
The chest compression is the important part, because it keeps blood with oxygen flowing around the system, and there is a lot of oxygen in the blood.
Years ago, doctors may the extraordinary discovery that a "pulsed" movement of blood around the body was unnecessary, as long as there was oxygenated blood flow.
A recent discovery is of gas-filled microparticles that can be injected directly into the bloodstream to quickly oxygenate the blood. It can only be used for 15 to 30 minutes to keep the blood oxygenated, as long as the blood flows, but that can be a very long time.
There is also now an automatic chest compression machine, that maximizes blood flow to critical parts of the body like the brain (video).
So it seems that these two things, combined together, would be just what is needed in emergency circumstances.
If someone could devise a cheap oxygen ventilation system to fill the lungs with oxygen, and maybe integrate a defibrillator into the chest compression machine, they would really be getting somewhere.
With our new protocols (pit crew) we are delivering almost half our patients ,to the hospitals, with a pulse.When doing CPR properly a patients SPO2 stays at or near 100%. Along with capnography perfusion can be confirmed.I have seen many saves lately.
Or a coffin that can keep doing it forever, with a built-in intercom in case the occupant wakes up.
Kids, on the other hand, were a whole other matter.
The person in this article likely doesn't have a clue how lucky they are, I think.
One other thought....the article doesn't mention anything at all about brain damage. Starts occurring in 4-6 minutes - at least that's what I was taught about a million years ago.
"If someone could devise a cheap..."
I did try to a devise cheap emergency respirator system once. I had good opinions about the devise from doctors and medical providers. The army even said nice things about it but their developement funds were allocated elsewhere. I stopped developement due to my costs.
Medical devises developement costs are not as bad as drugs but it's still a cost versus return process.
The big jaw drop is the statement that x-rays taken later showed no fractured ribs after the CPR
I do wish you had continued. American hospitals work on a push supply system, and in total I believe that of about 102,000 respirators in the US, 100,000 are needed and used during a typical flu season. A surplus of just 2,000 units would cost many lives in just a "bad" flu season.
In a killer flu epidemic, with tens or hundreds of thousands of Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) cases caused by cytokine storm, it would be a huge disaster.
H5N1 still maintains its 60% mortality rate with treatment. Without respirators, I have no guess how high that figure would be.
Even that H1N1 epidemic that turned vicious in Ukraine had many of their doctors convinced it could not be influenza, because on autopsy the lungs looked burned black. They had never seen anything like it. But those were just the fatalities. In the future I imagine Ukraine will be tormented by lung disease from the lungs damaged by the epidemic.
America desperately needs at least the plans to quickly fabricate tens of thousands of respirators.
I monitor my pulse rate while using a treadmill.
During my four minute cool down period, with the belt traveling the equivalent of 3 mph, when my pulse dropped to about 115, I could step off the belt and my pulse would rise to about 123.
I believe that this is telling me that the motion of my legs is contributing to circulation of the blood and reducing the burden on the heart.
Thus, I believe that CPR efforts could be improved perhaps dramatically by having bystanders to the CPR effort flexing the leg muscles or massaging the leg muscles. A device to compress the larger muscles using air pressure, like a blood pressure cuff, might also be beneficial. I'd bet that such a device could circulate quite a bit of blood without any heart activity at all.
That is interesting. Had never thought about that.
Do you work in the medical field?
Nope. Retired engineer.
I'm not an engineer, but a pretty good tech.
My father-in-law was an EE, he worked in the weapons industry for 40 years.
Maybe they should start using those "pants" they put on you in the hospital to increase circulation- not sure what they call that.
You're right. Just weeks ago my wife had an appendectomy and she had such a device on her legs which would inflate and deflate periodically.
I'm not so observant that I made any connection with my idea regarding an improved CPR technique.
The device used on my wife was plugged into the wall. It operated on a relatively slow cycle; perhaps every two to five minutes. I vaguely recall some inflated device used to stabilize accident victims. I don't recall whether it was intended to affect blood circulation or not. It might have been intended to reduce internal bleeding.
Portable emergency defibrillators are getting more common due to the improvements in computer and communication technology. A device virtually identical to the device used on my wife, with a more rapid cycle, could accompany every defibrillator. The cycle time of the device could even be used to set the pace for the chest compressions.
I expect that in ten years we will see this become quite common. As one of the older Baby-Boomers, I'm in favor of such improvements.
They used one of those circulation "pants" thingies on hubby after they removed his kidney and said it had something to do with circulation/blood clots that type of thing. What you described is exactly what I was referring to. I don't know why I thought of that machine right away when you were talking about an improved CPR enhanced by circulation but it just popped in my head that that might work.
I just asked my daughter (nurse) what they are called, they are pneumatic compression devices.
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