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Skip to comments.Flag Flap in Houston (CITGO lowers United States, Texas and Venezuelan flags)
Posted on 03/07/2013 10:18:39 AM PST by llevrok
If you drove by CITGOs corporate headquarters yesterday you would have seen what many consider a disturbing sight.
Many Houstonians are up in arms after driving by CITGO's Eldridge Parkway headquarters and noticing the U.S., Texas and Venezuelan flags being flown at half staff, and you let your feeling show on Matt Patrick's afternoon show.
I gave them a call, and the operator told me that it was in observance and respect of the death of Hugo Chavez, Teddy told Matt Patrick on his afternoon show on The 9-5-0 yesterday.
Teddy wasnt satisfied with the companys explanation.
I told the person that answered the phone that if she had a problem with raising the flag back up that I could come down and do it for her, he said.
And it wasn't just at the corporate headquarters. Flags were at half staff at a refinery in Corpus Christi as well.
A caller named Doc told Patrick, I called their facilities manager and led a march of about 800 patriots from one of my Facebook pages.
Doc also said he would head down to the corporate headquarters and take matters into his own hands if necessary.
Im ready to go down there. Eldridge isnt far from my house. Ill either remove the flag or I will put it at full mast, he stated.
CITGO, a Venezuelan owned company, released a statement explaining why the flags were lowered, confirming it was to honor Chavez, who died on Tuesday from cancer.
The flag may only be lowered for the death of foreign dignitaries if indicated in Presidential instructions.
Simple, boycott forever.
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7-Eleven Drops Citgo as Gas Supplier
I wonder...
...how many paintballs would it take...
Is Citgo the same company as Gitgo? The supermarket chain, Giant Eagle, gives a discount available at Gitgo stations here in Ohio. I think it's 10 cents a gallon for every $50 spent at the store.
Valero is a Texas company. They are in no way affiliated with Citgo or Venezuela.
That is false.
Valero is a Texas company. They are in no way affiliated with Citgo or Venezuela.
Citgo may have sold some local retail station to Valero, but they are not tied to Citgo.
Did a search. It's Getgo, not Gitgo. Giant Eagle bought some Shell stations, so no connection to Sluggo.
I have purchased about 5 gallons of Citgo gas in the past many years. I refuse to buy from them except when I get in trouble on tank levels - the station I planned to use had a power failure, my tank was almost empty, and Citgo had power. Otherwise, no thank you. If
"CITGO = Valero"
That's not true. Valero bought some Citgo properties a while back and rebranded them to their own name, but they are by no means the same company.
Valero (NYSE ticker VLO) is a US refiner/gas station operator headquartered in San Antonio, Texas
Maybe it was Petro Express that is Citgo
Re: " 'CITGO = Valero'
"Thats not true. Valero bought some Citgo properties a while back and rebranded them to their own name, but they are by no means the same company."
That's good to know. I had ignored Valero for some unknown reason. I probably heard the "Citco became Valero" rumor.
I'll trade with Valero now.
Exactly, eff citgo.
The only Citgo station in my town changed to Valero a number of years ago. The gas station that helped put me through college was a Gulf station and now a Phillips 66.
Thanks for the ping!
Molotov cocktail time...
"simple, boycott for a month"
Are you out of your mind? Simple...boycott for EVER!
That's a good thing... Valero is an American-owned company.
The Valero Energy Corporation is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
Although we have two stupid Citgo stations located within 3-4 miles of our house, we drive out of our way to pump gas at a Valero station further away.
The Friendly Mart on the corner of Hall Rd. and Beamer Rd. sells Hugo's gas...
The store is run by middle-eastern types that I have profiled as too stupid to be a real threat to our nieghborhood...
I don't buy the gaas, but Ido run in there from time to time to buy overpriced emergency beer supplies, and watch the losers play those video slot machines...
Unfortunately I do feel like my IQ does dip whenever I do go in there...But I recover in time to kill braincells in another way...;-)
Must be really warm where Hugo is right now...Too bad you can't get a cool beverage where he's at...What a shame.../sarc
It is not true that Petro Express is owned by Hugo Chavez or Venezuela. Petro Express was an American-owned company that had been headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company was purchased in 2007 by Pantry Inc., the Kangaroo convenience store chain with headquarters in Sanford, North Carolina.
Will you please stop using Free Republic to spread false rumors about good American companies?
Keyword in my comment was "Maybe" and not a statement of certainty which would only be considered to be factual or rumor spreading by those with shallow minds. Why don't you deepen yours by starting with the definition of the word "maybe".
You accuse a good Texan company of hiding they are owned by a Marxist, then cast doubts on another of good US company of being the same and accuse me of having a shallow mind?
Have a good night FRiend.
Sadly they're all probably going to be Marxist owned before 2016. It's Obama's goal. He says there's "no silver bullet" to make gas prices go down so that "the big oil companies do not make such huge profits on the backs of the American people" (I hope you see the quotation marks).
We are following the Venezuelan people down the same road. They were much better off before Chavez,they were closer to living their own American dream before Chavez, look where they are now. But we lived the American Dream, we were the envy of the world yet we chose to go down the same road as the Venezuelans. What's that make us?
We're becoming the village idiot of the world, not only for voting for him once but twice and if the GOP can't beat that then they are even more idiotic.
I have not bought Citgo gas since Chavez became president. I wonder what we'll buy when Obama signs the EO for the big takeover here?
And we know there IS more than one silver bullet because Bush used one when all he did was speak and lift the regulations and gas prices went from more than $4 a gal to $1.82 in just a few months and that's about where it was when Obama took over.
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The Kidd Factor
The Knicks Without Jason
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Monday's nationally televised battle of New York, played at the Barclays Center, served to spotlight a new era in the rivalry between the Knicks and the Nets now that the latter have moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn. After the game, a gleeful Jay-Z--a minority part of the Brooklyn ownership group--took to Twitter to declare the city "under new management."
Such a shift might not have happened if not for injury. The game also highlighted how dependent New York is on guard Jason Kidd, who missed the game due to lower back spasms that also kept him out of Wednesday's win at Milwaukee (not included in these numbers). Without Kidd, the Knicks' league-leading offensive attack sputtered. Even with the extra overtime session, their 89 points barely surpassed their season low of 88, set against an Indiana Pacers team that ranks second in the NBA in Defensive Rating.
Basically, New York has had two different teams this year. The starting lineup of Kidd, Raymond Felton, Ronnie Brewer, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler has been a dominant offensive group. Per NBA.com/Stats, the Knicks' starters have averaged 124.6 points per 100 possessions, far and away the best mark of any regular unit. Among lineups that have played at least 100 minutes together, it's the Nets with Keith Bogans at small forward that rank a distant second with a 114.1 Offensive Rating.
Because Mike Woodson's rotation has been consistent most of the season, looking at individual plus-minus doesn't do much to divvy up the credit for how well New York has scored, other than removing Brewer from the equation. Chandler has the team's best net offensive plus-minus (+18.5 points per 100 possessions, according to NBA.com/Stats), followed by Felton (+18.3) and then Anthony (+16.6) and Kidd (+14.0).
Nonetheless, Kidd's absence offered a window into his importance. Without a second ballhandling option on offense, the Knicks had to rely on Felton during a night that was reminiscent of his lost season in Portland. Felton shot 3-of-19 from the field and had as many turnovers (five) as assists. His mistakes down the stretch were costly in a tight game.
What played out Monday in Brooklyn has been happening on a smaller scale all season. Felton has been a totally different player with Kidd next to him in the backcourt. Playing with Kidd improves Felton's three-point percentage from 29.4 percent to 48.7 percent and cuts his turnover rate from 17.7 percent to 11.6 percent. More improbably, Felton even averages more assists when playing with Kidd--9.5 per 40 minutes as compared to 6.8. As a result, his assist-to-turnover ratio, slightly less than two when alone at guard, nearly doubles to 3.7 (a mark that would be good for fifth in the league; Kidd leads by a mile at 5.1).
While Kidd's presence impacts Felton most dramatically, most of his fellow starters have been more efficient when Kidd has been on the floor:
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Brewer .353 .567 .400 .421 .462 .581 89.5 111.9
Anthony .415 .527 .370 .475 .519 .615 93.2 105.9
Chandler .706 .702 - - .755 .728 135.1 126.5
Smith .375 .478 .538 .333 .546 .529 104.5 92.0
Novak .214 .667 .404 .353 .516 .608 98.4 121.6
Wallace .500 .462 .355 .250 .542 .444 102.2 85.6
The numbers largely mirror what we saw on Monday, which makes sense because that's about a third of the data for most starters with Kidd off the court. Chandler, who was effective as the roll man with Felton, has played well either way. (The difference in his True Shooting Percentage and Simple Offensive Rating, which is points scored per 100 plays used, is entirely due to free throw shooting--probably out of Kidd's control.) The other starters have been much more efficient playing with Kidd. The bench pretty much does what it does, though Steve Novak has been better with Kidd.
One common factor is that Kidd's presence leads to more spot-up opportunities beyond the three-point line. Felton, Brewer and Anthony all shoot more threes with Kidd, in addition to making them at much better percentages. Surprisingly, the numbers don't show the Knicks assisting more frequently when Kidd is on the court--according to Basketball-Reference.com's splits, their assist rate is virtually identical either way--but the open looks seem to be indicative of better ball movement on the perimeter that is obvious watching the team.
While New York still isn't getting many assists overall, at their best the Knicks whip the ball around, getting defenses into scramble mode and making the extra pass that leads to a wide-open three instead of merely an open one. That happens more frequently with Kidd, who has also been the beneficiary himself, making 51.8 percent of his tries from beyond the arc.
The other interesting factor in the numbers is that everyone but Chandler and Rasheed Wallace has been better on two-point attempts playing with Kidd. The obvious assumption is that they're getting more close looks in these scenarios, but NBA.com/Stats' shooting splits don't bear that out. Instead, when Kidd is on the bench players are shooting more frequently at the rim and making a smaller percentage of those shots. This could be connected to the superior shooting with Kidd on the floor, which means less help defense when the Knicks are able to get to the rim.
In the long run, relying so much on a 39-year-old player who is likely to deal with more minor injuries is surely not ideal for New York. Steve Kerr pointed out another way the Knicks missed Kidd late in Monday's game. Ordinarily, Mike Woodson would have finished with a perimeter group of Felton, Kidd and J.R. Smith. Instead, he was forced to choose between Ronnie Brewer's defensive presence and Steve Novak's shooting. New York will eventually have another alternative option in Iman Shumpert when he gets back in the lineup, and while Shumpert's shooting is a concern as well, he may bring more balance to lineups without Kidd if he's able to get back to full health.
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December 21 2010 08:02PM
A battle between two teams not playing very well went the wrong way for the Calgary Flames, as the Columbus Blue Jackets rode a first period goal to a 3-1 win on Tuesday night. It drops Calgary to a new season low, four games below .500 with a Thursday game against the Dallas Stars to finish off a three game road trip.
It didn't start well for the Flames, as Jakub Voracek opened things up with a nice individual effort at 5:14. Grabbing the puck in the right corner, Voracek went on a little bit of a walk and found some open ice in the high slot area, where he wired a shot past Calgary goalie Henrik Karlsson. It was Voracek's sixth of the season and the Jackets would carry their one goal lead into the second period.
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Karlsson would make some big stops in the second period, including a real nice glove save to thwart a golden Columbus chance, and the Flames would finally got on the board late in the period. On the powerplay, Jarome Iginla showed some nice patience on the left half boards before firing a nice cross ice pass to Olli Jokinen; he'd make no mistake from the right circle to get Calgary within one, and after 40 the Flames were down 2-1.
It was the 18th time this season the Flames would find themselves down after two periods of play, and they'd get some push at times in the final frame. Calgary generated a few opportunities, and caught a break late in the third thanks to a bench minor on Columbus for too many men.
They would be unable to tie the game up though, unsuccessful on a key powerplay and didn't do much once they pulled their goalie for an extra man. After a few times being unsuccessful gaining the zone, Jackets defenceman Rostislav Klesla banked the puck off the glass and the puck found it's way into the empty Calgary net to seal the game, and seal Calgary's third straight loss.
...why the Flames lost? Because they just didn't have enough. I'm sure the fatigue of back-to-back games played it's part, but all teams play games on consecutive nights, so it's not a viable excuse. They just looked flat for too much of this hockey game, and didn't generate enough at even strength.
Not taking credit away from the Jackets, because they played their game well, but this is a team Calgary should be able to generate on...yet it was the Columbus fourth line generating at even strenght and not enough of Calgary's offensive players. The likes of Rene Bourque, Curtis Glencross and Brendan Morrison were no good and well under water in the scoring chance count, and 11 chances at even strength isn't going to get it done.
I don't know, why not - Olli Jokinen. I'm thinking of just disolving this particular part of the postgame. He scored a goal, because he shot the puck...and yeah, he made you drop a few four letter words tonight, as he usually does, but at least he scored. No one else did.
The team is four games below .500 for the first time this season, and they have one more game before the Christmas break. The Head Coach continues to say "stay the course" and that's all he can really say...but the fact of the matter is, they just aren't playing well enough on a game in, game out basis. Stay what course?
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I agree with CitizenFlame and SmellofVictory that there are differences betweeen the circumstances of Kovalchuk, Heatley and Iginla. My point was really that there are no guarantees that a trade is going to result in bouncing the Flames back into a realistic contender. Trading a player like Iginla, a former Hart trophy winner with Hall of Fame numbers, on the downside of his career, has few precedents. SmellofVictory mentions the Pronger trade(I assume he means the Anaheim to Philly one, not the Edmonton to Anaheim one but they are both illustrative of what I'm saying).Edmonton had its hand forced much like Ottawa did with Heatley, and they got Lupul, Smid, and a low 1st rounder which turned out to be Riley(not Rick!) Nash. Not a great return. Anaheim, under very different circumstances(just off a Cup win) got Lupul(again!), Lucas Sbisa, and 2 low first rounders which turned into Emerson Etem (having a decent year in Medicine Hat) and Kyle Palmieri who will play for USA in the WJC).Not bad but illustrative of my point that it will take a few years to play out as to who got the better of that deal. I think that is the best Calgary can hope for - prospects and picks that will take years to develope. Prospects can be tricky, and one has to be patient and buy in to the slow rebuild.
December 23 2010, 09:20AM
One further comment: with all due respect to Robyn Regehr, a good guy and a decent shut down d-man, he is no Chis Pronger, who, no matter what you think of him as a person, was an all-world stud who basically carried 3 underdogs to the cup final on his back, winning one. And we saw what Edmonton and Anaheim got for him in the prime of his career with decent contract numbers. It is a lot to hope for that Calgary could get more than a few draft picks and a couple of longshot prospects for Regehr if they were to trade him now.
I don't think Calgary knew Jarome would turn into the player that Jarome is when they traded for him.
Prospects are never a sure fire thing, but you have to get younger. Boston could be an ideal trade partner given that they would have to rid themselves of a player to fit in Iggy's salary, a guy like Wheeler would be nice coming back. He's young, big, would fit great on a line with Bork.


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LAS VEGAS-Dad went home to God who gave him life. He is reunited with his beloved sons Thomas Dell and Gregory Lee and precious grandsons James Dell Nielson and Tracy Allen Bunnell. Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The youngest child of Thomas Joel and Zelda Holdaway Bunnell, Dell was born in Vineyard (Orem) on a farm that is now Utah Valley University campus. He is survived by children Randy, Mesquite, Nev.; Betty (Doug); Becky Pigott (Willie), Las Vegas, Nev.; Teresa (Wayne Nielson), Huntington, Utah; siblings Eva, Marjorie, and Helen; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents; siblings Dean, Jesse, Neal, Grace; former wife of 59 years, LaVern Fullmer Bunnell; and the four mentioned above.
Career accomplishments of which he was most proud was being an instructor at the AFL-CIO Local 3 Operating Engineer Training center in Rancho Murrieta, Calif.; helping create the California Aqua duct system; construction of the Huntington, Castle Dale and Delta, Utah electricity-generating power plants, all as a crane operator; working on construction of U.S. freeway Interstate 80, near Auburn, Calif.; pouring cement for building both the Bullard's Bar dam and the cement bridge abutments for the Auburn-Forest Hill road.
Dad worked hard and played well, teaching his six children his favorite hobbies: being a pilot, dancing, motorcycles, water skiing, fishing, among many others.
Dell died in Las Vegas. He wanted his body donated to science.
A celebration of his life will be held later this year. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made in his name to educational scholarships at LDS Business College or to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund. Arrangements are in the care of Valley Funeral Home in Las Vegas.


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This is too funny..or maybe it's not, since the full details are not out yet. It seems that a woman passing through security at an airport turned around and groped the female TSA agent that was groping ...er, patting, her.
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The owners of row after row of motorcycles parked behind Columbine High School didn't know one another. Yet they all knew why they were at the school on a Sunday morning clad in leather, jeans and bandanas.
More than a thousand bikers made the 45-mile ride Sunday morning from Columbine High to Platte Canyon High for the ninth Emily's Parade to honor victims of school violence. The event is named for Emily Keyes, the 16-year-old student shot and killed in 2006 during a hostage situation at Platte Canyon High School.
For Inter-Canyon Fire Chief Randy Simpson, Sept. 20 was a day of reflection as his department celebrated 60 years of providing fire, medical and emergency services to the community.
"I feel honored today," Simpson said. "This department started out with just a few guys who thought we needed a fire department up here. Now it's a sophisticated department with volunteers and equipment."
Thirty-seven immigrants from across the world stood in the Littleton City Council chambers, surrounded by their friends and families. They raised their right hands and pledged loyalty to their new country.
When the ceremony ended Sept. 17, the 37 immigrants had been replaced with 37 U.S. citizens.
The story of America is the story of the immigrants who come here to start a new life, saying goodbye to homes and past lives in the ultimate gamble on a new beginning.
On a day when the skies are clear and the winds calm, a small, tight-knit community descends on an empty field in Chatfield State Park and ascends to new heights.
In the early-morning light on Sept. 20, members of the Colorado Balloon Club unloaded their equipment, unfurled their balloons and attached their baskets. Soon, those left on the ground watched as the balloons and their passengers slowly floated away.
By Stephanie Alderton, Staff Writer
Treasure hunters of all ages went looking for the past on Littleton's historic Main Street last Saturday.
Historic Littleton Inc. kicked off its third annual scavenger hunt at 10 a.m. to the music of a barbershop quartet outside the Town Hall Arts Center. Each group of contestants received a ballot containing clues and a map to the 15 local businesses where the answers could be found.
The Summerset Festival was back at full strength last weekend as attendees soaked up the sunny weather that was missing last year.
The festival, which draws about 30,000 people to Clement Park during the three-day event, was canceled by wet weather in 2013 for the first time in its 30-year history. Yet even the potential for snow on Friday, opening day, wasn't enough to dampen the excitement.
Some like it crisp and others prefer their pig more pliable, but in the spirit of bringing home the bacon, downtown Littleton put pork on parade Saturday.
"Who doesn't love bacon? It's delicious," said Aaron Ehrhardt of Littleton.
Ehrhardt and his wife, Tyleen, made the short walk to join hundreds celebrating side meat at the Alferd Packer Bacon Party. The event featured live music, drinks and several food trucks that served up the guest of honor.
In 1887, Colorado was among the first five states to officially recognize the contributions of laborers by creating a holiday to honor them.
The Columbine Courier has highlighted four residents whose daily work keeps South Jefferson County in motion, though their diverse careers represent only a tiny slice of all the jobs in our coverage area.
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David Kacprowicz gets a lot of questions about his job when people hear what he does for a living.
There was plenty of running, splashing and roughhousing Saturday at the Ken-Caryl Ranch House pool, but the lifeguard didn't seem to mind.
The lot behind The Ridge Recreation Center was empty at the start of the day on Aug. 9. By sunset, a new playground had materialized in the space.
More than 250 volunteers from the Columbine Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including about a dozen kids handing out lemonade and water, made quick work of building the playground for the Foothills Park and Recreation District.
The community effort was the fourth time the church has helped build a playground for the district in one day, said event organizer Kerry Schaper.
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A captain with the Denver Police Department will soon take over as Littleton's new police chief, the city announced Friday afternoon in a news release. Douglas Stephens, who secured the support of the Littleton Police Officers Association, is expected to assume his new post in early May.
The job opening was created when Heather Coogan announced her retirement in January. Her last day as chief was April 1.
More than 40 people were interviewed for the position in a process that included a citizens panel and a police department board. But the final decision on whom to hire was made by City Manager Michael Penny.
"This was an impressive group of law enforcement professionals, but Doug Stephens was the unanimous choice of each of the four interview panels," Penny said in the news release. "He understands that I am looking for a human-focused leader who knows law enforcement and has the skills to meet the community's needs."
Stephens' experience with the Denver force includes working as the commanding officer for the gangs bureau and commander of the pattern crimes bureau.
Stephens, who has a master's degree in criminal justice and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, will be paid $130,000 per year.


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Carbon monoxide is a dangerous gas produced when heating systems are not working correctly. You can't smell, taste or see carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide can build up inside a house because of incomplete combustion and cause severe sickness and even death.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning:
- Sudden flu-like illness
- Dizziness, headaches, sleepiness
- Nausea or vomiting
- Fluttering or throbbing heartbeat
- Cherry-red lips, unusually pale complexion
- Unconsciousness
If you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning:
- Get the victim out of the house and into fresh air immediately.
- Call 911 or emergency medical help.
- Get everyone else out of the house.
- Open the windows.
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- Be alert for the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Install and maintain carbon monoxide alarms and replace them every five years.
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- Never use a charcoal grill indoors.
- Have all fuel-burning appliances, flues, vents and chimneys checked regularly.
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Clarke University offers two high quality master degree level business programs that prepare students across the broad spectrum of management and leadership: Master of Business Administration and Master in Organizational Leadership. As you review these options, you should examine which degree will better suit your career goals and interests, as well as your background and preferences.Master of Business Administration (MBA)The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is an internationally recognized professional management degree with a broad foundation of various functions within an organization including: organizational behavior, strategy, human resources, accounting, finance, marketing, and operations applied to domestic and global organizations. An MBA emphasizes management and administration functions that produce order and consistency in organizations. Clarke offers certifications within the MBA in the following areas: Managerial Professional, Project Management Professional, Human Resource Professional. The Clarke University MBA is for students either engaged in or preparing for managerial positions within their organizations. The program emphasizes problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making abilities. MBA graduates typically find themselves managing business units and cross-functional teams toward achieving organizational goals and objectives. This program is for individuals, primarily with a business-based educational background, although pre-requisite coursework may be obtained to pursue the MBA degree.Master in Organization Leadership (MOL)The landscape of the 21st Century workplace includes knowledge-based workers engaged in a fast-paced, ever-changing, globalized environment. This requires thoughtful, flexible, visionary leaders able to meet the demands and expectations of key stakeholders. The Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL) degree teaches students how to lead and produce effective change in an organization through its most valuable resource, its human capital.The MOL is for students either in or preparing for positions of leadership within their organizations. The MOL focuses on: organizational leadership with emphasis on leading self and others in the modern world, effective teams, organizational behavior, executive presence, ethical behavior, and systems leadership. MOL graduates typically find themselves leading complex organizations and initiating change for organizational effectiveness. This program is for individuals from a broad base of educational backgrounds.In addition, students who pursue the MOL at Clarke University, gain a competitive advantage through three one-credit high-impact workshop-style courses offered in partnership with Dardis Communications. These courses focus on skills every leader needs, which include; professional presentation and communication skills, leadership presence, and powerful persuasion skills. The courses show you how to 'step up' with confidence, think quickly on your feet, and speak with purpose.
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Theo Von shares his feelings about the PT Cruiser Convertible, fantasizes about the best way to spend money and explains his text-based friendship with a total stranger.
Hell, yeah, good to be heretonight, huh?
Nice little crowd, huh?
You guys beenhaving a good time?
Eff yes, man.
Good to be here.
Just got backfrom New York City.
I don't know, buddy bear, uh...
Dude, people areso angry there.
I said hello to a guy.
He said "No."
I was like"Man, who (bleep) your fuñata?"
That's where Mexicanskeep their fun.
Got a nice crowd tonight, huh?Little bit of diversity.
Where my white people at?
(bleep), yeah, we're still here.
That's our motto in America.
They are phasing us out.
I'm serious. Hell, yeah.Mexicans bang faster.
Blacks bang better.
Nobody wants to bangwhite people anymore,
not even other white people.
Dude, Mexicans are serious.
They procreate seriously.
A Mexican woman will sneakinto your nuts to get a baby.
Where my Mexican women at?
(sparse woos)
You hear that? Mating call.
Dude, they want a babyevery time.
They (bleep) for keeps.
They want every (bleep)to grow up.
Dude, even if you just jerk offby a Mexican girl,
she'll try to, like,
catch it in her vagitile.
Like that... Mm...
They do that dance
to make sure it's in there.
♪ Bah-ba-da-da-da
♪ A baby already
A Mexican girl makea baby in an hour.
Got a vagina like a microwave.
Dude, I won't even masturbate
to Mexican porn on my computer
'cause my printerwill just start
printing off picturesof children. (whooshing)
Oh, this is my son, Papelito.
This is my daughter, Páginas.
That means "little paper"and "little pages."
Those jokes are for the kids.(chuckles)
I hooked up with one Mexicangirl like a year ago.
She's like,"What are we going to name it?"
Like, "Name it? I'm justtaking my pants off, um..."
Is that a cute Mexican name?
And they are serious, man.
They're sneaking inour country too, these Mexicans.
Not a few, like,you know, millions.
I live on the beachin, uh, California.
Sometimes I just go watch them
come in the morning just...(whooshing)
I'm like, "Those waveshave luggage." (chuckles)
They are sneaky.
They could be tunnelingunder here right now.
You never know.
Find unique waysto get in our country.
I bought a blowup dollthe other day,
blew it up,it's a Mexican lady.
Made me blow upthree of her kids.
The Inflatables family.
Living at my house.
I'm like, "These mother(bleep)snuck in through my lungs."
Who else is here tonight, huh?
Where my black peopleat tonight?
(audience woos)
That's what's up.
I love black people.
I want to be black next time.
It looks fun because you canwear anything you want.
Black guy looks goodin anything.
You ever see a black guy
with that t-shirt down to here?
I'm like,"What size is that? Forever?"
Like, if I wear that,
I look like a lesbianabout to take a nap.
I look like Ellenat a slumber party.
Black guys have allthe cool nicknames:
Doodoo, Pookie,Doodyman, Snicker,
Kit Kat... anything offthe candy aisle.
Payday, 100 Grand, Rollo...
Oh Henry!,that's a gay black guy.
Oh Henry! Oh Henry!
Tart N' Tiny--that's a little gay black guy.
There go little Tart N' Tiny,looking for dicks.
Black people alwayshave a good time.
I was, um, I wasin court the other day
and...(audience chuckling)
That's not the joke, people thatare laughing-- that's racism.
Sorry, black friends.
I was in court the other day andthis black guy pleaded "My bad."
And I was like, "(bleep), yeah,dude, it is on in here, right?"
And I was up right after himfor DUI and I wanted to be cool,
so I pleaded, "Blame iton the a-a-a-a-alcohol.
And blame it on the weed."
And, uh, that's when they got mefor possession of marijuana.
But I blamed thaton the black guy
and they rearrested him.
So, that's...
that's the system.
We got to keep reppingthe struggle.
I can't believe black peoplecan't swim yet.
Y'all are (bleep) around,come on.
Y'all the mostathletic people on Earth.
Can't y'all justrun across the water?
Like, you think it would beeasiest for black people
'cause all they have to dois invent a dance move
that would keep themabove water.
(bleep), teach mehow to doggy-paddle.
All this water love me.
All this, all this waterlove me.
All this water love me,all, all...
which is Spanish for...
Indian. Know your (bleep).
And I, uh, ran into a rental carissue while I was there, okay?
I reserved the SUV, you know?
'Cause I wanna look tough,you know, vehicularly.
And I get there.They don't have my SUV.
So they said they're goingto give me something similar.
And that's Hebrewfor we're going
to (bleep) you here, buddy.
So they give mea PT Cruiser convertible.
Are you familiar with this(bleep) stroller? Yeah.
It's not even like a car.
It's like a trap for gays,really.
It's like you park it somewhere
and open the top,
put a little bit of dickin the middle; then you wait.
When the gays get in,you shut it on them,
take 'em to the police.
(bleep) car, dude.
I had to blow a guyjust to get it to go in reverse.
And I'm not even gay.
I just had to parallel park.
So, that took a while.
I commend you, ladies.
I didn't think it was so hardto give head, you know?
I mean, it looks easierfrom this end.
Thankfully I wore my earplugs.
You know, just 'cause...
well, sucking (bleep)is gay, but...
hearing yourself suck (bleep)...
that's really the gay part.
It's only gayif you can hear it, right?
Silent dicks all day.
I stayed up the other nightwatching something
on television; it was likea public service announcement.
You know, and it's like,"You got to help these kids."
You know,and they show these kids
and something's wrong with them.
And it's likethey're sewing pants
for a penny a dayin sweatshops.
And I'm like, well, if they'resewing pants and they need help,
like, why doesn't one of them
sew a message for helpinto some pants?
Especially if they got all day.
But knowing us in America,
that would just be likea new fashion statement.
Like, "Oh, do you likethese new Thirsty jeans?"
What are these?"Oh, A Lion Ate My Brother."
Ed Hardy? No. Fed Hardly.
They're real nice.
They're real nice.
I stayed up the other nightwatching Nancy Grace.
I wish somebody wouldkidnap this bitch.
Dude, I don't like...that show is bull(bleep).
The show... they sensationalizemissing and molested kids
to sell advertising dollars.
They're not lookingfor these kids.
The show comes onat 11:00 at night.
They haven't found one kid.
It's been on for ten years.
Ten... wha... you give mea half hour and an eight ball,
I'll find a missing kidright out here.
The show comes onat 11:00 at night
and they're like,"Go look for kids..."
Like, I live ina nasty neighborhood.
You go look for them.
(bleep), if I golooking for somebody,
I might be the nextmissing person.
This is a horrible idea, Nance.
Hey, so I got to tell you guysthis story, all right?
Hey so I gotta tell you guysthis story, alright?
So this is a true story.
All right, so six months ago Iget a text message on my phone.
Okay? It's from a random phonenumber that I don't know.
It's a Chicago area code,all right?
I live in Los Angeles.It says, "Hey, it's Wanda."
So I write back, "Wanda who?"
And she writes,"Da Wanda, yo cousin"
And I don't have an cousins.
Both my parentswere only children.
But I was like, "Holy (bleep),it'd be fun if I did, right?"
So I wrote back,"What's up, shorty?"
And she and I have been textingeach other now for six months.
She thinks I'm her cousinthat lives in Los Angeles.
And I actually havea godnephew now
named D'mauri, who's goingto be two years old
in about a week, so...
It's kind of like a big timefor our family.
But I'm like,"This is so much fun."
I'm just going to text everystrange number in America
because I have unlimited textingand I only work at night.
So, now I've textedover 20,000 numbers
and got into the craziestconversations you can imagine.
Like, I'm hiring peoplefor Civil War reenactments.
I'm running blood drivesthat don't exist.
I've been in a relationshipwith one guy
who thinksI'm a 22-year-old woman
stuck at a mental healthfacility in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Um, it's actually gettinga little out of hand.
But anyway, I takethe best conversations,
I put them on this websiteI started called Cranktext.com,
so you can check it out.
But, um...
But people are always like,
"Well, where do youget the numbers?"
And I'm like,
"Well, sharpshooter,you just make them up."
So I'm going to read you guys
one of the conversationsreal quick that I have.
So I write, "Hey, what's up?"
All right, I just sent it outinto the world,
out into the ether. Right?
So, I write, "Hey, what's up?"
This person writes, "Not much.Sorry, new phone. Who is this?"
So, I said,"It's Barry. How ya doing?"
He said, "Hey, I am good.How are you?"
I said, "I'm great.Got through the surgery fine."
He said, "Barry,I don't want to be rude,
but I'm very bad with names.I still can't remember you."
I said, "I forget thingsall the time.
"No biggie.
I'm still in ICU.Just kind of lonely."
He goes,"Barry, I think you have
the wrong number, my friend."
"Who gave you thisas my number?"
I said,"I've had it in my phone."
"You should see the new leg.
(bleep) technology."
(chuckles) Then he goes,"Do you know what my name is?"
And I had to guess.So I just guessed Ben.
He goes, "Sorry, my friend,that's not me,
but I hopeyou feel better soon."
I said,"(bleep), man, me too.
You ever been through anythinglike this?"
'Cause you got to keep 'emgoing.
He goes, "No, not like that.You'll be okay."
I said, "I don't know, man.I feel like such a bitch."
He goes, "(bleep) happens."
Yeah, (bleep) likeyou lose your keys.
Not (bleep) like this.
I said, "Easy for you to say,I'm out a (bleep) leg, homie."
Then he didn't write back.So I wrote,
"Uh, I'm sorry, man.I'm just angry.
This is hard for me.Do you have any advice?"
He goes, "You will get usedto it. Sorry, got to run."
"Got to run" to a guywho had just lost his leg
in intensive care.
That's America.
My back is sweatin'...or my ass is sweatin' up.
You never know whatthe Lord's doing.
'Cause we grew upin a real Christian home.
Like, if we jerked off, my dadmade us bury it in the yard.
That joke's for my brother.I know he would love that one.
I need some money.
I need some. You got to havemoney to get a woman, you know?
And I get it, ladies, you know?
Who wants to bang some poor guy?That's nasty.
You get done banging, you'rejust laying there all poor.
Like, "Oh, can I go get youa towel that doesn't match
"any of the other towels?
What about some tap water,a hot pocket?"
Got to have money, dude.This is how you catch a woman...
Okay, you get all your money
and you put it in a big pile,in a big stack.
Stack yo money.
Okay... And then when a womancomes to get it,
you snatch her.
And that's your wife.
Then you go live with her.
And when she startsacting all crazy,
you just take her backby that money,
let her smell that money pile.
Just splash some 20s on her.(whipping)
That's called wedlock,they call it.
Got to have money, man.
And I want a bunch of money,you know?
Like, (bleep) a little.
Like a wallet?What the f... ah...
That's like a filing cabinetfor a poor person.
I have that. I want to carrymy money in a big sack
like the (bleep) Grinchthat stole everything.
Have all the money,live like a gangster.
Do whatever you want.One of my buddies called me
from home the other dayfrom Louisiana.
He's like,"Hey, man, I got a new job.
Making 40k a year."
Like, that's cool, bud,if you want to, you know,
marry your high schoolgirlfriend, have two kids,
one of them fat,one of them got asthma,
(bleep) have a nice(gasping) life, okay?
(bleep) that. I want to dowhatever I want to do.
Live like a gangster, just walkaround just shootin' people.
(imitating gunshots)
Apologize with money...
Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry...
Nobody lives likea gangster anymore, man.
All the celebrities are afraid,
afraid to live how they want.
Michael Jackson, last goodgangster millionaire
they had on the planet.Say what you want, okay?
He had some technical issues.
But he did whateverhe wanted to do, okay?
He had bison in his house,wild animals.
What do you have, a cat?He had bison, okay?
Bison, zebras, alpacas,just running around his house.
(roars)Eating furniture and (bleep).
Okay? Imagine being like this,
"Heya! Heya!" every timeyou want to sit on the sofa.
That's some G-(bleep).
He had a middle school under hisbed, a small private academy.
That's gangsta.
I'm just sayinghe did whatever he wanted to do,
no matter what the media saidabout him.
He did what he wanted to do.
All these other celebritiesare afraid, man.
They're all afraid, afraidof what TMZ will think,
Entertainment Tonight.
I was a huge Brett Favre fan.
I grew up 45 minutesfrom his house.
We used to eat mushrooms,put on Favre jerseys,
run around in his town,pretend we was him, okay?
This dude got busted textingpictures of his penis
to chicks with his phone.
I'm like, dude, why are youdoing what I'm doing?
Like, you're Brett Favre.At least hire a nice artist
to come and paint your penis upreal nice, you know?
Just Ansel Adamssome clouds behind it
and mail that off to woman.
Or just put your phone downand go (bleep) a chick.
You're Brett Favre, dude.
If you shave a little,I might jerk you off, buddy.
I'm not gay,but I'm a football fan.
I just look the other way
and ask him about the timehe beat Detroit.
"It looked cold out there, sir."
Tiger Woods... 'cause he'san example of all of us.
He's black, white, Asian...
uh... Islander, whatever,
all wrapped upinto one cat named man, okay?
And he could have anythinghe wants in the world.
He had all the money, you know?
He could buy all of us.
Yeah, he could. This is America.He could buy us.
'Cause sometimes you thinkif you had all the money,
everything will be perfect,you know?
All the kids are goingto have nice teeth or braces.
Everyone's going to havenice hair or a wig.
Everyone's goingto be eating ham.
And when there's no more ham,guess what, ba-bow, extra ham.
But he had all the money.
He could have anything he wants,
and he's banging chicks... What?
(bleep), you are banging chicks?
Like, I make $52,000 a year.I'm banging chicks, okay?
That's the tax bracket I'm in.
But whenI'm a billionaire, dude,
all I'm (bleep)is endangered species.
I be (bleep) the last white owl.
Whoo, whoo, whoo...
Whoo... This owl soundslike a train.
When I'm a billionaire, I'mfinding other ways to get off.
I'm going to hirea bunch of Mexicans
to come to my house every day,bury all my money in my yard
then dress uplike pirates and dig it up.
Every day.
I'm going to fly up to spacethat night in a special shuttle,
jerk off, and justcome back to the house.
They gonna call methe Space Jerker.
This dude's banging chicks.
When I have my money,I'm going to hire somebody
to give a (bleep).Wouldn't that be nice?
Wouldn't it be nice?You hire just some random dude
off the streetto give a (bleep) for you.
That's his job.
So your wife comes home,she's all pissed.
She's like,"Oh, you're just going
"to spend all our moneyat the casino
and then park your truckin my flower bed?"
I'd be like,"You need to talk to Todd.
I will leave you two alone."
I'm not even going to wear
a bathing suitwhen I have my money.
I'm just going to hiresome random dude
to walk in front of my dicklike this on the beach.
People would be like,"Who is that?"
I'm like, "That's Gary.That's my new suit."
I'd be like,"Tuck your thumb in, Gary."
I don't want that crazy tan linethat look like my penis
has been hitchhikingfor vaginas.
This time I'm goingto wake up every day
when I got all my money, okay?
I'm going to havea bunch of little Asian babies
come in my room, okay?
Because that's the softest babythat the Lord makes, okay?
And they come in and I got theirfeet padded so they extra quiet.
And they've been caged up
so they feel vealy,they real real soft.
And they come in
and look--one of them has a drum.
But I didn't buy him any sticks,
so he just has to carryhis drum.
He's the angry one.
And they come in, and look,this is how they wake me up:
the (bleep) softest wayto wake up in the world,
they sprinkle cinnamon on me.
That's gangsta, son.
When you go to bed at nightand set your alarm clock
to cinnamon Asians...
...then you (bleep) up and setit to brothers with nutmeg.
They show up an hour latewith no nutmeg.


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Everyone should have a grasp on the basic processes that make our world tick. Take this quiz to see how good you are at answering some fundamental science questions. Don't worry — no rocket science knowledge is required.
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Question 1 of 30
Which direction does the needle of a compass point?
The point is drawn toward the magnetic North Pole.
Question 2 of 30
What is every object in our world made of?
Atoms and molecules are made of matter.
Question 3 of 30
Newton's first law of motion states that an object in motion tends to what?
stay in motion
Objects in motions stay in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest.
slowly decrease in speed
cause an equal and opposite reaction
Question 4 of 30
About what percentage of Earth is covered by water?
50 percent
60 percent
70 percent
Seventy percent of Earth is covered by water, and most of that is ocean.
Question 5 of 30
The word habitat refers to what?
a large, open area
a place where an organism lives
A habitat is a place where an organism lives. Loss of habitat is a reason that many species disappear.
a subset of a specific ecosystem
Question 6 of 30
How many days does it take Earth to travel around the sun?
365 days
This 365-day cycle is the basis for our calendar system.
24 days
132 days
Question 7 of 30
When do the coldest temperatures generally occur?
shortly after sunrise
They occur just after sunrise. It takes a while for the sun to begin warming things up again.
at 2 a.m.
just before sunrise
Question 8 of 30
How many subatomic particles are in an atom?
The three main subatomic particles in atoms are electrons, protons and neutrons.
Question 9 of 30
About how long ago did modern humans first appear?
Modern humans appeared about 200,000 years ago, and dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago, so of course our forefathers never hunted the T. rex.
2 million
12 million
Question 10 of 30
What does the periodic table display?
elements according to their atomic numbers
Elements with similar properties are in the same column.
the evolutionary time periods of life on Earth
the geologic layers that represent different eras of Earth's creation
Question 11 of 30
What term describes a group of organisms and their physical environment?
Earth is home to many diverse ecosystems.
Question 12 of 30
If the pressure is the same, what kind of air has the greatest density?
Cold air is denser because the molecules move slowly.
Question 13 of 30
What are the abiotic factors of an environment?
the nonliving parts of an environment
Soil and rain are examples of the nonliving parts of an environment.
the asymmetrical parts of an environment
the disappearing parts of an environment
Question 14 of 30
How are synthetic chemicals different from so-called natural chemicals?
Natural chemicals are healthier.
They aren't different.
The atoms are the same whether they are naturally-occurring or made by humans.
Synthetic chemicals tend to be more toxic.
Question 15 of 30
Newton's third law of motion states that every action has what?
both motion and rest
an equal and opposite reaction
The law that every action has an equal and opposite reaction affects all of us, every moment of every day.
a consequence
Question 16 of 30
How old are the oldest fossils found on Earth?
about 3.8 billion years
They're about 3.8 billion years old, nearly as old as the solar system.
about 137 million years
about 82 million years
Question 17 of 30
What does the nucleus of a cell contain?
DNA provides basic instructions for building and maintaining an organism.
Question 18 of 30
According to cell theory, what are cells?
the building blocks of dark matter
the basic unit of life
Every organism is made from cells, the basic units of life.
the same for all mammals
Question 19 of 30
What is the highest taxonomic rank in the widely-used Linnaean system of biological classification?
The kingdom classification is the broadest in scientist Carl Linnaeus' popular system. However, microbiologist Carl Woese did define a new system in which domain is the highest classification.
Question 20 of 30
What is the first step of the scientific method?
state your hypothesis
identify the problem
You can't begin until you've narrowed down your inquiry.
test your hypothesis
Question 21 of 30
What is all matter made of?
You can't have matter of any kind without chemicals.
Question 22 of 30
In weather, what does the term "front" refer to?
the place where two air masses meet
A front, the place where two air masses meet, often brings drastic changes in weather.
a mass of hot, humid air
the opposite of "back"
Question 23 of 30
What is the hottest layer of our planet?
Decaying radioactive elements, heat from friction and other factors make the core very hot.
Question 24 of 30
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Earth resides in one of the outer arms of the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy.
Question 25 of 30
Which characteristic do all mammals have?
simple teeth
large brains
Mammals are a furry bunch — some more than others.
Question 26 of 30
What makes something a poison?
its dose
Every chemical can be poisonous to humans if they're exposed to a high enough dose.
its toxicity
its presence in snakes
Question 27 of 30
What mineral is found in a saline solution?
Saline solutions include salt and are great for rinsing your nasal passages.
Question 28 of 30
What do mitochondria provide for an organism's body?
They use oxygen and sugars to provide energy.
Question 29 of 30
What happens to iron when it is exposed to oxygen?
It rusts.
Iron readily combines with oxygen to create iron oxide, or rust.
It begins to bubble.
It converts slowly to magnesium.
Question 30 of 30
What is the basic unit of a chemical element?
An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of that element.