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Skip to comments.Do you support NRA's proposal for putting armed police officers in schools? (poll to freep)
Posted on 12/21/2012 6:48:07 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
Currently behind.
Category: Nation Voting began on 12/21/2012 Voting ends on 12/22/2012 A.Yes - 847 (26%) B.No - 2304 (70%) C.Not sure - 149 (5%)
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I support NRA's proposal for putting armed police officers in cosmetology schools on bad hair days.
Little change so far:
A. Yes - 855 (26%)
B. No - 2309 (70%)
C. Not sure - 153 (5%)
Not surprising. It's an uber liberal rag catering to the free stuff crowd.
Voted, still at 26%.
Do you support the NRA's proposal for putting armed police officers in schools throughout the nation?
Category: Nation
Voting began on 12/21/2012
Voting ends on 12/22/2012
A.Yes - 871 (26%)
B.No - 2313 (69%)
C.Not sure - 153 (5%)
3,337 Respondents
Read more: http://old.post-gazette.com/polls/Default.asp#ixzz2FkG9fPEn
Bunch of animals.
FReeped it!
Got on another computer and voted again.
Now up to 29%.
i don't support it. i support letting adults working in the school with ccw and any other adult with ccw carrying on school grounds.
we don't need expansion of the police state. citizens can police themselves, government is never the best and first answer to everything.
We do it here at secondary schools already:
Thanks, Red
Sure, put an armed rent a cop in every movie house and lots of em in every other Gun free environment. They will need certifications of course and distinctive attire to better recognize their position as officialism gun barbers. Lets just see, Brown shirt would be a good start...
Wain LaPue is a shill.
Actually, I do not, as presented.
I do not want identified armed guards or police in the schools....
I want the staff to be trained, armed and ready to use their training and weapons.
The shooter need not know who is or who is not armed and willing to kill them.
The media quickly turned this into "one in 7 cops will be pulled off the streets". BS - there are plenty of retired cops, well trained responsible citizens and military that would do this for nothing.
Chat with the young teachers and the kids? Free lunch and computer privileges? I volunteered in the armed pilot program after 9/11. I'd train any teacher to shoot. I'd do it again for nothing. Sign me up coach.
I'm with you. Committees of Safety need to be formed in order to set the parameters of the county program, then vet all the volunteers. The background investigations come from county funds. We need to change the culture and get back to building the local militia for this job.
Yes - 1185 (32%)
No - 2406 (64%)
Not sure - 157 (4%)
I am pro 2nd Amendment and voted NO.
Our schools are already like prisons. We don't need to make them more so.
I am pro 2nd Amendment and voted NO.
Our schools are already like prisons. We don't need to make them more so.
When I was in high school armed black panthers stormed the place and briefly held it hostage. As a result for the rest of my time there we had armed Seattle cops on duty every day.
Interesting times.
but u must understand...Its about trusting any idiot to teach/indoctrinate your kids for 180 day a yr VS. the trained person that will, in all likely-hood, never have to use his training to save those same kids....
Without some type of armed presence at the school anyone wishing to "copycat" what has just happened has several minutes of free fire time. More than enough to run up a significant body count with any type of gun other than a black powder replica weapon. I truly wish it was different but wishing don't make it real (except for Hollywood and politicians).
As for those who project their fears about an armed police presence what result would they really chose from: A live child with some fear of an armed police presence or a dead child free of such fear? People in Connecticut thought they had a third option (the traditional American mindset) until last Friday when they learned differently.
Most of the schools in my county already have armed "resource officers" in the schools. Big freaking deal.
Cops are armed wherever they go. If they sit armed in their own office near the school administration offices what's the freaking difference if they are seen by the kids there or at the mall or local store?
I was at a JROTC meeting once and an off-duty officer sat across from me. Guess what? He was in plain clothes and armed. The kids could have cared less.
Sure, I'm all for letting teachers have the option to carry. But the Black Helicopter types here, and in the media, are making an armed cop inside a school sound like a squad of SWAT officers camped-out in the cafeteria 24/7.
No, to police officers in schools.
Did we not learn our lessons with DHS and the TSA? Give the government/controlling authority a drop and they grab an ocean.
I would prefer to have a few well-trained administrators/teachers in the schools, former military parents if they must, but NO to police officers/guards/government/some new stupid organization that will need a freakin' czar to run it.
I support NRAs proposal for putting armed police officers in schools in every county that voted for Romney.
Do you support the NRA's proposal for putting armed police officers in schools throughout the nation?
Category: Nation
Voting began on 12/21/2012
Voting ends on 12/22/2012
Yes - 1465 (35%)
No - 2531 (61%)
Not sure - 163 (4%)
4,159 Respondents
>> I am pro 2nd Amendment and voted NO.
>> Our schools are already like prisons. We dont need to make them more so.
C'mon, that's not what the vote is about.
An alternative would be an administrator or two trained to handle a gun. This could be locked up until needed. He/she needs tactical training, too, of course.
Up to 36% yes, 60% no now - does anyone really think that 26 innocent people would have died in Newport had there been an armed guard of some type present when Mr. Lanza started to shoot his way into the school???.....
By the time you get to where the gun is locked up and get it unlocked, it will more than likely be too late.
Our schools are already like prisons. We dont need to make them more so.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Let them be shot then. No problemo, eh?
At Columbine, there was a deputy sheriff in his car outside the school. It took him a while to respond, but when he did he traded fire with one of the killers. They exchanged about ten shots. I am thinking of a gun in the main office, with someone in that office able to use it. He/she would be a lot closer to the action than that deputy. Think of the analogy of a fire extinguisher.
The idea is an epic fail. More FedMob intrusion into the states? The Feds have no business in the schools in the first place.
Yes, that's exactly what I said. Let's shoot all 1st graders
Yes it is. It is asking us if we want to live in lock-down everywhere.
I agree. We need to do away with the "gun-free zone" nonsense and simply allow legally licensed citizens, including teachers, janitors, coaches, whatever to carry concealed where permitted by existing law.
I have to believe that someday cities like Chicago, New York,Detroit, Distr. of Columbia, etc will see the light and stop stifling the 2nd amendment.
Where this can't be done under existing laws or regulations, then armed contractors can be hired, but they must not be government employees!
If we make schools, (all schools), NON-GUN-FREE areas then those that can and WILL carry, (concealed or not), will step up and protect themselves and their charges.
If the BAD GUY does not know if someone is armed or not, things will change in a BIG way, trust me. You don't want to mess with me because you don't know what I can or will do to protect my kids as well as the children of others. I don't want to mess with you because I don't know what you can or will do to stop me if I were to try something so stupid.
I am quite comfortable with that arrangement and I am prepared to bid you good day and go my way and leave you to do the same. I am also willing and prepared to assist you in protecting you, your family and your right to do same if needs be.
The right thing to do, in my opinion, is: "NO GUN FREE ZONES" as these are established and advertised as "UNAPPOSED KILL ZONES" for the "BAD GUYS" to use as hunting grounds at their pleasure.
GOD Bless,
Do you support the NRA's proposal for putting armed police officers in schools throughout the nation?
Category: Nation
Voting began on 12/21/2012
Voting ends on 12/22/2012
Yes - 1599 (37%)
No - 2597 (60%)
Not sure - 166 (4%)
A Rather Modest Proposal.LOL.
Just make home schooling compulsory. The public school system has just died, having outlived its usefulness by 2 decades.
Shooting Galleries where children are summarily slaughtered without the slightest chance of the exercise of one of the most basic individual rights since the Magna Carta, that of self defence, set up for use by the possessed, the abominable and the insane , do not seem to conflict with any zoning laws that I have seen.
Bizarro world has indeed arrived here in the United States of Zimbabwe.
What if that someone is in a meeting or called out of the office. In order for a firearm to be useful in a time of need, it must be immediately available.
And suppose the cop is outside in his car attending the kids who are smoking? That was the case at Columbine. If the White House guard had been standing by the door at the Ford theatre, as he was supposed to, Lincoln would have lived out his second term.
Good point.
I also suggest that if I were in the audience and armed that night John Wilkes Booth would not have made it off that stage or I would have died also trying to kill him.
It would not have saved the President, as he was already shot by that time, but it would have established an expectation for those who would try such a thing.
In answer to the supposed question: Yes, I would have been armed and I would have gone after Booth. Also, it is not likely that I would miss if I shot at him unless he shot me first.
It is a moot point, to be sure, history is what it is, but it is also just a matter of one's own set of values and what one is prepared to do at any given moment in time. I wasn't there so we will never know that outcome, will we.?
GOD Bless,
First I don't believe those people assigned for security have to be police officers.
How many 6 and 7 year old kids drive to school and smoke?
The LEO in the small town where my grandchild goes to elementary school pulled his deputies out of the headquarters when they are assigned to desk duty and put them in the school. They do their paper work there. The school gave them an office. Now the children are protected and the officers still get their paper work done. No extra cost. That is using common sense to solve a problem on the local level. No gov. needed.
How about a security system designed and installed by professionals in the business instead of school administrators paper programs that have been rescently accepted as adequate by the teachers union president, "we dont need an armed camp we need safe and nurturing environment for our teachers and students" Parents look beyond the emotion these cretans are once again hoping to calm your fears with NOTHING but the same, your children are still in danger guns or no guns
While I agree with the NRA's basic idea I would prefer we allow (selected) teachers to be armed.
I don't understand the problem here. Every school in America has at least one security guard already. JUST ARM HIM!
The point I make is that the policeman may also be out of position. There is no sure thing. All you can do is to minimize the damage.
The audience was confused, giving them little time to react. Only in movies does the hero always react with lightning speed. In real life, it is the rare individual to who is able to react in time.
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The excitement and buzz about the Prince Tour Diablo racquets started before anyone outside of Prince even knew what these racquets would be called. We first got a glimpse of a Tour Diablo in the more than capable hands of WTA Tour star Jennifer Capriati as she blitzed her way through the draw at the 2003 US Open. Painted all black, and with the simple words "Experimental" emblazoned on the side of the frame, tennis fans and racquet gurus were freeze-framing their TV screens, trying to get a closer look at this mysterious racquet. Questions about the all black racquets quickly started to brew throughout the tennis community. Within days, the phones at Tennis Warehouse started to ring and our Talk Tennis message board started to receive more and more questions about the Experimental racquets. Die-hard Prince fans wanted to know things like: What is the frame composition? What are the specs? What will the racquets finally look like? When will the racquets be released? When can we get demos?
On January 16th, just three days before the start of the 2004 Australian Open, Prince provided its final answer. On the Prince Web site, the final look and specifications for the Tour Diablo racquets were revealed. What we learned was that the Prince Tour Diablo is available in two head sizes. The Tour Diablo Mid features a 93 sq. inch head and is 27" long, while the Midplus has a 100 sq. inch head and is 27.25" long.
Capriati, currently using the Tour Diablo Mid, was quoted on the Prince Web site as saying, "from its performance to its looks and name, I absolutely love the Diablo. The racquet feels great in your hands and gives groundstrokes an incredibly smooth feel. Also, I love knowing that I can direct the ball where I want and can also put enough pace on it to end the point with a clean winner."
So, would we fall for the devil like Capriati? We strung both head sizes with 17 gauge, multifilament string. One racquet of each head size was strung 2lbs above minimum recommended tension, and one of each 2lbs above mid tension. The use of overgrips and string dampeners was left up to each playtester. We playtested the Tour Diablo racquets for three weeks, here's what we found out.
Our team found the Tour Diablo Mid offered a solid platform for groundstrokes. The general consensus was that the racquet played larger than a traditional Midsize, offering a generous sweetspot. Wendi's concerns about hitting with a Midsize racquet were soon dispelled, "I was a little worried about the small head size, but after about 15 minutes of play I was adjusting to it. I found nice control and decent power from the racquet when I put all my weight behind my shots. I noticed that I really had to move my feet so that I could be in position and ensure all my body weight was going into each stroke. When I was in position I hit beautifully, but this racquet did not put up with any of my laziness. If I was out of position I had some issues with power. This racquet felt maneuverable and I got some nice swing speed on my strokes, which helped when I got in a sticky situation." Also impressed with the size of the sweetspot on the Tour Diablo Mid was Don. "I loved the way this racquet felt and performed! I usually struggle with 12+ ounce, smaller headed, low power racquets. I just can't swing them fast enough to generate sufficient pace and depth. However, the Tour Diablo Mid is nicely balanced, affording it greater maneuverability than I expected. The 331 swingweight is right in my comfort zone. Another big plus for me was the open 16/20 string pattern. It provides a little additional pop (as well as spin potential). Both feel and control were superb, allowing me to take full swings, yet not having to work hard. The racquet's heft actually delivered a bit more power, which was evident when picking up deep shots off the baseline with an almost half-volley stroke. I didn't notice much of a power drop-off on balls hit high in the stringbed, either. Stability was never an issue. This is one solid racquet!"
Chris was very pleased with the Tour Diablo Mid off the ground. He said, "this has to be one of the nicest stock racquets I've ever hit with. I immediately found the groove from the baseline and felt like the racquet did not need any customization. I was hitting consistently and moving the ball around the court with ease within the first five minutes of my first hit. I was able to generate a lot of racquet head speed on my forehand, finding some good spin and weight on both crosscourt and down the line shots. I was particularly impressed with the range and accuracy I was finding on my forehand angle passing shots and topspin lobs. During matches, the variety of options I had off the forehand really kept my opponent guessing. I felt like I could hold my shot till the last second, then place the ball to my desired target. I was equally pleased when hitting backhands with this racquet. The mix between power and control felt just right. The sweetspot in the Tour Diablo Mid extends nicely into the upper hoop, and I found a very consistent feel from the stringbed. I did a side by side comparison with the Prince Original Graphite Mid, and for me, the Tour Diablo Mid was the better racquet. It had a more solid feel, the sweetspot felt bigger, and I felt like I was hitting a heavier, more accurate ball."
Josh also quickly found the groove with the Tour Diablo Mid. "This was a great racquet to hit with. Good pop. Good control. Good weight. The racquet was easy to use on both forehand and backhand sides, and I wasn't afraid to go for a big winner in a tight spot. The grip was boxier than I'm used to. It felt good and reminded me somewhat of the Original Graphite. I was surprised at the amount of pace I could generate with the racquet despite the Mid head size. The only trouble I had was hitting slice backhands. I really had to concentrate on getting my knees down and following through to drive the ball towards the baseline." Granville enjoyed the traditional player's feel of the racquet, saying, "the Tour Diablo Mid is a great feeling "classic" racquet. As expected, it is a bit stiffer and a little less forgiving than the Midplus. However, it offers some "oomph" when you need it on the dead run or are slightly out of position. The sweetspot is also very healthy on this racquet, and is comparable to most Midplus racquets. I was really able to rip my groundies at will. Deep down the line or angled rollers over the net wide were falling with great consistency. It was also nice having an open, 16 main string pattern on a Midsize frame. The extra horsepower manifested itself on high backhand slices, for example, where players are typically at their weakest. The stiffer hoop provided more power on that shot and got me out of trouble quickly."
At 12.2 ounces and 9 points head light, the Tour Diablo Mid offered our team a solid, yet maneuverable feel for volleys. Enjoying the feel of the racquet at net was Chris. "I was very pleased with the feel and control I found with this racquet. The feel from the stringbed is amazingly consistent and I always felt confident of finding that same predictable response on every volley. I was able to place my volleys equally well on both deep and short angled shots. During fast, four at the net doubles exchanges, I found the racquet very maneuverable and stable with enough pop to put the ball away on the first opportunity." Josh agreed, adding, "I found good touch and feel on every volley. The Tour Diablo Mid comes weighted nicely direct from the manufacturer, and the balance felt perfect. The racquet was also stable and comfortable enough to handle any off-center shots that occurred when I was stretched wide for a volley. The Tour Diablo was also very maneuverable. I transitioned to overhead volleys easily when my opponents miss-hit their lob attempts, and I hit a high percentage of overhead winners."
Wendi found good accuracy on her volleys with the Tour Diablo Mid. "Great control and consistency," said Wendi. "I was able to place my shots and dictate play when at net. I felt it was stable and maneuverable. Surprisingly, I didn't have any problems with off-center hits. I wouldn't say this racquet gives a lot of pop, but my volleys felt great." After heading to the net, Don decided to hold-off on his Pacific Life Open wild card application, saying, "OK, maybe I'm not the stud I thought I was when bashing groundies with this racquet. Although I volleyed pretty well with the Tour Diablo Mid, I was certainly more confident from the baseline. On the plus side, the headlight balance retains a good measure of mobility, and the overall heft allows a simple blocking motion for an effective volley. Nonetheless, I'm used to slightly larger, slightly lighter and slightly longer racquets at net. Good feel and touch though." Granville was in his element at net with the Tour Diablo Mid. He said, "'badda-bing!' Wow, crisp and precise like a scalpel! Massive enough to allow me to feel the ball actually compressing on the stringbed - the ultimate in feel and control in my mind. Get the racquet out front and let it do the work. I was delighted with the capabilities of this stick."
Our team found some great consistency on their serves with the Tour Diablo Mid. Even Wendi, who is not usually a fan of Midsize racquets, felt at home on the serve. Wendi said, "after my first ten serves I was ready to put this racquet back in the bag. Fortunately, I kept serving and was pleasantly surprised with the Tour Diablo Mid. It felt as though my serve had been waiting for this racquet to come along. Everything just flowed together. I was hitting very nice serves with more pace than (maybe) ever. My reach seemed higher and right on target for the sweetspot. More than anything, it felt like the best motion; it just felt right." Don also found the Tour Diablo Mid to be a good fit for the rhythm of his serve. "Serving was something I looked forward to each time I played with the Tour Diablo Mid. I was able to get into a good groove, using the racquet's weight and balance, and a rhythmic serving motion. I never felt like I had to use a lot of arm to serve hard. I just stayed loose and the results were very positive. Whether hitting a flat, first serve up the middle, the kicker to the backhand or slicing out wide, I felt confident hitting every type of serve. Even my opponent commented on how heavy my first serves were."
Chris also quickly found the groove with the Tour Diablo Mid, needing no adjustment time from serving with his regular racquet. "The biggest plus when serving with the Tour Diablo Mid was that everything felt very consistent. I was getting a lot of spin and weight on second serves. I was hitting with plenty of pace without worrying about missing my second serves. When hitting first serves, it was pretty much the same story. I was able to be very accurate with this racquet and found my targets on a consistent basis. The amount of power I was getting on first serves was very comparable to my Yonex MP Tour-1 Mid. I felt very comfortable serving with this racquet, and did not need to make any adjustment switching between it and my Yonex."
Also enjoying the consistent feel of the Tour Diablo Mid was Josh, who said "I hit first serves consistently and precisely with this racquet. The Tour Diablo Mid packed a heavier punch than its low power level rating suggested. I'm not sure how much the GraphiteExtreme technology affects the composition of the racquet, but I got so much more out of it compared to the NXG Midsize, which was easily my favorite racquet that we've playtested thus far. The string pattern is a bit more open on the Tour Diablo Mid, which could be the main reason I had more pace on my serves." Granville also felt that he was "getting more pop on serves," adding, "I really liked the crisp and decisive feel. Good kick on the slices wide. Serving with this racquet just makes you want to rush the net as a follow-up. A serve and volleyers dream stick. No complaints whatsoever."
The Tour Diablo Mid just might be the racquet that changes your thoughts towards hitting with a Midsize racquet - it did for many of our team members. On the return, the Tour Diablo Mid turned in another solid performance, offering a good mix of stability, maneuverability, control and power. Chris continued to enjoy hitting with the Tour Diablo Mid, saying, "I felt comfortable going for my shots with this racquet. I always felt like I knew where the ball was going and the feedback I got from the racquet was excellent. I could immediately tell how sweet I had caught the ball, whether it was going to drop short or find its target. The amount of feel I was getting really helped in doubles play, as I could easily gauge whether to come in and be aggressive behind the return or hang back and wait for another opportunity. It didn't matter whether I was blocking, chipping or driving my returns, the racquet just felt right on." Wendi was also enjoying hitting returns. She said, "this racquet was great to return with. Again, positioning was everything. When I was in position, I felt as though I could put the ball anywhere. Great control and a tight feel. I had great results from both my forehand and backhand sides. My backhand is usually stronger, but with this racquet my forehand may have taken the lead. It was a nice feeling to be confident in my forehand. The Diablo Mid has definitely caught my attention. I will be out with this racquet again."
Don found he could really go for his shots with the Tour Diablo Mid. "Usually, I find myself limited to blocking back serves with heavier racquets like the Tour Diablo Mid. Once again though, the headlight balance allowed me to take a swing at many serves. When I was forced to block back the big, first serve, the ball still had decent pace. The real bonus was the ability to guide the ball, almost at will. I found good stability here, too." Josh was so happy with the Tour Diablo Mid he is contemplating making the switch. He said, "my returns were deep, consistent and had a fair amount of pace. The racquet seemed to do most of the work for me, as I was able to return several wide serves that I normally wouldn't get to. Even the off-center returns felt good. I thought Prince did a nice job with the NXG Series, but the Diablo Mid is on an entirely different level. Almost everything about this racquet felt good, and I could see myself using it on a regular basis." Granville found the stability offered by the racquet on returns to be a big plus. "The racquet can do a lot of the work for you. Play it safe and hit the defensive block shot cross court or down the line, or hit out and apply some early pressure. The racquet provides the goods, leaving the returner to do anything he/she wants to do with the ball."
With two of our playtesters saying they would be happy to walk up to a tournament check-in with a couple of Tour Diablo Mids in their bag and another thinking of switching to it, you can imagine that we became pretty attached to this racquet during testing. The Prince Tour Diablo Mid is one of those rare player's racquets that packs enough pop, while still having a major emphasis on feel and control. Even in the hands of our 3.5 NTRP level tester, the Tour Diablo Mid provided a pleasing hitting experience. So in this case, El Diablo offers a good deal. And the best part is, you don't have to sell your soul in order to get it.
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
The Tour Diablo Midplus offered our team members a lot of control when hitting groundstrokes. The Midplus also seemed to yield a little more power on slow swings compared to its Midsize brother. Enjoying the generous sweetspot of the Tour Diablo Midplus was Wendi. "From the baseline, the Tour Diablo Midplus was very solid. I didn't have the power issues that I was having with the Mid when caught out of position. The bigger headsize helped me with off-center hits and when I was pushed deep. I was able to generate some good topspin and the control was outstanding." Don was happy to find the appealing specs of the Tour Diablo Midplus to meet his expectations on court. Don said, "on paper, the Tour Diablo Midplus is a better fit for my game. Indeed, it was easier to maneuver, while still delivering a solid, consistent and comfortable response. I liked being able to make quick changes when necessary, or hit a 'buggy whip' forehand on the run. The slightly lighter weight made this possible. Ironically, I felt the Mid had a bit more power than the Midplus, mostly due to its weight. There's just more behind the ball. This was most noticeable when hitting defensive shots. Nonetheless, I liked the feel and quickness of the Midplus, and would choose it for match play. The added sweetspot and livelier stringbed was a good fit for my medium-fast swing."
Chris found a strong emphasis on control with the Tour Diablo Midplus from the baseline, saying, "although the amount of control I had was excellent, I would have liked a little more weight and zip on my groundstrokes. I tended to hit my cross court shots too short with this racquet, occasionally dumping them in the net. I did not have this problem when switching back to the Mid, where I found my usual weight and depth of shot. After making a slight adjustment, I was having more success with the Midplus, but still struggled a little when returning a ball that was hit deep to me with little pace. When my opponent hit deep with pace I really enjoyed counter punching with this racquet. Its light weight and maneuverability is a real plus on low pick-ups and half volleys from around the baseline. When I had more time to set up I found it easy to generate a lot of spin. I was able to move the ball around the court and find some nice angles. I found a lot of useful spin for lobs, and I hit some nice topspin lobs off both the forehand and backhand sides." After a slight adjustment period, Josh got down to some consistent hitting with the Tour Diablo Midplus. "I found more success using an eastern forehand grip and taking the ball low with this racquet," said Josh, adding, "when I used a semi-western grip the spin was great, but my shots tended to fall short. I found a better groove once I relaxed a bit and concentrated on my follow-through." Granville enjoyed the response he got from the racquet, saying, "the Tour Diablo Midplus offers a lot of feel. Soft enough to feel the ball and the racquet meet, strong enough to give you crisp feel and response. It makes the right sound too, "Thwap." I was hitting with good depth and pace and remarkable accuracy. The Tour Diablo Midplus seems to sit squarely on the fence between power and control. There was more power than I thought I could put on the ball when hitting out for a winner, while I also had enough touch to feather the backhand slice deep crosscourt or down the line. I will add that at times the racquet seemed to give me a cleaner hit, offering just that extra bit of pace. The extra pace made the difference between a clean winner down the line and my opponent grabbing a reaction volley or just getting the racquet on it. Every trip out was really a pleasure with this racquet."
The headlight balance, large sweetspot, thin beam, and maneuverable feel of the Tour Diablo all combined to produce a slam dunk performance for our team at net. Don continued to enjoy his time with the Tour Diablo Midplus when he moved up to net, saying, "this was a fun racquet at net. It was quick, yet stable, and I felt I could get to almost any ball. I was able to hit deep, penetrating volleys or pull back, and execute the dropper. Retrieving overheads seemed easier, thanks to the racquet's mobility." Wendi also found the Tour Diablo Midplus to be a good fit for her net game. "This racquet was fun at net. I found the feel to be very responsive off the strings and it provided me with great touch. The maneuverability was a definite bonus, the racquet felt so comfortable in motion. Good control and deep volleys, as well as great touch volleys were the highlights of the Tour Diablo Midplus."
Chris found the Midplus up to the task of handling heavy hitting opponents. Chris said, "I volleyed well with the Tour Diablo Midplus. It felt very maneuverable at net and the sweetspot was generous. I found the racquet to be solid, even when up against a strong passing attempt, and I never felt any undue racquet twisting or torque. There was just enough punch to put away high volleys, but I mostly enjoyed the control I was getting. I had some good pick-ups from returns hit low to my feet and found some nice touch for angles and volleys to the open court."
Josh found some good maneuverability and feel at net, saying, "the Midplus is very maneuverable and I was able to hit a few nice drop volleys at different angles. However, I missed the comfort and stability of a heavier racquet." Granville said, "solid, crisp and maneuverable, with a buttery feel, this racquet has all the elements of a performance classic. Simply getting the racquet in position to contact the ball offers terrific feel and response. A 4.0+ player will find all the ammunition he/she needs to face almost any opponent."
The open 16/18 string pattern of the Diablo Midplus offered good access to spin as well as a lively, yet controlled feel. Enjoying the feel of the Midplus on serve was Chris. "I'm not sure if it was the larger headsize, the lighter weight or a combination of both, but I was really able to crank some solid first serves with this racquet. I was generating nice racquet head speed and enjoying a little extra pop, which accompanied my faster swing. I rarely try to beat my opponent with pure pace on the serve, but I was having such good results with this racquet that I was quite successful going for the heater. There was one point in particular when I hit an ace down the 'T' which was easily the most satisfying serve I've hit in the last 18 months." Josh found more control than power on the serve. He said, "compared to the Midsize, I was able to generate more spin on my second serve. Serves were easy to control and I could kick the second high and wide to open up net opportunities. My first serves felt average. I had to put every ounce of my body behind each first serve to match the pace I was hitting with the Midsize." Wendi was as happy with the Midplus as she was with the Mid, saying, "I experienced most of the same results with the Midplus as the Mid on my serve. I just wanted to keep serving. Great motion and I felt like the racquet cut through the air well. I found enough pace on my serves to get me excited. I was able to place my serves with consistency. On my overheads I was very successful, and again, the Midplus felt great to swing."
Don quickly found the groove with the Tour Diablo Midplus, saying, "I enjoyed serving with this racquet almost as much as with the Mid. I could swing it faster, but didn't feel I was hitting as heavy a serve as with the Mid. Still, I liked the slightly lighter weight over a long playtest session, and could hit even better slice and topspin serves." Granville found the Tour Diablo Midplus to be comparable to his regular racquet on serve. "This racquet is comparable to my venerable Wilson Pro Staff 6.1, offering great feel and adequate power. No extra Mph�s on the "heaters" but plenty of spin potential and accuracy to put the ball on target. The soft flex gives a very nice slice, and the racquet is well-weighted for a follow-up volley."
For the most part, our team found a good blend of maneuverability and mass from the Prince Tour Diablo Midplus on returns. Chris found the same great response from the Tour Diablo Midplus when returning serve as he had when counter punching from the baseline. Chris said, "this racquet worked well for me on the return. I found I could use the pace provided by the server and concentrate on placement and consistency. The racquet felt very maneuverable, yet it didn't get pushed around - even when returning a heavy ball. All of my returns were working well with the Tour Diablo Midplus. Off the backhand side I was able to float the ball deep with slice, or if I had time, drive the ball with topspin." Wendi said, "the Tour Diablo Midplus was very solid on the return. It is so maneuverable that it just feels right on every swing. I was able to catch my opponent off guard by coming back with a well placed, hard return."
Granville found such a solid connection with the Tour Diablo Midplus when returning that he could even tell what the racquet was thinking. "It's always a great feeling to know your racquet wants to get the ball back over the net," said Granville, adding, "such is the case with the Tour Diablo Midplus. It is massive enough for the reflex returns to get over the net, stable enough to give you the best chance at a return when you are stretched wide, and soft enough to allow you to really hit out when the offensive opportunity presents itself." Josh found better results going for more of a defensive return with the Tour Diablo Midplus, "I had a difficult time returning serve consistently with the Midplus," said Josh. "I practically had to kiss my biceps on every follow-through from the forehand side to muster a deep return. I reverted to slicing every return on the backhand side to ensure depth and control. I definitely started the majority of my return game on the defensive." Having a better time returning was Don. He said, "returning serves with the Tour Diablo Midplus provided more options than the Mid. I was able to take a backswing against almost all serves. I really enjoyed returning second serves, where I could wind up and be aggressive without fear of the ball flying. When I was forced to block back a rocket serve there wasn't as much stability or power as the Mid, but I just focused on chipping low so the ball didn't sit up for my opponent."
Such is the consistent response of the Prince Tour Diablo Midplus that in most situations our team found plenty of room for creative shot making. Offering a generous sweetspot and a spin-friendly string pattern, our team found a consistent and controlled feel for baseline rallies. When moving up to the net, our team found a good blend of maneuverability and feel, combined with enough mass to punch away a winner. While the Tour Diablo Midplus brings a lot to the table straight from the cover, the 11.7 ounces strung weight leaves plenty of room for customization. As is, all-court players should definitely take the Tour Diablo Midplus for a test drive.
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
Playtester Profiles
|5.0 baseline player currently using a Yonex MP Tour-1 Midsize. Chris uses a full-western forehand grip, has a fast swing style and hits a one-handed backhand.
|5.0 all court player currently using the Wilson ProStaff Original 85. Josh has a long, loopy swingstyle, hits with a one-handed backhand and a semi-western forehand.
|3.0 player currently using a Babolat Pure Control Plus. Wendi is a steady but aggressive player who hits with a semi-western forehand grip and a two-handed backhand.
|4.5-5.0 All court player currently using a ProKennex Kinetic 7G. Don is an aggressive player with a medium to fast swing style, using a semi-western forehand grip and a one-handed backhand.
|5.0-5.5 all-court player currently using a Wilson Hyper ProStaff 6.1 95. Granville is an aggressive player who uses an eastern forehand grip and goes continental on everything else, hits with a flat swing and a one-handed backhand.
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From the Central Bus Station: Walking distance: 10-15 minutes. --- Leave the Bus Station from the main entrance and walk up Avenida General Norton de Matos. After the crossroads, the road passes under a building and turns into Rua dos Chaos. Walk down the road until you reach the main square with a large fountain. Walk past the fountain onto the long avenue flanked by trees and rows of flowerbeds. On the left hand side you will see a large H&M clothes store. You will find the entrance to the Liberdade Guesthouse between the H&M store and Barclays Bank. The Bus Station has daily connections to Coimbra, Porto, Guimaraes and Lisbon. Buses to Porto run every 30 minutes and take just over an hour. Buses to Guimaraes run every hour and take just over 20 minutes. From the Train Station: Walking distance: 20-25 minutes. --- Leave the Train Station from the main entrance, cross the main road and follow the cobbled road on the left � Rua Andrade Corvo. Walk up the street and walk under the large stone arch � Arco da Porta Nova. Follow the pedestrian street � Rua do Souto until you get to a large square with a fountain on your left and an avenue with flowerbeds on your right. Walk down the avenue until you reach the big H&M clothes store. You will find the entrance of the Liberdade Guesthouse between the H&M store and Barclays Bank. There are hourly train connections to Porto (the journey takes about 1hour) and regular trains to Lisbon (the journey takes 3 hours and 30 minutes). Taxi Directions: --- If you choose to pick a taxi make sure you ask to be dropped at the end of Rua do Raio � near the bus stop. The bus stop is in a small square with grassbeds and a statue. Walk towards the large avenue with the flowerbeds and turn right into it. Walk up the avenue until you see the H&M store on your right. You will find the entrance to the Liberdade Guesthouse between the H&M store and Barclays Bank. Other: Sa Carneiro International Airport is about 30 minutes away.


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While discussing the songs on "The Will To Live" Ben Harper says, "It's the next step. It's like crawling to walking to running to flying. Those are tough steps from one to the next." However, one spin through the songs on this album will prove that Harper and The Innocent Criminals have taken off in fine style. From the electrifying "Faded" to the gems "Roses From My Friends" and "Glory & Consequences," Harper again pushes through the envelope of his musical vision.
Of course, to hear him explain it, this album is just part of an ongoing musical evolution. "I can't keep making records like "Welcome To The Cruel World," he says referring to his 1994 debut. "I could, but I would never want to, because that's the challenge of making the records that I make. They are not in one particular rhythm. It goes in different rhythms and movements in each record, song to song, extremely. I could have just made an entire rock record or entire ballad record or an entire soul record, but that's not my life. My life is different movements, it's different rhythms in my heart and in my mind."
Likewise, he explains, each listener can interpret them for themselves and he, in turn, can hear different meanings within the longer he plays them. "You can really hear into them quite well as far as what was going on either in my life, in my head or in my heart," he explains. "It really doesn't matter, when it comes down to it, if it was something I lived through or something that I saw someone live through or something I read about. That doesn't matter, it was just an emotion at the time that was musically inspirational to me."
The songs that appear on this, his third release, were written during the band's nearly two year tour to support "Fight For Your Mind." That tour took them from North to South, from the United States to such far away places as Turkey and New Zealand. Along the way he's been playing to a legion of fans that are hip to Harper's sound. "The crowds have been really, really receptive, excited and know the music. It's a great joy to travel around the world and hear different languages sing the lyrics," he says.
The tour enabled the latest version of The Innocent Criminals, which features old and new members, to tighten their sound. Joining Harper is Juan Nelson, who's been with Ben since the "Cruel World" tour, on bass and drummer Dean Butterworth who joined the band for the tail end of the "Fight For Your Mind" tour. During the sessions, which lasted just a month, Harper and crew played live to get the feel for the songs and then Ben would layer his Weissenborn parts on top. That process not only enabled them to capture those precious musical moments, but also allowed Ben to work a touch of analog tape trickery into the album. As an example he points to the intro of "Roses From My Friends" which is ten to twelve Weissenborns tracked backwards and then one forward playing low end slide over the bed of the other guitars.
From "Welcome To The Cruel World" to this release, Ben's learned a bevy of musical and life lessons. "I've realized it's quite a challenge to go from record to record, because no one is going to paint the same picture every time, no one's going to take the same photograph and no one's going to make the same record. People evolve and they grow and their lives grow.
The bottom line is that you really can't lose the firm grasp on the root of what it is you're doing, you can't lose grasp of the roots of where your music comes from. If you stay close to the root then you really won't lose the feeling and the spirit of where your songs come from to begin with..."
And as he explains it, his root is the acoustic Weissenborn guitar, which has become his signature. "If I picked up a Strat all of a sudden and disregarded the Weissenborn, then started playing with a couple of keyboards and maybe some horns," he pauses for a second, "I'd be in trouble. I'd be far from the root. I stick with the Weissenborn, it says something new to me every day. Every time I pick it up it sings something new. As long as I keep close to the root, whether it's acoustic ballad songs, harder rock songs or something in between, as long as the music stays close to the root, then it'll stay sweet fruit."


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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - You're getting a first look at the new normal for Allentown School District students come the fall.
eaders unveiled the uniforms at a meeting this week.
The sample elementary school uniform includes a white or light blue polo with navy pants, shorts or a navy jumper. Middle schoolers would wear white or maroon polos with black pants or khaki pants, shorts, capris or a skirt. Students at Dieruff High are shown wearing a navy or gray polo, with black pants or khaki pants, shorts, capris or a skirt. Over at Allen High School it will be a royal blue or yellow polo paired with black pants or khaki pants, shorts, capris or a skirt. Students and parents we spoke with in the district say they're on board.
"It's a way to show school spirit," shared Allen High senior Joel Peralta. "And it's a way for us to be unified as one."
"It's really excellent because it definitely symbolizes our school and just everybody will be a lot happier I feel because everybody will be in the same clothes," added Keion White, a senior at Allen High School.
But not everyone shares the same sentiment. Close to 200 viewers sounded off on our Facebook page. Amy Jeschke says "I think it's a horrible idea. It doesn't really do anything but make parents shell out more money."
Les Beyer writes "I can see where different colors for different schools could create yet another reason for rivalry."
School leaders say the uniforms will save parents money, and they plan to work with anyone who has economic difficulties.
"You can get khakis and a dress shirt anywhere," said White. "You can go to the thrift store and have your whole uniform ready."
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Possibly in the next year, Virgin Galactic will lead the shift into commercial spaceflight, taking anyone who can pay $200,000 on a two-hour trip beyond Earth.
"It's going to be absolutely incredible because finally people...ordinary people will be able to have a chance to become astronauts, go into space," said Branson. "There are only 500 people who have ever been into space. They are the privileged astronauts...we just want to enable people to become astronauts and experience it."
He went on to say that "hundreds of thousands" of people will take part in the commercial space program. In fact, Branson and his children will be the first people on a Virgin Galactic flight next year.
Commercial spaceflight comes at a time when U.S. government space agency NASA has retired its space shuttle fleet and temporarily suspended a way for American astronauts to get to the International Space Station (except via Russian Soyuz rockets). This is where the private sector has stepped in, where companies like California-based SpaceX has since shipped its
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Skip to comments.Hillary Clinton's Illness Prompts Conspiracy Theories
Posted on 01/01/2013 4:50:36 AM PST by RichBruer
"A new Foreign Military Intelligence (GRU) report circulating in the Kremlin today is saying that United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was injured, and a top US Navy Seal Commander killed when their C-12
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
So many lies and propaganda spinsmisters out there, who knows what is happening in these dark days.
I believe that she hurt herself when she tripped over a box of Rose Law Firm records.
Hammer to Nail, FRiend!
Is there any video evidence of her falling and bumping her head? I would think there has to be since she's always around cameras.
I hope the 'doctors' that treat Hillary have good life insurance.
If there was video evidence of her falling, it would have been posted to YouTube. This incident is very strange. I do not believe the official explanation.
"...only thing missing is the sniper filling her glass"
It is truly a sad day when the Russian source cannot automatically be discounted when it differs from the American source.
Remember her husband's supposed fall at Greg Norman's house?
But the Weekly Standard gets it wrong, and this bugs me too. They ought to know better.
It's not Hillary's "illness" that sets off the conspiracy theories, it's the secrecy and obvious lies surrounding the "illness", that gets people to question: "What's really going on here?"
Since we don't have all the information, we have to come up with a theory of what's going on. Good reporters do this and citizens also get into this.
A "conspiracy theorist" is one who goes overboard in their theory, or one who has a all purpose 'bogeyman'. The Jewish Conspiracy has been used, for which there is no reality. The International Communist Conspiracy has been used, which is tricky, because there really was a communist conspiracy to takeover the world. The International Bankers, Bilderbergers, Masons, the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy and others have been the conspirators.
Informed speculation is vitally necessary, because we have limited information and we are only left with theories.
Cui bono? Who benefits? Hillary's "illness" comes at a time that benefits her by keeping her away from being caught lying under oath to congressional committees. Her "illnesses", multiple, are simply very convenient to Hillary.
First she fainted, fell and had a concussion from dehydration due to the stomach flu. That's 4 separate "illnesses" at once. Second, the disappears since December 21 (or earlier?). There are no photos, there was no hospital visit, there are no medical reports, etc. Hillary's third in line for the Presidency and there are no substantive reports, photos, announcements. Really?
Who should believe this from the "congenital liar" as described by Bill Safire, hardly a Tea Party radical.
Webb Hubble isn't dead, I don't think.
Here comes the beast with the head wound....
This is a 'nasty' fall? Can't believe this would cause a concussion plus I see no evidence of her hitting her head. Looks staged to me.
She needs to hop on her broom and fly out of that hospital before the government sandman gets to her.
The beast should remain under observation for a long while...in a solitary cell in a SuperMax.
Failed "ron brown" attempt? :-)
Well, there is THIS:
(won't post the URL)
Iran: US Plane Leaves After Emergency Landing
By BY NASSER KARIMI (A. P. )
TEHRAN, Iran December 30, 2012
A small American commercial plane left Iran Sunday after it was repaired following an emergency landing at an Iranian airport this month, state TV reported.
The plane was forced to land 16 days ago at the airport of the southern city of Ahvaz due to technical failure, Mahmoud Rasoulinejad, head of the state-owned Iran Airports Company, told the TV station.
[maybe unrelated; may be the source of a story which evolved into the Clinton story; or may be unrelated at all. Who knows?)
Ron's head trauma was either 9mm or 40cal.
A like article on another thread reported the Navy Commander as Job W. Price, the Seal Team CO who was a reported Afganistan suicide recently. That thread was apparently pulled. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.
We have learned never to believe what the Clintons say...
I'll go out on the same limb as John Bolton, IOW, we are being subjected to Clinton subterfuge, prevarication, obstruction, evasion, etc. The 'rats are in control, they will get away with it.
Webb Hubbell lives, you are thinking of the flamboyant Jim McDougal(Whitewater, etal)who died in the Fed prison in Ft. Worth under those conditions, he had serious coronary problems.
I think she got winged by one of the 53 gunmen on the grassy knoll while her C-12 was aimed at the Empire State building during the Dec 21 planet apocalypse that really ended the world.
PS We don't know about that last part because we are in a wormhole distorting our time-space reality..
You are correct... that is him... the Flu has my mind screwed up... thanks for the correction.
You are welcome, get well fast, HNY.
P.S.: As you stated, McDougal's death was a political assassination as certain as "global warming" is a hoax.
The Truth will come out—it always does. Remember how JFK was a tin saint —it was a decade before we learned aout his many affairs.
Indeed... thank you and Happy New Year!
He;s NOT dead, LLS.
Agree. The Weekly Standard is falling down on the job. They are becoming just another DC fishwrap.
very interesting.
Wonder if this crash showed up on satellite or any other monitoring device?
I forgot about that one- good memory.
Why post a video from two years ago as if it were the one that caused her "concussion"?
bttt - pilots DO talk amongst themselves.
I just hope it's not lost on Team Hillary that nobody gave a hoot where or how she was until the Russkies brought the Iran crash into the mix.
Yes Ann... I apologize... I was corrected that it was McDougal that is the one that she had killed while in Federal prison. I have the Flu and my mind is not working as it usually does... may be the meds. Check out posts 25, 33 and 35.
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Dude, he's probably bugging out on the inside and not telling us because he doesn't want to seem like a pussy. He's a closet bugger.
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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
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A real State of the Union
"We've heard another State of the Union speech, and my president said grand things like:
'Think about ... a future where we're in control of our own energy ... I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China ... I will not back down from protecting our kids from mercury poisoning ...'
"Actually, he said that in 2012. I write before this year's speech, but he says basically the same thing every year: With more spending, government can fix everything.
"But I have this dream — one where my president walks to the podium, and he instead says this..."
Why our gun debate is off target
"Believe it or not, what's missing from the current shout-fest over guns and gun control is the voice of gun owners...
"Our guns affect everybody, and the non-gun-owning public has a right to expect things to improve. More than ever, after the transformative horror of Sandy Hook, the old defensive crouch is inadequate. If gun culture is to survive, gun guys need to get in the game. If we want to hold on to our guns, we need to be part of the solution."
Why Dr. Ben Carson is my hero…it's not what you think
"Dr. Ben Carson is my hero.
"But not because of his controversial speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in front of President Obama.
"Conservative, mostly white Republican critics of the president are praising Dr. Carson because they are ecstatic to see a black man express conservative ideas to the face of a liberal, Democrat and black president's face.
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15 things that are not okay for liberals to do
"All the talk about compassion, tolerance and niceness on the Left is actually a mask to hide the vitriolic and hateful disposition that undergirds modern liberalism. So, while everything you're about to read applies just as much to libertarians, conservatives and moderates as it does to the Left, it's the liberals who need to hear it because they're the only mainstream ideology that habitually engages in such uncivilized behavior.
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We will convert people to pro-life by being right, not loud
"When you go around with megaphones and signs screaming, 'HEY EVERYBODY LOOK AT ALL THIS ABORTION!' nobody cares what you have to say, the same way nobody cares if you go around saying, 'I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT JESUS REALLY LOUD RIGHT NOW!' You're just some jerk with a megaphone and some signs."
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Skip to comments.Could Monterey Shale Save California?
Posted on 02/05/2013 4:26:07 PM PST by raptor22
Energy: The former Golden State is floating in debt, even as it sits on two-thirds of America's shale oil reserves locked in a formation four times the size of the one that sparked North Dakota's economic boom.
North Dakota is now the largest oil producer in the country after Texas with a monthly oil output of about 20 million barrels. North Dakota's oil boom accounts for 11% of U.S. oil production, and it is the impetus behind the state's $3.8 billion surplus and an unemployment rate of just 3.2%, the lowest in the nation.
California is not running a surplus, but it is sitting on a lot more oil than is contained in the Bakken shale formation North Dakota straddles. Covering 1,750 square miles from southern to central California, the Monterey shale formation has untapped deposits estimated at 15.4 billion barrels, according to the United States Energy Information Administration.
Until recently, the complex geology of the formation has made exploration and extraction prohibitively expensive.
But as with oil from the Bakken shale in North Dakota and natural gas extracted from the Marcellus formation in the Northeast, technological advances have unleashed a bounty of riches, pushing proven reserves upward and smashing the myth of peak oil.
The key technology behind the boom is hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in which fluids are injected into the porous rock under high pressure to fracture the rock and release the oil or natural gas, which can then be pumped to the surface.
Combined with horizontal drilling, great stores of energy can be released with a minimal footprint.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.investors.com ...
It would if they would DRILL BABY DRILL, but they will not.
Brown will issue a 100 year moratorium on harvesting any shale resources .... there, fixed that. Now back to watching the golden state disintegrate.
Hollywood does not like fracking. Let's tax the rich and pursue solar energy instead. /s
We have laws against profitable stuff like this.
All hype aside, California produces about as much as Texas right now, but I doubt they would increase it, especially offshore.
We don't call him Governor Moonbeam for nothing.
I live here in CA, and unfortunately the radical left Dems control the state. They will probably ban any increase in Fracking in CA, to appease Matt Damon.
Covering 1,750 square miles from southern to central California, the Monterey shale formation has untapped deposits estimated at 15.4 billion barrels, according to the United States Energy Information Administration.
California has ALWAYS had the means to create their own prosperity, they just WON'T.
Blessed with the broadest array of natural resources any political subdividion on the planet enjoys, somehow they have attracted a mind-set that gleefully proceeds to deny the exploitation of even one bit of it. True, in the earlier rush to make the most of what they could extract from the earth and mold into new fabrications, they went to some excesses that for a time made the LA Basin almost uninhabitable, what with the overcrowding and poor control of industrial wastes, and caused whole mountains to be washed away in the haste to extract gold, but now, with time to reflect on how to proceed a little more prudently and with attention to secondary consequences, all of the extraction industries and processing of the materials may be done with an acceptable level of by-products, which in themselves can be turned into an additional source of new products and services.
But like sulking children, the residue left with the earlier widespread exploitations is now "somebody else's" problem, and they won't, they just WON'T, allow it to happen again.
Just as a single example, California is no longer self-sufficient in production of electric power, refusing to build generation plants within the state, but preferring to buy power generated elsewhere, some from as far away as Canada. This necessarily drives up the price in the surrounding states, as they must compete for the available killowatts on the grid, and since electric power cannot be stored, that puts stress on the entire grid as distant plants are called in for additional power, or switched off because of a fluctuation in demand.
Natural gas power generation plants COULD be set up, on the ready, and would supply the peak power demands. The nature of their operation is such that these plants can spool up and be on line in MINUTES, where it may take a day or more for more conventional steam plants to pick up the load. More importantly, the same fast-response generation stations can be cut out of the grid as the demand drops, also unlike a steam plant, which takes another day to cool out.
But no, there is a superstitious fear of C-A-R-B-O-N D-I-O-X-I-D-E, a mysterious demon that will cause everybody to drop writhing on the ground and gasping for breath.
These people are so ducking fumb, it is to make heads explode.
They are using environmental extremism to, one-by-one, close off America's natural resources from our own use, strangling our economy and crippling our growth. If America were ever driven to finally use our resources, we'd grow strong again - on our terms - which the global Left cannot allow.
Just watch. If the United States as it is currently constituted ever falls, the Left will rush in to take those natural resources for themselves, that they denied us.
That's my conspiracy theory.
The Monterey/Santos shale formations span an area of about 1,750 square miles and hold 1,000 3,000 feet thick shale deposits, located 8,000 to 14,000 feet underground. These formations hold an estimated 15.4 billion barrels of oil.
At some point in the next four years or perhaps a little longer if the Left things they have sufficient control of the voting machines, I expect nationalization of energy so that the Government can get the total income from it. Of course that revenue will begin an incessant decline at that point as Enco et al become PEMEXUSA.
At some point in the next four years or perhaps a little longer if the Left thinks they have sufficient control of the voting machines, I expect nationalization of energy so that the Government can get the total income from it. Of course that revenue will begin an incessant decline at that point as Enco et al become PEMEXUSA.
Dear fellow Friends of the Shales: for far too long, the innocent shales have been locked up underground! It is time for them to be set free! Free the shales! Free the shales! Free the shales!
The high speed rail (to nowhere) runs right through it. Hmm...
Until blatant stupidity and/or incompetence is completely excised from elected and bureaucratic government, NOTHING CAN SAVE CALIFORNIA.
Is that stating the obvious?
"Does anyone seriously believe that Kalifornia would allow oil or natural gas to be drilled for? They'd sit in the dark roasting or freezing to death before they'd even consider the idea."
Absolutely correct in your assessment.
However, Kalifornia won't _be_ Kalifornia forever. Eventually it may become part of a "Greater Mexico" (at least the southern half).
If that happens, the influence of the gringos will mean nuthin', and the drills will drill.
These figures would indicate otherwise. Do you have a source that contradicts this?
Whats that quip:theres nothing that concentrates the mind more than the thought of being hung in the morning. Even in California it gets close to dawn.
And the potential production in Texas is huge. Theres a huge shale formation in the Permian Basin. My guess is that in the near future, Texas reserves will exceed those of the Persian Gulf.
I certainly hope not. As it is, Kali's current condition is a good case study in collectivism and mushy liberal feel-thinking as applied to policy. It would be a shame if something capitalistic showed up at the last minute and saved them in such a way that it made collectivist central planning look better than it really is. People are stupid. They need their lessons to be crystal clear with no possibility of confusion.
California produces about a quarter of Texas Oil Production.
In Nov 2012 it was 2,139 MBPD to 533 MBPD.
On top of that Texas is climbing fast while California continues to fall in production rates.
Texas Field Production of Crude Oil
California Field Production of Crude Oil
Look at where this shale is. Can you imagine the NIMBY screams? It'll never happen, no matter how bad CA's budget issues get.
While California throws up a lot of road blocks to oil/gas drilling, they have not completely shut it down. There are currently 32 rigs drilling for oil in the state, one of those is offshore near long beach. The links below show 34 but if you look on the map two are geothermal wells.
Rig Count by state
Interactive map of drilling rigs
Interacting North America Current Drilling Map
Click on the above link and you will find 32 oil drilling rigs working in the general area.
I was going from memory from something I read six months ago. I looked around the internet, but couldn't find anything like I had remembered, so I may have remembered it wrong.
Nope. Texas is in first place, North Dakota second. California is in the top five or six, though.
A lot depends on who is doing the estimates. The EIA has been wildly inaccurate in the past, pump and dump stock hypesters have been worse, and the USGS tends to be conservative in their estimates (they have a scientific reputation to maintain, unlike the others) until given reason to revise those estimates upward. It was so with the Bakken with the USGS, but if I was going to be venturing capital, I'd take USGS estimates over the others in a heartbeat.
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concert schedule 2012
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thursday 12 january 2012
London a cappella festival, King's Place, London
Vasari performs in the prestigious London a cappella festival for the first time, giving the opening night performance; and in a fantastic collaboration will be joined on stage by the world-famous Swingle Singers.
For more information follow the link
february 2012
CD recording – Tonbridge School Chapel
Vasari Singers returns to the beautiful chapel at Tonbridge School, Kent, for our next CD recording.
Watch this space for more information.
31 march 2012
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London
Vasari Singers are delighted to return to The Royal Festival Hall for a gala concert celebrating the life and music of composer and explorer David Fanshawe.
The concert will centre around Fanshawe's vibrant African Sanctus.
For more information follow the link or click on the image below.
21 -22 april 2012
Salisbury Cathedral
The choir visits Salisbury Cathedral for the first time to sing the weekend services, plus a concert in the local area.
Saturday Evensong 5.30pm
Sunday Eucharist 10.30am
Sunday Evensong 4.30pm
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Concert 21 April
For more information on the concert click here.
30 may 2012
Temple Church, London
The choir performs in the stunning Temple Church, in the Heart of London, for the first time.
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In association with the Music of Life Foundation.
june 2012
27-29 july 2012
Canterbury Cathedral
The choir returns to Canterbury for our annual summer residency to cover services whilst the Cathedral choir is away.
Friday Evensong, 5.30pm
Saturday Evensong, 3.15pm
Sunday Eucharist, 11.00am
Sunday Evensong, 3.15pm
august 2012
28 September 2012
St Martin in the Fields, London
Handel Dixit Dominus
27 october 2012
St Sepulchre's Without Newgate, London
Gabriel Jackson Requiem CD launch party
Please join the choir for a free concert in the fabulous National Musician's Church, London, to celebrate both the 50th Birthday of composer and our patron Gabriel Jackson, plus the launch of our Jackson Requiem CD on Naxos.
This concert is free to attend. All concert-goers will also receive a free glass of wine!
november 2012
december 2012
5 December – BASCA 10th Anniversary Gala concert
Purcell Room, Southbank, London
11 December – Carols by Candlelight with the Varah Foundation
14 December – Vasari Carols in Covent Garden
The Actor's Church, Covent Garden, London
18 December – Carols by Candlelight for STEM4
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